Mystery: The Undead Don't Die from Linking the Fire

Chapter 18 The First Tarot Meeting

apprentice.

This is the sequence path chosen by the embers.

The reason is also very simple.

Because the apprenticeship path is one of the recommended options, and it also offers some abilities that Ember is very interested in.

Sequence 9: "Apprentice", can pass through walls.

Sequence 5: 'Traveler', can teleport.

Besides.

Ember considered the paths of a diviner, a thief, and a know-it-all, but ultimately chose to abandon them all.

The reason for considering the Generalist is that the core ability of its Sequence 9, the Generalist, is to awaken memories.

This was extremely tempting to the amnesiac Ember.

But he ultimately chose to give up.

Because what I remember is not because of 'forgetting,' but because it has been burned away.

He didn't believe that he could recover his memories with just a mere Sequence Nine.

not to mention.

His intuition told him that regaining his memories now might not be a good thing.

As for thieves and fortune tellers, he also considered them carefully for similar reasons and chose to become their apprentices after careful consideration.

Divination and theft may seem like good options, but neither is really suitable for him.

For him, Flash is still more practical.

After he selected the sequence path, Ms. Ariana disappeared without a trace.

Instead, there was the kind-faced Anthony.

He will prepare and concoct potions for the embers to advance their apprentice ranks.

As for where the ingredients for the potion come from?

This was clearly not a difficult task for the Church of the Night.

……

Monday, October 7.

Three days have passed since Ember returned to Backlund and became an apprentice.

And this day was also the "Tarot Meeting" that the Fool had told him about.

Ember lay on the bed in his room on the third floor of St. Samuel's Church, waiting quietly.

……

Above the gray fog, massive stone pillars supported a magnificent temple.

Two deep red figures suddenly appeared beside the ancient and mottled bronze table, blurring and stretching into illusory human figures.

Beside one of the crimson figures, a tiny flame was slowly rising.

However, no one noticed it.

"Tarot Club?"

Yu Jin opened his eyes and looked at the people nearby.

The first person at the top is still the 'Fool,' and on the same side there is a man with messy dark blue hair.

On the opposite side was a tall girl with smooth blonde hair.

Good afternoon, Mr. Fool.

The blonde girl spoke in a melodious voice like a cheerful lark, and said with a slight smile, "It's a pity there's no fine wine here, otherwise I could have toasted you to your success."

"Your strength far exceeds our imagination."

Alger Wilson also chimed in with a compliment.

Klein was still shrouded in an extremely dense gray mist, his right hand pressed down lightly as he spoke steadily.

"This is the new member, whose title is Lover."

"This is Miss Justice and Mr. Hanged Man."

"Lovers?!"

Alger and Audrey were both startled and instinctively looked in the direction Mr. Fool was pointing.

That was not some inconspicuous corner.

The other person was sitting not far from Alger, but the two of them didn't notice anything at all from beginning to end!

If it weren't for Mr. Fool's guidance, they probably wouldn't have discovered each other's existence until the Tarot session ended!

"Forget about Mr. Hanged Man, I'm a spectator now, and I didn't even notice him."

As Miss Audrey observed the embers, she couldn't help but wonder, "How did Mr. Fool manage to do this, a Tarot session like this?"

Alger's hands and feet were ice cold.

He couldn't even detect the other person's presence at such close range.

What if the other party is hostile to him? Wouldn't he have died without knowing why?

Fortunately, this is Mr. Fool's Tarot Club, so the other party won't attack me for no reason.

"..."

Klein, the Fool, glanced at the dazzling array of rings on Ember's fingers, his lips twitching slightly.

Above the gray fog, he could clearly see the pattern on the ring worn by the other person on their left hand.

Thanks to his multiple playthroughs, he had a vivid memory of the ring designs.

Starting with the thumb, the rings are, in order: Greedy Golden Serpent Ring, Greedy Silver Serpent Ring, Sleeping Dragon Emblem Ring, Phantom Limb Ring, and Silver Cat Ring.

The first two increase the drop rate, while the latter three have a stealth effect.

The Sleeping Dragon Emblem Ring eliminates sound, the Phantom Limb Ring grants invisibility, and the Silver Cat Ring provides complete immunity to damage upon falling.

Just now, the other party had quietly removed the Sleeping Dragon Emblem Ring and the Phantom Limb Ring.

Otherwise, even with their own guidance, justice and the Hanged Man would never be able to discover each other.

Although these rings are unique to the Dark Souls world, they can obviously still be used in this world.

It's hard to say about high-order sequences.

However, in the low to mid-series, any one of these rings is an absolute weapon of mass destruction!

In addition, the opponent also has five rings on their right hand, each with different effects.

Based on this, Klein had reason to suspect that the other person's toes were also covered in rings!

"Damn it, I want one too!"

Klein felt a pang of sadness for no apparent reason.

Other people are born with max-level gear when they transmigrate, but I have nothing when I transmigrate.

We're all time travelers, so why is there such a big difference between them?

"However, the ability to bring the ring up above the gray fog must be the effect of the 'backpack,' right? Some people used to jokingly call the 'backpack' a soul space, and now it seems that it really is true, since only souls can come up above the gray fog."

"But this also means that these rings can also function on a spiritual level."

"Furthermore, since it was brought to the gray mist, it means that the opponent's main body should not be wearing a ring at this moment."

"No, that's not right! His true form can wear any other ring!"

"The 'soul' wears ten rings, the physical body also wears 'ten rings,' and with the two feet, that makes a total of forty rings."

"Damn it!"

Klein felt increasingly bitter as he thought about it, and almost burst into tears.

Damn it, why did I have to let him see this?!

Gray fog, oh gray fog!

Look at others and then look at yourself. Can't you be of any use?

"Hello, Mr. Lover."

Miss Audrey smiled sweetly, and her clear, melodious voice rang in her lover's ears.

But after saying hello, she suddenly felt something was off.

Lovers and such...

"Hello there."

Alger nodded slightly as a greeting, but did not mention Ember's title.

That would make him feel a little embarrassed.

"Hmm~"

Audrey blushed slightly, clearly realizing the problem.

To avoid further embarrassment, the girl quickly changed the subject, saying, "Mr. Fool, I've acquired another page of Emperor Roselle's diary. I should still owe one page."

"This week, I've been away from land and haven't found anything new."

Upon hearing this, Alger immediately stood up, placed his right hand on his chest, and bowed forward to express his apology.

"Roselle the Great's diary?"

Yu Jin frowned slightly.

Since his last conversation with "The Fool" and his knowledge of Emperor Roselle, he had learned a little about the man.

After all, he is a confirmed time traveler, so it wouldn't hurt to learn more about him.

And now, Russell's Diary has resurfaced.

"if."

Ember slowly spoke, "What price would I have to pay to obtain these 'diaries'?"

"Huh?"

Audrey looked at Ember with some surprise, and Alger also looked astonished.

PS: The reason for choosing an apprenticeship is very simple.

The protagonist is an immortal, possessing both offensive and magical abilities.

The only things that could have any effect on him were the foresight (the diviner) and the teleportation (the apprentice).

In addition, since the protagonist is an immortal and is obsessed with backstabbing, he chooses to use Blink.

That makes sense.

PS2: Choosing an apprentice is also a way of paying tribute to the master apprentices.

Yes, that's right, that's exactly it.

(End of this chapter)