Mystery: A Spark

"Or perhaps these people are blind, or simply blind to the truth."

"If someone isn't stupid, wicked, and blind, I think it's impossible for them not to understand those principles."

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15 Minsk Street, Joewood District.

Bathed in the pungent, throat-irritating mist of Backlund, Klein slowly made his way home.

Last night, after stealing the bookmark from the museum, he got lost due to the influence of the master key he was carrying and ended up at the scene of the demon's murder, where he bumped into the demon killer.

After a thrilling battle, Klein fully utilized his powerful fighting ability, scaring the demon dog so much that it dared not chase him anymore.

However, just to be on the safe side, Klein didn't dare go straight home. Instead, he went to a safe house he had prepared beforehand and made do for the night until he returned this morning.

Because of the murder that happened last night, Backlund's situation will inevitably be more tense, and there will definitely be various checks outside, so going home at night is not a good choice.

Upon arriving at his front door, Klein casually took the newspapers and letters from the mailbox.

He opened the front door, sat down on the sofa in the living room, and casually unfolded the newspaper. Somewhat surprised, he discovered that the headline on the front page was:

"A twelfth murder has occurred, and the killer has been apprehended!!!"

That demon was actually captured? Wasn't it lively and energetic last night, fighting with me for ages? And it was captured first thing this morning? The Church of the Righteous God is so efficient... Klein stared at the information in the newspaper, momentarily stunned.

Knowing full well that this series of murders involved extraordinary factors, he naturally wouldn't believe the newspapers' attempts to cover up the truth.

That powerful black demon dog couldn't possibly have been captured by the police; it was most likely that the Church of the Righteous God dispatched experts to bring it to justice.

I wonder which church made the move. I'll ask Detective Isengard Stanton later and see if he knows anything about it... Klein sighed and thought to himself.

There wasn't much useful information about the murder case in the newspapers, and he couldn't glean much from it, so he had no way of making any guesses.

As for the theft of exhibits from the Kingdom Museum, it was only mentioned briefly in an inconspicuous place, without even specifying what items were stolen.

The unstamped letter that arrived with the newspaper was the water bill, which Klein had to pay himself. He glanced at it, tossed it onto the coffee table, and went back upstairs to boil water for a bath.

Only when the water vapor filled the bathroom did he seize the opportunity, take four steps backward, and enter the gray fog.

Inside the majestic, unchanging ancient palace, Klein sat down and picked up the bookmark depicting Emperor Roselle.

"It wasn't easy to get you!" He gently stroked the surface of the cardboard and sighed silently.

On the surface, the bookmark was nothing special; Rosell’s portraits were everywhere in the commemorative exhibition, as were the emperor’s image and his still middle-aged appearance.

Klein examined it several times and found a tiny mark that had been poked out, confirming that this was the bookmark that Miss "Justice" had verified.

He tried to spread his spirituality, slowly pouring it into the object, but the result was the same as with ordinary objects; the spirituality simply flowed and covered, without penetrating or creating any abnormalities.

Indeed, Rosell's idea was to find a "destined person," not specifically limited to extraordinary individuals... Klein thought for a moment and began to try activating the incantation.

He tried to say "Pirate King" and "One Piece" in various languages, hoping to find a code that Roselle might use, but all his attempts failed.

It seems my initial guess was wrong. Young Russell might have used One Piece references to make jokes, but he might not have done so in his old age. People change as they age... Klein reflected on his mistake, tapping the edge of the mottled long table with his fingers, trying to deduce the way to open it from the few pieces of information revealed in the diary.

After some analysis, Klein concluded that Roselle during the creation of the Blasphemy cards must have been both insane and desperate, as well as possessing a wicked sense of humor.

Therefore, it is certain that Russell at the time genuinely wanted someone to discover the special nature of the 'Blasphemy Card' by chance.

Therefore, the method to activate it is not too difficult to imagine, and it is possible for it to occur in daily life.

What Russell needed was a chance encounter.

For example, if someone holds a worthless bookmark and casually utters a specific word, then congratulations, you've had a serendipitous encounter!

Yes, that fits that kind of perverse sense of humor.

Therefore, it can be inferred that Roselle is unlikely to release all the incantations for opening the blasphemous cards.

They are all the same.

Klein put down his pen and put himself in Russell's shoes in an attempt to find inspiration.

He first tried using various languages, including Gagufusak, to utter curses and hopes, but shamefully failed.

Next, Klein pondered what a powerful person on the verge of despair would be most reluctant to part with and most attached to.

After some thought, he began to pronounce a new word in various languages:

Bernadette.

When Klein uttered the word "Bernarde" in Old Fussac, the ordinary bookmark finally changed.

A clear light gradually rose from the bookmark, and the image of Emperor Roselle on the outside was completely transformed.

He sat on an ancient stone throne, wearing a black crown inlaid with various jewels. He was dressed in black armor and covered with a cloak of the same color. He held a scepter in his hand and looked ahead with cold eyes.

In the upper left corner of the bookmark, glittering starlight condensed into a line of text:

"Sequence 0, Black Emperor."

Then, the bookmark became three-dimensional, like a miniature book.

The books moved without wind, revealing page after page of content:

"Sequence 9, lawyer."

"Adept at discovering and exploiting loopholes in the rules and weaknesses of opponents, possessing exceptional eloquence and logical reasoning..."

"Potion formula..."

"Sequence 8, Barbarian."

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"Sequence 1, Killing the Prince of Order".

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"Sequence 0, Black Emperor."

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After browsing through it briefly, Klein couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

This blasphemous card represents the path to godhood for lawyers.

For him, an extraordinary individual with the Diviner's Path, it wasn't actually that useful; it could only be used to exchange recipes for items, or for some knowledge about gods and sequences.

However, for Mr. Fool, this card of blasphemy is still quite meaningful.

This means that the Fool is no longer an empty shell, but has truly mastered a divine path.

Klein stared at the Black Emperor card in his hand, then suddenly paused, because a question had occurred to him.

Arthur initially suggested either the lawyer or pharmacist path for Benson. Klein didn't know where to get the formula for the lawyer path, but Arthur provided a clue about the pharmacist formula, so Klein worked hard to obtain it, intending to make Benson a pharmacist.

Now that Klein has obtained the apothecary's formula, but has also acquired the Black Emperor card, he is suddenly faced with a difficult choice.

Tsk, what a blunder. Lawyer or pharmacist, that is the question… Klein stroked his chin and began to think.

If Benson were to pursue the path of apothecary, and if he were lucky enough to digest the potion, Klein would have to search for the next sequence of potion recipes.

While Klein didn't want his family to go too far down the extraordinary path, he didn't force them to stay at Sequence Nine.

In the lower ranks, if you have digested the potion, there is not much risk in advancing to the next level.

If Benson were to pursue a career as a lawyer, it would mean he wouldn't have to worry about the potion recipe at all.

Moreover, to be fair, given Benson's eloquence, the legal route would actually be more suitable for him.

Arthur had once acknowledged this point.

However, one of the biggest problems with becoming a lawyer is that it's easy to get caught up in disputes.

Whether in Klein's past life or in the present, being a lawyer can actually be considered a dangerous profession to some extent.

Because lawyers defend one side, they inevitably offend the other side.

If it's a civil case, that's fine, but if it's a criminal case, then...

In his previous life in a relatively safe country, Klein had seen news reports many times about lawyers being retaliated against.

Moreover, this is an even more chaotic and dangerous world now.

Furthermore, the content of the blasphemous card also shows that lawyers are indeed not so safe.

"Sequence 8: Savage."

"Problems that cannot be solved by law will inevitably be addressed by force; this is also a form of rule."

As Klein looked at the line of text on the blasphemous sign, he imagined Benson becoming a barbarian and smashing other people's skulls in his hand, and couldn't help but shudder.

No, no, a pharmacist is better. In any world, medicine is highly sought after, and that way, if I get injured, I can ask Benson to treat me... Klein finally made up his mind.

Then, he began to think about when to meet Benson.

More than a month has passed since the night Arthur pulled me out of the coffin, but there's no guarantee that the Night Watchers are still investigating Tingen... That matter involved a level zero sealed artifact and a traitorous archbishop from the church, so it probably won't be over so easily... Klein tapped the bronze table lightly, frowning as he thought.

However, although the church would most likely not give up investigating the Tingen incident easily, he was not actually a key figure in that incident.

It is true that he was plotted against by the mastermind Ince Zangwill, but he was only involved in the first half of the conspiracy, which is the part involving Antigonus's Notebook.

Although Klein became aware of the subsequent events after Arthur's reminder and commissioned three detectives to investigate the Red Chimney House, the matter was not actually very deep in general.

In the Church's eyes, I discovered Ince Zangwill's conspiracy, conducted a private investigation, and was ultimately ambushed and killed by Ince Zangwill... So, in a sense, I was killed as revenge by this traitorous archbishop, an innocent outsider... My real problem is actually the issue of resurrection, but under normal circumstances, the Church would not consider that I would be resurrected, because I was only a Sequence 8 at the time... Klein gradually sorted out his thoughts.

In this situation, Benson and Melissa might have received some attention at the time, but after more than a month, as outsiders and family members, they probably wouldn't have received any further sustained attention from the church.

So, perhaps I can try to see them now… Klein sat there, a faint longing rising in his eyes.

Chapter 155 "Mentor" Arthur

Queens, Earl Hall's residence, inside the dining room.

As is customary, Audrey was doing pre-meal prayers with her father, mother, and brother.

"Praise be to the goddess!" she concluded by tapping her chest four times clockwise.

However, before she could finish speaking, a thick gray fog filled her vision, obscured by her eyelids, and a lofty and majestic figure, seemingly looking down upon all people and things, spoke:

“That was a ‘blasphemous card’ made by Russell.”

Yesterday, Audrey was asked by Mr. World to discreetly probe a bookmark at the Russell exhibition.

Out of curiosity, she asked Mr. Fool what was so special about the bookmark that Mr. World wanted.