Mystery: Big Alarm Clock Ghroth Path

Chapter 155 The Tragedy of Love (Two in One)

"Yes Yes."

Roger shuddered for no reason when he heard what the De La Hoya Rat said.

He once again recalled the last time he was "scolded" by this half-rat, half-rabbit creature that looked very cute but could unexpectedly burst out extremely terrifying energy because he did not prepare all the nuts in advance.

To prevent this from happening again, Roger bought 10 different kinds of nuts at the Minsk street corner.

He quickly took out seven different kinds of nuts and handed them to De La Hoya's mouse. For a moment, the colorful fruits made it stare blankly.

"Well, since you're so sincere, I'll forgive you."

The De La Hoya Rat nodded with satisfaction. It took the letter from Roger to Alice, put it in its silk bag, and then jumped into the darkness again and disappeared.

Roger waited for a while, and when he saw that there was no reply from the De La Hoya Rat, he knew that Alice had tacitly agreed to fulfill the contract as previously agreed.

He stretched, went downstairs to the restaurant, and filled his stomach with the Dipsy Pie that Klein had bought in advance and the freshly made beet soup. He discussed astrology with Bandit for a while, and then took a rented carriage back to his composition studio in the Royal Art Troupe.

At present, "Four Seasons Autumn" has already gained initial fame and is about to be performed publicly.

But Roger wasn't going to sit around and wait.

Even though "Four Seasons · Autumn" was only recognized in the musicians' circle, Roger's understanding of the engraving of rules was still slightly deepened.

This also gave him the motivation to compose another piece of music, engraving another rule.

In this way, when the performance is completed, he will inevitably receive further feedback and touch upon more complex and profound areas of rules.

By then, Roger will be able to seamlessly connect and compose the third piece.

How deep and complex it can be depends on the performance effect and audience feedback.

Then, pretty much around the time that the phonograph went into mass production, Roger would have three songs that he could release to the public...

Roger turned on the gas light, opened a blank sheet of music, and began to think about the content of the next piece of music.

"The previous piece of music used the harvest scene contained in "Four Seasons Autumn" to engrave the corresponding 'positive energy' principle. This time, we can create a piece with a more different style.

"For example, negative effects on the mind... such as sadness, depression, and despair?"

Roger thought about it and felt that it was very feasible.

Unlike Extraordinary people with paths like "Reader" and "Audience" who are often calm, indifferent, and detached, Extraordinary people with other paths can easily experience fanaticism, rage, excitement, pain, and other negative emotions, and draw strength from them.

This includes but is not limited to the "Alien" path, the "Secret Prayer" path, the "Abyss" path, the "Witch" path, the "Sailor" path, and so on.

"Oh, there's one more important point."

Roger held his chin with one hand and pondered in his heart:
“In fact, emotions and moods are so unpredictable that the transition and transformation from one extreme emotion to another often only requires a small catalyst.

"To use the words of some novels from my past life, the essence of extreme emotions is closely related to obsession and desire.

“For example, when a very strong desire or obsession is satisfied, people will feel intense satisfaction and joy, and vice versa, intense sadness.

"So those positive emotions can also be used as points that can be exploited. If you find the right music, you can easily turn them into negative emotions."

In addition to those paths that are good at utilizing negative emotions, there are also paths among the twenty-two divine paths that are good at drawing strength from positive emotions.

For example, this is true for the "Singer" path and the "Cultivator" path.

"So we need to find a common medium that exists widely in the transmission of positive and negative emotions...or a desire or obsession."

In Roger's view, people's strongest obsession is nothing more than the desire for life and the fear of death.

However, he currently does not fully understand the nature of the rules, so he cannot create something so profound.

"In a person's life, besides the desire for life and the fear of death, what other desires are the most important?"

Roger recalled for a long time, and suddenly remembered an ancient Chinese saying about the "four joys and four sorrows" in life.

The so-called four great joys are rain after a long drought, meeting an old friend in a foreign land, the wedding night, and getting one's name on the list of successful candidates.

The so-called four great sorrows are losing parents in youth, losing a spouse in middle age, losing an only son in old age, and having a young child without a good teacher.

Most of them have to do with people's emotions towards others, or more specifically, "love".

Obsession with love can bring people positive emotional experiences, but it can also drag people into purgatory in an instant.

This is undoubtedly a deeper rule than "positive energy", but it is still easy to understand and empathize with.

Roger had a flash of inspiration and a very suitable piece of music appeared in his mind.

That's Fritz Kreisler's "The Sorrow of Love"!
As the name suggests, the emotion conveyed by this song is mainly the feeling of unrequited love and the sadness that comes from it.

Although the "love" in "The Tragedy of Love" often refers to romantic love, in fact the tragic emotional implications contained therein can more or less resonate with other types of love.

For example, the love between parents and children, the love between brothers and sisters, or the broader love of all can all find points of overlap.

This was enough for Roger to engrave a rule in it that was influential enough.

In addition, there was another factor that prompted Roger to choose this song.

That is, it is also a piece of music originally composed for violin performance!

This meant he could draw directly on his existing relationship with Alex Ford, eliminating the need to find suitable musicians.

Thinking of this, Roger picked up his pen and started writing and drawing on the blank music score.

Before long, a violin piece lasting between 3 and a half and 4 minutes was "created".

"But today is Saturday, and Alex is supposed to be on vacation..."

Roger originally wanted to go to Alex to try out the song first, but he quickly realized that today was Alex's day off.

So he could only give up this idea temporarily and wait until Monday.

"Oh, by the way, Alice should be here this afternoon."

Roger reacted immediately.

Alice's studies were still continuing today, so the two of them could have dinner together later and then head directly from the Royal Art Troupe to find Fors.

Since there was still some time, Roger stayed in the studio and read books related to music and art.

Although he was already a rising star in the Kingdom of Loen, he achieved this by relying on his extraordinary abilities.

In contrast, Roger's knowledge base and professional reserves in this area are still too shallow.

Compared to being a singer, composing requires higher knowledge.

In Roger's view, having knowledge that matches the identity of a "composer" is also an important part of acting.

"God has mercy on me. Although I loved music in my previous life, I'm a tone-deaf KTV killer with no sense of pitch..."

Thinking of this, Roger couldn't help but smile bitterly and stepped up his studies...

At six o'clock in the evening, Roger saw Alice in white casual clothes at the door of a huge tiered classroom.

Her eyes were still a little red, but her mental state was much better than when they parted yesterday.

"Teacher, why are you here on the weekend?"

Alice was a little surprised.

"I've got some ideas on how to compose the second piece," Roger said simply.

"So fast?"

Alice's mouth dropped open.

Although during this period of time, she had already known that her teacher himself was not an extraordinary person of the "apprentice" path, but was more proficient in extraordinary abilities in sound and music.

But even so, to advance a piece of music from creation to performance in less than a month and to start the creation of a second piece of music at the same time is indeed beyond common sense.

Unlike Roger, a peasant, Alice is an art student who graduated from the Academy of Arts at Tingen University. She knows how perverted this is.

"Well, this is what happens after the sequence is upgraded."

Roger nodded, then patted Alice's shoulder with a smile.

That means "come on, lady."

The two of them had a quick bite to eat at the Royal Art Troupe Restaurant, then took the same carriage to Canary Road, which was not far away.

On the way, Roger emphasized and confirmed some details with Alice. After the carriage arrived at the intersection of Canary Road, he pulled the carriage curtains and let Alice cross the road alone and enter the Dawn Café with the number "15" on the sign.

Dawn Café is one of the more famous cafés in the Hillston area. The owner is a Fernet Fiord man with very refined tastes. Both the desserts and coffee here are very good.

Because it was the weekend, the cafe was crowded.

But even so, when Alice just walked in, she still noticed the lady in the corner who was wearing a black leather jacket and a yellow deerstalker hat and looked a bit lazy.

"Hello, are you here to trade jewelry?"

Alice asked tentatively. This was one of the tactics Roger had taught her earlier.

"Are you... Abraham?"

Fors also looked up and looked at Alice with some curiosity.

She was wrapped in a beige scarf, with only her eyes exposed.

"Very cautious..."

Alice thought to herself, nodded, pulled out a chair and sat down, and ordered another cup of coffee.

"Would you like something to drink?"

Alice greeted Fors, who was wearing a scarf, in a friendly manner.

"No, drinking coffee now will keep me awake at night."

Fors shook his head and then said:

"That gentleman should have told you the situation."

She was referring to Roger of the Wheel of Fortune, but because Mr. Fool had a rule that "the existence of the Tarot Club cannot be revealed to outsiders," she referred to him as "that gentleman."

"He said you have a relic of our family."

Alice nodded slightly and whispered.

At the same time, without anyone noticing, she quickly crossed her hand across the table and stretched it out again.

This is a demonstration of the "apprentice's" abilities.

Fors was naturally very familiar with this, and she immediately straightened her back.

But before she could ask any more questions, Alice took the initiative to speak:
"Judging from the function of the bracelet you previously passed on, it should be the ability of Sequence 5, Traveler, of the Apprentice Path.

"But considering it has a fixed number of uses, it could be the work of a Sequence 6 'Recorder'."

Because Fors had heard about the betrayal that the Abraham family had suffered, she was very cautious towards anyone who claimed to be a member of the Abraham family, except for those mentioned by Mrs. Anlisa.

But at this moment, Alice directly threw out the names of the "Apprentice" path Sequence 6 and Sequence 5 potions.

Generally speaking, the Sequence 9 and Sequence 8 potions of a Divine Path are relatively easy to find.

However, starting from the middle sequence, with each level up, the name of the potion becomes more secretive and fewer people know it.

This was the strategy Roger told Alice in advance.

Because she learned everything she knew about the Abraham family from him, instead of asking Fors to press her with questions, it was better to just throw out two pieces of secret information that Fors didn't know about, which were obviously only known to members of the Abraham family.

On the one hand, this is a reward for this loyal lady who was taught by the Abraham family, and it is also an important means to gain her trust.

As expected, Fors was immediately attracted by the names of the two potions.

"'Recorder', 'Traveler'..."

Fors repeated this silently twice before speaking again:
"If I want to know the abilities of these two sequences... and the formulas of their potions, can I trade with you?"

Finally she added:
"Of course, I'm referring to the future. Right now, I can't afford the corresponding price, so I can only advance to Sequence 8..."

Alice nodded generously and replied according to Roger's instructions:

"of course can.

"We can discuss the potion formula later, but I can tell you a small part of the Recorder and Traveler's abilities now as a token of friendship."

Alice briefly mentioned that the "Recorder" could record and use extraordinary abilities, and that the "Traveler" could perform long-distance teleportation.

In fact, this information was a necessary supplement to her judgment of the nature of the bracelet that Fors possessed, but Alice refused to mention any further details.

The abilities after the sequence in the "Gate" path are very fascinating. As a writer, Fors will definitely be attracted to it and motivated to advance.

Of course, considering Fors's lazy nature, it's worth further examining just how much motivation this actually possesses...

"……I see."

Fors breathed a sigh of relief. At this point, she had understood many things and was more convinced of Alice's identity as a member of the Abraham family.

"Are there any other members of Abraham's family?"

She thought for a moment and asked another question.

"Unfortunately."

Alice shook her head.
"In early July of this year, an extremely severe 'blood moon' occurred. During that event, the vast majority of the Abraham family's extraordinary people died."

"That's it..."

Fors's eyes dimmed. She remembered the blood moon.

She had originally wanted to find Mrs. Anlisa's close relatives, but now it seemed that there was little hope.

Soon Fors realized another problem and asked Alice:
"Why did you survive?"

This question is a bit sharp and directly involves the authenticity of Alice's identity.

"I've been taken under the wing of that gentleman, a powerful Beyonder."

Alice answered calmly.

"Mr. 'Wheel of Fortune'?"

Fors's heart moved slightly.

Considering the status of the Tarot Club, this is indeed a reasonable answer.

Alice continued:
"But as far as I know, there are still some members of the Abraham family who have not taken the potion and are not affected by the 'Blood Moon Curse'.

"I hope to find these members and provide them with shelter... You can also help if you wish."

Hearing these words, a glimmer of hope appeared in Fors's dim eyes again:
"Of course, I do."

"Very good. If I find any clues and need your assistance, I will contact you through that gentleman."

Alice nodded in satisfaction, acting like a true member of the Abraham family.

Seeing this, Fors no longer had any doubts.

She let out a long breath and took out an exquisite square metal jewelry box:
“The bracelet is inside.

"Please note, do not use it yourself unless absolutely necessary... It is related to the 'Blood Moon Curse'."

Fors did not forget to remind him.

"thank you very much."

Alice took the jewelry box, and then she took a piece of paper from her pocket:

"Here's the recipe for the 'Master of Tricks' potion you need.

"If you are unsure about the authenticity of the formula, you can find someone with authentication capabilities through your own channels to conduct an assessment."

Fors's eyes flickered slightly as she solemnly took the recipe.

"Thank you, ma'am, I believe you."

Fors nodded gratefully. She quickly glanced at the contents of the note and put it away.

"If you need to purchase ingredients for the 'Master of Magic' potion later, you can also contact me through that gentleman."

Finally, Alice did not forget to give some advice.

Roger still had quite a few low-sequence "Apprentice" potion main and auxiliary ingredients left.

In his opinion, instead of selling these materials to people he was not familiar with, it would be better to do business with Fors.

Alice picked up the coffee cup, drank it in one gulp, said goodbye to Fors, and turned to leave the Dawn Café.

After she went out, she got on the cab waiting on the roadside again.

Roger remained in the carriage and did not leave. While he was waiting, he did not open the carriage curtains.

This was to prevent Fors and Xio from agreeing in advance to have Xio observe nearby and see who Alice met after she came out.

The carriage started again and headed towards Caledonian Road.

After the two of them had completely left Canary Road and passed two more intersections, Roger finally hooked his finger.

Alice understood and took out the exquisite metal jewelry box from her arms.

　There's more to come.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)