"The Fool" Klein: What kind of monster did I bring in? He also knows that it's Roselle's diary? Could it be that he is also... Impossible! To borrow a phrase from Emperor Roselle, I am the chosen one of this era! No, no, I can't be complacent. I need to test him when I get the chance to see if he is a transmigrator. On the other hand, if he really is a "fellow countryman," he might be more trustworthy.
"Justice" Audrey: He actually knows it's a diary! Could he also understand those special symbols? Are there so many people in this world who understand these symbols? Or has he mastered some related mysticism knowledge? Then he must come from a Beyonder family or a Beyonder organization.
"The Hanged Man" Alger: I should have thought of it earlier. A new member recognized by Mr. Fool must have something extraordinary about him. Just now, I even doubted Mr. Fool. Fortunately, I didn't show my doubts.
A few seconds later, their second round of scrutiny of Hobert ended, but by this time, they no longer looked down on Hobert as they did at the beginning of the gathering.
Next was the time for Klein to read the diary. Hobert also wanted to take a look because there were many of Roselle's diaries, and he couldn't remember the specific content of the diary that appeared at this gathering.
After Klein finished reading, "Justice" asked, "Mr. Fool, could you explain the concepts of 'acting' and 'digesting' to the new member?"
Klein glanced at Hobert and saw that he showed no signs of surprise: "I have already received your payment. You can explain it to him, or you can use this knowledge for an equivalent exchange."
He had a look of not wanting to take candy from a baby: "However, the new member should already know this knowledge."
At this moment, Klein and Audrey had similar thoughts, believing that "The Emperor" should be a member of a Beyonder family or organization.
Even so, it was still unusual for The Emperor to know so much Beyonder knowledge despite not being a Beyonder person. After all, who would let a non-Beyonder family member or organization member learn Beyonder knowledge?
"Justice" also realized this: "Mr. Emperor, do you know about 'acting' and 'digesting'?"
"As Mr. Fool said, I know this knowledge," Hobert said with a bitter smile. "But I don't need this knowledge yet because I haven't taken any potions."
The Justice didn't think much of it, but The Hanged Man was once again shocked. Previously, he thought he knew a lot and could make a big impact in the Beyonder world. Especially Justice's ignorance made him feel good about himself.
But today, Hobert poured cold water on him. Like The Fool, he found it abnormal for an ordinary person to know so much Beyonder knowledge.
Hobert continued, "Thank you, Mr. Fool, for allowing me to join this gathering. I hope to find the reason for my gradual madness here."
He briefly described his experiences over the past month: "If anyone can help me find the 'cause,' I can exchange it for some Beyonder knowledge that you definitely don't know.
"However, I must inform you in advance that I am not a natural half-sequence 9; I have recalled countless times, and I did not come into contact with any Beyonder items that could pollute me a month ago.
"Of course, it is also possible that I was unknowingly polluted, but if that were the case, I should have come into contact with the same Beyonder item more than once, and I should have noticed."
The Hanged Man, who wanted to regain his confidence, fell silent. The reasons he could think of were all included in Hobert's description.
Justice weakly asked, "Mr. Emperor, what does 'half-sequence 9' mean? Do I need to pay any price for this question?"
Hobert smiled, "I can answer this question for free as a gift for our first meeting and as a reward for your kind heart."
"Justice" happily said, "Thank you for your generosity."
"The so-called 'half-sequence 9' refers to some people who are born with Beyonder characteristics," Hobert explained. "This usually happens when both parents are powerful Beyonders, or one of them is.
"During childbirth, there is a certain probability that the parents' Beyonder characteristics will be inherited by the newborn. The more Beyonder characteristics the parents have, the higher the probability of inheritance.
"But this is not usually a fortunate thing because the child can only choose the Beyonder path inherited from the parents.
"And if the parents can't help control the Beyonder characteristics during childhood, how can a baby have the ability to control Beyonder characteristics? The child is likely to go mad from a young age."
Justice nodded, "Thank you for your answer. I didn't expect such unfortunate things to happen in the Beyonder world."
Hobert sighed, "Misfortune is the norm in the Beyonder world.."
Just like me, I was eating hotpot and singing, and suddenly I was about to go mad!
At this moment, The Fool suddenly tapped the bronze long table with his index finger and said in a supreme voice, "What you encountered is a curse!"
This conclusion was reached after his discussion with Old Neil today.
Hobert's thoughts suddenly opened up: Yes, there is also the possibility of a curse!
But then the question arose, who would curse an orphan who had never seen his biological parents? If it were his adoptive father's political enemies, they would curse Donna or Tyron instead, right?
Hobert thought again: Perhaps this disaster was indeed brought about by his unseen biological parents. Their deaths at a young age were abnormal in itself. Was it the enemies of his biological parents who cursed their child?
He thought that he could have a good talk with his adoptive father this afternoon and take the opportunity to ask for some information about his biological parents.
Hobert said to Klein, "This gives my investigation a new direction. How can I thank you for your answer?"
"Roselle's diary," Klein said, "or information about the Antigonus family, even if I already know it."
Hobert said, "I can pay you the required price now. Antigonus first appeared during the Solomon Empire era. He established his own kingdom in the Hornacis Mountain, and from then on, the Antigonus family entered the historical stage.
"In the Fourth Epoch, Antigonus had a good relationship with two significant figures, but I can't mention their names here for now.
"I believe Mr. Fool knows who those two figures are. It's safe to talk about them here under Mr. Fool's protection, but discussing them outside would bring disaster.
"So, for the safety of Miss Justice and Mr. Hanged Man, let's talk about them when they are strong enough."