Chapter 1389: The Fool's Commission

"Good afternoon, Mr. Fool."

The other members of the Tarot Club appeared rather solemn as they

followed Miss Justice's usual greeting.

After they sat down again, The Fool Klein surveyed the area and slowly

said, "I will be entering a state of slumber."

Upon hearing this, Alger, Audrey, Xio, and Fors felt like their

speculations had finally been confirmed. Leonard, Emlyn, Derrick, and

the other Tarot Club members felt their hearts sink as they became

increasingly flustered and filled with puzzlement.

Of course, they weren't that surprised. The abnormal last-minute

gathering and the abnormality of The World's absence seemed to indicate

that something important had happened today.

Klein maintained his last bit of clarity and said in his previous tone,

"This involves a war that's at the level of 'Above the Sequences.' It

has something to do with the apocalypse to a certain extent."

Indeed... Alger acutely caught the words "Above the

Sequences."

He had long suspected that there was another level above Sequence 0: the

one occupied by the ancient sun god when "He" had eight Kings of Angels.

Now, Mr. Fool had finally confirmed his guess and resolved many of his

doubts.

Cattleya and company also noticed the hidden message in Mr. Fool's

words. Those who had similar guesses like The Hanged Man felt

enlightened, while the ones who had never had such guesses were

inevitably surprised and confused when they heard it. However, they

quickly combined what they had learned from the past and came to a

realization.

The Fool Klein continued, "Only after you become an angel do you have

the right to know the exact situation. Otherwise, just understanding it

will bring corruption."

This made the Tarot Club members think of the words "underground" and

"cosmos." They were momentarily unable to contain their thoughts.

Klein looked at the end of the long mottled table and said, "My Blessed,

The World, has entered a deep slumber. It's unknown when he will wake

up."

Then what should be done? Leonard nearly blurted out, but he

could clearly sense that Mr. Fool hadn't finished his sentence.

Therefore, he forcefully held back his urge.

The Fool Klein swept his gaze across him.

"Next is a long-term commission for all members:

"Spread my name more widely, but don't clash with the orthodox Churches.

When necessary, you can choose to use a more concealed method to

proselytize.

"This will aid in my awakening.

"Also, spread the news of The World being my Blessed, and record it in

the Church's Holy Bible. Of course, do not include information that

involves his personal information.

"Remember one sentence: The awakening of The World spells The Fool's

return."

Klein wanted to increase his number of anchors. This might be useful in

the battle with the Lord of the Mysteries in his dream.

At the same time, he wanted to mold The World into a saint of the Church

of The Fool, an angel beside the divine throne, so that this image could

also greatly share an image with the believers and obtain his own

anchors.

To put it simply, Klein planned on having a believer contribute two sets

of anchors. After all, to him, be it The Fool or The World, all of them

were just an identity of his. Furthermore, the image created by anchors

wouldn't be uniform. They were different and wouldn't affect him.

At the level of The Fool, the Church would spread the name of the deity,

The Fool's Sacred Emblem, and all kinds of religious teachings without

any concrete images. As for The World, he had quite a number of

identities, such as Gehrman Sparrow, Dwayne Dantès, and Merlin Hermes.

It wouldn't fixate on a single image.

"The reward is the convenience you have enjoyed in the past, the

responses you received, and the corresponding help given to your future

prayers," The Fool Klein said without a change in tone. "After I begin

my slumber, I can still respond to my prayers in a certain way, but not

every time. If there's something very important that needs help, pray a

few more times."

He could tell from Antigonus's state of eternal slumber, that dreams

could be projected outside. As long as the correct method was used, a

sleeping deity could make use of the dream to a certain extent to

respond to prayers.

Regarding this situation, the members of the Tarot Club weren't stumped

by it at all.

On the one hand, most of them were either openly or secretly spreading

the faith of The Fool. On the other hand, it was very common to pray to

deities without receiving a response. Mr. Fool's responses from before

were considered extremely rare. They had almost never heard of anything

like this happening elsewhere.

To be able to receive a response through repeated prayers on important

matters was better than most of the clergymen of the orthodox Churches!

"Yes, Mr. Fool." The Tarot Club members didn't hesitate at all as they

accepted the long-term commission.

Among them, Leonard was the one that answered from the bottom of his

heart. He was most eager and impatient.

To him, spreading the faith and biblical canon of Mr. Fool was to awaken

Klein.

This made him instantly find the motivation to do something else other

than his usual work.

At this moment, The Fool Klein nodded slightly and cast his gaze at

Cattleya.

"The previous commission---to gather all the information regarding the

Hidden Sage suddenly coming to life---is still effective.

"If you wish to take the risk, then go further and investigate the

present state of the Hidden Sage.

"This will be very dangerous. You can reject it, and the reward is a

wish."

Cattleya thought for a moment and said, "Honorable Mr. Fool, is this

related to awakening you? Is it related to surviving the apocalypse?"

"Perhaps, perhaps not. I can't give you a definite answer right now. I

just see some visions." This time, Klein didn't deliberately create a

high-level persona of The Fool, because he was already The Fool. "Also,

watch over all your subordinates that are Beyonders of the Earth and

Moon pathway."

Cattleya fell silent for a moment before slowly saying, "I'll accept

this commission."

The Fool Klein cast his gaze to the other side and said to Derrick,

"Your mission is to protect the New City of Silver and New Moon City and

protect the Rorsted Archipelago. The more believers I have and the safer

they are, the higher the chances of me waking up.

"On this foundation, think about how to expand the Church and spread the

faith.

"Your payment is to become my Blessed."

Derrick's eyes suddenly burned as he recalled the encouraging gaze he

had received from the Chief when he pushed open the final door of the

Giant King's Court.

He took a deep breath and said in a firm tone, "Yes, Mr. Fool!"

Klein nodded and looked at Fors.

"You need to protect the Abraham family well to prevent them from

suffering the temptation of the cosmos.

"Also, gather more information regarding the Fourth Epoch and figure out

Mr. Door's condition at that time. Uncover some of the latent problems

of the Abraham family."

"That's something I wish to do." Fors hesitated for a moment, but she

still expressed that she would do such things even if she wasn't given

the commission.

The Fool Klein didn't give his approval or disapproval. Instead, he

said, "If you're willing, you can write down biographies and stories of

The World's different identities using different aliases.

"The reward for above is that when you have a chance of becoming a

Planeswalker and have to head to the cosmos, you will receive my

blessings."

Although Klein knew that he could use a dream to give a response to a

certain extent in his sleep, he wasn't sure if he was the one who had

the upper hand or the Lord of the Mysteries. Therefore, he wished to use

verbal contracts of providing a reward after the completion of a mission

on more important matters. When the time came, even if he was at a

disadvantage, he would be able to make use of this sort of invisible

promise to give an ingenious response.

Planeswalker? Fors was taken aback.

To be frank, she had never considered this problem before. What she was

worried about was the digestion of the Secrets Sorcerer potion and the

Wanderer ritual.

Soon, she composed herself and said, "Yes, Mr. Fool."

Klein then cast his gaze at Emlyn.

"The besiegement of the Rose School of Thought involves preparations for

the apocalypse. It's rather dangerous. Even if an angel is participating

in it, you have to pay attention to your own safety.

"Your commission is to try your best to gather blessings, auras, and

items given by the Primordial Moon to 'Her' believers in the Rose School

of Thought. These might be more dangerous than a Grade 1 Sealed

Artifact."

At that moment, although Klein still maintained The Fool's tone, there

were hints that resembled a friend's warning.

This made Audrey, who had stabilized her initial mental state, sense

something different.

Recalling what Mr. Fool had said to the other members, she sighed

inwardly.

*Mr. Fool's humanity seems to have become richer just as "He" is about

to enter a deep sleep...*

While Emlyn was slightly surprised and puzzled, Klein continued, "Apart

from participating in the besieging of the Rose School of Thought's

mission, I hope that you can form a pharmaceutical company and perform

research on how to mass-produce the medicine with magical effects."

"If it's mass-produced, there's no way the products can be equipped with

a magical effect," Emlyn replied instinctively.

The Fool Klein nodded.

"Seek out a compromise.

"Your main goal is to spread my name through this pharmaceutical

company.

"The reward will also be a wish."

*This isn't a matter of danger, but whether it's possible... The

simplest solution is to give me a thousand Apothecary potions. I can

form an Apothecary factory for mass production...* Emlyn mumbled

inwardly before replying seriously, "Yes, Mr. Fool."

Klein looked to the other side and said to Xio, "The apocalypse is

approaching. Be it the Red Priest or the Demoness pathways, they will

become active. Your mission is to rely on the official factions to

investigate the whereabouts of the three Sequence 1 Beyonder

characteristics and the Uniqueness of the Red Priest pathway. If there's

a chance, find a clue to confirm the Primordial Demoness's present

condition. It's very dangerous."

Klein didn't mention the payment, because he had already paid for it.

Xio had her wish fulfilled by holding a ritual and becoming a Sequence 4

Imperative Mage.

As for the three Sequence 1 Conqueror Beyonder characteristics of the

Red Priest pathway, Klein had previously learned that one was in the

hands of the Sauron family---the former Intis royal family---the other

in the hands of the Feysac's Einhorn royal family, and the other was in

the hands of the Loen's Augustus royal family. Later, as a reward, it

was given to the Demoness Sect.

Of course, this was only a preliminary answer. The corresponding

situation could very well have changed:

The Sauron family had already been in decline since Roselle's era. It

might not necessarily be able to keep the Conqueror's Beyonder

characteristic or corresponding Sealed Artifact under its control. Klein

even suspected that it might have been obtained by the Iron and Blood

Cross Order;

The failure of the war had significantly damaged the Einhorn family.

Klein didn't rule out the possibility of the death of a high-level angel

or the loss of a Grade 0 Sealed Artifact.

The location of the Conqueror Beyonder characteristic that the Augustus

family gave to the Demoness Sect was currently the clearest. However,

Klein knew that the Red Angel evil spirit, Sauron Einhorn Medici, had

been eyeing it all this time. Perhaps "He" had succeeded, or perhaps

"He" was carrying out whatever plans "He" had.

There were no clues to the corresponding Red Priest Uniqueness at the

moment. The last time the mysterious world knew of it was at the end of

the Fourth Epoch, during the Pale Disaster.