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Chapter 286 The Ghost Story of "The Sun"

Alger, who was cut off from sight and hearing, tapped his knees with his fingers impatiently under the table, but his expression remained calm. He knew that although he could not see other people, Mr. Fool could easily see them. With his own expression, he couldn't do anything strange at this time.

After just learning about the "blasphemous cards" and Mr. Fool's purpose of collecting them, Alger's outlook on the future status of the Tarot Club has reached a new height. No matter what, he must continue to participate in the Tarot Club!

Suddenly his eyes lit up, and he realized that the queen's private communication with Zhengyi had ended.

"You can communicate freely."

The Fool said.

"Mr. Sun, is there any new news about the 'expedition leader' who was imprisoned next door to you that you mentioned last week?"

He quickly asked the sun next to him, fearing that he would be locked into a small dark room where he could not hear or see by some people's "individual communication".

I hate communicating alone!

He slandered.

"I was about to discuss this matter with you guys," Taiyang, who was tall but whose tone was contrary to his size, said, "After the last Tarot session, I just returned to Silver City, and he appeared behind me. , in the prison where I was held in solitary confinement, asked me if I was looking for him!"

Mr. Sun's tone seemed to be telling a horror story, which made everyone frown. They even felt that the temperature of the palace in the gray mist dropped several degrees, but there was a trace of hope in their hearts, just like readers waiting for the new chapter of a serialized story.

"He lost control at that time, his head was split open, and his body was covered with mouths. I was very scared and tried to attack the monster with extraordinary abilities, but the effect was not good. Then the chief of Silver City, the highest elder, arrived and killed After killing him and the 'Amon' clone in him, I was released from prison and allowed me to go home on my own."

"Amon?"

Alger frowned and asked subconsciously, but he was not too surprised in his heart. In last week's Tarot meeting, they had analyzed that there was probably something wrong with the former expedition leader who had been in contact with Amon. Mr. Sun was imprisoned in Next to him, there were also elders from Silver City who were testing each other.

Facts have proved that this kind of temptation is very "successful".

"Yes, the chief said it was just his clone. He looks like this..."

With the help of Mr. Fool, the sun materialized into a curtain of light, on which a male figure wearing a black pointed soft hat and a robe of the same color with black hair and black eyes appeared. He wore a monocle in his right eye, as if A young scholar.

As everyone looked at the image of "Amon" and searched for this face in their memories, Mr. Sun continued to tell about his terrifying experience.

"After returning home, I prayed to Mr. Fool and told him about these experiences, but when I prayed, he discovered that 'Amon' was not dead, but possessed me..."

Wait, the blasphemer Amon, possessed by the "sun", came here?

It only took Alger a second to understand the meaning of this sentence. He subconsciously stood up and hid aside, but then he realized that since Mr. Fool held a normal Tarot meeting, he must have solved this matter.

Reacting too quickly may be my weakness...

Looking at the other members who were still confused and motionless, Alger sighed, sat back on the high-backed chair, and asked:

"and then?"

"Mr. Fool taught me a ritual, through which he sent his angels to purify Amon's clone."

The Sun answered honestly, showing his image in Mr. Fool's eyes that day on the light screen: the young "Amon" wearing a soft hat and a monocle in his eye socket, entwined around the Sun's spirit body like a poisonous snake. , and then the shadow was cleared, and Mr. Sun returned to normal.

"Angel...angel?"

Alger was a little stunned and couldn't help but look at Mr. Fool sitting at the head of the long table.

In mysticism, this word represents Sequence 2, which is absolute strength, and what the angel serves is most likely a real god!

Although Alger has long viewed Mr. Fool this way, having an "angel" as his subordinate will undoubtedly explain his identity from the side.Don't look directly at God!

He immediately looked away, feeling a heat in his chest.

A gathering hosted by a god of which I am a member, one of the original founding members...

With this excitement, Alger listened carefully to Mr. Sun's subsequent narration, knowing that he suspected something was wrong with the expedition team that returned to Silver City from the temple of the "True Creator", especially the elder among them, "Shepherd" "Lovia, but she doesn't know how to report to the other elders and the chief.

Combining his experience of reporting colleagues in the Church of Storms and using it to rise to power, Alger quickly helped Sun formulate a plan to seduce these "true creators" without exposing himself, the Tarot Society, or Mr. Fool. The contaminated expedition members lost control and were exposed, thus legitimately reporting each other.

Even in the process, the doubts about Mr. Taiyang can be cleared away, allowing him to escape safely, who may have been suspected by other elders, killing two birds with one stone.

Several people worked together and spoke one after another to help Mr. Sun, who lacked fighting experience, improve the plan. However, they were worried about the last step, that is, how to lure the expedition members into losing control.

Fortunately, Mr. "World" provided a "Pure Black Eye" for a fee. It is said that the characteristics of this Sequence 5 Extraordinary are contaminated by the True Creator. Once the believers of the True Creator sense this pollution, they are likely to control it. Unable to control myself, I lost control on the spot.

"Just like when Ms. D was stuffed into the 'Crimson Eye' by me..."

Listening to the Hanged Man's idea, Angel thought to himself.

It's a pity that the crimson eye that can detect surrounding creatures has been lost. It may have fallen into the hands of the Nighthawks and became a numbered sealed object...

However, the Extraordinary characteristics of this Sequence 6 were still contaminated Extraordinary characteristics. In exchange for two Sequence 6 and one Sequence 5 characteristics, it was actually a huge profit, which somewhat appeased Angel's fragile mind.She was not the kind of person who was dissatisfied. She quickly adjusted her mentality. Looking at the venue that fell into silence after Mr. Yang thanked everyone, she asked:

"Mr. Hanged Man, and everyone, who can contact the craftsmen who can make magical items? I have some extraordinary characteristics that I want to make into corresponding magical items."

Although she was accompanied by other people, she mainly asked the Hanged Man. The other party had provided information about the craftsman Kawei. At this time, there might be other people to choose from.

"some?"

The Hanged Man repeated first, then looked around him, and after finding no one responded, he said slowly:

"I was able to contact someone who has cooperated with me for many years. Although the fee is more expensive, the finished product is very good."

"I'll pay for the introduction."

Seeing someone responding, Angel quickly added that after receiving Miss Justice's promise of 5000 pounds, she felt rich again.

"Very well, I will contact him and I should be able to give you an answer next week."

The Hanged Man nodded with satisfaction.

From this, Angel guessed that the craftsman was probably outside the Northern Continent, such as the Rhoside Islands. Because the Hanged Man was currently at sea, the craftsman he could contact as soon as possible should also be there.

This was also in line with her requirements. Since she wanted to avoid being traced to the source of the extraordinary characteristics, she deliberately did not choose Kawei, the craftsman she knew. It would be perfect if the new craftsman was not even in the Loen Kingdom.

After reaching a deal, Angel felt it was time to "share" yesterday's battle. She first glanced at Miss Justice beside her from the corner of her eye, and then said with a smile:

"Last night, a divine envoy of the Aurora Society appeared in Backlund in Hillston District."

The "Aurora Society" and the True Creator they believe in have become one of the hot topics at the Tarot Club. Just now, they were discussing how to use the extraordinary characteristics contaminated by the True Creator to attract the followers of the evil god next to Mr. Sun. At this time, everyone pricked up their ears when they heard Angel mention the topic again.

Even the "Sun" who came from the mysterious "Silver City" and had no idea where Backlund was or what the Hillston District was about stopped thinking about the follow-up actions and listened carefully.

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Chapter 287 Laughing

What, the divine envoy of the Aurora Society openly appeared in Backlund?

What, that divine envoy offended the Tarot Society and Mr. Fool?

What, a Sequence 5 Beyonder was killed so easily?

"Magician" Forsi has already conceived several different novel plots in his mind with the help of Mr. Sun's "Adventures in Silver City". At this time, he was listening carefully to the news about Backlund where he lived. In Miss Queen's description Zhong was shocked.

"I remember the codename 'Ms. D', which is very similar to the organizer of an Extraordinary gathering I attended, 'Mr. A'. Could it be that he is also the divine envoy of the 'Aurora Society'... Oh my god, I even stood for Audrey." The young lady came forward and hired him to assassinate an ambassador of Intis, and she suspected that the other party was a member of the Aurora Society, but she did not expect that his status in it would be so high..."

She thought with some fear, and even began to consider whether to attend Mr. A's rallies again in the future.

After hearing that Angel had killed a Sequence 5 "Shepherd", other members of the Tarot Club also fell into an eerie silence.

"So, the source of the 'some' extraordinary characteristics you just said was this 'Shepherd' Ms. D?"

After a while, the Hanged Man asked first, his tone different from the usual communication with each other, with some caution.

"Yes, a copy of the extraordinary characteristics of the 'Shepherd', as well as the characteristics of the 'Faceless Man' and the 'Dawn Knight'. The latter two have been combined with part of the body tissue and have become semi-magical items. The shepherd's herding The soul will be separated one after another after death, but it's a pity that I couldn't wait until the end, otherwise the harvest would be even more abundant."

Angel answered honestly that since she needed to use the Hanged Man to find craftsmen and make them into magical items, there was no point in concealing the names of the extraordinary properties at this time, and she also had the intention of selling them at the Tarot Club. At this time, it was like When displaying one's own collections, one feels the thrill and excitement of being in the spotlight and enjoying the attention of everyone.

Alger, the Hanged Man, was secretly frightened and felt that he had to re-evaluate the strength of this Tarot Society member.

He learned from the internal documents of "Punisher" that when "Queen" Angel Granger "died" in Tingen City in early September, he probably only had the strength of Sequence 9.

And just two months later, she was able to kill the Sequence 5 "Shepherd" alone!

Mr. Sun once revealed the characteristics of this sequence. The "Shepherd" can herd the souls of multiple different Beyonders and use their extraordinary abilities. A "Shepherd" with complete strength can even independently fight against a team of "Punishers" Team, the kind with sealed artifacts!

In other words, Miss Queen's combat effectiveness at this time is equivalent to that of an entire team of punishers. Facing them, I can only run away. Whether I can escape or not depends on my luck...

Is it due to the improvement in combat ability brought by certain magical items, or has she rapidly improved her sequence during this period?

Alger thought about it, glanced at Mr. Fool quietly, and then quickly looked away.

Could it be that she completed the task required by Mr. Fool to destroy the conspiracy of the "True Creator" and thus received an additional reward?

Feeling as if he had grasped some information, Alger nodded calmly:

"Thank you for the information, I have no further questions."

"Well, if other people want to buy these extraordinary characteristics or can find craftsmen, they can always ask here." Angel looked at the other members and found that they had no intention of paying for them. He added with a little regret, "There's also a 'Sheriff' feature, does anyone need it?"

This public hawking behavior made her seem to be back at the "Eye of Wisdom" party. Unfortunately, except for "Justice" Audrey, everyone else seemed to be as cash-strapped as the members of that party.

"Sorry, I have a question..."

In the crowd's actions, except for Mr. World, who seemed to be taciturn, Miss Magician, who spoke the least frequently, raised her right hand lightly and asked hesitantly under the gaze of others:

"What is the 'extraordinary characteristic' you just mentioned?"

Forsi was a little shy. She could feel the probing and curious look in the eyes around her. Although it was not malicious, at this time she seemed to be asking "how to submit a manuscript to a magazine" at a gathering of best-selling novelists. She felt that she He was an amateur who sneaked into the venue.

"This involves a occult law, the conservation of extraordinary characteristics." Angel had learned this information from Kawei, and it seemed that other members of the Tarot Society knew it, so they did not hide it from the new members. "The Extraordinary Service The characteristics contained in the potion will be precipitated after their death. This 'material' is the extraordinary characteristic, which is equivalent to the main material of the corresponding potion. As long as you know the formula and the auxiliary materials, you can prepare the potion and advance normally. . Of course, their more common use is to make magical items of the corresponding sequence."

"So that's how it is..."

As if recalling something she had not understood before, Miss Magician murmured to herself, then turned her head sharply to look at Angel: "Just now, you said you wanted to sell the extraordinary properties of the 'Sheriff', which can also be used for Mixing potions?"

"Of course, the premise is that you know the recipe and add the correct auxiliary materials, otherwise the chance of failure will be greatly increased."

Angel replied with some confusion. She remembered that this new member had just purchased the "Master of Magic" formula from her not long ago. Why would he be interested in the extraordinary properties of another path?

Could it be that she was looking for potion ingredients for her friends and relatives?

Angel quickly thought of this.

This is not a bad thing for the Tarot Club. If there are other Beyonders behind each member and extraordinary materials are collected for them, then transactions on the bronze long table will become more frequent.

Sure enough, Miss Magician said with joy:

"Thank you for your answer, Miss Queen. I want to reserve the extraordinary characteristics of this 'sheriff'. I will trade it before the party next week, using the same method as last time... Well, how much does it cost? "

At the end of the sentence, she realized that she had agreed to the deal before even asking for a price, and asked hesitantly.

"For 600 pounds, it's yours."

Angel answered immediately.

This is the psychological price she has already set, which is approximately equal to the sum of the prices of the main ingredients of Sequence 8 potions.She was even prepared for the other party to bargain appropriately, but Miss Magician immediately nodded and agreed.

After another transaction was completed, silence returned to the palace. After a while, Mr. Fool knocked on the long bronze table with his knuckles, revealed a piece of parchment in front of everyone, and whispered:

"This is the meaning of some of the symbols in Russell's diary, which will make it easier for you to collect other diaries."

Angel lowered his head and saw that Arabic numerals from 0 to 9 were written on it in Rune language, as well as the meanings of several Chinese words. Their combination was the date of the diary.

But why did Mr. Fool provide this knowledge and specifically said it was "convenient for collecting diaries"?

Could it be that part of the diary provided by Mr. Hanged Man just now is forged, so He wants to tell us the preliminary identification method to prevent the members from being deceived again, and then submit the fake diary to Him?

Hahaha...

Angel pursed his lips and tried his best to keep the corners of his mouth from turning up. The gray fog here was obviously a one-way barrier. If Mr. Fool saw him smiling, he might become an Extraordinary trait on the spot...

After a few excruciating minutes, with a flash of crimson light, she finally left the ancient palace and returned to her home.

...

After leaving Mr. Fool's sight, Angel could finally laugh out loud with confidence. Of course, she was not laughing because the Hanged Man provided a fake diary and asked Mr. Fool to helplessly provide new knowledge, but because of the Tarot Club. Huge profits.

"Audrey promised 5000 pounds, the magician paid 600 pounds to purchase the properties, and the Hanged Man also promised to help me find other craftsmen..."

She thought about it one by one, and her grin got higher and higher. When she couldn't hold back her laughter, she subconsciously touched the "Crazy Ring" on her finger, preparing to take off this magical item that amplified her desire for money.

"Hey, didn't I wear it?"

Touching his bare fingers, Angel was stunned.

　Ah, why did you publish it directly?

　　This is for the morning...

(End of this chapter)

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Chapter 288 Renting Books

The next day, Angel came to Sherlock Moriarty's house at No. 15 Minsk Street in the Jowood District.

"I was wondering if you would avoid the limelight or even leave Backlund after what happened that day. I didn't expect to see you again so soon."

When Sherlock opened the door, he was still dressed in his homely white shirt and black vest. His coat and hat were hung by the door, and the fireplace was burning with a blazing fire, dispelling the coldness of early winter.

The most important purpose of Angel's visit this time was to thank Sherlock for his help that day. Although the relationship with "The Fool" was involved, Sherlock must have rushed to the scene at full speed the night before yesterday, and he had time to help her distract the Nighthawks and let her She can wait until the characteristics - part of the characteristics are precipitated, so as not to return empty-handed.

As such, she brings with her nearly all magical items and extraordinary properties.

"You mean, I can pick out some of the day's loot?"

Sherlock looked doubtfully at Angel, who was sitting on the sofa next to the bay window. The latter briefly described the day's battle and went straight to the topic, which caught him off guard.

"Yes, you helped me a lot and you deserve this."

Including the inadvertent battle with the "Devil Dog", she has cooperated with this detective and "magician" three times, and the process has been quite enjoyable. Angel took the initiative to give up some of the benefits, and maintained the relationship out of courtesy. meaning included.

"Those are all obtained from your battle. I just, um, followed Mr. Fool's order to lure away the official Beyonders."

Sherlock said seriously, not impressed by the extraordinary characteristics worth thousands of gold.

Unexpectedly, the other party rejected the easy-to-obtain benefits like this, which made Angel appreciate this follower of the Fool even more in surprise.

Of course, unilateral help would not last long. Angel still offered to give him some cash as a thank you for his help that night, but this would have to wait until she received 5000 pounds from "Justice" Audrey.

She calculated cash, magical items and other assets until late at night yesterday, but when she woke up, she found that she was still the poor witch. She only had 100 pounds in cash, and had a bunch of formulas, magical items, and extraordinary properties, but they were difficult to cash out.

Before she sells the "sheriff" trait to Miss Magic and Justice fulfills her promise, the current "blank check" is the limit of her abilities.

"Speaking of the battle that night, I have always been curious. Your strength should be more than just a 'witch', right? Have you been promoted again?"

After talking about money, Sherlock asked curiously.

"Yes, I have been promoted to Sequence 6," Angel admitted happily. There is no need to hide this apparent strength, not to mention that the other party may want to cooperate with me in the future. "The name of my Sequence 6 potion is... "

Speaking of which, she hesitated.

"…'Pleasure Witch'."

Although Angel had no other meaning when pronouncing the name, after knowing most of the ways to play the "Pleasure Witch", he always felt a little ashamed when hearing the corresponding words.

It was obvious that Sherlock, who was sitting across from him, was not ignorant of this. He was stunned for a moment and then abruptly changed the subject:

"Well, I took the time to go to the Harvest Church last week. The vampire named Emlyn White said that he was going to convert to the Earth Mother, but he was actually released by the priest."

"At that time, he swore that he would never change his faith..."

Angel was also a little surprised. He didn't expect that the vampire who still refused to let go after being locked in the stone door for half a month would actually succumb like this. "Of course it's a lie. He proudly commented that the tall priest was easy to deceive, and then left the church. But he came back in a hurry within half an hour, saying that his mind was filled with the Holy Symbol of Life and his hands were itchy. He wanted to take a broom to clean the church, so I finally hired a carriage to take him away and send him home. Looking at him like that, I'm afraid it won't be long before he goes back, puts on clerical uniforms, and serves the believers devoutly."

Is this evil?Or some kind of psychological suggestion?

Angel guessed, thinking of the priest's "Nightmare Candle" and silently mourned for the vampire for a second in his heart.

Then, she asked Sherlock if he had finished reading the occult book and could he borrow it. The latter readily agreed and returned to the second floor. After a few minutes, he brought out a parchment-bound book. The four corners of the black cover of the book are worn and look very dated. The title of the book, "The Book of Secrets", and the author "Karaman" are written in Hermetic language.

After discussion, Angel exchanged the notes of the Abraham family that he had obtained a few days ago and a recipe for "Apprentice" in exchange for a week's borrowing time for the "Book of Secrets."

Of course, she copied Abraham's notes separately, deleting the formulas for "Master of Magic" and "Astrologer". Otherwise, the value of the notes with three formulas would be much higher than the cost of borrowing the "Book of Secrets".

"Why does this notebook feel like it's coming to an abrupt end..."

After browsing through it roughly, Sherlock pushed up his glasses on the bridge of his nose, looked at Angel, and asked doubtfully.

"Because the owner of the notebook is dead. To be precise, I found this notebook at the place where he died."

Angel told him how he divined the "Master Key", asked the vampire Emlyn, and finally went to Wildy Street in the South District to find the notes.

"The master key that allowed us to get lost and encounter the 'Devil Dog' was actually produced after the death of the owner of this notebook?" Sherlock was also amazed at the experience of this descendant of Abraham, and then put down the copied notebook, Said, "Can I borrow the master key and, um, study it together with this notebook?"

Is he preparing to divine the key and obtain more information?Hmm, maybe this real fortune teller doesn't quite believe in my fortune telling skills and wants to try it himself...

Thinking of "divination", Angel was a little angry, but she still nodded, took out the brass key from her pocket, which she rarely carried these days, and handed it to Sherlock.

"Be careful of the curse it contains. It's best not to go out with it."

She reminded the other person carefully.

The detective reached out and took it without answering. Instead, he stared at the key in his hand carefully for a few seconds. Then he suddenly squatted down, pressed it against the carpet under his feet, and twisted it half a turn as if opening a lock.

In an instant, his entire body fell into the rippled carpet and disappeared before Angel's eyes.

"Bam—"

The next second, the flames of the nearby fireplace shot up, and Sherlock's figure stepped out of the flames.

"As I thought, it can be used not only on door locks and walls, but also on floors that are not too thick."

He flashed back to the living room from the basement flames, looking like he was in control, but the dust on his hair and wrinkled shirt still told of his embarrassment just now.

What answered him was Angel's disembodied laughter.

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Chapter 289 Meeting an Acquaintance Again

"We worship the moon, not the goddess of the night."

In his study room, Angel frowned as he copied the first sentence of "The Book of Secrets" with ink.

The author of this book, "Witch King Karaman" is a high-sequence extraordinary person who was active in the southern continent in the early fifth era, more than 1000 years ago. He recorded a large number of secret rituals, astrology, Knowledge of curse spells, but it is also explicitly stated in the book that these rituals and spells came from the worship of the primordial moon.

There is even the honorific name of this "primordial moon" in the book:

The unique red moon,

A symbol of life and beauty,

The mother of all spiritual forces.

Worried that such a clear three-part honorific name pointed to a mysterious existence, Angel did not dare to directly copy this description, but silently kept it in his heart.

She only had one week to borrow the "Book of Secrets". She obviously didn't have time to fully understand the contents of the book, so she had no choice but to copy down the important contents first and study them slowly later.

Although this book was not as full of powerful spells, mysterious rituals and other content that could immediately improve combat effectiveness as she had imagined, this knowledge still filled Angel, who had only a rough understanding of mysticism, with joy.

She has only been a Nighthawk for two months. Although she has learned a lot of knowledge from the church's internal classics, she is still far from being proficient. Cole Granger is also half-illiterate in mysticism. The mystery in this book Learning knowledge is very useful to her.

During the copying process, Angel learned more about the role between the spiritual world and his own extraordinary abilities, as well as the construction and purpose of various rituals. He even wanted to use this knowledge to strengthen the relationship between witches and joy. Witch's curse and spell.

For example, after her promotion, she once imagined using mirrors and blood to communicate with the spirit world for long-distance communication.

Angel believes that all this is possible as long as he continues to study this "Book of Secrets".

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"A fool who does not belong to this era..."

In the basement with candles, essential oils, and herbal powder burning, Angel clasped his hands together, entered a meditative state, and silently recited the name of "The Fool" over and over again.

During this repetition, she felt that her body and mind during meditation entered a state of spiritual divergence, and soon became hazy, but she maintained the final clarity, as if she was watching her spirit float out of the body from another perspective and gradually rise. , entered the spiritual world.

This "secret ritual" is called "artificial sleepwalking" in the "Book of Secrets". It is a method that Mr. Fool temporarily taught Angel to use to grant blessings to angels.

In the haze, she felt as if she had returned to the gray fog where the Tarot meeting was held, entered the ancient palace, and saw Mr. Fool sitting high on the long bronze table.

Then, an "angel" that was so thin that it seemed to have no thickness, but with twelve pairs of black wings on its back, floated down and merged with Angel's spiritual body in the crimson light. The layers of black wings were also wrapped together, as if A black cocoon.

After an unknown amount of time, Angel woke up in the basement and found that the candle in front of her was only partially burned. The aroma of herbs and essential oils in the space had not yet dispersed, indicating that not long time had passed, but she seemed to have been stunned for several hours.

"Praise the fool!"

She recited the name of the Fool again, then packed up the altar and returned to the first floor to prepare for possible scrutiny from the Nighthawks in the afternoon.

Based on her understanding of the Nighthawks, Backlund Parish should be able to arrange for a Sequence 6 "Sleepless One" to pass through the Extraordinary to pull her into a dream when she went to Audrey's house and conduct a dream interrogation.And if Ms. D's death is not taken seriously enough, what will come may only be the "nightmare" of Sequence 7.With the blessing given by Mr. Fool and the Holy Emblem of Night he wears, it is more than enough to deal with these extraordinary people.

The only problem is that someone witnessed her fighting Ms. D that night. If that couple had accepted the Nighthawks' inquiry, they might have described her appearance, allowing the Nighthawks to easily discover "Irene. "Watson" was the Extraordinary who killed Ms. D that day, not a Sequence 9 diviner.Of course, the effect of the "Ring of Madness" will make people who have only a brief acquaintance with her quickly forget the details of her appearance, and then become completely unrecognizable in the process of "imagining it."

Judging from her experience of being invaded by "nightmares" in her dreams many times, if the target of their invasion is awake, they can make certain changes to the dream, which gives her room to muddle through.

Before Angel went out, he tied the long black hair that had been transformed by the Crazy Ring into a bun behind his head, and put on the soft hat introduced to Backlund after Intis became popular in the past two years, covering most of his hair and leaving his eyes natural. He narrowed his eyes and forced a smile.

With the help of the Joy Witch's ability to change her own temperament, even if her face did not change in any way, she immediately showed a youthful and energetic temperament that was completely different from her heroic appearance that night.

"This should be fine... If it doesn't work, I can only take out the Dark Holy Emblem and use Ms. Arianna's identity to prevent them from telling the truth..."

Standing in front of the full-length mirror in the bedroom with his new look, Angel stroked the holy symbol and citrine hanging around his neck and hanging down on his chest, thinking to himself.

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Taking a hired carriage to the Earl Hall's mansion in Queens, Angel found that there were only a few carriages belonging to the Hall family and an unmarked black carriage parked in front of the mansion. No other nobles' cars were seen.

She guessed that Audrey told her that the tea party would be earlier than other nobles in order to leave time for the Nighthawks.

Fortunately, she was already prepared and did not show any emotional changes. Instead, she was guided by the maid to the small room next to the reception room and waited there.

The maid poured the black tea for her and then left the room. Angel sat on the sofa with her eyes gently closed, as if she was taking a nap, but she was a little nervous inside. She knew that a certain nighthawk might be next door, just away from her. Not far away, try to put her to sleep.

Sure enough, when the fragrance of tea filled the entire room, she felt a faint cold touch and a reassuring wave from the dark holy symbol on her chest.

She opened her eyes and found that the room was no different from before, as if the changes in the Holy Emblem were just her illusion, but with the blessing of the "angel", she could feel that it was completely different now than a few minutes ago.

As soon as her thoughts moved, the slanting sun outside the window immediately sank below the horizon. A faint afterglow shrouded the room, making everything in the room dark and unclear. The same was true for Angel, who was facing the window.

"Click -" There was a soft sound, and a tall man wearing a half-high black top hat opened the door and walked in. Seeing the dim scene in the room, he seemed to be stunned for a moment, walked briskly to the wall, and opened the door. Gaslight then sat on the sofa opposite Angel.

"Long time you wait, Miss Eileen Watson," he greeted casually, took off his hat and put it aside, crossed his right leg over his left leg, and assumed a natural sitting posture, as if he had returned to his own home, "You Went to Burningham Road in Hillston with Miss Audrey last Sunday evening?"

Are these "nightmares" so familiar in dreams...

Thinking nostalgically of his first encounter with Captain Dunn, Angel nodded and replied:

"Yes."

She answered easily and naturally, as if talking to an old friend.

Of course, the man opposite her is really an "old friend".

"What happened in Mr. Hampres's villa?"

The captain of the "Red Gloves" team, "Requiem Master" Sost, folded his hands on his raised legs and continued to ask.

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Chapter 290 Tarot Society and Aurora Society

"Mr. Humphreys?"

Angel asked in confusion. She wasn't pretending, but she really didn't know this person.

"Well, he is Ms. Islant's friend. Do you know Islant?"

"We know her. She invited Miss Audrey to attend a psychology seminar, and I went with her." Angel wasn't sure what to do if he was completely unaware of being entered into a dream, so he could only answer without emotion, " After Audrey went to the living room alone, I realized something was wrong, so I found an excuse to call her out and left there."

"Something's wrong? Please elaborate."

Sost lowered his crossed legs, leaned forward, and asked.

"Well, I am actually a 'divineer', a real 'divinationist' with certain special abilities..."

Angel had already learned from Audrey that his "identity" had been leaked, so he did not hide it. He just made a distressed look and hesitated to tell his secret.

She attributed the problems she discovered through the Crimson Eye that day to reminders from "divination" and her suspicion that there were too few participants in the seminar.

"When we left the villa, there was a violent explosion inside. Miss Audrey and I were separated in the explosion. I felt very scared, so I left there in a hurry."

Obviously, Sost also learned about Angel's identity from Ms. Daly who asked Audrey before, so he did not show the slightest surprise, but continued to ask for some details, such as when Esilante received Audrey. Lishi's performance and whether there were any other strangers present.

"Did you see the person in the portrait when you left the villa?"

Finally, Sost took out a sketch from his pocket and handed it to Angel. The latter took it and found that it showed a round female face with slightly curly hair and a wide distance between the eyes, making her appear serious and indifferent.

If she hadn't been facing the Nighthawks, she would have laughed out loud on the spot. This was obviously a portrait drawn by the Nighthawks based on the description of the couple she rescued that night, but apart from the same gender, the hairstyle, face shape and facial features were all the same. "Irene" has many differences.She believed that even if she didn't put on extra disguise today, Sost wouldn't be able to recognize that the person in front of her was exactly the person they were looking for.

"Sorry, I probably haven't seen him before. There was chaos on the street after the explosion, and everyone was running away. I didn't notice this person."

She didn't give an exact answer because that would have seemed too deliberate.

"Okay, thank you for your cooperation."

Sost stood up from the sofa, put on his top hat, bowed slightly, then strode out of the room and closed the door.

Angel was not surprised by his departure, but watched as the portrait in his hand suddenly disappeared, and the afternoon sunshine returned to the window.

She returned from the dream to reality.

Shaking her head in confusion, she stood up holding her forehead and looked around, as if she had just woken up from a strange dream, her eyes full of surprise.

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"Audrey, it's so good to see you safe and sound."

Because he didn't know whether the Nighthawks were still observing him in the dark, Angel still made a "survive" expression to greet Audrey after seeing him. The latter understood Audrey after a moment of surprise. For the purpose, he smiled and opened his arms, hugged Angel, and gave a kiss.

Afterwards, the two members of the Tarot Club looked at each other tacitly, entered the living room together, and started the afternoon tea party.

Several nobles who were also invited by Audrey were basically people Angel knew. Gray Lint, who had become a "pharmacist", Cons, who worked in MI[-], and Ke, who had shown admiration for the rogue Black Emperor. Christine is among them.

After a brief exchange of greetings, everyone's conversation inevitably turned to today's topic, and they all turned their attention to Conseil Leerson, the nobleman who joined the army's department that dealt with extraordinary people.

"Look at what I'm doing. Even I can't leak top-secret information at will."

Although he refused, he still had a smile on his face. After taking a sip of coffee, he faced everyone's expectant gaze and continued:

"However, I heard some rumors yesterday. Just last weekend night, a divine envoy of the 'Aurora Society' died in the sewer of Hillston District, and his body was covered with tarot cards, and The same as the previous two 'Tarot Trials', there are two big cards at the top, which are 'Justice' and 'Judgment'."

"justice!"

Audrey sat up straight, her eyes widened, her emerald eyes full of excitement.

"Then, has the Black Emperor appeared?"

Christine, who has a sweet appearance and curly brown-black hair, asked. She had shown extraordinary interest in the Rogue at the last party, even almost admiring her. "It did appear, but according to witnesses at the scene, the murderer is someone else, a woman, and her whereabouts are unknown, just like the 'Black Emperor'."

Kang Si replied in a lower tone.

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"So, the whereabouts of the woman who killed 'Shepherd' were not found?"

In a secret room under St. Samuel's Church, several Nighthawks were looking through the information on the table and discussing recent events.

"The only witnesses were the Allens. They lived on Burningham Road. I took notes at the scene. I went to their house in the middle of the night and used the 'Nightmare' ability to investigate, but nothing was found. Moreover, that Ai Dr. Lun has been very unlucky recently, and he even came to the church to seek help, and received comfort in dreams several times. His dreams were somewhat fragmented, and I did not explore in depth."

Leonard Mitchell, who has black hair and green eyes, said. He was wearing the same red gloves as several Nighthawks around him and was flipping through a stack of information.

"The 'shepherd' is judged to be a female based on the remains. I guess she is probably 'Ms. D' who escaped from Tingen City earlier and is one of the divine envoys of the Aurora Society."

"Red Glove" Lares, who was a little fat, took over and said. He had been injured in the operation to capture Ms. D. He looked at his captain, Sost.

The latter nodded and looked at a high-backed chair surrounded by bookshelves and files. There sat a woman in black robes. The eyeshadow and blush on her face made her highly recognizable.

"Daly, have you found the files on the two previous incidents involving tarot cards?"

"They were all borrowed by Sir Sesima, but I remember the details. What do you need to know?"

Unlike the other red gloves standing at the table, Dai Li sat in a high-backed chair, leaning back, as if she was not interested in everything.

"I suspect that the three incidents were carried out by the same group of people. The target was a cultist or a notorious person. They killed the target quickly and then left, leaving tarot cards with unknown meanings. Most importantly, they appeared in the Kapin case. The 'Black Emperor' also appeared at the scene."

Sost threw the information in his hand on the table. The top page was a photo of the remains of the "Shepherd" who died in the sewer. The "Justice" and "Judgment" cards on it were clearly visible.

"So you agree with the military that there is such a newly emerged secret organization with the purpose of eradicating evil and using tarot cards as a symbol, and it was them who killed Ms. D of the Aurora Society this time? "

Dai Li glanced at the middle-aged man with blue eyeshadow and suddenly smiled.

"Speaking of secret organizations, I have a new clue here. Recently, many people are looking for an organization that believes in the 'Fool', and you should all know that the 'Fool' is the first and most important one in the Tarot. Play a card."

Leonard, who was looking down at the information, suddenly raised his head, thoughtfully, and then murmured:

"You're saying that these two organizations are probably the same?"

"Yes, that 'Fool' even has an honorific name..." Dai Li rummaged on the table, took out a thin piece of paper, and read in Rune language, "The Fool who does not belong to this era, The mysterious master above the gray fog..."

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"...the yellow and black king who controls good luck."

In an inconspicuous building in Queens, Mr. A's Extraordinary Party was going on. Everyone attending the party looked at the blackboard with three paragraphs written on it next to the hooded organizer and fell into deep thought.

"Help me find some people who believe in this so-called 'Fool'. Of course, maybe they are the 'Mysterious Master' or the 'King of Yellow and Black'. If you have any clues, come to me immediately. The reward you will receive will be beyond imagination."

Mr. A's hoarse voice echoed in the room.

Forsi, who was sitting in the corner of the room, was almost stunned.

"Isn't this the honorary name of Mr. The Fool of the Tarot Club? How come Mr. A of the Aurora Club is searching for followers of the 'Fool' in such a high-profile manner? It's because he knows that Ms. D died at the hands of the Tarot Club and is looking for the murderer. ?"

Thinking of the news she heard at the tarot party, she regretted coming to the party today. Although no one should know the connection between "Forsi" and "Magician", she had a ghost in her heart and everything she saw looked like It's directed at myself...

Just when she was pretending to be nonchalant, Mr. A's deep, hoarse voice rang out again.

"In addition, if you provide clues about an organization symbolized by 'Tarot cards', such as 'Justice', such as 'Judgment', you can also receive rewards from me."

At this time, "Magician" Forsi was completely stunned.

(End of this chapter)

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