Mystery: When the Fool Meets the Masked Fool

Chapter 106 Archbishop Cerrius

On Thursday morning, Klein opened his eyes in bed.

The first thing he did after getting up was to touch his pocket.

Until he took out a fist-sized, crystal clear emerald from his pocket.

He suddenly let out a few silly laughs.

During these three days, Klein experienced many memory scenes. Aside from those taken from Qianjie's memories, most of them didn't actually involve any battle scenes.

There are amusement parks, hospitals, and even concert venues.

In short, he had a good time re-experiencing the wonderful life in the 21st century during these three days.

In addition, he also met a Yingjie named Eden through the introduction of Alicia. She was a singer with a beautiful voice and was also a wealthy woman.

It is said that her existence itself is one of the symbols of their era, a superstar that shines on the world, symbolizing "beauty" and "art".

It is said that in their time, 90% of the funds for the heroes came from her.

The remaining 10% comes from Alicia's fan club.

An organization whose vast majority of funding came from one person—such a familiar setting. Klein felt as if he had seen it somewhere before.

As a gift, Eden gave him a gem. Although Klein didn't know how to appreciate it, he thought the quality should not be too bad, at least it should be worth a lot of money.

He didn't want it at first, but Eden showed Klein his inventory and silenced him.

All I can say is that Eden is worthy of being a hero engraved with the symbol of "gold".

Klein guessed that even Miss Justice and even the Loen royal family might not be as wealthy as Eden.

Paddo said: "If we keep going like this, it will only take 80,000 years for us to become a wealthy person like Sister Eden."

After saying that, Padu tried to steal something, but was grabbed by the scruff of the neck and dragged out of Eden's treasure house by Alicia.

Seeing Pado looking like she wanted to steal everything, Klein couldn't help but wonder where the props in Pado's stall came from.

According to Padu herself, she purchased the goods from Sister Snake and Sister Vivi. However, Klein felt that the specific method of this acquisition was still debatable.

After learning about this, Eden was equally generous and allowed Padu to take things from his treasure house.

But in the end, Pardo just took the stone that she thought looked the best, even though Eden told her that the gem was not even worth much in Eden's treasury.

But money doesn't have much value in Paradise. Paddo simply likes shiny things.

In his spare time, Klein also spent some time to roughly understand what the "Ao Mie" mark was.

It also has two effects: passive and active.

The passive is simple: the more he is injured, the more spiritually active he becomes.

It is even easier to be proactive and create a huge explosion centered on yourself.

This skill is called "Damn, I'm going to explode with you."

Simple and rough, it fits Qianjie's personality very well.

Klein got up from his bed again and looked out the window at the medieval houses around him. He was even a little dazed.

But when he looked down at the gem in his hand again, Klein immediately became sober.

Paradise is indeed a paradise. It makes people indulge in it and unwilling to leave.

This is the Kingdom of Loen, so this is called "Le Bu Si Lu".

For some reason, he always intuitively felt that he should have a day off today, but unfortunately, he didn't. So what process was missing?

Helplessly, he put on a black windbreaker and went directly to the Blackthorn Security Company.

Klein was in a particularly good mood the entire way. And whenever he thought of the priceless gem in his cabinet, his mood got even better.

Directly pawning the gem might not yield a fair price, but Klein decided to sell it to Miss Justice.

Arriving at the company, Klein saw Leonard sitting on the sofa near the door. "Good morning, Leonard. Aren't you taking a day off today?"

Leonard, with his black hair, green eyes, and poetic demeanor, waved at Klein in a carefree manner. "Hey, you're here. You look like you're in a good mood. That's perfect. We have a mission for you."

"What mission?" Klein also sat down on the sofa.

"There's a lecture this afternoon at the Mechanical Church. People from the three major churches can attend. We should also go there."

"Lecture." Klein was somewhat reluctant to go. He recalled the days when his boss used to hold meetings that lasted all day.

"Don't be reluctant. I heard the lecturer is of high rank, a prominent figure from the Mechanical Church headquarters." Captain Dunn Smith walked out of his office. "Actually, Leonard and Old Neil were originally scheduled to give the lecture, but Old Neil is resting at home today, so you'll go, Klein."

"Big shot? Then why don't you give a lecture in Backlund instead of coming to our place?" Klein picked up an empty teacup from the coffee table and poured himself some Xibe black tea.

"I don't know, but it should have been in Backlund. Let's take the opportunity to benefit the surrounding small cities." Leonard fiddled with his hair, appearing unconcerned with the High Sequence. Leonard and Klein were chatting when the coachman, César, waved at them from the door. "The carriage has arrived. Let's get in and talk."

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The carriage arrived at the Mechanical Church in Tingen. Klein and Leonard got off and walked towards the church.

There were many people, from all the major churches, even from the Church of the Sun and the Church of Wisdom.

"It's so lively." Leonard couldn't help but sigh.

"After all, the person giving the lecture is indeed of high status, and his knowledge reserves may even exceed our comprehension." The person who took over the conversation was not Klein, but a man in his thirties wearing a black windbreaker and a white shirt.

His blond hair was cut close, and his eyes were a similar shade of green to Leonard's. However, Leonard's were emerald green, while his eyes were dark green. The collars of his shirt and windbreaker were turned up high, hiding his entire chin in shadow.

The two turned around following the sound, and Klein happened to meet the man's eyes.

The man said, "You must be Klein, right? I'm Creste Cesimma, and I'm also the inspector testing your ability to become a Sequence Eight."

Klein straightened his back. "Hello, Your Excellency Cecima. I didn't expect to see you here."

"No need to be so reserved." Although the lower half of his face couldn't be seen, judging by his eyes, he must be smiling. "The original plan was to find you tomorrow and conduct an assessment. But I unexpectedly ran into you today. After the lecture, you might be able to become a Sequence Eight Clown."

Seeing that the investigator seemed easy to talk to, Klein relaxed a lot.

"Sir Cesimar, I didn't expect to see you here. I heard the captain introduce your deeds," Leonard began chatting with Cesimar. "One of the nine senior deacons of the church, the 'Sword of the Goddess' is well-known throughout the Beyonder world."

"Hello, Mr. Leonard. I'm glad to see you here too." Cecima's voice was soft, like a lullaby at night.

This is a historic meeting between the "Sword of the Goddess" and the "Shovel of the Goddess", which is worth remembering.

Klein's neck was hooked, and he felt the familiar force. He looked back with a little fear, and it was indeed Serris.

No, buddy, the senior deacon of the Church of Night is here, how come you just showed up like that?
Do you still have any awareness of being a member of a cult?

The cult leader was criticizing Serris madly in his mind.

Suddenly, Klein seemed to have thought of something, and his eyes became even more terrified.

"Hi." Ceres greeted Cesimar.

"Hello, Bishop Bruce." Cecima nodded in return.

Klein felt like he was going to die. The thing he had always feared had finally happened.

"Who is this?" Leonard looked at Klein. "Klein, you're so good, you're actually secretly hooking up with a certain church's bishop. You're really too eager to make progress, aren't you?"

"I'm the Archbishop of the Church of Mercy in Backlund, Serris Bruce. You can call me Serris." Serris introduced himself without caring about Mr. Fool's life or death.

"Mercy Church? Sorry, I don't think I've heard of it. Which righteous God do you believe in?" Leonard thought about it, but still couldn't figure out which church the Mercy Church was.

Cecima explained to Ceres, "He worships the eighth true god, the Lord of Fools. About two days ago, Bishop Bruce submitted an application to the three major churches to establish a church. It was approved by the leaders of the three churches."

"Because we're so rushed, you might not know about this yet. But it's okay. The notice will probably be sent to churches in various regions in a day or two."

Thank you, you actually created an alias for Mr. Fool.

But why on earth would the church approve such an outrageous application!
He wouldn't really use my name to threaten the major churches, would he?
Klein remained motionless, seemingly at peace.

"The eighth true god!" Leonard couldn't help but exclaimed, this was too ridiculous!

If the person before him wasn't a high-ranking deacon of the Church of Night, Leonard would have thought he was insane.

But the person before him was definitely the Sword of the Goddess herself. Leonard was absolutely certain of this.

"Yes, that's right, the Eighth True God." Cecima once again gave an affirmative answer. "Although I also find it hard to believe, this is an order issued by the Tranquility Church."

The Church of Tranquility is the headquarters of Backlund's Church of Night, also known as the Holy Temple.

Leonard finally realized his own rude behavior and quickly apologized to Serris: "I'm sorry, this is unbelievable... I mean, I lost my composure a bit."

"It's okay. The Lord doesn't care about such trivial matters." Serris patted Klein's shoulder. "And look, I don't look like someone who would care about such trivial matters, do I?"

Cecima continued to explain, "Yes, I've also read their church's teachings. They don't really care about these little things. Rather, they're very... well, easygoing."

He couldn't find words to describe this church for a moment, and finally used the word "easy-going".

Klein suddenly thought of something: "Then, may I ask Bishop Cerrius, what is the name of your church?"

Would this guy really name the church the Church of Fools?

"Didn't I tell you? Our church is called the Church of Joy." Serris answered the question with a smile.

　I got up a little late today, so the update is also a little late.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)