Um?
After hearing Mr. "The Hanged Man"'s answer, Audrey suddenly made a confused sound and couldn't help but turn her head to look at Mr. "The Hanged Man" opposite.
"The Hanged Man" Alger sneered in a less harsh tone and said to Miss Justice in front of him:
"This information is cheap."
"After all, this is not really a secret to people in the outside world. I'm afraid you are unable to understand this aspect of information because there are no extraordinary gatherings."
Alger made his words very clear. He guessed that the current Miss Justice did not actually have any extraordinary gatherings other than the Tarot Society.
Otherwise, in fact, you can easily get the news by joining some private extraordinary gatherings, or even some salons between ordinary nobles, or asking adventurers to inquire about the news.
"Then Mr. Hanged Man, what kind of reward do you need? Is it barter, exchange of information, or direct payment in gold pounds?"
Audrey's face showed a rich smile, which made Alger's mouth twitch. He glanced at Miss Justice, whose clothes in front of him were worth the price of an Extraordinary attribute, and felt that the Extraordinary materials he had worked so hard to save for so long were a joke.
The price of this news is actually not worth many gold pounds, but it seems a bit of a loss to tell Miss Justice the news for free.
But Alger looked at the two new members of the Tarot Club around him, "Priestess" and "Moon", and thought that he could disguise himself to make them feel that he was a generous, kind-hearted, and enthusiastic Tarot member. members.
Especially the "Moon" who was looking around there before, is very easy to deceive at first glance... Bah, his eyes are innocent and there is no scheming.
As for the disguise, it's actually like Mr. "Sun". In fact, to this day, Alger still doesn't understand whether "The Sun" really has no scheming, or whether he hides his scheming too deeply.
As far as he knows, Mr. "Sun" has now become the bishop of the Church of Fools on their side.
Alger would feel a little short of breath when he thought of this. Compared to the discrimination and difficulty in promotion that exists in the Church of Storms, the Church of Fools is obviously much more humane.
This made Alger want to give up his current position in the Church of Storms and go to the land abandoned by God to directly imitate Mr. "Sun" and become the bishop of the Church of Fools.
However, after thinking about it, Alger decided to put this idea aside.
Even at this stage, although Alger does not hold an important position in the Church of Storms, he is still somewhat famous. Now it is not a problem for him to be steadily promoted to Sequence Five. If the Church of Storms really makes it impossible for him to be promoted to a demigod for a long time, he will choose to completely give up the identity of the Church of Storms.
After all, the identity of an orthodox church is still quite important.
But that’s a story later. Now, if I can continue to steadily obtain the extraordinary characteristics of the same sequence as mine, I can trade the remaining two potion formulas from Mr. “White Tower”.
Alger sensed the unique aura of a superior person in the storm path from Mr. "White Tower" wearing half-glasses next to him. Alger was convinced that this would prove that the "White Tower" had changed from the "Hanged Man" path to a demigod of the "Storm" path!
Alger suppressed the redundant things in his mind, lowered his tone, and said to Audrey in front of him:
"This news is free."
Looking at Miss Justice who looked at him with a slightly surprised look, Alger suddenly felt like his personality had been insulted. Alger could see the surprised look clearly even through a layer of gray fog, which made him feel a little depressed.
But soon, looking at Miss Justice who quickly put away her surprised look, in order not to embarrass himself, Alger, the Hanged Man, chuckled, pretending that nothing had happened, and looked at himself Miss Justice in front of me said:
"This news is not worth the high price. Whether it is among the pirates, the church, or even the residents of the coastal cities and the southern continent, this matter has been completely revealed in front of them."
“It has even become common knowledge for residents in some areas.”
Audrey quickly adjusted her posture, sat opposite Alger, and listened to Alger's words with an impeccable listener's attitude.
After all, she and "The Hanged Man" were the first members to join the Tarot Society, and they knew something about each other's personalities.
Moreover, when they had previously carried out a commission from a Tarot meeting related to the "Church of Storms" and the nobles of Backlund, the two of them almost knew each other's identities, but they just maintained the proper Tarot status. The tacit understanding among the members of the Luo Society did not reveal their identities in reality.
As for the members who join later, they will naturally not know their mutual identities, but in Audrey's view, Mr. "The Hanged Man" opposite her is indeed a person who cares about every aspect to weigh the benefits he can ultimately get.
Such a charity speech, which can be called a little "sun", is generally not in line with the personality of Mr. "The Hanged Man" in front of him.
This is why Audrey was surprised by this just now, but after a while, she discovered some clues with the audience's strong and keen observation.
Well, Mr. "The Hanged Man" is now focusing part of his attention on the new members. It seems that he disclosed this information for free in order to gain their trust so that he can leave a good impression and prepare for the future. Laying the foundation for cooperation…
This is in line with his character, no wonder he would do this... But does this mean that this news is actually known to many people, but the nobles of Backlund have no way of knowing?
Audrey's expression changed.
A possibility occurred to her.
——What if she is the one with the problem?
Since Susie is also an Beyonder in the Audience Path, and has recently digested the Sequence Eight potion under Audrey's guidance, she is preparing to be promoted to Sequence Seven.
Therefore, sometimes Audrey would ask Susie to go to Earl Hall's room to eavesdrop on the conversations between some big nobles.
Of course, it was also for this reason that Audrey herself lost clues about other extraordinary gatherings after Xio and Forsi left Backlund. This was also the reason why Audrey could not look for other extraordinary gatherings after losing her source of extraordinary information other than the Tarot Club.
Regarding news from the secular world, is there any extraordinary gathering that is more informed than the news from the Hall family, which stands at the political center of the Loen Kingdom?
And if it is related to major events in the extraordinary world, which extraordinary gathering can be more informed than the Tarot Society?
However, Audrey found herself caught in a contradiction.
From the perspective of other members of the Tarot Club, this news is the most basic information that many extraordinary people and even ordinary people can understand, so it was not explained at a high-profile gathering like the Tarot Club hosted by Mr. Fool. .
On the contrary, Audrey never heard Susie report to her the things discussed in Earl Hall's room, those things related to the situation in Backlund!
Even if this matter is related to the Extraordinary World, no matter what, at the moment when Backlund has just experienced a catastrophe, no news will be leaked!
Whether he is thinking about the serious expressions of fewer and fewer young nobles and some old nobles on certain topics at the party, or the increasing number of Nighthawks from the Church of the Night around him and the increasingly frequent guards appearing around the Queens District. , all seem to indicate that a big event is coming.
But why didn't any of the nobles in Backlund's palace mention this matter? Why, as a Sequence Seven "Audience" Path Extraordinary, have I not discovered the strangeness hidden in these things now?
——Mr. "The Hanged Man" just mentioned that the Beyonders knew about this matter. Is it possible that something went wrong with the nobles?
Audrey felt as if a few drops of sweat were about to break out on her forehead. She quickly gathered herself and prepared to listen carefully to see if Alger's words were in line with her expectations.
While Audrey was getting nervous, Alger spoke directly.
There was also some doubt in his heart. He was wondering why these apparently sparse and ordinary news could not reach the ears of the well-informed Miss Justice.
Even if Miss "Justice" didn't attend other extraordinary gatherings, it probably wouldn't be like this...
"While Backlund was rebuilding, the Loen Kingdom's colonial army in East Bailang had many conflicts with local cult groups and resistance forces, including the Rose School of Thought and organizations that believed in the God of Death, such as 'East Bailang' Longfu Congress' type of organization.
And it is suspected that there is friction between spies from Intis, Feysac and other countries and secretly supported warlords, as well as attacks and harassment of the Loen Kingdom's army. "
"At the same time in West Balam, the 'Eternal Blazing Sun' Church announced a formal war with the newly established 'Aurora Church' and its affiliated 'Creator Salvation Society'. The progress of the war has affected a considerable part of the waterways belonging to the Loen Kingdom. "
Alger paused for a moment and said to the people in front of him:
“It is also for this reason that the recent international relations between the Kingdom of Loen and the Republic of Intis have become increasingly bad.
In addition, Fusac also has a vague intention to launch an attack on East Balam in the southern continent, which is a colony belonging to the Loen Kingdom. Therefore, the Loen Kingdom is now at risk of being attacked by the Intis Republic and the Fusac Empire. in sex. "
"Not to mention, pirates have become more and more rampant recently. There are also many powerful extraordinary people on the sea who are ready to compete for the position of pirate general. The existence of these pirates has gradually stretched the navy of the Kingdom of Loen, although it also has restrictions on the routes of the other two countries. It has an impact, but it is definitely not as big as the impact on the Kingdom of Loen."
"This is the current situation of the Loen Kingdom, but you should have heard of this news. So I think this news is of little value, and you don't need to pay gold pounds for it..."
Alger rarely spoke in a slightly humorous tone, but he saw a look of shock on Audrey's face, and her expression suddenly became serious.
"Could it be that the Kingdom of Loen is not... wrong? I went to the port of the Kingdom of Loen before. Although the local residents did not know what happened specifically at that time, they knew that under the leadership of the Church of Storms, The army is currently at war with the rebels in the Southern Continent. And the Beyonders in Backlund do know..."
Alger suddenly came back to his senses: "Miss Justice, don't you know about this?"
"There has been no news related to Backlund so far." Audrey felt a fear arise in her heart. This fear came from nowhere, but it was like a huge haze shrouded her. on her body.
She took a deep breath and used her audience instinct to suppress her leaked emotions back to the bottom of her heart.
This is undoubtedly a very strange thing. Even ordinary people along the coast knew that the Loen Kingdom was at war with the Southern Continent, but Backlund, the capital of the Loen Kingdom, did not know the news.
No, it doesn’t necessarily mean that you don’t know the news. If this news was completely unknown, the number of Extraordinaries and troops in the royal capital would not increase, nor would they allow themselves to discover the anomaly of Backlund.
——If Backlund himself didn’t know that he had an abnormality, how could he be discovered to have an abnormality?
Audrey swallowed, not knowing what to say.
Many speculations emerged in her mind, but she couldn't decide which one was true.
The only thing Audrey can be sure of now is that the nobles of Backlund may know that the Kingdom of Loen is at war with the Southern Continent, and that there are dangerous situations around them that the other two countries may attack at any time, but they have not mentioned it to others at all, just like It was as if he had completely forgotten about it.
It's like they remember everything and do everything but ignore the reasons for doing them.
Audrey felt a little impatient. She knocked on the table in front of her anxiously. Her pupils gradually became thinner and longer, and seemed to be turning into a pair of vertical pupils!
For Extraordinaries who have not obtained divinity, such changes usually mean losing control!
At this moment, a deep voice suddenly echoed in the hall, and the power of the gray mist reverberated, breaking the bad changes in Audrey's body.
Audrey came back to her senses and turned to look at Mr. Fool, who was holding a crystal ball as bright as a star with his left hand. She heard Mr. Fool say in his usual relaxed tone:
"Adam."
——
Klein knew that there was a high probability that Adam was responsible for such a thing.
And he has now learned to put the blame on the two brothers, Amon and Adam, just like the Aurora Society was forced to admit that it was responsible for various incidents.
Anyway, the members of the Tarot Society have no way to verify it with these two brothers, let alone that this matter is most likely the work of Adam and his Twilight Hermits.
Otherwise, other Extraordinaries simply would not be able to achieve such a level.
It was impossible... to "forget" the entire Backlund aristocracy.
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(End of chapter)
