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Inside the cabin of the Golden Dream, Leyton, who had just sold a batch of potion formulas, returned to his room.
"I can't tell, the crew members on the Golden Dream are quite wealthy." His gaze swept to the table beside him, where there were many crafted Mystical Items, and some paper money, even gold bars.
He immediately withdrew his gaze and raised his right hand, sweeping it through the air.
As he moved, specks of starlight diffused, swarming to form a barrier that isolated the inside from the outside, then gradually faded, disappearing from visible sight.
After doing all this, Leyton took out the dark brown glass bottle containing the blood of the Eternal Blazing Sun from a leather briefcase beside him.
"Originally, I stole this drop of divine blood for the ritual to advance to Mysticologist, but I directly skipped the ritual step."
Thinking of this, Leyton shook his head helplessly, but it didn't affect much; he could still gain corresponding knowledge of Mysticism by analyzing this bit of mythical creature blood.
The next moment, his right hand holding the glass bottle suddenly exerted force, a layer of starlight brushed between his fingers, and with a crackling sound, the glass bottle shattered.
The temperature in the room suddenly rose, the light was dazzlingly bright, and glass shards clattered to the floor, leaving only a dazzling golden glow floating in his palm, emitting light and heat.
That drop of the Eternal Blazing Sun's divine blood was like scorching magma; Leyton could even feel the skin on his hand constantly cracking and peeling off.
Specks of starlight rapidly formed a slowly rotating cluster of star-sand in the palm of his right hand, enveloping the drop of the Eternal Blazing Sun's divine blood at its core, like a Sun surrounded by stars.
One after another, stars emerged, densely packed and dazzlingly bright.
The Eyes of Mystery Prying, which should have been purple, now had a faint blue glow.
Leyton brought his hands together around the slowly rotating star-sand, and the next moment, he suddenly pulled his hands apart, and the original cluster of star-sand abruptly magnified dozens of times.
Under the dazzling starlight, that scorching divine blood gradually showed signs of being decomposed into knowledge, and vast waves of Mysticism knowledge, as dazzling as the Sun, flooded into Leyton's eyes.
It was like a perfect model of the Sun, displaying every detail of the Sun in the mystical world, without the danger of directly facing the Sun.
Maintaining this model required constant consumption of that drop of divine blood. Leyton didn't waste time; relying on the characteristics of the Reader and Mystery Pryer pathway, he quickly analyzed and memorized the various Mysticism knowledge contained within the divine blood.
Only when that drop of the Eternal Blazing Sun's divine blood was completely consumed did Leyton reluctantly withdraw his gaze.
He wasn't in a hurry to analyze another drop of Sasrir's blood; the analysis of the divine blood just now consumed not only his own spirituality but also his energy.
He leaned back in a chair nearby, his eyes slightly closed, and gently waved his palm.
Around him, there was the clatter of breaking glass; the starlight barrier that isolated the inside from the outside quietly appeared, then shattered into specks of starlight, rapidly disappearing.
He quietly felt the Mysticism knowledge that had appeared in his mind. Perhaps it was because he was already skilled in Sun domain spells, but the effect of that drop of the Eternal Blazing Sun's divine blood far exceeded his expectations.
"Simulate Sun: Consumes a large amount of spirituality and materials. With the aid of a ritual, a simulated Sun can be directly created, a Sun with both real and mystical significance. Even without these auxiliary conditions, scorching golden sunlight can be created, pulling a large area into the Sun's domain."
With a deeper understanding of the power of the Sun domain, he can now use Sun domain Beyonder abilities more quickly and powerfully.
A moment later, he reopened his eyes and murmured, "I feel that if you give me a Solar High Priest or Unshadowed characteristic now, I am confident I can create a miniature Sun that burns eternally."
After recovering his consumed spirituality, Leyton silently chanted the honorific name of The Fool:
"The Fool who does not belong to this era; the Mysterious Ruler above the Gray Fog; the King of Yellow and Black Who Wields Good Luck."
"Respected Mr. Fool, I wish to have a private conversation with Mr. Sun. Please help me convey this and obtain his consent."
In the City of Silver, in the Forsaken Land of the Gods.
Derrick had just returned home after completing a patrol mission. In his vision, dense grayish-white mist suddenly surged, and deep Red Light poured out like a tide.
"Mr. Fool? It shouldn't be time for the Tarot Club yet, right?" A hint of doubt flashed through The Sun Derrick's mind, and then he calmed down, listening carefully to the information given by Mr. Fool.
The deep Red Light, like a tide, condensed in the dense grayish-white mist, revealing Leyton's blurry figure. He was praying to Mr. Fool, saying:
"Respected Mr. Fool, I wish to have a private conversation with Mr. Sun. Please help me convey this and obtain his consent."
"This voice… it sounds a bit like Mr. Tower. Why does he want to talk to me privately?"
With a flash of thought, Derrick had already responded:
"Respected Mr. Fool, I agree to a private conversation with Mr. Tower."
The deep Red Light and dense Gray Fog in front of him dissipated somewhat. Derrick quickly lit the candle in the room to prevent his body from being exposed to Darkness for too long while he was in Mr. Fool's divine kingdom, thus avoiding unnecessary danger.
Then he lay half-reclined on the bed, waiting for the private conversation with Mr. Tower.
He didn't wait long before dense grayish-white mist and deep Red Light once again surged in his eyes.
Above the Gray Fog, within the magnificent ancient palace like a giant's dwelling.
As two deep Red Lights rose, two slightly blurry figures appeared on the high-backed chairs belonging to the Sun and the White Tower.
Leyton subconsciously glanced at The Fool's position; a blurry figure shrouded in Gray Fog was seated there.
Then he chuckled, stood up, and bowed to the seat of honor:
"Good afternoon, respected Mr. Fool. I apologize for disturbing you at this time."
Derrick, who was beside him, was stunned for a second, then also stood up and bowed like Leyton, saying:
"Good afternoon, respected Mr. Fool~"
At the head of the mottled long table, the figure shrouded in Gray Fog responded calmly, without revealing any emotion:
"You may begin."
Leyton nodded gently, then half-turned his body and said with a smile to The Sun Derrick:
"As a city-state once ruled by giants, your City of Silver should have the Mother Pathway potion formulas, right? I need the Druid and, um… what you call Classical Alchemist potion formulas."
"In exchange, I will find someone to research crops that can adapt to your City of Silver's environment. That way, you'll be able to eat more normal food."
The Sun Derrick was stunned for a while. He couldn't imagine what the "normal food" Mr. Tower spoke of would look like, and he had never felt there was anything wrong with black-faced grass before.
Since Mr. Tower said it was "normal" food, it should be better than our current black-faced grass, right?
After a brief silence, Derrick said with some hesitation:
"What does normal food look like? I need to understand it before I can persuade the Chief."
"The City of Silver should have the Mother Pathway formulas, but no one has chosen this Pathway because its acting cannot be completed around the City of Silver. So I can't trade for it; I can only go to the Chief and obtain his consent before this trade can proceed."
Klein, listening nearby, frowned slightly, but with the Gray Fog concealing him, no one noticed this scene.
"I've always overlooked the living conditions of The Sun Derrick and the others. While I can give him some external food through sacrifice and bestowal, an entire City of Silver… I'm sorry, even Mr. Fool doesn't have that much money."
The Sun Derrick's answer was within Leyton's expectations. He nodded slightly and said:
"No problem. The trade can proceed gradually. I will first give you a batch of our external normal food in exchange for the Druid potion formula, and even materials."
"A Sequence 5 potion formula is quite expensive here, so I will give you an equivalent amount of grain, witnessed by Mr. Fool. Um… you can also ask Miss Justice and the others about the approximate price to ensure the trade is indeed equivalent."
"As for the Classical Alchemist potion formula, we can completely wait until I have developed crops suitable for your City of Silver's environment before trading. However, this requires your support; I need Monster flesh and soil from your side as experimental samples."
"No problem. I will go and ask the Chief after this conversation."
Derrick answered without hesitation. This trade would not only allow the City of Silver to obtain normal food but also prove the existence of the outside world of Light to the Chief and the others!
At the head of the mottled long table, Klein leaned back slightly against the chair, speaking in a leisurely posture:
"When necessary, you can chant my name!"
"With a Sequence 1 characteristic above the Gray Fog, I can completely display true miracles."
"Just as I wished." Leyton narrowed his eyes slightly beside him. He had originally planned to tell Klein that he might need his help these days, relying on that Conqueror characteristic to create a battlefield belonging to him.
As a Wraith, the Admiral of Blood would certainly be able to divine some dangerous information from Vice Admiral Iceberg's abnormal behavior, but he would not choose to give up; rather, he would make full preparations before intercepting the Golden Dream.
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