Lord of the Mysteries: Just a Bystander, Moonlighting at the Tarot Club
Chapter 252

The Tarot Club's response

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No less severe than previous Catastrophe?

As soon as the words were spoken, Audrey, the "Justice," and the "World," who were also in Backlund, accurately caught the key words and subconsciously straightened their bodies.

The numbers from the last Catastrophe report flashed through their minds.

The death toll exceeded 20,000, and subsequent statistics indicate that the number of injured was no less than 50,000. The East Borough and Factory District suffered severe damage and have not yet been fully restored.

Alger, the "Hanged Man," who was preparing to communicate with "the World," pursed his lips and glanced at "Justice" and "the World" with a hint of pity.

Finally, he looked at the "Magician" with a strange expression.

Although it's very impolite to think this way, it seems that ever since "The Magician" Tarot Club, Backlund has been anything but peaceful...

Alger sighed inwardly, then looked away.

Catastrophe... "The Sun" Derrick lowered his head slightly, showing almost no reaction.

For City of Silver, Catastrophe never truly left.

"Mr. Hanged Man's eyes are so disgusted, but I didn't bring this Catastrophe on my own..." Fors grumbled to himself, then coughed lightly and began to speak.

The Gray Fog Space was quiet, except for her deep voice.

The other members sat upright, listening attentively, even the "Fool" sitting at the head of the table cast a playful and approving glance at them.

Royal Family, Demoness Sect, Aurora Order...

Edessak Augustus, "Despair" Lady, Mr. A, Trissy, Ince Will, Sealed Artifact "0-08"...

"Literature Lover"...

As each word uttered from the "Magician's " lips, the silence Above the Gray Fog seemed to vanish even with the sound of breathing.

"Justice" and "the world" go without saying.

Even the "Hanged Man," who initially thought it had nothing to do with him, couldn't help but feel terrified.

What are they trying to do?!

Did summoning Evil God destroy Backlund?!

No wonder Prince Edessak hasn't been bothering me lately... but his lover used to be a man... "Justice," Audrey suddenly remembered something.

Her first reaction to this was to smile, but at that moment, neither her body nor her instincts were enough to support such an emotion.

The young lady from the noble family lost all composure and was trying her best to process everything she had just heard.

Ince Will, the Sealed Artifact "0-08"... "The Fool" Klein's eyes blazed with hatred, wishing he could kill the other right now.

He quickly Calmness down, realizing that he was no match for them.

After calming himself down slightly, Klein sighed with melancholy.

Damn it, Prince Edessak... I just saw him at the Red Rose Manor a few hours ago and accepted the mission to investigate Talim's death...

He breathed a sigh of relief and began to think about how to utilize the "Magician's" intelligence.

Due to a lack of known information, this matter cannot be divined.

But Klein had no doubt about its authenticity.

In a sense, the fact that Miss "Magician" could name so many people already signifies something.

Report this to the Church of Steam and Machinery? I'm their Informant now! The thought crossed his mind, but Klein quickly dismissed it.

He remembered Miss Magician's reminder:

The Sealed Artifact "0-08" has the characteristic of "you know it, and it knows you," meaning that if it targets you, you may appear in the story.

This is very similar to the Twilight Hermit Order that "every word spoken will be known."

Klein feared that if he reported the incident, he would be struck by a meteorite the moment he stepped outside, leading to the very end that the other party had written for him.

Suddenly, a thought struck him, and a bad possibility came to mind.

Having met Prince Edessak, has he already appeared in the "0-08" story as Sherlock Detective?

Thinking of this, Klein couldn't help but twitch his lips slightly.

He felt a sudden surge of irritation for no apparent reason.

Despite knowing a great deal beforehand, he seemed powerless to do anything but watch helplessly as their conspiracy succeeded and Catastrophe struck Backlund!

At that moment, a cheerful voice of "Justice" suddenly rang out Above the Gray Fog:

"Everyone, the Catastrophe has not yet occurred."

With the "Magician" lady's reminder, we are already one step ahead of the other side and can think of ways in advance to try to prevent the Catastrophe from happening.

"Don't forget, we still have Mr. Fool!"

As an "Spectator" and a "Telepathist," she quickly noticed the other members' low spirits and immediately offered words of Soothing.

Yes, we also have Mr. Fool... Facing the expectant gazes of the many members, "Fool" Klein forced a slight nod:

"I will inform all the Blessed currently in Backlund of this matter."

After saying that, he added with a wry smile to himself:

"All... actually refers to one person, and that person is ' The Fool ' himself."

This is Klein's true thought.

Both for his own sake and for his own personal life, he intended to do his best to do something, whether it was to target Ince Will or to save the lives of innocent people.

With Mr. Fool's promise.

It was visibly that everyone was much more relaxed.

"Justice" Audrey tilted her head slightly, looked at "The Magician," her friend from the Real World, and asked in a light tone:

Miss Magician, you just mentioned "Literature Lover," could you please tell me which Pathway that falls under? I don't think I've ever heard of that term before.

"Would you mind sharing this? I can pay you."

This question effectively diverted public attention from the Catastrophe.

Everyone turned to look at them.

Reward... Fors carefully recalled, confirming that Lorry hadn't instructed her not to reveal this knowledge to anyone else, and tentatively stated a figure:

One hundred pounds?

"Justice" Audrey nodded without hesitation. "Deal!"

You made a hundred pounds already? You didn't even try to bargain... Fors was slightly speechless. He had left himself plenty of room to negotiate, but unfortunately, the other party didn't need it.

She glanced at Mr. Fool, and seeing that he acquiesced, she looked around and asked, "Do you need to speak with him alone?"

"No need." "Justice" shook his head slightly. "Let's just say that."

After the sponsor made his stance clear, Fors immediately spoke up:

"Literature Lover" do not belong to the normal Pathway, but rather the Blessed Pathway.

Sequence 9 "Shaman", ability is... Sequence 8 "Journalist", ability is... Sequence 7 "Painter", ability is...

"Sequence 6: Literature Lover" has four main abilities:

"First, Fantasy Materialization, which transforms fragments of fantasy in the mind into scenes or entities that exist temporarily in the Real World."

"Second, Text Resonance, through reading or writing, to stimulate the mysterious power contained in the text."

"Third, Story Weaving parts of reality, making reality unfold according to the story's development to a certain extent."

Fourth, Inspiration Absorption from the emotions and experiences of others to enhance your own Fantasy Ability.

This knowledge came from Lorry's teachings, but he didn't tell Fors that it came from the White Bone Ring, from Altair's blood.

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