Chapter 49: The Reward of "Joy".
After talking to Lola and learning that Hugh Dilcha had issued a commission at Mr. A's rally for Angel to "find herself", she was a little suspicious that behind the bounty hunter was actually a member of the Tarot Society.
Because those who knew "Angel Granger", except for a few high-ranking members of the church, already believed that she had died in Tingen, and since coming to Beckland, Angel has been appearing as "Erin Watson", wearing a secret emblem that can also make most divination ineffective against her.
But it is important to note that she had deposited 350 pounds in Bakeland into an anonymous account provided by Miss Justice, and if this account had only been used by Angel, and Miss "Justice" had gone to the bank to withdraw money, she would have known that the "queen" of the Tarot Society was still alive.
The people of the Tarot Society can analyze the path of the potion and the location of the activity based on her previous information, and even when they entered the gray fog for the first time, several members of the Tarot Society who were standing knew each other's height and body shape.
The keywords "height", "gender", "potion path" and "Tingen" can be inferred in reverse to mean that the person looking for Angel is in the Tarot Society.
The only members of the Tarot Society, apart from Mr. Fool and herself, are Mister Hanged Man and Miss Justice, the former wandering the seas and only occasionally returning to land, while the latter is likely to be located in Beckland, where he has a well-to-do family and can even influence the upper echelons of the kingdom through himself to promote certain reforms.
Given these possibilities, after meeting Miss Audrey, Angel probed through words.
First of all, both nobles knew that "Miss Irene" was extraordinary, proving that Hugh must have mentioned the details of their meeting last week, which explained Hugh's relationship with Audrey; Secondly, after Angel provides information about Mr. A's rally, Audrey reveals that she does not know Mr. A, but unfortunately, the disappointed expression of her friend, Viscount Glerint, indicates that he has attended the rally and knows that there is no one there to sell the "Apothecary" formula.
Considering the relationship between the two, it is quite likely that Audrey also attended Mr. A's rally, and that she was able to lie without changing her face and was very interested in the "audience" approach, Angel speculated that she was preparing for the disclosure of her status as an extraordinary person in advance.
The most important evidence is still confirmed through body type, height and other information after meeting directly, and the moment this aristocratic lady stood up in the study in flat shoes and faced Angel sideways, she recognized the other party as the "justice" of the Tarot Society.
Unexpectedly, Miss Justice, who spends a lot of money in the Tarot Society, but seems to be ignorant of the world, is actually the daughter of one of the richest nobles in Beckland, Earl Hall.
This explains why she has the power to influence the policies of the kingdom, and her father is a member of the House of Lords......
Lamenting the horror of the true identity of "justice", Angel returned to the salon in the main hall, the lively music salon was nearing the end, many unfinished nobles were inviting each other to arrange their own nightlife, she found Severia in the crowd, who sent the male guests around him with a trace of impatience, saw Angel approaching, and left them directly under this excuse.
"I thought you were taken to some little dark room by the Viscount," she whispered, jokingly, and then raised her voice, "my good niece, since you are so tired, let's go back first." ”
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"I didn't expect you to talk to Miss Audrey, and then I was invited to another room, I guess, I guess I should have talked to you alone?"
On the way back, Sevilia sent the maid to another carriage again, and she and Angel rode alone in the carriage, eager to inquire about the saloon.
"That's right, that Miss Hugh I met last week introduced me to Miss Audrey, so she came to invite me to-day, well, a occult salon she and the Viscount had set up."
"Occult salons? Wouldn't it be the kind of club that communicates how to do tarot divination, mystical rituals, etc.? ”
"No, it's the real occult, there are several members who are extraordinary, and Audrey and Gleilint are also very interested in potions, the former is eager for the abilities of the 'audience' potion, and the latter has spent a lot of time searching for the formula for the 'druggist' potion."
"'Audience'...... And the 'pharmacist'......"
Severia recounted the recipes for the two Sequence 9 potions, her brow furrowed to indicate that she had no clue either.
"Sure enough, the nobles are still fond of these potions." After a long moment, she shook her head and changed the subject stiffly, "I tried to lure them with 'assassin' or 'hunter' potions, but unfortunately no one was interested. ”
"Maybe they don't like it, or maybe there's no need to fight and kill, so they choose those potions with more 'gentle' extraordinary abilities."
And if those nobles know about the side effects of the "assassin", I am afraid that not only will they not be interested, but they will also find you trouble......
Angel sneered, and when she saw that Severia had taken the topic away, she returned to the question of the recipe.
"In short, I think their need for potions will be a good starting point, and I have promised to help them find 'audiences' and 'pharmacists', if successful, it will be of great help to this mission."
"The potion recipe for the 'spectator' path is mainly in the hands of the Psychic Alchemy Society, and although they are hidden in the city and hard to find, I can try to think of a way. As for the 'Medicine Master' path, it belongs to a secret school, I don't have any clues at hand, you can try to buy it at other extraordinary gatherings. ”
"The cost of the acquisition, I'll give you, well, reimbursement."
As if worried that Angel would not be able to do her job, Savelia added.
Immediately, she clapped her hands as if she remembered something, and said, "By the way, I almost forgot your reward, since you successfully approached Audrey Hall, I promised you a part of the reward for the mission." ”
Angel's heart immediately lifted, and she remembered that Severia had said at the time that the reward for this mission was the complete "Witch of Pleasure" potion, including the recipe and the main ingredient.
"'The Silk Glands of the Adult Widow Spider', this is one of the main ingredients for 'Pleasure', and in three days' you come to my mansion to pick it up, and there is one ingredient left, along with the full recipe for potions, which will be given to you as you progress more on your quest."
Silk glands of adult widow giant spiders...... Where do I seem to have seen this name?
Angel pondered, and quickly remembered that at Mr. A's rally, someone had bought the material.
Could it be that there are other witches waiting for promotion who are seeking potion materials? Is it a wild extraordinary, or a member of the Witch Cult who has difficulty accessing materials?
This may also be the reason why Savelia gave the ingredients first, instead of giving the formula first, she was worried that I would buy the ingredients myself after I obtained the formula, and would not actively complete the task of approaching Audrey......
After much hesitation, she still didn't tell the other party about this discovery.
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Soon the carriage returned to Baron Langdon's house, and Angel, remembering her promise in the afternoon, went in to the butler whom she had met yesterday to collect 100 pounds of "task expenses" to replenish her shriveled wallet, and then left the West End at nightfall and took the subway back to the Beckland Bridge area.
As she left the subway station, she was surprised to find that the crimson moon above her head had changed from a half-moon to a full moon in just a few seconds!
There were many passers-by around him who were also stopping to look up and observe, discussing in a low voice, but their expressions and tones were not panicked, just with doubts and curiosity.
This rapid change of moon from waning to full moon is not uncommon, and it happens almost several times a year, and neither astronomers nor occultists can explain this rapid change in the phases of the moon, but can only attribute it to astronomical wonders.
Of course, in the occult field, this phenomenon is called a "blood moon", and after years of experience, it has been concluded that this kind of time will bring about an explosion of negative emotions of the extraordinary, and even affect the spirit world and the underworld, making it easier for the extraordinary in certain ways to get out of control.
Looking at the blood moon, which was full and seemed to have grown several times, Angel felt a trace of palpitations, as if this round of moonlight through the thick fog was pressing heavily on him.
(End of chapter)