In the dark night, amidst the green vine forest, Klein closed his eyes as he listened to the music that seemed to come from the horizon.
His body and mind were serene and calm, but he also felt a subtle sense of melancholy and sorrow growing, emanating, and reverberating.
After an unknown period of time, the melodious melody finally vanished. A gentle night breeze blew through the hanging pea vines.
Klein sighed silently as he opened his eyes and looked up. He saw Queen Mystic Bernadette handing the human skull with holes in it to the "servant" who had a human upper body and a wind lower body.
"It's done." Bernadette's gentle and calm voice sounded.
"Thank you for your help." Klein bowed once again as he controlled Señor to walk back to his side.
At this moment, the pea vines retracted and gradually faded away. The green forest quickly vanished.
Klein and Señor landed at the entrance of the bridge at the same time. There was no one around, and not far away, there was a team of soldiers guarding the bridge with their backs facing them. It was no different from before.
The fairytale-like scene from before seemed to be an illusion.
Only at this moment did Klein have the time to examine his marionette. He discovered that he resembled a corpse more than before. His face was pale, and his aura was cold. He exuded an obvious eerie and creepy feeling.
This is likely the result of a large dose of corruption … If it's just guarding Chanis Gate once or twice a week, one day at a time, it shouldn't be this serious. It's impossible for him to be unable to withstand it for two months … If that's the case, even an orthodox Church wouldn't be able to withstand such losses … Perhaps ordinary Keepers can live for years, or even decades. However, it's easy for them to mutate and lose control in between … Sigh, when they chose to become Keepers, they should've known such an outcome … Klein sighed as he made Señor project himself onto the gold coin inside the iron cigar case.
Right on the heels of that, he continued using Traveling to circle the sea and choose food for Creeping Hunger before returning to the master bedroom's bathroom at 160 Böklund Street.
…
5th June, Sunday. Inside the Hall family's castle.
Audrey was sitting in front of her desk, admiring the mystical item she had just obtained.
Its appearance was that of an elbow-length black gauze glove, as if it came from the royal family, possessing a noble and elegant temperament.
This originated from the Mentor of Chaos Beyonder characteristic sold by The World's German Sparrow. It was created by an Artisan after a certain period of time.
Audrey had previously asked her father, Earl Of Hall, and she had received the answer, "You can buy it and use it yourself. It's already good that you have the intention to show filial piety." Therefore, she had specially instructed Mr. The Hanging Man to get the Artisan to make it something that a lady could carry around with her.
This also made her suspect if her father had a better mystical item on him, or if the Church of the Goddess had provided a rather high level of protection.
According to The Hanging Man, this gauze glove could give the wearer several Beyonder effects:
Firstly, it increased his dignity and physique, making the surrounding living beings subconsciously lower their statuses and want to obey him.
Secondly, it could obtain the ability to "distort" the target's words, actions, and intentions, thereby constructing a certain set of rules that were beneficial to him.
Thirdly, it could use a symbolic "bribe" to make the target have a strong favorable impression of him, making it difficult for him to have any hostile intentions. He might even be unwilling to fight the wearer. If the conditions were suitable, the recipient of the bribe would even have a very small chance of attacking his companions. Audrey had heard from Mr. World that this was a type of Bribe Beyonder power called Bribe — Charm.
Fourthly, it could cause "Chaos" to appear on a locked target or a certain area around him, making it difficult for attacks to land on him, making it easy for the enemy to "make" mistakes.
Audrey was very satisfied with these effects, but what vexed her was that because the Artisan's level wasn't high enough, the negative effects of creating a Sequence 5 mystical item was rather great.
Firstly, it would make the wearer's psyche gradually turn dark, making them wish to take shortcuts, use schemes, and rely on dishonorable means to do things. Secondly, after wearing it for more than three minutes, the wearer would also fall into a state of chaos. Audrey had previously tried it, but she had unknowingly made a mistake while bathing.
The normal process was to get the maidservant to fill the bathtub with hot water and adjust the temperature before taking off her clothes and entering the bathtub before washing herself. However, Audrey had entered the bathtub first and filled it with cold water. Only when her clothes were soaked did she remember to take them off.
The only thing she was thankful for was that she finally controlled herself and didn't call the maidservant in to witness her embarrassing situation.
This makes me look like a curly-haired baboon! Audrey thought, feeling a little embarrassed and angry.
As for the first negative impact, she felt that she could still accept it because she was a Psychiatrist. She could often examine herself and eliminate some dark thoughts. Furthermore, she had Susie to help her as a bystander. However, the second one was a little unbearable.
The second negative effect was very problematic. I can only carry it with me and wear it at critical moments. Ah right, I still have Lie. It can magnify my emotions, and when combined with this glove, it will make the darkness in my heart very serious. I might not be able to resist it now … Audrey's green eyes darted around as she thought of a solution.
At that moment, she heard knocking on the door.
Her personal maidservant, Annie, said from outside, "Miss, the Earl is looking for you."
"Miss, the Earl is looking for you."
Audrey left the black veil glove on the table, got up, came to the door, and opened it.
Earl Hall, who wasn't wearing a coat at home and only a shirt and vest, stroked his beautiful mustache and chuckled.
"Are you not ready? I'll be returning to Baekeland in a while.
"It's your eighteenth birthday ball tomorrow night."
As he spoke, Earl Hall glanced at the maidservant, Annie, and the others, making them consciously retreat a distance away.
"Sigh, it's the annual social season again." Audrey nodded, pretending to be mature. (Note 1)
Earl Hall looked at his daughter and asked with a smile,
"Have you thought of how to use that item?"
Audrey pursed her lips into a smile.
"Of course.
"I plan on folding it up and placing it in a small bag for Susie to carry."
This way, Susie wouldn't be in a state of confusion because she wasn't wearing it or using it. And her dark psychological problems could be treated by Audrey's Placate. More importantly, without the augmentation of Lie, Susie, who was also a Psychiatrist, could also examine herself and adjust her mental state from time to time.
Earl Hall was taken aback as he praised with a laugh.
"Smart idea."
Audrey was pleased with herself, but she appeared rather reserved as she said,
"I plan on naming it 'Hand of Fear.'
"Dear Earl, thank you for your birthday present ~"
And in a few more days, I can concoct the potion and attempt to advance! Audrey added inwardly in delight.
…
Sunday night, 160 Böklund Street.
Klein stood on the balcony and looked at the street scene through the gaps in the curtains. He couldn't help but feel nervous.
If there were no accidents, he would soon begin his operation to steal the Antigonus family's notebook.
Ever since he had used Queen Mystic Bernadette's help to make his marionette appear to be corrupted, and through his frequent prayer at the cathedral, listening to the sutras, and donating, he figured out the rotation of the Keepers. There was only one thing left for Klein's plan to steal.
That was to silently replace the target without anyone noticing!
According to Klein's understanding, the Keepers would head underground the moment the sky lit up. And at that time, the cathedral wouldn't open yet. If he wanted to infiltrate, he had to risk being discovered by a demigod like the archbishop of the Baekeland diocese. It could be said that there was basically no chance of success.
Therefore, Klein's plan was to infiltrate the cathedral a day in advance and patiently wait for an opportunity.
This undoubtedly required sufficient disguise, but it wasn't a problem for a Faceless.
After a period of observation, Klein discovered that the Church would also have a Mass on Sunday night. This was because Sunday and night were both symbols of the Goddess.
And after the Mass was over, the servants would get busy and clear the trash outside.
Klein's plan was to seize this opportunity to secretly knock out a servant and disguise himself as him to enter the cathedral and sleep in the servants' room.
For this, he had already bought a suitable dosage of sleeping pills from Emlyn that could make a person sleep for ten hours without causing any physical harm. He paid a total of five pounds.
Phew … After a few minutes, Klein slowly exhaled, drew the curtains, and walked back to his room. He took four steps counterclockwise and went above the gray fog.
Sitting in the seat belonging to The Fool, he pondered for nearly a minute before conjuring a pen and paper. He wrote a divination statement:
"There's danger in stealing the Antigonus family's notebook."
Putting down the dark red fountain pen, Klein removed the spirit pendulum from his left wrist cuff. He held the silver chain with his left hand and let the topaz dangle over the paper, nearly touching it.
He entered Cogitation, closed his eyes, and silently recited the divination statement. After repeating it seven times, he slowly opened his eyes and saw the spirit pendulum spinning clockwise. Its amplitude and speed were ordinary.
There's danger, but it's within the normal range … Klein quickly made an interpretation.
He was actually a little worried that someone had interfered with him, just like what the Mother Tree of Desire had done in the past. However, there was no way to verify it, much less falsify it.
Therefore, when the divination results, the plan, and his own preparations met the necessary conditions, Klein had already made up his mind.
He looked at the topaz pendulum that gradually stopped spinning and said in his mother tongue, "The arrow is nocked.
There's no choice but to release it. "
Before he finished his sentence, Klein enveloped himself with his spirituality, simulated the feeling of falling, and returned to the real World.
This time, he only planned on bringing three items with him. The first was Creeping Hunger, the second was the Señor Gold Coin, and the third was the Aztec Copper Whistle. Their common characteristic was that they could be placed inside an iron cigar case, and they could use the Paper Angel and the wall of spirituality to provide double concealment.
As for the other items, there was a high chance that they wouldn't be able to pass through Chanis Gate, as it would easily trigger an anomaly in the seal's core. Therefore, Klein had thrown them, along with the cash, above the gray fog. He was prepared to flee if anything were to happen.
Even the 3% of the Coim Company's shares for 12800 pounds can only be tied to the identity of Dawn Dantès … Klein quickly reined in his thoughts, picked up a mirror, and placed it on his pillow.
Following that, he drew the mysterious symbol that summoned Arrodes.
Note 1: Historically, London's social season was from December, after Christmas, to June. And when this book was set up, it took into account some of the plot arrangements and the fact that Rouen's high society mainly believed in the Lord of Storms into consideration. The time to discuss matters of state was set to the storm-prone months of June to September, so the social season naturally became from June to the new year. Of course, during the weekends of autumn and winter, the nobles would definitely head to the countryside to hunt foxes. Don't get confused. Don't give the exact opposite answer when others ask about London's social season.
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