"You may call me the Fool."

The brief answer quickly disappeared into the grand temple and the diffuse mist, but in Audrey and Alger's hearts, the voice echoed for a long time, stirring up ripples one after another.

I didn't expect it, but I felt that this is the name that should convey this feeling, a name that perfectly embodies the images of mystery, power, and weirdness!

After a few seconds of silence, Audrey stood up, lifted her skirt slightly, bent her knees, and saluted Zhou Mingrui:

“Dear Mr. Fool, please allow me to make a request. Can you be a witness to our transaction?”

"It's a small matter." Zhou Mingrui's thoughts raced, and he answered in a manner befitting his status.

“It’s our honor, Mr. Fool.” Alger also stood up, placed his right hand on his chest, and bowed.

Zhou Mingrui raised his right hand and smiled:

"You guys continue."

Alger nodded, sat down again, looked at Audrey and said:

"If you can get the ghost shark blood, have someone deliver it to the Warrior and the Sea bar on Pelican Street in the White Rose District of Pritz Harbor and tell the owner, Williams, that this is what the Captain wants."

"After I confirm it, will you give me the address to send the potion formula to, or should I tell you directly here?"

Audrey thought for a while, then smiled and said:

"I choose a more confidential approach, right here, although it tests my memory."

Since Mr. Fool agreed to witness the transaction, it means there will be another similar "gathering" next time.

Thinking of this, she suddenly turned her head, looked at Zhou Mingrui with shining eyes, and suggested with interest:

"Mr. Fool, would you mind trying this a few more times?"

Alger listened calmly and was also moved. He quickly agreed:

“Mr. Fool, don’t you think this kind of ‘gathering’ is interesting? Although your power is beyond our imagination, there are always areas in the world that you don’t understand or excel in. The lady opposite is obviously of noble birth. I also have my own unique experience, insights, channels, and resources. She and I may be able to help you complete the trivial things that are inconvenient for you to do yourself at some point in the future.”

In his opinion, since he was pulled in here without any preparation and power to resist, it meant that the initiative was in the hands of the mysterious Mr. Fool. He could not succeed just by refusing and not participating in the "gathering" anymore. Therefore, he might as well explore the benefits of this encounter more deeply and use the gains to make up for the passivity and disadvantages.

The three parties at the long table have different backgrounds, different resources, different information channels, and different understandings of mysterious fields. If they can communicate with each other and cooperate in a limited way, it will produce wonderful effects that cannot be estimated and measured!

For example, the resource exchange just agreed upon. If you want to kill someone, you can ask the "party members" who have nothing to do with you in appearance or in reality for help. This will perfectly mislead things in another direction.

A lady of noble birth... Is my performance and my accent so obvious? Audrey opened her mouth and was stunned for a moment, but she quickly came to her senses and nodded without hesitation:

“Mr. Fool, I think this is a very good suggestion. As long as the ‘gathering’ becomes regular, if there are things that are inconvenient for you to come forward, you can completely hand them over to us. Of course, it must be within our capabilities.”

From the beginning, Zhou Mingrui has been weighing the pros and cons. More "gatherings" can indeed allow him to gain more extraordinary mysteries and mystical knowledge, which will help him to travel back in time in the future. For example, the potion formula of the "audience" should appear at the next "gathering". Similarly, he can also obtain information for his current real life and get some help.

However, the more "gatherings" there are, the easier it is to expose one's true strengths and weaknesses!

Sure enough, no matter which world it is, there is no such thing as only benefits... Zhou Mingrui stretched out his right hand again and tapped the edge of the long table with his fingers.

Considering that the convening and disbanding of the "gathering" were under his control, even if any problems were exposed, they were within the controllable range. The benefits obviously outweighed the disadvantages, so Zhou Mingrui made a decision quickly.

He stopped tapping and smiled at the four expectant and anxious eyes:

“I am a person who likes equal exchange.”

"I won't let you help unconditionally."

"Every Monday at 3pm, try to be alone. Once I have tried a few more times and figured out some things, maybe you can ask for leave early and don't have to worry about being in an inappropriate situation."

This was considered as agreeing to Alger and Audrey's proposal.

Audrey had just turned seventeen and had always been well-protected. She had a very strong girlish mentality. When she heard Mr. Fool’s answer, she couldn’t help but clench her fists and gently shook them twice in front of her chest.

"Then should we give ourselves a title? After all, we can't communicate using our real names." Without waiting for Alger to speak, she said excitedly with bright eyes.

Although I may not be able to hide my true situation from Mr. Fool, the guy opposite me is also somewhat dangerous, and I cannot let him know who I am!

"Good idea." Zhou Mingrui answered briefly and easily.

Audrey immediately started thinking, and said while thinking:

"You are Mr. Fool, from the Tarot card. As a regular, long-term, secret 'gathering', the title should be as consistent as possible. Well, I will choose from the Tarot card."

Her tone gradually became cheerful:

"It has been decided. My title is, 'Justice'!"

This is one of the twenty-two major cards in the Tarot deck.

"What about you, sir?" Audrey smiled and looked at her "companion" opposite her.

Alger frowned slightly, then relaxed:

"The Hanged Man."

This is another main card.

"Okay, then we are considered the founding members of the Tarot Club!" Audrey said happily at first, then looked timidly at Zhou Mingrui who was shrouded in gray mist, "Is that ok, Mr. Fool?"

Zhou Mingrui laughed and shook his head:

"You can make your own decisions on such trivial matters."

"Thank you!" Audrey was obviously excited.

Then, she looked at Alger again:

"Mr. Hanged Man, could you please repeat the address you just mentioned? I'm afraid my memory of it is not clear enough."

"No problem." Alger was quite satisfied with Audrey's seriousness and repeated the address.

After silently reciting it three times, Audrey said again with great interest:

"I heard that Tarot cards are just a game invented by Emperor Roselle and don't actually have the function of divination?"

"No, in many cases, divination comes from within oneself. Everyone has spirituality and can communicate with the spiritual world and the higher level information about themselves. It's just that ordinary people cannot perceive this, let alone interpret the 'hints' they get. When they use divination tools, this information will be presented with the help of the tools. The simplest example is dreams and dream interpretation." Alger glanced at Zhou Mingrui, and seeing that he didn't say anything, he denied Audrey's statement, "Tarot cards are actually such a tool. They use more symbols and more reasonable elements to help us interpret the 'hints' more conveniently and accurately."

Zhou Mingrui seemed nonchalant, but he was actually listening very carefully. However, his mental emptiness began to become serious and his head started to throb with pain.

"I see." Audrey nodded in agreement, and then emphasized, "That's not what I meant. I'm not questioning the Tarot. I heard that Emperor Roselle actually made another deck of cards, a secret deck that symbolizes some unknown power. There are a total of 22 cards. After it was completed, he referred to this and invented the 22 main cards of the Tarot as a game tool. Is this accurate?"

She looked at Zhou Mingrui, as if wanting to get an answer from the mysterious Mr. Fool.

Zhou Mingrui just smiled without saying anything. He turned his gaze to the "Hanged Man" as if he was testing him.

Alger subconsciously straightened his back and said in a deep voice:

"Yes, it is said that Emperor Roselle has seen the Blasphemous Slate, and that deck of cards contains the secrets of the twenty-two divine pathways."

"Twenty-two paths of God..." Audrey repeated in a tone full of longing.

At this time, Zhou Mingrui's headache worsened, and he felt that the invisible connection between himself, the deep red stars and the gray-white mist began to shake.

"Okay, let's end the party here today." He made the decision immediately and spoke in a low voice.

"I will obey your will." Alger bowed his head.

"Your will is obeyed." Audrey imitated "The Hanged Man".

She still had so many questions and so many ideas that she was completely reluctant to let it end.

Zhou Mingrui cut off the connection and said with a smile:

"Let's look forward to our next gathering."

The Stars became brighter, but the crimson light shrank back like water. As soon as Audrey and Alger heard Mr. Fool’s words, their figures became more blurred and more illusory.

In less than a second, the "projection" shattered and silence returned above the gray fog.

Zhou Mingrui felt himself getting heavier rapidly, his surroundings drifting away, his eyes first went dark, and then there was bright sunshine.

He was still inside the apartment, still standing in the middle.

“It’s like a dream… What on earth is that gray foggy world… And who or what force caused the changes just now…” Zhou Mingrui sighed in a low voice, full of confusion, and walked towards the desk with his legs as if they were filled with lead.

He picked up the pocket watch he had left outside and checked how much time had passed.

"The time flow rate is one to one." Zhou Mingrui roughly judged.

He put down the pocket watch, his head throbbing and he could no longer bear it. He sat down on the chair, lowered his head, and used the thumb and middle finger of his left hand to massage both sides of his temples.

After a long time, he suddenly sighed and said in Chinese:

"It seems that I can't go back in a short time..."

Only the ignorant can be fearless. After witnessing such magical things and understanding the extraordinary realm and the mysterious world, Zhou Mingrui dared not rashly try the "lucky change ritual" in the ancient Feysac and Loen languages ​​again!

Who knows if there will be other situations, maybe even more bizarre, more terrifying, or even making life worse than death!

"At least I have to have a deep understanding of mysticism before I can try it." Zhou Mingrui thought helplessly.

Fortunately, the so-called "gathering" can provide help.

There was another silence, and he spoke to himself with frustration, loss, pain and melancholy:

"From now on, I am Klein."

…

Klein tried to turn his thoughts back to methods and plans to relieve the negative emotions in his heart.

Maybe I’ll be able to hear the recipe for the magic potion “audience” next week…

The "gathering" just now was really magical. People in different parts of the world were able to communicate face to face and exchange what they had. Uh, this sounds a bit familiar...

Klein was stunned for a few seconds, then suddenly burst into laughter. He pressed his temple with his hand and said to himself in a low voice:

"Would you like to know more about online dating platforms?"