Chapter 9 "Oil Tycoon"

But sacrifice...can sacrifices really be accepted in the Gray Mist?
Klein, who had barely passed the mysticism exam, habitually looked to the field of ritual magic for ideas to solve his problems.

When someone chants your name, I can only respond to thoughts that include images and sounds for now, and I cannot give objects or other things...

But this is just a response to prayers. If there is a strict sacrificial ritual, it should be possible to give it a try.

Klein the Fool recalled the understated words he had said when he first met Miss Justice and Mr. Hanged Man: Just an attempt.

He then recalled the name of the Fool that he had designed and tried to get the two of them to chant it.

Klein, who was surrounded by gray mist, raised his lips and said with a smile:

"I allow you to recite my name and remember the following titles."

"The Fool who does not belong to this era, the mysterious master above the gray fog, the King of Yellow and Black who controls good luck."

"Follow the sacrificial ceremony recorded in your books. Remember, you must recite my name before and after the ceremony. Ha, this is just an attempt to engrave or draw this symbol."

As he spoke, a curtain of light materialized in front of him. On it was a mysterious pattern composed of the "eye without pupils" that symbolizes secrecy and the "line without pupils" that symbolizes change. It was the same pattern on the back of the Fool's high-back chair.

"Sacrifice a rose with a complete human face, a crystal of the horn of an adult Hornachis gray goat, and some spiritual materials."

This way, I can always watch the sacrifice ceremony! If it succeeds, I can popularize it in the Tarot Club and solve the problem of transporting materials across regions! If it fails, I can blame it on the mistakes in his ritual steps. I can ask Little Sun or Mr. Azik and try again! The plan worked! Klein gave himself a thumbs up in his heart.

Old Blue was respectful and carefully wrote down the three-part honorific name. This was related to the early launch of the "Fool" brand express! There couldn't be any mistakes!

“Yes, Mr. Fool, I have noted it all down. I can obtain the above materials very quickly, and I will be able to offer them to you around noon tomorrow. Do you think the time allows?”

No problem! Klein wanted to shout out loud, I like people who are so efficient!

Then, without any fluctuation, a voice came out, as if it didn't care whether this attempt was successful or not, "No problem, as long as it doesn't delay the party."

Then Old Blue disappeared. In the silent and ancient huge palace, Klein thought to himself that he would be promoted to Joker tomorrow, Monday! He would be Sequence 8...

Suddenly, Klein the Fool was stunned. "Where is the potion formula that you promised to give me? He forgot it? I actually forgot it too?"

His expression was horrified. "Could it be that I was infected by the captain? My memory is also declining? Oh, why did I go to the gray fog? Oh, how long has it been since I divined the "Mutated Sun Holy Emblem"? "

Klein took out the materialized silver pocket watch and clicked it open. "Luckily, only a dozen minutes have passed... But I have to do the divination as soon as possible. It's best not to consume too much spiritual energy."

But something foreign touched his inspiration, "Hmm? What is this?"

Under the mottled bronze table, under the high-back chair representing the "priestess" Old Blue, there was a dark, sticky liquid left behind...

The gray mist wrapped around the ball of liquid and placed it on the long table. Klein was a little shocked and said, "Oil? No way? Didn't Emperor Roselle say in his diary that there is no oil in this world? Until now, more than 150 years have passed, and there is still no trace of oil!"

"This must be related to the 'sea water' that Old Blue drowned in! Is that sea water oil? Although the color is similar, it is obviously illusory... and how could a spirit enter the gray fog with oil?"

"Illusory seawater? After being carried by the gray fog, it turned into oil? There is no oil in this world because it has been swallowed by such seawater?"

"The so-called family treasure is a "sea of ​​oil"? If I refuse to accept the treasure, won't I miss out on a billion?"

Klein felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife. He almost became the upgraded version of "having a mine at home" - "having an oil field at home"!

"Hey, if Mr. Priestess opens an oil company in the future, I'll invest first... I can make some money..."

With grief in his heart, Klein wrapped the ball of oil in gray mist and placed it in a corner. He then manifested the warm Sealed Artifact 3-0782 again:

"The source of the mutated sun holy symbol in my hand."

……

The crimson in front of his eyes dissipated, and Old Blue returned to the virtual black ocean again. His body was still treading on the water instinctively, floating on the sea surface - this was not a sea of ​​oil, the illusory sea water had touched Old Blue's spirit and was brought above the gray fog, where it lost its special properties and turned into oil... That was the change that occurred when the Chaos Sea absorbed all the oil on Earth in the distant era when the original awakened.

"Huh! I guess I've passed the test, right?"

He breathed a sigh of relief. It was really too stressful to make up a lie in front of Mr. Fool!
No, it's not a lie, just an incomplete truth...

"I did learn my honorable name from the book 'Lord of Mysteries', and so did all that knowledge. I started reading the book when I was twenty-five... My last name is indeed Zhang, and my current name is indeed Old Blue..."

"From now on, you can no longer complain about my cooking in Chinese... Not even in your heart. Who would have thought that reciting silently could be sensed! From now on, I will travel the world in Loen language..."

After finishing his complaints and getting Mr. Fool's "personal" permission, Old Blue felt that he had established a mysterious connection with the "chaos puddle" under his feet. He was able to initially use its abilities, and the "grey fog cans" around him were no longer guarding against him. It was as if he could return to reality with just a thought.

“This… is equivalent to Mr. Fool, the current owner of Sefirah Castle, giving me a pass. After that, the gray fog will no longer stop me, but allow me to pass…”

If I crawled out of the "chaos puddle"... then who opened the permissions for me in the first place?
Don't even think about it! If you keep thinking about it, you might end up being made into a doll and hung up...

Old Blue was in no hurry to leave. According to the story, the brave and fearless Mr. Fool was about to look directly at the Eternal Sun... Such a spectacle! How could you miss it!

A low hum was heard across countless voids, and a pure and clear light seemed to ignite everything, with golden and scorching flames sweeping out crazily...

boom!
Old Blue, who was in the "chaos puddle", could feel this huge movement. He saw the gray fog in the distance light up for a moment, and then a blazing, clear light without a follow-up shot straight towards him, as if the blazing sun could not completely lock onto those who dared to "peek" at it. It only had time to shoot a purifying light before being cut off from contact...

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