Hugh, the " Judgement," had always been both excited and apprehensive about what his mission would be.
She was looking forward to it because she had already chosen to accept Mr. The Fool's gift, and would inevitably have to pay the corresponding price. Knowing what the task was as soon as possible would prevent her from making guesses due to the unknown, and from developing even stronger fears due to guesses.
Her unease stemmed from the fact that she knew the reward she had received was far too generous, and she believed the final mission would be anything but simple, and would certainly be fraught with danger.
At this moment, after hearing Mr. The Fool's words, she felt her heart finally settle back into place and quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
Investigating the whereabouts of the three Sequence 1 Beyonder Characteristic and their corresponding Uniqueness through the " Red Priest " pathway, and even confirming the current state of the " Primordial Demoness," are indeed very dangerous tasks. They are tasks that could easily be corrupted by something, leading to terrible mutations. However, they are much better than seizing the Uniqueness and Sequence 1 Beyonder Characteristic and confronting the " Primordial Demoness " directly.
If it's the latter, even with official support, Hugh doesn't think he can accomplish it. He can only write his will and be ready to sacrifice himself at any time. But if it's just the former, some clues can be obtained in a more roundabout and indirect way, without encountering powerful beings of higher rank. As a Sequence 4 Demigod, Hugh is confident that he can succeed.
Without hesitation, she responded immediately:
"Yes, Mr. ' The Fool '."
" The Fool " Klein was about to look in the other direction, but after thinking for a moment, he added:
"Watch out, Bansy."
Before the Tarot Club members could even begin to make their connections, Klein said to " The Star " Leonard:
"Your mission is similar to ' The Moon's': to collect the blessings, essence, and items bestowed by the ' Mother Tree of Desire ' from its members while suppressing the Rose School of Thought. This is equally dangerous."
He only gave one instruction, not as much as he had when he gave " The Moon " Emlyn the mission.
This is because Leonard is " Parasitism " by a senior Angel of the " Marauder " pathway. He knows many Concealment and how dangerous the Outer Deity are, and will not allow Leonard to act recklessly.
Seeing Leonard about to nod, " The Fool " Klein maintained his previous tone and continued:
"You don't need to do much to promote my name, you can even do nothing at all."
As one of the twenty-two most powerful members of the " Church of Evernight," and one of the few senior deacons in the " Nighthawks " team, Leonard could easily run into problems, be misunderstood by his colleagues, and cause unnecessary conflicts if he were to spread the " The Fool's " faith in private.
But strangely enough, in Klein's eyes, it seemed that " The Moon " Emlyn's actions wouldn't be misunderstood. To the people around him and the Sanguine, nothing he did seemed too strange.
Indeed... Leonard, the " The Star," has recovered from his previous impatience and realized the harsh reality.
However, he still wanted to do something.
At this point, " The Fool " Klein added:
"You can lean towards spreading the story of 'the world,' through poetry."
Poetry writing... Leonard, the " The Star," instinctively frowned and didn't immediately respond to Mr. " The Fool."
Klein then added:
"In addition to these, strive to improve your own status in order to prepare for the Apocalypse."
"The reward for all tasks is one Wishes."
Although many Beyonder Characteristic fell into the real world when the " God of Combat " fell, bringing with it a batch of extraordinary creatures, mutated Monster, and anomalies, Klein did not know how many Sequence 1 Beyonder Characteristic Warrior " Evernight Goddess " obtained besides the " Twilight " Uniqueness. But at least in this way, some of the Sequence 2 Angel of the Church of Evernight had the possibility of changing their pathway to become Sequence 1.
Furthermore, if they acquire additional Beyonder Characteristic, they can also transfer to the corresponding Sequence of the " Death " pathway.
This will open up pathways for Saint to ascend, not just one.
Of course, not every Sequence 3 Saint wants to become Angel, but Leonard is currently only a Sequence 4 " Nightwatcher ". Moreover, if the positions for the Sequence 3 " Bishop of Fear " are limited, he can also consider the " Silver Knight " and " Ferryman " - the former's Beyonder Characteristic are already available in Klein's hands.
Leonard, nicknamed " The Star," paused for two seconds, then slowly exhaled and said:
"Yes, Mr. ' The Fool '."
" The Fool " Klein then turned his gaze to " Justice," who had been waiting:
"Besides proclaiming my name, you have two tasks: first, to assist the ' Judgement,' investigate the whereabouts of the ' Red Priest's ' Uniqueness path and Sequence 1 Beyonder Characteristic, and confirm the ' Primordial Demoness's ' current state; second, to strive to improve your own rank."
One of the tasks is to get me to High-Sequence... " Justice " Audrey was slightly puzzled by this task.
In her view, this was as if she were telling an ordinary person: your task is to make more money.
Moreover, this is of no value to Mr. The Fool. Am I supposed to heal Mr. World? The thought had barely crossed Audrey's mind when " The Fool " Klein added:
"The higher your Sequence, the greater your chance of awakening the 'world'."
"In this regard, you can seek help from external forces. Hermes's re-established Psychology Alchemists one option, but you need to be careful and cautious."
"For this, you must pay a certain price."
"You can also give up the compensation you received. It all depends on your will and your mind."
" Justice," Audrey said without further doubt. After a moment of silence, she nodded solemnly.
"Yes, Mr. ' The Fool '."
Klein, the " The Fool," fixed his gaze on Alger, the " The Hanged Man."
"Wait a while, and you'll know what your task is."
Klein had already foreseen the scene.
Before Alger could speak, he continued:
"You may take the ' Sea God Scepter,' but during this time, all the prayers of the Sea God's followers will be redirected to the ' The Sun,' pointing directly at me."
Although Alger, the " The Hanged Man," couldn't quite guess what his mission was, he had a vague premonition. After a moment's thought, he replied with a serious attitude:
"Yes, Mr. ' The Fool '."
Klein withdrew his gaze, looked around again, and slowly said:
"After that, you can still meet here on the first Monday afternoon of each month, but there will be no longer a convener."
"If you need to have a private, Concealment small discussion, pray in advance and wait for a response."
At this point, " The Fool " Klein closed his eyes and said:
That concludes this gathering.
The members of the Tarot Club were overcome with an inexplicable sadness, as if a grand ball was coming to an end.
They stood up simultaneously and bowed solemnly to the head of the long, weathered table:
Your will is our will.
Klein waited until they finished speaking before releasing the barrier, watching the deep red starlight dissipate and quickly fade away.
After gazing at the scene for a few seconds, he conjured up a yellowish parchment and a dark red, round-bellied fountain pen.
After thinking for a moment, Klein wrote simply:
"Dear Mr. Azik:
"Due to some complicated reasons, I may be in a long period of sleep. I'm sorry, I may not be able to write to you for a long time..."
After writing just this one sentence, Klein stopped and let the pen disappear.
Although that piece of paper was manifested by him, with his current status, level, and power, he is capable of maintaining it for more than a hundred years, even if it is taken to the outside world.
He closed his eyes again, summoned Azik Copper Whistle, and blew it once.
At the same time, he relaxed some of the restrictions imposed on " Sefirah Castle " itself.
The skeletal messenger appeared, every bone in it trembling violently as if it might collapse at any moment.
If Klein hadn't already delivered that letter, it might have immediately prostrated itself on the ground.
After the skeletal messenger received the letter and hurriedly left " Sefirah Castle," Klein raised his hand and rubbed his temple.
This is not because the " Celestial Worthy's " will has escaped the state of Eternal Sleep, nor because maintaining his consciousness is painful, but rather it is a habit.
Klein slowly leaned back in his chair and sighed softly.
On either side of the weathered long table, " Justice " Audrey, " The Hanged Man " Alger, " The Sun " Derrick, " The Magician " Fors, " The Moon " Emlyn, " The Hermit " Cattleya, " The Star " Leonard, and " The Judgement " Hugh reappeared in the order they Tarot Club.
But this time, they weren't real people, just projections. They were no longer blurry; they all revealed the images from Klein's memory.
Then, more figures appeared; they were:
A mature man with a receding hairline and deep-set eyes; a glamorous Witch with blue eyeshadow and blush; a middle-aged man with black hair streaked with silver and an unusually loud voice; a woman nearing fifty with short, ear-length hair; a young man enjoying food while playing on his phone; a cheerful young girl laughing and joking; a government employee who looks older than his age with a high hairline; a girl in old-fashioned clothes intently working on a machine; a pale-faced woman resembling Puppet; a teacher with soft features and a bronze complexion; a child licking an ice cream cone; a woman carrying four heads; an elderly man earnestly studying a bill...
They sat or stood, gathering around people they knew, discussing different things or dancing to music in the flickering candlelight on the long table.
Klein watched the lively scene quietly, his expression gradually softening.
After an unknown amount of time, he stood up, walked through them, and headed into the depths of this space.
Behind him, those figures, those candlelight, that music, faded away and disappeared one after another.
When the strange Door of Light above the gray-white clouds came into view, Klein beckoned and summoned the " Magic Mirror " Arrodes.
At this moment, the spheres of light formed by the transparent or opaque insects embracing each other in the middle of the strange Door of Light had completely merged into one, turning bluish-black.
It was as if a thick fog obscured what lay behind the door.
Upon arriving here, Klein did not immediately enter, but felt as if an extremely terrifying Monster was lurking behind the door, waiting to devour him.
He raised his head and looked at the transparent "cocoons" hanging above the Door of Light, and at the humans of different skin colors, all of whom were "modern," inside the "cocoons."
After closing his eyes and sensing for a moment, Klein raised his right hand and closed his five fingers.
The cocoons burst open, and the people inside turned into specks of light, flying out of the " Sefirah Castle " and landing on some recently deceased people in the real world.
After finishing this task, Klein lowered his head and looked at the " Magic Mirror " in his palm, saying:
Are you scared?
On the surface of the ancient silver mirror, the water shimmered, and pale words were outlined:
"I'm not afraid."
The next second, Arrodes, following the rules, asked his question:
"Great master, are you afraid?"
Klein's lips twitched slightly as he said:
"Afraid."
After saying that, he strode forward, holding the " Magic Mirror," and walked into the dark blue mist in the middle of the strange Door of Light, passing through it.
His figure disappeared behind a door, the purpose of which was unknown.
The broken "cocoons" were still swaying gently.
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