Breaking Ten Thousand Pounds

Backlund, Hillston District, Quelaag Club.

It was early morning, and the lobby on the first floor was sparsely populated. At a table in the corner, two club members sat facing each other, enjoying their fragrant black tea, but their brows were tightly furrowed.

"Even now, I still can't believe Talim is gone."

One of the guests, Surgeon Aaron Chris, spoke in a somber tone.

"Me too."

Across from Aaron, Klein also expressed his shock—even though he knew there was something fishy about it.

The two were talking about a young nobleman named Talim Dumont.

Talim was a mutual friend of both men, a warm and friendly person who got along well with them at the club. Just the day before, at the Quelaag Club, in front of many people, he suddenly collapsed and died instantly. His death was so swift that there was no chance for resuscitation.

"Poor Talim, he never married because of family reasons," Aaron sighed, shaking his head. "Who would have thought that such a strong man would die from a heart problem?"

It's not a heart attack, it's Curse.

Klein retorted silently.

In the instant he witnessed Talim's death, he activated his Spirit Vision and noticed a wisp of black energy flash across the other man's chest. It was the scent of Curse, proving that Talim's death was entirely man-made.

Not only was his death strange, but Talim also said some odd things to Klein before his death. Combined with the fact that he was very close to members of the Royal Family, the inside story is even more difficult to judge.

May he find peace.

Klein said.

Just then, he suddenly heard layers upon layers of illusory prayers in his ears.

Who is contacting me?

"Excuse me, I'll just go to the restroom for a moment."

Klein immediately made an excuse to get up.

"It's alright, actually I have something to do too, I was just about to leave." Aaron also stood up, "My wife needs to go to the hospital for a check-up."

Is something wrong with the child?

Klein couldn't help but ask.

Based on the information he possessed, there was a very high probability that the child Aaron's wife was carrying was a Sequence 1 "Snake of Mercury".

"It's nothing, just a routine check-up."

A smile crept across Aaron's face when he mentioned his children.

After saying goodbye to Aaron, Klein saw no need to pretend to go to the restroom. He simply went upstairs and asked a waiter to open a room for him. After locking the door, he took four steps backward and arrived Above the Gray Fog.

There, the Red Star representing [Temperance] are rippling with waves.

Was it a prayer from Luther?

There's news about the Human Skin Shadow!

Suppressing his inner excitement, Klein slowly extended his Spirituality, connecting with the star. A phantom image quickly appeared before him. There, Luther, still in a praying posture, spoke:

"Dear Mr. Fool, please tell [the world] that I have obtained the Human Skin Shadow Characteristic. Give me 1800 pounds, and the item is his."

As expected, it's Characteristic of the Human Skin Shadow!

Klein thought happily. It seemed that Luther and Miss Sharron had gone to the cemetery last night and didn't know what dangers lay in Amon's tomb.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but take a closer look at Luther's figure, repeatedly confirming that "Amon" was not parasitizing the other person before he felt relieved and began to calculate his own assets.

Luther was quite reasonable; he didn't ask for too much. But even so, 1800 pounds was still a considerable sum for me.

The Main Ingredient for Sequence 6 is worth around £1,500, but in the actual trading market, due to its increasing scarcity, it often commands a premium, and it's not uncommon for it to sell for over £2,000.

Klein thought for a moment, then created a phantom of prayer on the Gray Fog and had it speak, "Honorable Mr. Fool, please tell [Temperance] that I will transfer the cash immediately and ask him to prepare the Sacrificial Ritual."

After he finished speaking, he extracted the video clip and threw it into the star representing [Temperance].

The East Borough, the area effectively controlled by the Lyman Gang.

Not long after Luther finished praying, a Gray Fog appeared before his eyes. He saw the [world] within the Gray Fog and heard the words spoken by the other party.

"Whoosh--"

But before he could hear what the other person said, the Phantom Tide quickly arose. The Tide surged and rushed out of Luther's mind.

Oops!

Luther sensed something was wrong. The Tide instinctively resisted the Gray Fog and were about to burst out, destroying the scene formed by the Gray Fog.

However, the Tide's response was not very strong, nor was it overwhelming. Luther forcefully controlled the Tide's flow, preventing it from overflowing, thus fully receiving the information transmitted by the Fool.

"Fortunately, the Gray Fog wasn't too thick."

Luther thought to himself with a sense of relief.

After becoming a nominal follower of the Fool, he gradually figured out the pattern between the Tide and the Gray Fog within his body. The Tide seemed to have an automatic counterattack system; when they sensed the Gray Fog, or rather, the aura of Mr. Fool, they would instinctively resist.

However, this resistance is relative; that is, the intensity of the resistance is directly related to the strength of the Fool's mentality.

When Luther prays directly to [The Fool] or goes Above the Gray Fog, the Tide will resist with all its might, forcing him to give up; however, when the aura of the Gray Fog is not very strong, the intensity of the Tide's resistance will also decrease.

It's like a fierce guard dog. When it sees another fierce dog in the house, it will bark and bite wildly, and even the owner can't stop it. But when a small dog comes, it will lose interest, just sniff the smell, and will retreat when the owner calls it.

For Luther, this mechanism allows him to receive the Fool's messages more easily, instead of having to create a Virtual Personality all the time to receive messages, which is indeed a good thing.

After that, Luther successfully held the Sacrificial Ritual and received £1,800 in cash from Mr. Fool's Divine Kingdom. His cash also successfully broke through the £10,000 mark, reaching £11,600.

"I don't know if 10,000 pounds is enough to buy a Sequence 4 Main Ingredient. Sequence 4 Main Ingredient can't necessarily be bought with money."

Luther pondered for a moment, then put the money away and left his Lounge.

"Mr. Anderson, Miss Audrey is already waiting for you."

As soon as he stepped out of the Lounge, Ciel, the leader of the Lyman Gang, hurried over and whispered something. Audrey Hall was the factory's financier, and Ciel's attitude was very polite.