Mystery: Chaos Path

Moreover, even if the favorability rating doesn't have any issues and he can borrow power from the big shots, if Roland's own sequence is too low and his spirituality is too weak, the time he can borrow power will be very short. If he encounters a protracted battle or an ambush by a sneaky opponent after Roland finishes borrowing power, it would still lead to big problems.

Therefore, Roland will treat the "Shadow of Time" skill as a trump card. He will work on increasing the favorability of those big shots, but he will definitely not forget to improve his own abilities. This is fundamental for Roland.

Only by increasing his own sequence and becoming stronger can Roland ensure that he has enough ability to protect himself in any situation, and avoid the situation where he can't borrow power, his own body is too weak, and he ends up with a game over.

Therefore, even if the Sequence 9 ritual magic seems insignificant compared to the abilities of Mr. A, Azik, and others, Roland will not give up learning it. He knows that this is the power he truly possesses at the moment, and mastering this power is what he should be doing.

If he becomes arrogant and looks down on these "low-end" abilities just because he can borrow the power of others, then even if he can smoothly advance all the way, Roland has no doubt that he will become a fraud—don't you see that even within the same sequence, the gap between people can be greater than the gap between humans and dogs?

Mastering the abilities of his own sequence practically is stronger than blindly advancing without knowing anything.

Moreover... "I think it won't be easy to advance to Sequence 8. Not to mention the problem of digesting the potion, just the auxiliary materials needed to advance to Actor are a problem," Roland muttered in his heart, feeling a slight headache.

Just like the auxiliary materials needed to prepare the Merrymaker potion are related items from the Gao family's high sequences, the Sequence 8 Actor potion of the Chaos pathway also requires a special material—related items from the Hunter or Witch pathway's high sequences.

Honestly, the first reaction Roland had when he saw the condition was the Red Priest Tarot card. But firstly, it would be too extravagant to use the Blasphemy Card as a material for preparing the Sequence 8 potion. Secondly, the Blasphemy Card itself has some connection with the Outer Gods, and Roland is not comfortable ingesting it. Thirdly, this thing currently belongs to Sauron Einhorn Medici. Before he can borrow power from Azik or Palles, Roland is not prepared to provoke this Hot Pot Evil Spirit.

Therefore, after careful consideration, Roland decided to wait until he had gained enough of Azik's favorability before meeting with Medici to see if he could trade for related items from him—the Red Priest Blasphemy Card, or simply see if he could gather materials on the spot and use the Hot Pot of Three Flavors's status to create a material that meets the requirements.

As for directly cooking the Hot Pot Evil Spirit as a material—Roland is a person of principle. He can accept materials like the Time Worm, but he can't bring himself to eat a soul with intelligence as a material. In Roland's opinion, this is no different from cannibalism.

As for high-ranking Witches... Roland hasn't considered it for the time being.

After all, the Merrymaker potion has already proven that different auxiliary materials will have different effects on Roland's advancement. What if he changes gender after using Witch-related materials?

Roland doesn't want to gamble on this坑爹possibility. He would rather spend more time getting Hunter-related materials.

Hearing Roland's needs, Hugh and Fors were not too surprised. Ritual magic is indeed a common method used by support-type Beyonders. Including Fors herself, when she had just advanced to Apprentice, she also had a period of learning and practicing ritual magic.

Thinking of the experience of self-study based on the materials left by Mrs. Anissa because no one taught her, Fors couldn't help but feel a little sympathy for Roland's next days, and couldn't help but curiously ask: "Don't you want to buy the sequence formula after your pathway?"

Roland showed a shy smile and said, "Thanks to my ancestors, I am not short of subsequent potion formulas for the time being."

Fors's smile froze. Thinking of her inability to buy the "Trick Master" potion formula, she had the urge to curse for a moment, and then it turned into strong envy. She couldn't help but mutter: "This is really enviable to hear."

Hugh's mood at this moment was synchronized with Fors. Although her situation was a little better than Fors's, the formula she wanted had always been sold, but she couldn't afford it because she was too poor.

While the three were chatting, they also found a corner to sit down. Soon, a waiter came forward to introduce the rules—people participating in the party can directly write their needs on a note and give it to the waiter, or they can enter the small room during the break and write what they want to sell on the blackboard.

Roland naturally wrote the spiritual materials he needed on the note provided by the waiter without any hesitation, and then looked at Fors and Hugh, who had also written their notes, and asked curiously: "What do you want?"

"You should be able to guess what I want. I want to buy the Sheriff's potion formula, but I haven't saved enough money yet," Hugh replied casually. For Roland, who had already guessed her sequence, this was not something that needed to be concealed.

Fors sighed and looked at Roland with a hint of expectation, and said: "I have always wanted to buy the Trick Master's potion formula, but unfortunately I have not seen any clues so far." She already knew through Hugh that Jack might have come from an ancient Beyonder family, so she couldn't help but have a hint of expectation at this moment, hoping to get the clues she wanted from the other party.

Then Fors saw that the face under Roland's hood showed a hesitant expression.

This made Fors, who had only said it casually with the mentality of "treating a dead horse as a living horse", stunned for a moment, and subconsciously asked: "Mr. Jack, do you have any clues about the Trick Master potion formula?"

"Strictly speaking, I have this potion formula," Roland nodded hesitantly, and explained: "There is a record of the Trick Master potion formula in the notes left by my ancestors."

Fors instinctively felt surprised and said: "Really? Then can you sell it to me?" After saying that, she realized something, looked at Roland vigilantly, and added: "Of course, under the witness of Mr. A."

It's no wonder she is like this, it's just that this matter is a bit too coincidental. In order not to buy a fake potion formula, Fors felt that she needed to be more cautious.

"Of course, for the price, 450 pounds, how about it?" Roland naturally understood Fors's estimate. He nodded and said gently.

None of them are wrong, one is the first, one is inside, one is content, one is in, one is read!

"A fair price," Fors breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and was very satisfied with Roland's offer. The Sequence 8 potion formula on the market is generally at this price and is not considered a premium.

Seeing this scene, Hugh sincerely felt happy for her friend, and couldn't help but touch her wallet, thinking about when she would be able to save enough money to buy the Sheriff's potion formula.

The two quickly completed the transaction at the party, and both parties were very satisfied with the transaction.