After a ten-second daze, Xiu remembered to respond. She looked at the man in the golden mask and nodded, saying:
"Alright, I'll keep an eye out, I'll keep an eye out for who Viscount Stratford has been in contact with."
The man in the golden mask seemed oblivious to her momentary lapse in attention, and then said:
"There's another mission. The Red Gloves of the Church of Evernight are investigating matters related to the Spirituality Religion. If you obtain any relevant information, contact me immediately."
Hugh grunted in response, still unable to shake off the emotions he had just experienced.
The man in the golden mask remained silent for a few seconds before carefully speaking:
"Would you be interested in joining Military Intelligence Section 9 directly?"
"You can continue to maintain your current identity and remain active in the East Borough."
Hugh paused for two seconds, opened his mouth, and couldn't make a decision for a moment.
The man in the golden mask didn't ask her to answer immediately, and said with a smile:
"Don't rush, tell me your answer after you've truly become an ' Interrogator '."
After saying that, he retreated step by step, disappearing into the shadows at the other end of the alley.
On the same night, Klein was awakened from his dream once again.
The spiritual markers he placed in the Böklund Street sewers have been touched!
Who doesn't sleep at night...? Hibbert no longer afraid of being possessed by Wraith? Klein sighed helplessly, took out the iron cigarette case wrapped in the " Wall of Spirituality " from under his pillow, and walked to the balcony with the curtains tightly closed.
The " Wraith " Senor leaped swiftly onto the surface of the gas streetlight enclosed by a metal fence, then passed through the manhole cover and plunged into the sewer.
Not long after they started walking, Klein, through the eyes of the Marionette, saw Hibbert dressed in commoner's clothes.
The young girl was cautiously making her way to her destination, her left hand unconsciously rising to touch the necklace with seven emerald stones hanging from her chest, while her right hand tightly gripped a golden talisman.
Although the talisman has not yet been activated, it gives people a warm feeling like sunshine, and carries a hint of the freshness of morning dew.
Seeing this scene, Klein suddenly recalled what had happened during his morning walk earlier:
Hibbert got up early and strolled around her garden!
Was she gathering materials to create a talisman for the Sun Realm? Morning dew? Klein wasn't entirely sure, finding it slightly odd, because Hibbert was not only semi-illiterate in the mystical realm, lacking knowledge of many common facts, but also a follower of the Evernight Goddess.
Such an Beyonder praying to the " Eternal Blazing Sun " will almost certainly receive no response. Even if a special, low-probability event occurs, it should be punished!
"Because she hadn't dug and searched the sewers for too long, the Beyonder who guided her through dreams became anxious. So, using dreams as a means of reverse indoctrination, he taught her how to create talismans from the Sun realm? Hmm, the corresponding path starts with ' Marauder, ' and the higher-level representative, Amon, is also known as ' Blasphemer.' Does this mean that at a certain Sequence, this path has the ability to disguise oneself as a follower of other gods, bypass defenses, Stealing responses, and create various types of talismans? This certainly fits their consistent behavior..." Klein watched through the vision of the " Wraith " Senor as Hibbert walked step by step into the depths of the sewers.
Based on his Spirituality intuition, although the talisman from the Sun domain was designed for " Wraith," it was still far from enough to truly threaten a Sequence 5. At most, it could cause some damage, since Hibbert couldn't obtain high-level materials. However, Klein didn't allow his " Wraith " to possess her again, fearing it would disturb the Beyonder was influencing Hibbert through dreams. After the Tarot Club ended tomorrow, he should be able to obtain low-level items from the " Marauder " pathway and conduct the corresponding investigation. Until then, maintaining "normal" was the best option.
Of course, this was on the premise that he was certain that Hibbert wouldn't be able to dig anything out in just a day or two, and that he had ample time to prepare.
As a " Seer," there are many ways to confirm this, the simplest being to go above the Gray Fog.
Retrieving the Marionette, Klein took four steps backward, arriving inside the ancient palace supported by stone pillars. He conjured paper and pen and wrote down the corresponding Divination phrases:
"Something big has happened on Böklund Street in the last three days."
With the help of the citrine pendant, Klein received a negative revelation, meaning that Böklund Street would not be subjected to any major unexpected impact within three days.
As for whether Hibbert actually unearthed something that only affected him and was a minor matter for Böklund Street, he didn't care. Because a minor matter meant it wouldn't interfere with his subsequent plans, and he didn't have the conviction to stop it.
He had already Psychological Suggestion to her at the ball; if Hibbert didn't understand or didn't take it to heart, that was her problem, Klein wouldn't feel guilty about it.
Back in the real world, after waiting for nearly 45 minutes until Hibbert emerged and nothing changed underground, Klein lay back down on his bed and quickly fell asleep through Cogitation.
Monday afternoon, 3:00 PM.
Crimson beams of light rose from both sides of the bronze table, appearing in the eyes of " The Fool " Klein, " The Sun " Derrick, and "The World" Gehrman Sparrow.
" Justice " Audrey was still in good spirits, and bowed to the figure shrouded in Gray Fog:
Good afternoon, Mr. The Fool.
Klein smiled and nodded in response to the girl who always brought him joy.
At the same time, Audrey glanced around and noticed that there was an extra card next to Mr. The Fool's hand!
A new " Card of Blasphemy "? I wonder how it came about... I really hope it belongs to the " Spectator "... Audrey's heart stirred, and she turned to greet the other members.
Once everything had calmed down, she spoke before the " The Hermit " Cattleya could, looking towards the head of the weathered long table:
"Dear Mr. The Fool, I have collected three pages of Roselle's Diary."
This was actually obtained by the " Loen Antiquities Collection and Preservation Foundation," but as the initiator and main funder, she easily had the opportunity to copy it.
Audrey was very proud of this and felt even more strongly that establishing such a Foundation was a wise decision. Unfortunately, in order to avoid revealing her identity, she could not share this with the other members of the Tarot Club.
"Very good." Klein smiled and nodded, indicating that Miss " Justice " could materialize the diary.
At this point, " The Hermit " Cattleya remained silent, seemingly not having obtained a new Roselle's Diary.
Has the " Mystery Queen " not replied yet? Or is her attention focused on something else? Klein watched thoughtfully as Miss " Justice " reproduced the three pages of the diary and made them jump into her palm.
Klein's lips nearly twitched at the sight of it, for he was once again caught up in Roselle's familiar womanizing adventures.
Compared to the diaries carefully selected by the " Mystery Queen " Bernadette, which were packed with information, the portions received by the other members were often less important, focusing more on Roselle's daily life. The three pages provided by Miss Justice were a case in point. Klein casually flipped through them and found that only one entry was worth reading carefully. As for the others, they were either Record of having affairs with so-and-so, or expressions of contempt for certain people who survived based on status rather than intelligence, or even expressions of longing for Witch after hearing some scandalous rumors.
Soon, Klein focused his attention on the most valuable entry in the diary:
"... Some information obtained from the church suggests that the Frankenstein's monster of the mind truly exists."
"After the death of High-Sequence expert, the Beyonder Characteristic extracted will leave behind their own spiritual imprint. This imprint is very strong and resilient, and may not completely disappear even after hundreds or thousands of years."
"When that Beyonder Characteristic combines with the surrounding matter to form a magical item, one must have a sufficiently similar spirit to use it; otherwise, the negative effects will be far greater than imagined. When this Beyonder Characteristic is preserved and becomes the main ingredient of Potion, the user must also have a similar Spirit Body to withstand it; otherwise, failure is highly probable."
"In the realm of mysticism, failing an ascension often equates to losing control or death. Only a very few Bravehearts can be Placate down and kept in a delicate state. However, it is said that some special Sealed Artifact can draw out and recombine the Beyonder Characteristic that have not been integrated, making the failure equivalent to not taking Potion, but only experiencing a mental Storm. But I suspect that there should still be some residual mutations at the genetic level, because the data mentions that most of those who fail an ascension and survive by relying on similar methods will suffer from terminal illnesses within the next five years."
"Therefore, consuming a ' Potion ' similar to one's own Spirit Body can effectively reduce the difficulty of advancement, but it will also be affected by the residual spiritual imprint within, unknowingly leading to personality splits and other conditions, gradually evolving into a spiritual Frankenstein's monster, just like the original High-Sequence powerhouse was resurrected in his body, resurrected..."
"Thinking about it carefully, it's really a bit terrifying... However, the Church told me that there are two or three ways to remove the High-Sequence mental imprint within Beyonder Characteristic. As for what they are, they didn't say. It doesn't seem that easy. No wonder the Sauron Family likes descendants who resemble their ancestors, calling it talent. Ha, talent. I have to say, I feel a little sorry for Florent."
A mental Frankenstein's monster... High-Sequence mental imprint... sounds a bit terrifying... So High-Sequence Potion have this kind of problem. Hmm, the Church should have a way to solve it. They have no shortage of Angel, no shortage of '0' level Sealed Artifact. They can shatter and Reorganization that Beyonder Characteristic to complete the Purification... Those ancient families are not so certain. They may not still have Angel protection. They may possess one or two '0' level Sealed Artifact, but they are not so easy to use. Moreover, different '0' level Sealed Artifact should have different uses, and they may not be good at this kind of thing... Klein's thoughts shifted, and he made the diary in his hand disappear. Then he looked at Miss " Justice " and asked with a light laugh:
What do you want in exchange?
Audrey was just waiting for the Potion ingredients, and since she wasn't lacking anything for the time being, she naturally chose to satisfy her curiosity first.
"Dear Mr. ' The Fool,' is the extra card in your hand a ' Card of Blasphemy '? Which one?"