Mystery: Big Alarm Clock Ghroth Path

Chapter 210: Materials and Rituals for the Living Astrolabe

A deep sea area in the northern part of the Sonia Sea, northeast of Damir Island.

The steamer "Obsidian" that Roger Abraham was on had been sailing on the sea for three days. Since he left Pritz Harbor, the weather at sea began to deteriorate gradually, and it rained for three consecutive days.

Even though the rain has stopped now, it is only early afternoon over the Sonia Sea and the sky is still dark and gloomy, with strong winds.

The storm and waves hit the hull of the "Obsidian", causing it to shake violently. From time to time, the shouts of crew members and sailors could be heard outside the cabin. Roger could even see many people running around outside.

"Roger, Roger."

In the first-class cabin, Bandit curled up into a small ball in fear, nestled in Roger's lap, and spoke in a trembling voice:
"Is the wind blowing? Is there going to be a tsunami? Are we going to die?"

Since coming to the sea, Bandit has fully demonstrated his natural fear of water as a cat. In addition, it has rained for three consecutive days, making the cat's fur always damp.

The sea is very turbulent right now, which makes the tabby cat very worried.

Roger was immediately amused by the cat:

"No, I've said it so many times, don't you understand?

"The specifications of this ship are above average, and the captain is also a friend of old Wiseman and a hidden 'navigator'.

"Not to mention, do you think that with my strength, I would drag you to death?"

Bandit was about to answer, but he started to retch with a "wow".

Fortunately, the cat had already vomited most of its breakfast and there was not much food in its stomach, so it did not dirty the cabin.

"It's like this the first time you go to sea. You'll get used to it in a few days."

Because Roger had gone out to sea with old Wiseman more than a dozen times when he was a child, he was quite used to it.

He stroked Bandit's fur, gave it some water, and then held it in his arms and comforted it gently.

After a long while, Bandit began to snore softly, obviously falling asleep.

Roger breathed a sigh of relief. He placed Bandit on the soft seat in the first-class cabin and quietly left the cabin.

The waves outside had not yet subsided, and there were even many fish and shrimps on the wet deck, which were not sure whether they were caught by the crew or swept up by the wind and waves.

Roger stopped a somewhat fat but very strong middle-aged man with a big beard and asked:
"Mr. Remire, how long will it take us to reach the shore?"

This is Jeffrey Lemire, the second mate of the "Obsidian", a regular at the "Flame Dragon" bar and very familiar with Wiseman.

At this moment, facing the "nephew of Wiseman" in front of him, he temporarily put aside his impatience.

Considering that Roger might be worried, Remiel said:
“We expect to arrive at Mill Harbor before 8 o’clock tonight… We will temporarily stop there for one night, prepare some supplies, and then set off again at daybreak.

"Little John, don't worry too much. This kind of storm is common at sea. It's just that you, who have lived on land for a long time, are not used to it."

The middle-aged bearded man patted Roger's shoulder vigorously. His strength was so astonishing that even Roger, who was currently a Sequence 5, felt a slight pain in his shoulder as if it had been hit by a hammer.

At this time, he had changed his name to John West, and his external identity was an art dealer who wanted to go overseas to find ancient artworks.

Like the previous pseudonyms, the pseudonym John West was derived from the name of a clothing brand in his previous life, with some minor differences.

Because otherwise, the name would become "Jane West", which sounds very much like a female name, so Roger can convert "Jane" into the Loenese male version, which is "John".

"Yes, thank you, Mr. Remire."

Roger nodded.

"Haha, you're welcome, your uncle and I are old acquaintances.

"When we get to Damir Harbor tonight, I'll take you to some fun places few outsiders know about."

Mr. Remire laughed heartily, patted Roger's shoulder with his hammer-like hand again, and then strode towards the captain's cabin.

Roger curled his lips and took a deep breath. He glanced at his pocket watch and found that the hands had reached 2:55 pm.

"Now that things have come to this, let's have a meeting first."

He shook his head and returned to his cabin.

Although Roger and Klein were both at sea, at three o'clock in the afternoon, a rusty light still broke out on time.

This made Roger breathe a sigh of relief. A moment later, he came above the gray fog again and transformed into Mr. "Wheel of Fortune".

"Good afternoon, Mr. Fool!"

"Justice" Audrey's cheerful greeting came, and then the noble girl looked at a figure she had never seen before sitting opposite her, next to the little "Sun".

There was a dark red circular pattern above the high-back chair where the figure was sitting, which looked somewhat like the "red moon" mark.

"Sitting opposite, it means he is a gentleman..."

While "Justice" Audrey was thinking quickly, the others also saw the new member.

As if sensing everyone's doubts, Klein, the Fool, who sat at the head of the long bronze table, spoke calmly:
“A new member.

"You can call him Mr. Moon..."

"Moon"... Vampire Emlyn?
Roger reacted immediately, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.

The so-called Three Idiots of the Sun, Moon and Stars, two of them have arrived at this moment, the only one missing is a guy who carries an old man with him.

"Moon" Emlyn nodded slightly, greeting the few people.

"Mr. Fool, Mr. Wheel of Fortune."

After the greetings, Audrey, the Justice, spoke again:
"Thank you for saving Backlund once again."

Not only Miss Justice, but even Mr. Hanged Man expressed the same respect.

"Moon" Emlyn was slightly stunned when he heard this.

The vampire didn't understand when he was saved again.

"It's just a little effort."

Roger said with a smile, "Wheel of Fortune," and then looked up at Mr. Fool.

"All of this is thanks to Mr. Fool's timely advice and strategic planning, which prevented the situation from getting worse."

Although Mr. Fool did not admit it, the rest of the people basically regarded themselves as Mr. Fool's followers.

Roger, in a playful mood, did not correct this. Instead, he would deliberately show his "vanity" caused by this misunderstanding of the people around him from time to time, showing his respect as a "favored one" and putting some pressure on his evil god friend.

After these words were spoken, except for Emlyn the Moon and Derrick the Sun who were a little confused, the rest of the Tarot Club members all praised Mr. Fool.

"I was just a small help."

Mr. Fool complained repeatedly in his mind while answering calmly as usual.

These conversations made Mr. "Moon" even more confused, because according to the information he originally had, this incident was probably caused by a "Desperate Witch" from the "Witch Sect" in order to seek promotion.

Although there were rumors that the three major orthodox churches intervened to prevent the disaster and minimize the losses, what did this have to do with Mr. Fool and Mr. Wheel of Fortune?
As if noticing Mr. Moon's confusion, Audrey took the initiative to speak and told him the information she had.

Mr. "The Hanged Man" also made a lot of additions from his current perspective as a Beyonder of the Church of the Lord of Storms, including but not limited to the fact that Mr. "Fool"'s followers were suspected of sending intelligence about South Wales to the deacon of the "Manufactured Punisher" in advance, which ultimately led to the destruction of an evil stronghold of the "Witch Sect".

Of course, Alger, who was not present at the scene, had no idea what the so-called stronghold was. All the official Beyonders who participated in the battle against the "Witch Cult" swore an oath under the witness of the gods they believed in, promising not to spread the details.

The two of them talked back and forth, restoring the whole picture of the matter.

"In short, thanks to Mr. Fool's efforts, not only was the 'Witch of Despair' successfully eliminated, but the revival of the 'Original Witch' was also thwarted.

"I even heard that the 'True Creator' wanted to use this incident to achieve a divine descent. For this reason, the 'Aurora Society' is also one of the main black hands behind this."

After hearing Miss Justice's summary, Miss Magician and Mr. Moon finally had a general understanding of the whole situation.

In fact, even if they had received relevant warnings before and knew some of the truth about smog, it was only when they heard these details fully restored that they realized how deep the water behind it was.

"anyway."

Alger, the Hanged Man, suddenly looked at Roger, the Wheel of Fortune, and said:
"Mr. Wheel of Fortune, with such a serious incident, your undercover identity within the Aurora Society must have been exposed.

"What are your plans next? If you have any difficulties, you can raise them here."

Alger's words were half concerned, half kind. If Mr. Wheel of Fortune was being hunted by the other saints of the Aurora Society, he wouldn't even mind using his connections to help him hide out at sea for a while.

"Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Hanged Man."

Roger nodded, then shook his head:
“As for difficulties, there are none at the moment.

“In fact, I’m still not entirely sure whether my identity has been fully exposed, because I’ve already killed two saints who knew about it.

"At this stage, I don't think the True Creator will pass this matter on. At most, only the remaining saints will know about it.

"So, going forward, I may not completely terminate my position within the Aurora Society. On the contrary, there are many resources within it that I can utilize."

Roger had already obtained the Beyonder characteristic of the "Black Knight" from the "Dark Saint" Xesma, but he was not in a hurry to advance. Instead, he wanted to continue to hone himself and adventure on the sea as a dual Sequence 5, just as originally planned. He would consider becoming a "Black Knight" only after he was basically ready to be promoted to the "Judgment Star" Sequence 4 "Living Star Disk".

The benefits of doing so are obvious. Not only can he fully familiarize himself with the extraordinary abilities of the "Shepherd", but he can also avoid the various problems that may arise from being promoted to the "Black Knight" too early.

After all, Roger did not become an extraordinary person through the conventional path of "Secret Prayer". Even if he had obtained the blessing of "Anchor", he was not sure what the consequences would be if he directly obtained the divinity from the "Black Knight".

Although Roger did not have much spiritual involvement in the process of integrating the power of "The Evil Heart of the Shepherd", and almost purely relied on the "digestion" of his body to fix the bug, this would also bring certain hidden dangers.

That is to say, when he was completely transformed by the "Black Knight" seal and was affected by it for a long time, it is very likely that his mind would be affected by the "fallen" authority because he did not have the spirituality and soul strength of an equal status.

Therefore, he planned to continue his adventure at Dual Path Sequence 5 for a while, and then consider promotion after gathering the remaining five Beyonder souls.

As Roger's fateful connection with the "Hanged Man" path becomes deeper, according to Adam's plan, he will certainly further suppress the "God" power within the "True Creator", and the "True Creator" himself will also be affected, with problems such as reduced activity.

By then, Roger would even be able to use his status and identity as a former special messenger to try to gain the right to speak, become a saint of the Aurora Society in the true sense, and influence the organization's values and even behavior patterns.

Although it will definitely not be easy, it is worth trying.

On the other hand, the magic potion ingredients and promotion rituals required for the "Living Star Plate" are also quite complicated.

First, Roger must collect 5 types of meteorite cores from different universes, and mix no less than 1 gram of related substances corresponding to each core into the potion as auxiliary materials.

Although he could also use other means to complete the promotion without auxiliary materials, the promotion effect might be reduced without the assistance of these star cores.

In Roger's opinion, the function of these interstellar materials is likely to be a symbol and connection of some kind of astral realm, used to reconcile the incompatibility between ordinary creatures and astral consciousness that may arise when Beyonders are promoted to Sequence 4.

After all, judging from the name of the potion "Living Star Disc", it must have the authority over the movement of celestial bodies.

This is not a simple matter, because most meteorites are very small in size. When they enter the atmosphere, they will burn up due to friction with the air and become meteors or fireballs in a moment. Only those meteorites with special material composition or larger ones can be preserved.

Not only that, because the vast majority of meteorites on Earth come from within the solar system, they can only be classified as the same cosmic space.

This means that Roger must search for as many legends of meteorites as possible while collecting the souls of extraordinary people at sea, confirm their origins, and finally obtain their star cores.

The promotion ceremony of the "Living Star Plate" is also very troublesome.

This promotion ceremony requires Roger to go to the influence circle of a specific planet in this star system and take the potion when the planets in this star system are in a good phase relationship with his own natal chart.

The better the phase relationship between the stars when taking the potion, the better the effect of the ritual.

On the other hand, depending on the mystical significance of the planet Roger chooses to land on, the focus of his extraordinary abilities after he is promoted to a "Living Star Plate" will also be different.

According to Bandit's calculations, there have been no qualified stellar phases in the past two months, and the stellar phases two months later will be of varying quality, with excellent ones being very rare, so Roger must gather five star cores during this period and then be promoted at the appropriate time.

Considering that Roger does not need to leave this star system, this is not the most difficult thing.

The most difficult thing is what will happen when Roger, the incarnation of an extremely noisy "alarm clock", carries the essence of Ghroth to the starry sky?
Every time Roger thought of this, the corners of his mouth twitched wildly.

"He'll be beaten to death, right? He'll definitely die, right?
"Especially since I provoked them not long ago..."

Putting aside the chaotic thoughts in Roger's mind, the information conveyed by "Justice" and "The Hanged Man" made "Moon" Emlyn open his mouth for a long time and didn't know what to say for a while.

But compared to Emlyn's surprise at the truth behind the whole thing, The Hanged Man was paying attention to something else.

"Mr. Wheel of Fortune killed two saints from the Aurora Society?"

He was extremely shocked.

In Alger's opinion, although the Aurora Society was not a decent organization, it was definitely not a small organization.

Such an organization is likely to possess a "1" or even "0" level seal, and Roger killed two saints under such circumstances. Either he himself also has a "0" level seal, or he has the help of a strong angel-level person.

Regardless of which one it is, the person behind him is most likely Mr. Fool.

If everyone's previous conclusions about Roger's identity as a saint were all based on inference, then the information provided by the latter is undoubtedly solid evidence.

On the other hand, another statement made by Mr. "Wheel of Fortune" is also very intriguing.

What does "he also doesn't think the 'true creator' will pass this on" mean?
You know, according to Mr. Fool, the "True Creator" is a true God of Sequence 0!
What happened here that made the true God so afraid of a mere saint?
"Could it be Mr. Fool..."

Alger, the "Hanged Man," tried hard to suppress the shock in his heart and tried not to show any abnormality.

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

Miss "Magician" also tried to remain calm and started talking about business.

However, Klein the Fool still heard something strange in Miss Magician's words and felt a little helpless for a moment.

"What have these people thought of..."

He tried hard to suppress the urge to complain, nodded slightly, conjured up a pen and paper, asked Miss Magician to quickly write a new diary for Russell, then took it and began to read.

The first page of the three-page diary of Emperor Roselle mainly talks about some secrets of the Sauron family.

In an accident, this fellow from Earth discovered that the "Red Priest" path of the "Sauron" family would be anchored to the male gender once it entered the High Sequence. Regardless of whether the promoted Beyonder was originally male, they would become male after the promotion was completed.

This made Emperor Roselle suddenly realize why there were no women in the upper echelons of the Soran family. He even mocked Florent Soran for a long time.

However, the emperor was also worried about whether there were similar pitfalls in the "universalist" path. If he had to become a woman when he was promoted, he would probably become the object of Florent's ridicule.

Mr. Fool nodded slightly. He had already learned this information from Roger of the Wheel of Fortune. He even knew that the Red Priest Path was an adjacent path to the Witch Path.

"Speaking of which, even for someone of Emperor Roselle's caliber, who has joined the Twilight Hermit Order, acquiring knowledge is so difficult..."

On the other hand, Klein couldn't help but sigh.

If he didn't have a good friend from the Abraham family and a member of the Tarot Club, he wouldn't have been able to obtain so much valuable information so easily.

The two young people from the Abraham family, Sam and Cecilia, whom he met later, further satisfied his stereotype of the angel family.

Even if they didn't know as much as Roger, the knowledge they possessed of mysticism far exceeded that of ordinary Beyonders.

Apart from anything else, the fact that Cecilia could come up with the symbolic method of digesting the potion, "collecting corpses for the old times", through the image of the "corpse keeper" was by no means simple.

After all, according to Roger, "symbolic meaning" is often a theme that only gradually emerges before the eyes of Beyonders at a high sequence.

"This is the foundation of the Angel Family..."

Klein sighed inwardly as he turned to the second page of his diary.

This page of the diary mainly tells about a gathering of the "Twilight Hermits".

During this gathering, Russell mentioned that the way the "Twilight Hermits" gather is by connecting the dreams of all members.

He also met Mr. Hermes and mentioned that the Sequence 0 potion of the "Audience" pathway was named "Dialogue".

This note piqued Klein's strong interest because it was the name of another Sequence 0 potion he had confirmed, in addition to "Gate," "Red Priest," and "Black Emperor."

"Hermes... a powerful figure from the Second Age? The inventor of the ancient Hermes language?"

When it comes to this big guy who is suspected to be an angel, Klein has great respect for him.

This was a great being who led humanity in the Second Age to fight against various monsters and extraordinary creatures, tested medicines on himself, explored a system for potion advancement, and created humanity's own mystical language.

Such a powerful person is also a member of the "Twilight Hermit Order", which makes Klein somewhat frightened.

In fact, if he knew that his good friend Roger Abraham was an ally of the leader of the Twilight Hermits, no one knew how he would feel.

After quickly reading the third, rather meaningless record of Emperor Roselle's attempts to pick up girls, Klein the Fool confirmed with Miss Justice that she had encountered some troubles and had not yet brought Emperor Roselle's diary. He then smiled and said,

"You can start communicating freely."

As soon as he received Mr. Fool's permission, Sun Derrick looked at Wheel of Fortune Roger excitedly.

(End of this chapter)