Chapter 23 Entrustment within the Council
As Crane's knowledge of the occult and the otherworldly realm deepened, and as he gradually experimented with some of the abilities of the space above the gray mist, he gradually became less disheartened when facing Justice, the Hanged Man, and the Sun, and no longer blindly wanted to maintain an unfathomable image, lest the members of the Tarot Society keenly pierce his disguise.
He now knew that although the gods of this world were powerful and strange, they were by no means omniscient and omnipotent, and this description was only available to the legendary creator who created everything, and only Silver City was still chanting.
Gods have limitations, and gods can also get into trouble, which is something that Klein can confirm so far, and both the Book of Storms and the Apocalypse of the Night are more or less corresponding.
Therefore, Klein consciously added a "persona" to the recent tarot gathering, to gradually shape himself as a restricted powerhouse who is close to the gods but cannot move freely for some reason.
In this way, even if he occasionally shows that he does not know enough about certain things, and occasionally asks for help, he will not arouse the suspicion of the Tarot members.
Of course, the premise of all this is that through several previous attempts, through the powerful strength shown by the "dependent" Azik, the image of the almost god is undoubtedly implanted in the hearts of "Justice", "Hanged Man" and "Sun".
Phew, hopefully this shaping will be successful, and then you won't have to worry too much about not being able to answer their questions...... Of course, things that belong to "common sense" still have to be tense and not cowardly...... Klein tapped his fingers on the edge of the old long table and chuckled:
"I'm going to issue a mandate. β
"Justice" Audrey's ears moved slightly, her eyes widened, surprised, expectant and apprehensive.
She clearly remembered that this was the first time that Mr. "Fool" officially issued a mission!
Although he had made some commissions before, they were all prepaid types, and it seemed like he had found some random collection tasks to conform to the principle of equivalent exchange...... This time He used the word "promulgation...... As a "mind reader", Audrey has become very good at reading hidden meanings in just words.
At the same time, she keenly noticed that the "hanging man" seemed to have no change, but in fact he was extremely nervous, while the "sun" was ignorant and regarded this as a very normal thing.
"You can choose to take it or not. With the help of the Joker's ability, Klein made his tone appear rather relaxed, "Another of my dependents has arrived at Beckland, and he wants to accomplish something, but it is not convenient for him to do it himself. β
The other dependents nodded as if ...... "hanged man" as if in thought, and were not in the slightest surprised.
In his eyes, it is a tacit fact that Mr. "Fool", a god-level powerful being, has multiple dependents.
I don't know how many sequences there are in this dependent, Mr. "Fool...... Well, I owe His last Favor a bounty...... Although Mr. Fool's reward was paid by the "Hanged Man", and he did not look down on money, I did pray with the mentality of asking for help, and the "Lieutenant General" was killed by the Dependent...... His dependents still need a certain amount of activity funds...... "Justice" Audrey thought a little weakly.
Frankly speaking, in her eyes, 30,000 gold pounds and a large plantation was indeed a huge fortune, but just like that, it would not have too obvious an impact on her life.
It's good to have it, it's okay if you don't, well, it's still a little distressing, a little ...... Audrey nodded to herself sincerely.
As a young girl who has not really reached adulthood for the time being, not to mention the big plantation, even if the remaining 30,000 gold pounds, she actually does not have absolute dominance, so she can only buy some shares of the Beckland Arms Group according to the arrangement of her father, Earl Hall, and invest in a company that tries to introduce part of the technology of ironclad ships into the field of commercial ships.
This allowed her to finally get a bounty of only 5,000 pounds that could be used as pocket money, but her fixed annuity income increased by at least 2,000 pounds from the original level of 15,000 pounds to 25,000 pounds.
Seeing that "Justice" and others did not speak, Klein issued the task:
"What he is going to accomplish is to assassinate the ambassador of the Republic of Antis to the Kingdom of Rune, BΓ©kron Jean Madan. β
"Assassinate the ambassador of the Republic of Intis?" "Justice" Audrey couldn't control herself for a moment, and asked in amazement.
This is an act that will cause disputes between the two countries, or even the outbreak of war! As a qualified aristocratic lady, her first thought was international relations.
As for the question of Mr. "Fool" not doing it himself, she took it for granted:
How can there be a big man who always helps his subordinates?
After the defeat of the kingdom in the war on the east coast of Byron, his majesty did not see the king go out in person, at most a new general and re-send troops.
Well, it is said that His Majesty wanted to go on his own, but was stopped by the nobles and ministers......
Alger "The Hanged Man" was only slightly surprised by this task, and his focus was on another part.
Mr. "Fool" is really not able to interfere deeply in the real world...... My guess was correct...... I wonder how much He can influence us who are connected...... Can you easily take away your life?, a little self-satisfied, Alger gradually diverged his thoughts.
"The Sun" Dyric was dumbfounded:
What is the Republic of Intius, and what is an ambassador?
Klein looked around, maintaining the relaxed attitude just now, and said:
"Which of you would like to accept this task?"
"What do you want to get paid?"
Forehead...... Let me kill an innocent person for no reason, I can't convince myself...... And this is likely to lead to a catastrophe, a catastrophe that stems from war...... "Justice" Audrey, who wanted to raise her hand, hesitated.
At this moment, the "upside-down hangman" heyed and said:
"I have heard that this Ambassador Bekron, who is also the intelligence chief of the Republic of Intis in the Kingdom, secretly supported the bloody processions, planned events that undermined the relationship between the aristocracy and the rich, and spread rumors to turn the people against the government. β
He seems to see the hesitation of "justice" and describes in detail the dark side of Beckron.
He then added:
"I don't know if the ambassador is extraordinary, but there are many clues that he probably is. β
"There are quite a few extraordinary people around him, and the extraordinary ones who belong to the intis intelligence agency, and this department has long been influenced by the original royal family Sauron family, and holds the previous part of the sequence of the 'hunter' path. β
"Moreover, whether a war will break out between the two countries depends only on whether the upper echelons of both sides want to fight or not, and it has nothing to do with the life and death of a diplomat. β
After the assassination of Russell the Great, Intis finally maintained a stable republican system after several major shocks, and the Sauron family was brutally attacked during the Russell period, and its strength in all aspects declined very badly, so it could only reluctantly accept this reality, change the goal to compete for the seat, and secretly influence the national intelligence department and a small number of troops.
After listening to the news provided by the "Hanged Man", the hesitation in Audrey's heart disappeared for a moment, and she nodded elegantly:
"In recent years, the Fersak Empire has expanded very strongly, defeating the kingdom and the Republic of Intis on the east coast of Byron and the Star Heights one after another. β
Audrey didn't know much about politics, but the father of a hereditary earl of the House of Lords would eventually hear and witness a lot of things.
Whether it is to shirk responsibility or divert domestic contradictions, the northern barbarians, who have always been unpopular, are the favorite and most convenient targets for nobles and ministers.
As for whether they did it or not, it doesn't matter.
Of course, more than a hundred years ago, this role was filled by Intis and Russell.
After a few seconds of silence, "Justice" Audrey looked at the top of the bronze table with a little apprehension and a little humility:
"Mr. Fool, I can try to accomplish this task, but there is no guarantee that it will succeed. β
On the one hand, she planned to find her father to confirm whether Ambassador Beckron was really the intelligence chief of Intis, but on the other hand, she didn't even think to do it herself, whether it was an "audience" or a "mind reader", she was not the type who was good at fighting, she could only collect as much information as possible about Ambassador Bakerron in high society, and then entrust the task to it.
Well, let Hugh and Furth go and ask Mr. A to do it...... Or find a host of several other extraordinary circles...... Can't expose me...... Things have to be hidden, and maybe there are intelligence agents in those circles...... I don't know how much money it will cost, 5,000 pounds may not be enough...... Audrey had already begun to think about her plans for the future.
Klein didn't expect Miss "Justice" in Sequence 8 to succeed, and nodded slightly:
"What do you want to get paid?"
"The formula of the 'psychiatrist'. Audrey blurted out, and then, with some hesitation, she added, "And the corresponding extraordinary material, hmm...... This can be discussed after the task is completed, if it does not succeed, the cost will be borne by me, I, I still owe, a bounty to your dependents. β
It turned out that the bounty went to Miss "Justice...... 10,000 gold pounds, 5,000 pounds in half...... Shrouded in gray fog, Crane pondered for a few seconds the question of how much Ambassador Baker was worth, and finally decided that he must be more expensive than "Lieutenant General Hurricane" Zielingers.
"Yes. Klein replied in a normal tone.
At this time, the "hanged man" Alger spoke:
"I also receive this task, and the reward can be determined after it is completed. β
"Didn't you go back to sea?" asked Audrey, surprised.
"Just because I'm not in Beckland doesn't mean I can't assassinate Ambassador Beckland. Alger smiled, not giving a positive explanation.
The "sun" Derick next to him has not been able to fit into the topic.
Klein agreed:
"Good. β
He quickly set his eyes on the Russell diary in his hand.
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