Green Shade Town, outside the King's Campus East Gate.
In the afternoon, at number 37 Green Shade Town, the mechanical girl Beverly, with short grey hair and wearing pajamas, sat on the sofa with her legs crossed. One of her hands was in front of her, the bionic outer skin having been removed, revealing the intricate mechanical structure.
Holding a file in her other hand, Beverly meticulously polished the exposed mechanical structure of her palm, seemingly trying her best to smooth out any rough areas. Occasionally, with a bit of force, her file would directly strike sparks.
Not far from Beverly, Dorothy, dressed in a brown Western dress, sat on a chair behind a coffee table, yawning and sipping a cup of coffee to stay awake. Having spent a night in the secret room, she had barely slept well. After finally getting out this morning, she only slept for a few hours, quickly caught up on sleep, and then came over to Beverly's place, so she was very sleepy now.
"If you're sleepy, just stay home and get a good night's sleep before coming to find me. Look at you, you didn't sleep well yourself and even dragged me, who was sleeping, out of bed."
Looking at Dorothy not far away, Beverly, who was polishing herself with a file, said bluntly. Dorothy, after taking a sip of coffee, squinted at her and rolled her eyes at Beverly in annoyance, then said.
"You're a clockwork person, do you still need sleep and rest?"
"Hey, why wouldn't I need rest? My body doesn't get tired, but my mind gets tired from concentrating for too long, and besides, metal also experiences fatigue, alright?"
Beverly, who was polishing her hand like she was doing a manicure, said irritably. Dorothy didn't continue the conversation with her but instead cut to the chase and said.
"First, I need you to help me appraise these two Sigils."
As she spoke, Dorothy handed Beverly two Sigils, a ""Cup"" and a ""Shadow"", with the forty pounds appraisal fee neatly tucked in between. These were all things Naifnis had confiscated from Mosans. After getting up, she had specifically gone to the Church District to meet Naifnis and obtained the gains she had made in East Tivian that morning, including these two unrecognized Sigils and the ""Cup"" secret transmission.
Dorothy had already read the ""Cup"" secret transmission. It was called ""Heart's Resonance"" and recorded some mystical-like exercise techniques, including rituals based on running as the main activity, doing push-ups at a specific rhythm while chanting spells, controlling one's heart rate through meditation, and so on... Ultimately, this secret transmission would teach people how to feel the innate ""Cup"" within their bodies during exercise, preparing them for the formal study of body forging methods later.
If the Holy Communion Society's"Saint Body Dissection Technique"was the introductory secret transmission for the blood-eating method, then this ""Heart's Resonance"" could be said to be the introduction to the body forging method. After reading it, Dorothy directly extracted 3 points of ""Cup"" and 1 point of ""enlightenment"" from it.
Back to the scene, after receiving the Sigils from Dorothy, she first put the money away, then carefully examined the Sigils before her. After a careful examination, she took out a book from under the coffee table and looked it up. After coming to a conclusion, she spoke.
"These two Sigils, the one for '""Shadow"" is a Light Body Sigil. It can use the ""Shadow"" Spirituality to make the body lighter and more agile. The one for '""Cup"" is a Disease Repelling Sigil. It can use the ""Cup"" to resist some diseases to a certain extent."
Beverly finished the appraisal and returned the Sigils to Dorothy. Dorothy nodded as she looked at the Sigils in her hand.
'One can use ""Shadow"" to become faster... one can use ""Cup"" to cure diseases to a certain extent. They both seem quite practical. I wonder if these belong to that kid Mosans himself or if he snatched them from somewhere?'
Dorothy thought to herself, then put away the Sigils and continued to speak to Beverly.
"I came to see you this time because I also want to get some intelligence. Of course, intelligence that isn't specifically targeting any particular force." Dorothy said to Beverly, knowing the rules of the White Stone Craftsmen's Guild.
"Intelligence that isn't specifically targeting any particular force? Interesting... Go ahead, what do you want to know?" Beverly chuckled and said, while Dorothy directly asked.
"I want to know which Class has the ability to transform into a bat and move quickly?"
"Transform into a bat and move quickly? Heh... I remember the old man saying you're just an Apprentice. Did you actually survive after provoking that kind of thing?"
Hearing Dorothy's description, Beverly said with some surprise, while Dorothy refocused the topic and said.
"Just tell me what it is. I'll pay whatever the intelligence consultation fee is."
"Talking about money right away? It seems you've grasped the knack of dealing with us. Alright, your question about this intelligence doesn't really target anyone specific, so I can sell it to you. How about a relatively friendly price of 350 pounds for the intelligence fee?"
Hearing Beverly's words, the corner of Dorothy's mouth twitched slightly. After buying a Hui Jian Lamp last time, she only had about 600 pounds in cash left.
Because Dorothy had asked Vanya and Naifnis to help her cover about 150 pounds when she bought the ""Silence"" secret transmission, the 50 pounds Dorothy had confiscated from Mosans in the City had already been given directly to Naifnis to pay off the debt. She then paid Vanya 100 pounds, and just now spent 40 pounds on the appraisal fee, so Dorothy's current cash is 460 pounds.
Now, suddenly, Beverly was selling her a piece of intelligence for 350 pounds, which made Dorothy's heart ache.
"One piece of intelligence for 350 pounds, that's the price of a secret transmission... Is it really that expensive!"
Dorothy said directly, while Beverly shrugged and replied.
"How do you know it's not a secret transmission? I can tell you, this is the Class information of a Chalk Extraordinary. This information is enough to form Spirit Sight. You can totally treat this as a secret transmission."
Beverly said bluntly, and when Dorothy heard the words "Spirit Sight", her eyes lit up, and she immediately said.
"Okay, deal."
"..."
Seeing Dorothy's sudden change in attitude, Beverly was momentarily taken aback. As a merchant, faced with a buyer changing their mind so readily, she couldn't help but feel suspicious.
'How did this guy's attitude change so quickly? Did I lose out somewhere?'
In the end, after thinking for a long time, Beverly couldn't find any problems with her price. Finally, in a state of worry, they completed the transaction.
...
Twilight, Green Shade Town, number seventeen.
Dorothy, who had just returned from Beverly's house, went back to her own home and sat on the sofa, taking out her biggest gain from the trip just now, an envelope that cost 350 pounds.
'Hiss... Although I know I can gain some Spirituality from it, it still hurts a bit to spend so much money on it at once. I only have 110 pounds left now!'
Dorothy screamed like this in her heart. After a long time, she once again felt the sense of crisis that comes with poverty.
"Hoo... Anyway, that bald bat is the strongest enemy I've encountered so far. The enemy's information must be known in advance, no matter how much it costs."
Taking a long breath, Dorothy murmured like this, then she tore open the envelope in her hand, pulled out two yellowed pages torn from an unknown book, and began to read.
"Vampire... Main '""Shadow"" and auxiliary '""Cup"", Dark Red Path Chalk Class..."" Dorothy read the two pieces of information about Vampires while taking notes, mainly summarizing the Vampire's abilities from the information.
After reading the information, Dorothy had almost finished her summary notes, and then she brought them in front of her and carefully reviewed them.
"Main abilities of Vampires..."
"High-speed movement (Third Order Shadow), Strong Physique (Second Order Cup), Bat Transformation, Corrosive Claws (Shadow Enchantment), Blood Absorption Recovery, Shape Shifting, Spirituality Perception (Shadow.Cup), Toxin Resistance, Dark Concealment, Dark Vision, Human Hypnosis, Sunlight Weakness, Weak Light Resistance..."