Chapter 266

"During the Market District Terror Incident, the Deputy Director of the Loen Kingdom's Military Intelligence Agency happened to pass by!"

"Parliament fiercely discusses the responsibility that the 'Eternal Blazing Sun' Church needs to bear in the assassination of Hugues Artois"

"Serious dereliction of duty!"

"The two major churches discuss limiting the immunity of members of parliament"

"Cannot let people who have not taken an oath enjoy immunity"

"Parliament? A hotbed for evil god believers!"

"Hugues Artois provided shelter for the evil god believers who created the Market District terror incident"

Under the bright afternoon sun, Jenna's gaze swept across the front-page headlines of various newspapers. They were in different positions and were having fierce arguments.

Finally, Jenna's gaze fell on the wanted posters posted on the side of the newsstand:

"Guillaume Bénet..."

"Pualis de Rochefort..."

"Lu Mian Lee..."

"Chellia Bello..."

Jenna stared at her own wanted poster, always feeling that this matter was too magical.

The photo or portrait on that wanted poster had no similarity to her at all. Except for being called beautiful, the details of the facial features were almost reversed. Let alone those bounty hunters, even if her brother Julian saw this wanted poster, he wouldn't think it was his sister.

Therefore, during this period, Jenna still learned acting at the Old Pigeon Cage during the day and went to the Breeze Dance Hall to sing and earn money at night, living not much differently from before.

If it weren't for the newspapers discussing the death of Hugues Artois and the various disputes caused by it every day, she would have suspected that assassinating Hugues Artois was just a dream during her emotional breakdown.

According to the information Franca inquired about and the speculation made based on this, the official Beyonders should be very appreciative of Jenna's assassination of Hugues Artois, believing that she made an outstanding contribution to eradicating a group of evil god believers. If it weren't for the pressure from Parliament and various restrictions, they might have wanted to award Jenna a medal.

Therefore, they deliberately used wrong information to draw the wanted poster, deliberately used investigation as an excuse to help Jenna's brother Julian drive away the residual evil power that made his emotions unstable, cured his hidden psychological illness, and introduced Julian to a fitter job where he could receive formal training under the banner of humanitarianism and helping believers.

For Jenna, except for needing to avoid the surrounding neighbors every time she went to see her brother, her life was almost unaffected. She learned drama when she should learn drama, and acted as a "flamboyant woman" when she should act as a "flamboyant woman."

And according to Franca's experience, in a few days, if Jenna still hasn't left the Market District, the "Purifiers" of the "Eternal Blazing Sun" Church should contact her to inform her of some common sense and taboos, so as not to accidentally cause a disaster as a wild Beyonder, and then develop her into an informant.

If it were the Beyonders of the "God of Steam and Machinery" Church, they might choose to observe secretly and follow Jenna quietly, so as to find out the source of her Beyonder characteristics and master which wild Beyonders she contacts, and then decide whether to arrest her immediately, develop her into an informant, or let a long line catch a big fish. However, the "Purifiers," in the case where Jenna indeed helped a lot, will mostly take a more bright approach.

Jenna felt somewhat indifferent about this. If the official Beyonders wanted to catch her, she would run. If they wanted her to be an informant, she would be one. If they didn't care about her, she would continue to earn money, pay off the original debts, and save enough tuition for next year.

Withdrawing her gaze, having just come out of the Old Pigeon Cage, Jenna, wearing a gray-white dress, turned to White Coat Street, intending to rest for a while, put on smoky, decadent makeup, and go to the Breeze Dance Hall to be a "flamboyant woman."

No. 3 White Coat Street, inside apartment 601.

Franca, wearing a women's shirt, light-colored breeches, and wooden slippers, said happily to Lu Mian who came to visit:

"The Old Pigeon Cage Theater is more profitable than I imagined!"

At the cultist industry charity auction in the name of post-disaster reconstruction, Gardner Martin spent 50,000 Vergold to buy the Old Pigeon Cage Theater and handed it over to Franca to manage, and the bulk of the profits was also left to this mistress.

At that auction, he also bought the Golden Rooster Hotel for 2,000 Vergold and sent people to come around from time to time to do some strange inspections, seemingly wanting to figure out the truth of that disaster.

And the daily management was undoubtedly still Lu Mian's responsibility.

The weather was getting warmer. Lu Mian wore brown thin pants, a white shirt, and a black vest, without a coat.

He didn't ask how much the Old Pigeon Cage earned, looked around, and said:

"I want to know about the secret organization we joined."

He previously thought Franca would find a suitable time to tell him voluntarily, but after waiting for several days, the other party acted as if she had forgotten this matter, so he had to come and ask in person.

Franca was stunned for a moment, then shocked and blurted out:

"You don't know?"

You joined without even knowing the situation of the organization?

If it weren't for the fact that Ms. "Judgment" had confirmed that Lu Mian was a member of the organization, she would have suspected that this guy was bluffing her and hadn't joined at all.

Lu Mian replied sincerely:

"I was in the assessment period before. After passing the assessment, I hoped that you would tell me about my Major Arcana card."

Franca accepted this explanation because she had also gone through the assessment and didn't know much at the time.

She sat back in the armchair, crossed her legs, and said with her waist and back straight:

"We are all members of the 'Tarot Club'."

"'Tarot Club'..." Lu Mian, who had already sat on the opposite sofa, was not surprised by this. After all, the members of this secret organization were codenamed after Tarot cards, with core members using Major Arcana cards and general members using Minor Arcana cards.

A sense of pride gradually appeared on Franca's face:

"In the whole world, our 'Tarot Club' is the most unique secret organization and can even be called one of the most powerful."

"Because our leader is a great existence standing at the top of all gods. In other secret organizations, the gods they serve will only watch and only give divine revelations, but will not participate directly. But before Mr. 'Fool' fell into a deep sleep, He would regularly convene those holders of Major Arcana cards to gather in His divine kingdom."

"What is this called? This is a true meeting before the gods!"

"The major churches all have so-called meetings before the gods, but that can at most be considered a meeting held under the gaze of the gods, not a meeting held in the presence of the gods, right before the gods."

Speaking of this, Franca pressed her hand to her chest and bowed slightly:

"Praise Mr. Fool!"

Lu Mian had thought about the possibility that the "Tarot Club" was very high-end. After all, the "Magician" lady was both mysterious and powerful, but what he didn't expect was that the great existence mentioned by the "Magician" lady was directly the leader of the "Tarot Club."

This broke his stereotypical understanding of gods.

He pondered for a while and said:

"The reason Mr. 'Fool' is called 'Fool' is because He holds the 'Fool' card in the Major Arcana?"

So He is also a member of the "Tarot Club"?

"There might be a reason for that." Franca thought for a few seconds and said, "But no one has confirmed it. I suspect more that it's because the word 'Fool' is in that long string of honorific names of Mr. 'Fool,' so when He established the secret organization, He chose to use 'Tarot Club' as the name and let each member hold a different Tarot card."

"Can one really call Him Mr. 'Fool' directly?" Lu Mian felt that this seemed to have the suspicion of blasphemy or slighting the gods. The suffix "Mr." was too humanized and not sacred enough.

Franca laughed:

"No problem. It is said that Mr. 'Fool' Himself also likes this title very much."

Seeing that Lu Mian no longer had any questions, Franca continued to tell:

"In many ritual magics, if you can't find a suitable object to pray to, you can ask Mr. 'Fool' for help. Although the process might be different from what you expected, the final result will inevitably be obtained in some wonderful way."

"The only problem is that Mr. 'Fool' has fallen into a deep sleep, and we cannot disturb Him often. My Major Arcana card suggests that in non-essential situations, it should be no more than once a month, and one cannot obtain His gaze and help by chanting His honorific name at ordinary times. That not only might fail but will also bear certain risks. A little power leaked subconsciously by a sleeping god is enough to destroy us hundreds of times. Therefore, one must hold a ritual to ensure one's own safety."

The "Magician" lady had mentioned this point, but according to her meaning, Mr. "Fool" didn't seem to be as simple as just sleeping... Franca didn't know? Lu Mian asked thoughtfully while confused:

"What kind of god is Mr. 'Fool' exactly?"

Franca cleared her throat and said:

"It wouldn't be comprehensive or detailed enough for me to tell. Haha, I didn't remember that much."

"I suggest you go to Mr. 'Fool's' church to listen to the bishop's sermon."

"Mr. 'Fool's' church?" Lu Mian asked back, feeling somewhat stunned.

Is there also Mr. 'Fool's' church in Trier?

Doesn't Intis only have two major churches?

Franca explained:

"Mr. 'Fool's' church is mainly in the Rorsted Archipelago of the Sonia Sea and some places in the Southern Continent. But because many merchants, sailors, bounty hunters, and treasure hunters on the sea have believed in Mr. 'Fool,' Mr. 'Fool's' believers can often be met at the Lavigne Wharf in the Plaza District."

"Later, for some reason, the two major churches actually agreed to Mr. 'Fool's' church building a small church there for passing sea merchants to pray, but they cannot actively proselytize and cannot preach outside the church. Most Trier people don't know that such a church exists."

The Plaza District is located on the north bank of the Sailunzuo River, west of Trier. The Lavigne Wharf handles various goods transported from several seaside ports. Sea merchants often appear there, and sailors come to experience the prosperity and liveliness of Trier.

West of the Lavigne Wharf is the town of Chayot, famous for its Chayot wine.

Lu Mian nodded gently and said:

"I'll find time to go and listen."

After speaking, he asked curiously:

"What is the relationship between Mr. 'Fool's' church and our 'Tarot Club'?"

PS: Thanks to joyjoestar for the Silver Alliance reward.

(End of chapter)