Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 83 The Hermit and the Black Emperor
Klein the Fool said two weeks ago that he hoped to buy a Flame Arrow from the Hermit.

Of course, he didn't buy it for himself, but placed an order for Maric.

However, after the battle with the "Indulgence Faction" of the "Rose School" at the dock, Sharon and Maric had to hide for a while. So last week, Klein was unable to contact Maric, so he did not mention the previous transaction.

But just two days ago, Klein contacted "Miss Bodyguard" Sharon again, and she agreed to the Hermit's offer on Maric's behalf.

Klein also learned from Sharon that the "Indulgent Faction" had their whereabouts exposed for unknown reasons and suffered a heavy blow from the "Machine Heart". It seemed that they had basically left Backlund.

So at this Tarot meeting, Klein reiterated his previous deal with the Hermit.

"No problem." Odysseus thought for a moment and said, "It can be delivered this week.

"We discussed the price before, 500 pounds.

"The manufacturing process and formula for the bullets is 100 pounds. You can also order bullets for 1 pound each."

Klein controlled the "world" and said in a hoarse voice, "I want to buy the manufacturing process for bullets."

In just a few words, the two people reached a deal.

After a few seconds of silence in the hall, the transaction session ended and the gathering entered the stage of free communication.

Audrey, the Justice, looked around and smiled first, saying, "Last week, an interesting case occurred in Backlund. The protagonist was known as the thief 'Black Emperor'."

The Hanged Man, Alger, and the Magician, Fors, immediately looked towards Justice, their eyes expressing their concern for the case.

Alger was paying close attention to this because he had just learned that the card in Mr. Fool's hand was actually the "Black Emperor" card.

As for Fors, she lived in Backlund and knew a little about the situation. She even suspected that it was related to the Tarot Club, so she paid close attention to it.

Audrey paused and continued, "The victim was the wealthy Capin. Rumor has it that he was Backlund's biggest human trafficker. The thief 'Black Emperor' broke into his villa, took his life, and rescued many innocent girls imprisoned in the dungeon.

"When Kapin's body was found, it was covered with a deck of tarot cards. The faces were 'Judgement' and 'Emperor'. It's said that the 'Hermit' card fell out separately and was quite conspicuous."

Human trafficker? Alger keenly caught the phrase. He then turned to the head of the long bronze table and asked humbly, "Mr. Fool, is Capin related to the disappearance of colonial slaves?"

Investigating the disappearance of slaves in the colonies was a task assigned to him by the Church of Storms. Previously, he had exchanged some valuable information with the "Hermit" at the Tarot Club, but he had not found any valuable clues since then.

Klein, who was behind the gray fog, was stunned for a moment before he reacted. He had just been thinking about the issue of the "Hermit" card. When he was at the scene, he didn't pay much attention to this matter.

But after what "Justice" said just now, a "fortune teller" suddenly realized that the "Hermit" card might be a spiritual hint.

But he couldn't figure out what the hint was.

The first thing that came to Klein's mind was the meaning of this Tarot card. The Hermit card depicted an old man in a robe and a hood, holding a lantern in one hand and a wooden stick as a cane in the other.

This card represents solitude and meditation, using knowledge and wisdom to illuminate the way forward for those who are lost.

But Klein couldn't figure out for a moment whether this was a reminder for him to be "alone" or someone was "lighting the way forward" for him?
Another more direct clue might be that the Tarot Club member "The Hermit" is also present?
But Klein had already confirmed that the masked young man was Mr. Gar, the boss behind the Nanmu Ballroom.

The "hermit" seems to be running a herbal medicine shop. The two people have completely different temperaments and no common points have been found so far.

At this moment, Klein thought that he could try to look up "Hermit". Perhaps he would know the meaning of the "Hermit" card that suddenly appeared.

Just as Klein was considering how to investigate, Alger's question brought him back to his senses.

He had already given this some thought before. The Beyonder bodyguards in the Capin Villa were very abnormal in terms of both their methods and their sequence.

At that time, he recalled the disappearance of slaves in the colony mentioned by "The Hanged Man" and the disappearance of the homeless man in Backlund mentioned by "The Hermit", and vaguely felt that there should be some intrinsic connection between these things.

But Klein couldn't confirm his guess, so he could only skip the question about the Hanged Man and chuckled, saying, "My followers made some insignificant contributions in this matter."

As expected! Audrey cheered in her heart.

Fors also sighed inwardly: This is the first time I've encountered something related to the Tarot Club in real life.

Alger believed that Mr. Fool's words were telling him that Kapin, the human trafficker, was no simple matter, otherwise Mr. Fool would not have allowed a Follower to take action.

Odysseus accidentally noticed Alger's awe-inspiring expression and thought to himself, "Who knows what the anti-commissar is thinking about again?"

Then, Klein added leisurely, "He gained three Beyonder Characteristics from this incident and hopes to sell them as soon as possible.

"Three traits, one corresponding to Sequence 8 'Sheriff', one corresponding to Sequence 7 'Interrogator', and one corresponding to Sequence 6 'Judge'."

Odysseus suddenly thought: I was so busy with research last week that I forgot to check the spoils of the battle of Kapin.

He planned to take it out and look at it after the Tarot Club was over.

Audrey was slightly stunned: Mr. Fool's Favored One is very powerful. He actually defeated three Beyonders alone, one of whom is Sequence 6!

Alger thought: "Sheriff," "Interrogator"... Isn't this the "Arbitrator" method mastered by the Augustus family?
At this point, he felt more and more that the disappearance of the slaves was not a simple matter. Klein was of course deliberately using the levels and methods of these Beyonder characteristics to divert the attention of other members, making his words appear to be providing clues for other members, and the focus was not on the matter of selling Beyonder characteristics.

At this time, Fors asked, "I heard that the 'Judgment' and 'Emperor' cards that appeared at the scene represent the judgment of Capin by the thief 'Black Emperor,' but why is there also a 'Hermit' card at the scene? I also heard that there were other people at the scene besides the thief."

This card did appear a bit strange, so everyone unconsciously turned their attention to the Tarot Club member "The Hermit".

Odysseus smiled and said, "Perhaps it means that the 'Hermit' can answer your questions."

Before Fors could speak, Odysseus continued, "I know who the other person at the scene is."

That was him, but he had no intention of revealing his identity now. Instead, he said, "It wasn't just the 'Rogue' who discovered Kapin's crimes and punished the human trafficker.

"In Beclair, there were also righteous people who traced the disappearance of the homeless man to Kapin and clashed with him.

"Coincidentally, the 'Rogue' also took action to punish Kapin that day, so the two righteous men joined forces to eliminate Kapin and his accomplices."

After hearing this, Klein almost dispelled his suspicions that the Hermit was Mr. Gal. He clearly remembered that two weeks ago, the Hermit had said that when he received news of the unusual disappearance of homeless people, some of his friends had already launched an investigation.

At that time, it was said that four people received the investigation mission, and it was emphasized that the four people's occupations were very different, which was to emphasize the unusualness of this investigation.

It is impossible for the "Hermit" to lie about the Kapin incident about ten days in advance, so the description at that time is highly credible. It should be that the "Hermit"'s friend found out about Kapin.

And that friend is Mr. Gal?

Audrey recalled, "I remember now. The newspaper said that in the evening, someone saw a masked young man rush into Kapin's villa and clashed with Kapin's subordinates!"

Odysseus smiled slightly: "I am talking about him."

Fors sighed, "I didn't expect this incident to be so complicated."

Audrey said, "I don't think it's complicated. It's just that two righteous people happened to join forces to kill a villain."

Fors nodded in agreement and then asked Klein the Fool, "Mr. Fool, how much does your Favored One intend to sell the Sheriff trait for?"

Odysseus breathed a sigh of relief, finally he could divert everyone's attention.

"Six hundred pounds." After quoting the price, Klein immediately changed the subject, demonstrating his indifference to the Sequence 600 Beyonder characteristics.

He materialized several pieces of parchment and said, "This is the meaning of some of Roselle's secret symbols. It's free knowledge so you can better collect diaries."

Because in the diary provided by the Hanged Man today, there is a page that was forged by spelling out Chinese characters.

Audrey and the others were extremely surprised. They didn't expect to have such a gain at the end of the party.

Odysseus had no choice but to pretend to remember it carefully.

After everyone had basically finished the memorization process, Audrey continued, "Everyone, when the Extraordinary Organization actively invites someone to join, if that person doesn't join, will the Extraordinary Organization hunt that person down?"

Klein, who was behind the gray fog, was slightly stunned: "Justice" is going to join what organization again?
Odysseus immediately thought that this question arose because "Justice" had met "Lelouch".

He smiled helplessly: Why are you talking about me again?
Alger replied, "Situations like this rarely happen. After all, extraordinary organizations don't recruit openly. They usually conduct investigations quietly and only extend an invitation if they feel the person is suitable.

“Few people would refuse to join an Extraordinary Organization. After all, for many Extraordinary people, joining an organization means they have a guarantee and more opportunities for advancement.

"If a Beyonder is being hunted for not joining an Beyonder organization, it's either because he discovered the Beyonder organization's investigation and disdained to join, thus angering the members of that organization. Or, he knows the Beyonder organization's secrets and will be killed if he doesn't join."

Odysseus thought for a moment: "Lelouch" should belong to the former.

Audrey made a similar judgment, and she had some new ideas about "Lelouch": "I understand. Thank you for your answer."

After a few people exchanged ideas for a while, Klein announced the end of this Tarot Club.

……

The place abandoned by God, Silver City.

After Derrick returned to the real world, he immediately used the gifted ritual to obtain the "Eye of All Blackness".

At the same time, Mr. Fool instructed: "Don't touch it directly."

After Derrick thanked Mr. Fool and built the "Spiritual Wall" and put away the "All-Black Eye", he heard a knock on the door.

He asked, "Who?"

"I, Dark, and the exploration team have been released from quarantine. I'm here to share with you our experiences exploring the temple."

(End of this chapter)