Mystery: Those years when I was a foreign aid for the Aurora Club

Chapter 573 The Tarot Club after Returning

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When an inconspicuous chapel with a strange inverted cross as its symbol and a silver-haired boy who didn't look like a priest or a priest lived in it, it was built in the corner of Utopia, and the distant Backlandry, Dr. Alan Kress is attending the ribbon-cutting ceremony of a friend's new store with his wife and young son.

After the ribbon-cutting session, there was a lively raffle activity.

"I heard that there is cash, shopping vouchers, and boat tickets in it, so you can travel to other cities or by sea."

Ms. Velma Gladys said to her husband, teasing her little son lying in the stroller with a small toy in her hand:

"Dear, what do you think about traveling to East Chester County or Jianhai County for a while? Backlund is so chaotic this year. When we were on vacation in Jianhai last year, we had very delicious grilled fish and lobster. , I haven’t forgotten it now.”

In the stroller, Will Kress bit his fingers and turned a blind eye to the small stuffed toy his mother handed him. His eyes stared at the sky above, as if there was something worth caring about. Something like that.

"Will, what are you looking at?"

After teasing the child for a while, but finding that the child was unmoved, Velma also looked at the sky curiously. There was nothing there except blue sky and some white clouds.She stared at the sky for a few more seconds. For some reason, she felt that there was something strange about a cloud in the distant sky. It was long and thin and inconspicuous. It was blown by the wind and slowly floated towards the north. It looked like A crooked bug...or a snake?

Is Will looking at that strange cloud?

Velma looked down at the child, only to find that the child had begun to doze off holding the small stuffed toy she gave her.

Looking at the child's sleeping face, Velma couldn't help but smile, stretched out her hand and gently pinched her little son's round and fleshy face.At this time, Dr. Allen, who was talking to the person next to him, also turned around and finally had time to answer his wife's words.

"You are right, Backlund is a bit chaotic this year. I heard that similar situations have occurred in other counties."

"Our neighbor in Jianhai wrote a letter, briefly describing the difficulties he encountered this winter, but not in detail... It seems that there are varying degrees of chaos all over the country, but it's okay, our lives are It hasn’t been greatly affected.”

At this point, Dr. Allen sighed.

The last few months of Backlund's year were so chaotic and exciting. The successive major events made everyone feel like they were in a whirlpool.Fortunately, as a surgeon, Mr. Allen relies on his own skills to make a living, and he has already accumulated good connections and wealth. He is fully confident that no matter what the situation is, he can provide certain protection for his family. .

Even in the worst-case scenario, if the war spreads to Backlund, Dr. Allen can still find a way to put his wife and children in a good place.

What's more, judging from the actual situation, the Chris family's luck is really good. When the Fusac airship bombed a long time ago, Dr. Allen happened to be resting at home. During the occasional parades and chaos after that, Dr. Allen He is often far away from the place where the incident occurred. By the time he realizes what happened, the dangerous incident is basically over.

"Don't say that, honey." Velma comforted her husband softly, "We are already very lucky."

"Yes." Allen sighed.

At the same time, Dr. Allen's salary is enough to buy food for the whole family, but not to the extent of having to queue up on the street to receive relief food.

Although the economic downturn did take some impact on the family and had to lay off several servants, the overall life was not much different from before and was still very comfortable.

Without too many banquets to attend, Dr. Allen has more free time to spend with his wife and children.

The friend waved to him and asked him to go over to draw the lottery. Allen smiled back and took the initiative to take the handle of the child's stroller from his wife's hands, and the two of them walked slowly towards the lottery box in front of them.

"If it's a domestic trip, it's not impossible to consider." Dr. Allen put his hand into the top of the lottery box and said to his wife half-jokingly, "The situation in the country is relatively stable now, so you can consider a short trip outside for a few days... …”

As he spoke, Allen brushed his fingers over the note inside. Before the lottery, he had no real intention to take out the note with the reward. Even "Thank you for participating" was worth a smile with his friends.But when the lottery actually started, Allen was looking forward to really getting something from it - he touched this and that with his hands, and finally chose one at random.

He took out the note from the brown kraft carton and unfolded it. He was surprised to find that it actually said "Domestic Family Travel" on it!
"Oh my God." Allen couldn't believe it. He read the note over and over again and showed a proud smile to his wife. "Velma, we can now start traveling where we want to go! How about going back? Jianhai?"

Will, who was wrapped in a small silver-white satin quilt in the stroller, didn't know when he opened his eyes again. He held his fingers in his mouth and stared at the note in his father's hand. This was reflected on his little face. The contemplation and distress that age should not have.

The flow of destiny has changed in the future, and even Will is not sure where this destiny will flow.

The interactions between Klein and I have become less frequent because of too many things that have happened recently. Did I accidentally miss the crucial time to "build a good relationship"?But in these recent divine wars, where can I participate at will... Will thought hard, and relationships must be exchanged to continue, otherwise they will be used less and less. He also knows this truth.

"I really didn't expect to be whipped by you."

The friend shrugged, but he was also happy to see his acquaintance win the big prize. He winked at Dr. Allen and smiled friendly:

"But Alan, you really should find a place to take a few days off. The work in the hospital will never be finished. Where do you plan to go on vacation? How many people are there? Remember to tell me, so that I can arrange more for you. Day trip."

Allen and his wife looked at each other, smiled and thanked their friend, and pushed the stroller to the front desk of the store to prepare for registration.

travel……

I didn't let my father be so lucky as to win the grand prize. My goal was just the "candy shop VIP card"... Will muttered, and under the cover of the stuffed toy, he rubbed his fingers, and the palm of his fleshy palm A six-sided die the size of an adult's fingernail appeared.

A trip can have many foreshadowings. From a symbolic point of view, this is an opportunity to go to another level, another "area", but traveling is not a move. He will eventually come back, and the state may be better or worse.

The six-sided dice flipped several times flexibly in Will's hands. He touched it with his fingers and found that the top number was "three".

so so.

It can be understood that there has been a certain change, but it is not enough to shake the balance between him and Ourolius.

Since Klein Sequence 3, the events he participated in were basically at the god level, and even involved the "Original God" and the "Lord of Mysteries". Will could only wait quietly for the results.

The emergence of this level is like dropping a huge boulder into the river of destiny, and He Will and Ourolius can only judge whether there are reefs and safe routes ahead by stirring up some ripples. The waves set off by the boulder are almost completely Covering all His premonitions.

I had given Klein help in order to give me a certain advantage in the fight against Ourolius. Originally, Ourolius could hardly find me, so why has he started to regain some competitiveness now?

If this is an ordinary trip, it should only have a positive impact on me...

However, Backlund's fate is also very confusing. It can be seen that more than one god is stirring up this muddy water. Although the fragile stability has been maintained, it also looks precarious.Will had trouble sleeping every night, and did not try to contact the School of Life again, for fear that something would happen and he would be forced to die before he could grow up this time.

Neither his parents noticed the baby's distress. Velma took the note from Allen's hand and said excitedly:
"My dear, I really want to go to Winter County. I want to see this city that belongs to the most devout believers, as well as the pure snow-capped mountains closest to the goddess' heaven in the mythology of the holy scriptures -"

Before she finished speaking, Velma quickly covered her mouth when she saw that her friends around her were already giving her winks.She looked around nervously, and finally recited the name of the God of Thunder twice in a row, her expression obviously becoming a lot darker.

Dr. Allen opened his mouth, and finally comforted his wife with a wry smile:

"I heard that the church in Winter County was severely damaged in the war. It is no longer open to the public and cannot be viewed from a distance on the mountain. The Amanda Mountains are snow-capped mountains. It must be very cold now... Well, it is better to choose a warmer and safer place. Well, by the way, how about we take the children with us? They haven’t had time to go out for some air this year, so take them with us and go to the relatively warm Diss Bay for a holiday?”

"I think Dixi Bay is a good idea." My friend also expressed his affirmation.

Velma nodded slightly: "Then let's go to Dixi Bay. I'm starting to miss the seaside scenery too."

After confirming the destination, everything became simpler. Will listened to the exchanges between his parents and strangers. Soon, the adults decided to go to Dixi Bay for a four-day vacation without affecting their work.Dr. Allen and Ms. Wilma decided to take their younger son to breathe the fresh air of the seaside, leaving their two older children with the family's maid and governess.

As the friend sent the letter to book a high-end hotel, the matter was completely finalized.

In Will's hands, the "Dice of Probability" started spinning again.

In the end, it still stopped at "three".

It doesn't have to be Dixi Bay... Will's little face wrinkled up and his mother pinched him twice.

Meaning... maybe something will happen that will take this trip to some unknown place?And it’s a choice I have…but why would a given destination change?Could it be that the newly promoted "door" would change the railway's goals at will?As soon as Will thought this, some chaotic and abstract revelations suddenly appeared in front of his eyes, and these chaotic lines connected end to end, forming a white snake.Velma watched helplessly as her youngest son suddenly burst into tears.

……

Edward passed by the grain store.

In basically every grain store and grain-selling store, there are two sections clearly divided into "Ruen" and "Feneport". The prices and quality of the two sections are also completely different. Along the way, Edward saw What was left was local food from Loen that was high in price and low in quality.

"The price of foreign food has been suppressed to a very low level, but the quantity is limited...Domestic food is kept at a high price on the grounds of protection, but there is a large backlog...protecting a lonely person." Edward shook his head.

As long as the food from Feneport continues to be transported into Loen, the local food in Loen will continue to be backlogged like this, which will eventually arouse the resentment of local farmers. But don’t the people of Feneport resent Loen?Although you have lost your family and property, you have received praise and thanks... Conflicts on many fronts have begun to take shape, but the situation in Loen still looks good, and the economy is even showing a slight recovery trend.

"Theocratic authority is intensifying its expansion, and the status of the police can no longer be compared with that of the church's priests."

Edward observed the scene on the street.

In the past 1000 years, when any problem occurred in the community, the first choice of the people was to notify the police. If supernatural forces were involved and could not be solved, the police would decide which church to hand over to the church based on the beliefs of the reporter and the victim... But now , the gods showed their power in a very short period of time and reversed the situation in Loen. People's primary source of help has gradually changed to the church.

The number of stations where the church distributes food relief has been reduced by half, and there are no longer the long queues that were there some time ago.It was obvious that among the people who came to line up, there were no relatively decently dressed people, but only civilians and poor people.

The Church of Thunder has initially stabilized the social order and made people feel grateful to the God of Thunder and praise His power.

"I always feel that even if a riot occurs, the God of Thunder will respond by immediately increasing the food prices and farmers' welfare in Feneport, not to mention that there is now the Church of the Earth Mother to restrain the devil... But as long as there is no riot, He We would never do that.”

However, as the treatment of the people of Feneport has improved, the locals will have grievances again, but their internal conflicts have nothing to do with God.

"It's really smart. After annexing Lundborg, not only did it absorb the 'readers', but it also absorbed the policy of leniency."

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In the waters of the Rhoside Islands, on an island near the edge.

"Sun" Derrick finished his morning work and helped his neighbor pack up his props before returning to his cabin.

Alger was already waiting for him at the door of his house. When Derrick came back, the two simply said hello and entered the room.

The climate at sea is relatively warm, but also very humid. Derrick was a little uncomfortable at first, but gradually he liked the sea breeze. He could go for a barefoot walk on the beach at any time, and pick up shells and shells from the beach. Xiao Yu’s life.

Derrick moved the only chair in the room for Alger and sat on the bed.The two looked at each other without saying a word, and both saw a little nervousness and anticipation in each other's eyes.

Today is Monday, and it will be three o'clock in the afternoon soon. Mr. Fool has returned, so will today's Tarot session be held on time?
But none of them spoke. After being quiet for a while, Alger licked his lower lips and said in a steady voice:
"Let's talk about what's going on here first. After all, it was Mr. Fool who arranged for you. When Mr. Fool asks, if you believers are not satisfied with my arrangement, I will be in trouble."

After saying this, Derrick and Alger couldn't help laughing together, and the atmosphere in the room became relaxed and lively.

"Mr. Alger, is there anything we need to do next?" Derrick asked curiously.

Ms. "Hermit" Cattleya just returned to Intis this morning and took away those weird metal creations and interesting magic. Everyone was a little reluctant to part with them, but they didn't have any sympathy for the 5000 people who came from the land abandoned by the gods. It has a huge impact on life.

"It's nothing." Alger said thoughtfully, "I'm thinking about finding a time for you and me to go to the Rhoside Islands and buy some supplies with us. Maybe Mr. Fool will also have other tasks, but you Life right now is all that matters.”

into town!

Derrick has long been interested in towns in the outside world, but now living an almost self-sufficient life on the island is also very good. Derrick and everyone know not to cause trouble to Mr. Fool. Now that they hear Al After Jie's words, an expectant smile immediately appeared on his face, and he asked tentatively:
"Approximately when? We have cultivated some fields around the residential area, planted wheat and other crops, and used some discarded planks and wood to start cultivating mushrooms. However, the harvest cannot come immediately. In addition to following you into the city, I want to know, what else can we do to earn gold pounds and buy supplies?”

Speaking of this, Derrick recalled how everyone was reluctant to leave when Mr. Frank Lee left with Ms. Hermit's fleet the morning before.

Although everyone originally thought that the "Holy Harvest" was a demigod under Mr. "The Fool", now they discovered that the other party was not actually a demigod (the awe of everyone in the land abandoned by the gods was even higher), and seemed to be another The followers of the gods are a little strange, but after all, Silver City does not have a single belief now, so it is natural to accept it.

After bringing these 5000 people to this island to establish a temporary stronghold, the "Poseidon" Church, which was established shortly after its establishment, stopped providing free help. After all, their economic strength was quite limited.Although the leader of the resistance army expressed a warm welcome to the people protected by "Poseidon", Alger really can no longer invest money uncontrollably in Silver City and Moon City - after all, this is only a quarter of the total population. one.

Faced with this situation, Silver City and Moon City each sold a batch of extraordinary properties and monster leather, in exchange for part of the funds, which also allowed Alger to make a small profit, which he could use to purchase various supplies.

However, while the connection between the God-Forsaken Land and the outside world is still completely disconnected, extraordinary characteristics and monster leather can no longer be effectively replenished, and it is impossible for the people of Silver City and Moon City to give up their force, sell a large amount of strategic resources, and waste them. The training of future generations.

So, once the existing gold pounds, gold, jewelery, etc. are used up, they will undoubtedly be in trouble.

For this reason, the "Six-person Council" has recently been worrying about how to earn gold pounds from the outside world and how to establish a stable economic system, but this is somewhat beyond their capabilities.

——Considering the current complicated situation, Alger did not know that the relationship between the God of Thunder and "The Fool" had dropped to a freezing point, but he still made a judgment that was most suitable for the current situation.The batch of Extraordinary characteristics given by Silver City and Moon City were mainly bought by the "Poseidon" Church and the Resistance Army at a relatively fair price to establish their own Extraordinary forces.

After all, the number of Extraordinaries needed for destruction is not at the same level as the number of Extraordinaries needed for a regular force.

In addition, there is currently no demigod in the entire Rhoside Islands, and Alger Wilson, the highest combat power, is only a Sequence 5, so Klein did not directly give the "Poseidon Scepter" to Alger.

This is far from enough for a force that wants to gradually become a positive force, especially when the Thunder Church and the "Poseidon" Church are not allies.

Argel thought for a while and said:
"What are you best at?"

"Fight." Derrick answered without any hesitation.

"The Hanged Man" Argel nodded slightly when he heard the words:

"Compared with the Extraordinaries of the same sequence in the outside world, your combat experience is very rich. Although the outside world seems very peaceful, the order behind the scenes is still very chaotic, and small-scale conflicts break out from time to time. You can try to As an individual or as a team of three or two, accept employment from some forces and earn commissions."

"This is a good idea." Derrick's eyes lit up when he heard this, "But it seems like it can't be done for a long time?"

Alger then asked again:

"Combat is the easiest survival technique for you to master now. In addition, we should really try to explore other directions. After all, there should be a considerable number of you who are still looking forward to living a relatively peaceful life in the outside world..."

Derrick nodded vigorously. Just as he was about to speak, gray mist suddenly poured out from all directions.

In an instant, the two of them understood what was about to happen. They suppressed their excitement, sat down in their respective positions, and waited for the red light coming in like a tide to engulf their vision.

TBC
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Hermes stood in front of the window, looking in the direction of Montemar's mansion from a distance.

He waited quietly, and just when the clock on the wall struck three times, gray fog appeared in front of his eyes on time, but before he could take a closer look at what was behind the gray fog, the dazzling light that followed followed. The red light brought an indescribable tingling throughout the body.

He had to close his eyes, look away, and waited for half a minute before the pain in his mind gradually disappeared.

"It was discovered."

Hermes regretfully gave up on taking a peek at Sefirah Castle, and was curious that he was only warned and not killed.

Faced with the prying eyes of his follower of God, the "Fool" only warned him once, but actually seemed to be a pretty good person.

(End of this chapter)