The Cautious Magician

Because "World" had requested a private conversation, the other members could only sit in silence, staring ahead while their imaginations ran wild over what the information about the True Creator and those two Sequences might be.

Since he would be active at sea for a while and would likely face the Admiral of Blood, Sifa decided to ask the Watchers for detailed information about him when he returned. He would also ask about the general characteristics of each Sequence in the Criminal Pathway.

The second question was because quite a few of the Admiral of Blood's subordinates seemed to be Beyonders of that Pathway. In fact, they were almost all from the Prisoner and Criminal Pathways.

A moment later, Sifa sensed that the barrier Above the Gray Fog had been lifted. Then he heard World's gloomy voice. "Mr. Chariot, I've obtained the Shadow Lizard Scale for you. I'll sacrifice it to Mr. Fool later. As for the other materials, I have no leads yet."

"I'll keep looking, or you can accept the difference in Gold Pounds."

The main ingredients for Sequence 7 cost between 700 and 1,000 pounds. I gave Klein the True Root of the Fog Tree-Man and its corresponding sap, which would come to about 1,000 pounds.

Unless something unexpected happens, the supplementary ingredients for Sequence 6 will probably cost 400 to 600 pounds. After deducting the Shadow Lizard Scale, I'd get three or four hundred pounds at most.

But I'll collect a bounty of over two thousand pounds tonight. Money is the last thing I need right now. After thinking it over, Sifa nodded. "Please keep an eye out for leads on the other materials."

"Also."

Sifa looked at the other members. "If any of you have Hunting Black Spider's Compound Eyes, Human-faced Rose, a complete Human-Faced