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109 Plan

Klein guessed that this was a reaction he gave out of consideration for Leonard, otherwise Alice would have rushed over crying and shouting. If he looked up, he would have found that she hadn't shed a single tear.

Of course, it is also possible that she leaked it if she planned to act more professionally this time.

As Klein thought about it, he looked away expressionlessly and uttered a short word to Leonard:

"continue."

Leonard glanced at Alice subconsciously. Noticing his gaze, Alice glared at him with bared teeth, but really said nothing.

Leonard knew what was going on. He bowed to the Fool again and asked,

"Klein, he... has been here too?"

The Fool answered without much fluctuation in his tone:

"A different way."

A different way? What's the difference... Wasn't he brought in by Alice?

Leonard was confused for a moment. When he knew about Alice's specialness, he thought Klein was also introduced to the Fool by her, but now it seems...?

Leonard frowned. He looked around and counted the high-backed chairs around him. There were a total of twenty-two. Thinking of the tarot card that Alice asked him to draw, he asked thoughtfully:

"Do all these seats have their own owners?"

The Fool chuckled and said:

"Not all.

"Besides you, there are other creatures who were pulled in here for various reasons.

"They begged me to convene regular gatherings to exchange information, buy and sell materials, trade formulas, and help each other. This will help them quickly improve and become high-sequencers."

Leonard was very surprised. In his opinion, such an organization seemed a little too loose. But after thinking about it carefully, he realized that it was not the case. You know, the place where they held the meeting was in front of the gods, which meant that they would face the true God at regular intervals.

This is much tighter than the average organization.

However, why would Mr. Fool agree to such a request?

A suspicious thought flashed through Leonard's mind. The tense thoughts above the gray fog made his brain more active, and he soon thought of a possibility.

——Perhaps Mr. Fool wants to give these people a reasonable reason to appear regularly?

Thinking of this possibility, Leonard asked tactfully:

"Was Klein Moretti also part of that regular gathering?

"He owns a chair here?"

Yes, he is the founder of this organization and the evil god that this organization believes in... Alice muttered in her heart and lowered her head.

The Fool replied nonchalantly,

"Yes."

Leonard followed and asked,

"Dear Mr. Fool, can I join that regular gathering?"

Under the gray fog, Klein glanced at Alice and said with a smile:

"Can.

"As I recall, you have a 'Star' card."

Leonard nodded and said:

"Yes, Miss Fortune let me draw a card..."

After a pause, seeing that the Fool had no intention of speaking, Leonard asked hesitantly:

"Mr. Fool, which card did Klein Moretti draw?"

The Fool said casually:

"The world.

"That's him, and that's not him."

Leonard obviously didn't understand what this meant. He looked confused and hesitated to speak. Alice raised her hand at this time and said:

"I have a question."

Klein nodded slightly, and Alice turned to Leonard without hesitation and asked curiously:

"You already know the Fool's name and have already drawn that tarot card. Why did you choose to pray only now?"

Leonard paused and explained to Alice,

"Actually, it's because I have something I want to tell Klein, but I'm worried that it's not convenient for him to receive the letter right now..."

Alice thought about it for a moment and understood what it was:

"Ince Zangwill?"

"Yes." Leonard nodded.

So Alice waved her hand and said generously:

"You can say it here.

"This will not be heard by '0-08'."

Leonard subconsciously looked at the Fool's expression. Klein exclaimed in satisfaction in his heart, then nodded.

Leonard then told him everything he knew. At the end, he saw Alice telling him with a strange expression:

"It's broken.

"He probably knows more than you do."

Leonard paused. He looked at Alice, then at the Fool, and asked Alice hesitantly,

"...What did you say?"

Alice spread her hands.

Leonard wanted to say something, but Alice ordered the Fool to leave:

"Go back. I'll pass on the message for you. Every Monday at 3pm Backlund time, remember to stay alone."

Leonard paused, then turned to the Fool. Seeing that the Fool had no intention of stopping him, he stood up, bowed and said goodbye.

Klein didn't disperse Leonard's shadow when he saluted, so he admired that after saluting him, Leonard didn't let Alice go.

Alice clearly didn't have the mental capacity to accept a greeting from an acquaintance. Klein looked at her uncomfortable expression and ended Leonard's summons with amusement.

Only he and Alice were left above the gray fog. Klein then turned to Alice and sincerely reminded her:

"Can you please not laugh like this next Monday?"

"I'll try my best," Alice replied without much sincerity.

Klein stared at Alice. After more than ten seconds, Alice could no longer hold on and was the first to admit defeat:

"Okay, I get it. I will try my best to hold back next week. Is that okay?"

Klein then withdrew his gaze with satisfaction. After giving Alice a few instructions, he cut off Alice's contact with the gray fog.

…

After noticing Leonard's return, Pales slowly asked, "How is it?"

Leonard exhaled, shook his head, and confirmed his current condition before answering Pales' question:

"You said, is the path controlled by the Fool the path of 'destiny'?"

After a moment of silence, Pales replied:

"...Probably not.

"Why do you say that?"

Leonard hesitated and said:

"I met Alice up there…

"Her relationship with the Fool is a little too natural... They are both uninhibited and close, which makes me feel..."

Leonard paused, but didn't say what Pales said. He just continued:

"Also, there's something very strange.

"I don't know why, but it seems like she wants to laugh whenever I talk to the Fool... Hey, old man, do you know why?"

"How could I know?" Pales said slowly, "But now that you mention it, there is indeed something strange..."

"What?" Leonard asked subconsciously.

Pales answered as if talking to himself:

"How can the child of Night and Fool be the path of 'destiny'?"

Leonard's face turned pale again. After taking a few breaths, he recalled the tone of Alice's words to the Fool above the gray fog. He asked hesitantly,

"Old man, are all angels like you, and have some...

"Not very respectful?"

Pales was silent for a moment and then said:

"Believe me, whether it's her or me, or even 'blasphemer' Amon...

"We all respect the true God very much."

Leonard opened his mouth and closed it again, feeling that his understanding of respect might be a little different from these people.

…

"Is this the place?" A member from the Mechanical Heart team compared the flyer with the Mandated Punisher and the Nighthawk, and confirmed with them.

After the "Wish Witch" incident, the local police planned to report it to the Extraordinary Organization, but there was a problem as to which organization to report it to.

According to the usual rules, the principle for reporting extraordinary people to the official world is determined by the beliefs of the person concerned and the area in charge.

However, the beliefs of the five victims' families were not the same. With believers of three gods gathered together, flyers of the "Wish Witch" could be found throughout the city.

The police did not take the initiative to investigate the address on the "Wish Witch" flyer. They reported all of it directly to the three official Beyonder organizations, and the three organizations negotiated with each other.

As a result, everyone finally negotiated together and handed over each step to the people who were good at it.

For example, now they found the address above based on the leaflets. This step was assigned to the "Mechanical Heart" team, and they chose violent bombing.

After confirming the address, the "Mechanical Heart" team took out the various large-area damage weapons they had prepared, and after violently covering the area, they said to the others:

"Okay, you can go in."

The "Made-in-Punishment" and the "Night Watchers" each sent someone in. After a moment, they came out and called the "Secret Peeper" among the "Night Watchers".

After a while, they came out together and announced the final result to the others:

"The person ran away, there was a counter-divination, but now we have found this on the scene..."

The Nighthawk took out a piece of paper and showed it to them. They all saw a note written in Loen:

"The phantom of Cassandra,

"Look into the eyes of despair,

"A traveler seeking hope."

"Your honorific name?" a member of the Mechanical Heart team blurted out.

The Nighthawk nodded and said:

"Maybe we should report this."

No one objected to this. The involvement of the honorific name meant that saints and even angels were involved in this matter. Considering that this honorific name actually consisted of three parts, they might even add the possibility of an evil god.

This was no longer something they could handle, and after a brief discussion, they dispersed and decided to report the matter.

…

Having had this experience before, Selwyn really quickly spread the news of the "Wish Witch".

Although it is still some distance away from covering the whole city due to time constraints, Selwyn has already tasted the rewards - some people came to her door with her flyers for help.

Selwyn opened the door enthusiastically. Her hair was messy, her eyes were bloodshot from not sleeping well, and her complexion was even worse. The people outside the door were frightened by her appearance and showed expressions of horror on their faces.

Selwyn, who was still happy just now, immediately became irritated. She knew why the other party had such an expression. She had seen such expressions countless times during this period of time, but she was still very unhappy.

The expression that changed from ecstatic to cold made the guest outside the door even more frightened. He almost immediately spoke nervously:

"Sorry, I knocked on the wrong door!"

Selwyn became even more annoyed. She looked at the flyer in the man's hand and knew that he definitely did not knock on the wrong door. She said coldly:

"You can't even knock on the wrong door. How useless..."

Seeing her expression turn cold, the visitor seemed to sense something was wrong, and hurriedly spoke nervously:

"No, sorry.

"I just realized I didn't knock on the wrong door, I'm sorry.

"You are the witch who can grant wishes mentioned in the flyer, right? I need your help with something..."

Selwyn sneered and said, "You should know, right? Asking a witch for help will cost you dearly."

The visitor's expression immediately stiffened, and he asked cautiously:

"What's the price?"

Selwyn curled her lips, and the smile on her face suddenly became bright again. Although at this moment, her appearance was far from beautiful, the visitor was still attracted. He looked at Selwyn obsessively, and felt that the other party's hoarse voice became sweet:

"Don't worry, it's not serious.

"Maybe you can come in and talk slowly."

"Okay, okay..." The man responded tremblingly and followed Selwyn into the room.

Behind him, Selwyn reached out to close the door, and looking at his back, the smile on his face instantly disappeared, revealing a cold and malicious expression again.

…

After sending Alice away, Klein had to start thinking about his next strategy.

He had no doubt that Dwayne Dantès had been detected by "0-08", so when thinking about the relevant issues, he did not choose to stay in the real world, but stayed above the gray fog.

Ince Zangwill had most likely been promoted to a demigod. Judging from his actions just now, Klein believed that Ince Zangwill was avoiding someone.

Perhaps I should figure this out first. Besides, it is too much for me to deal with a demigod with my current strength...

Besides, what I need to do is to lead a drama, maybe I can use the power...

Klein focused his attention on the man who was hunting down Ince Zangwill. He thought that perhaps the man could also become one of the actors in his drama.

Besides, I need to find a suitable secret doll as soon as possible...

Klein frowned and thought about this again. Theoretically, the "Master of Secret Dolls" had already digested the potion, so the Secret Doll was not a particularly urgent matter for him.

But at this moment, what Klein needs is to improve his strength. When magical items and various talismans can no longer provide much improvement, the secret doll is the fastest way for a "secret doll master" to improve.

After assigning himself two tasks, Klein returned to the real world and fell asleep with the help of meditation.

The next morning, when the passenger ship left Harman Port, Klein looked out the window and saw a figure suddenly appear on the shore. (End of this chapter)

110 Gulain

When the pier was still vaguely visible, Klein saw a figure suddenly appear there.

The figure was wearing a white shirt and a dark blue jacket. He had a high nose bridge, deep eye sockets, light blue eyes and slightly curly brown hair. His features were hard and his chin was slightly raised, giving a feeling that he looked down on everyone.

He glanced around and quickly locked onto the passenger ship that Klein was on.

At this moment, the sky suddenly darkened, as if it had become a door leading to a dark and illusory place.

A deafening hurricane rose from the bottom of the sea, mixed with a large amount of blue and rushed straight upwards. The deep lightning was like a crack in the void, constantly appearing and disappearing due to self-healing.

This blocks all sight lines between the ferry and the pier, making the two seem like they are in different worlds.

The raging sea once again showed its horror.

The passenger ship could not avoid or resist and could only continue to move forward along the safe channel where the storm was weaker.

Klein's mind moved. He immediately thought that the man on the shore might be the one who was chasing Ince Zangwill. Under the control of "0-08", the other party "just happened" to catch up with the ship, and "just happened" to catch up with the storm, and lost the trace of the ship.

Klein couldn't help but sigh that the other party was indeed a step late. If the other party had arrived earlier and let Klein discover this matter earlier, the six doom spells hidden on his body would probably come in handy and provide some help to the demigod who was hunting down Ince Zangwill.

——As a spell of high quality but not too high, the Doom Spell does not actually allow the user to control the probability of every event happening. It is just a general direction, stronger than the doom bestowed on the "winner", but also limited.

But now that things have come to this, Klein can only sigh and wait for the sky to clear.

In the storm, the passenger ship sailed precariously along the relatively calm gaps in the doomsday-like scene, and most of the passengers on the ship had calm faces, as if they had already adapted to this state. Only a few who were passing through the violent sea for the first time were trembling with fear, clinging to whatever they could.

As time passed, the strong wind and lightning gradually subsided, and the sky became brighter.

At this moment, Klein's inspiration suddenly struck, and he subconsciously looked towards the place where Harman Port was located.

Above the undulating deep blue sea and below the scattered white clouds, a point of blazing white fire was flying towards them at high speed from far away.

The fire grew bigger and clearer, and finally took on its complete shape: a gigantic flaming spear!

The flaming spear streaked across the sky and landed on the front of the passenger ship's deck, but it did not ignite anything. It burned through half of the wooden board and simply scattered, reorganizing into a human figure.

This figure has a high nose bridge, deep eye sockets and blue eyes. He is exactly the man who suddenly appeared at the dock before!

He looked to be in his middle age. He looked around slowly, walked among the passengers with wide eyes and half-open mouths, and entered the cabin.

Dedoan Dantes, who was also "stunned", was somewhat happy - even if this demigod of unknown origin could not kill Ince Zangwill directly, it was enough to cause damage to him.

However, Klein soon realized that they were on a cruise ship. He began to pray that the two men would not fight on the cruise ship. Otherwise, looking at the passengers on the ship, he really didn't have much confidence.

As his thoughts changed, Klein drew a scarlet moon symbol on his chest. Suddenly, he heard a loud noise. He looked up and found a man falling on the deck.

He was dressed exactly like Ince Zangwill whom Klein had met, but the half of his face that was exposed belonged to another person. His nearly triangular eyes were filled with fear. He supported himself on the deck with both hands and kept moving his body backwards.

This seems to be just an ordinary person.

Klein's eyes narrowed slightly, and his attention fell on that area. At the door of the cabin, the middle-aged man with a high nose and blue eyes walked out slowly and asked in a deep voice in Intis:

"Who told you to carry that thing and dress like that?"

The traveler wearing the scarf shook his head frantically and said,

"No, I don't know. He was dressed like this too. He gave it to me. He gave me 100 pounds and asked me to take this tea boat to the southern continent and then return on my own!"

The middle-aged man watched silently, his eyes sharp as if he could see through a person's soul.

This made the scarf-wearing passenger sweat profusely on his forehead, his body tremble violently, and he stammered as he began to explain again, but the content of his description did not change at all.

Klein figured out the whole thing in the process. He realized that this was a layered trick by Ince Zangwill.

He guessed that the demigod from Intis must be feeling that Ins Zangwill had someone pretend to be him and leave while he stayed at the dock.

The demigod would then return to the dock to look for Ince Zangwill, but he did not know that Ince Zangwill was currently on a passenger ship.

Klein squeezed the Doom Charm in his hand. He really wanted to do something, but at this moment, he was facing two demigods, one of whom was holding "0-08" in his hand. If he took action, he would only put himself in danger.

——The enemy of my enemy may not necessarily be my friend.

Besides, there are people from the military following me...

Klein took a deep breath and gave up the idea.

And the demigod indeed withdrew his gaze, and white flames suddenly rose from his body. Then, he turned into a huge flaming spear and threw it towards the area where Harman Port was located.

The flaming spear was getting farther and farther away, and soon only a little flame was left.

During the entire process, except for the very beginning, the demigod never glanced at the people around him, as if they did not exist.

Klein watched the demigod leave and sighed with regret, but he was not discouraged.

——After all, this encounter was hasty and he was not fully prepared.

…

Most of the houses in the city of Gurain are built along the winding roads, with some flat and open areas, which are squares or markets.

Klein carried his luggage and, relying on his intuition as a fortune teller, randomly chose a direction to move forward, looking for a relatively lively bar along the way.

There weren't many carriages on the road, and it took a long time to see one or two rental carriages. The most popular means of transportation in East Balam was the "coffin," which originated from the custom of worshiping the god of death and from the fact that people viewed coffins as objects that could bring peace and tranquility. Therefore, Klein always saw a few people carrying a black coffin passing by. The lid was much thinner than normal, like a car door that could be opened at will.

Carried by two people, four people, or eight people, pulled by horses or unicorns... Such folk customs are a bit scary at night. Well, it's not much better during the day. The whole city looks gloomy... Klein admired the "scenery" along the road while walking into a square. On the left was the church of the Lord of Storms, and on the right were restaurants, bars, and other shops.

When he stopped, a coffin carried by four men was just being lowered down on the side of the road.

As the lid opened, the passenger in the coffin stood up and stepped out. He was a Northern Continental gentleman in a white shirt and black vest.

The gentleman's formal suit was always draped over his arm until he left the coffin, when it was put on.

Then, Klein watched the gentleman walk straight to the church of the Lord of Storms and walked in.

After watching the gentleman leave, Klein remained silent for two seconds. He suddenly changed his destination and walked into the bathroom of a nearby restaurant. He then walked four steps backwards to the top of the gray fog and sent a message to Alice:

"I found a place you might like."

He presented the scene he had just seen to Alice exactly as it was through the gray fog.

…

The gray mist dissipated in front of Alice. She opened her eyes in surprise, knocked her head, and in a blink of an eye she appeared on the streets of Gurain City.

She walked around the street a few times and found several coffins carrying guests. Alice was a little silent about this, but she had to admit that she was indeed a little interested in this strange mode of transportation.

It would be even better if I could use this mode of transportation to visit my own grave in the cemetery in Loen in the middle of the night.

After sighing regretfully, Alice searched for a coffin that was empty. She walked towards that place, and when she stopped, she suddenly heard a girl's scream.

Alice looked at the people carrying the coffin and the people around them and found that they seemed to have heard nothing. She tilted her head and remembered that angels' hearing was indeed better than that of ordinary people.

The screams seemed to be mixed with words. Although she couldn't make out the words, Alice realized from the fear in the voice that it might be a cry for help.

She frowned, thinking the sound was a bit noisy, and couldn't help but look towards the source of the sound.

A local man in his thirties or forties was lying on top of a teenage girl, beating her and forcibly taking off her clothes.

It was the little girl who was crying. Alice frowned and chose the man who could solve the source of the problem.

An unlucky bird forgot to look at the road and crashed into the stone wall on the side of the road. A loose brick fell off and hit the man on the head.

The man who was still moving just now closed his eyes forever and fell on the little girl. The little girl was stunned on the spot. Alice retracted her gaze and said to the coffin bearers in front of her:

"Can you carry the coffin and take me around for a while?"

The other person looked at Alice blankly and uttered a string of words she couldn't understand. Alice was stunned for a moment and suddenly realized that she didn't know the local language.

"Sorry." She said this hastily, not caring whether the two men could understand her or not, and turned into a street, where her figure disappeared.

In the street where the accident just happened, the little girl was so shocked that she couldn't catch her breath and fainted. Alice's figure appeared at the spot, looking at the little girl with serious eyes.

In just a moment, the sleeping little girl fell into a terrifying dream, and Alice lightly took a step and stepped into her dream.

Prophet·Entering Dreams: Dreams are also the prophet's home turf. With the help of certain media, he can enter other people's dreams and change the scenes in the dreams.

Alice used this ability several times, and she found that compared to the nightmare of the "Night" path, this ability could not force people into dreams, and compared to the dream walker of the "Audience" path, this ability could not travel through dreams.

This was inconsistent with her expectation that the "prophet" could communicate with the group in dreams. Alice's final conclusion was that this could be achieved by combining it with other abilities.

Although she has not yet found a way to create group dreams, it is obvious that she has learned how to force people to fall asleep and dream.

——Probability can solve everything.

The purpose of Alice creating the dream was not to scare the little girl. After all, she had just saved the little girl, and there was no need to scare her again - Alice actually wanted to trick someone into acting as her translator.

One of the great things about dreams is that even if the other person doesn't understand your language, they can still understand the content of your words. She made the dream turn into a foggy street, and then appeared in front of the still confused little girl in her own image, smiling at her and saying,

"I saved you.

"As a reward, you have to do me a favor - have someone carry my coffin around twice.

"I'll give you the money."

The little girl looked at her in confusion, and Ellie rudely woke up the owner of the dream. When the child opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was the dead person lying on her.

A scream burst out of her throat. Alice's impatient gaze fell on her, and a dangerous aura emanated from her, which made the little girl's scream stop abruptly.

After waiting for a few seconds and waiting for the breath to dissipate, the little girl bit her lips in fear to prevent herself from screaming. At the same time, she pushed the corpse on her body away, stood up nervously, and looked at the figure standing by the wall.

She was wearing a white robe that seemed to have light flowing on it, her hair was bright golden, and her deep blue eyes contained irritation and impatience.

The face was not much older than her and was obviously not a local. The little girl recalled the scene in her dream, stood up nervously, and tentatively bowed to express her gratitude.

The other person frowned and looked at her with a slightly confused look in his eyes. The little girl then realized that this powerful adult was actually a foreigner who did not speak the local language, and she inexplicably felt a sense of intimacy in her heart.

...But why did she want to sit in a coffin?

The little girl blinked her eyes. The little knowledge she had told her that this was a local feature and the adults in front of her might be tourists.

Such a down-to-earth guess made the little girl feel a lot more at ease. Although she realized that the other party could not understand what she said, the little girl still said "Follow me", and then led the way to find an empty coffin.

Alice didn't understand what the little girl said, but when she saw her turn around, she had a vague guess and followed her.

Sure enough, soon they were standing in front of an empty coffin. She watched the little girl walk up to someone and say a few words, then turn around and stretch out a finger at her.

Alice thought about it, took out a gold coin and handed it over.

The little girl wanted to say something, but she didn't have time, because the pallbearers came forward ecstatically and invited Alice to lie in the coffin. (End of this chapter)