"The Strongest Backing"

After speaking, he divided the talisman in his hand into three parts. He kept one for himself and handed the remaining two to Altair and Audrey respectively, saying, "Don't mention it. I'm sure there are some people in your family who suffer from insomnia or have poor sleep quality—in short, I'm sure you'll find it useful."

"As for how to use the talisman, the Merchant just mentioned it: simply say 'sleep' in Hermes."

After hearing Grellint's words, Altair and Audrey did not refuse or decline, but accepted the item directly and examined it.

After a quick glance, Altair basically understood the strength and power of the creator of the crudely made silver talisman before him.

The lack of Spirituality and poor efficacy of this flawed "talisman" already indicates that the creator was neither a member of the Church of Evernight nor a believer in the Evernight Goddess.

Although the "Sleep" spell is not the exclusive property of the Church of Evernight, others can also create it by learning how.

However, when creating a state of "sleep," it is best to pray to the Evernight Goddess for blessings, because she "is, after all, the True God of the Sleepless Pathway, possessing the authority of the Evernight."

Instead of, like this maker, using what I think is the name, I pray to myself to make it.

However, it cannot be denied that the creator possessed certain Ritual Magic knowledge, and must have been taught by someone or had access to relevant books.

The person who meets all these conditions is most likely someone sent by Vivian — Demoness, no, more like a member of the Spirituality Society.

After considering all this, Altair turned his attention back to the extraordinary trade fair not far away.

Not long after, someone was heard saying, "I'm selling an extraordinary weapon Rage Battle Axe." Its negative effect is that it causes the user to gradually accumulate rage and lose their mind during battle.

"But its positive effects are undeniably powerful; when a person is angry, their strength increases until finally unleashing a furious attack."

"The usage period has one and a half years remaining. The starting price is 550 Gold Pound, no bargaining."

Altair wouldn't be surprised if extraordinary weapons appeared at this trade fair, because that was part of her plan.

Since Altair was promoted to Sequence Six Mechanical Expert, "Ancient Artisan," she has had the ability to create simple Extraordinary Item.

In order to promote his Extraordinary Gathering, Altair handed over the failed creations he had made earlier to Simon this morning, asking him to arrange for them to be sold at the parties.

This kind of extraordinary weapon with a limited duration is not an item that incorporates Beyonder Characteristic, like a Sealed Artifact.

Rather, it is like a byproduct of Beyonder Characteristic, made from materials such as the bones and blood of extraordinary creatures, much like the demon-hunting bullets used by the Church of Evernight.

Of course, the materials produced by out-of-control Beyonder can also be used.

Although this extraordinary weapon would gradually make the user more irritable and easily angered during battle, it could not dampen the enthusiasm of the crowd, who bid against each other until finally, when someone bid 620 Gold Pound, the crowd gradually fell silent, and the final winner was decided.

The "Rage Battle Axe" transaction had just been completed when, on the other side, someone else brought out an extraordinary weapon and introduced it:

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The "Dark Edge Blade" passively reduces the user's weight, making them more Feather Fall, and grants them eagle-like observational skills. It has no noticeable side effects. Its effect lasts for one and a half years, and it costs starting at 400 Gold Pound.

And so, people entered into a bidding war. In the end, due to the limited capabilities of the weapons, the highest bid only reached 500 Gold Pound.

Five weapons of this quality appeared at this auction.

After the transactions for the Extraordinary Material and weapons were completed, Altair's people began buying medicine.

"Hemostatic potion," which accelerates wound clotting and has a weak antibacterial effect, is a staple for adventurers and Low Sequence Beyonder. One bottle costs 1 Gold Pound.

"Energy Replenishing Mixture" gently stimulates the body and relieves fatigue, but it can cause exhaustion afterward. One bottle costs 10 soli.

"Rose Antidote can neutralize many common plant toxins and low-level curses."

With a large number of useful medicines appearing, people began a frenzy of buying them.

After the three discussed what they needed, Grellint, being the only man, acted as a gentleman and went shopping on their behalf.

But from Altair's perspective, she saw that Grellint not only bought the potion the three of them had agreed on, but also other special potions.

For example: "Pink-colored Pain Relief Potion" and "Blue-colored Unyielding Expedition Secret Brew".

Moreover, they purchased quite a lot and, under the cover of the transaction, put these special potions into their own pockets.

After finishing the transaction, Grellint returned carrying three cloth bags. She handed two smaller bags to Altair and Audrey respectively, then said without batting an eye, "I also picked out some gifts for the others."

As he spoke, Grellint even gave his cloth bag a proper shake.

Once all the transactions were completed, the cautious individuals would seek notarization from Simon.

Those who were more easygoing or believed they wouldn't be fooled started chatting in small groups. However, most of their conversation revolved around sharing information about the current situation in Bexland.

After a long while, Simon finished the examination. Once he was certain no one had forged the documents, he clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention, and said, "Everyone, that's all for today."

"If you wish to attend the next gathering, please remember the instructions on this note: between 10:00 AM on Tuesday and 3:00 PM on Wednesday, go to Om Messiah Machinery Shop on Vlad Street in the East District or Circe Herb Shop Riverside Blaise Street to find out the location of the next gathering."

"We're following the rules, leaving one by one, with each person having a three-minute interval."

"I also want to remind everyone not to do anything bad near the party. If we catch them, troublemakers will be in big trouble."

After making his threats, Simon began to arrange the order in which everyone left.

When it was Altair's turn to leave, she said to the two people sitting beside her, "Don't be afraid, I'll be waiting for you in the carriage outside the door."

After saying this, Altair turned and left the hall. Not long after, the two of them came out one after the other.

Once Grellint was seated, Altair said, "It's almost 10 p. m., so I won't invite you to my house anymore—"

After the carriage had traveled for more than half an hour, it stopped at the side gate of the Grellint family manor in Empress Borough. Grellint then emphasized to Altair, "Remember the gathering I'm organizing the day after tomorrow? I've already made an appointment with that Beyonder— "

After emphasizing the importance of the gathering, he smiled and added, "But it's okay if you forget; I'll write to you to remind you."

After Grellint stepped down from the carriage, Audrey said to Altair, "Sister Altair, I assure you, what you said today will remain only in that room. You are the sister I cherish most in this life, and your feelings deserve to be respected. And I—and I will be your strongest support."

After saying that, Audrey gave Altair another thumbs-up.