Mystery: Big Alarm Clock Ghroth Path

Chapter 179 The Curtain Rises (Six Thousand Ones)
"All ears."

Adam smiled and nodded at Roger.

"Two things. The first is about George III."

Roger cleared his throat and continued:

"From what we can see so far, all of King George III of Loen's attempts to become the 'Black Emperor' are all aided by you.

“What I need to tell you is that even if he becomes a god, it’s difficult for him to truly become your ally… Whether it’s his methods, his temperament, or his bottom line, he’s not the right person.

"Although for you, as long as the ultimate goal is achieved, it doesn't matter how many people die in the process... Save the many and sacrifice the few, right?
"But I cannot accept this. In my opinion, the end and the means are equally important. When your means are distorted, the end will inevitably be distorted as well."

Adam listened quietly to Roger's words. He seemed to have already expected that this young man from the family of Abraham would make such a statement.

He shook his head gently:

"In fact, this matter is not entirely under my control... George III's plan to become the 'Black Emperor' involves too many forces, and in a sense, it is inevitable.

"Just like the inevitable war between the Feysac Empire and the Loen Kingdom... As a 'writer', I am more of a catalyst that allows existing elements and conditions to interact with each other, and I have the ability to make important events unfold more quickly.

"Of course, you've dealt with 0-08 before, so you should know that what I say is true... Only by becoming a 'Dreamer' can I create something out of nothing at a very low cost. But now, I still need to abide by the existing conditions."

Roger disagreed with His statement:
"Letting things take their course and adding fuel to the fire are two different things."

Adam was silent for a while, as if lost in thought.

After a while, He spoke again:
"I've already made some upfront investments in this matter...so my existing commitment to Him won't change, but I can also promise you that I won't put any additional pressure on you if you get involved.

“If you can stop him, do it.

"You're right. If George III couldn't successfully survive this disaster even with the help of the Augustus family, then it really shows that he doesn't have the qualifications to cooperate with me."

What Adam meant was that He would not always be George III's nanny, so if Roger insisted on intervening, He would not let the angels of the Twilight Hermits take action against him.

For this "angel of fantasy", risks in all aspects must be hedged, but each partner must also prove its strength.

Considering that there are several angels in the Augustus family, if Roger still shows an overwhelming advantage over George III, it means that George III is indeed a failed investment target.

But Roger obviously doesn't buy Adam's account:
“No, I’m not consulting with you on this matter.

"You can apply all the pressure you can and I'll bury George III myself; he'll be a good touchstone.

"It just so happens that I also want to test the extent to which the 'Twilight Hermit Order' can achieve."

Faced with Roger's tough attitude, Adam sighed:
“As I said just now, many things are not something I can decide alone.

"I can tell you clearly that there will definitely be a war in the Northern Continent... Then, who will be responsible for the people of Loen when the time comes?"

Roger was originally quite calm, but after hearing what Adam said, he sneered mercilessly:

"Being responsible for the people of Loen means using the workers as pawns in order to attack the two parties and strengthen your own position, even at the cost of hundreds of lives?

"Being responsible for the people of Loen means forcing tens of thousands of civilians to participate in the excavation of nine tombs, and even slaughtering them on the spot to cover up the secret?

"Being responsible for the people of Loen means collaborating with the Witch Cult and being ready to cover up your tracks at the cost of tens of thousands of lives?

"You may think you're investing in George III, but in my opinion, he's a scumbag.

"So I'm not negotiating with you. I'm informing you that you can continue your 'investment behavior,' but his scheme has no chance of success."

Adam was silent for a moment, then spoke again expressionlessly:
"I received your notice. What's the second thing?"

"The second thing is, based on what we said before, I will do what I need to do.

"But stop testing my stress response and my humanity like you're observing a test subject, or I'll show you what humanity is."

Roger warned with a wry smile.

"Are you speaking for yourself, or for your people... or for your roommate who also carries Essence?"

Adam asked with some curiosity, a rare expression of curiosity on his face.

"all."

As Roger spoke, an inexplicable aura of grandeur began to spread around him.

He narrowed his eyes and looked at Adam, although Roger knew that this guy didn't know what fear was.

On the other hand, he actually understood that Adam's words were a frank confession and there was no malice in them.

"it is good."

Finally, Adam nodded and said nothing more.

"On many issues, you are far from Russell."

Roger didn't forget to complain at the end.

"You are dialectically correct on this point."

Adam nodded, not taking it as an insult at all.

However, his attitude always made Roger feel helpless, as if he had no place to put his energy.

"...That's it for now. Once I become a 'Shepherd', I'll seek out the 'Dark Saint' Xerma of the Aurora Society and ask him to be promoted to a Sequence 4 'Black Knight'.

"But I might need Amon's assistance... If I die during my advancement to Sequence 4, the contamination in my body could easily destroy an entire planet, or even an entire star system, in an instant.

"By the way, if possible, please try to help me find a seal that's not too unpalatable."

Roger recalled the abstract experience he had when he swallowed the "Evil Heart of the Shepherd" before, and immediately put on a mask of pain.

"Okay." Adam nodded, his expression still calm, without any change at all.

"If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving first."

After saying that, Roger did not choose to use the "Traveler's Dice", but directly used the ability of "Unity of All Things" and disappeared on the spot.

When he disappeared, the distorted restriction in the space surrounding the entire island stopped working for a full half minute.

Adam stood there alone, staring quietly in the direction where Roger disappeared, with an inexplicable light flashing in his eyes.

At this moment, the surrounding space became dislocated again, and Amon appeared in front of Adam in his original form.

“Was it a pleasant first meeting?”

Amon asked Adam in a teasing tone.

"I have to re-evaluate a lot of things... From now on, the existence of George III will change."

"This isn't like you."

Even Amon was a little surprised, and he asked:
"What kind of changes do you mean by changes?"

"Roger Abraham just said that he needs a touchstone."

"No choice?"

“No choice.”

After Adam said this, his figure shattered into pieces like a collapsing dream bubble and turned into nothingness, as if the "He" who had just stood there was a mirage that appeared out of nowhere, leaving only Amon standing there.

……

Roger used the power of "Oneness of All" to quietly return to 15 Minsk Street. At this time, Klein and the others had already gone to bed, and only Bandit, a cat, was lying on Roger's bed, reading a comic book.

Roger yawned.

It must be said that it was really cold on the Sonia Sea at night, and his hands were still a little cold at this time.

So he went to his bathroom and took a nice hot bath, then returned to his bed and fell asleep with the tabby cat in his arms.

The next morning, when Roger got up, he saw the two brothers Alister and Perseus sitting in the living room, arguing fiercely around a newspaper.

"What's up, boys?"

Roger yawned and asked curiously.

"Cousin, please take a look at today's latest edition of the Backlund Daily."

The "Fortune Teller" Perseus ran over and placed a newspaper in front of Roger.

Roger took a closer look and was immediately attracted by the content.

"The evil human trafficker Kapin was executed by... the Black Emperor?"

The title startled him for a moment, then he realized that this was the same trafficker who had appeared in the "devil" Black Dog incident, selling abducted young girls to prostitution centers.

Roger had previously suspected that this person had some connection with the underground human trafficking network of the "Witch Sect", but he had never had time to investigate.

That chivalrous thief, the Black Emperor, was undoubtedly his detective roommate.

"Well, it must be some powerful Beyonder who came here to punish evildoers."

Roger calmed down and returned the newspaper to Perseus.

Klein must have noticed Capin's presence again while investigating the case, so he sneaked into his mansion and killed him just like in the original novel.

However, the difference was that Roger suspected Klein must have consciously obtained some clues about the transaction between Capin and the "Witch Cult".

But at this stage, Roger must wait until next Monday's "Tarot Club" to find an opportunity to exchange the intelligence he obtained with Mr. Fool.

In any case, after Roger and Adam's discussion, the nature of the matter has changed significantly.

Although Roger's attitude was a little bad in the end and he even warned Adam, he was sure that this top "audience" had fully understood what he meant.

If Roger was a little worried before that Adam would cause him trouble because of his intervention in the witch sect's human trafficking, he didn't have to worry too much now.

Regardless of Roger's own position, Adam desperately needs his help to suppress the revival of "God's" will after the fusion of the two paths, so as to accommodate the "Chaos Sea", the source of the "Five Paths of Omniscience and Omnipotence".

So now Roger can free his hands to deal with the "Witch Sect" and their underground human trafficking organization, as well as the enemies from the Augustus family that he may face later.

As Roger said, this will be a litmus test.

This touchstone is not only for Adam, Amon and all the gods who are secretly supporting or will support Roger, but also for that small group of angels and even gods with ulterior motives!
"Having said that, I really want to catch that bastard Zaratul and kill him..."

Thinking of this, Roger licked his lips, but soon he laughed out loud again.

"Really? I, a little Sequence 6 Karami, am actually thinking about killing a Sequence 1 Angel."

He shook his head unconsciously and made his next plan in his mind:
"In the next two days, I need to finish writing the score for the third movement of the Ninth Piano Concerto and inscribing the rules. Then, Wednesday should be the day the first batch of wind-up phonographs go on sale.

This is the plan written in the business proposal of Dwork Art Marketing Company, and it should be achieved as scheduled at the current stage.

On the other hand, with the word-of-mouth support of the one thousand customers who placed orders in advance, the ten thousand first-run records should be sold out quickly.

In this way, Roger can begin to spread the music rules he created on a large scale, thereby obtaining the first batch of anchors and promoting the large-scale digestion of the potion.

After that, he will release the second batch of new records containing the three movements of "The Four Seasons: Winter" and "Piano Concerto No. 9" as soon as possible, so as to further expand his reputation and influence and make the anchor broader and more stable.

Roger did it as soon as he thought of it. He went to his workshop, took out a music score book he had brought from the Royal Art Troupe, and started writing and drawing on it.

He originally planned to go to the Royal Art Troupe, but because it was Sunday and there was no food in the Royal Art Troupe's restaurant, he simply stayed at home and created.

"The third movement... 'Ultimate freedom against nothingness through laughter'. How can such an abstract idea be transformed into rules?"

This was the main theme of the third movement that Roger had previously comprehended, but what gave him a headache was what specific rules should be engraved.

He closed his eyes and began to use the ability of "Singer" to transform the music of the third movement in his mind into a specific melody, and then immersed himself in it, feeling the resonance between his heart and it.

"I see."

After the song ended, Roger nodded:

"In this world filled with dualities, only humor can dispel the endless emptiness... The rules of the third movement will demonstrate this aspect."

After Roger thought it through, he began to compose the third movement.

About an hour later, Roger finished composing the music and inscribing the rules.

This rule is called "Nothingness and Laughter".

As before, this new rule can be used in combat or as general music to be enjoyed.

The "Nothingness and Laughter" rule can dispel the confusion of Roger and his allies from extraordinary abilities that can interfere with the spirit and mental body. Simply put, the desire to laugh can instantly expel mental interference and the influence of various illusions.

This is particularly useful for dispelling the illusions created by the Visionary Path and the disruptive effects of the Abyss Path on emotions and desires, and its power is multiplied if Fate Leap is used.

Simply put, it is an auxiliary ability that can remove hard control at the mental level.

On the other hand, enemies who hear the third movement and harbor ill will towards Roger will feel the influence of the rules of the nothingness side of "Nothingness and Laughter", and will lose the desire to attack or even live in a short period of time. The weaker the opponent's mental strength, the deeper the impact.

For ordinary listeners, they will only feel the urge to laugh, which can be used as a diversion when they are in a bad mood.

"I think if things continue like this, my music will soon become an auxiliary treatment method for 'psychologists'..."

Roger couldn't help but imagine in his mind the bizarre scene where those patients with depression were arranged to listen to the third movement, while those patients with mania were prescribed "The Four Seasons: Autumn".

He shook his head hard, getting rid of the funny scene in his mind, and then sorted out the music score of the third movement.

"Alister and Perseus have tutoring lessons tomorrow morning... After the tarot session in the afternoon, I can go to the Royal Art Troupe to contact Alex about burning the record this week."

"Speaking of the Tarot Club, by now, Klein might have already rescued Emlyn White, right?"

Roger suddenly remembered the poor vampire boy who loved figurines but was imprisoned by Bishop Utravsky to play in the dungeon, and was eventually successfully brainwashed into becoming the glorious priest of Mother Earth.

He laughed, then went downstairs and took the two brothers, Alister and Perseus, who had been tortured by their studies for several days, out shopping for books and toys.

At three o'clock the next afternoon, Roger sat in his workshop on time, watching the rust-colored stars around him explode, and he once again appeared in the gray fog-filled "Source Castle".

Compared to his previous confusion, Roger, who had talked with Adam and learned that the "Judgment Star" path was an adjacent path to the "Three Mysterious Paths", now had a new understanding of his status in "Source Castle" and the rust-colored light that appeared on his body every time.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Fool."

Miss Justice first greeted Klein, who was sitting at the head of the long bronze table, and then greeted the other members one by one.

"Mr. Fool, I have brought you three pages from Emperor Roselle's diary."

The Hanged Man Aljie spoke up and looked at Klein the Fool with a burning gaze.

"What do you need in return?"

In response to Klein's question, Alger didn't speak, but instead quickly glanced around at everyone present.

Klein immediately understood and began a one-way communication mechanism with Alger, then nodded slightly to indicate that the latter could speak.

"I want to know what that card is that you have."

Like Miss Justice before him, Alger, the Hanged Man, was extremely curious about the only thing Mr. Fool had on hand.

"The card of blasphemy."

As Alger stared in astonishment, Klein the Fool presented him with the card depicting Russell in black armor, a black crown, and a cloak...

After a long while, Klein finished reading the three pages of the diary that Alger brought today.

It mainly contained Emperor Roselle's speculations about the world map, which gave Klein a rough idea of the locations of the Five Seas, the God-Forsaken Land, and the Western Continent.

As for the situation of the Northern Continent and the Southern Continent, the current world map has relatively clear markings.

Klein also gained a more intuitive impression of the Misty Sea that Roger and Alger had discussed earlier - that ocean filled with fog, hiding countless secrets, suspected to lead directly to the Western Continent, but never reached by anyone.

(To make it easier for everyone to understand, the map below is the mysterious world map. The source of the image can be seen in the mark and watermark)
Alger's eyes flashed with a mixture of excitement, excitement, and shock.

If he still had some uncertainty about Mr. Fool before, then seeing the Black Emperor's blasphemous card today was enough to convince him how promising it was to join the Tarot Club!
"Mr. 'The Hanged Man'."

Although Roger really didn't want to disturb the "Hanged Man" Alger's immersion, the other party's immersion time was indeed a bit too long.

"Yes, Mr. 'Wheel of Fortune'?"

Alger, the "Hanged Man," turned around at the speed of light and looked at Roger with reverence.

Roger paused and continued to ask:
"Regarding the clue I told you about last week, has there been any progress from the Storm Church?"

Upon hearing this question, Mr. Hanged Man's excitement suddenly faded, becoming somewhat solemn.
"I passed the information you provided to the Mandated Punishers, who subsequently arrested Bellatrix and interrogated her.

"At first, Bellatrix, embracing a mad faith in the 'Original Witch', refused to reveal any information. Eventually, the 'Manufactured Punisher' used some extraordinary means to pry her open and obtain detailed information about the secret base of the 'Witch Cult' in Ahowa County.

"Afterwards, Backlund's Mandated Punishers dispatched a team of over ten Beyonders, and together with the Mandated Punishers from Ahowa County, they located the location.

"There, they apparently encountered a demigod-level Beyonder, and a large-scale battle broke out. The Mandated Punishers team completely underestimated the preparations made by the Witch Cult and were ultimately annihilated.

"But fortunately, these Mandated Punishers used a sealed artifact to pass information to the Backlund Diocese... Although I'm not aware of what happened later, there are rumors that Lord Snake, the Singer of God, is extremely furious and will send high-ranking deacons of the Mandated Punishers to join forces with the Red Gloves to launch a siege on the witches."

After hearing what Alger said, Roger nodded slightly. He already understood the general situation.

Because a large number of believers were abducted and died in the Southern Continent and the Rossde Islands, this directly threatened the anchor of the "Lord of Storms" and was something he absolutely could not tolerate.

In addition, the "Manufactured Punishers" team was ambushed and wiped out. If nothing unexpected happens, the mausoleum in Ahowa County will be destroyed soon.

Roger is very much looking forward to what George III will do next!
(End of this chapter)