Part 1 The Joker Chapter 36 A Simple Question
Audrey played with herself as she recalled the words of her father and brother as they discussed the situation:
”They think that the structure of the current government is too chaotic, and every time an election is completed, whenever there is a change of party, a group of people will be changed from top to bottom, making things a mess and extremely inefficient, which not only caused the loss of the war, but also caused great inconvenience to the people.”
Klein knew very well that because there was no reference object, at this time, the Kingdom of Ruen had not evolved a civil service examination system, and the form of political party rule was still in its infancy, so after the election victory, quite a number of so-called transactional positions would also be rewarded to the members and supporters.
Well, Rossel the Great didn’t invent such a system in Intis, it’s simply not in line with his character. …… Could it be that he shifted his focus to other places in the later stages?
”The Inverted Hanged Man,” Alger interjected with a low chuckle when he heard this:
”They think? Their senses are really slow, maybe they have to wait a year after being bitten by a black mosquito before they feel the itch.”
The Black Mosquito was a creature from the southern part of the Kingdom of Ruen, known for its intense toxicity that made people hate scratching their skin.
Audrey stretched out her palm and covered her mouth, ignoring the taunts of the “inverted hangman” and threw out the core of the news just now:
”Unfortunately, they won’t be able to find a good alternative to this system for a while.”
Klein listened quietly, feeling that the topic was entering his area of expertise, and said with a slight smile:
”It’s a simple problem.”
The Big Eater Empire, and the corrupt country that studied the Big Eater Empire, both had very successful advanced experiences.
”Simple?” Audrey asked back with slight surprise.
Although her tutoring program did not include politics, she, who often sat in on the discussions of her father, brother, and others, still had enough knowledge in similar aspects.
As if returning to a previous forum, Klein laughed calmly:
”Examination, just like the university entrance exams, hold an examination that faces all the public, this can be divided into two rounds, or three rounds, to screen out the elite in the most objective way.”
”But ……,” Audrey said, vaguely aware of the opposition this would bring.
Without giving her a chance to organize her words, Klein continued:
”After that, use these elites to fill transactional positions in the cabinet, county government, city government, and various towns, well, that is, positions where you do direct work, such as senior cabinet secretaries.”
”For the different requirements of the different positions, they can be examined separately and differently in the second or third round; specialized things have to be left to the professionals.”
”And the political positions of ministers, sheriffs and mayors are left to the party that won the election, which is their rightful share of the cake.”
Next to him, Alger, who lacked sufficient interest in the subject, unconsciously turned his head sideways and listened attentively, while Audrey frowned slightly, lost in thought.
”Don’t rush to replace everyone at once, the cabinet and all levels of government will be paralyzed, you can hold exams once a year or once every three years and gradually replace them, after that, depending on the expansion of the kingdom and the vacancies brought about by the resignation and aging of government employees, you can systematically authorize quotas.” Klein gave full play to his keyboard politician’s characteristics, and at the end of the show of hands, he said, “This kind of design can maximize the inclusion of insightful elites within the kingdom into the government, and no matter which party comes to power, and no matter who the ministers are, the affairs officers will be able to keep the kingdom maintaining basic, and relatively effective, operations.”
The side effect, of course, was the birth of the undead demon of bureaucracy.
Audrey asked suspiciously as she pondered:
”Which means that even if those ministers turn into curly-haired baboons, it won’t have much of an effect?”
”No.” Alger interjected of his own accord, “I think that curly-haired baboons are a better choice than the current ministers.”
He added after a pause:
”After all, a curly-haired baboon only needs to eat, sleep, and mate, and doesn’t give stupid ideas or stick to brainless plans.”
”Mr. “Inverted Man”, it sounds like you have a not-so-good boss …… Klein sat at the top and shook his head with a smirk.
Audrey echoed Mr. “Fool”‘s earlier description for a while before saying in dismay:
”That sounds like it could really work ……”
”It’s a very simple, yet effective solution!”
She looked over at Klein and exclaimed with sincere admiration:
”Mr. Fool, you must be an elder with a lot of life experience and wisdom!”
…… The corner of Klein’s mouth twitched, looked at “Inverted Hangman” and “Justice”, and was silent for a few seconds, saying:
”That’s enough for today’s party.”
If Ms. “Justice” can influence her relatives to push this matter forward, I will guide Benson ahead of time, so that he has the opportunity to become a “civil servant”.
Come to think of it, Benson does fit the bill.
However, I don’t think “Justice” will take the initiative to do it, because then, if I ask “The Hanged Man” which nobleman made the suggestion, we can basically guess her real identity.
Of course, she could have circled around and used a more covert method.
”At your will.” Audrey and Alger rose at the same time.
Klein leaned back and severed the connection, only to see the illusory figures of Justice and the Hanged Man quickly shatter and dissipate.
Above the gray mist, in the grand hall like the residence of the gods, there was only him sitting quietly at the head of the bronze table.
Klein did not like last time, directly into the gray fog, leave this place, because he has become an extraordinary person, but also enough spirit.
The reason why he ended the “Tarot Club” meeting early was because he knew the real attitude of the “night watchman” towards the notes of the Antigonus family, and decided that he would have to make a serious search for them later, instead of just lying down and sleeping, which would be suspected by Dunn Smith and the others. what they were doing at home.
And it wasn’t a bad day’s haul, either.
Klein sat in the high-backed chair at the top of the long bronze table, arms resting on the armrests, fingers crossed as he surveyed the infinite gray mist with a stoic gaze, only to feel that it was empty and silent, as if no one had stepped foot here in millions of years.
When he established the connection and “summoned” the projections of “Justice” and “Inverted Man”, he was keenly aware of one thing.
That is, as an extraordinary person himself, he had the strength to touch another “Crimson Star”!
”That means that it’s possible to ‘summon’ another one?” Kraven thought back to that feeling, and muttered to himself with almost certainty.
But he didn’t try it impulsively before, because he didn’t know what kind of identity the newcomer he pulled in would have, what kind of attitude he would have, after all, not everyone can be like “Justice” and “Inverted Man” because of their unique personalities to blend in quickly, and take what they need, and seem to be willing to hide, if If you pull similar to the kind of Dunn-Smith, then their own newly established “mysterious organization” will be immediately exposed in the “Church’s attention” under the.
As the big boss of the “evil” organization, his future would be in danger.
–Klein knows that this gray fog is very special, and understands that it is not something that an extraordinary person of Dunn Smith’s caliber can “crack”, but the problem is that since there are extraordinary powers, we have to consider the existence of the gods.
Klein was currently cautiously confident that all seven of the orthodox deities actually existed, but of course, he preferred the idea that they were just a little bit stronger and more powerful than the High Sequencers, and subject to some sort of strict limitations, and at least since the Fifth Age, aside from a couple of oracles, the Ks hadn’t been shown to have any more deeds to show for it.
”Meh, forced pulling is a bad thing too, no one wants to get involved in a mystery somehow …… Better to wait and see what happens later ……” Klein sighed and stood up.
He unfolded his own spirituality, sensing the presence of his body, and then began to mimic the heavy feeling of that rapid descent.
The light in front of his eyes changed instantly, the gray fog and crimson were instantly far away, and it was as if Klein had pierced through an endless film of water, finally seeing the real world and the dimness that filled the room.
This time, he was fully awake, experiencing the process in earnest.
”Strange …… gray mist is still a little different from the spirit world ……” Klein moved his arms and legs, feeling the reality of flesh and blood.
After a while of serious physical realization, he shook his head and walked over to his desk, reaching out and pulling the curtains.
Brush!
The curtains retreated and the sun shone in, brightening the room.
Looking out the convex belly window at the street and the pedestrians coming and going, Klein took a breath and muttered silently to himself:
”Time to get out there and get to work.”
”How am I supposed to play ‘The Diviner’?”
”This can’t be rushed …… I only know psychic vision for now ……”
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BECKLAND, Queens.
Audrey Hall saw herself in the mirror, saw cheeks so flushed with excitement and eyes so bright that she dared not look directly into them.
She didn’t bother to scrutinize them, rushing back to the moment before she lifted her jewel-encrusted fountain pen and scribbled the recipe for the potion “Audience” on the delicate parchment:
”80 ml of pure water, 5 drops of Autumn Fairy Essence, 13 grams of Ox-toothed Peony Powder, 7 petals of Elf Flower, a pair of adult Manhall Fish eyes, and 35 ml of Black Fish blood.”
Phew …… Audrey exhaled and looked at it several times over, finally confirming that it was correct.
She had the urge to dance again, but told herself to be reserved.
After some thought, she began to write the names of various chemicals around the magic potion recipe, disguising the page as a busy, confusing scientific knowledge.
Well, as long as I don’t consciously read it carefully, random people looking through it definitely won’t be able to discover the details I’ve hidden …… Awesome! Audrey praised herself and turned her thoughts to the acquisition of materials:
”First, I’ll look in a few of the family’s treasuries, and try to exchange the parts I don’t have from other people ……”
”If that still doesn’t come together, we’ll have to enlist the help of Mr. Fool and Mr. Inverted Hangman at the next gathering …… What to take as payment?”
After a moment’s consideration, Audrey closed her notes and placed them on a small bookshelf inside her bedroom, then walked at a brisk pace to the door and pulled it open.
A large, golden-haired dog was sitting obediently outside.
The corners of Audrey’s mouth turned up in a smile as bright as the sun:
”Susie, you’ve done a great job!”
”In the serialized stories in the newspaper, Mr. Detective always has a right-hand man, I think the real ‘audience’ needs to be followed by a big dog as well~”
……
Inside the basement with only a little candlelight waving, Alger Wilson lifted his palm and looked at it carefully.
After a long time, he let out a sigh of relief:
”It’s still so amazing, completely unable to grasp the details ……”
Even though he had made sufficient preparations in advance, he still did not have any insight into how the “Fool” accomplished the “summoning.”……
His eyes moved down to the parchment scroll on the long table.
A single line of Hermetic script was written in dark blue ink at the top of the tawny colored header:
”7, Mariner.”