Part 2 The Faceless Man Chapter 5 Free Common Sense
”On June 3rd, after discussing with Edwards and the others, I gave up the idea of reaching a tacit agreement with the Church of the Eternal Blazing Sun, which would likely expose my true intentions and allow the Sauron family and the old nobles who embraced them to notice ahead of time and make a targeted setup, and that would have made things very difficult and dangerous.”
”Unfortunately, Grimm died in the Sea of Mists, and he was the smartest one among us.”
”Mess it up, mess it up! Only when it’s completely chaotic will I get the chance to fish in troubled waters! Only if the Solon family can no longer clean up the situation will the Eternal Blazing Sun Church be able to pinch their noses and recognize me!”
”I should probably give those rebels some help, but how should I do it covertly, how can I make it undetectable to others?”
”On June 4th, Charatu of the Secret Cult came to visit me secretly, very suddenly.”
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What’s behind it? Klein was wondering about the purpose of Chalatu, the head of the Order of the Secret Doctrine, in approaching Rossel on the eve of the rebellion and the coup d’état, when he realized that the two pages of notes that followed had nothing to do with it.
This forced him to feel an uncontrollable chagrin.
Although the three diary entries didn’t contain much detailed description, just the flat accounts of the parties involved, they still gave Klein a sense of the winds of the famous Incident at Intis in 1173, more than a hundred years ago.
The history textbook clearly recorded the outcome, with Rossel quelling the rebellion in his capacity as colonel, going along with the coup, turning the Kingdom of Intis into a republic, and making himself consul.
In the following 19 years, he reformed the code of law, encouraged inventions, escorted the industrial revolution, greatly enhanced the national power, and fought in the north and south, bringing Lemberg, Marcy, and Segal under his protection, and making the three northern continental powers of the Forsak Empire, the Kingdom of Ruen, and the Kingdom of Feneport bow down one after another.
As he was approaching his 20th year as Consul, at the end of 1192, Rossel changed the Republic into an Empire, calling himself Caesar.
Less than six years afterward, he fell in the White Maple Palace, ending one of the most storied periods of the Fifth Age so far.
Klein recalled the information he had read, and felt more and more that Rossel’s death was definitely not as simple as it appeared, just as there was definitely a tug-of-war between extraordinary people and a rebalancing of transcendent forces behind this famous incident, and it would not be equivalent to the textbook’s description.
”Rossel’s so-called ‘Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse’ one of Green really died on the Sea of Mists …… There was a diary entry before that Rossel recorded that this ‘Horseman’ ‘s misbehavior, which seems to have a certain relationship with the island they discovered where many transcendent creatures survive …… Not only is it a strange encounter, but it’s also dangerous ah …… “Klein associated it with The previous record, with some emotion, flipped to the fifth page of the diary.
The content of this page of records is not of much value, respectively, Rossel drank 1128 years of Ormil red wine after the review, meet the young admirer of the object of disillusionment to find that the lady’s body body out of shape appearance aging, and a certain period of time indulged in playing poker to sum up the degradation of the.
Page six was pretty much a similar routine, but it was the last one that made Klein’s eyes light up:
”April 8th, I have to send someone to investigate the Misterium, to get more information, not to repeat the same passivity that I had before, not to be led by the nose by Charatou again.”
So, did you find out anything, Comrade Rossel? Klein could not find anything to follow up on, so he could only force himself to calm down and wait for the other six pages to be presented by the “Hanged Man” at the next gathering.
He knew that the information from more than a hundred years ago would probably not help him find clues related to the Cistercian Order, after all, after such a long period of time, except for the more special ones, many of the strongest members of the high sequence of the Cistercian Order had already died of old age, not to mention the members of the middle and low levels, but Klein was sure that it would help him to get inspiration, and to master the Cistercian Order’s habitual use of the explicit identity and the pattern of activities.
Putting down the six pages of the diary, Klein tapped the edge of the bronze table with his right index finger, and slowly moved his eyes from Ms. Justice to the Inverted Man, and then to the Sun.
By the way, just now in the diary, Rossel the Great had a description: “The Lord who created all, the all-knowing God”, which is very close to the custom of Silver City, where did he hear about it? Where did he hear about the oldest and most secretive organization that secretly manipulates the world? This organization was born before the creation of the “Godforsaken Land”?
Well …… suddenly, Klein had a new idea, so he smiled in a low and calm voice:
”Rossel mentioned some buried history in his diary, mentioning some simple common sense, the latter reminds me, I seem to have not told you guys.”
Audrey snapped out of her trance, and then half turned her body and looked in surprise at the topmost head of the long, ancient table.
Mr. “Fool” had taken the initiative to mention the contents of Russell’s journal? What could it contain? She was so excited and thrilled that she had forgotten that she was an “audience”.
Compared to her, Alger the Hanged Man is much more stable, but his unconscious straightening of his back still betrays him mercilessly.
Only “Sun” Derek, although he had always thought that the items of interest to Mr. Fool must contain many mysteries, but he did not know Rossel the Great, did not know what the name actually represents in the North Continent, so he just couldn’t hide his curiosity, and didn’t show too abnormal behavior.
”Mr. ‘Fool’, what kind of common sense did Rossel the Great mention? I can pay a reward in exchange for this information.” Audrey couldn’t help but ask.
However, I asked for a separate exchange! She silently added in her mind.
Klein let out a light laugh and said:
”No need, it’s all simple common sense.”
”Seeing this part of the diary, as the convener of the Tarot Society, I felt it necessary to make you all aware of it, knowing full well, of course, that some of you have long since mastered it.”
He was mainly referring to the “sun”; Silver City had a history of two to three thousand years, and it was impossible that they had not discovered the law of indestructibility of extraordinary properties.
Moreover, they were in a relatively extreme environment, and even though the surrounding area did not lack monsters in the darkness, there were still times when they might not be able to obtain the corresponding materials they wanted, and for the sake of inheritance, for the sake of the continuity of the entire city, making magic potions from the extraordinary characteristics condensed from the remains of their predecessors was not a particularly unacceptable thing to do.
To them, it might still be a sacred and honorable ritual.
Of course, from the previous replies, Klein could tell that the “Hanged Man” also knew something.
Unfortunately, I can’t always let Ms. Justice pay the gold pounds and transfer the money to my dependents …… My dependents also need to be pushed …… Can’t ruin the image of Mr. Aztec as a strong man. The image of a strong man …… Well, there is a chance to try again, after all, even the most powerful existence, there will also be the bottom of the errand subordinates, just like the goddess of the night “sleepless” …… Never because of the weakness of the bottom of the night watchman. The weakness of the bottom layer of the night watchers, it is suspected that the Goddess of the Night is not a true god …… Klein sighed a few times silently.
”Thank you so much! Mr. ‘Fool’ you are so generous!” Audrey responded joyfully.
She repented for three seconds for her vulgarity in trying to buy news with money just now.
Klein stopped tapping his fingers and described in a flat tone:
”The first truism, the law of indestructibility of extraordinary characteristics, extraordinary characteristics do not perish, they do not diminish, they simply transfer from one thing to another.”
I unknowingly actually used the captain s tone …… Klein s mouth subconsciously curled up.
It will not destroy, it will not diminish, it will simply transfer from one thing to another …… Audrey chewed on Mr. Fool’s description and felt that this simple sentence contained too much meaning.
Her turquoise eyes like jewels turn, see “upside down man” and “sun” are not surprised and thinking performance, and immediately realized that these two members of the Tarot Club has long known this law.
I’m the only one who doesn’t know,…… she thought, slightly aggrieved, but quickly began to praise Mr. “Fool” for his kindness.
At this point, Klein added:
”So, after the death of an out-of-control extraordinary person, they will leave behind an item that has gathered extraordinary characteristics, it may be the main material of a magic potion or a magical item that needs to be sealed, the same is true after the death of a normal extraordinary person, except that it will be the same as the corresponding magic potion that has no auxiliary materials, of course, it will also have a certain amount of extraordinary ability in itself, and it can be used as a half-perfected magical item. ”
A few plain sentences instantly echoed within Audrey’s mind, cascading and climbing, eventually converging into a huge loud thunder.
Audrey was reminded of cannibalism, and of a question she had asked the Inverted Man before, which was whether the serial pathway would be interrupted if the source of the material was cut off.
Now she knows the answer, but would rather she hadn’t heard it, and feels like she’s in a nightmare!
How could it be so cruel? How could it be so dark? Audrey had counted on seeing some bad involving extraordinary things before, but that had come from the obscenity and evil of individuals, like Mr. A, like Zylingus, and hadn’t affected her desire and love for the mystical realm of the transcendent world.
Yet, this time, she found that the world itself, full of mystical rhythms, was full of gray and black.
Wake up, Audrey, you can’t be naive anymore! Think about losing control, the cruelty and darkness described by Mr. “Fool” is predictable …… Since you have chosen this path, you have to be brave to go on! Audrey’s self-compassionate mood eased a little.
She saw the “hanging man” and “sun” are only a little habitual movement, seems to be very clear about the content of what just now.
Hm! Mr. “Inverted Man” is so bad that he wanted to exchange this information with me before! Well, …… this information is indeed worth a handsome reward, quite important, but it is only for us, in the eyes of Mr. “Fool”, it is just a simple piece of common sense …… Audrey! Suddenly, she wanted to laugh a little, and her mood began to improve as she slowly put aside the extreme examples that had just occurred to her.
Not surprised by the reaction of the three members, Klein continued in a tone devoid of ripples:
”Second common sense, the law of conservation of extraordinary properties within a similar sequence.”
The law of conservation of extraordinary properties …… “Inverted Hanging Man” changed his sitting position slightly, feeling that he understood something, but unable to completely figure out what this law actually represents and implies.
”Justice” and “Sun” felt similar to him, also unable to intuitively understand the true meaning of this law.
”Why is it a similar sequence?” Alger couldn’t help but ask.
Klein smiled and replied:
”What would you give to get the answer?”
One of the ideas he had just had was that common sense was free and explanations were charged, which was in line with the identity position and wouldn’t be a waste of information.
It was the free ones that were the most expensive.