Chapter 266 Emperor
"The Fool."

This name perfectly matches Audrey and Alger's imagination of mysterious beings, or at least it's very enigmatic.

What does Qin Sheng think?
He sat and watched, now focusing most of his attention on the gray fog.

Even just the aura of the Source Castle can imbue many items with extraordinary effects.

Burger, you smell so good.

Playing the fool here is a very important part of Klein's future cultivation, so Qin Sheng had no intention of exposing him.

The main problem is that doing so will not only bring no benefits, but will also prevent you from ever reaching the Source Castle again.

Harming others and harming oneself, isn't that insane? Do you really think Dongxian Xiu has become mentally ill from cultivating the Devouring Heaven Demon Art?

The "fool" is Klein, not me.

“Honorable Mr. Fool, could you bear witness to the deal between me and this gentleman?” Audrey pleaded.

"one little thing."

Klein was filled with anticipation; he wanted to hear the potion recipe from the audience too!

"If the potion ingredients are easy to gather, then perhaps I could choose to be a spectator," Klein thought to himself.

Qin Sheng's admiration for the audience was obvious, and Klein, as a time traveler, deeply understood a principle.

Strength is everything.

“But there’s no paper or pen here.” Audrey frowned.

If the recipe is spoken aloud, it will be overheard by another gentleman who doesn't speak much.

Of course, she was referring to Alger.

The Great Fool is certainly not interested in the recipe for Sequence 9.

Klein had a sudden inspiration: since I can imagine the palace, then paper and pen...

As his idea emerged, the corresponding item appeared on the long table.

Main ingredients: 1 pair of adult Manhar fish eyes, 35 ml of ram-horned blackfish blood.

'Supporting materials: ……'

Qin Sheng wrote down the potion recipes for the audience, handed them to Audrey, and said:
"When preparing Sequence 9 potions, a little more or less of the auxiliary materials won't affect the effect, but the difference can't be too big."

The potion ingredients at this level generally do not contain any spiritual power.

"The main ingredients must not be too many, and if they are too few, they cannot deviate too much from the required amount. Otherwise, the promotion will fail, and there may even be mental problems, or in the worst case, death."

The main ingredients of a potion are its true essence. The extraordinary properties extracted from the remains of an extraordinary being after death are essentially the main ingredients after fusion.

Audrey nodded solemnly, silently memorizing the recipe.

Our fools remain silent, only frantically peeking at the recipe.

Make big!
But what are these two kinds of fish in the main ingredients? I've never heard of them before.

Qin Sheng continued, "A Sequence 9 recipe generally costs around 220 gold coins."

Klein was even more pleasantly surprised; he'd made a killing!
"The materials can be bought for around £400. If the cost of the Backlund University project exceeds that amount, I can make up the difference for you."

Klein is petrified; it would take 400 pounds to collect enough for one potion.
I only had a few pennies on me; 1 gold pound equals 24 soles, which equals 240 copper pence…

I think we need to be careful about which path to take, and we can't just listen to what others say. This gentleman says the audience is strong, but is that really true?
I don't think so.

I'll think about becoming a spectator some more; there's no rush.

This is absolutely not because I, Zhou, am short of money.

Audrey replied nonchalantly, "Sir, I am very grateful for your guidance and help. Gold pounds are nothing to me. Leave everything at Backlund University to me."

Big dog owner!
Klein shouted, "You feudal nobles, you wicked class enemies, what do you have to be arrogant about besides a few stinking gold pounds!"
After she finished remembering, Audrey looked up at Klein.

“Mr. Fool, would you mind doing this a few more times? Or perhaps we could turn this into a regular gathering.”

Alger also realized what was happening and began to analyze the pros and cons of such gatherings for Klein, hoping that he could continue.

“Mr. Fool, your greatness and power must exceed our imagination, but there are always areas in the world that you do not understand or are not good at. The three of us have our own backgrounds and channels, and perhaps we can do some insignificant things for you at times.”

Xiao Jie, you're wrong.

Your strength is beyond Mr. Fool's imagination.

Alger could now kill the Great Fool with a single punch, and his Sailor Approach is also adept at head-on combat.

However, one thing Xiao Jie said is correct: in the mysterious world, even the true god is not omniscient or omnipotent, and there are always things that require the help of others.

Qin Sheng also responded to what his two teammates had said.

"really."

If you don't continue, how can I continue to freeload off Yuanbao?
Klein was naturally tempted; in just this short period of time, he learned a great deal of knowledge that he had never encountered before.

If such gatherings continue, they will definitely be of great help to him.

Most importantly, I, the fool, earned 220 gold pounds on my first try. If I do it a few more times, I'll be making a fortune!

“I like equal exchange, and I won’t let you give for free. Every Monday at 3 p.m.,” he set the meeting time.

Xiaoli is a natural idea generator. After achieving one goal, she has a new one in mind and excitedly says:
"This is a secret gathering where we can't use our real names to communicate, so should we also give ourselves a code name?"

"can."

Klein adhered to the principle that the less he spoke, the less flaws he would reveal, and he was extremely aloof.

“The Fool comes from the Tarot, so we should keep that in mind and choose a code name from the Tarot.”

Audrey was in high spirits; at times like this, she felt as if she were building an organization from scratch.

They have a strong sense of ownership.

"I plan to use 'Justice' as my codename!"

Banks back in their proper places!

“I choose the Hanged Man,” Alger said.

The former political commissar has been reinstated!
"Justice" and "The Hanged Man" are both major cards in Tarot decks.

At this stage, you can still choose your own Major Arcana title. However, after joining the Tarot Club a few more times, you will only be able to draw it randomly.

Xiaoli and Xiaojie looked at Qin Sheng at the end, who seemed to be the most knowledgeable and highest-ranking Mr. Danger.

"emperor."

Without hesitation, Qin Sheng uttered two words.

According to the rules, he should choose the Hermit card, but titles are either extremely bizarre or extremely arrogant.

In other words, the "Father" card is not in the Tarot deck, otherwise Qin Sheng would definitely have chosen it.

You're an idiot, I'm the emperor, we're all just serving the Tarot Club.

"Your Majesty..."

Although it's just a code name, in a world where empires and kingdoms exist, these two words are still very sensitive.

Even addressing someone in private is a form of overstepping one's bounds.

But listening to Qin Sheng's nonchalant tone, Xiao Li and Xiao Jie felt that "Emperor" probably didn't take the king and consul seriously at all.

Klein felt a chill in his heart. Could it be that there was some rebellious outlaw in this party I organized?
That's it. If this gets out later, I, the fool, will definitely be the first to be drowned in a pig cage.

No, in this world it should be burned at the stake.

“Then we are the founding members of the Tarot Club!” In the blink of an eye, Audrey became very happy.

Alger then looked at Qin Sheng and Audrey before making his request.

"I need at least 1000 milliliters of Ghost Shark blood. Mr. Emperor, Ms. Justice, do you have any connections?"

"If you can find out some information for me, I can give you Ghost Shark blood," Qin Sheng said.

"what news?"

Where was the Dawn of the Mysterious Queen last spotted?

Alger: “…”

The Mysterious Queen, one of the four Pirate Kings, is a demigod, at least a Sequence 4.

Why are you asking her about her?
Xiao Jie was confused. We were just discussing the recipe for Sequence 9 at our gathering. How did it suddenly escalate to this level?
"The Mysterious Queen? I've heard of her; she's a notorious pirate with a bounty of £65!"

Audrey became excited; young girls loved these kinds of stories.

"Your Majesty, what do you want with this pirate king? Ah, I apologize for my intrusion, you don't have to answer me."

Klein was no longer listening to anything else; only one number echoed in his mind.

£65...

How much lamb can this buy?
You can’t spend it all, you can’t spend it all.

"I want to make a deal with her," Qin Sheng replied simply.

The Mysterious Queen is a master of the Secret Seeker Path and is currently at Sequence 3.

Without a doubt, she possesses the formula and extraordinary properties of this method, which is exactly what Qin Sheng needs.

Qin Sheng knew the mysterious queen's name, but it was useless; a Sequence 3 name could only be used within the scope of a single city.

Unless this pirate king is currently in Tingen City, she won't hear Qin Sheng no matter how hard he shouts.

Huang Beibei, reflect on this carefully. Why are you still only at Sequence 3 after all these years? Have you been working hard to improve yourself in the past?

If you were an angel, would Uncle Qin have gone to so much trouble to find you?

"trade……"

Audrey was filled with awe. Anyone who could make a deal with the Pirate King must be an extraordinary individual!
Alger was under immense pressure; no wonder the Emperor dared to claim he possessed 22 divine pathways, all of which were Sequence 9 recipes.

Was my tone when I spoke to the Emperor just now appropriate?
"The news about the mysterious queen is not worth the value of Ghost Shark blood." But Xiao Jie was unyielding and could not be subdued by force.

Alger mainly felt that no matter how strong the Emperor was, he didn't know his true identity or where he was, so he couldn't threaten him.

“It’s indeed unequal, so if you can find the information, you can make other demands.” Qin Sheng thought for a moment and then said:

"Or do you have a way to quickly process pirate bounties?"

"Have."

Alger was an extraordinary being of the Church of Storms and had a lot of dealings with pirates.

"Then you handle the bounty on a pirate general for me, and I'll give you Ghost Shark blood. Information about the Mysterious Queen will be our second deal." Even though he had just arrived in this mysterious world, Qin Sheng had already begun looking for people who could do things for him.

I refuse to do everything myself and start by being a hands-off manager.

Alger: “…”

We were searching for the mysterious queen just now, and now we're dealing with the pirate general?

The emperor is terrifying.

"Which pirate general is it?"

"Lieutenant General Twilight".

Qin Sheng added, "He is still alive, but he will die soon."

"This is a notorious pirate with a bounty of 3 pounds!" Audrey became increasingly excited.

Klein felt a headache coming on and a sense of utter boredom.

Only £3, just one-twentieth of the Mysterious Queen's fortune, a pittance.

If only the Emperor could give me one percent, no, one ten-thousandth...

After careful consideration, Alger finally gritted his teeth and agreed.

"it is good."

He is about to be promoted to the next rank, which will significantly enhance his status and power within the Church of Storms.

But what followed was even heavier economic pressure.

Alger had to consider whether this was his only chance in his life.

Qin Sheng was satisfied. "Xiao Jie, I think you have potential."

"If you can't find the Mysterious Queen, then look for clues about the Star Admiral."

This general is the adopted daughter of the mysterious queen, and she can summon Huang Beibei's messenger.

Mysterious Queen, you wouldn't want anything to happen to your daughter, would you?
"What I give and what I ask you to do may not be of equal value. As long as you can find their trail, you can deduct whatever difference there is from the bounty for Dusk General."

Alger nodded, and they then finalized the transaction location and other details.

Klein's head was throbbing so badly it felt like it was going to explode. Seeing that the two had finished their conversation, he hastily announced the end of the first pre-divine meeting.

He took one last look at the gray fog and sighed.

"It seems I can't go back for the time being. Although I don't know what this is, it seems I can use it for now. I'll live well in this world for now and make this online dating platform a success..."

Little Ma once pretended to be a girl to chat with netizens, and I pretended to be a fool, so there's nothing wrong with that.

In the early stages of starting a business, don't be bothered by details!
When the apocalypse came and Earth was destroyed, the Lord of Mysteries, an ancient being, collected a batch of human souls and stored them in the Source Castle.

When civilization evolved again, Source Castle began to send souls to Earth. Klein was not the first; two of his neighbors had already landed long ago and both became gods.

However, neither of those two neighbors chose the path of the Lord of Mysteries.

The current Source Castle is undoubtedly a cheat code for Klein, a perk for transmigrators.

Inside the hotel, Qin Sheng's spirit returned to his physical body.

"Source matter, it's truly a magnificent thing," he remarked with some emotion.

At this point in time, the only source materials available to us are "Source Castle" and "Chaos Sea"; the others are sealed away.

This includes the "knowledge wilderness" that Qin Sheng needs.

However, Qin Sheng was not in a hurry, as he was only a Sequence 9 at the moment.

"To perfectly enter the next sequence, you need to digest the potion."

The key to potions is not mastering them, but digesting them; not digging them out, but playing them.

Because the power of each potion is fixed, and each contains an eternal spiritual imprint, this is one of the fundamental reasons why extraordinary beings can lose control.

From the moment you ingest it, the full power of this potion exists within you, but you cannot utilize it.

The process of training from Sequence 9 to Sequence 8 is the process of allowing the potion to fully exert its effects.

You need to digest it and master it completely.

You need to play the role of it so that the lingering mental imprint in the potion no longer puts pressure on you.

This is called role-playing.

Because of this characteristic, in the mysterious world, once you master the method of role-playing and fully digest the power of the potion, everyone with the same foundation will be the same through the same path and sequence.

Except in cases such as consuming multiple potions of the same level.

Unlike other worlds, there won't be a situation where my cultivation technique is more advanced, resulting in stronger base stats than yours.

"The system of this world is less about cultivating power and more about inheriting power; everything is a gift from the 'original creator'."

The name of each potion in the sequence is not only a core symbol, but also represents the key to digestion.

The role-playing is not a random performance, and the name is not made up.

To be an "audience member" requires playing the role of an audience member in daily life.

"The rule for those playing the role of spying is to do whatever they want, but not to harm anyone."

Qin Sheng thought about it carefully and realized something was wrong.

I possess the power to shatter thousands of miles of rivers and mountains with a roar, but so far I have only killed one person.

Isn't this a perfect example of this role-playing rule?

The Russell Peace Prize should have been awarded to me!

"Damn it, I can't stand it anymore! Once I find the Mysterious Queen, I'll just take a Sequence 5 potion!"

Having to play a role today and another tomorrow has chilled Dong-sen's heart.

Normally, extraordinary individuals must consume potions level by level to advance in rank; they cannot skip levels.

"But this world is inherently abnormal and chaotic. There have been people who, as ordinary people, skipped levels and took a mid-series potion. Not only did they not die or go insane, they also became extraordinary beings of the corresponding sequence."

If others can do it, then Qin Sheng has even less of a problem.

I'm only thinking about directly reaching Sequence 5, which is already quite restrained.

As for the problem of not being able to digest the magic potion?
"The mysterious world is very flexible; you can get on the train first and buy the ticket later." Qin Sheng had already made up his mind.

"Once my sequence is improved, I can then digest lower-sequence potions more efficiently."

Because the degree to which one digests the potion affects one's future mental state, including the ability to resist the resurrected will of the "original creator" when one becomes an Outer God, Qin Sheng does not intend to completely refrain from playing the role.

It's not that we won't perform, but rather that we'll perform slowly and deliberately.

Next, Qin Sheng called Sophia and went to Klein's house again.

Sophia was startled when she saw the newly ascended evil god, The Fool, again.

In the short time they were apart, Klein's eyes became bloodshot, his brows furrowed, and he looked extremely haggard.

Yu, we meet again.

"Klein, what's wrong with you?"

What else could it be? It was online, of course.

Master Ye, the entrepreneurial evil god.

"It's nothing, I'm just a little tired and haven't had enough rest," Klein said with a forced smile, inwardly sighing.

Why are you here again when I've just left the Gray Fog Lands and haven't even had a proper rest? Can't you two siblings go and enjoy the scenery of Tingen City?
Tingen is so beautiful, steam engines are everywhere belching smoke...

Please let me go!

"I'm going to the restroom." Klein wanted to wash his face and perk himself up.

"Perhaps you should see a doctor, not go to the restroom; that won't really solve the problem," Qin Sheng sincerely advised.

"If you are sick, you should get treatment. Don't be afraid to go to the hospital because of worry."

"I have no problem."

Mr. Noah, on our planet Earth, this is called avoiding medical treatment for fear of getting sick.

When Melissa returned, she was very happy to see Sofia, and the two sisters chatted enthusiastically.

Xiaomei didn't go to university; she only attended a technical school, but that didn't affect their friendship.

"Once Klein finds out that Sophia has left Hoy University and transferred to Backlund, he'll definitely suspect that I'm the emperor," Qin Sheng thought to himself.

After all, it was just too much of a coincidence.

However, the fact that the Emperor was actually Qin Sheng has no impact. In any case, it won't be long before Klein gradually learns the true identities of the Tarot Club members.

Offline gatherings of online friends are inevitable.

Qin Sheng himself didn't care about such trivial matters. Even if someone mistook him for a remnant of the old regime, he wouldn't be afraid, let alone his identity within the Tarot Society.

As long as the fact that I come from outside the mysterious universe is not exposed, that's fine.

Furthermore, when necessary, Qin Sheng could even proactively adopt the persona of a former remnant of the past to gain advantages for himself.

I can talk, and I can live as a remnant of the fallen dynasty.

After having dinner with Klein and Mei, Qin Sheng and Sophia said goodbye. Before leaving, he said to Klein:

"Klein, I hope you'll be in good health when we meet next time."

"……Will do."

I feel like this kind of blessing is a bit strange.

Qin Sheng took Sophia back to Hoy University, and then returned to Port Enmat himself.

Next, it's time for a massacre!

"In Enmat Port, there are still a few pirates from the Twilight..."

The admiral himself did not come here at dusk; only a few minor pirates from his ship came to purchase supplies.

Qin Sheng found the pirates, spared one to lead the way, and set sail, heading straight for General Hunhun.

Today he will use Sequence 9 to defeat the powerful Sequence 5, giving the extraordinary beings of the mysterious world a little shock.

Love comes from the heavens.

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