Time has passed, and looking back, those once powerful enemies have all turned to dust, and the once unattainable goal is now under my feet. Merlin feels a sense of unreality, as if yesterday was just a dream. "The gift of fate is pouring down on me, but will the price be even more severe?"
"Has the new version fixed the fortune teller's overly charlatan nature?" Russell joked.
The members of the Tarot Club cheered in unison.
Derrick trembled with excitement. He stood up suddenly and shouted, "Mr. Fool is one step closer to the throne."
He was truly overjoyed. Mr. Fool's strength signified that the New Silver City's security was sufficiently guaranteed, and that it would also provide a certain degree of self-protection for Amon and the other True Gods!
Derrick's inner joy also infected the others, and the Hanged Man's frustration was also diluted.
Yes, what is there to be afraid of? Mr. Fool has become the strongest angel king, the ruler of the mysterious world.
As a member of the Tarot Club, with such a vast world, is there any fear that there won't be a place for Alger? The future is promising! The future is promising!
"Cheers to Mr. Fool! Cheers to the Tarot Club!" Alger regained his sailor's heroic spirit. He raised the cup filled with Sonia's blood wine and looked around.
Leonard, Derrick, Emlyn, Xio, Fors, Audrey, and Cattleya all raised their glasses.
Audrey's glass contained bubbling ladies' champagne; Fors's glass contained golden beer; and Emlyn chose the highest quality blood.
Seven or eight cups clinked together, and then they toasted the people opposite them and drank the wine in their cups.
Azik nodded slightly, looking very gentle.
Benson and Melissa hurriedly accepted the Tarot Club's kindness, and Benson performed a standard Loen gentleman's salute.
"I'm still a kid, I can't drink. Will waved at them.
The Earl of Hall and his family looked at Audrey holding her wine glass, feeling a little dazed for a moment.
"She's drifting away from us, Hibbert sighed.
"The strongest angel king above the five seas has been born. Life and death all depend on His thoughts... Anderson was in great shock and couldn't extricate himself for a while.
"As long as He doesn't stop, we will never have peace. Tracy made a succinct summary, "The secret organizations that have a grudge against Him, including the witches, will fall into endless panic." Tracy decided to disappear from the five seas forever, hiding in the headquarters of the witch sect and never coming out.
On the lawn of a single-family house in Backlund. Will, already over two years old, and Auceptin, with their short legs, happily chased a large, golden cat with shiny fur, accompanied by a nanny and a maid.
"Bullying kids doesn't fit who you are."
Klein laughed and said. "Do you know how to fool fate?"
Will Auceptin raised his head, glanced at Klein warily, and said. "Giving me fake ice cream doesn't mean fooling fate."
At this point. He complained, "Why don't you squat down? At my age, if I keep my head raised like this, it will be bad for the development of my cervical spine." Klein didn't have the airs of a newly promoted Angel King. He smiled and squatted down so that Will Auceptin could look at him at eye level.
"Enjoy your childhood, don't know how much longer it will last."
"Left just like that... How rude! He came to visit without even preparing a gift..." The child couldn't help but mutter a few words.
Is he seeking the Sequence 0 ritual? And he's so desperate. Many people were bewildered.
"But he just got promoted to Sequence 1! Why can't he stop for a while? He's too impatient!" Melissa, who felt like a mother, was extremely puzzled. In her opinion, becoming a Sequence 1 Angel King was already powerful enough.
"Alas, Sequence 1 angels and Sequence 2 angels lead completely different lives. This isn't just due to the disparity in strength, but also the issue of godhood. Sequence 1 angels from the same or adjacent paths often hostile each other, vying for uniqueness and Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics. Sequence 2 angels are relatively stable, and the battle for godhood generally doesn't affect them."
Pales patiently explained this problem to Melissa because he found that Melissa was much smarter than Leonard.
Others focused on the interaction between the Fool and Will.
"They have such a good relationship."
"This mercury snake is so cute."
"He loves ice cream! But eating too much is not good for his development. However, historical projection can perfectly solve this problem."
The ladies' eyes turned to Will, who was eating raspberry-flavored ice cream.
Amon unfolded a copy of the "Fool's Book" that he had stolen from somewhere and read a passage from it with great emotion:
"Our Lord resides above the physical and spiritual worlds, His mercy overflowing heaven and earth. Six angels attend His throne... The Angel of Mercury is the embodiment of fate and the most favored angel of Our Lord; the Angel of Death is the being who has followed Our Lord the longest and is the Consul of the underworld...
Oh no! Amon pulled out the Fool's Book! Merlin's hair stood on end, as if he were facing a formidable enemy.
Merlin saw Mr. Azik frowning visibly, and then showing a helpless expression.
Fortunately, the voice from space interrupted Amon:
"Ahem, let me announce the latest news. 'Five Years of Fools, Three Years of Angels' has been renamed 'Three Years of Fools, Five Years of Old Days'. Therefore, the price of this book has increased to two hundred pounds. Mr. Anderson, your book has been automatically updated, and the remaining one hundred and twenty pounds has also been automatically collected."
Anderson looked down and saw that the title of the book had indeed been changed.
"So, the Fool's promotion was successful... and he became a Great old one? Russell felt jealous.
Amon took off his monocle and held it to his chest.
"I remember my first meeting with The Fool was in the exhibition hall of the Backlund Russell exhibition. At that time, he was still a Low-Sequence Beyonder. Life's experiences are truly amazing!" Bernadette said to Arianna beside her, adjusting her skirt.
Due to seating arrangements, Arianna and Bernadette happened to sit next to each other. As the leader of a secret organization and a wild-born angel, she felt a little uneasy. After observing her for a while, she realized that Arianna had no ill will towards her (perhaps because the goddess and Roselle got along well), so she tried to talk to her.
"Indeed, he is very fast." Arianna nodded calmly.
"You don't seem surprised at all?"
Arianna's dark eyes flickered as she looked deeply at Bernadette. Then, everything was said without words.
The two women fell silent.
In East Chester County, at the Hall family's estate.
It was a giant rabbit with snow-white fur. Audrey's eyebrows twitched slightly, and she whispered, "Mr. Wrath."
The giant white rabbit stared at her with its bright red eyes for a few seconds and said, "Your wish was to protect your parents and your loved ones, but don't you think you've gotten yourself into too much trouble, and the danger you've brought to them outweighs the help you can provide?"
Audrey fell silent and didn't speak for a long time.
The giant white rabbit replied very calmly. "I can help you carve out an identity. Let her stay with your loved ones, providing a certain amount of protection and emotional comfort. You can stay away from them and live in this world with another identity. This way, the trouble you get involved in won't affect the people you want to protect. In the extraordinary world, at certain times and under certain circumstances, staying away is the best way to protect yourself."
Audrey fell silent again, her emerald eyes like the still surface of a lake.
"Audrey? Audrey?" The Countess called Audrey's name tentatively.
Audrey lowered her head and remained silent.
The Earl Hall family looked at Audrey worriedly; the information in the film made them deeply uneasy.
Obviously, Audrey would not choose the first method, and the family tacitly did not mention it.
Everyone in the Tarot Club felt very distressed, but this was Audrey's family affair and they had no right to interfere.
"Is staying away the best protection?" The Moretti siblings pondered this sentence over and over again, gaining a deeper understanding of Klein's behavior.
Suddenly, she raised her head and looked towards the edge of the terrace, only to see Gehrman Sparrow, wearing a black windbreaker and a silk hat, walking towards her.
For example, Audrey knew that when Dwayne Dantès was German Sparrow, his taste was sweet, oily, and slightly sour: he preferred sugar to milk in his coffee, lemon slices in his black tea, and of all pastries. Cream was his first choice; he loved foie gras, the skin of roast chicken, rib-eye steak over tenderloin, and Dixie pie over bread.
Gehrman Sparrow actually showed up at the manor openly and sought psychological treatment from Miss Audrey, but the people around him turned a blind eye!
This Angel King can come whenever he wants and do whatever he wants!
Earl Hall's scalp tingled, and he felt a deep fear of the King of Angels.
"Mr. Gehrman is very polite. He came here to treat his psychological problems." Audrey tried her best to comfort her family. It was obvious that they had suffered a great deal of psychological trauma from Hermann's appearance.
"Isn't Audrey fond of Gehrman..." the Countess whispered to Count Hall.
"Let's take another look."
"Why is Miss Audrey so familiar with Gehrman that she even knows what he likes to eat?"
"Shh, don't talk nonsense, this is the basic skill for the Spectator."
.... (One hundred discussions omitted here)
"Hey, even if he's the King of Angels, I still have to examine him carefully! I have to make sure Audrey can find true happiness!"
Merlin curled his lips and sighed.
Audrey subconsciously sat up straight and looked around, looking a little scared.
"Don't worry. He can't hear me around him." Klein explained.
Audrey looked away, not disguising her surprise and astonishment. "You've already advanced to Sequence 1?"
Klein answered frankly. "I'm considered a King of Angels."
"..." Audrey was silent for several seconds, pursed her lips, and said with a slightly "annoyed" smile. "I almost had a psychological problem just now.
To outsiders, this is typical flirting.
"Ohhhhhh..." Anderson smirked.
"I'm just His psychiatrist, please don't misunderstand me." Audrey explained seriously.
Each of these light spots presents a different scene:
"A child took an ice cream cone with short legs";
"After moving house, a rather bookish man, his brother, and his sister looked at the stains and dust on each other's faces and laughed heartily."
Klein sat at a small round table on the terrace, one hand clutching his discarded hat, the other hovering in the air, as if about to bring it to his face. Two drops of transparent water slowly slid down the bridge of his nose, falling into the air. Klein closed his eyes, his expression both gentle and melancholic.
"Gehrman actually cried..." Danitz stared at the screen in a trance. He hadn't expected that Gehrman could have such a fragile side.
"It turns out that Gehrman also has feelings. No wonder he let me go that time. The Vice Admiral Ailment looked at the crystal tears sliding down, his tone complicated.
Russell looked at the memories in those dots of light, at the slowly growing boy named Zhou Mingrui, his vision gradually blurring. Two lines of tears streamed down his face, dripping steadily and slowly onto the long bronze table.
The Night Goddess tried hard to control her emotions, but her red eyes betrayed her.
Merlin used his clown powers to stop the tears from falling.
"We never left our hometown..."
Everyone was surprised to see the two true gods crying, and they all guessed that it was caused by Gehrman's strange memory.Everyone was surprised to see the two true gods crying, and they all guessed that it was caused by Gehrman's strange memory.
Bang!
The "Pride" mask was put on Klein's face without any hindrance, and animals dressed as humans and walking upright immediately appeared before his eyes.
At this moment, there was a man sitting in a black wheelchair at the head of the long table. His face was abnormally pale, his light yellow eyebrows were very long. His hair was neatly combed back, and there were some wrinkles on his forehead.
Suddenly, Klein lost control and turned into a huge vortex formed by a group of transparent worms.
He looked directly at the great existence that he shouldn't have looked at!
At that moment, Gehrman Sparrow, who had been slowly advancing, reached the gnarled giant tree. He raised his right hand, and as Pauli Dellaud's gaze remained dazed but tinged with fear, he lashed his target with his multi-gemstone-encrusted staff, snapping it in two. With a crackling sound, Pauli Dellaud's body, a fusion of his and the giant cross, fell to the ground piece by piece. The leader of the "Psychic Alchemist" died before he could even utter a final word.
Before Audrey could speak, he said in a low voice, "You can regret it before you are officially promoted." Audrey accepted the gift from Mr. World and nodded silently, indicating that she would seriously consider it.
Wearing an exquisite straw hat, she then saw Gehrman Sparrow turn and walk towards the edge of the terrace, disappearing step by step.
A Sequence 3 demigod died just like that…
Dead…
The hall was silent.
History repeats itself, only this time it's Paulie who provides Audrey with the Beyonder characteristic.
"Is this to stand up for your girlfriend? The gift is a Sequence 3 Beyonder characteristic?" Melissa asked weakly.
No one answered.
"Klein is in love..." Azik said with relief, staring at the Beyonder characteristic. "He's so lonely, he could use some company."
Russell and the goddess exchanged glances.
"I will risk my life for the beauty I love." He said to the goddess as if to confirm.
"Don't overthink it, this is just mutual assistance among the Tarot Club! Merlin glared at the Emperor.
Facing the scrutinizing gazes of her family, Audrey wanted to find a hole to crawl into. And, Melissa, why do you also agree with this idea? You have changed, Melissa!
Backlund, Queens, the Hall family's luxurious villa
Audrey's emerald eyes seemed frozen as she gradually withdrew her gaze.
After a few seconds, the glimmer of light twisted and turned into a blonde, blue-eyed, extremely beautiful girl, who became Audrey Hall.
Audrey's lips curled up slightly as she responded, "Good evening, Miss Audrey."
"Susie, are you sure you want to follow me?"
"Well, we are friends forever." The golden retriever Susie answered seriously.
Then, she raised her hand again and sketched another Susie in mid-air. As soon as this Susie took shape, she opened her mouth and woofed.
"From now on, I'll leave it to you.
"Remember to act cute to your father and ask him to not be so busy. He's not young anymore and needs to take care of his health.
Many things can be left to Hibbert and Alfred, and to the housekeepers.
Audrey stood behind the railing and watched quietly for a long time.
Then, she lifted the hem of her skirt and, from a distance, solemnly and slowly bowed to her parents and brother. She held this position for two seconds before straightening up and raising her hand to pull up the hood of her dark blue cloak, obscuring her face.
Her figure, draped in a blue cloak, gradually walked farther and farther away in the swaying and silent darkness until it disappeared.
The screen also displayed a line of text: "The so-called father-daughter, mother-son relationship simply means that your fate with her is to watch her back gradually recede in this life." You stand at one end of the path, watching her gradually disappear around the bend, and her back tells you: No need to chase.
After watching this video, many people were in tears, and Audrey's family was inconsolable.
"Audrey, Audrey, don't leave your mother! The world outside is too dangerous..." The Countess sobbed, her handkerchief soaked. Unexpectedly, the Countess was the most vulnerable.
"Audrey, you live the life of a princess at home. Dad, Mom, Alfred and Hibbert all love you very much. Why do you choose to leave? You will be bullied outside!" Earl Hall was a little hysterical.
"Dad, I'm sorry. I must have my reasons for doing this. And, as you can see, I'm already Sequence 3. No one can hurt me easily outside!" Audrey's eyes were moist as she tried to comfort her father. Only then did she reveal the delicate demeanor of a noble lady.
"Sister, everything is over. You don't have to leave us!" Hibbert sniffed and spoke to Audrey quickly, trying to change Audrey's mind.
"Sister, we can move closer to the church and get more timely protection. Moreover, you can ask the Fool to look at us, just like in the dream world." Alfred said in an earnest tone and vowed.
"I've created a virtual personality that can accompany you. She has real enough emotions and memories. She can completely replace me socially, and you can live your lives as usual." Audrey's green eyes flickered, and to enhance the effect of the explanation, she added some body movements.
"But, she is not you. You will still leave us, and the one who suffers will still be you, my daughter!"
Earl Hall found that things were out of control. He could not accept his daughter wandering around alone and mixing with some commoners, but he would not say it. On the surface, he still had to maintain his aristocratic demeanor.
"You can't give up your noble status! How can the noble and the humble be compared?" Hibbert's composure was still a little lacking, and he expressed Earl Hall's true thoughts that could never be known to others.
Many people present frowned, and some even clenched their fists. Because Miss Audrey was also present, no one said anything, but they felt that their tears were shed in vain for Earl Hall's family.
Hibbert knew he had said something wrong, so he lowered his head slightly and didn't look at anyone.
Audrey gasped quietly, her eyes full of disbelief.
"I'm completely disappointed in you. Why do nobles think they're superior? Is it because of their hereditary titles or land? Because of their standard aristocratic accent or luxurious lifestyle? This was my superficial belief before, and that's what you taught me."
"Audrey, please stop. Hibbert doesn't think so. The Countess said to Audrey in an almost pleading tone. She found that she could not order Audrey to stop.
"Later, I became a member of the Tarot Club. Beyond ordinary aristocratic life, I was exposed to a new world."
Audrey paused, fully composing herself. She began the rest of her narration in an extremely solemn tone, "Mr. Fool once had a vision: to select the best from the best through examinations, allowing civilians to enter the bureaucracy and serve the government, thereby improving the government's administrative efficiency."
Benson and Melissa exchanged a glance. "Isn't this Klein's idea?"
Benson looked horrified. "Klein can actually influence kingdom policy this way."
"It seems that Klein asked you to review the knowledge you learned in school for this purpose." Melissa stared at her fingertips blankly.
I was the one who pushed for this to happen. I "accidentally" brought up the idea during a casual conversation, and the noble ladies immediately took it for themselves and boasted about it to their husbands. I stood by like a spectator, watching the policy gradually being implemented.
Many people understood why Miss Audrey appeared in the Tarot Club.
"You've been used, Audrey!" Alfred was shocked and angry.
"I know, but I do it willingly. Audrey seemed unusually calm.
Alfred's next words were blocked.
"The exam for civilians proves one thing: they are no worse than us.
What they lack is only experience, which can be made up for later!"
"We are nobles, and they are commoners! They can't replace us. The nobility will exist forever! Remember, the class that gave birth to you and raised you is the nobility. You can't be a traitor!"
Hibbert didn't care about anything else. He wanted to get to the bottom of this matter today! Audrey had shown signs of this during the war, and today he wanted to completely nip it in the bud!
"Haha, my dear brother, before the war I actually had illusions about the aristocracy, but it was you who completely woke me up."
Audrey sneered and fought back, refusing to give in at all, displaying the demeanor of a dragon girl.
"When the middle class couldn't even afford to eat, we could still eat fresh foie gras every day! The only change brought about by the war was that there were two or three less dishes on the table!"
There was an uproar in the space, and everyone was whispering to each other, discussing the authenticity of the matter.
"How ironic! Before Loen was completely defeated, we were already thinking about how to preserve our family's interests, even at the cost of converting our faith! Do you know that you are the goddess's anchor? Once you convert, the goddess's anchor will be shaken! We have been blessed by the goddess for generations. How can we waver in times of crisis?"
Audrey slammed her hand on the table, venting her dissatisfaction.
The goddess became very interested in Audrey and she decided to put Audrey on the special attention list.
Arianna's eyes turned softer when she looked at Audrey. The ascetic was very satisfied with Audrey.
"We who call ourselves the pillars of Loen are unworthy of this honorific. I have completely seen through it. We are the parasites of society! Vampires in the bodies of ordinary people!"
This sentence was powerful and it tore off the nobles' fig leaf and exposed their true face.
Earl Hall's face turned pale. He wanted to refute, but he couldn't utter a word.
Hibbert pointed at Audrey and couldn't say a word.
Alfred gripped the arm of the chair so tightly that he nearly broke it.
The Countess was about to faint. In her impression, the well-behaved Audrey had never contradicted her and had never exposed the shortcomings of the nobles in an impassioned tone.
Seeing her mother about to faint, Audrey's tone softened, no longer as aggressive and imposing as before.
"Mr. Fool once told me, 'I hope you will still deeply love your family and friends after you seeimg them as they are. I do love you deeply, and leaving you to endure the dangers of the extraordinary world alone is the strongest proof of that. Why did I betray the entire aristocracy? Because I see through the truth, through the illusory prosperity. The world is in urgent need of change, and there is no doubt that I will be one of the reformers."
"I'm afraid Miss Justice is a fighter for democracy..." Merlin felt surprised but also expected.
It was the first time that the members of the Tarot Club saw Miss Justice like this. Her qualities were the same as her code name Justice.
Audrey was truly stunning today. Her rebelliousness and confidence left a deep impression on everyone. They felt that Audrey's performance was even more exciting than the film that had just been shown.
"Tsk tsk, the collapse of the fortress always starts with cracks appearing from the inside. Amon ignored the gazes of others and applauded Audrey.
"Clap, clap, clap, clap. The applause echoed in the silent hall.
The atmosphere in the air was eerily strange, with two low-pressure areas facing each other. No one made a sound except Amon, and even the sound of breathing was deliberately suppressed.
"It seems that everyone's condition is temporarily not suitable for watching the movie, so it's a good time to take a break. The voice in the space was a little disappointed.
With the sound of space, the gray fog behind the seats vanished, revealing a vast open space. Dozens of sofas of various styles materialized, forming a massive sofa cluster. Between the sofas were coffee tables and partitions, creating several separate spaces.
Behind the sofas is a row of tables filled with various delicacies and drinks, similar to a buffet.
"Everyone can disperse now." Space announced.
Audrey pulled out a chair, ran to the sofa group, and hid in a small partition.
The members of the Tarot Club looked at each other and followed.
The others also stood up and walked to the back.
Amidst the complicated gazes of others, Earl Hall and his family quickly walked into a more secluded compartment.
"I want to find Audrey!" The Countess wanted to chase Audrey, but was held back by a pair of hands.
"Don't go looking for her!" Earl Hall firmly took the Countess's arm and said angrily.
Anderson held "Five Years Old, Three Years Fool" in his hand. He found a relatively quiet place and secretly spread it out to read.
"Hey, Anderson, what are you looking at?" Danitz patted Anderson hard from behind, startling him.
"Oh, it's you. Anderson glanced at Danitz.
"I'm reading this book."
Many people remembered that Anderson also had a book called "Five Years Old, Three Years Fool", and they all came over to read it.
They seem to be talking about you." Will was sitting in the stroller, sucking on his ice cream.
Merlin, pushing Will's stroller, decided to come over and find out what was going on.
*Preface: In the extraordinary world, opportunities and dangers coexist. Some things can be risked, and some things cannot even be touched. At this time, it is very important to handle the relationship between recklessness and timidity. Be reckless when you should be reckless, and be timid when you should be timid. The correct answer to being timid is to follow your heart, obey your heart, and from then on, your life will be stable! This book mainly discusses this issue..." Anderson read aloud with emotion.
"Well, being a coward means following one's heart. That's a very correct explanation. But am I really that cowardly?" Merlin maintained a polite smile.
More and more people were attracted, and in the end, a row of angels sat next to Anderson, and two true gods were watching from behind the sofa. The others could only squeeze aside and listen attentively.
Amon was not interested in the long discussion above. He reached out to Anderson and "5.3" flew into his hand. Ignoring Anderson's resentful look, Amon turned directly to the end of the book.