Was he looking for ?
But Edward didn't respond imdiately.
The chubby apothecary seized the opportunity and sneered, "Black Snake, give it up already. No one's going to buy those dangerous little trinkets of yours with all those nasty side effects."
Black Snake chuckled and said, "Since that friend showed interest, it ans the Taunting Doll is useful to him. As Emperor Roselle once said, 'What suits you is the best.'"
After a pause, he raised his voice again. "Friend, are you here? Only 3,000 pounds—just 3,000, and it's yours."
After waiting for half a minute, Black Snake sighed and shook his head. "Ah, forget it. I'll just keep it for myself."
Finally, Edward spoke up. "2,000 pounds."
Black Snake's eyes lit up, but he still grumbled, "2,000? Are you kidding ? This thing can even affect a Sequence 5 Beyonder!"
It can affect a Sequence 5 Beyonder, and he's only offering 2,000 pounds?
A few newcors who hadn't attended the last gathering imdiately perked up. "What is it exactly? Tell us more."
"Haha, looks like a few of our friends are interested. Maybe I can get a good price for this tonight," Black Snake said gleefully, then quickly explained the effects of the Taunting Doll.
The chubby apothecary was quick to undercut him. "Listen up, everyone—it affects everyone, including the user!"
…So if I throw this doll out, I'll be affected by its taunts too?
A few interested people imdiately fell silent.
"…One day, that mouth of yours is going to get you into real trouble," Black Snake snapped, glaring daggers at the apothecary. If they weren't at the Eye of Wisdom gathering, he might've taken a swing at him.
"Ahem, I was just giving a friendly reminder."
The chubby apothecary seed a bit flustered under the glare.
"2,200 pounds. Final offer," Edward said at just the right mont.
"Damn it. Fine! It's yours!"
Grumbling the whole ti, Black Snake reluctantly completed the transaction with Edward under the supervision of the Eye of Wisdom.
The Taunting Doll looked like a palm-sized, red-haired, ugly wooden doll. It was much tougher than ordinary wood but still couldn't withstand more than a few blows from a Beyonder or a firearm—clearly a consumable item, perhaps even a one-ti-use thing.
That was probably one of the reasons others had hesitated to buy it.
But Edward didn't see that as a fatal flaw. With Transfiguration, he could work around its limitations.
Having obtained the item he wanted, Edward was in a much better mood. "Anyone still interested in the mystical storage items I sold last ti?"
That imdiately jogged everyone's mory. Of course they were interested in items that could store tens of thousands of pounds without adding any weight—but they were just too expensive!
The Eye of Wisdom, the old detective, clearly seed tempted. He fiddled with the ring on his finger for a while, then shook his head with a sigh. It wasn't that he didn't want to buy it—he just didn't have that much cash on hand. He did have so sealed artifacts, but they were too useful to part with.
Better to wait.
"Fair enough."
Edward noted the reactions and didn't press further.
Next, the hooded woman brought out two mystical weapons and quickly sold them, followed by a few minor trades of materials. Edward got lucky and managed to collect all the ingredients needed for the Assassin formula in one go.
By 9:30 PM, the gathering ended and everyone began to leave.
The Eye of Wisdom took a long drag from his pipe but ultimately didn't call out to Edward.
———
[No. 5 Tulip Street]
Lilith lay on the bed, yawning, occasionally glancing at the door. Where was that big cat? Why wasn't he ho yet?
Suddenly, a small object flew through the door and landed on the floor.
A second later: "Hee hee hee hee hee!"
A sharp, cackling laugh ca from the thing. Lilith jumped in fright and instinctively tried to hide, but in the blink of an eye, she found herself charging straight toward it—completely out of her own control.
"owww!!! ^í>﹏
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