Chapter 87: Countdown to Offline PK

Miss Justice's mention of a bounty naturally referred to the previous incident where Hurricane Lieutenant Qilangos was killed by Mr. Fool's Blessed.

As a well-known pirate general in the Five Seas, Hurricane Lieutenant Qilangos had a bounty of up to thirty thousand pounds on his head. Because no one claimed this bounty, the money naturally ended up in the hands of Miss Justice as the informant.

According to the rules, however, at least fifteen thousand pounds of this money should go to Mr. Fool's Blessed.

Audrey hadn't brought this up before, not because she wanted to keep the fifteen thousand pounds for herself. In reality, while fifteen thousand pounds was indeed a considerable sum for her, it was just pocket money for a few months. It would be nice to have, but not having it was also fine.

She hesitated to bring it up mainly because she felt it wasn't appropriate to discuss money in front of Mr. Fool. But since she hadn't yet given Mr. Fool's Blessed their rightful share, Audrey felt it was necessary to raise the matter after some intense deliberation.

Upon hearing her words, Klein, the Fool, was momentarily stunned. If it weren't for his clown ability, he would have almost lost control of his facial expression.

Fifteen thousand pounds? Hurricane Lieutenant Qilangos had a bounty of thirty thousand pounds? And I can get fifteen thousand pounds...

To be honest, this was a figure Klein had never even considered. The money in his wallet amounted to only about two thousand pounds, which paled in comparison to fifteen thousand pounds.

No, this money theoretically belongs to Mr. Azik. I can't keep it... Klein immediately found himself in a fierce internal struggle. Although he felt reluctant, he ultimately decided to honestly hand the money over to Mr. Azik.

It had been a few days since he last contacted Mr. Azik. He would write him a letter after the Tarot Club meeting ended. Given Mr. Azik's generosity, Klein might even receive a few hundred pounds... Klein thought to himself. Although it seemed like he had pondered over many things, in reality, only a second or two had passed in the real world.

So, to the others, it seemed like Mr. Fool merely gave Miss Justice a brief look and nodded slightly, saying, "That's fine," as if he didn't care about the matter at all.

Incredible, the god of poverty actually has money now! Lynn suddenly became spirited, but then he thought of something else and almost couldn't help but laugh—no, he doesn't have money; this money belongs to Azik.

Klein now had an obvious close connection with Azik. There was no way he wouldn't give him the money; after all, the god of poverty isn't that kind of person.

In the original story, Klein did receive this money, mainly because he found it difficult to contact Azik. However, even then, Klein ultimately repaid this sum with equivalent help, rather than actually keeping it.

Indeed, how could the god of poverty have money!

However, with the clue of Hurricane Lieutenant Qilangos, I can logically link Klein's current Sherlock identity to Mr. Fool... Lynn thought to himself, casting a slightly puzzled glance at Audrey Justice before turning to Mr. Fool, then quickly lowering his head, as if he had realized something.

Huh? Mr. Pope's reaction is very strange, a bit surprised, a bit angry, and even a bit annoyed... Could it be that he knows Mr. Fool's Blessed, but didn't realize it until now?

Audrey Justice naturally noticed Lynn's unusual behavior and immediately began to speculate inwardly.

Similarly, Klein, while observing this scene, used his clown ability to control his expression.

Of course, Klein was well aware that Lynn might have linked Sherlock's possession of "Creeping Hunger" to Mr. Fool, thereby guessing that Sherlock might be related to Mr. Fool.

—There was no way around it. Although "Creeping Hunger" had never been actively introduced to Lynn, it was still quite famous, and its performance when used was quite obvious. It wasn't surprising that someone like Lynn, who knew a lot about the extraordinary world, would guess it.

Moreover, since Hurricane Lieutenant Qilangos died at the hands of Mr. Fool's Blessed, but the magical items he possessed ended up in Sherlock Moriarty's hands, anyone with a brain would think there was a connection between the two and then speculate that Sherlock might be a follower of Mr. Fool.

Klein wasn't too worried about this. After all, once Sherlock's identity was officially registered with Audrey Justice, Klein had prepared to turn this identity into Mr. Fool's Blessed in public, so there shouldn't be any major issues.

At most, it would be a bit awkward when he met Lynn offline later. After all, Lynn had said so much to him before, mocking the Angel of Secrets, believing Mr. Fool was an evil god, and even worrying about falling into corruption after praying to Mr. Fool, and yet, in the end, Klein, the detective who was commissioned by him, turned out to be a follower of Mr. Fool.

Klein felt embarrassed just thinking about it.

What's the difference between this and walking into a trap yourself?

Ah, I hope the detective won't take it too hard... Klein, the Fool, muttered to himself inwardly, somewhat worried that Lynn might come looking for him for an offline PK session after the Tarot Club meeting.

Derrick, the little sun, naturally had no idea about the grievances and enmity between his respected Mr. Fool and Mr. Pope. Having almost finished digesting the Bard Potion of Sequence 9, he saw that no one else seemed to be speaking up, so he automatically asked, "I need the formula for the Bard Pathway Sequence 8 potion. Can anyone provide it?"

Upon hearing this, Lynn, who was immersed in his role-play, hesitated for a moment with a slightly puzzled expression, as if deliberating whether or not to speak up.

Of course, Lynn was intentionally doing this. On the one hand, he wanted to deepen his character, and on the other hand, he considered Mr. Fool's hard-earned windfall. After narrowly escaping being burned to a crisp and engaging in a big battle against Mr. Rosago, which allowed Lynn to experience the thrill of a high-profile event, he didn't want Mr. Fool's hard-earned formula to go to waste.

Besides, Lynn didn't care much about the profits from selling this formula; he just wanted to see the kids happy. Otherwise, it would be quite pitiful.

Moreover, when Klein came to him later for help with making Beyonder weapons, this money would eventually find its way back into his pocket—Lynn believed Klein would quickly realize his own shortcomings in terms of combat prowess and seek out powerful extraordinary weapons.

At that moment, the "World" at the end of the bronze table spoke up as expected: "I have the formula for the Sequence 8 Light Supplicant potion. If you need it, I also possess the potion formula for the Solar High Priest of Sequence 7. However, what can you offer in exchange?"

Upon hearing this, Derrick's eyes lit up. He thought for a moment before speaking up:

"I can provide equivalent Beyonder materials. I can try to obtain materials from the common monsters in the areas surrounding the Silver City, or offer corresponding valuable Beyonder knowledge."

(End of Chapter)