Mystery: Mr. Witch and Ms. Hunter

Chapter 297 Maybe They Have No Money
Mr. Xingxing seemed to be in a very low mood all of a sudden... Was it about Ince Zangwill?
"Justice" Audrey lowered her eyebrows and was a little absent-minded for a moment.

"Level 0 sealed objects are extremely dangerous and have the highest level of importance and confidentiality. They cannot be inquired about, described, peeped into, or passed on."

Leonard suppressed his emotions about the Blackthorn Security Company and the captain, and summarized the characteristics of the Level 0 Sealed Artifact in a general and cautious manner.

After joining the "Red Gloves", he swore an oath by the goddess's sacred object not to leak certain information, so now he only used a general overview to describe the common characteristics of all level 0 seals.

"The major churches are very strict about keeping information about similar sealed objects secret, and only give them numbers when communicating with each other. The only thing I can tell you is that they all have the rank of angels. The higher the number, the more difficult it may be to seal, and the higher the rank may be."

Leonard tried it, until his inspiration reminded him that if he continued, he would most likely find that his body had been hidden when he returned to the real world. Only then did he stop.

"According to my understanding, the 'Mysterious Queen' has a Level 0 Sealed Artifact in her possession, the 'Wishing Magic Lamp' numbered 0-05."

Cattleya added that she was not a member of the church, and the Mysterious Queen would not take measures to restrict her in similar aspects, so after Mr. Xingxing shut up in embarrassment, she naturally took over the conversation.

"Although the magic lamp itself only has the characteristics of a Sequence 2 'Miracle Worker', it contains a real being that is most likely from the stars."

When she mentioned that magical item, even though Cattleya had already been promoted to Sequence 3, there was still awe in her tone.

I never thought that the Tarot Club would now describe angel-level Sealed Objects as "only Sequence 2"... Adele was distracted for a moment, but quickly pulled her thoughts back.

"I suggest that when you speculate on the status of 0-01, you should use the top angel-level sealed objects that have been contaminated by the starry sky as a benchmark. When only the serial number is reported and only the briefest description is given, the status of an object that can be named 0-01 must be high."

Cattleya looked around at everyone and said, "I speculate that there are three possibilities. First, the Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics contaminated by the starry sky or source material. Second, the uniqueness of a certain path. Third, the uniqueness contaminated by the starry sky or source material."

Everyone nodded, agreeing with this guess. At this moment, they were all thinking quickly, thinking about which of the 22 paths might be missing.

First, eliminate the seven paths of the Seven Gods, and then eliminate the three paths mastered by Mr. Fool;

Adam became a "dreamer" during the war, which is also what Miss Justice and Adele told him.

The existence suspected to be the Mother Goddess of the Earth, who controls the two paths of "Mother" and "Moon". According to her, the Goddess of Night also controls the remains of the God of Death;
Although the evil gods such as "Original Witch", "True Creator" and "Hidden Sage" have not made any major moves recently, they are not to the extent of losing their uniqueness; and even if they have lost it recently, the church's system of using sealed objects is obviously before this, which does not make sense;
In the case of the Fall of Angels, Matafari's attempt also shows that the uniqueness of the "Abyss" path is still in the hands of the Mother Tree of Desire - or riding under it - anyway, it is unlikely to be made into a sealed object. The same is true for the Bound Path. Releasing Suea is the last resistance that the true god can make, and of course the effect is minimal.

There is no true God in the Wheel of Fortune path, but Mr. Fool has a most favored Angel of Destiny under his seat. The blood of the mythical creature that Hermit Cattleya was promoted to came from Him, so it should not be difficult to verify it from Him.

All that's left is...

Adele's thoughts were still spinning in her mind, and "Judgment" Xio blurted out: "Red Priest!"

"There is also the Judge." The Hanged Man Alger glanced at the Judgement and added slowly, "However, judging from the other party's actions, the possibility that it is the Red Priest is greater."

"I think so too." Leonard nodded. "After all, Mr. Fool's mission mentioned that we should find the whereabouts of three copies of Sequence 1 Conqueror characteristics, and then the whereabouts of the uniqueness. Now it seems that we can understand it as the whereabouts of the uniqueness of the Red Priest pathway is clear, and we don't need to investigate it anymore."

"And He said that the paths of 'Black Emperor' and 'Judge' are relatively safer." Xio also added, "So, I still think that this is the only path of the Red Priest."

Mr. Fool had indeed foreseen all of this... Praise to Mr. Fool!
"But why don't they disguise themselves?" Audrey wanted to nod, but suddenly thought of something and asked with a frown, "While acquiring the Beyonder characteristics of the sequence in the Hunter pathway, wouldn't it be more confusing if they also acquired some Beyonder characteristics of the Judge pathway?"

"I guess there are two reasons." Emlyn coughed lightly and replied, "First, the whereabouts of these uniques are unknown only to us, and hiding it from us is not the purpose of the Iron Cross. It is possible that the uniqueness of the Judge is in the hands of a certain church, but we don't know it."

This is indeed very possible... Adele nodded. Although she had been indoctrinated with occult knowledge for a period of time, it was still a bit difficult for her to keep up with the brainstorming discussions of the Tarot Club members.

She only came up with a simple answer to Audrey's question, but she had never considered the possibility that Emlyn mentioned.

"I see. I was negligent."

Audrey rubbed her forehead tiredly. She was a little tired from all the planning during this period. She forced herself to smile at Mr. Moon across the long table. "So, what's the second reason?"

The atmosphere at the long bronze table suddenly became strange, and everyone lowered their heads. Obviously, no matter whether they ignored the first point or not, everyone probably thought of the second point.

Emlyn "Moon" straightened his collar and turned his gaze to Adele, meaning to let her speak.

Sensing the gazes of Moon and Justice, Adele shuddered and could only speak awkwardly:

"Is it possible, and I mean possible, that they're not doing it just because they're out of money?"

The awkwardness at the long table seemed to increase, and Adele noticed that everyone's movements, except Miss Justice, changed slightly.

"The Hanged Man" and "The Hermit" held their foreheads with their hands. Although they earned a lot, they were each the head of a large force, with a group of extraordinary people under them, and also had considerable power. The salaries of these large groups of people were huge sums, and they would rather break a gold pound into two halves to spend them.

Although Moon, Star, and Judgment could receive money from the Church of the Earth, the Church of the Night, and the Kingdom's military, their salaries were stable, but it would still be hundreds of years too early for them to be as free as Miss Justice, unless Emlyn really colluded with that group of officers to embezzle military funds. However, he might not dare to do so, and there was no need for him to do so.

As for the Sun, as a resident of the City of Silver, he was setting an example himself, occasionally working part-time at the Bayam Sugar Factory. As a demigod, he could carry sugarcane very quickly, but the income was little more than nothing.

Acquiring mid-sequence and above Beyonder characteristics of a certain path across the continent, and being determined to obtain them, the cost is definitely not small. It is not easy to collect one path, and if you want to collect two at the same time, it may be difficult to do even if you drain the entire Intis Republic's finances.

However, it is no wonder that Miss Justice could not think of this... It seems that she has almost never been restricted by money. Even in a gathering like the Tarot Club, where there are many big names in the mysterious world, she is still a first-class wealthy person.

As an entrepreneur that Adele invested in, her actual assets were actually ranked in the middle level in the Tarot Club, only below "The Hanged Man", "The Hermit" and "Justice".

Oh, if only I could be as rich as Miss Justice one day... Adele, who had experienced the troubles of the rich, sighed heavily and thought from the bottom of her heart. This desire actually surpassed the promotion sequence for a short time, causing her to fall into reverie for a short time.

But this little episode did lighten the originally serious atmosphere. As a saint of the audience, Audrey must have known how to resolve such awkward situations. She just said a few words and changed the topic.

"Well, let's get back to the point."

Audrey, who had eased the awkwardness with a few simple jokes, said to the Tarot Club members, "Before that, we need to confirm whether the Iron-Blooded Cross is planning something with the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom using 0-01? ... I mean, is it possible for them to use this uniqueness to create a new true god?"

The atmosphere above the gray fog became serious again, and everyone turned their eyes to Xio, whose original task was to investigate the characteristics of the three conquerors.

"According to my investigation this time, I can confirm that the Iron Cross has obtained one of the Conqueror Beyonder characteristics from the Soran family."

Xio said confidently, "When my injuries get better, I will go to Feysac to investigate the whereabouts of the 'Conqueror' attribute that originally belonged to the Einhorn family."

"Well, take care of your injuries first. I can do this."

Justice Audrey nodded slightly and gave her friend a comforting look. "The third Conqueror trait was given to the Witch Cult as a bargaining chip in a deal between the royal family and the Witch Cult. Miss Queen, do you have any news?"

When Adele heard everyone start discussing the Red Priest, she felt that as someone from a neighboring path, she couldn't escape the connection, so she concentrated on it and had already thought of the answer, and she spoke eloquently:
"The Witch Cult is well hidden, and with items of that level, it would be the strangest thing for me to find any clues."

Adele paused and continued, "However, I still noticed something unusual in Catalina's attitude."

"What's wrong?" Derrick asked curiously. Although the responsibilities on his shoulders had forced him to grow up, he would often show his simple side in front of the people in the Tarot Club. With him around, the atmosphere would basically never be dull.

"She said that the Original Witch recently gave her a divine revelation, asking her to hunt down any possible Source Witches that might appear." Adele replied, "Of course, the content is secondary. What's important is that the Original Witch is in a state at this time that can detect the appearance of Source Witch members that even the Demigod Angels of the Witch Cult cannot detect, and give accurate divine revelations to high-sequence members."

"And Gagran told me in the ruins that the 'City of Disaster' has not yet been taken in by the Original Witch."

Adele answered based on the information leaked to her by the bigwigs intentionally or unintentionally, "If that Sequence 1 had fallen into the hands of the Original Witch, then His current condition might not be so good."

"Of course, it is also possible that He only possesses that characteristic and does not contain it. In short, that characteristic is still in a state where it can be fought for and may become the target of the Iron Cross."

Adele finished her explanation on this issue and closed her mouth, waiting for questions from other members of the Tarot Club.

Everyone in the Tarot Club thought about it for a while, and then agreed with Adele's judgment.

I have to say that Miss Queen is indeed very experienced. When it comes to handling complex interpersonal relationships, she is not even worse than an experienced Beyonder like me...

Alger praised in his heart. Although he had voted against the proposal out of caution, Adele's performance during this period was indeed worthy of praise. She had obtained a lot of information for the Tarot Club. This surprised Alger, but also made him feel relieved.

"However, no matter where the extraordinary characteristics of the conqueror are, our general direction will not change."

Audrey also looked at Adele approvingly, and then said firmly: "We must do our best to prevent the Iron Cross from actually creating a red priest... I believe everyone knows the meaning of the 'red' in the red priest."

"Red of War..." Adele murmured softly. This term he heard from Gagran reminded him of many things, such as the swooping airship, the burning East District, and the dying soldiers he had knocked to the ground. Their helmets fell off, revealing countless familiar faces to Adele, including Vinata, Anne, Tracy, and Sophie.

Then, she heard the voices of the other members of the Tarot Club, and that voice also came from her mouth. It was understated, but it seemed to contain the answer to all her efforts.

"Of course."

(End of this chapter)