Upon hearing the Fool's question, Audrey did not answer immediately as she did in the past. Instead, she opened her sparkling eyes and looked at The Hanged Man with a scrutinizing attitude.
Alger unconsciously restrained his body movements and said after a few seconds of silence:
"I found two pages of Emperor Roselle's diary and memorized their contents."
"I have a page." Audrey, whose vision was blocked by the gray fog, answered in a bystander tone.
"Very good." Klein did not let his joy or disappointment affect his voice.
He was delighted that there were three full pages, but disappointed that there were only three pages, because the first collection would definitely be relatively easy, as it was an exploration of the potential of its own resources and channels. Later on, it would become more and more difficult and would involve more factors.
"Shall we 'express' it now?" Audrey asked calmly.
“Yes.” Klein nodded briefly.
He maintained his previous posture with almost no changes. He had to be cautious in front of the "audience".
As he finished his words, brown parchment and a dark red pen instantly appeared in front of Audrey and Alger.
The two of them picked up writing tools and began to recall the symbols in their memories in their minds, giving them the emotions that were urgently expressed.
Silently, line after line of text appeared on the yellowish-brown parchment. Some were neat and majestic, some were elegant and graceful, and some were crooked.
In less than a minute, all the content that Audrey and Alger had memorized was copied out.
Klein's mind moved, and the three pages of parchment flashed into his hands.
Glancing over it, he glanced through the diary and discovered that the order of the language was reversed, and that there were missing words and typos in the content.
However, experiments have shown that a certain degree of sequence errors does not affect Chinese, and he, who has been tortured by asterisks for a long time, is not afraid of missing words and wrong words:
"On April 8th, I stood on the bow of the Black Throne, opened my arms, and said to Greene and Edwards, 'Do you want my treasure? Then go to the end of the Misty Sea to find it. I have hidden all my treasures here!' They didn't understand my sense of humor at all and actually asked me if I really had extra treasures. How boring! You can't be my Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse like this!"
"On April 11, we discovered an unnamed island that was not on the safe route. There were many extraordinary species on it. No, I prefer to call them extraordinary species, which is more impressive. In addition to them, there are many strange creatures on the island. I think if Darwin traveled through time, he would definitely not be able to write the theory of evolution."
"On April 15th, Green became a little strange. Was he infected with something?"
When did Emperor Roselle, who was born in the Kingdom of Intis, sail far away? The Misty Sea should be the ocean west of the Republic of Intis. Well, I have to go to the library to find some historical materials for comparison. Klein quickly finished reading a page and turned his gaze to the back.
At this time, he no longer concealed the fact that he knew the secret symbol of Emperor Roselle, because this was an act consistent with the identity of a Fool. Audrey and Alger did not speak, but sat there quietly waiting. They did not seem to be surprised by this result or phenomenon at all, and even thought that this was the right way to go.
"On October 2, they decided to get me engaged to Matilda from the Abel family without consulting me in advance! Oh my God, I haven't even met her yet! No, I want to refuse! Even if I have to run away from home, even if I have to be self-reliant from now on and suffer all kinds of oppression, I will resist this arranged marriage!"
"October 5th. Miss Matilda is so beautiful."
"October 6th. Her personality and temperament are exactly what I like. I am beginning to look forward to our marriage."
Hey, Emperor, where is your moral integrity? Klein leaned back in his high-back chair, trying not to let his emotions penetrate the gray fog.
He discovered that in the early days, Russell did not write a diary every day. He would usually only write when he encountered something that he needed to complain about, record, or express his emotions.
Klein looked down at the last entry on the diary page:
"On October 9th, they actually called me the Son of Steam, and I liked it."
Seeing that the contents of the first two pages were of no value for the time being, Klein couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
But he did not lose heart. He moved the third page of the diary to the top. The content on both sides of this page was written:
"On May 21, the Church of the God of Craftsmen gave me two choices, the beginnings of two sequence paths. One is the 'Generalist', which belongs to the complete sequence chain they have mastered. The other is the 'Secret Peer', which was obtained from the Moss Ascetic Order and lacks a higher sequence."
"On May 22nd, my choice is very simple, the 'universer'! The 'universer' with a complete sequence! Although mastering more mystical knowledge will help me find a way to go home, the problem is that if I am not strong enough, I will have to rely on external forces to travel through time. Whether the external force is good or bad, kind or malicious, it is uncontrollable and very dangerous. In this case, it is better to make myself stronger and go back by my own strength. Therefore, the complete sequence is the primary factor I consider!"
"On May 23, I became a 'generalist'. With the power of the potion, I was able to completely recall all the knowledge I had learned before, including physics, chemistry, and so on."
"Not only did I recall them, I also deeply understood and mastered them. Haha, this is simply a 'career' tailor-made for a foreigner like me. It can maximize my advantages! I have to say, if I go back to high school in this state, I will definitely become the top scorer. If I have more standardized and in-depth professional studies, becoming a scientist is not a difficult goal."
"May 26th. I really enjoy being a 'universalist'. A strange thing is that when I call myself a 'universalist' and do things that are in line with its positioning, the whispers that almost drive me crazy become much quieter, and my temper that occasionally explodes is also under control. I remember the diary."
"Is this the 'acting' that the mysterious Mr. Zaratul mentioned to me? This may be the key to solving the hidden dangers of the potion."
Klein looked at this page of the diary and felt that there were obvious differences between himself and Emperor Roselle in terms of personality and style.
For example, regarding the matter of returning home, he was more thinking about avoiding danger and achieving his goal by deeply mastering the knowledge of mysticism, while Emperor Roselle's idea was to rely on himself and take control of the danger.
“I have to say, sometimes I envy people like this. Perhaps everyone desires something they don’t have. Of course, I also have to consider strengthening myself. I have to do both well.” One thought after another came to Klein’s mind, causing him to sigh.
Emperor Roselle's description of the reduction of the hidden dangers of the potion gave him a lot of confidence in his summary last night, and a clearer grasp of the essence of "acting". ..
Putting down the three pages of the diary, Klein looked up at Justice and The Hanged Man and smiled slightly:
"Sorry, I was mesmerized."
Audrey calmed down her inner envy and said with a calm smile:
"I understand. I look forward to exchanging the contents of Emperor Roselle's diary with you one day."
“That will come at a price.” Klein glanced at Justice with a smile, then glanced at the silent Hanged Man.
Audrey clasped her hands together, placed them in front of her and said:
“Mr. Fool, Mr. Hanged Man, I have three questions for you. If you think the answers are of great value, please tell me what you want and I will try my best to find them later.”
"No problem." Alger replied simply and calmly.
Klein nodded slightly and leaned back to become more comfortable.
Audrey thought for a few seconds and said:
"First question, what does 'acting' mean? I found that the residual spirit in the potion has only a slight effect on me. Is it because I have been acting as an audience all this time?"
Alger did not speak, but cast his gaze towards the Fool, as if he was also waiting for an answer.
Klein tapped the edge of the long table with his fingers and said in a relaxed tone:
"Let me use a more vivid example to explain. The core power of the sequence potion is a heavily guarded castle. The remaining spirits that will cause backlash live in the castle. Our goal is to solve it and truly become the master of the castle."
"We now have two options. One is to force our way in. This may not succeed, but it will definitely hurt ourselves, unless we have an absolute advantage to crush them, which we obviously don't have."
"The second method is that we have an invitation letter from the castle owner. This invitation letter will allow us to pass the guards' interrogation and sneak into the castle smoothly, and easily eliminate the enemy. But the problem is that this invitation letter contains the guest's appearance characteristics and corresponding temperament description, so we must disguise ourselves and 'play' the role of the invited guest. Do you understand?"
As if he had guessed it long ago, Alger immediately asked back:
"That invitation letter is the name of the sequence potion?"
“Yes.” Klein answered in the affirmative.
Audrey suddenly understood what "acting" meant.
As she was a little excited, she immediately left the state of "audience" and praised happily:
"What an outstanding method. I think it fits your title very well. Its style is very in line with 'The Fool' and I never expected that 'acting' would work in this way. Fortunately, I have been instinctively playing the role of 'audience' these days."
She paused and said:
“I think this is a very valuable answer. I can’t just accept it with peace of mind. Mr. Fool, what kind of exchange do you need? Of course, I remember that I still owe you a page of Emperor Roselle’s diary.”
“More Roselle diaries, or…” Klein paused.
He originally wanted to tell them any news about the Fortune Teller sequence, but he felt that such a low-level request would destroy the image of the Fool, so he gave up temporarily and planned to find an opportunity to ask inconspicuously in the future.
Anyway, I just got promoted not long ago, and I haven't completely digested the "Fortune Teller" potion. He comforted himself and added calmly:
"Or anything about the Antigonus family, even the parts I knew about before."
Alger was silent for a few seconds, then he looked carefully at the top of the bronze table and spoke slowly:
“Mr. Fool, I can now pay you for your answer.”