Haynes Vincent was somewhat surprised by Roger’s confidence, yet he also felt it was reasonable.
After all, when he arrived at the Seer Club today, he heard that a formidable astrologer had just registered as a rotating Seer, and had even set a divination price twice as high as his own.
Since he recognized all the other Seers in the club, upon seeing the unfamiliar Roger wearing a Seer’s cufflink, he naturally knew this was the newcomer, and subconsciously wanted to test his skill.
After all, Haynes was quite confident in his own divination abilities; he didn’t mind others charging more than him, but that person also had to demonstrate qualifications commensurate with the price.
“Sir, you should be aware of the recent Saturn opposition celestial phenomenon.
May I ask, considering the current overall societal situation, what revelation can such an astrological alignment provide us?”
Saturn opposition refers to the celestial phenomenon where Saturn, Earth, and the Sun are precisely aligned in a straight line in space, with Earth positioned between the other two.
Recently, a series of newspapers and media outlets, including the Tingen Morning Post and the Tussock Times, had reported this phenomenon, which is well-known among astrology enthusiasts, in a small section, so Roger naturally knew about it.
“Saturn represents contraction, loss, and restraint, while the Sun is closely related to everyone’s self-esteem.”
Roger spoke unhurriedly and eloquently:
“The opposition aspect is a tense confrontational aspect, which means the economy and people’s lives are about to enter a more difficult period, lasting at least several months.”
Upon hearing his interpretation, many listeners present showed signs of panic.
This was because relations between the Loen Kingdom and the Feysac Empire had been quite strained recently, with many voices pointing to the risk of a large-scale war breaking out between them.
Seeing this, Roger added:
“But I don’t think this is a bad thing.
In difficult times, people have more opportunities to sort themselves out and listen to their inner voices—especially those parts of themselves that are usually suppressed and avoided, which are also what some psychology reports call’shadows.'”
“This way, we all have more opportunities to understand ourselves and become people who are closer to ‘truth.'”
Roger clearly felt Haynes Vincent’s special attention to him, which was also why he had initially set his divination fee at exactly double the other party’s.
But at this moment, he used his interpretation of astrology to subtly convey statements that were quite in sync with the faith of the True Creator.
Upon hearing this, Haynes Vincent’s originally somewhat disdainful gaze suddenly turned into approval.
He applauded involuntarily:
“This gentleman is very right.
Indeed, life is not always satisfactory, but as long as we listen to God’s teachings and constantly reflect on ourselves, we will always find a way out.”
Then he added, “You are indeed a learned person.
Roger was secretly delighted, knowing that his actions just now had won the approval of Haynes Vincent.
“Metersbonwe.
It’s a pleasure to meet you, Mr.
Vincent.”
The two shook hands cordially, which also brought the somewhat subdued atmosphere back on track.
Many people kept glancing at the new “Mr.
Meters” from time to time, momentarily ignoring the strange cat on his leg.
After all, it was rare to see a Seer praised by Mr.
Vincent.
After the sharing session ended, Haynes Vincent proactively walked towards Roger, who rose to respond.
“Mr.
Meters, at this point in time, many diviners are either limited in knowledge and engage in deception, or they intentionally offer comfort and obscure the truth after foreseeing an unfortunate future for their clients.”
“But I think these are all inappropriate practices.
As you said, things always have bright and dark parts, and sometimes listening to the darkness is also a necessary attempt.”
He then took out a business card and handed it to Roger:
“This is my business card.
I heard you recently came to Tingen from Backlund.
If you encounter any difficulties here and need help, you can contact me anytime.”
“I’m most grateful,” Roger nodded.
“You’re welcome.
By the way, your cat is very cute.”
Haynes put on his hat, smiled slightly at Bandit on Roger’s shoulder, and then gently touched the brim of his hat with the tip of his cane, politely bidding farewell to the man and the cat.
“The first contact was very successful.”
Facing Haynes’s challenge, Roger skillfully used his words to guide the astrological question towards a hidden matter of faith, which also made the other party drop his hostility towards him and instead show favor.
He flipped the exquisite business card in his hand, knowing in his heart that this was a signal that Haynes was willing to have further contact with him, to see if he could be developed into a member of the Aurora Order.
“Once I join the Aurora Order, I will have a channel to join mysticism gatherings, and then I can buy and sell potion ingredients.”
Although Roger had brought as many auxiliary materials for the Star of Judgment pathway’s Sequence 8 Clamorist as possible before leaving his family’s residence, he still lacked two relatively rare materials. This chapter was copied from novelping dot com without permission.
Considering that he did not have the background of an official Beyonder, he could only purchase them through mysticism gatherings.
After all, as an unofficial Beyonder, subsequent advancements would either depend on himself or on connections.
“Speaking of which, the Attention-Seeker potion is just a hair’s breadth away from being fully digested.”
Just now, Roger had summarized another acting principle for the Attention-Seeker:
[Being a Attention-Seeker is not entirely negative; on the contrary, a true Attention-Seeker knows how to attract others’ goodwill and admiration at the appropriate time.]
As he was deep in thought, he suddenly heard a familiar voice from behind him.
“We meet again, Mr.
Meters.”
Roger was slightly startled, turned his head, and saw Klein Moretti, who had entered at some unknown time.
The other party’s cuff also had a cufflink marked with the Hermes root word for “diviner.”
“Oh, has Klein already become an Beyonder?”
Roger only just realized this, but on the surface, he calmly shook Klein’s hand.
“I didn’t expect you to also be an excellent Seer.
Your discourse on astrological divination just now was very exquisite; I was quite engrossed.”
Klein smiled, but Roger detected a hint of wariness in his words.
“Oh, the things I just said could easily be linked to evil god worship.
Could this fellow countryman of mine be suspecting me out of professional instinct?”
He mused for a moment, then replied:
“You flatter me.
I just feel that the era we live in now has many ignorant and backward ideas, and the minds of ordinary people still need enlightenment and awakening.”
Roger again deliberately added a subtle emphasis to the words “now” and “era.”
Upon hearing this, Klein’s expression finally shifted from calm to serious.
“Earlier at your house, I had a question I wanted to ask, but I wasn’t sure if it was appropriate.”
After a moment, Klein spoke unhurriedly.