The "Magician" Who Kept Chasing Him Down

Having guessed the ulterior motives of "The World" and "The Hermit," she said irritably, "I had never even heard of this person before the last gathering."

Never heard of it? Klein's heart stirred, and he quietly conjured a Gold Coins.

Under the cover of the Gray Fog, the Gold Coins nimbly tumbled between his fingertips, finally landing headfirst in his palm.

It seems that Miss "Magician" really doesn't recognize "Flower Bow Tie"... Thinking this, Klein controlled the "World" dummy to continue speaking:

That's roughly what happened.

"Jodson's Bounty thus rose to 15,000 pounds, making him the second Great Pirate in their Pirate after ' Vice Admiral Iceberg '."

After saying that, "World" raised his hand to indicate that his speech was over.

The Gray Fog fell silent for a moment, with most of the members, including "The Hermit" Cattleya, reflecting on the number they had just heard.

"Justice" Audrey pondered for a moment before asking everyone about the question of the Mind Dragon.

Fors immediately became interested, and sat up straight with great interest, feeling that the noble lady's experiences would be perfect material for a novel.

The other members also behaved well, listening attentively to the story.

The only one who was distracted was "Fool" Klein, who was multitasking, listening to Miss "Justice" tell a story while Silent Recitation reciting divination phrases:

"The Magician's" friend, former Bestselling Author Raven, and "Flower Bow Tie" Jodson are members of the same Concealment organization."

Repeated seven times in a row.

The Gold Coins immediately rolled from his fingertips to his palm.

Turn it up!

This means my previous guess Error... Was I overthinking things? Klein, unconvinced, adjusted the divination statement and performed the divination again.

After several attempts, similar results were obtained each time.

He slowly exhaled, finally believing that there was no connection between "The Magician" and her friend and "Flower Bow Tie" Jodson.

Meanwhile, in the Real World.

Sitting in his long-absent office, listening to his First Manager report on the progress of compensation for employees injured or killed in the Great Smog and the business situation since the New Year, Lorry suddenly sensed something. Without making a sound, he reached into his right pocket and touched the Anti-Divination Charm that emitted a warm touch.

Secretly doing fortune-telling during a party, how bored are you...? Klein mentally muttered to himself, then pulled his hand out and tapped the table.

"Are the young ladies from noble families and wealthy merchants quite pleased with the new design of the Face Mask?"

Asking fashion designers to create more attractive styles for new Face Mask, taking into account women's characteristics, has been a direction that Face Mask Factory have been pushing forward since the New Year.

This came from the suggestion of the "Despair" lady.

Lorry didn't believe in Demoness ' character, but he was willing to believe in their aesthetic sense, so he mentioned this when explaining things to Joe.

The First Manager's execution ability is beyond doubt; the first two batches of Face Mask specifically targeting upper-middle-class women have received positive feedback.

Joe's smile almost overflowed:

To be precise, I am very satisfied.

"Perhaps my words are a bit inappropriate, but that's the truth. Last year's Great Smog made everyone pay more attention to air quality and physical health."

"When it's foggy, neither gentlemanly men nor ladies who care about their appearance will refuse to wear Face Mask."

"In this field, we have virtually no competitors."

"One reason is that we applied for Patent in advance, so those clumsy imitators dare not openly violate the laws of the Kingdom, and their products are far less effective than ours."

"Another reason is your wise decision at the time, which earned you public recognition from the church and Parliament and the trust of all classes."

"Gentlemen don't care much about whether what's on their face is beautiful or ugly, but it's different for ladies."

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According to market research, over 90% of the two batches of Face Mask ended up in the upper-middle class, but a small portion was bought by girls from ordinary families.

When he said that last sentence, his tone carried a slight hint of incomprehension.

In his mind, the target customers for these two batches of Face Mask were wealthy businesswomen and aristocratic women, hence the relatively high price.

"You're making a fuss over nothing... The pursuit of beauty is a woman's instinct... My ' Messenger ' lady is already Spirit World Creature, and she changes her wigs and colored contact lenses from time to time..." Lorry glanced at the First Manager, who lacked knowledge in this area, his thoughts racing as he began to consider the Factory's future development direction.

Above the Gray Fog.

With "The Hermit" Cattleya responding to "The World's" question about "Red-Haired Helene," this week's Tarot Club drawing to a close.

Just as Klein was about to announce the end, he saw "The Magician" raise his hand.

"Um, I'm sorry," Fors said sheepishly, "Could we wait a little longer? I still have a few Beyonder Characteristic."

There are... a few more... The Gray Fog World is quiet, like a dead land.

"Beyonder Characteristic aren't like roadside weeds... Fors, what exactly did your 'friend' do?" "Justice," Audrey sighed silently.

Exhausted, she forced a smile and, wanting to help her friend out of the awkward situation, said:

Which Sequence do they correspond to?

Fors glanced gratefully at the noblewoman and replied succinctly:

"The ' Sailor ' Pathway includes Sequence 9 through Sequence 7 Beyonder Characteristic, as well as one ' Assassin ' trait and one ' Archaeologist ' trait."

Alger, the "Hanged Man," shuddered and immediately asked, "I want ' Sailor, ' ' Folk of Rage,' and ' Seafarer.' How much for all of them?"

After thinking for a moment, Fors said, "2200 pounds."

"This price is indeed a good deal, "Alger nodded without hesitation.

"Make a deal!"

"The other two, if packaged together, will only cost 1000 pounds." Fors looked at "The Hermit," believing her to be the only possible buyer.

After a few seconds of hesitation, Cattleya nodded.

"... good."

Noticing everyone was looking at him, and seeing that Mr. Fool showed no sign of ending the party, Fors said weakly, "There really aren't any more this time."

Audrey said:

Why didn't you sell them all at once?

"Too many... I forgot..." Fors chuckled dryly, "I only remembered when the ' Hermit ' mentioned the ' Vice Admiral of Ailment '."

--When Cattleya introduced "Red-Haired Helene," she casually mentioned that "Vice Admiral of Ailment" Tracy was Beyonder using the "Assassin" Pathway.

Too many... I forgot... "Miss Magician," are you sure you're not in Versailles? Klein thought irritably, tapping the long table lightly:

"Let's end this."

Led by Audrey, the "Justice" member, the members all stood up and bowed:

"As you wish."

Posner Face Mask Factory.

In the boss's private office, Lorry said in a low voice:

"Next, we will adjust our business to focus on two directions: making clear price differences between products targeting the working class and products targeting the upper-middle class."

"While retaining the basic functions, the earliest White Style added several different styles and lowered the price to make it more accessible to the general public."

"On the other hand, we should listen more to user feedback and invite more well-known designers to give Face Mask targeting the upper-middle class the ' Accessory ' attribute."