Chapter 497 Will Auceptin’s gratitude?
I have to say something...
Klein's mind froze for a moment. This time, he had hidden from the other party and escorted Darkwill alone to Oravi Island in order to prevent Angel from knowing the details.
The first reason was that he earned this money in order to save up money to buy magical items that were contaminated by the extraordinary characteristics of the "stolen" Puppet Master. It was just his personal matter and he didn't want to trouble the other party; the second reason was... he didn't want Angel to know that he had any connection with this "pharmacist".
All three of them had attended the "Eye of Wisdom" gatherings, and Angel knew what kind of medicine Darkwill often sold!
"Why are you here on Oravi Island?"
He quickly used the ability of the "Faceless Man" to adjust his expression and asked calmly.
This is called taking the initiative...
"Just passing by."
Angel glanced at Darkwill, who was looking at him in amazement from behind Klein. The latter obviously did not recognize him without the "Ring of Madness".
"Is this the person you're escorting? How did you two meet?"
She raised an eyebrow, unfazed by Klein's interrupting question.
Based on his understanding of the fat pharmacist in Backlund, Angel knew that even when the herbs he had painstakingly grown were taken away by a sewer monster, he was only willing to spend 30 pounds to deal with it. Spending money on potion ingredients was like asking his life for it.
Such a miser would never be willing to spend 1,000 pounds on a bodyguard.
"I'm red..."
"He saw the news in the newspaper and knew that I had killed a pirate in the street. I had previously accepted a missing person commission from him, so he came to me."
Darkwill was interrupted by Klein just as he began to speak. Klein explained rapidly for a long time before turning around and looking at the pharmacist.
"Give me all the money you just won, and you can leave. Our employment ends early, right?"
Although Angel couldn't see his expression, he could tell that his tone was not very friendly.
“Yes…yes.”
Darkwill, who was face to face with the "mad adventurer," was clearly aware of this. He quickly pulled a wad of bills from his robe pocket and stuffed them into German's hand without even counting them.
"Very good. Also, remember your promise, the clues to the offensive magical items."
After throwing the note with the spell to summon his Headless Messenger Miss to the fat pharmacist, Klein turned back to look at Angel. His expression had returned to calm, and he even had a hint of a smile on his face.
"Shall we go?"
Angel looked at him in silence for a few seconds before nodding.
…
Looking at the back of Gehrman Sparrow, who had protected him all the way but left in a hurry, even shortchanging him by 130 pounds, and the woman beside him who looked more beautiful than any other woman he had ever met, Darkwill first swallowed silently, then understood why she had secretly come to his store to buy medicine.
Of course, he also came to his senses and realized that he had almost spoken out of turn and became the next target of this crazy adventurer.
"Piff—"
His owl Harry then flew down from the ceiling, landed on his shoulder, and said in a voice that only he could hear:
"Are you crazy? I just thought I had to find another animal trainer to help me make the medicine!"
"You fool, I'm your master, not someone who makes potions for you," Darkwill retorted in a similarly low voice. "And isn't this a good thing? He left in such a hurry that he couldn't even wait for me to win another 130 pounds. Mr. Richaud's lucky blessing still has a little time and quota left, so the rest of the income belongs to me!"
The more he spoke, the more excited he became. He stopped and was about to leave the casino. He was ready to turn back to the card table and play a few more rounds to make up for the shock he had suffered in the past few days.
But as soon as he turned around, he noticed a waiter in a tuxedo approaching him with two burly men with unfriendly faces.
"That's him! Look carefully and see how he cheated. He won two hundred pounds in less than an hour."
As soon as the waiter finished speaking, the owl flapped its wings and flew off Darkwill's shoulder. This time, it did not stay in the room, but flew directly out of the casino.
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"Well, so, why did you come to Oravi Island?"
With a light cough, Klein broke the silence in the living room and asked.
The two found a hotel with a sea view near the pier, booked an ordinary suite and stayed there. Then they sat in the living room, returning to the dull atmosphere of the "Blue Wind" Hotel in Bayam.
There's no balcony, no single sofa, and no room service... Angel was pondering this when he was suddenly awakened by Klein's question. He stammered and replied:
"I, I went out to sea with Elaine and the 'Redhead' to test a new ship. Unexpectedly, we encountered pirates and one of the masts was broken. We had no choice but to come here to repair it. I happened to remember that you were here too, so..."
As she spoke, she felt that this reason was too far-fetched and she couldn't make it up anymore.
But Klein just listened quietly with a smile on his face and didn't ask any further questions.
This made Angel's fabricated excuse seem a bit too hypocritical. She opened her mouth, sighed, and changed her words:
"Okay, I admit it. I divined the scene of you escorting Darkwill, and he was struck by lightning at the time. I thought this journey might be dangerous, so I asked Elaine to bring me to Oravi Island. But there were quite a few accidents along the way. We encountered a storm and pirates. The ship is now docked at the dock awaiting repairs..."
"Accident? Because of that 'Lucky' revolver?"
Klein's smile widened after receiving a satisfactory answer, but he soon frowned and asked.
"Indeed, it seems its negative effects have begun to show up again in the past two days, just like Darkwill's misfortune."
Angel answered, pulling out a revolver and placing it on the table in front of him. The revolver, which had an exquisite appearance but did not look like a magical item at all, now lay quietly in the middle of the table, looking harmless.
"Darkwill also paid me 1,000 pounds to escort a similar item. It was a magical dice called the 'Dice of Probability'..."
This "monster", also known as the "Wheel of Fortune", has the unique ability to control the probability of all events around it. Whether it is favorable or unfavorable is determined by the number of points on the dice. 1-3 points are unfavorable, and the lower the number, the more likely it is to encounter more dangerous and terrifying bad luck. 4-6 points are the opposite.
Darkwill was struck by lightning in the cabin, which was almost impossible to happen. He only got a "2" on the dice. If it had been a "1", he might have tripped every step he took, and any surface he touched would have burrs, and he would even choke to death if he drank water.
The worst thing is that this dice has some kind of living property, and always likes to make its holder switch back and forth between lucky and unlucky modes. Once it is fully awake, it will gradually include an increasingly wider space around it into this "probability", and eventually affect the entire world.
"This is very similar to the seal in Tingen..." Angel muttered. She didn't say the code name "0-08" to avoid being noticed by the quill. "But what is 'uniqueness'?"
"That's the only item required for each path, besides the potion, when a Sequence 1 is promoted to Sequence 0, which is a True God. If a unique item appears in the world, it means that a True God has not yet been born on this path."
After revealing the identity of "The World", Klein and Angel's communication on mysticism became much easier. There was no need to worry about whether there were things that "The World" knew but "Klein" did not. For example, Sequence 0 and the True God, although these were extremely confidential topics, were no longer secrets in the Tarot Club.
Having said that, things like "uniqueness" haven't been discussed in the Tarot Club... Angel looked at Klein doubtfully, wondering if he had other channels of information.
"I learned this from an angel from the Wheel of Fortune channel. Coincidentally, he also knew you and even asked me to convey his gratitude to you."
Klein chuckled and continued to explain.
"Angel, thank me?"
Angel had encountered several Sequence 2 "angels" in the six months since she came to this world. Ms. Arianna had provided her with a lot of help, not to mention Mr. Azik. If he hadn't saved her several times, she and Klein would have used up all the "resurrection" power that came from nowhere.
In addition to these two, there is also the "Queen Anne's Revenge" which just signed the contract...
But she has never met the angel of "Wheel of Fortune"!
"Do you remember the Aurora Society's divine messenger you encountered and killed in the Hillston District when you were in Backlund?"
Klein asked back, and after the other party nodded, he continued:
"At that time, you protected a young couple, Allen Kress and his wife, Velma Gladys, during battle. Velma was pregnant at the time, carrying a Sequence 1 angel, Will Auceptin, who had proactively 'restarted' his life. I met Dr. Allen and this angel during a commission and was able to contact them. That's why He asked me to convey His gratitude."
After being reminded by Klein, Angel recalled the couple he met on the street when he was fighting Ms. D. At that time, Ms. D summoned a flaming spear to throw at him, but because there were civilians behind him, Angel did not choose to jump in the flames to avoid it, but instead summoned an ice wall to block the attack.
But a Sequence 1 would specifically thank him for such a small matter? He couldn't possibly be incapable of handling even such trivial matters, could he? Judging by the Beyonder abilities of the "Monster" Path, he at least possessed the ability to turn misfortune into fortune. Could it be that the so-called "reboot" had left him in a fetus, unable to use his Beyonder abilities?
"Although the angel clearly expressed gratitude, I believe that 'He' should be able to handle an attack from a Mid-Sequence. I'm afraid Will had anticipated that attack. Otherwise, the 'Serpent of Fate' who controls fate wouldn't put himself in danger."
Klein added that he did not let down his guard just because the other party thanked Angel in the dream of the thousand paper cranes used for communication. Instead, he carefully analyzed the situation based on his own experience and knowledge of the occult and told Angel the results.
The main reason was that, according to his thinking, Will Auceptin was absolutely capable of foreseeing that his parents would be attacked by Ms. D in the Hillston District, and he did not stop the Allens from going to the scene. The only reason was: he wanted to take this opportunity to establish some kind of connection with Angel!
In mysticism, even such an encounter without actual contact means the entanglement of fate, which means that this "Snake of Fate" has some plan!
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