"The Fool" Klein noticed that the image of "The Hermit" seemed to have changed slightly.
He activated his spiritual vision and indeed saw that the deeper layers of the "Hermit's" spirit were even more illusory than before, with sparse points of light occasionally lighting up inside.
Klein immediately realized: "The Hermit" has been promoted again!
He knew very well that when the Hermit first attended the Tarot Gathering, he was only a Sequence 9!
Now, only about a month has passed, and he has already been promoted twice in a row!
Upon closer examination of the "Hermit's" spirit, it was found that he was in good condition and showed no signs of losing control.
Klein frowned: How did he do that?
The other members could also sense the change in the "Hermit's" demeanor, but they didn't immediately associate it with a promotion. After all, when the "Hermit" was buying the main materials for the Rank 7 level, he didn't seem to be in a hurry or eager to advance.
After the tarot greeting session, Alger the Hanged Man first offered two pages of Emperor Roselle's diary.
"The Fool" Klein asked, "What do you want?"
Alger bowed his head slightly and said in a devout tone, "Great Fool, I have unexpectedly obtained some information about ancient times and hope to verify its authenticity."
Klein, though his heart pounded behind the gray fog, maintained a calm demeanor and said, "Speak."
Alger glanced at the other members, cleared his throat, and said, "I read in a document that the elves originated from the western continent. Is that true?"
In his view, "Justice," "The Sun," and "The Magician" set a very bad precedent by asking and answering questions in public, and even having "The Hermit" describe the questions that "Justice" was asked to pay for in front of everyone.
This put Alger in a very passive position. Unless it involves personal privacy or other issues, he has to ask questions publicly, otherwise the other members will think he is stingy and doesn't know how to share.
His question actually revealed the key information. Regardless of whether the answer was "yes" or "no," everyone already knew the information about the elves.
Klein breathed a slight sigh of relief, because the question of the origin of the Elven race had appeared in Roselle's diary before.
Russell obtained some information on the "Black Throne," a relic of the Solomon Empire, which included descriptions of the Western Continent. Based on this, it is speculated that an accurate answer can be given to this question.
Klein replied in a very relaxed tone, "Yes."
Alger paused for a moment before respectfully saying, "Thank you for your answer."
He then looked straight ahead, indicating that he was fine.
The other members, "Justice" Audrey and "Magician" Fors, were somewhat bewildered. In their minds, elves were like a race from stories, and they never expected them to be real, and even from the "Western Continent."
For them, the "Western Continent" was also a legendary continent. They only knew of its existence from snippets of conversation, and before that, they had only heard about it as a legendary myth.
I never imagined that the "Western Continent" actually existed?
While helping Mr. Fool research ancient materials, "Sun" Derrick recalled seeing records about elves, but the ancient book did not say where the elves came from.
The Hermit Odis and the dummy World, as usual, did not react to the question.
Alger's sacrifice reminded Odis that he also had two copies of Roselle's diary, but the Fool was currently of little help in dealing with the God of Steam and the "Hidden Sage".
So Odis planned to save up the money and offer it to the Fool when he needed the Fool's help in the future.
Next, it was Mr. Fool's reading time. After two or three minutes, Klein finished reading the two pages of the diary and then said to everyone, "You can begin."
Odis was the first to speak: "I have a magical item to sell, which corresponds to Sequence 8 'Wrathful People' of the 'Sailor' pathway. It is a metallic gauntlet."
This gauntlet came from the "briber" he killed using the "composite magic array" on River Bend Avenue. Since he felt it was useless, he planned to sell it first.
Just as Odis had predicted, Alger's first question was: "How much do you intend to sell it for? What are the specific capabilities and their negative effects?"
"800 pounds," Odis continued, "The main ability is that it allows one to accumulate one's anger and power, making one's attacks explode in an instant."
"The negative effect is that it can easily lead to impulsive actions due to anger. Swimming for half an hour every day can greatly reduce this negative effect."
The negative effects weren't very strong, so Alger immediately said, "I'll buy it."
Generally speaking, magical items corresponding to Sequence 8 are priced between £600 and £800.
However, there is also the issue of scarcity. For example, at sea, magical items and extraordinary properties related to the "Sailor" route are more expensive than on land.
Extraordinary traits at Sequence 8 level generally sell for around 600 pounds, but the "Wrathful People" extraordinary trait would sell for at least 800 pounds at sea.
Corresponding magical items, as long as the negative effects are not too strong, will be priced even higher.
Alger bought it for 800 pounds and could resell it for tens or even hundreds of pounds in profit.
Odis smiled and nodded: "Okay."
He then added, "I also have a supernatural weapon here, a revolver. It only needs to be loaded with ordinary bullets to hit the target and also attack the target's spirit, so that the target will need to use appropriate ritual magic to heal the spirit."
"It can be used for another 9 months, 300 pounds."
This extraordinary weapon was seized from the fighting arena. Odis has no shortage of extraordinary weapons, and he also has many weapons that can attack spirits, so he doesn't need this revolver.
Alger was slightly taken aback: "The Hermit" killed one or more Extraordinary Beings last week? And seized a sealed artifact, a transcendent weapon?
Klein had a similar idea, because there was very little trading of magical items at the Tarot Club. Usually, people would bring their loot here to trade if they couldn't sell it in the real world.
Audrey was very interested in the revolver, but considering that she didn't need it and it wasn't convenient for her to take it out and use it, she didn't say anything.
Derrick was also interested in the weapon, but Silver City didn't have any revolvers, and using it would expose him, so he didn't make a deal.
Klein has the ability to use "air bullets," and Fors is short of money, so no one inquired about the deal.
Odis had no choice but to say, "I have a way to prevent the spiritual essence of this weapon from being lost. If anyone needs it, please feel free to contact me. The usage period is still 9 months."
Other members indicated that they would make a deal with the "Hermit" if they had such a need.
Then Alger spoke up: "Does anyone here understand Elvish script? I mean the ancient Elvish script, not the Elvish script that can still be occasionally seen being used in the Extraordinary Realms."
Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!
His question was mainly directed at the "Hermit" and the "Sun." The former seemed to have a deep understanding of writing and language, while the latter could access many ancient documents and might even understand some of the lost Elvish script.
Odis smiled and said, "The ancient Elven script you mentioned can also be called the mystical symbols used by the Elven race."
"I dare say that there are no more than twenty people in the entire North and South continent who still understand this language!"
The key point is that it excludes the Western Continent, the "Forsaken Lands," and the Astral Plane. Another key point is "humans."
Odiston paused for a moment, then added, "I happen to be one of them."
Alger looked in the direction of the "hermit": "I have a document that needs your translation. How much do you charge?"
"I just translated a document in ancient dragon script for a client last week and charged them 100 pounds," Odis smiled. "That's a reasonable fee."
Klein thought to himself: Is translation work really that lucrative?
Fors also considered learning an ancient script, which would be much faster than making money by writing books.
Alger immediately said, "Deal!"
He has consulted many people, and even asked someone to consult the descendants of the elves hidden on a certain island.
But they received the same reply: they couldn't translate it.
If no one at the Tarot meeting could translate it, Alger planned to hand the document over to the church to earn merit.
But in that case, he would miss out on that treasure.
The other party agreed so readily that Odis felt: the price was too low, and the fee should be increased.
"Mr. Fool, please materialize it for me." With Klein's help, Alger materialized the ancient Elven document onto a somewhat illusory piece of paper, and in the next second, it appeared in Odis's hands.
Odis stared at the characters on the paper, which were clearly different from the commonly used mystical symbols. After looking at them for a minute or two, he said, "Is that enough? Shall I write down the translation for you, or read it to you?"
"Read it to me." Alger was certain that this was a key clue to a great treasure, the owner of which was a pirate who had been active at sea more than three hundred years ago. It was said that both Rune and Intis had once bestowed upon him the title of nobleman, so reading it aloud might allow other members to learn some clues about this pirate.
Odis translated: "All my wealth has been placed in the eyes of whales. My fellow countrymen, let us use it to revitalize our people!"
"The enemy was too powerful. I foresaw that I was destined to fail, so I hid them all in advance. Among them were even relics of the great Elf King!"
"We were once the overlords of the seas, and under the leadership of the great Elf King and the 'Queen of Calamity,' we were one of the most powerful races in the world."
"But look at us now, we have to live in a corner of this world, hiding from the 'Storm Church' thugs who are hunting us down."
"Go and fight the cultists of the 'Storm Church'! The position of 'Lord of Storms' was also seized by despicable means. That position should have rightfully belonged to the great Elf King!"
"Defeat this evil god and reclaim everything we have lost!"
A brief silence fell over the hall. After a long while, Alger finally reacted: "...The divine position...was stolen by despicable means..."