Secret: The years I served as a foreign aid for the Aurora Club

Chapter 395 Three Days Left
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"The East Continent's honorific for Frank has changed from Saint to Angel. How could I have such a dream?"

On Sefirah Castle, Klein rubbed his nose. After listening to the prayers of Moon City and Silver City, he comforted himself with sweat all over his forehead:

"Well, in fact, angel is just an ordinary honorific. It is a normal compliment to call someone an angel... It seems that the situation in Moon City has recovered well. Their strength is relatively intact, and the population is larger than that of Silver City. It's time to send them a batch of purification, uh, purification mushrooms to help them get rid of the changes in their bodies..."

Klein realized with grief that Frank had a complete monopoly on technology, and that there was no extraordinary item that could compare to this harmless and non-dangerous mass purification drug. He had no choice but to face reality and give up thinking:
"Once the collective mutation in Moon City is less severe, I will have them search for other city-states in the depths of darkness... The two cities are quite far apart, and there are unknown dangers in between. It is unlikely that they will meet for a while, so let's explore in our respective areas first."

"I don't have the ability to go to the East Continent to bring them out now. If they find all the survivors in the God-Forsaken Land, I can let them find a way out... Where is the way out of the God-Forsaken Land? The True Creator didn't tell me, probably because he thought I could find it. 'Sun' said that the chief suspected that the way out was in the Giant King's Court. Well, let's wait for them to explore, and then I'll come up with a plan based on the situation."

The issue of Silver City and Moon City leaving the God-Forsaken Land could not be resolved in a short time. Klein felt a little relieved. There was indeed only one thing to be resolved at the moment, and that was the ceremony of George III.

It was late at night and everyone was asleep, but Klein did not fall asleep. Instead, he came to the gray fog early, waiting for something.

Today is the Sequence 5 promotion ceremony scheduled by Miss Justice.

The other party is about to become a Sequence 5 "Dream Walker", and he has promised that he will personally help her perform the ceremony to prevent any accidents.

In Audrey's bedroom at the Hall family's suburban estate.

After receiving the gaze, the golden retriever Susie opened the door and went out, then sat outside to avoid being disturbed.

Audrey took out the extraordinary characteristics of "Dream Walker", the corresponding auxiliary materials, and the utensils used for mixing from various hidden places. Most of these auxiliary materials came from the City of Silver and were things that could be exchanged for a few merits. As for the reward, Audrey had not paid it yet because the little "Sun" had not decided what he wanted.

After skillfully preparing the potion and looking at the dim liquid dotted with grayish-white light spots, Audrey took a step back, clasped her hands together, and placed them in front of her mouth and nose, and whispered in ancient Hermetic language:

"A fool who does not belong to this era..."

As soon as her prayers subsided, countless shadows of indescribable shapes appeared before her eyes.

They swam and intertwined quickly, as if they were active in the sea, and at the top of the sea were seven pure lights of different colors that seemed to contain endless knowledge.

Above these seven pure lights was an endless gray-white fog, and above the gray-white fog, there was a vaguely majestic palace.

At this time, the palace door opened, and a figure condensed from a golden light flew down and landed in front of Audrey. The twelve pairs of flaming wings covered the blonde girl layer by layer.

Such a scene only lasted for a second or two before disappearing, like an illusion, but Audrey was always immersed in this sacred and sublime feeling.

She calmed herself down and thanked Mr. Fool sincerely.

With the "Angel's Embrace", she can stay awake in her dreams and wake up whenever she wants without worrying about becoming addicted and unable to extricate herself.

This is equivalent to her having performed the corresponding ritual of "Dream Walker", and the effect is definitely better than the original version.

The potion was not as unpalatable as she had imagined. It tasted a little sour, a little sweet, a little bitter, a little psychedelic, and a little stimulating, just like an unbridled dream.

Before Audrey had time to feel the effects of the potion on her body, her mind suddenly went haywire for a moment, then she regained consciousness.

She saw outside the window that the night was turning into the morning, and the sun was rising over the horizon, dyeing the sky red.

In the garden, flowers bloomed and crystal dewdrops swayed on the tips of the green grass.

Audrey seemed to have become the master of this world. Her consciousness floated up and she saw scenes from a bird's-eye view:

Her father and mother walked hand in hand along the garden path, basking in the morning light and sniffing the fragrance;

Her brother, Alfred, had never died. Now he and Hibbert had eliminated the estrangement and rode into the woods outside the city with their horses, servants, and laughter to see who had the most hunting results.
Ambassadors or special representatives from countries such as Feysac, Intis, and Feynaport, as well as the Balam Empire and the Highlands, participated in the event, because the Northern Continent recognized their legitimate status as countries, and normal and equal diplomacy was established between the countries. They signed an agreement at the Sodrak Palace in Loen, announcing to the world that war would not happen, and the dark clouds in the sky dissipated;
them.

Audrey's eyes paused slightly.

This dream was closely connected to her understanding of the real world. What appeared in the Sodlak Palace were not emperors, kings, and political leaders from various countries that could be seen in newspapers and portraits, but vague human figures, symbols of gods.

This scene suddenly woke her up. She turned her head silently and looked into the distance of this imperfect dream.

She saw that George III announced his abdication, and that families who disappeared in human trafficking received state subsidies. The newly crowned Covington II was a benevolent king. Under the promotion of the king and the church, the smog situation in Backlund improved. Every factory passed the dual review of the alkali industry prosecutor and the "Atmospheric Pollution Investigation Committee", and promoted such standards to other countries.

Audrey sighed softly.

She had never expected that the incredible event of "King George III abdicating" would appear in her dream, but she could not deny that she was looking forward to this happening, and she also placed her hope that Rune would get better again on the Crown Prince Covington Augustus.

But the reality is that these families still live with the pain of missing family members, or their entire families have been abducted.

The king stepped on their bones and blood, preparing to ascend to the eternal throne.

It was like falling from the clouds to the ground. The floating joy and haziness disappeared, and a corner of the cold and real world was revealed.

All of this was just a beautiful dream and fantasy. She was losing interest in this dream. Even without Mr. Fool’s help, Audrey felt that she would be so frightened that she would wake up when the gods from all countries gathered together.

However, this dream also has a future that seems to be achievable:
The workers' maximum working hours and basic working environment are met, various industries are developing better and better, the number of vagrants has been reduced to an unimaginable level, and various security plans led by the kingdom cover all people;
Children no longer have to work in factories in their childhood. They laugh and play, run into classrooms with bright windows and clean desks and chairs, open their textbooks, and start to listen carefully. If they don't study, it's just because they don't want to, not because they don't have the conditions;

Women are no longer discriminated against because of their gender. Even a female laundry worker can learn, gain knowledge, and find a better job. They are journalists, teachers, police officers, soldiers, miners, and government employees. They can be seen in every formal industry.

Various mechanical creations appeared in the streets and alleys, bringing convenience and joy to the people;

In the square in front of the church, white doves flew up and down from time to time, and people sat, stood, or played music, enjoying life to the fullest...

Wild Extraordinary People no longer have to worry. As long as they undergo regular physical examinations and mental state assessments, they can walk in the sun and use their Extraordinary abilities to legally earn money.

"This is so beautiful... Unfortunately, there are also some unrealistic parts in it. It seems that the more I know, the less beautiful this world is. But, this is the real world..." Audrey stared at the dream and felt emotional.

On Sefirah Castle, Klein was paying attention to Audrey's changes. Seeing that her mental state was very stable and there were no abnormalities in her astral body and spirituality, he knew that her promotion was most likely successful.

At this moment, Klein heard prayers in his ears, and the pattern of "The Fool" behind the high-back chair emitted ripples.

He looked at the crimson star that was expanding and contracting, and based on the blurry image he determined that it was a prayer from the Hermit Lady.

Klein stretched out his hand, and a prayer scene appeared before his eyes:
Ms. Cattleya, the Hermit, was in a spacious but crowded room, mumbling with her eyes closed. Klein knew that these two words were contradictory, but it was true. The room itself was spacious, but the ground was filled with astrolabes, wrenches, gears, mystical books, and all kinds of miscellaneous items, so there was no place to step. So Ms. Hermit was now floating in the air praying.

“Dear Mr. Fool… I am about to pray to the Sage for knowledge and hope to receive your blessing…”

Sage? Oh, the hidden sage.

Klein thought of the pair of transparent eyes floating in the air, made of starlight, flickering.

Then, Klein looked behind Cattleya speechlessly.

The pair of starry eyes were now floating behind the Hermit, seemingly watching her every move curiously.

As soon as Klein opened the screen, he saw the pair of eyes. His intuition told him that the eyes were attracted by the prayer. Combined with the content of the "Hermit's" prayer, he almost instantly felt embarrassed that he was assisting in cheating and was caught by the invigilator on the spot.

And these eyes did not give him any spiritual warning, nor did Cattleya's prayers. Perhaps the "sage" would not do anything bad to them.

Seeing that the pair of starlight eyes seemed to be turning around, Klein decisively closed the prayer screen. Then, after thinking for a while, he took out the yellow crystal pendulum and decided to divine whether Cattleya would be in danger.

Klein quickly wrote down the divination statement:
The indoctrination of knowledge can pose a fatal danger to the "hermits".

The yellow crystal rotated counterclockwise with a medium amplitude, which meant that the subsequent knowledge infusion would be somewhat dangerous, but not fatal. Knowledge infusion had always been like this, and if it was not fatal, it would be rounded off to mean there was no danger. Klein decided not to respond to Cattleya.

……

In the collective dormitory of the secret-peekers in Phillon, as soon as Cattleya spoke the content of her prayer, she immediately felt the gaze of the great existence.

She waited nervously for a moment, but nothing happened.

Mr. Fool looked at me and then left? She suddenly had such a strange idea.

Or maybe He has already blessed me and I just didn't notice it, or maybe He is dissatisfied with my request, but... No, no, we can't guess at God, no matter what the "Fool" does, there must be His reasons.

So she quietly landed on the ground, cleared a space to stand on, and prepared to perform the ceremony of seeking knowledge from the hidden sage.

She took out a stack of blueprints and prayed with a piety and thirst for knowledge:

"Respected Hidden Sage, you are the emperor who transcends knowledge and the hermit who controls the mystery. I pray to you, hoping that you can give me the optimized structure, efficient propeller design and thermodynamic modeling of the stratospheric airship based on these completed drawings..." ...

Half a minute later, Klein heard Cattleya's screams.

He glanced over and saw the starlight eyes constantly transmitting knowledge to him. After confirming that the other party was only in pain and had no signs of losing control, Klein coughed and turned his head back as if nothing had happened.

He doesn't want to have anything to do with the "Hidden Sage" for the time being.

On the other side, Miss Justice seemed to have completed her promotion as well, and was happily thanking Mr. Fool.

Klein breathed a sigh of relief, retracted his spirituality, and cast his gaze towards the copper-green cross placed on the mottled long table.

This was an item that had just been offered by two Tarot Club members, The Magician and The Judgement, who said they were offering thanks for Mr. Fool's various blessings and hoping to please this being.

It looks like it’s of a high level... Klein picked up the spiked cross and used divination to quickly grasp the extraordinary abilities and negative effects of this magical item.

These two are actually one and the same.

This copper-green cross can purify the forces of decadence, filth, corrosion, darkness, evil, and disease, causing them to quickly dissipate until nothing remains.

Based on this principle, this magical item can also clear the spiritual pollution within the Beyonder Characteristics.

It is precisely because of this powerful and pure purification that the copper-green cross rejects contact with other magical items and extraordinary characteristics and cannot coexist on the same person. Moreover, it also rejects the extraordinary characteristics of the holder, but it is relatively less obvious: as time goes by, it will allow the characteristics of the extraordinary person to emerge little by little!

It can be used to recover characteristics from Beyonders who failed to be promoted but did not die or go out of control... The ability of this cross is very similar to the "No Darkness" of the "Sun" path... Klein nodded thoughtfully.

"It appeared in the hands of Viscount Stratford, who is suspected to be a member of the Psychological Alchemy Society. He also claimed that he participated in the killing of Mason Dill, who discovered the king's secret. Does this really mean that George III and the Twilight Hermits have a close cooperation?"

"The Twilight Hermits must also have angels, oh, such as Hermes... I wonder where he is now, and whether he is still supporting George III..."

Klein's brows furrowed slightly.

In the history of occultism, Hermes was undoubtedly a great man, and if possible, he would be reluctant to make an enemy of such a person.

"If Hermes is really one of the followers of the Sun God as described in the story of the City of Silver, then I think He might not necessarily support George III... But it's hard to say. Divinity and time will gradually change a person."

"Hmm? Yes, this magical object is also a cross."

I have recently been tracking down George III and killed Chunas Kilger. Could this be a warning from the Twilight Hermits? No, they don't need a warning at all. With the silent hypnosis and psychological suggestion of the "audience", as long as the Sequence 3 or angels are conscious to teach me a lesson, I might have started to have problems now that I have just been promoted... What does this mean? Is it a hint from Hermes? No, how does He know that Fors and Xio are the "magicians" and "judges" of the Tarot Club? How does He know that they will kill Viscount Stratford and sacrifice these things to me?
He looked at the cross, trying to dig out some hint from it.

After thinking for a long time, Klein still couldn't come up with an answer. Klein reached out to take the yellow crystal pendulum wrapped around his wrist, but his hand stopped in mid-air. After thinking about it, he gave up the idea of ​​divination.

"The only thing that is certain is that the fact that 'No Dark Cross' came into my hands was definitely not a simple coincidence, but was pushed by someone."

"Want to find the Fool, or to contact me."

However, this thing is not suitable to be worn on the body. It will gradually make people lose their extraordinary abilities and cannot coexist with other sealed objects.

"In this case……"

Klein muttered, holding the copper-green cross and returning to the real world. The disappearance of Qonas Kilger did not cause much shock to Meige Manor. After all, it was not strange for this major general of MI9 to suddenly leave for special reasons.

He left the manor quickly, and when he came back, he had a new secret doll in his hand—a completely ordinary person, a robber caught outside who happened to be doing something bad. Klein simply modified the appearance and body shape of the secret doll, and then stuffed the Darkless Cross into his body.

A hole appeared in the chest of the secret doll, and the Darkless Cross was swallowed. Then the flesh and blood slowly merged together, leaving no scar.

"This way, we don't need to keep it in Sefirah Castle all the time to prevent any strange things from happening."

“Ordinary people don’t have extraordinary characteristics to deduce. If the secret puppet mutates due to the lack of the Dark Cross, I will be able to sense it immediately.”

Next, Klein tried to adjust the position of the Darkless Cross and left a seal. After the adjustment, he suddenly felt that this operation was a bit strange... just like those secret praying people who used their bodies to hide things.

It was indeed the aftereffect of working with the Secret Prayer Man... Klein laughed dryly and had the Secret Doll wear the clothes of the manor's male servant so that it could blend in seamlessly.

……

A hint of orange lit up the sky, and one manor after another on the north bank of the Tussock River woke up in the morning mist.

The tall and fat Franmi Cage came to the guest bedroom where Qiunas Kilger slept last night, raised his hand to knock on the door, then pushed it open. After taking a look, he shook his head in disappointment:

"The major general hasn't come back yet."

Congressman Macht, who happened to get up with him, also looked around the empty room and smiled and consoled him:
"It may be that the mission has not been completed yet, which requires the major general to leave suddenly. It must be a big matter that will take some time to deal with."

"I think so too."

The deputy director of MI9 often did similar things, involving national security secrets, so Senator Macht and others were not panicked. Franmi did not doubt Qiunas's strength and did not dwell on this topic for long.

This time, Hazel did not look into the room again. Her intuition as a "cryptographer" told her that something abnormal had happened inside, but her promotion and her strong fear of the unknown stopped her curiosity.

At this time, Dwayne Dantes slowly walked down from upstairs and greeted the guests:

"Good morning, everyone. Did you have a good rest last night?"

"Very good, it's quiet and comfortable here, perfect for a vacation." Congressman Macht smiled at his friend, and Franmi nodded.

Dawn walked down the stairs and glanced at Chounas Kilger's room as he passed by. He saw that it was still empty, and the things belonging to the military intelligence major general were placed inside intact. He couldn't help but shook his head and sighed softly:
"His Excellency the Major General hasn't come back yet. I'm sorry for not hosting him well enough."

Franmi quickly spoke:
"Don't say that, Dawn. His Excellency the Major General was really looking forward to the vacation at Meige Manor, but he had to leave because of something."

"Is that so? Then I'll look forward to making up for it later."

Dawn said half-jokingly, before heading towards the dining room with the guests chatting.

The servants have prepared a sumptuous meal, and the lunch is even more colorful, which is the case every day of the vacation. As a courtesy, the host will use the precious fine wine from the manor wine cellar, and the guests are never stingy in praising the host's generosity and food.

Dawn noticed that the servants in the restaurant were placing the morning newspapers that had just been bought today on the shelves in the restaurant for people to read. He had a slight inspiration and asked Congressman Macht and others to go get the food first, while he walked towards the shelves where newspapers and magazines were placed.

George III liked to use newspapers to show off himself... probably because he could call himself "Emperor" in the newspapers, haha.

Klein complained inwardly while picking up the newspaper with a smile.

His eyes widened slightly. As expected, there was quite important news written on the second page.

This page was neither too big nor too small, occupying a relatively important position, but not on the first page, giving people a weird feeling, as if it was hidden but not completely hidden. The report wrote about the condolences of the king who was about to become the emperor for the reconstruction of the city. The accompanying picture was a huge podium that had been built. According to Klein's impression of Backlund, this podium should be in the city center of Backlund, on the square in the Hillston District.

Sure enough, it was here... Klein had already investigated Backlund's situation a long time ago.

If George III wanted a site for a collective ceremony that could accommodate a large number of residents, it would have to be the city square.

"…Due to the delay caused by bad weather and many other objective reasons, the stage has been completed today."

"In the past year, Backlund and the people have experienced a lot. His Majesty the Emperor will give an important speech on the current situation and the future. The speech will start on time at 10 am on October 4th. I hope all citizens will actively participate. Location: Central City Square of Hillston District."

Klein frowned, then he slowly raised his eyes and saw today's date on the front page of the newspaper.

10 month 1 day.

“It was said to be within half a month… but it only took ten days.” Klein stared at the date for a few seconds. Suddenly, the event appeared before his eyes. It had only been five days since he was promoted to Sequence 3.

George III acted faster than he expected.

TBC
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I have to continue cooking tomorrow, so I'm going to take a leave. (Leaves)

(End of this chapter)