It was around 3:30 in the afternoon, which happened to be tea time.
The business of this cafe is not bad. At a glance, nearly half of the booths and sofas are occupied by customers, most of whom are young couples.
Varina and Xio found a corner to sit down, and the waiter brought the menu.
Varina ordered Desi coffee and a lemon pudding, while Hugh ordered sweet ice tea and a glass of ice cream.
This was the most generous treat he had ever received, and it probably cost a little more than 2 sulers. It didn't seem like much, but it was actually equivalent to the total expense of his life for a day.
"Did you notice the look in his eyes just now?"
Xio pointed to the waiter just now, "I think he looked at you a little strangely."
"certainly."
Varina nodded and said with a smile: "I think he may have regarded you as an underage girl."
Xio glared at Varina and didn't answer.
After a while, the waiter brings drinks and desserts, which means the real conversation can begin.
"Let's get to know each other again. I am Varina Attano, a half-Extraordinary."
Varina's face became serious and he continued: "If my guess is correct, Miss Xio should be a Sequence 9 'arbiter', right?"
This start exceeded Xio's expectations, and her expression suddenly became wary.
"Don't be nervous, I mean no harm."
"I just want to use Miss Xio's channel to find a potion formula that suits me."
Before Xio became an Extraordinary, she was also half an Extraordinary, so she quickly understood Varina's thoughts.
"How did you know the sequence I belong to?" This is Xio's biggest doubt at the moment.
Varina gave a premeditated speech:
"Although my parents passed away very early, I read a book at home that contained a lot of knowledge about the extraordinary world."
"And with enough knowledge, it is not difficult to judge the sequence based on ability."
Hearing such an answer, Xio opened her eyes wide and asked in surprise: "There is no magic potion formula you need in the book?"
In her opinion, this was almost impossible.
Magic potion formula is one of the most precious knowledge in the extraordinary world. Since the other party's parents left the book, how could it be that there is no potion formula suitable for the other party in it?
"Unfortunately, no."
Varina spread his hands and shrugged:
"If there was, I wouldn't be so distressed now, and I wouldn't take the liberty of finding Miss Xio's head."
"To be honest, without Miss Xio's extensive reputation as a foundation, I would not dare to reveal my secrets to others casually."
Xio nodded, his expression softened a lot.
She thought for a while and said:
"I do know a circle where extraordinary people gather and communicate, and I can take you there, but I can't guarantee that you can get the formula you want there."
"In addition, I want a reward of at least 30 pounds, can you accept it?"
30 pounds... Warina thought about it and found that Xio was indeed an experienced bounty hunter. The amount of compensation was very reasonable, neither too high nor at a disadvantage.
The value of the information gathered by the Extraordinary Circle to different people is difficult to define. For example, Kaspars doesn't know enough about Extraordinary people and doesn't have enough strength to support them, so he can help introduce them for a 2-pound fee. But Xio was different. The quotation she gave was very accurate, roughly equivalent to the entrance fee of some mid-to-high-end clubs.
"Thirty pounds is a reasonable price."
Varina first expressed his approval of Xio's offer, indicating that he had no intention of counteroffering, and then asked:
"Although I can trade with gold pounds, does Miss Xio need some extraordinary intelligence and knowledge? Rather than trading with gold pounds, I would rather use them to repay Miss Xio's kindness."
"I mentioned it before. Because of that book, although I am not a true extraordinary person yet, I have actually mastered a lot of rare and secret extraordinary knowledge."
"As for the lack of knowledge of ordinary extraordinary people described in the book, I didn't have a deep feeling at first, but after I just saw that even a 'celebrity' like Miss Xiu couldn't accurately judge the sequence, I had a personal understanding of it. Really experience.”
"What kind of knowledge?" Xio showed some curiosity.
She was able to become an Extraordinary after a lot of hard work. In terms of knowledge, she was no different from ordinary wild Extraordinary people. And before this person became an Extraordinary, his knowledge vaguely surpassed her own through the collection of books passed down from his family. Naturally, she also wanted to obtain this knowledge.
"A lot, let me think about it..."
Varina deliberately dragged out his voice to whet his appetite before listing them casually:
"There is secret historical knowledge, such as the origin and development of many secret sects and organizations, including the 'Aurora Society' which is very common in the East District."
"There are also some secrets involving high-ranking beings, the kind that are scary and weird, such as the full moon's ravings and so on."
"There are also quite a few low-sequence potion names and approximate abilities. Haha, I relied on this part of the knowledge to identify Miss Xio's sequence."
"How about it? Is there any knowledge you are interested in?"
Xio listened a little casually at first, but when she heard the "full moon whispers", her expression suddenly became serious, because she knew that her good friend Forsi Wall was suffering from the full moon whispers!
The secret, the existence of a high position, is very scary and strange...
Xio suddenly wanted to know everything about the "Full Moon Rumblings".
She asked hurriedly: "That 'full moon whisper', I want to know the information related to it."
"Can you tell me why?" Varina asked knowingly, "I thought you would want to know some more practical knowledge."
"It's a friend of mine. She can hear strange murmurs when the moon is full." Xio blurted out, then quickly covered her mouth with regret.
"Miss Xio also knows people from the Abraham family? I thought they had disappeared like the book said. By the way, you know the Abraham family, right? It's an ancient family that originated from the Fourth Age."
"No, she's not." Xio was very sure that his friend did not have a prominent family background.
Now that she had spilled the beans, she no longer tried to cover it up, but instead focused on gathering information.
"Then it must have something to do with them."
Varina recalled, explaining:
"The book mentions that the full moon's gibbering is a blood curse endured by the Abraham family. It may originate from the malice of high-ranking beings, and is also the biggest reason for their decline."
"Every member of the Abraham family will endure that kind of nonsense, so it is very easy for their family members to lose control after becoming extraordinary."
"That's all I know. I wonder if you are satisfied, Miss Xio?"
Xio hurriedly asked: "Is there no solution?"
"No," Varina shook his head. "If there were, I don't think the Abraham family will decline. Of course, maybe they have found a way now."
After hearing these words, Xio's face turned pale. She didn't expect Forsi's condition to be so serious. "Did she not know it herself, or has she been hiding it from me?!"
Xio resisted the urge to go back to find Forsi right away and made her promise:
"There is a party tomorrow night and I will take you there. Besides, I owe you a favor."
She felt that this knowledge was very important, so she took the initiative to promise a favor. Only in this way could she think that the two were roughly equivalent. This was her self-cultivation as an "arbiter".
After some polite but distant transactions and conversations, the relationship between the two finally became a little more familiar.
They began to enjoy afternoon tea while talking about information related to the party in a more relaxed tone, such as the location of the party, how to determine the time of the party, etc.
They agreed to meet before eight o'clock tomorrow night near Silveras Field at the junction of the West End and Queens Boroughs to attend a gathering of extraordinary people.
Finally, when they separated at the door of the cafe, they already looked like friends.
The initial friendship has been successfully established, and time will do the rest.
At night, Varina put down his books and went to bed.
He said to himself: "I hope everything goes well tomorrow."
