Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 129 It’s Tarot Time Again
Klein the Fool noticed that the Hermit's image seemed to have changed slightly.

He turned on his spiritual vision and saw that the deeper layer of the "hermit's" spirit body was even more illusory than before, and there seemed to be sparse spots of light that occasionally lit up inside.

Klein immediately realized: The Hermit had been promoted again!
He knew very well that when the Hermit first joined the Tarot Club, he was only a Sequence 9!

Now, just about a month has passed, and I have been promoted twice in a row!
Taking a closer look at the spirit of the "hermit", he was also in good condition, without any signs of losing control.

Klein frowned: How did he do that?
The other members could also sense that the Hermit's temperament had changed, but they did not immediately associate it with promotion. After all, when the Hermit was purchasing the main materials for Sequence 7, he seemed calm and unhurried, and did not seem to be in a hurry to be promoted.

After the Tarot Club's greeting session, "The Hanged Man" Alger first sacrificed two diaries of Emperor Roselle.

Klein the Fool asked, "What do you want?"

Alger lowered his head slightly and said in a reverent tone, "Great Mr. Fool, I unexpectedly received news about ancient times. I hope to verify its authenticity."

Klein's heart was beating fast in the gray fog, but he remained calm on the surface and said, "Go ahead."

Alger looked at the other members and cleared his throat before saying, "I read in a document that the elves originated from the Western Continent. Is this true?"

In his opinion, "Justice", "Sun" and "Magician" had set a very bad precedent before. They asked and answered any questions publicly, and even let "Hermit" describe the issue of Miss "Justice" paying in front of everyone.

This made Alger feel very passive. Unless it involved issues of personal privacy, he had to ask questions publicly, otherwise other members would think he was stingy and didn't know how to share.

His question actually revealed the main information. Regardless of whether the answer was "yes" or "no", everyone already knew the information about the elves.

Klein breathed a sigh of relief, because the question about the origin of the elves had appeared in Roselle's diary before.

Russell had obtained some information from the Black Throne, a relic of the Solomon Empire, which included some descriptions of the Western Continent. Based on speculation, this question could be accurately answered.

Klein continued in a relaxed tone, "Yes."

Alger was stunned for a moment before he said respectfully, "Thank you for your answer."

Then he looked straight ahead to show that he was fine.

The other members, "Justice" Audrey and "Magician" Fors, were somewhat confused. In their minds, the elves were just a race in stories. They didn't expect that they actually existed and came from the "Western Continent"?
The "Western Continent" was also a legendary continent for them. They only knew about the existence of such a place from a few words, and before that they had just listened to it as a story like a myth.

I didn’t expect that the “Western Continent” actually exists?

When Derrick the Sun was looking up ancient documents for Mr. Fool, he recalled that he had seen records about the elves, but that ancient book didn't say where the elves came from.

As usual, Odysseus the Hermit and the World the Dummy did not react to this question.

Alger's sacrifice reminded Odysseus that he also had two of Roselle's diaries. However, the Fool was currently unable to help in facing the God of Steam and the Hidden Sage.

So Odysseus planned to save it up and offer sacrifice to the Fool when he needed his help in the future.

Next, it was Mr. Fool's reading time. After two or three minutes, Klein finished reading the two pages of the diary and said to everyone, "You may begin."

Odysseus was the first to speak. "I have a magical item for sale. It corresponds to the Sequence 8 'Raging Folk' of the 'Sailor' pathway. It's in the form of a metallic fist glove."

This pair of gloves came from the "briber" he killed with the "composite magic circle" of River Bend Avenue. Since he felt it was useless, he planned to get rid of it first.

As Odysseus expected, Alger was the first to ask, "How much do you plan to sell it for? What are its specific abilities and side effects?"

"800 pounds." Odysseus continued to describe: "The main ability is that it can accumulate one's own anger and strength, making one's attacks produce explosive effects in an instant.

"The negative side effect is that anger can lead to impulsive behavior. Swimming for half an hour every day can significantly reduce this negative effect."

The negative effects weren't very strong, so Alger immediately said, "I'll buy it."

Generally speaking, the price of a Sequence 8 magical item is between 600 and 800 pounds.

But there is also a scarcity issue here. For example, at sea, the prices of magical items and extraordinary characteristics related to the "Sailor" path are higher than on land.

Sequence 8 Beyonder traits usually sell for around 600 pounds, but the Beyonder trait of "Raging People" sells for at least 800 pounds at sea.

The price of corresponding magical items will be a little higher as long as the negative effects are not very strong.

Alger bought it for 800 pounds and could make tens or even hundreds of pounds by reselling it.

Odysseus smiled and nodded, "Okay." He then continued, "I have another extraordinary weapon here, a revolver. You only need to load it with ordinary bullets. When you hit the target, it will also attack the target's spirit, forcing the target to use the corresponding ritual magic to heal the spirit.

"Nine months left, 9 pounds."

This extraordinary weapon was seized from the fighting arena. What Odysseus lacks the least is extraordinary weapons. He also has many weapons that can attack spirits, so he does not need this revolver.

Alger was slightly taken aback. "The Hermit" killed one or more Beyonders last week? Seized a Sealed Artifact, a Transcendental weapon?
Klein had a similar idea, as the Tarot Club rarely traded magical items. Generally, they were only brought here to trade after being captured and it was inconvenient to sell them in the real world.

Audrey was very interested in the revolver, but she didn't say anything because she didn't need it and it was not convenient to take it out and use it.

Derrick was also very interested in this weapon, but there was no so-called revolver in Silver City. If he used this weapon, he would be exposed, so he did not initiate a transaction.

Klein had the ability of "air bullets" and Fors was short of money, so no member asked about the deal.

Odysseus had no choice but to say, "I have a way to prevent the loss of spiritual power in this weapon. If you need it, you can contact me at any time. The validity period is still 9 months."

Other members said that if they had such needs, they would initiate transactions with the "Hermit".

Then Alger said, "Does anyone here understand Elvish writing? I mean the ancient Elvish writing, not the Elvish writing that's still occasionally used in the Extraordinary World."

He mainly asked this question to "Hermit" and "Sun". The former seemed to have a deep study of writing and language, while the latter could consult many ancient documents and perhaps understand some lost Elvish languages.

Odysseus smiled and said, "The ancient elven script you mentioned can also be called the mystical symbols used by the elves.

"I dare say that currently, in the North and South Continents, there are definitely no more than twenty people who still understand this language!"

The key point is that it does not include the Western Continent, the "Forsaken Land of the Gods" and the Star Realm. Another key point is "people".

Odysseus paused and said, "I happen to be one of them."

Alger looked in the direction of the Hermit: "I have a document that I need you to translate. How much do you charge?"

"I just helped a client translate a document in Ancient Dragon language last week and charged him 100 pounds." Odysseus smiled and said, "That's a reasonable fee."

Klein thought: Is translation work so profitable?
Fors also thought about learning an ancient language, which would make her money much faster than writing books.

Alger immediately said, "Deal!"

He has consulted many people and even asked someone to consult the descendants of the elves hiding on an island.

But they got the same answer: they couldn't translate it.

If no one could translate it at the Tarot Club, Alger planned to hand the document over to the church and earn merit.

But in that case, he would miss the treasure.

The other party agreed so readily that Odysseus felt that the price was too low and the charging standard should be increased.

"Mr. Fool, please help me materialize it." With Klein's help, Alger materialized the ancient Elvish document on a somewhat illusory piece of paper, and the next second, it appeared in Odysseus's hands.

Odysseus stared at the characters on the paper, which were clearly different from the commonly used occult symbols. After a minute or two, he said, "Okay, should I write the translation down for you, or read it to you?"

"Read it to me." Alger was convinced that this was the key clue to a great treasure, and the owner of this treasure was a pirate who was active on the sea over three hundred years ago. It was said that both Loen and Intis had canonized him as a noble. So, if he read it out publicly, perhaps other members would get some clues about this pirate.

Odysseus translated: "All my wealth has been placed in the whale's eyes. My fellow countrymen of the future generations, please use them to revive our tribe!

"The enemy was too powerful. I foresaw that I was doomed to fail, so I hid them all in advance. Among them were even the relics of the great Elf King!
"We were once the overlords of the sea. Under the leadership of the great Elf King and the 'Queen of Scourge', we were one of the most powerful races in this world.

"But look at us now. We have to live in a corner of this world, hiding from the villains of the Church of the Storm.

"Go and fight the cultists of the Church of the Storm. The throne of the Lord of Storms was also stolen by despicable means. That throne should have belonged to the great Elf King!

"Defeat this evil god and take back everything we have lost!"

The hall fell into a brief silence. After a while, Alger finally reacted: "...The throne...was snatched away through despicable means..."

(End of this chapter)