“Believe me, Lady, I'm not joking.”
Roger looked at the beautiful Lady across from him, who was hesitant, and fabricated:
“I am an experienced Astrologer in Backlund, where I charge half a Gold Pound per session.
“If it weren't for some trouble my Family encountered, I wouldn't have come to Tingen.”
Hearing himself say this, although the other party still had doubts in her eyes, she finally nodded:
“I understand. I forgot to ask earlier, what is your name, Sir?”
“Mettis Bonway. And this beautiful Lady, may I know your Name?” Roger took off his Wide-brimmed Hat, bowed slightly, and wore a Gentleman's smile.
“Angelica. Angelica Barehart.”
Angelica replied, and showed a somewhat apologetic smile:
“Mr. Bonway, to become a registered Astrologer, you need to pass a simple test.
“Although you have rich Astrology experience in Backlund, we still lack understanding of you, so please don't take offense.”
“No problem, may I ask how to test?” Roger nodded.
“My relative recently encountered a somewhat troublesome matter, and I would like to ask you what it is, and it would be best if you could give me some solutions.”
“If that's the case, I suggest using an Astrolabe Divination.”
Roger was calm and composed, because the "Star of Judgement" Pathway contained the Authority of the Stellar Phase rules, so at Sequence 9, it would give Beyonders stronger Astrology abilities.
Although this kind of Astrology ability could not be compared to the "Astrologer" of the Apprentice Pathway Sequence 7 and the "Astrologer" of the Seer Path Sequence 5, when he advanced to a High Sequence, he would show even greater Astrology strength.
In addition, the Abraham Family highly valued the cultivation of the Descendants' Astrology knowledge, so the current Roger could already be considered a formidable Astrologer.
He inquired about Angelica's birth time and Location, and immediately took out an Astrolabe, on which he drew a series of Celestial Body symbols and lines.
“The matter should be related to your Brother, does he owe money to others?”
Roger discovered the problem with just a glance.
Angelica's expression was immediately one of astonishment:
“You can see this too? To be honest, my Younger Brother recently had problems with his Business and is running away from debts everywhere, and we are all worried about him.”
“How did you see it? I have also studied Astrology with Mr. Vincent, but I have never grasped the essentials.”
Roger laughed and pointed at Angelica's Astrolabe:
“Saturn, which represents losses, has fallen into the House of Wealth and has produced an unfavorable Stellar Phase Relationship with Mars. You should also know that Mars generally corresponds to Brothers.
“As for the solution, his Business will naturally improve after a while, so don't worry.”
Hearing Roger say this, Angelica also breathed a sigh of relief and showed a grateful expression.
“How is it, has my test been passed?” Roger blinked.
“There is no problem here.”
Angelica nodded: “Your Divination has helped me a lot—at least I'm no longer anxious. In return, I can give you some discounts personally.”
From the previous conversation, she clearly heard that Roger was unwilling to pay the Membership Fee.
“What I want to say is that even the Rotating Diviner needs that 5 pounds Membership Fee. But I can deduct half from your every Divination return until you have paid in full.
“So I personally do not recommend that you price it at 8 Sol per session, because you have just arrived in Tingen and have no reputation, and I cannot guarantee that you will be able to pay off all the amount in a year.”
Angelica said it very tactfully, meaning that not everyone would ask Roger for Divination.
“You can rest assured about this. If I can't earn 10 pounds in a month, I will withdraw from the Club myself.” Roger was confident.
Seeing that he was so persistent, Angelica could only complete the registration of the information, and then handed Roger a Membership Cufflink.
That Cufflink used a word root in Hermes Language as an inscription, and its meaning was "Diviner".
Although Roger had already performed Divination on the train to Tingen City and received positive feedback, things were still going more smoothly than he had expected.
“Is Mr. Hynes Vincent here today?” Roger asked tentatively after putting on the Cufflink.
Angelica raised her Eyebrows, she clearly heard the gunpowder flavor that the other party deliberately presented:
“Mr. Vincent is not here today, but he often comes over on Saturday to hold Divination courses. If you want to see him, you can try your luck on Saturday.”
Hynes Vincent was his main target, and in addition, there were not many people coming to the Club for Divination at the moment, so he decided to leave temporarily.
After saying goodbye to Angelica, Roger bought a cup of Southern Part-style Sweet Iced Tea, and while drinking it, he strolled on the streets of Tingen, admiring the street scene that he was familiar with and yet strange, and that had once only existed in his dreams.
“Sorry.”
Suddenly, a beautiful youth, walking a Golden Retriever, passed by him.
As their arms lightly collided, the other party immediately apologized, and then left with the dog.
Roger was about to say it was okay, but suddenly he was stunned.
Because this youth reminded him of another Young Miss far away in Backlund.
That test-drug Maid of the dog of imagination… no, it was the "Justice" Lady who had already met Klein in the Tarot Club.
“Perhaps I can also raise a pet? A pet like Susie.”
Once this thought came up, it could no longer be suppressed.
He pretended to accidentally drop the Silver-Inlaid Cane in his hand, watching it fall in one direction.
Roger bowed and picked up the Cane, and with the guidance of Destiny, walked in the direction the Cane was pointing.
He repeated this kind of Cane Divination several times, and finally saw a Stray Tabby Cat, only about three months old, dirty all over and almost starving to death, desperately digging in the trash, wanting to find some food from it, at the street corner of Iron Cross Street.
He was moved, walked straight over, squatted down and looked at the kitten, and made a teasing Sound.
The kitten was obviously not afraid of people, and when it heard Roger's teasing, it immediately ran over and rubbed its dirty body against Roger's trousers.
“Congratulations on becoming the first member of the Tingen City Stray Cat Protection Association.”
Roger playfully scratched the kitten's chin, watched it squint its Eyes and showed a satisfied Demeanor, and then said:
“Well, do you want to become an ‘Apprentice’?”
The kitten looked flattering at the words, and licked Roger's hand.
Although it didn't understand what an Apprentice was, it could tell by instinct that this very good-smelling youth must be a very reliable long-term meal ticket.
As the two parties "reached an agreement", Roger didn't care about the stains on the kitten's body, and directly put it on his Shoulder, and walked towards the hotel with it.
Now, it is very important to chase the reading in the early stage of the book's release, so I implore everyone not to raise the book, and to chase if you can, thank you!