Mystery: Start with the Reader

In the previous Tarot meeting, when Abner asked Derrick "The Sun" to "demonstrate" his value, he had been thinking about how to "teach" the senior officials of Silver City "Vaolite's Perfect Restoration Technique". And the idea of ​​"video teaching" came up.

In fact, there is no obvious technical difference between cameras and video cameras. Even without using "scientific" methods, Abner can temporarily give the "distortion" ability of the "lawyer" path to the camera, distorting the distance, allowing it to "distort" Taking photos continuously...

"It's just that the service life is only about eight months..." He muttered in his heart. Abner handed the written plan to Elaine and asked her to study it first, while he put on his coat, hat and Brass-framed glasses, left the villa.

Shortly after he left, a girl in a black and white maid uniform rang the doorbell of the villa at No. 28 Kingston Street. It was Emma's personal maid Wendy.

After Wendy came to the living room, she remained calm on the surface, but on the inside she looked suspiciously at Elaine, who was sitting on the other side reading documents, and then handed Emma's autographed letter to Mrs. Scudder.

Leon, the "lion" squatting in the corner of the living room, wrinkled his nose and sniffed. Then he looked at the maid who came to deliver the letter, stretched out his right paw, and pulled out one of the "manes" on his neck. Throw it at him.

Immediately afterwards, a small transparent insect appeared in its hand.

At the same time, in the villa of Viscount Horatio in Queens, Emma, ​​who was drinking afternoon tea, suddenly heard a painful moan in her ears.

"What's wrong?" Emma put down the teacup and asked calmly.

"Who did you ask the maid to find?" Flora asked in a weak voice.

Emma raised her eyebrows and laughed softly: "You did something to Wendy? Want to circumvent our contract? In the end, you suffered a loss from Abner?"

She guessed the general outline of the matter at once, and although she was a little scared, she was also shocked that Abner could decipher the secret method of a demigod - even if the demigod was in a bad state and had something wrong with his brain.

Flora fell silent for a moment and did not reply, but the silence itself let Emma know that she had guessed correctly.

With this understanding, she noticed that the "Decryption Scholar" potion was once again showing signs of digestion.

"Unlocking the 'secret' of the demigod level will bring a lot of feedback..." Emma picked up the tea cup again and took a sip of black tea.

At the same time, she also had a deeper understanding of the "contract" given to her by the teacher.

Such a weird and cunning demigod cannot escape the constraints of that contract... What level of item is it? In other words, what level of power is it made of... And how could the "teacher" give such a powerful item to him?

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In the south area of ​​the bridge, in the kitchen of Harvest Church.

Wearing an apron and constantly stirring the potion in the iron pot, Emlyn White casually instructed Freya on how to mix herbs while recalling the first tarot gathering he attended not long ago:

"Except for Mr. Fool, 'Ta' who has demonstrated the extraordinary characteristics of the 'Witch of Despair' is undoubtedly a strong man at the semi-god level... Although he said that he borrowed the power of 'Angel', he can borrow 'Angel' 'The power itself shows that his level is not much lower than that of angels.

"After the 'Tower', the two ladies of 'Judgment' and 'Temperance' will not be lower in sequence. Even if they are not demigods, they should not be lower than sequence 5... Especially the former, since she can participate in the battle against the 'Dark Saint' 's battle, even if she relies on powerful extraordinary items, it shows that her combat power has reached a level that matches it...

"As for the latter, it requires a demigod-level mummy, but does not require special characteristics... This should be a ritual requirement, either Sequence 4 or Sequence 5... In short, it is much stronger than me.

"The next ones should be 'The World' and 'The Hanged Man'. I don't like the former very much. When he talks, it's like there's phlegm in his throat that he can't spit out. I wouldn't even bother drinking his blood." There is a dirty smell... Well, he is very withdrawn, very good at hiding his emotions, and can easily display the characteristics of a Sequence 6 Beyonder, and his combat power is not low.

"Mr. 'The Hanged Man' is a mature gentleman who knows a lot and has a very noble character. He is willing to answer questions for new members and provide corresponding help and information. It can be seen that he is very popular, 'The Sun' and 'The World' 'They are all willing to ask him for advice or help... Of course, "Tower" does the same, but it seems that their focus in answering questions is different.

"Miss Justice is from Backlund. She is very rich. Is she the daughter of a big banker or the heir of a big noble? Maybe she is a banker or a noble...

"Miss Magician looked at me in a strange way. She must have admired the noble vampires. She didn't speak much and didn't reveal much about herself, but she was able to get a sequence 5 level potion from 'Teacher' The formula... She is an apprentice trained by a prominent and extraordinary family?

"Neither she nor Justice are very strong. They should be like me and joined the Tarot Club with a special background...

"Sure enough, only we who are of the same noble birth can appreciate each other. Unlike that rude child of 'Sun', who is not good at his origin, is not very strong, and doesn't understand anything. He only asks 'Tower' and 'The Hanged Man'.

"Why was he chosen by Mr. Fool to join the Tarot Society?

"However, the Silver City and the recurring experiences he mentioned are very weird. I have to find an opportunity to ask Mr. Nibais, no, first ask Qasimi, and my father and mother to see if they know about the Silver City, hum. , the historical documents of Silver City dare to tamper with the deeds of our blood clan!"

As various details flashed by, Emlyn felt that the Tarot Club was in deep trouble, and Mr. Fool did not interfere too much in the progress of the party.

"He seems to be only interested in the so-called Russell's diary... but he is willing to provide miraculous conveniences to the members." Thinking of this, Emlyn was unconsciously proud of the identity of "Moon".

But then he thought of the 4,000 to 5,000 pounds "relic" of his vampire predecessors, and struggled fiercely between the choice of "becoming a baron" and "buying clothes for the doll".

At this time, Freya on the side reminded: "Priest White, ten minutes are up."

Hearing this, Emlyn immediately came back to his senses, then poured the potion into each bottle and left the kitchen with them.

As soon as he entered the prayer hall, Emlyn saw Hazel talking to an unfamiliar gentleman in front of the pulpit.

Seeing this, something suddenly moved in his heart:

The girl with the iron arm seems to have quite a lot of money in her family, and Tarot Club frequently trades various materials... Maybe I can help her purchase the next step of potion formulas and materials, and earn some of the price difference and hard work fees?

Emlington, who had tasted the sweetness of helping the great detective Sherlock Moriarty purchase materials, immediately wanted to copy the successful experience.

Just when he finished distributing the potion and pretended to be casually walking near Hazel, he suddenly heard the strange man say with a smile: "I will help you pay attention to the formula of the 'Decryption Scholar'."

Emlyn immediately became alert upon hearing this, and for a moment his eyes looked at the man full of hostility.

The man talking to Hazel was naturally Abner. He also noticed Emlyn's approach at this time and clearly felt his hostility.

Abner's face suddenly became strange. If he hadn't used his "mind-reading" ability, he would have thought that Emlyn was interested in Hazel...

"But, what the hell is the 'enemy of the doll's new clothes'? What does it have to do with me if you want to buy clothes for your doll?" After a few words in his mind, Abner quickly figured out Em Lin's thoughts: He is most likely short of money and wants to make a profit on Hazel. Does he think I've stolen his business?

This is not difficult to guess. After all, every member who joins the Tarot Club and becomes a follower of "The Fool" will inevitably have financial difficulties... Even "Justice" was once in a tight situation.

While slandering, Abner was ostensibly waiting for Hazel to introduce the vampire in front of him to him - even though they had already "met" each other several times.

Emlyn also put away his hostility at this time, and tried his best to maintain the proud attitude of the vampire and informed Abner of his name. After that, he looked at the other person carefully and said uncertainly: "Have we met somewhere? "

"Yes, Reverend White. Because of Mr. Heidi's case, I once met you at the police station in Jowood District." Abner reminded with a smile.

"I remembered, you are Itris's detective friend!" A look of surprise appeared on Emlyn's face.

Because Freya and her family are all helping in the church, Iris has been coming more frequently recently, and Emlyn has become familiar with her.

As for Abner's reputation as a "heroic detective", Emlyn didn't know about it. As an immortal, he rarely paid attention to ordinary people's newspapers.

"Yes, Priest White." Abner nodded.

"What were you discussing just now?" Emlyn asked seemingly unintentionally.

"I want to ask Hazel for a favor..." Abner guessed what Emlyn wanted to ask, but deliberately changed the subject and asked somewhat mysteriously: "Priest White, are you short of money?"

Emlyn listened to this familiar question, looked at Abner up and down, and said with a strange expression: "Do you detectives all like to play this trick?"

That's what Sherlock asked me back then.

Emlyn muttered something and then continued: "Tell me about it, don't show off."

"It's like this, I have a new investment project here, and I want you to be the 'anchor'..." Abner showed eight teeth and pulled out a standard formulaic smile.

"What is an 'anchor'?" Emlyn asked strangely.

"You can understand it as 'actor.'" Abner explained.

Emlyn's expression was even more strange. He once again recalled another conversation between the two of them on the day Sherlock asked himself "Is he short of money?":

("Mr. White, in fact, the most suitable profession for you is not a pharmacist, but an actor."

"I am a profound and noble vampire, and I will not rely on my appearance to make a living."

"No, I mean, you have a great talent for comedy.")

Thinking back to this, Emlyn looked at Abner with an unkind expression and asked, "Don't tell me you think I have a 'comedy talent'?"

"No, what I mean is that you look good, and both male and female audiences should like to watch..."