Bang bang——
Alger Wilson recovered from looking at his palm in ecstasy, looked at the office door, and whispered:
"Come in."
A man named "Mandated Punishers" who was walking in a windy manner quickly opened the door and entered, carefully placed a thick stack of documents on the desk in front of him, then closed the door and left.
After gathering his thoughts, "Wave Church" and Blue Mountain Island's Cardinal Bishop Alger roughly flipped through the files and learned more about "Strange Phenomenon" that happened in various places in the past two days.
One day ago, at noon last Sunday, the seal under the church suddenly failed, and many Sealed Artifact, Mystical Item, and Beyonder Characteristic powers inside were leaked to a certain extent.
As the core church of Church of Storms's largest overseas parish, "Wave Church" has preserved a total of three "1" grade Sealed Artifact, and nearly ten "2" and "3" grade Sealed Artifact. Once a problem occurs, the entire city may be severely damaged by the negative effects of Sealed Artifact that are superimposed and enhanced.
He originally wanted his men to leave with the Sealed Artifact that was of little harm, and he chose the most difficult Grade 1 Sealed Artifact to go to sea. This was already his best effort for a Sequence 4 Saint, but In order to prevent the entire Bayam, especially several schools and almshouses near the church, from being destroyed, Alger went to the underground seal location alone and fought against three out-of-control Sealed Artifacts on his own, almost dying as a result.
Fortunately, Mr. "Fool" helped in the end...
Taking another look at the looming Snowflake-shaped Mark in the palm of his hand, Alger let out a long sigh of relief.
At the same time, similar riots occurred in all churches of Church of Storms. The closed doors opened on their own, and the tight seals suddenly failed. As a result, the dangerous Sealed Artifact lost control and caused a lot of damage.
Compared with those churches that suffered heavy casualties, Alger's "Wave Church" suffered minor injuries except for a few "Mandated Punishers" who dispersed to uninhabited areas with Sealed Artifact. It was extremely conspicuous in this summary document.
Logically speaking, Alger should be happy with such an achievement, but now he only feels uneasy in his heart.
Handling all Sealed Artifact matters alone can only win the trust of low-level church members. Neither other Cardinal Bishop nor senior deacons will believe it, let alone Pope and "Lord of Storms" above their heads.
Once the incident is investigated, it will become clear that he is secretly a follower of "Fool".
Check with Mr. Fool as soon as possible whether I can leave the church safely... I'm afraid I'm really going to be a pirate this time... Alger thought with a frown, looked up at Wall Clock, locked the door with a gust of breeze, and said in a charged voice that was not high-pitched but resounded throughout the church:
"Don't disturb me for the next hour."
The only good thing about this incident is that my image in the eyes of other believers has become much taller, more like "Hanged Man" that symbolizes sacrifice... A deep Red Light light flashed before my eyes, and "Hanged Man" came to the hall of Fool.
At the same time, multiple crimson lights lit up in different locations around the world.
"Magician" Fors, who still lives in Backlund's Hillston Borough, put down the secret letter from her teacher Dorian Abraham.
Beside her, Colonel "MI9", who was also Tarot Club's "Judgment" Xio Derecha, was waiting for the arrival of three o'clock in the afternoon on a recliner that could completely cover herself.
Southern Continent "Moon" Emlyn in the city-state still under the control of Feynapotter, "North Continent Winter County Holy Cathedral" Star" Leonard, "Sun" Derrick in New City of Silver, "Hermit" Cattleya floating on the ocean...
Backlund Empress Borough Earl Hall In the mansion, "Justice" Audrey returned to his bedroom with deep thoughts.
She just watched her brother Alfred clean up the casualties caused by two Sealed Artifacts in the family treasure house that went out of control, and discussed with him the possible impact of extraordinary power on the family.
Compared to Sequence 5, who is just Alfred and whose position in the military is not central, Audrey has a deeper understanding of the various crises facing the world, and is therefore more worried that his parents, who are just ordinary people, may be killed in various Catastrophe caused by Beyonder.
Not to mention, this disaster may very well come from her.
Huh... She sighed softly, and asked Susie, who was looking at her worriedly, to go to the door and look. She was sitting at the table, surrounded by crimson light.
In the majestic palace that seems to never change, figures appear next to the long bronze table.
"Justice" Audrey opened his eyes. Just as he was about to lead all the members to greet Mr. "Fool", he discovered that the high-backed chair belonging to "Empress" on the right was still empty.
Did he take a leave of absence? Or was it because he was not "pulled" to Gray Fog in time? Audrey subconsciously glanced at the other members. At this glance, he discovered that there was another figure on the chair at the end of the row of men opposite.
New member? At the same time he joined, "Empress" Miss asked for leave?
Quickly swallowing his doubts, Audrey and other members greeted Fool at the top of the long table, and then sat down together.
She found that the new member was also in step with the others and was not in a hurry like Mr. "Star" when he first attended the party.
The most important thing is that when he, no, she greeted Mr. Fool, she used a female voice!
The voice is a bit like Miss Empress... No, I miss her too much. In fact, there is a little difference... But why would a woman sit on the side of a man? Well, Mr. Fool has never explicitly stated that there is a rule of "female left and male right", it is just our private speculation... Audrey's thoughts were a little confused, but as "Spectator", she quickly adjusted her emotions.
In these few seconds, others also noticed the absence of "Empress" and the addition of new members. They all exchanged glances or observed the woman who was covered in mist.
Seeing everyone sitting down, "Fool" looked around and said:
"'Empress' has taken a long-term leave due to something, and his return time has not been determined. Also, this is 'Chariot'. Please introduce yourself."
Her body was blocked by Gray Fog and only the outline was visible. The woman with a slim figure could barely be seen. She nodded slightly and said in a soft but deliberately low voice:
"I am 'Chariot', good afternoon, Mr. Fool, and Miss Justice, Mr. Hanged Man, Mr. Sun..."
She greeted the other members one by one in the order she joined Tarot Club, and then fell silent, disappointing the other members who were looking forward to more information.
Of course, they were also cautious and reticent when they first joined here, but there have been no personnel changes for a year and a half since "Star" and "Judgment", making everyone almost forget about the performance of the new members.
At the same time, "Justice" Miss also took advantage of the excellent observation position to secretly look at "Chariot" Miss, trying to see something with his own ability, but found that the Gray Fog covering the opponent's body was thicker than other members, almost the same as Mr. "Fool".
Is there something special about her that warrants care? No, maybe it's just a "protection" for new members, and the Tarot Cards card "Chariot" should be the "Red Priest" card displayed by Mr. Fool, which means that it is Hunter Pathway and will be in Sequence 4 is forced to become a male... I understand, "Chariot" Miss is the Mid Sequence Beyonder of this Pathway. Because he will inevitably become a male later, he sat there!
Audrey clenched his fist under the table because of his wit, and subconsciously looked to the right, then he remembered that "Empress" Miss was not around at this time.
Is her absence related to yesterday's Strange Phenomenon...
"Hanged Man" Alger sitting opposite Audrey also guessed this. At the same time, based on the gender and code name of "Chariot" Miss, he judged that the other party was probably "female Hunter".
But right now he had more important things to ask, so he put these questions behind him, and just as he was about to speak, "Hermit" Cattleya pushed up the thick glasses on the bridge of his nose, looked at the other members, and asked:
"Did you notice anything unusual yesterday?"
Everyone nodded with a serious expression, and even Audrey was in a dull mood - when the negative effects of Sealed Artifact broke out in the family treasure house, five servants were involved, and two of them did not have time to wait for rescue.
"At noon yesterday, the seals of all the cathedrals collectively failed. Sealed Artifact and Mystical Item lost control. Some of the imprisoned Beyonder Criminal escaped as a result."
Alger said based on the intelligence he received, of course, he used "major churches" to cover up the source of his intelligence.
"Star" Leonard glanced at him and said:
"I can confirm this."
"Moon" Emlyn next to him opened his mouth to echo, but stopped temporarily. "Judgment" Xio on the opposite side straightened up to make himself look more imposing and said:
"The locked doors also opened by themselves, even the rusty ones... In addition, a few minutes later, many machines appeared to run Error, and some things that should have gone wrong became normal..."
Seeing that no one spoke anymore, "Hermit" Cattleya nodded and added:
"On Intis Republic, on many ships at sea that still use the improved navigation technology of the Roselle period, or Sailor who was born in Intis, I heard a sentence directly passed into my ears at that time.
"Intis's people, your emperor is back."
Hearing this sentence, everyone present felt a little creepy.
Intis There were many Kings, but there was only one real emperor: Roselle Gustav in his later years.
According to the intelligence exchanged by everyone and the information revealed by Mr. "Fool", the emperor was probably assassinated and died during the promotion to "Black Emperor".
Now, He's back?
Alger immediately thought of the specialness of "Black Emperor" and the tomb that "Queen Mystic" had been looking for.
This made him forget yesterday's changes and his identity crisis, and he asked thoughtfully:
"He is resurrected? In the person of 'Black Emperor'?"
Although the question was directed to "Hermit", Alger was looking forward to the answers from the other two, Mr. "Fool", and...
"Yes, at noon yesterday, the 'Black Emperor' relied on the mausoleum he established during his lifetime and the order he established as Anchor, and he was resurrected from Astral World."
From the end of the long table, the deep voice of "The World", which had been silent since the beginning of the party, came.
He immediately chuckled and continued:
"In addition, yesterday's Strange Phenomenon also represents two other things.
"The return of 'The Door' and the emergence of 'Error'.
"In just ten minutes, three Gods were born one after another."