Mystery: Who has seen my brother?

Chapter 40: Fortune Teller

On the steam train, Klein quietly observed everything around him curiously. He had never ridden on a steam train like this before, and everything seemed new to him.

Old Neil and Klein sat side by side.

Woo—

Then came the loud roar of machinery turning and the sound of whistle.

Klein looked out the window. The station was slowly receding, faster and faster, until only a small black dot remained.

Old Neil gently tugged at the corner of Klein's clothes and winked at him slyly. He took out some paper and a pen from his robe and began to write.

Klein took a closer look and saw that Old Neil was writing in Chinese.

After a while, Old Neil put away his pen and handed Klein several sheets of paper covered in Chinese. "Take a look."

"Is it okay?" Klein's brown eyes widened slightly, and he lowered his head and asked in a low voice.

"The documents can't be taken out to prevent them from being leaked, but no one has yet been able to understand Emperor Roselle's notes, so there's no possibility of them being leaked." Old Neil explained, "Go on. The look in your eyes when you saw Emperor Roselle's notes is the same as mine when I was young, but don't hold your hopes up. I thought I could decipher it back then, but now, alas..."

Klein nodded, took the Russell notes written by Old Neil, and began to read his fellow villager's notes with unspeakable excitement.

"September 3rd. I never thought that the biggest obstacle on my path to becoming the greatest father in Beibei's heart would be Ruirui."

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"January 3rd. If I had chosen 'Fortune Teller', 'Thief', or 'Apprentice', I might have had a chance to ascend to Sefirah Castle. What a pity."

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"March 10th, Rarity and Eve are truly worthy of being master and servant, the master singing and the servant following."

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A fortune teller, a thief, and an apprentice? Sefirah Castle? Roleplay?

These should be the names of some sequence of paths. Are these the only three paths to reach Sefirah Fort? What is Sefirah Fort? Why did Emperor Roselle want to reach Sefirah Fort?
And Rarity and Eve.

What's the relationship between this "Rarity" and the Scarlet Moon Cat "Rarity"? And who is Eve?
A bunch of questions popped up in Klein's mind, but on the surface he showed just the right amount of regret and disappointment. He said helplessly, "There's really no possibility of it leaking out." Then he asked casually, "Anything else?" To answer those questions, he needed more of Russell's diary.

"No more. These were obtained from some cultists. Such incidents are actually very rare." Old Neil took the papers handed to him by Klein, folded them twice, and stuffed them into his robe pocket.

Klein was somewhat disappointed. He leaned his head back on the chair and closed his eyes to rest. In reality, he was thinking about how to obtain more of Russell's diaries.

Perhaps the gathering above the gray fog can help me get it, Klein thought to himself, feeling that his original decision was wise. Moreover, the Roselle Notes were mysterious and high-end enough, and collecting them would not damage the image of The Fool.

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Amid the whistle, Klein and Old Neil set foot on the land of Backlund, the City of Hope. Several plainclothes night watchmen were already waiting for them at the station. As soon as they got off the train, they immediately boarded a carriage and headed straight for St. Samuel's Church in Backlund.

As the church of Backlund in the archdiocese, although Saint Samuel's Church is more magnificent than Saint Selina's Church, its overall layout is very similar to Saint Selina's Church. The dark tones are the main theme, and the holy emblem of the night is hung high, giving people a sense of tranquility, as if the body and mind have been purified.

The two were examined separately, and Klein was taken into a closed small room by two Night Watchmen for divination and spiritual communication.

This is very mystical, Klein complained in his heart.

"No problem," the Nighthawk said to Klein. "As the provider of important clues and the important clue itself, you can choose to take the potion and become a Beyonder. This way, you can also gain some self-protection capabilities."

Klein breathed a sigh of relief. He was immediately delighted to hear that he could become a Beyonder. He asked, "What are the options?"

"The Sleepless, the Diviner, the Mystery Peer, the Corpse Collector. The Church has mastered the complete path of the Sleepless, but the Diviner and the Mystery Peer are only low-sequence."

This... The church doesn't have a complete path for fortune tellers, which means Klein will have to find a way to get the formula on his own. However, he thought of the Sefirah Castle, which only fortune tellers, thieves, and apprentices could ascend, and hesitated for a moment.

"Can you explain it in detail?" Klein requested.

The Nighthawk nodded, "This is necessary." He took Klein to the special archives and pulled out a few documents and handed them to Klein.

"With your permissions, you can only see this much, but it's enough. Consider it carefully. Once you make your choice, don't regret it."

Klein took the documents and flipped through them one by one.

The sleepless ones, improve in all aspects in the darkness...

Secret Voyeur, ritual magic... but it is easier to hear the whispers of unknown beings.

Fortune teller, fortune telling...it will help me learn the knowledge of the occult, and it is safer than peeping into the mysteries.

Klein lowered his head and pondered for two seconds before saying, "I choose Fortune Teller."

"Sure?"

"Ah."

Klein followed the Night Watcher to the material storage area behind the Chanis Gate. The Night Watcher prepared the potion while explaining it to him. Under the Night Watcher's guidance, Klein took the Diviner's Potion.

"Hornakis...Fregera...Hornakis...Fregera..."

Klein was stunned for a moment. The file was incomplete. He felt a throbbing pain in his head and followed the Nighthawk's instructions to try to activate his clairvoyance.

After the pain subsided, Klein practiced his clairvoyance several more times until a Nighthawk came in and said, "Mr. Neil hasn't been contaminated by the black cat, but there's a risk of him losing control. He needs to stay here for treatment. We've already bought a ticket for you."

Klein was stunned for a moment, then asked with concern, "How's Old Neil?"

"Don't worry, Mr. Klein," the night watchman said. "The discovery was made in time. Nothing serious will happen. He can return in a few days."

"That's good." Klein's heart finally settled down. He said goodbye to the Nighthawks and boarded the carriage.

The wheels rolled across the street and headed towards the train station with the crisp sound of horse hooves hitting the ground.

The aura of Sefirah Castle?
Eve looked back at the four-wheeled, single-horse carriage and immediately did some divination.

We are fellow villagers.

Zhou Mingrui!
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train station

Klein bought a newspaper on the roadside to kill time on the way.

There weren't many people at the ticket checkpoint at this time, so Klein walked calmly towards the queue.

After a while, Klein felt someone standing behind him. The person patted his shoulder and said cheerfully, "Good afternoon, sir."

Judging from the voice, she should be a beautiful lady.

Klein turned around and saw a young lady with long black hair and beautiful blue eyes like the deep sea standing behind him, looking at him with a smile.

"Good afternoon, miss."

Klein was dazed for a moment, then suddenly felt a little embarrassed when he realized what was happening. He immediately replied and turned around to hide his somewhat flustered expression.

(End of this chapter)