The Bridge Area is akin to the East Borough in Becland, generally inhabited by the struggling lower class.
However, even in areas of low consumption, there are inevitably places where people can seek amusent.
The ’Brave Bar’ is just such a place.
Tao Yu followed Klein over, and soon after, he also t Sharon’s companion, Maric.
When Tao Yu first saw Maric, he was sowhat surprised, for the man hardly seed alive, and the room housed many other zombie faces, which, according to Tao Yu’s judgnt, were likely all corpses controlled by him.
"The quality of these corpses isn’t bad, much stronger than zombies, almost comparable to the standard version of a zombie. Can you control so many at once?"
Tao Yu himself was an expert in Corpse Refinent, and he pondered that if he were to follow this avenue, the Corpse Refining Art could be revitalized in this world.
In fact, now, by utilizing certain rituals, making so simple corpse revival charms might also be feasible, and they could perhaps be used as items for trade.
"What brings you here this ti?"
Maric’s expression was sowhat rigid, but perhaps due to their past cooperation, Tao Yu could sense that his stiff countenance was an attempt to show friendliness as best as he could.
As far as Maric was concerned, Klein was the only lower-Sequence who had previously sought help, and Maric didn’t care much about him.
As a Sequence Six Living Corpse in the Extraordinary World, he held considerable clout. If not for his need to avoid capture and stay incognito, he and Sharon would have enough influence to form an organization akin to that of the seven pirate generals.
However, Sharon had ntioned that the suspected Extraordinary from the Witch Path possessed quite strong mid-sequence abilities.
Because he was currently being pursued, Maric also felt it would be good to foster relations with the local Extraordinaries. If they established mutual trust, there might be opportunities for collaboration in the future.
The primary reason Sharon had taken on a bodyguard job was because they were short on money and wanted to purchase an item for protection.
To deal with the pursuers who were about to arrive!
This was, in fact, why they had fled to Becland.
Because in Becland, even those of higher Sequences must tread carefully, which limits the risks enemies are willing to take.
"I’d like you to introduce to an Extraordinary gathering, preferably the one attended by Miss Sharon, one with higher status."
Tao Yu took the initiative to speak.
He could tell that the other person was at least mid-sequence, and probably not just Sequence Seven.
The quality of these zombies combined with Maric’s abilities ant his group attack capability in frontal combat was very strong.
But the Extraordinary sequence itself is equitable; it wouldn’t allow one person to take all the advantages, so Tao Yu guessed that Maric wouldn’t have dirty tricks like those of Diviners, Spectators, or Pray Mystics.
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Maric hesitated, for it was a high-level eting that even he couldn’t attend.
But after a glance at Tao Yu’s face, he seed to recall sothing and nodded.
"If it’s you, you should indeed be eligible for an introduction."
Tao Yu noted the other’s reaction but didn’t find it surprising.
With the strength he had previously demonstrated, he was certainly worthy of Sharon’s respect.
At the very least, as Sharon’s employer, Klein’s na had co from Tao Yu; Miss Wraith had her pride...
"Then, may I inquire as to what I need to provide in return?"
Tao Yu wasn’t prepared to accept a free lunch.
This made Maric hesitate for a mont before he spoke,
"I’m not certain it will be successful, but if it is, I hope that when we need help, we can ask for your assistance once, for a fee."
"Agreed, but I must declare in advance that if it involves higher Sequences or sothing very dangerous, I will back out."
"There will be danger, but it won’t involve higher Sequences. This is Becland, and our enemies are neither the Church nor the authorities."
Maric’s stiff face moved slightly.
Tao Yu nodded in understanding upon hearing this; danger was expected, and Sharon’s eerie abilities were strong already. Although it seed Rosago had a counter to her, Tao Yu knew he would have difficulty handling her under normal circumstances.
Thus, it was only natural for them to consider outside assistance for the troubleso matters. Danger was to be expected.
But as long as it didn’t involve higher Sequences, Tao Yu was confident, although it would be best if his ’Pleasure Witch’ finished levelling up.
Even without a prayer to protect himself, he would be sufficiently equipped to handle issues...
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"Next ti you bring soone over, you should inform us in advance."
From behind a hidden door, Klein, with Tao Yu in tow, arrived at the ’Brave Bar,’ at a small gathering of Extraordinaries around a single table.
The masked figure who led them in was sowhat dissatisfied with Klein’s assumptions, but had no intention of expelling them.
Turning away guests who were already brought in could lead to trouble; an angry complaint would an everyone would end up embarrassed.
Although gatherings of wild Extraordinaries weren’t considered utterly reprehensible, they could still be classified as ’public disturbances.’ It wouldn’t be an issue if no one reported it, but should a report be made, there would likely be action taken for appearances’ sake.
"This is a big spender coming to buy materials; many people might be able to offload their stuff."
Klein briefly explained, which obviously made the masked figure’s tone much more relaxed.
"I see, I hope you find what you’re looking for today..."
Tao Yu had already gotten a prir from Klein about the organizer of this extraordinary gathering, known as the ’Eye of Wisdom.’ Although the appearance was not clear, the organizer was an erudite elder, and the gathering was considered quite decent.
"I bought an ear from a ’Listener’ here last ti. This ti, I plan to sell two magic potion formulas and then buy a weapon to pay off a debt."
As they walked along the passage, Klein spoke in a hushed tone to Tao Yu.
"Then, aside from your items, I’ll cover everything else."
Tao Yu still felt that he could easily clear the field in such a small-scale circle.
The Tarot Club was afraid of leaving a bad impression on Mr. Fool by using counterfeit money, but here there was no need to be so secretive...
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"Sir, I also have ’Healing Potions,’ ’Mummy Powder’..."
"Buy."
"I have a ’Slow Whiplash’ here, which can slow down the movents of enemies in combat..."
"Buy."
"I have materials here..."
"Buy."
Tao Yu beca a purchasing fiend, sweeping up all sorts of collectibles at the small gathering.
Due to a sense of familiarity in the aura, although the ’Eye of Wisdom’ had disguised himself, Tao Yu faintly sensed the true identity of the other party.
It was Arrodes Stanton, the great detective he had commissioned twice before.
He had suspected that this fellow belonged to so ’detective’ sequence, and now it seed likely he was a mid-sequence expert, which was quite stable for hosting such a circle.
At first, when he saw that he seed to possess a ’Notarization’-type extraordinary item that could certify the authenticity of Klein’s sold formulas, Tao Yu was a bit startled.
Fortunately, when it ca to the universally used Gold Pounds, the other party didn’t perform any notarization.
Both being old hands, how could one not recognize counterfeit bills? Loen’s printing techniques were quite strong.
This allowed Tao Yu to breathe a little easier. Having tested the waters with Mr. A and here, he also gained a lot more confidence.
He planned to launder so Real Bills to buy useful materials while using large amounts of fake money to stock up on goods. If things went south, he could resell so of the extraordinary materials he received to clean things up.
Actually, provided one had sufficient initial capital, extraordinary materials, which had a limited number and little regional liquidity, were very easy to monopolize and speculate on.
He could perhaps beco a major rchant dealing in extraordinary materials...
"However, buying too much might be too conspicuous and might even attract the attention of official extraordinaries."
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In his newly moved-into ho, Tao Yu took out the ’Slow Whiplash’ and examined it carefully.
"This kind of extraordinary item even has a usage ti limit. It can be used for two more years not because it’s crafted out of the extraordinary properties themselves, but because it draws out the power of extraordinary properties for solidification, similar to a charm..."
Tao Yu carefully examined the ’Slow Whiplash’ and made so speculations.
It was a pity he couldn’t witness the craftsman making it in person; otherwise, the chances of replicating it would be much higher.
Extraordinary properties are indestructible. If an item is made by utilizing extraordinary properties, any wear during use would be gradually replenished by the extraordinary properties themselves, avoiding any usage ti limit.
This kind of ’temporary item,’ which does not rely on extraordinary properties, all have a ti limit. They are equivalent to extraordinaries using their abilities to temporarily ’seal’ in the items.
"I’m familiar with Sealing..."
Tao Yu thought of the bodies at Maric’s place and, after looking at the materials of the whip, hesitated for a mont before beginning his own attempt.
Lighting a candle and scattering materials to form a Spiritual Wall, Tao Yu reached out to touch the attributes of various extraordinary materials. Finally, he picked up ’Mummy Powder,’ ’Wraith Flower Juice,’ and ’Undying Vine Powder.’ Then he injected his own spirituality and began to make delicate modifications directly on the whip...
When the sensation of infusing spirituality felt complete, and after using Sealing Skills for the encapsulation, a sense of smoothness erged. Tao Yu held the whip and closed his eyes to feel it carefully.
"So damage occurred during the modification, so it only has at most one year of effective ti left, but the functionality has greatly enhanced. Now, if this whip is used on a corpse, it can make the corpse get up and work. If it hits an enemy, the corpse qi will make them even more rigid. Its value should have increased..."
Although the increased value felt trivial to Tao Yu, he nonetheless felt a great sense of accomplishnt having personally completed the upgrade.
Such a technique could be adapted and improved upon in the modern world.
He might not be able to create artifacts, but producing so practical trinkets should be possible.
It’s just a pity that now, relying on dividend inco, he was already earning quite handsoly. The inco from manual crafting could not compare.
Well, for now, he could also bring the upgraded item to the extraordinary gathering for trade...
Later, Tao Yu made so protective charms with the extra materials.
’Thunder’ charms, ’Fla’ charms, ’Ice’ charms—while their power could only be considered average, barely reaching Sequence Seven standards, they were convenient to use and would definitely be good for ergencies...
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