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This is the best of times, this is the worst of timesChapter 477: This is the best of times, this is the worst of times

. In a room in the Backlund government district.

Xiou sorted out the things on hand and put them into a paper file bag. A young man in military uniform looked at Xiou who was about to leave, stood up, and said with some respect:

"Sir, walk slowly."

"See you tomorrow." Xio gave her colleague a simple greeting and then walked out of the room in a swift and decisive manner. Of course, she did not forget to take the file bag with her before leaving.

She hesitated before leaving, but turned around and walked back. Looking at her subordinates, she closed the door first, then gently knocked on the empty desk in front of her.

The sound was not loud, but it immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"Everyone, let's put aside the demon murder case we are investigating for now. I will report this matter to my superiors. I don't want anyone to investigate it privately before I am notified."

"This is an order. Investigating privately will not only easily alert the enemy, but also easily cost you your life."

Xio is now a Sequence 5 Punishment Knight. After receiving a tip from Mr. Fool this afternoon, she decided to report to her superiors - to cooperate with the church and do her utmost to ensure the progress of the mission and the safety of the executors.

After all, most of the military Beyonders she brought with her were low-sequence Beyonders, and they had no way of fighting against a true demigod.

Not to mention that Mr. Fool also reminded her that they might have to deal with more than one demigod, most likely a group of out-of-control "devils".

After this petite but unexpectedly dignified lady spoke, everyone else in the room nodded in response, with no intention of slacking off. The female officer sitting by the wall asked cautiously,

"Do you need me to write the document and submit it to the higher-ups?"

"No, that's not necessary." Xio showed the file bag in his hand: "I found some clues, no substantial evidence, but this matter may be even worse."

"So, I'll go there myself later to see if I can get more support."

Carrying the file bag, Xio quickly walked to other places in the government district. With the official identification provided, she submitted the information without any obstruction. After doing all this, she prayed calmly to Mr. "World" in her heart.

"Mr. World, I have submitted the demon investigation case that Mr. Fool gave me. I hope to get an official search warrant."

Soon Mr. World's response came to Xio's ears. It was a relatively deep male voice:

"The search warrant will be sent to your special operations department tomorrow. Backlund's extraordinary power is currently strained. Before you find the trace of the demon, we have no way to provide you with help above the demigod level."

"Since Ms. Magician is unable to help you for the time being, you can recite my honorific name after you encounter a demon that you cannot defeat."

Fors...Xiu sighed in his heart, remembering that earlier today Fors's teacher came to drag Fors away from home while she was still at Sequence Four, and shook his head slightly.

When Fors's teacher first came over, Fors was ready to "open the door" and escape. Unfortunately, she did not run away. Instead, Gao Wei used the authority of the dimension to block her right to "open the door" and directly grabbed the back of Destiny's neck, "transforming" her into a fish with brown scales for intensive training.

"Fors's talent is ridiculous, but why is she so lazy?" Xio sighed, preparing to continue investigating the devil after dinner. The reward Mr. Fool gave her for this mission was quite generous, the formula for a demigod's potion.

In addition, because Xio's belief in the gods was not too devout before, after she decided to convert to the Fool, Mr. Fool gave her another reward - although the Fool Church has not yet been established, as a member of the government of the Republic of Loen, she already knows some things about the Fool Church.

For example, the Church of Fools will be built around the Church of Night and the Church of the Creator, forming a triangle that will enclose the former imperial palace of the Loen Empire, which is now the location of the central government of the Loen Republic.

Backlund has suffered destruction and ruin many times, and is now rebuilding its urban area piece by piece, from the inside out. For example, the entire government area is basically an urban area composed of the three major churches and the government as the main structure.

On his way home, Xio saw that some lines were being laid on the roadside. These lines extended from the original center of the palace to the outside world. At present, the laying of the first urban area has been completed and the wiring has been completed to Backlund's current commercial area.

Xio didn't know what it was exactly. He only heard that it was a new product developed by Aurora Company and the Loen government. It was similar to the gas lamp pipes of the past, but cheaper and safer.

To match these circuits is a new product called electric light.

Except for the most stubborn believers of the Lord of Storms, no one would refuse to have these convenient little things in their homes. Even those working class people with a more difficult life would bite the bullet and buy a small electric light for their home, because as long as it could be used for more than a year, it would be cheaper than gas lamps and candles.

The treatment of workers nowadays is much better than before. With the increase in wages and Backlund's mandatory requirement for children to attend the church's new-style schools, the workers' living standards have been raised to the level of the middle class, similar to the Moretti family's living standards at the beginning.

Of course, the old-fashioned companies represented by the original businessmen and entrepreneurs were not prepared to provide good treatment to workers or increase wages at the beginning - but Aurora Company was different.

The company's factories began to recruit a large number of people and transferred the workers in Backlund to other cities in batches, making it impossible for other factories to find cheap labor. They either increased their wages or closed down.

It's not that other factories haven't thought about boycotting Aurora, but as long as it complies with the law, Aurora will not lose the case in Loen's court.

Now this company has spread across the Republic of Loen like a spider web, producing cheap industrial products in large quantities.

In addition, from time to time, some products are produced with effects close to the magical items that originally only existed in stories. Unfortunately, these products are expensive and can be used for a short time. Currently, they are not affordable for the lower classes and are only sought after among the middle and upper classes and the old aristocracy.

Xiu withdrew her gaze from the person who was laying the cables and continued to walk towards her home. Her home was in a resettlement community next to the commercial district, and she had already brought her brother and mother over.

Just as he passed by the clock tower of Aurora Corporation, the most iconic landmark in the business district, Xio suddenly discovered that the place where the clock was originally placed on the clock tower above his head had been removed and replaced by a huge crystal screen.

A few messy lines first appeared on the crystal screen, and then slowly formed a picture - it was a row of electric lights, industrial machines, and factory construction scenes...

Xio stood there quietly. After all the images slowly disappeared, she saw lines of Loen words appearing on it:

"Join Aurora Company and embrace a bright future!"

She heard someone whispering next to her: "Aurora Company has come up with another big thing..."

"I heard that students from Miskatonic University, which was originally an engineering school, can directly enter Aurora Corporation after completing their studies. As long as they pass the assessment, they can get a lucrative technical or management job!"

"Hey, you know what, life is much better now than it was three years ago..." On the other side, another person naturally took up the conversation. Seeing that the person who just spoke noticed him, he raised his eyebrows:

"If we talk about the people who are angry, I'm afraid it's only the nobles and unscrupulous businessmen. Hey, in Backlund, people go bankrupt and commit suicide every day."

"According to my son, they are neither willing to honestly analyze the country's policies nor to take the initiative to keep up with the times - then they will only be left behind by the times!"

"Why do I feel like this sentence was said by... um, Emperor Roselle?" A passerby on the side stroked his beard and thought seriously.

"Don't come on, Emperor Roselle is a real god. He has also beaten some evil god believers who pretended to be him and slandered his image. Hey, do you think someone like Roselle can say something like 'The taste of witches is really good'? Last time I went to Intis, it developed very fast under the leadership of that emperor…"

"Except for the divided Feysac who are still unwilling to accept this era, even if you call over an islander, everyone will know that this is a good era." A young man wearing a monocle took over the conversation and said to the people gathered next to him. Someone next to him immediately took over the conversation:

"Yeah, haha, this is the best era. Those parasites that live by sucking our blood should be burned to death in the flames of the old era as soon as possible!"

"We have a good Führer, and next door there is a good emperor... Let's go to the bar and have a drink, and I'll continue to tell you something."

"Let's go. I don't have work to do at night, so I'm just staying at home anyway."

"I heard there's a bar called 'Alone' opened over there. Should we go there?" The young man who had said he would call the islanders suggested to the others. After thinking about it, they decided to go and see what the prices there were first.

They were similar to the workers who had finished a day's work and went out to have a beer, but they looked much more relaxed... Xio took a deep breath and muttered to himself:

"This is the best of times..."

Everyone's wages have been greatly increased, and everyone's living standards have been greatly increased. This is not the best era. What era is this?

Xio turned the corner and hid her body in the darkness. The magical item in her hand flickered with a faint light. Xio stood here quietly, using this extraordinary item to sense whether there were any traces of demons here.

Backlund's public security was much better than before. Now the places where demons might hide were those hard-to-detect corners left over from the former urban areas. Xio had investigated many places and set up official signal devices there. Once demons appeared again, they would be quickly discovered by the official signal detection devices.

However, at this moment, Xiou smelled alcohol. She opened her eyes and found a drunk man lying at her feet in the darkness. The drunk man opened his eyes, looked at Xiou in front of him, and said unconsciously, struggling:

"Why should we raise the wages of those workers? This is irrational..."

"I used to own a factory and a plantation... It's always been like this..."

"The emperor is gone, and my family is completely wiped out in my generation. This is truly the worst, the worst era..."

Xio, who was wearing a military uniform, looked at the drunkard, who looked like an old-fashioned noble or businessman, and sighed:

"This is the worst of times…"

She shook her head and continued walking into the darkness Fish and Fool (Second Update)Chapter 478 Fish and Fool (Second Update)

"Kougua, I don't want to act!"

A salted fish was jumping in Gao Wei's hand, but Gao Wei still held the tail of the salted fish expressionlessly and walked towards Klein's manor without mercy.

The salted fish swung its tail and twisted desperately on the spot - in Gao Wei's other hand he was holding a white and black dog, which was also struggling, but for this dog, Gao Wei was holding the flesh of fate by the scruff of its neck.

"How can you sleep at your age? You eat and sleep, and you really don't want to play the role of a 'mystic mage' at all..."

Gao Wei looked at the salted fish in his hand with regret. This salted fish was still only at Sequence 4 - compared to the previous level where it had made no progress at all, the thing Gao Wei regretted most was letting Fors out of his sight, causing this salted fish to lie flat for half a year.

This caused a subtle change in Gao Wei's mentality - Fors was the first one who could deviate from His observation in such a fresh and unconventional way.

Fors felt quite innocent in her heart. She really didn't want to work hard anymore. The higher she went on the Extraordinary Path, the crazier it became. She no longer had to fear the Full Moon Curse, nor did she have to worry about whether a high-sequence person would come to get rid of her or turn her into a Sealed Object.

The puppy on the side was also struggling desperately, speaking in human language: "Dad... I want to go home..."

"Hey, don't run away." Gao Wei laughed and walked into Klein's manor.

Before entering the elevator, Gao Wei put the salted fish in his right hand down. The salted fish "banged" and a cloud of mist came out, and it turned back into Fors's appearance. Fors immediately fell to the ground and rubbed his butt.

Gao Wei already felt that his purpose in training Fors had changed subtly. Now He no longer needed Fors as a backup for Guile, but Gao Wei's incarnation couldn't swallow this. He glanced at Fors and gestured to her:

"Come here, study hard during this time."

Fors followed with grievance, but after stepping into the elevator, she couldn't help but look around her, sizing up this strange machine that she had never seen before.

Looking at this unprecedented scene, she suddenly had an urge to write about this machine in her book.

Is this an extraordinary item made with extraordinary properties? When Fors thought about this, she suddenly felt that this was an interesting topic.

"Want to write about this place in a book?"

At this moment, she saw Gao Wei in front of her turn his head and look at her with a smile on his face. Fors immediately shrank her neck and said with a guilty conscience:

"I suddenly don't miss it that much."

"Write if you want. After all, this is one of Mr. Fool's masterpieces—well, a teleportation mechanism from ancient times, a technology forged in this era by stealing the power of the Lord of Storms."

"Aurora will also mass-produce this later. You can write about this in your book, which will also serve as an advertisement for me."

Fors's expression suddenly became a little horrified: "Does Aurora Company also belong to Mr. Fool?"

"No, this was established by me, and the start-up capital was provided by the real Creator. Mr. Fool is considered the chairman." The Outer God said this to Fors. Fors knew Gao Wei's general identity, so He did not hide it.

The elevator door slowly opened. Gao Wei walked forward and said to Fors beside him,

"What do you think of the description I gave you before? I think it's pretty good."

"Ah, yes, that's quite good, but if I describe it like this, I'm afraid the believers of the Church of the Storm will..." For thought about this description and suddenly felt that the manuscript would most likely be rejected.

"It doesn't matter." Gao Wei said to Fors in front of him in a calm tone, "Anyway, the Lord of Storms didn't say that he had any objections. He is just an ordinary angel now. He has already submitted to his original master. In short, don't care about his opinion."

"ah?"

Fors was stunned for a moment, then followed Gao Wei.

However, when Fors saw the scene in the hall, her expression froze. "The World" was sitting on the sofa, and not far from "The World" was Miss "Justice" whom she had met at the Tarot Club. They seemed to be discussing something, with serious expressions.

On the sofa facing the screen, Fors saw Amon and Bethel sitting there. Amon said hello to Gao Wei:

"Are you here?"

"It took some time." Gao Wei said casually, "Neither of them was very willing to come here, so we had to use some rough means to tie them up."

After saying this, He raised his chin and said to Klein who was not far away, "Have you completed your preparations?"

"It's done."

Klein said, "The surroundings have been completely sealed off, so He won't be able to discover any problems. I'll send Audrey back first. She has a mission to complete, so she won't go with us to hunt the God."

Fors's eyes widened in vain: Hunting God?

"Okay." Gao Wei held the puppy in his hand - in fact, it was closer to a wolf, but seeing the black and white appearance, he always felt that the wolf cub he brought over looked like a husky.

The more I look at it, the more it looks like it... Gao Wei muttered to himself, put the wolf cub in his hand on the table, and asked Bethel and Amon:

"Can you recognize who He is?"

Bethel recognized Antigonus in front of him, but hesitated for a moment. Amon on the other side said, "Antigonus? How did he become like this?"

Although Amon stole Antigonus' fate, he did not completely take away his life and characteristics. Antigonus struggled for a moment and spoke again:

"I have no idea..."

"So, what happened? Amon, I always feel like I lost part of my memory and a period of my destiny."

Ah, maybe the deception and bug worked... Amon turned his head and looked out the window as if nothing had happened. Seeing this scene, Antigonus suddenly understood what happened to his lost memories and fate.

His eyes gradually became fierce as he looked at Amon who seemed indifferent.

"Let's not talk about that for now." Bethel looked at Antigonus in front of him and felt a little headache: "Gao Wei, where did you find Him?"

"After Amon stole the fate of the Hornachis Mountains, He slept there for almost a year." Gao Wei raised his hand: "He lost all his characteristics above Sequence One. Now he is just a Sequence Two 'Miracle Master', well, an ordinary angel."

"Klein should have told you that this time we are dealing with Alistair Tudor and Farbuti. They are both ancient gods from the same era as you. Of course, they are different to some extent. For example, I am not sure whether Alistair Tudor is the previous Blood Emperor or a personification of the City of Disaster."

When Fors heard these words, all she heard were long and short silences. She moved her feet and sat on another sofa next to her.

"No wonder you brought Antigonus here. Do you want to use the fate of us and the Blood Emperor to find Him?" Bethel turned his head and looked at Antigonus, who was standing on the coffee table at a loss. He stared into Antigonus's dog eyes:

"how are you feeling."

"I am weaker than ever before, but… I am more peaceful than ever before." After a brief hesitation, Antigonus said to Bethel in front of him, "Gate… how did you fall to the level of Sequence 2?"

"This is a long story, let's talk about it later."

Bethel laughed softly, actually not intending to say this to Antigonus right now. Antigonus scratched the glass surface of the coffee table with his front paws, making a harsh sound.

He turned his head to look at Klein, who was sitting far away with a strong aura of "Source Castle", and then turned his head to look at the terrifying existence that had been carrying him here just now. He vaguely knew something - just as Antigonus was thinking, a high-dimensional overlord on the side looked over.

"Let me put it this way. The person sitting there is the follower of The Fool." Gao Wei said, "As for me, I have a certain degree of cooperation with the current The Fool."

There were some fine threads in Gao Wei's eyes: "You probably don't know what this world has become yet, right?"

Antigonus remained silent and listened to what Gao Wei said; Fors, who was sitting behind Gao Wei, was sitting there motionless, with movements that were 70% similar to those of Antigonus in front of him.

"The Goddess of Night and the True Creator fell into a deep sleep in order to seek further opportunities. The Eternal Blazing Sun, the Lord of Storms, and the God of Knowledge and Wisdom fell, and one of them surrendered to the True Creator again and became His angel."

"In the current astral world, there are only the 'Black Emperor', the 'Fool', and the 'God of Truth and Holy Light' - the last one is my incarnation on Earth - these three gods support the barrier."

"And the 'Dark Side of the Universe' has returned, the 'Blood Emperor' has resurrected, and the 'Original Witch' walks on the earth. We uphold the purpose of exercising justice and want to expel these three evil gods from the real world..."

While listening to the long speech of the suspected foreign god in front of him, Antigonus turned his head and looked at Amon and Bethel with some doubt. No matter what, he felt that the two people around him did not seem to be on the side of justice.

Amon himself is the god of fraud, one of the notorious angel kings; and although Bethel beside him seems to have a relatively mild personality, the status of the Abraham family that is above all extraordinary people is precisely due to the efforts of this Mr. "Gate".

After listening to Gao Wei's words, Antigonus looked a little confused:

"Ah?"

After looking at his old colleague, his eyes unconsciously glanced at the man sitting not far from him, dressed in formal attire, who was suspected to be the "Lord of Mysteries" - even though Antigonus had so many years of life experience and knowledge, he still didn't understand what was going on.

Gao Wei nodded at Klein from a distance:

"You tell me."

"I'll take Fors out for a while - you guys should handle the issues of the Gui San family."

Klein nodded and watched Gao Wei and Fors walk out together. He clapped his hands lightly, and the surroundings were suddenly shrouded in misty gray fog.

"Hello, Antigonus."

"Hello."

"You can call me 'The Fool'." Klein chuckled, "Although I am now the true god of the 'Gate' path."

"...I can sense that you have mastered the 'Source Castle.'" Antigonus looked into Klein's eyes:

"Which era are you from?"

"An era you have never known."

Klein said, "Antigonus, this world is about to end. My collaborator brought you out of the cracks of history, not out of the mercy of the gods."

Doomsday... Antigonus immediately understood Klein's words. He looked at Klein, and a smile appeared on the corner of Klein's mouth:

"Come on, make your choice."

The fraud began from the very beginning—when the High-Dimensional Overlooker brought Antigonus in, Klein noticed the "missing" in Antigonus.

He had been entangled with the will of the Heavenly Venerable for a long time, and his soul had been worn out to a certain extent, as if he had regressed to his childhood. Although he had enough power and experience, he was still a little confused.

Therefore, Klein needed to find another way to lure Antigonus onto his ship.

——Whether it is against Alistair Tudor or Fabti, Antigonus is a great help.

　There are still two chapters left to be updated... I should be able to update it tomorrow, I will finish it as soon as possibleCircus of FoolsChapter 479: Circus of Fools

"I didn't really have a choice."

Antigonus was silent for a long time. He looked at Amon and Bethel in front of him again and lowered his head.

"I am willing to submit to you, great being."

Anyway, Antigonus had also worked as the "Attendant of Mysteries" for a period of time, and in Antigonus' opinion, the "Fool" in front of him was very likely to be the greatest being closest to the Lord of Mysteries in this era.

"very good."

…

"Teacher, I really don't understand why you insist on taking me with you?" Fors and Gao Wei were walking on the road one after the other. Hearing Fors' words, Gao Wei paused for a moment, then turned his head and looked at Fors:

"Isn't it a good thing for you to be able to improve your sequence during this 'relaxed and joyful' journey?"

"That being said…" Fors struggled again and sighed:

"Okay, teacher, this is what I think. Even if the end of the world is coming, we still have Mr. Fool above us to help us, so maybe nothing will happen."

"Maybe?"

Gao Wei chuckled softly, "Of course, the Fool will not tell you about what happened, but in three months, your Tarot Club will stop again. What do you think, if the followers of the evil god want to threaten Mr. Fool at that time, where will they start?"

Fors was silent for a moment. She obviously knew the answer to this question. After a moment, Fors replied,

"From the person who is closest to Mr. Fool, teacher."

"So, you need to improve your sequence." Gao Wei clapped his hands: "You have helped me do a lot of things, and I have helped you to become a demigod. This is an 'equivalent exchange', but considering the relationship between us as master and disciple, if you want to continue to improve your sequence, then I will help you."

"...You make it very difficult for me to repay you for helping me." Fors was silent for a moment, and slowly spoke to Gao Wei in front of him. Gao Wei patted Fors on the shoulder:

"You don't need to feel too much psychological pressure. I believe in your talent in acting. You are quite compatible with the 'Gate' path. With enough time and practice, you can be promoted to the level of an angel."

"But perhaps you had some misunderstandings about Mr. Fool before. Now I can tell you that Mr. Fool's condition is not necessarily as good as you think. He also needs the help of you Tarot Club members. I hope you will not let me down and Mr. Fool who chose you."

"…I will try my best."

Fors pursed her lips and nodded firmly. She looked at the teacher in front of her, and her tone was not shaken. She did not feel that she was being PUA by the teacher in front of her.

You really move every time you twitch... Well, now at least I have some motivation. Gao Wei sighed in his heart.

"But..." Fors was still a little confused. She raised her head slightly and asked Gao Wei:

"Teacher, why did you choose me as your student at that time? Why do you want to bring me along with you in this incident involving the evil god? I'm afraid you will need to devote a lot of energy to taking care of me."

As a nobody, Fors had a clear understanding of her own strength. She knew that she could hardly play any role in matters involving the True God, and would even cause some negative effects, forcing her teacher to spend energy to protect her from being contaminated.

Gao Wei sighed slightly - in fact, there was a very important reason why he brought Fors here. Because among their group of "ancients", their sequence was too high, and most of them had various mental illnesses and psychological defects, so they still needed someone to negotiate...

Gao Wei didn't want to negotiate on his own, so he tricked Fors into coming here.

He raised his hand and touched Fors's head, and said to his student sincerely,

"Perhaps I have a certain preference for you in my human nature."

After hearing Gao Wei's words, Fors was somewhat moved. She nodded and secretly decided not to disappoint her teacher. Gao Wei estimated the time and felt that the matter between Antigonus and Klein had been resolved, so he could take his student back.

"Let's go back."

"OK."

While walking on the road, Gao Wei spoke leisurely to Fors beside him:

"Do you know why Mr. Fool's followers gathered Amon, Bethel, and Antigonus, the three dukes who originally belonged to the Tudor Empire?"

Considering that many of the things they said before were automatically in harmony with Fors, Gao Wei was now prepared to tell Fors about this matter in a guiding way. This would make it easier for Fors to accept it, so that she would not have some minor mental breakdown and changes when she saw herself walking towards the "Blood Emperor".

"Three dukes from the Tudor Empire, um, teacher. Do you mean..." Fors hesitated, "are they related to the emperor?"

"Yes." Gao Wei shook his head slightly and said to Fulce with a slightly sympathetic tone. "Your sequence is still too low. There are some things you can't know, but it's okay. I have created a layer of 'cognitive filter' in your consciousness before. When you hear those things, your ears will silence themselves and won't let you be polluted."

"Oh." It's my fault for the low sequence. I'm so sorry… Fors nodded with dull eyes.

"But your guess is only half right. We are not only going to look for the Blood Emperor Tudor, but I can't tell you the rest."

Since the Demon King has a sense of malice, the High Dimension Overlooker does not intend to tell Fors about this matter. After all, Fors's sequence is still a bit low. If she has malice towards the dark side of the universe, it is very likely to alert the enemy and let the "dark side of the universe" continue to escape.

Although those who are looking down from higher dimensions estimate that the "dark side of the universe" is now in a state of escape or preparing to escape, it is still better to cover it up first.

Of course, part of it was his own bad taste - for example, he wanted to see what kind of expression Fors would have when he saw Farbuti without any warning?

Gao Wei continued, "So, you don't have to feel too much psychological burden. The reason why I called you here is not just to help you digest the 'secret mage'. Well, basically, as long as you fight enough times and play enough roles during this trip, you will be able to digest the demigod potion."

How could the magic potion of the "Mystic" be digested during such a journey? Fors was somewhat puzzled, but she did not ask. Sure enough, Gao Wei told Klein's arrangement the next moment.

"This time, we plan to act as members of a circus and head northeast, towards East Feysac."

"Klein - that is, the current identity of 'The World'. He has a mission assigned to him by Mr. 'Fool', and with the combined efforts of the four angels, it is very likely that he will be able to catch many followers of the evil god."

"Just like I said before, we are indeed the side of justice. Our mission this time is similar to that of the church. We are here to help them solve those hidden dangers and disasters that ordinary Beyonders cannot solve with their status and strength."

Gao Wei turned around and looked at Fors beside him again: "Also, have you decided which church to join?"

How should I answer this? The person in front of me is my teacher. Well, He is the god believed in by the Holy Light Church, but Mr. Fool has also helped me a lot... Hiss, what should I do in this case?

Fors was immediately a little entangled, but she soon shook her head gently and said to Gao Wei frankly. "No, I haven't decided yet, teacher."

"You and Mr. Fool have both helped me a lot, but I haven't decided yet whether I should join Mr. Fool's church or yours. I can't face my own faith correctly."

Seeing Fors's somewhat clear and foolish expression, Gao Wei's expression suddenly became a little strange:

"Why did you choose?"

"Ah?" Fors was obviously stunned.

"I mean, haven't you carefully read Mr. Fool's teachings? No, Mr. Fool's teachings are still being compiled. According to your habit, you really won't read them now."

Fors lowered his head somewhat guiltily.

"It's okay. I'll just tell you this directly." Gao Wei showed some seriousness:

"Although the canon of the Church of Fools has not yet been compiled, the Church of Fools' requirements for belief are not high. You can believe in the Fool as well as other churches."

"Of course, the premise is that other churches do not oppose your beliefs. But now, except for a few evil cults, there will be no church that will not allow you to believe in The Fool."

"It's the same for me. After believing in the Fool and the Truth, you can even believe in the Steam Angel. Well, I remember that your original belief should be the God of Steam and Machinery, but now He has been downgraded to an angel."

No wonder you can establish a cooperative relationship with Mr. Fool. You and Mr. Fool have similar personalities... Your teachings give me a sense of being serious but a little outrageous... illusion?

Fors's mouth twitched: "I understand... Teacher."

"I understand." Gao Wei nodded with satisfaction and continued to walk back: "Let's go."

Going on the road to Klein's home again, Gao Wei had a smile on his face. When the elevator opened, Gao Wei looked at Klein and the two people and the dog sitting in a row there, and waved to Klein:

"Have you told them about this?"

"I'm done here." When Klein saw Fors following Gao Wei, he knew that Gao Wei had tricked the "Magician", a Sequence 4 demigod, over here: "I plan to arrange our first 'performance' in Backlund."

"I planned a 'performance' to attract the followers of the evil god and the danger sources in Backlund. With the help of Mr. Fool, I used the performance of 'Fool's Circus' to attract 'Wild Beyonders' who were not registered in Backlund from various sources."

Adolf's clone is pushing for the officialization and standardization of extraordinary powers, but there are still a large number of extraordinary people who are unwilling to believe in the official, or they have secrets or sins that cannot be known to others.

Therefore, Backlund still hides a large number of wild Beyonders, a small number of whom are believers of evil gods or foreign gods.

Klein took out a stack of Tarot cards and said with a smile,

"Perhaps, we need someone to carry an extraordinary item that can attract extraordinary people from other paths—"

As soon as Klein finished speaking, he saw Amon, Gao Wei, and Antigonus beside him all looking at Fors in unison. Only Bethel hesitated for a moment, but still turned his head and looked at the novelist expressionlessly.

Looking at the gaze fixed on her, Fors froze in placeBeyond Performance (Second Update)Chapter 480 Beyond Performance (Second Update)

"Is this really okay?"

"Probably... not."

On the streets of Backlund, Fors and Xio walked side by side. At this moment, Fors was wearing a long dress that looked like a fortune teller's, with a hint of worry on her face.

The words that just came out of Fors's mouth were obviously lacking in confidence.

After looking at her friend, Xio turned her eyes away. She held a few newspapers in her hands and pointed at them: "This looks like it could be the delivery of news about an occult gathering through newspapers; well, this is also possible, there could be something like this on these newspapers."

Fors looked at Xio, who was concentrating on deciphering the information about the possible extraordinary gatherings, and couldn't help but sigh:

"Mr. World has arranged to hand over this preliminary screening information to Mr. Lover, who will be able to parse this information... By the way, Xio, don't forget the information about demons collected by your special operations department. You can also hand it over to Mr. Lover."

"Mr. World means that we can let Him decipher it. After all, Lover has more clones."

After saying this, Fors sighed to herself, "Ah... why on earth? Amon joining the Tarot Club makes me feel like I'm dreaming."

Xio paused for a moment. "Perhaps this is the power of Mr. Fool. I would have never thought that Amon could really become our partner before. Well, at least with the existence of Mr. Fool, Amon is our partner now."

"How should I put it? When this top fraudster is with us, I suddenly feel a little more at ease."

Fors shrugged his shoulders after listening to Xio's words:

"Yes, when your teammates are strong enough, their madness is not so scary. Xio, you will never guess where I work now."

"Where?" Hugh asked curiously.

"Hey, I won't tell you."

Half of Fors' body suddenly disappeared - she opened a door and let half of her body go in. Xio's eyebrows raised, and she grabbed Fors' wrist as she tried to escape.

"Want to run?"

After being pulled out of the door by Xio, Fors, who was playing with her, continued to walk on the road obediently. Looking at the huge crystal screen on the Aurora Corporation's headquarters that had already attracted most people and was showing an advertisement for the "Circus of Fools" to perform its first show in Backlund, Xio couldn't help but sigh:

"This circus is really rich. It must have cost a lot of gold pounds to rent this place to broadcast its own advertisements."

In fact, it didn't cost any money, because this screen was the one in the circus... Fors shrunk his shoulders with a guilty conscience, and couldn't help but think of the incredible configuration of this so-called circus where he was now.

The head of the circus is Mr. World, the magicians and jugglers are Bethel and Amon, who also work as clowns; the animals are Antigonus who turns into a wolf, and occasionally Amon's crow clone comes to play...

Although she didn't know why, Fors always felt that the people in this circus were having a lot of fun. I heard that Amon, Bethel, and Antigonus were planning to drag their teacher to perform a fool's play to assassinate the "Blood Emperor"...

As for Fors, she was half a "ticket seller" and half a "bait".

Xio, who was walking beside her, keenly sensed the guilty feeling emanating from Fors. She immediately looked at her companions:

"Are you hiding something from me?"

"Hmm… If I say no, would you believe me? Well, let me put it another way. This is a mission assigned to me by Mr. Fool. It is also related to Mr. World."

Fors seemed to be afraid that Xio would not believe it, so she emphasized, "Well, this is my exclusive mission."

"so?"

Xio was about to say something, but he saw a door appear in front of him, and Mr. World walked out of it and handed Xio another search warrant in his hand.

"Miss Judgment, this is a secret search warrant for Beyonders tonight."

Klein spoke calmly to Xio in front of him. Xio took the search warrant in his hand, picked it up and read it over and over again. A bit of wonder appeared in his eyes:

"The performance of the Fool's Circus... was arranged by Mr. Fool?"

"That's right." Klein took out a box from his arms and handed it to Fors. "This is what you need to carry today. If you find too many high-sequence Beyonders appearing, just recite our honorable names."

"OK."

Fors put away the box that Klein gave her. The box was all black and seemed to be made of charcoal. There were some patterns engraved in gold on the black box.

There was no doubt that this box contained items that could attract extraordinary people through extraordinary aggregation and the attraction of fate. Fors was not curious and wanted to open it to take a look. She always felt that her mentality would collapse a little after opening it.

Watching Mr. World disappear before his eyes, Fors turned around and said to Xio in front of him with a little apology:

"Sorry, Xio, I need to leave here. There is a high possibility that many high-sequence Beyonders will come here tonight. Although they are unlikely to show up directly, you still have to be careful when performing your mission."

"Don't worry."

Xio looked at his friend and was silent for a moment before he smiled.

"My mission is to capture those low-sequence wild Beyonders. According to what Mr. World said before, those who should be sentenced should be sentenced, and those who should be registered should be registered. Any low-level Beyonder has skills that surpass those of ordinary people. It would be a waste if their strength was wasted in hiding and fighting in the Beyonder world."

"You have to be careful too. Although the trap set by Mr. World is secretive, I always feel that he hasn't done much to cover it up. If it is really related to the demon I've been tracking down recently, they may not be able to find evidence that Mr. World set the trap, but they are likely to become alert."

"Okay, I understand... I'll pay attention. Another thing is that because of my sequence, they may not come after us directly, but they may come after you."

If these high-sequence Beyonders were attracted, they would most likely go in the opposite direction to hunt down members of the special operations department like Xiou, and steal intelligence... Fors thought for a moment, and drew a light golden symbol on the back of Xiou's hand with his fingers. This golden symbol immediately sank into Xiou's skin.

"What is this?" Xio looked at the symbol that resembled an arched door that was slowly melting on his hand, and asked Fors in confusion.

"Hmm~"

With a little pride in her heart, Fors hummed to her friend in front of her,

"I have left a mark on you. If you come into contact with those high-sequence Beyonders, I will be able to open the door directly through this mark and sense your situation here. Don't worry, now that I have become a demigod, my combat ability is much stronger than before."

A transparent, glass-like pistol appeared in Fors's hand. A small, invisible book appeared next to her other hand. Just a while ago, she felt that her potion had given her a new knowledge.

One of them is to use his own extraordinary ability to convert the extraordinary ability recorded by the "recorder" into bullets and shoot them out from a pistol, so as to achieve the corresponding effect more quickly.

After she asked her teacher, her teacher told her that this was Mr. Fool's addition of the ability of the Sequence Six "Recorder" pathway, and it was a tangible manifestation of the influence of high-sequence on low-sequence.

This is a gift from the Fool. Otherwise, the ability of extraordinary people at the "Recorder" level to protect their lives through the "Door" is too weak and can be easily made into a sealed object.

Xio was silent for a while, then he pulled himself together and said to Fors in front of him,

"If I encounter some lower-sequence demons or wild Beyonders with malicious intent, I'll handle them myself. Well, I need to accumulate contributions from Mr. Fool as soon as possible and become a demigod."

"I believe you can do it. Come on, Xio." Fors smiled and nodded slowly to Xio. Then her body fell into the light gate and disappeared on the spot.

Xio clenched his fists slightly and murmured to himself:

"This is the demigod..."

She had almost digested the magic potion of "Punishment Knight". As long as she could get the magic potion of demigod, she could try to perform the ascension ceremony and open the door to divinity.

After a slight sigh, Xio suddenly felt that the extraordinary items in her hands that could sense the extraordinary people suddenly emitted a moderate temperature. Her expression was a little solemn, and she snapped her fingers. Suddenly, two people in military uniforms appeared from the darkness.

"Let's go."

…

The pitch-black crows flew towards the sky, blocking out the sun. Flames suddenly appeared and flew among the crows, immediately causing countless cheers.

The performance here is almost over. A man in a suit, a black hat and a smiling clown mask on his face stands in the center of the stage. In his hand, he holds a short stick with a rounded tip that resembles a ball. He puts it to his mouth and says,

"Everyone, this is the first performance of the Fool's Circus. Thank you for coming here. Your enthusiasm is far beyond our imagination."

The clown, who looked very happy, suddenly raised his hands. As colorful smoke appeared around the stage, a beam of fire flew from the bottom to the top and exploded in the air into clusters of gorgeous fireworks.

The impassioned voice of "The Joker" suddenly rang in everyone's ears.

"To express our special thanks to everyone today, the Fool's Circus will bring you an unprecedented new performance and present you with the fireworks show we have prepared!"

Under the cover of fireworks, several people wearing black robes and masks were whispering as they prepared to evacuate from the dilapidated house.

The main city area is now very strict on identity checks. They originally thought that there were not many people here, so they held an extraordinary gathering here that only takes place once every few months. However, they did not expect that such a popular circus would come here to perform -

More importantly, in order to maintain order here, many police and soldiers came here.

This made the extraordinary people who participated in this extraordinary gathering feel a little frightened. They were not regular extraordinary people and could only intervene in such a sneaky way to exchange what they needed.

None of them dared to bet whether the authorities would lock them up in a water dungeon after capturing them, just like the Storm Church did before, and use them as test materials for the seals.

Under the cover of the loud noise of fireworks, the door of this secret gathering place was suddenly opened, and several soldiers in military uniforms quickly broke into the party, holding guns in hand and controlling most of the low-sequence Beyonders here.

Xiu walked in with a sword in one hand and a gun in the other, with a cold expression.

This scene was played out simultaneously in many locations as fireworks lit up the sky