It has to be said that Alger used the right strategy.

Hearing him say that he could pay in advance, Pierrot adjusted his sitting position, put away his original nonchalant attitude, and cautiously confirmed:

"Are you sure?"

"Let me state first, at most, I can only promise to do my best to help you find it, but there is no guarantee that you will find it."

"Of course," Alger nodded after considering the stakes, "and you just have to promise to do your best to help me find it until I find it myself, and that's enough." ”

"I don't think we need any other guarantees in front of Mr. Fool."

Alger said it magnificently, but in fact, he was unable to guarantee that the other party would keep the contract, so he could only borrow the mystery of Mr. "Fool" to make the other party a little jealous.

Moreover, taking a step back, even if the other party really does not abide by the agreement at all, for him, it is to be prostituted for nothing some not too precious occult knowledge, and there is not much loss.

With this relatively ordinary occult knowledge, he felt that he could still gamble on a channel that might get the main materials of potions.

"Then you can get started."

Pierrot glanced at the "fool" above him, and seeing that he did not object, he nodded his head in agreement.

Seeing that the deal was reached, the happiest was Mr. Crane, who was sitting on the top seat and had a breezy appearance.

First, this is the first transaction of the party, a milestone breakthrough from zero to one, which is of great significance!

Second, and more importantly, it meant that he could prostitute his occult knowledge for nothing.

You know, that's what he called the meeting for in the first place...... It's the first results.

Under the expectant gaze of light and dark, Alger took a deep breath and began to tell the beginning of the introduction of the official members of the Storm Church's "Substitute Punisher" team.

He goes from the origins of potions, to the desecration of the tablets, to the loss of control of the extraordinary, and finally to meditation.

Cleon and Pierrot had heard similar versions of these things from their respective captains, but not only did they not interrupt Alger's story, but they listened carefully and corroborated what they knew.

“……”

"After taking the potion, start meditating as soon as possible to control your spirituality and strength......"

"It must be practiced every day to truly master the power of the potion, to dig out its symbolism and more mysteries, only then will you be able to avoid the danger of getting out of control to the greatest extent, and the point of the potion symbolism is its 'name'."

Crane listened quietly to their exchange, originally not intending to interject, only secretly remembering and learning, but when he heard this, his heart suddenly moved, and he had a wonderful idea.

"Tuk, tuk, tuk."

He stretched out a finger and tapped on the tabletop, and said in a low voice:

"It's not mastery, it's digestion."

"It's not excavation, it's acting."

"The name of the potion is not only a symbol, but also an image, but also a 'key' to digestion."

He directly took the words that Russell the Great had written in his diary, and moved them out as they were, and in front of these two gentlemen, he pretended to be fierce.

After listening to Mr. Fool's correction of errors, Pierrot frowned, trying to analyze and understand what he had learned.

He starts with Alger's statement and gradually delves into Mr. Fool's prompt.

"Practice and mastery, it's easy to understand, it's like reading a book to learn...... The emphasis of the symbolism is on the 'name', which means that the power of potions should be deeply explored in the direction that the 'name' refers to......"

"As for playing and digesting...... It doesn't seem to be much different from 'practice and mastery', but it is more profound...... As for the 'keys'...... It also seems to be a little more precise than the 'point' statement......"

"Hmm......"

Pierrot rests his chin in his left hand, and in the process of thinking, his fingers unconsciously rub over the stubble of today's newborn.

"That's right!"

His eyes suddenly lit up, and he thought of the trick, "It's the difference between rote memorization and complete understanding!" ”

"Play...... Key ......"

He vaguely felt that this was the knowledge he wanted, the knowledge to avoid getting out of control to the greatest extent.

……

While Pierrot was thinking, Alger froze and froze, muttering about the hint that Mr. Fool had just given.

"Digest, play...... Digest, play ...... Digest, play, key......" Alger whispered over and over again, as if he had grasped something key or had fallen under a strange spell.

After a while, he raised his head and said in a hoarse voice:

"Thank you, Mr. 'Fool', for the fact that your tips are as precious as my life, and that they have made me clear quite a few things, of course, I believe I have not fully understood, fully understood."

It seems that both of them seem to have some understanding...... Hey, would you like to share your thoughts? Crane hid his thoughts, maintained a mysterious and profound image on his face, and said with a smile:

"It's an advance payment."

In fact, he himself didn't quite understand the exact meaning of those words just now, but he was sure that Russell the Great was stronger than ordinary ordinary people, better than these two gentlemen.

"Thank you, Mr. 'Fool', for your succinct hint is the answer I've been looking for," said Pierrot, looking up at Crane at this time, "I wish I had fully grasped it sooner." ”

Not only intentionally or unintentionally, both of them seriously expressed their gratitude, but they also ignored Mr. "Fool's" sentence of "advance payment", and did not take the initiative to mention it at all.

Is this neglecting, or is it trying to pluck my wool? Crane glanced at the two of them separately, leaned back slightly, put his fingers together, patted the table lightly, and said in a low and soothing voice:

"My request is to help me collect Russell Gustaf's secret diary, even if it's just one page."

This request in a calm tone stirred up turbulent waves in the hearts of the two gentlemen.

They were all keenly aware of a detail, and Mr. "Fool" called Russell Gustaf's legacy a diary in an affirmative tone!

How did he confirm that?

Could it be that he has mastered the interpretation of the "Russell Secret Text"?

What does he want to do?

Pierrot was even more shocked than Alger.

When he was examined and purified after the "Gate of Glory", he saw a small copy of the notes of the "Russell's Secret Text" inside, which is said to be in chronological order.

Pierrot was suspicious that Mr. Fool had brought him to the party for the diary!

However, the advance payment has been collected, and he can't return it, and even if he can, he is a little reluctant...... Alas, hopefully the "Daybreaker" team doesn't take that copy of the note that seriously.

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……

After experimenting with the diaries they had collected in a way that was embodied in expression, Crane said calmly in a tone that did not take advantage of children:

"As I said, I'm a person who likes to exchange for equal value, and the advance payment just now is only equivalent to two pages of diaries per person, and if there is any excess, I will give it extra."

This time, because of the "advance payment" as proof, Crane's statement seems more true and credible.

Of course, no matter how much faith they actually believed, at least Pierrot and Alger respectfully thanked Mister Fool for his kindness.

After that, at Alger's suggestion, they briefly shared information about their respective sides and chatted about some information about Russell.

"That's all for today's meeting."

Eventually, Crane sensed that they had run out of fun and ended the meeting.

"Follow your will." Pierrot and Alger got up at the same time to reply.

After receiving the "advance payment", their respect for Mr. "Fool" was noticeably deepened.

Crane leaned back slightly, cutting off contact, only to see the figures of the two gentlemen's illusory model lake quickly shatter and dissipate.

Above the gray mist, in the grand hall like the abode of the gods, only he sat quietly at the head of the bronze long table.

"Today is not a small harvest, and it is ...... Although it was a bit difficult at first, the party was successfully completed. ”

"It's going to get better and better in the future!"

The reason why Crane has such self-confidence is that he has found that after becoming a "soothsayer", he has the ability to pull out new members.

This is the self-confidence that occupies more of the initiative.

If the current three-person gathering is deadlocked, he can also bring new variables by bringing in new members.

"The matter of bringing in new people...... I'll talk about that later. ”

Crane stood up, spreading his spirituality, sensing the presence of his body, mimicking the heaviness of a rapid fall.

In this way, he left the gray fog and returned to the real world.