After entering the East Balam Veterans Club, Klein just handed his cane and hat to his valet, Enuni, when he saw Colonel Calvin, who worked for the Loen Ministry of Defense, waiting in the hall wearing an army uniform and holding a glass of red wine.

The officer with the donkey face smiled and raised his glass to Dwayne Dantès:

"haven't seen you for a long time."

“It’s been a while since we last met.” Klein walked over with a smile.

Colonel Calvin then extended his right hand:

"Congratulations, you did a great job this time. Everyone is very satisfied."

"I am satisfied too." Klein expressed his pleasure at the cooperation with Looney's subtlety and extended his right hand to shake hands with the other party.

Calvin withdrew his hand, glanced at Councillor Macht next to Dwayne Dantès, and said with a sigh and a smile:

"When you first introduced Dawn, I didn't quite believe your vision, but now I understand why you can become a member of the House of Commons."

"Anyone who has interacted with Dawn can easily conclude that he is an expert in this field." Congressman Macht accepted the colonel's praise with the same Looney-style subtlety.

Calvin retracted his gaze, took a sip of red wine, looked at Dwayne Dantès with a smile, and asked casually:

“How much did you earn this time?

"Don't worry, I'm not trying to lower the price later, I'm just curious."

“Twenty thousand pounds worth of gold.” Klein answered with a middle number.

In fact, he earned 25,000 pounds, but paid the messenger 10,000 pounds, making only 15,000 pounds.

Colonel Calvin nodded:

"Yes, if you need those gold bars turned into coins, I can introduce you to the people at the Royal Mint.

"How was it? Did you find anything unusual in Mesanyes's territory this time?"

Klein didn't think about it and said directly:

"have!

"He had a place called Resurrection Square, which was destroyed by lightning."

"I know that." Colonel Galvin responded with a slightly serious expression.

Then you probably don’t know that it was the person in front of you who created the lightning… Klein laughed and said:

"Also, although Mesanyes seems to be maintaining a fragile balance between multiple forces, he has actually secretly sided with a certain party. Of course, I don't know who it is."

He had no intention of betraying the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom. He only revealed a little to gain the trust of the Loen military.

"The only thing that is certain is that it was not us." Colonel Calvin nodded solemnly.

"He probably isn't from Intis either." Klein helped them eliminate a wrong option.

Colonel Calvin said, “Hmm.”

"That's not bad. Most of the forces around Mesanyes are supported by the Intis people. If he wants to expand, he will definitely have to go through them. By then, maybe we can sell weapons again."

At this point, he raised his glass:

"Storm is above, may we all get rich together."

As believers of the Goddess of Night, Klein and Senator Macht could only smile and not respond directly.

After taking another sip of red wine, Calvin pointed to the second floor:

"Dawn, I asked you to come here today because I want you to play Texas Hold'em with a big shot."

"Which big shot?" Klein asked with interest.

Calvin's expression became a little more serious, and he said with a barely noticeable smile:

"Admiral Amyrius, he has been reinstated and is currently leading the Ministry of Defense."

Admiral Amyrius... the admiral whose brother was dismissed from his post as governor, whose mistress was corrupted by the "Maternal Tree of Desire", and who himself lost his position as the supreme commander of the Central Sonia Sea Navy? I have worked with him before, and even pretended to be him for a while... As expected, for a demigod, as long as he doesn't go too far and is willing to be patient, he will always get out of the trough... Klein recalled the various things that happened on Oravi Island, and felt a little sentimental for a while.

He still felt somewhat guilty about Admiral Amyrius Levitt. Although most of the things that happened at that time had nothing to do with him, the change in the other party's mistress was ultimately caused by the "Mother Tree" wanting to control him.

"In other words, our future cooperation will require the approval of His Excellency the Admiral?" Klein asked as if he suddenly realized something.

"That's right." Colonel Galvin nodded and pointed to the stairs leading to the second floor. "Let's go up."

Arriving on the second floor, Calvin stopped in front of a dark red door and glanced at Dwayne Dantès:

"Your task today is to lose money."

Losing money? Klein looked Calvin up and down, and said with a slight smile:

"I will try my best."

Congressman Macht next to him laughed and said:

"You don't have to try too hard. Admiral Amyrius is very good at playing cards. Even if you want to win money, it's almost impossible. Haha, I lose every time. I just hope I don't lose too much today, otherwise, I won't dare to go home."

Klein nodded thoughtfully:

"I only brought 200 pounds in cash, will that be enough?"

"It's definitely not enough." Colonel Galvin laughed, "I've already exchanged 1,000 pounds of chips for you. Just remember to pay it back when you come back later."

Loen's senior lawyers, on paper, only earn around 1,000 pounds a year... You bunch of idiots... Klein looked Calvin up and down again.

The colonel was unaware of anything and knocked lightly on the door.

After waiting for a while, the door creaked back, revealing the scene inside.

It was a hall covered with thick, soft carpet. There wasn't much furniture and it looked quite empty.

In the center of the hall, there is a card table that can accommodate more than a dozen people, surrounded by luxurious high-back chairs.

At the edge of the hall, there are gold-inlaid furniture, marble statues, a coffee table with books and newspapers, and a group of leather sofas.

At a glance, Klein saw Amyrius Levitt sitting at the top. This admiral had not changed much compared to before. His black hair was neatly combed back, his blue eyes were dark and deep, the corners of his mouth drooped slightly, and he had no beard on his face. He had a serious and old-fashioned temperament, and wore dark blue clothes with epaulettes. He was very serious and meticulous in every detail.

Turning his eyes, Klein spotted another "familiar person":

He has thick but not messy black eyebrows, short and hard hair of the same color, eyes that are dark blue almost black, a high nose bridge like a mountain peak, a large beard extending around his mouth, deep contours, a long face, cold lines, and a very tough guy vibe.

This is the deputy director of MI9, Chounas Kilger!

This was one of Klein's goals in returning to Backlund. He was the middleman between the Witch Cult and a faction of the royal family in human trafficking, and an accomplice of Backlund's great smog!

The deputy director, a major general, had unusually broad shoulders, which made his white shirt and black vest look extremely tight. He was playing Texas Hold'em with great concentration.

There are two, no, three demigods at the table. How can we play this game? Interesting... Klein found a seat and sat down, observing the other people at the table.

During this process, the waiter brought a large stack of chips, totaling 1,000 pounds.

In the first few rounds, Klein looked at his cards and threw them away, behaving very cautiously. It seemed that he would never raise or call unless he had a good hand.

Admiral Amyrius' style is exactly the opposite of his. He is not conservative at all. He follows almost every bet, keeps raising the bet, and is extremely aggressive.

Any game he participated in rarely reached the showdown stage. Most people could not bear the pressure and the majesty of the admiral. After following for a round or two, they all folded their cards. Among them, some people tried to catch Amyrius Levitt's bluff, but they met the admiral's four nines. Their faces turned pale, as if they had been sentenced to death by the judge.

Qonas Kilger had another style. He would lose a hand from time to time, but the total amount of chips was small and it didn't have much impact. And when he lost the next hand, he would often successfully clear out the chips of the person who won against him last time, forcing the other party to spend money to buy new chips.

Why bother? Why would I use my abilities to cheat when playing cards with mid- and low-sequence Beyonders, or even ordinary people? Others can't see it, but I don't know it? One is the imposing pressure of the "Arbitrator" path, and the other is the "bribe" of the "Corrupted Baron"... Klein looked at the hole cards that only had the 5 of Hearts and the 9 of Clubs, and shook his head slightly.

He couldn't help but think seriously about what abilities the "Fortune Teller" path could provide to help him if he wanted to cheat:

"Turning all the opponents into puppets? This way, you can win as much as you want and be invincible, but it has no practical value. This is not like planning a death poker competition...

"Unfortunately, there are not many mosquitoes here. Otherwise, I can control their 'spiritual lines' and turn them into secret puppets to help me see other people's cards...

"The Faceless Man can only change himself, not the cards...

"The illusion of the 'magician'? It should be effective against ordinary people and low- to mid-sequence Beyonders, but there are two demigods here...

"Use the Joker's wrist power to change the cards? It's useless. Dealing and shuffling the cards are all done by the waiter..."

As his thoughts flashed through his mind, Klein realized that it seemed that only the ability of the "Fortune Teller" itself was useful.

He threw out two hole cards to indicate that he was not going to follow, then picked up a metal chip and flipped it back and forth between his fingers.

At this time, Amyrius Levitt suddenly looked up at him, then retracted his gaze and pushed out a pile of chips.

As expected... Klein nodded in his heart without any surprise.

During their last collaboration, he knew that Admiral Amyrius could distinguish between ordinary people and Extraordinary people based on their different "positions", and suspected that he could even judge the level of an Extraordinary person, that is, his "position".

However, Klein was not too worried about this, because the "Strange Mage" had a certain "stealth" ability. This was one of the reasons why he was able to restrain the special blessing of the gray fog on himself after reaching Sequence 4. This made him sure that the other party could not discover his rank, but he did not make corresponding interference in advance, so he doubted that Amyrius could see that he was a Beyonder.

So, he simply took the initiative to show some problems, which made it easy to be seen through and easily grasped.

ps: Ask for monthly tickets at the beginning of the month~