Chapter 11
Sailors? Who should choose?
According to Alger.
This gentleman knows that it is a blasphemous stone tablet, so he must have some understanding of the extraordinary world. Moreover, although the robe he is wearing looks simple, as a captain at sea, Alger can still tell that it must be made of some kind of high-grade material. Such clothing is definitely not for an ordinary person.
"You must be from Rune. If you want to become extraordinary, you can join one of the three major churches."
The automatic translation provided by Gray Fog was surprisingly good. Alger heard that both Chael and Audrey spoke with the same authentic Old Rune and Backlund accents, and he didn't notice anything wrong with it at all.
"Gentlemen, I know, but I don't want to lose my freedom."
Audrey was well aware of the official control over those who were extraordinary, and she didn't want to attract the attention of the Night Watchers, even if they might not do anything to her.
"Major churches, extraordinary noble families, secret organizations, wild extraordinary individuals—there's bound to be one that suits you, right?"
"That's what I'm saying," Xia Er concluded.
"He's absolutely right."
"Since you don't want to participate in the Church's trials, you could consider the royal family, the extraordinary noble families with thousands of years of history, those dangerous secret organizations, or even buy from those extraordinary individuals who might possess the 'potion formula.'"
Alger glanced at Shael and steered the conversation toward offering to sell potion recipes to the blonde girl.
However, Xia Er acted as if he hadn't heard, completely ignoring Alger's guidance. In fact, he hadn't intended to get involved anyway, and instead turned halfway around to stroke the back of the bronze chair, looking like someone who had never seen the world.
Although Xia Er's movements were small, they were quite noticeable with only four people present. The others also looked in the direction Xia Er was staring at: a symbol on the back of the chair that combined the meaning of secrecy and voyeurism.
Isn't this a symbol of Arodes?
Behind me shouldn't be the storm symbol composed of gales, waves, and lightning, just like behind Alger?
Well, after all, it's illegal immigration, and they're not using their own ID cards.
Chael accepted this very quickly.
He was also a little curious about how the symbol behind the "Hermit" would differ from his own after she joined the group.
"What is this?"
"I don't think I have anything behind me?"
The blonde girl leaned closer and asked curiously.
Although she was very curious, the aristocratic etiquette she had always followed prevented her from turning around completely; she simply turned slightly to the side and asked softly.
"It's some kind of symbol, isn't it?"
Shael glanced at him briefly before turning away. He then noticed that Klein and Alger were also looking at him, and he nodded slightly.
"You also have someone behind you."
When Alger heard Chael's words, it was as if he had finally reached a certain point. He glanced at her sideways, then quickly looked back, lost in thought.
Do you realize how impolite it is for a guest to do this?
Klein cursed inwardly at the three's reactions. Originally, due to the angle, only he could easily see the patterns behind the two, but now...
Klein could even sense that the gentleman and lady on either side of the bronze table seemed to instinctively want to look over, but their movements stopped abruptly halfway through, as if fear had overcome curiosity and they dared not offend him in this way.
Moreover, due to the angle, even if they dared to look, they couldn't see it.
Audrey was a beat slow to shift her gaze, and her eyes met those of the "mysterious man." Her heart skipped a beat, and she stiffly turned to Xia'er beside her with a pleading look, trying to change the subject:
"Sir, why isn't there that...symbol" behind me?"
"This means you don't have supernatural powers."
"Sir, am I right?"
Chael noticed that Audrey unconsciously clenched her hands due to nervousness, and he helplessly took over the conversation, looking at "Mr. Fool" sitting at the head of the bronze table.
Can't you guys just talk about your own things?
I glanced back and saw that you were all going to follow suit?
Xia Er suddenly felt that it wasn't good for the party to be too formal, because doing anything casually would attract attention.
Klein was even more helpless. What else could he do? He could only nod slightly, pretending to be indifferent and feigning interest.
"Are you all extraordinary beings?"
"I should have thought of that earlier. Thank you gentlemen for answering my questions."
Audrey breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the mysterious gentleman hadn't pursued her earlier offense. At the same time, she took the opportunity to express her gratitude to everyone and gave Xia Er a grateful yet apologetic look.
Her instinctive plea for help was merely an attempt to gloss over the unintentional glance she had just made through conversation. She hadn't expected that this gentleman would actually take the initiative to seek confirmation from that "sir," which made the young woman feel indebted to him.
"It's okay. In the realm of the extraordinary, we are all still beginners."
Chael said modestly.
The other three nodded silently in their hearts.
Klein, in particular, was originally leaning back in his chair, but after Xia'er disturbed him, he didn't dare to straighten up, for fear of revealing the empty back of the chair without any mysterious runes.
He was the only true newbie here; even the blonde girl had known about the existence of Extraordinary Ones for a long time.
Only he himself knew nothing.
Unaware of Klein's inner thoughts, Shael looked at the girl and offered advice:
"You could consider buying the potion recipe from that gentleman over there. As long as you can afford the price, I think very few people would refuse the deal."
His unspoken message was, "Don't look at me, I'm not selling."
This Tarot event happened too suddenly, and no one was prepared in advance, including Xia Er. What good is it if he steals Alger's business?
Does he have to fill in Klein's address when filling in the remittance address?
"I do have two Sequence 9 potion recipes, one for a Sequence 9 sailor and the other for a Sequence 9 spectator."
Alger didn't stand on ceremony and gave a brief introduction to the two potion recipes.
The abilities of Sequence 9 Extraordinary individuals are quite ordinary; most of them can be identified by their names alone, indicating the specific area of enhancement they receive.
Klein and Audrey listened with great interest.
"Sailor" was very interesting, Audrey praised it highly, and even knew that its ancient name was "Sea-loving One," but the girl still turned around and chose the inconspicuous "Audience."
Seeing all this, Xia'er felt somewhat gratified. It seemed that this girl had been clever since childhood. What use was the "Sea-Cherisher"?
Isn't it just about enhancing strength? Isn't it just about enhancing balance? Isn't it just about adding phantom scales that can resist damage and prevent insect bites?
Isn't it just a spell-like ability that grants short-term underwater breathing and free movement underwater?
What use is this sea creature?
It's far inferior to an "audience" who can enhance one's spirit and give one keen observation skills.