Mystery: The Returner of the Stars

Chapter 3 The Downtrodden Aristocrat, The Pocket Watch Collector
In the Sonia Sea, the vast sea reflects the green of the blue sky. A huge ship is slowly sailing towards the place where the sea and the sky meet in the distance.

If there is a fleet of pirates passing by here, they will definitely choose to avoid it far away.

Because the ship is the Mystic Queen's Dawn!

In a room on the top floor, a uniquely shaped lamp with a dim yellow light was flickering non-stop at the moment.

"You are not quite right today."

Bernadette looked solemn, and while speaking, she kept strengthening the seal to prevent any accidents.

"Oh, I don't need to tell you what happened, unless you are willing to make a wish for it."

"You know it's impossible."

"Then there is nothing to say."

As the voice of the lamp god dissipated, the wishing lamp regained its former calm.

And inside the wishing magic lamp, the lamp god is thinking about what happened just now.

He could feel that a mysterious being was peeping at him through the seal just now, as if as long as that mysterious being was willing to help, he could break away from the seal of the wishing magic lamp and regain freedom.

Faced with the temptation to regain freedom, he naturally would not wait for the other party to make a decision, but when he followed the source of his gaze upstream, he found that there was a starry sky in front of him, preventing him from moving forward.

During that brief contact, he vaguely sensed a kind of suppression, which belongs to the upper suppression of rules and order!

This is impossible!
He is the one who controls order and rules. Even if the personality of the three pillars is stronger than him, it is impossible to suppress him in terms of order and rules!
Could it be that someone is taking his place?
The lamp god was a little panicked. If it really happened as he guessed, it would be more terrifying than sealing him in the wishing magic lamp.

By replacing and devouring, it will be difficult for him to regain the dual pathways and source quality that should belong to him!
Even the part of me outside the starry sky will suffer catastrophe!

"Damn secretive! If it wasn't for Him, how could I fall into the position of being slaughtered!"

"No, I must find a way to break the seal as soon as possible and regain my freedom!"

"If necessary, you can use Bernadette's power to grant her a wish without any negative effects."

The lamp god fell into cursing thoughts.

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Cuckoo!Cuckoo!
On the bedside table, a mechanical time-telling bird composed of various parts is reminding the hour on time.

"It was such a comfortable sleep."

Hastur was awakened by the sound of the time bird, turned over, lay on his back on the quilt, pushed his hands up, and stretched.

Falling asleep from around ten o'clock in the morning to three o'clock in the afternoon, a full five hours of sleep, the feeling of tiredness completely dissipated, and the whole person was exceptionally awake.

Thinking of the Hall of Stars in his sleep, the corners of Hastur's mouth slightly raised, and finally he had a hole card, which made him more confident in facing this crisis-ridden world.

After staying in bed for another 10 minutes, Hastur got up from the quilt, folded the quilt, went out, came to the mirror, smoothed the wrinkles on the clothes, and tidied up his appearance.

White shirt, black vest, black trousers, slender figure with straight back, looks energetic.

As a nobleman, even if he is down and out, he still needs the necessary outfits.

Hastur went to the cloakroom next door, put on a dark coat, chose a top hat, tied a bow tie, and chose a silver-plated ebony cane from a dozen canes.

The handle of the stick is made of sterling silver, with intricate carvings. The overall look is solid and elegant.

Compared with the dazzling gold-encrusted cane and the noble gemstone cane, this cane is more in line with his aesthetics.

It is unassuming, but it also contains low-key luxury, which is also the type that most Loen nobles prefer.

A pocket watch that can keep track of the passage of time is also a must for travel. Hasta opened the drawer for storing pocket watches, and there are various pocket watches in it, about twelve or three.

There are gold-plated ones, gem-studded ones, and luxury versions made of pure gold, etc. Most of them are round and oval, supplemented by exquisite and atmospheric embroidery patterns.

Every pocket watch here can be called a small work of art.

Hastur was stunned, and then opened a drawer next to it, still full of various pocket watches.

There are five drawers containing pocket watches.

In this regard, he fell into a deep silence.

Well, he admitted that he originally had a big misunderstanding of the term down-and-out noble.

No matter how poor it is, all kinds of collections can be worth a lot of money.

The original owner seemed to be a pocket watch collector, even though he had no money, he did not choose to sell his collection.

At the risk of being dazzled, Hastur finally chose a fairly ordinary pocket watch, mainly made of silver, with a ring of gold wire on the edge, and a matching silver chain for the watch chain.

After everything was ready, Hastur was a little afraid to go out.

If he didn't have these collections in his home, then he definitely didn't care, but now, all the servants in the family have been dismissed, and no one is at home.

If a petty theft came in, wouldn't he suffer heavy losses?
Alas, what kind of pain is it to be pregnant with a jade.

Right now is not a good time to hire housekeepers and servants. We can only hope that the door locks are strong enough and the security around here is good enough.

After locking the door and taking a bunch of keys, Hastur walked out of the room and onto the street.

The gray weather is very characteristic of Backlund.

He didn't have any money with him for the time being, so he could only choose to walk to Backlund University on foot, and he also took the opportunity to familiarize himself with the nearby roads.

There is still a considerable distance from the West District to Backlund University, so taking a horse-drawn carriage or a steam train is a better choice.

However, he was so cash-strapped that he could only choose to go on foot.

Some nobles living nearby on the road often cast curious eyes.

After all, the story of the original owner dismissing all the servants in the family has spread around here.

But no one came forward to mock and sarcasm, they just looked over with a bit of pity in their eyes.

The absurd deeds of Voltaire Campbell are not a secret among the Loen noble circles. Many nobles use this as an example to educate their descendants, and strictly discipline themselves, for fear of becoming the next prodigal son.

From this perspective, Voltaire Campbell made a certain contribution to the Loen nobility.

Hastur was helpless in his heart, but his face was calm and composed, and he would take the initiative to say hello to nobles whom he was familiar with.

Walking all the way, it took almost two hours to finally arrive at Backlund University.

As a baron, Hastur received a warm reception from Backlund University, and after learning about his intentions, he quickly arranged corresponding study courses for him.

You can come to the lawyer training class every day, and you can study until [-] pm at the latest. Hasta asked for a relatively free time, and his request to arrange the study time by himself was also allowed.

It is equivalent to hiring a private teacher, and the study fee is higher.

As for when to pay off the study fees, Backlund University is not in a hurry. They very much believe that a baron's financial resources are enough to pay for such a small study fee, even if the noble family is now in poverty.

This pleased Hastur.

After finishing this matter, the sky has gradually darkened.

Hastur didn't go home right away, but instead went to the home of a noble with a decent relationship.

Viscount Glaint.

Since the original owner began to pursue the knowledge of occultism, he has known this Viscount Grelint who is also pursuing occultism. The two have communicated no less than seven or eight times, and the relationship is not bad.

Of course, it's only good. If it wasn't for the fact that Grelint could reach Audrey, Hugh, Fors and others through this line, Hastur would choose to find another noble friend with a closer relationship.

Seeing Hastur coming to visit, Grelint's eyes lit up slightly, and he hugged Hastur enthusiastically.

He was one of the few people who knew that Hastur was about to hold a resurrection ceremony.

If Hastur didn't come to him, he would find a reason to visit Hastur's house in a few days.

"My friend, you look more refreshed than ever."

"Well, this is all thanks to the blessing of the ceremony and the blessing of the goddess."

Hastur didn't lie, if it wasn't for the resurrection ceremony, he probably wouldn't be able to come to this world.

Grelint's eyes became even hotter, and he dragged Hastur to a private room. After the two sat down, he asked about the detailed process of the resurrection ceremony.

Hastur did not hide it, and directly told him that the resurrection ceremony had failed, and described the corresponding process in detail, but skipped the fact that he replaced the original owner.

After listening, Greint lamented, "It would be great if we could truly witness the miracle of resurrection from the dead."

"No, that will definitely not be a good thing." Hastur murmured in his heart.

Each of the existences that can truly resurrect from the dead is very strong. If an ordinary person like Grelint witnessed it directly, he would definitely go crazy and cause death.

Hastur smiled and said: "The pursuit of this kind of miracle is exactly the original intention of our search for mysticism."

"Right."

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while before Hastur explained the purpose of this visit.

borrow money.

He currently needs a certain amount of cash that he can use to purchase the lawyer's potion formula and the necessary Extraordinary materials.

Before he finds a new way to make money, he also needs a sum of money to cover his daily expenses.

In this regard, Grelint was very generous. Hastur originally wanted to borrow 1000 pounds for emergency, but Grelint waved his hand and lent 2000 pounds.

The only requirement is that if Hastur has any new discoveries in the occult, he must share it with him as much as possible.

For this request, Hastur naturally has no reason to refuse.

The two discussed some mystic knowledge again, and this time Hastur selectively revealed some simple mystic knowledge to him.

This made Glaint listen with gusto, and felt that his generous borrowing was a worthwhile investment.

As the two talked, it was already dark outside, and Grelint, who was getting excited, naturally left Hastur and had dinner together.

It was much better than Hastur eating oatmeal bread alone at home.

After dinner, Grelint chatted with Hasta for a while.

Hastur thought for a while, and then brought the topic to the manuscript left by Emperor Roselle.

(End of this chapter)