#250Chapter 250 The Exchange at the Tarot MeetingAI Model: gemini-2.5-flash
Chapter 250: Exchange at the Tarot Club
Above the Grey Mist, inside the ancient and magnificent palace.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Fool."
Justice Audrey stood up, curtsied slightly, and said to Klein, who was at the head of the long bronze table, "Good afternoon, Mr. Fool."
After exchanging greetings, and since there was no new rosell's diary to share this time, Klein directly manipulated the World, and spoke in a hoarse, deep voice:
"I want to know information about a Pathway related to 'luck'."
This was information he had subtly extracted from Plum Blossom 5—the Beyonder Pathway that Lorne Disenk might belong to.
According to Plum Blossom 5, even if Lorne himself was not a Beyonder of this Pathway, he must possess a Mystical Item from this Pathway.
The previous conflict, though it ended temporarily in an unexpected way, everything was calm; the reports and investigations he had worried about did not happen to him again.
But he always felt that the entanglement between him and Lorne Disenk would not end so simply.
Considering the opponent's sudden attack last time, Klein felt it was necessary to gather relevant intelligence in advance, just in case. After all, a Magician never performs unprepared.
He had inquired about relevant information from Plum Blossom 5, but the other party had evaded him on the grounds of "confidentiality." The Society was surprisingly generous in some aspects, but unusually stingy in others.
Left with no choice, he could only come to the Tarot Club to seek help from the knowledgeable Hanged Man and the Sun, who was in the Forsaken Land of the Gods.
Related to 'fate'—
Hanged Man Alger pondered silently for a moment, then shook his head. Rumors of such Pathways indeed circulated on the sea, but he himself didn't know much about them. The church might have records, but he was still at sea and couldn't return for a while.
"Mr. World," Sun Derrick Berg, sitting on the other side, straightened his back and spoke up, "I can help you check the relevant information in the City of Silver's library."
He paused, then, remembering the Tarot Club's principle of equivalent exchange, added:
"The reward I want is information about the True Creator."
He raised his hand and respectfully pointed to the head of the bronze long table: "As for whether the two pieces of information are of equal value, Mr. Fool will decide."
Gulp---
Klein forcibly suppressed the upturn of his lips, muttering inwardly: You asked for this yourself, don't blame me!
"Alright."
The transaction was initially concluded, and the Tarot Club entered the free exchange session.
Hanged Man Alger was the first to speak, dropping a bombshell: "Recently, a major event happened at sea. Blood Admiral Senior was hunted down."
Blood Admiral? That Pirate General with a bounty of over 20,000 pounds—Klein was shocked. To deal with an opponent of that caliber, one must at least be an outstanding Beyonder of Sequence 5, possibly even involving the demigod level.
"Was it done by the official Beyonders? Like the military or the church?" Audrey immediately pressed, full of interest in such legendary maritime events. "No," Alger shook his head, "It is rumored that he was hunted down by a previously unknown bounty Hunter."
After a pause, he added: "But I personally believe that the so-called new bounty Hunter should just be a disguise.
Someone capable of hunting down a Pirate General of that caliber couldn't have had no reputation at sea before."
Hmm—that makes sense. Klein and Audrey both inwardly agreed with this conjecture.
"There's another piece of news," Alger continued, "Vice Admiral of Disease Tracy and Iceberg Admiral Edwina Edwards had a small-scale naval battle in the waters around the Raging Sea these past two days."
"What was the outcome?" the hoarse World asked.
"The specific situation is unclear. It is said that both sides suffered damage, but it is generally believed that Iceberg Admiral's losses might be greater. However, since it was just a chance encounter, the losses for both sides should not be too great."
"However, Vice Admiral of Disease Tracy seems to have acquired a new fleet recently. Her current fleet size and influence are even larger than some long-established Pirate Generals. Outsiders are even speculating whether she is about to be promoted to Pirate General or even preparing to contend for the position of Pirate King."
Fleet upgrade? Vice Admiral of Disease suddenly got rich?!
Wait!
Klein suddenly remembered something, and he subtly glanced at the Hanged Man.
I remember—the Hanged Man was captured by Vice Admiral of Disease Tracy, right? He even complained to me back then—
Speaking of which, the reason why Vice Admiral of Disease and Iceberg Admiral are hostile, could it be because of that pirate named Danitz the Flame? The Hanged Man said that Danitz killed the adventurer named Monqi Brando, and that Brando's true identity was Vice Admiral of Disease Tracy's lover—
So, is this a drama of a lover seeking revenge for love? Klein speculated inwardly.
"Mr. Hanged Man, do you know more about their naval battle? I can pay for the information!"
Justice Audrey listened with excitement.
After all, she would most likely never have the chance to venture out to sea in her life, so hearing so many interesting secrets here was a good experience.
Naval battles, adventures, treasures—just thinking about it was exciting!
"I don't know the specifics anymore." Alger shook his head somewhat awkwardly.
To be honest, although he had gathered a lot of information, he didn't want to talk too much about Tracy. There was no way around it; being knocked out and taken away without any resistance was simply too embarrassing.
However, in some ways, he also considered himself very lucky. After he was rescued, Tracy did not put a bounty on him, nor did she take any other retaliatory actions. He believed that the other party might be wary of the mysterious lady who rescued him, or perhaps because the other party had focused all her attention on Danitz, she simply let him go like a fart.
Anyway, he temporarily didn't want to get involved with any Pirate General.
'I must seize the time to advance! Only with sufficiently powerful strength can I truly escape the fate of being controlled by others!' He unconsciously clenched his fist.
"Alright." Audrey was a little disappointed, but didn't ask anything further.
As the free exchange session drew to a close, Klein, controlling the World, initiated a private conversation request with Justice Audrey.
Audrey also happened to have something to discuss with Mr. World, so she readily agreed.
The Grey Mist blocked the sight and sound of others.
"Sister Justice, I want to talk to you about Lorne Disenk." Klein got straight to the point, "He might be more dangerous than we imagine; you can give up on investigating him."
Dangerous? That's right! Susie said the same thing! It said that Lorne Disenk was an extremely dangerous individual and even tried to abduct it!
Following this topic, Audrey recounted Susie's encounter that day and its assessment of Lorne, telling Klein everything in detail.
Gift shop—it seems he really went to exchange gifts, was it to find his pen pal? Klein speculated inwardly.
In any case, considering Lorne's dangerous nature, Klein once again solemnly advised Audrey to stop investigating him.
At the end of the conversation, Klein hesitated for a moment, but still decided to add one more thing.
"By the way, Sister Justice, there are some issues with the stock market in Kland recently; you might want to pay attention."
"Stock market?" Audrey was a little confused, why would Mr. World suddenly talk to her about this? Although she was the daughter of a prominent banker, she usually paid little attention to financial matters.
"The recent surge in the stock market is too rapid, and there are deeper reasons behind it." The World's voice remained low, "You can pay attention to it—"
Klein knew that although those manipulated stock transactions could only be afforded by truly wealthy people, once the bubble burst, and factory owners and rich merchants went bankrupt, their workers would definitely be severely affected. This financial storm would eventually affect many people, making their already difficult situations even harder.
So he decided to subtly remind Miss Justice about some things. She was a noble, and perhaps through her, he could warn others to reduce the impact of this crisis.
"I understand, Mr. World, thank you for your reminder." Audrey replied solemnly.
She could tell that Mr. World's words definitely contained many unspoken reasons. She planned to ask her father about it later.
He was one of the biggest bankers in the Kingdom of Luen and must be very well-informed about stock market news. If there were really any problems with the stock market, he would definitely tell her.