Chapter 272: Ten Thousand Pound Transaction
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In the carriage back to the law firm, Hobert suggested, "Generally speaking, nobles rarely participate in battles themselves. Before the next gathering, Carrie can try to create some gadgets that nobles can use. They will definitely sell well."
Jessica nodded, "I'll talk to Carrie about it when I get back."
After returning to the firm and having lunch, Hobert dealt with the backlog of affairs. He was just about to pick up the newspaper to take a look when suddenly his vision was occupied by gray fog.
In the gray fog, a mysterious figure sat in a high-backed chair. It was 'The Fool'!
Then, before Hobert's eyes, the scene changed to Alger, 'The Hanged Man,' praying: "…Mr. Fool, please inform 'The Emperor' that I have inquired about the price of the 'Travel' ability Sealed Artifact.
"The other party is asking for 10,000 pounds. I helped him bargain down to 8,800 pounds, but because I undertook a considerable risk, I need to charge a 400-pound intermediary fee, making a total of 9,200 pounds to be paid to me.
"I must remind 'The Emperor' that the negative effects of this Sealed Artifact are quite serious: As long as the Sealed Artifact is worn, it is easy to be located by evil existences in the spirit world and attacked; each time the Sealed Artifact is used, the holder will completely lose their memory for three minutes; there is a chance of failure when using the Sealed Artifact. Failure does not mean that one cannot traverse the spirit world, but rather that it will bring the holder to the side of some evil existences."
The prayer scene ended, and Hobert frowned tightly: This isn't just a negative effect; it's practically a death wish!
If the use of the Sealed Artifact fails and brings oneself to the side of some evil existence, and one also loses their memory for three minutes, by the time memory is restored… there probably won't be a chance to restore memory.
No wonder the other party would accept a price of 8,800 pounds. This is clearly being sold as an Beyonder characteristic.
Ordinary Sequence 5 Beyonder characteristics usually sell for five or six thousand pounds, but the 'Door' pathway's Beyonder characteristics are different. They are just too difficult to obtain. An extra two or three thousand pounds is normal.
Soon, Hobert decided to buy it, shatter the Sealed Artifact, let it re-condense into an Beyonder characteristic, and then find someone to create a magical item.
As for who to ask to help create the Beyonder item, Hobert thought of three paths. First, ask Carrie if she knows any 'Artisans' skilled at creating magical items.
Second, find Ikanser for help.
Third, find Christian for help. Since the original owner's birth mother knew a 'Artisan' with very good skills, Christian most likely also knows that 'Artisan'.
After entering the Beyonder world, Hobert rarely sought Christian's help because he also had some secrets of his own. He believes that if Christian has access to relevant channels, she would not refuse.
Then Hobert breathed a sigh of relief. During this period, he had been saving money according to 12,000 pounds because that price was for a magical item with the 'Travel' ability.
Now that he was finally about to save enough money, he discovered that he didn't need that much.
But who would complain about having too much money?
Hobert returned to his rented house, entered the 'Nation of Disorder,' and used the method he bestowed upon himself to bring out 8,500 pounds from the 'Nation of Disorder.' He originally had about 300 pounds on him, and he obtained another 500 pounds from the transaction with Jessica, enough to pay Alger's asking price.
Then he chanted 'The Fool's' honorific name and said, "…Mr. Fool, please tell Mr. Hanged Man that I am willing to buy that Sealed Artifact. I will pay Mr. Hanged Man the pounds I use by offering them to you."
…
Above the gray fog, Klein looked at the 9,200 pounds offered by 'The Emperor' and was stunned for a while. Having been in this world for so long, it was the first time he had seen so much money.
This is the Tarot Club's first ten-thousand-pound transaction!
While stroking the pounds, Klein thought: The negative effects of the Sealed Artifact are so serious that 'The Emperor' cannot be joking with his own life.
In other words, 'The Emperor' has a way to shatter the Sealed Artifact and let the Beyonder characteristic re-condense!
Klein's gaze turned to a corner of the bronze long table, to the Beyonder characteristic contaminated by the 'True Creator,' considering whether to ask the Emperor to help shatter it and then re-condense it into an Beyonder characteristic.
…
On the Berserk Sea, in the forest of a nameless island.
Alger didn't expect 'The Emperor' to actually be willing to buy this Sealed Artifact, but he quickly understood: 'The Emperor' has channels to access Grade 0 Sealed Artifacts!
He had heard the bishops of the church talk about using certain Grade 0 Sealed Artifacts to eliminate the contamination of Beyonder characteristics or to turn Sealed Artifacts back into Beyonder characteristics.
He wasn't too clear on the specific steps, but he knew such things were possible.
But given the channels and background that 'The Emperor' has shown, having the opportunity to use Grade 0 Sealed Artifacts didn't seem too unacceptable.
It's just that in Alger's eyes, 'The Emperor's' image has become even more mysterious and powerful. Those are Grade 0 Sealed Artifacts.
A dozen seconds later, he came back to his senses and began to set up the altar, asking Mr. Fool to bestow the pounds used for the transaction.
…
Backlund, Blanca Street.
Hobert stared blankly at the silver bracelet in his hand, stained with blood. So much money, just to exchange for such a broken toy?
Hobert suddenly felt like a spendthrift. Thinking of so many pounds leaving him, he felt a sense of being emptied.
He can't think about it anymore, or his heart will bleed!
Hobert quickly used the method of offering to himself to bring the bracelet into the 'Nation of Disorder'.
After confirming that the negative effects Alger spoke of were true, and that even with the sealing of the 'Nation of Disorder', the negative effects were still somewhat serious, Hobert simply shattered the bracelet, allowing the Beyonder characteristic within to re-condense.
Back in the real world, Hobert heard voices downstairs.
Going downstairs to take a look, Donna and Tyron were here. Fors was entertaining the siblings.
Hobert asked with a straight face, "If I remember correctly, today is Friday. Shouldn't you be at school? Why are you here?"
Donna retorted, "Aren't you not at work either?"
"I came back because I had something to do. Now I have to go back to work."
"We also took leave because we had something to do."
"What is it?"
"Not telling you, hehehe~"
Hobert thought Donna was lying, so he asked Tyron, "Why did you skip school?"
"Father gave us leave."
Hobert was stunned: "Leave?"
"Yes." Tyron said: "Father asked us to tell you to come home for dinner tonight."
Hobert smelled something unusual: "Coincidentally, I also have something I need Father's help with."
He said, "You guys go back first. I'll go home after work."
Donna said, "No, I want to discuss the aesthetics of modern Backlund women with Miss Fors."
"Aesthetics my butt! Do you even know what aesthetics means?" Hobert said, "Besides, Fors still has to 'conceive a new book'."
"The new book can be 'conceived' tomorrow," Fors smiled. "You go to work quickly. I'll chat with Miss Donna for a while."
"Alright." Hobert picked up his cane and returned to the law firm, but he was a little restless all afternoon.
Finally, after getting off work, Hobert immediately took a carriage home. A sumptuous dinner had already been set on the table in the dining room.
Christian, Mona, Dophis, and others all looked normal. Hobert had just breathed a sigh of relief when he suddenly felt that it shouldn't be like this.
[T/N: I forgor the mother's name, shes Mona from now on, okay?]
Sure enough, after everyone was seated, Christian said to Hobert, "Your mother wants to take Donna and Tyron to the Rorsted Archipelago for a trip. Do you want to go together?
"No need to answer now. Think about it carefully, think about it well, and then make a careful choice."
Hobert suddenly remembered the content of a conversation Christian had with him about two months ago, asking him to make his own choice carefully at a certain time.
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