Above the gray fog, the towering palace stands quietly.
Klein tapped his fingers rhythmically on the edge of the long bronze table as he concentrated on thinking about what countermeasures he should take in the face of the threats from the Aurora Society and Mr. A.
When it was difficult to figure out the other party's true intentions, he instinctively came up with an idea:
Report Mr. A! Report illegal assembly!
Klein could easily learn from Miss Magician the location of Mr. A's gathering, and then report it covertly to the Nighthawks, the Mandated Punisher, or the Mechanical Heart.
A messenger of the Aurora Society will definitely attract enough attention!
By then, Mr. A might not even be able to protect himself, let alone track down the followers of The Fool.
But the problem is that this will definitely implicate a number of innocent Beyonders, and Klein suspects that this is why Mr. A directly offered a reward for the Fool's followers.
Perhaps he had already made arrangements for a fallback plan, so that once he was reported, he could unequivocally confirm that there was a "fool" at the previous gathering.
As for who it is, it doesn’t matter. Mr. A and the crazy people in the Aurora Society are definitely capable of catching everyone without any mistakes!
Once the Extraordinary People fall into their hands, most of them will no longer be able to hide their secrets. The Aurora Society, or the "Shepherd" path represented by the "True Creator", is best at polluting others.
When the three perspectives of the Extraordinary are completely distorted and they believe in the "True Creator" from the bottom of their hearts, what else can be kept secret?
It’s not that there are no other ways. It’s better not to report it... Klein leaned back in his chair, gathered his chaotic thoughts, and sorted out the whole thing again.
As he was thinking, he suddenly discovered a problem:
There are no believers or followers of The Fool in this world!
Even the Tarot Club has only a few members, and no one has disclosed the relevant situation to the outside world.
In other words, the Aurora Society couldn't find any corresponding clues... There was nothing to worry about... The only bad result was that The Fool would be put on the list of the True Creator. It wasn't a pleasant feeling to be constantly remembered by an evil god, but it wouldn't affect other aspects... Klein nodded thoughtfully.
He thought it through clearly. The only flaw in the whole thing was that he had used the title "The Fool" written in ancient Hermetic text as the password for his anonymous account. However, as the sacrifice and bestowal rituals were proven to be effective, this account had been abandoned for a long time and had long been forgotten.
This can be deduced from the fact that no one has come under Klein's attention for copying passwords in the past month and a half.
In this way, those bank employees who had come into contact with the code but obviously did not understand the mysticism would not reveal this matter to anyone else, and those extraordinary people could only ask in Rune language. Even if they found the right person, the other party would not be able to connect the content described in the Rune language with the ancient Hermetic code.
If someone had written it down, I would have known it immediately and could have made an effective response... Besides, even if someone discovered the password, it would be difficult to trace Sherlock Moriarty. I always use certain means... Miss Justice was also careful enough when she saved the money... Amid the tapping sound, Klein relaxed and chuckled:
"You think that since The Fool has many followers and believers, there must be many indelible clues?
"Wrong, absolutely wrong. The Fool has only one believer and follower! That's me!"
At this point, he couldn't help but laugh at himself:
“This doesn’t seem like something to be proud of…”
I have to be more cautious recently and not use the banner of The Fool... Klein reminded himself and responded to Miss Magician's request.
He adjusted his posture and said in a low and gentle voice:
"Don't worry about it."
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Don't worry... Fors received an answer that surprised her but made her feel it was reasonable:
In the eyes of Mr. Fool, the Aurora Society is just a group of ants!
Fors once again whispered the honorific name and asked curiously:
"Dear Mr. Fool, who does the Aurora Society believe in?"
Soon, she saw Mr. Fool sitting on a high-backed chair in the center of the gray fog, saying leisurely:
"The True Creator."
The true creator... Fors' eyes suddenly widened, and she instantly understood why Mr. A suddenly sought out followers of The Fool:
With the help of the Tarot Club, the "Sun" boy from Silver City successfully exposed the abnormality of the exploration team and thwarted the plot of the "True Creator"!
Behind this incident is the confrontation and struggle between Mr. Fool and the True Creator... Fors did not dare to ask any more questions, and quickly recounted the encounter with the Abraham family members today. She also mentioned Lawrence's will, the strange notebook, and the extraordinary characteristics left by the other party.
“Dear Mr. Fool, what should I do?” she asked unsurely.
How to do it? Miss Magician has good luck... Why haven't I encountered such a good thing before... Klein responded with a low laugh:
"Do what's in your heart."
He was not worried at all that Dorian Gray from the Pritz Harbor Fishermen's Association would harm Miss Magician, because he knew that the other party's bracelet had two stones and could perform two spiritual teleportations.
What is my truest thought? Fors lowered his head thoughtfully and said:
"I understand. Thank you, Mr. Fool."
She decided to buy a steam train ticket tomorrow. Taking this mode of transportation, it would only take a little over an hour to get from Backlund to Pritz Harbor, or maybe even less.
After reporting everything, Fors requested a sacrifice and bestowal ceremony, and received a positive response. As a result, she exchanged 600 pounds in cash for the "Sheriff" extraordinary characteristic.
Picking up the child's fist-shaped object made of iron black, dark red, and silver white, and looking at the beautiful spiritual brilliance, Fors was delighted and sighed:
Xio has already gathered all the auxiliary materials, and she will be able to advance to Sequence 8 soon... and I don’t know when I can become a “Master of Magic”... I hope Mr. “The Hanged Man” and the others can help me find the corresponding extraordinary materials as soon as possible...
Xio has been unconsciously playing the role of "arbitrator", so there is no need to worry about her digestion of Sequence 9 potion, but what should she do after becoming a "sheriff"? Apply to Mr. "Fool" and exchange a certain price for the teaching of "acting method"... or directly suggest that she infiltrate the police force?
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At the top of the mottled long table, Klein looked at the thick stack of cash in front of him and counted it carefully several times.
"In this way, I have 1,230 pounds. I only need about 300 pounds to collect the money needed for a Sequence 6 Beyonder Material. Of course, 1,500 pounds is just the bottom line price. The actual transaction is often much more expensive than this...
“Where else can you get money these days?
“As soon as the bicycle patent comes down, you sell some of your shares?
"Oh, I almost forgot about the special features of the Tarot Club. Werewolf's Beyonder characteristics cannot be sold in Backlund for the time being, lest it be discovered by the Rose School's High-Sequence Experts. But we can sell it somewhere else! At the next gathering, let the World come forward and entrust Mr. Hanged Man to sell this item on the Sonia Sea, and take the corresponding commission as a reward.
"After deducting all expenses, the 'Werewolf' Beyonder characteristic can bring me at least 1,000 pounds, which is more than enough to buy a Sequence 6 Beyonder material."
Klein quickly came up with an idea and felt relieved.
What he felt sorry for was that Miss Xiu didn't seem to have much money. After becoming the "Sheriff", even if she could digest the potion quickly, it would take a long time for her to be able to afford the extraordinary characteristics corresponding to the "Interrogator". And if Miss "Magician" was favored by the Abraham family, he would not be able to sell the subsequent "Astrologer" potion formula.
This is really a pity... Klein sighed and returned to the real world.
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Wednesday morning.
Klein did not lose sleep because of the "True Creator"'s concern and the Aurora Society's pursuit. He slept until dawn and happily went out to buy a Dixie pie for breakfast.
And Dixie Pie undoubtedly needs to be paired with sweet iced tea.
While enjoying the delicious food and flipping through the newspaper, he found an advertisement for Ernst Company and learned that there would be a gathering of extraordinary people convened by the old man "Eye of Wisdom" tomorrow night.
“I can purchase the corresponding extraordinary materials this time… but there is a high probability that they are not available there. If there are any, they are only auxiliary materials such as ‘Deep Sea Naga’s Hair’…” Klein thought seriously about which channels he could collect materials from.
He spread out his left hand and counted silently:
"The inside of the Tarot Club includes Little Sun, Mr. Hanged Man, Miss Justice and their respective channels; the gathering of Mr. Wisdom Eye; Miss Bodyguard and Maric, but try not to contact them recently; and, by the way, the vampire Emlyn White, didn't he say that we can write to ask some powerful vampires for advice? This is the human resources!"
Thinking of this, Klein immediately decided to go to the Harvest Church today to wait for Emlyn White.
Although the Aurora Society had little chance of tracking him down, it still gave him a certain sense of urgency, making him want to collect the extraordinary materials as quickly as possible so that he could quickly advance to Sequence 6 once the potion was digested.
10 a.m., South District of Daqiao, Rose Street.
Klein, who was wearing a double-breasted frock coat, took off his half-high silk hat and slowly walked into the rather small Harvest Church.
At a glance, he saw Father Utravsky, who looked like a giant, and Emlyn White, who was wearing a brown priest robe.
The latter was wiping the candlesticks, looking numb as if his heart was dead.
What a coincidence... Wait, he wouldn't stay here all day, would he? And only go home at night? Klein found a seat and sat down. There were no more than five believers in the entire church.
Emlyn White also saw him, put down the rag, walked over and sat next to him.
The vampire's expression suddenly became lively, his chin slightly raised, and he uttered:
"You came here suddenly, do you want my help with something?"