Volume 7: The Hanged Man Chapter 56 – Procrastination in the face of uncertainty
Upon hearing the question of Germaine “The World” Sparrow, the remaining members of the Tarot Society had a total of three reactions:
”Who is this? I seem to have heard of …… him as one of the Four Kings?”
”Who is this? Why haven’t I heard of ……”
”Well, I forgot to ask about the Psycho-Alchemy Society again, and I was just about to seek some advice in a more euphemistic manner ……”
The first reaction comes from Alger “The Hanged Man”, Gadelia “The Hidden One” and Forsyth “The Magician”, who has lived at sea for some time. “Leonard the Star, Emlyn the Moon, Hugh the Judge and Derek the Sun, while the third reaction belongs exclusively to Justice. The third is solely for Audrey “Justice”.
Seeing that no answer was forthcoming, Germaine “The World” Sparrow did not make any further inquiries, his main purpose being to remind Ms. “Justice” that she could discuss the matter of bypassing her commitment.
Of course, if Miss Justice asked Mr. Fool for help, Klein would also use “grafting” to briefly connect her subconscious constraints formed by the promise with the paper man, giving her a story that she could tell at will. The paper man is briefly connected to the promise in her subconscious, giving her a period of time to tell the story as she pleases.
This was also a high-level application of the “Paper Man Substitute”, and with Klein’s current position, he could only do it easily within the “Source Castle”, but if he was in the real world, he would have to rely on the “Spirit Worm” on top of the gray fog to manipulate the “Spirit Worm”. If he was in the real world, he would have to rely on the “Spirit Worms” above the gray mist to manipulate the “curtain” and give a response.
At this time, “Justice” Audrey thought for a moment and said:
”Do you still remember that I once pursued the traces of the Dragon of the Mind and went to a place where there was a custom of worshiping dragons?”
”The Hanged Man” Alger, “The Hidden One” Gadelia and the others nodded their heads, only “Star” Leonard and “Judgement” Hugh said they had not heard of it. Only Leonard “Star” and Hugh “Judgement” said they had not heard of it.
–Because this is not an important matter, “Magician” Forsyth did not mention it when he initially popularized “common sense” to “Judgment” Hugh. When Hugh “The Magician” Fowles first gave Hugh “The Trial” his “common knowledge,” he didn’t mention it, and later, when she was frightened by Adam “The Angel of Imagination,” she rarely discussed the various secrets shared at the Tarot in the real world.
Audrey deliberated for a moment and continued:
”It’s been almost two years since then, and a certain secretive organization that doesn’t trust me too much suddenly mentioned it again, commissioning me to do further investigations, saying that it was a scouting mission for me. What is their purpose?”
She didn’t think it was a coincidence.
”Luna,” Emlyn said with a laugh as she initially slowed down:
”This should be a test run.”
As far as he was concerned, he was still a long way from being a Sequence 1 “God of Beauty”, and he had no intention of switching to the “Cultivator” pathway, so he didn’t need to worry about it for a long time, and there was no need for him to worry too much.
Emlyn can even say the word “test”, really grew up a lot ah …… Of course, this is also because the blood clan did too many similar things to him, every time to trouble “upside down man! Mr. “Hanging Man” said, “This is a test”…… Klein “The Fool” was deeply satisfied with Emlyn’s answer.
Of course, he does not think that this answer is correct, just that Emlin can think of this level has been quite good.
”Justice,” Audrey said not too agreeably:
”I suspect that they already know that I have a problem, and even know what my problem is and which power is involved, so there’s no need to make further attempts.”
After leaving the Garden of Eden, she thought a lot and remembered that Mr. World had once said that the Dusk Hermits wanted a war that would sweep the world.
Judging from the current situation, that goal has been accomplished in the past year.
In other words, the Dusky Hermits or the “Imaginary Angels” must have taken advantage of the situation and grown accordingly.
Before that, Mr. “Fool” hinted that Adam was closer to the Godhead.
Summarizing this information, Audrey initially judged that the “Angel of Imagination” Adam has a small probability to have ascended to the throne of God, and become the “Imagineer” of the sequence 0. Even if not yet, it’s almost!
Even if not yet, it’s almost there!
If such a deity in charge of the spiritual realm casts its gaze, Audrey doesn’t think she can hide much of her secret.
Currently, she could only console herself with the fact that the leader of the Dusk Hermit Society, the mastermind behind the Psycho Alchemy Society, was not too attached to a Sequence 4 “manipulator”, and on the other hand, she had to deal with the possible “accidents” by making all kinds of preparations.
”Perhaps, what that organization wants to test is how many members we have in the Tarot Club and what their respective identities are.” “Luna” Emlyn responded with a smile as she followed her train of thought.
”Justice,” Audrey mused, nodding softly:
”Don’t rule that out.”
As she said this, she glanced imperceptibly at the top of the long, dappled table, and noticed that Mr. Fool was simply listening, with no thought of giving a correct answer.
This made her heart feel a lot more stable, but at the same time, she also silently decided to be more careful and more cautious, not to step up to Sequence 4 and still not be able to solve some problems on her own.
–Inside any Orthodox God Church or hidden organization, Sequence 4 was a strong person who could dominate a party.
At that moment, “Inverted Man” Alger, who had listened to their conversation, raised a completely new possibility:
”If that hidden organization really doesn’t trust you too much, then maybe the fact that they are doing the expedition is just an excuse, and their main purpose is to do some cooperation with us, the Tarot Society, and Mr. ‘Fool’ through you.”
He didn’t know why Ms. “Justice” didn’t just mention the Mental Alchemy Society, and could only cautiously match the other party’s use of pronouns.
Well …… that makes me the Tarot Society’s ambassador to the Psycho Alchemy Society? “Justice” Audrey said with a slight nod:
”That’s also a possibility.
”So what do I do next?”
”Hang the man upside down,” Alger said thoughtfully:
”Stall first.”
A good method …… “Magician” Voorhees and “Moon” Emlyn expressed their approval in their hearts one after another.
After giving the general strategy, Alger added in detail:
”First delay the time to go to that place, until the last moment to find excuses not to go.
”When you get to that place, start by checking the outer areas first, and use caution as an excuse to slow down the speed of the investigation.
”When it’s really impossible to delay, you can intentionally make oversights in certain things and create a certain amount of commotion, so that that mind dragon will notice in advance and eliminate the traces.
”If that hidden organization really has any additional purpose, the longer you delay, the more they can’t sit still, and the moment they get impatient, they’ll expose the problem.”
”The Hidden One,” Gadelia nodded as she listened:
”This is the most appropriate response at the moment.”
”I understand, thank you all.” “Justice” Audrey also felt that Mr. “Inverted Hangman”‘s suggestion was in line with her own thoughts.
However, on a certain matter, she did not delay, and instantly turned her head, looked to the uppermost part of the long mottled table, and saluted, saying:
”Dear Mr. ‘Fool’, has ‘Angel of Empty Thoughts’ Adam been promoted to Sequence 0?”
Not bad, to be able to recognize this …… “Fool” Klein leaned back in his chair and let out a low laugh:
”Until the end is near, k finally took this step.”
”Garden of Eden” embodied the level so that he is almost certain that Adam has become a “visionary”.
”Empty imagination angel” Adam became a god? This news immediately echoed in the “sun” Derek and other people’s minds, a long time can not be calmed.
Sure enough …… “Justice” Audrey pursed her lips, said thanks, and then asked:
”What do I need to pay for this answer?”
”Fool,” Klein said as he looked around the room:
”No need.
”It’s a reminder.”
After this topic ended, no one spoke for a moment as most of the members of the Tarot were still reeling from the shock of Adam having become a true god.
After a few seconds, “Sun” Derek glanced left and right each way and asked tentatively:
”Silver City has cleared the surrounding fields and planted wheat and other crops, but the harvest cannot come immediately, and I would like to know what we can do to earn gold pounds and buy supplies?”
After the initial assistance, the Church of Poseidon and the government of the Rothschild Archipelago stopped their free help, after all, their economic strength was quite limited, in the face of this situation, Silver City and Moon City each sold a number of extraordinary characteristics and monster leather, in exchange for a large amount of money, which could be used to buy a variety of supplies.
However, with the entrance to the Divine Abandoned Land having been closed, both Extraordinary Characteristics and Monster Leather could no longer be effectively replenished, and it was impossible for Silver City and Moon City to give up the force, sell a large amount of strategic resources, and desert the cultivation of their offspring, so once the existing gold pounds, gold, jewelry, and other items were consumed, they would undoubtedly fall into a predicament.
For this reason, the “Council of Six” has recently been struggling with how to earn gold pounds from the outside world and how to establish a solid economic system, which is somewhat beyond their capabilities.
–After all, the number of Extraordinary Persons needed for destruction and the number of Extraordinary Persons needed to rule a region are completely different from the number of Extraordinary Persons needed to rule a region. After all, the number of Extraordinary Ones needed to destroy a region and the number of Extraordinary Ones needed to securely rule a region are not on the same level.
In addition, the entire Rothschild Archipelago, only the “God of the Sea” Kavituva and the Storm Church Cardinal Alger Wilson are demigods, which is a little bit insufficient for a new regime, especially the Storm Church and the “God of the Sea” Church is not an ally.
After listening to the help of the little “sun”, the rest of the members of the Tarot began to seriously think about what the residents of Silver City and Moon City can do.
”Justice,” Audrey said thoughtfully:
”What are you guys best at?”
”Fighting.” “Sun” Derek answered without any hesitation at all.
”The Inverted Man,” Alger sniffed, nodding slightly:
”Although the World War has ended, the colonial order in the Southern Continent has not been effectively restored, it’s still chaotic there, with small-scale wars breaking out from time to time. You guys can try to form two to three teams of mercenaries and accept employment from any force.”
Military Contractor …… Klein mentally gave a more modern name.
”That’s a good idea.” Derek’s eyes lit up at that.
”Inverted hangman,” Alger then asked again:
”Fighting is a survival instinct, is there anything else you guys want to do besides that?”
”Sun,” Derek replied, slightly embarrassed:
”Quite a few of you wish to be chefs, brewers, and hopefully work in a candy factory ……”