Mystery: Big Alarm Clock Ghroth Path

Chapter 183: Encounter with "Generalist" (5456 per update, thanks to Wutian for the reward of Qidian coins)
"I hope George III doesn't lose his mind..."

Ever since Roger came into contact with the two witches, Triss and Helena Atkinson, at Prince Edessac's estate, George III's originally stable plan began to become turbulent like a blimp caught in a turbulent flow.

And if all this is still considered good, the Church of the Lord of Storms' raid on Ahowa County may have become the biggest bargaining chip that crushed George III's composure.

In addition, Roger had previously sniped Jerry Spencer and Benjamin White, two members of the Iron Cross who instigated demonstrations. Now, George III, in addition to being able to clearly know that his enemies include the Orthodox Church, also has to be on guard from time to time and worry about Roger and his forces hiding in the dark.

"Looks like I need to contact Miss Justice and have her keep an eye on the real-time developments in both houses..."

Miss Justice previously owed Roger a reward, and the latter had not yet figured out how to make her return it, but now seems to be the right time.

Roger glanced at Klein and sighed helplessly in his heart.

"Damn! My roommate, the cult leader, is right in front of me, but I can't recognize him. I have to leave him a video message on the cloud..."

"Speaking of which, you're a Sequence 6 Beyonder, so you wouldn't be too drunk, right?"

Klein looked at Roger standing there in a daze and said jokingly.

"That's hard to say. Mr. Edmund mixed three different kinds of wine for me... It's really hard to do business without drinking."

Roger curled his lips and showed a helpless smile.

"Go upstairs and get some sleep. I'll call you later."

Because Alister and Perseus had a two-hour vocabulary class in the evening, and the vocabulary teacher was coming for the first time, Roger still had to observe her interaction with the twins to make sure they could get along well.

Hearing Klein's words, he nodded, then yawned as he went upstairs.

However, Roger did not return to his bedroom directly. Instead, he went to his workshop first and arranged a ceremony to pray to Mr. Fool.

"O fool who does not belong to this age, you are the mysterious ruler above the gray fog, you are the yellow and black king who wields good fortune..."

Soon, Roger felt that he had established a connection with Sefirah Castle and began to speak to Mr. Fool about the words he wanted to convey to Audrey.

"Good afternoon, Miss Justice.

"I heard that the parliament is debating the draft bills of the Labor Rights Protection Bill and the Air Pollution Control Bill. Please pay close attention to this matter and keep me informed of the latest developments in the parliament.

"This matter is closely related to the human trafficking incident of the 'Witch Cult'. Please be cautious and verify the authenticity of the information.

"This will serve as payment for the previous transaction between us."

Roger quickly finished this sentence and exited the prayer state.

Since obtaining thousands of anchors, Roger's spiritual energy has become as deep as a reservoir. Even the ritual of praying to Mr. Fool cannot affect his mental state at all.

But he still decided to take a nap. Learning to rest is a good habit.

……

Earl Hall House, Queens.

Audrey Hall, dressed in a white long dress and with a look and temperament as outstanding as a high-ranking witch, was learning watercolor painting with her art teacher. Suddenly, she felt layers of illusory voices ringing in her ears, which made her immediately realize that Mr. Fool was trying to contact her.

Audrey looked up at her rather serious art teacher, and then her hand trembled slightly, causing the palette to fall onto the hem of her skirt.

Audrey exclaimed, quickly stood up, and looked at the colorful world beneath her feet.

Her personal maid, Anne, immediately came in upon hearing this and looked at Audrey nervously.

"I'm sorry...Ms. Morstan."

Audrey bowed slightly apologetically to her tutor and said:
"I might have to go change my clothes, I'll be back soon."

"That's all right. Go ahead, Miss Hall."

Because nobles attach great importance to their appearance, Audrey's request is completely normal, and it is impossible for Ms. Morstan to refuse.

"Thank you."

Audrey nodded gratefully and walked towards the room where her closet was.

"Annie, please wait outside for a moment."

Leaving Anne outside, Audrey didn't bother to change her clothes. She sat down in front of her dressing table, closed her eyes, and began to receive the message from Mr. Fool.

A moment later, the vague figure of Mr. "Wheel of Fortune" appeared in front of Audrey.

“…This will serve as payment for the previous transaction between us.”

After receiving the message from Roger, Audrey immediately responded with agreement.

Then she frowned slightly and began to think about the meaning of Mr. "Wheel of Fortune"'s request.

"Mr. Wheel of Fortune mentioned that the draft bills of those two are related to the human trafficking of the Witch Cult, which means that the outcome of the debate on these two bills is likely to affect their behavior.

"This once again proves what he said earlier about the Tarot Club, that high-ranking nobles were involved...

"It just so happens that Hibbert is already serving on the Kingdom's Air Pollution Investigation Committee and has probably already participated in the debate. He happens to be at home these past two nights, so I can ask him about the specifics..."

Hibbert Hall is Audrey's eldest brother and the person who may inherit the title of Earl Hall in the future.

Therefore, Earl Hall has been consciously leading his eldest son to get involved in the affairs of many key government departments, especially those that can determine the direction of the times and policies, so as to ensure that the Hall family can always stand at the forefront of the times and obtain the greatest benefits.

If nothing unexpected happens, Hibbert should have his own connections and information network in the parliament, so he will most likely be the first to know the results of the daily debates and the shelved issues.

"Miss, are you okay?"

Seeing that Audrey didn't come out for a long time, the maid Anne knocked on the door nervously.

Audrey, lost in thought, finally realized that her teacher was still being left out, so she quickly responded and began frantically searching for a replacement dress...

……

Two hours later, Roger was awakened from his sleep by layers of unreal sounds in his ears.

In fact, Klein had already passed the message to Audrey shortly after he prayed to Mr. Fool, and Audrey responded immediately.

However, considering that Audrey had already taken on Roger's mission, Klein didn't rush to dwell on this matter and decided to let Roger sleep a little longer. He then delivered the message according to his usual napping habits, just when Roger was about to wake up.

Seeing Audrey's illusory figure appear in the image transmitted from "Source Castle", Roger keenly noticed the colorful colors on the hem of the noble lady's skirt and ankles.

"Is this... a class in progress?"

Roger, who knew Audrey's character very well, smiled knowingly. He thanked Mr. Fool and exited his prayer state.

With Audrey's promise, Roger no longer worried. Instead, he went downstairs and began to help Klein prepare dinner for the tutor that night...

The next morning, Cecilia arrived at No. 15 Minsk Street early.

When Sam left 15 Minsk Street the day before, Roger specifically asked him to tell Cecilia to come to his house early the next morning and that he would go with her to the Dwork Art Marketing Company.

Before leaving, Roger specially brought the record masters of "October Piano Concerto" and "Four Seasons: Winter". He wanted to take advantage of the market's enthusiasm for portable wind-up phonographs to release more of his own music!

Overnight, the number of relatively stable anchors Roger had obtained had exceeded 2000. These people were already loyal fans of Roger's music, or they had just heard Roger's "Four Seasons Autumn" and "The Sorrow of Love" and immediately fell in love with the works of this new and outstanding young composer in the kingdom.

As for the less stable and floating anchors, there are even more of them, about 4000 in number.

Gaining 6000 anchors overnight is only possible through the resonance of culture and artistic creation.

In other words, only a "composer" can achieve this!
Roger asked if even the strongest missionary of the Orthodox Church could do this. Unless they directly gave money to potential believers, it would take them several months or even longer to achieve such a feat.

If Roger hadn't become a demigod yet, he really wanted to point to the sky and ask that question loudly:
"Who else???"

Therefore, Roger's top priority now is to launch more music works of different styles in order to transform and consolidate more anchors. He has even considered using the phonograph as a medium to promote some pop songs that were more popular in modern society in the past!
This was something that Roselle Tao Huang Gustav had never accomplished—this incident was also recorded in the Diary of Emperor Roselle.

But now the emergence of the "content ecology" with the phonograph as the carrier has made it possible for Roger to realize it!
"Cousin, what is this?"

Cecilia immediately noticed Roger's brown paper bag, which revealed the outline of its circular contents. She was very familiar with it. It was a brown paper bag specially used by Dwork Music Company. Roger had used it when he went to Dwork Art Marketing Company to deliver record masters.

"Oh, just a few record masters."

Roger said rather casually.

"Have you come up with something new?"

Cecilia was dumbfounded.

She glanced at the wall clock and found that it was still early, so she took Roger's new record master and walked quickly to a brand new phonograph in the corner.

This is the special "founder's model" prototype that Roger received as the inventor of the portable wind-up phonograph. The surface is inlaid with a silver signature plate of "Benelu Jones" and is equipped with a special white basswood shell. Apart from this, all other functions are the same as the mass-produced version.

Cecilia listened to the three movements of "The Four Seasons: Winter" and "October Piano Concerto" respectively, which took about 35 minutes in total.

When she came to her senses, she found that not only Klein and Bandit, but even the brothers Alister and Perseus, who had been arguing so loudly, were in a daze.

In just over thirty minutes, they experienced four different kinds of emotions, and it was a while before they could recover!

"Why are you still standing there? Clap your hands!"

Cecilia looked at the twins with amusement, and Alister and Perseus finally reacted and started clapping their hands.

Klein and Bandit also began to cheer. Klein clapped along with the twins, while Bandit excitedly tapped his cat tail on the wooden floor! After everyone finished cheering, Cecilia smiled and commented:
"Cousin, you may not be the most famous composer in the history of the Kingdom of Loen, but you are definitely the most prolific."

In about a month, Roger composed two violin concertos, a violin solo and a piano concerto with three different movements.

What kind of productivity is this?
Even the top talents in the Royal Orchestra were shocked when they saw it!
In fact, when Roger invited nine top young musicians from the Royal Orchestra to help him burn the record master, they were already amazed by Roger's creativity and productivity!
Not to mention, "The Sorrow of Love" has now become a regular violin practice piece of the Royal Orchestra, which makes them admire it even more.

At this moment, Roger really wanted to tell them that he just accidentally stood on the shoulders of giants...

His original purpose was simply to gain an audience and spread his own anchor through music.

But as Roger received more and more feedback from the audience, he gradually began to have his own real understanding and perception of music.

Of course, there is also persistence.

"Yes, there is no need to feel ashamed of learning from others.

“Even the greatest musicians have to start by learning the styles of others, but in this process, true enlightenment is bound to be born.

"What makes composers unique is that they know how to express their own musical perceptions and create their own unique system..."

While comforting himself, Roger suddenly felt that his "Composer" potion was showing signs of digestion again.

Different from the digestion through the feedback of "anchor", this kind of digestion at the moment is the most conventional digestion that summarizes the "rules of acting"!

Roger knew that he had grasped one of the keys to being a "composer" and couldn't help but smile.

"Let's go to DeWalk Art Marketing Company."

……

After Roger handed the new record to Mr. Edmund's team and received their praise again as expected, Roger took a hired carriage to the Royal Art Company.

He first grabbed a few cups of black tea and Dixie coffee at the cafe, then went looking for Alice, who was supposedly studying the stage equipment.

Sure enough, not long after, in a large performance hall, Roger found Alice Yeman who was studying stage special effects manufacturing equipment with several other young people.

"Hey."

Roger tiptoed forward and made a "hush" gesture to Alice's colleagues.

Although Roger was not familiar with them, they all knew this new young musician and inventor in the kingdom. They also knew that he and Alice were both from Ahowa County and had a very good relationship.

Of course, they didn't know about the master-disciple relationship between the two.

So they all kept their mouths shut and watched Roger walk behind Alice and suddenly pat her shoulder.

"what……"

Alice turned her head a little depressed, and was frightened when she saw Roger.

"Old... Old Class, why are you here?"

Alice subconsciously wanted to call him "Teacher", but she quickly reacted and called out a nickname full of Ahowa County style.

"Come over to talk to you about something."

Then Roger smiled, picked up the coffee and tea in his hand, and looked at the colleagues behind Alice.

Two of them wore the Holy Emblem of Steam on their chests. They were probably either devout believers of the "God of Steam and Machinery" or people invited by the Royal Art Troupe from the Steam Church to help.

Roger was very careful not to try to confirm which type they were, but asked:

"Thank you for your hard work, here we have coffee and black tea, you can choose what you want to drink.

"Then I'd like to borrow Miss Iman for five minutes to chat about some creative matters. Is that okay?"

"No problem, Mr. Jones. With the coffee as lubricant, the machinery here will allow you to have a conversation for more than ten minutes."

One of them, a young man in his early 20s with golden curly hair and wearing a steam holy emblem, answered with a smile.

Everyone laughed, and Roger's mouth also stretched into a grin.

He thanked her and took Alice outside the performance hall.

"What's wrong, teacher? Is there something urgent?"

Alice suppressed her smile and asked nervously.

"It's not a big deal."

Roger shook his head:

"I have a new artistic idea and I might need your cooperation."

Then Roger briefly talked about his ideas about pop music.

"It's a modern music style, with a more relaxed vocal performance...

"Can the themes be more popular rather than traditional narrative songs and ballads?"

Alice's eyes lit up as she listened, and she showed an expression of great interest.

If someone had told her about this idea half a year ago, she would definitely have been pessimistic.

But with the release of Roger's portable wind-up phonograph, many media and music companies have been gradually exploring new audio content in recent times, one of which is "new folk songs", but it is still too lacking in imagination compared to the song form that Roger is talking about now.

"It's fine recently. I don't have anything to do. You know my rest time."

Alice immediately nodded in agreement. She believed in Roger's vision. This young man, who was not much older than her but extremely intelligent, always had a keen sense of future trends.

"Okay, then it's settled."

Roger nodded slightly, then glanced at the stage inside and asked:
"How are your new stage effects coming along?"

“There has been a breakthrough.”

Alice was very excited when she heard this:

"With the help of those from the Church of Steam, I created a cheap mechanism that can be used to create fog and strong light, but there are some backdoors in it that I deliberately left behind.

"Most of the time, the fog and light it produces are very strong, but sometimes they are very weak. Simply put, there is a certain error rate, and the reliability rate is around 90%... Do you understand what I mean?"

"You mean, at certain critical moments, you can artificially create 'mechanical failures', using the 'magic master's' flashing lights and fog-making abilities to replace the stage effects. Through this substitution, you can get the audience to have positive feedback on your 'magic', thus achieving the purpose of 'acting'?"

Roger understood Alice's thoughts immediately.

"Yes, that's right."

Alice sighed again immediately: "This is the limit of what I can do at this stage, but it is enough for me to digest part of the potion.

"The advantage of this idea is that it meets the performance principle you told me earlier: 'The magic trick is the protagonist, not the magician himself,' but the problem is that the process of designing the stage effects is too complicated.

"I'm not an expert in mechanics... Without the help of the Church of Steam, I wouldn't be able to realize those ideas on my own."

Roger patted Alice's shoulder and said, "It's okay, take your time. By the way, you just said that those three people were from the Steam Church?"

He thought of Angelina Bartley, who was currently under the protection of the Steam Church. The girl had a seal of the Abraham family in her hand.

Based on the information currently available, Roger was certain that it was a seal corresponding to the Sequence 5 "Traveler", but he had never had any channels to contact people within the Steam Church before, and at best he could only contact some civilian believers.

"Are they Beyonders? What are their names?"

Roger pressed on.

"There should be at least one person who is. That's the young man you spoke to earlier. His name is Tommaso Doyle. He should be the 'universalist' you mentioned."

As Alice's teacher, Roger once told Alice about the characteristics of the other twenty-one paths besides the "Apprentice" path and the names of their Sequence 9 and Sequence 8 potions, so Alice knew that the "Generalist" path was an extraordinary path mastered by the Church of Order.

Hearing Alice's words, Roger's mind raced, and then he said:
"If you help me create an opportunity later, I'll treat you to a meal.

"I'd like to meet Thomas Doyle."

Alice nodded. "No problem, teacher. Do you want to develop a subordinate in the Steam Church?"

Roger's forehead twitched at Alice's words.
"What do you mean by offline? Don't talk nonsense. It's about making friends..."

"Okay, make friends."

Alice nodded obediently, looking like she understood.

Roger sighed slightly, and then returned to the performance hall with Alice.

"There's bad news, and good news."

Alice smiled at her companion.

"The bad news is that Mr. Jones wants to ask you some questions about improving the phonograph, so you may have to work overtime in disguise."

She blinked, and before Thomas and the others could react, she smiled and added:
"The good news is that he will treat us to a good meal later."

(End of this chapter)