The Faceless Man Chapter 23: The Commission of the Society
As Klein’s understanding of the occult and the transcendental realm deepened, and as he gradually experimented with some of the capabilities of this space above the gray mist, he slowly stopped being as fainthearted when facing Justice, the Hanged Man, and the Sun. “When he faced Justice, the Hanged Man, and the Sun, he slowly stopped being as vain as he used to be, no longer thinking of maintaining an inscrutable image, lest the members of the Tarot Society keenly pierce his disguise.
He now knew that the deities of this world, though powerful and weird all at once, were by no means omniscient, and that description was only available to the legendary Creator who created everything, and only Silver City still recited it.
Gods have limitations, and gods can get into trouble, this is a point that Klein can currently confirm, whether it is the Book of Storms, or the Book of Night’s Revelation, both of them deal with the corresponding content to a greater or lesser extent.
Therefore, Klein had been consciously adding to his “persona” in the recent tarot gatherings, trying to mold himself little by little into a restricted powerhouse who was close to a god but couldn’t move freely for some reason.
In this way, even if he occasionally showed that he didn’t know enough about certain things and occasionally asked for help, he wouldn’t arouse the suspicion of the members of the Tarot Club.
Of course, this all presupposed that he had, through his previous attempts, implanted the image of an almost divine being into “Justice”, “The Hanged Man” and “The Sun” through the great strength demonstrated by “Aztec the Favored One”. “and the Sun.
Whew, I hope this kind of molding can be successful, then after that, I don’t have to worry too much about not being able to answer their questions. …… Of course, what belongs to “common sense” must still be tensed, not to show fear… …Klein tapped his fingers on the edge of the ancient table and smiled lowly:
”I’m going to enact a mission.”
A mission? “Justice” Audrey’s ears twitched slightly and her eyes widened in surprise, anticipation and apprehension.
She clearly remembered that this was the first time Mr. “Fool” had formally issued a mission!
Although Mr. K had done some commissions before, they were all of the pre-paid type, and seemed to be random collection tasks in line with the principle of quid pro quo……. This time, Mr. K used the word “promulgate”… …As a “mind reader”, Audrey has become very good at reading hidden meanings into words.
At the same time, she was keenly aware that the Hanged Man looked unchanged, but was in fact unusually nervous, while the Sun was clueless and took it as a normal thing.
”You can choose to take it, or not.” Klein used the ability of the “Joker” to make his tone seem rather relaxed, “Another of my dependents arrived in Berkland, he wished to accomplish something, but was not comfortable coming out on his own.”
The …… “Inverted Man” nodded his head as if he were thinking, and was not the least bit surprised by this.
In his eyes, in the eyes of Mr. Fool, this kind of deity-level powerful existence, having multiple dependents was a default fact.
I don’t know how many of Mr. Fool’s dependents …… Well, I actually still owe a bounty …… to the last dependents, although Mr. Fool’s payment was made by the “Hanged Man”. Although Mr. Fool was paid by “The Hanged Man”, and k doesn’t care about money, I did pray for help at that time, and “Hurricane Lieutenant General” was killed by that family member. Need a certain amount of funds for activities …… “Justice” Audrey thought slightly vainly.
Frankly speaking, in her eyes, 30,000 gold pounds plus a large plantation is indeed a huge amount of wealth, but that’s it, will not have too obvious impact on her life.
It is very good to have it, and it is okay to not have it, well, there will still be a little bit of heartache, a little bit …… Audrey sincerely nodded to herself in her heart.
As a young girl who is not really adult for the time being, not to mention the big plantation, even if the rest of the 30,000 gold pounds, she actually does not have the absolute dominant right, can only be based on the arrangement of her father, Earl Hall, bought some shares of the Becklander Arms Group, and invested in a company that seeks to introduce some of the technology of the ironclad ship into the field of commercial ships.
This allowed her to finally get, can be used as pocket money bounty only 5000 pounds, however, her fixed annuity earnings in the original 15,000 pounds to 25,000 pounds level, raised at least 2,000 pounds.
Seeing that “Justice” and the others didn’t say anything, Klein enacted the task:
”The thing he has to accomplish is to assassinate the ambassador of the Republic of Intis to the Kingdom of Ruen, Beclan Jean Madan.”
”Assassinate the Ambassador of the Republic of Intis?” “Justice,” Audrey asked back, stunned, as she failed to control herself for a moment.
This was an act that would cause strife between the two countries and even the outbreak of war! As a qualified noble lady, her first thought was international relations.
As for Mr. “Fool” not doing anything himself, she felt it was only natural:
What kind of a big shot always does things for his subordinates?
When the kingdom lost the war on the east coast of Bairang, he didn’t even see his majesty go out to fight, he just changed generals and sent out new troops.
Well, it is rumored that the King wanted to go himself, but the nobles and ministers stopped him. ……
Alger “The Hanged Man” was only slightly surprised by this mission, but his focus was on the other part.
Mr. “Fool” really can’t interfere deeply with the real world yet …… My guess was right …… I wonder how far K can influence us who have established a connection …… can easily take away life? Slightly self-satisfied, Alger gradually spread his thoughts.
”Sun” Derek, on the other hand, listened with a blank stare:
What is the Republic of Intis? What was an ambassador? That’s a strange patchwork of giant-speak!
Krynn looked around the circle, maintaining the same relaxed demeanor of a moment ago and said:
”Which of you would like to accept this mission?”
”What do want to be paid for it?”
Uh …… asking me to kill an innocent person for no reason is something I can’t convince myself of …… and it’s likely to lead to a catastrophe, a catastrophe that stems from war …… want to raise my hand of “Justice” Audrey appeared hesitant.
Just then, the “inverted hangman” said with a heave:
”I’ve heard that this Ambassador Beckland is also the Intelligence Head of the Republic of Intis in the Kingdom, and that he secretly supports the bloodshed parade, plans events that disrupt the relationship between the nobles and the rich, and spreads a lot of rumors, inciting the people to oppose the government.”
He seemed to recognize Justice’s hesitation and described Beckrand’s dark side in detail.
Then he adds:
”I’m not sure if this ambassador is an Extraordinary, but many clues suggest that he probably is.”
”He is surrounded by a number of Extraordinary Ones affiliated with the Extraordinary Ones of the Intelligence Agency of Intis, a department that has long been under the influence of the original royal family, the Sauron family, and holds the front part of the sequence of the ‘Hunter’ pathway.”
”Moreover, whether or not a war will break out between the two countries depends only on whether the upper echelons of both sides want to fight or not, and has nothing to do with the life or death of a diplomat.”
After the assassination of Rossel the Great, Intis eventually maintained a stable republican system after several major shocks, and the Solon family, because of the brutal blow they received during the Rossel period and the decline of their strength in all aspects, could only accept this reality helplessly, changing their goal to fight for the seats and secretly influencing the country’s intelligence and a small number of armies.
After listening to the news provided by the “inverted man”, the hesitation in Audrey’s heart disappeared and she elegantly nodded her head:
”In recent years, the Fusak Empire has expanded greatly, defeating the Kingdom and the Republic of Intis in the East Coast of Bailang and the Star Highlands one after another, so as long as the problem is shifted to them afterward, it’s acceptable and believable to the top management and the people of the Republic of Intis.”
Audrey didn’t know much about politics, but with a father who was a hereditary earl of the House of Lords, she would eventually hear and see quite a few things.
Whether it was to shift the blame or to divert domestic conflicts, the always unpopular northern barbarians were the favorite and most smoothly used target of the nobles and ministers.
As for whether or not they did it, it didn’t matter.
Of course, more than a hundred years ago, this role was held by Intis and Roselle.
After a few seconds of contemplation, “Justice” Audrey looked, a little apprehensively and a little sheepishly, to the topmost head of the long bronze table:
”Mr. ‘Fool’, I can attempt to accomplish this task, but there is no guarantee of success.”
On the one hand, she planned to ask her father to confirm whether Ambassador Beckrand was really the head of Intelligence in Intis, on the other hand, she had never thought of doing it on her own, no matter it was “Audience” or “Mind Reader”, neither of them were good at fighting, she could only gather as much information about Ambassador Beckrand as she could in the upper class, then she could only try to find out more about him. She could only gather as much information about Ambassador Beckland as she could in high society, and then delegate the task.
Well, we can ask Hugh and Forsyth to ask Mr. A to do it …… or find the presidents of several other extraordinary circles …… can not expose me …… things must be secretive, perhaps there is a lurking Indis within those circles. There may be Intelligence agents of Intis lurking within those circles …… I don’t know how much money it will cost, and 5,000 pounds may not be enough …… Audrey had already begun to think of a plan for the aftermath.
Klein did not expect the “justice” lady of the sequence 8 to succeed, nodded slightly and said:
”What do you hope to get paid?”
”The formula for ‘Psycho’.” Audrey blurted out, then she added with some hesitation, “As well as the corresponding extraordinary materials, well …… this can be discussed after the completion of the mission, if it doesn’t work out, the consumption will be borne by me, I, I still owe, I owe your dependents a bounty.”
Bounty? It turns out that the bounty was given to Ms. “Justice”……1 million gold pounds ah, divided in half there is 5000 pounds …… shrouded in gray mist Klein pondered for a few seconds how much Ambassador Beckrand is really worth the question, and finally thought that he must be more expensive than “Hurricane Lieutenant General” Zilingus.
”Yes.” Klein replied in his usual tone.
At that moment, “Inverted Man” Alger spoke up:
”I will also receive this mission, and the remuneration can be determined after completion.”
”Didn’t you return to the sea?” Audrey asked in surprise.
”Just because I’m not in Bekrand doesn’t mean I don’t have the means to assassinate Ambassador Bekrand.” Alger laughed and smiled, not giving a positive explanation.
Next to him, Derek “The Sun” Derek hadn’t been able to get into the conversation.
Klein nodded in agreement:
”Good.”
He whirled around and turned his attention to the Roselle diary in his hands.