Alger, the Hanged Man, first turned to look at Temperance and found him still twirling his fountain pen, with no intention of answering.
After a few seconds of silence, he spoke up:
"The old name for Sequence 7 of the Spectator pathway was 'Psychiatrist.' These days, it's commonly described as a 'Psychiatrist.' As far as I know, the Psychology Alchemists possess quite a few of the subsequent formulas."
At that point, Lin Chuan casually added:
"Sequence 6 of the Spectator pathway is Hypnotist, Sequence 5 is Dreamwalker, Sequence 4 is Manipulator, and Sequence 3 is Dream Weaver."
"Thank you, Mr. Hanged Man, and thank you as well, Mr. Temperance," Audrey said sincerely, her voice light and delighted. "What should I pay you?"
Dream Weaver, Dreamwalker... Those names were very much to her liking.
"No need," Lin Chuan answered briefly. "They're only names."
"I'll answer this question for free as well." Alger shook his head. He had never intended to charge her, and now he dared even less to do so. "After all, I was the one who guided you onto this pathway."
They were all potion Sequence names, yet Temperance had casually rattled them off all the way up to Sequence 3.
He doesn't care about such trifles at all, nor has he even considered compensation... Alger's feelings were complicated.
On the one hand, Temperance's presence meant he could obtain plenty of secret knowledge for free. On the other, the knowledge he had painstakingly accumulated seemed so meager before him that it would probably be difficult to exchange information for benefits in the future.
Fortunately, Temperance seemed to act on a whim, saying whatever came to mind. Most of the time, he merely supplemented their answers in passing, so perhaps it would not affect things...
Audrey had intended to ask