At 7:30 pm, in Queens, inside a house that seemed to belong to a certain noble.
The bright lights are the same as those of other surrounding houses, but except for the rooms near the corridor, the living room in the center seems much darker, with only the most basic lighting turned on.
After many days, Forsi and Xio sat side by side, wearing hooded robes, and attended the party organized by Mr. A again.
But this time, the strong man in dark purple robes didn't seem to be sitting next to him. Today, only Mr. A was sitting on the single sofa.
Unlike Xio, who was looking for the conspicuous golden mask, Forsi focused more on Mr. A. After pretending to look around casually, she secretly looked at the man leaning on the armrest of the sofa.
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Compared to the past, Mr. A's leisurely indifference, which was like the shadow of the hood that completely covered his face, disappeared, and was replaced by a kind of restrained suppression, which seemed to be suppressing some strong emotions. Compared with
The indifference that originally belonged only to cold-blooded people, now the dangerous aura exuding from Mr. A has almost doubled.
It was like facing... facing a hungry wolf... Even as a writer, Forsi still lacked direct experience and it took some effort to find out.
A suitable metaphor.
Suddenly, just when she was still thinking about the possible reasons for Mr. A's change, the eyes hidden behind the shadow suddenly looked over, not too sharply scratching past her and Xio, and then stopped like that without covering up.
On them, everyone around them began to wonder if Mr. A, who was rumored to be involved with some female extraordinarys in private, was attracted to these two ladies.
From the corner of his eye, he saw Xio turning back stiffly. Although he knew in his heart that there was no danger, Forsi still couldn't control the trembling of his legs.
Fortunately, this dilemma only lasted for more than ten seconds. Mr. A withdrew his gaze, raised his chin slightly and said:
"It's time to start."
After that, the members in the audience began to call the waiters, or wrote down their needs on the paper, or watched coldly as the waiter who had left transcribed the contents of the paper on the blackboard in front of them.
Wanting to buy the right palm of the Silver War Bear and the eyes of the Fearful Demonic Insect... Xio handed the note back to the waiter and watched the other person go away.
Xio's savings, plus the money left after Fors deducted the "Magic Master" materials, can just make up the main materials for the "Sheriff".
In this way, even if the mysterious man with the golden mask does not appear, and someone happens to have the formula, there will be no embarrassing situation of not having money to buy it.
Xio raised his upper body slightly and tried to look in the direction of the blackboard. His eyes swept over and happened to see someone calling the waiter.
In the midst of the busyness, Mr. A, who was sitting casually on the single sofa, also waved, and the waiter who was standing recently came over quickly.
Looking at what the other party wrote under Mr. A's instructions, Xio, who was well aware of the relationship between the Aurora Society and "The Fool", subconsciously thought that Mr. A was going to give the ally a convenience, but the next scene broke her dream.
The hand that had been covered by gloves and long sleeves was raised straight up. The waiter on the side then walked towards the direction of Xio and Forsi, and the waiter who was standing next to Mr. A just now also recorded what was written on the note.
The content is written on the blackboard.
"If you want to buy a 'traveler', extraordinary items, extraordinary characteristics, or the extraordinary person himself."
what?
From the ancient book presented by Miss Audrey, Forsi, who already knew that the "traveler" was the fifth "apprentice", opened his mouth and didn't even notice that his friend on the side left the living room under the leadership of the waiter.
I can understand why Mr. A suddenly wanted to purchase the "Traveler", and I can understand the extraordinary items and extraordinary characteristics. He probably wanted to take advantage of the teleportation ability of the "Traveler".
But what can the Extraordinary himself be?
Can anyone really catch the "Traveler" who can teleport at will?
And I, implicitly speaking, am a living person... Forsi swallowed hard, thinking of the various descriptions of the "Shepherd" sequence at the Tarot Club, her legs that had finally calmed down began to tremble again.
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...
Following the waiter who was taller than him, Xio walked into the study room where he had been last time. The man with the gold mask was still sitting in the same position as last time.
"It seems you have figured it out."
The man was the first to break the silence, his laughter sounding muffled by the mask.
"I just want to buy the 'Sheriff' master material."
Xio stubbornly walked to the opposite side, staring at the other person with dark green eyes under the hood, trying to find other features that could reveal his identity besides the golden mask.
"Actually, I still recommend that you choose to work for the background behind me. This will make it much easier for you to be promoted in the future. Formulas and materials can also be redeemed through meritorious deeds."
The man wearing the golden mask sighed, still trying to persuade the stubborn girl in front of him.
Feeling the other person's gaze, Xio frowned slightly and remained silent for a long time, then took a deep breath and slowly sat up straight, her voice sounding a little shaky.
"In exchange for meritorious service, are you from MI9?"
Facing Xio's question, the man wearing the gold mask remained silent.
In the end, Xio took the initiative to break the awkwardness and took out the cash that had been prepared from under his robe.
"I still need to think about this kind of thing, and I can't agree to it right away."
Saying that, Xio gave a slightly stiff laugh.
"Haha, you can't believe a offline person who just agreed casually."
Although he did not agree directly, these words had conveyed a certain attitude. The silent golden mask also nodded and said in a deep voice:
"If you make a decision, you can come to this address to meet me."
He took the pen beside him and wrote a few words quickly before Golden Mask handed Xio a piece of paper with an address on it.
Then, he talked about the serious matter of this meeting and glanced at the banknotes on the table nonchalantly.
"Now tell me about the extraordinary material you want. To be honest, if you agree to join, it is not impossible to give you a potion directly."
“Which material is unique to only one region?”
Xio ignored the other party's temptation again, and instead asked a strange question.
The golden mask opposite frowned, obviously not understanding the meaning of this question, but after thinking for a moment or two, he still answered seriously:
"The Silver War Bear is a creature that can only be found in high-altitude areas of the Northern Continent. It may exist on other islands, but it has basically disappeared in the middle of the Fifth Epoch."
"As for the fear of demonic insects, this kind of thing will usually appear in any valley with abundant spirituality."
High-altitude areas...Xio recalled the clothes "Sun" wore every time he attended meetings, and nodded.