Part 2 the faceless man chapter vi the explanation

　　If the Fool had simply mentioned that Rossel’s diary contained some simple facts, Alger the Hanged Man would not have been determined to pay the price for the answer, partly because the simplicity of the description destroyed curiosity, and partly because he was always wary of exchanges with the Fool. This is partly because the description of simplicity destroys curiosity, and partly because he is always wary of exchanges with “fools”, which reminds him of examples of deals with evil gods and demons.

　　But now that he knew the content of the so-called simple common sense, and was intensely interested in it, but could not understand part of the description, let alone grasp it in a practical way, he asked with uncontrollable but absolute respect:

　　”Mr. ‘Fool’, what kind of payment do you expect?”

　　Uh-huh! “Justice” Audrey nodded her head with a small amplitude but high frequency, indicating that this was what she wanted to ask as well.

　　Derek “The Sun” remained silent, with no extra body language, but his unconscious glance at “The Fool” said it all.

　　Klein, who was waiting for a similar response, smiled:

　　”Intelligence related to the Cistercian Order.”

　　”The Order of the Secret Cult ……” “The Inverted Man” Alger whispered to himself.

　　He was not unfamiliar with this term, he had once received payment for explaining to Miss Justice about many secretive organizations, including the Cistercian Order.

　　Audrey and Derek both subconsciously frowned, one because their knowledge of the Order was limited to what the Hanged Man had told them, and the other because they had never heard of the organization.

　　The feelings of the “sun”, Klein has long been expected, not surprised, in his speculation, Silver City is located in the region to become “God’s abandoned land” should be in the first blasphemous tablet out of the world before the second blasphemous tablet out of the world, belonging to the third era of a certain stage, and may even be the cataclysm. It may even be the direct cause or manifestation of the Cataclysm, while the Chaletus family only ascended to the stage of history in the Fourth Age, and the creation of the Mithraic Order was even a matter of the second half of the Fourth Age, so there is no possibility of overlap between the two.

　　If the “Sun” knew about the Secret Society, Klein would be shocked, and would have to overturn some of his guesses and reconstruct his knowledge of the Silver City, the Godforsaken Land, and the Chaletus family.

　　After a dozen seconds of silence, Alger the Hanged Man looked toward the Fool in the gray mist and spoke with deliberation:

　　”I will accept this commission to gather and probe things related to the Secret Cult for you.”

　　”Can you pay the ‘reward’ in advance?”

　　It wasn’t a surprising thing for a suspected divine being to be interested in an ancient and secretive organization, and Alger didn’t have the slightest doubt about it.

　　More importantly, after many gatherings, he gradually had a suspicion in his heart that Mr. “Fool” wasn’t in a perfect state, and that K might be in a certain predicament, and that the various attempts made by K and the actions of K’s dependents in the North and South Continent were all aimed at freeing K from his bondage, and no longer being restricted.

　　This may even involve the big secret that the seven gods will no longer descend to the real world after the fourth era …… Alger’s thoughts flickered and trembled a little, feeling that he had entered the realm of the gods.

　　Hearing the request of the “inverted man”, Klein leaned back in his chair and nodded gently:

　　”No problem.”

　　”If the information you gather exceeds the value of the answer, I will compensate you additionally.”

　　As for what is considered to be more than the value of the answer, of course, the respected Mr. “Fool” decided, he has the ability to pay additional compensation is not considered, if he does not have the ability to not count …… Klein silently added a sentence in his heart.

　　”Justice,” Audrey said, raising her hand with a sudden gleam in her eye:

　　”I wish to join this deal.”

　　Klein smiled and said:

　　”Could be.”

　　Frankly speaking, his main target was actually Ms. “Justice”, because the other party was the head of Bakerland, and also mixed into several circles of extraordinary people, and the degree of well-informedness in the “Land of Hope” exceeded that of him who had first arrived in the capital, and exceeded that of the “Hanging Man” who had been active for a long time in the sea. He is more well-informed in the “Land of Hope” than he was when he first arrived in the capital, and more so than the “Hanged Man” who has long been active at sea.

　　–Based on the revelations he had received from his previous divinations, Klein believed that the clue to the Order of the Secret Doctrine would be found in Birkeland, and nowhere else.

　　”The sun,” Derek said after a moment’s thought as he listened in silence:

　　”I’m willing to trade the compensation I accumulated earlier for answers.”

　　In the previous three-way deal, he had traded the Sequence 8 “Mind Reader” formula for only the Sequence 9 “Glorifier” formula, and Kraven had promised to compensate him for it, while his choice at that time was to accumulate it to prepare for the subsequent magic potion formula and main materials.

　　Klein nodded his head and said the explanation he had prepared long ago:

　　”The so-called similar sequences are the several paths that can be replaced with each other in the higher sequences.”

　　”Let me give you an example… Sequence 5 ‘Caretaker’ of the ‘Reaper’ pathway can not only be promoted normally, but can also choose the ‘Giant’ pathway, the That is, Sequence 4 ‘Demon Hunter’ of the ‘God of War’ pathway.”

　　”This poses no danger of losing control or accumulating insanity, and is not equivalent to taking the wrong magic potion.”

　　”Of course, if it’s not a similar sequence, half-madness is the best outcome.”

　　”Interchangeable?” “Justice,” Audrey blurted out, surprised and delighted.

　　She was surprised that the Sequence Pathways were not completely fixed, that they did not have to be followed only along their original paths, that if she wanted to replace them she would have to pay the price of half-madness and the inability to advance from that point on, that in the twenty-two Pathways of the Gods there were special cases, there were similar Sequences!

　　What she rejoiced in, on the other hand, was the fact that she would have the opportunity to pick and choose again in the future, and it was as good an experience as picking and choosing items of interest at Phillip’s Department Store!

　　So that’s what it was …… Alger murmured silently to himself, feeling that he had figured out a lot of things at once, unraveling many of the doubts that had accumulated in his previous personal experience.

　　This news was so valuable! Worthy of being Mr. “Fool”, the so-called simple common sense is enough to make most of the middle and low sequence of extraordinary people shocked out of their minds and benefited a lot! He secretly sighed.

　　Derek “The Sun” was slightly disappointed, as he had no intention of changing his sequence, he wanted to be the “Sun” that would light up the darkness and drive away the curse.

　　However, he quickly took this opportunity to recall a past event in Silver City:

　　The former Chief, the one most likely to break through the limitations of the Demon Hunters, built himself a mausoleum, deep into the earth, and then moved into it, making it his home.

　　After that, he appeared less and less, until the door to the mausoleum could no longer be opened.

　　At the time, the people of the Silver City believed that the Chief was having trouble with his ascension, had become insane, was close to losing control, and had finally taken matters into his own hands.

　　Now, combined with the description of the “Fool”, “Sun” suddenly thought of another possibility:

　　The Chief may have been trying to advance to a similar sequence!

　　In one of his explorations of the dark depths, he had obtained the recipe for the path of “death”, and the mausoleum could be a special requirement …… but in the end he failed? But why didn’t he turn into a monster? What happened to him in that dark mausoleum?

　　Silver City does not have the formula for the sequence of potions after “Demon Hunter”?

　　In the midst of his thoughts, Derek was suddenly awakened by the reserved voice of Ms. Justice:

　　”Mr. ‘Fool’, I would like to ask, with which pathways can the ‘Audience’ pathway be interchanged in the higher sequences?”

　　Sequence 4 “Demon Hunter”, that sounds great …… It suits me, it suits “Justice”! Audrey was very appreciative of the first high sequence name she knew.

　　I also want to know …… To the question of Ms. Justice, Klein was tempted to reply.

　　Not waiting for him to open his mouth, Audrey added a reasoned reply:

　　”I, I can pay for the answer to this question, you, you think how much gold pounds better? I think, I think, your favorites will need a certain amount of money for their activities ……”

　　When she said this, she remembered that Mr. ‘Fool”s dependents had easily killed the pirate general Zilingus, who possessed the ‘Creeping Hunger’, and was obviously a high-ranking powerhouse, so she almost blurted out, “I’m sorry, Mr. ‘Fool’. Mr. ‘Fool’, I didn’t ask”.

　　However, now that the question has been asked, there’s no backing down! Come on, Audrey, maybe Mr. Fool has weaker family members? Audrey quietly bit her lower lip and gave herself a pep talk.

　　Gold pounds? Klein thought hard:

　　”We’ll make this deal when the Secret Cult has gathered enough information.”

　　As he spoke, he remembered his informant within the Psycho-Alchemy Society, Duster Guderian.

　　The captain and I are, both, hey …… Duster’s identity as an informant can no longer be confirmed, I don’t know if this is considered a tragedy or a comedy …… Unfortunately, he can’t be contacted any more, otherwise getting the “audience” from him “The corresponding intelligence of the pathway is the most convenient …… Klein curled up the corner of his mouth.

　　”Okay.” Audrey replied cheerfully.

　　The conversation between the two caused the “inverted hangers-on” who were trying to ask pretty much the same questions to keep their mouths shut and wait for enough information about the Misterium to be gleaned.

　　After a few seconds of silence, Audrey glanced sideways at Mr. Fool and raised her hand in a small gesture.

　　After receiving an affirmative nod, she looked across the room at the member and asked expectantly:

　　”Mr. ‘Inverted Hanging Man’, my information has allowed you to tackle Lieutenant General ‘Hurricane’, have you prepared the complete pituitary gland of an adult Seven-Colored Lizard Dragon?”

　　That is one of the reasons I returned to the sea …… Alger nodded gently:

　　”I’ve got this extraordinary material you wanted.”

　　”But how do I give it to you?”

　　How do I give it to me? How do I give it to me …… Audrey froze for a moment, lost in thought.

　　It’s impossible to report my address directly …… nor through Hugh and Forsyth, which would reveal the fact that I am an Extraordinary …… Well, it’s not impossible, Rossel the Great said that when both options are bad, pick the one that is lesser in degree ……

　　Just then, Klein’s mind stirred, and his fingers tapped the edge of the long table with a smile:

　　”Miss, sir, in this matter, are you willing to cooperate with me to make an attempt?”