Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 384 Tarot Club Exchange Session
The transaction process of the Tarot Club.

After Klein the Fool manipulated the World to complete the transaction with Miss Magician, Emlyn the Moon said to Fors the Magician:

"We've found clues to the ancient wraith's cursed item and remaining spirit. I can't give you the item directly, but I'll provide you with intelligence on where the ancient wraith is lurking near Backlund."

"Magician" Fors announced the corresponding transaction intention more than a month ago.

Odysseus thought: Hugh is about to join the Tarot Club!

There will be another secret way to contact Xio in the future.

Fors immediately asked, "How much is the reward?"

"300 pounds."

"Deal!" Fors breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, she had a clue. As long as she could obtain the "Cursed Object of the Ancient Wrathful Spirit," she would be able to advance to Sequence 6 very quickly.

For the "Apprentice" path, Sequence 6 is the first qualitative change. Once she gains the ability to "record", her strength will immediately become much stronger!
At this time, Fors had already planned to invite Xio to explore with her to ensure that everything was safe.

After that, the venue was silent for a few seconds, and the transaction session ended, and the communication session of this Tarot Club began.

Everyone first turned their attention to "Little Sun" because at the Tarot meeting last week, "Sun" said that the problem of the former chief's tomb seemed to be more serious.

Derrick the Sun didn't hide anything and told everyone, "The 'Six-Man Council' has designated the area around the former chief's tomb as a restricted area and has arranged special patrols.

"I heard from a friend who was patrolling nearby that some hair seemed to have grown out of the crack in the tomb's door.

"These hairs seem to have life and will attack anyone who gets close."

He paused and continued, "My friend also said that as long as you get close enough to those hairs, you will feel an inexplicable fear in your heart."

After hearing this, everyone felt very curious and didn't understand what was going on.

Alger, the Hanged Man, asked, "Does the 'Council of Six' have any further countermeasures?"

"Based on my observations, there doesn't seem to be a good solution at the moment," Derrick said. "But the Chief has some plans."

As he spoke, Derrick secretly glanced at Mr. Fool, who was sitting at the head of the long bronze table.

Chief Colin had spoken to him twice recently.

The content of the first conversation was to discuss with Derrick the characteristics and usage of the "Time Worm". In the end, he told Derrick in a firm tone that the "Time Worm" could be used to create advanced talismans.

After the conversation, Derrick realized that the Chief's intention was probably to subtly remind Derrick that Silver City would need the help of the person who had helped Derrick resolve the existence of Amon's clone.

But then the "Chief" had a second conversation with Derrick, this time discussing the issue of extraordinary weapons and talking about the previous battle with the demon wolf.

During this conversation, Derrick understood that what the "Chief" meant was that Silver City might also seek help from the being who had dealt with the demon wolf.

After careful consideration, Derrick talked to the "Chief" about making advanced talismans.

This is equivalent to giving one's own advice to the "Chief", who is inclined to ask for the help of the fool.

Because Derrick knew very well that The Fool was a deity who liked equal trade. The key point was that even if the City of Silver couldn't provide what The Fool needed, he could still complete the deal with the divine messenger Mr. World.

On the other hand, the "Lord of Mysteries" has too many uncertainties.

In Derrick's impression, Mr. Hermit was helpful, and the god he believed in shouldn't be too bad.

However, Derrick didn't know the specific situation of the "Lord of Mysteries" and didn't know what price he should pay to ask this god for help.

So in the end, Derrick suggested asking the Fool for help.

Moreover, before the Tarot Club began, Derrick had already reported this matter to Mr. Fool and received Mr. Fool's approval.

After hearing Derrick's answer, Odysseus said, "The formula for the Sequence 4 potion in the Death Path is called 'Undead', and the Sequence 3 potion is called 'Ferryman'.

"It's said that the 'Ferryman' can initially harness the power of the underworld, transporting dead souls to the underworld via the 'River of the Underworld'... also known as the 'River of the Dead'."

Derrick expressed his sincere gratitude, and the other members also firmly remembered the advanced intelligence revealed by the Hermit.

Klein also manipulated the "world" to promise, "If you encounter any other problems, you can ask me for help."

He thought to himself: And I can ask Mr. Azik for advice.

At the same time, Klein was prepared to trade the main ingredients of the "Evil Monster" in exchange for helping Silver City resolve this matter.

However, it would not be a good time to ask for a price right away. He planned to discuss the compensation after helping Silver City solve the problem.

Derrick thanked him sincerely again.

That's all for now.

Klein then continued to manipulate the "world" and said, "I have conducted a preliminary investigation into the suicide case of Caron in Backlund."

Some time ago, Ms. Mary, a major shareholder of the Anthracite Coal Company who once commissioned Detective Sherlock to catch an adulterer, asked Dwayne Dantes for help to buy some shares of the Anthracite Coal Company.

Klein was thus involved in the anthracite company's share transfer. He eventually hoped to buy the company's shares. However, Caron, who had threatened Klein, committed suicide inexplicably and accused Dawn of being the murderer.

Although Klein quickly escaped from the predicament, in order to distance himself from the incident, he planned to donate over 1 pounds of Anthracite Company shares to the Church of the Evernight Goddess.

In a few days, the Church of the Evernight Goddess will hold a charity dinner to announce this matter and will also raise funds at the dinner.

At the same time, Klein was also actively investigating the matter. After all, it had cost him over 1 pounds. The formerly wealthy Dwayne Dantès was now comparing prices for a few hundred pounds in intelligence fees.

Regarding the Caron suicide case, the person most interested at the scene was "Justice" Audrey. Also in Backlund, "Magician" Fors and "Moon" Emlyn also showed some interest.

Odysseus thought carefully and remembered who Kalon was.

The World continued, "The mastermind behind this is most likely the royal advisor, Hvin Rambis. He likely also holds another identity, a member of the Psychological Alchemist's Council."

He mentioned this matter mainly to remind Miss Justice.

Hearing this, Audrey's mind naturally emerged with the image of a kind old man. This gentleman came from an aristocratic family and graduated from the University of Perth. He possessed profound knowledge and outstanding insights. He had served as a royal advisor for more than ten years and was a recognized scholar, a good man, and a gentleman.

Then she was somewhat surprised: He was actually a member of the jury of the Psychological Alchemy Society?
Then she had another series of thoughts, feeling that politicians were dirtier than she had imagined.

Odysseus then spoke up, "I've received accurate intelligence that the 'King of the Black Throne,' one of the four kings of the sea, is one of the presidents of the 'Psychological Alchemy Society.'"

Everyone was slightly stunned, and after thinking for a while, they seemed to remember this king of the sea.

Then everyone had a sudden realization: No wonder if the "Hermit" hadn't reminded them, they would always ignore this king. It turned out that he was a demigod of the "audience" path.

Then everyone was a little surprised, because when they thought of this, they "recalled" that the "Hermit" had previously speculated that the "King of the Black Seat" was likely a High-Sequence Beyonder from the "Audience" pathway.

Also before talking about this issue, everyone seemed to have forgotten about it.

After some reflection and recollection, Klein realized that his purpose of warning had been achieved, and he said to Justice, "Please keep an eye on Qonas Kilger for me.

"He's the Major General Deputy Director of MI5. While he's only Sequence on the surface, he's actually a demigod of the Black Emperor path."

Klein specifically warned, "He possesses a very strong sense of inspiration and is very sensitive to other people's gazes."

Audrey repeated the name "Qunas Kilger" in her mind, but found that she had no impression of this man.

Then she agreed: "Okay."

The hall fell silent for a moment. A few seconds later, Odysseus said, "The Witch Cult may be making some major moves in the Raging Sea recently. Those at sea should be careful. Avoid going ashore if possible and stay as far away from the dangerous waters as possible."

Although Odysseus didn't know the other party's specific plan, he could guess what the other party's general plan was.

First of all, a large number of lives will be sacrificed, and perhaps the lives of an entire large island will have to be sacrificed at one time.

Secondly, since it involves the "God of Death", it is very likely to affect the underworld and the uniqueness of the path to the "God of Death" somewhere.

The reason why the Violent Sea is "violent" is that the barrier between the real world and the spiritual world has been broken in a sense. The spiritual world and the real world in that area have been mixed together to some extent, so that sea area becomes "violent".

Therefore, as long as you don't go ashore and stay away from the dangerous sea, you will basically not be affected by the "Witch Sect" plan.

They're not planning to sacrifice the entire Raging Sea, are they?

After hearing what Odysseus said, the "Priestess" Cattleya and the "Hanged Man" Alger on the sea immediately became interested.

Alger asked, "Could you please tell me what they are planning to do?"

"They claim they want to resurrect an angel from the sect," Odysseus said without hiding anything. "But I suspect they have other plans."

Cattleya asked, "Is it the angel who fell in Trier?"

When Odysseus and Bernadette had dinner with her before, they had not yet discussed the matter with the "Witch Sect", so they did not talk about this topic with her.

"That's what they said." Odysseus smiled. "The problem is that the angel fell in Trier, but they are taking action in the Sea of Rage. This feels very strange."

Alger, Cattleya, and other members were all stunned. It sounded like the "Hermit" was well aware of the other party's plan!

Klein was already wondering: "Could those people from the Witch Cult be mentally ill? They're also collaborating with the Hermit?" He would have to turn around and report them to the Church of the Evernight Goddess and the Church of Knowledge!

But then Klein realized that the "Hermit"'s current public identity would make it easy for people from secret organizations to approach him for cooperation. First of all, he has a background in the church and the military, and he himself is a follower of the evil god "Lord of Mysteries", so it is impossible for him to completely become a lackey of the church and the military.

So, from the perspective of the secret organization's members, this was a member of a secret organization with an official channel! Secret organizations weren't always thinking about sabotage and bloody sacrifices; they also needed to make a living, and some extraordinary resources were monopolized by official extraordinary people, or most of them were in the hands of the church.

People like "Hermit" are the perfect candidates for both parties to exchange interests.

Then Klein sighed: We are both followers of the evil god, why is there such a big difference?

Cattleya also wanted to ask the Hermit if he was collaborating with the Witch. Did the Queen know?

Audrey suddenly realized: "Lieutenant General Disease" is a witch! The previous meeting on Cruz Island, "The Hermit" was discussing cooperation with the witch!
Then she became puzzled: Why would the Hermit conspire with the Witch Cult? Wasn't this extraordinary organization inclined toward evil? Furthermore, why would the Hermit announce his conspiracy with the Witch Cult?

After pondering it for a moment, Audrey decided she still needed to get to the bottom of this matter, so she asked the Hermit rather obscurely, "You seem to be involved in their plan?"

Everyone looked at Odysseus, they had the same question.

"Yes." Odysseus smiled and said, "They wanted to use me to achieve their goals. But what they didn't expect was that I had a deep-seated collaboration with the church."

Klein smiled: So... you reported them?
Cattleya was well aware that Odysseus had formed a deep-seated interest in the Church of Knowledge. She was also well aware that few people knew the details of this matter. Therefore, she wasn't surprised by Odysseus's actions.

Other members, influenced by "The World," felt that reporting the dangerous plans of such a dangerous organization was a normal practice.

Audrey also roughly understood what "Hermit" meant. She was stunned for a moment and then said, "If you do this, won't you put yourself in danger?"

Odysseus smiled and said, "I understand what you mean. You think that cooperating with an organization like the Witch Cult is a very dangerous thing in itself.

"I may have completely become a tool used by them without even realizing it, and ended up collaborating with evil."

Audrey nodded repeatedly, feeling that the "Hermit" was the "mind reader" at this moment, and it completely hit the nail on the head.

"But with some things and some people, you can't avoid being influenced by them just because you don't want to interact with them." Odysseus said seriously, "There are also some things that can actually be solved with some cleverness.

"For example, in the case I encountered, if I refused the cooperation of the 'Witch Cult', then they would most likely seek cooperation with another secret organization, the 'Moss Ascetic Order'.

"What was going to happen is still going to happen, and they are teaming up with my enemies, which makes it even more dangerous for me.

"Then I might as well get involved and become an insider in the church to solve the problem more thoroughly."

Seeing that Audrey was indeed listening carefully, Odysseus continued, “For me, I took the initiative to deal with this matter, and the initiative is mine.

"For the church, because they have an insider like me, they can deploy their forces more accurately and solve problems better.

"So in my opinion, this is the best solution."

The veterans of the Tarot Club, Klein, Alger, and Cattleya, were all aware of this logic. However, the other members were only aware of this, while some were not even aware of it.

Just like Audrey, it’s not that she is stupid. As a noble, when she thinks something is inappropriate, she has enough confidence to refuse.

Moreover, in the past years, she rarely encountered situations where she had few cards in her hand and needed a certain amount of gambling to achieve her goals, so Audrey did not have such logic.

Audrey benefited greatly from the explanation of the "hermit", and the topic also ended here.

Afterwards, Audrey shared with everyone how she eradicated the "God Without Light", an evil deity believed by the indigenous people on Cruz Island.

However, she did not specify that it was on Cruz Island, nor did she explain that her companions were "hermits" or the specific status of the "God without Light". She mainly talked about the bloody sacrifices of the natives.

Therefore, such sharing does not require prior communication with the "hermit".

After hearing "Justice"'s sharing, everyone in Backlund's "Magician" and "Moon" felt that this experience was very novel.

Cattleya commented, “There are many wild gods like this on the Raging Sea.

"Because the indigenous people are relatively conservative and have a certain degree of aggressiveness, many evil gods are unknown to the public."

Alger nodded and said, "The sea is far more vast than the land, and there are more places where extraordinary powers are hidden."

When Audrey heard what the two members said, she immediately felt the urge to go on an adventure at sea again.

After this topic ended, the hall fell into silence, and no one had any new topics to share.

So Klein announced the end of this Tarot Club.

……

Odysseus returned to the real world, was in a daze for a while, and then prepared the altar to sacrifice the extraordinary weapons traded with "Little Sun" and some gold pounds to "The Fool".

For the intelligence transaction at this Tarot Conference, Odysseus can get 4700 pounds as a reward for the intelligence transaction, and the other 300 pounds is cash paid by Derrick in the form of extraordinary materials.

Odysseus needs to pay Klein 8000 pounds, of which 5000 pounds is the payment for the potion formula on behalf of "The Sun", and the other 3000 pounds is to purchase Horamic Haydn's puppet.

So Odysseus needed to sacrifice another 3300 pounds.

Soon, Odysseus obtained a large amount of extraordinary materials from the "Sun". Although the 5000 pounds of materials were given to Odysseus in two installments, Derrick had to trade extraordinary materials with Odysseus for extraordinary weapons every week, so the total amount was very large.

There was also the puppet that Klein was trading with. Odysseus, who had seen Horamick himself, felt uncomfortable when he saw the motionless puppet.

So he quickly put all of this into the "wilderness of knowledge".

Then Odysseus began to think about how to deal with these extraordinary materials.

Currently, Odysseus has three ways to deal with these extraordinary materials: one is the "Scroll Shop" on Cruz Island, one is Backlund's "Occult Research Society", and one is Bayam's "Information Exchange Meeting".

This time, because the amount of materials obtained was too much, the sales volume exceeded those three channels.

So Odysseus decided to open up another way in Azshara, the capital of Lunburg, so that he could quickly cash in and get in touch with more wild extraordinary people.

After finishing the follow-up work of the Tarot Club, Odysseus had nothing else to do today, so he had dinner early, read a book for a while, and then went to rest.

The next morning, according to Odysseus's plan, Bernadette came to Backlund again.

According to the information obtained by Odysseus, the military will transport the mummy to the port of Pris tonight.

So tonight, we will ambush the demigods of the "Rose School".

While the two were discussing tactics, Odysseus's secretary came in and said that Miss Hall had sent an invitation.

Odysseus opened it and saw that it was an invitation to a charity gala hosted by the Church of the Goddess of Night in three days.

Odysseus thought about it and realized that it should be the party where Klein donated shares.

Although Earl Hall was not the protagonist of this party, as an important believer of the Church of the Goddess of Night, Earl Hall would definitely help the church invite some wealthy people or nobles.

So Audrey could distribute some of these invitations. Odysseus thought for a moment before saying, "Thank Miss Hall for me and tell the servant who delivered the invitations that I will definitely attend on time."

After the secretary left, Bernadette, who was now invisible, asked, "Who is Miss Hall?"

Odysseus replied casually: "A noble girl."

Then he seemed to realize something: "To be precise, it was an inexperienced aristocratic girl whom I had met several times at balls.

"The reason they sent me the invitation was probably because they hoped the Renburg Embassy could also donate money."

Bernadette said "hmm" and said nothing more.

Odysseus sighed in his heart: After confirming the relationship between lovers, you have to be careful in the description of some things or tasks.

He knew the "Mysterious Queen"'s character quite well. Normally, she would seldom ask about such trivial matters, but because she valued this relationship, she would ask about the women he came into contact with.

Taking the initiative to explain at this time can effectively avoid misunderstandings.

Then Odysseus sighed: It must be that Roselle was too indulgent back then, which left a psychological trauma on Bernadette, so she paid attention to such things.

Because there was an operation at night, the two did not go out for a stroll and stayed in the embassy to rest.

At around seven o'clock in the evening, it was completely dark. Odysseus and Bernadette each used their extraordinary abilities to head to Pritz Port.

In order to avoid alerting the enemy, they did not conduct any reconnaissance in advance. After arriving at the port city, they acted separately and observed the port from a distance.

There are three large docks in Pritz, but the target is not difficult to find because one of the ports is blocked. There is no need to think about it, it must be there.

Odysseus was on the top of a building in the city of Pritz Harbor, quietly observing the dock while in stealth mode.

Most of the ships had already entered the port before dark, and the dock had become relatively quiet.

The military ships entering the port at this time seemed particularly out of place.

Odysseus watched the hybrid boat with a chimney and sails slow down and gradually dock at the dock.

At the same time, two teams of soldiers in red clothes and white pants, holding rifles, ran over in an orderly manner and lined up on both sides of the road.

The ladder was lowered, and several officers holding sealed objects came down first. They quickly went to the train that had been waiting at the dock.

These sealed objects also came from the southern continent and were brought back together with the mummies.

Some of them are placed in wooden boxes, some in crystal boxes, and some in wooden barrels.

This made Odysseus sigh: The military has gained a lot this time.

Rather than plundering the gold and silver of the southern continent, the royal family should pay more attention to sealed objects and extraordinary plunder.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, Odysseus used his enhanced eyesight to see four "knights" in black full body armor carrying a golden coffin and walking out step by step.

The surface of the coffin was carved with intricate patterns, but because it was too far away, Odysseus could only roughly see them. There were patterns of strange birds, long snakes, masks, etc. It looked ancient and mysterious, with a strong style of the ancient Highland Kingdom.

Odysseus "flashed" forward, a little closer to the dock, because this was the target of the "Rose School".

The coffin seemed very heavy, and after it was lifted onto the deck, it needed the help of a crane.

The moment the crane lifted the coffin, the four "knights" immediately sat down on the deck, as if they had used up all their strength in the process of lifting the coffin out of the cabin.

As the coffin was slowly lowered by a crane, four "knights" wearing the same armor on the dock pushed a reinforced carriage and came to the side of the ship.

The coffin fell onto the carriage, and they were about to pull it, but the wheels of the carriage suddenly started to turn by themselves, maintaining their balance on their own. With a sudden turn, it knocked down the four "knights" and ran wildly in the direction away from the train and the ship.

The demigod of the "Rose School" is here!

Odysseus quietly used his "flash" ability again and came to the building outside the dock, ready to act at any time.

From the direction of the parked train, a penetrating voice suddenly rang out: "No attachments allowed here."

The military demigod has taken action!
The other party's "ban" took effect immediately, and the carriage that was running wildly on its own suddenly lost power and stopped steadily.

At the same time, a figure suddenly appeared in the air. He was wearing a white robe inlaid with gold threads, his eye sockets were obviously sunken, and his face was very thin.

This middle-aged man, who was of mixed descent from the northern and southern continents, had brown eyes filled with uncontrollable malice and madness. His thick lips were covered with golden nails covered with fine patterns, sealing his entire mouth, giving people a strange and terrifying feeling.

This is Mahmud, a key member of the "Rose School" and one of the leaders of the Highland Rebellion. He is a Sequence 3 "Silent Disciple".

As soon as Mahmus appeared, he cast his gaze on one of the carriages, raised his hand and pulled it against his lips, and the golden nails that pierced his upper and lower lips flew out at the same time.

The "silent disciple" then opened his mouth.

Odysseus didn't hear any sound, but the entire carriage quickly twisted and turned into a sheep in the blink of an eye.

Then with a "pop" sound, the sheep's stomach was broken, and a piece of meat rolled out, covered with a white wig and a dark cloak.

A ray of light suddenly burst out from the inside of the piece of meat, and all the chaos and evil quickly subsided, and the squirming flesh and blood quickly returned to its original appearance: a man wearing a wig and a cloak.

He had a square face, thick eyebrows, and large eyes, somewhat resembling the characters on playing cards. He wore a pair of leather shoes with long toes, and his style was out of touch with the times.

This is Prince Grove Augustus of Sonia of Loen, a Sequence 3 Chaos Hunter.

As the other party returned to normal, Mahmoud raised his palm, and all the guns and cannons aimed at him were raised and shot in mid-air.

Then he took out a rag doll.

The doll seemed to be made of old cloth, with obvious stains and bloodstains. Someone had gouged out its eyes, leaving two empty holes.

As soon as it saw the light, its face began to change. Its face became square, and a wig appeared on its head. It was turning into the appearance of Grove Augustus.

At the same time, a translucent mouth more than ten meters long suddenly appeared on the side of the golden coffin containing the mummy.

This was a spiritual creature. It suddenly opened its mouth and took a breath, creating a terrifying gale that swept up the coffin and carriage.

But the moment the other party appeared, a sea of light suddenly appeared in the air, and the light fell quickly, drowning everything around it.

Odysseus felt his eyes were dazzled, and he moistened them with his spiritual power. When he looked again, the spiritual creature with a huge mouth had disappeared, and the golden coffin containing the mummy was still quietly placed on the stopped carriage.

The light just now restored the rag doll in Mahmud's hand to its original shape. The distance between the two demigods shortened, and a fierce battle was taking place.

On the other side of the carriage, there were two more people. One was a woman in a black evening dress with a crown of thorns on her head.

On this crown, pure light flows rapidly, constantly gathering inward to form an "ocean".

Odysseus immediately recalled the relevant information. This was the current director of MI9, Georgina Augustus.

The crown on her head is a Level 0 Sealed Artifact, corresponding to the Sequence 2 "Light Chaser" of the "Singer" pathway.

The other figure was hidden in the darkness, and his face and clothes could not be seen clearly.

Watching the four demigods fighting back and forth, Odysseus thought to himself: You would never imagine that there are still two demigods waiting for an opportunity to strike.

He knew very well that once the battle started here, there would only be two or three minutes to act.

After three minutes, the military will definitely have new demigods to support them.

So Odysseus blew a very penetrating whistle to signal Bernadette, and then he suddenly "flashed" to Mahmud's side and used the ability of "mysterious reappearance".

In the corner of the dock, Klein and others who were also preparing to take action were stunned. Why was there a demigod joining the battle?

(End of this chapter)