Chapter 494: Everyone is a mole?
A crimson light appeared and disappeared, and nine figures shrouded in gray mist appeared beside the long bronze table.
Miss Justice greeted everyone as usual. Angel turned his head and nodded slightly in response, but his eyes were fixed on "The World" at the end of the long table.
You usually wear a hood to hide your face and stay motionless. Is this to conceal your appearance and behavioral characteristics from me, Klein?
As if sensing Angel's gaze, The World moved its neck slightly and looked over here.
Are the “world’s” actions too big?
Does he have the same eyes as ordinary people?
Angel won't notice anything wrong, right?
Klein the Fool felt like he was at a parent-teacher conference, being scrutinized by his elders. He felt uncomfortable all over!
Fortunately, Audrey quickly finished greeting everyone and began to present the new Russell diary to him.
This period of reading time, reserved exclusively for fools, also made Angel withdraw his gaze and stare blankly at the bronze tabletop, no longer looking at his clone.
Just because the "World" cover was exposed, she'd already been giving me the cold shoulder for days. If she knew I was "The Fool," I couldn't even imagine what would happen... I couldn't tell her even if I killed her. No, I couldn't tell her even if I couldn't kill her...
After finally clearing his mind of all the thoughts, Klein looked at the diary in his hand.
"May 8th, my lovely Bernadette will be two years old..."
This diary didn't contain the forbidden knowledge, interesting history, or secrets of the bigwigs that Klein had expected, but it resonated strongly with him in a rare way.
Emperor Roselle, who once considered himself the chosen one and the only one, and the entire world as his stage, with a mentality like playing a role-playing game, underwent a great change after the birth of his eldest daughter Bernadette.
He has a greater sense of belonging to the world and no longer feels alienated in his heart, but instead has a heavier sense of responsibility.
He calls this maturity.
This surprised Klein, who gradually pieced together the first half of the bohemian emperor's life from the diary.
A child, how could he change so much?
I haven't had the chance to experience this kind of change. I even... No, now I... Klein was lost in thought and subconsciously looked at Angel.
Influenced by him, "The World"'s neck turned again, and its gaze under the hood was cast at the same location.
Wrong!
Klein quickly adjusted himself. Seeing that Angel hadn't noticed, he breathed a sigh of relief and opened another page of the diary.
"May 15th, there are actually ship girls in this world!
"It was a ghost ship from two thousand years ago. Due to the implantation of a High-Sequence Beyonder characteristic, the spiritual imprint within it developed self-awareness and unexpectedly revealed its former appearance, transforming into a beautiful girl!
"I originally planned to name her 'Hood', but I felt it was unlucky. I heard from my subordinates that the navy of this world is also very particular about taboos. Since Loen and Feysac often harass my sea routes, I will name her 'Queen Anne's Revenge' and turn her into a pirate ship that can move freely on the sea. I will rob all their merchant ships, cut off their shipping routes, and force them to pay a toll!
"Alas, it's not white hair."
Emperor, I thought you had matured...
The slight touch of emotion that Klein had just felt evaporated without a trace.
At the same time, Audrey, feeling a cold gaze, turned her head away in confusion.
Is it Mr. World? Is he observing me? No, to be more precise, he's looking at Ms. Queen next to me!
This unusual action immediately caught the audience's attention. She secretly looked at the mysterious member who was usually serious and sometimes didn't speak for the entire meeting. Her first reaction was that she was wrong.
No, that's not wrong. I was indeed looking in this direction. Although it was only for two seconds, other people certainly didn't notice it, but, hey, it couldn't escape my eyes.
She thought with some complacency.
But why would Mr. World want to see Miss Queen? He has something to ask her and he’s not even willing to wait for Mr. Fool’s reading time to be over?
He raised the issue of "Lieutenant General of Disease" last week. Under the guidance of Mr. Hanged Man, everyone believed that this matter was related to the Queen. Now think about it, was she deliberately showing her power?
Miss "Queen" Irene left Backlund two months ago, and Mr. World left almost at the same time...
They, could they...
Audrey's expression changed as her eyes widened, as if she had thought of a possibility.
"Ms. Justice," a sudden deep voice made her shudder. She looked up and realized it was already time for free discussion. The World was looking at her. "The Beyonder characteristic of 'Psychologist' you need has been obtained. Do you want to trade it after this meeting?"
"Okay, okay."
She answered hurriedly without even bothering to confirm the price.
Following this lead, several more trade requests were quickly issued. Alger, the "Hanged Man," began searching for clues to the Sequence 5 "Ocean Songster" potion. This confirmed that Angel had taken the potion immediately after returning to Bayam and ascended to the level of "Wind-Blessed One."
The Tarot Club has gained another Sequence 6 Beyonder.
Aside from Miss Magician, who was most likely still a Sequence 8, and Audrey Justice, who was seeking the Sequence 6 formula, everyone else was at least Sequence 6... As a founding member of the Tarot Club, Angel looked around with some pride, and paused when his gaze fell on The World.
"Mr. Fool, I request to speak privately with the Queen."
Just then, the Hanged Man spoke.
After the others' vision and hearing were blocked, Alger looked at Angel and continued:
"Regarding the extraordinary materials we harvested last time, have you prepared a distribution plan?"
Sure enough, he came to collect the debt. Well, after all, he also has thousands of pounds. It is normal for him to care... Angel thought about it, shook his head and replied:
"Not yet. They are all Sequence 6 potion main ingredients, and it is quite difficult to find buyers who are in need of advancement."
In fact, "wild" mid-sequence extraordinary people are quite rare. Most extraordinary people who reach Sequence 7, even if they are not members of official organizations, have close ties with certain large organizations, or are the subordinates of a powerful extraordinary person. Naturally, they have corresponding channels for magic potions. Even those who are in urgent need of promotion have a greater demand for formulas than for magic potion materials.
"That's great. I happen to have the right channels to sell some of them. How about this: the 'Fruit of the Psychedelic Wind Bell Tree' and the 'Compound Eye of the Hunting Black Spider' are valued at the standard Sequence 6 material value, for a total of 3,000 pounds. 1,000 pounds belongs to me, and I'm going to buy the 12 Blue Shadow Falcon crystal feathers you have, also worth 3,000 pounds, and I'll give you an additional 2,000 pounds."
After a little thought, Angel understood the Hanged Man's intention.
He probably needed money urgently and couldn't wait for Angel to sell the materials slowly. Besides, there were people around him who needed to be promoted to "Wind-loving One", or he planned to sell the formula to other "Navigators" and sell one of the main ingredients together, which should earn him more profit.
It's really smart, but it also suits my interests. Otherwise, I don't know when I'll be able to sell these two "Blue Shadow Falcon Feathers"...
Angel quickly agreed to the deal. This way, the bell tree fruit and the black spider compound eyes became materials for her and Klein, no longer having to share them with Alger. In addition, she would receive 1,000 pounds in cash.
After the deal was done, the Hanged Man was visibly relieved. Angel guessed that the other party might have reached a preliminary agreement with others and even received the deposit.
Could I also sell some recipes and materials outside of the Tarot Club... But the level of Bayam's Beyonder gatherings isn't very high, and mid-sequence materials are unpopular. I don't have many private channels like the Hanged Man... Angel was troubled, waiting for the Fool to cancel the "private communication".
After that, no one made any more trading requests at the meeting. It seemed that as everyone's ranking gradually improved, the days when there were many transaction examples every week were gone forever.
After the transaction, "Sun" Derrick continued to share his troubles in Silver City. The city's "Shepherd" elder, Lovia, was originally imprisoned due to suspected connections with the True Creator, but was recently acquitted at the Chief's request, leaving Derrick worried and fearful.
Unfortunately, the other members were powerless in his position and could only offer verbal advice. After being promoted to "Wind-Favored One", the Hanged Man's temporary image of being cautious and taciturn in the previous few weeks due to the pressure of "Hermit" disappeared, and he turned back into "the enthusiastic and kind-hearted Mr. Hanged Man". He quickly helped "Sun" analyze the situation clearly, and made him realize that because of the abnormality he showed in the "Parasitic Incident of Blasphemer Amon", he had become a force in Silver City that checks and balances the True Creator. This allowed him to continue to be the "inside mole" of the Tarot Club with peace of mind, lurking in Silver City and obtaining information and materials that were difficult to find in the outside world.
Is this really okay... Alas, Klein and I are the traitors of the Nighthawks, Alger is the traitor of the Church of Storms, Emlyn is the traitor of the vampires, and now Mr. Sun has also become the traitor of the City of Silver.
If the conditions were relaxed a bit, Audrey was a mole within the Loen nobility, Miss Magician had infiltrated the Abraham family, and only the newly joined Hermit hadn't revealed her identity yet. The Tarot Club was truly filled with talented people...
Angel sighed as he continued to listen in on the conversation. From time to time, he cast his gaze towards "World" Klein, who was at the end of the long table. He watched him discuss with Miss Magician the anomalies near the Quaternary ruins on Williams Street, and had a brief private conversation with "Moon" Emlyn.
Is he concerned about Backlund? Although he was aloof at the Tarot Club, he's still the Klein I know... Angel's lips curled up secretly, and he quickly leaned back in his chair, hiding his expression with a gray mist. He didn't realize that every action he took was seen by The Fool beside him.
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The crimson light faded, and Angel returned to Bayam's second bedroom at the Azure Wind Hotel. She first slowly offered the feather she was going to sell to the Hanged Man to Mr. Fool, receiving £1,000 in cash. Then, she slowly stood up from her chair and walked towards the living room. However, she lowered her footsteps as she approached the door, listening for any movement outside.
It was not until she heard the sound of a door opening from the master bedroom that she forced herself to suppress the smile on her face, pushed the door open with a stern face, and walked into the living room.
Klein was wearing a windbreaker and walking out of the master bedroom. When he saw Angel coming here, the smile on his face turned stiff.
Humph, it seems that the cold war of the past few days is almost over. If I continue to hold on, it will really become torture for myself and others... Angel was secretly proud at first, but then he felt that he should stop and not cause too much trouble for the other party.
Ever since he revealed his identity last week, the two of them hadn't had a proper conversation for several days. Seeing Klein's strange expression, he must have "realized his mistake," so she decided to give him a way out.
If only he spoke first...
But Klein's mind was filled with the contents of the two Russell diaries he had just read.
After learning that the emperor's originally somewhat free and unruly character had changed because of this incident, he couldn't help but imagine his own future.
And... have a baby?
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