Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 890: The Effect of "No Dark Cross"
Angel's aura has become more condensed, which means that she has made considerable progress in her role as the "ageless witch"... The ritual is fine, but the digestion progress is so fast, is it because of the influence of the "source"?

Klein muttered to himself, looking at the other members whose auras had changed.

Ms. Hermit became the third demigod of the Tarot Club. She asked for my help to get promoted, but I didn’t provide any help at all. I just acted as a spectator. This is the advantage of the gods. If she succeeds in getting promoted, she will thank me for my help. If she fails, there will be no follow-up... Tsk, it’s like selling parachutes, zero negative reviews...

Mr. Sun was promoted to “Priest of Light” in pure darkness with my help some time ago. This will help Silver City get rid of its current situation, and his “Chief” has also increased his trust in “The Fool”. Perhaps we can have more in-depth exchanges and transactions in the future...

Miss Magician has become a "recordist", finally keeping up with her travel notes... Oh, her sideline is a novelist, should that help her in the role of "recordist"? But I've read all the novels she published on my behalf, and some of them make me feel ashamed. Isn't that "Lucky William" afraid of being secretly captured by a pirate general?
Leonard was actually promoted... I know he has been working hard to play the role of a "requiem master", but applying for potions within the church requires certain contributions, and one has to queue up... Is this because of the Ince Zangwill incident, or is it because the Goddess tacitly allowed him to join the "Tarot Club" that he was able to get the opportunity to be promoted so quickly... By the way, the Pales Zoroast in his body may have recovered some strength. I can find a chance to ask Him if He is interested in stopping George III. This requires a reasonable excuse...

While Klein was lost in thought, other Tarot Club members were greeting each other and discovered that there was an additional item on the bronze table today.

It was a small bronze cross placed next to the four Blasphemy Cards in front of Mr. Fool. Its main body was covered by a thin gray mist, but the hideous protrusions on it could still be seen, as if waiting to be irrigated with the holder’s blood.

The Hanged Man, Justice, and the others fell into deep thought, wondering how important the item that could be placed together with the Card of Blasphemy was. Even Derrick, the Sun, couldn't help looking at it, with a hint of anticipation in his heart.

Seeing that the Tarot Club members were so interested in the cross from Viscount Stratford, Angel smiled slightly while hiding behind the gray fog. However, she also noticed that Cattleya, the "Hermit" sitting on the same side as her, seemed a little restless and didn't even dare to look towards the head of the long table, just like... the time when she was punished for peeping at the gods...

At this moment, Mr. Fool said in a gentler tone:
"Don't worry, the glasses can still seal your 'Eye of Prying Eyes'."

This sentence seemed to put Cattleya at ease. She pushed up the thick-framed glasses on her nose, which would only appear when entering this gray foggy space to prevent the "secret peeper" from looking directly at the gods with his eyes that could see through hidden things. She carefully glanced at the cross that everyone was interested in, and breathed a sigh of relief after a moment.

She had no such worries last week, but now she was afraid that something might go wrong if she looked directly at Mr. Fool... Was she promoted again?
Angel was thinking, and his eyes glanced at the different performances of the male members opposite him. The "Hanged Man" shrank back in a defensive posture, and he obviously guessed that the "Hermit" who was on the sea with him had surpassed him again; the "Sun" and "Moon" had slightly puzzled expressions and did not think about it too much.

What made her curious was that Leonard the Star was also a little restless. He would secretly glance at Mr. Fool from time to time, then quickly lower his head and look away, not knowing what he was trying to find out.

Could it be that he has also been promoted... a thought immediately popped into Angel's mind.

Thinking about it carefully, this possibility is not small. Leonard should have been a "requiem master" for a long time, and he has been in the East District to rescue the dead souls and eliminate evil spirits. He has ample opportunities to act. He is also a person who knows the "acting method" and has the guidance of Pales Zoroast. It is not difficult for him to meet the promotion conditions.

I wonder what the ceremony was for his promotion… Angel muttered and looked away.

At this moment, Cattleya, the Hermit, spoke:
“Dear Mr. Fool, I brought a page of the diary this time.”

This made Klein, who was hiding behind the gray fog and was about to disclose a series of recent events in Backlund, look at this member in surprise.

Recently, the frequency of people submitting diaries has been getting lower and lower. He almost forgot that one of the original intentions of establishing the Tarot Club was to collect Roselle's diary. Unexpectedly, Ms. "Hermit" gave him a surprise.

A moment later, this short page of diary appeared in front of him.

After carefully reading this short but richly detailed diary, Klein calmly put away the parchment in front of him, but he was extremely shocked in his heart.

If the diary had not come from the Hermit, which meant it was personally selected by the Mysterious Queen Bernadette, he would have suspected that there was an audience member who arranged everything so that it would appear in the Tarot Club and in front of The Fool at the right time.

The content of the diary is a conversation between Emperor Roselle and Mr. "Gate" of the Abraham family on the night of the blood moon. It mentions the process of the members of the secret organization that Roselle joined observing the second "blasphemous stone tablet", as well as the discussion of the "audience" path to deification ceremony.

To advance from a Sequence 1 "Writer" to a Sequence 0 "Dreamer", one needs to make the development of the times conform to one's own expectations and take the magic potion at the critical juncture of the trend of the times.

The trend of the times!
Klein immediately thought of the trend of the times that the Twilight Hermits were looking forward to, the Angel of Fantasy Adam running around to arrange everything, and George III deciding to become the Black Emperor with the help of the Psychological Alchemy Society...

All of this was actually a ritual for Adam to be promoted to Sequence 0?
He needed a trend that would sweep the world, and this would be accomplished by George III, who had changed the order and rules of the Kingdom of Loen and was preparing to launch a war. The latter would likely launch a nationwide mobilization at the climax of the war, pray for victory, mourn for the fallen soldiers, hold sacrificial ceremonies, and thereby complete the key ritual steps, becoming the true "Black Emperor" with the help of the nine mausoleums.

“He” has obtained “0-08” and completed the last part of the “Dreamer” potion. He only needs to wait for the situation to change under his arrangement, and he will be able to ascend to the throne of God, perhaps even faster than the “Black Emperor”...

Thinking of this, Klein secretly sighed and lost some confidence in stopping the "Black Emperor" from becoming a god.

This is equivalent to stopping the two angel kings, and this is without the help of other gods...

If he hadn't made such a boast in front of Angel this morning, he would almost want to give up now.

No, maybe without her, I would also try to stop all this, but my mentality would be completely different, with a kind of self-destructive mentality... He muttered, looking at the "Hermit", and said in a calm tone:
"You may ask questions now."

"I hope to keep this opportunity and use it in the future." Cattleya bowed her head respectfully and replied.

What she meant was that the "Mysterious Queen" hadn't thought about the question either, which made it a little difficult for me to start the topic... Klein nodded in agreement, feeling quite emotional. When his eyes met the curious gaze of "Justice", he realized something.

"Then you start."

He tapped the table to officially start the party, deliberately using his left hand which was close to the "No Dark Cross".

As expected, Audrey's curious eyes immediately locked onto the seal and she asked:

“Dear Mr. Fool, does this cross have any special meaning? I am willing to exchange the answer with the conditions I can achieve.”

Well done, Miss Audrey!
Klein smiled slightly and let the "Darkless Cross" float up on its own. It floated above the table and slowly rotated, with its spikes pointing at different members.

"It corresponds to the extraordinary characteristics of 'No Darkness', and its level is not high. The reason I am interested in it is that it is a relic of the ancient sun god who fell in the Third Age.

"Apart from this special meaning, its greatest function is to remove the pollution within the Beyonder's characteristics, or to gradually extract the various sequence characteristics within the Beyonder's body, remove the redundant characteristics, or allow people to return to normal life."

The Ancient Sun God... Is he the ancient god who was eaten by the three subordinates who were then angel kings and have now become gods in the murals on the nameless island? Is he the creator who abandoned the "Silver City"? The father of Adam and Amon?

Hearing that this seemingly inconspicuous "Darkless Cross" actually involved so many gods and angel kings, Angel couldn't help but sit up straight, with thoughts flashing through his mind.

From this point of view, the appearance of the cross on Stratford, who is only a mid-sequence Beyonder, is quite suspicious. It is a relic of the ancient sun god, and it is most likely to appear in the hands of Adam or Amon. If we consider that the nameless island was also imagined by Adam, this "fantasy angel" is likely to be deeply involved in George III's plan, and even knows about the actions of Klein and me, so he designed Stratford to appear with it and delivered this item to me... No, "He" should know that a normal Beyonder cannot hold this item for a long time, and must seal it or sacrifice it to the gods... "He" wants to give the cross to Mr. "Fool"?
Does this involve some kind of cooperation between them? Mr. Fool is also looking forward to the appearance of the Black Emperor? But He was quite concerned about the smog before and tried to disrupt the actions of the Dusk Hermits. It doesn't seem like He is cooperating with Adam...

Could it be that this cross appeared as a "warning"? Does it mean that Adam has inherited a lot of his father's legacy and has a plan to become a god, so Mr. Fool and the Tarot Club should not try to stop him?
Her thoughts were a little confused, so she didn't hear clearly that members of the Sun, the Hanged Man and others had asked questions to the Fool one after another, trying to exchange or rent the Darkless Cross. It was not until the topic was brought to her that she reacted.

"Ms. Queen, can I exchange the Darkless Cross from you for the corresponding price? I have become a Priest of Light."

The loud but somewhat restrained voice of "Sun" sounded.

He wants to exchange... Oh, by the way, "No Darkness" is the next sequence of "Priest of Light"... Angel woke up from his contemplation, shook his head, and then said:
"Not yet. I still need some of its 'functions'. After I use them, if you can exchange them for an item of equal value, we can make a deal."

As she spoke, she turned her head to look at Audrey beside her and said as if explaining:

"Ms. Justice, I may be able to get the main ingredients for the Dream Walker potion you need this week. Of course, this will take some time... You can prepare for the transaction in advance."

Main material...can I get both this week?
Audrey blinked in confusion at first, but immediately reacted and looked towards the bronze cross floating in the air, thinking of the "manipulator" Hvin Rambis who had died at the hands of the "Queen" not long ago.

By the way, this cross can extract the characteristics of the Beyonder’s body. Can it also gradually separate the individual Beyonder characteristics?

The extraordinary characteristics of a "manipulator" must carry the characteristics of all previous sequences. As long as I take advantage of this, I can get the "dream walker" I need!
She immediately replied excitedly:
"Okay, I'll buy it for £1!"

At the Tarot Club, the price of a Sequence 5 Beyonder was generally around 8000 pounds. Audrey gave a premium without hesitation to express her gratitude.

I actually only want to charge 8000 pounds... Angel opened his mouth, but finally nodded silently and agreed.

At the same time, other members were also puzzled by this sudden deal. While they were surprised at Miss Justice's financial resources, they inevitably speculated about the origin of the "Dream Walker" characteristic.

Several members with quicker thinking, such as "The Hanged Man" and "The Hermit", secretly turned their eyes to the "No Dark Cross".

They also guessed the reason why the “Queen” was temporarily unwilling to trade the cross, and guessed that the “Dream Walker” should come from a higher-order Beyonder characteristic.

Another demigod died quietly at the hands of Miss "Queen"?

Having just been promoted to "Mystic", and believing that she was already quite powerful in the Five Seas and surpassing all the "Pirate Generals", Cattleya silently adjusted the heavy glasses on her nose, and suddenly felt that her decision to postpone the announcement of this matter and not rush to become the sixth "King" of the sea was extremely correct.

As a demigod, I am afraid that I am not strong enough for the Golden Queen to defeat with just one hand.

(End of this chapter)