The transaction process in Tarot Club.
After "The Fool" Klein manipulated "The World" to complete the deal with "The Magician," "The Moon" Emlyn then said to "The Magician" Fors:
"We have clues about the cursed objects and residual spirit of the ancient vengeful spirit. I can't give you the items directly, but I can provide you with information to tell you where the ancient vengeful spirit is near Backlund."
More than a month ago, "Magician" Fors announced his intention to make the deal.
Odis then thought: Hugh is about to join the Tarot Club!
From now on, we'll have another discreet way to contact Xiu.
Fors immediately asked, "How much is the reward?"
"300 pounds."
"Deal!" Fors breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, she had a clue. As long as she could obtain the "cursed item of the ancient vengeful spirit," she would soon be able to advance to Sequence 6.
For the "Apprentice" path, Sequence 6 is the first qualitative change. Once she gains the ability to "record," her strength will immediately increase significantly!
At this point, Fors had already planned to invite Hugh to explore with him to ensure everything went smoothly.
After a few seconds of silence, the trading session ended, and the discussion session of the Tarot meeting began.
Everyone's attention was first drawn to "Little Sun" because at last week's tarot meeting, "Sun" said that the problem with the former chief's tomb seemed to have become more serious.
"The Sun" Derrick didn't hide anything and told everyone, "'The Council of Six' has designated the area around the former chief's tomb as a restricted zone and has arranged for a special patrol team."
"I heard from a friend who patrols the area that some hair seems to be growing out of the crack in the grave door."
"These hairs seem to be alive and will attack anyone who gets close."
He paused for a moment and then said, "My friend also said that as long as you get close enough to those hairs, you will feel a strange sense of fear."
Hearing this, everyone felt very curious and didn't understand what was going on.
"The Hanged Man," Alger, asked, "Does the Council of Six have any further measures in mind?"
"Based on my observation, there doesn't seem to be a very good solution yet," Derrick said. "However, the 'Chief' already has some plans."
As he spoke, Derrick secretly glanced at Mr. Fool, who sat at the head of the bronze table.
Recently, "Chief" Colin spoke with him twice.
The first conversation involved discussing the characteristics and uses of the "Time Worm" with Derrick, and finally, Derrick was told with certainty that the "Time Worm" could create advanced spells.
After the conversation, Derrick realized that the "Chief's" words might have been a subtle reminder that Silver City needed the help of the person who had helped Derrick resolve the issue of Amon's clone.
But then the "Chief" had a second conversation with Derrick, this time about the extraordinary weapon and they talked about the previous battle with the demon wolf.
During this conversation, Derrick understood that "Chief" meant that Silver City might also request help from the being who had dealt with the Demon Wolf.
After careful consideration, Derrick spoke with the "Chief" about creating advanced spells.
This is tantamount to offering one's own advice to the "chief," who is inclined to ask for the fool's help.
Because Derrick knew very well that "The Fool" was a god who liked fair trade, and the key was that even if Silver City couldn't provide what "The Fool" needed, it could still make a deal with the god's messenger, Mr. "The World".
On the other hand, there are too many uncertainties surrounding the "Lord of Mysteries".
In Derrick's mind, the "Hermit" was a helpful person, and the god he worshipped should not be too bad.
However, Derrick was unaware of the specifics of the "Lord of Mysteries" and did not know what price he would have to pay to ask this deity for help.
Therefore, Derrick ultimately suggested asking "The Fool" for help.
Moreover, before the Tarot session began, Derrick had already reported this matter to "The Fool" and received Mr. "The Fool's" approval.
After hearing Derrick's answer, Odis said, "The potion recipe for Sequence 4 of the Death Path is called 'The Undead,' and Sequence 3 is called 'The Ferryman.'"
"It is said that the 'ferryman' can make preliminary use of the power of the underworld and can send the souls of the dead to the underworld through the 'River of the Underworld'... which is also called the 'River of the Dead'."
Derrick expressed his sincere gratitude, and the other members also remembered the high-level intelligence revealed by the "Hermit".
Klein also manipulated the "world" and promised, "If you encounter any other problems, you can ask me for advice."
He thought to himself: And I can ask Mr. Azik for advice.
Meanwhile, Klein was prepared to trade the main material for "Trickster Monster" in exchange for helping Silver City resolve this matter.
However, it's not appropriate to ask for a price right away. He plans to discuss payment after helping Silver City solve its problem.
Derrick expressed his sincere gratitude once again.
That's all for now.
Klein then continued manipulating "The World," saying, "I have made a preliminary investigation into the Caron suicide case in Backlund."
Some time ago, Ms. Mary, a major shareholder of the Anthracite Coal Company who had previously hired Sherlock Holmes to catch her husband cheating, asked Dawn Dantes for help in purchasing a portion of the company's shares.
Klein thus became involved in the share transfer of this anthracite coal company. Caron, who had threatened Klein, inexplicably committed suicide and testified that Dawn was the murderer.
Although Klein was quickly extricated from the predicament, he planned to donate his more than £10,000 shares in the Anthracite Company to the Church of the Goddess of Night in order to distance himself from the matter.
A few days later, the Church of the Goddess of Night planned to hold a charity dinner to announce this event and to conduct a fundraising event at the dinner.
Meanwhile, Klein was also actively investigating the matter, after all, he had lost more than 10,000 pounds. The once relatively wealthy Dawn Dantes was now comparing prices for a few hundred pounds of intelligence fees.
The person most interested in the case of Caron's suicide was "Justice" Audrey, while "Magician" Fors and "The Moon" Emlyn, who were also in Backlund, showed some interest.
Odis thought about it carefully before remembering who Charon was.
"The manipulator behind the scenes is most likely the royal advisor, Herwin Lambis. He probably also has another identity: a member of the Psychological Alchemy Council."
He brought this up mainly to remind Miss "Justice".
Upon hearing this, Audrey naturally pictured a kind old man in her mind. This gentleman came from an aristocratic family, graduated from the University of Perth, possessed extensive knowledge and outstanding insights, had served as a royal advisor for over ten years, and was a recognized scholar, good man, and gentleman.
Then she was somewhat surprised: he was actually a member of the Psychological Alchemy Society's council.
She then had a series of thoughts, realizing that politicians were dirtier than she had imagined.
Odis then spoke up: "I have received accurate information that the 'King of the Black Sea,' one of the four kings of the sea, is one of the identities of the president of the 'Psychological Alchemy Society.'"
Everyone was slightly taken aback, and after a moment's thought, they seemed to recall this king of the sea.
Then everyone suddenly realized: no wonder they always overlooked this king without the "Hermit's" reminder; it turns out he was a demigod from the "spectator" pathway.
Then everyone was somewhat surprised, because when they thought of this, they "remembered" that the "Hermit" had previously speculated that the "King of the Black Seat" was likely a high-sequence extraordinary being from the "Audience" pathway.
Similarly, before this issue was even discussed, everyone seemed to have forgotten about it.
After a moment of reflection and recollection, Klein, seeing that he had achieved his purpose in reminding Chunus Colger, said to "Justice": "Keep an eye on Chunus Colger for me."
"He is a major general and deputy director of MI9. On the surface, he is only a Rank 5, but in fact he is already a demigod of the 'Black Emperor' pathway."
Klein specifically noted, "He has a very strong sense of inspiration and is very perceptive of how others perceive him."
Audrey silently repeated the name "Chunas Korg" in her mind, but found that she didn't recognize the man.
She immediately replied, "Okay."
The hall fell silent for a moment. After a few seconds, Odis said, "The 'Witch Cult' may be planning something big in the Raging Sea recently. Those of you at sea should be careful. If you can avoid going ashore, do so for the time being. Stay as far away from dangerous waters as possible."
Although Odis did not know the other party's specific plans, he could guess what they were roughly.
First, it will definitely require a large number of lives to be sacrificed, possibly even the lives of an entire large island at once.
Secondly, since it involves "Death," it is very likely to affect the underworld and the uniqueness of the "Death" pathway in a certain place.
The reason why the Raging Sea is "raging" is that the barrier between the real world and the spirit world has been broken in a certain sense. The spirit world and the real world in that area have been mixed together to some extent, which is why that sea is "raging".
Therefore, as long as you don't go ashore and stay far away from dangerous waters, you will basically not be affected by the "Witch Cult's" plan.
They wouldn't be planning to sacrifice the entire Raging Sea, would they?
Upon hearing Odis's words, the "priestess" Cattleya and the "Hanged Man" Alger, who were at sea, immediately became interested.
Alger asked, "Would you mind revealing exactly what they're planning to do?"
"They claim they want to resurrect an angel from their sect," Odis said without hiding anything. "But I suspect they have other plans."
Cattleya then asked, "Is it the angel we mentioned before, the one who fell in Trier?"
When Odis and Bernadette had dinner with her before, they didn't bring up the topic because they hadn't yet settled things with the "Witch Cult".
"That's what they said," Odis smiled. "The problem is that the angel fell in Trier, yet they're going to launch some operations in the Raging Sea. It feels very strange."
Alger, Gadriya, and the other members were all taken aback. It seemed that the "Hermit" knew the other party's plan very well!
Klein was already wondering: Had those people in the "Witch Cult" gone mad and started cooperating with the "Hermit" too? He had no choice but to turn around and report them to the Church of the Goddess of Night and the Church of Knowledge!
But Klein then realized that the Hermit's publicly known identity made him an easy target for secret organizations seeking cooperation. First, he had connections with the church and the military, and second, he was a follower of the evil god "Lord of Mysteries," making it impossible for him to become a complete lackey of the church and the military.
So, from the perspective of the members of the secret organization, this is a member of the secret organization with official channels! The secret organization doesn't spend every day thinking about causing destruction and bloody sacrifices; they also need to make a living. However, some extraordinary resources are monopolized by official extraordinary individuals, or most of them are controlled by the church.
People like "hermits" are the perfect candidates for exchanging benefits between the two parties.
Then Klein sighed: "We're both followers of an evil god, so why is there such a huge difference between us?"
Cattleya also wanted to ask the "Hermit" if he was collaborating with the witch, and whether the "Queen" knew about it.
Audrey suddenly realized: "General of Disease" was a witch! During their meeting on Cruise Island, "The Hermit" was discussing a collaboration with the witch!
Then she wondered, "Why would the Hermit conspire with the Witch Cult? Isn't this extraordinary organization supposed to be inclined towards evil? And why would the Hermit reveal his conspiracy with the Witch Cult?"
After thinking about it for a moment, Audrey felt she needed to figure things out, so she asked the "Hermit" rather cryptically, "You seem to have been involved in their plan as well?"
Everyone looked at Odis, and they had the same question.
"Yes," Odis smiled. "They wanted to use me to achieve some goal. But what they didn't expect was that I had a deep-seated cooperation with the Church."
Klein smiled: So... you reported them?
Cattleya was well aware that Odis had forged a deep-seated bond of interests with the Church of Knowledge, and she was also well aware that very few people knew the details of this matter. Therefore, she was not surprised by Odis's actions.
Other members, influenced by "The World," also felt that reporting the dangerous plans of such a dangerous organization was a normal thing to do.
Audrey roughly understood what "hermit" meant. She paused for a moment and then asked, "Won't doing this put me in a dangerous situation?"
Odis smiled and said, "I understand what you mean. You think that cooperating with an organization like the 'Witch Cult' is inherently a very dangerous thing."
"I may have unknowingly become a tool for them to use, and eventually joined the evil."
Audrey nodded repeatedly, feeling that the "hermit" was the "mind reader" at this moment, completely hitting the nail on the head regarding her thoughts.
"But some things, some people, you can't avoid being affected by them just by not wanting to have contact with them," Odis said seriously. "And some things can actually be solved by using some clever methods."
"For example, in this situation I encountered, if I refused to cooperate with the 'Witch Cult,' they would likely seek cooperation with another secretive organization, the 'Morse Penitentiary.'"
"What's going to happen will happen anyway, and they're still working with my enemies, which is even more dangerous for me."
"Then I might as well get involved and become an inside man for the church to solve the problem more thoroughly."
Seeing that Audrey was indeed listening attentively, Odis continued, "For me, this matter was handled proactively; the initiative was in my hands."
"For the church, having an inside man like me allows them to deploy their resources more precisely and solve problems better."
"So in my opinion, this is the best solution."
Klein, Alger, and Cattleya, seasoned veterans in the Tarot Club, all understood this logic.
But some members were only aware of this, while others were not even aware of it.
Like Audrey, it wasn't that she was stupid; as a noblewoman, when she felt something was inappropriate, she had enough confidence to refuse.
Moreover, in the past, she rarely encountered situations where she had few cards in her hand and needed to gamble to achieve her goals, so Audrey did not possess such logic.
The explanation of "the hermit" greatly benefited Audrey, and the topic ended there.
Afterwards, Audrey shared with everyone how she eliminated the "God of No Light," the evil god worshipped by the natives on Cruise Island.
However, she did not specify that it was on Cruz Island, nor did she specify that her companions were "hermits" or the specific state of the "God of No Light." She mainly spoke of the bloody sacrifices of the natives.
Therefore, such sharing does not require prior communication with the "hermit".
After hearing the sharing of "Justice", everyone felt that the experience of "Magician" and "Moon" in Backlund was very novel.
Cattleya commented, "There are many such wild gods on the raging sea."
"Because the indigenous people are relatively conservative and have a certain degree of aggression, many evil gods remain unknown to the public."
Alger nodded and said, "The sea is far more vast than the land, and there are many more places where extraordinary powers are hidden."
Hearing these two members say that, Audrey was immediately filled with the urge to go on an adventure at sea again.
After this topic was discussed, the hall fell silent, and no one had anything new to share.
Klein then announced the end of this tarot session.
...
Odis returned to the real world, paused for a moment, then prepared the altar to offer the "Fool" the extraordinary weapon he had traded with the "Little Sun," as well as some gold pounds.
For this intelligence transaction at the Tarot meeting, Odis will receive £4,700 as payment for the intelligence transaction, and Derrick will pay her an additional £300 in cash in the form of extraordinary materials.
Odis needs to pay Klein 8,000 pounds, of which 5,000 pounds is payment on behalf of "The Sun" for the potion formula, and the other 3,000 pounds is for the purchase of Horamick Hayden's puppet.
Therefore, Odis needs to sacrifice another 3,300 pounds.
Soon, Odis received a large amount of extraordinary materials from the "Sun". Although the 5,000 pounds of materials were delivered to Odis in two installments, Derrick also traded extraordinary materials with Odis for extraordinary weapons every week. The total amount was quite large.
Then there's the puppet that Klein traded with. Odis, who had seen Horamik in person, felt uneasy when he saw the motionless puppet.
So he quickly put all of this into the "wilderness of knowledge".
Odis then began to consider how to deal with these extraordinary materials.
Currently, Odis has three ways to handle these extraordinary materials: the "Scroll Shop" on Cruz Island, the "Mysticism Research Society" in Backlund, and the "Information Exchange Society" in Bayam.
This time, because so much material was obtained, the sales volume has exceeded that of the other three channels.
So Odis decided to open up another route in Azshara, the capital of Lenburg, to quickly monetize his wealth while also making contact with more wild extraordinary individuals.
Having finished the follow-up work for the Tarot meeting, Odis had nothing else to do today. She ate dinner early, read for a while, and then went to rest.
The following morning, as planned by Odis, Bernadette returned to Backlund.
According to the intelligence Odis received, the military will transport the mummy to the port of Pulis tonight.
Tonight, we'll ambush the demigods of the "Rose School".
Just as the two were discussing tactics, Odis's secretary came in and said that Miss Hall had sent an invitation.
Odis opened it and saw that it was an invitation to a charity gala hosted by the Church of the Goddess of Night three days later.
Odis thought back and realized that it must have been the party where Klein donated his shares.
Although Earl Hall was not the main figure of the party, as an important believer of the Church of the Goddess of Night, Earl Hall would certainly help the church invite some wealthy people or nobles.
So Audrey could send out some of these invitations. Odis thought for a moment before saying, "Please thank Miss Hall for me and tell the servant who sent the invitation that I will definitely attend on time."
After the secretary left, Bernadette, who was out of sight, asked, "Who is Miss Hall?"
Odis casually replied, "A noblewoman."
Then he seemed to realize something: "To be precise, she was a young noblewoman with little experience, whom I had met a few times at the ball."
"The reason they sent me the invitation is probably because they hope the Remnburg embassy will also donate."
Bernadette hummed in agreement and said nothing more.
Odis thought to himself: After confirming a romantic relationship, one must be careful in describing certain things or tasks.
He knew the "mysterious queen's" personality quite well. Under normal circumstances, she would rarely concern herself with such trivial matters, but it was precisely because she valued this relationship that she would inquire about the women he was in contact with.
In such situations, proactively providing explanations can effectively prevent misunderstandings.
Then Odis remarked: "It must be that Roselle was too unrestrained back then, leaving Bernadette with psychological trauma, which is why she is concerned about such things."
Because of the operation that night, the two of them did not go out for a stroll and stayed at the embassy to rest.
Around 7 p.m., when it was completely dark, Odis and Bernadette each used their extraordinary abilities to head to Port Pritz.
To avoid alerting the enemy, they did not conduct any prior reconnaissance. After arriving at the port city, they split up and observed the port from a distance.
There are three large docks in Pritzker, but the target is not hard to find because one of the ports is closed. Without a doubt, it must be there.
Odis, hidden atop a building in downtown Pulitzer Bay, quietly observed the dock.
Most of the ships had already entered the port before dark, and the dock area had become relatively quiet.
The arrival of military vessels at this time seemed particularly out of place.
Odis watched as the hybrid vessel with its smokestacks and sails gradually slowed down and slowly came to a stop at the dock.
At the same time, two groups of soldiers in red shirts and white trousers, carrying rifles, ran past in an orderly fashion and lined up on both sides of the road.
The ladder was lowered, and several officers carrying sealed items came down first, quickly heading to the train that had been waiting at the dock.
These sealed artifacts also came from the Southern Continent and were brought back along with the mummy.
Some of them were stored in wooden boxes, some in crystal boxes, and some in wooden barrels.
This made Odis remark: The military has gained quite a bit this time.
Rather than plundering the gold and silver of the Southern Continent, the royal family should be more concerned with sealed artifacts and extraordinary plundering.
After waiting for more than ten minutes, Odis, using his enhanced eyesight, saw four "knights" dressed in full black armor carrying a golden coffin, walking out step by step.
The surface of the coffin was carved with intricate patterns. Because of the distance, Odis could only make out the patterns, which included strange birds, long snakes, and masks. The patterns looked ancient and mysterious, with a strong style of the ancient highland kingdoms.
Odis "flashed" forward, getting a little closer to the dock, because that was the goal of the "Rose School".
The coffin seemed very heavy, and a crane was needed to lift it onto the deck.
The moment the crane lifted the coffin, the four "knights" immediately collapsed onto the deck, as if the process of lifting the coffin out of the cabin had exhausted all their strength.
As the coffin was slowly lowered by the crane, four "knights" dressed in identical armor pushed a reinforced carriage to the side of the ship.
As the coffin was placed on the carriage, and they were about to pull it, the carriage wheels suddenly started turning on their own and maintained their balance. With a sudden turn, they knocked down the four "knights" and sped off in the direction away from the train and ship.
The demigod of the "Rose School" has arrived!
Odis once again secretly used his "teleport" ability to reach the building outside the dock, ready to act at any moment.
From the direction where the train was parked, a very penetrating voice suddenly rang out: "Attaching items here is prohibited."
The military's demigods have made their move!
The other party's "prohibition" took effect immediately, and the galloping carriage suddenly lost power and came to a stop.
At the same time, a figure suddenly appeared in mid-air. He was wearing a white robe inlaid with gold thread, his eye sockets were obviously sunken, and his face was very thin.
This middle-aged man, of mixed North and South Chinese descent, had an uncontrollable malice and madness in his brown eyes. His thick lips were sealed with finely patterned gold studs, giving him an eerie and terrifying appearance.
This is an important member of the "Rose School," one of the leaders of the Highland Resistance, and a Sequence 3 "Silent Disciple."
As soon as McHamms appeared, he turned his gaze to one of the carriages and raised his hand to his mouth, causing the golden nails that had pierced his upper and lower lips to fly out simultaneously.
The "silent disciple" then opened his mouth.
Odis heard no sound, but the entire carriage quickly twisted and turned into a sheep in the blink of an eye.
With a "pop," the sheep's stomach burst open, and a piece of meat rolled out, adorned with a white wig and a dark cloak.
A beam of light suddenly burst forth from within the flesh, and all the chaos and evil quickly subsided, the writhing flesh rapidly returning to its original form: a man wearing a wig and a cloak.
He had a square face, thick eyebrows, and large eyes, bearing a resemblance somewhat to the figures on playing cards. He wore leather shoes with long toes, his attire out of step with the times.
This is Grove Augustus, Prince of Sonia of Loon, a Sequence 3 "Chaos Hunter".
As the other party returned to normal, Maihamus raised his palm, and all the guns and cannons aimed at him were raised and fired into the air.
Then he took out a rag doll.
The doll appears to be made of old cloth, stained with obvious dirt and bloodstains, and its eyes have been gouged out, leaving two empty holes.
As soon as it saw the light, its face began to change, its shape became square, a wig appeared on its head, and it was transforming into the appearance of Grove Augustus.
At the same time, a semi-transparent mouth, several meters long, suddenly appeared on the side of the golden coffin containing the mummy.
This was a spirit creature. It suddenly opened its mouth and took a deep breath, creating a terrifying gust of wind that swept up the coffin and carriage.
But the moment the other party appeared, a sea of light suddenly appeared in mid-air, and this light quickly fell, engulfing everything around it.
Odis felt a jolt in her eyes, so she moistened them with her spiritual energy. When she looked again, the spiritual creature with the giant mouth had vanished, and the golden coffin containing the mummy remained quietly placed on the stopped carriage.
The light from earlier restored the rag doll in Maihamus's hand to its original state, and the two demigods closed the distance between them, engaging in a fierce battle.
On the other side of the carriage, there were two more people. One was a woman dressed in a black evening gown, with a crown woven from thorns on her head.
On this crown, pure light flows rapidly, constantly converging inward to form an "ocean".
Odis immediately recalled the relevant information: the current head of MI9, Georgina Augustus.
The crown on her head is a level 0 sealed artifact, corresponding to the Sequence 2 "Light Chaser" of the "Singer" pathway.
Another figure was hidden in the shadows, its face and clothing obscured.
Watching the four demigods fight back and forth, Odis thought to himself: You would never guess that there are two more demigods waiting for their chance to strike.
He knew very well that once the battle started, the operation would only have two or three minutes.
Three minutes later, the military will definitely send new demigods to support them.
Odis then blew a very penetrating whistle to signal Bernadette, and then he suddenly "flashed" to Mahamuss's side, using his "Mystic Reappearance" ability.
In a corner of the dock, Klein and the others, who were also preparing to take action, were all taken aback. Why was there a demigod participating in the battle?