Mystery: Big Alarm Clock Ghroth Path

Chapter 191: Parliament's Changes
Roger was a little confused by the scene. He turned to look at Thomas Doyle expressionlessly, wanting to know what was going on from the mechanic.

"Oh, don't worry about it."

Thomas scratched the back of his head and said with a wry smile:

"These are all apprentices from our workshop. I called them here to learn from you today."

"Study? With me?"

The corners of Roger's mouth twitched. He couldn't think of anything useful that the apprentices in the Steam Church's workshop could learn from him.

After all, there is a truly "generalist" mechanic leading the team, so it is definitely not the turn of an amateur like me.

"Is such that."

Thomas realized what Roger meant and said:
"We've seen your phonograph design before and found some of the gear and transmission mechanism designs very interesting, so since you're here today, we'd like to let these children observe it."

After hearing this, Roger felt as if he had suddenly realized something.

Because when Mr. Leppard helped Roger modify the phonograph, he referred to some of Emperor Roselle's manuscripts and made some innovations based on them.

Although it is unknown what level of Beyonder Emperor Roselle was when he drew those creative manuscripts, he was definitely at least a mid-sequence.

A design by a mid-sequence "generalist" that combines knowledge from ancient civilizations is sure to interest low-sequence "generalists."

"Ok."

Roger nodded, took out a pile of manuscripts from his suitcase, and then took out his founder's phonograph with a silver nameplate and white basswood decoration.

"Founder's Limited Edition!"

Someone among the workshop apprentices present immediately shouted out, apparently having read about the existence of this special portable wind-up phonograph in the newspaper before.

In fact, Roger did not want to take out his limited edition phonograph and wanted to buy another ordinary edition phonograph as a demonstration.

However, considering that Mr. Leppard had originally designed this special phonograph for research purposes, he reserved many backdoor designs for easy modification and disassembly, which also made communication with mechanics more convenient and efficient.

So in the end, Roger gritted his teeth and decided to contribute his machine.

"Mr. Doyle, please be careful. This machine is very valuable."

He also did not forget to remind Thomas Doyle.

"Don't worry, I will dismantle it myself."

Thomas winked at Roger, which meant, "I understand. I won't let these naughty kids interfere."

Considering that Thomas was an experienced Beyonder mechanic from the Church of Steam, Roger finally breathed a sigh of relief and watched him excitedly disassemble and study it.

About ten minutes later, when Roger was already feeling a little restless, Thomas suddenly waved to a girl in work clothes next to him.

"Loretta, go get us that new micro-battery stack we got."

"Yes, Mr. Doyle."

The girl named Loretta nodded obediently, turned around and went to a nearby locker to get a small metal box the size of a palm.

"what is this?"

Roger asked curiously.

"We've recently been working on a research project called a micro-battery stack. It doubles the energy efficiency while achieving a relatively low price... Of course, I personally prefer Emperor Roselle's term: 'battery.'"

Thomas Doyle smiled, then tried to insert the battery into a gap inside the phonograph, gestured for a while, and then said:

"This phonograph should be convertible into a dual-use model that runs on both a spring and batteries. However, it would require installing a power supply system, which wouldn't be too troublesome. It should probably allow the phonograph to run continuously for around two hours."

"But then the battery won't fit in... Although we can consider making an external battery, I will try to shrink the battery by another 10 to 15 percent, and then there will be no problem."

"How long will the renovation cycle take, how much will the cost increase, and are there any renovation fees?"

When Roger heard Thomas say this, his heart moved slightly, and he immediately asked.

"The renovation won't be too difficult. Let our workshop do it and it will be ready this week.

“The cost will not change much compared to now, but the price of each battery will be around 4 soli – of course, this is optional. Even if it is not powered by batteries, users can still choose to run it with a spring.

“As for the renovation costs, there’s no need to worry. Just consider it as training for the workshop.

"You can apply for a supplementary patent and fill in Leveraged Church in the "Assisting Developer" column... We don't want patent ownership, we just want honor, which is more important to us."

Thomas Doyle was very straightforward, and Roger breathed a sigh of relief, because according to him, he had basically picked up an improved phonograph design for free.

After finishing this matter, Roger went across the street to pack 30 cups of sweet iced tea for the workshop staff and apprentices as a reward, and then took a car to the Royal Art Troupe.

Alice was not in the rehearsal room today. After asking around, Roger finally found Alice at the door of a tiered classroom who had just finished class.

"Hey, teacher, good afternoon."

When Alice saw Roger, she quickly walked up to him and greeted him.

"Come on, the teacher will treat you to a meal. After your afternoon studies are over, we'll go straight back to Minsk Street."

Roger smiled, and then the two of them went to the Royal Art Troupe's restaurant, ordered some food, and started eating.

"That's right, teacher."

Alice swallowed a mouthful of food and suddenly remembered something. She pulled out a notebook from her bag.

"Look, this is the lyrics we talked about last time. I think it's pretty good."

Roger's eyes lit up, he took Alice's notebook and began to admire it.

It was a lyrical song written in plain language, yet subtle and beautiful. It expressed the thoughts and emotions for her lover from a young woman's perspective.

He asked Alice to try singing it again, and finally nodded with satisfaction. This was the result he wanted.

I have to say that Alice's comprehension ability is really good. She understood Roger's meaning after just one conversation. She did not make the lyrics as simple as traditional folk songs, nor was it very obscure. Instead, it was in good harmony with the melody of the music itself. It can be said to be a very successful creation.

"Are you free next Monday night? We could try to get this song onto a record."

Roger asked expectantly.

“No problem, teacher, but what about the accompaniment?
"I can play the piano, but it would be nice to have some other instrument to help me."

What Alice said is indeed a big problem. Pop songs cannot be without accompaniment, and the choice of accompaniment instruments is indeed a problem.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of it."

Roger took the matter under his wing. In fact, he had a very interesting idea in his mind.

After the two reached an agreement, Alice continued to attend her afternoon class, while Roger went to his studio and locked the door.

"Today is the weekend, this time should be fine..."

He held a simple ceremony, signed a contract between the fifth side of the "Traveler's Dice" and his studio, then took out the "Gambling Revolver" and shot himself, and then threw the silver dice to the number "2".

In an instant, Roger returned to No. 4 Narcissus Street, his residence in Tingen City.

He took a breath of the stale air, then opened the doors and windows, feeling the sunshine and wind of Tingen City for a while.

"Long time no see..."

Roger muttered to himself, then pushed the door open and took a taxi to the "Desert Island" bar in the dock area.

As he expected, because it was the weekend, Hana and the other band members arrived earlier than usual.

When they saw Roger, the young men were stunned for a moment, and then rushed forward one by one to hug Roger.

"What's wrong? You're making so much noise."

Mr. Faye's voice came from the kitchen. The middle-aged man stuck his head out in confusion, but saw Roger hugging Tuckerman.

"Benelu? Why did you come back suddenly?"

Mr. Faye asked in surprise and surprise.

"Mr. Faye, I came back this time to cooperate with Hana and the others."

Roger and Faye greeted each other, and then they sat together at the bar and chatted.

"So, not only have you become good friends with Miss Alice, but you've also become a creative collaborator?"

After listening to Roger talk about his recent situation, Faye sighed with some emotion.

“Uncle Faye, you may not know that Baleno is a big celebrity now.”

Hannah smiled and told Faye about the portable wind-up phonograph made by Roger, which made the bar owner amazed.

"Unfortunately, this phonograph is currently only available in Backlund. It's not available in Tingen yet."

Hana curled her lips, seeming a little regretful.

"That's okay. I'll give each of you one next week, including Mr. Faye."

Roger smiled and began to talk about his plan.

"You mean, you want to invite us to work with Miss Alice again and provide recording accompaniment for her solo album?"

Drummer Jason Backus asked somewhat uncertainly, even a little unsure.

"Yes, but the time is tight, it's next Monday night.

"I will provide you with round-trip tickets to Backlund, accommodation, and appearance fees, calculated at twice your usual income at the 'Desert Island' bar.

"Don't worry, just play as usual. This new form of music is closer to the popular style, so you will be fine."

"The cost and other things are easy to discuss. This is also an honor for us."

Hana's words were recognized by several others. After all, singing in a bar was just about making money, but releasing a record was a matter of honor.

Seeing Hana say this, Roger no longer remained shy. He left some money to Mr. Faye, asking him to help buy tickets for Hana and the others for Monday morning, and the remaining money was his compensation for Hana and the others' absence from the performance.

Mr. Faye was a little embarrassed at first, but seeing Roger insist, he had no choice but to accept the money.

After finishing this matter, more than an hour had passed. Roger found a deserted place, used the "Traveler's Dice" again, and returned to his home at No. 4 Daffodil Street.

At this moment, he suddenly heard a familiar gentle voice coming from the door of Moretti's house next door:

"Mr. Benson, Miss Melissa, are you home?"

"It's Captain Dunn... He must be here to comfort Klein's family."

Roger quickly lay down behind his sofa, and after confirming that he heard the sound of a door opening and closing next door, he used the "Traveler's Dice" again to return to his composition studio.

He took a deep breath and began to translate the music for Silver City.

Combining the music theory rules of Silver City and the characteristics of Silver City's musical instruments as described by classmate "Sun", Roger began to translate the four pieces of music he already had.

Although the workload of this job is heavy, it requires a lot of proficiency.

Roger was a little hesitant at first, but after becoming thoroughly familiar with the music theory of Silver City, his efficiency increased significantly.

Finally, he finished translating all the music scores before Alice finished class.

Roger stood up, stretched, and was about to go outside, but he heard the illusory, layered sounds coming to his ears again.

That's information from "Source Castle"!

Roger hurriedly sat down again and began to receive the information from Mr. Fool with some doubt.

Soon, a blurry image appeared in front of Roger's eyes.

It was Miss Justice, wearing a fruit green dress and with her long hair tied up. She was clenching her fists and praying to Mr. Fool:

"Dear Mr. Fool, please inform Mr. Wheel of Fortune that the two bills he is concerned about have been blocked by conservative nobles, and the debate is currently at a stalemate.

"From what I know, many conservative lawmakers originally seemed to have no common interests with each other, and many even had hostility due to historical and family reasons. However, this time, they inexplicably united together, with Duke Negan as the core, to oppose the passage of the new bill.

"I will continue to monitor the situation and will notify you if there are any updates."

The image sent by Mr. Fool ends here.

This information made Roger a little confused. Logically speaking, with such a big incident happening in the Town Square, George III's new bill should have been easily passed.

"This doesn't make sense...it seems like there are other forces involved in this game."

On the other hand, Roger was also very curious about whether the Storm Church had launched another attack on the mausoleum in Ahowa County and what the situation was. This information had to be discussed in detail at the "Tarot Club".

Fortunately, there is only a little over a day left until the "Tarot Club", so I don't think it will delay anything.

"It should be about time. Let's get ready to pick up Alice."

Considering that the food at the Royal Art Troupe was not tasty, Roger went to the "Angel" restaurant to pack a set meal for the whole family, and then went to find Alice.

The two of them took a hired carriage and arrived at No. 15 Minsk Street.

"Good evening, Alice."

Klein saw Alice and nodded and greeted her.

He and Sam were getting dressed to go out, and Roger asked with some confusion:
"Where are you going so late?"

"Something happened with Detective Isengard, we need to go visit him."

Klein didn't say what it was, and Roger didn't ask.

At this point in time, it is most likely related to the "Apostle of Desire" Jason Belia.

According to the agreement Roger had made with Adam before, the actions of the "Twilight Hermits" would not be suspended, but He would not interfere with Roger's actions either.

But he unconsciously thought of a question.

That is, according to the news from Miss Justice, conservative congressmen surrounded Duke Negan and began to oppose the energy reform agreement. What does the appearance of Jason Belia mean at this time?
Roger couldn't think of an answer for the time being. He decided to wait and see what would happen, and then said:

"Sam, this is Alice, my student."

Knowing that Alice was coming, Klein had already thoughtfully helped Roger prepare Sam and let him know about Alice's existence.

"Hello, Miss Alice, my name is Sam Abraham."

Sam and Alice shook hands. Although there was still a flicker of doubt in the young man's eyes, he had no doubt about his cousin's judgment.

"Hello, I finally see another Abraham."

Alice responded politely, and after a few more pleasantries, Klein hurried out with Sam.

Before leaving, Roger forced a sandwich into each of their hands, fearing that they would be hungry on the road.

After the two left, Roger called the twins Alister and Perseus down from upstairs and introduced Alice to them.

As expected, the two brothers no longer had the worries they had yesterday after seeing Alice. Compared with Sam, they were obviously not as "rational".

"Since this is the first class, let's talk about something you are familiar with."

After they finished their meal, Alice smiled and winked. "Today, let's appreciate the artistic value and spiritual connotations of 'Four Seasons: Winter'... and the mystical phenomena it contains."

Both Alister and Perseus had heard the record of "The Four Seasons: Winter", so their reactions to the first half of the description were relatively calm.

But after hearing the second half, they immediately showed curious expressions.

"As expected, these two brats are more interested in Beyonder abilities..."

Upon hearing this, Roger immediately put his hands on his face.

He said that he would let Alice decide the content of the lecture, but he didn't expect that the girl would start with him.

Eventually, Roger joined the class and talked about his creative experience and the two rules contained in "Four Seasons: Winter", while Alice interspersed her artistic appreciation of the music.

Using this entertaining and educational method, the two brothers not only gained a better understanding of Roger's abilities, but also unknowingly absorbed a lot of musical knowledge.

With Roger's help, Alice cleverly made the two brothers accept her teaching method, successfully gained their favor, and successfully completed the first class.

"You've worked hard today, and this is your reward."

Roger handed Alice a wad of banknotes and accompanied her to the street to wait for a passing cab.

"Teacher, what do you think of today's class?"

Alice asked anxiously:

"It was great. I made good use of this 'teaching aid' and successfully connected with the students."

Roger teased.

Alice stuck out her tongue, but the sly smile on her face remained unchanged.

"Teacher, I'm going back first. See you the day after tomorrow."

At this time, Alice finally stopped a carriage and waved goodbye to Roger before getting in.

"Ok."

After Roger sent Alice away, he turned around and returned to No. 15 Minsk Street.

Without stopping, he ran directly to Klein's locked bedroom and used "Benjamin's gloves" to open the door.

Because there was an "apprentice" cat named Bandit at home, neither Klein nor Roger had the habit of setting up protective restrictions in the bedroom, which gave Roger the opportunity to enter his roommate's room.

He quickly looked around the dark bedroom and soon found a piece of letter paper on the table in the room.

On the letter paper, there was a line of words written in dried blood:

"You are all going to die."

"really……"

The corners of Roger's mouth curled up. At this time, he had figured out a lot of things.

……

The next afternoon, Cherwood District.

In a luxurious villa near the Holy Wind Cathedral, Duke Pallas Nigan, with a bloated waist and gray-blue eyes, was doing unspeakable things with a young girl in his bedroom.

At this moment, Roger Abraham, wearing a brand new burgundy windbreaker, a wide-brimmed hat of the same color, and an owl leather mask, appeared silently in the courtyard of Duke Negan's luxurious villa and looked up at the attic above.

He knew that there was a Sequence 5 "Apostle of Desire" there.

Jason Belia!
Although the process is different, the key nodes have not changed much.

"What is this called, the similarity of parallel universes?"

Roger smiled slightly.

Although it is not known why Jason Belia still wants to assassinate Duke Negan, one thing is certain.

That is, the death of Duke Negan would once again cause the conservative MPs who were united by him to become scattered, and then George III's bill would once again be unimpeded and smoothly implemented.

Now Roger has a rough idea of what is going on, that is, Duke Negan has the support of the Church of the Storm, so his opposition to the energy reform bill is likely to be supported by the Church of the Storm!

At this juncture, Roger and the Church of Storms were unspoken allies, and the latter may have seen through part of George III's plan.

The enemy of a friend is always an enemy, and at this juncture, Roger doesn't mind giving the Storm Church a little help.

He wants to get rid of the "Apostle of Desire" Jason Belia here!

As a heavy sound of someone falling was heard on the second floor, curses and exclamations soon echoed throughout the villa.

Roger's figure quickly blurred and disappeared in the courtyard!
(PS: Please read the author's words for this chapter, thank you~)
(End of this chapter)