Mystery: Start with the Reader

According to the usual practice before the small meeting, Abner first stood up and saluted with "The World" and respectfully sent Mr. Fool away. Then he briefly informed Klein of the results of his "research" on Bianca. , and finally said:

"In short, I found a secret ritual on her body, but it is relatively incomplete. I'm afraid I have to gather the five survivors of the experiment eleven years ago to successfully decipher it."

Klein listened carefully and said thoughtfully: "Among the survivors, the ones that can be confirmed so far are Bianca, Abby and 'Pale Admiral' Maria... Well, I wrote to Maria before After confirmation, although she could not remember the specific situation, she frankly admitted that she had indeed participated in an experiment eleven years ago... However, her survival was not because of luck, but because she was special and had received Got the protection of elders.

"Considering the direct relationship between the 'Pale Admiral's' sword and Russell... your guess should be correct. There should be Russell among the people behind that experiment..."

Abner thought for a moment and asked, "Did she say what's special about her?"

"No." Klein shook his head. "Although she is relatively friendly to me, there is no friendship at all, and it is not easy for me to get to the bottom of it."

That's it... It seems that I still have to find an opportunity to "research" it myself... Abner muttered secretly, and then said: "In fact, the fourth survivor, who is recorded in Abby's diary, can be I also have a clue about Ms. Lofia who recovered the damaged items. She is probably Ms. D of the Aurora Society and is stationed in Corsica."

This information was accidentally revealed by Jane in a letter to him.

"Corsica?" Klein repeated the place name with a strange expression.

"As you think, it was Huang Tao who got the name. Haha, it seems that although he calls himself 'Caesar', deep down he wants to be Napoleon." After Abner joked, he said seriously, "As for the fifth survivor , I don’t have any clue, so I want you to ask Arrods... It no longer responds to my secret technique."

"I just summoned it using the 'radio receiver' not long ago. I'm afraid I'll have to board it for a while next time." Klein didn't refuse, but the ticker hadn't been "pickled" yet, so there was nothing he could do about it.

"It doesn't matter, this matter is not that urgent, and I can take advantage of this time to find a few other survivors first." Abner paused here, and then asked, "Abby from the 'Celestial Sect' Is there any news?"

"No...but Maria speculated in her letter that she was mixed up with people from the Witch Sect, and is most likely on the Black Death." Klein replied calmly.

"Black Death"... maybe I should put Tracy back and let her be used as bait to fish people out? Abner unconsciously planned a series of conspiracies in his mind.

At this time, seeing that the topic about the experimental survivors had come to an end, Klein also asked his own question: "Abner, do you know what is parasitic on Leonard?"

Abner came back to his senses after hearing this, thinking of the private chat between "The World" and "The Moon" during the previous tarot meeting, and replied with a smile: "You should have asked Arrods, right? The one who thinks he is The guy who is the protagonist has an angel with the 'Stealer' path in him."

"As expected..." Klein exhaled and continued, "Arrods told me that there is an angel from the Zoroastrian family living in Leonard's body...

"In the dark second era, angels can all have the name of gods and serve as subordinates of ancient gods. None of them are simple!

“I didn’t know if Leonard would eventually become a victim of angel parasitism, so I asked ‘Moon’ to test him out by purchasing extraordinary items from the ‘Stealer’ path.

“From the feedback from ‘Moon’, Leonard is aware of the existence of the grandfather in his body, but it is impossible to judge whether the other party understands the danger...

"Haha, no wonder he always felt that he was the protagonist of the drama, the special one, and he was willing to help me hide the secret..."

After saying a lot in one breath, Klein turned the topic back to the topic and asked, "What do you think of that angel from the Zoroastrian family?"

You really worked so hard for Leonard... He complained internally, but Abner pretended to think for a few seconds and then said: "Pales Zoroastrian's condition is not very good. He is parasitic in London." Nader's body is more to avoid Amon... As far as I know, his character is pretty good and his humanity is well maintained. He should not really occupy Leonard's body. After the 'parasitism' is over, at most Take away a few years of his life.”

That's it... Klein nodded thoughtfully, and then asked subconsciously: "Why do you have to take away a few years of your life?"

"For thieves, everything comes back...are you right?" Abner blinked and said.

It’s here now…the thief can’t escape, right? Klein was speechless for a while, then laughed and said, "So Leonard is actually not in any danger?"

"You can ask other angels you are familiar with. Most of them know Pales... After all, the circle of angels is only so large." Abner shrugged, then changed the subject and changed his tone. :

"However, it cannot be said that there is absolutely no danger. 'Believe in the power of the gods, but do not believe in their kindness'. This sentence applies to gods, and it also applies to angels... As you said, angels were called angels in the Second Age. To obey God!

"So, the best way is to find another backer for Leonard and shock Pales so that he will not give up Leonard's life easily in times of crisis."

Are you sure that Mr. Fool has a good temper and won't blame you? Klein was used to Abner's calm tone when talking about gods. After all, he himself was the same. Although he looked respectful on the surface, he treated him more or less as an equal in his heart.

This may be a common problem among fellow villagers, and I believe Russell is the same.

Of course, this must be related to the fact that Liu Bo has so many goddesses behind him...

While he was thinking wildly, Klein also keenly received the meaning of Abner's words: "You mean to find an opportunity to draw Leonard into the Tarot Club?"

"That's right." Abner nodded. It would be bad if the "star" was lost by the "butterfly" because of himself.

And Pales can help Mr. Fool share a large part of the pressure from Amon.

"At least I have to wait until I, the demigod, can further master the space above the gray mist, which is what you call the 'Origin Castle', before I can try it... After all, it involves an angel, an angel in the 'weird' category. "When Klein said this, he suddenly asked, "The so-called 'Shadow World' is actually also a type of 'Essence' as you call it, right?"

Regarding "Sefirot", on the day of their showdown, Abner briefly introduced it to Klein, but did not go into details, so the latter now only knows that it is part of the original Creator.

As for "Shadow World", it was a term he saw in Russell's diary at the last Tarot meeting.

"Knowing too much about Sefirah will not do you any good now." Abner responded noncommittally to his question and changed the topic.

Klein stared at Abner for a while, then finally nodded and said, "Okay."

After that, the two chatted about their experiences during the week, and then ended the small meeting.

…

Bayam, the capital of the Rossed Islands and the "City of Generosity".

After returning to reality from above the gray fog, Abner said goodbye to Xio and "teleported" to "Aroma Manor".

Next, he first changed his appearance, and then covered himself with "Evans' secret barrier", then quietly embedded himself in the Governor's Palace and the Church of the Waves, and placed a recorded "image" on Admiral Amyrius and "Sea King" ” on Yann Cotman’s desk at home.

It is worth mentioning that the carrier of the "image" is not the kind of "film" played by a projector, but a magical object made of spiritual materials that was independently developed to break away from the rapidly developing "film and television companies".

What was recorded in the video was naturally the secret recovery technique developed to deal with the sequelae of the "Celestial Sect" - of course, Abner was not stupid enough to go into battle with his true appearance, but once again used the "Professor's" vest.

Among them, since Admiral Aemilius was relaxing with his mistress, Miss Cynthia, the infiltration was smoother;

But there is a little problem with "Neptune"...

Abner did not expect that "Neptune" would be "fishing" at home during work hours.

It wasn't until he was blocked in the study that Abner belatedly remembered that he was "teleported" directly from Backlund, and that there was a nearly three-hour time difference between Byam and Backlund...

What he subconsciously thought was working time was actually after dinner here in Bayam.

Fortunately, Abner hasn't put down the item yet, and "Sea King" Kottman didn't notice his presence without searching carefully... But he didn't dare to move, so he could only wait in the study, Pray that "Sea King" will leave quickly.

When Cotman finally left his residence more than half an hour later, Abner breathed a sigh of relief, quickly put down his belongings, and then left without hesitation by relying on "short-range teleportation."

All the way back to the basement of "Aroma Manor", he finally relaxed and began to review his previous mistakes:

Relying on "secret skills", planning is not cautious enough, which means that the mentality is not correct; forgetting the time difference, this is carelessness, and there is a problem with the attitude of handling things; just encountering "Neptune" entering the office, it is a matter of luck...

As a "reader", every action should be similar to that of a "magician", and you must make a decision before taking action... I made so many mistakes in a row this time... maybe it's not normal...

Could this be a change in destiny caused by a "prophecy"?

This time I was able to avoid any danger, thanks to the fact that my secret technique is so powerful that even demigods can't see through it without searching carefully...

It seems that Lilith's warning is right. Before the demigods can truly control the "Wheel of Fortune", this mutated "prophecy" ability should be used as little as possible!