Chapter 91
The Law of Conservation of Extraordinary Properties
Chapter 91 The Law of Conservation of Extraordinary Properties
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The Night Watch squad of Backlund Parish, in a stone chamber underground.
Captain Thomas asked Daly, who had just finished her divination, "How did it go?"
Daly: "Hobert is telling the truth."
"So, Brigadier General Christine really does possess a sealed artifact connected to 2-355?" Thomas frowned. "How come I've never heard of it before?"
"Perhaps it's not a sealed artifact possessed by Brigadier General Christine?" Daly speculated.
"No, impossible!" Thomas exclaimed. "Hobert is only Sequence 9! How could he have a Level 2 sealed artifact?"
At this point, they were unaware that Hobert had already advanced.
Dai Li shook her head: "It's right for us to develop him into an informant, or even an unofficial member. That way, we can at least know his general movements and keep him under some control."
Thomas sighed, no longer dwelling on the issue of Sequence 9 and Level 2 sealed artifacts. He asked Daly, "Have you made up your mind? This is Cecima's second invitation. Joining the 'Red Gloves' will give you more room for development."
Daly smiled and said, "Joining the 'Red Gloves' means running around everywhere, which is too boring."
Thomas exclaimed, "This is an opportunity so many people dream of!"
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Around 2 p.m., Hobart arrived at 192 Blanca Street.
In the morning, he told Daly the truth: wasn't the "Land of Chaos" the "sealed artifact" and "magical item" unique to the "Lawyer" path?
Moreover, 2-355 does indeed have a "certain" connection with the "Land of Chaos," which is a pre-prepared explanation that is sufficient to deal with methods such as divination to determine whether it is a lie.
As for those who wish to divine more specific information, their divination will inevitably fail due to the presence of the "Disordered Kingdom" aspect.
Therefore, the Night Watchers could only divine the truth or falsehood of Hobart's words, but could not divine more detailed information.
At exactly three o'clock, Hobart's vision was engulfed by the gray fog, and a familiar figure appeared in the ancient hall, marking the official start of the Tarot session.
"The Fool" Klein and "Justice" Audrey, one with clairvoyance and the other an observer, immediately noticed that Hobart was different from the last gathering.
In particular, under Klein's spiritual vision, Hobert's astral body became more solid and its color leaned more towards black!
He's already advanced?
He's only been a member of the Tarot Club for a month, and he's already Sequence 8?
Alger, the "Hanged Man," finally noticed something amiss, but he didn't know what to say, and the hall fell into a brief silence.
Finally, Audrey's greeting broke the silence.
Hobart and the other two still hadn't obtained Emperor Roselle's diary this week, so they skipped straight to the transaction.
Hobert and Audrey both looked at Alger.
Alger cleared his throat and said to Hobart, "Thank you for your suggestion, which led me to a new clue in the ruins."
Audrey seemed even happier than Alger: "So, there really are hidden clues in the ruins?"
"Yes." Alger briefly recounted his secret exploration of the ruins, as agreed upon at the last gathering.
However, he only mentioned his findings casually and did not disclose the three locations left by the skeleton.
Audrey smiled and said, "Congratulations, Mr. Hanged Man. You should find more by following these clues."
Hobart cautioned, "Opportunity always comes with risk, and I hope you will remain as cautious as ever."
"I will," Alger added. "Before I continue to follow the clues, there's one thing I'd like to figure out."
He said, "If my family is hiding a secret, and I am not capable of enjoying the benefits that secret brings, then I will never leave this secret in this world before I die."
"But why is the skeleton behaving so strangely? Is there some kind of trap? Or is there a secret I don't know about?"
Alger kept looking at Hobart while asking the question, so it was clearly directed at him.
Hobart organized his thoughts before saying, "As I said before, there are three laws governing extraordinary characteristics. Your question can be answered using the second law."
"Yes, not only that, you can also understand the hostile relationship between gods, why there is the current situation between countries, and so on."
Everyone tried hard to hide their surprise. The reason why the gods were hostile was not because of differences in their doctrines, but because of the laws governing extraordinary characteristics?
Alger hesitated for a moment before asking, "What price would I have to pay to know the answer?"
Hobert smiled and said, "First of all, I must point out that the value of information, whether it is the law of extraordinary characteristics or the details about the elves from last week, is so great that it is almost impossible to measure in monetary terms."
"I know," Alger said, "so please offer me a price I can afford."
"1500 pounds," Hobart said. "However, I suggest that Miss Justice pay for it."
Alger did not understand Hobart's meaning.
Audrey was also taken aback: "Me?"
"Yes," Hobart said. "Didn't Miss Justice want this information before? And when I spoke with the Hanged Man last week, I didn't deliberately avoid you, which gave you free information about the Elven race. Not only that, you also heard the whole story of the Hanged Man's exploration of the ruins for free."
"Therefore, I think it is most appropriate for you to pay for this information today, so that none of the three of us owe each other anything, and we all get information that is hard to obtain in our own circles."
After clearing up the fog, Klein exclaimed, "He really is a 'lawyer.' He clarified the 'debt relationship' between the three parties in just a few words."
Of course, the happiest person in this deal was Klein, who got information from the Hanged Man and the Emperor without spending a penny.
At that moment, he thought to himself that the platform was the biggest winner.
Audrey thought about it and realized that the "Emperor" did make sense, and she was indeed very interested in this information and willing to pay the money: "Yes, Your Majesty, would you like the money still be sent to the original address?"
"No rush." Hobart isn't short of money right now. "I'll ask you for it when I need it. Maybe I'll need your help in the future, and that can offset this debt."
Audrey nodded: "Okay."
Hobart then said to Alger, "I have one more request. I want to know about your subsequent exploration process."
"no problem."
After agreeing on the compensation, Hobart said, "The second law of extraordinary characteristics is called the 'Law of Conservation of Extraordinary Characteristics.' There are only so many extraordinary characteristics in the world; there will be neither more nor less."
Silence fell once again in the ancient hall. Klein, Alger, and Audrey each had their own associations in their minds. Then these associations exploded, and they realized just how astonishing this information was.
Hobart added, "There's a saying in the extraordinary world: the moment you take the potion, you've already decided who your enemies are and who your friends are."
(End of this chapter)