Very generous conditions... Klein almost couldn't believe his ears.
Although the most valuable leftover characteristics of a Sequence 5 Beyonders and the powerful sealed artifact with special effects went to the other party, the rest wasn't bad either!
If even one of the Sequence 6 "Walking Dead" and Sequence 7 "Werewolf" could be left behind, it would still be a considerable gain!
Klein leaned back slightly, putting on a thoughtful expression to suppress the greed that suddenly surged within him.
"Your conditions are indeed satisfactory," he responded, then turned to ask, "Who is Karaman the Witch King? What aspects does his Book of Secrets cover?"
Maric rubbed his forehead and said:
"The Witch King can refer to either a high-sequence position or a distinguished person who commands forces such as darkness, the moon, and the uncanny, surpassing their peers. Karaman was both."
"He was active on the Southern Continent in the early Fifth Epoch, then completely disappeared; perhaps he was killed by the Church of Death or our secret organization, or perhaps he died of old age in some unknown place."
"His Book of Secrets includes knowledge such as mysticism, rituals, alchemy, astrology, symbolism, and natural interaction. Even an ordinary person, if they obtained it, could become an expert in occultism and even, without consuming potions, rely on their innate spirituality to accomplish minor supernatural feats. Of course, the cost is gradually becoming a psychiatric patient—a side effect of the strain on their spirituality."
It sounded very tempting... Just what I need... But this mission is not only difficult in itself, but also brings certain troubles afterward. After all, that's a secret organization with a thousand years of history... Klein pondered for a few seconds and still chose to follow his heart:
"I hope you can give me some time to think."
"This is a very serious and dangerous matter; I can't act impulsively."
"Tomorrow at nine in the morning, I'll give you my answer. Come to my house; you know the address."
He said the last sentence looking at Sharon, and after speaking, he suddenly felt a bit anxious and tense:
They had revealed so many important secrets, even involving their hidden problems; if I don't agree on the spot, will they kill me to silence me?
Or will they stick with me every step of the way until I make a decision?
How can I go up to the Gray Fog to divine then!
Sharon, dressed in a black court dress, quietly looked at Klein. In her blue eyes there was no anger, no suspicion, no emotion at all.
She suddenly took out a folded piece of paper from some hidden pocket and unfolded it into a rectangle.
The paper was orange-yellow all over, with many symbolic symbols, including those representing the sun.
And these symbols and marks circled a blank area, making one feel warm and calm.
As soon as he saw this paper, Klein remembered what it was and let out a sigh of relief.
This also came from "Marionette Master" Rosago. This was a "Notarization"!
This was the wonderful item that had belonged to Sharon when they split the spoils.
Pale and delicate Sharon handed the "Notarization" to Klein and said concisely:
"Press here."
"Promise not to divulge what you just heard."
Phew... Klein exhaled, nodded solemnly, and said:
"Okay."
Following the prompt, he took the "Notarization" and pressed his palm onto the blank area, then carefully said:
"I promise not to tell anyone what I just learned from Miss Sharon and Mr. Maric."
As he spoke word by word, the symbols and magical markings around the notarization lit up one after another, emitting bright and warm light.
When it was over, the light formed an image like a seal, pressed onto Klein's palm, passed through it, and imprinted on the blank area.
A warm current flashed, and Klein suddenly felt a subtle yet invisible connection between himself and that notarization.
So the ability that the old man "Wisdom Eye" simulated back then indeed belonged to "Notary"... He suddenly recalled something from the past.
"I'm done," Klein said, returning the "Notarization".
Sharon nodded calmly, said nothing more, and her indifferent figure quickly faded and disappeared inside the carriage.
Maric was still suppressing the deep malice in his eyes and lightly tapped the carriage wall with his bent finger.
The carriage slowly stopped, and the door opened.
He's using a walking dead to drive and shadows as servants... That's really Maric's style... Klein, who had opened his spiritual sight, realized this and took off his cap, pressed it to his chest, bowed slightly, and jumped out of the carriage.
The surroundings were a quiet street; several gas lamps were broken but no one repaired them.
Klein first went to that one-room apartment in the East End, then returned to 15 Minsk Street, where he pretended to do two divinations in the living room.
One was whether he should accept this commission, and the other was whether the commission was dangerous and how dangerous.
But he didn't bother to examine the answers closely, as Beyonders of the Mutant pathway, the "Wraith", can transform into spiritual bodies, directly contact the Spirit World, and gain information. That is, they naturally have divination and anti-divination abilities. So both Sharon and the target, Steve, could make the revelations Klein got false or skewed.
After finishing the divination, he proceeded to read newspapers and books as usual, practiced his supernatural abilities in the living room, then washed up and went to sleep, showing no signs of abnormality.
At 4:10 in the morning, Klein suddenly woke up and jumped out of bed!
He found candles, created a wall of spirituality, and quietly performed a ritual to summon himself!
Then, he took four steps in reverse, entered above the Gray Fog, but did not rush to respond to the prayers.