Mystery: I, the Hermit, am too eager to improve

Chapter 78 Tarot Meeting, Roy's Debut

Roy quickly invited Carl to the Black Iron Bar.

According to Karl's analysis, the extraordinary abilities of the Primal Witch Statue became even clearer—

It possesses anti-divination abilities and can resist negative effects such as hypnosis to a certain extent.

In addition, it also has the effects of releasing silk threads, arousing the other person's desire, and enhancing one's own charm.

but!

It can alter a person's spirituality. Holding it for an extended period of time will lead to being influenced by the Primal Witch, with the body and mind gradually resembling the Primal Witch.

Until finally, they were contaminated and went mad.

The exact time is difficult to calculate.

According to Mr. Carl's estimate, it should take half an hour or less.

This is an extremely dangerous and extraordinary item; one must be careful about the time spent possessing it. Fortunately, Roy was wearing the Boots of Flight beforehand.

Even though it was quite a distance from the East End to the Black Iron Bar, it only took about ten minutes; otherwise, Roy couldn't imagine the consequences.

Although the mysterious hall is powerful, even it cannot guarantee whether it can completely reconstruct a life form.

"fine!"

Roy made a decision in secret—

We'll go up to the mysterious hall later to properly sort out our spiritual power.

but.

He now has something else to consider.

At 3 p.m. sharp, Klein will hold a tarot session.

I am not Klein.

With the goddess's protection, he wouldn't be in any trouble, not only if he hid in the bathroom, but he could even walk four steps backwards in the church.

But I am different.

The competition between those who seek secrets and those who are knowledgeable becomes increasingly fierce as they progress, requiring them to operate clandestinely and cautiously.

Carl and Russell had a private conversation in the office.

Roy just happened to find an excuse to leave work early—

As sequence 8, he has a relatively high degree of freedom.

of course.

Another reason is that since Lanius left, there has been a significant decrease in the presence of the Aurora Society within the territory of the Mechanical Heart.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have dared to leave without Ryan around.

On his way home, Roy stopped for lunch.

Upon arriving home, he ascended to the mysterious hall and carefully examined his own condition.

no problem.

There may have been a small part of the spirit affected initially, but the effect gradually dissipated after there was no further contact with the witch statue.

The statue was not infused with divine power; it may have been influenced by the extraordinary characteristics of the Witch of Pleasure and the subtle influence of the Primordial Witch, ultimately resulting in this peculiar state.

……

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Roy sat upright, waiting for the "Fool's" summons.

After a moment, a deep red light enveloped him, making his vision extremely blurry.

Then, Roy saw the endless gray fog, the tall and majestic palace, and the long bronze table.

He didn't dare look up at the "Fool," but instead observed the other three.

A young lady was standing diagonally opposite Roy.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Fool!"

Justice greeted the Fool first, then politely looked across at the other side, and then she noticed that there was another person in the row opposite her.

It appears to be very respectful to Mr. Fool, but in reality, it is a very calm and collected demeanor!

She was curious, and continued to greet everyone, finally fixing her gaze on Roy.

"The Hermit, that is my chosen code name. Good afternoon, Mr. Fool, good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen."

Roy introduced himself with a smile.

"Hello, Mr. Hermit, I am Justice."

"good afternoon."

The sun greets you politely.

Although it was in the language of giants, Roy could understand it and nodded in greeting.

The Hanged Man was observing, and seeing that everyone had greeted him, he followed suit, and then pondered to himself.

Hermit.

Judging from his attire, he appears to be an extraordinary individual with a scholarly style.

After exchanging greetings, Zheng Yi looked at the person in the head seat.

The Fool in the gray fog nodded slightly, indicating his agreement with her statement.

"My esteemed Fool, have your servants received the 300 gold pounds as compensation?"

"I haven't been paying attention to this matter, but my attendants haven't asked for any further help, so they should have received it by now."

Klein chuckled softly.

Roy leaned back in his chair, his expression unchanged, but he secretly wanted to laugh.

Not following?

You must have checked it several times, and even been considering how to spend the gold pounds.

That's wonderful.

Audrey felt relieved and then looked at the Hanged Man, but out of the corner of her eye, she noticed that Roy's emotions had changed.

Why is he showing a happy mood?

She didn't quite understand.

but.

That's not the focus right now.

"Mr. Hanged Man, there's been progress on the Zilingus matter."

Where is he?

"We found him in the East Backlund area, but I remember Mr. Sun's description and determined that he was extremely dangerous, so we reported him to the police and the church."

Audrey said apologetically, "In the end, it was discovered that my informant had indeed been killed, and the Church of the Night had also become aware of his existence."

Alger paused for a few seconds, then nodded slightly: "I will keep a close eye on things, Miss Justice. Thank you for your help."

At this point, Roy interjected, "Excuse me, are you guys discussing Hurricane Admiral Ziringus?"

"Yes."

Audrey nodded gently.

Alger's heart skipped a beat, and he said, "Mr. Hermit, do you know him?"

"No, I wouldn't say I know anything about it, I've only heard of it. If you don't mind the trouble, perhaps you could tell me about it, and I can offer some intellectual assistance based on my own knowledge."

Roy smiled faintly.

Alger and Audrey exchanged a glance.

After a moment, Alger spoke, giving a brief account of the information they had gathered and summarized about Zilingus.

Little Sun couldn't understand a word from beginning to end, so he sat to the side as still as a mountain, like an old Buddha.

Klein sat at the head of the table, a slight smile playing on his lips beneath the gray mist.

As expected of Roy.

I just joined the Tarot Club and started getting free esoteric knowledge—

Information about Zillingus is, in a sense, invaluable knowledge.

Roy listened attentively, then said, "He was originally a Wind Favorite, and later gained the abilities of various other sequences, which are suspected to be an accessory to 'Crawling Hunger'."

"That's right."

Alger nodded.

"Backlund has three major churches, which are extremely dangerous to most wild extraordinary beings, let alone him who is a Wind Chosen One."

Roy said calmly, "This is very abnormal."

Alger was impatient.

The hermit seems to be talking nonsense the whole time?

Klein, however, seemed to be deep in thought.

He had thought about this question, but there was too little information, and neither divination nor speculation yielded a good answer.

Could it be that……

"You mean he had a reason to come?"

Audrey said.

"I think so. According to your information, he later acquired the abilities of a shepherd, a kind of wriggling hunger with extraordinary power."

Roy said, "An item like this, which is all-encompassing with minimal negative effects and possesses Sequence 5 extraordinary abilities, is extremely expensive."

Klein nodded secretly.

Even though Roy isn't a generalist, as a member of the Mechanical Heart, his knowledge of extraordinary items should be quite authoritative.

and so.

The hunger of robbing is expensive!

Such a powerful and extraordinary item cannot be bought at an ordinary price.

If it were just a matter of extraordinary items, it could be something that Zilingus obtained through adventure and plunder.

but.

If it has an owner, the owner must be very powerful.

Combined with Zilingus's unusual landing, Roy's intended message becomes clear—

"Someone hired him, and the price was this extraordinary item?"

Alger was first surprised and shocked, and then he suddenly realized what was going on.

Yes.