Mystery: Starting from the Shadow World

Chapter 107 Ziringus's Motives

Three o'clock in the afternoon, above the gray fog.

Inside the palace, which resembled the dwelling of giants.

The people at the tarot gathering instinctively prepared to listen to that energetic and sweet voice, but after a few moments of silence, they realized that Miss Justice's seat was empty, with only the dragon pattern on the back of the chair emitting a dim glow.

"Miss Justice is absent from this gathering."

Thinking of how "Justice" had pleaded with him yesterday, saying that he was being protected by extraordinary beings arranged by his father because of the Qilingus incident and was unable to attend the gathering, Klein said something calmly and silently activated his spiritual vision.

Mr. "The Hanged Man" looked very nervous, no, or rather, he looked extremely anxious, while Philip and "The Sun" didn't seem to react much. As Klein thought this, he added, "Because of the aftermath of the Zilingus incident."

He said this to try and get the "Hanged Man" to open his mouth and see if the other party had investigated any information about Zillingus these days. In comparison, he didn't mind postponing the matter of Russell's diary until next week.

As expected, the Hanged Man bowed and said sincerely, "Mr. Fool, I have roughly figured out Qilingus's motives."

"Let's make it clear beforehand, I'm only responsible for gathering intelligence, not for helping." Klein smiled slightly, a gentle curve to his lips, and said in a calm tone, "Tell me about it."

"Zilingus went to Backlund to fulfill a commission, which has been confirmed in the past few days: to assassinate Duke Negan."

Without waiting for the Fool to ask a question, Alger continued in detail: "I'm sorry, I don't know the client, and I haven't even investigated the possible reward, but it seems to be an item he has long dreamed of, which could even turn the 'Four Kings' of pirates into the 'Five Kings'."

"The Four Kings?"

"The Sun" raised its question at the opportune moment.

Normally, this might have been raised by "Justice" Audrey, but she was absent from this gathering, and the information about the North-South Road that "Sun" obtained from Philip did not go into detail about the "Four Kings" among the pirates, so the question was raised by someone else.

Alger nodded as he always answered "justice." "That's right. Ordinary people in the North and South Continents don't know, but most extraordinary people will know about the 'Four Kings.' We believe that they are either high-sequence powerhouses or, with the help of extraordinary ships and magical items, they possess high-sequence combat power."

"In other words."

After Alger finished explaining, Philip joined the conversation. He pondered for a moment with a complex tone, then asked as if to confirm, "That item, which was given as a reward for the commission, is even more effective at increasing strength than 'Crawling Hunger'?"

"I'm afraid so."

Alger's mood, which had eased somewhat at the Tarot meeting, turned somber again. Even though he knew that Ziringus's goal was to assassinate Duke Negan, there was still nothing he could do.

As long as the other person is allowed to live in this world, there is always a possibility that the secret will be exposed, making him restless and unable to eat or sleep.

In other words, even though Zilingus possessed "Crawling Hunger," in the eyes of the experienced official Beyonder, Mr. Hanged Man, he still didn't reach the combat power of a high-sequence powerhouse. Philip sighed silently, then said:

"I will try to resolve this if you discover anything, Mr. Fool. If possible, could you please relay this information at that time?"

Where did Philip get the courage to take on Zilingus? The opponent is a Sequence Five! Wait, please don't drag me into this! Klein used his "Joker" ability to prevent his smile from freezing:

"No problem."

"Temperance" to deal with Zillinger?!

Alger frowned slightly, keenly sensing something amiss. Although his experiences over the years had softened his personality as a sea dweller, he still didn't believe that someone who was inferior to him recently, at most only at the Sequence Seven level, no, at most only at the Sequence Six level, could contend with Zilingus.

Wait, "Temperance" is a member of the Temperance faction of the Rose School. Perhaps he has found his companions and is preparing to seize the bounty of 1—no, now a total of 3 gold pounds—from all sides, as well as that "Crawling Hunger."

With that in mind, he did not refuse and nodded, saying, "I understand. I will inform you if there is any important news. Given that guy's personality, he definitely hasn't left; he must be hiding in the shadows of Backlund."

Unfortunately, my idea of ​​creating an extraordinary pet hasn't come to fruition yet. Otherwise, I might have been able to directly create a Paw Patrol or a Meow Cult to find the other person. I can only wait until the next gathering at the Brave Ones Bar to have "The Pharmacist" promoted to "Animal Tamer" and seek his help.

Alger then stepped aside and said respectfully, "I'm sorry, Mr. Fool, because of the Zilingus incident, I've only memorized three pages of Russell's diary so far."

"That's already pretty good." Klein, who had thought the diary reading segment would be skipped this time, smiled calmly upon hearing this, "You can think about what you're getting in return first."

Immediately afterwards, Alger, the "Hanged Man," materialized three pages of a diary and handed them to Klein under the contrasting gazes of Philip and Derrick, the "Sun."

Philip's gaze fell on the three pages of the diary, but he immediately closed his eyes, suppressing his desire as quickly as possible while controlling his movements to ensure there was nothing unusual.

With everyone's faces blurred at the tarot gathering, his condition went unnoticed by others. Even Audrey, who was present as an "audience member," would likely have been distracted by Russell's diary and thus failed to notice.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

"The Sun" Derrick, after a moment of slight curiosity about what could possibly pique the interest of the Fool, like Russell's diary, quickly suppressed his curiosity and became eager to learn about the details of the upcoming "Lightbringer" formula transaction.

Aside from training to join the patrol team, he spent most of his time reviewing his previous extraordinary knowledge, all for today.

Derrick pursed his lips, ultimately letting reason prevail over desire, suppressing the restlessness within him, and together with the other two on the field, spent the reading session of Mr. Fool's diary in silence.

Time passed slowly.

Because "Justice" was on leave, Klein's spirituality suddenly became abundant, so he easily and leisurely finished reading the diary, but still controlled the frequency, which did not seem too strange, at least it did not attract the attention of the members.

The diary turned to gray mist in Klein's hands and dissipated. At the same time, he looked in the direction of "The Hanged Man" Alger and said:

"Go ahead with your question."

(End of this chapter)