Almost instinctively, Leonard surveyed the area and realized that none of the other Tarot members were surprised. All of them were listening carefully.
They already knew? That's right. This is only my second time attending this gathering. There are many things I haven't come into contact with … There sure are many secrets involved here … Leonard retracted his gaze and returned to his previous sitting posture.
Audrey paused for a moment and glanced at Xio, who was two people away. Then, she cast her gaze at Mr. The Hanging Man and continued, "He's trying to use psychological cues on me.
He wants me to interact with different nobles and understand their true attitudes on different matters before conveying it to him. Fortunately, Mr. Fool was blessed by an angel, so I wasn't actually affected. Hmm, what should I do next? "
There's an angel's blessing? Leonard looked around in surprise once again, but he still didn't see any obvious emotional reactions from the other members of the gathering.
Of course, he wasn't surprised that there was an angel beneath Mr. Fool's throne. After all, he had heard the title of Death Consul and its corresponding name countless times.
He was only surprised that the members of Tarot seemed to be able to frequently pray for help at such a level. He had a higher opinion of this secret organization.
At the same time, Xio acutely grasped a few keywords.
Nobles … Psychological Alchemy …
Combined with Miss Justice's blurry figure's long blonde hair and green eyes, she seemed to be able to associate it with a friend.
Audrey Hall!
However, she couldn't be sure. This was because among the nobles of Rouen, blonde hair, black hair, green eyes, and blue eyes were relatively common. They were just matched differently. Furthermore, no one knew how many members Psychological Alchemy had developed in this circle. Therefore, just based on the characteristics she had concluded, Xio didn't believe that she could directly point to Miss Audrey.
As she attempted to observe further, The Hanging Man, Alger, had already taken the initiative to say, "There's no need to pay too much attention to this matter.
"There's no need to pay too much attention to this matter. The various orthodox Churches have corresponding protective measures for their believers, preventing them from being assassinated or hypnotized. This is an experience accumulated over a thousand years of history. It won't be so easily destroyed. From another point of view, if the Psychology Alchemists could really control the nobles and hypnotize them so easily, the ones ruling this country wouldn't be the royal family or the three Churches. Clearly, the facts contradict this.
"Yes, just as you said, Hwin Rambis is only hinting to you to observe the true attitudes of different nobles on different matters. This means that he's very restrained and doesn't dare to go overboard to prevent leaving unnecessary traces. In addition, your actual status in the noble circles should only be at the periphery. You can't directly participate in all kinds of political matters. Therefore, relatively speaking, your protection and the investigation of your situation won't be that strict. This is also the reason why Hwin Rambis has targeted you."
Mr. The Hanging Man's analysis is very detailed … Although he often taught Little Sun and the others in this manner in the past, there was a certain implicit demand, hoping to obtain useful information from the feedback. But this time, there aren't any similar details. Hmm, the suggestion he just made for the disciplinary action … Come to think of it, it seems like he's been changing for a very long time. It's just that it wasn't so obvious in the past. I overlooked it … Audrey's professional instincts kicked in as she quickly did a psychological analysis of The Hanging Man.
She quickly came up with a guess, suspecting that Mr. The Hanging Man was doing a transformation of his own position!
Ever since Ma 'am Hermit joined the Tarot and revealed her channels and resources at sea, Mr. The Hanging Man has unconsciously sought to change, attempting to differentiate himself from her … Before the Artisan's problem happened, this change wasn't obvious. Even Mr. The Hanging Man himself didn't have a clear understanding and awareness of it. It was only recently that he seemed to have thought things through … Indeed, to maintain his position in the Tarot, increasing his strength is one aspect, but it's also another aspect that he can help the overall situation … As Audrey's thoughts raced, she focused her attention back to the topic from before.
She pondered for a moment as her tone subconsciously turned heavy.
Does this also mean that the orthodox Churches are monitoring, controlling, and guiding the important nobles to a certain extent?
This was something she had thought of in the Rouen Charity Bursary Foundation's office.
The scene that she had unconsciously drawn reflected her worries in this regard!
In psychology, the elements depicted in such a state often didn't point to anything specific. It was more of an abstract expression, and "cold eyes" often reflected the fear of external forces watching, monitoring, and controlling oneself and one's family.
Combined with her worries about Hvin Rambis's psychological cues before she subconsciously drew, and the fact that her parents had attended the Church of Evernight's Mass with the archbishop of Baekeland, Audrey's interpretation was that not only was she afraid of the hypnosis and cues of Psychological Alchemy, she was also afraid of the orthodox Churches. She couldn't be sure that they wouldn't directly use their Beyonder powers to instill thoughts into the important nobles' believers, leading them to do things that went against their beliefs.
To Audrey, who had received an orthodox education from a young age, this was a form of blasphemy and rebellion. Therefore, she tensed up and hurriedly burned the piece of paper that contained the picture.
After hearing Miss Justice's question, The Hanging Man Alger scoffed.
"Isn't this very normal? To live in human society, one has to accept certain levels of monitoring, control, and guidance.
"I understand what you're afraid of, but think about it. What's the essential difference between using power, status, money, and firearms to control and guide, and using Beyonder powers to do something similar?
"The difference is that one knows that they don't want to do it, but they have no choice but to do it. The other doesn't even have the thought of not doing it."
Audrey immediately nodded.
"Yes, this means that even the soul and thoughts have lost their freedom. That's the most terrifying thing."
"The Hanging Man" Alger laughed again.
"How can there be a soul and thoughts that are absolutely free? By choosing faith and ideals, one will naturally be bound by faith and ideals. Yes, just in the case of the Kingdom of Rouen, the three Churches are equal, and with the existence of the royal family, they essentially form a balance. If the Church of the Storm goes overboard with important believers, that believer can switch allegiance to the Church of Evernight. Therefore, in most cases, the orthodox Churches are more inclined to use their religious status and beliefs to guide important believers, rather than Beyonder powers. "
Balance … Justice Audrey ruminated over this word. She had a new understanding of the kingdom's upper echelons and the entire World. This was a term she had come into contact with in the past, but she hadn't deeply understood it.
At this moment, she felt that many of her ideas had suddenly matured.
"Thank you for your answer, Mr. The Hanging Man." Audrey sincerely used a respectful form of address. "Then, how should I deal with Hvin Rambis?"
"The Hanging Man" Alger said calmly.
"His problem isn't urgent. You have the ability to deal with him. Obtain unimportant information, protect the core secrets, and find an opportunity to obtain the potion formula or even Beyonder ingredients.
"After a period of time, when there are corresponding changes, you can consider changing your strategy. Of course, you can't be careless. Duke Of Negan is an example of a mistake."
Just as he said that, World Gehrman Sparrow, who was sitting at the bottom of the long, mottled table, looked at Miss Justice and laughed hoarsely.
"When the time comes, even if Hvin Rambis dies, no one will suspect you."
Even if Hvin Rambis dies … dies … He's a demigod … Mr. World has thoughts of attacking Hvin Rambis? Hmm, it's possible. He's been investigating Cuarón's suicide. He was even the one who told me about Hvin Rambis's true identity … Audrey's eyes widened slightly as her heart stirred.
Back when she hated and feared Hvin Rambis the most, she had never thought of killing this Psychological Alchemy councilor. She only considered how to avoid being guided. On the one hand, it was because she didn't have such thoughts, and on the other hand, it was because he was a demigod existence.
This was the power at the top of the kingdom and the Church!
"I know what to do. Thank you." Audrey then took a small breath and politely thanked them.
… Klein sure is arrogant. Uh, he even wants to eliminate Amon's avatar in Baekeland. One Hvin Rambis is indeed nothing … Leonard looked at World Gehrman Sparrow with mixed feelings.
Cattleya and company fell silent.
After ending the topic of Psychological Alchemy, Klein controlled World Gehrman Sparrow to make him look at the end of the long bronze table.
"Honorable Mr. Fool, I have something I wish to discuss with Mr. Star in private."
For the time being, Klein didn't plan on letting the other members of Tarot know about the elimination of Amon's avatars. This wasn't good for keeping it a secret, and it might even cause them to be targeted by Amon.
"Sure." The Fool Klein naturally wouldn't deny his request.
As Leonard reflected over the fact that there was such a thing as a private exchange, he picked out the key points and told Klein about Pallez Zoroast's reply, including the problem of the loss of the Worm of Time Beyonder characteristic.
This made Klein suddenly understand how he could use his Worms of Spirit to create charms or bullets.
He would first split up a few and kill them. When the characteristics they contained returned to his body, the remaining materials could be used like the Worms of Time!
The only problem is that killing the Worms of Spirit will cause some damage to me. After all, every Worm of Spirit contains a portion of my Spirit Body. Yes, I have to control the number each time. Then, I have to fully recover before I can do the next one … Klein thoughtfully made World Gehrman Sparrow reply.
"I will quickly confirm if Concealment will protect you and give you an answer.
"If there's no problem, let's attempt to search for Sealed Artifacts at the demigod level of the Marauder pathway. Of course, I will also think of a way to identify the grafting of fate."
Klein wasn't sure if the "gaze" above the gray fog could see the truth of fate, just like how it could discover believers being "parasitized." Therefore, he planned on using a paper crane to contact Snake of Mercury, Will Auceptin, to get the professional's opinion.
"Alright." As Leonard lampooned how Old Man Sparrow would've recovered a long time ago if a Sealed Artifact at the demigod level of the Marauder pathway was that easy to obtain.
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