Arcanum: Chaos Path

Chapter 12: It is a good thing to scare fools

Rowling spoke in a leisurely tone about what he had learned about the Antigonus family. This included information Rowling had learned from the original book, as well as knowledge inherited from the memory of "Rowling Zoroast" - after all, he was a descendant of the Zoroast family, and even if he was in dire straits, he still knew something about these three angel families.

However, because he was concerned about his current personality, when Rowling was telling the information, he naturally discarded the part about extraordinary ways. He only talked about the general situation of the Antigonus family and showed a hesitant expression.

"What's wrong? Is there something you can't say?" Klein naturally noticed Rowling's hesitation and asked in a low voice.

"It's not inconvenient, but the rest of the content involves legends and mysteries. To be honest, it's not very credible." Luo Lin said this, poured himself another cup of coffee, and said, "Some rumors say that members of the Antigonus family seem to have some strange powers. This may be related to their beliefs."

"Could it be that the Antigonus family believes in some evil god?" Klein subconsciously speculated as he thought of the people who died tragically because of the Antigonus family notes.

Although Azik remained silent, he was clearly interested.

"Probably an evil god. There are very few records about this. I searched a lot of information before I found some records about the Antigonus family's beliefs."

Luo Lin continued the interview as usual, "It seems they believe in more than one evil god. According to the records, the Antigonus family believes in one being called the Mother of Heaven and another called the Fool. I'm not sure if these are two sides of the same evil god, but based on the descriptions in the records, they should be two different beings."

At this moment, Klein felt as if he had been struck by lightning. The reason was simple: at the Tarot meeting yesterday, the name of the god he used as a pseudonym was "The Fool."

Not only that, even earlier, when Klein went to the market to buy something, he accidentally performed a divination, and the result of that divination was also "Fool".

And now, the existence believed in by the Antigonus family is actually called "The Fool"... Even though it has only been a few days since he traveled here, and he still doesn't have an accurate understanding of the mysterious power of this world, Klein still feels a tingling sensation on his scalp at this moment.

This is such a coincidence, so coincidental that it makes people feel terrified when they think about it carefully.

Only because Klein had prepared himself mentally before coming here, and his acting skills were always good, he was able to keep a straight face and not get shocked on the spot.

However, his subtle changes in expression could be hidden from others, but not from Rowling, whose observation ability was no less than that of the audience. Rowling had indeed deliberately used this incident to scare Mr. Fool. He took a sip of coffee in a low-key manner, feeling that his magic potion had been digested a little.

Obviously, scaring Klein and having fun for himself is in line with the rules of acting as a fun-loving person.

Then, Luo Lin heard Mr. Azik whisper subconsciously:
"No, He cannot be called a fool yet."

Hmm? What did you remember?
Luo Lin looked up at Azik, who frowned slightly and rubbed his temple with one hand, seeming to have a headache.

"Mr. Azik, do you know anything about this Fool?" Luo Lin showed curiosity, but also a bit of worry. "But you don't look well. Do you have a headache?" "Some old ailment." Azik vaguely mentioned the headache, then shook his head and said, "I don't know much about this Fool. It's just... I've occasionally read about him in ancient books. It says that the ancestor of the Antigonus family couldn't be called a Fool. At most, he could be considered half a Fool."

But I didn't say this 'Fool' was the ancestor of the Antigonus family... Luo Lin blinked, but considerately didn't ask any further questions. He just said, "I see. Maybe the records I read were exaggerated. After all, you know, believers always like to exaggerate when describing the beings they believe in."

Although Klein was deeply curious about the Fool, he could tell that Azik didn't want to discuss it further. So, he could only hold himself back and turned to Rowling, asking, "Jack, do you know anything else about the Fool?"

Luo Lin shook his head upon hearing this, and showed a hesitant expression again. He said, "I don't know much about that Fool, but if you really want to know about it, I can go and look it up, but I can't guarantee that I will find anything."

"Thank you, Jack. I owe you a favor." Klein said seriously. He really wanted to know about The Fool. After all, it was inextricably linked to him.

"Hey, why are you so polite? It's just a small matter. Aren't we friends? If you really feel sorry, just treat me to a meal later!" Luo Lin waved his hand and said with a smile.

"Okay, I'll definitely treat you later." Klein calculated his wallet. Although it was still very empty, it was still enough to treat Rowling to a meal.

"You two, it's almost dinner time. How about I treat you this time? It's a great way to celebrate your move to a new home, Klein, and your new life in Tingen, Jack." After Rowling finished speaking, Azik, as a reliable adult, suddenly spoke gently.

"Okay, okay, then let Mr. Azik pay for it." As a very outgoing person, Rowling immediately spoke with a smile.

"Thank you for your help, Mr. Azik." Since Rowling had said so, Klein naturally couldn't refuse.

So the three of them went out happily, and under Azik's guidance, they came to a pretty good restaurant and had a nice dinner.

Since everyone had work the next day, no one drank alcohol, and everyone went home after dinner.

However, Luo Lin did not go home. He just watched the two of them leave, then he exhaled slightly, raised the corners of his mouth and smiled.

"Sure enough, it's still easy to improve the favorability of Azik who is in amnesia state..." Luo Lin walked into the deserted alley, then gently pulled in the air, and a phantom emerged and then merged into Luo Lin's body.

"I can probably borrow the power of a Sequence 7 psychic. Thanks to my stronger spirituality than others, I shouldn't have any problem lasting at least one battle..." Rowling assessed his own situation and made a conclusion in his heart.

His move to build a closer relationship with Azik had obviously worked. Now Azik's favorability towards him was about 20 to 30. Don't think that this favorability was low, ordinary friends would have this level. Being able to reach this level of favorability on the second meeting made Luo Lin quite satisfied.

(End of this chapter)