Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 327: Transaction at the Tarot Club

At the Tarot meeting, the transaction session.

After Klein the Fool traded the Sun Priest's attributes with Little Sun, Odysseus the Hermit looked at the Hanged Man and said, "I have the recipe for the Sea Singer potion you requested."

This was traded by Odysseus from the elf Siatas.

A smile crept onto Alger's face: "Name your price."

Odysseus had already thought about it: "5000 pounds."

Generally, the price of a Level 5 potion formula ranges from 4000 to 7000 pounds. A level like "Ocean Songster" that is very useful at sea costs closer to 7000 pounds, so the price offered by Odysseus is already considered a certain discount.

Alger thought for a moment before saying, "How about this? I'll pay you 2000 pounds first, and you give me the formula. I'll give you the remaining 3000 pounds once I've collected enough."

He paused and continued, "With Mr. Fool's testimony, you don't have to worry that I will default on my debt."

After trading for extraordinary materials, he really couldn't come up with 5000 pounds.

Odysseus said, "Hmm," and said, "Deal."

After Alger got the potion formula, he also quickly browsed it.

But after taking a look, a wry smile appeared on his face, because the ceremony for promotion to "Ocean Singer" is: taking a magic potion in the stomach of an Obnis sea monster.

The Obnis sea monster was a monster that Alger was currently unable to deal with, which made him sigh: Even with the formula and main ingredients, the ritual would be difficult to prepare.

At this moment, he suddenly remembered some of the information he had gathered earlier, and said to the head of the long bronze table, "Mr. Fool, I wish to speak privately with Mr. Hermit."

When Odysseus heard that the "Hanged Man" Alger wanted to communicate with him alone, he was slightly stunned and had not yet figured out what the other party wanted to talk to him about.

After establishing a private trading environment, I heard the other party say that he wanted to ask me for help to find and control an Obnis sea monster to help him complete his promotion.

Odysseus resisted the urge to scratch his head. He remembered that Alger was supposed to ask The Fool for help, but now he came to him for help.

But this was not surprising. He had also heard that the "Mysterious Queen" and the "King of the Five Seas" each controlled one or two Obnis sea monsters.

Although most of the members of "Elemental Dawn" are extraordinary people from the "Mystery Peeper" and "Universal Insight" paths, this is an organization with great power on the sea after all. There are also many members from the "Sailor" path who also need to be promoted, so they must find ways to control an Obnis sea monster.

And obviously, for Alger, trading with the Hermit is "more controllable" because he has no idea what the Fool needs, nor does he know if he has the ability to meet the Fool's needs.

In addition, once the "fool" states his needs, there is no room for negotiation and he can only choose to execute them.

If a "hermit" wants something or money, it's all negotiable.

Thinking of this, Odysseus said, "I can help you contact them, but I'm not very sure."

It’s not that Odysseus is unwilling to help, but for organizations like “Dawn of the Elements”, the rewards for “helping to prepare for the ceremony” are generally very high-level rewards.

Odysseus received the ritual reward because he built a ship for the "Elemental Dawn", and no one said anything.

But telling Bernadette about the Hanged Man's request would put her in a difficult position.

After hearing the Hermit's answer, Alger was stunned for a moment before saying, "Okay then."

Odysseus saw Alger's concerns and felt a certain empathy: dealing with gods always made people feel very stressed.

This is also the reason why Odysseus would not easily trouble the "Goddess of Night", because it is difficult to provide something that the other party would like.

This is like a beggar making a deal with a rich man. Such a deal can easily turn into a gift because it is almost impossible for the beggar to provide anything valuable to the rich man.

Odysseus has a deeper understanding of this, but Alger may not have such a clear view in his heart and has formed his own opinions, but he also has similar feelings.

If it was the Lord of Storms, a similar gift would only require offering one's loyalty, but The Fool preferred an equal trade, which left Alger somewhat unsure of what to do.

Thinking of this, Odysseus suddenly smiled and said, "I think you can discuss this matter with the World."

Alger was stunned for a moment, then suddenly burst out laughing: How could I have forgotten this "agent of the gods"?

"God's agents" and "God's followers" are people who accept benefits for God in the name of God!

This is a bit like the relationship between gods and the church. Contributions from ordinary believers are unlikely to impress gods.

But the gods also need someone to be loyal to them and to help them with worldly affairs.

Thus, a three-party deal was reached between the gods, the church, and the believers. The believers donated money and property to the church to obtain spiritual comfort or protection. The church collected money and property in the name of the gods to show loyalty to the gods. The gods provided spiritual comfort to the believers and occasionally provided corresponding protection.

In this transaction, all three parties got what they needed, thus forming a mature and stable trading system.

Alger sincerely said to the Hermit, "Thank you for your reminder."

Odysseus smiled slightly, indicating that it was nothing.

Then, Alger, the "Hanged Man", asked the "Fool" to end the private communication environment.

Klein, who was sitting at the head of the long bronze table, sighed: This is a conversation between two old hands. Although the two of them didn't say much, they both understood the hidden meaning behind the other's simple words.

At the same time, Klein was quite satisfied with this result. After all, if Alger asked The Fool for help, he would be troubled by what kind of reward he would receive.

First of all, you definitely can’t give it up, otherwise you’ll lose out.

If so, Klein would be in a difficult position to understand what the gods wanted.

If the Hanged Man insisted on offering gold pounds as a sacrifice, he would be happy, but he could not accept it because gods should be "beyond vulgar tastes" and should not accept such "vulgar" things.

Now that we have the "transit" of the "world", things are much easier. The "world" is a Sequence 5, so it is normal for it to have a demand for gold pounds.

Just give the gold pounds to the “World” and let the “World” find a way to ask the “Fool” to take action.

After a brief consideration, Alger, the Hanged Man, applied to The Fool again, hoping to have a private communication with The World.

After establishing a private communication environment, Alger expressed his needs, asking the "world" to help find an Obnis sea monster and help him complete the ascension ceremony.

Klein manipulated the "world" and said, "Okay, but what can you pay?"

The "Fool" was not mentioned in the entire transaction, and the two people reached a tacit agreement on the transaction.

Alger hesitated for a moment before saying, "I'll exchange it for the coordinates of an unknown original island.

“Not only are there many extraordinary creatures that have become extinct in the northern and southern continents, but there is also an ancient relic of unknown age.

"At the beginning... well, I discovered it with Qilingos. At that time, we didn't have the ability to explore in depth, but he found some traces and suspected that there was something very precious hidden in the ruins.
"I'm not as strong as Qilingos, and I haven't seen as deeply as he has. I have no way of knowing what he saw. I can only guess from the words he casually said."

Klein hadn't expected that the Hanged Man and Qilingos had known each other for a long time and had even been on adventures together. He manipulated the World into a pensive posture.

Seeing that the "world" didn't reject it, but didn't agree either, Alger continued, "There are traces of demigod-level extraordinary creatures on it. To you, this should be of great value.

"I can swear to Mr. Fool that I am not lying."

The World no longer hesitated: "Deal."

Alger breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "I have one condition. I hope that when you first explore that primitive island, I'll be your companion. With Mr. Fool watching over everything, you don't have to worry about me having any ill intentions."

Klein considered it for a moment, then let The World nod. "No problem. When I go to dangerous places, I'll need some companions. I hope you're capable enough to keep up."

Alger then said, "So, I hope your first exploration will be after I successfully advance. Of course, if I lose control due to the potion, this agreement will naturally be invalidated."

The World agreed: "Yes."

Alger stopped talking and, after obtaining the Fool's consent, materialized the parchment that contained the information about the primitive island.

After their private conversation, Priestess Cattleya looked at Miss Justice and said, "The Black Hunting Monitor Lizard's Spinal Fluid has been confirmed, 1800 pounds. There's no clue about the Psychedelic Windbell Tree Fruit yet."

"This is already very good, better than I expected." Audrey said sincerely, not caring about the price at all.

After finalizing the deal, Cattleya looked around and asked, "Any clues about the mythical creature's blood?"

Klein immediately manipulated the "world" and asked, "Are you referring to purely mythical creatures?"

Justice Audrey and the others were a bit confused: Pure mythical creatures? And impure mythical creatures?
Cattleya was stunned for a second, then replied, "Pure, that is, the blood of an angel."

Klein's "World" responded: "I have some clues, but I'm not sure if I can get them. I'll have to wait at least three months."

Three months later, a "Snake of Fate" will be "born".

The other members of the Tarot Club watched this transaction in silence, never expecting that the "world" even had clues about the angel's blood.

Alger suspected that the World wanted to borrow a drop of blood from Mr. Fool's angel.

Cattleya smiled and said, "No problem."

Finally there was a clue, the last obstacle for her to become a demigod.

Thinking of this, Cattleya looked at Odysseus and thought that Odysseus had no such need, most likely because he did not get the potion formula from the "Mystic".

She hesitated a bit. Should she remind Odysseus? Should she also let him join the deal and prepare a drop of the mythical creature's blood in advance?
At this time, Odysseus was also hesitating, should he remind Cattleya?
Because according to the information he obtained from the messenger, the blood of the mythical creatures of the "monster" path is actually not the best choice.

So Odysseus decided to wait and see if he could get a drop of blood from the mythical creature of the "Mysterious Peeper" path.

Moreover, Odysseus already had some ideas. Since she had saved the life of a demigod of the "Moss Ascetic Order" before, he could use her to seek a drop of blood of the mythical creature that could lead to the "Mystery Peeper".

Of course, you can't ask for help as Odysseus in the "Wilderness of Knowledge", but you can set up a small account like "World" to seek help like Klein did.

This operation has certain risks, so Odysseus has to wait for the opportunity.

Another plan is for Odysseus to continue monitoring the demigod of the "Moss Ascetic Order". After finding the trace of the angel of this organization, he will ask Bernadette for help to see if he can ambush the other party, injure him, and obtain a drop or two of his blood?
No matter what, wait for the opportunity.

After pondering for a moment, Odysseus finally spoke: "There are four ways to obtain that drop of blood from the mythical creature, which are of certain help in becoming a demigod."

He suddenly thought that if he talked about this matter with Bernadette in the future, Bernadette might tell Cattleya.

What does the "Admiral of the Stars" think about this?
You already knew which blood sources have advantages, but you didn't tell me.

After hearing what the "Hermit" said, the other members understood instantly: The "Hermit" knew very well why the "Priestess" needed this drop of blood, and obviously also knew some information that the "Priestess" was not aware of.

Cattleya was also quite surprised, but she immediately sat up straight and listened carefully to what the Hermit said next.

Odysseus simply said, "The blood of mythical creatures through the 'diviner' channel is helpful for Sequence 4, and the blood of mythical creatures through the 'monster' channel is helpful for Sequence 3.

"The blood of mythical creatures from the Path of the 'Comprehensive' grants you the ability to create magical items.

"The 'Mystery Peeper' path is helpful for Sequence 4 and Sequence 3, and is also said to be somewhat helpful for ascending to Angels.

"As for the blood of mythical creatures obtained through other means, it can only allow you to complete your advancement."

The other members were all stunned: The blood of mythical creatures is already a scarce commodity, why did you choose it?

Cattleya was stunned for two or three seconds before she smiled helplessly and said, "Sometimes, there aren't many choices."

The other members speculated that this drop of blood from the mythical creature might be an important auxiliary material in the potion.

Alger, the Hanged Man, thought to himself: With this kind of thing, you should just use whatever you encounter. Become a demigod first, or else you'll easily miss the best opportunity for advancement.

Magician Fors shared a similar view: For ordinary wild Beyonders, being promoted to a demigod was a huge opportunity, so they should get promoted first. As for becoming an angel, that wasn't something that ordinary people could have.

When Odysseus heard Cattleya's answer, he just smiled slightly and said nothing more.

His situation was different from Cattleya's. Cattleya had already digested the potion and gained the Beyonder characteristics of a demigod. All she needed now was the ascension ceremony. Odysseus, on the other hand, had only digested less than a third of the potion, so he wasn't in a rush.

"Little Sun" Derrick said after seeing the deal concluded, "I need the 'Elder Tree Root Crystal' and the Gold-edged Sunflower."

Having already tasted the sweetness of reselling, Emlyn, the Moon, immediately became excited: "I can help you trade for the 'Elder Tree Root Crystal'. Gold-edged sunflowers are also easy to buy.

"So, what can you offer me in exchange?"

When he offered the "Fruit of the Elder Tree" to Miss Justice, he learned that the seller also had root crystals.

At the previous Tarot meeting, Emlyn learned that the five paths, including "Audience" and "Sun", were adjacent paths. At this moment, he suddenly realized that because they were adjacent paths, the main materials needed for "Justice" and "Sun" came from the same extraordinary plant.

Sun Derrick thought for a moment and asked, "A Beyonder characteristic corresponding to a Sequence 5 vampire?"

There are many such monsters in the dark depths of the "God's Forsaken Land".

"Blood Clan!" Emlyn gritted his teeth and corrected him, "Don't worry. I'll tell you when I figure out what I want."

He didn't want the items he traded to be duplicated with the rewards from the hunting competition.

Speaking of the hunting competition, what Emlyn hadn't expected was that Miss Magician was so efficient that she had already determined the locations and key clues of two of the five hunting targets last week.

He is already making final preparations and plans to hunt one of his targets in the next two days.

At this point, Emlyn was fully confident that he could win the game.

"Okay." Derrick, who already owed a huge debt to the "world", said calmly.

Their transaction intention ended, and Odysseus suddenly said to Derrick, "I want to issue you a commission."

Derrick leaned toward Odysseus and asked, "What is the commission?"

"In the past week, keep a close eye on the area around Silver City to see if there are any starlight or other lights appearing," said Odysseus.

While rescuing the demigod of the "Moss Ascetic Order", Odysseus noticed that he could make the "Staff of Guth" float and emit dazzling light in the "Wilderness of Knowledge".

This light should be very conspicuous in the dark "God's Forsaken Land". If the two "Gus Staffs" in the "God's Forsaken Land" were around Silver City, such a dazzling light would likely be discovered by the residents of Silver City.

At that time, Odysseus plans to entrust "Little Sun" to help him find and pick up the staff.

Odysseus's commission made "Little Sun" stunned at first. He originally thought that the "Hermit" was entrusting him to collect some extraordinary materials again, but he didn't expect that it was a commission about the "Land Forsaken by the Gods".

The other members were also a little surprised. They didn't know what the "hermit" meant by starlight or other light?
However, what they can be sure of is that the "Hermit", or the person who provides the "Hermit" with those ancient secret intelligence, has a way to have some influence on the "God-forsaken Land".

Then Derrick said happily, "Mr. Hermit, you..."

Originally, he wanted to ask whether the "hermit" had entered the "God-forsaken Land", but he felt that it was unlikely.

So, halfway through his speech, Derrick changed the subject and said, "...Mr. Hermit, can you contact the God-Forsaken Land?"

Odysseus smiled and said, "I guess so."

Seeing that the "Hermit" did not give a direct answer, "Little Sun" did not continue asking.

He took a deep breath and said, “I’ll keep an eye on it.

"Well, I'm still in the afternoon town. I'll help you find out the relevant information after I get back."

Odysseus hummed and asked, "What reward do you need?"

"No reward," Derrick said, smiling as brightly as his codename. "Just consider it a token of gratitude for your continued assistance."

He felt that being able to help the "hermit" was a way of repaying a favor.

Odysseus sighed, "Your answers are always so surprising."

After the transaction was completed, the two people traded extraordinary weapons through barter.

The gathering fell silent. Just as Klein was about to conclude that there was no further deal to be made, Audrey, Justice, suddenly raised her hand slightly and asked, "Mr. Hermit, do you have any information on Emperor Roselle?"

The question and answer between The Fool and the Priestess just now made her very interested in the topic of Roselle. Just now, she suddenly thought, I wonder if The Hermit knows any information about Emperor Roselle?
The "magician" Fors was also stunned for a moment, and thought: Right, why didn't I think of this? The well-informed "hermit" must know some secret information about a great figure like Emperor Roselle.

Cattleya, who was sitting below them, had no expectations, as she estimated that the information the Hermit had about the Emperor must have come from the Mysterious Queen.

The other members also looked at the "Hermit", waiting for his answer.

Odysseus glanced at Cattleya before saying to Audrey, "I do know some information about Emperor Roselle. If you want to trade, how about 3000 pounds?"

Audrey noticed that before Odysseus answered her question, he glanced at the "Priestess". She immediately wondered: Could it be that the "Priestess" was a descendant of Emperor Roselle?

The other members, except for Klein the Fool, only knew that the Admiral of the Stars seemed to be secretly serving the Mysterious Queen Bernadette.

After hearing the Hermit's offer, Audrey immediately said, "No problem!"

Fors, who was standing by, quickly said, "I'll join the deal too."

Russell has become a unique symbol in people's minds, and everyone wants to know about his secret history.

As for transactions initiated with the Hermit, as long as the reward exceeded 2000 pounds, there would often be surprising information, so Alger and Emlyn also actively participated in this transaction.

Only Derrick was not very enthusiastic about this, but he was also encouraged by other members to join the transaction.

In the end, they agreed that Miss Justice would contribute 1200 pounds and the other members would contribute 300 pounds, crowdfunding the remuneration for the transaction.

Odysseus smiled at everyone and said, "Before we begin the transaction, I would like to have a private conversation with the Priestess."

At this point, Audrey was certain that there must be some connection between the "Priestess" and Emperor Roselle.

She was very curious about the content of the two people's private conversation.

Cattleya was a little surprised, but she quickly reacted and agreed to Odysseus's proposal to communicate alone.

Odysseus said straight to the point: "I'm going to reveal some information next, but you'd better not tell the Queen."

Cattleya's expression suddenly changed: "Do you know something that the 'Queen' doesn't know?"

Then she asked, "Don't you know that the 'Queen' has been collecting intelligence on the Emperor?"

"Of course I know." Odysseus took a deep breath and said, "I also know that it's because she misses the Emperor, can't let go of his crazy actions back then, and feels regretful that her departure didn't help him that she hasn't been able to adjust to her current state and complete her promotion."

Klein, who was sitting at the head of the long bronze table, was stunned for a moment, then sighed inwardly, unsure of how to comment.

Cattleya opened her mouth wide. "But...but didn't the 'Queen' say that she hasn't found a suitable opportunity for promotion?"

Odysseus shook his head. "Since you don't know the inside story, then listen to me. For the time being, don't let the 'Queen' know too much information about the Emperor."

"Why?" Cattleya asked immediately.

This was also Klein's question after he left the gray fog.

"Because even if we knew that information, we wouldn't be able to rescue the Emperor," Odysseus said. "It would only make the Queen's condition worse."

Cattleya seemed to mutter to herself, "Rescue the Emperor..."

Her eyes lit up: "The emperor is not dead?"

Odysseus took a deep breath and said, "Yes, I will announce the specific information later."

He then said, "Imagine this: if the 'Queen' knew about this and asked you where to find the Emperor, and you knew that if you said 'I don't know', the 'Queen's' condition would immediately deteriorate, what would you do?"

Cattleya seemed to have lost all her strength: "I understand."

Then she promised: "I will not tell the 'Queen' about today's deal."

Odysseus nodded, indicating to the Fool that their private conversation was over.

After the private conversation ended, the other members saw that the "priestess" had a serious expression on her face. For a moment, they each had their own guesses about the conversation between the two people.

"Our transaction begins." Odysseus said to everyone, "Everyone should be familiar with most of Emperor Roselle's history.

“When he was born, the Gustav family had already declined, and the emperor did not receive much help from the family.

"Although Emperor Roselle's career was a bit difficult at the beginning, it wasn't without benefits. At least after becoming Archon, Emperor Roselle easily got rid of the influence of the Gustav family."

The other members were stunned when they heard this. They all knew the history, but had never thought about it in this way.

Then Klein realized: I have not been in politics and have no plans to do so, so when I look at history, it is a series of events connected together, but I do not have the scholarly perspective of "The Hermit".

"I won't go into details about what you can find in history textbooks," Odysseus continued, "I'll just talk about the hidden history that you may not be familiar with.

“We talked about this at the last Tarot meeting. Little Zaratul once supported the Great Emperor when he was weak.

"I'm not exactly sure when the support began. I personally think it was shortly after the Emperor joined the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery and began to use his inventions to gain a large amount of wealth..."

Klein really wanted to complain: The word "invention" should be put in quotation marks.

"...Now is the best time to invest," Odysseus said. "After accumulating a certain amount of capital, Emperor Roselle soon gained his first group of followers, the most famous of whom were the 'Four Horsemen'."

Klein complained again in his mind: Actually, they're called the "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse"... Well, Russell probably thought the name was too childish, so he just called them the "Four Horsemen."

In fact, Odysseus also wanted to complain a little, but he was afraid that if he said what was in his heart, it would be bad, so he tried his best to endure it.

He continued, "During this period, Emperor Roselle learned about the Black Throne, the legacy of the Solomon Empire, from some information.

“After searching for a while, the Emperor finally found the ghost ship in the Oradek Islands west of the continent.

"We've mentioned this before. This ship was later given to Nast's father, the 'King of the Five Seas.' Nast later inherited the ship and the title bestowed by the Emperor."

Alger and the other members nodded. They all remembered this incident.

Cattleya took a deep breath. She knew that the title of "King of the Five Seas" came from the Emperor, but she didn't expect that his flagship was also given by the Emperor.

Odysseus continued, “It is said that on that ship, the Emperor obtained a lot of ancient geographical information and had a concept of other continents.

"Regarding this, we need to consider the context of the time. At that time, the people of the Northern Continent generally had no concept of other continents.

“At that time, communication with the Southern Continent had been severed for over a thousand years, and the Southern Continent was only a thing of mythology.

“So this information should be very crucial to the emperor.

"Besides, it is said that the ghost ship not only contains information about the Southern Continent, but also some information about the Eastern and Western Continents."

At this point, he paused slightly. As expected, Audrey "Justice" asked, "Mr. Hermit, where are the East Continent and the West Continent?"

Fors and Emlyn had similar questions. They speculated that one of the continents might be the one where the "God-Forsaken Land" was located, but like "Justice", they were not sure whether it was the East Continent or the West Continent.

Odysseus smiled and replied, "According to the information I received from another source, the 'God-Forsaken Land' is located on the Eastern Continent, while the Western Continent is said to be at the end of the Misty Sea, and no one has discovered it yet."

Audrey, the Justice, couldn't help but feel a sense of longing: "A continent that no one has ever set foot on."

Fors also suddenly conceived an adventure novel about discovering the New World.

Curiosity about the unknown and the desire to explore suddenly filled the hearts of the other members.

(End of this chapter)