With a sweep of his gaze, Klein saw the person who was inquiring about the cow tooth peony.
The man was less than a meter away from him. He was dressed in a black formal suit and a matching half top hat. He held a silver-inlaid cane in his hand and wore gold-rimmed spectacles on his face. He had a rather refined bearing.
"Yes, do you need it? This small jar costs three soli. "The stall owner was draped in a deep black robe that was very characteristic of mysticism.
The bespectacled man with pale yellow sideburns thought for a moment.
"Can it be cheaper? I still need to buy other ingredients, such as this bottle of white-rimmed Sun flower petals. "
The stall owner thought for a few seconds and reluctantly replied, "Two soli and six pence.
"Two soli and six pence. I don't think you can find a better price than this."
Seeing that the man in the gold-rimmed spectacles had not only bought the cow tooth peony, but also the white-rimmed Sun flower and other ingredients, Klein immediately felt that he was overthinking things.
However, he still cautiously tapped his glabella twice and scanned the man with his Spirit Vision.
No problem. He's very healthy and in a good mood. Sir, you have to maintain it … Klein retracted his gaze, turned around, and looked at the stall selling the self-made amulets again.
In his eyes, the amulets appeared clearly. Some were made of pure silver, some were made of iron, and some were made of gold.
However, among these amulets, only two or three had a weak aura. They were either crimson, pale white, or golden.
This meant that they possessed a certain level of spirituality, which meant that these amulets had a certain effect!
During the previous exchange, Klein had observed very carefully and confirmed that the stall owner who made the self-made amulets had a certain level of mysticism knowledge.
The different energy sources he chose for the different incantations weren't wrong at all. The materials he chose for the different energy sources were also very accurate.
Of course, a pure mysticism enthusiast would definitely make mistakes. Klein realized that the stall owner didn't really understand the incantation itself. It wasn't as if the incantation could be considered an incantation just by translating the contents of the prayer using Hermes's grammar. The incantation had to conform to a certain format and had a unique pattern within it.
Another problem was that when the stall owner chose suitable symbols for the incantation and the source of power, there were also different degrees of mistakes. As a result, only two or three amulets were completely correct and emitted a faint glow.
As for the effects of these two or three items, Klein could only say that it was better than nothing.
An amulet with an obvious effect required the maker to let its own spirituality gush out from the tip of the knife during the process of carving the incantations and symbols!
If he wanted a better effect, he would have to use ritualistic magic.
And these two things were almost impossible to do if one wasn't a Beyonder.
Klein tapped his glabella in thought and tapped the upper left corner of the stall twice with his black cane.
"How much are these two?"
He wasn't asking about the amulets with the color of the aura field, but about the semi-finished amulets that only had the outer appearance and hadn't been carved with runes and symbols.
To Klein, there was no need to buy the ones with weak effects. His goal was to make the semi-finished amulets into real amulets.
Hmm, I'll make a protective amulet for Baansen and Melissa … I can freeload the materials provided by the Nighthawks for my own … Man, have I been led astray by Old Neil? I don't feel any guilt thinking about such things anymore … Klein's thoughts wandered as he watched the stall owner pick up the two semi-finished silver amulets.
One of the two silver amulets was long and hollow in the middle. It was surrounded by angel-like feathers that were intricately carved and very beautiful. The other one was simple and plain, with almost no additional decorations or patterns. It was a "vertical" that symbolized the night sky with a "circle" that represented crimson embedded on it.
As a cosmetic type, Klein took a fancy to them at a glance.
The stall owner was a taciturn middle-aged man. He pointed at the more exquisite amulet and said, "This one is six soli."
After a pause, he caressed the plain amulet.
"This one is five soli three pence."
"That's too expensive. In fact, they're still a long way from being an amulet." Klein was used to haggling after being influenced by Baansen and Melissa on a daily basis.
After a battle of words, he bought the two silver accessories for five soli six pence and four soli nine pence respectively.
Hmm, they can only be considered silver accessories for now … Klein thought.
And the ten soli three pence was deducted from the Divination Club's expenses (five pounds) that he had finally received.
Just as Klein took the two silver accessories and put them in his pocket, he suddenly heard a gentle and youthful voice.
"Sir, why didn't you buy a finished amulet?"
Klein turned his head and saw that the person asking the question was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl. She was wearing a light yellow dress with a lot of lace, and she was holding a gauze hat with ribbons in her hand.
"Because I plan on making my own amulet. As you know, this is the wish of every mysticism enthusiast," Klein replied tactfully.
He didn't want the stall owner to think that he was trying to steal his business, although he did consider whether he should rely on this "skill" to earn some extra money in the future.
The girl had naturally curly brown hair, and the baby fat on her face was quite cute. She looked at Klein with her light blue eyes and asked sincerely,
"May I ask you how to choose an amulet? Yes, I was brought here by a friend. I've been here a few times, and I'm very interested in mysticism, but I don't understand it well enough. Yes, her. That friend of mine will be sixteen soon, and I want to choose an amulet for her. Because I want it to be a surprise, I didn't ask her to come with me … I've asked her in advance, but I can't recall many key points. "
Klein gave a gentlemanly smile.
"What kind of amulet do you want? Avoid disaster? Far away from diseases? Who could have fortune? Different requirements correspond to different sources of power, which means different deities. And different deities correspond to different stars, and different stars correspond to different materials. "
"For example, the incantation to avoid disaster definitely belongs to the Empress of Misfortune and Horror, which is also the Evernight Goddess. And as mysticism enthusiasts, we all know that the symbol of the Evernight Goddess is the moon, and the corresponding metal for the moon is pure silver. "
"Therefore, if we wish to avoid disaster, it's best to choose an amulet made of silver and with the corresponding incantation."
Furthermore, the language and format of the incantation have to be correct. The corresponding symbol of the Empress of Misfortune and Horror, the number that represents the Spirit Number, the spell's label, and so on must be correct. The relationship between each other must be correct as well … But that's too complicated. There's no need to explain it to you … Klein added inwardly.
The girl's eyes lit up when she heard that.
She asked in puzzlement, "As a believer of the Goddess, can I wear the amulets of other deities?"
"No problem. The deities wouldn't care about such trivial matters." Klein comforted her.
What he meant by "no problem" referred to the wearer, but the maker had to be careful. If a believer of the Lord of Storms were to make an Eternal Blazing Sun amulet, they would most likely receive intense malice.
Of course, this referred to the type that required the assistance of ritualistic magic. The rest did not matter.
The girl heaved a sigh of relief.
"I hope it's an amulet that blesses her health. Which deity should I choose? Eternal Blazing Sun, Mother Earth, or the God of Knowledge and Wisdom? "
"There's no problem with the Eternal Blazing Sun and Mother Earth. The former corresponds to the Sun, while the latter's symbol is the Brown Star." Klein smiled and said, "Sun is made of gold, and Brown Star is made of lead. I suggest Sun, but I don't know if you brought enough money."
The reason why he made this suggestion was that one of the three amulets with a preliminary aura was the Health Amulet from the Sun Domain.
"Isn't this …" The girl suddenly paused and looked warily at the stall owner who was waiting silently.
She thought for a moment and asked,
"After confirming the materials, how do I identify the incantations and symbols?"
"Do you know Hermes?" Klein returned with a question.
"I just came into contact with it for a while," the girl replied, a little embarrassed.
"Then I'll help you choose." Klein pointed at the Health Amulet made of gold with his cane. "Be it the incantations or symbols, there's nothing wrong with it."
The girl lifted the hem of her dress, squatted down, and picked up the Health Amulet with the lines of sunlight on its edge. She felt warm to the touch, and her body seemed to relax.
"Thank you, thank you." She stood up again and bowed gratefully.
Klein laughed and said, "Next will be the communication between the two of you.
"Next is the communication between you two. I still have other things to do."
As he spoke, he glanced at the stall owner and realized that he had a strange look in his eyes, as though he was hesitating if he should give him a commission.
Chuckling inwardly, Klein ignored the matter and unhurriedly circled the entire underground market, but he didn't find any true Beyonder ingredients.
At this moment, Old Neil had already paid his bill and came out with a dark-colored wooden box in his hand.
Upon seeing Klein's puzzled look, he pointed to another room at the end of the street.
"If you wish to buy or sell Beyonder ingredients, go there. After all, no one wishes to let others know what Beyonder items they've bought."
"Got it." Klein nodded as though he was in thought.
He didn't have any need to go there for the time being, so he walked out of the underground market with Old Neil.
"How much did these elves cost?"
Suddenly, a questioning voice entered Klein's ears.
Elf flower … This is also an ingredient for the Spectator potion … Klein's heart stirred as he turned to the side and saw the gentleman with the gold-rimmed glasses again.
"What's wrong?" Old Neil asked in puzzlement.
"It's nothing." Klein retracted his gaze.
Although he was a prospective member of the Nighthawks, he didn't think that all Beyonders had to be recruited and imprisoned. He believed that it depended on the situation. Among them, a Spectator was definitely someone who wasn't dangerous to society, the kingdom, or the World. Furthermore, the possibility of a Sequence 9 losing control was very low.
…
After leaving Evil Dragon Bar, Klein and Old Neil took a public carriage and left the dock area. Then, they parted ways in North Borough and returned to their respective homes.
The public carriage drove into Daffodil Street and stopped by the side of the road. Just as Klein was about to alight, he suddenly saw a young lady in a grayish-white dress preparing to alight.
The lady had smooth black hair, a round face, and slender eyes. Her facial features weren't outstanding individually, but when combined, they gave off a gentle and sweet feeling.
Klein didn't pay attention to her because of her beauty, but because he noticed that her body was trembling slightly, abnormally.
"Miss, are you not feeling well?" Klein asked with the intention of doing a good deed.
The young lady shook her head violently.
"No, I-I'm just too tired."
At that moment, the people behind him began to urge him to leave. Klein had no choice but to leave first.
When he found his footing, he thought about what had just happened again. He pinched his glabella twice with his fingers, intending to confirm that the lady was fine.
If she really had a serious illness that was about to act up, he would send her to the hospital.
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