Mystery: Big Alarm Clock Ghroth Path

Chapter 147: The Contaminated Spirit (Two in One)

Alger fell into deep thought.

For a moment, he couldn't tell whether this was the instruction of Mr. Fool or the spontaneous behavior of Mr. Wheel of Fortune.

Suddenly, Alger thought of something.

"By the way, traces of blood and flesh were found at the scene where Jerry Spencer's body was discovered, but the bodies of the two Iron Cross members were relatively intact.

"At the time, some members of the Mandated Punishers speculated that it was the Rose Bishop's flesh bomb that triggered the incident, but they couldn't find any evidence that the Aurora Order and the Iron-Blooded Cross were secretly opposing each other...

"Now, listening to what Mr. Wheel of Fortune said, if he really did it, then everything would make sense..."

Unlike the pensive Mr. "Hanged Man", Miss "Justice" was slightly excited at this moment.

"From what Mr. Wheel of Fortune said, he's actively upholding justice?

"This is our Tarot Club..."

She calmed herself down and took the initiative to ask:
"Mr. Wheel of Fortune, could you share some insights on this matter... or if there's anything I can help you with, please let me know."

Roger, the Wheel of Fortune, shook his head upon hearing this:

"The information you and Mr. Hanged Man have gathered is very close to what I know, so I have nothing to add.

"But Mr. Hanged Man, the existence of the 'instigator' you just mentioned is indeed information I don't have.

"If you don't mind, could you please give me more details?"

Roger did not mention the roles played by Ince Zangwill and King George III in this matter for the time being. Instead, he took the initiative to inquire about the information of the "instigator" who assisted the Iron Cross as Alger mentioned.

"I'm so sorry, Mr. Wheel of Fortune.

Alger, the Hanged Man, shook his head.

"I only have a rough grasp of the situation and don't know the personal information of the 'instigator'... but I can help you find out.

"On the other hand, as far as I know, the 'instigator' was not caught by the official Beyonder team and managed to escape the scene.

"Currently, the Mandated Punisher is collaborating with other Beyonders of the Church to search for him. We estimate that we'll find clues within a few days."

However, Roger chuckled:
"No, if nothing unexpected happens, you won't be able to catch him."

"Can't catch it?"

Alger didn't understand Roger's meaning for a moment, and then he asked.

"The best-case scenario is that you'll be left with a body that's already lost its value."

What Roger meant was very clear, that is, there were other people behind the "instigator" and other things involved.

In order to keep the subsequent events secret, the "instigator" must escape with all his might. If he cannot escape, someone will take action to eliminate him.

"This……"

Alger, the "Hanged Man," paused and said, "Then I will do my best to find his personal information for you."

Alger has now come to his senses.

Just because the power of the "Made-in-Punishment" is doomed to fail to achieve effective results, that doesn't mean Mr. "Wheel of Fortune" and his forces in secret can't do it.

Therefore, the latter does not expect the authorities to catch the "instigator", but only needs the corresponding information.

"Then I'm sorry to trouble you."

"Wheel of Fortune" Roger nodded and said nothing more.

At this moment, Miss Justice suddenly remembered something important.

She looked at the "Magician" lady beside her and asked:
"By the way, Miss Magician, do you know the 'acting method'?"

"what is that?"

Miss Magician looked bewildered.

At the same time, she found that the other participants did not show any confusion about the term and seemed to be already aware of it.

For a moment, she felt like a country girl who had just arrived in Backlund, and everything she saw was confusing and new.

"Mr. Fool, can I explain the corresponding knowledge to her?"

Audrey, the Justice, looked at Klein, the Fool.

Mr. Fool immediately remembered the oath he had made to the Sword of the Goddess and shook his head.

"You decide, you explain, I don't want to repeat similar topics."

Miss Justice heaved a sigh of relief when she heard this.

After making it clear that "the 'Acting Method' must not be disclosed to others without Mr. Fool's permission" and asking for a reward of 200 gold pounds, she explained the meaning and content of the "Acting Method" to Miss Magician.

After hearing this knowledge, Miss Magician was extremely shocked.

Although it has not been truly verified, based on her own experience and intuition, she knows that what Miss Justice said is very likely to be true!
"Is this what Mr. Fool taught you?"

Miss Magician asked.

"Yes, this is well known in the Tarot Club."

Miss Justice smiled and glanced at Mr. Fool and Mr. Wheel of Fortune.
"There is even more profound knowledge, and you can get it if you can pay the price."

She was right. Compared to the High-Sequence Knowledge that Mr. Wheel of Fortune had previously discussed, and what Mr. Fool had revealed about the True God, Acting Method could only be considered entry-level knowledge.

However, even so, the vast majority of Extraordinary People never have the opportunity to come into contact with it in their lifetime, and will always live in the shadow of loss of control and madness.

This made Miss Magician suddenly feel that the Beyonder gatherings she had attended before were all too low-class...

This also strengthened her determination to find a way to bring Xio in.

Afterwards, "Sun" Derrick proposed to exchange knowledge related to the Seven Gods of the Northern Continent with all members of the "Tarot Club" and was willing to pay equal compensation.

The discovery of the statue of the "True Creator" by the City of Silver expedition team had a profound impact on him, especially after he learned of the god's current situation from the Tarot Club. Naturally, he became interested in what "normal" gods looked like.

In order to ensure that he obtains the most comprehensive and complete information, he needs to compare each person's statements separately and finally come to his own conclusion.

Faced with this question, none of the participants except Fors noticed anything unusual and all agreed to the information exchange.

"Justice" Audrey naturally noticed her unusual reaction and took the initiative to explain to her the current situation of Mr. "The Sun".

Miss Magician finally understood what was going on. She was shocked but also agreed to join the transaction.

After all, after the series of transactions just now, the royalties she had saved from writing novels and the reward for the mission she had received from Audrey had all run out.

She needs money, or knowledge or extraordinary items that can be converted into cash!
However, this time Roger was at a loss.

Regarding the issue of the "Seven Gods", Alger and the others knew everything they knew, and they also knew what they didn't know.

But there are some things that cannot be told to Little Sun at this stage, especially the enlightenment process of the three angels Feng Baizhi, which is likely to shatter Derrick's worldview.

On the other hand, he didn't have anything he wanted for the time being.

In the end, Roger thought about it and simply wrote down on paper some of the powers represented by the Seven Gods that he knew.

Of course, he wrote "a version that suits the current era."

After quickly reviewing the information, Derrick, the "Sun", exchanged information with everyone in turn, and finally came to Roger.

"Mr. Wheel of Fortune, what do you need?"

"Oh, I don't know."

Roger laughed honestly.

He thought for a moment before saying:

"How about this, didn't I owe you a favor before? How about I repay you with this information?"

This was the unpaid reward that classmate "Sun" had given him for helping him find the "One-Eyed One of the Luck-Stealing Shadow".

Derrick the Sun thought for a moment before saying:
“There’s still some difference in value between the two… You need to make some compensation.”

"Well, you're a little smarter now. You know how to bargain..."

Roger smiled slightly, nodded, and asked Mr. Fool for another piece of paper:

He picked up his pen and wrote on the paper:

“The gods we are discussing now are very different from the gods you want to know.

"Beyond that, there's nothing to say... This intelligence is enough to make up for the difference, and even more."

Roger's writing was very obscure. He hinted at the difference in power between the God believed in by the City of Silver and the God believed in by the Church of the True God, but he did so in a very enigmatic way.

This is both a transaction and a protection. As for how much "Sun" can finally reason and understand, it is none of his business.

As expected, after receiving the paper, Derrick, the "Sun," immediately fell into deep thought.

He couldn't understand what the difference was between the gods Mr. Wheel of Fortune talked about and the other gods.

This definitely refers to more than just the difference in their power and authority; there must be something else as well...

Derrick looked up at Roger twice, but ultimately chose not to ask any further questions out of caution.

Klein the Fool also saw this content. He was equally puzzled, but he resisted the urge to ask questions.

"Thank you, Mr. Wheel of Fortune, our deal is done."

Mr. Sun nodded and said, "After everyone chatted for a while, Klein the Fool saw that his spiritual energy was almost exhausted, so he spoke up and announced the end of the gathering."

"Your will be obeyed."

After a moment, all the people turned into stars, some crimson, some mixed with rust.

After a brief silence, Klein let the "world" disappear, and only left the mysterious space "above the gray fog" after a while.

He returned to his bedroom to take a nap and restore his spiritual strength before returning to the living room.

"Klein, do me a favor."

In the living room, Klein met Roger.

"You said."

Klein nodded, then smiled and said, "Isn't it another girl who asked me to read her dreams?"

"Uh..." Roger was speechless for a moment.

"Bring it here."

Klein sighed. By this time, he already understood his roommate's character very well.

"Alice's hair again."

Roger explained, "She felt someone was watching her while she was sleeping. I suspected that person was her father, but there is no evidence.

"So I need you to use 'Dream Divination' to help me confirm whether you can see the other person's face clearly."

"can."

Klein nodded. He told Roger to feed the cat, and then he went to the underground storage room alone.

"Damn it! The gray fog just came down and it's going up again."

Klein lit the gas lamp in the underground storage room, then took four steps backwards and arrived "above the gray fog."

"Who was watching over the owner of this hair while he slept?"

"..."

Klein silently recited the divination content several times and then entered the perspective of "dream divination."

Alice Yeaman, sleeping in bed, immediately appeared before his eyes.

At first glance, Klein didn't find anything suspicious.

"wrong."

Klein's spiritual intuition moved slightly.

He tried hard to look up and actually saw a person's chin!
There was a thick yellow beard on his chin, and he looked like a man.

The man was wearing a black windbreaker and a hat of the same color.

Somehow, the man's figure seemed a little illusory, but even from the vagueness, Klein could tell that his face must be very handsome.

He just stood quietly beside Alice, staring at her.

After a while, the man turned around and his figure quickly disappeared.

Klein took a deep breath and switched the screen again.

This time, the man's condition was exactly the same as last time, even the length of his beard had not changed.

He was still a phantom figure, standing behind Alice.

At this moment, Klein finally saw the other person's face clearly.

It was a photo of a man with hair and eye color exactly the same as Alice's, and facial features at least 50% similar, with a somewhat elf-like appearance.

In sharp contrast to his handsome appearance, there were a lot of bloodshot in the whites of his eyes, and he seemed to be in a very bad mental state, even a little haggard.

"Is this Alice's father?"

Just as Klein was thinking this, he saw the male figure's lips suddenly move slightly and he muttered to himself.

"What is he saying?"

At this moment, Klein suddenly felt his spiritual energy beginning to be consumed in large quantities!
However, he still tried to prick up his ears and listen to what the other party said.

The consequence of doing this was that the picture collapsed rapidly, and a moment later, Klein was forcibly kicked out of "Dream Divination"!
But he still heard what the other party said.

That's "forget me"!
"What does it mean?"

Klein rubbed his brows, let himself fall from the "gray fog", and returned to the real world.

"Come, Mr. Moretti, you've worked hard, have a cup of black tea."

Roger had thoughtfully prepared Marquis black tea for Klein to help him recover.

Klein took a few sips and felt a little better.

He used the most concise language to tell Roger about the scene he had just seen in the "dream divination".

"First of all, judging from the details you described, that man should be Alice's father."

Roger nodded and continued his analysis:

"Secondly, although the 'Traveler' can teleport via the spirit world, it will not appear as a phantom.

"Coupled with his words 'forget me', does this mean that his condition isn't normal... to the point where he can't appear in front of Alice in his normal state?"

Roger analyzed the information available.

However, at this moment, Ms. Sharon, who had been hiding in the darkness, suddenly stepped out.

"He looks very much like an earthbound spirit."

The lady with exquisite features spoke.

"Earthbound spirit?"

Roger was slightly stunned. He was about to retort that the Earthbound Spirit would not follow Alice from Tingen to Backlund, but he was suddenly speechless.

Ordinary earthbound spirits cannot move long distances and can only travel back and forth within a limited time.

But what if it is an earthbound spirit that is affected by the power of the "Traveler" and even contaminated by it?

This hypothesis made Roger feel more and more possible the more he thought about it!
"Ms. Sharon, besides 'vengeful spirits', if it is a spirit transformed from a human or a Beyonder from another path, is it possible that it possesses a certain degree of Beyonder abilities?"

Roger's mind raced as he asked.

"Of course, you should know 'Shepherd'."

Sharon nodded in the affirmative.

Roger couldn't help but slap his forehead when he heard this.

I am a backbone of the Aurora Society, how could I forget about this?

The ability of the "Shepherd" is to enslave the souls of Extraordinary people and use some of their abilities!

In other words, if Alice's father were in a similar situation, then he might indeed be able to use some of the "Traveler" abilities!

Originally, in his imagination, if only Alice's father came back, there would be no danger.

But if it is a spirit contaminated by extraordinary power, the nature is different.

"Well, anyway, I've given her double insurance."

Roger pondered for a moment and decided to wait and see what happened next.

Klein rested for a while, reminded Roger to get up early tomorrow and go with him to see Emperor Roselle's exhibition, then returned to his room to continue sorting out the case materials on hand.

Roger chatted with Bandit for a while, and after confirming that it had digested one-third to one-half of the potion, he thanked Ms. Sharon again and went back to his room to sleep.

Early the next morning.

Klein woke Roger up, and after the two had breakfast, they took a carriage to the Kingdom Museum at 2 King's Avenue in the West District.

Although they arrived early, there was already a long line outside the museum.

"They are probably just some middle-class people with nothing to do, taking their annual leave... It seems the phonograph renovation project is really urgent."

Roger couldn't help but complain in his heart. Since people in this era had very few ways to entertain themselves, the Emperor Roselle Memorial Exhibition, which was quite curious to the people of Loen, could easily attract a large number of visitors.

After waiting for a long time, Roger and Klein were finally led by a beautiful female tour guide to visit the things used and invented by Emperor Roselle.

Soon, they followed the team to Emperor Roselle's diary.

"This is the mysterious symbol created by Emperor Roselle. It's said that this is the symbol he and his beloved woman agreed upon. They have been silently recording everything related to each other, but due to their identities, they can never truly be together."

The female tour guide's words made the tourists around her exclaim "romantic" and "touching".

However, both Klein and Roger's mouths twitched.

"March 6th, damn, the food here is making me constipated!"

　End of today.

　　
　
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