If you want to gain knowledge, you have to pay a corresponding price. This is the rule of Taoist gatherings.
Adolf understood this and replied: "I wonder if there is anything I can do for Mr. Yi?"
"Why don't you talk about what you need first?" Mr. Yi said calmly.
Adolf thought for a while, looked at the other two people, and said.
"I remember the sex tree theory mentioned by Mr. Yi. Sex phases can be converted through paths, and the method is to use the path rules that connect the two sex phases."
"I don't know what this rule is, but I got a tarot card made of gold. There is some ancient mysterious language engraved on the back of it. Even the doctoral student from Sanfran University who followed me said
There’s no way to decipher it.”
After speaking, Adolf took out his secret magic crystal bottle from his pocket, which contained a handwritten note.
After Abigail listened to Adolf's narration, a rare light appeared in her dim eyes, but it quickly went out.
In the past, she was full of yearning and curiosity for ancient mysterious knowledge, but now she is homeless, has lost everything, and has long lost the desire to find out when she was a reporter.
Mike, on the other hand, could not understand what Adolf was talking about. He had not learned the theory of sex trees from Mr. Yi, so he was not very interested in this topic.
There was only Victor. Victor had recently been eager to obtain new path rules to seek promotion. When he learned that Adolf also had a golden tarot card in his hand, he suddenly couldn't sit still.
However, as Mr. Yi, he can trade anything with the members of the assembly, but he cannot actively seek knowledge about invisible arts. That would make Mr. Yi's identity too cheap.
At least in front of the members, Mr. Yi's occult attainments must "exceed" the others.
Victor was very anxious now. He urgently wanted to know what was written on the note in the secret magic crystal bottle.
But he couldn't be impatient. He had to calm down his emotions first and let Adolf bring it up on his own.
Sure enough, seeing no feedback from other members, Adolf still put his hope in Mr. Yi.
"I want to talk to you alone."
It's obviously a gathering, but we have to talk alone and leave other people aside. This is not in line with Victor's positioning of a person like Mr. Yi.
Mr. Yi should be honest and calm. He needs to use these three as his sources of intelligence, but he does not want to cause a gap between them.
This seems to be in conflict with the rules of equivalent transactions.
Because the two parties exchanging knowledge do not want the third party to obtain the knowledge without paying any price.
In the past, when only Mr. Yi, Abigail, and Adolf were present, the other two people all believed that Mr. Yi was a high-ranking being hidden in the secret place, a mysterious knower, and what he knew was beyond the level of those below the third level.
Those who see it can compare.
Therefore, the two did not shy away from exchanging information and knowledge, tacitly assuming that Mr. Yi knew everything.
But now, with the addition of a navy sergeant, Adolf appears conservative.
Victor is also aware of this, but he has not yet thought of a good way to solve this systemic flaw.
After weighing it up, Mr. Yi did not let others avoid him, but said to Adolf very calmly: "There is no need to talk secretly, what you think in your heart is the answer."
Adolf understood immediately after hearing this, and a kind of excitement appeared on his face.
Victor's answer was very clever. He knew that Abigail had a hard time paying attention to it due to personal changes recently, and she didn't know enough about the nature of the Golden Tarot Cards or even her own secret transmission ability.
So I couldn't understand the meaning of Victor's words.
Mike, on the other hand, is a complete novice and doesn’t understand anything. He just believes whatever Mr. Yi says.
So far, the only people who have really come into contact with tarot cards are Victor and Adolf, and Victor personally taught Adolf the theory of the sex tree at the time. After hearing Mr. Yi's answer, he could immediately understand this incomprehensible text.
It must be the path rule.
This kind of answer does not create the separation of interpersonal relationships caused by a single agent, but also maintains Mr. Yi's mysterious and Riddler-like style.
Adolf's expression was full of gratitude. He got the answer he wanted and had to pay a corresponding price, but Mr. Yi did not ask what he needed to do.
Adolf was a little uneasy, and suddenly saw the bottle in his hand, and then said to Mr. Yi: "I am willing to exchange this copied manuscript for the enlightenment you provide. I wonder if Mr. Yi agrees?"
Of course I agree!
This is what Victor wants. He has been guiding Adolf to give things to him, but he cannot show desire.
You should also pretend not to care. It is a Chinese racial skill to refuse and welcome gifts.
"It seems... you have long been prepared to hand over this manuscript as a price, but have you ever considered whether the other party needs it?"
"this……"
Adolf had indeed thought about it, but since he wanted to ask Mr. Yi for advice, he must tell him the contents of the Golden Tarot Card. After all, this path was connected to his fire element. The other two would not let Adolf rest assured.
Human nature is connected with fire... who knows whether it will be harmful to oneself?
That's why he could only trade with Mr. Yi. After all, Mr. Yi, as a knower, would not be interested in low-level secret transmissions.
Victor no longer made things difficult for him, and "reluctantly" accepted the secret magic crystal handed over by Adolf. After taking out the contents, he returned the bottle to the other person.
After opening the note and glancing at it, Victor finally learned that this path rule was actually "justice".
Justice connected stone and fire, but it was useless to Victor, and his mood suddenly dropped.
Adolf hoped that Mr. Yi could decipher the text above, but the latter did not speak.
"If Mr. Yi can tell me the above content, you can ask me to pay something else." He was a little impatient.
But Victor didn’t even know this kind of writing, so how could it be explained to him?
After a moment, Victor suddenly said: "This is the Astrian language of the Shadowless Empire."
Wheel of Fortune is written in Astrian, so this justice must also be in Astrian. There is nothing wrong with the logic, Victor thought.
Adolf's eyes shone, but after that, Victor did not provide him with any more information.
"The content inside is not something you can accept now. You are not ready yet."
Since he couldn't understand the text, he simply made some nonsense to deceive the other party.
Adolf was momentarily disappointed.
In order not to arouse the other party's suspicion, Victor decided to tell Adolf another thing to divert his attention.
Just listen to Mr. Yi say: "There is a seer who has the third secret of stone nature and has gone to the east. He is a wanted criminal in the temple, and it is also your opportunity, Mr. Gold Digger..."
The third secret of stone nature?!
Adolf frowned, thought about it for a moment, and immediately understood what Mr. Yi meant.
I see!
He didn't have a copy of Stone Secret III in his hand, so this righteous path rule was useless to him. Of course, he was not ready to use the path conversion conditions.
"So this is what Mr. Yi wanted to express!" Adolf thought he had fully understood Mr. Yi's thoughts.