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Lawrence took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in his heart, and glanced at Leyton standing opposite him. He even suspected that the other party might be a crazy Beyonder, otherwise, why would he say such things?
Leyton closed his eyes slightly, silently reciting the honorific name of the Hidden Sage in his heart, asking Him for some support.
A pair of eyes outlined by the boundless Cosmos appeared in Leyton's mind, then vanished.
Leyton immediately opened his eyes, stepped forward, and said in a deep voice:
"I am an agent of a great existence, walking on this land. I can represent His will to a certain extent."
As Leyton spoke, Fors and Lawrence in the room suddenly felt as if some illusions appeared before their eyes.
Behind Leyton, a hazy, brilliant Cosmos appeared, each speck of starlight like an eye, indifferently watching everything in the world.
At the same time, an aura of extremely high Sequence permeated, then dissipated instantly.
The room returned to its previous quietness. The sunlight from outside shone quietly into the room through the glass window. Fors blinked, wondering if what she had just seen was an illusion.
"Mr. Fool?!" Fors murmured in surprise and uncertainty. She always felt something was not quite right. Shouldn't Mr. Fool always be accompanied by the Gray Fog?
"Heh~ It's not Mr. Fool, it's other great existences," Leyton reminded Fors.
"Mr. Fool? Who is that great existence you speak of?"
Lawrence asked with a hint of light in his eyes. The brilliant Cosmos just now made him instantly think of his family's records describing Mr. Door, many of which were related to the Cosmos.
Leyton watched the changes in Lawrence, and seeing that his emotions had stabilized quite a bit, he chuckled lightly and said:
"That question, let's wait until you are willing to believe me before you ask it."
"Then what do you want the Abraham Family to provide?"
"At least not for now. A group of Astrologers, at most Sequence 7, cannot provide much help for what I want to do."
"Mr. Door is the one I truly wish to ask for help from."
Lawrence took a deep breath. He felt like he was a normal person facing a Demon's temptation, with fear and greed coexisting. Even if he knew the other party might have ill intentions, he found it hard to resist the temptation.
"I will stay in Backlund for a while, but even if I eventually believe you, I will not interfere with the decisions of other members of the Abraham Family."
"No problem," Leyton said with a light chuckle.
Glancing at the sky outside the window, Leyton prepared to leave. Before departing, he asked one more question:
"Will you change your residence? I will find a qualified Apothecary to come over in the next two days to help you recuperate, otherwise, I'm really worried you might collapse at any moment."
Lawrence's expression became solemn for a moment, then he softened his tone and said, "Not for now."
"Alright, then goodbye for now~"
Having received Lawrence's answer, Leyton no longer lingered, taking two steps forward and entering the Spirit World.
"Cough! Cough!"
"Mr. Lawrence, how are you? Did the treatment just now not work?"
Fors quickly moved closer, asking with concern.
Lawrence gently shook his head, his voice no longer as strong as before, and he said weakly:
"I'm fine. The treatment just now was very effective. Otherwise, I would already be dead now."
"That person just now, do you know him? Can you tell me more about him?"
"..." After a moment of silence, Fors pondered what she could say, then organized her words and said:
"No problem."
"He and I are members of the same gathering. It's a very special gathering, convened personally by a great existence!"
"It was also that great existence who protected me when the full moon's ravings struck, allowing me to hold on until now. Because of that, I gained the qualification to join that gathering."
"He joined the gathering earlier than me. I only know that he knows a lot and is very strong himself. From my usual observations, he is quite lazy, but his character should be pretty good..."
Lawrence quietly listened to Fors's narration, while also replaying the conversation in his mind.
He seems to know a lot about the ancestor... He actually wants the ancestor to work for him for a period of time. There was never a clear subordinate relationship between the Blood Emperor and the ancestor; it was more about factions and interests.
He might know what happened during the War of the Four Emperors... But if his goal truly is the ancestor, does the Abraham Family need this kind of salvation?
"Mr. Lawrence? Are you still listening?"
Fors reached out and waved her hand in front of the somewhat dazed Lawrence.
"Hmm? Sorry~ I was a bit lost in thought." Lawrence came back to his senses and smiled apologetically.
"It's alright, Mr. Lawrence. I have something else to do this afternoon, so I'll head back first."
As she spoke, Fors looked at Lawrence with some worry in her eyes.
Lawrence chuckled lightly and waved his hand slightly, saying:
"Don't worry, I won't die anytime soon."
15 Minsk Street, Cherwood Borough.
Klein, who had just returned from the Gray Fog, saw a figure appear in front of him. He instinctively took half a step back, adopting a defensive posture.
Leyton raised an eyebrow when he saw Klein's reaction:
"I thought you were going to throw a few cards at my face!"
"When did you get here?" Klein said irritably.
"Just now," Leyton replied, then directly asked the question he was more concerned about:
"Can you now block the influence of the full moon's ravings without having to come to the Gray Fog?"
"Why do you ask that?" Klein looked at Leyton with some confusion, then shook his head and said:
"I've never attempted a similar operation, so I'm not sure."
"How about asking Miss Magician to try?" Leyton boldly suggested.
Klein was silent for a moment, then said with a strange tone:
"Did Miss Magician offend you?"
"Also, how did you know she was affected by the full moon's ravings?"
"I know her," Leyton replied to Klein, then explained in detail why he had asked this question:
"I want to provide some protection to a member of the Abraham Family, so that he can safely pass through the full moon's ravings."
"You can't do it?" Klein asked with a hint of curiosity.
Leyton shook his head slightly and said:
"I can, but it's troublesome. I don't want to get involved with Them."
So, if it's troublesome for you, it's not troublesome for me, is that it?
Klein silently grumbled inwardly, then began to consider the feasibility of such an operation.
After a moment of contemplation, Klein spoke with some hesitation:
"I can try it during the next full moon, but I can't guarantee success."
Leyton smiled and said, "No problem. I will pay the remuneration. What do you need?"
Although Klein was not yet at the Demigod level, at most, it was just the difference of throwing a few more Angel paper figures.
Klein asked without hesitation about Will Auceptin:
"How much do you know about Will Auceptin? He is a Sequence 1 Snake of Fate, right?"
"Have you performed a divination?"
Leyton first counter-questioned, then without waiting for Klein's answer, he spoke on his own:
"He is indeed a Snake of Fate, currently being hunted by Ouroboros. He has already entered a restart state. That Dr. Aaron is the father he chose after the restart."
Klein felt that many of his doubts had been answered, then he pressed on:
"Restart? Is Ouroboros another Snake of Fate?"
Leyton nodded gently and said:
"Restart is a unique ability of the Snake of Fate. When encountering an inescapable danger, one can restart the cycle, reverse into an embryo, and begin a new life."
"Ouroboros is a King of Angels of the Fate pathway, currently following the True Creator."
Klein couldn't help but exclaim:
"Start a new life? That ability is so broken."
"You've mentioned King of Angels several times. What exactly does the title King of Angels represent? King among Angels?"
"Broken? That word is more suitable to describe The Marauder pathway."
Leyton corrected Klein's wording, then began to explain the meaning of King of Angels:
"In the narrow sense, King of Angels refers to the eight King of Angels who served by the Ancient Sun God; in the broad sense, King of Angels refers to those Angels who have surpassed Sequence 1 but have not yet achieved true godhood, meaning those Angels who have fused multiple Sequence 1 characteristics or mastered a Uniqueness. Hmm, actually, Angels who have mastered a Primordial can also be included, and they are even stronger!"
Empress Borough, inside an unremarkable house, Mr. A's Beyonder gathering was being held.
After returning from the hotel where Lawrence was staying to her rented place, Fors changed her clothes, then accompanied Viscount Glaint with Xio to attend this gathering.
In her seat, Fors maintained her usual languid posture, but unusually, she wore a hood, using the shadows to conceal her face.
She was recalling Mr. Lawrence's matter.
The influence of the full moon's ravings came from the Abraham Family's ancestor, Mr. Door. If we had used that bracelet back then, none of these subsequent events would have happened.
And, Mr. Tower is actually an agent of a great existence. Just hearing it makes him sound so high in Sequence... Is Mr. Tower's presence at the Tarot Club a representation of an alliance between that great existence and Mr. Fool?
Mr. Hanged Man on the sea, Mr. Sun in the Forsaken Land of the Gods, and Miss Justice, who is a noble, and the terrifyingly gloomy Mr. World... I somehow feel that Mr. Fool asked me to join the Tarot Club just to make up the numbers!
Mr. A, sitting at the very front, spoke at the opportune moment:
"I have a mission."
"Help me find some people who believe in the so-called 'Fool'."
Mr. A's words pulled Fors out of her thoughts.
She looked somewhat dazed at Mr. A, who was sitting in a single armchair with an exaggerated hood, and she wondered if she had misheard something.
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