Part 1 The Joker Chapter 7 Codenames
”You may call me, the Fool.”
The short answer quickly faded into the grandeur of the temple and the mist that filled it, but in Audrey and Alger’s minds, the voice echoed for a long time, sending ripples after ripples.
A name that was not thought of but felt like it was the right name for this feeling, a name that perfectly embodied the images of mystery, power, and eeriness!
After a few seconds of silence, Audrey stood up, lifted the hem of her skirt in vain, bent her knees, and bowed to Zhou Mingrui:
”Dear Mr. Fool, allow me to take the liberty of pleading, can you be a witness to our deal?”
”A small matter.” Zhou Mingrui’s thoughts raced and he replied in a manner befitting his status.
”It would be our honor, Mr. Fool.” Alger followed suit and stood up, stroking his chest with his right hand and bending down to salute.
Zhou Mingrui pressed his right hand in vain and spoke with a smile:
”You guys continue.”
Alger nodded and sat down again, looking at Audrey:
”If you can get the Ghost Shark Blood, then get someone to deliver it to the ‘Warrior and the Sea’ bar on Pelican Street in the White Rose District of Pritzker Harbor, and tell the owner, Williams, that this is what the ‘Captain’ wants. ”
”When I confirm it, will you give me the address to send the magic potion formula to, or should I just tell you here?”
Audrey thought for a moment and spread a smile:
”I’ll choose the more confidential way, right here, although it tests my memory.”
Since Mr. Fool had agreed to witness the transaction, that meant there would be another “gathering” like this one.
Thinking about this, she suddenly turned her head sideways, her eyes shining towards Zhou Mingrui, and proposed with interest:
”Mr. Fool, would you mind having a few more ‘attempts’ like this one right now?”
After listening stoically, Alger was also moved for a moment, and busily echoed:
”Mr. Fool, don’t you think this kind of ‘party’ is fun? Although your power surpasses our imagination, there are always areas in the world that you don’t understand or excel in, the lady opposite is obviously a lady of noble birth, and I also have my own experience, insights, channels, and resources that are uniquely my own, and she and I might be able to help you at some point in the future with insignificant things that are inconvenient for you to do on your own.”
In his opinion, the fact that he had been dragged into this place unguarded and unopposed meant that the initiative was in the hands of the mysterious Mr. Fool, and that it was not a sure thing that he could succeed if he refused to take Part 1n the “party” afterward, so it would be better to explore the benefits of the encounter in a deeper and better way, and make up for the passivity and disadvantages with the gains.
The three parties around the long table have different backgrounds, different resources, different news channels, different mysterious areas of understanding, if they can communicate with each other, limited cooperation, will produce a wonderful effect that can not be estimated and measured!
For example, the exchange of resources just set, such as if you want to kill a person, it is possible to ask for the help of the surface and the substance of the “members of the party” do not have anything to do with their own, which will make things be perfectly misdirected in another direction.
Miss Noble Born …… My performance, my accent is so obvious? Audrey’s mouth was half-open, stunned for a moment, but she quickly came back to her senses and nodded without hesitation:
”Mr. Fool, I think this is a very good proposal, as long as the ‘gatherings’ become regular, there are things that, if it is inconvenient for you to come out, you can completely pass it on to us, of course, it has to be within our capabilities.”
From just now, Zhou Mingrui was weighing the pros and cons, more “gatherings” could indeed allow himself to harvest more extraordinary mysteries and occult knowledge, which would help him to travel back in the future, such as the next “gathering” should appear! The “audience” of this magic potion formula, likewise, can also get news for the current real life, get some help.
However, the more “gatherings” there were, the easier it would be to expose one’s own reality!
Sure enough, no matter what world, there is no such thing as only benefits …… Zhou Mingrui once again stretched out his right hand and tapped the edge of the long table with his fingers.
Considering that the convening and disbanding of the “party” is under his control, and even if any problems are exposed, they are still within his control, the benefits clearly outweigh the drawbacks, Zhou Mingrui quickly made a decision.
His tapping movement stopped, met the four expectant and apprehensive gazes and smiled:
”I’m a person who likes equal exchange.”
”Will not let you guys help unconditionally.”
”Every Monday, 3:00 p.m., try to be alone, and once I’ve tried a few more times to figure some things out, maybe you guys can take your leave early without worrying about being in an inappropriate situation.”
This was considered a yes to Alger and Audrey’s offer.
Audrey had just turned seventeen and had been so pampered and girlish that when she heard Mr. Fool’s answer, she couldn’t help but clench her fists and swing them lightly in front of her chest twice.
”Then shouldn’t we give ourselves a title as well? You can’t communicate with your real name after all.” Without waiting for Alger to say anything, she said with crystalized eyes and excitement.
Although I may not be able to hide my true situation from Mr. Fool, that guy across the street is also a bit dangerous, and I can’t let him know who I really am!
”Good idea.” Zhou Mingrui replied briefly and easily.
Audrey immediately opened her mind and said as she pondered:
”You are Mr. Fool, from the Tarot, so as a regular, long-term, secretive ‘party’, the titles have to be as consistent as possible, well, I’ll pick from the Tarot as well.”
Her tone slowly became pleasant:
”It’s decided, my title is, ‘Justice’!”
It was one of the twenty-two main cards of the Tarot.
”And you, sir?” Audrey looked across the room at her “companion” with a smile.
Alger frowned slightly, and then stretched:
”The Inverted Hangman.”
That was another major card.
”Okay, then we’re considered founding members of the Tarot Club!” Audrey was first happy off the top of her head, then looked a little timidly at Zhou Mingrui, who was shrouded by a grayish mist, “No problem, right, Mr. Fool?”
Zhou Mingrui shook his head in amusement:
”This kind of small matter, you guys can make up your own mind.”
”Thanks!” Audrey was clearly excited.
Then, she looked at Alger:
”Mr. Inverted Hangman, can you repeat the address from just now? I’m afraid I don’t remember it well enough.”
”No problem.” Alger was quite satisfied with Audrey’s seriousness and repeated the address again.
After silently reciting it three times, Audrey excitedly said again:
”I heard that tarot cards are just a game invented by Rossel the Great, and it doesn’t actually have the function of divination?”
”No, very often, divination comes from oneself, everyone has spirituality, can communicate to the spiritual world, communicate to a higher level of relationship with their own information, only ordinary people can not notice this, let alone to interpret the ‘hints’ obtained, when they use divination tools, these information will will be presented with the help of the tool, a simplest example, dreams and interpretations.” Alger glanced at Zhou Mingrui, seeing that he didn’t show any indication, he spoke out to negate Audrey’s statement, “Tarot cards actually belong to this kind of tool, which uses more symbols, more rational elements, to help us interpret the ‘hints’ more easily and accurately.”
Zhou Mingrui appeared to be rambling, but he was actually listening very attentively, only that the phenomenon of his spirit’s hairy emptiness was starting to become serious, and his head ached with a throbbing pain.
”Understood.” Audrey nodded her head in recognition, then emphasized, “That’s not what I meant, I’m not questioning the Tarot, I’ve heard that Rossel the Great actually made another deck of cards, hidden, symbolizing some unknown power, a total of twenty-two cards, and after completing it, he referred to this before inventing the twenty-two main cards of the Tarot as a tool for the game, is this statement accurate?”
She looked at Zhou Mingrui, as if she wanted to get an answer from the mysterious Mr. Fool.
Zhou Mingrui only smiled, did not say anything, and turned his gaze to the “Inverted Hanging Man”, with a look of testing you.
Alger subconsciously straightened his back and said in a deep voice:
”Yes, it is said that Rossel the Great has seen the Blasphemy Tablet, and that deck of cards hides the mystery of the twenty-two Pathways of God.”
”Twenty two Pathways of God ……” Audrey repeated in a tone full of yearning.
At this time, Zhou Mingrui’s headache intensified, and he felt that the invisible connection between himself and the Crimson Star and the gray mist began to shake.
”Alright, let’s call today’s party to a close.” He made an instant decision and spoke in a low voice.
”By your will.” Alger bowed his head and saluted.
”By Your will.” Audrey mimicked the Inverted Man.
She had so many more questions and ideas that she couldn’t let it end.
Zhou Mingrui smiled as he broke the connection and said:
”Let’s look forward to the next gathering.”
The “star” lit up again, the crimson light shrunk back like water, Audrey and Alger just heard the words of Mr. “Fool”, their figures became more blurred, more and more illusory.
In less than a second, the “projection” was broken, and silence returned to the gray fog.
Zhou Mingrui felt that he was rapidly becoming heavier, and the surrounding area was drifting away, and there was a darkness in front of his eyes, followed by bright sunshine.
He was still in the apartment room, still standing in the center.
”Dream like …… that gray fog world in the end what the hell is the thing …… and who or what kind of power to create the changes just now …… “Zhou Mingrui sighs in a low voice, full of confusion, legs as if filled with lead towards the desk.
He picked up the pocket watch he had placed outside earlier to confirm how much time had passed.
”One to one time flow.” Zhou Mingrui roughly judged.
Putting down the pocket watch, his head throbbing with pain, he could no longer support himself and sat down on a chair, lowering his head and massaging his temples on both sides with his left thumb and middle finger respectively.
After a long time, he suddenly sighed and said in Chinese:
”It seems that it is impossible to return in a short time ……”
Ignorant people can only be fearless, after seeing such a magical thing, understand the extraordinary field and mysterious world, Zhou Mingrui is not dare to recklessly try the Gufosak and Ru En language “transit ceremony”!
He didn’t know if there would be another situation that might be even more bizarre and terrifying, and even make one’s life worse than death!
”At least I can’t try it until I have an in-depth grasp of the occult.” Zhou Mingrui thought helplessly.
Fortunately, the so-called “party” could provide help for himself.
After another moment of silence, he muttered to himself with emotions of frustration, loss, pain, and despondency:
”From now on, I am Klein.”
……
Klein tried to turn his thoughts back to the approach and the plan to detoxify the negative emotions in his mind.
Next week he might be able to listen to the recipe for the magic potion “Audience” ……
The “party” was really amazing, people in different parts of the world, thousands of miles into a stone’s throw, face-to-face communication, mutual understanding, uh, this sounds a little familiar ah ……
Klein froze for a few seconds, suddenly lost his smile, while pressing his hands on his temples, while whispering to himself:
”Internet dating platform to understand?”