Mystery: A Spark

What the "Hanged Man" really wants to know is the hidden information in the case of the Apostles of Desire, the kind of information that the Storm Church will not tell its lower and middle-level members, such as the extraordinary force behind the Apostles of Desire.

But he couldn't directly ask Mr. Fool, because he was worried that it would sound like an interrogation, so he came around to me in a roundabout way... because he knew I was a noble lady and would be interested in this case. Mr. Hanged Man is really experienced... Audrey couldn't help but think to herself.

She slightly curled the corners of her lips and said with a strong sense of ownership:

"No, no compensation is needed. Isn't the purpose of our Tarot Club to exchange common-sense information about our respective areas for free?"

She felt that only in this way could the Tarot Club grow rapidly.

However, although the Tarot Club did have this principle when it was first established, apart from Audrey, no one has ever brought it up when others were about to receive payment.

Even Mr. Fool is the same.

The Hanged Man was clearly "awakened" by justice; he immediately placed his hand on his chest, leaned slightly forward, and said in a sincere tone:

Your words shame me.

Klein chuckled inwardly, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

After all, he himself didn't take this principle seriously.

Audrey, unaware of what Mr. Fool was thinking, had already begun sharing the information she had asked Susie to eavesdrop on from her father, Earl Hall.

This includes the Apostle of Desire killing Duke Negan with the help of the Duke's Guard by igniting desire, but being intercepted and killed by the Black Emperor, who was after the apostle's escape. The Black Emperor's goal was to track down the organization that was behind the Apostle of Desire.

"That organization?" Just as the "Hanged Man" muttered to himself in confusion, Klein, at the head of the bronze table, gently tapped it, seemingly offering a casual reminder:

"Do not mention the name of that organization outside of the organization, nor write it down."

"Why?" Audrey blurted out, quite taken aback.

Klein leaned back in his chair and replied calmly:

"Every word spoken will be known."

Arthur watched quietly as Klein poured himself a glass, without offering to say a word.

Audrey was deeply impressed by such a secretive and prestigious organization, but at the same time, she was even more proud to have joined the Tarot Club, which was searching for the organization's whereabouts.

She felt she understood many things and immediately said:

"I will obey your orders."

Alger, the "Hanged Man," was even more shocked and excited because he knew more than Audrey, the "Justice," and was therefore able to better appreciate the higher levels of complexity in this world.

He even had an urge to immediately pay Mr. Fool in exchange for the name of that organization.

But after thinking about it carefully, he felt it wasn't necessary.

Since he is currently only at the bottom of the middle sequence, he has virtually no chance of coming into contact with anything related to that mysterious organization. His immediate priority is to advance to the level of "Wind Favorite" as soon as possible, which requires accumulating enough wealth.

Fors listened with a slight sense of confusion. What "Apostles of Desire" and what "everything that is spoken will be known" were completely different from what she had learned from the newspaper.

However, this information only broadened her horizons, since she was only at Sequence Seven and had no right to deal with such matters.

She's been so engrossed in studying astrology lately that she doesn't even have time to lie in bed and take a nap anymore.

The reason she studied so hard was that Mr. Dorian promised her that if she could master astrology, he would give her Lemanor's travel notes to use.

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A month ago.

He met Mr. Dorian after returning Mrs. Anlisa's belongings.

Not long after, Fors formally became this man's apprentice and began to learn occult knowledge under his tutelage.

In addition, after receiving the Astrologer's Potion recipe from Mr. Dorian, Fors spent £1,200 to buy the two main ingredients for the Astrologer's Potion from Arthur.

Meteorite crystals and blood crystals from the Lava octopus.

This cost Fors her entire three months' worth of royalties, as well as the portion of her payment that Miss Audrey had given her after the assassination of Zillingus.

Therefore, Fors is now truly penniless.

Fortunately, she already had a plan in mind on how to make money quickly in the future.

However, this requires her to quickly master astrology and obtain the right to use Lemanor's Travel Notes from Mr. Dorian.

After quickly digesting the classified information about Duke Negan's assassination, Alger breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at the woman opposite him:

“Miss Justice, I would like to know about the political changes in Backlund after the death of Duke Negan.”

Audrey recalled the news she had heard recently, directly or indirectly:

"The death of the Duke of Negan caused a rift in the House of Lords, and although his eldest son was about to inherit the title and become a member of the House of Lords, his prestige was not enough to quell the dispute."

Nearly ten members of the House of Lords jointly proposed that newly granted noble titles should also have the opportunity to obtain permanent seats.

"Simply put, it means that those who are granted noble status through political donations, charitable contributions, and the purchase of corresponding land can become members of the House of Lords."

"During this period, the attitude of Agusid Negan, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom and a member of the Conservative Party and the Duke of Negan's brother, was ambiguous, and he did not express any opinion on the matter."

Upon hearing this, Alger, the "Hanged Man," chuckled:

"Don't noble families with a long history despise those who obtain titles through illegitimate means? Isn't their greatest pride and ultimate glory the hereditary, fixed seat in the upper house?"

Ignoring the unintentional sarcasm from the "Hanged Man," "Justice" Audrey continued to analyze the impact of Duke Negan's death.

She mentioned that the dispute had led to the shelving of many bills, including but not limited to increasing workers' wages, improving working hours, and revising the Poor Law.

These were all things that the Duke of Negan had been trying to lead and promote during his lifetime.

However, the kingdom's politicians weren't just arguing; at least the unified examination for government employees was progressing steadily, and the investigation into air pollution in Backlund was also in-depth.

There would be no war in the short term... The Hanged Man realized this and then went to discuss other situations with the other members.

……

Night, 15 Minsk Street.

Klein looked at the five dark blue hairs that he had just received, which resembled small snakes, and his face was filled with joy.

He has finally collected all the potion ingredients for the "Faceless Man" sequence.

Klein did not hesitate and planned to prepare a potion tonight to advance to Sequence Six.

After a quick divination to confirm that he was not being noticed, he retrieved the human skin shadow properties he had obtained from Arthur from the gray fog, as well as the mutated pituitary gland and blood of the Thousand-Faced Hunter obtained from Sharon, and began to prepare the "Faceless Man" potion.

The potion-making process went smoothly, and Klein quickly obtained a pot of blackish-green potion.

Every now and then, a bubble the size of an eye would slowly emerge from the potion, as if it had a life of its own, and it would burp every few seconds.

When the bubbles reach the surface, they immediately burst, reflecting light and displaying various colors in the process.

These colors together outline different faces, with features seemingly randomly combined.

After confirming the potion's successful preparation once again through divination, Klein poured the potion into a pre-prepared glass bottle and then took the bottle to his room on the second floor.

Horus was lying sprawled out on the bed, fast asleep. Klein didn't disturb it, but instead sat down beside it and drank the potion.

A slightly tingling sensation lingered in his mouth and esophagus, eventually fermenting into a numbness that made him lose all feeling.

Klein's spirit seemed to have been detached from his body, watching as the features on his face melted away like an outsider.

In just two or three seconds, his face and head turned into white wax as if scorched by fire, and his body also showed similar abnormalities, with his bones and skin appearing to be dissolved by blood.

Klein tried hard to bring his thoughts back to his body and enter a meditative state, because he knew that if he let things continue like this, he would definitely lose control.

However, just as he was trying to enter a meditative state, he suddenly heard a childish "woof" sound beside him.

The sound had a calming power, instantly pulling Klein back into his body from his detached, observer state, allowing him to rediscover the feeling of his own body.

Melting and dissolving came again and again, but Klein gritted his teeth and endured it while maintaining a meditative state, finally waiting for the end of the pain.

At that moment, he knew he had finally crossed that threshold, entered Sequence 6, and become the "Faceless Man".

"Thank you, Horus." Klein, feeling somewhat exhausted, opened his eyes and smiled at the little wolf cub beside him, who had also opened his eyes and was looking at him with concern.

"Ooh~ You scared me just now." Horus rubbed his little head against Klein's hand.

Klein picked up the wolf cub and comforted it:

"Don't worry, I'm fine now."

He never expected that even after mastering the acting method and completely digesting the potion, his advancement to Sequence Six would be so dangerous, with him only two or three steps away from losing control.

Without Horus's help, even if Klein were to eventually be promoted, it would likely have taken a great deal of effort.

No wonder Sequence 7 is quite common in major churches, serving as relatively junior captains and bishops, while the number of Sequence 6 begins to decline sharply... Klein held the wolf cub in front of the mirror, looked at his pale face, and began to try out his newly acquired extraordinary ability.

He first transformed into his past self, Zhou Mingrui, with black hair, brown eyes, a clean face, deep features, and ordinary facial features.

"It looks different!" Horus exclaimed as he nestled in Klein's arms and looked at his reflection in the mirror.

It turned around to look at Klein, then sniffed with its black nose to make sure it was still its owner before finally lying back down with peace of mind.

Klein chuckled and ruffled the little head in his arms, then changed his expression again.

This time, he became Emlyn.

Next, he tried to become his former Night Watch teammates, such as Captain Dunn, Leonard, and Old Neil.

Finally, Klein transformed himself into a beautiful woman in a magazine.

Unfortunately, the beautiful woman he transformed into could only be looked at but not used, and she only had a pair of A cups.

……

Townsend Street, where Queens and the West End meet.

Hugh Deercha stood in a dark, quiet alley, and even without looking up, he could see the magnificent palaces and towering Gothic clock towers in the distance.

That is the Sodrak Palace, the residence of the Loen royal family, whose status in the world is equal to or even slightly higher than the White Maple Palace of Intis and the Olmir Palace of the Fusak Empire.

Father, I will definitely find out the truth of what happened back then and clear your name of all injustice... Hugh quietly looked at the distant palace for a while, then lowered his head, burying his emotions deep in his eyes.

She turned her head to look at the other side of the alley, where a figure slowly emerged in the shadows where the gas streetlights could not reach.

This is a man wearing a golden mask, revealing only the lower half of his face; he is a secret agent from MI9.

"Any successes this week?" the man wearing the golden mask asked as usual.

Hugh shook his head:

"No, I've mobilized my team to investigate, but I haven't found anyone who inquired about Kapin before the incident."