Mystery: Big Alarm Clock Ghroth Path

Chapter 175 Adam's Invitation
Despite this, Amon clearly saw through Roger's thoughts and replied calmly:

“I’m pretty much the same wherever I go.”

There's nothing wrong with that...

Roger thought of the strange abilities of those high up on the "wrong" path, and hummed softly.

"So, what brings you here today?"

Roger asked another question that concerned him.

Given the relationship between Amon and me, he wouldn't call me over to chat when he has nothing to do. This guy has so many fun things to do all over the world, and I wouldn't be a big deal.

Unless there is something extremely urgent.

"There are indeed two things."

As expected, Amon nodded and continued:
"You were the one who released the three guys imprisoned downstairs at 8 Williams Street, weren't you?"

"The guy with three heads..."

Roger immediately realized that Amon was talking about the crosstalk duo Soren Einhorn Medici.

Not only had he released the Hot Pot Angels, he had also marked them with the mark of "One to whom all things return."

This mark is of a very high level, and mythical creatures of Amon's level should be unable to detect it.

Not only that, Roger also deliberately sent Klein and Sharon away when he released Soren Einhorn Medici, so it was even less likely that Amon knew about the mark.

But since He was able to ask this question, He must have known that He and Klein had been to 8 Williams Street, and He had considered the possibility that He would use the Hot Pot Angel to do something.
Although 0-08's influence on Roger was very limited, as long as he was not acting alone, it would be easy for Amon to infer what he had done by combining the movements of the people around him and various results.

But Roger didn't shy away from anything and nodded directly:

"Yes, and I know who they are."

"you know?"

Amon narrowed his eyes and looked at Roger carefully.

He noticed Roger's use of the third plural pronoun "they."

Not many people knew that Alistair Tudor, with the help of Adam and Amon, had killed the three angels, Medici, Soren, and Einhorn, but not many people knew about it either. Especially not Roger, an outsider who carried the power of the Outer Gods. In Amon's opinion, he should not know about it.

To be honest, Amon really wanted to steal Roger's thoughts and see how much this guy knew.

However, due to the power and pollution of Ghroth and Yog-Sothoth in his body, Amon finally did not choose to die.

"Yes, but you don't have to be too nervous."

Roger spread his hands and said, "And I can tell you that I now have some idea of their movements, but I won't do anything for now, nor will I use them to do anything."

Amon stared at Roger for a while, but in the end he didn't say anything more, and instead changed the subject:
"Did you kill Jerry Spencer and Benjamin White?"

"Yes."

"reason?"

"Does this need a reason?"

Roger frowned. "After all, I'm a Loenese. I don't want to see my country messed up by these people. It's not a big deal to contribute a little to the country."

Amon crossed his arms and showed a curious expression:
"interesting.

"If it were you, you would have realized that the situation behind this is not that simple, right?"

"I've made a rough guess."

Roger nodded and said:

“In the end, neither party is the winner; the winner is the emperor.

"If you have the chance, please tell that person to choose his allies carefully... If we want to fight those guys outside the barrier, we can't just create a Sequence 0 and solve the problem."

He deliberately used the word "emperor" instead of "king" as a subtle nod to Amon.

Because of 0-08's existence, Amon couldn't possibly be unaware of the fact that Klein obtained a Card of Blasphemy and shared it with Roger.

Although the status of the Blasphemy Card is very high and it is difficult to be directly divined and predicted, as long as Amon is thinking about this matter, it is only a matter of time before he knows that it is the "Black Emperor" card.

"You do know a lot."

Amon's monocle flickered as he leaned back in his chair.

"Honestly, there's nothing I can do about Him. Once that guy decides on a path, it's hard to change.

"But if you have the ability to influence the outcome, I won't stop you... at least I won't favor one side in particular. After all, I haven't seen anyone so defeated in years."

He thought of this, laughed, and continued:

"Also, what I've been wanting to ask you is, what exactly is your position?"

Roger knew that Amon was asking him whether he was heading outside the barrier or inside the barrier, because He didn't know to what extent Roger was influenced by the power of the Outer Gods and what his true thoughts were.

Although it seems that Roger still has plenty of humanity at the moment, no one can guarantee whether his sanity has been secretly affected.

Although Amon is a bad guy, he is only a bad guy behind closed doors. Regarding the issue of foreign gods, he and Adam have the same position.

It has to be said that Roger's current situation makes it very difficult for both him and Adam.

The mysterious power he possessed was too strong, and Adam and Amon were unable to kill him, so they could only cooperate with him and see his true attitude.

On the other hand, Adam seemed to have always been very interested in him and wanted to use Roger to accomplish a certain purpose, so this "fantasy angel" was likely to regard Roger as an important variable and maintain an observation attitude.

So in the end, Roger's attitude becomes particularly critical.

"I already recognize you as my elder brother, so of course I'm on your side.

"As long as you don't hinder me and the people around me at this stage, I will help you when the time comes."

To this question, Roger answered immediately without hesitation.

Although he himself can be considered a candidate Outer God, he is not the same Outer God as those Outer Gods who are currently lurking around and coveting the Essence within the barrier.

Ghroth was not born from the Fallen Mother Goddess and has no connection with her. On the other hand, Roger himself is also the consciousness of an Earthling and is a natural ally of Brother Grisha.

On the other hand, since he already possesses the source of essence, he has no conflict of interest with the gods on Earth, and there is no need for hostility.

Hearing Roger's words, Amon nodded slightly and said nothing more.

"By the way, I've always been curious."

Roger pointed to the unpublished manuscripts of "Wind Spirit" on Amon's desk and asked with a smile:
"I didn't know 0-08 could work in comics. How did you do it?"

"Oh, this one?"

Amon adjusted his monocle and replied:

"Don't you know that to draw a comic, you have to write out the story first? That's called a comic script.

"Of course, only part of the plot was written with that quill...

"In order to plot against you, I even used that quill to transcribe a large portion of the plot. It was so tiring."

Roger's mouth twitched: "Thank you so much."

"You're welcome." Amon gave a sly smile.

"So will the wind spirit appear again later?"

Roger continued to ask.

"My goal has been achieved... I have to say, watching the church's law enforcement team busying around is truly an interesting thing."

Amon smiled and shook his head.

Hearing him say this, Roger felt a little relieved and said in a teasing tone:
"I express my gratitude on behalf of Backlund."

He immediately remembered something and said:
"By the way, thank you for your time in Jianhai County."

I was able to find Sam and the others at the time they left, and it is very likely that 0-08 was involved.

"That wasn't me."

Amon shook his head: "But I will convey your gratitude to Him on your behalf."

"..."

Roger sighed imperceptibly.

"By the way, speaking of Him, there's something else I might need your help with recently."

Amon stretched out his hand:

"Give me your dice."

"Dice? Traveler's dice?"

Roger was not surprised at all that Amon knew he had this magical item. He generously handed the dice, which only had five or four sides with engraved symbols, to Amon.

Amon smiled at Roger, threw the dice, and the number "1" rolled out.

That's the number representing the second floor of 15 Minsk Street.

Roger's eyes twitched immediately, but he soon realized that Amon in front of him had not disappeared, but was observing his expression.

"Brother, stop making trouble."

Roger felt somewhat helpless. He thought that Amon had not been so troublesome when they were at the "Family Bar" in Tingen City before.

"Well, now I know your weakness."

Amon's lips curled up: "The fire will reveal what people care about most."

This is a widely circulated proverb in Loen, which means that when danger comes, people will always subconsciously become nervous for the people or things they value.

On Minsk Street, there are not only a large number of priceless extraordinary characteristics, seals, and other valuables, but also Roger's two cats and two young cousins.

So his nervousness was understandable.

"Is this another test of humanity?"

Roger took the "Traveler's Dice" handed back by Amon and found an extra number "4" on it.

This represents a new teleportation destination.

"It doesn't count this time."

Amon shrugged and said:
"Teleport to these coordinates this Saturday evening at 8: PM. He wants to see you."

He? Adam?

Roger's heartbeat quickened for a moment, and he hesitated before speaking:
"I may not be free on Saturday night..."

"No, you do."

Amon shook his head:

"No one will come to see you that day."

"..."

Shameful 0-08...

Roger cursed in his heart.

"By the way, He has something else to give you that might interest you," Amon added.

"Oh?"

Roger raised an eyebrow, his interest piqued: "What is it?"

"You'll know when you go there." Amon replied.

"Okay, let's keep it secret."

Seeing Amon say this, Roger could only agree temporarily.

"If there's nothing else to do, I'll leave first."

"Don't forget to bring your shopping."

Amon pointed to the small paper bag on the table. Roger finally reacted, thanked him, and then walked outside.

Back on St. Lawrence Street, Roger was slightly stunned as he looked at the ordinary pedestrians passing by from time to time.

"It seems the street was deserted just now. Was it to deliberately provoke me...?

"But it's no wonder. If someone hacked an entire street in a place like Backlund, even Amon would be in trouble..."

At this moment, Roger resisted the urge to turn around and spit at the "A Good Thing" second-hand shop. He wrapped his windbreaker tightly, went to the roadside to stop a horse-drawn carriage, and returned to Minsk Street.

But before the carriage set off, he clearly saw a family of three push the door and enter the "A Good Thing" second-hand store. The man, who was obviously the head of the family, was loudly asking, "Boss, have my goods arrived?"

"So this guy is really doing business here?"

Roger shook his head, pulled down the curtain of the carriage, and closed his eyes to rest.

Back at 15 Minsk Street, Roger had barely even sat down when he received a call from Mr. Fool.

That was a query from Miss Magician. She wanted to know if Alice had time to meet at the old place at nine o'clock tonight to hand over the "Master of Magic" extraordinary characteristics and cash.

Because Roger had confirmed with Alice in advance that she was free after 8 pm, he could go to meet Miss Magician.

So now we just need to confirm with both parties again.

Roger looked around the living room. Klein was obviously not at home, so he must have passed on the news while he was outside.

"This age without cell phones is such a hassle. Every time I want to contact my evil roommate, I have to perform a magical ritual..."

As Roger complained, he carefully passed the bedroom of the twins who were taking a nap, and returned to the workshop on the second floor where a simple prayer ceremony was arranged.

"You are a fool who does not belong to this era..."

……

Because Alice was already very familiar with pretending to be a member of Abraham's family, Roger did not accompany her to the meeting with Fores, but instead supervised Alister and Perseus's grammar and natural science tutoring.

After sending the tutor away, Klein returned home.

"Great Detective, how's the case of the Wind Spirit going?"

Roger glanced at the twins petting the cat at the bottom of the stairs and asked tentatively.

"Still investigating."

Klein replied.

"If nothing goes wrong, you'll be able to report to the Tussock Humor Stories Editorial Department soon."

Roger suddenly said.

"What do you mean?"

Klein didn't quite understand.

"You'll find out soon enough."

Roger was mysterious for a while, then changed the subject:

"How's Sam doing? Are you guys working together smoothly?"

Klein smiled:

"Very good, now he can use some divination methods in his investigations.

"Come to think of it, he's now Sequence 9, and I'm Sequence 7... I always feel like I'm the captain back then, leading some novice fortune-teller on a case."

“This may be the inheritance.”

Roger patted Crane's shoulder, then pulled a metal object from his pocket and handed it to him.

"This is a second-hand item I found on the roadside today. If you like it, I'll give it to you."

Klein didn't take it seriously at first, but when he took a closer look at the thing, he was shocked.

"Where did you get this from?"

Klein was somewhat incoherent.

"I told you, I found it at a flea market."

Roger spread his hands.

"Which flea market would have commemorative coins from the Fourth Era Tudor Dynasty?"

Klein's tone was filled with suspicion. He repeatedly flipped the oxidized large silver coin in his hand, trying to decipher the words on it.

"Oh my god, this looks like the commemorative silver coin for the Blood Emperor's 10th anniversary of his accession to the throne..."

"Oh, is it so?"

Roger was also a little surprised when he heard Klein's words:
"But I bought it cheaply, for less than 20 sovereigns."

Upon hearing this, Klein felt as if his worldview was about to collapse.

Although Roger knew a lot about the history of the Quaternary Period, he was far inferior to Klein, who had received professional training, in identifying cultural relics.

You know, even in the history and archaeology departments of regular universities today, the excavation of the remains of the Tudor Empire is still progressing slowly. Roger just casually strolled around the flea market and found a commemorative coin of extremely high value!

"As long as you like it."

Roger smiled and said:

"Master Appraiser, please help me identify what this is."

Roger paused, then handed Klein another military medal he had bought.

"Where on earth did you get all these goodies?"

Klein took the medal and took a closer look, quickly identifying its origin.

“This should also be a military medal from the Tudor Empire period, belonging to a legion commander.

"I suspect this might be a product of the middle to late fourth season... judging by the format."

That is, during the "Four Emperors' War" period, before the "Pale Disaster"...

Roger thought to himself.

At the same time, he nodded slightly and spoke again:
"Can you tell which faction this legion commander belongs to?"

During the Fourth Epoch, the war legions of the Tudor Empire were often led by great nobles or important figures among the lesser nobles. Roger wanted to see if that was a family he was familiar with.

"No, this medal is severely rusted."

Klein pointed to the upper left corner of the medal:
"If it's as I expected, this place should have been engraved with the noble family crest of the legion, but as you can see now, it's completely covered by rust."

"Well, that's a shame."

Seeing Klein say this, Roger could only put aside his concern for the time being and put the medal away.

At this moment, Roger suddenly had a spiritual movement.

He knew it was the "De La Hoya Rat" coming to bring him the money Alice had sent and paid for by Foles.

He took five nuts of different kinds and returned to the upstairs studio to collect the money.

The money wasn't much, only 430 gold pounds. Roger knew that this was all the savings Fors could come up with, as she wasn't well off at the moment.

Fortunately, she has already obtained the Sequence 8 "Master of Magic" Beyonder characteristic, and should be able to be promoted soon.

By then, Miss Magician shouldn't be so poor anymore... probably.

On the other hand, Alice also commissioned the "De La Hoya Rat" to bring a text message to Roger.

Roger opened it and found that it roughly described the meeting between the two and the questions Fors asked about the survivors of Abraham's family.

Alice answered these questions one by one according to Roger's instructions, and then comforted Fors, telling her that she would be able to meet the survivors of Abraham's family in the near future.

Seeing that the meeting was successfully completed, Roger felt relieved.

He washed up briefly, got into bed, covered himself with the quilt, and fell into a deep sleep.

The following Wednesday was uneventful, with nothing of note happening.

The only thing that was somewhat special was that the Wind Elf incident, which was extremely rampant, suddenly came to a standstill.

According to Klein, not only did the police not receive any related reports, but there were also fewer related rumors circulating in various tabloids.

This frustrated many of The Wind Spirit's ardent fans, and the daily sales of Tussock Humorous Stories also declined.

But editor-in-chief Stark was very happy because the editorial staff would no longer be harassed or threatened.

He happily paid off Klein and Sam's detective fees, and even treated them and Roger to a good meal at a famous seafood restaurant in Hillston as a token of his gratitude.

At eight o'clock on Thursday evening, Roger met Alex Ford in front of DeWalt Music Company on time.

Alex was obviously a little tired, but his spirits were still okay.

Roger went to the tea room and poured him a cup of Dipsy coffee, and the two of them walked towards the recording studio.

In fact, Alex, who had been deeply involved in the traditional music and art performance industry, also saw a professional master burner for the first time, so he didn't know how to use it for a while.

Fortunately, Baron Dwork specially left a staff member on duty for Roger who knew how to use these instruments. With his help, although the two of them struggled for a long time, they were able to steadily advance the burning of the master disc.

Roger would record each performance Alex gave, and then he would assess the master's usability based on a specific noise evaluation table.

After going through this several times, Roger finally got four qualified record masters, two of which were engraved with "Four Seasons Autumn" and "The Sorrow of Love". After testing, Roger confirmed that they met the standards for replication.

Originally, Roger thought it would take at least two days to produce a qualified master disc, but it seems that the efficiency of the two is very high.

Seeing this, Alex finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"This torture is comparable to rehearsing for the Royal Orchestra."

He curled his lips. Because the master disc burning room was airtight and had noise reduction designs all around, playing "Sorrow of Love", a piece of music with the "Sorrow" debuff, alone in such an environment was simply a torture for him.

"Thank you for your hard work. I'll treat you to a midnight snack."

Roger put the four records into brown paper bags with a bright smile.

"I will definitely give you a good meal today."

The two laughed and then went to eat at an Intis-style restaurant across from the DeWork Music Company.

……

The next morning, Roger first received the math tutor who came to tutor the twins, and then took a carriage alone to the Dwork Art Marketing Company.

"Good morning, Ms. Caitlin."

Roger bowed slightly to the beautiful lady at the front desk: "I'm here to see Mr. Edmund."

"Good morning, Mr. Jones, please follow me."

Caitlin nodded slightly, and then took Roger to the second floor.

Before the two of them entered Edmund's office, Roger saw Cecilia, dressed in formal attire, walking towards him at the corner.

(End of this chapter)