Chapter 230: Custom Service

After reading the diary submitted by Miss Zheng Yi, in a flash of thought the diary vanished into Ke Lai En's hand, and he then smiled at everyone and said:

"You may begin now."

"Today's Roselle diary is very information‑rich," Lei Ke Dun leaned against the high‑backed chair, and, comparing the time Ke Lai En spent reading each page, made a conjecture.

The Hanged Man A'erjie immediately looked toward the World Dao seated at the lowest seat:

"Your werewolf's extraordinary trait has been sold; a craftsman paid 1,200 pounds to take it, and according to the agreement, I will receive 200 pounds of that."

After a brief thought, Ke Lai En, manipulating the World, responded:

"No problem."

Hearing this, Zheng Yi Ao Dairi raised her hand slightly, and without concealment said:

"I wish to purchase three materials: a pair of Mirror Dragon's eyes, 50 milliliters of its blood, and the fruit of the Elder Tree."

Miss Zheng Yi has obtained the psychologist's demonic potion formula. In an instant, everyone except the magician Fo Er Si, who still did not understand Zheng Yi's exact path and sequence, made the same guess.

Xiao Taiyang Dai Li Ke was the first to respond:

"I'll keep an eye out; corrupted Mirror Dragons are not uncommon, nor are Elder Trees. In Silver City, there are also extraordinary traits left by psychoanalysts, but they're hard to trade for and easily suspected."

"I'll also keep an eye out for you," Fo Er Si thought for a moment and said. She thought the Abraham family might have these materials, but was unsure whether they would be willing to trade.

The rest of the group also consecutively gave promises to help keep an eye out.

After a brief silence, Ke Lai En manipulated his sub‑world and began selling the harvest from A Meng's tomb, but he shared the items he obtained with Miss Sha Lun, so there weren't that many left.

"Cough~" he gave a light cough, drawing everyone's attention, and the gloomy, restrained Shi Jie rasped:

"I have some extraordinary materials I wish to sell."

"They are: the dust of an ancient vengeful spirit, a cursed item, the trait of human‑skin phantom shadow, and the compound eye of a hunting black spider."

"Mr. Shi Jie, are you going to hunt monsters? Or exploring some ancient ruin? To pull out so many materials for a trade at once?"

Zheng Yi Ao Dairi's thoughts scattered, already beginning to conceive and explore in her mind.

"The ancient vengeful spirit, human‑skin phantom shadow, hunting black spider all sound so formidable—what path and sequence numbers are these materials?" While pondering, the magician Fo Er Si began preparing to incorporate these monsters into her next book.

The scene fell into a brief silence; everyone was lost in their own thoughts, sizing each other up, and no one truly needed these materials.

"It's my turn now," Lei Ke Dun leaned forward, raised his hand slightly, and said:

"I can now offer a custom magical‑item service. As long as you can provide suitable materials, I can craft magical items to your specifications."

"Of course, I can also go find suitable materials, but that will cost extra!"

"He's just waiting for me to sell these materials, then he pops up offering to craft magical items, jumping straight into business. I even thought the materials I have wouldn't sell in the short term."

Immediately, Ke Lai En, rasping as he manipulated his sub‑world, said:

"If I want an extraordinary weapon with strong offensive power, roughly sequence six, preferably with sequence five‑level effects, can it be forged?"

This is both Ke Lai En's own request and a way to set a precedent for the other members.

The Faceless one's characteristic lies mainly in the extraordinary ability of shapeshifting; other aspects are enhanced, but its offensive methods and power remain somewhat lacking.

"Yes, I have a trait of a Desire Apostle on hand, but it won't be usable for crafting until later; I'm still studying it now."

Lei Ke Dun lightly nodded in response.

"Moreover, that mechanical deft hand is still struggling to forge sequence‑five and sequence‑six magical items; I'll need to upgrade it after I later obtain the traits of an astronomer or even an alchemist."

"No problem," Shi Jie rasped, then fell silent, saying nothing more.

Seeing Lei Ke Dun's exchange with Mr. Shi Jie end, Zheng Yi Ao Dairi, somewhat interested, raised her hand slightly and asked:

"Mr. Bai Ta, what kinds of magical items can you craft now?"

After a brief pause, Ao Dairi added:

"I'd like to hear your description before choosing; I don't even know what kind of magical item I truly want."

"However, I think I'd lean toward something more functional, or rather, more wondrous."

"Understood," Lei Ke Dun lightly nodded, filtered his current items and the magical items he could forge, and with a light laugh said:

"I can now craft two magical items that better match your expectations:"

"One that can command nearby animals and communicate with them; another that can temporarily alter the body to gain feather‑like lightness, owl's sight and dark vision, while reducing the user's presence."

"They correspond respectively to the Beast‑Tamer and Assassin sequences."

Without waiting for Miss Zheng Yi to think and answer, Lei Ke Dun continued:

"However, among the materials Mr. Shi Jie just sold, there are also two that can be used to craft magical items matching your description."

"The trait of human‑skin phantom shadow, and the compound eye of the hunting black spider."

"The former can forge a magical item that lets the user change form, the latter can forge a magical item with keen insight, adept at gathering information and deception."

"There are so many, each looks great; I want to buy them all. No, Ao Dairi, you can't be too greedy; you must leave opportunities for other members. Moreover, with my current finances I can't afford that many magical items."

"Sigh~" she sighed inwardly, Ao Dairi lightly bit her lip, eliminating the four options one by one.

After making her decision, Ao Dairi first looked toward the lowest‑seated Shi Jie and said:

"Mr. Shi Jie, I'd like to purchase the human‑skin phantom shadow trait; how much does it cost?"

"1,600 pounds."

Ke Lai En, with excitement, manipulated his sub‑world and gave the answer.

Fortunately, it's still within my budget. Immediately, Ao Dairi turned her gaze to the front‑right Lei Ke Dun and asked:

"Mr. Bai Ta, what is your fee for crafting magical items?"

"Ten percent of the total material value."

Facing his first order, Lei Ke Dun offered a reasonable and slightly discounted price.

"Of course, the main reason is that the human‑skin phantom shadow trait is a sequence‑six material, which that mechanical deft hand cannot handle well."

"No problem."

Zheng Yi Ao Dairi responded briskly, then looked toward Shi Jie and said:

"Mr. World, I am purchasing a Human‑skin Shadow attribute; please transfer it directly to Mr. White Tower so he can craft a magical item for me, and I will pay the corresponding pounds within the next two days."

"No problem." World replied in a hoarse voice.

Justice Odairi's gaze vaguely swept over the gloomy World. Mr. World was truly steady, completing a transaction worth over a thousand pounds; I didn't detect any emotional fluctuation.

But thinking that World had just sold so many materials at once, Odairi felt relieved again. For Mr. World, this transaction was merely a small part of his work.

Magician Folsi observed a transaction of over a thousand pounds, feeling slightly excited, but soon calmed down.

The magical item is nice, but I no longer have spare money; the magician's materials and formulas have nearly ruined my finances.

The little Sun sitting beside Recktun was also somewhat tempted to craft a magical item, but he can still use that Hurricane Axe for a while, and its effect is quite suitable, so he doesn't need to replace his weapon for now.

"Highly insightful, adept at deception." The Hanged Man pondered briefly, then shook his head slightly, rejecting the thought.

He believes his own observation is already sharp enough and doesn't need a magical item to improve that aspect.

But if magical items can be crafted, does White Tower have a craftsman under him? Or does he possess the corresponding magical item himself?

The constraints on magical items are many; most likely he has trained a craftsman.

Everyone fell into their own thoughts, and the scene fell silent for a moment.

Before Kraine announced the next stage, the Hanged Man A'erjie, looking thoughtful, turned to Justice Odairi and asked:

"I want to know the details of Duke Nigen's assassination. What reward do you require?"

Why ask me? As a Hanged Man closely tied to the Storm Church, he should already be fully aware of the case's specifics, shouldn't he?

Odairi was slightly startled, then quickly understood the Hanged Man's intention.

He wishes to inquire which organization or faction drives the Apostle of Desire, but it's awkward to ask Fool directly, as it would seem too abrupt and interrogative, so he circled around.

Privately admiring the Hanged Man's skill, Odairi lifted the corner of her mouth and said:

"No, no reward needed; freely exchanging each other's regional common‑knowledge intelligence is precisely the purpose of our Tarot Society."

Only in this way can our Tarot Society grow rapidly! She silently completed the rest of her unfinished words.

(End of Chapter)