Actually, there were three pages, but those words were too complex and hard to memorize. My limit right now is a bit more than two pages... anything more and they get mixed up... I'll have to leave the rest for next time... Audrey silently added in her heart.
New Roselle diary? Klein's spirits lifted, and he smiled knowingly:
"Miss Justice, what do you need in return?"
Audrey's eyes lit up, but she pretended to be reserved:
"You see, I'm about to finish digesting the Spectator potion. I hope to obtain the Mind Reader potion formula as early as possible, so I can prepare the materials in advance. Well, I know the content of these two diary pages isn't much and may not match the value of the Mind Reader formula. I'll also give one more page, and um, I'll additionally pay you a sum of money..."
Before she finished, she suddenly felt something was off and couldn't help scolding herself in her heart:
Mr. Fool is at least a being close to a god—how could he possibly care about vulgar money!
Thus, Audrey couldn't maintain her Spectator state and hurriedly stammered:
"I didn't mean that! Mr. Fool, I mean, you can specify the compensation you want, yes, that's it!"
I like your previous proposal... I will answer like this: once you truly digest the Spectator potion, you'll get the subsequent formula. I have a subordinate—no, I should use the more impressive term 'Blessed'—who is busy with something and just happens to need some money. This is his anonymous account, an anonymous account at Backlund Bank... Hmm, I'll disguise myself this week and go to the Tingen branch of Backlund Bank to open an anonymous account... Klein didn't answer immediately, but carefully deliberated his words while appearing profound.
Backlund Bank was one of the seven major banks of the Loen Kingdom, holding the right to clearing.
—In the Loen Kingdom, centralized clearing of bills was used to handle interbank transfers within the same city. However, unlike their counterparts in the Intis Republic, not all banks could join this system. The seven largest banks firmly held this right, so they were also called clearing banks, forcing other banks to rely on them.
Transfers between different locations could only be done within the same bank, completed through clearings between branches. Since the advent of steam trains and telegram, efficiency in this area had improved considerably.
Just then, "The Sun" Derrick Berg suddenly spoke:
"Mind Reader potion formula? Is that the Mind Reader after Spirit Analyst?"
Audrey looked at him in confusion: "You know about it?"
At the same time, Miss Justice used her Spectator instincts to sense a problem:
The other party used the archaic name 'Spirit Analyst' for the corresponding Sequence 7, rather than the more modern 'Psychologist'!
Very strange, this guy... Audrey once again scrutinized every move of "The Sun."
Derrick didn't feel he had shown anything unusual and seriously replied: "I can help you get that formula!"
After speaking, he felt a bit anxious because he couldn't produce it immediately, and forced an explanation:
"This is a sequence originating from the Dragon race, and our City of Silver was once under the rule of the Giant King's Court. You see, giants and dragons are mortal enemies, so City of Silver possesses Sequences 9, 8, and 7 of this path. I have a way to get it."
This kid... and I've been telling him not to speak carelessly, not to reveal his background... Klein wanted to cover his face.
Sigh, although "The Sun" boy seems very silent, tortured, and mature, he really is still a boy! But it does clarify something for me... So the Spectator sequence originated from the Dragon race. No wonder the symbol composed of stars behind Miss Justice's high-backed chair is a "Dragon"... The City of Silver has preserved its history well... Klein maintained his leaning-back posture, listening thoughtfully to "The Sun's" statement.
In fact, he could easily prevent "The Sun" from revealing these things—if he didn't help with "simultaneous translation," "Justice" and "The Hanged Man" would hear nothing, because they couldn't understand anyway.
But Klein thought differently, believing this could effectively solidify the image of a powerful and mysterious being in the minds of the three members, so he listened with a smile, remaining silent and not making any extra attempts.
Giant King's Court, Dragon race, City of Silver... Audrey listened in a daze, first glancing at "The Hanged Man" opposite, judging from his body language that the gentleman was equally shocked and puzzled.
She quickly turned to look at the head of the bronze long table, and saw "The Fool" sitting on the high-backed chair, shrouded in thick gray-white fog, his right elbow resting on the armrest, his palm leisurely supporting his slightly tilted head, neither surprised, nor curious, nor thinking, nor doubting, just looking at all this with a hint of amusement in his eyes.
He knows... He knows everything... Audrey and Alger almost simultaneously made a positive judgment in their hearts.
"City of Silver, I've never heard of this place... Where is it?" Audrey probed, while "The Hanged Man" Alger listened intently.
At that moment, "The Sun" Derrick Berg's mind was also full of questions. He could tell that besides "The Fool," who might be a deity, "Justice" and "The Hanged Man" were clearly closer to Beyonders, Beyonders of a certain Sequence.
And in the place forsaken by God, Derrick had never seen any other living person besides the people of City of Silver.
So he asked back:
"You aren't people from City of Silver—which city-state are you from?"