After hearing the question from Gehrman Sparrow, the rest of the Tarot Club members had three reactions:
"Who is this? I seem to have heard that... he is one of the Four Kings?"
"Who is this? I've never heard of this..."
"Hmm, I forgot to ask about the Psychological Alchemy Society again. I was just planning to ask for some advice in a more tactful way..."
The first reaction came from "The Hanged Man" Alger, "The Hermit" Cattleya, and "The Magician" Fors who had lived on the sea for a period of time. The second reaction came from "The Star" Leonard, "The Moon" Emlyn, "The Judgment" Hugh, and "The Sun" Derrick. The third reaction belonged exclusively to "Justice" Audrey.
Seeing that no one gave an answer, World Gehrman Sparrow did not ask further. His main purpose was to use this opportunity to remind Miss Justice to discuss the things that could circumvent her promise.
Of course, if Miss Justice seeks help from Mr. Fool, Klein will also use "grafting" to temporarily connect the constraint formed by the promise in her subconscious to the paper man, giving her some time to speak freely.
This is also a high-level application of the "paper man substitute". With Klein's current status, he can only do it easily in the "Source Castle". If he is in the real world, he must rely on the "Spirit Bug" on duty above the gray fog to control the "curtain" and respond.
At this time, "Justice" Audrey thought for a moment and said:
"Do you remember that I once followed the trail of the Mind Dragon and went to a place where there was a custom of dragon worship?"
The Hanged Man Alger, the Hermit Cattleya, and others nodded. Only Leonard the Star and Xio the Judge said they had never heard of this incident.
——Because this is not an important matter, "Magician" Fors did not mention it when she first popularized "common sense" to "Judgement" Hugh. Later, she was frightened by the "Imagination Angel" Adam, and rarely discussed the various secrets shared in the Tarot Club in the real world.
Audrey thought for a moment and continued:
"It's been almost two years since then, and a secret organization that doesn't trust me very much suddenly mentioned this matter again and commissioned me to conduct further investigation, saying it was an inspection of me. What is their purpose?"
She doesn't think it's a coincidence.
Emlyn the Moon recovered and said with a smile:
“This should be a test.”
For him, he is still very far away from Sequence 1 "Goddess of Beauty" and has no intention of switching to the "Tillage" path, so he does not need to worry about the corresponding problems for a long time and there is no need to worry too much.
Emlyn can even say the word "test". He has really grown a lot... Of course, this is also because the vampires have done too many similar things to him, and every time he has to trouble Mr. "The Hanged Man" to say "this is a test"... Klein the Fool is very satisfied with Emlyn's answer.
Of course, he didn't think this answer was correct, but he thought it was quite good that Emlyn could think of this level.
"Justice" Audrey said with some disapproval:
"I suspect they already know that I have a problem, and even know where my problem lies and which forces are involved. There is no need to test them further."
After leaving the "Garden of Eden", she thought a lot and remembered that Mr. "World" once said that the "Twilight Hermits" wanted a war that would sweep the entire world.
Judging from the current situation, this goal has been achieved in the past year.
In other words, the "Twilight Hermit Society" or the "Angel of Fantasy" Adam must have gained a lot of benefits from this and has grown accordingly.
Before that, Mr. Fool suggested that Adam was closer to Godhood.
Combining this information, Audrey preliminarily determined that there was a high probability that the "Angel of Dreams" Adam had ascended to the throne of God and became a Sequence 0 "Dreamer".
Even if not yet, it’s almost there!
If such a god who controls the spiritual realm were to look at her, Audrey didn't think she could keep many of her secrets hidden.
At present, she could only comfort herself by telling the leader of the Dusk Hermits, the behind-the-scenes leader of the Psychological Alchemy Society, that he would not take a Sequence 4 "manipulator" too seriously. At the same time, she could make various preparations to deal with possible "accidents".
“Perhaps, that organization wants to test how many members we have in the Tarot Club and what their identities are.” Emlyn followed his own thoughts and responded with a smile.
"Justice" Audrey thought about it and nodded slightly:
“This possibility cannot be ruled out.”
As she said this, she glanced at the head of the long mottled table without showing any noticeable movement, and discovered that Mr. Fool was just listening leisurely, with no intention of giving a correct answer.
This made her feel more at ease, and she also silently decided to be more careful and cautious. She couldn't reach Sequence 4 step by step and still be able to solve some problems on her own.
——In any orthodox church or secret organization, a Sequence 4 is a strong man who can dominate a party.
At this time, Alger, the "Hanged Man", who had listened to their conversation, proposed a new possibility:
"If that secret organization really doesn't trust you, then their investigation may just be an excuse. Their main purpose is to use you to collaborate with our Tarot Club and Mr. Fool."
He didn't know why Miss Justice didn't mention the Psychological Alchemy Society directly, so he could only carefully cooperate with her in using metaphors.
Hmm... Does this mean that I have become the Tarot Club's ambassador to the Psychological Alchemy Society? "Justice" Audrey nodded slightly and said:
“That’s also possible.
"So what should I do next?"
The Hanged Man Alger thought for a moment and said:
"Delay it for now."
Good idea...Magician Fors and Moon Emlyn agreed in their hearts.
After Alger gave the overall strategy, he added in detail:
“First put off going to that place, and then find excuses not to go until the last minute.
“Once we get to the place, we’ll start with the outer areas, using caution as an excuse to slow down the investigation.
“When you really can’t delay any longer, you can deliberately make mistakes in certain matters and create some noise so that the giant dragon of the mind will notice it in advance and eliminate any traces.
"If that secret organization really has some additional purpose, the longer you delay, the more impatient they will be. Once they get impatient, the problem will be exposed."
The Hermit Cattleya nodded.
“This is the most appropriate response at this time.”
"I understand. Thank you everyone." "Justice" Audrey also felt that Mr. "The Hanged Man"'s suggestions were in line with her own ideas.
However, she did not delay on one matter. She immediately turned around, looked at the head of the mottled long table, bowed and said:
"Dear Mr. Fool, has the Angel of Imagination Adam been promoted to Sequence 0?"
Yes, you can recognize this... Klein the Fool leaned back in his chair and chuckled, saying:
“Until the end of the world was near, He finally took this step.”
The level reflected in the "Garden of Eden" made him almost certain that Adam had become a "dreamer".
The "angel of fantasy" Adam became a god? This news immediately echoed in the minds of "Sun" Derrick and others, and it took a long time to calm down.
Sure enough... "Justice" Audrey pursed her lips, thanked him, and then asked:
"What will I have to pay for this answer?"
Klein the Fool looked around and said:
"Need not.
“It’s a reminder.”
After this topic was over, no one spoke for a while because most members of the Tarot Club were still immersed in the shock of Adam becoming a true God.
After a few seconds, "Sun" Derrick looked left and right and asked tentatively:
"Silver City has reclaimed the surrounding fields and planted wheat and other crops, but the harvest will not come immediately. I want to know, what can we do to earn gold pounds and buy supplies?"
After the initial assistance, the Church of Poseidon and the government of the Rorsted Islands stopped their free help. After all, their economic strength was quite limited. Faced with this situation, Silver City and Moon City each sold a batch of extraordinary characteristics and monster leathers in exchange for a large amount of funds, which could be used to purchase various supplies.
However, with the entrance to the God-Forsaken Land closed, Beyonder traits and monster leather can no longer be effectively replenished. It is also impossible for Silver City and Moon City to give up military force, sell off a large amount of strategic resources, and abandon the training of future generations. Therefore, once the existing gold pounds, gold, jewelry and other items are consumed, they will undoubtedly be in trouble.
For this reason, the "Six-member Council" has recently been worrying about how to earn gold pounds from the outside world and how to establish a stable economic system, which is somewhat beyond their capabilities.
——The batch of extraordinary characteristics given by Silver City and Moon City were mainly bought by the "Sea God" Church and the Rorsted Islands Government to establish their own official extraordinary forces. After all, the number of extraordinary people needed for destruction and the number of extraordinary people needed to stabilize the rule of a region are completely on a different level.
In addition, in the entire Rorsted Archipelago, only "Sea God" Kalvetuwa and Cardinal Alger Wilson of the Church of the Storm are demigods. This is a little insufficient for a new regime, especially since the Church of the Storm and the Church of the "Sea God" are not allies.
After listening to Little "Sun"'s request for help, the other members of the Tarot Club began to seriously think about what kind of work the residents of Silver City and Moon City could do.
"Justice" Audrey thought for a moment and said:
"What are you best at?"
"Fight." "Sun" Derrick answered without hesitation.
Upon hearing this, Alger nodded slightly and said:
"Although the world war has ended, the colonial order in the southern continent has not been effectively restored. It is still very chaotic there, and small-scale wars break out from time to time. You can try to form two or three mercenary teams and accept employment from any force."
Military contractor... Klein gave it a more modern name in his mind.
"That's a good idea." Derrick's eyes lit up.
The Hanged Man Alger then asked:
"Fighting is the instinct for survival. Apart from this, is there anything else you want to do?"
"The Sun" Derrick replied a little embarrassedly:
"Many people want to be chefs, winemakers, and work in candy factories..."