Chapter 123 Newcomer to the Tarot Club
Captain Dunn's behavior of using her as a target for his "Nightmare" role-playing was indeed infuriating, but Angel had more important things to do at the moment.
Moreover, it can help Dunn digest the potion as quickly as possible and gain hope of promotion. What does it matter if he loses sleep for a few days?
After implicitly expressing her dissatisfaction and pointing out that "Nightmare" should change its target, she let her captain go.
As three o'clock in the afternoon approached, Angel said hello to Roshan who was slacking off at the reception desk and came to the third floor of Blackthorn Security Company.
Unlike the "lounge" on the second floor which is only equipped with sofas, this is where the night watchmen really rest. There are five single rooms along the street with single beds, tables and chairs, and bathrooms. If the night watchmen do not need to guard the Chanis Gate and need to stay in the base and wait for some reason, they can sleep here.
Angel first checked every room to make sure that no one was on the entire third floor, then he chose the room in the corner, entered and locked the door.
Angel breathed a sigh of relief only after closing the windows, drawing the curtains, and sealing the entire room with a spiritual wall.
She sat down at the table, took out her pocket watch—a working one—and saw that it was less than five minutes until three in the afternoon.
Several times in the past, after entering the gray fog space and attending the Tarot Club, Angel would find himself maintaining his original posture when returning to the real world, whether sitting or standing.
This might be the power of the ritual that pulled her into the gray fog, otherwise her unconscious body would definitely fall headfirst and be in a mess.
But for the sake of comfort, she tried to sit and wait until three o'clock and then enter the gray fog.
Due to her work schedule, she couldn't get home before three o'clock this time. She could only temporarily use the lounge on the third floor of the Blackthorn Security Company, build a space isolated by a spiritual wall, and prepare for the meeting.
Fortunately, only Roxanne and Mrs. Orianna were on the second floor. Xijia was dozing off in the entertainment room on the second floor. Klein had already gone home to rest. The remaining night watchmen also had their own things to do and did not stay in the company. This gave her the time and space to "slack off".
Recovering from his thoughts, Angel watched the minute hand of the pocket watch on his hand move towards the hour, and watched the familiar crimson waves surge from the palm of his right hand and surround him.
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The crimson faded, and a gray mist appeared. The soft cushion under Angel turned into a hard bronze high-back chair. His vision gradually became clear, and the Hanged Man was sitting in front of him as usual.
Hey, why is there someone next to him?
A new figure appeared to the right of the Hanged Man, also sitting on a high-backed bronze chair. Although his face could not be seen clearly due to the gray fog, his height was obviously taller than the Hanged Man, who was about the same height as Angel. His shoulders were broad and his figure was burly, almost covering the entire back of the chair.
If the gray fog only obscured his features and didn't alter his stature, he would be the highest-ranking member of the Tarot Club... well, not counting the mysterious "Fool."
Angel looked around. To her left, Miss Justice was still sitting in her original position. A little further to her right was the head of the long table. The Fool, surrounded by gray mist, had one hand lowered and the other hand pressed on the edge of the long table.
Zhengyi also noticed the abnormality in the venue. As a "spectator", she tried hard to suppress her body movements caused by surprise, but her sudden stagnant breathing still revealed her inner shock.
The Hanged Man was even more unbearable. Noticing that the two ladies opposite him were staring at his right side, he immediately turned his head and discovered the "new member" next to him. He was so scared that his body trembled and he seemed to want to jump up from his seat, but after leaning to one side, he stopped the movement abruptly, in a weird posture of trying to stay away from the other person but not daring to leave his seat.
"This gentleman is a new member of the Tarot Club, nicknamed 'The Sun'."
The Fool's low and steady voice came.
"This is Miss Queen, Miss Justice, and this is Mr. The Hanged Man."
He then introduced the other old members to the "Sun" one by one.
Sure enough, he was a new member. Was he introduced by Justice or the Hanged Man? But they seemed equally surprised, not like they had known about the situation for a long time.
Could it be that they were members “developed” by the Fool himself?
Angel looked at the burly but somewhat nervous "Sun" standing next to the Hanged Man, and guessed secretly.
Miss Justice, still lively and hospitable, spoke first, greeting the other members and the newly joined Mr. Sun. Then, turning to the Fool, she said with a hint of pride:
"Mr. Fool, I have collected two more pages of Emperor Roselle's diary."
One page was submitted last week, and two pages this week... Angel suddenly felt a strong sense of crisis. Apart from the first two pages of diary she submitted, she had not made any contribution since then. Although she still had two pages on hand, she kept them and prepared to exchange some important information.
Seeing Justice take out a new diary and discuss with the Fool whether they could exchange the formula for Sequence 8 "Mind Reader", Angel decided to take time out this week to go to the underground market of the "Dragon Bar" to buy a few pages of the diary, and then submit the diary on hand to avoid being regarded as slacking off by the Fool.
Thinking of this, she secretly glanced at Mr. Fool and found that he happened to have his head tilted towards her, his gaze seemingly staring straight at her.
He must be looking at Miss Justice, not me...
Angel retracted his gaze and lowered his head.
"A 'mind reader' formula preceded by a 'psychoanalyst'?"
The new member of the Tarot Club, "The Sun", suddenly asked.
Justice, who was trying to make a deal with the Fool, looked at him doubtfully: "Yes, do you have the formula?"
"This is a path originating from the 'Giant Dragon' clan. They are sworn enemies of the Giant King's Court and our Silver City. Therefore, I have a way to obtain the Sequence 8 and Sequence 7 formulas for this path in Silver City."
Mr. Sun answered, his voice was very young, somewhat inconsistent with his tall stature.
The dragon clan, the Giant King's Court, the City of Silver... and the "psychoanalyst" he mentioned, which seemed to be an ancient term for "psychologist"...
The addition of this new member brought a lot of new knowledge to the Tarot Club. At this time, Angel was no longer concerned about Emperor Roselle's diary, but was busy memorizing these new words in his mind.
The "Silver City" had never been seen on any of the church's internal atlases...
She looked at the Hanged Man opposite her and found that the knowledgeable man also looked thoughtful, and even his sitting posture, which had originally been trying to stay away from the "sun", had returned to normal.
Mr. Sun seemed oblivious to the other members' actions, instead continuing his deal with Miss Justice, attempting to exchange the promise of the Mind Reader formula for the Singer formula, which is Sequence 9 of the Sun Path.
Well, it fits his code name very well...
Unfortunately, Miss Justice did not have the potion formula on hand, and her attempt to trade it directly with gold pounds was rejected by the Sun.
"I can give Sun the recipe for the 'Singer,' and Sun will give Justice the recipe for the 'Mind Reader,' and Justice will give me the Roselle Diary."
Just when the deal was at a stalemate, Mr. Fool proposed a three-party deal.
Since the value of Sequence 8's formula was higher than that of Sequence 9, Mr. Sun would suffer a loss in this transaction. The Fool agreed to compensate him partially on behalf of Miss Justice, and Miss Justice would need to compensate the difference financially to one of Her Favored Ones.
"He happens to be doing some work in the Kingdom of Loen recently and needs some funds for activities. Besides, Mr. Sun may not receive compensation from Miss Justice."
The Fool explained calmly.
For a being as powerful as a god, His Favored One must at least be a High Sequence. What path could that be...
Angel speculated as he watched the three parties reach a deal. A scroll of parchment appeared in front of Mr. Sun, and two pages of Miss Justice's diary appeared in front of the Fool.
"You are free to talk without waiting for me."
After saying this, the Fool stopped talking and moving.
The four members, including the newcomer Mr. Sun, did not dare to speak and waited quietly.
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