Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 27 Fools Need Diaries too?
"The Fool" Klein Moretti quietly listened to the small class of mysterious knowledge between "Justice" Audrey and "The Hanged Man" Alger, secretly memorizing and learning these obscure but interesting content.

From the first gathering on the gray mist, he was thinking about how to conduct a fair "deal" among several people. The potion formula trade between Justice and the Hanged Man was a good start, but there were four people present, and apart from being trusted by others as the organizer, the transaction of any two of the remaining three people may be observed by a third party for free, causing the transaction to lose its due fairness.

If things go on like this, there will be fewer and fewer acts of knowledge sharing and selling. Everyone wants to free ride, and no one is willing to start.

Trading without momentum cannot last in the long run.

During this Tarot meeting, Klein thought of a good way to solve the problem of fairness. When he entered the gray fog early, he tried to summon parchment and a pen on the long bronze table. Sure enough, just like summoning the long table and high-backed chair for the first time, the pen and paper appeared conveniently.

In this foggy space dominated by his own thinking, the pen and paper he created doesn't even need to be written by himself. As long as there is an urgent desire to write in his mind, the pen will automatically rub the content on the parchment.

Seeing Miss Justice record the main points of the potion configuration with the tools he provided, Klein nodded with satisfaction. The gray fog in the space blocked the sight of others, but he himself could see the contents on the parchment. At this time, the formula of the "spectator" potion was firmly in his mind. This may be regarded as a commission from the "platform side".

Klein glanced at Miss "Queen" who had failed in prostitution, and saw that she was looking around boredly, and seemed not interested in what the Hanged Man was telling.

This further confirms Klein's guess about her—this is a Beyonder with considerable experience in the mystic world, but he seems to be wary of other people, and always stays on the fringes of the Tarot Society, only intervening in conversations when he needs it.

Miss Queen is just the opposite of Miss Justice, who is full of curiosity but lacks vigilance. The latter is like a descendant of a nobleman with a lot of family background but little social experience. Although she also felt panic and worry when she first came to the gray fog space, she is now the one who is the most relaxed among everyone.

Adding the Hanged Man who seems to have many resources and connections in the Extraordinary World, his unfathomable strength, and himself as the mysterious initiator, these are the members of the entire Tarot Society.

Although the circle is small, its people are spread all over the country, and their occupations and social relationships are also different. As long as you make good use of it, it will definitely help you grow your own strength.

Refocusing his scattered thoughts, Klein heard the Hanged Man talking about the "mastery" and "digging" of potions. His heart suddenly moved, and he recalled what he had read in Emperor Roselle's diary.

He had an idea.

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"咚咚-"

The sound of knocking on the table sounded, and the plain and old-fashioned explanation of the Hanged Man came to an abrupt end.

The three turned their heads to look at the source of the sound, and saw that the silent "Fool" was raising his tapping right hand. It was he who tapped the table just now to stop the Hanged Man's narration.

"It's not mastering, it's digestion. It's not digging, it's acting. The name of the potion is not just a symbol, but an image, and it's the key to digestion."

The low, steady voice of the Fool came.

Angel carefully chewed these few words. She recalled the original "Hanged Man Class" that went into her left ear and out of her right ear, and found that it was a supplement to what Mister Fool told The Hanged Man about how to master the power of potions.

This is also consistent with the memory of Cole Granger in her mind, and it is even more concise and precise, pointing directly to the essence of the power path of potions.

After all, Cole entered the Extraordinary World under the guidance of the "senior" Mrs. Sharon, and learned a lot of knowledge about potions under the teaching of this mentor who was malicious but at least qualified.

This includes how to master the power of the potion and how to use the name of the potion.

Cole Granger was famous in the assassin stage. He turned into a mysterious "Assassin" who came and went without a trace in Tingen City. His hands were stained with countless blood, which was "acting" at the request of Mrs. Sharon.

After playing the role of "Assassin" wholeheartedly, it took less than half a year for him to successfully master the potion power of Sequence 9, take the potion of Sequence 8, and advance to become "Instigator".

Then he used his newly acquired extraordinary ability to "instigate" many villains who already had evil intentions, committed several major crimes, and even caused the sensational disappearance of Tingen University students.What he did coincided with the symbol of the name of the potion, so that Mrs. Sharon was quite surprised by the progress of mastering the potion.

As soon as he came to this world, he inherited Cole's memory. Angel originally thought that these contents were the common cognition of the extraordinary world, but he didn't expect the Fool to mention it so casually...

She looked at the Hanged Man who was still eloquent just now, and saw the latter sitting there dumbfounded, as if he had heard something inconceivable.

...Could it be that this is so secret knowledge that even the Hanged Man, who seems to have a lot of experience in the power of potions, is shocked by it?

However, Miss Justice on the side didn't quite understand the role of this knowledge. She didn't show the shock and excitement of being exposed to the hidden knowledge, but tilted her head curiously as if hearing some new words.

In such a comparison, I still have some advantages in mystic knowledge... Angel thought to himself.

The Hanged Man was stunned for a while before he recovered his senses. He expressed his thanks hoarsely: "Thank you, Mister Fool, your reminder is as precious as my life."

"It's just an upfront payment."

The fool in the gray fog replied as if he didn't care.

"I need you to collect Russell Gustav's secret diary, even if there is only one page. And more diaries will get more rewards."

journal?Is it Emperor Roselle's diary again?
Thinking of the three pages of Roselle's diary that she had memorized by force this morning, Angel's heart tightened as if the secret in her heart had been discovered. She raised her head and looked at the Fool, who glanced at the Tarot Society members one by one, but did not stop at herself.

"Diary? So those symbols are diaries?"

The Hanged Man muttered to himself, as if he had discovered some new continent.

"Think of it as a diary for now."

The Fool replied vaguely.

But in Angel's opinion, this mysterious existence must have deciphered the text left by Emperor Roselle.

After all, it is not a self-created mysterious symbol, but a mature text from the earth. This is different from impromptu creation. It is the crystallization of wisdom that has been used and evolved for thousands of years. It is self-contained, and its expression is precise and concise.

It also means that it can be cracked.

"It is said that this is written by the symbols invented by Emperor Roselle himself?"

Miss Justice asked.

Seeing that the Fool didn't intend to answer, Angel combined Old Neil's interpretation and his own knowledge of cryptography to answer:
"That's right. Due to Emperor Roselle's legendary experience, many people think that it is a set of mystic symbols created by him, which hides the secret treasures and mystic knowledge he acquired in his later years. Some scholars also say that they have the ideographic characteristics of pictographs. As long as enough samples are collected, they can be deciphered through word frequency analysis. But after so many years, no one can really decipher the meaning of the characters."

"We will definitely fulfill your request. But if it is a text or symbol that we cannot understand, how can we convey it to you? Does it need to be mailed to a certain place?"

The Hanged Man also raised his doubts.

Then he saw a brand new parchment appear in front of several people.

"Ah, I see. We just need to memorize the styles of those symbols and present them on paper just like writing words just now."

Miss Justice excitedly picked up the paper and pen.

Angel also took the pen and paper in front of him, tried to outline a paragraph of words in his mind in the way the fool said just now, imagined that they had to be written down, and then wrote.

Swish, swish, as if an invisible pen was writing quickly, the paragraph in her mind appeared on the parchment almost instantly.

"It's really amazing."

Even though the Hanged Man and Justice had used this method just now, Angel still sighed sincerely.

The Fool at the head of the long table seemed to chuckle, and explained: "It's a simple matter, I just simplified the process of writing the text, and turned it into a rubbing method, which can be displayed quickly."

"With this method, you can directly give me the Roselle diary you memorized here. I am a person who likes equal exchange. The prepaid payment just now is only equivalent to two pages of diaries per person. If you have more, I will reward you extra."

Wait, don't include me in it, I actually know all the knowledge just now... Angel listened, and suddenly realized that he owed two pages of his diary, and felt bad.

But how dare she say that?
Angel, who was in distress, suddenly thought of the "Rosell's Diary" that he saw at Old Neil's. There seemed to be... three pages?
This will not only pay off the debts owed to Mr. Fool, but also give him an extra page. According to his wishes, if he can give him more Roselle diaries, there will be additional rewards.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but be thankful that she had memorized all three pages of the diary at Old Neil's. Even if she couldn't understand the content at all, as long as she was in this mysterious gray fog, she could use the power of Mr. Fool to write those square characters and get his reward.

But Angel is not going to submit those diaries now, which not only makes it difficult to explain why he wrote down so many diaries, but also tends to arouse the excessive attention of the other two.

Seeing that The Hanged Man and Justice expressed that they would try their best to find Roselle's diary, she planned to submit a few pages of the diary according to the completion of the other two when the next Tarot Fair was held.

(End of this chapter)