After answering, "Star" Leonard finally came to his senses and grasped the hidden message in Klein's request:
He meant that the old man had ever seen such a thing as the "blasphemous slate"?
Without giving Leonard a chance to think, World Gehrman Sparrow looked around and mentioned something else:
"The Church of Evernight received intelligence from Major General Qonas Kilger, deputy director of MI9, confirming that King George III of Loen was hiding a secret... He secretly sent people to dig up the remains of the Blood Emperor and colluded with the Witch Cult and the Psychological Alchemy Society..."
Klein manipulated the dummy and described in more detail what he had told Miss Justice before, and at the end he specifically mentioned two things:
"It seems that the three major churches have not found enough evidence. With the disappearance of Hvin Rambis, the matter has calmed down on the surface... There is a certain reason to suspect that there may be traitors among the top leaders of the three major churches."
...Such a major incident happened in Backlund this week? Klein seems to have obtained the information from the church...How come I don't know anything about it? As he listened, "Star" Leonard looked at "World" Gehrman Sparrow with a slightly strange expression. He was a little dazed for a moment, wondering who was the "Red Glove" of the Church of Evernight, the key training target who was about to approach the top.
Looking back, he had a vague grasp of something, but he couldn't really grasp the inspiration and make the idea take shape.
Hugh, who had intended to share Viscount Stratford's experience and confession at the Tarot Club in order to seek help, was shocked to find that what Mr. World was investigating had a great deal of overlap with his own purpose.
If I had known this would happen, I should have asked Mr. World for help when I followed Viscount Stratford to the warehouse in the dock area. Maybe I could have bypassed the restrictions and obtained more clues... Xio glanced around, considered his words, and prepared to speak.
At this time, Alger, the Hanged Man, was shocked and thought of the Tarot Clubs three or four months ago when Star and Judgment had not yet joined. At that time, Gehrman Sparrow, the World, asked the members of the Tarot Club to help pay attention to the intelligence of Chonas Kilger and to prove that Hvin Rambis was the mastermind behind Caron's suicide.
Sure enough, the "world" would not invest so much energy in the simple case of Caron's suicide. The people he was investigating were likely to be involved in secrets that affected the world situation... In addition, there might be traitors among the top leaders of the three major churches? Which cardinal or senior deacon would this point to? Alger felt the undercurrent and smelled the smell of opportunity.
Normally, as a member of the Church of the Storm who was not taken seriously and a Beyonder who had been a pirate for a long time, the best outcome for him would be to make merit and become a Sequence 5 "Singer of the Sea", return to the church, and become the deputy of a high-ranking "Manufactured Punisher". It would be almost impossible for him to control the holy relic and become a demigod.
Only when the situation changes and things happen frequently, will he be able to rely on the Tarot Club, show enough talent, make great contributions, and be considered as a candidate for training.
Similarly, Cattleya, the Hermit, seemed to be able to see the dark clouds gathering in Backlund and the strong winds gathering. She vaguely understood why the queen had stayed there for the past six months. Emlyn, the Moon, frowned, and once again felt that Backlund was no longer a suitable place for the vampires to live.
I can only hope that this won't disrupt the hunt for important members of the Rose School... Also, it would be best if the priest and I don't have to be as busy as we were during last year's great smog... Emlyn frowned a little deeper as he thought back to the past.
He glanced at the "sun" next to him and found that although the young man was sitting upright, his eyes were quite confused. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
"I will keep an eye out for Hvin Rambis's whereabouts." Justice Audrey broke the brief silence and spoke up.
Judgment Xio also looked at the World Gehrman Sparrow and said:
"I am investigating something that involves the king's secrets. If you need my cooperation, please feel free to ask."
At this point, she briefly raised issues related to Sherman's monitors.
“Okay.” Klein knew that it was the witch Triss. He made the dummy “world” nod and said with a low, hoarse laugh, “Whether you are keeping an eye on Hvin Rambis’ whereabouts or investigating the king’s secrets, you must pay attention to whether there are too many coincidences around you. If there are, please let me know immediately.”
He did not mention the Twilight Hermits and Adam directly, fearing that Miss Justice and the others would uncontrollably overthink things in private, inevitably leading to excessive nervousness and exposing problems, which would draw attention.
Too many coincidences...Magician Fors and other members of the Tarot Club repeated this phrase in their minds and made their own guesses.
After a silence of about ten seconds, "Sun" Derrick spoke:
"After a period of adjustment and preparation, I will follow the exploration team to the Afternoon Town Camp. This time, we will most likely try to enter the Giant King's Court."
For Audrey and the others, this was not a surprising thing. They had long known that after the Sun was promoted to Sequence 5, Silver City would most likely launch similar actions.
Therefore, at this moment they were not surprised or stunned, but instead felt that they had finally waited for something, as if the ancient myth was about to be unveiled slowly before their eyes and presented in reality.
The Hanged Man Alger thought for a moment and gave a subtle reminder:
"When the time comes, follow your chief's instructions and pray to Mr. Fool as much as possible. If you encounter any difficulties, you can apply for a small-scale discussion like the Moon did."
"Okay, Mr. 'The Hanged Man'." "Sun" Derrick didn't feel embarrassed. This was what he usually did or wanted to do.
After discussing this matter, Alger, the "Hanged Man," turned to the head of the long bronze table and bowed reverently, saying:
"Dear Mr. Fool, I have found an answer to the question you asked me to investigate."
In the doubtful and curious eyes of the members, he continued:
"There were five Feysac Empire colonels who participated in the Battle of Konoto in 1338. Two of them died in that battle. One retired due to old age and died of excessive drinking two years ago. One was promoted to brigadier general and transferred to the Royal Naval Academy as vice-president. One has become a major general and is currently the commander of the Second Squadron of the Feysac Conquest Fleet."
As soon as he finished speaking, Alger applied for permission and materialized a page of white paper filled with more detailed information.
Klein the Fool made it flash into his palm and quickly glanced over it.
He asked the Hanged Man to investigate the colonel of the Feysac Empire in the Battle of Konoto in 1338, mainly to find the original owner of the Creeping Hunger. That naval officer captured the second mate of the Enmat, Andy Hayden, in the battle and herded him. He was one of the absolute winners, so it was impossible for him to die on the spot.
The subsequent discoveries and encounters with the Hanged Man on that primitive island made Klein suspect that it was the Dusk Hermits who gave Qilingos the gloves.
Whether they were formal members or peripheral members, it shouldn't be possible for them to die so easily, or die from excessive drinking... Of course, it's not ruled out that they were essentially silenced... Klein thought about it and wrote down the three names on the white paper:
"Boris...died in 1347, cause of death: excessive drinking...
"Suzdal... 48 years old, Commodore, Vice President of the Feysac Royal Naval Academy...
"Dmitry... 45 years old, major general, commander of the Second Squadron of the Feysac Conquest Fleet..."
Retracting his gaze, Klein the Fool nodded slightly and said to The Hanged Man:
"You continue to collect detailed information about the last three and find out their life experiences."
"Yes, Mr. Fool." Alger, the Hanged Man, agreed without any hesitation.
This was also an opportunity for him. Once the mission was completed, he could try to apply for the cross.
After communicating for a while, this week's Tarot gathering ended and "Star" Leonard returned to the real world.
Sitting on the sofa, he hesitated for a moment before putting his legs on the coffee table, then lowered his voice and said:
"Old man, have you ever seen the second 'blasphemous slate'?"
In his mind, the slightly old voice of Pallez Zoroast sounded:
"No, the one who saw the second 'blasphemous slate' was my great-grandfather. Haha, who mentioned this matter?"
Leonard did not answer Pallez Zoroast's question. His mind was filled with only one thought:
The "blasphemous slate" really exists!
The old man’s great-grandfather saw the second “blasphemous slate”!
No wonder He could be an angel!
After a few seconds, Leonard asked with some curiosity and expectation:
"Old man, do you know the potion formula for Night Watch?"
Pales Zoroast immediately sneered:
"Naive! According to my great-grandfather, the situation was urgent and the opportunity was limited. The 'blasphemous slate' could disappear at any time. Every smart person knew that it was best to master a complete extraordinary path first before browsing other ones.
"In addition, the knowledge on the 'Profane Slate' is presented in the form of essence rather than text. Every viewer needs time to interpret it. By the time the 'Profane Slate' is taken away, not everyone will be able to truly remember a complete Extraordinary Path, let alone take into account the others.
"I do have a lot of potion formulas from other sources, but they were all collected by the family over a long period of time, and there are not many high-sequence formulas among them."
"I see..." Leonard laughed dryly and asked, "Who took the second 'blasphemous slate' away?"
Pales Zoroast was silent for a moment and said:
"If my great-grandfather's description is correct, it should be Adam, the King of Angels."
"Seven gods, no, it should be six gods at that time, who were not involved in this matter?" Leonard asked in surprise.
Pales Zoroast laughed meaningfully:.
"At least not on the surface."
PS: There will be an extra update tomorrow for the winner of August’s monthly vote count, so there will still be two updates.