Chapter 96: The Hermit Lady
A crimson light flashed, and the members of the Tarot Society gathered in the palace in the gray mist again.
As soon as she sat down, Angel felt an inquiring sight on her left, and she looked back and was surprised to find that to the left of Miss Magician, at the end of the "female" queue to the left of Mr. Fool, there was a new member.
Ah, so the perfect arrangement is broken...... She looked at the new lady who had come to the Tarot Club with some discomfort and expectation.
The members of the "male" cohort on the opposite side also quickly discovered this, "Sun" Deric, "Moon" Emlyn both set their sights on the new members, they both joined after the Tarot Society was formed, so they didn't have too many doubts about this situation, just quietly waiting for the other party to introduce themselves.
As soon as Alger's gaze fell on the new member, he raised his eyebrows in surprise.
He had seen this figure before!
It was a few months ago in the depths of the Sunia Sea, where Alger attended a secret pirate convention as the captain of the Blue Avengers. At the venue, he had seen this figure in a black robe, black hair and purple eyes, and the other party had a strangely shaped planetarium tied around his waist at that time, which impressed him deeply.
If this new member is her, then the tarot will have a big name...... He pondered silently, and his body subconsciously sat up straighter.
Mr. Hanged Man was overly surprised, he probably knew the new member...... Audrey "Justice" didn't focus too much on the new lady, but looked at the other members, observed their reactions, and managed to get a lot of clues.
No one wants to escape the sight of the "psychiatrist...... With a smile on her lips, she stood up and greeted in a brisk tone:
"Good afternoon, Mr. Fool."
Then, she greeted everyone one by one, starting with Miss "Queen" and ending with Mr. "Moon", and only after receiving everyone's return gift did she look at the new members.
The order has changed again, no longer the order of the tarot cards, but the order of initiation...... Audrey, your mind is too obvious......
Angel quickly noticed the difference in the order of Miss Justice's greetings this time, which not only introduced the code names of each member in turn, highlighting the identity of the "veteran", but also left the last opportunity to introduce herself to the new members, is this the ability of the "audience"?
Feeling that everyone's eyes were focused on herself, this lady in a black robe with a calm temperament nodded slightly and said:
"Hermit."
"I am 'Justice', and welcome to you, Ms. Hermit."
After Mr. Fool welcomed the new members, Audrey, who felt a little arrogant, hurriedly looked at the head of the long table and saluted again:
"Mr. Fool, I have obtained three pages of the diary of Russell the Great this time."
She had returned to her family's home in East Chester County half a month earlier, and in addition to visiting relatives and vacationing, she had found some unduplicated Rosell's diaries in the nearby museums and antiquarian bookstores, and decided to dedicate them to the Fool several times.
"I also found two pages."
Angel spoke.
She had attended a gathering of the Extraordinary in the Byam market district the previous evening, and had bought four pages of Russell's diaries for £5 each, keeping two for herself and giving two to Klein, who had attended the meeting with her, lest the Fool's followers should not be punished by Mr. Fool for not giving their diaries for a long time.
At that party, she also successfully sold the extraordinary traits of "Wizard" and "Martial Artist" on hand, receiving 1,500 pounds and 650 pounds respectively.
The "Wizard" trait came from the extra harvest from that hunt "Steel" Mavitty, which was supposed to be given to Klein, and Angel somewhat forcibly stuffed this part of the proceeds to him, but he spent 500 pounds to buy a small tube of "Remnant Spirituality of the Ancient Wraith" as part of the potion he was preparing to promote.
Even so, my savings are close to £7,500, which is enough to consider the richness of the "desperate" potion material...... She thought to herself, the two pages of her diary, which revealed her memories, and the two pages of Justice's diary, the legend of the old gods transcribed by the sun, to Mr. Fool, and then began to think about how to spend the huge money.
Obtained five pages of the diary at once, this time the Fool took an unusually long time to read, and the old members all waited quietly, only the new "Hermit" lady observed the other members one by one, remembering their appearance and demeanor in the bottom of their hearts.
At the same time, there were waves in her heart.
Russell's notes, sure enough, were the "diary" he left behind, and she was right...... But how did the members of the Tarot Society know? Could it be that Mr. "Fool" reminded them and asked them to collect? Is he cracking the secrets in his diary and searching for the secrets of that magnificent era?
Glancing at the head of the long table out of the corner of her eye, she saw the figure in the gray mist bowing her head and saying nothing, reading the diary carefully, and then she turned her eyes to the men opposite.
Tall, but not very old, muscular, tight-fitting for combat, Sun's melee extraordinary...... Moon has red pupils, wears the priestly robes of Mother Earth, and is a vampire if nothing else......
Does the "Hanged Man" have dark blue hair, elven blood, or is it a variation of the "sailor" pathway? Maybe both...... When he saw me, he was more surprised than anyone else, because he had seen me before, or guessed my identity by my clothes? He wears a clergyman's robe with lightning and storm patterns, so he can't be a cultist of the storm, right?
"World" sat strangely opposite Mr. "Fool" instead of directly across from me by gender, he was wearing a hooded robe, he couldn't see the details of his appearance, and he didn't have any body movements, and he had the feeling of being a non-living person like "Blood Admiral......
The "magician" has not spoken, her attitude is more lazy, but it is likely that she is not interested in this meeting, maybe she is the strongest member on the field, well, of course, in addition to the "fool", ......"justice" took the initiative to introduce the members, very mastery, her earrings, necklaces are obviously worth a lot, she wears a long dress with an avant-garde design, a well-cut dress, I have seen this kind of design, in fashion magazines, a three-digit gold pound......
The gray fog that filled the palace made it difficult for the "hermit" lady to see the specific faces of the people, but she could distinguish the general hair color, eye color, and clothing with the help of this information, she quickly divided the members into categories, labeled them, and decided how to communicate with them in the future.
Finally, she moved her gaze to the left hand side of the Fool, Miss "Queen", who had just presented two pages of Russell's diary.
The latter had long pale blonde hair and a shawl, and his purple eyes looked straight ahead, with an indifferent expression, as if he had long been accustomed to the agenda of the Tarot Society.
The young woman, without jewelry, dressed casually, but just now Miss "Justice" was the first to greet her, and she had a high status in the tarot society...... Wait, her hair color and eye color, could it be Angelica Thatch, who was recently wanted by the Storm Church for killing the Bishop of the Storm Church?
Feeling the burning gaze cast by the new member "Hermit" lady, Angel ended the virtual shopping time in his mind, looked at each other, and nodded slightly.
The "hermit", who had already learned from various sources that Angelica had easily destroyed a pirate ship, suddenly felt a little creepy and quickly looked away.
No, not necessarily, maybe it's just that the hair color is the same as that wanted man, and the chances of happening to meet someone who is also in the Rorsted Islands are too low...... She subconsciously denied it.
"You can start talking."
Klein, who had finished reading early and was secretly observing the reaction of the "hermit", smiled with satisfaction and whispered.
"I applied to have a private conversation with Mr. 'The Hanged Man'."
"Ask to speak alone with the Queen."
Angel and Alger said at the same time, then looked at each other with curious eyes.
Communicating alone?
As soon as these words popped into the "hermit's head", he felt like he had lost his sight, and his surroundings fell into an eerie silence.
Depriving everyone else of their senses to achieve the effect of communicating alone? It's too simple and crude...... Realizing that the space was under the absolute control of the "Fool", she did not overreact, but waited quietly for the exchange to end.
After the fool signaled that he could begin, Angel asked:
"Mr. Hangman, I would like to order a sailboat through you in Byam, preferably in stock, and I will need it in a month."
Sailing boat...... Miss Queen is finally not satisfied with hunting pirates and is ready to become one of the pirate generals herself?
Alger was stunned for a moment, and then asked rhetorically:
"What size of a ship? Brig or triple sail? Do I need a steam engine? If you need to be armed, the price will be much more expensive......"
Angel, who was stunned by a series of questions, hurriedly interrupted the other party:
"I'm just buying a most ordinary sailing ship to, well, invest in maritime trade......"
"I'm sorry, I thought you were going to change careers......" Realizing that he had misunderstood what the other party meant, Alger nodded and continued, "If it is an ordinary cargo ship, depending on the cargo capacity and the number of crew members, the price may range from a few hundred pounds to tens of thousands of pounds, I suggest that you first ask the other party for detailed needs before spending money to buy a ship." ”
"I'll ask her to find a chance to meet with you and tell you what she needs."
Angel decisively threw this difficult task to Elaine.
Alger quickly finalized the method and time of the meeting, and ended the topic, the profit of the ship trade is not low, and he can make at least 20% of the money by using his connections to change orders, so he seems very "helpful".
As soon as the conversation changed, he mentioned the purpose of his request for a separate exchange:
"I plan to do it this week after discussing it with you last time, can you attend on time?"
After being pulled by Bishop Chogori and capturing the "sick lieutenant general" at sea for two days, Alger decided to leave Byam as soon as possible, so as not to have too many dreams and accidents.
refers to helping him hide his crew and obtain the potion materials of the "Wind Favorer...... Angel nodded knowingly and said:
"No problem, I don't have anything else to do during this time, but you also have to fulfill my request and take us to the small island southwest of Hakata Port."
"You guys?"
"Yes, I'll bring a companion with me."
After the Golden Dream arrived near Byam yesterday to support the local rebels with much-needed supplies, Daniz, who was the liaison, was finally given a short "vacation" and was allowed to return to his ship.
After his happy departure, Angel and Klein were idle again, and the latter learned a lot from playing Elaine, summing up the rules of playing the "Faceling", according to him, as long as he continued to play as planned, he would probably be able to completely digest the potion within half a year.
Therefore, he was able to spare some free time to accompany Angel to the nameless island to look for traces of the "Gazer".
Of course, Angel wouldn't say these things to Alger, she just added when the other party hesitated:
"He is also a believer in Mr. Fool."
"That's right, then I agree."
The hanged man immediately nodded, fully expressing his trust in Mr. Fool and the Tarot Society.
The two then finalized the details of the operation, and decided to leave on Wednesday morning, ending their individual communication.
Regaining his sight and hearing, Emlyn looked left and right, straightened his waist, coughed lightly, and after everyone looked at him, he smiled and said to the hanged man:
"Thanks to the help of Mr. 'The Hanged Man', I have received the inheritance of the Bloodline and become a baron."
Although he said words of thanks, his neck was raised, his chin was raised, and the meaning of showing off was far greater than gratitude.
"So, which sequence does the vampire baron correspond to?"
The "magician" Furth across from him asked curiously.
"Bloodline, it's blood!"
Emlington lost his grace and emphasized in a trembling tone.
(End of chapter)