Shade put on the "Psychic Crystal Ring" unhurriedly, waited until the ferocious-looking soul approached, stretched out his hands towards his neck, and suddenly swung his right fist forward:

"Mind blast!"

The night fog swirled in front of the fist, and there seemed to be a soft bang in the air. The evil spirit retreated out of thin air, and disappeared into the fog amidst the increasingly faint howling sound, leaving only the ghost that still seemed to linger.

The voice in my ears refused to leave.

Shade touched his fist and continued to walk forward on the path of the cemetery, arriving in front of the gravekeeper's cabin. Mr. Copps was already waiting there, and the half-open cabin behind him was lit by the light of a kerosene lamp.

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This thin, pale middle-aged man, who seemed to have overindulged in sexual activities, glanced at Shade and did not ask who he was:

"what do you need?"

Shade handed him the list of materials for thaumaturgy [guiding death], and Mr. Copps lowered his head and looked at them one by one:

"The brown spiritual dust is gone. Can I replace it with black dust?"

"Yes, but the weight must be increased by one-third."

Shade nodded, and the priest marked the replacement materials in the list.

"It's 115 pounds and 5 shillings. The change of 5 shillings is the extra labor fee I charged for processing the intestines of the rotting corpse. That thing is really disgusting."

While Shade was taking money from his pocket, Mr. Copps turned back to his hut to prepare materials for Shade. Although each material was not needed much, it took time to weigh it accurately with a scale. Therefore, it was enough.

After a full twenty minutes, Mr. Copps put the bottles and paper bags in a paper bag and brought them to Shade.

That paper bag looks like a bag used by bakeries in the city.

Handing over the money and delivering the goods, Shade didn't want to talk to this weird ring warlock anymore, so after getting what he wanted, he wanted to turn around and leave, but he was stopped by the other party:

"Sorry, please wait a moment."

Mr. Copps twitched his nose:

"Have you recently been to the borderland between life and death?"

Only the large enough boundary between life and death under Fort Midhill can be called the "Chasm of Life and Death." Other similar areas have different names, but it is definitely the kind of place Mr. Copps is talking about.

"Yes, I just came back from overseas. During my trip, there was some trouble on the third floor of the small hotel where I stayed."

Shade said half-truthfully.

Mr. Copps did not ask where Shade lived:

"Are you interested in making some money? I buy a large amount of corpse grass, Hades orchid and black witch flowers from the borderlands. The price is negotiable, 1 pound of corpse grass 3 pounds 7 shillings 10 pence, one pound

The orchid is 13 pounds, 15 shillings and 5 pence, and I can give you 20 pounds for a resentment flower. But it must be carefully preserved and kept fresh during transportation."

Corpse grass is a plant that can be found everywhere in the Narrow Space of Life and Death, and is also a common undead material in the material world; Mingduolan is often used as a powerful hallucinogen and only grows in places like cemeteries or ancient battlefields.

De remembered that when he defeated the Undead Knight in the narrow room, he saw a large one nearby; as for the Resentment Flower, Shade had not even seen it in his second-grade textbook, he only saw it in Miss Feliana's notebook.

After reading the description, I know that this is a plant related to the dying soul.

Mr. Copus's price was about 50% higher than that of plants that normally grow in the material world, but Shade did not agree:

"Mr. Copus, you also know how dangerous the border area is. I am very excited about this business, but I don't want to go there again."

"It doesn't matter, just remember this business. If you have a chance in the future, you can collect some materials and sell them to me. For the time being, I will sell corpse grass and Mingduolan at 200 pounds (approximately 90.72kg) and 130 pounds (approximately 58.97kg).

The purchase limit is set, and there is no limit to the Black Resentment Flower."

Shade was curious about what the other party wanted so much material for, but he didn't ask any more questions:

"Okay, if there is a chance, I don't mind making this money."

After leaving the cemetery, Shade used stones to carve the ritual matrix on the ground in a nearby cemetery. He used the environment close to the cemetery and learned the thaumaturgy [Guiding Death] using the purchased materials.

When he returned to Old John's pawn shop, it was already eleven o'clock in the evening, but Father John was still waiting for him. However, as soon as Shade entered the shop, the old man covered his nose and complained:

"Detective, what does it smell like on you? If you step on animal excrement outside the city, please don't go any further."

"I just soaked my hands in corpse water and the soaking liquid of the roots of the rotten three-eyed witch tree, but before I entered the city, I had already washed my hands by the river outside the city."

"The three-eyed witch tree is notoriously smelly. The smell can't be washed away at all. I have a bottle of deodorant here. Pour it into a basin of warm water and scrub it carefully. Give me two shillings and take it away.

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"You really know how to make money."

Shade said, but still gave the money.

The most likely useless alchemy item that Old John made based on the ballad provided by Shade has also been completed. They are two red butterfly pendants with half wings each, which is about a quarter of Shade's hand.

In terms of size, the material seems to be red copper, but after special treatment it appears red in color.

The wings are double-sided, while the butterfly bodies of the two pendants are single-sided. The other side of the butterfly body part is flat, with the runes about "Twins" written in red paint. Because there are magnets placed inside,

The butterfly body planes of the two pendants can fit together to form a red butterfly with complete wings.

"If it doesn't work, remember to tell me. I can improve it and make the production cost cheaper for you next time. If it works, let me know and I can continue to improve it to make the finished product better."

"No problem. Oh, the commission to acquire the special blood is over. This matter can be cancelled."

Shade waved his hands and was about to say goodbye, but when he reached the door, he turned around and asked:

"Dad John, do you know the [Spiritual Order]?"

"Of course I do. Those blind nuns are famous."

The old man who was throwing the change given by Shade into the cookie box nodded:

"Why are you asking this?"

"Do you know the origin of the Order? Is it related to the ancient gods?"

Old John raised his eyebrows:

"It's so late to ask this kind of question. Since you have done so much business with me today, I won't charge you for the information - there is a probability of more than 60%, but I don't know which one it is related to.

Bit."

"Thank you, I'm not welcome then."

Shade smiled and thanked:

"I can bring you a nice bottle of wine next time to thank you."

"How can you, who is stingier than me, have any good wine?"

The old man muttered and asked Shade to leave quickly, as he was going to close the shop and rest.

When I got home, it was already close to midnight. As soon as I opened the door, Mia the cat rushed over from the stairs and almost knocked Shade down. But Luvia had already left. She was really busy today, so it was over.

After finishing the evening stargazing work, I went home to rest around ten o'clock.

However, she boiled a pot of hot water for Shad in advance so that he could make tea when he got home, and also left a letter informing him of her and Iluna's recent action plan in Tobesk. As for Shad last time
Chapter completed!