Eye of Wisdom's Test
"I want to sell potion formulas."
"Sequence 9 Seer and Sequence 8 Clown of the Seer Sequence."
"The former is 250 pounds, while the latter is 450 pounds."
This was the formula that Ebner felt was most suitable for selling after repeated consideration. Although he had many potion formulas in his memories, only Spectator, Bard, Reader, and Seer possessed the complete formulas of the original Sequence 9. The other apothecaries and sailors only knew the main ingredients, but the supplementary ingredients were not recorded in the Lord of the Mysteries novel.
Among them, the audience involved the Psychology Alchemists, a rather active secret organization in Backlund, as well as Adam behind it. If he were to rashly take it out, it might attract attention. Ebner, who knew very well how terrifying Adam was, didn't wish to expose himself right now. As for the reader, it was best not to provoke the other party's acceptance level when the host of the gathering was Eye of Wisdom, who was related to the Church of Knowledge. The formula for the Bard Sequence was quite suitable to be sold, but this was the business of the protagonist of the novel, Klein, at this gathering in the future. Thinking of how the other party was still poor despite being an evil god, it was best not to rob him of his money. It was quite pitiful…
Finally, it was the Seer Sequence that was decided to be sold. Although this Sequence was in the hands of the Secret Order, the Low-Sequence Formula had long been leaked. Furthermore, the leader of the Secret Order, Zaratul was still locked up in the Nation of the Evernight by the Goddess. His strength was at a low level, so he wouldn't cause trouble for such a trivial matter.
After a long silence in the room, a woman in the corner said, "Sequence of a Seer… I happen to need it. I'll pay a total of 650 pounds. If you agree, it's a deal!"
This price was within Ebner's expectations. He looked at the others and confirmed that no one else was willing to bid before replying, "Sure, but you can't sell these two recipes at this gathering in the future."
"Alright, Eye of Wisdom will bear witness!" the woman replied.
Ebner knew that Eye of Wisdom had a Sealed Artifact that could determine its authenticity. Therefore, he took out the two potion formulas he had long written and handed them to the attendant beside him. The latter went to the single-seater in the middle and handed the folded piece of paper to Eye of Wisdom.
The old gentleman spread out the paper, but he didn't take a second look. He placed it on the small round table beside him. Then, he took out a handkerchief, wiped his right palm, and took out a ring inlaid with many fine diamonds from his pocket.
The ring was complicated and exquisite. In the middle, there was a green gem that looked like an eye. Just looking at it from afar, Ebner's pure white eye almost activated on its own. Fortunately, after two nights of training, he could more or less control the switch of this golden finger, so he did not fall unconscious on the spot.
"I remember that this item was also formed from the Beyonder characteristic of the reader's Sequence. If there's a chance to use the Eye of Pure White to analyze it, wouldn't there be no need to worry about the subsequent formulas?"
Just as Ebner was lost in thought, Eye of Wisdom had already solemnly worn the ring on his right middle finger. Then, he closed his eyes as though he was brewing something.
Suddenly, the dark green gem on the ring bloomed with a brilliant golden color that was like sunlight.
Eye of Wisdom quickly extended his right hand and let the gem touch the potion formula.
The streaks of golden light became purer, eventually forming a seal-like projection.
"Real, effective!" Eye of Wisdom announced in a deep voice before taking off the ring, not daring to wear it for a second longer.
After the notary, the transaction was quickly concluded. Ebner received a thick wad of cash, which was all ten pounds in cash.
650 pounds is really a large sum of money… Unfortunately, it will be spent soon… As he thought this, Ebner didn't give anyone a chance to interrupt as he continued asking,
"Who has the pupils of the Garra Fish and the brain of the Manhas Monkey? As you know, I can offer a satisfactory price!"
Upon hearing his words, everyone present fell silent for a moment. Finally, the lady who bought the Seer Sequence formula said, "The Manhas Monkey is a monster that belongs solely to the dream world. It's not easy to hunt it. However, I can provide its brain slices now. 10g 1,100 pounds. No bargaining."
Ebner gritted his teeth and muttered to himself, "How expensive!" However, he quickly counted out twenty ten-pound notes and replied, "This is 200 pounds. I need 20 g!"
"Deal!" The woman was very satisfied with Ebner's straightforwardness. As she spoke, she took out two tin boxes and handed them to the attendant so that Eye of Wisdom could appraise them.
After the old gentleman confirmed that it was true, Ebner handed over the gold pounds and obtained two tin boxes. He was somewhat at a loss because he seemed to have forgotten to prepare the container for Beyonder ingredients.
The woman in the corner seemed to have noticed this, and she chuckled lightly before she said casually, "That tin box isn't worth anything. I'll give it to you!"
Ebner immediately felt even more embarrassed, but he forced himself to put away the tin box and looked around, hoping to get the news about the pupils of the Garra fish.
Unfortunately, no one in the living room spoke again.
Seeing this, Ebner shrugged his shoulders and returned to being a spectator. He listened to others peddle or purchase items and materials, and watched transactions succeed or fail. Unfortunately, there was nothing he was interested in.
Apart from the pupils of the Garrafish, what he needed most at present was actually some method of setting up ritualistic magic and related mysticism knowledge, because that was what a Reader needed to be good at.
Time passed minute by minute. As the gathering ended, Eye of Wisdom began to arrange for people to leave, one every three minutes. There were at least five exits here. The attendants of Eye of Wisdom would lead different people through different passages, trying their best to divert and extend the time.
More than half an hour later, there were only two members of the gathering left in the activity room. Apart from Eye of Wisdom, there was only Ebner.
Feeling Eye of Wisdom's teasing gaze, Ebner subconsciously tensed up, although he had long guessed that he would be noticed. After all, the Reader pathway was a pathway controlled by the Church of Knowledge and Wisdom. As a secret agent of the Church of Knowledge and Wisdom in Backlund, how could Eye of Wisdom not know what the Sequence 9 potion formula of this pathway was?
"Don't be nervous, young man. You should know that if I wanted to harm you, you would already be dead. After all, you're just an ordinary person!" At this moment, Eye of Wisdom smiled and waved at Ebner, then continued, "And I have what you want here."
Ebner was stunned at first, but then he was delighted. He actually trusted Eye of Wisdom's character. He was only nervous because he was too powerful.
"You have the pupils of a Garra fish?" Ebner asked expectantly.
"I can tell that your body must have been contaminated by a Beyonder characteristic. It's no wonder you were in such a rush to collect the potion… Yes, it should have been contaminated by the Sequence 9 Reader characteristic. If it was at Sequence 8 or above, you would probably be dead by now." Eye of Wisdom first observed Ebner for a while before giving an irrelevant answer.
"I was corrupted by Sequence 8. You guessed wrong… No, you guessed right. This is because the original Ebner is indeed dead," Ebner mumbled inwardly before pretending to nod hesitantly.
Eye of Wisdom was satisfied with his correct deduction before answering Ebner's previous question. "I do have the pupils of the Garra fish. Yes, it's a pair!" He emphasized on the word 'pair'. He did not know that Ebner knew about his background, so he was deliberately telling Ebner that he knew the potion formula to gain his trust.
"I really do…" Ebner suppressed his excitement and asked, "How much money do you need to trade them with me?"
Unexpectedly, Eye of Wisdom answered with another question, "What other language do you know besides Loen?"
Ebner was stunned for a moment, but considering that the reader's Sequence in novels had a particular quirk, he magically matched it with an electric wave and replied, "It can also speak Hermes… In addition, ancient Feysac can recognize a few words."
"Not bad… Then, did you grasp any rituals?"
"Yes, I currently have the ritual to create a wall of spirituality." I also know a little about other things through novels, but I've never done it before.
Eye of Wisdom nodded, seemingly satisfied. He smiled and said, "Looks like you're a young man who likes to learn. Not bad!" Then, he changed the topic and talked about the materials. "As for the price of the Garra pupils, why don't we make a bet?"
"How do we bet?" Ebner asked warily. He'd never liked to bet with anyone because he rarely won.
"You only need to pay 100 pounds today, and I can give them to you. However, I'll give you another set of information on ancient Feysac. If you can finish half of this information before the gathering next Wednesday night, I'll reward you with some books that record mysticism knowledge. And if you can't grasp it, you will have to pay me another 100 pounds in cash at the gathering next week! How about it, young lad? Do you want to make a bet?" Eye of Wisdom said with a smile.
So he has already set a time for the gathering next week… Yes, today is Thursday. There are still nearly six days until next Wednesday night. With the pure White Eye, there shouldn't be a problem for me to finish learning the information on ancient Feysac… Besides, his actions seem to be testing me? There shouldn't be any conspiracy or danger. After weighing the pros and cons in his heart, Ebner nodded and agreed to the bet. After all, he had no other choice in order to obtain the potion ingredients.
After collecting the notes, Eye of Wisdom took out a few small metal boxes and said to Ebner, "In this box on the left is the Garra pupils you wanted. The other two are for you to store the cerebral slices you bought previously. The owner of that thing is of unknown origins. I don't think you want to bring home an item given by a lady who bought the Seer formula, right?"
Thinking back to how Klein, the protagonist of The Lord of the Mysteries, was able to pin the crime on him with just one button, Ebner nodded in agreement and hurriedly transferred the brain slice of the Manhas Monkey over. Although Eye of Wisdom was also a stranger to him, his character was still quite good in the original world, and he was much more reliable than the unknown lady.
When he was done, Ebner was obviously relieved. He even joked, "If I deliberately didn't come to the next gathering, how would you know if I had the information?"
After hearing this, Eye of Wisdom looked deeply at Ebner and said meaningfully, "You have to believe that if I really want to find someone, it's much easier than finding a Seer!"
That might not be the case. Your inference was a few streets behind Klein's divination… Ebner lampooned inwardly, but he had no choice but to accept the information in ancient Feysac. After all, the person in front of him was a Sequence 7 Knowledge Keeper with a Grade 2 Sealed Artifact. At the same time, he was a famous detective!