Mystery: Big Alarm Clock Ghroth Path

Chapter 131: The Potion is Completely Digested (Two Chapters in One)

After dispelling the indescribable speculations in his mind, "Wheel of Fortune" Roger heard "Sun" Derrick speak again.

This young man from Silver City didn't understand what was happening in the outside world, so he couldn't interrupt or empathize.

So he focused on describing the recent excavation by the Silver City expedition team, which unearthed a statue that appeared to be hanging upside down from an ancient ruin, and some of the events that occurred during the process.

However, the speaker may not have intended it, but the listener took it to heart. After hearing the description of the "Sun", Mr. Fool immediately pointed out the statue's origins:
"This is the one that the Aurora Society believes in."

"The Fallen Creator?"

Alger was stunned for a moment, then blurted out.

He used Mr. Fool's words. After imagining that Mr. Fool's follower, Mr. Wheel of Fortune, was struggling to fight against the evil god's followers, Alger had become quite self-aware in this regard.

There is only a wrong name, not a wrong nickname. The trend sensitivity of this man nicknamed "Tarot will overthrow the political commissar" is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

"The Fallen Creator?"

Hearing Mr. Hanged Man's description, Derrick the Sun was slightly taken aback.

The residents of Silver City have always believed in "the Lord who created everything, the omniscient and almighty God." Hearing a similar title being labeled "fallen" was inevitable, they felt a little uncomfortable.

Seeing that Derrick was about to misunderstand, Wheel of Fortune Roger took the initiative to speak:
“Yes, He also has another title, called the True Creator.

"In our country, this deity is an evil deity known for its filthiness and distortion. He often triggers occult terror incidents in various places and persecutes both ordinary people and those with extraordinary abilities."

After Roger briefly recounted to "Sun" Derrick what the "True Creator" had done, he added:
"Yes, He is the True God of the 'Secret Prayer' path. Sequences 8, 7, 6, and 5 of this path are 'Whisperer', 'Monk', 'Rose Priest', and 'Shepherd' respectively."

Knowing that Mr. Sun's cultural circle still used ancient expressions for potion names, Roger was very considerate and converted the two potion names he mentioned, "The Listener" and "The Rose Bishop", into ancient names.

"A secret praying person... a shepherd?"

After listening to Roger's story, "The Sun" Derrick immediately fell into panic and worry.

Because Ms. Lovia, one of the new elders of the "Six-Person Council" of Silver City, is a "shepherd"!
After she was promoted to Sequence 5, she began to behave visibly strangely and abnormally. Derrick had noticed these anomalies before, but he didn't take them seriously.

Now, after hearing what Mr. Wheel of Fortune had said about the various twisted and evil deeds done by the "True Creator" and His followers, he truly began to worry about the future of Silver City and the "Council of Six".

Furthermore, during the exploration of Silver City, the expedition team discovered many broken bricks and tiles engraved with the word "evil god", which further confirmed the authenticity of the information conveyed by Mr. "Wheel of Fortune".

For the residents of Silver City, although their psychological resistance to distortion and evil events is far greater than that of the people of Loen, this does not mean that they are not afraid.

On the contrary, these people who are struggling forward in the twisted and evil darkness are more afraid of the unknown and unspeakable horror than anyone else!
Alger, the "Hanged Man," also keenly noticed Mr. Sun's unusual reaction after listening to the series of stories on "Wheel of Fortune." This reaction was very different from what he had originally predicted.

However, Alger resisted the urge to ask Sun about the inside story again, as the other party might ask him to pay for it.

This was not a wise move for him, as he already owed Mr. World two extraordinary materials worth more than 1000 gold pounds and was on the verge of bankruptcy.

"Wheel of Fortune" Roger also noticed "Sun" Derrick's reaction. Being familiar with the mysterious plot, he knew very well that the other party was thinking of the various abnormalities of the "Six-Man Council" elder Lovia.

But he didn't intend to say anything to appease her.

On the one hand, this would expose his knowledge of the inner workings of the City of Silver. On the other hand, everyone has their own trajectory of development, whether it's Lovia or Derrick.

For Derrick, what Roger wanted to see was him discovering the truth on his own and growing during this period.

"Let's stop here for today's party."

Klein the Fool, feeling rather exhausted, spoke, but his tone remained cheerful.

“Your will is our will.”

All the Tarot Club members stood up skillfully and saluted respectfully to the great being at the head of the long bronze table. They then transformed into four crimson stars and one rust-colored star, leaving only Klein and "The World."

He couldn't help but look up at the rust-colored star representing Roger, and sighed helplessly:

"Speaking of which, this guy is really conspicuous..."

After saying this, Klein severed his control over Mr. World, falling from the gray fog and returning to reality...

In Queens, in the Hall family's luxurious mansion.

Audrey Hall was still thinking about the news she had just received from the Tarot Club, but was suddenly interrupted by her personal maid, Anne.

"Miss, your telegram should be from the east coast of Balam."

Audrey was stunned when she heard this, but she quickly realized that this should be from her second brother, Alfred Hall.

She opened it and found that Alfred had already sent the colorful lizard dragon she had mentioned earlier to the manor outside Backlund.

Considering that he had already been promoted to a "mind reader", this extraordinary material was not left to him by Audrey.

She turned her head and looked at the golden retriever Susie who was playing, with an expectant expression.

……

After the Tarot meeting, Klein went to the inventor Leppard's residence in St. George's district as agreed.

The purpose of his visit was to test the bicycle invented by Leppard.

Since Klein had previously made an additional investment of 500 gold pounds, he was quite concerned about the progress of this invention.

“If all goes well, not only will the cost be recovered, but my recent downward trend in finances will also return to its peak.

"I can give Roger some of the profits then... Yeah, that's it."

Klein turned twice to adjust the position of the bell, and this adjustment made Leppard's eyes light up.

Seeing that Leppard was quite in favor of his adjustments, Klein made some comments on the subsequent pricing and customer positioning of the bicycle. Only then did he hear Leppard mention an interesting thing.

That is, from next Tuesday to Friday, a memorial exhibition for Emperor Roselle will be held at the Kingdom Museum. The organizer is the Church of Steam and Machinery, and the original manuscripts of Emperor Roselle's inventions and various relics will be on display.

This piqued Klein's interest. In fact, he was also a beneficiary of Emperor Roselle's relics. He did not rule out the possibility that some of the emperor's diaries or manuscripts written in Chinese would be exhibited.

In the evening, after Klein returned home from Leppard's place, before he could even rest for a moment, he heard layers of illusory prayers.

That was a prayer from Silver City, initiated by Mr. Sun.

Through a sacrificial ceremony, he delivered the "True Root of the Mist Tree Man" and "The Juice of the Mist Tree Man" needed by "The World" and the "One Eye of the Shadow of Stealing Luck" needed by Roger of "Wheel of Fortune" to Mr. "The Fool", and expressed his wish that the latter would pass these things on separately.

“It’s really efficient…”

Klein couldn't help but sigh. He passed the eyeball, which was about the size of an adult man's palm and had a strange and colorful color, to the "Wheel of Fortune" through the mysterious space above the gray fog. Only then did he return to reality.

Roger, who was resting in his bedroom, immediately received a notice from Mr. Fool. He had an idea and went to the workshop to retrieve the item.

"Now, once the Singer potion is fully digested, you can advance to Composer."

Roger thought as he looked at the calendar.

Tomorrow morning he will go to the Loen Royal Theater to participate in the official performance for the royal family.

This was the perfect opportunity he had envisioned for contact with the royal family and Prince Edessak. He was bound to encounter a series of difficult events after this, and if he could advance to Sequence 6 as quickly as possible, it would definitely benefit him.

……

The next morning, Roger got up early because he had to arrive at the Royal Theatre early.

Because of this, Klein got up early and made breakfast. Not long after Roger left, Klein, who had originally planned to take a nap, received another request from Mr. "The Hanged Man".

In his prayer, Alger stated that he had already prepared all the cerebrospinal fluid of the Evil-Striped Black Panther and the medullary crystals of the Elf Spring for Mr. World.

This made Klein overjoyed, and he completely lost his sleepiness.

He came to "above the gray fog" and obtained these two items.

"Now, not only can I get the 'Pharmacist's' potion formula from the 'Pharmacist', but I can also be promoted to 'Magician'."

Klein was secretly delighted.

"Sequence 7, I'm finally going to become a Mid-Sequence Beyonder... Oh, and after I'm promoted to 'Magician', maybe I can really bring Bandit with me on missions."

He glanced down at the cat sleeping idly on the living room sofa and thought to himself. Considering that he shared an apartment with Roger, his cat was also his cat. Furthermore, considering the similarity between "Master of Magic" and "Magician," Klein believed he was indeed responsible for Bandit's difficulty digesting the potion.

Furthermore, after being promoted to "Master of Magic", Bandit's intelligence far exceeded Klein and Roger's expectations. He also had a strong learning ability. According to his brother Benson, he was "much better than those curly-haired baboons in the city council."

Thinking of this, Klein couldn't help but smile.

"Well...it's decided."

He immediately gave instructions to Ms. Sharon who was lurking nearby, asking her to make sure no one disturbed him, then went to the underground storage room and prepared the "Magician" potion.

At six o'clock sharp, Roger arrived at the Royal Theatre in a hired carriage.

Here, De Walker Music Company and some other institutions and groups participating in the performance have gathered here, making Covent Garden Road, which is very quiet at this time of day, bustling with people.

"Good morning, Mr. Jeffrey."

Roger followed the signs and came to the entrance of the dressing room from the back door, where he saw Jack Jeffrey, who was fat and sweaty.

"Good morning, Baleno."

Jeffrey carefully checked Roger's mental state and savored the latter's powerful voice before he was completely relieved.

"Great, you sound pretty good."

"Of course. As you instructed, I haven't been going anywhere these past few days. I've been very careful with my diet and haven't even drunk my favorite red wine."

Roger responded with a smile.

"Good morning, Baleno."

While the two were talking, Alice Iman, who had finished her makeup and was wearing a gray and white long dress, came out of the dressing room, holding her skirt and took the initiative to greet Roger.

"Good morning, you look so beautiful today."

Roger sincerely praised Alice, who was dressed in the classic look of "The Girl from Winterfell", and couldn't help but sigh in his heart that the makeup artist Jeffrey hired today was very skilled. While fully preserving Alice's original elf-like temperament, he also fully demonstrated the generosity and simplicity of the legendary girl.

"Thank you. I think the men's dressing room isn't too crowded yet. You can go in and put on your makeup first."

Alice reminded at the right time.

Due to the particularity of stage performances, both female and male actors need to wear specific makeup to fully express the original characteristics of the characters in the script and serve as a sensory modification.

"Okay, I'll go now."

Roger nodded, walked through the passage outside the dressing room and came to the innermost part.

About twenty minutes later, Roger, wearing knight armor, looked at his rather unfamiliar self in the mirror and couldn't help but curl his lips.

"Wasn't it said that this knight's armor was specially customized for the performance...? Why is it still so heavy?"

Roger complained in his heart.

He walked hard for a while, and finally got used to the weight and balance of the knight's armor.

"If Klein were to wear this armor, he should be able to adapt quickly, right?"

At this moment, the secretary of DeWalker Music Company informed each unit in turn that the king, prime minister and nobles had arrived one after another, and the performance would officially begin soon.

After the King, the Prime Minister and a noble member of the House of Lords who was responsible for organizing the performance spoke in turn, the lights in the theater suddenly went out and the first play began to be performed on the theater's large stage.

"Wow, it's worthy of being the Royal Theatre. The stage setting is really luxurious."

Roger looked at the expensive scenery that had to be replaced every once in a while, and then looked up at the middle-aged man in the stands that was sometimes bright and sometimes dark. He had a resolute face, a serious and old-fashioned expression, a small mustache, a cloak, a suit and strange-looking thin pointed shoes, and his dress was quite out of touch with the times.

That was none other than George Augustus III, the current ruler of the Kingdom of Loen and head of the Augustus family.

"People at the bottom of society face severe livelihood and health problems every day, struggling to earn a few soles or a few pennies.

"And now, just a play prepared for the royal family costs a stratospheric amount of money... It seems that for this king, human life is truly worthless."

Roger's mind could not help but flash back to the horrific "deeds" that George III had done for his promotion ceremony, and also to the workers and laborers in the East End who were on the brink of rioting.

"Although the Iron Cross Society has no good intentions, it must be said that they have truly grasped the pain points of current society."

Just as Roger was thinking, a loud announcement came from the stage:
"Next, let us welcome the opera presented by DeWalker Music Company: The Ruined Princess."

As soon as these words were spoken, applause broke out on the stage. As a popular classic opera in the Northern Continent, "The Ruined Princess" also has a large number of fans among the nobles.

On the stage, the scenery of the enemy at the gates slowly unfolds.

After scenes of swords and sabers flashing and the capital being captured by rebels, the young princess unfortunately embarked on the road of exile.

At this moment, the hearts of all the audience, including Audrey Hall, were in their throats. They were moved by the excellent performance of Dwork Music Company and watched with bated breath as two knights in armor stepped onto the stage and came to the side of the princess.

After a moment, the taller knight sang in a melodious high voice:

“Ah, the great kingdom destroyed!
“The throne, the court, and the portico…

"I have searched high and low, and sworn from the bottom of my heart:
"From today on, I am willing to be the last guard of the Ruined Princess.

"Like a speck of dust, carried by the wind, it traveled across the kingdom's borders, lands, and peoples...

"You will eventually witness the roar of the river and the defeat of the betrayer!

……

Roger took heavy steps under the stage lights.

He held the sword and sang with all his heart, glancing vaguely at the arrogant dark figure in the highest backlight of the stage.

All the people who were watching the performance felt their hearts tighten after hearing this chant.

Because the unknown young singer on the stage was extremely precise and full of verve in terms of emotion, breath, singing skills and melody, and every word he said seemed to be full of life and struck their hearts directly!

After a moment's silence, murmurings of admiration and mixed discussions arose from the audience. Almost everyone was discussing the young singer's outstanding performance, and some nobles were even trying to understand his background.

Many members of the royal family were also moved, but they did not say anything. Instead, they looked at the tall knight in armor on the stage with anticipation, wanting to see his subsequent performance.

This also included Prince Edssac, who looked at Roger with slightly excited eyes, while recalling in his heart whether the other party had appeared in other performances.

As scenes flashed by, the exiled princess finally gathered an army with her own wisdom and the help of her guards, which was once favored by the old king but was eventually exiled for her fault. She tried her best to make them pledge allegiance to her again and set out on the road back to the capital.

As the royal army and the rebels entered their final confrontation outside the capital, Roger, now "old," having accompanied the princess in exile for nearly twenty years, donned the armor that had symbolized his glory when he left the capital and passionately chanted his final anti-rebel manifesto:

“Warriors!

“This battle is not for medals, nor for power;
“We may be beheaded and die in an unknown place;
"Our passionate blood may also dissipate and return to silence.

“But please remember:
"Your princess has returned, and the true ruined person has long been determined...

"The sun, which cannot be looked at directly, will be shot down, and the unscrupulous tyranny will come to an end!"

Amid the stirring and high-pitched singing and the army's roar, Roger suddenly drew the long sword from his waist and pointed it at the "throne that cannot be looked directly at" at the highest point.

At that moment, he felt as if he had become part of the tide of the times and had an indescribable collision with the grandeur of George III.

All the audience at the scene were also infected by this momentum and deeply touched by this singing.

Even the heart of George III, who had always been extremely indifferent, was inexplicably moved for a moment.

After a brief silence, thunderous applause broke out at the scene!

Roger closed his eyes, placed his hand on his chest, and felt the brokenness in his heart amidst the layers of light and shadow on the stage.

At this moment, his "Singer" potion was completely digested.

　That’s all for today, I hope everyone is satisfied.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)