nownovels Chapter 233 Seeking to Purchase a Ghost Ship
Chapter 233 Seeking to Purchase a Ghost Ship
Chapter 233 Seeking to Purchase a Ghost Ship
After receiving permission from Mr. Fool, Alger then materialized the contents of the diary he had memorized.
The six pages of the diary quickly reached the Fool's hands, but Klein almost couldn't hold back his excitement at first glance, because the first page contained:
On December 16th, I made contact again with that poor fellow trapped deep in the storm, lost in the darkness.
These diary entries were ones that Evan had submitted before, and the contents were exactly the same.
Klein reluctantly flipped through several pages, only to find that they were all books he had read before. He was quite frustrated, but he also knew that since he couldn't reveal the Chinese language to the Tarot Club members, this situation would only increase.
The members of the Tarot Club were unaware of what was going on. They noticed that Mr. Fool was not reading Roselle's diary carefully as before, which seemed strange. Alger, the provider of the diary, was even more uneasy, wondering what had gone wrong.
Mr. Fool Klein quickly noticed the strangeness in everyone's eyes and knew that his attitude had affected them, but in order to maintain his composure, he could not offer an explanation. He could only raise his hand to signal that the conversation should begin.
Power Evan broke with convention and spoke first:
"Let me start by saying that all the material transactions I mentioned earlier have been cancelled."
Evan's opening remarks were earth-shattering. Most of the materials he mentioned last time were needed for advancing to Sequence 6 "Conspirator" and "Pleasure Witch," while a small portion was for Klein's advancement to Sequence 7 "Magician."
But now, he has only traded the "True Root of the Mist Tree Man" with "The Hanged Man" Alger once and ended his previous purchase.
Everyone present was racking their brains trying to figure out what it meant.
Did Evan attend a powerful and extraordinary gathering and acquire all the necessary materials from it?
If this is true, it certainly looks much more shabby compared to my tarot club.
Most of the communication and trading now revolves around Sequence 9 and Sequence 8 potion recipes and potion materials; even I, the Fool, am just an empty shell.
Will Evan eventually see through the Fool's true intentions and begin to suspect Klein?
Alger's mood worsened as the Fool grew increasingly anxious, already burdened by the death of Ziringus.
He was overjoyed to have an island with many extraordinary materials all to himself.
He was excitedly preparing to speed up his role-playing and collect relevant materials in order to quickly advance to the next level. Then he planned to go to the island to collect the materials that Evan needed, sell them to Evan at a high price, and make a fortune.
However, the plan fell through just two weeks later, and the huge blow almost caused him to lose his composure.
Alger struggled to calm himself down, barely managing to put aside the disappointment of the failed high-priced deal. He also realized once again just how powerful the force behind "power" was, enabling him to collect so many extraordinary Sequence 6 materials in just two weeks.
Could he be a member of the Augustus family, the royal family of the Kingdom of Rune?
Miss Justice is clearly a carefree girl from a noble family. If "Power" is a member of royalty, it fits my previous speculation that Miss Justice and Mr. Power know each other in reality.
Meanwhile, Miss Justice Audrey was also surprised by how quickly Evan collected the materials, making her even more eager to find traces of the Psycho-Alchemy Society.
She believed that the reason Evan was able to collect so much material so quickly, which was difficult for ordinary people to collect, was because he had the backing of MI9, a large platform.
The Tarot Club platform is highly secretive and offers convenient transactions, but most participants are not at a high level, which results in a low level of transactions.
Audrey didn't think the Tarot Club and the Fool were low-class, as Klein had feared. She simply thought that Mr. Fool had clearly just awakened and didn't have much real power, making it difficult to provide more transactional demand. Therefore, she hoped to find a psychological alchemy club that mainly focused on extraordinary individuals as "audiences" and infiltrate it.
Derrick simply admired Mr. Power's efficiency in his heart, wondering if he could get what he needed from Mr. Power later, without having the extra thoughts that others had.
Fors, on the other hand, had no idea what Evan meant by the materials transaction, nor could she grasp the meaning behind Evan's decision to terminate the transaction. She only felt that Mr. "Power" gave her a familiar feeling.
After a few breaths, Alger said weakly:
"A pair of eyes from a longan eagle, priced at 2000 gold pounds!"
This is one of the main ingredients in the "Windbringer" recipe that Evan sold him last time.
The other main material, the "Six Crystal Feathers of the Blue Shadow Falcon," is on the island he knows about, and his next plan is to go there to hunt the Blue Shadow Falcon.
"I can keep an eye out for you, but 2000 gold pounds is too low. It should be at least 2800 pounds."
Ai Wenwen, with his informational advantage, guessed what kind of deal Alger would propose, so he had previously kept an eye on this material for him.
Alger's heart stirred, and he felt he needed to speed up his journey to the island to hunt the Blue Shadow Falcon. He believed that since Mr. "Power" had spoken up, he must already have news of the Dragon Eye Sea Eagle; otherwise, based on his previous observations of Mr. "Power," he wouldn't have directly tried to bargain.
"2500 gold pounds is the highest price I can offer. I also have information about this material, but I can't guarantee I'll get my hands on it, which is why I'm continuing to pursue it!"
Alger wasn't wealthy either, so he couldn't just accept whatever price Evan offered. Besides, what he said wasn't a lie; there were rumors that the pirate kings were going to hold a grand gathering of pirates from all over the world.
He heard that the eyes of the sea eagle would appear at the gathering, and the news was leaked by the minions of the King of the Five Seas.
Whenever a grand pirate gathering occurs, the Five Kings of the Seas release a great deal of extraordinary materials in order to dispel any concerns about joining the pirates and to attract more pirates to the event.
It was the King of the Five Seas' perseverance over the past hundred years that established his lofty position among pirates, a position that even the mysterious queen who created a secret organization could not compare to.
"Okay, I'll send you the deal through Mr. Fool in a couple of days. Get your money ready!"
Evan didn't care about a penny, nor did he want to go through the wrangling like the people in the city, so he directly agreed to Alger's counter-offer, stopping Alger from trying to bargain with him.
Alger had actually wanted to propose a transaction some time ago, because he didn't have much cash left after helping Evan buy the "True Root of the Mist Treant," and he wasn't in a hurry to collect all the materials since he hadn't finished using the "Navigator's" potion.
However, Evan interrupted him, preventing him from speaking. He didn't want to speak now, because speaking would be tantamount to exposing his embarrassment to Evan, which Alger, who had always disliked Evan, was unwilling to do.
So now he has to figure out how to raise 2500 gold pounds in a few days.
Seeing Alger nod silently, Miss Justice Audrey couldn't wait to speak:
"Mr. Fool, your servant has eliminated Qilingus, which has earned me a portion of the bounty. I should give him at least half. How should I hand it over?"
When Klein, who was sitting at the head of the table, heard Miss Justice say this, his eyes widened in surprise. He really hadn't expected such an unexpected windfall.
But remembering that everyone in the Tarot Club was watching his reaction, he quickly calmed himself down and said in a seemingly casual tone:
"You can offer the sacrifice directly, and I'll hand it over to him."
Hearing Mr. Fool's answer, Audrey felt a huge weight lifted from her heart.
After Zillingus died, he never publicly claimed to have killed him. Audrey's father, Earl Hall, sent someone to collect the bounty, which totaled 10,000 gold pounds. With the addition of various other bounties from other countries, the total came to 20,000 gold pounds.
The reward for Mr. Fool sending his servants to kill Zillingus should be paid by the Hanged Man, but Audrey believes that she also prayed and requested it, so she should share a portion of the reward.
Because Audrey was not yet an adult, the 20,000 gold coins in the bounty were not entirely held by Audrey herself. Instead, under Earl Hall's arrangement, they were invested in a backlund equipment company involved in the construction of ironclad warships and some other military merit stocks.
She only had 5000 gold pounds at her disposal, and she decided to give 3000 gold pounds to Mr. Fool's followers first, and the rest later.
Hearing the conversation between Miss Justice and Mr. Fool, the previously unknown "Magician" finally pieced together the truth behind Qilingus's death.
That is, Mr. Hanged Man wanted to get rid of Hurricane General "Zilingus", so he used Emperor Roselle's diary as payment to persuade Mr. Fool's followers. Finally, with the help of information provided by Miss Justice, they located Zilingus and killed him.
This is completely different from MI9's conclusion, which is that the high-sequence powerhouse who finally killed Qilingus was there to silence him.
"It was all a series of coincidences; the Tarot Society's actions ironically helped the organization behind Zilingus to clean up the mess."
Fors has basically figured out the inside story of the Duke Negan's assassination, but he is unable to submit this conclusion to MI9 in exchange for the reward.
At the same time, she was also greatly surprised. She did not expect that Emperor Roselle's diary could be exchanged for the help of a high-ranking expert at the Tarot Conference. Would it be easy for her to obtain the potion formulas and materials later?
Fors now regrets not paying attention to Russell's notes from the Extraordinary Gathering; otherwise, he doesn't know how much he could have gotten from Mr. Fool.
Fors decided that after this Tarot gathering, she would definitely go on a shopping spree at all the extraordinary gatherings, especially to find Miss Audrey, who had been collecting the notes of Emperor Roselle. She cared a lot about Roselle's diary and would buy any of the Roselle's diaries that appeared whenever she secretly went to an extraordinary gathering.
"etc!"
Suddenly, Fors realized something and abruptly looked at Miss "Justice" beside her.
Although the gray fog distorted her figure somewhat, it was still clear that she was a beautiful young woman.
She is very young and very elegant, and the more you look at her, the more familiar she seems.
Fors kept comparing the Miss Justice in front of her with Miss Audrey, whom she knew in real life, and gradually the two figures overlapped in her mind.
Miss Audrey, the only daughter of Earl Hall, a high-ranking nobleman in the Kingdom of Rune, and the pride of Backlund's upper class, is actually a follower of an evil god and a core member of a secret organization?
Fors didn't know what others thought when they heard the news, but she almost lost her composure on the spot.
Perhaps sensing the gaze of the "Magician" beside her, Miss Justice Audrey turned her head and nodded slightly to the other party as a gesture of friendliness, while also acknowledging her identity.
In fact, Audrey did not want to reveal her identity to Fors so soon, but Mr. Fool pulled Fors so quickly that she was not prepared in advance.
If Audrey had known Fors would be attending the Tarot meeting, she definitely would have dressed up instead of showing up in Fors's usual attire.
This time, without any special disguise, and with the clues from Russell's diary, Audrey was directly exposed to Fors's eyes.
The subtle actions of Miss Justice and Miss Magician were observed by other members of the Tarot Club, who then began to speculate about their actions.
Little Sun, who was oblivious to various matters, didn't think much of it, while Klein and Evan, who knew the inside story, didn't care.
Alger, the Hanged Man, once again felt like an outsider—how come the newly joined Magician Miss and Justice Miss also met in reality?
Since Miss Justice met in real life, does that mean Miss Magician also met Mr. Power in real life?
Alger was feeling absolutely terrible.
After Fors truly confirmed that Miss Justice was Miss Audrey, she also realized that her joining the Tarot Club was definitely not an accident, but a premeditated action.
Her entry into the Tarot Society was due to the books she borrowed from the Viscount Grelint's house, and the Roselle script and the name of Mr. Fool tucked inside.
Fors initially thought it was a coincidence, but now he realizes that Miss Audrey was right there at the time, and she was also an extraordinary "audience" who was good at guiding others.
Why did Miss Audrey want to recruit me into the Tarot Club? Was it out of kindness? Or malice?
Regarding Mr. Hanged Man Alger's inner monologue, Evan, who had absolutely no interest in Miss Justice and Miss Magician's reunion, spoke up:
"I request information or details about a ghost ship. I can offer a high reward based on the value of the ghost ship, with a minimum of 5000 gold coins and no upper limit."
Evan's words startled the Hanged Man, who was engrossed in his own inner monologue, and he instinctively felt that his identity had been exposed.
But after thinking about it, the Hanged Man realized that he probably had no connection with Mr. "Power" and was basically certain that Evan was a member of the Augustan royal family. He felt that his chance to make a fool of himself had come.