Lord of Mysteries: Taiyi

Interior of Harvest Church

Kurt calculated his current funds:

With the £800 in cash that Viscount Grelint sent in the past two days, and with plenty of materials in the shop that could be fully converted into profit, he had about £1450 left in cash, including the wages recently paid to the servants at home.

This material consumption cost 600 merit points, so I now have about 2900 merit points left in the church.

After that, I still need to prepare the potion materials required for Sequence Six... I'm already running out of money.

Due to financial constraints, Kurt immediately eliminated the level 2 sealed items, as they all started at 5000 pounds and some even reached 12000 pounds, which Kurt simply couldn't afford. Kurt planned to exchange for sealed items worth around 1500 pounds to improve his abilities.

He originally wanted to find a highly lethal sealed artifact, but he only found a longsword that resembled the Hunter's Path Sequence 5 "The Reaper," but it cost 8500 pounds of merit.

Kurt wasn't shameless enough to ask the church directly, so he looked at the 1500 level, which is roughly the seventh level of the sequence.

Item 3-1117 "Fighting Gloves", 1200 pounds. Ability: Greatly enhances fighting ability, greatly increases strength and agility.

Side effects: Wearing it will cause an abnormal urge to fight, and any unusual movement in the surroundings may trigger your fighting desire.

Breath-on gloves... these are actually not bad. The side effects can be offset by the "divine gift" soothing effect, but they also overlap somewhat with the "divine gift" ability...

Item 3-9874 "Flame Ring", 1300 pounds. Ability: Can create and control flames out of thin air, and gain access to fire-based spells such as fire crows...

Side effects: It can make you irritable and easily angered, and wearing it can make you the target of hostility from others, who may even launch an attack.

Hunters are like this... Kurt twitched his lips. The side effects were too great. He didn't want to be hit in the face by Utravsky's greatsword. His psychological problems hadn't been resolved yet, and his abilities also overlapped slightly with dark magic.

Sealed item 3-6641 "Dragon Scale Bracers" 1600 pounds. Ability: Consumes spiritual energy to make dragon scales appear all over the body, and gains two additional skills: "Dragon's Might" and "Psychological Stealth".

Side effects: You will be in a state of constant agitation. Without using psychological invisibility techniques, your presence will be directly proportional to the duration of wear.

This is alright. The first half of the side effects can be offset by "divine intervention," but the second half is a bit of a letdown. The conspicuous wristband... Kurt will temporarily include this sealed artifact in his selection list...

After reviewing all the sealed artifacts, Kurt ultimately chose the "Dragon Scale Bracers"... because he already had a "Conspicuous Bag Ring"... and Dragon's Might was indeed very useful. This sealed artifact would likely take another 5 days to reach Backlund.

Kurt now wants a messenger that can deliver things. He'll get one after the next Tarot meeting. Hmm, he needs to finish his work first.

After informing Marcus, Kurt's merits were successfully reduced to 1300. With his current cash balance of 1450 pounds, his total assets were less than 3000 pounds... and the materials for Sequence 6 would cost several thousand pounds. He suddenly had an urge to go into business.

Marcus and Melanie agreed to start practical training tomorrow. Marcus went to contact the Night Watchers and left the church. Kurt, on the other hand, didn't stay long because of Sharon's invitation. He visited Carter, who had completely integrated into the Harvest Church, and then left.

……

Outside the Brave Ones bar, Kurt bought a six-pence ice cream. After wandering around for a while, Kurt boarded a public carriage heading to the West End. Soon, a figure appeared before Kurt: Miss Sharon, wearing a small soft hat, a classic court dress, and with a cool expression.

She glanced at Kurt's ring before speaking:

The gathering is postponed.

Postponed? Kurt paused, trying to deduce something, but realized he only knew that Sharon's circle hosted an extraordinary gathering presided over by a mysterious queen, and nothing else... After a moment's thought, Kurt asked:

"Were any demigods involved in this gathering?"

Sharon paused noticeably, but still said concisely:

"have."

That's highly probable. Did Bernadette run into some trouble? The original work didn't describe Backlund's story in detail during this period, so Kurt couldn't guess anything... It couldn't possibly be related to the Truth Society that Marcus was investigating, could it? It's certainly possible.

Kurt's first thought was to warn Marcus and Melanie to be wary of the Mysterious Queen, but he realized that aside from mentioning oracle commands, it was almost impossible for him to have any real knowledge of this information, and it was also possible that Kurt was overthinking things...

Furthermore, Bernadette wouldn't be foolish enough to attack the authorities, especially since this is Backlund, where even a saint has to keep a low profile.

Having thought this through, Kurt stopped worrying and nodded with a smile:

"Okay, if you need anything later, you can leave a message about meeting in the Black Palm District of the East District..."

Kurt gave Sharon his address in the East End. As for why it wasn't the West End address, it wasn't because he didn't trust Sharon, but because they were being hunted down and he didn't want to involve his friends and sister Lori. Besides, letting Sharon into the West End was somewhat risky.

Sharon nodded and stared at Kurt, making him feel uneasy.

Three seconds passed before Kurt understood Sharon's meaning. Kurt had previously asked Sharon to help him with the gangsters and Kapin's affairs… Kurt awkwardly touched his ring and said:

"I've just been promoted to Sequence Seven and need some time to settle down. I'll come find you then."

He revealed his rank in exchange for some trust, proving that besides divine blessings and a bunch of talismans, he also possessed combat power.

Sharon nodded, her pale, delicate face expressionless, and her figure quickly disappeared.

Kurt suddenly wondered if "Wraith Transformation" could be imitated. He slightly activated the Eye of Möbius and discovered that he had successfully acquired the extraordinary property of "Wraith Transformation." Before he could even rejoice, Sharon's body quickly solidified again, and she quietly looked at Kurt, saying:

"What did you just do?"

"The vengeful spirits are so perceptive?" Kurt chuckled awkwardly, his cheeks flushing slightly.

"I tried out my new ability, and to my surprise, it worked."

Under Sharon's watchful eye, Kurt took out the all-purpose glass bottle and activated the Eye of the Bead.

The bottle instantly became translucent, then vanished completely, floating in mid-air. In Sharon's eyes, the bottle's properties had become indistinguishable from her own...

Kurt smiled and said:

"I can pay you the appropriate compensation."

Sharon moved her lips slightly, but then disappeared without saying a word.

Is Miss Sharon angry? Kurt felt ashamed, after all, his extraordinary abilities had been so easily attached to a glass bottle...

Kurt sensed the shattered spiritual wall, reached out to touch the floating glass bottle, and found that his fingers passed right through it. The point where they met became cold and stiff, and Kurt suddenly had an inspiration...

If these properties were fixed onto playing cards, one could become a card master, or even a potato sage. Unfortunately, these properties cannot be combined yet.

The thought of suddenly throwing out a bunch of "vengeful spirit" potatoes during actual combat, directly penetrating the enemy's body and then returning to their physical form... Kurt slightly curled the corners of his mouth, feeling the bumps of the carriage.