Chapter 772: The Fortune Thief

Just what is something that a "Snake of Fortune" would find interesting and suitable? Klein slowly sat up and placed a cushion behind his back.

He thought for a moment and decided not to dwell on it for now. After all, Will Auceptin wouldn't be born for at least another month, and he could always foist this question onto "The Hermit" Cattleya, or the "Mysterious Queen" Bernadette behind her, and let them worry about it.

Of course, Klein didn't rule out the possibility that Will Auceptin might whimsically decide to come early.

He gradually shifted his attention to making a "Time Worm" charm. According to "Snake of Fortune" Will Auceptin, he already had nearly all the necessary conditions, only lacking a corresponding symbolic symbol.

Pray to "Mr. Fool," using the power of the mysterious space above the Gray Fog... I wonder if the symbolic symbol corresponding to the "Thief" pathway would work... Even if it did work, I wouldn't know it, unless I could pull a Thief into the Gray Fog and have the pattern appear on the back of the appropriate high-backed chair... As Klein mulled over the details, a sudden thought occurred to him: In that case, perhaps he could try the symbolic symbol on the back of Mr. Fool's chair!

A special composite symbol formed from half an "Eye Without a Pupil," representing secrecy, and half a "Twisted Line," representing change!

"I wonder if it'll work... Divination can't do elimination, but I can predict whether the attempt will go smoothly, and even if it fails, it shouldn't be a big problem. After all, I'm praying to myself, and even if the material is consumed in the experiment, it will just go into the Gray Fog, not be lost..." With this thought, Klein suddenly grew excited, couldn't help but jump out of bed, and decided to conduct the "experiment" tonight!

The "Time Worm" material was left behind by the "Thief" pathway demigod at the rank of Amon. Even though it was dead, its essence and level remained. A charm made from it, even if it couldn't reach the Angel level due to various issues, wouldn't be far off, representing peak Saint-level power. If Klein succeeded, he would have an extra trump card that might save his life at a critical moment. How could he not be excited, how could he not anticipate it!

I can only leverage a small portion of the power of the mysterious space above the Gray Fog, so the "Time Worm" charm's level should drop a bit, but regardless, it will definitely be stronger than the "Ninth Law" that Admiral Emilius gave me... If I use the "Whisperer's Breath" to make a high-level charm in the Demon domain, it should be about equal to the Ninth Law, but unfortunately, I dare not pray to the "Dark Side of the Universe"... Klein, wearing pajamas and barefoot, walked four steps backward on the soft, thick carpet, uttered a low incantation, and entered the Gray Fog.

After sitting in the "Mr. Fool" seat at the head of the bronze long table, he materialized a dark red round-bellied pen and tawny parchment, and wrote down the corresponding divination statement: "The charm making I am about to begin will go smoothly."

Unclasping the pendulum from his cuff, Klein held it with his left hand and began to meditate.

After repeating the divination statement seven times, he opened his eyes and looked forward. The citrine pendant was rotating clockwise, at a slow speed and normal amplitude.

This means it will go smoothly... But the question is, does it verify that the symbol works, or that it doesn't? The seasoned diviner Klein tried to interpret the revelation, but couldn't get a definite answer.

He had no choice but to decide to test it, because otherwise he couldn't rule out the error.

Then, Klein wrote a new divination statement: "The assassination operation on Mr. X this coming Friday is dangerous."

This time, the citrine pendant was still rotating clockwise, but faster and with greater amplitude.

Considerable danger, but not to the extent that a demigod would be involved, let alone an Angel King... If a being of that level were truly involved, He would definitely be able to detect my divination and resist... It seems that the "Angel of Fortune" Urolochus will soon be lured out of Backlund... This means the danger is mostly concentrated on Mr. X and his men, which is within my ability to handle... As long as I don't make mistakes, the odds are good... Klein made his judgment, put down the pen and paper, and returned to the real world.

As an occult expert who often made charms, he was not lacking in common materials. He promptly took out candles, lit them on his desk, and then, in the twilight light, set up a simple altar. Using a carving knife, he incised the composite symbol representing "Mr. Fool" on the front of a silver sheet.

Since Klein himself didn't know what spiritual number or magic identifier corresponded to "Mr. Fool," he had to make the front and back consistent—according to the charm books he had read, this still satisfied occult rules, but the corresponding power would be reduced and the probability of failure would increase, because the entity you were praying to would likely think you weren't devout or respectful enough. Of course, that was no problem for Klein: he wouldn't despise himself.

After completing the initial engraving, Klein found a small metal vial, used spirituality along with a vessel to draw out the mercury inside, and filled the grooves on the silver sheet.

This time, he temporarily only finished the front side. Then he summoned himself, responded to himself, and brought back the worm with twelve transparent rings to the room, placing it on the silver sheet.

After doing all this, Klein adjusted the altar, stepped back two paces, and said in ancient Hermes: "Mr. Fool who doesn't belong to this era..."