Lord of the Mysteries

Holding onto the yellowish-brown paper bag full of herbs, Bogda staggered out of the Lawson’s Folk Herb Store.

While waiting for a tracked carriage, he suddenly came to a realization.

He had spent ten pounds to buy a bag of stuff?

This was nearly a month’s salary for him!

If it wasn’t for his trust in Anna and Joyce, he wouldn’t have brought that much cash to the Divination Club!

Could it be that the reason why Mr. Moretti only accepted eight pence for his divination, had something to do with his collusion with the boss of Lawson’s Folk Herb Store, so as to earn more? This was a classic scam written on the papers! When Bogda made this connection, he even began to suspect Klein a little. He even began suspecting Joyce and Anna.

When a tracked carriage stopped in front of him, he looked at the herbs in his hand. Unable to bring himself to return, he entered the carriage with a heavy heart.

…

Inside Lawson’s Folk Herb Store.

As the boss watched Bogda leave, he suddenly turned his head and shouted at the door where there was a pile of herbs, “Scharmaine, stop purchasing herbs from today.”

“W-why, Master?” A handsome-looking youth with disheveled hair walked out.

The boss smiled and said, “This is the sixteenth customer that has come because of my fame. If this carries on, I believe the Nighthawks, the Machinery Hivemind, and the Mandated Punishers will notice me. When the time comes, I’ll need to consider heading to other cities.”

“Then, do we need to sublease this store?” Scharmaine nodded in understanding as he asked with concern.

The boss chuckled.

“If you wish to stay, you can be the boss of this store. You are already capable at identifying herbs and concocting medicine. Of course, remember to deposit half of your monthly profits into my anonymous Backlund Bank account.”

“But, I haven’t learned what you are really good at.” Scharmaine was already sick of never staying in a city for more than a year, but he was unwilling to give up learning the magical formulas that his master was good at.

The boss leisurely rocked himself in his seat.

“That’s not something you can learn just because you want to…”

…

A blackish-green bubbling liquid appeared in front of Bogda’s eyes. It smelled of stinking socks and the color that makes one want to puke made him deeply suspicious about everything he had done today.

the rooster blood was dropped into the medicine, Bogda’s father looked at

the boiling liquid before vanishing. Bogda took a deep breath

over you.” Bogda’s father gestured a triangular

no intention of wasting the ten pounds. He raised his

pungent aroma that had the noxious smell of blood, swished around in his mouth

six

awake, having dreamed

Bogda heaved a sigh of relief when he discovered that he felt

in stark contrast to the sluggish state

out and pressed the right side of his abdomen. He noticed that the region which previously hurt when under slight pressure felt normal. He only

just fooling me…” Bogda was both surprised and doubtful as he got

apothecary, I still need to drink it twice. Once I’m done drinking, I’ll go

didn’t tell me how many times I can drink

think

…

his prior request, Klein received

his spirituality. He seriously carved the incantations

avoid disaster and was written in Hermes. The two mysticism symbols symbolized the

also added the Path Number that corresponded

and amulets had to be engraved on both sides; and each side’s symbols, incantations, and characteristics, their exact locations, or special formats was in the realm of

of damaged materials to his right. Through repeated practise, and only after he confirmed that he had enough

from the tip of the carving knife. The number 7 appeared on the surface of

and symbols on the other side of the accessory. All that was left was to finish

as Klein suddenly felt a strange, majestic, and terrifying

incantations on both sides of the accessory became complete with Klein’s Spirit Vision. It emitted a serene

and gently polished the silver accessory that was formed from a circle and a vertical piece. He felt a tinge of coolness

that he had previously finished into his pocket, planning to find an

They allowed the wearer to unknowingly avoid disasters to a certain extent, but it was nothing too ridiculous. Furthermore, their spirituality would wane bit by bit. Unless one used a high-level ritualistic

can use my spirituality to make another one… Klein

deeper understanding of incantations before trying to pair it with ritualistic magic. That way

everything was finished, Klein walked out the office and prepared to hand over the damaged materials. That was when he

gray eyes swept across

Holy Cathedral has approved it. You’re

Klein expressed his

with a smile, “You can now receive a make-up pay of three pounds for this week. You’ll

did I

official Nighthawk has to independently complete a mission. Only by doing so will you gain the recognition of your partners. In consideration of the outstanding performance you showed, I believe I can assign you an ordinary mission instead. When that happens, I’ll formally introduce you to

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