Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 393 Two New Members of the Tarot Club

After seeing Adam leave, Odysseus was no longer in a hurry to leave.

Thinking back to his previous interaction with Adam, he found that he did not feel nervous at all about meeting the King of Angels, so much so that he complained in his heart.

And all of his complaints should have been "observed" by Adam.

This must be due to the influence of Adam, which lowered my guard and caused me to fail to restrain my thoughts.

But Odysseus was a little confused. Adam did this? It couldn't be just to listen to his complaints, right?

Then Odysseus realized that Adam's last words should help him digest the Sequence 3 potion faster.

Odysseus had previously prepared for the six to nine months it would take to digest the "Master of Prophecy" potion after reaching Sequence 3. In the worst-case scenario, he would need to "foretell" the outcome of the divine war in order to digest the potion.

He was well aware that the "occultist"'s potion was digested almost instantly because he knew a lot of secret history.

But the potion of the "Master of Prophecy" cannot be digested so easily, because these sequences of potions must have a "prophecy" before they can be digested.

Adam's words should make Odysseus's "prophecy" more effective, or even double the effect.

But Odysseus didn’t quite understand why Adam said that he “has been a master of prophecy since ancient times”?
He seemed to have a clue in his mind, but just when he was about to grasp it, it suddenly slipped away from his hands.

Odysseus shook his head and decided not to think about this question for the time being.

Klein took this opportunity to quickly drink the potion. He was currently battling the Sequence 4 potion on a mental level.

Leonard, still holding the revolver in his hand, sat on the ground, looking at Ince Zangwill's body and smiling.

Dai Li also looked at the corpse and suddenly fell into confusion.

In the battle just now, she was ready to die with her enemy, and perhaps she could meet Dunn in the goddess' kingdom.

But that was all an illusion. Everything that happened afterwards was beyond her expectations, and her determination seemed to have hit a ball of cotton.

At this time, Daly became very confused again, as if she had lost all her goals at once.

Odysseus took a deep breath and recited aloud: "The past is irreversible, the future is what we should look forward to.

“He said: My love!
"If one day, we will be separated.

“I wish you would always bloom in joy, rather than wither in loneliness.”

Daly looked at Odysseus, and there was some light in her eyes.

Leonard, who was sitting on the ground, was also stunned when he heard these lines of poetry, and then asked: "What kind of poem is this? Why haven't I heard of it?"

Odysseus said, "This is a short poem I wrote out of inspiration."

Although it seems like a patchwork, these languages were indeed put together based on inspiration.

Leonard twitched his lips, and his mood suddenly became less good.

By this time, Klein had completed his promotion. Odysseus nodded at him, then "reappeared" as Suzaku and disappeared from the square.

Klein said to Daly and Leonard, "You can report that you came here because I suddenly asked for your help.

"But I hope you won't involve Mr. Gall. I hired him to help. It would be bad if he was investigated by the church."

He paused and continued, "Of course, you can take this opportunity to leave the Red Gloves and the church."

Leonard stood up, put away his revolver, and handed "Creeping Hunger" to Klein before saying, "I'm used to the church."

Although Daly has not expressed her stance, she does not seem to have any plans to leave the church.

Klein put away the seal, took off his silk hat, and said goodbye.

Leonard seemed to have suddenly thought of something and stretched out his hand: "You, you won't return to the church?"

Klein took a few steps before pausing. Turning his back to Leonard, he replied, "There's no going back..."

Can not go back.

Leonard stared blankly at the familiar figure walking further and further away and gradually disappearing.

After a while, several Beyonders flew over to Resurrection Square. People from the Church of the Evernight Goddess, who had received Leonard's warning, rushed over.

……

Odysseus returned to Backlund and asked his secretary to make a pot of tea.

He was not worried about the investigation by the Church of the Goddess of Evernight, and simply said, "I appeared there according to the guidance of the Goddess."

As a demigod, you can argue about this kind of thing.

Returning to his desk, Odysseus found two letters on his desk.

He put away the two Level 1 Sealing Objects he was carrying, leaving only the "Staff of Gus" at hand, and then drank tea and read the letter as usual.

One of the letters was from the first mate, Bazel, who had obtained secret information about the radicals in Lenburg, and it turned out that the radicals were going to take action.

They were very dissatisfied with the Interior Minister, Duke Bowen, and planned to assassinate the Duke. They also asked the king to choose a radical member as Interior Minister to implement reforms in Lemberg.

Odysseus smiled and shook his head: "What's the point of assassinating the Minister of the Interior? They think it's too simple to force the emperor to abdicate?"
However, considering that there is most likely a Sequence 3 in the Royal Palace of Lenburg, and there are definitely no demigods among the radicals, their method of advising the king by assassinating the Minister of the Interior is understandable.

Although Basel did not know the specific plan, Odysseus could guess that the radicals would have a clear division of labor and some would carry out the assassination.

After the assassination is completed, escape immediately.

Another group of people did not participate in the assassination at all. They were responsible for explaining their demands to the king after the assassination.

Odysseus sighed: No wonder extraordinary powers have always maintained the rule of a certain secular regime. In a case like Lunburg, the radicals at least have the support of demigods, so the king will listen to what they want to say.

Continuing to read, Basel also learned that there seemed to be some different opinions within the radical faction about the assassination. Some believed that the assassination would have no effect, while others were still making preparations.

It seems that only recently did the two sides finally reach an agreement.

Odysseus concluded that the assassination would fail and the radicals would suffer a heavy blow.

But this may not be a bad thing for Odysseus.

He could have taken this opportunity to recruit his own political team.

There are still a few pages of Basel's letter, all of which are about the situation of the radicals. It seems that an important figure of the radicals has been "captured".

According to the intelligence Basel obtained, among the nobles of Lenburg, almost every family has several radical members.

The king was also aware of their existence, and his attitude towards them was basically "cautious use", using them to eliminate some forces and put pressure on the conservatives, while not giving them too important positions.

Therefore, the radicals have never been a match for the conservatives. These contradictions have accumulated to the point where assassination is needed to solve the problem.

The radical faction currently has three leaders, two of whom Odysseus knows. One leader is Celt, the governor of Solothurn State. He is a pragmatist who believes that local power should be controlled and he will work hard to implement new policies during his tenure.

One of the leaders was Enoch Alex, who had consulted Odysseus for divination. He was a radical among the radicals and had always suggested that the radicals should be tougher and should not tolerate those fat-headed conservatives.

This assassination was what he had been insisting on.

There was also a nobleman named Clarence, who was considered a moderate and even tried to find a governing philosophy that was acceptable to everyone between conservatives and radicals.

Odysseus thought to himself: Three leaders are equivalent to no leader.

He put down the letter and suddenly had some thoughts about "extraordinary politics".

Odysseus had this concept before, that the political activities of extraordinary people are different from normal political activities.

At present, a form has been formed in which churches check and balance each other and the government is supervised by the churches.

Odysseus himself actually has no political literacy, but in this regard, he has a "cultural compression package" that people in the mysterious world do not have: history books.

As long as you have attended junior high school and have boasted to your friends, even if you have not read history books seriously, you will have a general understanding of Chinese history.

Especially those famous historical scenes, he knows them almost like the back of his hand.

With such cases as reference, even if Odysseus has never been in politics, his way of looking at problems is much better than that of people in the mysterious world.

In his impression, the main contradictions and games in political activities seemed to be the contest between the central government and local governments. However, the "central government" in the world of extraordinary people could always maintain its dominance with its extraordinary power.

After thinking along this line of thought for a while, Odysseus went to look at the second letter. It was from Xio. She had recently investigated a very strange matter. It seemed that a small-scale cult group had appeared in the east district of Backlund.

But they don't harm normal people. They just occasionally collect the bodies of homeless people. It is not known what they want these bodies for.

Xio said he would continue to investigate the matter and report to Odysseus if there were any new findings.

When Odysseus arrived in Backlund, he asked Xio to pay attention to whether there were any strange things happening in the city.

Later, with the help of the "Goddess of Night", the plan of the "Hidden Sage" was initially destroyed. Odysseus once again reminded Xio to pay attention to the movements in the East District of Backlund.

He guessed that the escaped "intelligent entity" was most likely hiding in the East District, where the population was large but the management of the government and official Beyonders was seriously insufficient, making it a perfect place to hide.

Then Odysseus wrote letters to Bazel and Hugh successively, praising Bazel and his team and awarding them merits or bonuses.

In the letter to Hugh, he emphasized that she should not expose herself and investigate slowly.

After replying the letter, Odysseus summoned the messenger and first thanked her for her help in Resurrection Square.

Then he told her to whom each letter was addressed, and finally said, "I plan to be promoted next Tuesday morning, um, in the church of the Church of the Evernight Goddess."

"Good idea." The messenger smiled and said, "I'll come early."

After saying this, she disappeared into the void and went to deliver the letter through the spirit world.

Odysseus took a deep breath, used a magical item to change his appearance, came to the Church of Saint Musel, and told the "Goddess of Night" the time when he planned to be promoted.

After receiving the reply of "yes" from the "Goddess of Night", Odysseus went to Chatel State to tell Bernadette.

Bernadette couldn't believe her ears: "You want another promotion?"

Odysseus laughed and said, "What do you mean by 'again'?"

Bernadette examined Odysseus and confirmed that he was indeed in good condition before she said, "I never imagined that you would be promoted so quickly after becoming a demigod."

She paused and continued, "As long as you are sure, then do it."

Odysseus hummed and said, "My messenger will also be at the promotion site. You have to help me keep a close eye on her. This is my final test for her.

"Only if she can withstand this test will I provide her with some help in the future and accept some of the people she recommends."

Bernadette nodded slowly: "Okay."

After explaining the matter, the two chatted for a while, and Odysseus returned to Backlund.

In the following days, Odysseus has been preparing for promotion, mainly adjusting his condition. After all, the promotion of a demigod is not a joke, and he must be promoted in the best condition.

On Saturday, I suddenly received a letter from Xio, saying that she and Fors encountered danger while exploring outside the city.

It seemed to be an ancient castle built by the vampires, with a thick stone door. Behind the stone door seemed to be something very terrifying, and she and Fors were affected without realizing it.

That influence seemed to be a special kind of erosion, not only eroding the physical body, but also the spiritual body and mental body.

In his letter, Xio asked Odysseus what that erosion was and what was behind the door.
Odysseus thought to himself: There will be two new members in the next Tarot Club.

He thought for a moment and picked out some things to say in reply: The vampires are an ancient race. Rumor has it that they once received a corresponding mission to guard against pollution from underground.

Those erosions are very advanced. Don't do any exploration before you become a demigod!

As for the so-called "underground pollution", I don't know the specific situation. I only know that sometimes the pollution is very serious, and sometimes it seems to have entered a dormant period and has little impact on the outside world.

When pollution is severe, extraordinary power must be deployed to guard the area, driving away any creatures that attempt to approach the pollution to prevent them from being eroded. This is likely the origin of the Blood Clan Castle.

And after the pollution entered a dormant period, the extraordinary power there may have withdrawn.

After sending the letter, Odysseus soon received a reply from Hugh expressing his gratitude.

Odysseus smiled and looked forward to the Tarot meeting on Monday.

Monday came in a flash. Odysseus prepared in advance as usual and lay down in the armchair early.

At exactly three o'clock, his vision was covered by gray fog. In the blink of an eye, he saw a short figure appear on the side of the "Priestess" Cattleya in the magnificent ancient palace.

Then he tilted his head and saw another new member below the "moon".

Just as Justice Audrey regained her awareness of her surroundings, she prepared to stand up and leave her seat, bowing and greeting the person at the head of the long bronze table.

At this time, she noticed that there were two more members at this party than last week!
One of them is a man, sitting to the right of Mr. "Moon", and the other is a woman, sitting to the left of Ms. "Priest".

Audrey was first happy about the growth of the Tarot Club, then followed her "professional" instinct and made a quick observation.

She first cast her gaze towards the row of men across from her. They had black hair, were not wearing a jacket, and were wearing a vest with a shirt. They sat in a somewhat awkward position, as if they didn't usually like sitting in such a formal position, and their temperament was a bit casual...

what!
Audrey suddenly realized that this gentleman looked very much like the "Red Gloves" member she had met before, Mr. Mitchell!

Then she recalled that she had discovered that this gentleman was a little special at that time, and this was confirmed by the "Hermit".

Is it because he believes in Mr. Fool that I think he is special?
At this point, she was certain that the new member was most likely Mr. Mitchell.

This made Audrey sigh: I didn't expect that among the extraordinary people in the church, there are also members who believe in Mr. Fool and join the Tarot Club.

She was about to look at another member when she suddenly noticed that the gentleman was looking around quickly.

There is nothing wrong with such behavior in itself. Anyone who comes to such a strange and secretive occasion will subconsciously look at the other members, trying to grasp the general situation and feel more at ease.

But the problem is that this gentleman's eyes move too fast!
His eyes swept over members such as "The Moon" and "The Hanged Man" without stopping.

To Audrey, this phenomenon meant that the man was not examining other members, but was looking for someone.

Then she thought that the other party must be looking for Mr. "Hermit", and Audrey even thought that the new member Mr. Mitchell joined the Tarot Club through the introduction of "Hermit".

Because she remembered very clearly that when they solved the "Seven Priests of Death" incident together that day, from the conversation and interaction between "The Hermit" and Mr. Mitchell, it seemed that the two were very familiar with each other.

We also learned from some of their conversations that they had indeed carried out an operation together and could be considered comrades-in-arms.

Audrey resisted the rude act of rubbing her hands and observed quietly. When the other person's gaze reached the "Hermit", he paused.

But what puzzled Audrey was that he just paused for a moment, as if he was a little confused.

But then, the new male member's gaze continued to move, and finally stopped at the "world" at the bottom!
It’s Mr. World!
Audrey felt that she had not enjoyed this ultimate feeling of being an "audience" for a long time: the new member was friends with Mr. "The World", and the new member knew that "The World" was a member of the Tarot Club, but was not sure whether "The Hermit" was a member of the Tarot Club.

This shows that, at least in the real world, the new members are more familiar with Mr. "World".

Although this made Audrey unsure whether the new member was Mr. Mitchell, it made her even more excited, as if she had discovered their secret.

Audrey didn't continue observing. Instead, she stood up and said to the head of the long bronze table, "Good afternoon, Mr. Fool~"

Just as the greetings ended, she discovered that Mr. Fool had undergone some subtle changes compared to before.

This great being seemed to be more harmonious and unified with the gray fog of the entire palace, and his aura became more lofty, as vast as the sea and the sky.

She guessed that this must be Mr. Fool's further recovery, taking back more authority from the Kingdom of God?

Then, Audrey went to observe the new female member. After seeing her height, Audrey instantly understood: Hugh finally passed the assessment and joined the party!

At the same time, "The Hanged Man" Alger, "Priestess" Cattleya, and others also saw the two new members. They noticed that the woman was shorter in stature and had covert interactions with the "Magician" lady. She was both unfamiliar with and familiar with the Tarot Club.

Unlike the man in the white shirt and black vest, he didn't stand up hurriedly until everyone started to salute.

Then they noticed that the female member glanced at the men's row and her eyes immediately fixed on the "hermit"!
This made Cattleya carefully examine the new member again: Did she and the "Hermit" know each other in the real world?

Unfortunately, I can't see her appearance clearly, and I don't know whether I should ask Mr. "Hermit". I can only continue to observe her first.

Xio learned from Fors that the "leader", or "Mr. Gar", was actually a member of this party, codenamed "Hermit", and also learned the other party's location.

So she looked at the "Hermit" almost immediately, and the "Hermit" seemed to recognize her and smiled slightly as a greeting.

Audrey wasn't surprised by Hugh and the Hermit's reaction. During her several interactions with Hugh, Audrey had learned from the side that the Hermit seemed to have handed over Backlund's intelligence network to Hugh.

Furthermore, Audrey noticed during the party that the "Hermit" knew Fors.

On the other side of the long bronze table, Leonard confirmed that the person sitting at the bottom was Klein. He then looked to his left again, skipping the handsome man in the middle and looking at the gentleman dressed casually in a Loen-style shirt.

He frowned: Why do I feel that he looks a lot like Mr. Odysseus Garr? Could it be that Mr. Garr...

Then, Leonard thought that Klein actually asked Mr. Gar for help in dealing with Ince Zangwill. This meant that the two were quite familiar with each other. At least Klein trusted Mr. Gar more.

Leonard hadn't noticed this detail before, but now he realized that it was very likely that both of them were members of the mysterious Tarot Club, which was why Klein asked Mr. Gar for help.

At this time, Klein the Fool stood up and pointed casually, introducing them: "This is Star, and this is Judgment."

Leonard was a little helpless: "Star" always makes me feel like it's a code name for ladies.

Then he observed the other members one by one: Miss Justice seemed to be a girl.

Mr. "Hanged Man", rough and reserved...

Everyone looked at each other for a few seconds, and then Priestess Cattleya bowed to the head of the bronze table and said, "Respected Mr. Fool, I did not receive Russell's diary this time."

Didn’t receive?

Klein wondered: I wonder what Bernadette has been busy with lately?
"The Mysterious Queen" Bernadette has been very busy recently. While accompanying someone in fighting an evil organization, she has also been confronting Intis's official Beyonders day and night.

And the results were remarkable. They killed a demigod of the "Rose School", prevented the resurrection of the "God of Death", and struck the "Witch Sect".

Then Klein calmly responded, "Let's start the transaction."

Then, he manipulated the World and said, “Dear Mr. Fool, I wish to communicate with the Hermit alone.”

Of course Odysseus knew that the other party wanted to discuss the reward with him.

Several days had passed since the murder of Ince Zangwill, and Klein hadn't contacted Odysseus to ask for a reward.

Odysseus guessed that Klein intended to discuss this matter at the Tarot Club, so he said, "Okay."

So Klein the Fool established a private communication environment and manipulated the World to say, "Thank you very much for your help in the previous battle. Without you, that victory would not have been so easy."

The three of them would have to make at least a huge sacrifice to have a chance of killing their enemy.

Then the World continued, "I've thought about it for several days, but I still don't know what to pay you, so I can only ask, what compensation do you need?"

Odysseus said, “I haven’t had any needs lately. Since you’ve been promoted to a demigod, consider it as you owe me a favor.

"When I need you in the future, fight for me once more. The danger won't be greater than this time, and the enemies you face won't be higher than Sequence 4."

Klein secretly breathed a sigh of relief and sighed: Sure enough, after becoming a demigod, some debts that seemed difficult to repay at Sequence 5 can now be easily repaid.

He manipulated the "world" and said, "Okay, I owe you a favor."

Just as they were about to end their private conversation, Odysseus said, "Didn't you get your revenge? Why do you still look so down?"

Is there?

Klein was stunned. After being promoted to Sequence 4, he felt that his ability to conceal his inner thoughts and emotions had been further enhanced. How did Odysseus see that?

He manipulated the "world" and cleared his throat, saying, "Something else happened."

The reason why Odysseus could "see" it was because he remembered that after Klein was promoted to demigod, he knew that he was one of the people hanging on the light gate and was not sure whether he could go back. Therefore, he was very disappointed and once needed "justice" psychological treatment.

"I'll treat you to a play in the next few days." Odysseus smiled and said, "It's like taking you out for a walk to relax."

Klein was about to refuse, but Odysseus said, "That is a major event in Lenburg, and it may determine the direction of this country.

"And I just happened to get crucial intelligence, so I can see the scene... ahem, I can go to the scene and take a look."

Fortunately, Rune didn’t have the word “live broadcast” yet, otherwise it would have been exposed.

This piqued Klein's interest. After all, for someone from the University of the East, being present at a political event was something completely different from reading a newspaper. "Great."

After agreeing on the contact information, the two people's private communication ended.

Leonard no longer had the nervousness he had at the beginning of the party, so he took the initiative and said, "I need a magical item."

After using Klein's "Creeping Hunger" before, he felt the power of the Sequence 5 level seal, so he also wanted to own one.

Odysseus responded at the right time to avoid an awkward silence: "What kind?"

Leonard made a "uh" sound and responded subconsciously: "I don't know."

He just had this plan and hadn't thought about the details yet.

Klein, who was quite familiar with Leonard's casual and unfocused nature, suppressed a smile and mentally complained, "Don't know? This guy must be a fool."

Seeing everyone's eyes on him, "Star" Leonard suddenly felt a little embarrassed and quickly added:

"What I mean is that there is no limit to the type. As long as it is more inclined towards the field of attack, is used more covertly, and has less negative effects, I am fine with it."

After Xingxing finished explaining, Alger, the Hanged Man, asked, "What level do you think it should be?"

Leonard habitually described it in the tone of an official Beyonder: "It's one of the more powerful '2' level seals. Uh, it's comparable to Sequence 6 or Sequence 5."

At this moment, all members except for the two acquaintances, Odysseus and Klein, as well as the "Sun" and "Moon", were keenly aware that Mr. "Star" was an official Beyonder, or at least he had been.

Because in the gatherings of extraordinary people, the transactions of such magical items would accurately state the corresponding sequence number, rather than describing them in the way the church graded and distinguished sealed objects.

Alger hummed, "A Sequence 5 magical item costs at least 9000 pounds. If it meets your requirements, it might normally be over 12000 pounds."

Leonard nodded: "I understand."

Klein the Fool nearly covered his face with his hands before sighing inwardly: Isn't this just showing the Hanged Man his cards? I bet if he has the right item, the price he'll pay is definitely over £12000!
Alger responded, "I'll keep an eye on it for you."

Cattleya and others also made similar statements.

Afterward, the venue fell into a brief silence. At this time, Audrey "Justice" raised her hand slightly and said, "Mr. Hermit, can we continue to trade information about the Second Epoch?"

Odysseus nodded: "Okay, it's still 5000 pounds."

Judgment Xio sat up straight because Fors had told her that while she could ignore other transactions at the Tarot Club, she must participate in the intelligence transaction with the Hermit. It would absolutely, absolutely be worth it.

Leonard, the "Star," was a bit puzzled: Second Epoch intelligence? What kind of intelligence was worth so much?
Then, when he saw everyone raising funds, he felt a little overwhelmed.

Audrey, looking after the newcomer, said, "Mr. Star, you can also try to participate. We can pay the 5000 reward through a fundraising campaign. You only need to pay around 300 pounds."

Leonard, sensing the girl's enthusiasm, nodded and said, "Okay."

300 pounds is barely acceptable.

After quickly completing the fundraising, everyone looked at the "Hermit".

Odysseus said, "To take care of the new members, let me first briefly explain the true names and general situation of the eight ancient gods."

Audrey, smiling, immediately looked at the new member. She seemed to have seen the surprised expression on the new member's face.

Leonard lived up to her expectations. She thought she had misheard: "The true names of the eight ancient gods? This... such advanced information, and you really only want 300 pounds?"
(End of this chapter)