"Miss Justice always manages to stay in a happy mood; it's really enviable. I hope I can be like that too..." Hearing that cheerful greeting, Klein, seated at the head of the bronze long table, couldn't help sighing silently.
But he immediately thought of how the other had casually taken out 1,000 pounds in cash, and suddenly felt that it would be very difficult for him to always remain as cheerful as Miss Justice...
"The Sun" Derrick Berg was a young man who cared greatly about his own credibility, so he immediately replied:
"I have already obtained the formula for 'Reader'."
During this period, he had sorted through the legacy left by his parents. Apart from the house, furniture, and a few items kept for remembrance, everything else of value had been exchanged in the "black market" of the Silver City for the "Reader" formula and the ingredients for the "Bard" potion. He was currently living on a fixed ration of food.
But he believed this situation would not last too long. Once he passed the battle assessment, he would join the teams that clean up the "dark creatures" in the surroundings and earn substantial rewards.
When I become truly powerful, I will apply to be a member of an elite squad, explore the depths of the darkness, and find a way to lift the curse... Derrick thought with a trace of hope, while turning his head to glance at "The Fool" in the dense gray fog.
He had noticed last time that after requesting permission from Mr. Fool, "Miss Justice" could inexplicably make the unknown Roselle's diary appear directly!
Although Derrick didn't understand how this was done, he felt it was better to look at Mr. Fool first.
"First recall the formula in your mind, then pick up the pen beside you and give it a strong desire to express." Klein leaned back in his chair, feigning ease.
Because "The Sun" came from the Silver City, which was suspected to be the "God-forsaken Land," he conjured not a fountain pen, but a quill pen when he appeared before him.
Of course, there was still no ink.
Derrick did not dare doubt the Fool's words, and immediately grasped the quill that had suddenly appeared beside him.
Within seconds, following the instructions, he unexpectedly saw that the yellow-brown parchment in front of him now bore the formula for the "Reader" potion.
After examining it twice, Derrick remained silent and pushed the promised item over to "Miss Justice."
Audrey took it with excitement, agitation, and anticipation but also great restraint. She glanced at it, taking in the words that Klein had translated:
"Main ingredient: complete pituitary gland of a Specter Dragon, 10 ml of spinal fluid from a Half-Ghost Rabbit."
"Supplementary ingredients..."
I've never heard of those main ingredients... Hmm, I don't know enough yet... Lately, I've been cramming the types and names of common extraordinary materials from Fors and Xio, Audrey thought with slight chagrin.
At this moment, she had forgotten what "Spectator" meant.
Suddenly, Audrey heard a faint tapping sound. She instinctively looked at the head of the bronze table.
She was pleasantly surprised to see Mr. Fool lightly tapping the edge of the table with his right index finger, giving her a slight nod and eye gesture.
What's going on? Audrey was puzzled and a bit lost.
As she was about to ask, she caught sight of a change in the "Reader" formula in front of her. Many annotations had been added:
"Main ingredient: complete pituitary gland of a Specter Dragon (also known as a Seven-Colored Lizard-Dragon), 10 ml of spinal fluid of a Half-Ghost Rabbit (also known as a Falsman Rabbit)."
"Supplementary ingredients..."
I recognize all of these! Audrey first was taken aback, then a strong surge of joy welled up from the depths of her heart.
"Thank you, Mr. Fool. You are truly very knowledgeable." She looked up again, offering sincere gratitude and praise.
"The Hanged Man" Alger did not know exactly what had happened, but he was quite dismissive of "Justice's" words:
How can a being similar to a deity be described with 'knowledgeable'?
To a certain degree, such an existence itself is equivalent to knowledge!
Klein, in turn, accepted "Miss Justice's" praise calmly, because it wasn't just a matter of having coincidentally obtained the "Reader" formula from the Psychology Alchemists.
— After bringing "The Sun" into the Tarot Club, based on the special nature of the Silver City where he was, Klein had been on guard against such problems. He constantly looked up relevant information to study. Even if Daster Goodrian hadn't obtained the formula in time, he could have easily completed the annotations just now. And after his earlier divination and the comparison just now, he was convinced that both copies of the "Reader" formula were correct.
This is what is meant by being prepared prevents trouble... Klein thought with a hint of complacency.
Audrey looked over the "Reader" formula again, reluctantly withdrawing her gaze, and habitually "expressed" Roselle's diary.
"This is what you deserve." She put down her fountain pen, looked at the Fool in the gray fog, and said, "Also, I'll give your Blessed another 300, 300 pounds. What do you think?"
She said this a bit nervously, because three pages of Roselle's diary had only cost her 20 pounds, while the "Sheriff" formula, also at Sequence 8, required 450 pounds.