Part 2 The Faceless Man Chapter 193 A Thankful and Very Hopeless Truth
Above the gray mist, the lofty palace stood in silence.
Klein tapped his fingers rhythmically on the edge of the long bronze table, thinking intently about what kind of countermeasures he should adopt in the face of the Aurora Society and Mr. A’s threats.
With the difficulty of figuring out the true intentions of the other party, he instinctively had an idea:
Report Mr. A! Report the illegal assembly!
Klein could simply find out from Miss Magician where Mr. A had called the gathering, and then covertly report it to the Night Watcher, the Substitute Punisher, or the Mechanical Heart.
An Aurora Club ambassador would definitely attract enough attention!
At that point, Mr. A might not be able to protect himself, let alone track down the Fool’s followers.
But the problem was that this would definitely involve a group of innocent extraordinary people, and Klein suspected that this was the reason for Mr. A to offer a reward to the followers of the “Fools”.
He may have already arranged a backdoor so that once he was reported, he could clearly confirm that there was someone from the Fool at the previous gathering.
It doesn’t matter who it is, Mr. A and the Aurora Club’s lunatics are absolutely capable of catching the wrong person without missing a beat!
As long as the extraordinary people fall into their hands, most of them will not be able to hide their secrets, the Aurora Club, or the “real Creator” as the representative of the “shepherd” way is the most skillful is to contaminate others.
When the extraordinary have a completely distorted outlook and believe in the “True Creator” from the bottom of their hearts, what else can be kept secret?
There is no other way, it is best not to report …… Klein leaned back to the back of the chair, collected the chaotic thoughts, reorganize the whole thing.
Thinking about it, he suddenly realized a problem:
In this world, there is no such thing as a believer of “The Fool” or a member of his family!
There were only a few members of the Tarot Club, and none of them had ever disclosed the corresponding information to the public.
That is to say, the Aurora Club can not find the corresponding clues …… Nothing to worry about …… The only bad result is that the “Fool” in the “real Creator”. The only bad result is that the “Fool” is listed in the “Real Creator”, the feeling of being thought of by an evil god is not so good, but basically will not affect other aspects …… Klein nodded thoughtfully.
He had thought it through well enough, the only thing that had broken the whole thing was that he had used the title “Fool” in ancient Hermetic script as a password for an anonymous account, but with the sacrifices and bestowal rituals proving to work, the account had fallen into disuse a long time ago and had been long forgotten.
This can be deduced from the fact that no one has come to Klein’s attention in the last month and a half for transcribing the password.
In that case, bank employees who had access to the code but were clearly ignorant of the occult were unlikely to reveal the matter to anyone again, and those extraordinary people who had at best inquired about it in Ruunvin would not have been able to connect what Ruunvin had described to the ancient Hermetic code, even if they had found the right person.
If someone had transcribed it, I would have known about it the first time, and would have been able to respond effectively. …… Besides, even if someone found out about the cipher, it would be difficult to trace it back to Sherlock Moriarty, and I’ve always used a certain tactic every time. ……
”You think that the ‘Fool’ has many dependents and many believers, and therefore there are bound to be many indelible clues?
”Wrong, very wrong, there is only one believer and dependent of the ‘Fool’! That is myself!”
Speaking of this, he couldn’t help but smile to himself:
”That doesn’t seem like something to be proud of ……”
I’ve got to be careful not to fly the Fool’s flag these days …… Kraven reminds himself of that, and turns to answer Ms. Magician’s prayers.
He adjusted his posture and said in a low, gentle voice:
”Don’t worry about it.”
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Don’t worry about it. …… Voorhees received an answer that both surprised her and made her feel that she deserved it:
In the eyes of Mr. Fool, the Aurora Council was just a bunch of ants!
Once again, Voorhees whispered his name and inquired curiously:
”Dear Mr. Fool, which being does the Aurora Council believe in?”
Immediately, she saw Mr. Fool sitting in a high-backed chair in the center of the gray mist, and said in a relaxed manner:
”The True Creator.”
Real Creator …… Forsyth’s eyes widened, instantly understanding the reason for Mr. A’s sudden search for the Fool’s followers:
With the help of the Tarot Club, that “Sun” boy from Silver City had successfully uncovered the anomalies of the exploration team and thwarted the plans of the “True Creator”!
Behind this matter is the confrontation and struggle between Mr. “Fool” and the “Real Creator”…… Forsyth did not dare to ask more questions, and hurriedly told the story of today’s encounter with the members of the Abrahams family briefly, and mentioned that he had met the members of the family. The matter was briefly told, and mentioned Lawrence’s will, mentioned the peculiar notes and the other party’s legacy of extraordinary characteristics.
”Dear Mr. ‘Fool,’ what shall I do?” She asked for advice less confidently.
How? “The magician” lady’s luck is very good. …… Why haven’t I ever encountered such a good thing …… Klein responded with a low smile:
”Do what is truest in your heart.”
He did not worry that Dorian Gray of the Pritzker Harbor Fishermen’s Association would endanger Miss Magician, because he knew that the other party’s bracelet still had two stones, and was also able to make two spiritual transmissions.
What’s in my heart? Voorhees lowered his head thoughtfully and said:
”I see, thank you, Mr. ‘Fool’.”
She decides to buy a steam train ticket tomorrow – by this mode of transportation, it will only take an hour out of Bakerland to Port Prize, maybe even less.
After all was said and done, Forsyth’s request for an offering and ceremony was answered in the affirmative, and she exchanged her 600 pounds in cash for the “Sheriff’s” Extraordinary Characteristic.
Holding up a child’s fist-shaped object composed of iron black, dark red and silver-white, looking at the beautiful spiritual luster, Forsyth was delighted and sighed in admiration:
Hugh has long been able to gather the auxiliary materials, she will soon be able to promote the sequence 8 …… while I do not know when I can become a “master juggler”…… hopefully Mr. “Hanging Man” and the others can help me find the appropriate extraordinary materials as soon as possible. ……
Hugh has been unconsciously playing the role of “Arbiter”, so I don’t have to worry about her digestion of the Sequence 9 magic potion, but what should I do when I become a “Magistrate”? Apply to Mr. “Fool” for a certain amount of money in exchange for the teaching of “playing the law” …… or just suggest that she mixes with the police force?
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At the top of the long, stained table, Klein looked at the thick pile of cash in front of him and counted it several times.
”That gives me £1,230, and I’m still like £300 short of what I need for a Sequence 6 Extraordinary Material, but of course, £1,500 is just the bottom line, and actual transactions tend to be quite a bit more expensive than that ……
”Where else can I get money from these days?
”Offer a portion of the shares as soon as the bike patent comes down?
”By the way, I almost forgot about the specials of the Tarot Club, the extraordinary properties of the ‘Werewolf’ can’t be sold in Berkland for the time being lest they be discovered by the high sequence powerhouses of the Rose School, but they can be taken elsewhere and sold ah! Let the ‘World’ step in at the next gathering and commission Mr. ‘Inverted Hangman’ to peddle this item on the Sunia Sea, with a corresponding commission as payment.
”Deducting all expenses, the ‘Werewolf’ extraordinary trait will bring me at least 1,000 pounds, and one Sequence 6 extraordinary material will be completely enough money.”
Klein quickly had a thought and his mind settled for a moment.
What he regretted was that Ms. Hugh didn’t seem to have much money, after becoming a “magistrate”, even if she could quickly digest the magic potion, it would take a long time before she could afford to buy the corresponding extraordinary trait of “Inquisitor”, and “magician”, if Ms. Hugh became a “magician”, it would take a long time before she could afford to buy the corresponding extraordinary trait of “Inquisitor”. If Miss “Magician” is favored by the Abrahams family, his subsequent “Astrologer” magic potion formula will not be sold.
This is really regrettable ah …… Klein sighed and returned to the real world.
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Wednesday morning.
Klein didn’t lose sleep because of the “real Creator’s” thoughts and the Aurora Club’s pursuit, slept until dawn, and happily went out to buy a Dixie Pie for breakfast.
And Dixie Pie no doubt needs to be served with sweet iced tea.
Enjoying it and looking through the paper, he found an advertisement for Ernst’s Mercantile, and learned that tomorrow night there would be a gathering of the extraordinary called by old Mr. Wisdom’s Eye.
”This time, I can ask for the appropriate extraordinary materials… but there’s a high probability that they don’t have any, and if they do, it’s just the ‘hair of the Deep Sea Naga’ and other auxiliary materials… … “Klein thought hard about the channels from which he could gather materials.
He spread out his left hand and flexed his fingers to count silently:
”The inner circle of the Tarot Society contains Little ‘Sun’, Mr. ‘Inverted Hangman’, and Miss ‘Justice’ and their respective channels; Old Mr. ‘Wisdom’s Eye’s’ party; Miss Bodyguard and Maric, but try not to contact them these days; and, and, yes, the vampire Emlyn White, didn’t he say that he could write and ask for advice from some of the powerful Bloods? That’s a human resource!”
Thinking of this, Klein immediately decided to go to Harvest Church today to squat on Emlyn White.
Although there was nothing that the Aurora Council could possibly trace back to him, it still gave him a certain sense of urgency that made him want to gather the extraordinary materials as soon as possible, and as soon as the magic potion was digested, he would quickly advance to Sequence 6.
10:00 a.m., Bridge South, Moonflower Street.
Wearing a double-breasted long gown, Klein removed his half-height silk bowler hat and walked slowly into the rather small Harvest Church.
At a glance he saw the giant-like Father Utrafsky and Emlyn White in his brown clerical robes.
The latter was there polishing the candlesticks with the numb look of a man whose heart had died.
It’s quite a coincidence …… Wait, he doesn’t stay here all day, does he? Didn’t come home until nighttime? Klein casually found a seat and sat down, while there were no more than five believers in the entire church.
Emlyn White saw him as well, and simply put down his rag, walked over, and sat down next to him.
The vampire’s expression became vivid for a moment, and his chin lifted slightly as he gave a hey:
”Suddenly coming here, there is something you want to ask me for help, isn’t there?”