Tarot meeting before the "Fool" wakes up (Part I)

March 4, 1353.

Inside the luxury villa of the Hall family in Beckland, Queens.

Audrey sat on the comfortable sofa and watched her father, Earl Hall, and her elder brothers, Hibbert and Alfred, discuss the recent situation and developments in the kingdom, and watch her mother, Lady Caitlin, constantly gather the butlers and deacons to make the final touches for the upcoming ball.

She didn't speak, smiled indistinctly, and watched quietly at this rather common scene of everyday life. At the same time, she thought in her heart:

Mr. "Fool" has been asleep for nearly three months, and Mr. "Tower" is still missing, and even Hugh and Foirth have not heard from him.

As far as I know, Abner Blayn who appeared on official occasions was a cardinal of the "Church of Truth" in the guise of a cardinal... When will the prophecy left by the Fool before taking Mr. "The Tower will return and the Fool will wake up" before taking Mr. "The World" to sleep?

Just as Audrey was lost in thought, Count Hall looked over with a smile, "What is our little princess thinking?"

Audrey pursed her lips and replied with a light smile, "Guess."

"I'm guessing you're thinking about which dress to wear to today's prom, and what kind of hair and makeup." Hibbert said with a relaxed expression on his father's behalf. And Alfred also smiled and said his "guess" based on the fact that his sister is already a "psychiatrist": "I think it's the opposite, Audrey should be thinking about how we should match the clothes to be more handsome."

After saying that, he also bowed his head to Heber, indicating that he did not mean to contradict him, and Hibbert was "generous" and did not say much. In front of his sister, Alfred and Hibbert seemed to be on very good terms, at least on the surface.

The corners of Audrey's mouth rose, but she didn't say who guessed more accurately, only winked at them, and then slowly got up and said; "I'm going upstairs to change my dress."

Count Hall smiled and nodded:

"Don't worry, everyone agrees you're worth the wait."

Audrey bit her lower lip, kept a smile, and walked to the door.

As she was about to leave the room, her blue eyes suddenly froze, because just now, she heard the announcement that the "Tarot Meeting" was about to take place. "That's it······ It doesn't seem to be Mr. Fool'······

Although she was puzzled, she quickly returned to the upstairs and back to the bedroom. Susie, the golden retriever who left the living room first, was already waiting there.

Audrey inhaled invisibly, and Susie immediately "understood" and ran directly to the position of the door to act as a "guard", and was about to close the door with the secret technique "Mage's Hand".

But Audrey hurriedly spoke up to stop her movements.

Seeing Susie's puzzled gaze, Audrey hesitated and said, "Susie, you can go to that place with me this time."

Susie, the golden retriever dog, suddenly showed a humanized "happy" expression, and ran back directly, and said seriously, "Audrey, I've been waiting for you to say this for a long time."

Audrey smiled and helped her comb the hair on her head, and then lay down on the bed, silently reciting the numbers in her heart, waiting for Mr. "Fool" to summon.

About half a minute later, a crimson glow appeared in front of her and Susie's eyes at the same time, flooding them like a tide.

Byam, in a room of the Poseidon Church.

Daniz, the "oracle" in a magnificent robe, sat on a chair, looked at the "Pope" Alger Wilson wearing a black mask opposite, and asked hesitantly:

"Your Majesty, does the newly formed 'Kingdom of the Rim Sea' really allow us to open a church there?" Could it be that the captain went to Abner Bryne to help me?

Daniz, who didn't ask the latter sentence, had a mixed mood, both happy and sour.

Alger looked at him strangely, although he didn't know what the "Divine Messenger" was thinking about, but his intuition told him that the other party must have misunderstood, so he bowed his head slightly, "Similar to the United Empire of Byron-Heidler, it can only open a church, but there is no mission

right, unless someone takes the initiative to enter the church and listen to the doctrine of God."

At this point he paused before continuing, "Don't worry, the 'God of Truth' and Mr. 'Fool' are also allies, and there will be no problem."

Are the "God of Truth" and Mr. "Fool" allies? Why don't I, the "oracle", know about such an important matter, but you, the "pope" who defected from the "Church of the Storm", know? Daniz muttered a few words secretly, lamenting that he had thought too much, and then asked with a frown, "Then who should be sent to the 'Rim Sea Kingdom' to preside over the teaching affairs?"

Alger had already planned this, but he pretended to think for a moment before replying, "Let the people of Silver City and Moon City go, they are full of enthusiasm for preaching the glory of Mr. Fool·····, and it is only fitting that they do..."

"Well, I heard that the 'Rim Sea Kingdom' is building a railway, and there are a lot of jobs, which is just the right time for those half-giants to use their strengths······ And they desperately need to make money."

Is this to spread the glory of the Lord, or is it an expatriate assignment? Daniz was about to say something more, but saw a smile that could not be concealed on the lower half of Alger's face, which was not covered by the mask.

"What's wrong?" Daniz asked curiously.

Only then did Alger come back to his senses and said with a smile, "Mr. Fool's pre-divine meeting is about to take place, and this time you are also allowed to join us."

"Huh?" ......

In a remote primitive tribe in the southern continent, the "Rose School" indulges the remnants of the faction's demigods, and the "puppet" Milton suddenly senses the danger approaching.

Without hesitation, he threw away the half-eaten human bones and was about to enter the "spirit world".

But he suddenly realized that his vision was restricted, and it seemed that he could only see what was under the tables and chairs, and the connection with the "spirit world" was suddenly severed.

He opened his mouth, subconsciously wanting to speak, but made a "baa" sound. He was turned into a sheep.

It was only then that he saw the hem of a black dress appear in front of him.

"Miss Messenger" Renette Tinicol allowed Sharon, who had cast the "Transfiguration Curse", to fly back to her shoulder, only to make a head fly out of her hand, and a crystal clear foot was found from the clothes of the "sheep".

"This is ······" Body ·····" Finally······" Part ······" When the blonde and red-eyed gorgeous head flew back, Renette said in turn.

Sharon, who was sitting on her shoulder in the form of a delicate doll, nodded, but did not speak—as a "cursed thing" and "silent disciple", she should not have the function of "speaking".

But at this moment, the doll's face showed an expression of great surprise, and she suddenly returned to her human form, and said to Renette, "Teacher······ He's waking up!"

Sharon was delighted, but she didn't forget to take out her clothes and put them on before continuing, "The Tarot Club is about to begin, and you're among those invited."

........

Inside a house in Beckland, North End.

Leonard flipped through the poems he had hired to write, and then compared them with what he had written during this time, and suddenly felt an insurmountable gap.

"Old man······· You said that I have studied hard for so long, why is there still such a big gap?" Leonard asked reluctantly.

"Poetry is such a thing as "talent" after all······ And he who doesn't have it doesn't have it, unless he steals it." Palles laughed, "So you'd better spend money and hire people honestly, and stop struggling uselessly.

"What's more, while preaching Gelman's story can anchor him, the question is whether the one will return."

Leonard was silent for a while, then stood up, picked up the references, and prepared to attend a poetry salon to listen to the poets share their writing experiences and also look for "gunslingers".

But at this time, he was suddenly stunned for a moment, and then his eyebrows were raised. "What's wrong with you?" Palie

S. Zoroaster asked, slightly surprised.

"The 'pre-divine council' will begin immediately······ Mr. 'Fool' and Klein are coming back!" Leonard immediately threw down the reference books such as "Rune's Early Classical Poems" and "Selected Poems of Russell" in his hand, and said with a smile on his eyebrows, "Old man, this time you are also allowed to observe the 'Tarot Meeting'!" .....

Home to the newly formed "Desolate" team at the Harvest Church.

Emlyn White took a bottle of potion and looked at it carefully for a long time before shaking his head and saying, "It's failed again, and it's really not easy to lower the cost of the healing potion again······

"Maybe I should try the new drug called 'penicillin' from the Church of Truth?

"It's said to be very effective······ Based on that, it should be possible to keep the price of the "healing potion" down to the point where civilians in the East Ward can buy it even if they grit their teeth.

"Well, I'll go back and ask Ms. Hermit if you can give me the patent for 'penicillin' for free······

With this in mind, Emlyn packed up his equipment and wanted to go to the store to buy a new outfit for his doll, but at that moment, a "notice" from "above the gray mist" appeared in his ears.

In the new Silver City, Darik Berg, who had matured a lot, walked quickly into the residence of Colin Iliad.

"Chief, I have received an oracle and am about to go to the pre-divine council······ Derick looked at the "Silver Knight" in front of him, who had reined in his sharpness since he came to the World of Light, and continued with suppressed excitement, "You are also allowed to be in the auditorium."

"Darik, you're the chief now······ You should call me "Former Chief" or "Iliad" Elder." There was also a flash of joy in Colin's deep and vicissitudes of light blue eyes, and then he asked solemnly, "How should I claim myself in the pre-divine council?"

"And what are the etiquette rules and precautions? What honorifics should I use to open my sentence? And what etiquette and greetings are to be used at the end?" The barrage of questions made Derrick stunned, after all, he had never considered these things. Mr. Fool didn't ask for it. It was only after about half a minute that he remembered the words of Mr. "World" from the Moon City in his sermon, so he straightened up and said, "God said, the eighth commandment, serve me with your heart, not a sacrifice.

"The most important thing in the ritual is piety, there are no other requirements, it can be very simple." The ritual is like this, and so is the pre-divine council, as long as piety is enough."

Combined with what he saw and heard in the Tarot Society, the more Deric spoke, the more he felt that this should be Mr. "Fool's attitude", and he instantly became confident.

Above the endless gray mist, a magnificent palace stands silently.

As the crimson light lit up at the same time, and then degenerated into vague figures, the figures of "Justice", "Magician", "Judgment", "Temperance", "Hermit", "Star", "Moon", "Sun", and "Hanged Man" appeared on the corresponding seats one after another.

At the same time, a row of benches suddenly appeared on one side of the old bronze table, and Colin, Paris, Daniz, Susie, Renette, and "Alvin Abraham" "sit" side by side on the benches.

Daniz glanced at Alger Wilson, who was sitting in a high-backed chair, and realized that the former Cardinal of the Storm Church had probably joined the Fool's organization earlier than himself, and was obviously a core member.

He cursed "shit" in his heart, looked back left, and then made eye contact with Susie, who happened to be looking at him curiously. "Hello, my name is Susie." The Golden Retriever gave a "friendly" smile and extended his front paws.

Daniz stretched out his hand and shook it, only then did he realize what he had done. He squeezed out a smirk and said, "Hello, I'm Daniz."

While the auditorium was having a friendly exchange, the official members of the Tarot Society had already noticed that the gray fog that had been hidden from their faces had disappeared, and each of them was showing their true colors.

However, everyone didn't have time to care about the issue of identity exposure now, but all looked at the top vacant seat, and Abner Bryne, who was standing next to the seat······ Or rather, Mr. Tower!

"Friends, Mr. 'Fool' has not woken up yet, and I have gathered this impromptu gathering······ You should know that Mr. Fool granted me this permission before he fell asleep." Abner, who was standing next to the "Fool's" seat, looked around and smiled.

"The tower returns, and the fool awakens." "Justice" Audrey nodded, repeating the "prophecy" given by Mr. "Fool" at that time.

Everyone also nodded, only the "Hermit" lady's spirit was still a little unfocused, but she quickly adjusted. Danitz and the others in the auditorium also stopped communicating and listened carefully.

By this time, Abner had already continued, "If I want to wake up Mr. Fool, I need everyone's help in me······ That's why I'm asking you to bring your companions who are close to you and who have a close relationship with Mr. Fool······

"Because it will be more effective in stabilizing Mr. Fool's anchor."

"Mr. Tower, what are we going to do?" "The Sun," Derick asked, raising his hand.

Hearing his question, everyone else focused on Abner, even Hugh, Firth, and Gardelia. They were equally curious.

Seeing this, the corners of Abner's mouth were slightly hooked, and he said in a pleasant tone, "It's very simple····· I will show you a movie called "The Fool's Journey to Godhood" to show you in detail the process of Mr. "The Fool" becoming a god······ And the more you know about him, the more you can awaken his humanity.

"Of course, the story of the parallel world that does not exist in this movie is different from the historical process we have here, but in the end, it can reflect part of the past of the "fool", which should be enough to wake him up."

It's not that he doesn't want to use the "Fool" journey in this world, but when it comes to the "Source Castle", even the current Abner can't fully peek into the past of the "Lord of Mysteries", so he can only settle for the next best thing and interpret the original plot through the "Memory Theater".

Of course, there is no need to be so troublesome to wake up Crane, but this is a birthday gift prepared for him by Abner, and it is a piece of his "heart", and I believe Klein will be happy to accept it.

Miss Justice, Hugh the Judge, and Alger the Hanged Man are all keenly aware that Abner is using "he" when referring to "Fool", but before they can think about it, a large screen rises at the very bottom of the long table.

At this time, Abner seemed to think of something, glanced at the auditorium again, and then said with a smile, "I almost forgot that there are a few distinguished guests here······ I'm afraid they don't know enough about us, about this place······

"Well, before watching the movie, you should introduce yourself to be polite." Speaking of this, he bowed slightly and said in a flat tone:

"Abner Blaine." 'God of Truth'.

"'Lighthouse' Pathway Sequence 0. "Tarot will be 'tower'."

He didn't reveal his "old" identity, after all, there were still many angels here. (A detailed description of the "lighthouse" pathway has been placed in the comment section.) )