Part 1 The Joker Chapter 61 Strange Symbols
”Fools not of this age …… Mysterious masters above the gray mist …… Yellow and black kings of good fortune …… “Audrey Hall read these three descriptions in silence, and her heart was so turbulent that she could no longer maintain the state of “audience”.
As a lover of the occult, before she was dragged into this gray mist, although she had not formally touched the extraordinary power, but when she met with her fellow nobles in private, she would still exchange their own mastery of the situation, not knowing whether it was true or not, she would learn the Hermetic script for rituals, and she would try out the rituals that other people talked about.
Those rituals invariably failed to produce results, but they did give Audrey some understanding of the formatted spells.
So, she knew exactly what the three-part description of what the Fool had said stood for in other rituals:
That represented, that pointed to, the seven gods who looked down on the entire world!
It was the near equivalent of “The Crimson Lord, the Hidden Mother, the Queen of Doom and Fear”!
Is Mr. Fool the unknown, hidden, powerful god-like being that Grayling and the others mentioned? Is Mr. Fool the unknown, hidden, powerful, godlike being that Graylingt and the others had mentioned? Audrey quickly recalled the exclamations of her friends when they wanted to try and were afraid to try certain odd rituals, and for a moment was speechless.
Alger Wilson, who knew more and understood more than she did, shuddered from the bottom of his heart:
”If the ritual magic devised by the Fool truly points to him to receive our request, then, then it must be honored with a k, with this third-person honorific describing deities and similar beings ……”
”How fortunate, how wise enough, that I’ve been acting cooperative, not doing something stupid, and even if I try, it’s within normal limits ……”
”Is he perhaps whichever ancient, hidden, terrifying being just didn’t appear before our eyes with his original face and true name …… the original Witch, the Hidden Sage, or the true Creator that several mystical sects share in common belief?”
Alger realized that the Fool he was seeing now was not necessarily his true image, and that the other side did not even necessarily have a gender or be a humanoid creature.
Klein, holding his forehead with one hand and tapping the edge of the bronze table with the other, was keenly aware of the change in the “inverted man” and “justice”.
But he pretended that nothing had happened, giving the state that everything was expected, and continued to speak to himself:
”I pray for Your help.”
”I pray for Your favor.”
”I pray You to give me good dreams.”
”O Deep Sleeping Flower, herb of the Red Moon, impart strength to my spell.”
”O golden handkerchief, herb belonging to the sun, impart strength to my mantra.”
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He finished describing the mantra belonging to the other format one sentence at a time and smiled at the end:
”Ma’am, sir, remember?”
”Ah ……” Audrey whimpered, hurriedly covered her mouth and began to recall it carefully.
Relying on the strong memory of the “audience”, she quickly finished recording, and repeated herself to confirm.
Alger, on the other hand, behaved much more normally than she did, and no matter what was on his mind, the pen in his hand never stopped.
After Klein affirmed Audrey’s record, he said with a slight smile:
”If this attempt is successful, then next time we can slightly modify the spell to achieve what we want.”
”No later than Wednesday, I would like you to find a free moment to complete this ritual.”
He intended to enter the place again on Thursday night to make sure the ritual magic had worked.
–The reason why he didn’t allow the Inverted Man and Justice to directly pray for “absence” was because Klein was worried that It was impossible to tell if they really wanted to “take a leave of absence” or if it was the result of trying the ritual magic, so would they pull it or not pull it?
”Follow your will.” Audrey and Alger collected their emotions and replied respectfully.
”As per the inverted hangman’s last proposal, the business is followed by the casual conversation phase, who will start first?” Klein gave the gesture of invitation.
Audrey mused for a moment and said:
”Mr. Fool, the proposal you gave last time for the separation of examination screening and affairs government was approved by quite a number of councilors, perhaps, it really has the potential to become practical, of course, with the efficiency of the Royal Government, the proposal will only appear in half a year at the earliest.”
She didn’t worry that the “inverted man” would find out her identity based on this matter, because she just by chance, casually guided a couple of sentences, and let those proud ladies think that their excellent minds had played a role, so that they couldn’t wait to go to their husbands, their fathers, and their brothers to show off.
At that moment Audrey thought she saw a golden peacock in full bloom.
She was sure that the ladies would keep on self-suggesting that they would take the honor of the thing to themselves, and forget their own Part 1n it altogether, and quarrel with each other as to who had first suggested it.
And changing the situation in the kingdom in such a subtle way gave Audrey a strange sense of accomplishment, as if she had found a way for the “audience” to influence the plot of the play as well.
”I hope so.” “The Inverted Man,” Alger returned in a mocking tone.
He paused for a few seconds, glanced at the Fool at the head of the long bronze table, and weighed his words:
”In recent decades, the number of activities of various hidden organizations has been on the rise, and several fledgling, established organizations with some extraordinary power have even appeared.”
Are you trying to find out from me why? I have not even begun to contact the “illegal organizations” information …… Klein just laughed, did not comment on the “inverted hanging man” news, and turned to say ambiguously.
”Some ancient forces are awakening.”
Like the power represented by the Antigonus family notes ……
”Is that so ……,” Alger whispered to himself, as if something had occurred to him.
Klein swept his gaze over the Inverted Man, over Justice, and said with a smile:
”If there is nothing else to share, then that is all for today’s gathering.”
”By your will.” Audrey and Alger rose at the same time.
Klein slid his fingers, breaking the connection with Crimson Star, and watched as the two figures disappeared into the lofty hall.
He stood and turned to the back of his own high-backed chair, the uppermost seat of the long bronze table, and looked at the constellation symbols there.
The bright stars outlined an odd symbol, one outside of Klein’s current occult knowledge.
He scrutinized it for a while, and saw in it the “Pupil-less Eye”, a symbol of concealment, and the “Twisted Thread”, a symbol of change, each of which was missing a part, overlapping each other to form a new symbol.
”Incomplete hidden secrets, incomplete changes …… What does it all add up to?” Klein frowned and whispered, unable to come up with an answer for the moment.
He withdrew his gaze and walked around the magnificent, ancient temple, his eyes not sparing a single corner.
”I just thought so casually in the first place, and only gave a rough concept, not at all specifically describing the shapes of the palace, the long table and the chairs …… Then what was the basis for their appearance? Optimization choices? The initial paradigm? Or reality mapping?” As Klein looked on, he suddenly thought of a question he had previously overlooked.
哎，不得不说，作为一名键盘强者，我在很多事情上确实缺乏经验，不够敏锐，以致后知觉 …… With such self-examination, Klein did a serious check in the area above the gray mist and around the temple, but did not find any other creatures, nor did he find anything else bizarre.
As for the farther, seemingly boundless illusory place, he did not dare to go deeper for the time being, for fear of getting completely lost there.
”Whew, this place is really full of mysteries …… When I’m stronger, I don’t know if there will be new changes ……” Klein sighed, unfolding his spirituality and wrapping himself, simulating a rapid sensation of falling.
Everything flew by, the various phantoms fragmented, and he pierced through the gray mist and saw the real world, the desk, curtains and coat racks in his bedroom.
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BECKLAND, QUEENS.
Audrey saw the paintings hanging on the wall and felt the softness of the velvet pillows.
She didn’t get up right away, but carefully reflected on today’s party as if she were watching a re-enactment of a play.
”There was a certain confidence in Mr. Fool’s tone when he said he tried that ritual, giving descriptive incantations such as Mystic Lord and King of Yellow and Black …… Confidence ……” the voiceless analytical Audrey suddenly sucked in her breath, her body vaguely trembling.
Forget it, since it can not be countered, it is not to be considered …… Mr. Fool has always behaved kindly, it should be an order-keeping existence …… Audrey’s mood flew into a better one, thinking of her own play, thinking of the faintness of the magical potion’s backlash.
Humming a light tune, she left the bed and headed for the door, taking it upon herself to adjust to her role as “spectator”.
When she opened the door, she saw the maid passing by on the other side of the room, the calluses on her hands, the sun spots on her face, and many other similar details, which allowed her to deduce a lot of things.
It was then that Audrey suddenly sensed something and busied herself by turning her head to look into the shadowy corner that backed away from the balcony.
She saw Susie, the big golden dog, crouching there, quietly observing herself, just like she was observing her maid.
Goddess ah …… Audrey s mouth twitched, so she wanted to cover her face hole and sigh long.
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The heavily protected captain’s chamber on the Sunia Sea.
Alger came to his senses and realized that nothing had changed around him, as if nothing had happened.
He sighed and said to himself in his mind:
”An ancient being?”
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Disengaged from the ritual, Klein pulled back the curtains, took out his notebook, and once again began to write.
He recalled the contents of several diaries of Rossel the Great, and by recording them in such a way, he strengthened his impression, lest there be forgetfulness in the future.
After he finished writing, he read it over and over again, but in the end, he tore up the notes he had mimeographed and burned them cleanly.
If you do this once a week, you shouldn’t forget the key points …… Only, the task will become more and more onerous as time goes by …… Unfortunately, there’s no other good way for the time being, and I didn’t study cryptography… …Klein collected his thoughts and moved his cervical vertebrae, intending to go out to the Divination Club.
–The “soothsayer” has different standards in different people’s hearts, and no one can say that others must be wrong, so Klein didn’t know what kind of “soothsayer” would be the most suitable for the “magic potion”. Therefore, Klein did not know what kind of “soothsayer” best met the needs of the “magic potion”, and could only be corrected and determined by practicing again and again!