Chapter 826: Minor Arcana
Noticing that the situation on the field had quietly changed, the other Tarot Club members sitting around the long bronze table also began to evaluate the feasibility of the proposal put forward by the "Queen".
Leonard, the "Star", had just joined the party and was not prepared to express his opinion. However, after seeing Angel and Klein speak one after another and quickly overwhelm the opposing "Hanged Man", he also made his own decision in his heart.
But this means that I have to develop my own power within the Goddess Church, under the noses of the Archbishop, Senior Deacon and the "Red Gloves" team? Wouldn't this be a bit... He muttered, and suddenly his eyes lit up.
Oh, right, I can have the old man take a Minor Arcana card. He always feels that Mr. Fool is an old friend. This way, he might be able to get closer to his friend... But having an angel become his Minor Arcana seems even crazier than trying to develop power within the church...
Leonard's mind kept flashing through some thoughts that made him feel a little unreliable. He secretly glanced at the other members, especially Miss "Judgment", who joined the Tarot Club with him and was obviously younger than the average age. He found that the latter seemed to have a blank mind and was not thinking about this problem at all. Some speculations began to arise in his heart.
She seemed very close to Miss Magician, so she must have been "absorbed" by her. I'm afraid she doesn't have many subordinates to develop...
Thinking about it this way, he felt that his situation was not so bad.
The person beside him, Emlyn the Moon, had similar thoughts. He also heard some hidden messages in Mr. World's words. Thinking about his future as the "savior" of the vampires, he also agreed with the Queen's suggestion.
To become an earl, or even a duke, and to resolve the crisis of the vampires, how can one do it without his own helpers!
Although he hadn't decided who to recruit or how to expand the power under the Moon, it was always right to stand on the side that would clearly win at the Tarot Club...
After making up his mind, he couldn't wait to speak:
"I also agree with Miss Queen's proposal."
As he spoke, he turned towards the Hanged Man, bowed without apology, and said:
"I'm sorry, but I think her proposal is very suitable for the situation we are facing now."
Alger, the Hanged Man, nodded silently without replying.
Opposite the two, "Justice" Audrey did not rush to express her opinion, but observed the developments on the field and came to many conclusions as a "spectator".
There's no doubt that Miss "Queen" had this planned long ago, and it wasn't just a spur-of-the-moment decision, as she claimed, because this discussion involved the potential for war in the Kingdom of Loen... Given Miss Christine Theresa's personality, she might have already begun recruiting subordinates, and now she's simply trying to incorporate them into the official "Minor Arcana" system... And Mr. "World"'s support for the "Queen" is too obvious, completely disregarding the possibility of us seeing through him... Hmm, judging by the way he acts, perhaps he really doesn't care...
Audrey muttered to herself, recalling the several extraordinary people she had met. She was surprised to find that half of them had been recruited by her into the Tarot Club and became official members. As for the remaining half, Viscount Glint was the kind of person who valued life and enjoyment over the path of the extraordinary. Let alone becoming a "Minor Arcana", perhaps he was not even willing to take the risk of further advancement.
Susie seemed to be the only option. I never thought the only person I could develop would be a dog... She thought with some sadness. When the meeting room fell silent again, she found a clever opportunity to speak and expressed her opinion:
"I believe that under the premise of ensuring safety and secrecy, we can develop our own teams. Moreover, in certain joint operations, we can also share our strengths and weaknesses, play to the advantages of our own 'small cards', and accomplish things that a single member and his forces cannot do."
In this way, including the "Stars" who have not yet expressed their views but should stand with the "Queen" and "World" based on their identities, the number of members supporting the proposal has reached half, and the "Hanged Man" who initially opposed it seems to have given up, and the situation on the field has become very clear.
A moment later, Hermit Cattleya, Magician Fors, and Judge Xio also expressed their support for the Queen. Although Sun didn't think he could develop any influence in Silver City, he always followed the crowd and didn't raise any objections.
Everyone turned their eyes to Mr. Fool at the head of the long table, awaiting His final decision.
Without the support of this person, any proposal, even if passed unanimously, will be meaningless.
Mr. Fool's wishes are everything to us.
In the eerie silence, the Fool, whose body was shrouded in gray mist, revealing only a hazy silhouette, chuckled softly and said in a low voice:
"This should be the first time that all members of the Tarot Club have participated in a 'resolution'. You didn't seek my help or judgment, but instead discussed and resolved the problem on your own. This makes me very happy.
"Regarding the Queen's suggestion, since you've already made your decision, I won't interfere... However, for now, each person can only possess three Minor Arcana cards. After passing the assessment and reporting to me, they will be allowed to recite my name and seek my assistance."
Klein made these additions primarily to prevent pirate generals like The Hermit from instantly assembling an entire team and occupying almost all of the small cards. The assessment and permission system could also exclude some small cards that might not meet the Tarot Club's needs, or even those with ulterior motives, from knowing of The Fool's existence, thereby protecting themselves and the Tarot Club to the greatest extent possible.
The others immediately understood Mr. Fool's meaning. They all stood up, bowed to Him, and answered in unison:
"As you wish."
"Well, let's stop here for today."
Klein replied with a smile, watching as members with different thoughts disappeared in the crimson light, leaving only himself and the "world" sitting opposite him.
"So, which card should I give Danitz... Oh, by the way, after Sharon completes the ritual and advances to Sequence 4, should I introduce her to the existence of The Fool? She and Maric have collaborated with The Fool's Favoree, myself, many times..."
Rubbing his hands in the Fool's seat, Klein materialized a complete deck of tarot cards and looked at them in deep thought.
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The crimson in front of him faded away, and Angel returned to the only single room on the "Redhead Girl".
Her tense spirit finally relaxed. She removed the spiritual wall and put away the magic mirror that was arranged into a maze to prevent prying and intrusion. She rested for a while in the slightly shaking cabin, used the various mirrors everywhere to sense the positions of other people, and then walked towards the lounge where the boatswain William was.
This burly "lucky guy" who always wore a black leather tricorn hat for some reason was drawing a nautical chart and recording the location of the sailboat in the logbook to avoid getting lost in the deep sea. Upon seeing his captain's boss coming, he hurriedly put down his pen and paper and greeted him somewhat stiffly.
"You're welcome. I'll be staying on this ship for most of the next two weeks," Angel chuckled. His face and smile, undisguised by the "Hypocrisy" ring, stunned the burly man in front of him. "I came to you to ask about Tia, the witch who temporarily joined us."
Without waiting for the boatswain William to reply, she continued:
"Regarding your encounter with her last night and the attack by the Gnosis Society, do you think there was any deliberate guidance or arrangement?"
This sharp question instantly brought William back to his senses. He looked away, lowered his head and thought for a moment before answering:
"I don't think so. I was buying various medicines for my sea voyage at a folk herbal medicine shop near the Red Theater when I happened to run into Tia buying fish scale powder. I didn't recognize her as a witch, but she recognized me and greeted me. She even asked me if the Golden Dream was in Bayam... and just then, a member of the Gnosis Society attacked us."
William recounted in clear and coherent terms how they had luckily avoided the first wave of attacks from the "magician" and attracted the attention of a team of "manufactured punishers." When the two sides were engaged in a melee, William, relying on his familiarity with the city's terrain, fled to the dock with Tia, and eventually fell into Angel's mirror trap.
Angel interrupted the other party from time to time, asked for details, and confirmed through divination, and finally came to the same conclusion as William.
At least Tia herself didn't know what "arrangements" had been made for her.
This does not rule out the possibility that "0-08" or even Adam was behind the scenes. It is impossible for me to detect this level of interference with my divination, and I can't even detect any abnormalities... Angel muttered, no longer dwelling on Tia's origins, and instead instructed the boatswain William to keep a close eye on the witch during this period, at least to prevent her from committing certain destructive acts on the ship.
As long as a Sequence 7 witch is determined, it would be completely easy for her to kill a few key sailors, destroy the rudder or sails, and cause the entire "Redhead Girl" to be lost in the deep sea.
"Then I'll have no choice but to pull you all into the mirror world one by one and send you back to Bayam."
She gave William one last word of advice, left the boatswain's office, and went to the captain's room at the stern of the ship. She handed a "magic mirror" with a blood connection to Elaine for safekeeping, to be used for locating the isolated ship on the sea.
Otherwise, once she left through the mirror world, it would be extremely difficult for her to return to this constantly moving sailboat.
It wasn't that she couldn't locate the mirrors on the ship that she had entered and exited before and that had mystical connections. Rather, searching for these mirrors in the vast ocean would be like looking for a needle in a haystack. The magic mirror, whose connection was strengthened by blood, was like a lighthouse on the sea. Even if it was as far away as Backlund, she could sense it at any time.
That's why she gave this important mirror to Elaine instead of just hanging it somewhere on the ship.
To Angel, the entire "Redhead" ship is not as important as her "Queen of Wands".
After explaining everything, she turned into pieces of constantly dissipating mirror fragments in front of Elaine, left the real world in a very fantastic way, dived into the mirror, and flew to a place with a large number of locations that was extremely clear in the mirror world.
That was Backlund, where Klein was.
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At the same time, in the living room of 7 Pinster Street, the stiff body of "Star" Leonard Mitchell became soft again, and the gray fog and bronze long table that were in front of him a second ago turned into his own wooden coffee table and a cup of long-cooled coffee.
"Back from the meeting?" A slightly older, but more energetic voice immediately rang in his mind. "Any new news?"
After a few days of silence, during which he digested the characteristics left by Amon's clone, the Fourth Epoch angel became more talkative and proactive, which made Leonard both relieved and worried. He felt that something was about to change.
"They believe the kingdom's upper echelons are planning a local war, which could break out within six months..."
After informing Pallez Zoroast within him of the news the Tarot Club had received, Leonard asked:
"Old man, have you ever considered... joining the organization founded by Mr. Fool and becoming a member of it?"
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