Chapter 372: Consensus Between the Stars and the Fool

Chapter 372: Consensus Between the Stars and the Fool

"Wait, stop fooling around. I have something to take care of," Fors said, sitting up and stopping Xio's playfulness.

Seeing Fors' serious expression, Xio stopped teasing and released her hold on Fors' waist, whispering, "Did something big happen?"

"You could say that," Fors replied.

Unable to tell Xio directly about her undercover work in the Tarot Club, Fors quickly adjusted her disheveled clothes and returned to her room.

"Sigh, the stars seem to favor Fors so much," Xio sighed, then mimicked Fors' posture by lying comfortably on the sofa, closing her eyes to contemplate their upcoming days together.

The Sage would be occupied with an important task in the coming days and couldn't be distracted, so she and Fors would have to protect themselves. Their most likely enemies were the group that had previously caused Fors to become deeply corrupted. They might take advantage of this opportunity to target them.

"If only I could advance faster..." Xio thought, sighing heavily again.

Alone in her room, Fors reviewed the scene Mr. Fool had just transmitted. It showed a man with an unclear face, possibly Mr. World, pleading with Mr. Fool, saying he also wanted to deal with George Augustus III and collaborate with the mysterious Queen Bernadette.

Mysterious Queen Bernadette? Fors felt confused. She had seen information about this legendary figure in Xio's bounty list - her bounty alone exceeded 1 million pounds across various countries.

Why would Mr. Fool share this scene with her? She didn't know Queen Bernadette, a pirate leader completely unconnected to her.

Wait a minute. Given Mr. Fool's wisdom, he wouldn't do this without reason. Could the Sage actually be the mysterious Queen Bernadette?

Fors was startled by her own conjecture, but thinking carefully, she realized the Sage was the only prominent female extraordinary she knew who could be considered a major figure.

Yes, this was the only possibility. Fors was now certain of the Sage's true identity.

She quickly suppressed thoughts about how Xio would react to learning her dream "walking gold coins" was actually the Sage, and refocused on the matter at hand.

It seemed Mr. Fool was also agreeing to deal with George Augustus III . An alliance between the Fool and the Stars! Fors' eyes brightened. As both a believer of the Stars and a Tarot Club member, wouldn't facilitating this bring her benefits from both sides? What an accomplishing feat this would be!

After careful consideration, Fors prayed to Mr. Fool, expressing her views. She simply said she would do her best to help Mr. Fool's believer bring this about.

Above the gray fog, Klein, seated at the head of the bronze long table, heard the Magician's response and finally confirmed she was indeed the mysterious lady from tonight's gathering.

He had originally intended to seek cooperation with Bernadette. Combined with his suspicions about the Magician tonight, he tried using this method to verify her identity. 

Sure enough, the important figure she knew was the mysterious Queen Bernadette.

About half an hour later, Klein received another prayer from Fors:

"The mysterious Queen Bernadette has agreed to cooperate. She will be waiting at Berland Bridge tomorrow night."

Klein controlled his body to give a response: "Thank you, Miss Magician, for helping facilitate this deal. I'm willing to offer some compensation, which we can discuss further at the Tarot Club meeting."

Fors was very satisfied with this reply. When she had sought confirmation from the Sage earlier and reported this news, the Sage had already rewarded her with one of the non-ordinary materials needed to advance to Sequence 6 Notary.

"Is the cooperation between the Stars and the Fool completed just like that?" Fors blinked, feeling tonight's events had gone too smoothly, barely requiring effort from her as an intermediary.

"Perhaps the Stars and the Fool truly know each other. This must be the tacit understanding between them."

Fors stayed in her room a while longer before going out to boast a little to Xio, who had taken over her sofa. Especially about the Sage being the mysterious Queen Bernadette.

Seeing Xio's mouth gape wide enough to swallow an egg, just as she had imagined, Fors felt greatly pleased.

.....

Klein finally sought cooperation with Bernadette. Fortunately, the timing was just right.

Naturally, Hastur was the first to learn about this. Considering this was his first collaboration with Mr. Fool, he pondered whether to visit the spirit world to give Mr. Fool a scare—no, a surprise.

"It's time to lay some cards on the table with Mr. Fool. This will be beneficial for our future collaborations."

"Maybe I can use this opportunity to bring Mr. Fool to the Hall of Stars. But his identity will be tricky to handle..."

If Mr. Fool were to appear in the Hall of Stars as the Lord of Mysteries, in front of the Lamp God, the Mother Tree of Desire, the Supernova Dominator,ps; "stars over lord" would be "Supernova Dominator" and the High-Dimensional Overlooker, it would definitely cause a huge uproar.

Now is not the time to fully reveal everything.

Hmm, we could communicate privately, avoiding the days of the star gatherings.

Hastur imagined himself sitting in the Hall of Stars, with Klein in the Source Castle, chatting across the void, both bluffing. It would be quite interesting.

The stars and the Fool, two paper tigers, only appear inflated and lifelike because they can blow air. But if you poke them lightly, the paper tears, the air leaks out, and all that's left is a piece of paper with a tiger drawn on it.

...

The next night, Klein, disguised in a new appearance, arrived at the Belland Bridge. After waiting a while, a pea vine rose from the ground, lifting him into the clouds.

In front of him, Bernadette wore an Intis-style white blouse, sitting quietly at a vine table. Her chestnut hair flowed naturally, giving her a bit of the aura of a high-ranking professional woman on Earth.

She fit the image of a domineering female CEO from many urban novels.

It seems Emperor Roselle had a significant influence on Bernadette's growth.

"Your disguise is quite good. You have a strong aura of fate, the aura of the Serpent of Mercury, from the Life School, right?" Bernadette's calm gaze seemed to see through everything, easily revealing Klein's layers of disguise.

Klein just smiled without answering. He did get some help from Will, after all, Bernadette was the mysterious queen.

Although they had the same goal, they still needed to maintain a certain level of caution.

Speaking of which, it's quite surprising that someone like Emperor Roselle could have such an elegant and noble daughter. It truly fits the saying, "a good bamboo shoots from a bad stalk."

Klein suppressed these thoughts to avoid Bernadette noticing.

"I'm here to cooperate against George Augustus III ," Klein reiterated his stance.

"Did the Fool send you?"

"He, like the stars, allows us to act independently."

" George Augustus III is really unpopular," Bernadette chuckled mockingly.

Klein originally wanted to say, "Emperor Roselle once said: 'Those who gain the way have many helpers; those who lose the way have few.'" But considering she was Roselle's daughter, if she insisted Roselle never said that, it would be awkward.

It would also increase the risk of exposing himself.

He could only change his words: "When George Augustus III chose his allies, he also determined his enemies."

Bernadette glanced at Klein and said, "We've already made quite a few preparations against George Augustus III and have pinpointed the locations of the four tombs he built in Backlund."

Bernadette paused here, wanting to see how many tombs the Tarot Club, represented by Klein, wanted to take responsibility for.

"Since it's an equal partnership, each side will handle two tombs," Klein said calmly.

Handling two tombs was his current limit.

Miss Messenger could handle one, and he, with Mr. Azik's protection, could handle another. Just right.

If there was one more, he would have to split up with Mr. Azik, which would undoubtedly put him in a dangerous situation.

But stopping George Augustus III from becoming a god was inherently risky.

Since he decided to stop it, he wouldn't back down because of difficulties.

Bernadette gave Klein a meaningful look, acknowledging his proposal.

Then Bernadette drew in the air, showing Klein the locations of the two tombs and the method and blood needed to break the door seals.

Hmm, the pattern needed for this method is the same as what Will told me.

Klein couldn't help but mutter in his heart.