Chapter 774: New Member's Thoughts
As soon as he appeared at the familiar bronze table, Angel noticed something was wrong:
The gray mist lingering around the bronze table, the Tarot Club members, and the temple that looked like a giant's residence gave her a different feeling than before.
Before, the gray fog was gray fog, and the temple was the temple, with Mr. Fool acting as the "connector" between the two. But now, His relationship with the entire gray fog is more harmonious, as if He has completely merged into it, making it difficult to understand. One can only feel that His presence is everywhere.
If this mysterious being is a god from ancient times who is now trying to return to the human world, then his strength has undoubtedly recovered a lot!
Thinking of the ancient gods, Angel's mind flashed with the "source materials" with strange names, and he thought of his mysterious connection with the "City of Disaster".
After I advance to Sequence 3, perhaps my relationship with that "Source Essence" will also change. At first, I didn't even know what happened when I was resurrected, but then I regained the memory of entering that city, and recently I've been able to continue exploring... Angel felt a sense of longing in his heart, and seemed to have realized something.
She suspected that this mysterious gray foggy space was also a manifestation of some kind of "source", which was in line with Mr. Fool, the ancient god who was seeking to regain his power.
She couldn't think about it anymore, it was blasphemy... She collected her thoughts, her eyes wandered, and she made a new discovery.
There were more people attending the party this time, and there were two more people at once!
She looked unconcealedly at the two "newcomers" sitting at the end of the male and female queues respectively, without worrying that her behavior was too abrupt because everyone did the same.
The man, probably younger, taller than the Hanged Man, almost as tall as Mr. Sun… black hair and green eyes, sitting in a somewhat casual manner. Hmm, he noticed it and adjusted himself to his unaccustomed upright position…
Angel first looked at the new member of the men's queue and soon felt a sense of familiarity with the face hidden by the gray mist.
Considering the battle and encounter that took place in West Balam last Tuesday, and the fact that Mr. Fool seemed to have provided some assistance at the time, Angel quickly determined the other party's true identity:
Leonard Mitchell!
Feeling her gaze, Leonard quickly scanned all the members' eyes and turned towards this side, then froze.
Oh no, he recognized me too. The gray fog here only obscured my features, but my hair, eye color, body shape and other features were not secrets at all in his eyes when he just met me... Angel looked away awkwardly and looked at the new female member on the same side as him.
The Tarot Club has started recruiting underage girls?
Seeing the figure that was only at chest height and almost hidden under the bronze table, the first thought that popped into Angel's mind was a bit absurd. Then, the image of a woman with the same characteristics in her memory overlapped with the other person.
Then, she noticed that the "girl" kept looking at the "magician" next to her, and it was obvious that she knew this member who was already considered an "old man" of the Tarot Club.
Now, without even thinking, she recognized the other person's identity: Hugh Dilcha.
She and Fors were friends. Perhaps it was the latter who recommended this bounty hunter to Mr. Fool?
Angel thought to himself as Audrey stood up and greeted everyone, followed by the routine greetings.
At this moment, she noticed that the short bounty hunter naturally stood up with everyone else and saluted the Fool, just a little later than the "magician" beside him. Leonard sat there in a daze until everyone was facing the head of the long table. Then he hurriedly stood up, his calves pushing the high-backed chair under him backwards, making a harsh metallic friction sound.
Everyone's eyes, including Mr. Fool, turned to Leonard, causing him to lower his head in embarrassment.
Oh, this gentleman didn't appear in Fors's introduction, which meant he was also a "newcomer." But Fors gave me a detailed introduction to the Tarot Club, including the need to maintain absolute respect for Mr. Fool, as well as for members with prominent real-life identities like the Queen and the World. Most importantly, you must stand and salute at the start of a meeting!
Across from him, Hugh Dilcha muttered to himself, feeling his first sense of superiority since arriving in this strange place.
No wonder Fors said to talk less, do less, and observe more, so as not to show weakness... She immediately understood her friend's advice better and respectfully bowed to the god at the head of the long table who had saved her life a few days ago.
"Good afternoon, everyone. These two are 'Star' and 'Judgment'. Please introduce yourselves."
Klein the Fool said calmly, his gaze fixed on Leonard the Star.
He was trying so hard to hold back his laughter that his stomach started to hurt!
Leonard, feeling a little uneasy about being the center of attention, frowned, feeling that Mr. Fool had some special attention on him.
Maybe the code name "Star" is a bit feminine. Actually, I wanted to choose "Tank"... He muttered, and while everyone was introducing themselves, he secretly observed the other members and gave them more recognizable labels.
The Queen, haha, she is indeed Angel. Furthermore, I noticed that Miss Judgment, who looked only fourteen or fifteen years old, and I were both sitting at the end of the line. This meant that she, who was closest to Mr. Fool, was one of the original members of this gathering. No wonder she was able to trick Klein into coming here...
The Hanged Man looks to be in his thirties, and the color of his hair reminds me of several familiar Mandated Punishers. Perhaps he is also from the Sailor path.
Justice is like a carefree aristocratic girl, dressed very tastefully, but this might be a disguise. I also deliberately didn't wear that recognizable trench coat...
Leonard looked at them one by one, and finally his gaze stopped at "World", who spoke in a low and hoarse voice, only reading out his code name and nothing else.
Klein...why was he sitting alone at the end of the long table, as if isolated? Was it because of his unique status? Because he had close ties with the Fool's followers like Dwayne Dantès and the Archon of Death, making him a proxy for these "non-staff members"?
Thoughts flashed through his mind, and Leonard slowly withdrew his gaze until the Hermit lady opposite him spoke:
"Dear Mr. Fool, I did not receive any new Emperor Roselle's diary this week."
Russell's diary? That Russell Gustav? Those illegible notes, the contents of which even the old man couldn't understand, were a diary?
Leonard suddenly came to his senses and secretly glanced at the others, only to find that they had no special reaction to this. The "Queen" even echoed him apologetically, saying that she hadn't found a new diary either.
Russell's diary was the "currency" of this gathering, or rather, a special offering to Mr. Fool... He immediately put a new "label" on it and kept it firmly in mind.
He remembered that there were more than ten pages of rubbings of Russell's diary in the database of St. Samuel's Church!
With his authority, it was not difficult for him to read and forcibly memorize those mysterious symbols.
Noticing the mysterious smile from Star behind the gray fog, Klein smiled with satisfaction. He had deliberately left this period of silence to guide the two new members to discover the new Russell diary around them.
It seemed Leonard had already figured it out. Miss Xiu's expression didn't change. The "magician" must have told her all this in advance. Since their social circles overlapped, perhaps there wouldn't be any new gains... He thought about it and lowered his voice to order:
"You guys go ahead."
Continue? Is it a transaction or an exchange of information? Leonard, who still remembered Mr. Fool's introduction, had a new question in his mind. He lowered his body slightly, wanting to take a look at the situation first.
Unfortunately, no one seemed to want to buy or sell anything at this week's Tarot Club. Everyone's eyes kept crossing each other, and finally quietly gathered on the two new members.
Feeling a strange atmosphere spreading towards Leonard, Angel coughed lightly, attracting everyone's attention, and said softly:
"Does anyone have any clues about the 'Fountain of Youth'?"
This melodious voice eased the awkwardness at the long bronze table. Everyone was silent for a moment. Cattleya, the Hermit, was the first to speak.
"This is one of the most widely circulated legends of treasure at sea, but most people believe it's just a legend... You should remember what the 'Undead King' did."
She's hinting to me that it was just a trap set by Agaritu... Angel said carefully:
"The news he spread was false, but that doesn't mean the Fountain of Youth doesn't exist in the world... It's one of the ingredients for the potion I need."
Since the potion formula requires it, it must exist in the world - this is the hidden meaning in Angel's answer.
However, "The Hermit", "The Hanged Man" and "Justice" read more information from it:
Miss "Queen", who has been promoted to demigod less than three months ago, is already looking for materials for Sequence 3 potions!
When I first met her, she was still selling the "Assassin" potion and asked Mr. "The Hanged Man" to provide a channel for creating a fake identity. At most, she was just a low-sequence Beyonder. It's only been a year, and she's about to become a Sequence 3 Beyonder?
Audrey's heart was like a raging sea. Even her "audience" manners could not stop her from secretly glancing at the seemingly weak woman beside her.
The only Sequence 3 Beyonder she had ever met was Archbishop Saint Anthony of Saint Samuel Church, who had already been managing the Backlund Diocese when she was born.
Your peers have all become demigods, and you're only a Sequence 6. You must keep working hard, Audrey, otherwise, even Susie will catch up with you... She quietly clenched her fists under the table, encouraging herself. She watched as the experienced sailors, "The Hanged Man," and "The Hermit," discussed for a few words. After each accepted the Queen's commission, they agreed to return and search for clues to the "Fountain of Youth" through their own channels.
I see. This session is a chance for everyone to issue commissions to each other... But Angel is actually seeking promotion again. Is she going to be promoted from "Immortal" to Sequence 2 and become a true angel?
Leonard took a deep breath and looked at the figure sitting next to the Fool, as if he had just met her for the first time.
But he soon realized that this meant that the level of transactions within the Tarot Society was quite high, and that many of his needs might not need to be met through accumulating contributions within the church, but could be met here.
Thinking of this, he looked around and took the initiative to speak:
"I need to purchase a magical item."
For the third time, everyone's attention was focused on him again.
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