“Your butler may be studying the dark arts;

“Your valet secretly believes in Death;

“There are people with supernatural powers hiding in your neighborhood;

"The neighborhood where you live may have some secrets that cause people to have strange dreams...

"You should be able to understand the meaning of some words, so we won't explain them in detail. May the goddess bless you."

…Klein looked at the letter in his hand, not knowing whether to cry or laugh.

After a few seconds, he couldn't help but laugh at himself in his heart:

Judging from the content of this letter alone, I am really miserable...

And there seems to be nothing wrong with what it describes...

Smiling and shaking his head, Klein took the letter in one hand and shook it violently to the side.

Red flames rose up and engulfed the paper.

No matter what, Miss Xio and Miss Magician are quite kind. The only problem is that I know everything they reminded me of, and I know the reasons better than they do... Klein muttered as he searched for the mushrooms he had hidden before.

There are four types in total. The first is a dried product that can react with water and fish, and there are three of them. The second is a new variety with a golden cap and a flour aroma. The third is white with black spots on the base, and the whole thing is fluffy and swollen, as if there is liquid flowing inside, and it has a strong milky flavor. The fourth has strange organs similar to gills on both sides, and the surface is covered with fine but soft scales.

Klein glanced at the mushrooms, took out a gold coin, flicked it upwards, and caught it steadily.

After confirming the result, he took off the ordinary gloves he had worn before, bare his skin, and directly grabbed the three new types of mushrooms, trying to verify some situations that Frank Lee did not mention.

The touch was normal and there was no change in the mushrooms. Klein breathed a sigh of relief and no longer worried that their danger level would exceed the taboo line.

He was quite afraid before that once these mushrooms came into contact with flesh and blood, they would immediately spread their roots, devour the growth, and spread spores.

"Perhaps it's because the light from the gas wall lamp is brighter, or perhaps it's because these mushrooms have lost most of their activity after being picked. They can only be revived under special conditions, such as the stomach environment of a living thing..." Klein, with a spirit of empiricism, drew all the heavy curtains in the master bedroom and turned off all the gas wall lamps.

Then, he once again picked up the new species of mushrooms with his bare hands to confirm that there was nothing wrong with them and that they had not sucked his flesh and blood.

After doing this, Klein relit the wall lamp, set up a ceremony, and sacrificed the mushrooms above the gray fog.

Sitting in the position of "The Fool", he did not rush to invite the "Creeping Hunger", but first let the metal bottle containing his own blood fly onto the long bronze table.

Then he poured a drop of blood onto the table and pushed three new mushrooms there.

In just one second, the mushrooms near the blood suddenly softened, squirmed and wrapped around it, and dense needle-like hairs grew on the contact surface.

“…” Klein’s mouth curled up slightly as he saw this. He directly summoned a little power from the mysterious space above the gray fog to suppress all the mushrooms. He then let the drop of blood fly back into the metal bottle and closed the lid.

He had roughly understood the characteristics of these mushrooms. Without wasting any more time, he waved his hand and asked "Creeping Hunger" to fly over from the pile of debris.

Holding the thin human leather glove, Klein placed it on the table and released the restraint on the mushroom.

Then he saw the "Creeping Hunger" force itself to stand up using five fingers as support, and then quickly move back like playing the piano.

Are you scared now? Klein smiled kindly and pressed down the human-skin glove, "giving" a little power from the mysterious space above the gray fog.

Then, he grabbed a mushroom with his other hand and moved towards the Creeping Hunger.

The man struggled hard with the leather gloves but couldn't get rid of them, and even began to tremble noticeably.

Klein paused holding the mushroom and laughed softly:

"Do you still praise the 'True Creator' at any time?"

The "Creeping Hunger" continued to struggle and did not respond.

Klein thought about it and gave in:

"I allow you to chant once a day, in the morning or evening."

The struggles of the "creeping hunger" weakened, but did not stop.

Tsk… Klein remained calm and continued to communicate:

"Then chant three times a day, at breakfast, lunch and dinner. But you have to remind me in advance."

After struggling for a few times, "Creeping Hunger" suddenly spread out on the table and stopped moving.

After some more communication, Klein successfully reached an agreement with the Creeping Hunger on this issue. However, the need to eat humans every day was an instinct of the creature, and communication alone could not reduce it much. He still had to wait for Azik to provide an effective sealing method. All Klein could do now was to allow the Creeping Hunger to be carried without eating humans, but he had to replenish food within 24 hours.

What a hassle... Fortunately, after Creeping Hunger merged with Mr. A and the mushrooms, its living properties were enhanced. Otherwise, there would be no way to communicate so specifically... Klein sighed and turned to do a divination on what had happened recently. He concluded that he was not in much danger and preliminarily confirmed that there were extraordinary factors involved in Caron's suicide case.

After his busy work, he left the gray fog and returned to the real world, continuing to wait for Mr. Azik's reply.

…………

On Saturday night, Klein, dressed in formal attire, arrived at St. Samuel's Church in a carriage with his valet Richardson to attend the charity gala held by the Church of Night.

After passing through the main entrance, he was led by the pastor to a hall on the side.

There is a shrine here, with the holy emblem of the goddess of night placed inside. Several small crystal chandeliers hang above it, and in front of it are long and thin candles and inverted metal round lids filled with oil wax.

At this time, they have all been lit, illuminating the hall brightly and cleanly, with a sacred atmosphere.

Klein took a look and saw neatly arranged chairs and guests dressed in extraordinary attire.

Among them, women's dress can be divided into two categories. One type of dress is either bright or dark, all bold and open, showing a large area of ​​white on the chest and arms on both sides. The other type of clothing is fresh in color and quite conservative, even the collarbone is only vaguely visible or even blocked.

As far as Klein knew, in the Kingdom of Loen, this meant the difference between being married and unmarried. Widows and divorced women could choose either style, but the former's colors would be as dark as possible.

In addition to these, Klein also saw shining necklaces, delicate earrings, and various precious ornaments. Compared to the balls and banquets held by Senator Macht and himself, the guests here were obviously more impressive.

Stepping into the hall, Klein greeted and chatted with the bishops and Senator Macht he knew.

Just then, there was a voice coming from the door. Many guests looked there, smiled and went to greet them.

Klein looked over there, his eyes first lit up, then froze.

At the entrance of the hall, the most eye-catching person is a girl with shiny golden hair flowing down her face. Her eyes are emerald green, as beautiful as gemstones, and seem to be the surface of the sea with whirlpools hidden on it, making it almost impossible for the observer to take his eyes away.

She had bright features, outstanding temperament, and seemingly flawless appearance, making it difficult for the men and women present to pay attention to what style of dress she was wearing or who designed the jewelry she wore. However, Klein noticed her clavicle necklace. A round and flawless pearl was "embedded" in the depression where the two clavicles met, softening the lines of her neck and highlighting a feeling that was both pure and charming.

Klein had seen her and knew her!

She is Miss Justice of the Tarot Club!

When he used the "magic mirror divination" at that time, Klein saw what she looked like!

Suddenly, Klein looked away, not daring to look any further.

This was his instinctive reaction. The main reason was that he knew that Miss Justice was an extraordinary person of the Audience path. If he caught her attention, it would be easy for her to interpret his true thoughts and hidden secrets from his facial expressions, body language, and aura.

With his thoughts racing, Klein forced his head back and continued to look at Miss Justice's face.

He realized that the avoidance problem just now was even bigger and more obvious:

How could a gentleman who likes women of different styles not take a few more glances at such an exceptionally beautiful girl when he meets her?

At the same time, Audrey noticed something unusual about a certain gentleman:

"His temples are a little gray, but his appearance and temperament are pretty good, and he seems to have a lot of depth... This should be Mr. Dwayne Dantès who donated tens of thousands of pounds to try to establish a fund to help the poor...

"His reaction just now was a bit strange, as if he was hiding something..."

To Audrey, Dwayne Dantès's behavior of looking away was actually very normal. She had encountered too many similar situations. After seeing her, some men would subconsciously turn their heads and look to the side, as if they were afraid of being discovered by her, afraid of making eye contact with her, and afraid of exposing the intoxication that emerged at that moment.

Therefore, what was strange about Dwayne Dantès was not that he looked away, but that he turned his gaze back afterwards. In addition, Audrey felt that the most problematic point was that this gentleman was more surprised than amazed.

"What is he surprised about? What is he hiding?" With such questions and a faint smile, Audrey followed her parents and brothers to greet the people who gathered around.

Seeing that Miss Justice was no longer paying attention to him, Klein secretly breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself:

"You have to be careful and play the role of Dwayne Dantes well. You can't let the audience see any mistakes.

"Well... no matter if Miss Justice noticed or not, I have to think of a reason for my abnormal reaction just now...

"Miss Justice is indeed a daughter of a noble family. I don't know her name or surname. I'll ask Macht or Bishop Elektra later..."

As his thoughts raced, Klein frowned slightly. He felt as if someone was watching him. He quickly followed his intuition and glanced at the door.

In the shadow outside the door, a large golden retriever was squatting there silently.