"Poor things... the Lamplighters should be Non-Human Existences, right? Losing three in one go... some small factions don't even have that many high-ranking Beyonders to lose."
Lilliat sighed sympathetically.
Aaron's expression remained unchanged, as though it had nothing whatsoever to do with him.
He glanced at the bidder and spoke directly. "2,500 pounds!"
Tias looked at Aaron in surprise, while Lilliat could not help asking outright, "Are you confident you can decipher it? Even the auctioneer clearly couldn't interpret the contents of that fragment, or they wouldn't have put it up for public auction."
"I want to try!"
Aaron quietly transformed his spirituality into 'Chrysalis,' becoming half a 'Weaver.'
'Weavers' were not only skilled at manipulating spirit threads, but also at manipulating conspiracies and weaving scripts!
At that moment, his inspiration suddenly surged forth. It was as though he were an audience member below the stage, watching the actors perform above, yet also like a puppet master manipulating puppet after puppet with invisible threads, making them move according to his will.
'Using extraordinary abilities openly in the venue is naturally asking for a beating... so I won't use extraordinary abilities on others—I'll use them on myself!'
'Weaving a script... could a fragment suspected of containing the secret of the Sunfall Chapter draw out the Sunset School?'
'To open the Fifth Origin Substance, aside from a Spirit Realm wonder, I also need the main ingredient... I currently don't want to melt down Fool's Crown, so I still need the remains of a Sixth Origin Substance!'
'Flander, president of the Gourmet Association, keeps his whereabouts hidden... There have been no clues all this time. Perhaps I should change targets—for instance... a certain Alchemist?'
Aaron recalled the fortress that had emerged within the Spirit Realm when he had killed Lady Garde last time.