Chapter 141: Worry
A silent crimson light lit up, and except for the "Sun" Derik, who had come to the gray mist in advance, the other members of the Tarot Society appeared one by one and sat down in their own high-backed chairs.
At the end of the long table is the "world" that Crane manipulates with the Eyes of Black.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Fool, ladies and gentlemen~"
Miss Justice insisted on greeting the members every week with perseverance beyond ordinary people, and even the latest "hermit" lady nodded back with a kind smile.
Crane, who also replied to the greeting, first looked at Angel, the "queen" who was the first on his left, the two had not seen each other for a week, and the desire of the family he played to publish his posthumous work was still hindered and could not be completed as originally planned, which made him a little anxious.
"Hey, Angel's aura is a little chaotic, and the inner layer of the star spirit body is dark and complicated, which represents melancholy and sadness......"
With the help of Grey Mist's "home field advantage", Crane can see through the hidden astral spirits of the Extraordinary to confirm the emotions of the other party, and Angel is usually a mixture of blue and white, with occasional yellow appearances, which means that she is generally calm or happy.
Can ...... now
For no reason, a trace of doubt and anxiety appeared in Crane's heart.
What happened to her this week?
Mr. Fool, who didn't know the head of the long table, had a lot of thoughts in his head, "Justice" and "Moon" each showed a copy of Russell the Great's diary and gave it to the Fool, while "The Hanged Man" was unable to obtain a new diary because he was at sea recently, and the "Hermit" apologized, but she didn't seem to feel too anxious about it because she didn't seem to see that finding the diary was not a mandatory "task".
Absent-mindedly reading the partially repetitive diary, Klein announces the start of the "free exchange time".
"Mr. Fool, I request to speak alone with the 'Hermit' lady."
As soon as the free time came, Angel, who had displayed her inner anxiety and sadness on the surface of the astral spirit, made a request and looked at the hermit at the end of the "lady's side", who was slightly stunned and nodded in agreement.
After the others' audio-visual was blocked, Angel continued to speak:
"Ms. Hermit, I have a commission for your help," her voice was a little low, but she didn't show the negative emotions in her heart, "but I want to make sure first, you are the 'Star General' Gadelia, right?" ”
After a brief moment of stunnedness, the "Hermit" responded in a tone that could not hear any emotion:
"How did you come to this conclusion?"
She didn't deny it.
Although the "world", as an ordinary member of the Tarot Society, also acts as a shield when communicating alone, Klein, as a "fool", can sit in the best viewing seat and watch the two communicate, at this time, in his sight, the "hermit" Gadelia's eyes widened a little, and he was in a state of overshock.
I didn't expect Angel to be able to guess the identity of the other party, which is a bit ...... Crane waited half expectantly, half worriedly for Angel's answer.
"With the attitude of a member of the Tarot Conference towards you, and the information and material channels you present, the height of your possible sequence is located at sea rather than on the north and south continents...... I deduced that you were an extraordinary person of equal strength to the pirate generals, or even one of them," Angel said slowly, making Klein feel that she was also summarizing as she spoke, "And the women in the pirate generals, except for the 'Star General', I have seen them all. ”
"And you have a special interest in me, is it because of my bounty, or the means of combat, or the battle with Tracy?"
Klein was a little dumbfounded, and he asked himself if he was in Angel's position and knew this information, he could guess seven or eight points, but she was, but Angel......
He kind of wanted to do a divination and see if it was Angel who had come to the Grey Mist this week, or if it was someone else who had used the Faceling ability to disguise herself as her.
Equally surprised was the "Hermit" Gadelia, who was silent for a moment and said:
"I thought it was a comparison, well, casual...... I didn't expect that the special attention to you made you discover my identity. ”
After admitting that she was a "star general", Gadelia continued to ask rhetorically:
"So, what are you confirming my identity for? What do you call a commission? ”
"Yes, I don't mean anything, everyone is a believer in Mr. Fool, a member of the Tarot Society, and it's not a bad thing to know each other." Angel replied, "I would like to hire your ship and take a man to the dangerous waters east of the Sunia Sea in search of wild mermaids." ”
"Wild?"
Gadelia grasped the point and asked rhetorically.
"I know there are mermaid colonies near the shipping lanes in the eastern Gargarz Islands, but they belong to the Church of the Night, and what I need to look for is the one that lives freely in the sea."
Listening to Angel's request, Crane, who played the role of "Fool" at the long table, pursed his lips, and a wave of warmth surged in his heart.
He didn't expect Angel to ask for a separate communication, the purpose was to find the mermaid and prepare for his promotion.
"You should know the danger of that sea," Gardelia did not immediately refuse, nor did she agree, but asked slowly, "except for 'Admiral Hell' Ludville, few ships will dare to enter there." ”
"But your Future is an exception."
Angel is confident and seems to have already conducted the relevant investigation.
"That's right, so, how are you going to hire me?"
With a chuckle, Gardelia leaned back into the back of her seat and replied.
"£2,500, or a magical item if you make up the difference."
"I want 3,500 pounds, or a Sequence 6 magical item, and if you have a better one, I can make up the difference."
After some bargaining, Angel hired Gardelia's Future for £3,000 to investigate the location of the mermaids in that dangerous area in the eastern Sunia Sea.
She had tried to trade the "hypocritical" ring, but the bid exceeded Gardelia's expectations, so it didn't close.
And the pirate general also made a request that he would not have time until April to complete Angel's commission.
"At that time, the Tarot will confirm the specific time and the location of the ship, which I will specify, no problem, right?"
The Hermit finally confirmed.
"Yes, but it won't be me who will get on the boat then," Angel nodded, "and you can rest assured, he's also a believer in the Fool." ”
Crane frowned when he heard this, and vaguely felt that something was wrong with this "commission".
After the end of the individual communication, Angel seemed to be no longer interested in other things, and curled up in the high-backed chair, while the long-waiting "Hanged Man" Alger glanced at the two ladies who had just communicated, and finally stopped his gaze on the "Hermit" and said:
"The Gargas Islands have recently spread the news of the 'Ghost Empire', and many sailors in Naas have claimed to have seen a huge warship glowing with phosphorescent light and a pitch-black body at night, perhaps this ghost ship full of treasures of the Trenthorst Empire has reappeared."
In addition to the "sun", everyone present had more or less heard the rumors of this huge ship the size of a city, and the secret treasures of the last imperial empire of the fourth century it carried, and they all sat up straight with interest, but Gadelia, who was stared at by Alger, did not say anything else, which made the former a little disappointed.
Mr. Hanged Man seems to be expecting an answer from the "Star General", who left Byam for the Gargas Islands this time in search of the "Ghost Empire"? Is the Storm Church also interested in this kind of rumor?
Angel's gaze slowly looked at Alger opposite, his head subconsciously running, analyzing the information.
She was originally going to entrust the "Blue Avenger" to the east of the Sunia Sea, but the ghost ship hurriedly carried out the mission, disrupting her plan, and the scheduled day was approaching, so she could only test the "hermit" who did not know the details, but fortunately, the other party was indeed a "star general" and accepted her commission......
In the middle of thought, this rumor, which everyone was interested in, but had no clue, ended after sporadic discussions.
This was followed by a speech by "Just" Audrey, who shared an experience of "lucid dreaming" she encountered while on vacation in her hometown.
Guided by a folk song, Justice travels to a region where dragons are worshipped, and after self-suggesting to "stay awake in dreams", he succeeds in entering the depths of his consciousness and reaching an illusory ocean of the "collective subconscious".
There, she meets a dragon with gray rock-like scales and thinks of the dragon's ancient legends and the existence of the "City of Miracles" Levixid.
According to the legend that circulated in the silver city where Mr. "Sun" was located, the objects imagined by the dragon will be manifested, and the country of its fantasy will inevitably appear in the world, and the prophecies it makes will surely become reality.
"If I continue to explore the 'collective subconscious,' is it possible to find the 'City of Wonders' there?"
Finally, Audrey asked expectantly.
"It's better not to do this," replied to her, the silent hermit, "It's very dangerous, the so-called dragons are also flesh and blood creatures, and those who can swim in the collective subconscious are likely to reach the level of demigods, and with your strength, even if you get close to it and see it, you may be harmed." Moreover, the 'collective subconscious' itself is also very dangerous, it is like a real sea, it will erode and drown you who fall into it, causing mental trauma, and even making you unable to wake up, or have changes in memory and personality. ”
Audrey, who has a strong interest in the mysterious sea of consciousness and various legends, sighed in disappointment, but she also knew that the hermit's suggestion was correct, and she only had Sequence 7, and she was not able to face the demigods and step into the level of the "subconscious sea" at all.
Fortunately, I have already bought a main material for "Hypnotist", and as long as I continue to accumulate contributions and digest the "Psychiatrist" potion, it won't be long before I can be promoted to Sequence 6!
She thought with some excitement, and looked at the "queen" lady who sold her materials, but found that the latter leaned forward and lay on the long bronze table, with a somewhat confused and panicked expression.
Is this still the strong, confident "queen"?
Audrey had this question in her heart.
Angel's mind, which she was watching, was full of "fantasy", "subconscious", "memory and personality changes" and other things that everyone had just communicated, and she saw that her surroundings fell into a short silence, and suddenly asked:
"Everyone, have you ever heard of the name 'Adam'?"
(End of chapter)
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