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.

medicine, Bogda’s father looked at his son worriedly and said, “I think surgery is the

before vanishing. Bogda took a

Lord will watch over you.” Bogda’s father gestured

no intention of wasting the ten pounds. He raised his right hand and

around in his mouth as he nearly spat

upset stomach. He went to the bathroom six times, and by

unknown period of time had passed, he jolted awake, having dreamed that he was being reprimanded by his boss at

work.” Bogda heaved

to the sluggish state he was in for

reached out and pressed the right side of his abdomen. He noticed that the region which

Bogda was both surprised and doubtful as he got out of bed. He stretched himself and felt his health returning to

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

how many

still think he’s

…

the Blackthorn Security Company, from his prior request, Klein received a space

carving knife and emitted his spirituality. He seriously carved the incantations and

The two mysticism symbols symbolized the Evernight Goddess as well as the Empress of

Number that

to that, charms and amulets had to be engraved on both sides; and each side’s symbols, incantations, and characteristics, their exact locations, or special

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

mind, his spirituality spewed out from the tip of the carving knife. The number 7 appeared

other side of the accessory. All that

chained together as Klein suddenly felt a strange,

on both sides of the accessory became

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

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

certain extent, but it was nothing too ridiculous. Furthermore, their spirituality would wane bit by bit. Unless one used a high-level ritualistic magic and created a prayer set, a year was the maximum one could use them for. As for high-level ritualistic magic, there

my spirituality to make another one…

goal was to gain a deeper understanding of incantations before trying to pair it with ritualistic magic. That

and prepared to hand over the damaged materials. That was when

gray eyes swept across him as he

has approved it. You’re now

great!” Klein expressed his

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

the way, did I mention

recognition of your partners. In consideration of the outstanding performance you showed, I believe I can assign you an ordinary mission

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