"Once it's done, you can place an advertisement in the newspaper. I'll have someone collect them, and I'll pick them up once a month," Lex said, putting down the newspaper. "This isn't a clever method, but right now, it's the only one I can think of."
"Hmm, in that case, let's not put it in the newspaper at all."
Kaven stood up, left for a moment, and returned with a magazine in his hand.
"Loen Kingdom Ladies' Fashion Magazine"!
"This magazine is published once a month. If I receive the bottle, I'll place an advertisement in this magazine, but it won't be a large one; those are too expensive."
Kaven spread his hands and said, "The problem is, what kind of advertisement do I need to place?"
"Any kind of advertisement is fine."
Lex looked around. "Do you have a 'Loen Kingdom General Language Dictionary'?"
Kaven exhaled a puff of smoke. "Do I look like a student to you?"
"Alright, you can go buy one."
Lex used the magazine as an example. "Then, in the advertisement you place, you can include numbers. Based on the numbers, corresponding to the page number, line number, and the specific character in the dictionary, you can transmit the information this way."
Kaven suddenly understood. "Number code, hmm, no problem. In that case, each single character would need to be composed of three numbers."
After discussing some details, they finalized the contact method. Finally, Kaven added, "I'll place the advertisement under Lanci's name. You need to pay attention to this when you're looking through it."
"Okay, then, I'll leave this matter to you."
Lex took out some more pounds, a total of 200 pounds, and handed them along with the blueprints to Kaven.
When he left the hunter's home, Lex had a thick bag of reports in his hand. He had an appointment with Kaven that morning, so he had to take these reports back to the hotel first, then change his face and go to the safe house.
He pulled the doorbell, and the door opened quickly. After exchanging the secret signal with Lex, Nafi stepped aside to let him in.
As he entered the house, Lex wiped his face, changing back to the 'Duke's' face.
In the living room, he saw Kaven at a glance. The Seer looked a bit haggard, as if he hadn't slept well last night. Although he smiled when he saw Lex, his smile seemed a bit forced.
"Are you alright?" Lex sat on a nearby sofa, observing the Seer. Even without activating his Spiritual Vision, he could tell that Kaven's condition wasn't very good.
"I'm healthy, but I don't feel very good. It should be related to the Beyonder gathering last night."
Kaven habitually reached for his legs, a gesture likely searching for the blue cat that often lay on his lap.
Of course, that blue cat hadn't gone out with him, so he only grabbed air, chuckled awkwardly, and placed his hands on his knees.
"What happened at the Beyonder gathering last night?" Lex thought of the Novelist who had been killed in the alley, wondering if Kaven had encountered something similar.
"Actually, it was normal at first, but not long after, I kept feeling that there was some kind of danger in that room."
Kaven gave a wry smile. "At the time, I was restless. One moment I smelled sulfur, the next I seemed to hear extremely vile whispers, and then it was as if I was standing on the edge of a cliff, with boiling magma below."
He gently rubbed his head. "I originally wanted to leave early, but I was worried that my rash behavior might trigger some potential danger, so I endured it bitterly and tried my best to act as if nothing was wrong."
"In the end, although I participated in the entire gathering, in fact, I have no impression of what they discussed or what they traded at the gathering."
Lex pondered for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "There must have been a very powerful Beyonder at that gathering, and he carried a certain degree of malice."
"You are already a 'Clown.' At this stage, your spiritual intuition is very strong and keen."
"Those feelings you experienced should be a feedback caused by your spirituality being stimulated. You handled it very well. If you had rushed to leave at that time, perhaps we would only be seeing you in the morgue now."
Kaven was startled. "But everyone at that gathering had attended once before; there were no outsiders."
"Do you know every one of them? Can you be sure that the person who attended the gathering at that time was the participant himself?"
Lex quickly said, "And from what I know, some Sequences possess abilities that allow them to go unnoticed. Even if there were many people at the gathering at the time, they wouldn't be discovered."
"In such a situation, you should trust your intuition even more."
Kaven wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Alright, I won't be attending that gathering again for a while. It's a shame, though; I was hoping to get the Magician's formula at the gathering."
"I have it."
Lex said calmly, "I have the Magician's formula, as well as an auxiliary Material."
Kaven's mouth was slightly agape. He had just been disappointed about not being able to obtain the formula, but unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, Lex said he had the Magician's formula. This sudden turn caught him off guard for a long time.
A moment later, the Seer's eyes lit up as he asked, "How much?"
"800 pounds, the auxiliary Material is a gift. How does that sound?" Lex offered a price he would find very difficult to refuse.
Sure enough, Kaven immediately stood up and exclaimed, "Yes!"
Nafi, beside him, was so surprised her mouth couldn't close.
800 pounds!
So a Sequence 7 formula actually cost 800 pounds.
How many desi pies could 800 pounds buy me? Nafi held up ten fingers, suddenly feeling she didn't have enough fingers.
What she didn't know was that 800 pounds was already considered cheap.
After all, there were only a few channels for Beyonder Potion formulas, and Sequence 7 was already a Mid-Sequence. If it weren't for the intention of nurturing Kaven, a Sequence 7 formula could even sell for 1000 pounds.
Kaven also knew that the price Lex offered was already a huge discount, not to mention the free auxiliary Material.
Where could he find such a good deal? So he immediately agreed to Lex, but after agreeing, he said with a wry smile, "But I only have a little over 500 pounds right now..."
"You can pay in installments."
Lex generously said, "For the first payment, just give me 400 pounds. For the remaining 400 pounds, you can pay me 100 pounds each month."
"You can give the money to Nafi; she will keep it for me."
Kaven breathed a sigh of relief and quickly agreed. Lex, who was well-prepared, handed the Magician's formula and a bottle containing 'Water-Form Gemstone Powder' to the Seer.
Since they didn't have that much cash on them, they agreed to meet again in the evening.
"Oh, by the way, besides the Magician, I also have the Faceless and Marionettist formulas. Just come find me when you need them." Lex dropped another bombshell.
This immediately plunged Kaven and Nafi into deep thought.