Secrets: Priestess

Chapter 82 Lack of Money
"This is the new member, named 'The Sun'."

"They are, in order, 'Justice,' 'The Hanged Man,' 'The Priestess,' and 'The Queen.'"

Amidst the silence of the Tarot Club members, who had different reactions, the Fool spoke first.

Miss Justice, having regained her composure, said lightly:
"Mr. Fool, I have collected two more pages of Emperor Roselle's diary. I hope to exchange them for the 'Mind Reader' potion formula from you."

When the Fool did not respond, the Sun spoke:

"I can help you get this recipe!"

"This is a sequence that originated from the dragon clan."

"Our Silver City was once under the rule of the Giant King's Court. As you know, giants and dragons are mortal enemies. Therefore, Sequences 9, 8, and 7 of this path are all available in Silver City. I have a way to obtain them."

"Giant King's Court" and "Dragon Clan" are words that only appear in religious mythology, but they are uttered from the mouth of "Sun" in a very ordinary way.

"We didn't know that giants and dragons were mortal enemies... This isn't common knowledge in the northern and southern continents."

"It seems the new member 'Sun' knows a lot of secret knowledge." Claire thought to herself, becoming more and more curious about where this "Silver City" is.

Claire also observed that the postures and body language of Justice, the Hanged Man, and even the Queen all expressed shock and confusion at the words of the Sun.

Claire also pretended to be a little surprised.

After a pause, Justice asked, "Silver City, I've never heard of this place... Where is it?"

"You are not citizens of the Silver City. Which city-state are you from?" Sun's tone was full of doubt.

Faced with Taiyang's question, everyone fell silent.

Claire tried her best to hide her laughter. "I'm afraid these people think the new member, 'The Sun,' is trying to trick them about their real-world locations."

If only I could trick her out... Claire glanced regretfully at the "Queen" sitting opposite her.

At this time, the "Sun" said again: "I will get the formula of the 'Mind Reader' potion as soon as possible. I want to use it to exchange for the initial sequence of the 'Sun' pathway."

The Hanged Man immediately retorted, "The 'Sun' pathway? Sequence 9 'Ode Singer'?"

The Sun replied gloomily, "That should be it, but I don't understand it well enough."

The boy's personality was rather naive. Claire, listening to this conversation, thought of the "Ode to the Singer" potion formula she had snooped through from the Fool.

At this moment, the Fool's voice rang out from the upper seat: "I don't think Miss Justice has the recipe for the Singer."

The Fool calmly suggested:
"I will give Sun the formula for Sequence 9 'Ode Singer'. Sun, please quickly give Miss Justice the formula for Sequence 8 'Mind Reader' potion. Miss Justice, please give me the newly acquired Russell diary."

"Based on the principle of equal exchange, it's the Sun that's at a disadvantage, so I'll compensate the Sun."

"And Miss Justice provided me with money to find a favored one who needed to do something recently... The reason for this deal is that Sun might not be able to receive cash or material compensation from Miss Justice."

The Fool proposes a more complex deal involving three parties.

The others couldn't fathom the Fool's thoughts, only admiring his mysteriousness and generosity. Claire, however, already knowing the Fool wasn't a god, faintly heard the words "I, the Fool, send you money" between the lines.

Is the Fool short of money?
So what would happen if I said at this time that I also had the 'Singer' recipe?
Claire was eager to try.

But Claire didn't say anything in the end.

There can be temptations for fools.

But temptations that may make fools feel disgusted should not be easily attempted for the time being.

After the Fool took the lead in confirming the three-party deal, Justice began to express the two diaries she remembered:
Russell's wife is pregnant.

Russell attended the party while his wife was pregnant.

After reading these erotic diaries in silence, Claire finally saw some new information that caught her attention:
"On April 9th, the Eternal Blazing Sun Church, the Storm Lord Church, and the God of Knowledge and Wisdom Church had bad relations and were hostile to each other. Meanwhile, the Evernight Goddess Church and the Feysac Empire's God of War Church were incompatible. These are things that can be exploited and are worth considering."

Are these three of them again, and are these three churches hostile to each other? Or was it the same hostility during the Roselle era?

"On November 11th, it turns out there's a secret hidden within the Sequence Pathway. Archbishop Aistin told me that after becoming a Sequence 9 Beyonder, the next step can be replaced with the Sequences corresponding to one or two other Pathways! That's the start of the transition from mid-sequence to high-sequence! But this is limited to those one or two. Once you substitute a potion from the wrong Pathway, semi-madness is the least you can do, and further advancement will be impossible."

"Thus, the pathways that can replace each other starting at Sequence 4 include the 'Sleepless' pathway and the 'Corpse Collector' pathway. Well, the Church's 'Educator' pathway and 'Mystery Voyeur' pathway can also replace each other at higher sequences."

Certain paths can be interchanged after Sequence 5?! Claire leaned back in her chair to hide her restlessness.

She clearly remembered that Dunn had emphasized that "once you choose a path, you can never change it." This was a teaching from the church!
Sister Dai Li also didn't know that the "Sleepless" path and the "Corpse Collector" path could be converted into each other - Sister Dai Li once expressed regret for not being able to become a "Sleepless".

Roselle's records are completely different from the teachings of the temple!

Although it seems to be subject to certain prerequisites.

But according to Russell, it can be confirmed that the "universalist" and "secret peeper", the "sleepless" path and the "corpse collector" path can be interchanged at Sequence 4!

Then why does the Church say that “the path cannot be changed”?
Is it because low-sequence beings don't need to know this kind of knowledge, or is it because this knowledge involves deeper secrets?
After the Fool finished reading the diary, the rest of the Tarot Club members, except for the newly joined "Sun", began to exchange information with each other.

Justice said that the Kingdom of Loen had begun implementing the "National Examination for Affairs Officers," and it was expected to enter its formal implementation phase early next year.

The Hanged Man offered a reward for the location of Vice Admiral Hurricane Qilingos, one of the seven pirate generals, and emphasized that "life or death does not matter." Under the guidance of the Fool, he created a portrait of Vice Admiral Hurricane Qilingos.

I heard from the Hanged Man that this pirate general had infiltrated Backlund, the capital of the Kingdom of Loen.

This caught Claire's attention.

If this type of wanted dangerous individual had infiltrated Backlund, and the source of the intelligence wasn't unclear, they could have alerted the church or Sister Daly.

Thinking this, Claire looked at the portrait of this person.

He has a broad chin, green eyes, and brown hair tied in a bun like an ancient warrior.

(End of this chapter)