After getting a nod of agreement from The World and settling the matter of Louis Wien, The Magician, Fors, thought for a moment and continued:
"Everyone, does anyone have a meteorite crystal or crystallized blood of the Lava Octopus? Or any information about them?"
These were the main ingredients of the Astrologer potion formula.
Fors had originally planned to commission The Moon, who was also in Backlund, to help find Louis Wien, but after consideration, she decided to try herself first. If all paths and clues were completely dead, then she would seek help at the Tarot Club.
Meteorite crystal? Crystallized blood of the Lava Octopus? That sounds familiar... This is not because I have the Astrologer potion formula myself... That's right, it's familiar because the main ingredients of the Seer potion formula are 50 grams of star crystal and 10 ml of Lava Octopus blood! The ingredients for Astrologer are like an upgraded version of Seer's... Indeed, the Apprentice pathway and the Seer pathway will be interchangeable in the future... Klein thought here, and suddenly had an inspiration:
"Since obtaining the Faceless potion formula is so difficult, and all three paths are very dangerous, wouldn't it be possible to consider Sequence 4 of a related pathway? For example, the Apprentice!"
After this idea burst forth, he suddenly saw the light, and much of his difficulty disappeared.
And clues to the Sequence 4 potion for the Apprentice pathway existed in the Tarot Club—that is, the Abraham family behind The Magician.
With this thought, The World's gaze toward The Magician unconsciously softened, making Fors shiver inexplicably, suspecting that Mr. World was already planning how to hunt Louis Wien.
At this time, Mr. Fool Klein remembered another problem: according to Dunn and Daly's speculation, the first five sequences of the Seer pathway do not have an obvious progressive relationship; each provides a different aspect of Beyonder abilities, and then at the key node of Sequence 4, the five fingers clench into a fist, resulting in a qualitative change.
When Captain and Ms. Daly made their speculation, they only knew partial information about Seer, Clown, and Magician. The subsequent Faceless and Puppet Master verified this idea with their existence... So, could it be that the Seer, Apprentice, and possibly the Marauder pathways cannot interchange at Sequence 4, but only at Sequence 3? Klein's excitement gradually faded.
He knew too little and couldn't judge for now. He had to wait for a reply from Mr. Azik and, after leaving the waters targeted by the True Creator, contact the Magic Mirror Arrodes.
As Klein was lost in thought, he suddenly heard The Hermit, Cattleya, speak:
"I have the crystallized blood of the Lava Octopus, 600 pounds per portion."
"As for the meteorite crystal, I know where it is. How many grams do you need?"
600 pounds is a very reasonable price... The Magician, Fors, replied in surprise:
"60 grams."
"Alright, I'll deliver it within two weeks, also 600 pounds," The Hermit Cattleya said succinctly.
So easily solved... Ms. Hermit is so proactive and engaged today... Wait, earlier she... Fors quickly nodded:
"No problem."
I currently have 830 pounds in savings, enough to buy the crystallized blood of the Lava Octopus, but within two weeks, I need to raise about 400 more pounds. The post-holiday royalties should be paid soon, about 150 pounds, leaving a gap of 220 pounds. I'll have to find a way to earn money again... Fors rapidly calculated her finances in her mind.
Seeing that The Magician had gathered the main ingredients in just one minute, Justice Audrey could no longer contain herself and raised her hand slightly:
"I hope to obtain the complete pituitary gland of a young mind dragon, or 60 ml of spinal fluid of a black hunting monitor lizard, or a fruit of the hallucination wind chime tree."
These were the main ingredients for the Hypnotist potion. If she used only the complete pituitary gland of a young mind dragon, no other ingredients were needed.
As soon as Audrey finished speaking, The Hermit's voice responded:
"Since the Fifth Epoch, mind dragons have nearly disappeared, very hard to find."
"I have a way to get the spinal fluid of the black hunting monitor lizard, but it will take two to three weeks, and the price ranges from 1500 to 2000 pounds, because it's not up to me."
"I will inquire about the fruit of the hallucination wind chime, but I can't guarantee that I'll have news."
So efficient... After being punished, Ms. Hermit seems to have a stronger sense of belonging to our Tarot Club, more active and more amiable... Justice Audrey was momentarily speechless.
After a few seconds of silence, she bowed slightly:
"No problem."
The Hanged Man, Alger, who was watching, suddenly felt that things had developed differently than he had expected. The Hermit, who had been reprimanded and punished by Mr. Fool, had changed from her previous style of mainly watching and listening to deeply participating in every possible matter within the Tarot Club. Her strength, background, resources, and connections as a pirate admiral immediately shone brightly and dazzlingly!
This brilliance almost blinded Alger, and he suddenly felt a strong sense of crisis.
At this moment, he very much wished that Ms. Hermit would return to her previous state.
Mr. Fool Klein was also somewhat surprised by what he saw and heard:
"I thought Ms. Hermit would be depressed for a while and develop some resistance to Tarot Club matters, but instead..."
"Could it be that she is the kind that only obeys after a beating?"
"Hmm... that's how you educate children—through beatings. The Queen was spanked too little... Hah, the Queen's style of doing things isn't great either. The Emperor was also spanked too little!"
While inwardly complaining, Klein manipulated The World to look around and chuckle softly: