Secret: I can play two paths

Chapter 269: Senior Sta is simply amazing!

Klein was speechless at Sta's outrageous move:

This, this is indeed stuffed with parchment, filling every gap.

But the quantity is not enough!

It’s too little. It’s really too little... Klein suddenly felt a little resentful. Is this a scam?
He subconsciously looked in Star's direction, and then found that it was like this again:

Every time Star presents his diary, he has to give himself a whole life, right?

Klein suddenly became speechless at this moment, but he knew that there were Beyonders such as the "audience" watching him below the stage, so he did not stay on this page of the diary for too long. He could not immerse himself in this matter and had to return to normal as soon as possible, otherwise the members such as the "Hanged Man" would discover the problem and feel strange:
Mr. Fool has been looking at that page of the diary for too long!

He had to gradually regain his composure and suppress the huge injustice in his heart.

Really, Star did the same thing last time. He really likes playing pranks on people.

When he went to buy the gun, he said that it was introduced by "Miss Sharon's teacher." This obviously scared the old man named Caspers. At first, he thought Klein was bluffing him. After all, how could this ordinary-looking detective know the ghost-like Miss Sharon, let alone be familiar with Miss Sharon's teacher!
This is either a pastime or a deliberate provocation after obtaining intelligence!

Then, a Beyonder who looked like a female ghost quietly appeared, making Klein feel a chill.

She was wearing a black Gothic court dress and a small soft hat of the same color. Her face was as pale as a death, but her light golden hair and delicate features brought out the best in each other.

But what frightened Klein was the ability to appear silently from behind him, like a ghost.

And when this Beyonder looked at him with anger and hostility, Klein felt extremely disappointed.

Fortunately, in the end, as Star said, we summoned the messenger lady in time to finally get out of trouble...

So, Miss Messenger has some kind of relationship with that bar, or some kind of relationship with that ghost-like Extraordinary Person?

Could it be that the Beyonder who appeared like a ghost was Miss Sharon? And Miss Messenger was her teacher?

What kind of person was Miss Messenger in the past, to be able to be the teacher of such a mysterious and extraordinary person?
At least Klein didn't know what information the messenger and the lady who might be named Sharon finally exchanged.

However, since Star believed that the Messenger had the combat power to rival Sequence 4 under normal circumstances, and could be used as an option to save Tingen City, she must have been quite capable when she was alive. Otherwise, Klein would not have chosen to pay such a large sum of money to ask the Messenger to help...

Does Star want to use his own hand to make Miss Sharon and Miss Messenger "recognize each other"?
But don’t use it this way!
The only thing that made Klein happy was that when he later bought a high-powered special revolver and fifty rounds of bullets from Caspers, a black market weapons dealer, Caspers was going to charge Klein three pounds and ten soli, but in the end he gave it to him for free as if to make amends...

Later, he invited Klein to drink a glass of Southwell beer and introduced him to a gathering of extraordinary people, although Klein felt that such a gathering of extraordinary people might not be as good as the Tarot Club with Star.

In short, the result was good, but it didn’t mean Star’s original intention was good, nor did it mean Klein’s execution was bad!
Thinking of this, and looking at the diary in front of him which only had one page of actual content, Clay turned the pages of this short diary one by one in frustration, while in his heart he wanted to start a duel with Star.

Until he turned to the last page:
"But, it was said to be a 14-page diary, but in the end I only submitted this little content. I guess you must feel that I have disappointed you..."

Isn't this obvious? Klein muttered to himself, but a hint of anticipation emerged. That expectation came from his understanding and trust in Star.

Sure enough, Klein moved his eyes downward and saw the "compensation" that Senior Sta usually gave him after "teasing" him.

Moreover, this "compensation" unexpectedly made people excited:

"So, regarding the fact that there are 14 pages of diary that should have been there but are missing, you can ask me seven arbitrary questions that are not excessive, and I will give you some answers to the best of my knowledge."

“This is the principle of equal exchange.”

Although Star once again stole his lines for some unknown reason, Crane didn't care about it anymore.

The important thing is:

Seven questions! Seven questions without any restrictions! Seven questions without considering how much the secret is worth!

This... this is too generous...

Klein muttered to himself, then glanced calmly in Star's direction, but he couldn't see anything.

So Klein turned his gaze back to the parchments containing the diary in his hand, and he was secretly excited:
In any case, if one could ask any one of the seven questions involving high-level secrets, it would cost far more than a few thousand pounds. For certain people, it might be top-secret information that they have been trying hard to find out.

If we follow the principle of "paying for knowledge" or "equivalent exchange", this is far from being offset by 14 pages of diary, not to mention that these seven questions are answered by Star! This senior time traveler who seems to have mastered most of the knowledge in the field of mysticism will answer them!

Star, you are awesome!
Klein couldn't help but cheer in his heart.

No wonder Klein was so happy. This was before considering the fact that Star didn't have to actually submit any pages of his diary.

——That’s like giving it away for free.

Klein almost doubted whether Star's previous jokes had no ill intentions and he just wanted to give him a "benefit" in this way without hurting his self-esteem.

In this case, Star is so gentle... He really makes me cry...

Therefore, Klein's hands holding the diary were slightly dizzy at this moment. In the end, he used the "Joker" ability to control his expression and took a deep breath to adjust himself.

He flipped through his diary again, but he had already accumulated some topics worth asking in his mind, and he would ask Star after the party was over.

This mentality is just like a child who gets lucky money and is thinking about how to spend it. …

Star, who was watching Klein's mood changes as drastically as the electrocardiogram in the ICU, unconsciously raised the corners of his mouth.

The entire change in Klein's emotions and aura was so interesting that it made Star feel like he was watching a wonderful "clown" "face-changing" show.

Star wasn't someone who simply liked to play tricks on people. Now that he had already said it, how could he let Klein's expectations go to waste?
But if he really did keep a cat, wouldn't Klein be too easy to raise?
——Just let Klein ask seven questions. For Star, this information was just a topic for casual conversation with friends. He even liked to expose the secrets of these so-called "high-ranking beings" everywhere.

If some of the "knowledge" was not "toxic", Star would not have to care so much about exchanges in this area.

Besides, if we really want to talk about benefits, shouldn't we be more generous with our investment at this time? After all, when Klein is trained, the value he creates will be much greater than the value of selling this intelligence.

As for those who really want to sell information, they may earn four-digit gold pounds, not to mention whether Star will say generously that it is just a few dollars.

Considering the reality:

Is Klein rich now?
Klein owes me 10,000 gold pounds and two commissions. It would be better to let him grow up as soon as possible so that he can pay off the debt, right?

Anyway, it's just a matter of doing favors and talking, so Sta, a wealthy man, doesn't care so much.

Time passed minute by minute. As Mr. Fool Klein patiently waited until he finished reading the diary, the new members of the Tarot Club, Fors and Xio, did not say much.

They understood that this seemed to be Mr. Fool's exclusive reading time, and no one else could occupy it.

Look at Mr. Wheel of Fortune (Mr. Doyle), who is labeled as a man who "takes charge of the affairs of the Tarot Club with a sense of ownership" and is waiting there with determination for Mr. Fool to finish reading.

Fors and Xio, the two new members who considered themselves "little Karami", didn't say much.

The new member named "World" seemed to have the same consideration. From what Xio and Fors could see, this member who was familiar with Mr. Doyle was motionless, waiting for Mr. Fool to finish reading without any body language.

It seems that Mr. "Wheel of Fortune" was the one who introduced Mr. "World" to the party. Judging from his reaction, this gentleman was very confident and did not even glance at the other members... If he is not a social phobic or a "wooden man", it can only mean that he is very familiar with this party, at least he has no difficulty integrating...

Judging from what Mr. Wheel of Fortune said before, does Mr. World's behavior also prove that he is one of Mr. Fool's followers? At least he is a "waiter" waiting for Mr. Fool to send him?
Miss Fors, a writer who wrote a best-selling novel, fully utilized her expertise and was unknowingly led to the direction of "Mr. 'World' is related to Mr. Fool and is very familiar with the Tarot Club", and she completed the logical chain.

Even the other members, while waiting for Mr. Fool to finish reading Emperor Roselle's diary, spent a lot of time secretly figuring out the identities of these new members:
They also came to a consensus that perhaps Mr. World was Mr. Fool's favorite...

Judging from the fact that Mr. World did not find it strange at all that Emperor Roselle’s notes, which were written with unique symbols and were previously incomprehensible to others, were diaries, this speculation is very likely close to the truth!
Well, at this moment, thinking of the humble and submissive attitude of such a person favored by God in front of Mr. "Wheel of Fortune", the status of Mr. "Wheel of Fortune" in the impression of everyone in the Tarot Club was once again infinitely elevated.

It’s no wonder they have to use their imaginations. If some of their words weren’t a bit disrespectful, they would have suspected whether Mr. Fool had some kind of relationship with the existence behind Star. Could it be that they were just simple allies?

Of course, they could never have imagined that this behavior, at least on the surface, was simply because Mr. World, or Mr. Fool, owed Mr. Wheel of Fortune ten thousand pounds.

Klein, the dual protagonist in everyone's mind, who is both Mr. World and Mr. Fool, is currently reading Roselle's diary at the top of the long bronze table, and feels that he has gained a lot.

Not to mention Star’s “gift”, this was a pleasant surprise.

There is quite a lot of information in these pages of the diary:

The first was the diary that Star presented, which contained content about referring to High-Sequence Powerhouses as "mythical creatures".

This made Klein want to look up at Star while reading, but then he felt that he was thinking too much.

Since the so-called high-sequence strongmen have undergone a qualitative change in some aspects and become like gods, then Star does not look abnormal at all, so it should not have reached this point, right?

Even if he could use external objects to possess strength beyond this sequence, it would not be exaggerated enough to rival a "demigod"?
It's impossible that he is now officially able to challenge and win against a demigod of this level?
Klein shook his head. In his heart, he was skeptical about this speculation, but he also had some expectations, because this also meant that he would have a "thigh" from a "fellow villager" - and the relationship was so good that he didn't have to worry about the pressure of debt.

Then he saw the diary that said the church only provided finished potions to high-sequence people and that it was a "hotbed for the advent of evil gods." Klein sighed:

He opened the diary and checked it. It had no date, and on every page were the four words "Kexi Steam" written crookedly. After a long time of careful reading, he could see the words between the lines. The whole book was filled with two words:

"Eat people!"
Whether it is the situation of "one man, one job" in the high-sequence, or the reality of exploitation of the lower-class people in the steam industrial era, to some extent, they are pushing people towards the direction of "survival of the fittest".

And in the end, who is it that reaps all the fruits of their labor, sitting quietly enjoying the "gold mountain" paved with the corpses of those who were abandoned?

Klein felt a little melancholy when he thought of this. He frowned slightly and tapped the edge of the old long table with his index finger. Finally, he sighed in his heart and calmed himself down.

No matter what, we have to take one step at a time.

He had also heard about what Senior Sta had done in Tingen City, but it seemed that it did not cause much waves in the end.

No, I can’t say there aren’t any. There are some things that have improved my impression, but in the end, it’s still a long way from the ideal situation…

But this is a very gratifying result after all.

Klein felt somewhat conflicted, but he finally admitted:

It seemed that, for some unknown reason, he had some inexplicable expectations for Senior Star...

At the same time, Klein naturally glanced in the direction of Star.

(End of this chapter)