Mystery: The Witch and the Calamity

In the dead of night, after passing the news of "plan progress" to Emily, Joyce fell asleep peacefully.

The next day, Sunday, an extraordinary gathering at the Bay Tree Bar will take place in the evening.

After dinner, Joyce proposed to go out alone, and he deserved to be persuaded by the "provocateur" Hunter.

"Master, it's getting dark now, it might be risky to go out now, please let me follow and protect you."

Joyce explained: "MI9 has found out that the last assassination was a terrorist attack by the rebels. Therefore, Bayam's vigilance has been greatly strengthened, and similar incidents will not happen again."

Hunter kept silent, expressing his persistence with silence.

In desperation, Joyce had no choice but to use his trump card:

"I'm going out to meet a girl..."

Finally, he left 14 Storn Street under Mr Hunt's complicated eyes.

This is not a lie, I do have an appointment with a girl... Joyce argued in his heart, and took a car to the place they had agreed upon.

Strangely, he waited for nearly ten minutes, but did not see Miss "Seer".

But she was let go... Thinking about the worst, maybe she was in danger, and now she has become a Extraordinary characteristic... If she doesn't show up within five minutes, I will go to the party by myself...

Perhaps because he heard his heartfelt voice, Miss "Seer" appeared within sight soon.

"You're late," Joyce said.

Katrin didn't apologize, but stared at his face suspiciously:

"How did you become like this?"

If the divination hadn't been confirmed, I wouldn't have recognized it at all... she added in her heart.

Of course it's because I put on makeup... It seems that the effect is quite good, Joyce secretly smugly explained:

"It's the most basic prudence to go to a strange and extraordinary party and pretend to be yourself."

Katrin retorted: "Normally, the party organizer would provide props for disguise."

"That's right." Joyce nodded in agreement, then glanced at her lightly:

"But in that case, the organizer will know your real appearance, which may bring danger, especially for this kind of gathering for the first time."

Katrin was taken aback when she heard the words, feeling that the prudence she was proud of was completely outmatched in front of this man, and she was a little bit heartbroken for a while:

"You're right, let's go."

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This was Joyce's first visit to the Elderberry Bar, but there was nothing unusual about it, just bigger, louder, and crazier.

Ragged dancers, life-and-death struggles, and all kinds of gambling games...

Passing through the crowd, the two came to the underground trading market.

There are quite a few people setting up stalls, selling herbs, spells, ancient books, and true or false mystical knowledge... Of course, the most common guns and ammunition are indispensable.

Joyce watched casually with interest, and suddenly stopped in front of a booth.

There were all kinds of weird objects on the booth, and Joyce squatted down to pick one out of them.

It was an oddly shaped astrological disk, but it lacked pointers, and when it was tapped twice with a finger, it made a bronze-like musical sound.

After playing with it for a while, Joyce asked with great interest, "How much does this sell for?"

The owner of the booth was a young man. He was amazed by the beauty of the man and woman in front of him for two seconds, and then he quoted the price: "Five pounds."

Joyce happily took out a five-pound note and handed it over, still holding the astrolabe in his hand.

The young stall owner was slightly taken aback, and subconsciously took the gold pound. Seeing Joyce and the two turn around and leave, he realized that he seemed to be asking for a lower price...

"A friendly reminder, that astrolabe cannot be used." Catherine said from the side, and her identity as a "Seer" is enough to prove this sentence.

"I know." Joyce readily responded, putting the astrolabe into his arms:

"But this astrolabe is quite old. It should be an ancient relic from the Quaternary Era. Five pounds is not expensive."

The Fourth Epoch, well, he has been collecting ancient artifacts from the Fourth Epoch... I don’t know why, Katrin didn’t ask any more questions, and went straight to the end of the trading market.

She stepped forward to knock on the door, three long and three short.

The door was opened from the inside, and after entering, there was a small room with only two candles for lighting, and props for party members to pretend to be placed on the walls.

Joyce habitually put on a clown mask and a hood, and Katrin was also dressed similarly. Under the guidance of the waiter, she walked through a dark corridor and walked into a bright room at the other end.

This room is much more spacious, and the decoration is quite luxurious, shining golden. Unfortunately, in the aesthetics of Joyce, who is an aristocrat, there is an atmosphere of nouveau riche, with no taste at all.

Nearly 20 people have already gathered inside, one after another, and others continue to join.

Right in front of the hall, an old man was lying on an easy chair. He was tall and stared at every member of the party who came in. His eyes were bright and sharp, which did not match his age at all.

Katrin moved closer and whispered:

"It seems that this 'Giant Man' is very capable. He was able to gather so many Extraordinary people, and he was able to produce extra Extraordinary materials. Maybe there is an organization behind it."

I know, there is a high probability that it is the "Witch Sect"... Joyce responded: "As long as he is not malicious, it is a good thing for us."

Katrin nodded approvingly: "That's right, wild Extraordinary is really too difficult, even survival is a problem. If I didn't buy the materials from you, I don't know how long I would have to wait to get promoted."

"Hopefully, we all have the same luck tonight," Joyce said.

After the number stopped growing, "Giant Man" Ozil sat up straight and said in a vicissitudes of life:

"The party can begin."

As soon as the words fell, a calm male voice suddenly sounded:

"Ozir, what about the materials and magical items you promised to take out?"

There was a lack of respect in the man's words, showing his familiarity with "Giant Man" Ozil, as well as his self-confidence.

Joyce suddenly felt that this voice was somewhat familiar, but he couldn't tell where he had heard it before.

"Giant Man" Ozil chuckled:

"Of course there is, don't worry."

Afterwards, the waiter in the room distributed a note to each member, which contained two extraordinary materials and two magical items.

Joyce only glanced at it, but couldn't look away anymore, because one of the Extraordinary ingredients was the main ingredient of another potion he had been waiting for for a long time.

He suppressed the joy in his heart, and waited for "Giant Man" to continue:

"Whoever wants something above can ask for it now."

Hearing this, Joyce immediately said, "I want the 'Complete Snake Letter from the Blue-eyed Gray Python'."

"This little brother is very urgent."

"Giant Man" Ozil laughed and looked around: "Is there anyone else who needs this material?"

After a brief silence, "Giant Man" decided:

"450 pounds, the material is yours."