“But what does what you said have to do with it?” Klein asked back.
“Of course it’s related!” Alice opened her eyes wide. “Some powers, especially those that are too mysterious, are not easy to manifest in low-sequences. Otherwise, does the Fool’s power mean that he controls all the circuses in the world?”
“…Use a different example next time.” Klein fully expressed his opinion.
…
At the beginning of a new week of Tarot Club, when every member of the Tarot Club habitually looked around, Alice holding the ice cream was inevitably noticed.
This made "Justice" Audrey, who was about to stand up and say hello, freeze. She looked at the ice cream in Alice's hand and felt a deep doubt.
Audrey was startled by this statement and asked:
"nothing."
Then, she stood up and saluted as if nothing had happened:
"Good afternoon, Mr. Fool~"
Alice silently scooped a spoonful of ice cream into her mouth. The curious "Hermit" Cattleya and others could only regretfully turn their eyes away from "Justice" Audrey - in their opinion, she was one of the few people who might ask questions.
But Audrey didn't ask, at least Audrey decided to say hello first, so they had to put their minds aside for the time being and wait for the greeting session to be over.
The transaction process was skipped directly. The only transaction that was supposed to take place had been discussed and completed the day before and was officially executed today. "Magician" Fors asked for the help of the messenger of "World" Gehrman Sparrow in the ceremony of promotion to "Traveler" and paid a referral fee for it.
In the free exchange session of exchanging information or chatting, "Star" Leonard lived up to expectations and asked questions related to the ice cream:
"Ms. Destiny, where did you get your ice cream? It doesn't look like real ice cream..."
Alice gently held up the ice cream in her hand so that people could see it more clearly. The ice cream projected by history was indeed different from the real ice cream. It looked unreal, and people could tell at a glance that it did not really exist - at least that was what Alice thought.
So she explained: "This is Mr. Fool's...creation."
Audrey's expression changed slightly, and she asked thoughtfully, "Could it be...historical projection?"
After becoming an "Ancient Scholar", "The World" once briefly described his abilities at the Tarot Club. This was almost a common practice in the Tarot Club, and was mainly initiated by Audrey - she always had the habit of describing her abilities.
However, the descriptions of different people are still different. For example, Alice did introduce the ability of the "destiny" path, but she rarely introduced the details. Except for a few necessary situations, she only told everyone that the essence of destiny is to control probability.
Another example is "The Hanged Man" Alger. The Tarot Club members only know that after becoming the "Ocean Singer", Mr. "The Hanged Man" can provide benefits through singing. Except for the "world" that is fortunate enough to hear it, no one knows how bad his singing is.
For example, the "Hermit" Cattleya, even though she knew that "Mysterious Reappearance" could comprehend magic from the secret history that really existed in the past, she never introduced what magic she had mastered.
Of course, Klein also followed convention and only mentioned the existence of the historical projection. Only Alice knew the specific details, but this was enough because "Justice" Audrey was the only Tarot Club member who knew that "The World" and the Fool came from the same path.
——Others may have their own speculations, but Audrey’s news is a “fact” confirmed by Alice herself.
As soon as these words came out, Cattleya, the Hermit, Alger, the Hanged Man, and the others all looked towards the World, and a strange feeling once again formed in their hearts.
Mr. World's ability? He and Mr. Fool share the same path? Then why does he need to collect potion formulas... Even if this is a test from the gods, he should only need to exchange it through certain contributions... just like the official church.
Hmm, maybe for low-sequence people, collecting potion formulas is easier than accumulating contributions? It's not impossible, maybe he's just trying...
But, but…
They didn't dare to look at Mr. Fool, so they turned their eyes to Alice.
"The World"... Didn't you mention that you might surpass Miss Fate?
The existence of a detour did not lead people to guess in some bad direction at this time, it was just a seed of doubt.
Alice didn't know about these speculations. She agreed with Audrey's doubts and said:
"After all, you really can't eat ice cream in the 'Forsaken Land of the Gods', and I can't contact anyone outside... Otherwise, I can find a purchasing agent myself!
"But if I let Mr. Fool convey the oracle to the believers, let the believers buy ice cream, and then let Mr. Fool deliver it to me...hmm...
"I feel like after a few times, Mr. Fool will hit me."
This is quite reasonable, but no one dares to look at Mr. Fool anymore.
Apart from that, there was nothing special about this Tarot Club. Alice and Klein continued to wander in the "God-Forsaken Land", relying on news from the outside world to satisfy their cravings.
Alice often disappeared for a while when she felt bored. The place she went to was not fixed. Sometimes it was Silver City, sometimes it was the afternoon town camp. Occasionally, she followed the Silver City exploration team into the "Giant King's Court" and patrolled with the patrol team.
The plan to hunt Butis was still underway. Audrey was successfully promoted to a demigod, and Fors was also successfully promoted to a "traveler", becoming a qualified bait.
The hunting plan was officially implemented. Alice and Klein watched from the sidelines on Sefirah Castle. They did not want to intervene. When the Hermit Cattleya transformed into a white swan through the magic of the Ugly Duckling, revealing an incomplete form of a mythical creature, Alice applauded.
until--
Butis felt that his condition was extremely bad, and a giant white snake without scales condensed in his eyes.
Alice's demeanor suddenly became serious. Klein gave Alice the authority without hesitation and retracted his gaze.
Alice didn't act immediately. She quietly looked at the phantom of the giant snake in Butis' eyes. The giant snake was connected head to tail, and a blue-black wheel was faintly visible in between. Alice knew very well that it was an intertwined fate.
Everything went back to three seconds ago. Alice touched her chin and realized that this was probably the limit of Butis' record.
...It's not as good as a talisman.
Alice shook her head and placed a "Restart" in the air.
The moment another white giant snake's shadow emerged in the air, all parties involved in the battle knew that someone had taken action that should not have been taken.
Everything returned to the time before the battle began, as if nothing had happened and everything around was calm.
Butis was not panicked at first. He was just a little confused and didn't understand the intention of this person who acted secretly - in fact, Cattleya didn't understand it either.
Butis, who was able to record "restart" from Ouroboros, had some understanding of this ability. He searched through his own recorded abilities, ready to use his foresight to test the other side's situation first.
However, he soon realized an absurd fact.
——The unknown existence "restarted" all states, but did not have the ability to "restart" his records!
"?" Butis was confused.
Alice withdrew her gaze with disinterest and told Klein:
"Okay, keep watching - I removed some unfair distractions and reopened the surroundings.
"Well, if you have any more supermodel abilities like this, remember to call me again."
She just lay down like that.
It was not until Cattleya and the others sent the "Box of the Old Days" that they could not handle to the "Source Castle" that Alice jumped up in shock and rushed behind Klein.
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Klein had no doubts, because he instantly understood why Alice did this - the "Source Castle" was like boiling water that had been heated to boiling point. The majestic power steam was stimulated by itself and gathered into a torrent, completely submerging the "Box of the Old Days", wrapping it layer by layer, and binding it tightly.
At this moment, the silver-black three-layer "jewelry box" inlaid with gems seemed to have become a small insect in the amber, with no room to move at all.
Klein swallowed and turned to Alice and said, "...Fortunately you didn't try to send up a Level 0 Sealed Artifact."
"I'm not them," Alice rolled her eyes, "If you really are the resurrected ancient god, I would dare to send you, but you're not even an angel yourself, how can I put a '0' level seal here..."
After a pause, she glanced at Klein again and said faintly, "You should be thankful that this box does not involve uniqueness, otherwise I'm afraid..."
"...Actually, I'm curious," Klein looked at Alice tentatively, "Although you can do a lot of things in Sefirah Castle, it seems that all of this requires my permission?"
“Well…” Alice glanced at Klein with an ambiguous expression. “Firstly, although ‘Source Castle’ is not… but from what I know, there is a certain connection between us. Secondly… Klein, I have never really tried to seize the initiative from you.”
She paused, looked Klein up and down, and asked sincerely:
"You are now Sequence 3, so you are not without competitiveness... Do you need me to give it a try?"
“…No need for that,” Klein quickly refused. “Let’s take a look at the Box of the Old Ones first… By the way, I have to remind Ms. Hermit and the others not to give me everything they find in the future. It makes me feel like I’m a rag collector…”
"...You reminded me of something," Alice's expression suddenly became strange, "I played a game before. In that game, you could sacrifice useless equipment or items to the goddess to obtain a system currency..."
She glanced at the "Box of the Past" hesitantly before continuing:
"Including some scrap copper, iron, branches, stones and so on..."
“…” Klein put his hand on his forehead. “I don’t think Ms. Hermit and the others would do that… They are not you, nor me.”
"?" Alice looked at Klein hesitantly.
Klein didn't let her continue speaking. He interrupted:
"Let's get Miss Magician out of there first."
So Alice stopped talking, and through divination, they obtained information about the "Box of the Ancients" - only the first two layers.
None of them dared to spy on the information on the third layer. Whether it was Klein or Alice, their spiritual intuition gave them a strict reminder to give up on this matter.
Then, Klein took out the extraordinary characteristics left by Butis.
It looks like a crystal, with countless rays of light refracted inside, forming one illusory and dazzling door after another.
Klein stared at it for a few seconds, then suddenly threw this extraordinary characteristic into the air.
The power of the "Source Castle" boiled over again, and under Klein's manipulation, it formed a substantial translucent wave that slammed heavily onto the crystal.
The crystal shattered instantly, splitting into countless tiny points of light. Streams of dark gas emerged from it, twisting inside the "Source Castle" and quickly disappearing.
Under the influence of the Beyonder's aggregation law, those tiny dots of light gradually moved closer together, and it took nearly a minute to reassemble into the magnificent and dreamy crystal stone just now, which fell back into Klein's palm.
The pollution in it is cleared away.
Alice stared at the scene blankly. She murmured hesitantly:
"……Angel?"
"It's just inside Sefirah Castle..." Klein shook his head, "And I only have power in vain. I don't have the ability corresponding to an angel."
"That's pretty impressive!" Alice applauded him. "By the way, now that we have the 'Star Worm', the 'Time Worm' is coming, and you have the 'Spirit Worm' yourself..."
She shook her head and persuaded in a tempting tone:
"How about we go and find trouble with the Wish Wolf first?"
"I still plan to move on," Klein shook his head. "However, I can definitely find out more information about the Wish Wolf... I plan to pray to the goddess."
"Pray to the goddess?" Alice frowned in confusion, "How are you going to pray? The goddess cannot receive prayers from the 'Forsaken Land of God'!"
"I know," Klein nodded. "I plan to ask Miss Magician to help... I can ask her to record the ability of the Ancient Scholar to summon historical projections, and then summon my historical projection in the outside world."
"...You reminded me," Alice looked at the "Box of the Old Days" again, "She's still in the box... Well, coming to think of it, this feeling of shrinking a person and putting them in a box is like playing with a doll... like playing house..."
She paused and said in a strange tone:
"I remember that each secret doll has its own personality... this... um..." (End of this chapter)
“Of course it’s related!” Alice opened her eyes wide. “Some powers, especially those that are too mysterious, are not easy to manifest in low-sequences. Otherwise, does the Fool’s power mean that he controls all the circuses in the world?”
“…Use a different example next time.” Klein fully expressed his opinion.
…
At the beginning of a new week of Tarot Club, when every member of the Tarot Club habitually looked around, Alice holding the ice cream was inevitably noticed.
This made "Justice" Audrey, who was about to stand up and say hello, freeze. She looked at the ice cream in Alice's hand and felt a deep doubt.
Audrey was startled by this statement and asked:
"nothing."
Then, she stood up and saluted as if nothing had happened:
"Good afternoon, Mr. Fool~"
Alice silently scooped a spoonful of ice cream into her mouth. The curious "Hermit" Cattleya and others could only regretfully turn their eyes away from "Justice" Audrey - in their opinion, she was one of the few people who might ask questions.
But Audrey didn't ask, at least Audrey decided to say hello first, so they had to put their minds aside for the time being and wait for the greeting session to be over.
The transaction process was skipped directly. The only transaction that was supposed to take place had been discussed and completed the day before and was officially executed today. "Magician" Fors asked for the help of the messenger of "World" Gehrman Sparrow in the ceremony of promotion to "Traveler" and paid a referral fee for it.
In the free exchange session of exchanging information or chatting, "Star" Leonard lived up to expectations and asked questions related to the ice cream:
"Ms. Destiny, where did you get your ice cream? It doesn't look like real ice cream..."
Alice gently held up the ice cream in her hand so that people could see it more clearly. The ice cream projected by history was indeed different from the real ice cream. It looked unreal, and people could tell at a glance that it did not really exist - at least that was what Alice thought.
So she explained: "This is Mr. Fool's...creation."
Audrey's expression changed slightly, and she asked thoughtfully, "Could it be...historical projection?"
After becoming an "Ancient Scholar", "The World" once briefly described his abilities at the Tarot Club. This was almost a common practice in the Tarot Club, and was mainly initiated by Audrey - she always had the habit of describing her abilities.
However, the descriptions of different people are still different. For example, Alice did introduce the ability of the "destiny" path, but she rarely introduced the details. Except for a few necessary situations, she only told everyone that the essence of destiny is to control probability.
Another example is "The Hanged Man" Alger. The Tarot Club members only know that after becoming the "Ocean Singer", Mr. "The Hanged Man" can provide benefits through singing. Except for the "world" that is fortunate enough to hear it, no one knows how bad his singing is.
For example, the "Hermit" Cattleya, even though she knew that "Mysterious Reappearance" could comprehend magic from the secret history that really existed in the past, she never introduced what magic she had mastered.
Of course, Klein also followed convention and only mentioned the existence of the historical projection. Only Alice knew the specific details, but this was enough because "Justice" Audrey was the only Tarot Club member who knew that "The World" and the Fool came from the same path.
——Others may have their own speculations, but Audrey’s news is a “fact” confirmed by Alice herself.
As soon as these words came out, Cattleya, the Hermit, Alger, the Hanged Man, and the others all looked towards the World, and a strange feeling once again formed in their hearts.
Mr. World's ability? He and Mr. Fool share the same path? Then why does he need to collect potion formulas... Even if this is a test from the gods, he should only need to exchange it through certain contributions... just like the official church.
Hmm, maybe for low-sequence people, collecting potion formulas is easier than accumulating contributions? It's not impossible, maybe he's just trying...
But, but…
They didn't dare to look at Mr. Fool, so they turned their eyes to Alice.
"The World"... Didn't you mention that you might surpass Miss Fate?
The existence of a detour did not lead people to guess in some bad direction at this time, it was just a seed of doubt.
Alice didn't know about these speculations. She agreed with Audrey's doubts and said:
"After all, you really can't eat ice cream in the 'Forsaken Land of the Gods', and I can't contact anyone outside... Otherwise, I can find a purchasing agent myself!
"But if I let Mr. Fool convey the oracle to the believers, let the believers buy ice cream, and then let Mr. Fool deliver it to me...hmm...
"I feel like after a few times, Mr. Fool will hit me."
This is quite reasonable, but no one dares to look at Mr. Fool anymore.
Apart from that, there was nothing special about this Tarot Club. Alice and Klein continued to wander in the "God-Forsaken Land", relying on news from the outside world to satisfy their cravings.
Alice often disappeared for a while when she felt bored. The place she went to was not fixed. Sometimes it was Silver City, sometimes it was the afternoon town camp. Occasionally, she followed the Silver City exploration team into the "Giant King's Court" and patrolled with the patrol team.
The plan to hunt Butis was still underway. Audrey was successfully promoted to a demigod, and Fors was also successfully promoted to a "traveler", becoming a qualified bait.
The hunting plan was officially implemented. Alice and Klein watched from the sidelines on Sefirah Castle. They did not want to intervene. When the Hermit Cattleya transformed into a white swan through the magic of the Ugly Duckling, revealing an incomplete form of a mythical creature, Alice applauded.
until--
Butis felt that his condition was extremely bad, and a giant white snake without scales condensed in his eyes.
Alice's demeanor suddenly became serious. Klein gave Alice the authority without hesitation and retracted his gaze.
Alice didn't act immediately. She quietly looked at the phantom of the giant snake in Butis' eyes. The giant snake was connected head to tail, and a blue-black wheel was faintly visible in between. Alice knew very well that it was an intertwined fate.
Everything went back to three seconds ago. Alice touched her chin and realized that this was probably the limit of Butis' record.
...It's not as good as a talisman.
Alice shook her head and placed a "Restart" in the air.
The moment another white giant snake's shadow emerged in the air, all parties involved in the battle knew that someone had taken action that should not have been taken.
Everything returned to the time before the battle began, as if nothing had happened and everything around was calm.
Butis was not panicked at first. He was just a little confused and didn't understand the intention of this person who acted secretly - in fact, Cattleya didn't understand it either.
Butis, who was able to record "restart" from Ouroboros, had some understanding of this ability. He searched through his own recorded abilities, ready to use his foresight to test the other side's situation first.
However, he soon realized an absurd fact.
——The unknown existence "restarted" all states, but did not have the ability to "restart" his records!
"?" Butis was confused.
Alice withdrew her gaze with disinterest and told Klein:
"Okay, keep watching - I removed some unfair distractions and reopened the surroundings.
"Well, if you have any more supermodel abilities like this, remember to call me again."
She just lay down like that.
It was not until Cattleya and the others sent the "Box of the Old Days" that they could not handle to the "Source Castle" that Alice jumped up in shock and rushed behind Klein.
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Klein had no doubts, because he instantly understood why Alice did this - the "Source Castle" was like boiling water that had been heated to boiling point. The majestic power steam was stimulated by itself and gathered into a torrent, completely submerging the "Box of the Old Days", wrapping it layer by layer, and binding it tightly.
At this moment, the silver-black three-layer "jewelry box" inlaid with gems seemed to have become a small insect in the amber, with no room to move at all.
Klein swallowed and turned to Alice and said, "...Fortunately you didn't try to send up a Level 0 Sealed Artifact."
"I'm not them," Alice rolled her eyes, "If you really are the resurrected ancient god, I would dare to send you, but you're not even an angel yourself, how can I put a '0' level seal here..."
After a pause, she glanced at Klein again and said faintly, "You should be thankful that this box does not involve uniqueness, otherwise I'm afraid..."
"...Actually, I'm curious," Klein looked at Alice tentatively, "Although you can do a lot of things in Sefirah Castle, it seems that all of this requires my permission?"
“Well…” Alice glanced at Klein with an ambiguous expression. “Firstly, although ‘Source Castle’ is not… but from what I know, there is a certain connection between us. Secondly… Klein, I have never really tried to seize the initiative from you.”
She paused, looked Klein up and down, and asked sincerely:
"You are now Sequence 3, so you are not without competitiveness... Do you need me to give it a try?"
“…No need for that,” Klein quickly refused. “Let’s take a look at the Box of the Old Ones first… By the way, I have to remind Ms. Hermit and the others not to give me everything they find in the future. It makes me feel like I’m a rag collector…”
"...You reminded me of something," Alice's expression suddenly became strange, "I played a game before. In that game, you could sacrifice useless equipment or items to the goddess to obtain a system currency..."
She glanced at the "Box of the Past" hesitantly before continuing:
"Including some scrap copper, iron, branches, stones and so on..."
“…” Klein put his hand on his forehead. “I don’t think Ms. Hermit and the others would do that… They are not you, nor me.”
"?" Alice looked at Klein hesitantly.
Klein didn't let her continue speaking. He interrupted:
"Let's get Miss Magician out of there first."
So Alice stopped talking, and through divination, they obtained information about the "Box of the Ancients" - only the first two layers.
None of them dared to spy on the information on the third layer. Whether it was Klein or Alice, their spiritual intuition gave them a strict reminder to give up on this matter.
Then, Klein took out the extraordinary characteristics left by Butis.
It looks like a crystal, with countless rays of light refracted inside, forming one illusory and dazzling door after another.
Klein stared at it for a few seconds, then suddenly threw this extraordinary characteristic into the air.
The power of the "Source Castle" boiled over again, and under Klein's manipulation, it formed a substantial translucent wave that slammed heavily onto the crystal.
The crystal shattered instantly, splitting into countless tiny points of light. Streams of dark gas emerged from it, twisting inside the "Source Castle" and quickly disappearing.
Under the influence of the Beyonder's aggregation law, those tiny dots of light gradually moved closer together, and it took nearly a minute to reassemble into the magnificent and dreamy crystal stone just now, which fell back into Klein's palm.
The pollution in it is cleared away.
Alice stared at the scene blankly. She murmured hesitantly:
"……Angel?"
"It's just inside Sefirah Castle..." Klein shook his head, "And I only have power in vain. I don't have the ability corresponding to an angel."
"That's pretty impressive!" Alice applauded him. "By the way, now that we have the 'Star Worm', the 'Time Worm' is coming, and you have the 'Spirit Worm' yourself..."
She shook her head and persuaded in a tempting tone:
"How about we go and find trouble with the Wish Wolf first?"
"I still plan to move on," Klein shook his head. "However, I can definitely find out more information about the Wish Wolf... I plan to pray to the goddess."
"Pray to the goddess?" Alice frowned in confusion, "How are you going to pray? The goddess cannot receive prayers from the 'Forsaken Land of God'!"
"I know," Klein nodded. "I plan to ask Miss Magician to help... I can ask her to record the ability of the Ancient Scholar to summon historical projections, and then summon my historical projection in the outside world."
"...You reminded me," Alice looked at the "Box of the Old Days" again, "She's still in the box... Well, coming to think of it, this feeling of shrinking a person and putting them in a box is like playing with a doll... like playing house..."
She paused and said in a strange tone:
"I remember that each secret doll has its own personality... this... um..." (End of this chapter)
