Mystery: Big Alarm Clock Ghroth Path

Chapter 185 How about kidnapping a witch?
The current situation made Roger a little worried.

If we ignore his powerful seals and the power of Yog-Sothoth, the One of All, his pure strength is Sequence 5 of the "Mystic Prayer" path + Sequence 6 of the "Judgment Star" path. Even though he currently has no souls to enslave, he can be considered the top fighter among the mid-sequence extraordinary people.

But it was this situation that made Roger feel a little bit upset.

Although he is a member of the Aurora Society, Roger is not mentally ill and his mental state is normal. It is impossible for him to just capture a Beyonder and kill and enslave him.

At the very least, he has to be an evil extraordinary person from an evil organization, only then would it be worth Luo Jie's intervention.

But on the other hand, after the recent events of the Zmanger Party, the Iron Cross, the East District War, and the "Devil" giant dog, Backlund has been relatively calm recently, and no noteworthy evil forces have appeared.

This meant that Roger wouldn't be able to find a suitable enslaved person in the short term. Of course, he could go to the East District and give those little Karamis from the gang a good beating, but most of them were low-sequence Beyonders, not worth Roger's enslavement at all.

In fact, even if it was a Sequence 7 Beyonder, it would be too cheap for Roger to enslave it - the pets in his family were all at the Sequence 7 level, and it would take at least a Sequence 6 Beyonder to make him want to take action.

"I'm so depressed... How about killing a few witches for some fun?"

For a moment, Roger thought this idea was quite feasible.

Considering that most of the witches Backlund knew about had now entered the sight of the official Beyonders, Roger believed it would be best to intervene when the high-sequence Beyonders of the Church of the Lord of Storms launched a surprise attack on the Black Emperor's mausoleum in Ahowa County, and see if he could take advantage of the chaos to abduct a Sequence 6 or Sequence 5 witch.

“We still need more intelligence on this matter… Once this matter is dealt with, I can consider going to the sea to take a look.

"After all, there are so many pirates and villains on the sea. It shouldn't be difficult to obtain the souls of five or six Sequence 5 Beyonders from different sources."

As for the previous agreement with the "Dark Saint" Xesma, that is, Roger would report to him after becoming a "shepherd" and then meet at the stone hexagonal building on Gower Street, Roger was not too anxious.

He planned to make plans in this regard after he was fully familiar with the abilities of the Shepherd and enslaved at least five or six Beyonder souls.

"Oh, by the way, how could I have forgotten about this?"

Speaking of Gower Street, Roger suddenly remembered a place name.

"Charles Coleman's Restaurant"!
That was the place where Roger had previously extracted information from Helena Atkinson, where Panatia, the "Desperate Nightingale", had summoned her.

Although the location of the "Nightingale of Despair" is not fixed, considering that the Aurora Society's stone hexagonal building is also on Gower Street, Roger's intuition tells him that the restaurant must be special in some way.

"Looks like we need to investigate Charles Coleman's restaurant...

"By the way, before doing these things, I still have to fulfill my promise to Derrick..."

Roger pondered for a moment, then stood up and went to his workshop.

He used a prayer ritual to the One of All Things to suppress the aura of the True Creator on the cross pendant that the Dark Saint Xesma had given him, ensuring that it would not affect normal people. He then performed a sacrifice ceremony on Mr. Fool and gave it to Derrick Berg, the Sun, who was far away in Silver City.

Not long after, the little "Sun" classmate returned the message. He first expressed his gratitude for the cross given by Mr. "Wheel of Fortune", and said that he had been busy with tasks for the past two days and would pass on the music theory rules of Silver City to him before going to bed tonight.

"Silver City's bedtime... that's within today."

Roger nodded slightly. Although the people of Silver City had no specific concept of time because they could not see the sun, their physiological structure was not much different from that of humans, so their need for sleep would not be much different either.

Roger couldn't help but start looking forward to it. Then he washed up, walked downstairs and came to the living room.

It was still early, and Klein had just gotten up, while Alister and Perseus were still asleep.

"Klein, I have a detective commission for you."

Roger watched Klein finish washing up before speaking.

"You? Entrust? To me?"

Klein looked as if he had seen a ghost.

This was the first time Roger gave him a detective commission!

Considering Roger's strength, which was enough to rival even a demigod, Klein had no idea what case he could investigate for him.

"Well, it has something to do with the Aurora."

Roger nodded.

"Aurora Society? Are you going to turn against them?"

Klein immediately revealed a look of delighted delight. In truth, he had been looking forward to this day.

"It's not a falling out... Strictly speaking, I want to investigate the Witch Cult, but there are spies from the Aurora Society nearby, so I don't plan to go there myself.

"You know, I have the extraordinary ability of the 'Secret Prayer' path. It is not ruled out that I will attract extraordinary people of the same path."

Roger had previously discussed the "Law of Aggregation of Extraordinary Characteristics" with Klein, so the latter did not find it strange.

"alright, I got it."

Klein nodded sullenly and continued:
"Tell me about the specific content of the mission."

"There's a Charles Coleman restaurant on Gower Street in Queens. I suspect they're connected to the Witch Cult..."

Roger picked out the key points and told Klein about his suspicions, then said:

"Since many people know that you live with me, my suggestion is that I help you become a 'Faceless Man' first, able to change your appearance without being bound by time, and then you can go there.

"Because this is fulfilling the contract ahead of schedule, our original agreement remains unchanged. As an additional consideration, I won't be paying you the detective fees. What do you think?"

Roger blinked.

"Okay, small problem."

Klein nodded. He hadn't originally intended to charge Roger for his detective work, but now that he had offered to help him become a Sequence 6 Beyonder sooner, he couldn't have asked for more.

"Oh, now there's a problem."

Klein pondered for a moment and spoke again:

"The Sequence 6 'Faceless Man' potion requires 80 milliliters of Thousand-Faced Hunter's blood... but I don't have it on hand right now."

When Roger left the Abraham family's fortress in Torquay, he took out many auxiliary materials that he, Klein, and the survivors of the Abraham family might need for future promotions, including black mandrake juice, dragon tooth grass powder, and deep-sea naga hair.

However, the blood of the Thousand-Faced Hunter is quite special. It is not an auxiliary material in the general sense, but a by-product derived from the main material of the "Faceless Man" potion. It is not stored in the Abraham family's treasure house.

"It's a small problem, just leave it to me, but it may take up to 1 or 2 days."

"It's okay. I just happened to have a commission from a doctor. It will probably take a day or two to complete."

Klein nodded, without comment. However, his words immediately prompted Roger to ask:
"Is this the commission you accepted from your Krag Club?"

"Yes, how did you know?" Klein asked in surprise.

"Nothing much. It seems that place has become the main source of your business."

Roger smiled. He already knew that the commission Klein had taken on was related to the "Weak Angel" Will Auceptin. If nothing unexpected happened, Klein would soon meet the Speaker of the "School of Life".

But he didn't say much. Instead, he went to his workshop and wrote a letter to "Mr. C". Then he summoned the "De La Hoya Rat" and asked it to deliver the letter to Tingen City.

The content of the letter was also very simple. Roger told Mr. C that he needed the blood of the Thousand-Faced Hunter and asked him to keep it secret.

Because Mr. C had a long-term relationship with the Secret Order, and he hadn't had much trouble getting the "Wanderer's Mask" for Roger before, Roger reasonably speculated that his subordinate could also easily get the potion auxiliary materials of the "Fortune Teller" sequence.

After paying five different kinds of nuts and sending the letter, Roger woke up the twins to come for dinner.

"Hey, Roger, you're in the news again."

While sipping his sweet pea soup, Klein handed Roger a page from the Backlund Daily.

"The recording of the renowned young composer Benedict Jones's new musical work, 'October Piano Concerto,' will be released today. This piece has been highly praised by Mr. Wells Adams, Deputy Director of the Royal Orchestra...

"...Mr. Jack Jeffrey, performance director of DeWalker Music, also stated that Mr. Jones's work is a significant milestone in the history of piano concertos in the Kingdom..."

Klein smiled and said:

"Now all the rich gentlemen and ladies at the Cragg Club know you, and it is said that even guys who know nothing about music have bought your phonograph and records.

"You are really famous now."

Roger smiled slightly and put the newspaper back on the table:
"Where is this?"

Up to now, he had only composed four pieces of music, and the potion had only been digested halfway.

Next, he will not only continue to create classical music, but also promote pop music to the market in Rune and even the entire Northern Continent!

After dinner, Roger made some plans for his next work at home, and then took a carriage to the Royal Art Troupe again.

He first met with Mr. Saxon and talked about incorporating "The Sorrow of Love" into the Royal Orchestra's training repertoire and learning materials, and then went to find Mr. Wells Adams again.

As soon as the deputy director of the Royal Orchestra saw Roger, he excitedly came up and gave him a hug.

“Jones, I’ve heard your new work.

"This is truly a remarkable work. The introduction of the piano solo is truly a great innovation. It will likely influence the musical style of the kingdom and even the entire northern continent for decades to come."

Facing Mr. Adams's praise, Roger smiled and joked:
"Yes, as you said in your interview with the Backlund Daily."

Mr. Adams laughed and continued:

“By the way, there are now two violin concertos in the Four Seasons series.

“I’m curious, when will ‘Spring’ and ‘Summer’ be created?”

The deputy director of the Royal Orchestra seems to like the "Four Seasons" series very much, and every time he sees Roger, he asks about the progress of the relevant creations.

"Winter has come, can spring be far behind?"

Roger smiled slightly and answered casually.

However, he did not have obsessive-compulsive disorder, so he did not want to create "Four Seasons · Spring" so quickly and put it together into four complete movements.

In fact, in Roger's opinion, releasing a corresponding movement for each season is the most appropriate choice.

This not only takes advantage of the seasonal effect, but also allows the audience to establish corresponding expectations and avoid aesthetic fatigue so early.

"I didn't expect that you are not only a talented composer and inventor, but also have extensive knowledge of poetry."

Mr. Adams seemed quite convinced.

"You're honored..."

Roger had just finished his humble words when he heard the deputy director of the Royal Orchestra in front of him add:
"Indeed, Emperor Roselle's 'Ode to the West Wind' truly deserves to be called a famous poem from the Northern Continent.

"By the way, has anyone ever said that you bear some resemblance to that legendary emperor?"

Roger immediately revealed a fake smile when he heard this:
"Not yet, haha."

What the hell, Huang Tao and I are nothing alike... not a single similarity at all!

He couldn't help but complain in his heart.

To most people, Emperor Roselle was a great man worthy of being recorded in history. However, to Klein and Roger, Brother Huang was riddled with negative information...

Therefore, praising them for being similar to Emperor Roselle would actually make their backs tighten.

Fortunately, Mr. Adams did not continue speaking, but asked:
"By the way, what brings you here today?"

"Well, nothing much else. I just wanted to ask if the Royal Orchestra could arrange a performance of the October Piano Concerto soon?"

Roger asked carefully.

Although the record of "October Piano Concerto" has been released, the Royal Orchestra is a formal performance organization with a complete set of instruments and orchestra members, so its musical expressiveness is far superior to the record.

Although the portable wind-up phonograph sold well, some older, old-fashioned aristocrats could not easily accept such a new thing.

Considering that the emotional rules embedded in the music have the magical effect of breaking the shackles of class and circle, facing their formal performances will also help these people become fans of Roger's music.

"I thought it was nothing. Don't worry, the band leader and I have already made plans. We expect to include your new piece in the next performance.

"After all, the Royal Orchestra needs to keep pace with the times. If it keeps performing the same old music, the audience will gradually get bored."

After hearing what Mr. Adams said, Roger finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After expressing his thanks, he walked back to the place where he had seen Alice before.

He wanted to take advantage of the popularity of portable wind-up phonographs in the market and strike while the iron was hot. He and Alice wanted to quickly launch a new pop song as a testament to their entry into the market!

(End of this chapter)