Mystery: Big Alarm Clock Ghroth Path

Chapter 141 Sharon's Request

Chapter 141 Sharon's Request (Two Chapters in One)

Klein quickly understood what Roger said.

"Is this some kind of ritual?"

Having participated in the investigation of the "Shepherd's Evil Heart" incident in Tingen City and learned about the "Master of Secret Puppetry" promotion ceremony, he immediately thought of this possibility.

"Yes." Roger nodded.

"Which sequence?" Klein asked.

"Not sure." Roger shook his head and didn't tell Klein more.

Having known Klein and spent so much time with him, Roger was very clear about one thing.

That is, according to Klein's B-physique, after knowing what George III really wants to do, he will definitely get involved in these things, intentionally or unintentionally!

Before he became a Sequence 3 "Ancient Scholar" and gained abilities related to history, these things were too dangerous for him.

On the other hand, many external conditions are not yet mature, so even if Klein becomes an angel and participates in the "Black Emperor" deification ceremony, it will be like hitting a rock with an egg.

Therefore, for Roger, the more reasonable situation at the moment is to proceed slowly, starting with Triss, the mistress of Prince Edessak, as planned, and see if he can follow the clues to find the high-level leaders of the witch sect.

For example, "White Witch" Pele or "Desperate Nightingale" Panatia.

As long as he can find their clues, Roger will have a way to determine the exact location of George III's nine tombs without alerting the enemy!
As for Mr. A and the "Dark Saint" Xesma who might know the inside story, Roger has no plans to contact them before he becomes a "shepherd".

Another factor that made him unwilling to tell Klein the inside story was Adam.

Although Adam couldn't use his "writer" characteristics to see through and manipulate himself as he did with ordinary people, he was able to know the information that Klein had.

Not telling Klein would be equivalent to not dragging him into this perverted poker table prematurely.

Although according to Roger's current strength, he can't even sit at the poker table and can only be a poker player for 3 minutes at most.

But at least he had a deterrent and was able to protect himself.

"Let's stop here for now and do something else."

After some thought, Roger spoke to Klein.

"What about Benjamin White?" Klein was still a little worried.

Although Jerry Spencer's soul has fallen into stupidity and is of no use, he and Roger are not sure about the current situation of Benjamin White's soul!
The ability to directly pull Benjamin White into the spiritual world from a long distance may be the result of the fusion of the abilities of the "Death" path and the "Darkness" path!
This left a handle, allowing Ince Zangwill, who no longer had 0-08, to know that Roger and Klein were involved in the action of hindering George III's plan.

"Don't worry, Ins doesn't have the guts to cause trouble for us."

Roger smiled.

Judging from the current situation, it is possible that someone related to the royal family provided shelter to Ince Zangwill, hoping to take advantage of his hatred for the Church of Evernight to do something.

Although Ince Zangwill would most likely not spread this matter, judging from Klein's questions to Benjamin White, he already understood the connection between the two.

So if anyone were to cause trouble for Klein and Roger in the near future, the latter might directly find Ince Zangwill and kill the captive former Archbishop of the Church of Evernight in advance!
After experiencing the Tingen City incident, Ince Zangwill must have been terrified of Roger. He was afraid that this powerful being with an unknown sequence path would come looking for him.

He is even more likely to not dare to tell his patrons the information he has, but is likely to mislead them with some false information.

Therefore, unless something unexpected happens, the Iron Cross and the Zmanger Party will not cause trouble for him and Klein in the future.

"In any case, their goal has been basically achieved. Someone will have to bear the responsibility for such a large number of casualties."

Roger shrugged. "As long as the Iron Cross doesn't plan any new riots, we can focus on other things first."

"Ok."

Klein was successfully persuaded. He nodded, then collapsed exhausted on the sofa, hugging the already sleeping Bandit and relaxing.

Roger simply cleaned up the table and went back to the bedroom to sleep.

"It's so nice not to have to stay up late to perform..."

Roger exclaimed.

Since he has completed the role of "singer", he no longer needs to work part-time as an opera singer and resident singer.

He had gone to a deserted island bar two days ago and talked about this matter with Mr. Faye, Hana and others.

Although Mr. Faye and the others felt a little regretful, they had all learned from the Tussock Gazette that Roger had participated in a performance for the royal family in Backlund and received a commendation from the king himself.

On the one hand, they knew that the "small church" of the "uninhabited island" could no longer accommodate Roger, the "archangel", and on the other hand, they were also happy for the successful reunion of Roger and Miss Alice.

With the celebrity effect of these two, there will surely be more young and outstanding singers coming in and wanting to get a position as the lead singer in the "Desert Island" bar.

In this way, Roger successfully terminated his resident singing contract with Mr. Faye.

Now he is debt-free and all he needs to do is to complete the subsequent “composing” work!
Early the next morning, there was a knock on the door of 15 Minsk Street.

While Roger was still asleep, Klein, who was secretly cooking Chinese batter and making pancakes with the flavors of his hometown, was slightly taken aback. He could only turn off the fire and open the door in disappointment.

"Morning, Detective Moriarty."

The man at the door was Isengard Stanton, dressed in a suit and tie. He glanced at Klein's apron and was a little surprised.

"Morning, Detective Stanton."

Klein shook hands with the other party.

"Would you like to come in and sit down?" he invited.

"Stop bothering me. I came here to tell you something."

Isengard Stanton took a puff of his pipe and continued:

"Regarding the serial murder case targeting women, Sivellas Field has issued a reward of 2000 gold pounds.

"Given the outstanding reasoning and tracking abilities you demonstrated in the investigation of the Sibel case, I would like to recruit you into my team and share the bounty after solving this case.

"I wonder if you'd be interested?"

Bounty...2000 gold pounds?

This is indeed not a small amount of money.

It's conceivable that once such a bounty is issued, it will inevitably drive all of Backlund's bounty hunters and private investigators into a frenzy.

This may also be the core reason why Isengard Stanton wants to form a team.

No matter how capable he is or how wide his network is, he cannot compete with a large group of people.

By then, those people will show off their special abilities, and even if you are an extraordinary person who is good at reasoning, it will be difficult for you to win.

Although he didn't show any clear expectation, he still looked at Klein intently.

However, Klein was somewhat troubled.

For a normal detective, he would definitely take on this business without thinking twice.

Klein had previously considered going it alone and conducting his own investigation, but now, even if there was money to be made, joining a team would be a completely different proposition.

After all, he was a former Night Watchman who had "risen from the coffin." Getting involved in such a Beyonder case would likely get him into trouble.

In fact, Klein felt that the bounty of 2000 gold pounds was a bit too little.

After all, it was unreasonable that a great pirate like Qilingos, whose strength was close to that of a Sequence 5, could offer a bounty of 1 gold pounds, while a Sequence 6 criminal could only get 2000 gold pounds.

But then I considered that the promotion ceremony of the "devil" might be too ancient and not many people knew about it, and that it was much easier to hunt down a murderer in the city than to track down a ship that came and went without a trace at sea. This was understandable.

“Detective Stanton, I recently took over a very troublesome case and may not have much time to conduct field investigations.

"But I can help look through materials, participate in discussions, and analyze clues."

Klein said carefully.

"That's enough."

Isengard Stanton breathed a sigh of relief and continued:
"I really like your reasoning ability, and I believe that having you join us this time will definitely speed up our progress in solving the case.

"Come to my house tomorrow morning at nine to discuss the case, is that okay? There will be more than a dozen detectives involved."

A dozen or so... Fortunately, there are a lot of people...

Klein pondered this and nodded, "No problem. Happy working with you."

"Pleasant to work with."

The two sides shook hands, and Isengard took his leave.

However, just as Klein breathed a sigh of relief and turned around, he saw Roger standing in the kitchen, lifting the lid of the pot and sniffing the batter inside.

"This looks delicious, can I have it?"

Roger's eyes lit up. In fact, he had wanted to have this for a long time.

“…” Klein almost couldn’t resist the urge to roll his eyes.

"There's some Fenapotent noodles that you didn't finish yesterday. I'll heat them up for you..."

"I want to eat this." Roger interrupted Klein's attempt to divert his attention.

"well."

Klein sighed, pulled Roger away, and continued to work on his pancakes... He spent the entire morning doing nothing. However, when Roger was about to go out to the Royal Art Troupe in the afternoon, Sharon suddenly appeared.

"What's wrong, Ms. Sharon?"

Roger knew that Sharon's sudden appearance must have something wrong.

"I have something to ask of you...it's what I mentioned before."

Sharon nodded, her tone flat.

"Please go ahead." Klein turned over and sat up after hearing Sharon say this.

"I'd like you two to help Maric and I get rid of a few Beyonders chasing us."

Sharon said.

"Are the Extraordinary People the ones from the Hedonistic Faction?" Roger asked.

"The hedonistic faction?" Klein was confused.

"Yes, you really do know us very well." Sharon nodded and admitted it.

"Tell me about the situation in detail."

Roger glanced at Klein and sat down again.

Ms. Sharon walked silently to the chair next to the sofa and sat down.

She details the background of the Rose School and the conflict between the "hedonistic" and "temperance" factions.

Not only that, she also detailed the information about the "prisoner" pathway from Sequence 9 to Sequence 5, and admitted that she was a Sequence 5 "ghost" and Maric was a Sequence 6 "zombie".

Klein had previously learned about the "Rose School" and the "Prisoner" path from the "Nighthawks" and the Tarot Club, but this was the first time he heard someone from the Rose School reveal such detailed secrets.

"I see."

He nodded. "What do you need me and Roger to do?"

"Some Beyonders are hunting us. They've already found Backlund, and it's earlier than Maric and I anticipated."

"So far, we've confirmed there's a 'wraith,' a 'zombie,' and a 'werewolf'... They're carrying a sealed artifact that's very effective against Maric and me, so we won't have much of an advantage against them."

These correspond to Sequence 5, Sequence 6, and Sequence 7 of the "Prisoner" pathway respectively.

"Can't you three handle this? They're just Sequence 5, 6, and 7, so they're evenly matched."

Roger asked in a somewhat surprised tone.

In the original novel, it was indeed the three of them who joined forces to kill the three pursuers from the Rose School.

Even if they were carrying the "Crimson Moon Corona" that could restrain Sharon and Maric, with the help of Klein's "Puppet Master" extraordinary characteristics and combat thinking that surpassed his peers, they should be able to overcome the difficulties.

"The reason we invited you is because the situation is a little different from what we expected."

Sharon frowned slightly and continued:
"According to my information, there may be a Sequence 4 demigod present as well."

"what?"

Roger and Klein were both shocked.

Compared to Klein and Roger who knew nothing, they immediately guessed who the demigod Ms. Sharon was talking about.

Zatvin, the demigod of the "Hedonistic School" of the Rose School!

"That's not right. Shouldn't he have been tricked by Ms. Sharon's deceptive clues?"

Various information flashed through Roger's mind quickly, and his heart was restless.

"What Sequence Level is this Demigod?"

Klein also asked with a heavy expression.

"Sequence 4, Puppet." Sharon replied.

"How can you be sure that I can fight against a demigod?" Roger asked with a frown.

"The demigods are afraid of you."

Sharon's answer was very brief.

"The demigods are afraid of me...meaning Ince?"

Roger's heart moved, and he realized that Sharon must have used some method to detect that Ins had forcibly pulled Benjamin's soul away.

"When will they attack?" Roger raised his eyebrows and asked.

"It will most likely be next week. I will tell you the time at least half a day in advance."

Sharon replied.

This made Roger feel a little relieved, because he had not yet made any plans for next week.

"I can help deal with that Sequence 4 demigod."

Roger nodded and agreed.

He then said, "What kind of compensation can Klein and I get? I heard Klein talk about your agreement, but if a Sequence 4 demigod appears, I think the difficulty of the incident will be completely disproportionate to the protection you provide."

"You can bring it up."

Ms. Sharon was very open and sincere.

"I want the extraordinary characteristics of that 'puppet' and the magical items he carries."

Roger spoke up.

He thought very clearly. Putting aside the possibility that Zatvin might have the "wrong" path seal coveted by Amon, the magical items that could be made with the Beyonder characteristics of Sequence 4 alone would be worth a sky-high price!
Of course, he had no intention of selling it, because the "puppet's" ability to control inanimate objects and magical items without living properties was simply too powerful!

If used properly, even if Roger didn't use the ability of "Oneness of All Things", he would dare to use the probability control triggered by the combination of "Life-Gambling Revolver" and "Shit Stirrer" to fight against the Demigod of Sequence 4!
"Yes, that makes sense."

Sharon nodded and turned to look at Klein.

"I need a safe and comprehensive book on occult knowledge."

Klein looked up at Roger. Although Roger had previously shown him some of the contents of the "Abraham Family Notes," he still felt that the mystical knowledge he currently possessed was too crude and shallow, and that he needed a systematic book to match his growing power.

"Yes, I should have the right books."

Sharon nodded without any comment.

"Then the contract is concluded."

Roger stood up and nodded to Sharon:

"Pleasant to work with."

After finishing the conversation, Roger went out and boarded a rented carriage to go to the Royal Art Troupe, while Klein took Bandit out to find an opportunity for it to "perform".

After arriving at the Royal Art Troupe, Roger walked towards his studio, but happened to bump into a young musician he had met before at a temporary banquet hosted by Prince Edessak.

"Look who I saw—Benelu Jones!"

This young man, dressed in black and with blond hair, had an outstanding appearance and looked a bit like Leonardo DiCaprio in Roger's previous life's movies. He walked forward with an exaggerated posture and bumped fists with Roger.

"Alex Ford."

Roger also responded with a smile. With his current memory as a Sequence 6 Beyonder, he would not forget any name he had heard.

Alex Ford is an outstanding violinist of the Royal Orchestra. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Music and had excellent grades. He was sent to the Royal Orchestra for further studies by his tutor right after graduation.

"By the way, Alex, are you free now?"

Roger suddenly thought of something and asked.

"I'm free. I just finished talking to my mentor."

When Alex mentioned his mentor, he immediately showed a helpless expression and seemed to be very afraid of him.

"That's good. Do me a favor and I'll buy you a drink later." Roger nodded.

"You're very welcome," Alex replied graciously.

"I have just composed a piece of music suitable for violin, and I would like you to try playing it by looking at the score.

"If possible, could you please let me record it on the record?"

Roger said.

"Violin music? Did you write it?"

Alex's eyes widened.

He had no idea that Roger had just switched to studying composition and had already created a violin piece!
"Honored."