Lord of Mysteries: The Color of the Stars

Chapter 91 The Praying Boy of Silver City

But Klein quickly put this wonderful idea aside again.

Not for any other reason than that he initially set the persona of "Mr. Fool" too high, and that three-part honorific title elevated his status to the level of a god.

Imagine a deity levying a 10% tax on a four-figure transaction and then making a commission of a hundred or two pounds.

This would be very tempting for an ordinary person, but it would be too beneath a deity.

Just as Klein was struggling with his inner conflict, the time quietly arrived at exactly 12 o'clock.

"Ladies and gentlemen."

Zain walked to the podium again, bowed slightly to everyone, and then said, "Today's gathering is over. Please take stock of your assets and leave in an orderly manner from the seats near the door."

"Please refrain from making noise or arguing during the event; otherwise, the organizers will take necessary disciplinary action against violators."

"What kind of punishment are they referring to?"

Klein turned to look at Julian and asked curiously.

"It depends on what the organizers behind this party are thinking—at best, it could be a fine or being blacklisted; at worst..."

The words might be direct—

Julian made a throat-slitting gesture.

Klein was slightly taken aback, but before he could ask anything, Julian had already gotten up and walked outside.

After leaving the building where the party was held, Julian removed his mask and cloak, then asked, "Want to have dinner together?"

"I'm not eating anymore, I have something to do. Maybe next time."

Klein shook his head, because it was Monday and he needed to prepare for the "Tarot Meeting" in advance.

"All right."

Julian shrugged regretfully.

After explaining to Klein how to participate in the gathering of extraordinary individuals, he turned and left.

Klein watched Julian leave, then turned and boarded a public carriage heading towards Narcissus Street.

Once he got home and made sure Benson and Melissa weren't there, Klein breathed a sigh of relief and went back to his bedroom.

After taking four steps in reverse, Klein once again arrived at the "Source Castle".

Although he hasn't yet come up with a way to tax members of the "Tarot Club," he wants to try to develop some new members first.

Having already taken the "Clown" potion, he is now able to invite new members to join, which is undoubtedly a good thing.

After quickly scanning the crimson stars in the sky, he soon noticed a boy's prayer.

The sound of the prayer was very strange; it did not sound like any language currently spoken in the Northern Continent, but rather like some variant of the ancient Fusak language spoken in the Fourth Epoch.

This piqued Klein's curiosity, and he further extended his spirituality to the crimson star, beginning to "spy" on its situation.

A blurry and distorted image suddenly appeared before his eyes, in which a brown-haired boy knelt on the ground, praying before a pure crystal ball.

The boy was dressed in black, tight-fitting clothes, a style that looked completely different from the popular clothing of any country Klein knew of.

Moreover, the area where the boy was located was dark, with old tables and chairs, and flashes of light like lightning occasionally appeared outside the window, but Klein could not hear any thunder or raindrops.

Klein, who possessed some geographical knowledge, knew that although the longitudes of the countries in the North Continent, the islands at sea, and even the colonies in the South Continent differed somewhat, the overall differences were not too great.

The Kingdom of Rune is roughly in a central location, and it is currently 1 p.m. Backlund time. Theoretically, it should be daytime in any known area.

Even on a rainy day, it should never be this dark.

Thinking of this, Klein suddenly realized a strange possibility. He continued to carefully discern the boy's prayers, and it took him a moment to understand.

"Right, it seems to be the Giant language, the source of the ancient Fussak language?"

"What kind of place still uses the language of giants?"

Klein naturally thought of what Julian had mentioned earlier about "unknown hidden places" and "the legendary Eastern or Western continents".

Because some ancient documents from before the mid-Quaternary period frequently used the roots of Giant's Language, and Klein had spent time learning the language in order to study these documents.

Although he did not use Giant's Language as frequently as he spoke Old Fussac, the two languages ​​were remarkably similar in meaning and grammatical structure.

While listening to the boy's prayer, Klein recalled the corresponding knowledge in his mind and quickly remembered the general usage of the Giants' language.

While it's far from fluent, it should be fine for simple conversations.

"I could try to get in touch with him—though I might have to speak slowly to make sure I use the right words."

"But it doesn't matter, it fits the character of the 'fool' as it should be."

As he thought this, Klein guided his spirituality to envelop the deep red star—

"Why are you awake?"

Around 2:30 p.m., Julian returned home and was surprised to find that Ethan was not sleeping, but reading the latest issue of the Tasok newspaper.

"After eating the rat, my energy improved a lot, and my physical strength also increased."

Ethan blinked. "Like I said, those bugs are only good for snacks."

"Okay, okay, okay."

Julian sighed, tossed the newly bought feed rats to Ethan, and then turned his head away from the bloody scene.

After a while, Ethan spoke again: "Is that Extraordinary Gathering you and Klein attended over?"

"It's over—what are you doing??"

Julian nodded, then looked up at Ethan.

However, at this moment, the guy turned his head 180 degrees and stared straight at Julian, which startled him.

"Making a fuss over nothing."

Ethan turned his head back, then turned his body around: "Speaking of which, if I want to advance to Sequence 8, do I also need to go to gatherings like this to buy materials?"

"The potion ingredients for 'Detective Academy' are not easy to buy in Rune, and there might be a premium on them."

A normal set of Sequence 8 potion ingredients would cost around 600 pounds, but Julian estimated that the ingredients for "Detective Academy" would cost around 800 pounds.

Fortunately, he's not short of money right now, so this isn't a huge problem.

Of course, if Julian considers purchasing the corresponding materials from the "Tarot Club," he might be able to save even more.

money.

After all, Mr. "The Hanged Man" spends most of his time at sea and frequently comes into contact with various extraordinary gatherings at sea, so he should be able to obtain the corresponding materials at a relatively low price.

"Don't think too much about it right now. I'll take care of the potion for you. Just focus on digesting your reading material first."

"You've seen my previous notebook, so you should already know the 'reader' role-playing rules I summarized—all you need to do now is understand them."

Thinking of this, Julian added, "Of course, the rules of role-playing are not immutable, just as people are not one-dimensional—you can also try to summarize your own rules of role-playing, if you have the ability."

After saying that, he waved his hand and said, "I won't waste any more time talking to you. I have some important things to take care of."

"Don't disturb me starting at 3 PM, remember that, or you'll have to eat bugs for dinner."

"understood."

Ethan nodded, then continued reading the newspaper on the table.

Julian returned to the second floor, opened the door, changed his clothes, and began to concoct today's "Diary of Emperor Roselle" for Mr. "Fool".

When the clock struck 3 o'clock, a deep red light burst forth, enveloping Julian's vision.

Good afternoon, Mr. Fool!

"Justice!" Audrey's voice rang out once more.

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