Jacob left the Black Sea Company with a content look in his eyes, and Reuben even walked him to the gates with a very respectful expression.
Afterward, Jacob started to stroll the market while looking at materials available from different vendors. He was just trying his luck to see if he found any materials for the array.
In the end, Jacob didn't find anything, and he wasn't surprised since even the alchemy guild, which was the biggest dealership of materials, didn't have them. The chances of others having them were even less.
However, Jacob also had another purpose for doing this. He was making his presence known to his watchers and wanted to draw as many as possible.
In the evening, Jacob returned to the alchemy guild and opened his inbox to see the messages he received when he was out in the market but didn't bother to reply. He even received a few calls, which he also ignored, and he had some idea who they were from.
