Did Mr. "Door" forget Old Liu's daughter? Why did I smell a strong whiff of "dog-blood melodrama"… Is this about to stage some kind of "Korean drama" plot? Is Old Huang cast as the villainous second male lead?
While complaining inwardly, Klein sorted out the "plot" before and after this and felt that Old Huang's guess might not be wrong, only that it needed to be viewed together… Who said that "forgetting her" couldn't be for the sake of "protecting her"?
The direction this matter is heading in is getting stranger and stranger… Klein shook his head and stopped thinking about it, believing that this headache should still be left to Old Liu anyway, since it was his daughter.
As he thought this, he picked up the third page of the diary and read it carefully:
"March 11. After receiving hints from Lady Yalolan and the 'Queen of Calamity' Cohinem, and after a month of searching, I finally found the palace of the 'God of Luck' deep underground in Bayam.
"Although some sealing rituals were arranged here, they were no obstacle to a 'Knowledge Emperor'. I quickly found the main hall where the body of the 'God of Luck' lay.
"After thousands of years, this elf subsidiary god still had not decayed, and not even Its characteristics had separated out, as if It might open Its eyes at any moment.
"But I knew that It would not awaken… at least not now, because the timing had not yet arrived, and Its arrangements had not yet reached the moment of final 'unfolding'.
"Heh heh, if the future 'Liu Bo' sees this page of the diary, then I must remind you of one thing: to you, the 'God of Luck' may be even more dangerous than the 'Unknown'. Do not rashly attempt to obtain Its memories, and do not 'revive' It without sufficient preparation!
"As for what counts as 'sufficient preparation'? Heh heh, I am actually not very sure either… but I suggest that you go learn more about the arrangements of the 'Seal of Calamity'!
"As far as I know, although the 'Seal of Calamity' has some mental problems and acts in contradictory ways, at least half of the time It represents the will of the 'Unknown', and most of Its 'schemes' are directed at the 'God of Luck'.
"So, make the best possible use of this point!
"However, speaking of which, whichever 'Liu Bo' ends up being dominant is irrelevant to me. I only ask that you give me a hand at the very end…
"Mm, I placed a 'Blasphemy Card' and a portion of a Sequence 2 'Knowledge Magister' characteristic that I separated from myself inside the palace, counting it as a meeting gift for you!
"Of course, as a return gift, since the decorations in your palace carried a very strong sense of 'historical' accumulation, I took them away to repair my mausoleum…"
Another diary about the "God of Luck"… And Ebner already told me about this. Old Huang not only used a "Knowledge Magister" characteristic to create a "War God Mecha" inside the palace of the "God of Luck", he even placed a "Paragon Card" there, and the latter has already been collected by Old Liu.
Mm, it's probably because these three diary pages have an extremely high frequency of the "God of Luck" and "Liu Bo" appearing together, and because the "Queen of Mystics" cares deeply about "Liu Bo", that they were selected and given to me…
If that's the case, then Madam "Hermit"'s upcoming question is most likely related to the "God of Luck"!
Thinking this, Klein withdrew his gaze, let the diary disappear, raised his head, and looked at "Hermit" Cattleya as he said:
"State your question."
"Hermit" Cattleya pondered for a moment and asked cautiously, "I wonder if, adding these three pages this time, the accumulated contribution is enough to obtain the answer to my previous question?"
Eh? She didn't directly ask about the "God of Luck"? Let me think—her previous question seemed to be about the relationship between Giuseppe Castiya and 'Liu Bo'… Compared to the 'God of Luck', does the 'Queen of Mystics' care more about that answer?
"Fool" Klein thought inwardly, while on the surface he said calmly, "It is still not enough."
In fact, regarding this question, he had discussed it with Ebner after the last gathering, and Ebner's response had been—to not tell Bernadette for the time being.
Although he did not know what kind of private game Old Liu and Bernadette were playing, since it concerned other people's privacy, Mr. "Fool" still needed to respect it, so he could only stall for now.
Fortunately, the answer to this question indeed carried considerable "value", involving the core secret of a "Hidden Existence", so asking a higher price was perfectly reasonable.
"Hermit" Cattleya seemed to have expected this result long ago and did not appear disappointed. After a brief pause, she spoke respectfully:
"Then I will change to another question… Honored Mr. 'Fool', I wish to know the meaning of these four symbols when connected together."
As she spoke, after obtaining permission, she materialized the four Chinese characters "幸", "运", "之", and "神".
As expected, this is the second target? Or rather, after advancing to 'Sage', the 'Queen of Mystics' is indeed sharp. Is this the revelation she obtained by peering into 'Fate'?
If she truly dares to associate further, she might even guess Giuseppe's identity.
As his thoughts turned, Klein said casually:
"When combined together, they refer to an elf subsidiary god, the 'God of Luck'."
"The God of Luck"? "Justice" Audrey, who had been forcefully memorizing the shapes and meanings of the four symbols, "The Hanged Man" Alger, and the other Tarot Club members all turned their heads in surprise to look at Mr. "Tower".
After all, from very early on, this gentleman had been exploring the secrets of the "God of Luck". Later, he had even found Its palace and learned of the secrets of the "Rose of Redemption".
And now, they discovered that even Roselle had recorded this subsidiary god, making it clear that It was by no means an ordinary one and might even be tied to even greater hidden events.
"Hermit" Cattleya thought the same and had already begun considering what conditions she should use to exchange information with "Tower".
Mm, judging from the operation where the Queen and Mr. 'Tower' saved Trier together, they should also have private contact. Perhaps this condition won't need to come from me.
While Cattleya's thoughts turned, "Fool" Klein said nothing more, leaned back against his chair, and said:
"You may begin."
"Star" Leonard had been waiting for this moment. He immediately looked at Ebner and asked with anticipation:
"Mr. 'Tower', has that item with 'Demoness' abilities been completed?"
So eager to 'transform' already? Ebner and Klein glanced over simultaneously, thinking the same thing.
In fact, I've already finished it. It's just that there were too many things last week, so I didn't have time to look for Klein to give it to you… And if I demonstrate the effects publicly now, you might not want it anymore, so…
Thinking this, Ebner smiled and replied, "It's almost done. I can give it to you tonight or tomorrow morning.
"You can start preparing the funds… I can tell you that it will definitely not be less than 13,000 pounds."
After all, it was an extraordinary item created by fusing a Sequence 5 "Druid" characteristic and a Sequence 6 "Demoness of Pleasure" characteristic. The side effects were not particularly hard to accept, so 13,000 pounds was absolutely the "cost price".
In fact, without the several hundred years of experience of the "Mechanical Emperor", relying solely on Ebner's own accumulation, the effect of this item would likely have been much worse.
At this moment, however, "Star" Leonard frowned and said, "But how do I know whether it's worth that price?"
Ebner smiled and said pointedly, "I'll deliver it first. You can just let that old grandpa behind you 'appraise' it, can't you?"
The old grandpa behind him… That description is actually pretty fitting… Leonard muttered, completely failing to notice the thoughtful gazes of "Justice", "The Hanged Man", and the others. He only nodded and said, "I understand."
Next, he was about to ask "Sun" about the main material he needed, but because the interval in between was a bit long, Miss "Justice" seized the initiative:
"I have an investigation task I wish to entrust."
An investigation task… "Fool" Klein's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and "World" Gehrman Sparrow's expression stiffened slightly.
"What investigation task?" "Star", who had been about to speak, slipped up and asked directly.
"Justice" Audrey organized her words and said:
"I would like to ask someone to investigate the true situation of a wealthy individual named Dwayne Dantès."
Dwayne? Isn't that Daly's husband? Why is Miss 'Justice' asking about him? Could it be that guy isn't behaving himself and is fooling around behind Daly's back? Did he harass Miss 'Justice'?
As "Star" made these guesses, he was about to ask further.
But at that moment, "World" Gehrman's low voice suddenly rang out:
"Dwayne Dantès is a public identity."
What?! "Star" turned pale instantly, nearly standing up on the spot.
Dwayne's identity is fake… Does Daly know about this?!
Under Leonard's incredulous gaze, "World" Gehrman added:
"He is an identity shared by me and my companions.
"The one currently disguising himself as him is me."
As he said this, he cast a meaningful glance at "Star".
(End of the chapter)