Let's leave the conversation about having children here... no, about taking an extra dose of the potion here.
"The Sun" Derrick, who had been waiting for a while, said, "Mr. Hermit, your conjecture has been confirmed. We have indeed found a Saint-level sealed artifact in the swamp north of the city."
The other members unconsciously sat up straight. At the last gathering, when the "hermit" talked about his research and speculations, the others could neither say they disbelieve nor believe him.
It's probably a wait-and-see attitude.
Just one week later, the research results on the "Hermit" had been proven, which gave them a new concept for the study of the "Hermit".
Previously, when the "Hermit" Odis talked about his research, it was all about the results of mystical symbols. The other members did not know how to use the magic circle, so they basically just found it novel but it was of little practical use.
This research, however, actually predicted the location of a demigod-level sealed artifact, unlike the previous research which they felt was somewhat vague.
"The Fool" Klein thought to himself: Last time, when "The Hermit" talked about his research results, he said there were two pieces of evidence to support his judgment, but at that time he only mentioned one piece of evidence. Judging solely from the degree of biological variation, it should not be enough to support his judgment, so his second piece of evidence must be quite crucial.
Klein's guess was correct. Odis's second research result was the discovery of crystals that could store spiritual energy, which was indeed the main evidence supporting his judgment.
Upon hearing Derrick's words, Odis smiled and said, "It seems you have already obtained that sealed artifact. What method did you use to obtain it?"
"That's a relatively unfamiliar route for us, but I've heard that the chief found the corresponding route in ancient documents," Derrick explained in detail.
"That thing has the ability to cause biological mutations and eliminate them; it has the ability to instantly eliminate pain and disease, as long as it has not already begun to get out of control; it has the ability to control living beings; it has the ability to create puppets with various abilities."
Odis deduced: "A seal on the 'Cultivator' pathway."
He thought for a moment and then said, "According to some information I have gathered, the 'Ancestor of the Vampires' and the Giants both once possessed this path, and Silver City once worshipped the 'King of Giants.' Now you don't even have these paths anymore?"
The key point is that the Silver City still worships the "Goddess of Harvest," the queen of the "Giant King."
Derrick was taken aback, not expecting the "Hermit" to know so much about the history of Silver City. He paused and then said, "Before this, we indeed did not have the corresponding extraordinary means."
Odis nodded: "Since your chief found the corresponding method in ancient documents, then you should have mastered this method before, but no longer do you."
This struck him as somewhat strange. After all, once a faction has mastered a method, even if it can't always cultivate extraordinary individuals through that method, it must at least possess the relevant knowledge.
After a moment's thought, Odis suddenly realized: the "Giant King's" queen, the "Goddess of Harvest," was killed by the combined forces of the "Ancient Sun God," the "Goddess of Night," and Lilith. The "Ancient Sun God" stole the "Goddess of Harvest's" destiny; could he have also stolen his followers and the means they possessed?
He then recalled that Silver City had indeed converted to the "All-Knowing and All-Powerful Lord," also known as the "Ancient Sun God."
Theoretically speaking, the conversion process should have been completed after the fall of the "King of Giants".
But suddenly another guess popped into Odis's mind: perhaps the "Ancient Sun God" gave the stolen identity of the "Goddess of Harvest" to Lilith, the "Progenitor of the Vampires," but "detained" the "Goddess of Harvest's" followers. It's believed that the "Ancient Sun God," during the rise of his power, would have greatly needed followers. But this wasn't exactly a glorious thing, so the "Ancient Sun God" simply stole Silver City, which at that time was still the "Silver Kingdom," through the "Cultivators," making it seem like the whole thing was done without anyone noticing.
For the "Ancient Sun God," whose "erroneous" path is unique, stealing an extraordinary path within a certain range is not difficult, and can be accomplished without anyone in the "Silver Kingdom" noticing.
Later, the "Goddess of Harvest" died in the "Land of Silver," and some of them were able to realize this and, through the corroboration of some historical documents, learn that they had once worshipped the "Goddess of Harvest."
Odis thought to himself: Putting aside the veracity of this conjecture, the "wrong" route is truly a mess!
At this moment, "Little Sun" said again: "After the exploration mission was completed, in addition to rewarding me with a lot of merit points, the chief also gave me a sealed artifact that I obtained during the mission."
"The chief's tone was strange at the time. My understanding is that the chief realized that the demigod-level sealed artifact was not discovered by me, so the reward was given to the person who actually discovered the sealed artifact."
Klein thought to himself as he walked through the gray fog: Little Sun has matured quite a bit; he can even notice the implied meanings in the Chief's words now.
Alger, the "Hanged Man" who had been listening in, asked, "When you reported the sealed artifact to the Chief, did he show any signs of doubt or questioning?"
"Yes." Derrick nodded and said, "No one noticed anything unusual in the swamp. My report was actually a bit strange, but the chief believed me and immediately organized an exploration team."
"After the exploration team departs, the chief should be perfectly certain that my report is problematic."
"Because it takes half a day of walking to truly perceive that demigod-level sealed artifact. It's impossible for me to perceive that sealed artifact at the edge of the swamp."
Alger smiled and said, "But your chief hasn't exposed your lie yet, has he?"
"Yes," Derrick said.
The Hanged Man asked, as if testing Little Sun, "What's your opinion on this?"
"I've thought about this carefully these past few days," Derrick said. "The Chief still has some doubts about me, but he should also realize that I'm not in much danger, or that I won't do anything to harm 'Silver City'."
"So while the chief questioned me, he also accepted my special status, which was also a way to find a way out for Silver City."
"Justice" Audrey thought to herself: Under the influence of Mr. Hanged Man and Mr. Hermit, "Little Sun" has made great progress. When he first joined the Tarot Club, you could still feel his simplicity and innocence.
Then she thought to herself: Audrey, keep it up! You were once naive too, but you gradually matured, and now "Little Sun" is going to surpass you.
"The Magician" Fors had a similar guess, but she thought: saving Silver City was Little Sun's goal or dream. As some writer friends said, dreams either make people unrealistic or make people mature quickly.
Alger nodded: "That answer is barely passable."
He paused and then said, "What I want to tell you is that you are safe. The Chief will not only no longer suspect you, but will also protect you and, if necessary, help you cover up your special status."
Derrick was slightly taken aback: "Why...why is this?"
Klein, behind the gray fog, thought to himself: Balance of power.
"A check and balance!" Alger said, "In your chief's view, the 'Shepherd' Elder is in considerable danger, and you are also in some danger."
"When you handed over the 'Time Worm' and exposed the members who were contaminated by the 'True Creator', it proved that there was some conflict and contradiction between you two."
"Then the best way is to let you check and balance each other, and let Silver City find opportunities in the process."
Alger paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Just as I guessed, the 'Shepherd' Elder will be released when the time is right."
Derrick first gaped in surprise, then cast an admiring glance at the "Hanged Man," thinking to himself: What a brilliant analysis.
Audrey thought to herself: Mr. Hanged Man's analysis is very logical, and his grasp of the chief's psychology is also very good. This guess is very consistent with the actual situation and should be quite accurate.
Derrick ultimately concluded: "So, the sealed artifact that the Chief gave me was meant for me to pass on to Mr. 'The Hermit,' the true discoverer of Saint-level sealed artifacts."
Alger nodded: "That's right. This represents Silver City's gratitude to Mr. 'The Hermit,' and it also represents that this is a transaction. Silver City does not want to owe 'The Hermit' a favor."
After Derrick nodded, he said to Odis, "Mr. Hermit, thank you for helping us find a Saint-level sealed artifact. I will have Mr. Fool give you the sealed artifact that the leader gave me after the gathering."
Oddi readily accepted the thank you: "Okay."
Since that Level 1 sealed item was from the "Cultivator" pathway, then the other sealed items from that operation should also be from this pathway, or the "Pharmacist" pathway.
Either way, it's very useful.
After discussing the matter of the demigod-level sealed artifact, Derrick said to the person at the lower end of the bronze table, "Mr. World, I have had someone hunt down the 'Human Skin Shadow' and obtained its properties."
"After the gathering, a sacrifice will also be made to Mr. Fool."
This was the reward he received for borrowing the "All-Black Eye." He was supposed to wait a while longer to accumulate enough merit points to hire someone to complete the hunt.
However, this exploration earned Derrick great merit, so he arranged for the hunt to be completed ahead of schedule.
Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!
"This is good news," Klein said in a hoarse voice, manipulating "the world."
He did not continue to seek the "mutated pituitary gland of the Thousand-Faced Hunter" because he had already received a relevant clue from Miss Sharon that someone had discovered the "Thousand-Faced Hunter" in a noble tomb from the Quaternary period.
Klein has already informed "The Heart of the Machines" of this news and has set a condition: he wants to choose one item from the spoils of their operation.
In addition, it seems that the vampires also have this extraordinary material, so there's no need to continue trying to purchase it at the Tarot Club.
However, Klein had something else to sell. He manipulated "The World" and said, "I want to sell an extraordinary property."
There was a moment or two of silence in the hall before Alger asked, "What method?"
Apart from Alger, who has abundant marine resources, others are not very interested in extraordinary traits, unless it is a trait that follows the same path as their own.
But in that case, "the world" would ask one person instead of everyone.
"The 'Prisoner' pathway, Sequence 7 'Werewolf' extraordinary trait," Klein replied using "The World."
Alger said, "I can help you find out..."
"Well, maybe you can give me that extraordinary trait first. I'm going to visit a friend in a few days who is willing to buy extraordinary traits from all sources. If he takes a liking to that trait, I'll sell it to you immediately."
"However, I will take a commission of £100 from it."
"If it doesn't sell, I'll keep an eye out for buyers for you."
"World" nodded: "Okay."
With Mr. Fool as his guarantee, he wasn't afraid that the Hanged Man would renege on his promise or disappear with that characteristic, never to reappear.
Then, "Justice" Audrey habitually raised her hand slightly and said, "I need three materials: a pair of Mirror Dragon eyes, 50 milliliters of its blood, and the fruit of the Elder Tree."
Klein immediately concluded that Miss Justice had obtained the "psychiatrist's" potion recipe.
Alger made a similar judgment.
"I'll keep an eye out for you," Fors said.
Her so-called attention was to write to her teacher and ask him if the Abraham family, though no longer so prominent, still had a wealth of resources.
Derrick nodded in agreement, saying, "I'll keep an eye out for that too. Corrupted Mirror Dragons are not uncommon, as are the Elder Trees."
However, he is not confident in hunting these monsters on his own, nor does he have enough merit to ask others to help him hunt them.
After the other members also said they would help keep an eye out, Audrey said to Alger, "Mr. Hanged Man, I have a clue about the recipe for the 'Windbringer' potion. Do you still need this recipe?"
She got the clue from the "Psychological Alchemy Society," but she had only just joined and hadn't found the right time to make a deal yet.
Alger immediately leaned forward: "Yes!"
"Okay, I will help you initiate the transaction at the appropriate time," Audrey said.
Alger took a deep breath and said, "Okay."
He had been saving money for a long time so that he could buy the "Wind's Chosen" potion recipe as soon as he discovered it.
After everyone else had completed their transactions, Derrick asked Odis, "Mr. Hermit, have you found out any information about how the 'Ancient Sun God' fell?"
At last week's gathering, Derrick learned that the "Ancient Sun God" was the "All-Knowing and All-Powerful Lord" they worshipped, but no one knew how the "Ancient Sun God" had fallen.
While Derrick was shocked and despairing over this matter, Audrey, driven by curiosity, asked the hermit to help her inquire about information from the Tertiary period.
"Obsession of this information was more difficult than I had imagined." Odis did not intend to 'find' this information right away, but instead said, "I have learned some information about the eight 'Angel Kings.' I wonder if you are interested?"