At the Tarot meeting, everyone was discussing one of Odis's important studies: using "Garr runes" to "express" extraordinary abilities.
This had a huge impact on the other members, because before this, they all felt that extraordinary abilities through different pathways were the result of extraordinary individuals utilizing the extraordinary characteristics of different pathways.
This process is more like a "behind-the-scenes operation," where everyone who becomes an Extraordinary will naturally learn how to use their Extraordinary abilities.
But today the "Hermit" suddenly said that he could use the "Garr runes" to perform certain calculations and arrangements, and ultimately "express" an extraordinary ability.
Even the "Priestess" Cattleya fell into deep thought, because in the "Scroll Professor" sequence, scrolls are written with mystical symbols, and that process is very much like "expressing" an ability using mystical symbols.
Odis continued, "It's not enough to simply know how to express different extraordinary abilities using 'mystical symbols'; you also need the help of extraordinary characteristics to unleash those abilities."
"Take my research on 'recorders' as another example. The 'mystical symbols' arranged in a certain order actually play a guiding role, but in practice, extraordinary characteristics are still needed to 'implement' them."
"It's as if those 'mystical symbols' are providing an instruction manual for extraordinary traits, which allows extraordinary traits to unleash pre-recorded abilities by following this 'instruction'."
"This requires certain extraordinary properties, which ordinary extraordinary properties cannot achieve."
At this point, only "The Fool" Klein, "The Priestess" Cattleya, and "The Hanged Man" Alger could keep up with Odis's thinking.
The other members were all trying their best to understand and keep up with the "hermit's" description.
Odis continued, "Let me explain it in another way. Sequence 7 of the 'Spy' pathway is called 'Wizard', which can use a wide variety of 'witchcraft'."
"During my 'wizard' stage, I invented more than eighty kinds of 'witchcraft'..."
Caldelia unconsciously revealed a surprised expression, because at the "wizard" stage, she only knew 26 "wizard arts," which was already considered a very talented extraordinary person among "wizards."
"…The process of casting 'witchcraft' involves using spiritual materials and incantations as a guide to unleash extraordinary properties and their corresponding abilities, thus creating the effect of 'witchcraft'," Odis continued.
"In this process, incantations and spiritual materials are the 'instruction manual'."
"And 'wizards' can not only use fire, but also ice, water, and fly. This is a demonstration of their extraordinary and diverse characteristics."
"The 'recorder' characteristic of the 'apprentice' and the 'scholar' characteristic of the 'reader' have similar features."
The members, including "Justice" Audrey, nodded in agreement, indicating that they understood.
Odis did not continue speaking, but gave everyone a few more seconds.
After figuring it out, Emlyn, the "Moon," asked, "What does this have to do with 'miracle drugs'...?"
He paused for a moment, then said, "I understand. You used 'mystical symbols' to simulate the 'processing' of herbs by a 'pharmacist.' In this way, as long as there is enough spirituality, 'miracle medicines' can be produced continuously!"
Odis smiled and nodded: "That's right, but this process will also require the help of the extraordinary properties of the 'Pharmacist'."
Alger exclaimed: "This is a great deal! This special product costs at most 300 pounds, but the value it can create is immeasurable!"
This prompted Emlyn to lament, "The 'pharmacists' are going to lose their jobs."
He himself wasn't too worried, because he no longer relied on his "pharmacist" skills to make money.
"There's a difference between me and a real 'pharmacist'," Odis said. "I can only sell some highly applicable drugs in bulk, and I sell them after they've been produced, unlike a 'pharmacist' who is so flexible."
The medicines sold in the "Miracle Medicine" store now are mostly for treating common diseases in the Five Seas and the North and South Continents. Most other medicines still require a diagnosis by a "pharmacist" before a prescription can be issued.
Drugs for treating these kinds of diseases may not sell for a long time, so it's better to simply leave a way for pharmacists to make a living.
Upon hearing this, Klein suddenly realized: I never imagined before that the "Hermit" was preparing to popularize the "miracle drug"!
He had long considered a problem: although there are many amazing and extraordinary powers in this world, these extraordinary powers are basically not widespread, or rather, the convenience brought by these extraordinary powers is basically difficult to benefit ordinary people.
The emergence of "miracle drugs" seems to be just the beginning.
According to the "hermit's" theory, more things that allow ordinary people to enjoy extraordinary conveniences should appear in the future.
At this point, Cattleya asked again, "How do you resolve spiritual issues?"
It's impossible for an extraordinary person to continuously channel spiritual energy into that "pharmacist" characteristic, right? That would be no different from a normal "pharmacist."
Odis said, "I discovered a long time ago how to change the path of spiritual transmission; a magic circle can continuously supply spiritual energy."
However, this magic circle requires a large area.
Cattleya paused for a moment before saying, "Now I understand why you insisted on cooperating with the Church of Knowledge."
The other members, reminded of this, also came to understand the significance of the "Hermit's" actions, because the applications of his research could bring about revolutionary changes to the world.
Such enormous profits are bound to attract the attention of many extraordinary organizations, and cooperating with a righteous church is indeed the best way.
In a previous conversation, Alger the Hanged Man also mentioned this matter. Although Odis did not say it explicitly at that time, he was already preparing for cooperation with the Church of Knowledge.
"The Magician" Fors suddenly thought of a few science fiction novels he had recently read: at the time, he thought the settings of those science fiction novels were quite magical, but if he thought about it carefully, those settings could actually be accomplished quite easily with the help of extraordinary abilities.
However, Fors had never thought of this before, always feeling that scientific products and the extraordinary were two different things.
After a moment of silence in the magnificent hall, Odis said to Cattleya, "I forgot to mention something. I wanted to trade with you for the locations of those elven islands."
During a previous tarot gathering, Gadriya mentioned that in the depths of the raging sea, in some relatively less dangerous areas, some remnants of the elven race still lived.
At that time, Odis could tell that Cattleya had the exact location of those elves.
Cattleya paused for a moment: "What do you need the locations of those islands for?"
"An elf wishes to 'visit relatives'," Odis said with a smile, without elaborating.
Without needing a detailed explanation, Gadriya immediately recalled the ancient elf who had appeared during yesterday's battle: "I know that there are still elves on the islands in the two dangerous areas of the Raging Sea."
What kind of compensation do you need?
"Consider your description of your research as payment," Cattleya said.
Odis did not refuse: "Okay."
After obtaining the Fool's consent, Cattleya "manifested" the coordinates of the two islands and passed them on to Odis.
Afterwards, "Justice" Audrey asked Odis about the details of her time as governor. These weren't things that needed to be kept secret, so Odis gave a brief explanation.
When everyone heard that Odis had gathered up the bandit leader and the nobles and killed them all at once, they were all stunned: Is it necessary to be so violent to be a governor nowadays?
Seeing everyone's expressions, Odis explained the current situation in Wotai Prefecture, and everyone finally understood that the behavior of the two nobles was actually similar to that of the bandit leader.
Later, everyone became very interested in the process of suppressing the bandits.
Having witnessed the "Portable Spirit Wave Cannon," Klein and Alger could now imagine the despair the bandits would feel when faced with its explosion.
The members, who had never witnessed the power of the "Lingbo Cannon," thought the bandit army was too weak; they had surrendered after only a few shots from afar.
After discussing a few more topics related to Lenburg, Klein announced the end of this tarot session.
...
Odis returned to the real world, and as usual, he spaced out for a while before getting up to set up an altar on his desk and taking out an extraordinary weapon he had prepared in advance from the "Wilderness of Knowledge".
A few minutes later, Odis received a message from the Fool, and first performed a sacrificial ritual, offering the extraordinary weapons bound together to the Fool.
He then prepared a gift ceremony and received £2,700 in cash, as well as a large amount of extraordinary materials.
He will later have a messenger deliver some of these extraordinary materials to Hugh and Allen so they can sell them on his behalf.
He will also sell some of them in the "Scroll Shop," thus opening up another "sales channel."
...
After returning to the real world, Cattleya glanced around, then immediately got up, dressed herself up, and headed straight for the trading area.
The magical item she saw yesterday, which corresponds to Sequence 9 "The Thief," was still there. After decisively buying it, she leisurely went to the "Scroll Shop."
At this time, the "Scroll Shop" opened for business and a long queue had already formed.
However, both the "Pirate General" and the "Great Pirate" can use their status as standing committee members and committee members of the Pirate Alliance to enter without queuing.
Just as Cattleya was about to enter, she sensed something was wrong.
Cattleya immediately took off her glasses and glanced at the doorway with her "Eye of Secrets." She discovered that it was actually a spatial tunnel, but it was so well hidden that no one had noticed it.
Or rather, it is only possible to detect it at the level of sequence 5.
Only after confirming that there was no danger did Cattleya step inside.
Once inside, she became even more certain that she had passed through a shorter spatial tunnel before entering the actual "Scroll Shop".
This made Gadriya sigh, "The Hermit is very careful!"
Even if the "Scroll Shop" is attacked, its safety can be ensured by disconnecting the connection.
And that way, no one will know the location of the scroll shop.
Only then did Gadriya begin to examine the goods in the "Scroll Shop." The first thing that caught her eye was a pile of scrolls, which were placed on small wooden tables. On one side of the table, the function and price of the scrolls on that table were written.
Some of the scrolls are almost sold out.
For example, "flight scroll", "invisibility scroll", "explosion scroll" and so on are all very popular scrolls, and at this time there are very few left on the corresponding wooden platform.
At this moment, Cattleya saw the "Disease General" who exuded a sense of beauty in every movement. As if shopping in a mall, he picked up several scrolls from this one and several from that one, and had already filled a basket to the brim.
That basket was a shopping basket handed out by the waiter when we entered; Cattleya also had one.
The other pirates who entered this place also took as much as they could within their economic means, since "Scroll Professor's" products were very scarce in the Extraordinary Realm.
Although this thing can only be used once, its advantage lies in having no negative effects and being able to catch the opponent off guard.
However, there are very few "scroll professors" who sell scrolls because the materials for scrolls require complex processing, which makes them very expensive and time-consuming.
Odis was able to mass-produce scrolls mainly because he had mastered the "technique" of making various scrolls using high-quality parchment.
This "technique" was obtained by Odis from the "wilderness of knowledge." This key "technique" has not yet been made public; he only wrote about it in his book, "The Scroll: From Beginner to Expert."
Another reason why mass production is possible is the two "intelligent puppets" that Odis obtained in the "Wilderness of Knowledge" after he was promoted to "astrologer".
Odis only needed to provide the finest parchment and spiritual materials; he did not need to expend his time or spiritual energy.
Caldelia didn't really need the scrolls, but she still took a few to study when she got back.
As she continued deeper, she saw many extraordinary materials at the "low sequence" level, clearly obtained by the "Hermit" from the "Little Sun".
At the Tarot meeting, a Sequence 9 material from "The Sun" was worth 70 pounds, but "The Hermit" resold it for 150 pounds.
Moreover, that was payment in lieu of "extraordinary weapons." Cattleya estimated that although an "extraordinary weapon" cost 50 pounds, its cost was at most 20 pounds.
You can make money from both directions.
As she continued walking, Gadriya was surprised to see some magical items on the wooden platform. She paused for a moment, then quickly approached to take a closer look.
These magical items are sold just like merchandise in a department store, with their specific uses and negative effects written on the wooden shelves in front of them. There are roughly twenty or thirty of them!
For a moment, Cattleya had some doubts: Could it be that the "Hermits" could even mass-produce magical items?
When I first heard her, the "Hermit," say that the "Scroll Shop" would sell magical items, I thought she was planning to sell a few useless loot items with significant negative effects. But it turns out there are so many, and the negative effects are all within an acceptable range.
After looking at the display of magical items for a while, Gadriya roughly figured out what was going on.
Most of these magical items correspond to Sequences 9 and 8 of the "Prisoner" pathway, with only three corresponding to Sequence 7 "Werewolf".
This reminded Gadriya that more than a month ago, the Hermit had severely damaged the Rose School in Bayam, and must have captured many of the characteristics of the Prisoner's Path during that battle.
Looking back, she realized that the third member of the "Sword of Dawn" seemed to be a "craftsman," and perhaps there were many more "craftsmen" among the followers of the "Lord of Mysteries."
These amazing items must have been practice pieces made by the "craftsmen"!
Cattleya's guess was basically correct. It was true that Odis had seized too many extraordinary traits from the "Prisoner" pathway and was not comfortable using these traits to cultivate extraordinary individuals.
Because the "Knowledge Wilderness" had the ability to shatter extraordinary traits, and at the time there were as many as seventy or eighty extraordinary traits in the "low sequence," it was decided to make them into magical items.
Caldaria wouldn't even look at magical items of this caliber, but she still bought a few to reward her subordinates later.
The prices are very reasonable: a magical item equivalent to Sequence 9 costs £350, a magical item equivalent to Sequence 8 costs £800, and a magical item equivalent to Sequence 7 costs £1800.
This is the lower tier of the market price for magical items.
However, this is much better than selling extraordinary traits directly, because the demand for extraordinary traits through the "Prisoner" route is very small. A trait at Sequence 9 level might only sell for around 260 pounds, and there are very few buyers.
But once it was made into a magical item, Cattleya was certain it would be sold out before evening.
For ordinary pirates, magical items are extremely valuable, since the probability of them being "naturally formed" is very low. Even magical items at the "low-sequence" level would be highly sought after.
Just then, the sound of arguing came from the doorway.
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Cattleya glanced over there and saw a pirate about to leave being stopped by a waiter who said he still had goods to pay for.
The pirate denied it and even raised his hand to tell the waiter to search as much as he wanted, but if he couldn't find anything, he would demand compensation.
The waiter then explained, "Sir, every item here is imbued with a special spirit. That spirit can only be erased by the front desk equipment when you pay. Otherwise, we can find the lost item at any time."
Cattleya and the other pirates who were shopping were stunned for a moment, not expecting such a move.
The pirate who was about to leave also paused for a moment, perhaps recalling the scene of "Dawn's Sword" catching the thief who stole the streetlights. He then took out two scrolls from his seemingly flat pocket.
After thinking about it for a while, Gadriya felt that the operation was not difficult. The "astrologer" could relatively easily leave a trace of spirituality on an object for a period of time.
The problem is that the waiter who took the money was clearly an ordinary person, so how did he manage to eliminate that spiritual energy?
Jia Deliya carefully examined the device. It was about the size of a small oven, with two crystals on the top and a lever on the left. The door to open the device was at the front.
After the waiter placed the two scrolls into the device, he pulled a lever. One of the crystals lit up, and he opened the device, handing the scroll, now stripped of its anti-theft properties, to the pirate who had already paid.
Gadriya roughly understood: this must be another application of the magic circle. The two crystals acted as indicator lights; one lighting up meant the spiritual energy had been successfully removed, while the other lighting up indicated an anomaly.
She realized that these magic arrays could save a lot of manpower from extraordinary beings.
Otherwise, at least one or two extraordinary beings would be needed here.
After browsing through the "Scroll Shop," Cattleya remarked that the goods here could provide the "Hermit" with at least tens of thousands of pounds in income. After a pirate tournament, this guy should be able to earn hundreds of thousands of pounds.
This is just the income during the pirate tournament. In the next month or two, everything about this island will spread quickly among the pirates, creating a very stable income for the island.
Cattleya thought to herself: From now on, the "Hermits" will be the "money bag" of their organization.
...
Odis watched as Kaina directed two "extraordinary puppets" to put a cartload of gold pounds into a huge safe.
At this moment, Odis felt extremely satisfied. He never imagined that one day he would have to push his money with a wheelbarrow.
However, these gold pounds cannot just be left here; they must be invested and spent as soon as possible.
Besides using the money to build railways, Odis also planned to use it to improve the business environment in Vote State, construct water conservancy projects, and so on.
Just then, a servant came to report that the "Illness General" was requesting an audience.
Odis grunted in response, turning his gaze away from the gold pound and returning to his office.
Immediately afterwards, the waiter brought in the "General of Illness".
With her graceful figure and sharp, bright eyes, "Admiral Disease" Tracy smiled and said, "This 'Pirate Conference' was truly spectacular. No conference has ever been as successful as this one."
Odis gestured for someone to sit down in the sofa area: "With your approval, I'm relieved."
After exchanging a few pleasantries, the "Illness Lieutenant General" got to the point: "I hope to purchase a batch of 'Spirit Storage Crystals'."
Currently, Odis uses the "Spirit Storage Crystal" on various extraordinary weapons and tools, but for ordinary extraordinary individuals, the greatest function of the "Spirit Storage Crystal" is to store spiritual energy in advance for use at crucial moments.
Especially at the Sequence 7 level, most Sequence 7 practitioners possess extraordinary abilities unique to their respective paths. However, the spirituality at this level is limited, and many abilities become unusable after only a few uses due to spiritual depletion.
If you have a "spirit storage crystal" at this time, you can release more abilities by using the spiritual energy stored in advance.
An enemy that was originally unbeatable can now be defeated.
What was once an inescapable situation can now be escaped.
Therefore, "Spirit Storage Crystals" play a significant role in the Extraordinary Realm.
Odis asked, "How many exactly are you referring to in this batch?"
Tracy said, "100 dollars! More later."
Another big deal worth £30,000.
Odis smiled and shook his head: "Everyone who sees me wants a batch of 'Spirit Storage Crystals'. I can only give you 20. The remaining 80 will be given to you in a month."
This wasn't a case of Odis using scarcity marketing; rather, their inventory from the previous few months had sold out, and they couldn't expand production capacity in the short term.
Odis even considered whether to dismantle the streetlights first and sell the "spirit-storing crystals" inside.
The "disease lieutenant general" showed no dissatisfaction and did not bargain: "Okay, I'll pay you the 20 yuan later."
Then she asked, "I heard you fought against the 'Rose School' in Bayam before?"
The battle that covered Klein's evacuation from Bayam caused quite a stir, and many extraordinary beings saw the crew of "Dawnbreaker Sword".
"Yes," Odis said. "We don't quite agree with many of the ideas of the 'Rose School'."
He was being too polite; in reality, he was ready to eliminate the libertarians of the "Rose School" upon encountering them.
"We can provide the necessary assistance," Tracy smiled. "We happen to have control of several 'Rose School' strongholds. Would you be interested?"
Looking at the beautiful face before him, Odis knew they were finally getting to the point: "Tell me your terms."
He didn't have a good impression of the "Witch Cult" either, but he wasn't as hostile as the "Rose School" who would "kill anyone on sight."
If we can use the "Witch Cult" to weaken the "Rose School," that would be ideal.
Tracy maintained her smile and said, "I can't tell you the specific terms right now, but I promise you won't suffer any losses. And if you handle things properly, no one will discover our cooperation."
Odis shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, your conditions are too vague. I can't agree on whether you will cooperate."
"Well, if you think it's too early to tell me now, you can first establish a trading intention, and then officially start the transaction when you feel the time is right."
He knew very well that a deal from the "Witch Cult" was definitely not a good thing, but he planned to establish a deal first and then decide what to do after learning the details of the deal.
If someone is about to do something immoral or unethical, report it to the church immediately.
Odis was not afraid of offending the "Witch Cult" at all, or rather, after acquiring the "Hermit" card and further strengthening the "Lord of Mysteries" ability, he was no longer afraid of ordinary extraordinary organizations.
It should be noted that the "Lord of Mysteries" has already killed three demigods, and any more coming would simply be delivering spoils of war.
Tracy said, "I didn't expect that we could reach a deal so quickly."
"Whether we can cooperate depends on what you specifically need me to do," Odis said with a smile. "If it goes against my principles, I will not continue the transaction."
"Of course," Tracy said, but in her heart she thought: After learning the details of the deal, even if you don't want to continue the transaction, we will still make you complete it.
Then, while unbuttoning her clothes, she said, "As a reward for reaching a deal, I'll let you experience real pleasure."
"Wait a minute." Although Odis clearly refused, his eyes never left Tracy's increasingly exposed, supple skin.
Tracy smiled somewhat domineeringly and said, "How about it? I have a better figure than all your women, right?"
Odis swallowed hard. Tracy's figure wasn't extremely voluptuous, but rather just the right amount of voluptuous.
Tracy looked at Odis with a smile: "Hurry up and carry me to your lounge."
Odis clenched his fists, trying his best to suppress the urge to get up. He wanted to turn his head away, but found that he couldn't. He really wanted to admire Tracy's beautiful figure one more time.
He knew this wouldn't work; he would gradually succumb to Tracy's "allure," eventually his psychological defenses would collapse, and he would be completely ensnared.
Just as Odis was about to pretend to pray and enter the "wilderness of knowledge" to calm down, he suddenly thought of a way. An "invisibility scroll" suddenly flew out of his leather bag on his desk and exploded next to Tracy.
This was completely unexpected for Tracy; she couldn't dodge, and her beautiful figure vanished right before Odis's eyes.
Odis breathed a long sigh of relief. The ability he had just displayed was his application of the combination of "witchcraft" and "scrolls".
This was an ability he conceived long ago after inventing "flying magic".
Any scroll he writes can be made to float to a designated location using "flying magic" and then explode.
However, Odis had never encountered such a severe "psychic attack" before, and this was the first time she had used this ability.
Then Odis realized that if it weren't for the conservative education she received when she was young, which made her more conservative on issues of gender, she might have compromised just now.
Then he sighed: How did Klein manage to remain so calm when facing the witch?
However, Odis immediately realized: No, no witch has ever stripped naked in front of Klein, so he resisted.
If Tracy hadn't taken off all her clothes so quickly, Odis was confident she could have resisted her "allure".
Tracy also realized that she seemed to have been passively "invisible".
She glanced at Odis with some surprise, because the scroll was quite unexpected. If it had been an "exploding scroll" or some other kind of scroll, she would have had a hard time dodging it.
Odis said coldly, "Put your clothes on. I don't like being so passive."
Seeing that Odis did not continue using her powers, Tracy smiled charmingly and said, "I understand."
While getting dressed, she said, "Remember our conversation. I will come to find you when the time is right."
Odis hummed in agreement, indicating the end of the conversation.
After Tracy put on her clothes, the effect of the "invisibility scroll" had not yet ended. Of course, Odis would not tell her that the invisibility effect would end as long as she used her extraordinary ability casually.
Just as Odis was about to issue another dismissal order, Tracy added, "Please tell the 'Mysterious Queen' that we still hope to cooperate with her, and we have already prepared the reward for her."
Her tone then turned serious as she said, "We've found something underground in Trier that she'll definitely be interested in."
Upon hearing "General of Disease" Tracy's words, Odis paused for a moment before asking, "Are you going to cooperate with me, or with the 'Mysterious Queen'?"
In fact, Tracy's mission was to seek cooperation with the "Mysterious Queen" through the "Mysterious Admiral," so they carefully prepared the terms of the deal for the "Queen."
Upon arriving at Cruz Island and witnessing the "Lord of Mysteries" take action, Tracy discovered that the "Witch Cult" had obtained incorrect information, forcing her to temporarily change her plans.