leonardwarren Chapter 168 The Deeply Thoughtful Adult
Chapter 168 The Deeply Thoughtful Adult
Chapter 168 The Deeply Thoughtful Adult
After "The Sun" Derrick finished speaking, "The Magician" Fors asked:
What do you need?
Derrick immediately replied, "The potion recipe for Sequence 7 of the 'Singer' pathway, 'Sun Priest'."
"Um..." After a slight pause, "The Magician" Fors gently reminded him:
"They are not equivalent."
Derrick quickly said, "I can give you two stomach pouches from the Soul Eaters."
Fors: ...
That is indeed equivalent, but I don't need two!
Fors felt a surge of frustration and was about to retort when Cyril suddenly spoke:
"I can provide you with the potion recipe for the 'Sun Priest,' you just need to pay the gold pounds needed to purchase the Soul Eater's stomach."
"As for Mr. 'Sun,' you can trade me two Soul Eater stomachs for a potion recipe. I can buy the extra ingredients anyway."
"No problem." "The Magician" Fors readily agreed with the suggestion.
In this way, she obtained the materials, Mr. "Sun" obtained the recipe for "Sun Priest", and only Mr. "Fate" acquired a set of materials that he could not use.
"The Sun" Derrick understood that Sir Ryan was helping him complete the deal, and nodded gratefully in thanks.
"Okay, thank you, Mr. Destiny."
Sirion nodded slightly: "Just let me know once you have prepared the materials and gold pounds."
Acquiring a Soul Eater's stomach wouldn't be a loss for him; he could simply find an opportunity to sell it to the Abraham family later. They would definitely be willing to buy potion ingredients below Sequence 7.
After they finished their conversation, Alger, the "Hanged Man," carefully chose his words and said:
"I recently took on an investigation assignment, and I wonder if you have any leads."
"In the past two or three years, there have been many cases of indigenous tribes and slaves going missing or escaping in the southern continent, in various plantations and islands at sea."
"Since the slave trade was abolished in the northern continent, such things haven't happened for a long time. Have you heard any rumors about it?"
His gaze swept over Cyril, "The World," "Justice," and others, but not towards "The Sun" Derrick.
After all, this young man from Silver City couldn't possibly know what was happening outside.
"Justice," Audrey shook her head after carefully recalling the events.
"No, I've never even heard of anything like that."
"I don't know either." Sirion shook his head, but then added:
"Such a large-scale disappearance of tribal natives and slaves must have been supported by one or more powerful forces, especially the kingdoms of the Northern Continent, who had a greater incentive than the Church in this regard."
"However, we can rule out Fenneport; the one thing they have no shortage of is population."
"As for Rune, Intis and Fusak, who do you think needs the population the most?"
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"It would be simpler to investigate the large-scale population that suddenly appeared out of nowhere than to investigate the disappearance itself. In any case, it couldn't have been produced and consumed on the southern continent. The large number of deaths would inevitably attract the attention of the Spirit Cult and the rampage of the Rose School."
"If it's about transporting people to an island at sea or a place in the northern continent, you can try investigating those pirate kings and pirate generals at sea. They are all good partners for the mastermind behind the scenes."
Alger, the "Hanged Man," pondered for a moment and nodded, saying:
"Although it sounds alarming, it makes a lot of sense when you think about it. I will pay attention to investigating these areas."
After a brief pause, he turned his gaze to the others.
Klein, manipulating the "world," shook his head slightly and said:
"I don't know anything about the missing persons issue, but what Mr. 'Fate' just said is also what I wanted to say."
"For other problems that we can't figure out in reality, perhaps we can start with the mystical world."
Alger, the "Hanged Man," nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping over Cyril. Thinking of his current savings, he swallowed back what he was about to say.
He was still quite a distance from the 3000 required to purchase the "Windbringer" potion recipe.
I've been at sea for a while now, and the "Navigator" potion in my body is almost used up. I need to collect some money quickly.
Seeing that no one else was raising any new tasks or requests, "The Sun" Derrick raised his hand and said somewhat earnestly:
"Everyone, I have been assigned a mission to explore the half-destroyed temple belonging to the 'True Creator' that I mentioned before, which will be visited in the near future."
"The leader in charge of this operation is Elder 'Shepherd' Lovia."
Do you have any suggestions?
My advice is to stay as far away as possible.
Cyril thought to himself, but considering that Little Sun would encounter Amon after hiding in the round tower, he felt that neither of these options was much better.
Well, there are still some differences. Amon will discover the anomaly in the "Source Castle" sooner or later, it's just a matter of time, and Little Sun is not in any danger. But if they go to the temple of the "True Creator," it seems that everyone except the "Shepherd" elder has been corrupted.
As his thoughts drifted, Alger, the "Hanged Man," spoke:
"You've provided too little information; it's difficult for us to offer any useful advice."
"We don't know what else was in that half-destroyed temple besides the statue of the 'True Creator,' so naturally we have no way to analyze the situation."
"You're bullying honest people, aren't you..." Cyril glanced at the "Hanged Man" who had spoken, then looked around at the silent crowd and laughed:
"You bunch of scheming adults, ganging up on a child and trying to extract information out of them—is that really necessary?"
The thoughtful adults, "Miss Justice" and "Mr Fool," both lowered their heads, a sudden wave of shame washing over them.
Child?
Looking at Derrick the Sun, "The Magician" Fors couldn't reconcile him with the word "child."
Or is the child that "Fate" is talking about actually referring to one's character?
"The Hanged Man" Alger frowned at Cyril, wanting to question and refute him, but remembering that the potion formula for "The Wind-Clad One" still needed to be traded from him, he suppressed his emotions and explained to "The Sun" Derrick beside him:
"The more detailed the information, the clearer our analysis and the more appropriate our advice."
He paused briefly, then looked at Sirion and asked calmly:
Do you have any suggestions?
"Yes," Sirion said leisurely, leaning back in his chair.
"Just stay away from that half-destroyed temple."
"Since there are altars and statues of the 'True Creator' there, they must be within his sight."
"Especially with the 'Shepherd' Elder and you present, it's almost inevitable that the 'True Creator' will cast his gaze upon us. Apart from you and that 'Shepherd' Elder, everyone else... will die."
Will everyone die?
"The Sun," Derrick's pupils contracted slightly, and he quickly asked:
Why?
Cyril straightened up a bit and, responding to the gazes around him, gave a brief explanation:
"The higher the sequence, the closer it is to the top of the sequence."
"In addition, since you bear the mark of Mr. Fool, the probability of you and the Shepherd Elder attracting the attention of the True Creator is close to one hundred percent if you appear together."
"The mark of Mr. 'The Fool'?"
Derrick was momentarily bewildered, then turned his head to look at the figure in the gray mist at the top, as if seeking confirmation.
Cyril shrugged. "Of course, otherwise how do you think we got here?"
Klein, the "Fool" who was being watched by everyone, didn't know much about it either, but considering that Cyril could see the gray mist on his body, he felt that what the other party said was probably true.
Even without a mark, as someone I pull into this gray fog every week, there will be some residual aura on me.
Thinking of this, he nodded slightly to "The Sun" Derrick:
"Those of you who come here have more or less been touched by my presence."
After saying that, he used his alternate account, "The World," to ask Xireen:
"Does the 'True Creator' also wield power over matters of destiny?"
Sensing what Klein wanted to ask, Sirion immediately shook his head and said, "No, but you've practically pressed your face against their eyes, how could they not see?"
"The 'True Creator' is an existence at the level of a true god, and since it resides in the Forsaken Land, its control over the surrounding reality is inevitably stronger than that of the seven gods residing in the astral plane."
The tarot reading session was briefly silent for a few seconds until Miss "Justice" raised her hand to ask a question:
"Mr. 'Destiny,' were you just discussing with Mr. 'World' the possibility that members of our Tarot Club might have their identities exposed?"
Sirion nodded slightly in response:
"Yes, to those beings who touch destiny, the aura we carry is quite conspicuous."
Audrey quickly pressed on, "Is there any way to prevent exposure?"
Cyril whispered a few words: "Hidden protection."
He paused, then added, "Unless you're extremely unlucky, you don't need to worry about being discovered. It's unlikely that the gods will cast their gaze upon you; there are only a handful of angels who touch your destiny."
"Even if you're unlucky enough to be watched by the gods, or happen to encounter those few angels who touch your destiny, they'll only pay a little more attention to you because of Mr. Fool."