The eyes of the Tarot Club members kept wandering to other people, as if hoping that someone would raise objections and reject this possibility, but "Magician" and "Judgment" looked at "Justice" Miss with an extra sense of exploration, lingering on her long golden hair, hazy green eyes and decent dress.
Mr. "Hanged Man" mentioned that I inquired about the movements of the kingdom's upper echelons a year ago, which must have made Fors and Xio suspect my identity. Through key details such as hair color and eye color, they have probably confirmed that I am "Miss Audrey" who often holds Occult Salon and has issued many commissions to them...
Audrey murmured, deciding to ignore the secret that would inevitably be exposed through constant contact, and instead said:
"I also learned some information during this period..."
After everyone really focused their attention on her, she considered continuing:
"After the unified examination of government employees, the kingdom has supplemented the urgently needed middle and low-level affairs officials. Other decrees and policies promulgated after the East Balam war are gradually on the right track. On various informal occasions, parliamentarians, officials, and even the cabinets who decide the direction of policy are quietly discussing the feasibility of a new war...
"I think Mr. 'Hanged Man''s suspicion is very possible. In the next six months, Loen Kingdom will have the motivation and determination to proactively provoke a local war to regain some of the interests lost in East Balam!"
This was what she learned when she pretended to complete the task assigned by "Psychology Alchemists" and secretly collected the conversations between her father and brother, who was New Party, and the nobles and congressmen who often came to her home. After sorting it out, she made it public on Tarot Club.
As a noble of the Loen Kingdom, Audrey is well aware of the attitude of King, Prime Minister and the nobles with vested interests towards war. However, from the perspective of ordinary people, he has recently been busy reviewing the poor people who applied for Student Aid Fund. Student, Audrey, who has seen the life of Backlund, understands the disgust of ordinary people towards a war. This contradictory mentality constantly tortures her, making her often unable to sleep late at night, staring at the expensive furniture in her bedroom and the vast manor outside the window, not knowing where to put herself.
The other Tarot Club members also looked at each other, and the news confirmed from the perspectives of "Hanged Man" and "Justice" made them worried.
Especially the long-term residents of Backlund, "Moon" Emlyn, "Magician" Fors and "Judgment" Xiu. They experienced a war like Great Smog half a year ago, which made the whole city cry and die. When they heard that the war was probably around the corner, the first feeling in their hearts was ridiculous, and then there were waves of heartfelt disgust and panic.
Will this war continue between East Balam, or Sonia Sea who has an old grudge with Feysac? Or, the scale of the war will expand, occur in the North Continent, and break out directly between the two countries?
Backlund, will it be attacked?
Will the dead and injured appear around them again, and the corpses have no time to bury, so they can only burn them centrally or bury them in the wild in a hurry to avoid the spread of the plague.
Compared with them, "Hanged Man" has some different ideas.
If there really is a war this year, then I, who owns a Ghost Ship and has been promoted to "Wind-blessed" on the surface, will definitely not be able to escape. I will definitely be sent to the battlefield to participate in the action of Loen Navy... This is danger, but it also means opportunity... Alger's mind became active and he evaluated the benefits of the war to him, but when he saw that "Empress" and "Hermit" were silent, and there was an atmosphere of "worry" surrounding several other Loen Kingdom members, he wisely did not reveal this excitement.
Only the "Sun" Derrick beside him is free from the emotions of others. After all, he is in the City of Silver of Forsaken Land of the Gods, struggling on the edge of life and death, existence and destruction, and does not understand what war between countries is.
For them, every day is a war.
When the collective mood eased a little, Angel secretly breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the others, and finally fixed his gaze in the direction of Mr. "Fool", and made a proposal that he had already drafted:
"Dear Mr. Fool, during the discussion just now about the Loen Kingdom situation, I had an idea... that is to develop some 'secondary' members, who are led by the existing Tarot Club members, but do not directly contact Tarot Club, but act as extended tentacles to complete some actions for us that do not involve high-level forces.
"This can increase our influence without adding additional Tarot Club members, and can even exert a driving force independent of us on the world situation to a certain extent... I think we can call them 'Minor Arcana', that is, use Minor Arcana in Tarot Cards as the code name."
As she spoke, she secretly looked at the "world" Klein at the other end of the long table, and used her eyes to signal the other party to stand up first and support her proposal.
At the end of her sight, Klein had already smiled after Gray Fog, and she was murmuring in her heart.
"No wonder she mentioned in front of me before that she wanted to send Minor Arcana Brand to her Shermane and Helene as their code names. It turned out that she was planning to 'convert' these subordinates to regular jobs on Tarot Club, and she wanted me to stand by her side and support her..."
With "Fool" as the main body, Klein, who stopped the "world", used the cover of Gray Fog to look at the other members and found that they were still shocked by the proposal and had no time to react, and he also entered into a brief thought.
Soon, he discovered that Angel's proposal was actually quite good!
As for "Fool", he no longer has much room to continue to "recruit new members". After all, as the members' Sequence continues to improve, the number of things that need to be handled through him and through Grey Fog Space is also increasing, and various Transactions and temporary discussions will occupy his energy. Unless there are special circumstances, Klein plans to fix the current group of members and regard them as all Tarot Club, and will no longer issue new "Major Arcana" cards.
But if other members, like "Justice" Miss Audrey, find suitable candidates around them and ask Fool to bring them to Tarot Club, and they have no reasonable reason to refuse, after all, among everyone In the eyes, "Fool" is an ancient God who is recovering. The expansion of his own power has become very natural because of Klein's early operations and hints. At this time, refusing to "recruit new people" will be contrary to the previous purpose and behavior.
The "Minor Arcana" system can solve these two problems.
Are you interested in a new member? Just develop them into "Minor Arcana". There is no need to find Fool, and there is no need to ask them to join Tarot Club, because this place is already full!
Do you want to integrate your forces under Mr. Fool? Just let them be responsible to you, and then report to Mr. Fool!
And in this way, my "Beloved", "Flame" Danitz can also get a Tarot Cards, although it is Minor Arcana... Well, I think Knight of Wands is good, representing a young man with a fiery heart, which is in line with his character... Or Knight of Swords?
Klein was choosing a code name for his beloved, but the "Hanged Man" Alger on his right hand frowned and said:
"Dear Mr. 'Fool', and 'Empress' Miss, I don't think this is a good idea."
After he bowed in the direction of Klein to show respect, he looked at Angel and continued:
"Before, 'Justice' Miss proposed to design a gesture for us to identify other members in reality, and I expressed the same objection. This is not to dampen your enthusiasm, but because compared with other covert organizations, our greatest advantage is that we are now I don't know, even if someone is accidentally arrested, tortured, and confesses Tarot Club, others will not be exposed... And your plan to develop 'Minor Arcana' will undoubtedly increase the chance of Tarot Club being exposed and put all members at risk."
"In fact, just last week, nearly half of the Tarot Club members 'cooperated' with Physical World. I think there is no need to worry about being exposed in reality or being in danger by contacting other members like six months ago."
Angel immediately retorted.
"In addition, regarding your objection, 'Minor Arcana' is the best way to avoid the exposure of Tarot Club. Each of us is equivalent to a small 'Tarot Club', developing our own 'Z' around us. Minor Arcana', but does not let them know that they are also... also a member of 'Church of the Fool'. This can actually isolate the risk. Even if they are exposed, it will only stay on a certain member and will not affect all of us."
Church of the Fool? I like this title. It sounds like a real organization owned by God, but it is a little too arrogant... Klein sighed with emotion. Seeing that the two sides were in a stalemate, he immediately controlled the "world" and said in a deep voice:
"I agree with the proposal of 'Empress' Miss," he looked at the other members who were silent and seemed to be weighing the pros and cons. Finally, he stared at "Hanged Man" and continued, "In the past, everyone posted to each other on Tarot Club, accepted commissions, and then handled it personally or It is entrusted to a third party, and there are no additional "isolation" measures. Once you are exposed, it is equivalent to the exposure of "Tarot Club". With the cover of "Minor Arcana", you are no longer a member of a secret organization, but their leader, and you can completely block other people's prying eyes at your own level."
As he spoke, he added meaningfully:
"And as everyone's Sequence and status improve within their respective forces, their particularities will be exposed sooner or later. It is better to make corresponding plans early."
Feeling the gaze from "The World" with an inexplicable signal, "Hanged Man" Alger moved his body uneasily and sat up straighter.
The moment the other party spoke, he instinctively sneered in his heart, thinking that "The World" and "Empress", a pair of members who were almost bound by interests in the eyes of others, singing in harmony and supporting each other was a bit ridiculous.
But after listening to the last statement of "The World", he felt that there was something in the other person's words, and it seemed to be implying something.
Make plans early... What he means is that I should find an opportunity to betray Church of Storms and completely join Mr. "Fool"'s camp and join "Church of the Fool"?
And "The World" is the favored one of "Fool" who has revealed his identity. Is his opinion...
Secretly looking to his side, Mr. "Fool" was sitting deep inside Gray Fog. Alger secretly swallowed and lowered his head.
"I, I take back my opinion," he whispered, and the dissatisfaction in his heart quickly disappeared, and he began to think about whether he had any reliable subordinates who could be regarded as the "Minor Arcana" card. "If other members have no objections, then I also agree to the proposal of 'Empress'."
Ah, I have prepared several excuses... No, what are the proper reasons? Why did you suddenly agree?
Looking at "Hanged Man" whose eyes were no longer unruly and whose tone softened significantly, Angel tilted his head in doubt, and then looked at the other members.