The sky in Backlund is filled with gray fog that persists for years, making it difficult to distinguish between morning and evening. A figure walked to the balcony, opened the curtains with a swipe, took a look at the familiar sky, and sighed as usual:
"Still no sun."
Forsi glanced at a certain house on the street, rubbed his messy hair, yawned and returned to the room. After a brief wash, he made a sumptuous breakfast to reward himself. He became a "Master of Magic" and stayed away for a while.
the fate of death.
A series of encounters yesterday made her unable to sleep well at all. She was originally prepared to face the fate of death. Not only did she succeed in being promoted to "Master of Magic", but she also temporarily got rid of the threat of death, but then she read out an unknown word in ancient Hermetic language.
The honorable name of a hidden existence made Forsi's mood fall to the bottom.
As a former "apprentice" and with experience in the circle of extraordinary people, Forsi knows that once you recite the complete name of a hidden existence, it often means attracting the other person's attention, and the consequences of such attention are likely to be
It won’t be wonderful, it might even be miserable!
Because many of those secret beings are the incarnations of evil gods and demons, they often deliberately change their identities to attract more believers!
The most important thing is that Forsi is recited in the unprotected ancient Hermes language! As a language derived from nature, Hermes language is very effective, but it lacks the necessary concealment and protection, which can easily put users in danger.
Fortunately, this did not immediately attract the attention of the hidden existence, but it also prevented Forsi from sleeping well. If Alicia hadn't been looking for her, she would have preferred to lie in bed all day.
After letting out a very inelegant burp, Forsi prepared to lie down on the sofa for a while without tidying up. However, before taking a few steps, he discovered that Alicia was already sitting on the same sofa as yesterday, without speaking.
No movement, just sitting quietly, just like the wax figures on display in the wax museum.
Forsi quickened her pace and sat on the sofa. The two piles of packed books were still placed on both sides of the sofa. She straightened her body with difficulty, her beautiful face showing both expectation and doubt.
"Your problem."
"Ah?" Forsi was stunned, and immediately realized that he was asking a question, "Oh, I want to know how you know that I lack the main material of the 'Master of Magic'?"
She had many questions, but she was afraid that those questions would touch Alicia's privacy and anger her, so she simply asked the simplest question. But as soon as Forsi finished speaking, she saw Alicia whispering.
Her long eyebrows wrinkled slightly, and her heart skipped a beat. Wouldn't the first question make her unhappy?
Alicia was thinking about another thing. She didn't know what Rawls was planning, but she obviously didn't want Forsi and Xio to know his identity...
"I can tell the level of extraordinary beings, and the path you are on is very rare in both formulas and potions."
Forsi nodded with lingering fear, thinking about Alicia's answer while thinking about the next question. Can you tell what level the extraordinary person is at, and is it the ability of the "Master of Magic" in the subsequent sequence? No, Alicia is
Speaking of the sequence I am in, it means that she is not an Extraordinary on the "apprentice" path.
Originally seeing Alicia disappearing out of thin air, Forsi thought she was an Extraordinary on the "apprentice" path. After all, the bracelet could also give her the ability to travel through the spirit world.
"The three major churches seem to be looking for you?" Forsi's straight body slumped down. She originally wanted to ask why Alicia suddenly moved next door more than a month ago, and what she did to make the three major churches
and MI9 to pursue her. You must know that there are secret surveillance personnel of the Church of Storms diagonally opposite her! If the "apprentice" could not freely pass through the wall, and Xio secretly reported the news, she would not have discovered it at all.
"You don't need to know." Alicia did not hesitate this time. This was also related to Rawls' plan and could not be leaked.
Alicia's two answers, which lacked sufficient communication skills, made Forsi feel a little scared. He was afraid that he would be in danger if he asked any more questions, so he said simply:
"I have no problem."
This time, Forsi could clearly see Alicia's brows furrowing. It wasn't like it just flashed for a moment... right? She wouldn't be happy if I didn't ask her?
After a brief silence, Alicia, who was in the dominant position, spoke:
"Don't you want to know why you suffered that curse?"
Of course I do! Aren’t I afraid that you’ll be unhappy if I ask this question? Then wouldn’t I be in danger?
Although he didn't know the specific sequence of Alicia, Forsi knew that she couldn't offend her. He glanced at her uneasily, stretched out his arm and revealed the silver bracelet with two dark blue rough stones.
Out:
"It should have something to do with this bracelet."
Alicia looked at the bracelet, her expression unchanged. She knew that it belonged to the Abraham family and was created by their ancestor "Mr. Door" to protect low-ranking members of the family.
But shouldn’t Forsi’s curse appear after becoming an Extraordinary?
Without seeing any movement from Alicia, the bracelet flew up out of thin air and landed in her hand. As a practitioner of order, she can not only judge the level of an extraordinary person through the difference in "position", but also judge the level of an extraordinary person.
The effect of this magical item, coupled with the blessing of the "Uncertain Mist", cannot be any worse than the Sequence 7 "Appraiser".
But after checking, she didn't find that the bracelet contained a curse. Alicia cast her doubtful eyes on Forsi:
"Didn't you get the curse after you became an extraordinary person?"
That voice was full of majesty, which made Forsi shake her head subconsciously, and then she suddenly woke up. Now she finally knew why Alicia helped her. It was a misunderstanding! But this misunderstanding may lead to death...
…
"Do you know the Abraham family?"
"have no idea."
The same majestic inquiry made Forsi dare not lie at all. It reminded her of Xio. Maybe Alicia is an Extraordinary of the "arbitrator" path? Next, her inquiry in Alicia
Next, she told the story without reservation about how she became an extraordinary person, how she obtained the full moon curse, and how the curse became stronger step by step.
After the questioning, there was another long silence. Forsi looked at Alicia across from her blankly. She didn't know what kind of fate she would usher in...
And Alicia didn't know how to proceed. She originally thought that Forsi was a member of Abraham's family. She could use Forsi to find more members. Even if she couldn't get rid of the curse on the Abraham family, she could still get some benefits.
benefits.
Her indifferent dark gray eyes looked at Forsi up and down. Maybe it would be a good idea to see if she could find a way to get rid of the curse. Even if not, she could try to find the real Abraham family members through her...
"The husband of Mrs. Anlisa you mentioned should be a member of the Abraham family. My family has a close relationship with the Abraham family. The curse exists not only in the Abraham family, but also in my family. It's just that every member of the Abraham family has become an extraordinary person.
Everyone will be cursed in the future, and only some of our tribe will be cursed."
It turns out that this is the case. Forsi breathed a sigh of relief, but couldn't help but ask:
"Can't this curse be lifted?"
Alicia slowly shook her head, left a word and then disappeared.
"I will continue to provide subsequent formulas and potions, complete the role, and digest the potions as soon as possible."
…
Klein, who arrived above the gray fog in advance, sat at the top of the long bronze table. Yesterday, he accepted the commission from the children to find Ian's whereabouts. With the help of the information obtained from them and Ian's hat, he was very
Easily divined Ian's specific location. He is safe now, with the ghostly Beyonder lady, and there is a man suspected of being an Beyonder next to them.
This made Klein feel a lot more relaxed. At least he was sure that Ian was safe, but he had no idea of going to find Ian. Not only the two illegals around him, but also some of the things they were discussing, as well.
Let him give up the idea directly.
The index finger of his right hand tapped the bronze table, and Klein propped his chin with his left hand. He never thought that the third-generation manuscript of the mad scientist Turani von Hermothuin was in the hands of Ian and the others. They even
He also planned to use this manuscript to complete certain plans, and Ian also mentioned that MI9 arranged all this.
This is MI9's plan to use this manuscript for fishing! It seems that I have to be more careful these days and not get involved... But Klein looked at the ripples on the side of his seat. Last night
Someone read out the honorable name of "The Fool" in the ancient Hermetic language, which was the extraordinary person that Miss Justice mentioned for him to investigate.
But when trying to pull her into the gray fog, Klein performed a divination as usual, and the answer he got was that it was dangerous to pull her into the gray fog. After another divination, he found that the danger came from the extraordinary person hiding around him.
There was another suspected high-sequence Beyonder. Although the danger was very low, it made him temporarily give up the idea of pulling her into the gray mist.
But he just gave up temporarily. Klein has been to Backlund for more than a week and found that this place is completely different from Tingen. In Backlund, which has a population of millions, it is really difficult to find one or two people. He
He needs that extraordinary person and her circle to expand his understanding of Backlund.
Klein looked at the citrine necklace on his cuffs, took it off, and prepared to perform another divination. If there was no danger, he would pull her into the gray mist; if there was, then wait for a while.
Adventure is sometimes necessary!
Looking at the citrine pendant that was slowly rotating counterclockwise, Klein breathed a sigh of relief and took out paper and pen, preparing for dream divination.
…
As three o'clock arrived, figures appeared one after another on both sides of the long bronze table.
Is it a woman... Xio, or Forsi? Passed the test? Or someone else?
Audrey, who was sitting on the left side of the long bronze table, was the first to notice that there was another person next to her. She almost forgot to say hello to Mr. Fool, and just wanted to carefully observe the characteristics of the new member.
Even if the other person's figure is blurry, you can still see the hair color and outline, and hear the accent and idioms!
Audrey, who was already a "mind reader", resisted the desire to observe, raised her skirt, and said to Klein, who was at the top of the long bronze table:
"Good afternoon, Mr. Fool."
After greeting her, she did not hide her curiosity. She glanced at the new members in the same row as her and asked with a smile:
"Who is this?"
Klein sat leisurely in the seat belonging to "The Fool", looked around and said:
"This is Miss Magician, our new member."
Then, he looked at Forsi and introduced them one by one:
"This is Miss Justice, and this is Mr. Emperor..."
Rawls, who was sitting in the first seat on the right, frowned. He had already handed over the main materials for the "Master of Magic" to Alicia. Forsi should now be a Sequence 8 Beyonder. He was talking to the full moon.
You should have the corresponding resistance, how could you be dragged into the Tarot Society?
No! Rawls' eyes were covertly looking at Alger Wilson, the "Hanged Man" beside him. He had just obtained the blood of the deep-sea marlin from Alger. As long as Forsi knew this, he would definitely
If you are suspicious, speak first to block him.
After Klein finished reading Russell's diary provided by Alger, Rawls turned slightly to look at Alger and asked:
"Mr. 'The Hanged Man', regarding the last transaction, I have two rewards. You can choose either one."
Sitting opposite Rawls, Audrey, who had already recognized the "magician" as Forsi, looked at Rawls with some confusion. In his impression, Mr. "Emperor" was rarely the first to speak.
He usually waits for everyone to finish before asking questions. Moreover, his movements are very strange and he deliberately shows a very impatient look, which is inconsistent with his previous performance.
"The Hanged Man" Alger didn't notice the strangeness. He just nodded and signaled Rawls to tell him the two rewards first.
"The first reward is 600 pounds. For the second reward, I can tell you the ritual of becoming a Sequence 5 'Ocean Singer'."
Alger did not hesitate and chose the second reward. For him, the 600 pounds of money was far less important than the Sequence 5 ritual. And since the "Emperor" knew the "Ocean Singer" ritual, he must also know the Sequence 5 ritual.
The formula of the potion, even if it is just the main ingredient.
Rawls was not surprised by Alger's choice. He knew very well how attractive his reward was to Alger. He originally did not want to use this knowledge as a reward, but in order to prevent Alger from revealing the blood of the deep-sea marlin,
This is all he can do, not to mention that money is extremely important to him now.
Soon, he wrote the rituals required to become a Sequence 5 "Ocean Singer" on parchment and forwarded them to Alger via "The Fool". Alger looked at the rituals on the parchment and felt a little excited. He could
Make sure there is nothing wrong with this ritual.
"Taking the magic potion in the belly of an Obnis..." He read the content of the ritual silently, and the corresponding information quickly emerged in his mind:
Obnis is an ancient sea monster that can swallow a sailboat directly. It has a huge twisted body, up to three heads and tangled tentacles. It is the protagonist of many sea legends. More importantly
What's interesting is that most of these sea monsters have been tamed by the Church of Storms and have a fixed area of activity.
Forsi, who was sitting opposite Alger, was already shocked. She was only Sequence 8 now and was promoted yesterday, but they were actually exchanging information about Sequence 5!