The group was quite serious when they started purchasing some items for their mission. They had to be this ready since they weren't sure if this mission would truly lead them to Chaos Arts Practitioners or other problems, like traps made by other Dark Arts Practitioners or other crazy Arcanists.
Soon, they bought Phantom Spider Cloaks for everyone. They were mid-grade Noble Artifacts worth 5,100 Zen each. With this cloak, movements within the forest would be easier as it repels various detection spells, evil spirits, and could also help them with their camouflage.
They also found Nullstone Amulets being sold in this city. They were products of the Shadow Consortium and could suppress chaotic interference, allowing spells to function even with Chaotic Force.
These amulets had limited use, about three to five times, but nonetheless, they could be a crucial item to fight against the Chaos Arts Practitioners…