stjorthotic Chapter 281 Evan's Request
Chapter 281 Evan's Request
Chapter 281 Evan's Request
Upon reading the last entry of the diary, Klein's eyes lit up with surprise.
A blasphemous card? Could it be a blasphemous card from the "Diviner" pathway? Why didn't Russell clarify things at this crucial moment?
Yesterday's headline was about how, in an effort to ease tensions between Rune and Intis, Intis would send someone to hold a memorial exhibition for Emperor Roselle.
It is said that the exhibits are all items that Rosell used during his lifetime. Could there be a manuscript among them containing the plaque of blasphemy that Rosell placed?
Because of Evan, Klein knew about the Law of Extraordinary Properties Aggregation very early on.
It is now basically confirmed that the gray fog is a high-level matter involving three pathways: "occupying the next house", "apprentice", and "thief".
If this exhibition truly contains Emperor Roselle's manuscript, and the bookmark tucked inside is indeed a blasphemous card, then could this exhibition be due to the gray fog influencing fate and triggering the law of extraordinary characteristics aggregation?
Thinking about this, Klein felt his heart pounding so hard he could barely contain himself. Even if this bookmark wasn't from the "Occupy" route, it would still be a huge profit for him if it were from the "Apprentice" or "Thief" route.
From the attitude and arrangements of the Church of the Goddess of Night, Klein had already vaguely sensed the extraordinary attention the Goddess of Night paid to those who had achieved extraordinary success through the "occupying a home" path.
A little further thought reveals that the "Night Kingdom" of the Hornach Mountains was destroyed by the Church of the Night, and the treasure of the Antigonus family, who possess the "Diviner" pathway and are half of the "Fool," is also located in the Hornach Mountains.
This inevitably led Klein to suspect that the Church of the Night was doing this entirely to cut off the source of the potion recipes from the "diviner" path.
Could the fact that the mermaid was kept in captivity, and that all the "Faceless Men" who wanted to become "Master Puppets" were being manipulated and blocked at every turn, all for the sake of this transmigrator who inherited the "Gray Mist" and became the "Occupy House"?
So even though the "Secret Order" still exists, Klein has already given up hope of obtaining the potion recipe for the "Occupy the House" high-sequence pathway.
Klein even suspected that the founder of the secret order, the Sequence 2 angel Zarathustra, had met with misfortune, and that it was the work of the Church of the Night Goddess.
Because Zarathustra had once commissioned Emperor Roselle to obtain the "Antigonus Notebooks".
This notebook was the source of his time travel, and it even contaminated the seal behind the Chanis Gate in Tingen City, leaving behind a mysterious symbol pointing to the Hornach Mountains.
If Zarathustra had gone to the Hornach Mountains after obtaining the notebook, it would have been no different from a lamb entering a tiger's den.
Klein would never believe that the Goddess of Night, who destroyed the "Night Kingdom," would relax her surveillance of the Hornach Mountains, which still hold secrets.
Therefore, after killing Rosago and facing reality, Klein already intended to change his path when advancing to the higher sequence.
However, he also had a hidden worry: the captain and Ms. Daly had made some speculations about his methods.
That is, the first five sequences of the "Occupy the Next Player" path do not have a clear progressive relationship; each provides a unique ability in one aspect.
Then a qualitative change occurs at the crucial node of sequence 4!
If this conjecture is true, then the three paths of "Diviner", "Apprentice" and "Thief" may not be interchangeable in Sequence 4, but can only be interchanged in Sequence 3, allowing for cross-path advancement.
Regardless of the circumstances, Klein's own path to advancement is very narrow in the foreseeable future, so no matter what kind of potion recipe this blasphemous card has, Klein wants to take the risk of getting it.
Klein did this not because he had a great desire for advancement, but because he knew that if he could not advance to a higher sequence, he would have a hard time defeating Ince Zangwill, who possessed 008, and would not be able to avenge his original self and the many innocent people who died in Tingen.
As Mr. Fool stared at the diary in his hand for a long time, lost in thought, everyone present noticed that Mr. Fool had been looking at Mr. Power's diary for too long. They couldn't help but look up and peek at Mr. Fool, and then at Evan.
"Mr. Fool, you've been reading this diary for far too long. Is the content of the diary something amazing? I really want to know what's written in the diary!"
Miss Justice Audrey glanced enviously at Mr. Power Evan, who hadn't made a single move.
Mr. Fool advocates fair trade; I wonder what demands Evan will make of him?
Although the others were not angry, they were generally envious of Evan for submitting the very valuable Russell's Diary, and at the same time, they were wondering what kind of reward the patient would give him.
Klein finally snapped out of his reverie over receiving this crucial information and realized that he had taken too long to read Evan's diary. He cursed himself inwardly and felt a terrible headache coming on.
His actions were far too obvious; justice will prevail. He absolutely could not show any indifference towards this page of the diary.
This is a disgrace to Mr. Fool, who has always cultivated an image of "fairness".
As the founder of a secretive organization with no real background, Klein maintains the Tarot Club's normal operation by relying on the pretentiousness of "The Fool".
If Mr. Fool loses his prestige and becomes low-class, then the Tarot Club will not be far from falling apart, which is something Klein absolutely cannot tolerate. So he could only chuckle and say:
"Sorry to keep you waiting! The diary entries submitted by Mr. 'Strength' are very important!"
Before anyone else could respond, Mr. Fool turned to Evan and said:
"The diary you submitted contained very important information and was of great help to me."
I advocate for fair trade. What do you want in return? Anything I can provide!
After saying that, Klein looked at Evan with unusual nervousness, very worried that he would make a request that he could not fulfill.
Upon hearing Mr. Fool's promise, everyone in the Tarot Club looked at Mr. Power with envy, who hadn't even swayed. At the same time, they marveled at Mr. Power's composure, not losing his composure even after receiving such a big promise from Mr. Fool.
Mr. Power, Evan, certainly wouldn't lose his composure because of Mr. Fool's promise, since no one knew Klein's financial situation better than him. What was there to be excited about in the promise of a penniless man like him?
However, Evan had already thought about his requirements before attending the Tarot session, so he said without any hesitation:
"Emperor Roselle saw the legendary Profane Tablets and created 22 Profane Cards based on them, representing 22 extraordinary paths."
Legend has it that these 22 blasphemous cards contain the ultimate secrets of 22 extraordinary paths.
My hope is to receive either a "lawyer" or an "arbitrator" route—a blasphemous offer!
Evan's bite shocked the entire Tarot Club, and everyone's eyes turned to him, especially Audrey, the "Justice" lady, who had the deepest understanding of "Power," and Alger, the "Hanged Man," as well as Mr. "The Fool" sitting at the head of the table.
Because they all know that Evan is an extraordinary being of the "Hunter" pathway, but the blasphemous card he wants is not a blasphemous card of the "Hunter" pathway, and it is not even one of the two options given. What does this mean?
Does this mean that Evan already has enough potion recipes for future advancement?
Think back to the previous Tarot meeting where "Strength" made deals and requests with everyone. He had requested the recipes for the "Conspirator" and "Reaper" potions, but no one made a deal with him afterward. So, he canceled the request at the last Tarot meeting and instead requested the corresponding auxiliary materials.
At the time, everyone was speculating that Mr. "Power" had collected the relevant formula at other gatherings, but now it seems more likely that he will never have to worry about potion formulas again.
He has already obtained the Desecration Card from the Hunter path!
Audrey and Alger were both astonished by their own guesses. They were almost 100% certain of their guesses and looked at Evan with either envy or jealousy.
Mr. Sun, Derrick, was sensitive to the blasphemous tablet that Evan mentioned, because it had also been mentioned in their Silver City general education class.
It was through this familiar object that he became absolutely certain that he had a profound connection with the world in which the other members of the Tarot Club lived.
So he stared intently at Evan, hoping to glean more information from him during their upcoming conversation.
Miss Fors, the magician, was inwardly regretting her previous neglect of Russell's diary.
She also thought about how difficult it was for her to obtain potion recipes; she had spent several years trying to collect the recipe for Sequence 8 "Master of Tricks".
If it weren't for Evan's help, she would probably still be an insignificant "apprentice," and the thought of it made her feel extremely sad.
After Evan publicly called out the blasphemous card from the "Arbitrator" route, Hugh Deercha turned his attention directly to Mr. Fool, who was sitting at the head of the table, clearly paying close attention to this blasphemous card that best suited him.
At the same time, he wondered in his heart whether Mr. "Power" was an extraordinary person who had passed through the "arbitrator" or "lawyer" pathway. However, after secretly glancing at Mr. "Power", he shook his head and felt that it did not seem like the case.
Mr. World, who was also attending the Tarot Club for the first time like Ms. Judgment, seemed like an outsider, even more composed than Mr. Strength, showing no reaction from beginning to end. This drew sidelong glances and speculations from other Tarot Club members who were secretly watching him, especially Audrey.
As for Klein, he thought more deeply because he knew Evan better and knew that Evan was a dual-path extraordinary.
But now Evan hasn't mentioned either the 'Hunter' pathway's blasphemous cards, nor has he mentioned the 'Witch' pathway's blasphemous cards. This...
Has Evan already acquired all the blasphemous cards through both pathways?
Is this the allure of the mysterious city surrounding him for these two paths?
Does this mean that the blasphemous cards that Russell mentioned in his diary are indeed the blasphemous cards of the three paths I hoped for?
Because of Evan's example, Klein's confidence in the source of the blasphemous card mentioned in the diary has greatly increased, and he is already eager to take action.
At the same time, he breathed a sigh of relief. What Evan wanted to exchange was the Blasphemy Card, something that could reasonably preserve Mr. Fool's prestige and allow him to get away with it.
After a brief silence, Mr. Fool chuckled and spoke:
"First, we need to establish one fact!"
"I am neither omniscient nor omnipotent!"
Mr. Fool's words did not surprise the people present, because even the gods are not omniscient and omnipotent, which is something that the true church acknowledges. Therefore, Mr. Fool's humility did not make them look down on him. On the contrary, it made them lower their heads even further and listen attentively to what he had to say next!
"The blasphemous cards created by Roselle possess powerful anti-divination and anti-prophecy abilities, which even the gods cannot detect. Therefore, I cannot find these two blasphemous cards for you. You can change your request!"
After hearing Mr. Fool's words, everyone looked at Mr. Power, but Evan remained as composed as before, showing no sign of despair. Instead, he calmly said:
"Then I have no other requests, I only hope that Mr. 'Fool' will let me know if he has any relevant clues in the future!"
Mr. Fool Klein couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. At the same time, he couldn't help but lament how he would manage to fool everyone in the future, especially as everyone's ranks rose and their demands became increasingly difficult to fulfill.
This made Klein, who was initially quite pleased with his rapid promotion, feel a renewed sense of urgency.
So after Evan made his request, he quickly signaled to the others that they could begin the transaction.
Alger had just completed the deal with Evan regarding the ghost ship, obtaining the potion recipe for "Windbringer" and the "Eye of the Dragon-Eyed Sea Eagle." He also knew where the "Blue Shadow Falcon" was located and was preparing to go hunting it. Therefore, he had no need for the deal and simply shook his head to indicate that he had no need.
Seeing that Mr. "The Hanged Man" had no need, Audrey, who was equally senior, couldn't wait to speak up:
"Seeking to purchase the potion recipe for the 'Hypnotist' from Sequence 6 of the Audience Path!"
Miss Justice has been promoted to a Rank 7 Psychologist?!
The thought crossed almost everyone's mind, and they were surprised, including Evan.
Because when Evan saw Audrey a couple of days ago, she hadn't been promoted yet.
Everyone present, except for "The Sun," was astonished by the speed of Audrey's promotion.
Alger knew very well when Miss Justice became an Extraordinary, and that he was the one who sold the potion formula for "The Audience" to Miss Justice.
Fors and Hugh, who knew Audrey's true identity, were even more astonished, because in their eyes Audrey had entered the Extraordinary World much later.
"Could it be that Miss Audrey is preparing for the future and collecting formulas in advance?"