Miao Miao returned to the real world, this experience was really great. What will I be given as a reward? No no, don't be so greedy.
" Why isn't the mission coming yet? Wait, I forgot, I already exchanged the mission, with the help of memory. "
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Sunday morning, Klein woke up and noticed that several locations on the Backlund map placed on the coffee table had been circled, and they were all relatively close to each other.
As he passed by the neighboring house, he saw a beautiful young woman watering flowers in the garden. She was his compatriot.
Seeing Klein, Miao Miao waved and said, "Good morning, Mr. Moriarty. Have a nice day."
"Good morning, Miss Nightshade," Klein replied politely.
He spent the rest of the morning carefully familiarizing himself with the surroundings according to the map—figuring out where the buildings were located and where the nearest cathedral was.
...
"I think today Klein has gone to check the marked locations left by Miss Sharon. The 3 vs 3 battle happens the day after the 'Eye of Wisdom' gathering. I didn't fully understand the fight while reading it… seeing it with my own eyes would be much more interesting. Curiosity kills people… but I'm really curious."
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The next day, Monday at 3 PM
Several figures were seated around the long table beside the Fool's high-backed chair. Both men and women were present, their forms blurred and indistinct, all facing toward the end of the table.
Miao Miao looked at the high-backed chairs behind them. Her glasses had disappeared in the gray fog, but her eyes functioned like them. She could see the pathway names:
"Fool," "Door," "Visionary," "Hanged Man," and "Sun," along with their sequences beneath them.
The woman on the right stood up and greeted the person seated at the main position. Miao Miao knew she was Audrey, Miss Justice. She should be around 17 now, with beautiful golden hair flowing behind her and dressed in an elegant noble outfit.
Her cheerful voice echoed across the table: "Good afternoon, Mr. Fool."
After greeting, Audrey looked at the new member beside Mr. World and smiled: "Who is she?"
Klein nodded slightly and introduced her:"This is Miss Lover, our new member."
Miao Miao was seated beside Mr. World—Klein's second identity. She found it amusing. No one knew each other's names, yet she already knew their past and future. Haha… I have the original story, she thought to herself.
Although Audrey, the "Justice" tried to observe the "The Lover," she failed to grasp her emotions and was secretly shocked. She wondered if the Lover had any connection to Mr. World.
"She seems around my age… judging from her clothes, she's middle class. I wonder what pathway she's on…"
Alger, the "Hanged Man," considered things more deeply. The gray fog seemed to wrap gently around the Lover.
Derrick, the "Sun," didn't think too much about it. Seeing her clothes, he realized she was from outside the Forsaken Land and felt slightly disappointed.
Fors, the "Magician," tried to restrain her imagination, but she couldn't. The title "The Lovers" was too tempting—it stirred her imagination. Love had always been one of her favorite themes.
"Hehe… they seem to be overthinking about me. Why is no one introducing themselves to me? Do I look too strange? The fog around me is thicker than others… is this because of the system, or did Klein do this?"
Klein noticed that when Miss Lover first arrived, her figure emitted a faint golden light, causing the gray fog to stay away. But now, the fog was wrapping around her like today.Of course, his figure was faceless due to the diffused light of the golden light.
"Should I speak first…? Everyone seems quiet. Let's just start talking."
Just as Miao Miao was about to speak, the usually silent and solemn "World" raised his hand and said: "World."
"Oh, hello, Mr. World."
Klein subtly guided the flow, and since Justice Audrey took the lead, everyone introduced themselves to the Lover.
"Honorable Mr. Fool, I have something I would like to discuss with you alone," Audrey requested.
Alone?
Alger frowned slightly, trying to guess the topic but failing.
Derrick and the others were also curious, but didn't dwell on it.
But Miao Miao already knew—Psychology Alchemists… Dark Emperor card.
Klein nodded. "Of course."
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After a brief silence, Fors eagerly looked at Gehrman Sparrow.
"Mr. World, I will try to find a powerful item from the Sun domain."
Audrey asked curiously, "What kind of deal do you have?"
Fors sighed lightly. "Mr. World helped me obtain the Trickmaster formula."
Hearing this, Audrey and Alger reevaluated the World. Derrick's eyes lit up with hope—perhaps he could get a Sequence 7 formula in the future.
Facing all the gazes, the World chuckled hoarsely.
"Miss Magician, before you purchase it, it's best that you chant Mr. Fool's honorable name and request that 'He' pass the relevant information to me. Yes, I have already sought Mr. Fool's permission and 'He' has agreed to help us."
"Okay, I'll give you the information no later than tomorrow." Fors had confirmed that Mr. A would be hosting a gathering that very night, but she had given herself another day for any unexpected outcomes.
Alger looked around calmly and began speaking, like someone following a prepared script, "I recently took on an investigative mission. I'm not sure if you have any relevant leads.
"In the past two to three years, many original native tribes in the Southern Continent have been plundered and all their people were taken away. In the various colonies, on the islands at sea, some slaves have also mysteriously escaped."
"Such situations have not happened in a long time since the countries of the Northern Continent abolished the slave trade. Have you all heard anything that's relevant?"
His gaze swept across Justice, Magician, Lover, and World—but not the Sun.
"How would a boy trapped in the Forsaken Land know about the outside world?"
"This is related to King George III becoming the Black Emperor… Should I say something? No, it's my first Tarot gathering. No need to speak about such secrets. Besides, Adam, Amon, the Demoness Sect, and the royal family are all involved. I don't care. Klein will kill George III someday anyway… this is a major part of the story… and this is just a novel."
Seeing no answers, Alger said calmly, "You may try to find the Wind-Blessed formula. I will pay generously."
"I could give it… but that might change the future," Miao Miao thought.
With a trace of nervousness, Derrick raised his haspeak, d began to speak "I've been assigned to go on a mission. I will be heading to the half-destroyed temple, that I mentioned previously, in the near future, yes, the one related to the Fallen Creator.
"The leader responsible for this operation is Shepherd Elder Lovia."
"Do you have any suggestions?"
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In the endless silence above the gray fog, Miao Miao leaned back in her chair as if she were sitting in the most comfortable seat of a VIP theater. The fog around her concealed her presence, yet her eyes gleamed brightly.
What was unfolding before her was no ordinary Beyonder gathering. To her, this was nothing less than a live-action adaptation of Lord of the Mysteries.
As Alger spoke with a grave expression, explaining to Derrick why he shouldn't proceed with that mission, a subtle, mysterious smile curved at the corner of Miao Miao's lips. She thought to herself, "Mr. Hanged Man, you really are quite the fox! You managed to extract all that information about the temple from Derrick for free, and now you're guiding him in such a way that he ends up feeling indebted to you. Ah, poor Derrick!"
When Derrick mentioned the "Rose Redemption," a faint chill ran down Miao Miao's spine. She knew very well how much bloodshed and conspiracy was hidden behind that name.
Watching Fors and Audrey's reactions amused her even more. Fors had clearly already begun constructing a plot in her mind. Miao Miao couldn't help but think, "Fors, if you knew that you yourself are just a character in a novel, you'd probably have a heart attack!"
The most dramatic moment came when Alger began teaching Derrick how to pretend to lose control. Derrick's confused expression, combined with Alger's cunning reasoning— "You're not lying; you're saving the city"— made the entire scene feel like an Oscar-winning performance to Miao Miao.
Miao Miao glanced at her fog-shrouded hands. Then, letting out a silent sigh, she thought to herself:
"Sigh… Shouldn't I have brought some popcorn for a show like this? This is real-time entertainment! On one side, Klein is manipulating everything through his 'The World' puppet, and on the other, Alger is turning this innocent boy named Derrick into a cunning fox."
She didn't say a word.As the gathering shifted into private discussions and Klein began searching for a way to cleanse his "Master Key," Miao Miao simply wished him good luck in her mind.
(Have you enjoyed this chapter. ) "