Part 2 The Faceless Man Chapter 44 “2-081”
…… God’s Reason …… hearing the pharmacist’s answer, Klein, as “The Joker”, could not control his changing expression, fortunately, he still had an iron mask on his face. The mask was not noticed by the Apothecary.
The Pharmacist paid no attention to Klein’s or Mr. Wise Eyes’ reactions, and dissembled to himself:
”That’s why I love Birkeland, it’s full of streetwalkers, they hang out outside concert halls and theaters, wait in the streets and alleys, they’re either professional or part-time, they’re originally working girls and maids, they have different flavors, and I’m told that in some parts of the West End, there are occasional bankrupt aristocratic ladies, which is really something to aspire to. ”
”……” Klein pushed back the iron mask that covered the upper half of his face and hurriedly changed the subject, “Does your teacher have a problem with your choice?”
The pharmacist shook his head slightly:
”No, he just kicked me out the door after teaching the herb field, letting me travel the continent and experience life, damn it, he didn’t even tell me where to look for the subsequent magical medicine materials!”
Saying this, the pharmacist looked at Klein and added:
”If you know where to find the medullary crystals of the ‘Fountain of the Elves’, please do let me know, I will pay you for it, of course, you can also buy it first and then sell it to me at a higher price, you’re a lucky guy, you might be able to help me fulfill my wish.”
”Okay.” Klein casually agreed, and inquired thoughtfully, “When the time comes, can I exchange it for the ‘Medicine Man’s’ magic potion formula?”
In his opinion, ‘Apothecary’ was a very useful auxiliary profession that could be used to cultivate helpers.
The not too fat but rather round pharmacist quickly waved his head and said:
”No way!”
”I can only teach my students.”
Is this the rule of the School of Life? Maybe there was even an oath made with a certain hidden existence as a witness …… Klein thought without surprise.
Just then, the pharmacist gave a hey:
”But I can tell you where to go to get the apothecary’s formula, right here in Berkland.”
”Very well.” Klein was quite pleasantly surprised by this.
Noticing that old Mr. Wise Eyes was about to open his mouth to send off again, he was busy asking again:
”Mr. Apothecary, do you have any potions for treating mental madness and other problems?”
Klein was performing for the bodyguard lady to make her more sure that he was slightly affected by the “Real Creator”, turning him into a potential lunatic who was trying to seek treatment.
”Yes, tranquilizers, 10 Sols a pop, I’ll bring you 4 at the next party, and trust me, it’s definitely a lot more useful than the kind they have in the hospital, I added some psychic material.” The pharmacist replied without hesitation.
Really expensive ah …… Tingen’s underground trading market, the sedatives originating from hospitals are 1 to 2 Sule a piece, and the varieties flowing from the Night Watchers Squad, the Punisher Squad, and the Mechanical Hearts Squad are 4 to 5 Sule a piece …… During the flickering of thoughts, Klein acted out his drama and looked at the “Night Watchers”. Full set of looked to the “wisdom of the eye” said:
”Dear sir, can I attend the next party?”
”Yes, your performance on these two occasions proved your goodwill, young man, pay attention to the daily “Bakerland Morning News”, when the fifth page of the advertisement appeared in the Ernst & Ernst Merchant Company to buy goods, it indicates that the next day at eight o’clock in the evening at this place there will be a party, knocking on the door of the light and heavy and intervals according to the offer, the first number is the number of times the weight of the number of times, the second is the light, the third is the interval of a long. The fourth is for short intervals, and the ones after that are meaningless.” “Eye of Wisdom,” the old man nodded.
After describing the information, he sighed and said:
”Unofficial and unorganized Extraordinaires don’t have it as good as you think, on the one hand they have to hide their secrets, avoid the officials, and remain cautious and careful at all times, on the other hand they have to fight against loss of control and insanity, and there are too many of our kind who have died in both of these things.”
”Even if we successfully avoided the attention of the officials and escaped the loss of control and madness, we would always be in a predicament where we lacked materials, couldn’t find the items we wanted, and couldn’t gain enough knowledge, I organized this kind of gathering so that we could help each other out.”
”Unfortunately, these are among the times of mystical scarcity, and many extraordinary materials are rarely found anymore.”
Yes, but I have Mr. “Hanging Man” who knows the coordinates of some primitive islands, and my Silver City “Sun” classmates who are always fighting against all kinds of monsters in the depths of darkness, so I can rely on them for some of the extraordinary materials… …Klein politely half rose and bowed to the old Mr. “Eye of Wisdom”:
”Your character is admirable.”
After resuming his seat, Klein suddenly remembered something and asked with deliberation:
”Gentlemen, do you have any magical items? Like the kind that ‘Black Snake’ sold me, but nothing too serious or negative, I want a bit of self-preservation.”
What he intends to do is to find something of interest and figure out the price first, then target it accordingly.
Just because I don’t have the money now doesn’t mean I won’t have it in the future …… Can’t I ask for a price if I don’t have the money? Klein silently added in his mind.
The pharmacist spread his hands, indicating that he did not have or have also will not be sold, “the eyes of wisdom” old Mr. laughed:
”I do have some, I don’t know what kind you want to buy? Give me a rough range.”
There are some …… He is mostly the “generalist” pathway extraordinary person who relies on external objects …… Klein did not hide the envious emotion and said:
”To be better than myself, not to enhance the level of fighting, preferably with magical abilities.”
He didn’t go into too much detail to maintain his image as a first-timer.
”Wisdom’s Eye” laughed:
”I have an item that fits your requirements perfectly, it was once codenamed ‘2-081’.”
”2-081?” asked Klein back, puzzled.
His puzzlement was only a superficial disguise; inside, he was more stunned.
This was the seal that flowed from the Church of the Goddess, from behind the Charnis Gate? Klein did not expect to meet a familiar numerical code name here.
”The Eye of Wisdom” casually explained a few things:
”Many magical items have more obvious hidden dangers that can cause certain harm, so the churches of the seven orthodox deities are collecting and sealing them, calling them ‘Sealed Objects’ and using numerical codenames to make distinctions.”
”After a long period of disputes and exchanges, the Church of the Seven Gods formed a unified nomenclature, using ‘0’, ‘1’, ‘2’, and ‘3’ to identify the different danger levels, of which, level ‘0’ is the most dangerous, and is said to be some terrifying items that can destroy countries or even the world.”
”The churches of the seven orthodox deities would inform each other on the ‘0’ and ‘1’ level seals, telling each other which ones they themselves possessed, so the ‘0 ‘ and ‘1’ level codenames are not repeated, while ‘2’ and ‘3’ levels are sorted individually, and different churches may have the same codename. ”
Klein had long known the general situation within the Night Watchers, but was very confused by one of the questions:
”Informing each other of the codenames of their own level ‘0’ and ‘1’ seals?”
Isn’t this giving away the family’s background? It would let other churches know how many undercards they themselves had!
Of course, this could also be seen as a strategic deterrent to avoid a direct conflict between the Seven Churches of God …… Klein pondered the possible reasons.
”Yes, although I can’t fathom the reasoning behind doing so, it did happen, and it was said to be an agreement reached by the Seven Churches at the end of the Fourth Era and the beginning of the Fifth Era.” “The Eye of Wisdom,” the old gentleman said in a not-so-slow voice, “My ‘2-081’ is from the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom, and it allows you to know a lot, to understand a lot, so that even with your enemy’s extraordinary abilities, you can quickly recognize the specifics, understand the excellence and flaws, and have a chance to imitate them to a certain extent, the stronger the opponent, the higher the possibility of failure, of course, even if it succeeds, it will certainly be very different from the original.”
That sounds strong… …… Empirical evidence that knowledge equals power? In the end of the development, will there be a situation where omniscience equals omnipotence? Well …… I take back my previous judgment, the “Eye of Wisdom” old man may not be a “connoisseur”, his identification of items may rely on the seal! “2-081″…… Klein secretly staggered, quite interested in asking:
”So, what should I pay to get it?”
”What’s its flaw?”
”It will keep your head in a state of high speed at all times, and once it exceeds a limited amount of time, you will become an idiot.” The “Eye of Wisdom” answered simply, not describing it in enough detail.
At that moment, the pharmacist next to him muttered:
”Maybe you’ve got your head screwed on straight, always talking about your collectibles, sooner or later someone will rob you and finish you off!”
Sir, your words of persuasion are always less than pleasant …… Klein couldn’t help but bellyache.
”The Eye of Wisdom”, on the other hand, laughed:
”How do you know I didn’t say that on purpose, deliberately waiting for the greedy to make their move?”
”Well, it’s like the fishing expedition that Roselle the Great once described.”
After the laughter stopped, he slapped the arm of the couch and sighed, “As a hobbyist collector, not being able to show off your collection to others is a great pain in the ass.”
He then looked over at Klein:
”I’m sorry to say that I won’t be selling ‘2-081’, it’s the best thing I have in my collection, it cost me 6,800 pounds to get in the first place, and a seal of this grade ranges from four to twenty thousand pounds, depending on the exact function and pitfalls, but, the vast majority of the time, money can’t buy it. ”
Then what are you saying so much for …… Klein controlled the twitching of the corners of his mouth.
”The Eye of Wisdom,” the old gentleman said with a grin, as if sensing his reaction:
”What I really want to recommend are two items, one is a brooch that allows you to gain the ability to ward off evil spirits, purify, and use some of the sun domain spells, the flaw is that as long as you wear it, you will never feel the coolness, and will always be in the hot summer of the south, and the other one is a hat that can change its shape, by wearing it, you will be able to move freely underwater for at least half an hour and utilize some water and wind domain class spells, the drawback is that you will crave water and grow weaker once you walk on the earth.”
”Similar items cost between 1,500 and 3,500 pounds, and again, there are times when they are not always available, even if you let the price double, as they are rare, and it has taken me over thirty years to collect a few.”
Klein nodded gently:
”I’ll think about it and decide later in the party.”
When he said that, he deliberately laughed:
”And I don’t have that much money right now.”