Chapter 267

Franca, sitting cross-legged in the armchair, seemed to have thought about this question long ago. After some deliberation, she smiled and said:

"Mr. 'Fool's' church is more like a relatively independent subordinate organization of our 'Tarot Club'."

Seeing that Lu Mian was still a bit puzzled, she elaborated further:

"Each of our Major Arcana cards in the 'Tarot Club' is a big figure in reality or the arcane world. I suspect that the Pope of the 'Fool Church' should be one of them, and other Major Arcana cards might also lead other organizations. People in those organizations don't necessarily believe in Mr. 'Fool,' but they will provide help for certain actions of the 'Tarot Club'."

"Simply put, the 'Tarot Club' is the highest deliberative body directly led by Mr. 'Fool.' Each holder of a Major Arcana card has a very high status and possesses their own forces, and one of them is the 'Fool Church'."

Lu Mian roughly understood what Franca meant and turned to ask:

"How many Major Arcana cards do we have in total?"

Franca shook her head:

"I can't give an accurate number because the identities of the holders of Major Arcana cards are all confidential. We only have the most contact with the Major Arcana card directly above us. Hmm... mine is Ms. 'Judgment'."

"Mine is Ms. 'Magician'." Lu Mian followed up.

Franca laughed:

"The two of them seem to appear together often. Hmm, our Tarot Club has a habit. After doing certain things, we will scatter a whole deck of Tarot cards at the scene and place the card representing ourselves in the most conspicuous position..."

"Wouldn't that be too wasteful?" Lu Mian interrupted Franca's words.

"Isn't it just a deck of Tarot cards? Don't you think this kind of behavior is cool?" Franca muttered, "You can also just leave the card representing yourself, but what is the use of a Tarot deck missing a card? Don't you have to buy a new deck next time? If you go to a factory to customize a large number of Tarot cards with only one card, it's easy to be targeted."

"I can draw it myself." Lu Mian had already thought of a solution.

Although he couldn't draw it exactly like a printed product, it was enough to present the main characteristics of "The Chariot."

Franca was speechless for a moment, and it was only after a few seconds that she said:

"Self-drawn ones will have arcane connections, right? Doesn't that still waste energy doing anti-divination?"

"Hey, it's not that you must put it. You don't have to put it when acting with non-'Tarot Club' members, you don't have to put it when performing such lurking tasks, and you don't have to put it when there is a clear suspicion."

"Damn! How did I get led astray by you? What I wanted to say is, because our 'Tarot Club' has such a habit and atmosphere, I have learned through various newspapers and different arcane gatherings which Major Arcana cards are relatively active:"

"Ms. 'Justice' who has appeared several times on the coast of the Bay of Silence, Trier, and Backlund; Mr. 'Hanged Man' on the sea; Ms. 'Hermit'; Mr. 'Sun'; Mr. 'Moon' in the Southern Continent; and Mr. 'Star.' As for whether there are other holders of Major Arcana cards, I don't know."

Ms. "Justice," Mr. "Hanged Man," Mr. "Sun," Ms. "Hermit," Mr. "Star," Mr. "Moon"... Lu Mian found that putting this row of titles together was really mysterious and high-class, unlike "The Chariot" and "The Hierophant," which sounded like small fry at first listen.

After some thought, he found that Franca mentioned a key point:

The places where Ms. "Justice" appeared included the coast of the Bay of Silence, Trier, and Backlund.

This was the only Major Arcana card besides Ms. "Judgment" and Ms. "Magician" that was clearly likely to be in Trier.

And Lu Mian remembered very clearly that Ms. Su Qian had mentioned that people on the west coast of the Bay of Silence could indeed be Beyonders of the "Spectator" pathway.

This in turn showed that she had enough understanding of the west coast of the Bay of Silence.

Combined with the fact that she and the other "psychiatrist" were in Trier, their range of activities overlapped by at least two-thirds with Ms. "Justice."

Plus the fact that when the "Magician" lady spoke of the two "psychiatrists," her posture was relatively equal and her own psychological problems would involve high-level matters, Lu Mian suspected that one of them was Ms. "Justice."

From the fact that both the "Magician" lady and the "Judgment" lady liked to call themselves by Tarot cards and hide their real names, the mysterious lady who had been sitting opposite was more likely to be the holder of the Major Arcana card "Justice," while Su Qian looked like a Minor Arcana card under her.

Thinking of this, Lu Mian looked at Franca, who had changed her sitting posture, and said:

"Were you planning to find a real 'psychiatrist' for Jenna's brother from within our 'Tarot Club' before?"

Franca, who didn't understand why Lu Mian suddenly turned the topic to this matter, was stunned for a moment and said:

"No, I planned to find a member of the 'Curly-Haired Baboons Research Society'."

"Unless it's a particularly critical or very serious matter, I try not to contact my Major Arcana card, Ms. 'Judgment.' Although she has always appeared very peaceful and is willing to provide help, do you know? She is a true demigod, a big figure with divinity. How can one frequently trouble her with various small things? She said she didn't mind, but what she said and what she thought in her heart might not be the same. Every trouble without much significance might lead to a decrease in favor."

"Once the favor decreases to a certain degree, a demigod has various ways to make you wish you were dead, and you wouldn't know why that happened."

"I generally solve what I can solve myself. For those I can't, I use the power of Gardner Martin or members of the research society. If that still doesn't work, I consider contacting Ms. 'Judgment'."

Lu Mian actually had this mentality, but he had excuses like reporting task situations and suppressing Termiboros's influence, so he could write letters to the "Magician" lady from time to time and ask for some information by the way.

Anyway, he had already written the letter, so asking wouldn't lose anything!

Seeing that the "psychiatrist" Franca was going to ask before was not the same one as his, Lu Mian didn't mention Su Qian, nodded gently and said:

"I am the same."

At this time, Franca looked left and right and lowered her voice unconsciously:

"But absolutely don't be embarrassed when you should ask for help. The resources and forces controlled by these Major Arcana cards are beyond your imagination. Things you think are very difficult to handle might be solved by them with a single order or a single thought."

"Is my magical artifact 'Ring of Discipline' very powerful? Ms. 'Judgment' gave it to me. After I made the request, she gave it to me directly and even allowed me to delay the equivalent exchange chips for a period of time."

"Uh... I understand why you were able to get the potion formula and main materials for 'Pyromaniac' so quickly!"

He really didn't guess wrong... Lu Mian smiled and told Franca the correct answer with such a posture.

He felt that if he could get Beyonder characteristics to match the "Shadow Tree Branch," he could really ask the "Magician" lady to help find a saint-level "Artisan" to make the corresponding magical artifact.

Compared to him, who was only a Sequence 7, the "Magician" lady, who had stepped into the demigod realm, was more likely to know a high-level "Artisan"!

Franca exhaled and continued the topic just now:

"Each holder of a Major Arcana card is a demigod, most likely a saint. At least those few who are relatively active don't seem to have the status of an earthly angel, but Ms. 'Judgment' told me that the 'Tarot Club' has angels, and not just one!"

At least 8 saints and more than one angel? This is stronger than the "Aurora Order"... As expected of the most unique secret organization... Lu Mian sighed while instinctively doubting whether this was the core members of the "Tarot Club" raising themselves to give subordinates more sense of belonging.

Franca said with longing:

"My dream now is to advance to Sequence 5 step by step, and then jump to Sequence 4 of the 'Hunter' pathway, become a demigod, and be qualified to get a Major Arcana card."

"That not only means stronger strength and a sense of security, but also represents that I can attend the meeting before the gods and ask Him a question when Mr. 'Fool' wakes up."

According to the "Magician" lady's meaning, only Mr. "Fool" can decide who gets a Major Arcana card, not by whether one advances to Sequence 4 and becomes a demigod... Lu Mian hit Franca with this, so she wouldn't have too high expectations.

Franca didn't mind at all and said with a smile:

"Anyway, my question will also have to wait until Mr. 'Fool' wakes up. By then, a demigod will definitely be more qualified to get a Major Arcana card than other members."

Speaking of this, she looked at Lu Mian and said:

"Besides us, there are four other relatively active Minor Arcana cards in Trier. There are twenty-three in the whole world, but there might be fewer because many Beyonders will feel that throwing Tarot cards at the scene of an event is a cool thing and intentionally imitate it, or use this to lead the investigation direction of official Beyonders astray."

"In Trier, the most famous is the 'Knight of Swords' card. At the beginning of the year, he blew up a warehouse belonging to the Southern Continent terrorist organization 'Rose School of Thought.' A large amount of explosives was hidden there, and there were some non-human limb remains at the scene..."

Lu Mian listened carefully to Franca's narration and had a certain understanding of the "Tarot Club," Major Arcana cards, and Minor Arcana cards.

He thought for a while and said:

"Are there arcane gatherings between Minor Arcana cards?"

"No." Franca shook her head again, "Unless we meet in reality like we do, we can only communicate through our respective Major Arcana cards. Hmm, there are regular gatherings between Major Arcana cards in Mr. 'Fool's' divine kingdom!"

"'However, Ms. 'Judgment' mentioned once that if there is indeed an urgent need, with the help of our own Major Arcana card, we can contact each other in a way that transcends the distance of reality, but this is not a routine matter."

Lu Mian had no more questions. After chatting for a few more sentences, he heard Jenna's footsteps going up the stairs.

He stood up immediately, ready to leave.

"Where are you going?" Franca asked somewhat puzzled.

At this time, there was nothing to do at the Breeze Dance Hall, so it would be better to stay and play the "Fight the Evil" card game "invented" by Roselle the Great.

Lu Mian smiled with complex meaning:

"Go to the catacombs."

The ashes of the madman Flamant and the Ruhr couple were finally going to be sent to the catacombs for burial.

(End of chapter)