Chapter 103: Transactions
Not long after Esther's prayer, she took out her notebook and wrote down the abilities she had shown in the battle, reviewing what had happened and what she had done.
It was a habit she had developed since she was victimized by Calwin, and she listed all the extraordinary people she had met, including her former teammates in Tingen. The content of the notes is still mainly to summarize the abilities of each way and the corresponding countermeasures, and when Esther is measuring others, she is also using this to explore the application of the ability of the "thief" way, and prepare the response methods in advance, so as not to be at a loss when an accident occurs.
But I don't know much about the Tarot congregation, otherwise Esther can still deduce a little about the scope of their ability to correspond to the path, and the ability of the "fool" is not clear and the information is insufficient.
She has a certain concept of Klein's ability to be promoted to "Joker", but the "magician" of Sequence 7 is quite unfamiliar to Esther, but it is a pity that the battles between the extraordinary are basically life and death, and there is no such gentle concept of fighting.
The fourth sequence of the further development of "thief" is "parasite", and if parasitic on others can be regarded as stealing, then there are a little too many things that can be stolen...... This ability extends to a wide area, which is the "Trojan Horse of Destiny"?
Find a time to ask Xiao Wu what the higher sequence is, as well as the specific abilities, you have to consider the corresponding preparations.
Since the head of the family is also the high order of this path, he should be prepared for both, he can't be defeated in one face, at least he has to think about the possibility of getting out.
Esther crossed her legs and slouched on the rattan chair, hoping that this day would never come. She moved the fingers of her left hand and sighed as she imagined the stolen being expanded to many concepts.
She felt that she didn't know enough about the extraordinary world, especially in the case of the high sequence, and she basically had a dark eye.
Suddenly, a hazy trance light appeared in front of Esther's eyes, as if a thin veil was hanging down, covering her vision, and before Esther could react, a voice came out of the light, blurring into a picture of a man kneeling down in prayer:
"Dear Mr. 'Fool', please tell Miss 'Lover' that the number of gold pounds I can prepare at the moment is limited, and I will communicate further with her at the Tarot meeting next week."
Great, I'm not the only one in the world who is short of money, Esther thought.
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Monday came quickly, and Esther had picked up her street virtuoso livelihood again these days, and although she didn't have much money, it was better than not making any money at all, and she didn't know how long she was going to save up if she wanted to buy the traits of Sequence 4 "Parasite".
If only there were safer mausoleums to explore elsewhere. Esther couldn't help but have such a thought, although it was risky, but it was faster than such a long accumulation.
Hard currency in the extraordinary world is still a variety of extraordinary properties and materials, especially when the other party has corresponding needs.
The familiar soft light, the grandeur of the hall, Esther sat in the corner of the long bronze table again, she never understood why the "world" and her chair were so far away from others, as if she were very withdrawn.
"Good afternoon, Mr. 'Fool'~"
Each tarot session begins with a brisk greeting from "Justice", and after these two tarot sessions, Esther has a very high opinion of the young aristocratic lady. While observing other people, "Justice" can always show her care and intimacy appropriately, and will always be enthusiastic to answer the questions she knows, which is hard not to like.
Well, a bit like a study commissioner.
After everyone said hello, this time only Miss "Magician" sent a copy of Russell's diary to the fool, and no one else got anything, which greatly shortened the time for Tarot to enter the trading link today.
Sure enough, Mr. "World" took the lead in raising his hand: "Mr. 'Fool', I have requested a private conversation with Miss 'Lover'. ”
The "fool" nodded slightly, and didn't see how much he moved, so he spread out his palms and signaled to the two: "You can start." ”
"The World" immediately turned his head, and the dead silence always made Esther's brain fill his gray eyes: "Miss 'Lover', do you need the extraordinary characteristics of 'Werewolf'?" ”
Esther choked the phrase "Is it delicious" back into her stomach and asked, "Which way is this?" ”
"It's the 'prisoner' pathway, and it's also called 'xenomorphism'. This is the full Sequence 8 Extraordinary Property, which can be used to concoct potions with the addition of sub-materials, or to create extraordinary weapons. Fearing that Esther would have no idea about this, the "world" had to explain a few more sentences against the human design, hoping to impress her.
"Crafting extraordinary weapons...... What is the full price of Shadow of the Skin? ”
"Two thousand pounds, and the 'werewolf' is about one thousand two hundred pounds."
Esther weighed it for a while, and quickly made up her mind: "Didn't you say before that the amount of money you can prepare is limited?" Then make up for 600 pounds, and you can offset some of this extraordinary trait. ”
Klein was happy in his heart, but on the surface, the "world" just nodded indifferently and said hoarsely: "Okay." ”
"So we'll trade when the meeting is over?"
"Yes. Also, where did the characteristics of this human skin shadow come from? ”
Esther thought for two seconds, and felt that it didn't matter if she said it, it was the mausoleum of the "Amon" family, and it was not hers: "It's a mausoleum outside White Cliff Town, belonging to the 'thief' family of the Quaternary Age. ”
"Mausoleum?"
"Yes, the mausoleum of the 'Amun' family," Esther saw that the chill emanating from the "world" was even stronger, and hurriedly added, "But there seems to be a great danger lurking in the depths of the mausoleum, and I was personally lucky to encounter this monster in the outer tomb." But I wouldn't recommend anyone to explore it, there was a quest team that disappeared inside before me. ”
"Thank you for informing me."
"World" whispered, then turned to "Fool": "We're done talking, Mr. 'Fool'. ”
Klein didn't ask Esther how he knew the location of the mausoleum, and if the fellow really had a relationship with Amon the "blasphemer" who coveted the gray mist, then agreeing to her to enter the tarot would be a complete lure of wolves! Klein couldn't even probe Esther in the stars as he did with others, and the light didn't reveal the exact condition of the person who prayed.
Mr. "Fool" was in a difficult situation, and the joy of being able to get his hands on the characteristics of the human skin shadow was also diluted.
He decided to stay quiet for the time being, wait until the end of the tarot meeting today, and then stay alone as a "fool" to talk to Esther.
The "magician" asked for the Soul Eater's stomach pouch, but the little "sun" apologized to tell her that he might have to wait a little longer because he had been accumulating merits in the city and searching the library for information recently, so he had not found a chance to go out hunting. The "magician" also said that she was not in a hurry, and that she still needed a lot of time to raise funds, but she just made such a commission first.
And the "world" continued to buy the pituitary gland and blood of the brain mutation of the thousand-faced hunter, which made the "hanging man" and "justice" look at the "lovers" next to them twice. Especially the "Hanged Man", he guessed whether there were other powerful forces involved behind the "lover", or what her sequence and abilities were.
Although the "lover" is not draped under a black robe like the "world", she is no less mysterious than the "world".
Of course, Esther didn't know what the others were making up, and when she saw that no one wanted to raise her hand again, she quickly raised her arm and offered her commission: "First of all, I want to find a craftsman who can make extraordinary weapons, I don't know if there is anyone in your circle who can do this." ”
To Esther's surprise, the "Hanged Man" raised his hand: "When the matter at hand is over, I can try to contact a craftsman I know, but his cost is quite expensive, you have to be mentally prepared." ”
"It's okay, the extraordinary characteristics are provided by me, and if you decide to ...... then," Esther subconsciously glanced at the "world" next to her.
The "world" actually spoke empathetically: "I will directly hand over the extraordinary characteristics to the 'hanging man'. ”
I can't see it, it turns out that the "world" is such a person who understands the eyes, it's too intimate. Esther couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
"So what are you trying to build? Or a melee weapon? ”
Esther nodded and asked the "Fool" sitting at the top, "Can you allow me to give the simple drawings to Mr. 'The Hanging Man'?" ”
This is also the process by which Esther observed others submitting Russell's diary during these tarot meetings.
As soon as the "Fool" raised his hand, Esther had an extra piece of paper in front of her, and after concentrating a little and outlining two circles with her fingers, she pushed the simple schematic diagram with the "Claw Knife" forward, and at the will of the "Fool", the drawing appeared in front of the "Hanged Man" in the next second. He took it and observed it for a moment, then nodded at Ace: "It should be fine, but the negative effects of magical items will depend on the 'extraordinary characteristics', and there is no guarantee that the finished product will have any effect." ”
"It's okay, I have my own solution to this." Esther replied.
It seems that "lovers" are not simple, magical items that have a negative effect of suppression? The "upside-down hangman" could only guess two sentences in his heart, and after nodding his head, he didn't say anything more.
So Esther raised her hand again: "Actually, I have a long-term commission here, if you have any clues about the 'Amun' family, especially the head of the family, you can tell me, and I can pay the corresponding information fee." ”
The silence on the bronze table was quite strange, and Esther thought that the information she gave was too scarce, so she could only continue: "This 'family' that made a fortune in the Quaternary Age is likely to have a family head from a more ancient era, I don't force you to search for too much relevant information, because it will be dangerous, I just want to investigate his identity and background." ”
Everyone's eyes subconsciously turned to the "fool", but the "world" lowered its head and did not move.