"Giant" Bishop

Chapter 89 "Giant" Bishop

The mercenary clearly hadn't fully mastered the Nightmare Candle's usage. Entering the opponent's mental world was only one of the candle's abilities; its more important abilities were pulling the opponent into the deepest part of the dream and splitting their personality.

The mercenary's price was quoted as "900 pounds!"

This was a golden opportunity to snag a bargain, and Hobert immediately stood up and exclaimed, "I'll take it!"

He dared to say that of all the people at the party, only he knew the full extent of the power and negative effects of this small section of candle.

From the outside, the Nightmare Candle doesn't look particularly special. It's a magical item that can enter the mind of an enemy and is probably worth around 1000 pounds.

However, if the Nightmare Candle only has this one ability, then selling it for 900 to 950 pounds would be reasonable, given its negative effects.

If you knew all its abilities, the price of the Nightmare Candle could immediately increase four or five times, and that's just the base price. This kind of magical item, which is almost comparable to a Sequence 6 item, will definitely have a premium.

This is the benefit of having a God's-eye view. Many participants at the gathering also realized that this candle seemed to do more than just enter the opponent's mental world, but they wouldn't gamble on whether this candle actually had more power.

There have been many amazing items sold at these parties over the past few weeks, and they will use their money to buy things they are more confident about.

Only Hobert knows the details of the Nightmare Candle; we must seize this opportunity!

The Mercenary Club's Extraordinary Gathering has clear regulations that require a certain notarization fee to be paid before notarization can be granted.

Whoever requests notarization has to pay a fee of about 10% of the transaction amount, so generally no one will have it notarized.

Of course, even without notarization, those who maliciously defraud others in a transaction will certainly be punished.

Hobart's actions were merely a lucky break and did not violate any regulations.

However, another officer took a liking to the candle, and he stood up and said, "I'll offer 950 pounds!"

Hobart immediately followed up, "960 pounds!"

"1000 pounds!"

"1010 pounds!"

The officer shrugged. "Fine, it's yours!"

The officer had a remarkable item that revealed the candle's unusual nature, but 1000 pounds was his bottom line. As mentioned earlier, there were many more enticing items available today.

This time, Hobart didn't hesitate and immediately pointed out 1010 pounds, bringing his savings back to the point where he couldn't even afford a wallet.

However, after he resold it, his wallet was already overflowing again.

Of course, he had no intention of selling; a bigger plan was taking shape in his mind.

The gathering lasted an unusually long time, resulting in numerous transactions, and did not end until around 4 p.m.

After leaving the underground theater, Hobart first wrote a letter to Daly, arranging to meet her the next day. Then he rushed home and only felt at ease after placing the Nightmare Candle inside.

Before he could catch his breath, he took his family's two-wheeled carriage and went to the Harvest Church on Rose Street in the South District of the Bridge.

This golden church has a striking spire and a life emblem engraved on the exterior wall. The emblem depicts a simple baby surrounded by symbols such as ears of wheat, flowers, and springs.

It was already dusk, and the church was dimly lit, with seemingly few worshippers.

Hobert stepped into the church and saw rows of seats neatly arranged, with lit candles on both sides.

In the front row, there was a tall man in his forties or fifties wearing a brown priest's robe.

The man had light and sparse eyebrows, and obvious wrinkles around his eyes, cheeks, and mouth. He was bowing his head, seemingly making the most devout repentance.

Hobert stepped forward: "Hello, Bishop Utravsky."

"You know me?" The bishop looked up. "I prefer to be called Father, Father Utravsky."

“Yes, Your Excellency,” Hobart said. “I am Hobart, and I am a lawyer.”

Utravsky looked Hobert up and down: "I've heard Caesar mention you. Since you're here, it means things seem to have developed in new ways?"

Caesar was the servant of the Harvest Church who spoke with Hobert at Mr. A's party.

"Yes," Hobart said. "Before that, I need to confirm our previous debt relationship. You still owe me three-fifths of the 'Pharmacist' potion recipe, right?"

"It can also be converted into £150 in cash. Of course, neither of us would be happy to trade in cash, but we can weigh this next transaction in cash."

Utravsky nodded in agreement and awaited Hobart's next words.

Hobart said, "I found a magical item that you need at a party today."

He said, "It is a candle with the ability to enter the depths of the mind and the bottom of the dream of the opponent and the holder, and to materialize the corresponding scene. It also has the ability to split personality. It is preliminarily inferred to have some of the abilities of a 'dream walker' and a 'hypnotist'."

"The first ability can pull your opponent into a situation that is advantageous to you. The second ability is exactly what you need. It can split off your murderous personality and eliminate it."

"The downside is that it can only be used for a maximum of five minutes. After five minutes, the holder will be lost in the dream world. After entering the depths of the opponent's mind, the holder's mind is also opened to the opponent, and the opponent can influence the holder as a result."

"This amazing item is selling for £3800!"

Utravsky's face showed no joy, as if the matter at hand was none of his concern: "A very fair price."

Hobart smiled and said, "If I buy this amazing item, considering the risks I take and the brokerage fee, adding 50 pounds wouldn't be unreasonable, would it?"

"Not at all!" Utravsky said.

Hobart continued, "Adding the 150 pounds you owed me before, that's a total of 4000 pounds, and the 'Pharmacist' potion recipe is worth 230 to 250 pounds."

"A friend of mine needs it, so let's say it's 250 pounds. Even if you give me the 'Pharmacist's' formula, I'll still owe you 3750 pounds!"

Utravsky nodded: "That's right."

Hobert smiled helplessly. "The Giant Bishop" was a master at killing conversations!

He had no choice but to ask again, "Bishop, oh, Father, do you have so much cash?"

"no."

Hobart then asked, "So what do you plan to use to pay off the debt?"

Utravsky glanced at Hobert: "You seem to have found a way for me to pay off my debts."

Hobart smiled innocently: "I'm mainly thinking of you, Bishop. You're here to preach, not to do business. It's hard to accumulate such a large fortune."

Utravsky didn't react much, just quietly watching Hobert.

Hopper had no choice but to continue, as if he were performing a stand-up comedy routine: "Well, I have a friend... Father, what's with that expression? It really is a friend, not me!"

"I have a friend who has run into a family of extraordinary individuals. The family is sending a Sequence 6 and two Sequence 7s to hunt him down. If you can kill or seriously injure the Sequence 6, you can pay off your £2000 debt."

"If you simply hold them off or drive them away, you will pay off your £1000 debt. If you kill two enemies in battle, you will pay off all your debts."

Thank you to [Little Prince Ceddy] for the donation.

(End of this chapter)