Divination

Trafalgar Square. This is a famous square in the Queen District of Bexland, composed of seven large shopping malls. The first floor is basically filled with various coffee shops, tea shops, restaurants, and houses of divination. "Houses of Divination," it seems fortune-telling is popular everywhere.

After getting off the carriage, Vera pulled me and said, "Count Altair, I heard there are many high-end perfumes produced in the Republic of Intis here. Can we go take a look? Also, Bonaparte Restaurant has authentic Intis court cuisine, which is said to have been invented by Emperor Roselle. And there are unique fruits from the South Continent..."

Looking at the lively appearance of his little maid, Altair felt his mood relax. He said, "Did you bring any gold pounds? These things are not cheap."

Hearing this, Vera took Altair's hand and said, "Count Altair, you wouldn't want outsiders to know that your maid doesn't pay for things, would you?"

This sentence directly fried Altair's CPU. When he reacted, he directly slapped Vera's hand away and asked, "Who taught you this? You're too young to learn bad things."

Vera said with a wronged expression, "Of course it was you, Count Altair. Didn't you say it yourself? I remember you saying, 'You wouldn't want...'"

"Wuwuwu..."

Hearing Vera's words, Altair directly covered her mouth, forcibly interrupting her speech, and said, "Only you learn bad things. Look at Irene, why doesn't she say these things to me?"

"Let's go, Irene. Let's go shopping and eat delicious food, and let Vera watch."

If Vera continued to speak, Altair felt that all his secrets might be revealed by her.

Vera watched the two of them walk away and hurriedly followed.

Perhaps it was because she was walking too fast and taking large steps, Altair almost fell because her foot caught on her skirt. Fortunately, Irene saw it and quickly stepped forward to support her, "Count Altair, this dress design limits you to walking with small steps."

After Altair stabilized himself, he patted Irene's hand that was supporting him and said, "I know."

Vera also took this opportunity to catch up. Seeing the two of them supporting each other, she asked, "What's wrong?"

The only response she received was Altair's eye-roll, "Nothing, let's go."

Watching the two of them leave, Vera touched her head, unable to figure out what was wrong again.

At this time, Bonaparte Restaurant, private room number five.

"This is delicious, worthy of being a delicacy invented by Emperor Roselle."

Altair looked at his little maid's amazed expression and shook his head helplessly.

From the waiter's introduction just now, he learned that this was a new method "created" by Roselle Gustav after waking up from a high fever.

Altair, however, was thinking, "Roselle is quite capable. He dared to create a new delicacy in this world so soon after arriving. I wouldn't dare."

Although this was not a traditional fantasy world with settings like "body seizure," it had its own unique "body seizure" here.

The technologies I introduced were ahead of their time, but they had a traceable origin. Delicacies, something completely unrelated to me, I wouldn't dare to copy them casually.

"Are you full?"

Hearing Altair's question, Vera nodded and said, "I'm full, Count Altair."

Looking at the bowl of "zha jiang mian" from another world, Altair immediately got up and prepared to leave. The more he thought about it, the more he missed his home. No wonder "Klein" almost lost control on the spot when he heard this was Earth. Homesickness is indeed a difficult feeling.

Coming downstairs, Altair directly entered the "House of Divination," ready to try fortune-telling.

As soon as Altair entered the House of Divination, he took in the decoration at a glance. It was no different from a normal shop. There was a receptionist at the door, and inside were several round tables with various divination tools such as crystal balls and astrolabes.

The receptionist saw Altair and the two maids enter and clearly knew it was a big business. He quickly put down what he was doing and came to greet them.

"Madam, do you require a divination?"

Altair observed the receptionist through "Spirit Vision" and clearly saw that he did not possess the spirituality of an Extraordinary. He inwardly scoffed at his own actions, "If a receptionist were an Extraordinary, would you dare to enter this shop if they let you?"

Altair smiled directly at the receptionist and said, "I need a divination."

Hearing Altair's words, the receptionist directly took out a roster from the counter and began to introduce the abilities of the "Diviners" in their shop. "Mr. Yinsen Gray is currently the most capable person in the shop, and Mr. Zenn Murphy is slightly less so... I personally recommend Mr. Yinsen Gray. He happens to be in the shop today."

Listening to the receptionist's introduction, Altair directly chose the most capable Yinsen Gray.

"Please inform Mr. Yinsen Gray that I would like him to perform a divination for me."

"Then, madam, please follow me. Mr. Yinsen Gray is currently in the Amethyst Divination Room. I will guide you in directly."

When they reached the door of the divination room, the receptionist asked, "Madam, would you like something to drink? We have Pro Coffee and Nanshan Black Tea here."

Hearing this, Altair said without thinking, "Black tea is fine. If possible, I'd like a cup of sweet iced black tea."

He had never liked coffee before, and now it was even less likely.

"Mr. Yinsen Gray, a lady requires you to perform a divination."

As the receptionist finished speaking, a deep voice came from inside the room, "Enter."

The receptionist immediately opened the door and guided Altair in.

"You two can wait at the door. You don't need to follow me in."

After saying this, Altair directly entered the divination room and saw a middle-aged man in a black tailcoat. His appearance was kind, but observing from the Spectator's perspective, one could see obvious dark circles under his eyes, and he clearly seemed anxious about something.

"Please sit."

Yinsen Gray directly invited Altair to sit down and asked, "This lady? Uh! Madam, what would you like me to divine?"

Altair looked at the person in front of him and felt that he had just realized something. He said directly, "I want to divine the future."

Yinsen Gray didn't say much and directly asked Altair to choose the divination tools.

"I have a Crystal Ball, a Star Board, a Mirror, Tarot Cards,..."

"Tarot Cards, please."

Hearing Altair's words, Yinsen Gray didn't hesitate. He directly took out the Tarot Cards, shuffled them, and placed them in front of Altair, saying, "Think about the question you need answered deep in your heart, and then, unconsciously, just pick any three cards from these."

Hearing Yinsen Gray's words, Altair directly reached out and casually picked three cards.

"The Fool," "The Empress," "Wheel of Fortune."

Looking at the three cards Altair had chosen, Yinsen Gray immediately began his interpretation.

"The Fool is the starting card of the Tarot, generally representing a new beginning, adventure..."

"The Empress represents motherhood, fertility, nature..."

"Wheel of Fortune signifies opportunity, the cycle of cause and effect, good luck..."

"If I may be so bold, Madam, this might represent that your future holds a new beginning, full of the unknown, yet also already fated."

After finishing his interpretation, Yinsen Gray looked at the beautiful lady, whose expression wasn't very good. He continued, "But there's also the concept of reversed cards in Tarot. Perhaps it has other meanings, such as unrealistic fantasies, excessive dependence in behavior, or repeating the same actions over and over..."

Altair had studied divination some time ago and knew the meanings of these cards. She could understand the upright positions, but the reversed ones... was this a warning for her?

"Mr. Yinsen Gray, how much is your divination fee?"

Hearing Altair's question, Yinsen Gray directly replied, "3 Sule. That would be... Madam."

Altair directly took a pound coin from her wallet, placed it on the table, and stood up to leave.