Mystery: A Spark

He thought for a while, but felt completely clueless, so he finally asked:

How did you figure these things out in the first place?

"Me? I'm afraid you can't learn from me. It's not of much reference value to you." Arthur shook his head and said, "Because I had a bishop from the Earth Church who specifically introduced me to the situation, but given your situation... I guess you wouldn't dare to go to St. Samuel's Cathedral, would you?"

Klein: ...

What's with the special introduction? The difference in treatment is huge! Why didn't I get one?

However, he had nothing to say, since he really dared not re-enter the Church of the Night's sights.

Even if his prayer ritual succeeded, even if the little wolf cub bestowed by the goddess was drinking milk in front of him, he still dared not.

Because what he was worried about was no longer the issue of resurrection, but the issue of the gray mist surrounding him.

Last night, Klein learned a lot of information from Arthur, including the fact that the Church of the Night had destroyed the Antigonus family.

Furthermore, when he first arrived in Tingen, he had been dealing with the Secret Order and the Antigonus Notebook.

Klein had never thought about these things before, or rather, he had thought about them but didn't feel there was anything wrong with them, because it was all arranged by 0-08, and any coincidence was normal.

However, after learning about the "Three Schools of Deception" from Arthur last night, and hearing Arthur's comments about the Diviner's path, and the possibility that the simultaneous existence of the three Sequence Ones might be a deliberate conjecture, a thought gradually began to emerge in Klein's mind.

Is there a hidden, deeper reason behind the Church of the Night's destruction of the Antigonus family?

Of course, let alone the deeper reasons, Klein didn't even know the superficial reasons.

However, regardless of the circumstances, there is no doubt that the Church of the Night is indeed very concerned about the affairs of hidden and extraordinary forces, primarily those that rely on divination.

But it was precisely this point that made Clay sense something was amiss.

Theoretically speaking, the Church of the Night should primarily focus on matters related to the forces associated with the adjacent paths of the Sleepless Path, namely the Corpse Collector and Warrior Path.

For example, if the Church of the Night wiped out the Spirit Cult, Klein would find it perfectly normal.

But the "Three Schools of Ghosts" and the Church of the Night should have nothing to do with each other, so why is the church so concerned about the diviner's way?

This was Klein's first question.

After yesterday's prayer ritual to the goddess of night actually resulted in the birth of a wolf cub, Klein couldn't help but have another question when he woke up today.

What merit did he possess to earn the goddess of the night's willingness to bestow upon him an extraordinary creature?

Just because he was once a member of the church and even swore an oath before the sacred objects?

But there are far too many people like that in the Church of the Night.

Furthermore, this extraordinary creature was none other than a wolf cub.

You should know that Klein learned about part of the history recorded in Silver City from Little Sun.

During that intelligence exchange, Little Sun mentioned a being known as the "Night Wolf".

Klein had speculated about the relationship between the Goddess of Night and the Night Wolf back then, feeling that they might have some kind of close connection.

Therefore, the "wolf" likely has a special meaning within the Church of the Night.

And now the goddess has bestowed upon him a little wolf cub, how could he not have any thoughts about it?

Therefore, before figuring out the secrets surrounding him and the truth behind these issues, Klein dared not make any significant changes to the status quo.

After all, he now has a detective identity that can be made public, he has reunited with his family, and his advancement in the ranks means he can see the road ahead more clearly.

It's fair to say he's very satisfied with the current situation.

However, if he wants to return to the church, then everything he might encounter is unknown.

Perhaps this gift was just a whim of the goddess, and had no other meaning.

Perhaps this was just a coincidence, caused by the ritual's automatic response mechanism, and that the goddess was not actually paying attention to it.

If Klein returns to the church, he will likely be imprisoned by the church, since he is a person who has come back from the dead.

The wolf cub couldn't be considered evidence of the goddess's favor, since he had observed the wolf cub through the gray fog after waking up this morning and hadn't seen anything.

It was just like an ordinary wolf cub.

At that point, does he really expect the goddess to personally descend and save him? Klein doesn't think he has that much influence.

Moreover, the thoughts of the gods are far more complex than those of ancient emperors, and deeper than the deepest ocean. How could ordinary people possibly fathom them?

If you misunderstand, you're doomed.

Therefore, without knowing the goddess's specific attitude, Klein could only make the safest decision.

That is to remain unchanged in the face of all changes.

Unless the Church of the Night comes knocking on his door to ask him to return, he should pretend that nothing happened and keep everything as it is.

"So, Arthur, what do you think we should do with this little guy?" Klein, at his wit's end, had no choice but to ask Arthur, a veteran in raising extraordinary pets.

Arthur didn't beat around the bush and started offering suggestions directly:

"We don't need to worry about the survival of the wolf cubs after something happens to you, since that's something for later."

Klein nodded, but in his heart he was thinking that Arthur was a jinx; how could he die so easily?

"Putting that issue aside, the first thing to consider is what the little guy's current situation is. Has he already reached the extraordinary level, or hasn't yet? That's the most important question right now," Arthur continued.

"But how do we figure this out? If it's an extraordinary being, we can talk to them, or even fight them, then everything will be clear. If that doesn't work, we can kill them and then communicate with them."

"But this little guy can only whimper all the time. Before, when you talked to him, he seemed confused. Now, he gets milk all over his face when he drinks it. There's no way to communicate with him." Klein shrugged, looking helpless.

The little wolf cub couldn't ascend into the gray fog either, otherwise he could have used his spiritual vision to take a look above it.

"Tch, that's because you don't know the right way." Arthur gave Klein a disdainful look.

"You mean you speak dog language? Doesn't Arthas usually speak human language?" Klein scoffed.

"Heh, don't say anything, just watch me do it. Let's wait for it to finish its milk first, after all, it's not good to disturb its meal," Arthur said confidently.

“Yes, I hate being disturbed while I’m eating,” Arthas wholeheartedly agreed.

The wolf cub drank milk very quickly, and soon it finished the whole plate.

To be more precise, the little guy only drank a portion of it; most of the milk was spilled, and some was smeared on his face.

After finishing his milk, the wolf cub looked around, then jumped off the stool and ran towards Klein.

Klein picked up the wolf cub, wiped the milk off its face with a handkerchief, and then gestured to Arthur, indicating that his performance could begin.

"Hmm, first, we need to let this little wolf cub know that we need it to demonstrate its abilities." Arthur cleared his throat and then began his operation.

"Therefore, we need an example."

“Come on, Arthas, show this little guy your talent.”

"Alright." Arthas jumped off Arthur's shoulder, ran to the wolf cub, and began to perform his talents.

"Damn it, get out of here, ignore it! ?????"

"How about that? My dog ​​can do a backflip, isn't that amazing?" Arthur said proudly.

Klein stared at Arthur in disbelief, and began to deeply regret ever having met such a goofball.

Arthur's smugness didn't last long. He soon began to use words and gestures to express to the wolf cub that he wanted it to show off its talents.

Soon, the little wolf cub's face showed a look of realization.

"It actually understood!?" Klein felt deeply shocked.

The little wolf cub first looked at Arthur, then tilted its head and looked puzzled.

Then it looked at Arthas, quickly looked away, and finally turned its gaze to Klein.

In just a moment, the wolf cub's figure disappeared.

The next second, Klein collapsed onto the sofa and began to snore loudly.

Chapter 194 Double the Filial Piety

In the living room.

The moment Klein collapsed onto the sofa, Arthur stood up.

He went over to check and found that Klein was indeed asleep, and that there was nothing else wrong with him, so he was relieved.

However, Arthur soon realized another problem.

The question is, where is the little wolf cub?

Judging from what we just saw, this little wolf cub was probably using the Nightmare Sequence ability.

However, both the information given in the original work and the information Arthur learned from Leonard indicate that when a nightmare enters a dream, it only affects the dream object through its spiritual form; the dream object's physical body remains in place and does not disappear.

For example, in the original story, when Dunn entered the dreams of Mrs. Sharon, Hood Eugen, and Old Neil, his body never disappeared.

His body will remain in place and will be defenseless.

It was as if the primordial spirit had left the body.

If there were a sixth man at this moment, holding a small dagger and stabbing it into Dunn's heart, he could easily kill a Nightmare.

Of course, it is actually very difficult to achieve this, because the return of a nightmare from the dream to the body only takes a moment.

Therefore, killing a nightmare in this way is only theoretically possible.

Unless the nightmare is trapped by something when it enters the dream, then its body is truly wide open at this time.

Now that the wolf cub has put Klein to sleep, it has also disappeared, which means that this wolf cub, a gift from the Goddess of Night, may no longer have the major weakness of nightmares.

In other words, the way this little wolf cub enters a dream is by completely entering the dream itself, rather than just its spirit entering.

Tsk tsk, this is practically a nightmare plus! The most important thing is that if this little wolf cub encounters danger, it might be able to run into someone else's dream and hide. That's such a clever move... Arthur looked at the sleeping Klein with some amazement.

The wolf cub didn't keep Klein in a dream for long. While Arthur was marveling at it, Klein gradually woke up from his sleep.

Klein has the ability to remain conscious in his dreams, which makes him less affected by dream-related abilities.

After the wolf cub stopped using its abilities, Klein quickly regained his senses.

He yawned, rubbed his eyes, and said:

"Was I just asleep? I think I saw wolf cubs in my dream."

“Indeed, the little wolf cub must have used Nightmare’s dream-entering ability to put you to sleep, but now there’s a problem.” Arthur said with a very surprised expression.