THE HANGED MAN

Chapter 7 Codename

"You may call me Fool."

The short answer quickly disappeared in the magnificent temple and the diffuse mist, but in the hearts of Audrey and Alger, the voice echoed for a long time, stirring up ripples in circles.

I didn't expect it, but I felt it should be the title of this feeling, a title that perfectly reflects the image of mystery, power, weirdness, etc.!

After a few seconds of silence, Audrey stood up, lifted up her skirt, bent her knees, and saluted Zhou Mingrui:

"Dear Mr. Fool, please allow me to take the liberty of requesting that you be a witness to our transaction?"

"It's a small thing." Zhou Mingrui's thoughts changed quickly and he answered in a manner befitting his identity.

"This is our honor, Mr. Fool." Alger also stood up, put his right hand on his chest, and bent down to salute.

Zhou Mingrui pressed his right hand weakly, smiled and said:

"You guys continue."

Alger nodded, sat down again, looked at Audrey and said:

"If you can get ghost shark blood, then find someone to send it to the 'Warrior and Sea' bar on Pelican Street in the White Rose District of Pulitzer Harbour, and tell the boss Williams that this is what the 'Captain' wants."

"After I confirm it, will you give me the address to send the potion formula to, or will you let me tell you directly here?"

Audrey thought for a while, then smiled and said:

"I chose the more secretive way, right here, although it tests my memory."

Since Mr. Fool agreed to witness the transaction, it meant that there would be another similar "party".

Thinking of this, she suddenly turned her head, looked at Zhou Mingrui with shining eyes, and suggested with interest:

"Mr. Fool, would you mind doing this 'try' a few more times?"

After listening calmly, Alger was also heartbroken and hurriedly agreed:

"Mr. Fool, don't you think this kind of 'party' is interesting? Although your power exceeds our imagination, there are always areas in the world that you don't understand and are not good at. The lady opposite is obviously of noble birth. I We also have our own experience, insights, channels and resources, and she and I may be able to help you complete trivial things that are inconvenient for you to do yourself at some point in the future."

In his opinion, since he would be pulled in here without any defense or resistance, it means that the initiative is in the hands of the mysterious Mr. Fool. If he doesn't refuse and never participate in the "party" again, he will definitely succeed. , so it is better to dig deeper and better into the benefits of this encounter, and use gains to make up for the passivity and disadvantages.A lady of noble birth...my performance, is my accent so obvious? Audrey's mouth was half open and she was startled for a moment, but she quickly came back to her senses and nodded without hesitation:

"Mr. Fool, I think this is a good proposal. As long as the 'gatherings' become regular, if it is not convenient for you to come forward, you can completely hand it over to us. Of course, it must be within our capabilities."From just now, Zhou Mingrui has been weighing the pros and cons. More "gatherings" will indeed allow him to gain more extraordinary mysteries and occult knowledge, which will help him travel back in the future. For example, it should appear at the next "gathering" The magic potion formula of the "audience" can also be used to obtain information and get certain help in current real life.

However, the more "parties" there are, the easier it is to expose one's own reality!

Sure enough, no matter which world, there is nothing that only has benefits... Zhou Mingrui stretched out his right hand again and tapped the edge of the long table with his fingers.

Considering that the convening and disbanding of the "gathering" was under his control, even if any problems were exposed, they were still within the controllable range, and the benefits clearly outweighed the disadvantages. Zhou Mingrui made a quick decision.

He stopped tapping and faced four expectant and anxious eyes and said with a smile:

"I'm a person who likes equal exchange."

"I won't let you help unconditionally."

"Every Monday, at three o'clock in the afternoon, try to be alone as much as possible. When I try a few more times and figure out some things, maybe you can ask for leave in advance and don't have to worry about being in inappropriate situations."

This counts as agreeing to Alger and Audrey's proposal.

Audrey had just turned seventeen and had always been cared for. She was a very serious girl. When she heard Mr. Fool's answer, she couldn't help clenching her fists and shaking them twice in front of her chest.

"Then should we give ourselves a title? After all, we can't communicate with our real names." Before Alger could speak, she said with bright eyes and enthusiasm.

Although I may not be able to hide my true situation from Mr. Fool, the guy opposite is also in some danger, so I can’t let him know who I am!

"Good idea." Zhou Mingrui replied briefly and easily.

Audrey immediately started thinking and said while thinking:

"You are Mr. Fool, and you come from the Tarot cards. As a regular, long-term, secret 'gathering', the title must be as consistent as possible. Well, I will also choose from the Tarot cards."

Her tone slowly became cheerful:

"It's decided, my title is, 'Justice'!"

This is one of the twenty-two main cards of the Tarot.

"What about you, sir?" Audrey looked at her "companion" opposite with a smile.

Alger frowned slightly, then relaxed and said:

"The Hanged Man."

This is another main card.

"Okay, then we are considered to be the founding members of the Tarot Society!" Audrey blurted out happily at first, then looked timidly at Zhou Mingrui, who was shrouded in gray mist, "Is it okay, Mr. Fool?"

Zhou Mingrui shook his head funny:

"You can make up your own mind about such a small matter."

"Thank you!" Audrey was obviously excited.

Then, she looked at Alger again:

"Mr. Hanged Man, can you tell me the address just now? I'm afraid my memory is not deep enough."

"No problem." Alger was quite satisfied with Audrey's seriousness and repeated the address.

After reciting silently three times, Audrey said again with great interest:

"I heard that Tarot is just a game invented by Emperor Russell, and it doesn't actually have the function of divination?"

"No, most of the time, divination comes from oneself. Everyone has spirituality and can communicate with the spiritual world and with higher-level information about themselves. However, ordinary people cannot detect this, let alone interpret the obtained information. 'Reminder', when they use divination tools, the information will be presented with the help of the tools. The simplest example is dreams and dream interpretation." Alger glanced at Zhou Mingrui and saw that he didn't express anything, so he denied it. Audrey said, "Tarot cards actually belong to this kind of tool. It uses more symbols and more reasonable elements to help us interpret 'hints' more conveniently and accurately."

Zhou Mingrui seemed to be careless, but in fact he listened very seriously, but his mental void began to become serious, and his head throbbed and hurt.

"I understand." Audrey nodded in approval, and then emphasized, "That's not what I meant. I'm not questioning the Tarot cards. I heard that Emperor Russell actually made another deck of cards, a secret one. , there are twenty-two cards in total that symbolize some unknown power. After completion, he referred to this and invented the twenty-two main cards of the Tarot as a game tool. Is this accurate? "

She looked at Zhou Mingrui, as if she wanted to get an answer from the mysterious Mr. Fool.

Zhou Mingrui just smiled without speaking, and turned his gaze to the "Hanged Man", as if he was trying to test you.

Alger subconsciously straightened his back and said in a deep voice:

"Yes, it is said that Emperor Russell has seen the Desecrated Slate, and that deck of cards contains the secrets of the twenty-two paths to God."

"Twenty-two paths to God..." Audrey repeated in a tone full of yearning.

At this time, Zhou Mingrui's headache worsened, and he felt that the invisible connection between himself and the crimson stars and gray mist began to shake.

"Okay, let's end today's party here." He decided immediately and spoke in a low voice.

"Follow your will." Alger bowed his head and saluted.

"According to your will." Audrey imitated "The Hanged Man".

She still had so many questions and ideas, and she couldn't bear to end it.

Zhou Mingrui cut off the contact and smiled and said:

"Let's look forward to the next party."

The "stars" shined again, and the crimson light shrank back like water. As soon as Audrey and Alger heard Mr. Fool's words, their figures became blurrier and more unreal.

In less than a second, the "projection" shattered, and silence returned above the gray fog.

Zhou Mingrui felt that he was getting heavier quickly, and his surroundings were drifting away. His eyes first dimmed, and then there was bright sunshine.

He was still in the apartment room, still standing in the center.

"It's like a dream...what is that gray mist world...and who or what kind of power caused the changes just now..." Zhou Mingrui sighed in a low voice, full of confusion, and his legs seemed to be filled with lead. Go to the desk.

He picked up the pocket watch he had put outside and checked how much time had passed.

"One to one time flow rate." Zhou Mingrui roughly judged.

He put down his pocket watch. His head was throbbing and he couldn't hold it any longer. He sat on the chair, lowered his head, and massaged his temples on both sides with his left thumb and middle finger.

After a long time, he suddenly sighed and said in Chinese:

"It seems I won't be able to go back in a short time..."

Only the ignorant can be fearless. After seeing such miraculous things and learning about the extraordinary realm and the mysterious world, Zhou Mingrui no longer dared to recklessly try the "Transfer Ritual" in the ancient Fusac and Loen languages!

Who knows if there will be another situation, which may be more bizarre, more terrifying, and even make life worse than death!

"At least you have to have a deep understanding of mysticism before you can try it." Zhou Mingrui thought helplessly.

Fortunately, the so-called "party" can help you.

There was another moment of silence, and he said to himself with emotions such as depression, loss, pain and melancholy:

"From now on, I am Klein."

…

Klein tried to turn his thoughts back to methods and plans to relieve the negative emotions in his heart.

Maybe next week we can hear the recipe for the "audience" potion...

The "gathering" just now was really magical. People in different parts of the world were so close to each other, communicating face to face, and exchanging information. Well, this sounds a bit familiar...

Klein was stunned for a few seconds, then burst into laughter, pressed his hands on his temples, and laughed at himself in a low voice:

"Do you want to know more about online dating platforms?"