Lord of Mysteries

Chapter 1391 Q&A (Seeking monthly votes during double reward period)

Hugh the "Judge" had always been both excited and apprehensive about what his mission would be.

She was looking forward to it because she had already chosen to accept Mr. Fool's gift and would inevitably have to pay the corresponding price. Knowing what the mission was as soon as possible would prevent her from making guesses due to the unknown, and from developing even stronger fears due to guesses.

Her unease stemmed from the fact that she knew the reward she had received was far too generous, and she believed that the final mission would not be easy and would certainly be fraught with danger.

At this moment, after listening to Mr. Fool's words, she felt her heart finally settle back into its original place and quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Investigating the whereabouts of the three Sequence 1 Extraordinary Characteristics and their corresponding Uniqueness through the "Red Priestess" pathway, and even confirming the current state of the "Primal Witch," are indeed very dangerous tasks. They are tasks that could easily be corrupted by something, leading to terrible mutations. However, they are much better than seizing the Uniqueness and Sequence 1 Extraordinary Characteristics and confronting the "Primal Witch" directly.

If it's the latter, even with official support, Hugh doesn't think he can accomplish it. He can only write his will and be ready to sacrifice himself at any time. But if it's just the former, some clues can be obtained in a more roundabout and indirect way, without encountering powerful beings of higher rank. As a Sequence 4 demigod, Hugh is confident that he can succeed.

Without hesitation, she immediately responded:

"Yes, Mr. Fool."

"The Fool" Klein was about to look in the other direction, but after considering it, he added:

"Watch out, Banshee."

Before the Tarot Club members could even begin to make their connections, Klein said to "Star" Leonard:

"Your mission is similar to 'The Moon's': to collect the blessings, aura, and items from the 'Mother Tree of Desire' from their members while suppressing the Rose School. This is equally dangerous."

He only gave one instruction, not as much as he had when he gave "The Moon" Emlyn the mission.

This is because Leonard is "parasitized" by a senior angel of the "Thief" pathway. He knows many secrets and how dangerous the Outer Gods are, and will not let Leonard do whatever he wants.

Seeing Leonard about to nod, "The Fool" Klein maintained his previous tone and continued:

"You don't need to do much to promote my name, you can even do nothing at all."

As one of the twenty-two most powerful high-ranking members of the "Church of the Night," and one of the few senior deacons in the "Night Watch" team, Leonard could easily run into problems if he privately spread the "Fool's" faith, leading to misunderstandings among his colleagues and unnecessary conflicts.

But strangely enough, in Klein's eyes, "The Moon" Emlyn's actions didn't seem to be misunderstood. To the people around him and the vampires, nothing he did seemed too strange.

Indeed... Leonard, the "star," has recovered from his previous impatience and realized the harsh reality.

However, he still wanted to do something.

At this point, "The Fool" Klein added:

"You can lean towards spreading the stories of 'the world' through poetry."

Poetry writing... Leonard, the "star," instinctively frowned and did not immediately respond to Mr. "Fool."

Klein then added:

"In addition to these, strive to improve your own status and prepare for the end of the world."

"The reward for all tasks is one wish."

Although many extraordinary traits fell into the real world when the "God of War" fell, bringing with it a batch of extraordinary creatures, mutated monsters, and anomalies, Klein did not know how many Sequence 1 extraordinary traits the "Goddess of Night" obtained besides the "Twilight" uniqueness. But at least in this way, some of the Sequence 2 angels of the Church of Night had the possibility of switching pathways to become Sequence 1.

Furthermore, if they acquire extra extraordinary traits, they can also transfer to the corresponding sequence of the "Death" pathway.

This will open up pathways for saints to ascend, not just one.

Of course, not every Sequence 3 Saint wants to become an Angel, but Leonard is currently only a Sequence 4 "Night Watchman". Moreover, if the positions corresponding to the Sequence 3 "Dread Bishop" are limited, he can also consider "Silver Knight" and "Ferryman" - the former's extraordinary characteristics are already present in Klein's hands.

Leonard, the "star," paused for two seconds, then slowly exhaled and said:

"Yes, Mr. Fool."

"The Fool" Klein then turned his gaze to "Justice," who had been waiting:

"Besides proclaiming my name, you have two tasks: first, to assist the 'Judgment' in investigating the 'Red Priest's' unique path and the whereabouts of the Sequence 1 Extraordinary trait, and to confirm the 'Primal Witch's' current state; second, to strive to improve your own rank."

One of the tasks is to help me improve my sequence... "Justice" Audrey is somewhat puzzled by this task.

In her view, this was as if she were telling an ordinary person: your task is to make more money.

Moreover, this is of no value to Mr. Fool. Perhaps I should heal Mr. World? Just as this thought flashed through Audrey's mind, Mr. Fool Klein added:

"The higher your sequence, the greater your chance of awakening the 'world'."

"In this regard, you can seek help from external forces. Hermes' re-established psychological alchemy is one option, but you need to be careful and cautious."

"For this, you must pay a certain price."

"You can also give up the compensation you received before. It all depends on your will and your mind."

"Justice," Audrey said without further doubt. After a moment of silence, she nodded solemnly.

"Yes, Mr. Fool."

Klein, the "Fool," fixed his gaze on Alger, the "Hanged Man."

"Wait a while, and you'll find out what your mission is."

Klein had already foreseen the corresponding scene.

Before Alger could speak, he continued:

"You may take the 'Scepter of the Sea God,' but during this time, all the prayers of the Sea God's followers will be transferred to the 'Sun,' pointing directly at me."

Although Alger, the "Hanged Man," couldn't quite guess what his mission was, he had a vague premonition. After a moment's thought, he replied with a serious attitude:

"Yes, Mr. Fool."

Klein withdrew his gaze, looked around again, and slowly said:

"After that, you can still meet here on the first Monday afternoon of each month, but there will be no longer an organizer."

"If you need to have a private, confidential small discussion, pray in advance and wait for a response."

At this point, "The Fool" Klein closed his eyes and said:

That concludes this gathering.

The members of the Tarot Club were overcome with an inexplicable sadness, as if a grand ball was coming to an end.

They stood up simultaneously and bowed solemnly to the head of the long, weathered table:

"Your will is our will."

Klein waited until they finished speaking before releasing the barrier, watching the deep red starlight disperse and quickly fade away.

After gazing at the scene for a few seconds, he conjured a yellowish parchment and a dark red, round-bellied fountain pen.

After thinking for a moment, Klein wrote simply:

"Dear Mr. Azik:

"Due to some complicated reasons, I may be in a long period of sleep. I'm sorry, I may not be able to write to you for a long time..."

After writing just this one sentence, Klein stopped and let the pen disappear.

—Although that piece of paper was manifested by him, with his current status, level and power, he is capable of maintaining it for more than a hundred years, even if it is taken to the outside world.

He closed his eyes again, summoned Azik's copper whistle, and blew it once.

At the same time, he loosened some of the restrictions imposed on "Source Castle" itself.

The skeletal messenger appeared, every bone in it trembling violently as if it might collapse at any moment.

If Klein hadn't delivered that letter, it might have simply prostrated itself on the ground.

After the skeletal messenger received the letter and hurriedly left "Source Castle," Klein raised his hand and rubbed his temples.

This is not because the "Celestial Venerable" has escaped the state of eternal slumber, nor because maintaining his consciousness is painful, but rather it is a habit.

Klein slowly leaned back in his chair and sighed softly.

On either side of the weathered long table, Audrey "Justice", Alger "The Hanged Man", Derrick "The Sun", Fors "The Magician", Emlyn "The Moon", Cattleya "The Hermit", Leonard "The Star", and Hugh "The Judgement" reappeared in the order they joined the Tarot Club.

But this time, they weren't real people, just projections. They were no longer blurry and indistinct, but instead revealed exactly how Klein remembered them.

Then, more figures appeared; they were:

A mature man with a receding hairline and deep-set eyes; a glamorous witch with blue eyeshadow and blush; a middle-aged man with black hair streaked with silver and an unusually loud voice; a woman nearing fifty with short, ear-length hair; a young man enjoying food while playing on his phone; a cheerful young girl laughing and joking; a government employee who looks older than his age with a high hairline; a girl in old-fashioned clothes intently working on a machine; a pale-faced woman resembling a doll; a teacher with soft features and a bronze complexion; a child licking an ice cream cone; a woman carrying four heads; an elderly man earnestly studying a bill…

They sat or stood, gathering around people they knew, discussing different things or dancing to music in the flickering candlelight on the long table.

Klein watched the lively scene quietly, his expression gradually softening.

After an unknown amount of time, he stood up, walked through them, and headed into the depths of this space.

Behind him, those figures, those candlelight, that music, faded away and disappeared one after another.

When the strange light gate above the gray-white clouds came into view, Klein beckoned and summoned the "Magic Mirror" Arodes.

At this moment, the spheres of light formed by the transparent or opaque insects in the middle of the strange light gate had completely merged into one, turning bluish-black.

It was as if a thick fog obscured what lay behind the door.

Upon arriving here, Klein did not immediately enter, but felt as if an extremely terrifying monster was hiding behind the door, waiting to devour him.

He raised his head and looked at the transparent "cocoons" hanging above the portal, and at the humans of different skin colors, all of whom were "modern," inside the "cocoons."

After closing his eyes and sensing for a moment, Klein raised his right hand and closed his five fingers.

The cocoons burst open, and the people inside turned into specks of light, flying out of the "Source Castle" and landing on some recently deceased people in the real world.

After finishing this task, Klein lowered his head and looked at the "magic mirror" in his palm, saying:

Are you scared?

On the surface of the ancient silver mirror, the water shimmered, and pale words were outlined:

"I'm not afraid."

The next second, Arodes, following the rules, asked his question:

"Great master, are you afraid?"

Klein's lips twitched slightly as he said:

"Afraid."

After saying that, he took a step forward, holding the "magic mirror," and walked towards the dark blue mist in the middle of the strange light gate, passing through it.

His figure disappeared behind a door, the purpose of which was unknown.

The broken "cocoons" were still swaying gently.

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(End of this chapter)