Chapter 9 - 9

  Chapter 81 The Worm of Time

  "Sun" Derrick realized belatedly: "The Amon clone that appeared in Silver City was sent by Amon's original body that has existed for thousands of years? What is his purpose?"

  Derrick immediately felt a huge pressure. As far as he knew, not all the elders of the "Six-Man Council" were demigods. Even if Silver City had a god-level seal, it might not be a match for Amon's original body.

  "Maybe there is no specific purpose." "Hermit" Odysseus replied: "Amon has the title of 'God of Mischief'. It is said that he is very cunning and casual at the same time.

  "Maybe the clone that entered Silver City was just a clone he arranged casually. The former captain of your exploration team invited him to Silver City, and he followed him.

  "If he hadn't been invited, perhaps this clone would still be wandering in the 'Forsaken Land of the Gods'."

  Klein, the "Fool" behind the gray fog, seemed to be the first to understand the meaning of the "Hermit": Because of the changes in the life form of the gods, their thoughts must be different from those of ordinary people. In ancient times, angels were called subordinate gods. Amon's level is at least an angel, and he should have a long lifespan and his thoughts are very different from those of ordinary people.

  For the City of Silver, Amon's clone incident is extremely terrifying and must be handled with caution, but for Amon, it is just a clone of his "Playing the World".

  Klein sighed: This is the difference in level.

  At this time, Derrick immediately asked: "How should we deal with it?"

  Odysseus replied: "Don't take it seriously."

  Derrick thought he had heard it wrong: "Don't take it seriously?"

  "If Amon's real body is interested in Silver City, it will be difficult to stop it with the power of your Silver City." Odysseus smiled helplessly: "According to some information I found, Amon is not an ordinary angel. I don't know how to describe it specifically. You just need to know that He is very powerful.

  "If Amon's real body has no interest in Silver City, then you can just pretend that this incident never happened. "

  These words made Derrick and other members understand how powerful Amon was. Alger, the Hanged Man, couldn't help but sigh: This is the difference in levels. Amon is already powerful enough to easily destroy a city.

  Audrey, the Justice, and Fors, the Magician, felt a little heavy in their hearts. Fors sighed: The power in the extraordinary world is the power that can crush everything!

  Klein thought: There is a feeling of 'I can't run away from a big earthquake, but I don't need to run away from a small earthquake'.

  After hearing the answer from the Hermit, Derrick took a deep breath: "I know, thank you for your explanation, which made me understand the gap between us and Amon."

  As he spoke, he secretly glanced at the Fool at the top: If Amon descends on the Silver City, perhaps Mr. Fool can only help.

  Klein looked stable behind the gray fog, but he was actually panicking in his heart: Don't look at me like that. If I pretend not to hear your prayers at that time, my conscience will hurt!

  At this time, Audrey thought of another question: "Is Amon's body in the 'Forsaken Land of God'? "

  "In theory, it should be in the 'Forsaken Land of the Gods'." Odysseus replied, "Otherwise, such a powerful being in the North and South Continents should at least be as famous as the evil gods such as the 'True Creator' and the 'Hidden Sage'.

  "But most of the extraordinary people have never even heard of this name."

  Audrey nodded, "This analysis is very reasonable."

  Odysseus said to Derrick, "As for the little bug you got, it should be the 'Worm of Time'."

  "Worm of Time?" It was the first time Derrick heard this name.

  Alger suddenly recalled, "I seem to have heard of this name, but it seems to be the name of a certain sequence of potions in the 'Thief' pathway."

  "This is indeed the name of a potion." Odysseus explained, "But as far as I know, it is also the key for high-level extraordinary people in the 'Thief' pathway to 'parasitize' other people's bodies. The main body seems to use the 'Worm of Time' to control the 'parasitized' puppet."

  Odysseus did not intend to explain this information too clearly.

  The other members had not yet become demigods and lacked the corresponding knowledge, so they seemed to not understand Odysseus' explanation, but also seemed to understand it.

  Derrick asked again: "Mr. Hermit, what are the functions of these 'Time Worms'?"

  "I only know that they can be used to make very advanced spells." Odysseus answered truthfully.

  "Thank you for your answer." Derrick said a little embarrassedly. Of course, he knew that this information was very high-end and was not proportional to the little reward he paid.

  But for a moment, he did not think of how to thank the "Hermit".

  After this round of transactions, Alger suddenly felt that this should be the most advanced information I have obtained, except for the "Blasphemy Card".

  Audrey, while marveling at Amon's power, asked, "Mr. Hermit, why is Amon in the 'God-Forsaken Land'? I mean, with his... no, with his power, he is also trapped in the 'God-Forsaken Land'?"

  Odysseus pondered for a moment before saying, "This involves some other high-level intelligence about Amon, which needs to be traded."

  Audrey immediately asked, "What do you need?"

  "The complete brain of a pale long-necked beast." Odysseus said to the others, "You can also keep an eye out for me, and I can buy it with gold pounds."

  That is one of the main ingredients needed for the "Wizard" potion. Although there is no rush to get promoted now, the main material can be purchased first.     Audrey said, "I'll keep an eye out for you."

  Then she asked, "Mr. Hermit, do you know any other advanced intelligence about Amon?"

  "When I was looking for intelligence for 'Sun', I did learn some advanced intelligence about Amon." Odysseus said, "But 'Sun' can't use that information, so it's not included in this transaction."

  The other members felt it was a pity, but they couldn't say anything. After all, this was a transaction between "Hermit" and "Sun", and the intelligence released by "Hermit" was obviously more valuable.

  Audrey noticed that from the body movements of "Hermit", he seemed to be hiding something. Was he hiding the channel through which he obtained the intelligence? Or did he want to hide the original intention of obtaining the intelligence? Or was that information useful to "Sun"?

  Then she thought again: "Sun" is in a very dangerous situation now, and "Hermit" obviously wants to help "Sun", so the information that "Hermit" has not released should not be of much help to the situation in Silver City.

  There is nothing to hide about the original intention of obtaining the intelligence, so the only thing left is to hide the way to obtain the intelligence?

  But Audrey couldn't figure it out. What was there to hide?

  At this time, Alger said to Odysseus, "I know where the complete brain of the 'Pale Long-necked Beast' is, but I'm at sea now, and it will take a few days before I can help you ask the other party whether he has made a move."

  Odysseus asked, "How much?"

  "700 pounds." Alger said, "In addition, you have to pay me a fee of 50 pounds."

  Odysseus nodded, "It's a bit of a premium, but it's still within an acceptable range.

  "If he hasn't made a move, you can buy it for me, and then come to me to complete the transaction."

  He had made a lot of money at the Mysticism Research Conference before, and now he had more than 3,000 pounds in savings, so he didn't bargain at all.

  Alger said, "Hmm," and then said, "Okay."

  He thought to himself, "The Hermit" is very rich. He has spent more than 2,000 pounds last week, and this week's party has already spent 750 pounds.

  After the two agreed on the price, Audrey said, "Mr. Hermit, I hope to complete last week's transaction with you. "

  At the last party, Odysseus bought the potion formula of "Audience" from Audrey, but Audrey did not ask for gold pounds. Instead, she planned to ask the "Hermit" for knowledge of mysticism.

  However, at the party last week, Audrey had not thought about what to ask, but now she has.

  Odysseus nodded: "Okay, ask your questions.

  " "But I have to remind you that when I bought the potion formula at the last party, the price was 260 pounds, and the value of the questions I answered will not exceed this price."

  Audrey nodded: "I know."

  She cleared her throat and asked: "Mr. Hermit, at the last party, you said there were some uncommon mystical symbols.

  "How did you discover those mystical symbols? What are their specific functions?"

  Odysseus asked again: "Do you want to listen by yourself, or do you want everyone to listen together."

  "Everyone listens together." Audrey smiled and said: "If everyone has any knowledge of mysticism, you can also express your opinions. "

  The other members thanked Justice or nodded, and looked at the Hermit. When they talked about this issue last time, they were also very curious about the uncommon mystical symbols that the Hermit mentioned.

  Especially Alger, he has always felt that he is the person who knows the most about mysticism besides Mr. Fool in the Tarot Club.

  But the things that the Hermit talked about before made him feel very unfamiliar, so he wanted to find out whether the so-called research direction of the Hermit was fabricated?

  Justice's question was not very profound. Odysseus organized his words and answered: "I deduced those symbols..."

  "Deduced?" Audrey thought she had heard it wrong.

  Alger also asked: "Can mystical symbols be deduced?"

  "Why not?" Odysseus smiled and said, "It seems that you lack the basic knowledge of mystical symbols. Let me talk to you briefly about this issue first."

  He said: "First of all, we need to understand why there are mystical symbols?

  "We discussed this at the last gathering. Mystical symbols are the same as languages ​​like Giant Language that can mobilize natural forces, and they are also useful in mobilizing natural forces.

  "Giant Language, Dragon Language and other languages ​​are different from human languages. Giants and dragons are more like born extraordinary creatures.

  "Extraordinary characteristics make them naturally endowed with high spirituality. They can use extraordinary powers according to the guidance of the spirituality, and use some special pronunciations to mobilize extraordinary powers, so as to complete the ritual of prayer and response.

  "In short, human language is used for communication between people, while Giant Language, Dragon Language and other languages ​​have the function of communicating nature and spirituality."  Chapter 82: The Hermit's Small Classroom Time (Additional Updates for Your Monthly Tickets)

  After hearing the story of "Hermit" Odysseus, the other members once again realized that the research of "Hermit" was their own blind spot.

  For them, they had heard of Giant Language and Dragon Language, and even learned or knew a little bit.

  But they had never thought about how these languages ​​came about? And what is the difference between them and human languages?

  So as they listened, everyone gradually became engaged, as if they were back in school, back to their student days, listening to the teacher talk about some knowledge that was very unfamiliar to them.

  Odysseus continued: "Later, Mr. Hermes invented the ancient Hermes language with reference to Giant Language and Dragon Language, and humans had their own language to communicate with nature.

  "The birth of mystical symbols should be similar to this process. The earliest should also be the universal symbols that humans can use to communicate with nature, which were improved by human ancestors with reference to the characters of races such as dragons.

  "As far as I know, races such as giants and dragons have their own exclusive mystical symbols.

  "Those symbols were probably used by them at the beginning to match those syllables that can mobilize spirituality and natural forces. For example, the combination of Giant language and the mystical symbols used by Giants can play a huge role.

  "So these symbols themselves have similar effects to Giant language and Dragon language.

  "It's a pity that they have basically been lost, because these mystical symbols are difficult for humans to learn and use.

  "And the mystical symbols of humans did not continue to evolve and develop in the Second Age. By the Third Age, no one understood their inner meaning.

  "So the ancient Hermetic language is still a language that belongs exclusively to humans. It can complete sacrifices and rituals and mobilize spiritual and natural forces.

  "But we have not developed mystical symbols that correspond to it."

  Speaking of this, Odysseus paused slightly, and "Justice" Audrey hurriedly asked: "Why did the development of mystical symbols stagnate?"

  "There are probably two reasons." Odysseus continued: "The first reason is that in the Third Age, the formula of magic potions gradually became popular, and humans could be promoted relatively safely according to the formula and obtain more powerful extraordinary powers.

  "So it is enough to have a language that can complete prayers or sacrifices. There is no need to study the more complex mystical symbols that are not as powerful as extraordinary abilities.

  "The second reason is that in the Second Age, there seemed to be a period of great integration among the tribes that had no connection with each other before.

  "At this time, the alphabet system appeared and quickly replaced the characters used by the various human tribes. A unified alphabetic writing system appeared, which was equivalent to completely depriving the mystical symbols of their development path."

  The other members were a little confused and didn't quite understand the meaning of "Hermit". Only Klein behind the gray fog seemed to understand, after all, he knew the concept of hieroglyphics.

  Odysseus knew that everyone didn't understand, so he further explained: "You can imagine, in an era without writing, you want to use a symbol to record the concept of 'wheat'. Do you use lines to roughly draw the shape of wheat? Or do you first invent a complex alphabet system, and then use words composed of letters to represent the meaning of wheat? "

  Everyone was stunned at first, and then they understood the meaning of "Hermit" one after another!

  The first one to understand was Klein: Why didn't I think of these questions before? At the beginning of human civilization, hieroglyphics must have been used! Only after different civilizations began to communicate and merge, did phonetic writing gradually form.

  This time, "The Hanged Man" Alger was completely convinced: This research is indeed very profound and amazing.

  "Magician" Fors was thinking: "The idea of ​​the Hermit is very reasonable, but why didn't all the scholars before this propose similar ideas?

  Then she thought again: It is hard to imagine that there was a period of time when ancient humans used completely different characters from modern ones! Is the language they used also different from modern ones?

  Audrey sighed directly: "I didn't expect that our human writing has undergone a huge change!"

  Then she asked: "In other words, mystical symbols are actually a kind of symbol that humans use to intuitively express all things in the world?"

  Odysseus smiled and said: "You can understand it that way. "

  At this time, Derrick, the "Sun" who had been in deep thought, suddenly said, "Mr. Hermit, we in Silver City are still using Giant language and the writing of the Giants, but in our daily communication and use of writing, we don't feel that we can mobilize the power of nature."

  "That's what I'm going to say next," Odysseus said, "First of all, giants also have Giant language for daily communication. These languages ​​have been simplified and will not always mobilize the power of nature.

  "Another key concept is that the Giant language spoken by humans is different from the Giant language spoken by giants!"

  Derrick was slightly stunned: "No... different?"

  The other members didn't understand why they were different?

  Odysseus thought for a while and said, "It's not very obvious to use Giant language as an example. We should use Dragon language as an example. Dragon language is almost lost now, because many syllables cannot be pronounced by ordinary people!"

  Klein was the first to understand again. He manipulated the "world" and said, "The organs of pronunciation are different, and the syllables produced are also different."

  The other members were a little confused. Yes, how could a person's vocal cords be the same as a dragon's vocal cords?

  "Yes, the vocal cords are different." Odysseus smiled and said, "In addition, because of the difference in brain structure between us and dragons, the internal logic of the language is different.

  "But the dragon language has been passed down, because the magic potion will transform the body of the extraordinary person, allowing the extraordinary person to make some syllables that only dragons can make.

  "This is also the reason why the dragon language is not a very common language of mysticism, and the reason why the giant language is more common is that the vocal cords of giants and humans are not much different, so some mysticism enthusiasts can learn the giant language by themselves."

  Audrey nodded slowly: Why have I never thought of this knowledge before, but when I heard Mr. Hermit say this, it makes people feel so natural?

  Fors sighed in his heart: Mr. Hermit has a strong logical ability! This reminds me of the knowledgeable professors I met in college.     Odysseus continued, "But the structure of giants is still somewhat different from that of humans. Although we can pronounce, we cannot achieve the effect of giants speaking Giant language.

  "This is why Mr. Hermes created the ancient Hermes language, because the Giant language we are using is itself a simplified and weakened Giant language.

  "The same is true for Dragon language. It is difficult for humans to activate all the power and protection mechanisms contained in these languages, so when humans use Giant language and Dragon language, we will lack the necessary protection.

  "Ancient Hermes language also has such disadvantages, but the improved Hermes language can provide sufficient protection for human casters.

  "The underlying reason is that the ancient Hermes language borrowed a lot from the expressions of Giant language and Dragon language, while the modified Hermes language is completely in accordance with the human expression, so it is safe for humans."

  The hall fell into silence again, and everyone was digesting the information described by the "Hermit".

  After a long while, Alger said, "What about Elvish? It seems that Elvish is less used than Dragon Language now, right?"

  Odysseus said, "According to my research, there are two language families in the existing ancient languages.

  "Elfish is not in the same language family as Giant Language and Dragon Language, and everyone should know that the languages ​​commonly used in the northern continent now originated from the ancient Feysac language, and the ancient Feysac language was originally a branch of the Giant Language.

  "The language used in the City of Silver now is similar to the ancient Feysac language. Although it is still called Giant Language, it is also a branch, and it is even very likely to be the same branch as the source of the ancient Feysac language.

  "And Elvish is another ancient language family. According to my research and observation, the Highland language in the southern continent now has part of the pronunciation of Elvish, and it is very likely a branch of Elvish."

  Alger nodded slowly, "The pronunciation of Highland Language is indeed somewhat unique."

  Audrey asked again, "Mr. Hermit, what about Dutan Language? Where did the Dutan language commonly used in the southern continent come from? "

  Odysseus smiled and said, "After answering your question, our transaction can only end here."

  Although his answer above did not completely answer Audrey's original question, it was already far more than the value of 260 pounds, so the transaction could only end here.

  Audrey immediately said, "I can pay you gold pounds, please continue to answer my questions."

  Odysseus shook his head, "I am not short of gold pounds for the time being. If I have other needs, I will announce them, and then we will continue to discuss this issue."

  Audrey was a little disappointed, "Okay then."

  She didn't even think about using "acting" and other mystical knowledge to exchange for answers. Although these were some secret mystical knowledge, she estimated that the "Hermit" must know them.

  Odysseus began to answer Audrey's previous question: "Dutan and ancient Fessak are not the same language, but from the root, they belong to the language family of giants and dragons.

  "Combined with the beliefs of the southern continent, I guess the Dutan language may come from the language of the Phoenix tribe.

  "It's just that some people speculate that the origin of the Phoenix tribe is in the 'God-forsaken Land', so the Phoenix language has been lost in the southern and northern continents."

  "Phoenix." Audrey repeated the word. She was indeed a little unfamiliar with this extraordinary creature.

  She looked at "Sun" and asked, "Mr. Sun, have you heard of the Phoenix tribe?"

  Derrick replied, "There is a related description in our geography class. It is said that the birthplace of the Phoenix tribe is in our north."

  Audrey nodded. This made sense.

  She smiled and said, "Thank you, thank you for your answer. I have gained a lot."

  This round of transactions ended, and then "World" said to "Hermit": "Two weeks ago, I mentioned that I hope to buy a 'Flame Arrow' from you. "

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  　　wanted to end this Tarot Club with this chapter, but I didn't expect that there were so many things to do this week that it's not over yet.

  　　In the next chapter, I'll talk about Kapin's case, and this Tarot Club will be over.Chapter 83: The Hermit and the Thief Black Emperor

  "The Fool" Klein said two weeks ago that he hoped to buy a "Flame Arrow" from the Hermit.

  Of course, he didn't buy it for himself, but placed an order for Maric.

  But because Sharon and Maric had to hide for a while after the battle with the "Indulgence Faction" of the "Rose School" at the dock, Klein failed to contact Maric last week, so he didn't mention the previous deal.

  But just two days ago, Klein contacted "Miss Bodyguard" Sharon again, and she agreed to the price offered by the Hermit on Maric's behalf.

  Klein also learned from Sharon that the "Indulgence Faction" had been exposed for unknown reasons and suffered a heavy blow from the "Mechanical Heart". It seems that they have basically left Backlund.

  So at this Tarot Club, Klein mentioned the previous deal with the Hermit again.

  "No problem." Odysseus thought for a while: "The delivery can be made this week.

  "We talked about the price before, 500 pounds.

  "The manufacturing process and formula of the bullets are 100 pounds. You can also order bullets, 1 pound per bullet."

  Klein operated the "world" and said in a hoarse voice: "I want to buy the manufacturing process of the bullets."

  In a few words, the two people reached a deal.

  After a few seconds of silence in the hall, the transaction ended and the party entered the free exchange phase.

  "Justice" Audrey looked around and smiled first: "Last week, an interesting case happened in Backlund. The protagonist was called the thief "Black Emperor." "

  The Hanged Man" Alger and "Magician" Fors immediately looked at "Justice" and expressed their concern about the case with their eyes.

  Alger was very concerned because he just learned that the card in Mr. Fool's hand was actually the "Black Emperor" card.

  And Fors was living in Backlund and knew a little about the inside story. He also guessed that it was related to the Tarot Club, so he paid close attention to it.

  Audrey paused and continued, "The victim was the wealthy Capin. It was rumored that he was the largest human trafficker in Backlund. The thief 'Black Emperor' sneaked into his villa, took his life, and rescued many innocent girls imprisoned in the dungeon.

  "When Capin's body was found, it was covered with a deck of tarot cards, with the faces of 'Judgement' and 'Emperor'. It is said that the 'Hermit' card fell out alone and was also quite obvious. "

  Human trafficker? Alger keenly caught this phrase, and then he turned to the head of the bronze table and asked in a humble tone: "Mr. Fool, is Capin related to the disappearance of colonial slaves? "

  Investigating the disappearance of colonial slaves is a task assigned to him by the Church of Storms. Previously, he had exchanged some valuable information with the "Hermit" at the Tarot Club, but no valuable clues were found since then.

  Klein was stunned for a moment before he reacted. He was just thinking about the "Hermit" card. When he was at the scene, he didn't pay much attention to this matter.

  But after what "Justice" said just now, the inspiration of a "Fortune Teller" made him suddenly realize that the "Hermit" card might be a spiritual hint.

  But he didn't figure out what the hint was for a while.

  The first thing Klein thought of was the meaning of this Tarot card. The image of the Hermit card was an old man in a robe and a hood. He held a lantern in one hand and a wooden stick as a cane in the other.

  This card means solitude and meditation, using knowledge and wisdom to illuminate the way forward for those who are lost.

  But Klein didn't figure out for a moment whether this was a reminder for himself to be "alone" or someone was "illuminating the way forward" for him?

  Another more direct hint might be that the member of the Tarot Club, the "Hermit", "The Hermit" was also at the scene?

  But Klein had already determined that the masked young man was Mr. Gal, the boss behind the "Nanmu Ballroom".

  The "Hidden One" seemed to be running a herbal medicine store. The two people had completely different temperaments, and no common points had been found so far.

  At this time, Klein thought that he could try to check the "Hidden One", and perhaps he would know the meaning of the "Hidden One" card that suddenly popped up.

  Just as Klein was thinking about how to check, Alger's question brought him back to his senses.

  He had already thought about this before. The Beyonder bodyguards in the Capin Villa were very abnormal in terms of both the path and the sequence.

  At that time, he recalled the disappearance of slaves in the colony mentioned by the "Hanged Man", and the disappearance of the Backlund homeless mentioned by the "Hidden One", and vaguely felt that there should be some internal connection between these things.

  But Klein couldn't be sure of his guess, so he could only skip the "Hanged Man" question directly, chuckled and said: "My followers made some insignificant contributions in this matter. "

  Sure enough!" Audrey cheered in her heart.

  Fors also sighed in her heart: This is the first time I have encountered something related to the Tarot Club in reality.

  Alger believed that Mr. Fool's words were telling him that Kapin, the human trafficker, was definitely not a simple person, otherwise Mr. Fool would not have let a Favored One take action.

  Odysseus accidentally saw Alger's somewhat awed expression, and he thought to himself: "Who knows what the "Political Commissar" is thinking about again?

  Then, Klein added leisurely: "He gained three Beyonder characteristics in this matter, and hopes to sell them as soon as possible.

  "Three characteristics, one corresponding to Sequence 8's 'Sheriff', one corresponding to Sequence 7's 'Interrogator', and one corresponding to Sequence 6's 'Judge'."

  Odysseus suddenly thought: I was so busy doing research last week that I even forgot to check the spoils of the battle with Kapin.

  He planned to take it out and have a look after the Tarot Club.

  Audrey was slightly stunned: Mr. Fool's Favored One is very strong. He actually defeated three Beyonders alone, one of whom is Sequence 6!

  Alger thought: "Sheriff" and "interrogator"... Isn't this the "arbitrator" method mastered by the Augustus family?

  At this time, he felt more and more that the disappearance of slaves was not simple.     Of course, Klein deliberately used the levels and channels of these extraordinary characteristics to divert the attention of other members, making his words seem to provide clues for other members, and the focus was not on the matter of selling extraordinary characteristics.

  At this time, Fors asked: "I heard that the 'Judgment' card and the 'Emperor' card that appeared at the scene represent the judgment of Kapin by the thief 'Black Emperor', but why is there a 'Hermit' card at the scene? I also heard that there are other people at the scene besides the thief."

  This card did appear a little strange, so everyone unconsciously looked at the member of the Tarot Club, the "Hermit".

  Odysseus smiled and said, "Maybe it means that the 'Hermit' can answer your doubts."

  Without waiting for Fors to speak, Odysseus continued, "I know who the other person at the scene is."

  That was himself, but he did not have the idea of ​​revealing his identity now, but said: "It's not just the 'thief' who found out Kapin's crime and punished this human trafficker.

  "In Beckrad, there are also righteous people who found Kapin from the disappearance of the homeless man and clashed with Kapin.

  "Coincidentally, the 'Rogue' also punished Kapin on that day, so the two righteous men joined forces to deal with Kapin and his accomplices."

  After hearing this, Klein almost dispelled his previous suspicion that the "Hermit" was Mr. Gar. He clearly remembered that two weeks ago, the "Hermit" said that when he got the news about the unusual disappearance of the homeless, some of his friends had already started an investigation.

  At that time, it was said that four people received the investigation mission, and emphasized that the four people's professions were very different, emphasizing the unusualness of this investigation.

  The "Hermit" could not have lied about the Kapin incident about ten days in advance, so the description at that time was very credible. It should be the "Hermit"'s friend who found Kapin.

  And that friend, is it Mr. Gar?

  Audrey recalled, "I remember, the newspaper said that in the evening of that day, someone saw a masked young man rushing into Kapin's villa and clashing with Kapin's subordinates!"

  Odysseus smiled slightly, "I'm talking about him."

  Fors sighed, "I didn't expect this incident to be so complicated."

  Audrey said, "I don't think it's complicated. It's just that the righteous people happened to join forces to kill a villain."

  Fors nodded in agreement, and then asked "Fool" Klein, "Mr. Fool, how much does your follower plan to sell the trait of the 'Sheriff'?"

  Odysseus breathed a sigh of relief, and finally he could divert everyone's attention.

  "600 pounds." After quoting the price, Klein immediately changed the subject to show that he didn't care about the Beyonder trait of Sequence 8.

  He materialized a few pieces of parchment and said, "This is the meaning of some of Roselle's secret symbols. It can be regarded as free knowledge, so that you can better collect diaries."

  Because in the diary provided by the Hanged Man today, there is a page that was forged by forcing Chinese characters.

  Audrey and the others were extremely surprised. They didn't expect that there would be such a gain at the end of this party.

  Odysseus had to pretend to memorize.

  When everyone had basically completed the memorization process, Audrey said again: "Everyone, when an extraordinary organization takes the initiative to invite someone to join, if that person does not join, will the extraordinary organization hunt down that person?"

  Klein was slightly stunned behind the gray fog: "Justice" is going to join what organization again?

  Odysseus immediately thought that this was because "Justice" met "Lelouch" and had this question.

  He smiled helplessly: Why are you talking about me again?

  Alger replied: "Such a situation rarely happens. After all, extraordinary organizations will not recruit people publicly. Generally, extraordinary organizations will conduct inspections quietly and will only send invitations if they feel that the person is suitable.

  "Few people will refuse to join extraordinary organizations. After all, for many extraordinary people, joining an organization means that they have a guarantee and can have more opportunities for promotion.

  "If an extraordinary person is hunted down for not joining an extraordinary organization, it is either because he discovered the extraordinary organization's investigation of him and disdained to join, so he angered the members of that organization. Or he knew the secret of the extraordinary organization and would be killed if he did not join."

  Odysseus thought for a while: "Lelouch" should belong to the former.

  Audrey had a similar judgment, and she had some new fantasies about "Lelouch": "I understand, thank you for your answer."

  The few people communicated for a while, and Klein announced the end of this Tarot Club.

  ...

  The Forsaken Land of God, Silver City.

  After Derrick returned to the real world, he immediately used the bestowed ritual to obtain the "All Black Eye".

  At the same time, he received instructions from Mr. Fool: "Don't touch it directly."

  After Derrick thanked Mr. Fool, he had just built the "Spiritual Wall" and put away the "All Black Eye" when he heard a "dong dong dong" knock on the door.

  He asked, "Who?"

  "I, Dark, the exploration team has been released from quarantine, and I will share with you our experience of exploring the temple."  Chapter 84 Meeting the Great Detective Sherlock

  Dak was Derrick's classmate when he was receiving general education, and later he became a teammate of the patrol team.

  But after returning from the exploration of the half-ruined temple of the "Fallen Creator", Dak lost his previous enthusiasm and cheerfulness, and became very deep, just smiling at everyone.

  Derrick was a little strange: Why did he come to me suddenly?

  Suddenly, he thought of a possibility: Elder Lovia knew that I suspected that they had mutated, so Dak came to test me?

  Then Derrick thought again, this is a good opportunity to clear the suspicion!

  After a little excitement, Derrick became a little nervous. After all, this was the first time he implemented his plan, and he didn't know if it would succeed.

  Taking a deep breath, Derrick calmed his mind, then walked quickly to the door and opened it.

  What came into view was the slightly fat boy with a bright smile: "Has your isolation been lifted?"

  As he spoke, he stepped aside to let Dak in, but he didn't dare to expose his back in front of this classmate and teammate.

  "Yes." Dak walked to the table and sat down: "Didn't you say before that you really wanted to know about our exploration experience this time?"

  Derrick said "hmm", and he suddenly didn't want to know so much.

  Dak raised his mouth: "We found some strange plants at the bottom of the temple. They look like the mushrooms recorded in the general education class. They are very bright and make people full of appetite at a glance.

  "It has been confirmed that they can be eaten directly."

  As he spoke, he took out a bright red mushroom from a small cloth bag.

  Just seeing it, Derrick couldn't help swallowing his saliva, as if he had been hungry for several days.

  Dak said enthusiastically: "I'll give you one."

  "Okay, okay..." Derrick reached out and took it. He tried his best to be patient and didn't put it in his mouth on the spot.

  He tried to restrain himself: "I'll try it tomorrow."

  At the same time, he warned himself in his heart that he couldn't eat it! If he ate it, it might be contaminated by the "Fallen Creator"!

  Derrick changed the subject with difficulty: "Did you find anything in this exploration?"

  "Yes! "Dak immediately said: "We found some murals..."

  Derrick felt himself in a trance, as if he couldn't control himself from picking up the mushroom and swallowing it. He realized that he had to do something to get out of his current situation.

  Thinking of this, he regained some of his sanity, recalled his previous plan, and then said to Dak: "I'll pour you a glass of water."

  Dak didn't say anything, just nodded.

  Derrick stood up, deliberately slowed down his movements while pouring the water, lowered his head, and recited the honorific name of Mr. Fool: "The Fool who does not belong to this era...

  "Your loyal servant asks for your attention;

  "I pray that you accept his offering;

  "I pray that you open the door to the kingdom."

  A strong wind suddenly blew in the room, and Dak looked at Derrick suddenly: "What happened?"

  Derrick did not answer, picked up the "Hurricane Axe" in one hand, and reached into his pocket with the other hand to remove the "Spiritual Wall" of the "All-Black Eye".

  Faint whispers and a sense of evil and depravity began to spread outward. Dak's expression suddenly became gloomy, and the thin blood vessels in his blue eyes bulged one by one.

  At this time, the bright mushrooms on the table no longer made people feel appetizing, and suddenly turned into a blood-stained scalp with short black hair.

  Derrick thought that he almost swallowed the "mushroom" just now, and suddenly he had the urge to vomit. He resisted the churning of his stomach and sang: "God, please bring the holy light here, let your believers gain courage, dispel the enemies, and dispel all evil."

  The song was warm and sacred, allowing Derrick to bathe in the sun, and the discomfort in his body immediately disappeared.

  Dak blocked the sun with his hands, staring at the position of the "All Black Eye" and kept asking: "What is on you? What is on you..."

  Suddenly, Dak's flesh and blood were stretched open, and strips of meat were waving, making Dak look like a bloody hedgehog.

  Derrick raised his arm and swung the "Hurricane Axe" that he had been holding for a long time, chopping it on Dake's head.

  Dake still stared at the position of the "Eye of Blackness", screaming, but his eyes were unwilling to move away.

  At this time, the "Fool" responded and opened the illusory door with many strange patterns.

  The shadow in the room suddenly extended over and shouted to Derrick: "Stop! What are you going to do!"

  He felt the power of the illusory door, but he could not stop anything.

  Derrick took this opportunity to throw the "Eye of Blackness" at the illusory door. As the "Eye of Blackness" disappeared, the door covered with strange symbols and signs closed with a "bang" and disappeared quickly.

  Then, Derrick began his performance, deliberately twisting the muscles of his face and coughing violently. He coughed so hard that he covered his mouth with his hands and fell to the ground.

  The shadow in the room first quickly controlled Dak, who had turned into a monster, and then tried to cover Derrick. At this moment, Derrick "fainted" and a strange little bug with twelve transparent rings appeared on his palm.

  Klein, who was above the gray fog, nodded slowly and gave "Little Sun" a high score for his performance. It seemed that most of the suspicion on him could be cleared.

  Thinking of this, Klein retracted his sight.

  ...

  Backlund, 51 Henry Street, backyard of Garr Herbal Medicine Store.

  Odysseus returned to the real world. He sat quietly for a while, using his spiritual perception to see that there was no sight here, and then he took out the portable space array and took out the gloves and Beyonder characteristics seized in the Battle of Kapin from the "Wild Knowledge".

  He touched the black glove with his hand and injected spirituality, allowing him to immediately feel the level of the glove.

  When dividing the spoils, his spiritual perception was indeed very accurate. This glove was actually at the level of Sequence 5, but Odysseus's level was too low to determine the ability and negative impact of the glove.     Because the glove couldn't be used in Backlund at all, after knowing the level of the glove, he put it back.

  As for the Beyonder characteristic, it was a Sequence 7 "Interrogator" characteristic.

  He didn't dare to use this characteristic at the moment, so he put it aside for now.

  After collecting the spoils, Odysseus smiled slightly and thought: I actually got a bargain from the "Fool".

  Just the Sequence 5 glove alone is worth more than the three Beyonder characteristics taken by the Fool.

  Buzz buzz buzz buzz~

  A headache-inducing noise suddenly appeared in Odysseus' mind, making him feel dizzy, and he quickly reached out to hold the table.

  Fortunately, this uncomfortable feeling passed in a second or two, and the dizziness quickly disappeared. It seemed that there were some messy, strange, and incomprehensible things in his mind!

  Knowledge chasing people!

  This was the first time Odysseus felt the pain brought by "Knowledge chasing people". No wonder "Star Admiral" Cattleya was almost out of control. She was so uncomfortable at Sequence 8, and if it was Sequence 5, wouldn't her head explode?

  But now is not the time to think about this. Odysseus is still very busy this afternoon. He went to the basement, put on Mr. Gall's clothes, and then went to the third floor of the "Nanmu Ballroom" through the "teleportation array" in the basement.

  Ms. Mandy had been waiting outside for a long time. When she saw Odysseus wearing a mask, she immediately said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Gall. It was my negligence in my work that prevented me from..."

  Odysseus raised his hand and interrupted her: "Is the carriage ready?"

  "Ready!" Mandy said immediately.

  Odysseus didn't say anything else and walked downstairs quickly. Mandy followed immediately.

  After getting on the luxury carriage, Mandy asked, "Mr. Gall, where are we going?"

  Odysseus said, "Chorwood District, No. 15 Minsk Street."

  Regardless of whether Klein knew that Mr. Gall was the "Hermit", going directly to his door would definitely catch him off guard, and it was also the best response strategy at present.

  Mandy's eyes narrowed. She hadn't had time to report the address of the private detective to Mr. Gall, but Mr. Gall already knew it!

  But then, Mandy returned to normal. As she had expected, Mr. Gall could not have only had her as an intelligence channel.

  ...

  No. 15, Minsk Street, Cherwood District.

  Klein first watched "Little Sun" clear his suspicion, and then returned to the real world to continue studying the Book of Secrets.

  Ding-ling-ding-ling~

  At about 4:30, Klein suddenly heard the doorbell.

  He quickly walked to the first floor, and the moment he held the door handle, the scene outside the door appeared in his mind.

  Outside the door was a young man wearing a mask and a black windbreaker...

  Mr. Gall!

  Klein couldn't help but take a step back. Mr. Gall, who had been investigating for two days without any clues, actually appeared outside the door.

  At this time, Mr. Gall outside said, "I know you are inside, open the door."

  Klein's mind suddenly appeared the rhythm of brainwashing: ... Don't hide inside and keep silent, I know you are at home, open the door, open the door, open the door, you have the ability...

  cough cough.

  Klein cleared his throat and stretched out his hand to open the door. In addition to Mr. Gall, there was also Ms. Mandy.

  "Mr. Gal." Klein smiled and pretended to be surprised: "Why are you here?"

  Odysseus said: "Let's go in and talk?"

  "Please come in." Klein asked them to sit on the sofa in the living room, and then went to make tea for them.

  As soon as Odysseus sat down, he smiled meaningfully and said: "Mr. Detective, is the cigar I gave you last time good?"

  Klein smiled helplessly. Before, he accepted the commission of reporter Mike to protect the reporter of the Daily Observer. When negotiating with Mr. Gal, Mr. Gal took the opportunity to knock him while delivering the cigar.

  Mr. Gal mentioned this matter at this time, which was obviously quite meaningful.

  Klein added hot water and walked to the tea table with the teacup: "It's okay, it tastes good."

  Odysseus nodded slowly: "Let's talk about business. About last year, Yasiborn came to the "Nanmu Dance Hall" for the first time and was quickly attracted by the business model and revenue of the dance hall.

  "Later, we had two pleasant exchanges. He hoped to use the police and a certain congressman to put pressure on me to close the "Nanmu Dance Hall" and then buy the dance hall at a low price.

  "As a result, I sabotaged both operations. He has been looking for my whereabouts since then.

  "I think he must want to visit me and express his apology for the two previous bastard behaviors.

  "But I can't stand seeing others apologize. Of course, for his safety, I didn't tell him where I live."

  Klein twitched his mouth: "Happy communication"! This irony is too obvious! It is true that the lord's life is not guaranteed at this time.  Chapter 85: Mr. Gall's Preview

  When Klein saw Mr. Gall coming to him, he knew that he must have known about the commission he had received.

  He simply said, "I didn't plan to hand over the results of the investigation to the employer. In fact, I accepted this commission out of curiosity about you, but I haven't found any useful information so far."

  Odysseus smiled and said, "Mr. Detective, curiosity is not a good thing sometimes."

  Then he stood up and said, "I think tomorrow, Asibourne will send someone to cancel the commission. I'm sorry that you lost a business."

  Klein realized that Mr. Gall was going to take action: "It doesn't matter. The deposit will not be returned to him."

  He smiled slightly. He had already received a deposit of 10 pounds.

  Odysseus came to the window and looked at the thick fog outside. He suddenly said, "In this kind of weather, it is easy to catch fire. I heard that Asibourne's fire-fighting equipment has been outdated for a long time."

  Klein was stunned: it was foggy outside, not dry weather.

  He said, "I hope no innocent people will die in the fire."

  "Probably not." Odysseus retracted his gaze from the window and looked at Klein deeply: "It's getting late, so we'll say goodbye. I'll write to you if I need anything in the future."

  Klein smiled and said, "I look forward to your care."

  After watching Mr. Gal get on the luxurious carriage, Klein sighed and thought: Mr. Gal felt that I had no ill intentions, so he warned me by "forewarning" that the Asiborn family would catch fire tonight. Haha, it seems that the Backlund Fire Department will be busy tonight.

  Thinking of this, he smiled and shook his head: Why doesn't Mr. Gal consider bribing me with money? I'm easy to talk to in front of the gold pound.

  ...

  On the return carriage, Odysseus told Mandy: "If Asiborn sends someone to find you tomorrow, don't see him.

  "Wait until he comes to you himself, then you can see him.

  "If his gift can impress you, this matter ends here, but you still have to keep a close eye on this lord in the future."

  If Asiborn still has any ideas about the "Nanmu Ballroom", Odysseus will have to kill him.

  But generally speaking, he is unwilling to go this far. After all, killing a lord in Backlund will cause a huge sensation.

  Mandy nodded and said, "I will grasp the scale."

  Odysseus just said "hmm" and said nothing more.

  He first took a carriage to the "Nanmu Ballroom" and then used the teleportation array to return to the herbal medicine store.

  In the backyard of the herbal medicine store, Odysseus began to select extraordinary weapons. He planned to do it himself tonight.

  In the past, similar things were entrusted to some extraordinary mercenaries, but after Odysseus was promoted, he also had good combat power, so he planned to set a fire himself.

  Odysseus was very clear about the bodyguard strength of Asiborn's family. This millionaire hired more than a dozen bodyguards, including one Sequence 8 and two Sequence 9 extraordinary people.

  In the case of a sneak attack, with the blessing of extraordinary weapons, Odysseus was very confident.

  The weapons used by the "leader" and "Lelouch" before, of course, "Mr. Gal" could not use them. In the end, he chose a rifle and a sword, took out the stock of 4 "extraordinary incendiary bombs", and made 6 new "extraordinary incendiary bombs" by himself.

  After making all these preparations, Odysseus sold medicine at the front desk as usual.

  As usual, Odysseus asked the clerk Kaina to leave first, and told him that he had something to do tomorrow morning, so he asked the clerk to deal with several herbs to be processed.

  Odysseus took a short rest, locked the door, and took a carriage home.

  He didn't know whether the "mechanical heart" would symbolically monitor him after the Kapin case, so when he got home, he pretended to read a book for a while, drank a cup of hot water, and then went back to the bedroom to turn off the lights and go to bed.

  After drawing the curtains, Odysseus simply arranged his bed for sleeping, and then quietly went to the basement.

  Odysseus first disguised himself. Of course, he couldn't use the identities he had "made up" to do such arson. He pasted a beard on himself and wore a long-brimmed cap, which he pulled down very low.

  Although this look looked a bit suspicious, it was basically impossible to tell what Odysseus really looked like.

  Then, Odysseus put on a dark knight's suit and a loose gray coat. Finally, he used the space array connected to the "Wild Knowledge" to take out the extraordinary weapons he had prepared long ago and carried them in a long cloth bag.

  In the basement of No. 77 Hailin Avenue, there are also two "teleportation arrays".

  One of the arrays leads to his base rented in a dilapidated apartment building. This array is the first time it has been used.

  The other array was originally intended to go to No. 176 Hewan Avenue, but recently Odysseus planned to secretly operate a new base, so the array has not marked a target yet.

  After checking his belongings again, Odysseus left home through the teleportation array and quietly jumped out of the window of the apartment building. Under the cover of night, he quickly walked through three or four streets before taking a rented carriage to the street where Asiborn lived.

  Many wealthy people and officials lived on this street, which had bright street lights, and the police would focus on patrolling such streets.     In order not to attract the attention of the patrol, Odysseus has been using the alleys on the street to avoid the patrols that occasionally appear.

  When he came to the wall of the Asiborn family, Odysseus did not break in immediately. Instead, he observed the surrounding terrain and came to the villa on the left side of the Asiborn family.

  Odysseus had already learned about the surrounding information. The owner of this villa recently went to Disi Bay for vacation, and many servants also went with him. Now there are only the housekeeper and a few servants in the villa.

  Odysseus easily avoided the eyes and ears of the housekeeper and servants and sneaked into the yard.

  The two courtyards are adjacent to each other. When he came to the middle of the courtyard, Odysseus threw a "supernatural incendiary bomb" into the Asiborn family's yard.

  The incendiary bomb contains a flammable liquid rich in spirituality, and there is a fuse that is triggered by spirituality. After being triggered, it will use air pressure to crack the incendiary bomb.

  Huh~

  A violent flame of two or three meters high ignited within a few meters around the incendiary bomb landing, instantly igniting everything in that range, and the fire immediately became bigger.

  After four or five seconds, the spiritual power was exhausted, and the "whoosh" sound like a blower disappeared.

  But at this time, the flames had spread to a range of five or six meters, and all the plants in this range were ignited.

  Yasiborn's bodyguard was the first to discover the fire. While shouting to put out the fire, he ran to get a water pipe.

  With the sudden appearance of the fire, the servants in Yasiborn's house were awakened, and in a daze, they rushed out in pajamas to put out the fire.

  The people in the surrounding yards also woke up, and the captive vicious dogs kept barking. When the housekeeper and servants saw the fire in the neighbor's house, they came to help put out the fire. For a while, several villas around were in chaos.

  Odysseus had already taken this opportunity to sneak into Yasiborn's yard from the back of the villa.

  While everyone was going to put out the fire, Odysseus threw a "super incendiary bomb" into the hall on the first floor, and a fire suddenly broke out on the first floor.

  The bodyguards who stayed in the villa had already discovered Odysseus. Some of them immediately went to protect their employers, some rushed towards Odysseus to stop him, and some went to get a shotgun.

  Odysseus did not want to fight, and used the windowsill to quickly climb to the second floor, and dropped another "super incendiary bomb" on the second floor.

  When he went up to the third floor, two bodyguards blocked him on the stairs, but the incident happened suddenly and they did not have time to bring weapons.

  Seeing that Odysseus was alone and did not look very strong, the two bodyguards rushed down and punched the arsonist.

  Odysseus stepped forward quickly, and made a move as fast as lightning. He grabbed the arm of one of the bodyguards, pulled along the force of the other's punch, and at the same time stretched out his foot to trip the other, causing the bodyguard to fall hard to the ground.

  Then, Odysseus suddenly approached another bodyguard, and took advantage of the opportunity when the other party had no time to punch back, punched the other party under the armpit, and knocked him down.

  Odysse did not want to fight, and quickly went up to the third floor, and also dropped a "super incendiary bomb" here.

  The villa was only three stories high. Odysseus did not look for Asibourne at all. Instead, he quickly climbed the stairs to the rooftop and locked the door to the rooftop from the outside.

  The bodyguards chasing him did not dare to kick the door easily for fear of an ambush.

  As the fire inside the villa grew bigger and bigger, they were choked and coughed while covering their employer's family to leave the villa. No one was watching the arsonist anymore.

  At this time, on the rooftop, Odysseus squatted on the ground, opened the cloth bag, and took out the rifle. The scope of this rifle was very large, thicker than a normal telescope.

  Odysseus calmly stuffed a golden bullet into it, then loaded it and looked towards the yard.

  In a very short time, the "super incendiary bomb" made the fire in the building difficult to control. It was hopeless to put out the fire. The butler began to direct the servants to rescue valuable furniture, artworks, etc.

  Under the cover of the bodyguards, the Asibourne family also came to the yard safely while coughing.

  When he saw the two bodyguards in the yard leading the dog to protect his employer, Odysseus decisively fired and killed the vicious dog.

  The bullets of his rifle were not special. The special thing was the scope, which used magic circles and spiritual materials to provide Odysseus with certain guidance.

  It was like the smart aiming function in the games he played before, which allowed this rifle to hit the target 100% within 300 meters.

  The two bodyguards with the dog immediately realized that it was the bullet that killed the vicious dog. They suddenly jumped into the flower bed, hiding behind the flowers and plants while looking for the target, shouting: "Gunner, there is a gunner!"

  The gunshot just now, plus this shout, made the people in the yard scream and run away. Just when Asibourne was about to escape, Odysseus shot the ground in front of him again.

  Asibourne hurried back, and Odysse on the roof fired another shot calmly, hitting the ground in front of Asibourne again.

  Suddenly a bodyguard shouted, "On the roof!"

  Asiborn looked up at the roof. When he saw Odysseus holding a gun, he raised his hands and knelt down on the ground in the direction of Odysseus.

  He pleaded with Odysseus, "I can give you all my money! Please let me and my family go."

  Odysseus on the roof smiled slightly. At this time, killing Asiborn would be a good deal for him.Chapter 86 Mr. Gal,

  a man of his word At this time, there was chaos in Asibourne's yard. The fire in the yard was not only not put out, but it had a tendency to spread.

  Many servants from the surrounding villas came to help with buckets of water and other things. For a while, shouts were heard one after another.

  The villa was also raging with fire. Flames often spewed out of the windows. It was impossible to go in and rescue the belongings.

  The key point was that the three gunshots just now made everyone in the yard run for their heads and look for shelters. Now no one had the mind to rescue valuables.

  Only Asibourne could not run away. He could only kneel in the yard and beg for mercy from the people firing guns on the roof.

  After most of the firefighters hid, the yard was no longer so noisy.

  Odysseus was waiting for this opportunity. He shouted to Asibourne, "Someone asked me to give you a message, saying thank you for your concern, but he likes quietness, so don't send anyone to find him!

  "He also told me to shoot you three times, but not to kill you, but you have to know that the fourth shot will definitely hit your head!"

  Asibourne hurriedly said, "I know, I know! Thank you and... thank you to that gentleman for giving me another chance."

  Odysseus smiled and said nothing more. Instead, he retreated to the center of the roof so that the people below could not see him.

  Several of Asibourne's bodyguards also responded at this time. They took down the iron gate at the entrance of the yard and used it as a cover to cover Asibourne's hiding.

  At this time, the fire upstairs was even bigger, and there was a constant sound of glass being burned and bursting.

  One of the bodyguards hiding behind the iron gate smiled and said, "That sniper is a fool. Unless he jumps down from the upstairs, no one can get down from the fire now. "

  After all, Asibourne had seen many storms and waves. Now that he was safe, he quickly calmed down: "He was sent by that gentleman. I guess he has escaped."

  Several bodyguards were stunned. Only the three extraordinary bodyguards seemed to understand what their employer meant.

  After that, Asibourne sat on the ground, staring at the villa engulfed in flames. No one knew what he was thinking.

  ...

  Wood District, Minsk Street.

  Even under the cover of fog, Klein, standing on the clock tower, could see the flames in the distance. He smiled and said, "Mr. Gal's forecast is quite accurate."

  ...

  Asiborn's villa.

  A few minutes later, a hurricane suddenly blew on the street. The wind was so strong that people could not open their eyes. The fire in the yard was blown out.

  But the fire in the room was still burning. At this time, the water in the pond in the yard suddenly seemed to have life. It flowed to the shore and into the house.

  Under the action of the water, the fire in the house was soon put out.

  At this time, the hurricane stopped and people opened their eyes one after another, but they suddenly couldn't believe their eyes. The fire was out just like that!

  A car with The carriage of the "Holy Emblem of the Storm" drove into the yard, and the members of the "Mandated Punishers" team in police uniforms quickly took over the place.

  After learning a little about the case, the "Mandated Punishers" came to the rooftop to look for traces of the arsonist.

  First of all, they did not find any corpses, which meant that the arsonist had escaped. This place had been burned by flames before, and no traces were left.

  There was no way, the "Mandated Punishers" had to use the seal to "communicate with the spirits", but the surrounding natural spirits knew nothing.

  Then they used the seal to divine, but no information was divined.

  This is a bit strange. Theoretically, even if the arsonist has the ability to counter divination, he can still get some information.

  And generally, the Beyonders who have this ability do not have the ability to make the natural spirit ignore his actions.

  If both are available, the other party is at least a Sequence 6, but would a Sequence 6 do such arson?

  If a Sequence 6 plots to take Asiborn's property, it is reasonable. After all, a rich man of this level can only hire some "low-sequence" Beyonders as bodyguards.

  They mainly rely on the help of the church. For example, Asiborn is a believer of the Storm Church, so when he encounters such a Sequence 6 enemy, he will definitely ask for help from the Storm Church.

  Because such believers usually donate a lot of money to the church, the Beyonders of the church also have the obligation to protect them.

  Even if there is no time to ask the Beyonders of the church for help, after the case occurs, the Beyonders of the church will lock the suspect based on clues, and sometimes they can bring him to justice .

  If they cannot catch the murderer, they will also issue a reward and a wanted order, and the murderer will have to live in a dark corner from then on.

  So generally speaking, ordinary "mid-sequence" wild Beyonders will not take this risk.

  After the investigation, the "Substituted Punishers" realized that they could not find clues by extraordinary means, so they began to question the people at the scene

  one by one. After asking, the "Substituted Punishers" team members found something strange. The speed at which the fire started and became uncontrollable was too fast!

  The "Substituted Punishers" team member who was asking questions said loudly to the bodyguard in front of him: "Think about it again, are you sure you are not mistaken?

  "The fire in the villa was out of control after only half a minute?"

  Unless there was a violent explosion, how could the fire get out of control so quickly? But no one at the scene heard the explosion, and the gas lamp gate was closed at the first time, so there was no gas leakage.

  The bodyguard shrank back in fear of the questioning of the "Substituted Punishers" team member. The momentum of this team member seemed to be rushing up to fight with him.     He thought about it carefully, and then said with certainty: "Yes, it only took more than half a minute!

  "After the fire on the first floor started, we began to cover the Asibourne family from the second floor of the villa.

  "When we arrived at the yard, the fire was out of control."

  So the "Substitute Punishers" made their first judgment: the arsonist was likely an "arsonist" or a higher-level extraordinary person in this way.

  Then, they learned the content of the arsonist's shouting to Asibourne, and soon they came to the conclusion that it was Asibourne's enemy who hired the extraordinary person for revenge.

  But when asked about Asibourne, the millionaire insisted that he didn't know who the enemy was and had no clues to provide.

  When the "Substitute Punishers" were preparing to use the seal to get clues from Asibourne, Asibourne suddenly said that he would donate 1,000 pounds to the Storm Church and asked them not to continue the investigation.

  According to some commonly known rules between the church and the wealthy believers, at this time, the "Substitute Punishers" could not use the seal to force the believers to confess, and they had to respect the believers' choices.

  The "Substitute Punishers" realized that this case was likely to become an unsolved case.

  ...

  At this time, Odysseus had taken a rented carriage and returned to the base of the dilapidated apartment.

  Of course, he still got off the car three streets away and walked back here under the cover of night.

  The cloth bag in Odysseus's hand and the tools used in the crime had been put back into the "Wild Knowledge" using the "Space Array".

  Just now, Odysseus used the movable "Teleportation Array" hidden in his coat to leave the roof of the villa.

  After his improvement, this array no longer had the dizziness when used before, and it can now be used twice a week.

  After he appeared more than ten kilometers away from the Villa of Asibon, he would soon recover and hide in a dark corner, putting his coat and all the weapons back into the "Wild Knowledge".

  He even had time to change his hat and returned to the base leisurely. He

  then used the secondary array from the base to return home and secretly lay back on the bed.

  In the darkness, Odysseus looked at the ceiling and smiled. It felt good to punish his opponent in person.

  He quickly gathered his thoughts and fell asleep through meditation.

  ...

  Wood District, No. 15 Minsk Street.

  After breakfast, Klein decided to go to the Krag Club. This might miss the person sent by Lord Asibourne to cancel the commission, but he could create the illusion that he was out investigating Mr. Gar's whereabouts, and use this as an excuse to refuse to return the 10-pound deposit.

  While he was riding in a public carriage, he bought a copy of the Backlund Morning Post from a newsboy, and found the news about the fire in Lord Asibourne's mansion on the second page.

  Although it happened late last night, I didn't expect that the Backlund Morning Post had already reported it in detail.

  However, the report said that the fire in Asibourne's mansion was caused by an explosion caused by the aging of the gas pipeline. Obviously, someone covered up the cause of the fire.

  Continuing to read, Klein saw the report saying, "...Fortunately, the fire yesterday did not cause any casualties. Only some people were slightly injured while fighting the fire..."

  At this time, the public carriage arrived. Klein closed the newspaper and got on the carriage while thinking: Mr. Gal is a trustworthy man.

  ...

  At this time, "Mr. Gal" Odysseus was also riding a public carriage to the Fight Club.

  After arriving at the training ground, head coach Federer smiled and said, "You haven't been here for several days. I thought you wouldn't come."

  After all, he didn't have much to teach Odysseus.

  Odysseus smiled and took out a bottle of essential oil: "This is an essential oil extracted from several herbs such as red crown impatiens. It has a very good effect on symptoms such as bruises and soreness."

  A long time ago, Odysseus discovered that there was no medicine like safflower oil in this mysterious world. Of course, there must be similar medicines at the "pharmacist", but the characteristics of the Beyonder destined that this type of medicine would not be very popular.

  So he prepared a kind of trauma oil himself, which was quite effective, but he never advertised it, so his popularity was not very high.

  Fedre was slightly stunned: "If you need any help, just tell me."

  Odysseus said bluntly: "I want to practice running."

  After participating in two extraordinary fighting competitions, he realized that running in a fight requires certain skills, so he wanted to ask if there are any tricks?

  Fedre put away the essential oil: "Come on, follow me to the running field." Chapter 87 Hugh's Request for Help

  At noon, after running intermittently for the whole morning, Odysseus, who was a little tired, came to the public carriage station to take a ride.

  When he sat on the carriage, he began to think about what he had gained at noon.

  As Odysseus had expected before, running in battle also requires skills. When running away, you should pay attention to your position and try to avoid being caught by the pursuers.

  When chasing, you should have a certain degree of foresight and don't always run after the person in front.

  Fedre's teachings have made Odysseus gain a lot. When he encounters an enemy who can run, he will not chase him for a long time and still fail.

  These running skills reminded Odysseus of "Lingbo Weibu", but it was a pity that it was a fabricated martial art and there was not much to learn from it.

  Back at the herbal medicine store, Odysseus was about to go to the backyard after lunch.

  At this time, a man came to buy medicine. The clerk Kena immediately stepped forward and asked, "What do you need?" The man

  who bought medicine seemed to be a little out of breath: "Sunflower."

  Odysseus looked back and saw that the other party was a man in his thirties, but he was listless and seemed to have not rested for a long time.

  He also noticed that the other person's face was slightly gray, and it looked like he was poisoned.

  So when Kena took the "sunflower", Odysseus pinched his temples on both sides and opened his "spiritual vision".

  Odysseus usually didn't come into contact with things like the dead, and rarely opened his "spiritual vision". At this time, after the "spiritual vision" ability was turned on, his eyes became deeper, and the drug buyer in front of him seemed to have become a lot more illusory, and at the same time, it seemed as if it was layered, and the color of each organ in the body could be clearly seen.

  Odysseus immediately noticed that the other person's spirit was a little bit entangled, like a black mist like cotton wool.

  This black mist has begun to affect the health of the drug buyer's organs, making the color of those organs look a little dim.

  Odysseus quickly made a judgment: This is a reaction to being affected by some dark spells, but these spells are very simple and not difficult to solve.

  He took another serious look at the buyer, and after confirming his condition, he pinched his temple to close his "spiritual vision" and said to Kaina and the buyer who were about to complete the transaction: "Wait a minute."

  Seeing that both of them were slightly stunned and looked at him, Odysseus continued: "Your face has turned gray, and ordinary 'sunflowers' are not very effective. I suggest you use 'Golden Edge Sunflowers' and buy some 'Midsummer Grass' to soak in water."

  Although Odysseus is not a pharmacist, he knows how to restrain the influence of this dark spell.

  The buyer was easy to talk to: "Okay, okay, then buy 'Golden Edge Sunflowers' and 'Midsummer Grass'."

  Odysseus said to Kaina: "Two 'Golden Edge Sunflowers', 200 grams of 'Midsummer Grass'."

  While Kaina was getting the herbs, Odysseus chatted with the buyer and asked him where he lived in Hilton District, No. 166 Anas Road.

  He also learned that he had been experiencing symptoms of fatigue and lack of energy for about a week, and not only him, but also several neighbors around him had similar symptoms.

  Yesterday, one of the neighbors shared that burning "sunflowers" at home can relieve this symptom, so he came to buy "sunflowers" during his lunch break at work.

  After sending the buyer away, the clerk Kaina said, "Sir, someone came to buy 'Golden Edge Sunflowers' this morning. I remember that he also lives in the Hilton District, but I didn't ask which street he lived on."

  Odysseus realized that this was no coincidence. He first drew a portrait of the buyer just now, and then with the help of extraordinary abilities, he drew a portrait of the buyer in the morning.

  Then he wrote a letter and asked Kaina to find a rental carriage on the street to send it to the Backlund Mechanical Research Institute.

  He was just an informant, of course he would not investigate it himself, just provide clues and let the people of "Mechanical Heart" investigate it.

  After Kaina came back, Odysseus returned to the backyard to check the progress of the "Flame Arrow". Kaina did a good job in the carving steps, so Odysseus began to mix the paint with spiritual materials.

  Most of the spiritual materials that Odysseus ordered from Viscount Kelton were to be used on these "Flame Arrows".

  Odysseus completed this step personally. After mixing the paint, he began to apply it on the magic circle of the parts.

  This is another tedious procedure, but Odysseus has nothing else to do today. He plans to complete 11 "Flame Arrows" as soon as possible tomorrow so that he can get the payment and balance of the two orders.

  ...

  In an apartment building in the South District of the Bridge.

  Hugh Dilcha walked quickly from the stairs to the third floor. This apartment is quite spacious, and there are no messy things piled up in the corridor.

  The public bathrooms at both ends of the corridor are also cleaned, so there is no urine smell in the corridor like in the East District apartments.

  Hugh came to the door of Room 309, checked her three-pointed thorn, and then reached out to knock on the door.

  It has been more than a week since she received the commission from the member of the Mystic Research Society "Hound", and it was not until last Friday that she got some clues.

  Of course, she had not only been busy with this commission for more than a week, but also with some other commissions. The commission from the "Hound" was just a side job to find clues.

  According to the information provided by the "Hound", the dead man was called Bruce, and the people he had met before his death were basically all in the information provided by the "Hound".

  Until last Friday, Hugh learned through her own channels that someone accidentally saw a man in his twenties climb into Bruce's house through the window at night last month, and the two seemed to have talked for a long time.

  Hugh first found the witness, and then drew a portrait based on his description. After two days of searching, someone finally recognized the young man in the portrait.

  The man's name was Edgar, and he lived in Room 309 of this apartment.

  Hugh came here to confirm today. As long as Edgar really lived here, she would immediately inform the "Hound" of the news.

  As for the reason for the visit, Hugh had already found it. Edgar borrowed high-interest loans from the owner of the Black Moon Bar, and she said she was here to collect the debt.     If Edgar doubted Hugh's debt collection ability because of her size and appearance, Hugh would not mind teaching him a lesson and becoming a real debt collector.

  After Hugh knocked on the door, no one answered. When she was about to knock again, she suddenly smelled a faint smell of blood.

  After a second or two of hesitation, she quickly made a decision, pulled out the three-pointed thorn, and kicked the door open. As soon

  as the door opened, Hugh first saw the young man lying on the ground. It was Edgar she was looking for, but he was now a corpse.

  Hugh did not enter the door immediately, but looked at the environment in the room.

  Each apartment here has two rooms, one large and one small. The large room is the living room, dining room and kitchen, and the small room is the bedroom.

  At this time, Edgar was lying on the floor of the large room. He was stabbed in the heart by a sharp weapon and died. There was no obvious sign of fighting.

  Suddenly, Hugh's eyes condensed, and the body on the ground twitched. Looking at the blood again, there was no sign of coagulation!

  These signs indicate that Edgar had not been dead for a long time. Perhaps he had just been killed before Hugh knocked on the door.

  From just now till now, there has been no big movement in the room, which means that the murderer is likely still hiding in the room.

  Thinking of this, Xiu closed the door with a three-pointed thorn. She was not a police officer, and she would not rush in to catch the murderer at this time to show justice.

  Xiu pretended not to notice and quickly retreated to the stairs.

  Suddenly, she felt a pair of eyes staring at her. When she looked back, there was no one!

  But Xiu knew that her feeling was not wrong!

  So she hurried to the street and was about to jump into a rented carriage to leave here, but suddenly thought that if she left here, it would reveal that she had noticed the murderer.

  Xiu glanced at the two policemen who were patrolling in the distance, and hurried over to tell them that she saw someone stealing on the third floor of the apartment building.

  The police were ready to take Xiu to identify the thief, but Xiu's not very tall body suddenly exuded a very majestic temperament: "You go by yourself!"

  The two policemen seemed to be a little guilty, and said in unison: "Okay, okay, we go by ourselves!"

  After Xiu got rid of the police, she got on the rented carriage.

  Encountering such a murder case, the police will definitely find Xiou again in the future, or even arrest her directly.

  But Xiou has been a bounty hunter for a long time, so of course she has to use her employer and let the "hound" help her explain the matter to the police.

  After getting on the carriage, Xiou keenly noticed that the eyes were still staring at her.

  She realized that the other party was eyeing her, and she had to take some measures, otherwise the other party would definitely arrest her for interrogation once they had the chance.

  She definitely couldn't go home. Fors's ability to escape was good, but her ability to "open the door" couldn't take other people away.

  Xiou began to consider whether other friends could help, but the person who had been following her was likely to be a "middle sequence" extraordinary person, and it was also likely that there were helpers.

  No one Xiou knew had such strength.

  At this time, she suddenly thought of the "leader" of the Mystic Research Society. The waiter once said that if she needed help, she could go to the gathering place for help.

  So she said to the coachman: "Go to No. 199 Hairun Avenue."

  ...

  West District, No. 51 Henry Street.

  Odysseus was concentrating on stopping the application of spiritual paint to the "Flame Arrow" when he suddenly felt the fluctuation of spirituality. He looked down and saw that his pocket watch had lit up.

  Someone else came to the Mystic Research Society to ask for help?

  Odysseus took a deep breath, stood up and moved around a little, then went out and took a carriage to 77 Hilton Avenue.

  In the basement here, he changed into the clothes of the "leader" and used the "space array" to take out some extraordinary weapons that the "leader" had used before from the "Knowledge Wilderness".

  Then he used the "teleportation array" to come to No. 199 Hairun Avenue.

  Coming out of the basement, Odysseus saw Xiou in the living room and understood instantly: "The commission of 'Hound' has caused some trouble?"

  Xiou was stunned at first, but he didn't expect that the "leader" knew it before he explained it.

  She breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes, so I came to 'ask' the chief for help."

  Odysseus thought for a moment and said to one of the waiters: "Go to the alley on the left opposite and shout..."

  At this point, he turned around and asked Hugh: "The informant of the 'Manufactured Punisher', the person whose information the 'Hound' gave you is dead, what's his name?"

  Hugh immediately replied: "Bruce."

  Odysseus said "um" and continued to say to the waiter: "Just say that the 'chief' has key information about Bruce here, please ask them to come in and talk."

  Hugh was stunned again, unable to understand the "chief's" intention to do this.

  And Odysseus knew very well that because of the Capin case, MI9 was still sending people to keep an eye on the "chief".