Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery

“Godforsaken Land,” Silver City, bottom of the Round Tower.

Having concluded the Tarot Gathering, Derrick returned to the real world. He cautiously sat for a few seconds, and not finding anything amiss, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Recalling the information exchanged at the Tarot Gathering, he quietly pressed his ear against the wall, listening for any sounds from next door.

Suddenly, an old and ethereal voice came from behind Derrick: “Where did you go just now?”

Derrick instantly froze, every hair on his body standing on end.

However, the combat experience accumulated from patrolling and exploring all this time allowed him to quickly calm down. He didn't rush to turn around, but instead clasped his hands together at his chin, as if in prayer.

The narrow room suddenly became bright, and a beam of pure light entwined with flames descended from the roof, striking the person behind him.

At that moment, Derrick was stunned to see the holy light he had prayed for suddenly thicken, becoming so brilliant that he couldn't open his eyes.

In the light, someone pounced on Derrick from behind, followed by a shrill scream.

Only then did Derrick dare to turn around. In the intense light, he saw a blurry figure wearing a black classical robe, a pointed soft hat, with black hair, a broad forehead, and a monocle made of crystal.

Soon, the intense light faded, and Derrick saw “Chief” Colin, his hair streaked with white, and on the bed behind him, a translucent little worm.

It was only the length of a thumb, with transparent rings dividing it into many segments.

Derrick was first stunned, then realized that the danger had passed: “Your Excellency Chief.”

Colin nodded slightly and said, “We have always known there was a problem with him, but in order to find out what that person called Amon's purpose was, we deliberately didn't eliminate him directly.

“Unfortunately, he seemed normal until today.”

Then he turned to Derrick and asked, “Why do you think he suddenly mutated? Do you feel any different from others?”

Derrick frowned and fell silent, but soon he thought of what Mr. Hanged Man had once said, that Amon was a descendant of the “Ancient Sun God.”

So he replied, “Perhaps it's because my Beyonder pathway is different from others.”

Colin's expression didn't change much: “What were you doing in the room just now?”

“I was…” Attending the Tarot Gathering!

Derrick suddenly realized that things were probably not as simple as he had imagined.

He took a deep breath and said, “...Sleeping.”

Colin stared at Derrick's eyes for more than ten seconds before saying, “Before he mutated, did you notice anything unusual?”

“No.” Derrick shook his head with considerable certainty.

The bottom of the Round Tower fell silent again. After another ten seconds, Colin said, “Your condition has stabilized, you can go back.”

Derrick was stunned: “Okay.”

He took a deep breath and left the Round Tower along the corridor. On the way, he encountered the Watchers who were rushing over. They didn't even ask Derrick a question before letting him pass.

Derrick hurried home, closed the door, and carefully observed for a while, and seeing nothing unusual, he whispered, “Fool who does not belong to this era... I just experienced a terrible thing…”

He reported everything that had just happened to The Fool, and mentioned his own guess, hoping to get an answer from Mr. Fool.

As the tension faded, he felt a strong sense of fatigue, so he lay down on the bed and quickly fell asleep.

In the quiet and dim room, flashes of lightning occasionally illuminated everything, and sometimes disappeared into the darkness.

The sleeping Derrick suddenly twitched the corner of his mouth, and raised his hand to make a pinching motion on his eye socket: “Heh, The Fool! Interesting.”

… …

Backlund, West Borough, 51 Henry Street.

Audrey opened her eyes, saw the ceiling of the lounge, and then yawned loudly, feeling really sleepy.

However, today was destined to have no time for a nap. He got up and first sacrificed 260 pounds to “The Fool,” completing the transaction with “The Magician.”

Then he came to the store in the front, first summarized the accounts sent by Enoch and Mandy's assistant, and listened to the simple reports of the two.

As he expected, not long after, Viscount Glendon's subordinates delivered the high-grade spiritual materials ordered by Audrey.

Those spiritual materials were packed in two large leather boxes. They not only contained the materials needed for Audrey's next experiment, but also the spiritual materials needed to create the “Flame Arrow.”

After checking the goods at the counter, Audrey paid 2,360 pounds, and her savings were instantly depleted.

Bringing these materials to the backyard, he began to process these spiritual materials, preparing to prepare the spiritual paint for drawing the “Flame Arrow” array.

He had to complete this order quickly, and get the 2,000 pounds of final payment from Bernadette. In addition, Klein did not mention the transaction of the “Flame Arrow” at today's gathering.

Audrey estimated that the deal should be off.

There is no mistake, one first, one hair, one inside, one content, one in one look!

But it doesn't matter, Bernadette's money is enough for him to make up for the bounced check issued at the Tarot Gathering.

At dinner time, Max, the squad leader of “Mechanical Heart,” came to invite Audrey to dinner.

Only then did Audrey remember that he had a sum of money coming in.

The two found a restaurant nearby and ordered a small room that would not be disturbed.

Before the dishes were served, the two talked about business first.

“I asked Captain Ikanas for you at the right time.” Max smoked a cigarette and said, “Unless you join ‘Mechanical Heart,’ it will be difficult to apply for the ‘Wizard’ potion formula for you.”

Audrey was slightly stunned. If it was before today, Max's words would have made him only consider trading with Bernadette, but the potion formula transaction at the Tarot Gathering made him relatively relaxed and said: “Okay, no problem.

“Turn those merits into pounds for me.”

“You made the right choice.” Max was also very happy. If Audrey insisted, he wouldn't know how to persuade him: “Your intelligence before allowed us to destroy a den of the ‘Rose School.’

“The captain said that this case should give you some more rewards. Originally, he planned to reward you with 600 pounds. Since you gave up the ‘Wizard’ potion formula and wanted pounds instead, I can help you apply for a little more.”

He thought for a while: “1500 pounds should be no problem.”

“That's great.” Audrey said truthfully: “It just so happens that it can make up for my financial loopholes.”

Max was slightly stunned: “Are you conducting new research again?”

He thought to himself: No wonder he would give up the “Wizard” potion formula.

“That's right.”

“I have always wanted to ask you, why don't you join ‘Mechanical Heart’? With your research results and talents, wouldn't it be good to be a researcher in the church? The church will provide you with ample funds, you only need to let go and conduct research.”

Audrey smiled and said: “I'm afraid that if I really let go of my research, I will bankrupt the Church of Steam and Machinery.”

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