Mystery: A Spark

Because she knew Hugh was working for Arthur, she wanted to know his opinion of her friend.

Arthur's answer at the time was,

Xiu was a man whose heart was not swayed by wealth and honor, nor his actions by death.

He is the kind of person who, once he sets his mind on something, will go down a path that leads nowhere.

He was a reckless yet very wise person.

Fors hadn't expected Arthur to have such a high opinion of Hugh, but after what happened a few days ago, Fors felt that it was indeed true.

She was very happy to have such a good friend.

At this moment, Audrey was oblivious to Fors's emotions and continued her story:

"The victim was the wealthy Kapin, who was widely believed to be Backlund's biggest human trafficker. The outlaw 'Black Emperor' broke into his villa, took his life, and rescued many innocent girls imprisoned in the dungeon."

"When Capin's body was found, it was covered with a tarot deck, with the characters 'Judgment' and 'The Emperor' on his face."

She didn't mention the safe because she thought it was unimportant.

Arthur, however, found it quite amusing.

In the original story, Klein's intention was to represent a trial of Capin by the Black Emperor, which is why he covered up those two cards on the spot.

But now, thanks to Arthur's influence, the "Judgment" and the "Emperor" have joined forces to complete the rescue of the kidnapped girl.

I don't know if this can be considered some kind of accidental fate.

Of course, Hugh can't really be considered a "judgment" in the true sense, since she hasn't joined the Tarot Club yet; at most, she's an unofficial member.

It's uncertain whether they will join again in the future.

However, this did not stop Arthur from finding it amusing.

Covered with tarot cards? Is this our Tarot Club's operational symbol? Wait a minute, human traffickers? "The Hanged Man" Alger keenly caught a phrase.

He turned thoughtfully to the head of the long bronze table and humbly inquired:

"Mr. Fool, is Capin involved in the disappearances of colonial slaves?"

The following task was given to him by the Church of Storms. He had asked other members at the Tarot Club to keep an eye out for it, but he hadn't gotten anything out of it.

Aside from Mr. Chariot's previous speculation that it might be related to some kind of ritual.

Upon hearing his question, Klein immediately became suspicious. After all, how could an ordinary tycoon afford a bodyguard who was almost equivalent to a fifth-level rank bodyguard?

Generally speaking, people of this caliber are people you can't hire even if you have the money.

If Miss Sharon hadn't been being hunted by the Rose School and desperately needed money to buy magical items for self-defense, she would never have cared about his little bit of money.

However, he couldn't be sure of his guess, so he skipped the "Hanged Man" question and chuckled, saying:

“My followers made a small contribution to this matter.”

Sure enough! "Justice!" Audrey cheered inwardly, her eyes sparkling.

Everyone else had their own thoughts, feeling that encountering news related to Tarot in real life was a novel experience.

Before anyone else could speak, Klein tapped the edge of the old table lightly with his fingers and added casually:

"He gained two extraordinary traits from this incident and hopes to sell them as soon as possible. One trait corresponds to Sequence 8 'Sheriff' and the other corresponds to Sequence 7 'Interrogator'."

Because he had met Hugh that night, Klein knew that the Belial law enforcement officer, who had been modified by Arthur, was already a sheriff.

To be honest, when Klein saw those familiar mechanical gauntlets, his first thought was that they must have been something Arthur made.

Therefore, the interrogator trait Klein actually intended for that female sheriff.

As for the other special item, he only mentioned it briefly. It would be best if it could be sold, but if it couldn't be sold, he would try to sell it at other extraordinary gatherings.

The Inquisitor's Extraordinary Qualities? Fors had learned some things from Arthur, knowing that this was something that could replace the main ingredient of potions.

However, just as she was about to speak, she heard Arthur ask:

"Mr. Fool, how much does your follower ask for this Inquisitor's Special Attribute?"

"1,200 pounds."

"I hope I can buy it."

"can."

Seeing that the deal was done, Fors silently swallowed the words he was about to say.

She didn't have that much money, so she originally wanted to ask Mr. Fool's attendant to keep this property for a while.

But to my surprise, Arthur spoke up immediately.

Tsk, it makes me want to work for Arthur, such a generous boss... Fors fell into deep thought.

Chapter 187 Mr. K, racking his brains

To prevent members from buying fake Russell's Diary again in the future

Klein has released the information related to the numerical and year/month/day parts in Chinese for free.

Then, this tarot session came to an end.

As the crimson light faded, the ancient palace above the gray mist returned to its tranquility.

Klein was left alone in the high-backed chair that belonged to "The Fool," lost in thought.

The gains from this tarot session were far greater than he had ever imagined.

Putting aside the murals Little Sun showed him and the methods he provided for purifying the pollution in extraordinary properties, the identities of those two angel kings alone were enough to bring Klein a great deal of benefit.

Besides that, the information that was truly crucial to Klein, even concerning his life and safety, was a statement Arthur made at the Tarot meeting:

"As far as I know, the Thief's Path and the Diviner's Path are adjacent, and the top of the Diviner's Path is called The Fool."

This statement is tantamount to saying outright that Ammon was targeting the Fool.

Klein already knew from Russell's diary that adjacent pathways could be converted.

And that Amon is the King of Angels on the Thief's Path. If he wants to go further, then naturally the only way is to become a true god.

"So, is this gray fog the only way for the diviners to reach the true god? Or is it some kind of divine kingdom left behind by the previous Fool?" Klein looked around at the magnificent palace above the gray fog and made a guess to himself.

He had seen the Black Emperor card before and knew that the most important extraordinary ingredient in the Sequence 0 potion recipe described by that card was not all the characteristics of Sequence 1, but something called "uniqueness," which had different "uniqueness" depending on the method.

After all, just by looking at the quantity, we can tell that there are three features of Sequence 1, but only one uniqueness.

Based on the principle that scarcity increases value, this uniqueness should be a very important thing, even more important than the characteristics of Sequence One.

As for the theory that the previous Fool left behind a divine kingdom, it was a guess made by Klein based on the classic tropes in the online novels he had read in his previous life.

After all, compared to something like uniqueness that resembles an object, this palace above the gray mist is more like a divine kingdom.

Of course, Klein didn't know if his guess was correct. The only thing he could be sure of was that the gray mist was definitely of great value and closely related to the divine position of the Diviner's Path.

Otherwise, Amon wouldn't have gone to Silver City to wait for his prey.

"Looking at it this way, that beast tamer I met who wanted to be a fortune teller might also have had a problem. After all, the fortune she did for me directly led to my self-introduction of 'I am the Fool' after pulling Justice and the Hanged Man up." Klein muttered to himself, trying to find more clues.

He didn't know whether the free fortune telling he encountered when he first transmigrated was a coincidence, an inevitable fate, or a deliberate act by some being.

In short, Klein now realizes that he probably has some extraordinary destiny.

Of course, that's just stating the obvious.

After all, if something related to the true god is on him, then there will definitely be more benefits than troubles.

To use the setting of fantasy web novels from the past, Klein is burdened with some kind of cause and effect.

Cause and effect from the position of the Fool God.

You had such a great time using the gray fog before, but you'll probably have to pay the price later.

"Damn it! Since Amon is the King of Angels of the Thief Path, why doesn't he obediently advance to become the True God of His own Path, instead of trying to steal things from the Diviner Path?" Klein scratched his head in frustration and, unusually, swore.

But there was nothing he could do. After all, he couldn't very well talk to Amon and ask him to let him go, could he?

Even though Klein didn't have a deep understanding of high-sequence beings, he knew that such angelic beings were difficult to measure using moral concepts.

Moreover, the materials recorded on the Blasphemy tablets for ascending to true godhood in Sequence One show that there is no logic to this; it can only be a life-or-death struggle.

Therefore, Klein was not so naive as to think that as long as he handed the gray mist over to Amon, Amon would not harm him.

You should know that Little Sun's Silver City had no grudge against Amon, yet Amon drove the entire exploration team crazy.

How could Klein trust someone like that?

If this gray fog truly is the Fool's uniqueness, then my two previous resurrections would be explained... And now the most important question is to figure out which other beings besides Amon might covet the gray fog... Klein gradually calmed down and began to think.

However, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that his future was bleak.

As can be seen from the previously obtained Astrologer potion recipes, the Apprentice path is mostly adjacent to the Diviner path.

Therefore, there are three extraordinary paths in total: the adjacent Thief and Apprentice paths, and the Diviner path.

If we consider the worst-case scenario, there are likely to be up to nine angels who want the gray mist on him.

Nine angels... Klein felt a headache just thinking about it.

Of course, the reality may not be that serious, since other angels may not necessarily want to become the true god of the divination path.

Even with a 50% discount, there would still be four or five people, so it wouldn't make much difference to Klein whether there was a discount or not.

Encountering just one of them almost certainly means certain death.

Klein leaned back on the bronze bench, staring blankly at the dome of the magnificent palace.

The only good news is that no one should know that the gray mist is on him yet, so he doesn't need to worry too much about an angel suddenly appearing before him one day and asking him for the gray mist.

Demanding it back is actually a good thing. If he could hand over this hot potato without getting hurt, Klein would be more than happy to do so.

But the key is that he might encounter a cold and ruthless angel-level boss like Amon, who would kill him without saying a word and forcibly take the Gray Mist. That would be a tragic situation for Klein.

"We need to think of a way. We can't pin our hopes on those big shots not being able to detect the gray mist on me," Klein murmured softly.

There are only two solutions, at least Klein can only think of two at this stage.

Moreover, none of these are good solutions; they are merely solutions that are not solutions at all.

The first option is to pin his hopes on one of the nine angels who might exist through these three paths—a slightly more merciful and law-abiding being. Klein could then seek out that being and ask Him to remove the gray mist from his body.