Lord of Mysteries: Path of Chaos
Chapter 36

How to Inform Luo Lin of the Fool's True Name

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This was all part of Luo Lin's plan – worried about his friend's situation, he became increasingly interested in Mr. Fool, constantly inquiring about him. Wouldn't that fit Jack Jones's persona?

Justice, Audrey, would surely report today's events truthfully to Mr. Fool. Given Klein's personality, even if he didn't intend to pull him onto the Grey Mist, he'd most likely have Justice, Audrey, tell him the True Name.

Of course, even if Mr. Fool didn't do so, Luo Lin had a backup plan.

Mr. Jack was likely telling the truth. He wondered who his friend was. Could it be Mr. Fool's follower in reality?

Justice, Audrey, judged Luo Lin's emotions and made a mental note. After some thought, she spoke comfortingly, "That Mr. Fool might not be an evil god. Perhaps your friend is alright..."

"I know, but this is related to hidden existences, so..." Luo Lin managed a wry smile, then sighed, "Alas, if only I could know that Mr. Fool's True Name. At least then I could make some judgment."

Sorry, Mr. Jack, I can't tell you His True Name without Mr. Fool's permission... Justice, Audrey, said apologetically in her heart. She then took the opportunity to observe the expressions of Hugh and Fors beside her. Seeing that they weren't surprised, she knew they were likely aware of this matter as well.

Moreover, Fors seemed very interested in Mr. Fool's affairs. Why?

Justice, Audrey, felt a bit puzzled but didn't show it, planning to probe for information later.

The group soon stopped discussing the topic and continued to focus on the Beyonder gathering. After the gathering ended, Audrey returned to her family's villa, found an excuse to go to her room alone, and began to quietly pray to Mr. Fool.

Far away in Tingen, Klein heard the faint, intermittent prayer and quickly found an excuse to go to the restroom. In the restroom, he ascended the Grey Mist and received the prayer from Justice, Audrey.

"Mr. Jack, born into an ancient family, a Seer, ancestor suspected to be related to Mr. Fool, and a friend connected to Mr. Fool..." Klein's expression turned subtle. Recalling Luo Lin mentioning he'd be returning to Backlund a few days ago, he couldn't help but rub his forehead:

"In a way, it's quite fortunate that Jack hasn't been caught by official Beyonders yet or gotten involved in any dangers from hidden organizations."

While finding it both laughable and exasperating, Klein was also touched deep down. He knew that Luo Lin was so keen on inquiring about Mr. Fool's affairs for his sake.

"Forget it. Rather than letting him keep investigating blindly, I'll proactively reveal a little information to him. Although this might disrupt Jack's investigation direction, but..." Klein thought about the information he had gathered on the Antigonus family during this period, the dangerous Hermetic Order, and Luo Lin's reckless personality, shaking his head.

He truly wished to collect more information about the Mr. Fool of the Antigonus family, but Klein was genuinely worried that Luo Lin would get into danger if he continued investigating like this. Previously, not knowing how Luo Lin was inquiring, he thought the other party was mainly researching ancient texts, which was fine. Now that he knew, Klein naturally wouldn't let it continue unchecked.

"Once Jack returns from Backlund this time, I'll have him end his investigation into the Antigonus family..." With this thought, Klein decided to have Justice, Audrey, find a way to reveal Mr. Fool's True Name to Luo Lin.

"However, the Tarot Club is out for now. I won't pull him in yet, otherwise..." Thinking of Rosell's Diary and Soroyastor's Diary, Klein's expression became a bit strange.

Although it wasn't quite social suicide, it would be quite awkward for Mr. Fool to read someone else's diary in front of someone who understood Chinese.

"...Does Mr. Fool intend to develop Mr. Jack into a new member of the Tarot Club?" After receiving Mr. Fool's reply and being assigned a new task, Justice, Audrey, muttered excitedly in a low voice.

As one of the founders of the Tarot Club, Justice, Audrey, felt the strongest sense of belonging to it and naturally wished for more members.

Luo Lin had clearly left a very good impression on Justice, Audrey, during their interactions today.

"But why? Is it because of Mr. Jack's friend? Right, Mr. Jack mentioned that one of his ancestors was related to Mr. Fool. Could it be that his ancestor was actually a follower of Mr. Fool? Is Mr. Jack's family the one that used to follow Mr. Fool?"

Audrey became excited at this thought, feeling as though she had finally touched upon a corner of Mr. Fool's influence in the real world.

However, Audrey was, after all, a Spectator. After a brief moment of excitement, she quickly calmed her emotions and began to think about how to complete Mr. Fool's task.

"Although I can directly tell Mr. Jack Mr. Fool's True Name, that would undoubtedly expose my connection to Mr. Fool..." Audrey pondered, then her eyes suddenly lit up. "Right, I remember the Glaint family also has many ancient books. I can have Glaint invite Mr. Jack, Ms. Fors, and the others to read books, and then write Mr. Fool's True Name in one of the books they will read..."

"Although this might still expose me later, at least for the time being, they shouldn't be able to connect it to me. Once Mr. Jack joins the Tarot Club, even if it's exposed, it won't matter."

Audrey had a preliminary idea and then began to conceive more details in her mind.

"Audrey must have reported my business to Mr. Fool. If nothing unexpected happens, I should be able to get Mr. Fool's True Name smoothly next."

On the other side, after bidding farewell to Fors and Hugh, Luo Lin stretched and boarded a tram, heading to a certain street.

Recalling the descriptions in the original work about Medici's underground structure, Luo Lin quickly located his target and arrived in front of a mansion that clearly hadn't been inhabited for a long time.

For Luo Lin, infiltrating the mansion was not difficult at all. He quickly passed through the messy living room and reached the mansion's basement. After searching, he successfully found the secret door leading to Medici's underground structure.

"I hope this operation goes smoothly! Of course, it doesn't matter if it doesn't, right?" Luo Lin chuckled, then opened the secret door and stepped into the tunnel. After walking through a not-so-short tunnel, he arrived in front of a stone door.

Luo Lin didn't rush to open the stone door. Instead, he raised his hand and fumbled in the air. A figure materialized from the air and then merged with Luo Lin.

Luo Lin then pushed open the stone door and saw countless venomous snakes coiled in the spacious hall. As Luo Lin entered, the snakes seemed to sense danger and scattered, quickly making the hall floor much "cleaner."

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