bookpub Chapter 148 Title: Runaway
Chapter 148 Title: Runaway
Chapter 148 Title: Runaway
"I agree, I'm very interested in Silver City." "Justice" Audrey was the first to respond.
Subsequently, Alger the Hanged Man and the World controlled by Klein also agreed to the deal.
Only the newly joined "Magician" Fors and Cyril are still hesitant.
The former didn't understand Silver City, and the latter couldn't find the question they wanted to ask. What Little Sun knew, he also knew, and what the other party didn't know, he even knew.
He paused, then looked at the little sun beside him and tentatively began to speak:
"I don't think I can answer the questions you're looking for. If you don't mind, you can exchange the payment for future assistance."
"Well, it won't be too troublesome or dangerous, but I might have some experiments that need to be done through you." "What kind of experiments?" Derrick cautiously asked.
Cyril didn't hide anything and answered with a light laugh:
"Once I become a 'traveler,' I'll try to see if I can locate the Forsaken Land with inside help."
"Although I personally think the chances of this attempt succeeding are slim, it would require at least a Sequence 3 'Wanderer' to have a chance, I still want to give it a try. If I can actually locate it and travel there, it would probably allow me to consume all the potions on the spot."
"No problem!" Derrick, the "Sun," stood up excitedly, his eyes fixed intently on Sirion.
"Ahem~"
Hearing Cyril's soft cough, he realized that his reaction had been a bit too extreme.
He glanced apologetically at the head of the table, at Mr. "Fool," and bowed his head in apology:
"I apologize, Mr. 'Fool,' I got a little too excited just now."
"It's nothing."
Klein, the "Fool" shrouded in gray fog, paid no attention to what might be considered an overreach.
After a brief pause, he smiled and said, "You can pray to me before you try it, and I will keep an eye on things."
"No problem," Sirion and Derrick replied simultaneously.
Subsequently, under the arrangement of "The Fool" Klein, everyone except "The Magician" Fors began to speak with "The Sun" Derrick one by one.
"The Magician" Fors was still sitting in his chair, lost in thought: "The Forsaken Land? Is it the Forsaken Land I'm thinking of?"
There's also "Traveler," and "Wanderer" from Sequence 3. Could these be one of the two sequences following "Apprentice"?
She felt the probability was high; the other party could produce the "Master of Tricks" potion recipe, and she knew clearly that the "Apprentice" path would grant the ability to travel to the spirit world at a certain later stage, and she possessed such a magical item.
She sat in her seat, somewhat bored, her thoughts wandering. The others were either trading with the member from the Forsaken Land or reviewing the details of their previous transactions, which made her feel as if she were being ostracized without her noticing.
As her thoughts wandered, she heard Mr. "Fate" across from her ask with intense curiosity:
"Could you tell us how you embarked on the 'apprentice' path?"
"Only the Aurora Society and the Gnostic Society openly control this extraordinary pathway and have members active in it, and you don't seem to be a member of either of those organizations."
"Ah, me?" Fors, the "magician," paused for a moment, then decisively refused:
"I'm sorry, this involves some of my private matters."
She paused, then countered, "How did you know I was an Extraordinary being on the 'Apprentice' path?"
Cyril hesitated for a moment, then made up a reason:
"First of all, you are already an Extraordinary being, so that Sequence 9 'Pharmacist' recipe was clearly not for yourself; it was just a convenient misdirection."
"Secondly, your sequence is probably not high; the sequence 8 'Trick Master' suits your current situation."
"Furthermore, those who become extraordinary through the 'Apprentice' path are extremely rare, very rare indeed. Most exist in the form of magical items, so if someone wants to mislead others, they generally wouldn't choose this path."
"The Magician" Fors nodded thoughtfully. After a while, unable to contain her curiosity, she pressed for an answer:
Why do most of them exist in the form of magical items?
Cyril smiled. "This pathway lacks high-sequence extraordinary individuals, and extraordinary abilities are particularly useful."
What does this have to do with anything...?
Fors, whose thoughts were wandering, suddenly froze, a somewhat terrifying possibility occurring to her:
Lacking the authority and protection of higher-ranking individuals, and with their own abilities being controlled by Kai, many extraordinary individuals who entered the "Apprentice" path became convenient and useful magical objects in the hands of others.
At the head of the long, weathered table, Klein, the "Fool," who had just finished all his individual conversations, was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.
Why are all these jokes from hell today? Are the survival conditions for the "Apprentice" and "Thief" pathways really that bad?
Is there any additional danger in "occupying the next house"?
His thoughts wandered slightly, and he directly manipulated the dummy "world" to raise his own questions:
"It sounds like 'apprentices' and 'thieves' are both dangerous, but what about 'fortune tellers'?"
"Justice" Audrey, "The Hanged Man" Alger, and "The Sun" Derrick almost simultaneously glanced at the "Patient" at the head of the table, and when they saw that he didn't react, they looked away.
However, they all believed that the "diviner's" path could not be dangerous, because it belonged to the "Fool's" path.
Cyril noticed the smiling gestures of several Tarot Club members and chuckled softly:
"It was there originally, but the danger was resolved as soon as it appeared."
Who took care of him? Mr. Fool... The same thought flashed through Audrey's and the others' minds.
Mr. Fool himself recalled the words he heard when he was promoted to "Magician", as well as the "half Fool" Antigonus that Cyril mentioned, who was sealed by the "Goddess of Night".
The danger came from Antigonus, but he was sealed away by the goddess as soon as he got into trouble?
So... is this the real reason why the Church of the Goddess destroyed the Kingdom of Night?
He paused, his gaze shifting to Cyril, his thoughts wandering further.
No wonder he chose the adjacent "Apprentice" path when he had a high probability of mastering the "Diviner" path. Was he afraid of being influenced by Antigonus, who was sealed by the goddess?
Is this the fate of similar paths for adjacent ones? Neither of them has a sequence 0, but they all have pitfalls.
After a brief pause, he recalled another question from the conversation between Cyril and the "Magician" lady, and so, manipulating the "World," he continued to ask:
Why is there a lack of high-sequence extraordinary individuals in the "apprentice" pathway?
Cyril: "Because the extraordinary properties of this path are mostly concentrated in the Abraham family, and they are plagued by a blood curse."
Sequence 7 is already the limit.
He paused, then added:
"Ask me any other questions you have. I'll charge based on the difficulty of your questions."
"No more." The world rejected it quickly.
Cyril: ...
"Justice" Audrey was like a spectator silently watching the performance from below the stage, observing the two people exchanging questions and answers with great patience and curiosity.
My thoughts are wandering.
Mr. World and Mr. Destiny must be very familiar with each other in real life; their interactions are like those of friends who understand each other.
Furthermore, Mr. World's gloomy and reserved demeanor is more like a disguise, a disguise that is quite restrained from the "audience." If it weren't for the familiar presence of Mr. Destiny, I wouldn't have noticed it at all.
After that, no one initiated any more transactions or commissions, and today's tarot reading entered a free discussion phase.
After looking around, Cyril spoke first: "Recently, a demigod-level witch arrived in Backlund, the 'Black Witch,' whose code name is based on a color."
"She, well, she's very free. She wanders around all over Backlund all day. Hopefully, you won't run into her when you go out."
"Well, if you want to experience what it's like to be a witch, you can try to have a chance encounter, provided you have confidence in your looks and willpower."
Klein: (-)
What the hell is the taste of a witch? This guy must have read that page of Emperor Roselle's diary.
Your Majesty, your reputation is in jeopardy.
"How do you know so much about this?" Fors's subconscious question caused a brief silence in the hall.
Cyril spread his hands helplessly: "Obviously, I was unlucky enough to run into her, and then I got entangled with her."
Another silence fell, and Klein, manipulating the "world," offered his blessing:
"I hope your will is strong enough."
He paused, then added, "Do you need some information about the 'Witch' pathway?"
"No need," Sirion shook his head, then muttered:
"I'm not Russell, who's willing to try everything."