Lord of Mysteries: Taiyi

Chapter 131 Forging is possible, but special attributes won't be given (One chapter today, three chapters tomorrow)

Although Kurt and Sharon's operation didn't cause much of a stir, they parted ways immediately afterward, just to be on the safe side. Kurt used a stray dog ​​sleeping on the street to send a message to the police.

Police quickly discovered the "family annihilation tragedy" and, based on clues left by Kurt, located the imprisoned children.

Kurt successfully returned home and found the watch shop brightly lit. There he spotted Bill, whom he hadn't seen in a long time. Bill still had his signature slicked-back hair and a somewhat aloof and refined expression, but now a layer of sadness was visibly etched on his face.

Kurt checked the time and it was not yet 8:30, because Capin's mansion was in the West End, not far from Kurt's house.

Kurt had completely forgotten that Bill made a routine trip every Sunday. He left the watch shop at 6 p.m., so given Bill's personality, he must have been waiting for quite a while.

As for how Bill got into the store—his older sister, Lori, although not yet in a romantic relationship with Bill, was a very close friend due to their classmate and colleague relationship.

Lori must have already seen through Bill's feelings, and she wasn't against it—after all, Bill would likely become her brother-in-law in the future.

In any case, he had the key to the watch shop, and he was sitting behind the counter reading a newspaper, where Finks used to work.

Bill saw Kurt walk in, stood up to greet him, and then asked directly, "I thought I was going to have to wait for you to come back from the East End. What happened?"

Kurt took off his top hat, deliberately sighed, and said, "I can't stand the harsh working conditions in the East End, so I'm quitting as a teacher."

Bill paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Yesterday I saw news about the foundation you founded in the newspaper, Kurt. Your name appeared in several newspapers—I'm sure your sister saw it too."

Kurt habitually brewed coffee and then asked, "Is it a reply from Lori?"

Bill nodded and said, "May Phinks rest in peace in the kingdom of the goddess. I heard you want to hold a funeral for him, please let me know and I will come to help—I have saved up enough vacation days."

After handing the brewed coffee to Bill, Kurt took his sister's letter.

After a quick glance, the older sister agreed to the funeral arrangements and the suggestion to move, but only after she returned. Her reddened eyes suggested Kurt go to the hospital first, or wait for her return. Most importantly—the older sister would be back in two weeks, a week earlier than previously agreed.

Bill then adjusted his dark glasses and said, "Your eyes have indeed turned red. Compared to the past few weeks, this rapid change is astonishing—is there something wrong with you?"

Under the gaslight, Kurt's eyes were almost entirely red, with a hint of darkness still visible, but they would soon turn completely blood red, and he noticed that his canine teeth had also become longer and sharper.

Kurt smiled and said, "Absolutely no problem. I feel that I have received the blessing of the Mother Goddess during my days of volunteering at the church, and my body is healthier and stronger than before."

That's true. Lilith seems to bless herself every day, making her body much better than the previous "Kurt". With the added enhancement of magic potions, Kurt can now easily win all the Olympic gold medals and break all the sports records he used if he returns to the modern world.

Bill nodded in relief and said, "I can help you plan the move. I've looked into it, and moving to the South Bridge area will definitely be closer to your commutes."

Bill then took a sip of his hot coffee, paused for a moment, and asked, "Are you sure you want to give up this watch shop? Or are you going to move the business to the south side of the bridge—"

Actually, I haven't made up my mind yet. After all, there's still a lot of unsold pocket watches left in the shop. Although I won't need them later, they are still my and Lori's shared property, and I can't make a decision on my own.

"We need to discuss this with Lori before we can decide."

Afterwards, Kurt chatted with Bill for a while, mainly discussing how to welcome Lori and some issues related to the charitable education fund, primarily concerning the hospital.

Bill's advice was to establish connections with reputable hospitals, or he could fund a charitable hospital that was entirely funded by a foundation—though such an expenditure was clearly beyond his current budget of £5000.

After listening to Bill's insights, Kurt rubbed his temples and realized that he really knew nothing about economics. In the end, he chose not to interfere with the judgment of Kuhn and Viscount Grelint's professional team.

Finally, they talked about the Harvest Church, and Bill subtly hinted to Kurt not to get involved with drugs before Kurt escorted him out of the store.

After a quick wash, I returned to my bedroom on the third floor.

After Kut sealed the area, he began to count the spoils of war and then see if the Mother Goddess would accept his request.

Kurt set up a very simple spiritual prayer for blessings, then dropped the safe and the extraordinary attributes.

After taking possession, they used a corrosive liquid to open the safe and found a pile of gold and silver jewelry, as well as a full 5000 pounds in cash!

This was the first time Kurt had ever seen so many gold pounds. He counted them twice and roughly estimated that the jewels were worth at least 4000 pounds. He could resell them through Alger and make at least 3500 pounds in profit.

Kurt suddenly became wealthy—suppressing his slight joy, Kurt offered the cash back to Black Peak.

Miss Sharon was present that day, and usually no one carries a large amount of cash with them when eating out, so Kurt did not search them and therefore did not offer any extra "tips".

As for the other loot, there was a Sequence 6 "Judge" extraordinary trait, a Sequence 7 "Inquisitor" extraordinary trait, a Sequence 8 "Sheriff" extraordinary trait, a Sequence 5 Retribution Knight's seal, and a whip of unknown sequence.

"Killing and robbing is definitely the fastest way to make money," Kurt rubbed his hands together. This time, the entire reward was his, and he wouldn't receive any extra reward for helping Sharon next time—this was an agreement between him, Sharon, and Marich.

So all the spoils this time belong to him alone! Hmm, the "Sheriff" extraordinary ability can be sold to Hugh later, or Hugh can be used to do some things for him—the "Interrogator" extraordinary ability can be sold at extraordinary gatherings, or at tarot meetings—

Uh, doesn't Little Sun need a weapon later? We could give him another one in exchange for some materials from over there.

Judges should also be handled this way: either sell them or turn them into extraordinary items.

As for that whip, we'll try to use it later. If that doesn't work, we'll use some of the diary's credits to have Klein use the gray mist to do some divination.

The extraordinary items of the Retribution Knight will be offered as a sacrifice to the Mother Goddess later; let's see if they can be used to forge a weapon with great destructive power.

Who knows what kind of incredible side effects this glove might have—and as a Tier 5 extraordinary item, it's already difficult for ordinary people to have any effect after possessing it. Without Klein's cheat-like gray mist, ordinary sealed artifacts either have definite abilities directly possessed by the craftsman.

Either countless experimenters would have to risk their lives to find the answer, otherwise the church wouldn't have imprisoned so many wild extraordinary individuals in the basement.

If the Mother Goddess disagrees, then we'll have to rely on Mr. Fool, but Klein probably hasn't realized the power of his Gray Mist yet.

Without further ado, Kurt cleared the table, began the sacrificial ceremony, and stated his demands.

"Great Mother, I beg you to help me create a powerful and extraordinary item using these extraordinary properties, one that is highly destructive and has few side effects."

"I would also like to pray that your faithful follower, Melanie Snell, may acquire the 'Crimson Scholar' trait."

The ritual had undoubtedly succeeded in connecting with the Mother Goddess. Kurt sensed this and nervously discovered that the Mother Goddess did not respond immediately this time, as if she was silently watching him.

Feeling his blood surging with restlessness, Kurt felt uneasy and a little embarrassed.

Just as Kurt was about to give in and confess, the Mother Goddess finally spoke: "Forging is acceptable, but special properties are not."