Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Red Chimney
In the afternoon, Klein, who returned home, drew the curtains and left the bedroom in darkness.
He took out the pen and paper, thought for a long time, and finally wrote down a paragraph:
"There is something supernatural about Elliot's kidnapping. ”
As a "soothsayer", Crane had actually suctured the unnatural development of a few things that felt like coincidences before, and it turned out that he was thinking too much.
This time, under the influence of the Azik instructor, he took the issue seriously, and absorbed the lessons of the tuxedo clown, and carefully designed the "divination statement", which eliminated some vague and confusing descriptions from the beginning.
"Well, break down the three coincidences and divinate each ......," Crane nodded thoughtfully, slowly untying the citrine pendant from his cuff.
He held the pendulum in his left hand so that the pendant hung over the "divination statement" on the paper, almost touching.
Gathering his mind and entering into meditation, Klein closed his eyes and began to repeat the silent recitation:
"There is something supernatural about Elliot's kidnapping. ”
......
Over and over again, he opened his eyes and looked at the pendulum, only to see that the citrine pendant was spinning slightly counterclockwise.
"Still negating ......," Klein whispered, redesigning the "divination statement" several times, but the result was that there was no coincidence in that event.
He also divined the "Riel Bieber Detention in Tingen Incident" and "Selena's Magic Mirror Divination Incident", and the answers he got were all "normal".
Oh, as a true soothsayer, I was fooled by Mr. Azik's false magic stick? Besides, the captain didn't feel weird...... Klein shook his head amusedly, but still cautious, ready to use "dream divination" to make the final confirmation.
After thinking for a moment, he changed the "divination statement" to suit the different methods.
"The real cause of Elliot's kidnapping. Writing with a pen brush, Klein paused and deliberated on his words.
After reading it several times, he tore off the paper, got up and walked to the bed, and lay down relaxed.
Holding the "divination statement", Klein quickly fell asleep with the help of meditation.
In a hazy, twisted, fragmented world, he regained some consciousness and wandered there in a daze.
Gradually, he saw the kidnappers, saw them lose their last chip at the table, saw them get guns from underground channels, saw them step on the spot several times, and temporarily rented the house opposite the house from Riel Bieber's house as a hideout......
It's not coherent, it's a flash of the picture, but Klein can't find the slightest dissonance.
And this is basically consistent with the kidnapper's confession that he learned.
Exiting the dream, Klein divined two other things separately, and the result was the same, the development was in accordance with the law, and the coincidence was really just a coincidence.
"It's true that I'm thinking too much, Mr. Azik is just a soothsayer ......" Crane shook his head and smiled bitterly.
He was about to open the curtains to let the afternoon sun shine into his bedroom, when his fingertips suddenly paused here.
"From the impression of the original owner, Instructor Azik was a calm and trustworthy gentleman, who almost never spoke unfounded words, and even if he often argued with his mentor, it was limited to academic issues, and each had its own reason...... If he was just a sooth enthusiast, he wouldn't have communicated with me in this way...... And the original owner didn't remember that he liked divination...... Of course, it is also possible that the corresponding memory fragment is missing......" Klein frowned, always feeling that he was still not at ease enough, and always wanted to find another way to confirm.
He suspected that Mr. Azik had learned some inside information by chance, so he reminded himself under the pretext of divination.
"What can I do to confirm again?" Klein paced back and forth in the dimly lit bedroom where he could barely see the words in the book, recalling the other divination methods he had mastered.
One step, two steps, three steps, he stopped abruptly and had a train of thought.
"Let's assume that there is indeed a problem with the coincidence, I can't tell the divination because the sequence is not high enough, it is due to external interference, then I can change the environment, change to an environment that is more mysterious and incomprehensible than these things!" Crane perked up, opened the drawer, and took out a silver knife.
Then, he gathered up his spirit and let it flow from the tip of the silver dagger, connecting with the nature around him.
As he walked, the spiritual wall gradually sealed the entire bedroom.
Crane's plan is to go to the gray mist for divination, to the mysterious world for divination!
............
Above the vast and hazy gray mist, in the majestic ancient temple.
Crane's figure sits at the top of the long bronze table, with a freshly "embodied" piece of parchment in front of him.
He picked up the round-bellied pen and, following his previous attempt, wrote down the "divination statement":
"There is something supernatural about Elliot's kidnapping. ”
Holding a pendulum in his hand and hanging a pendant low, Klein let his spirit precipitate quickly, quiet and ethereal.
He half-closed his eyes and silently recited the "divination statement" seven times, so that the spirit could sympathize with the spirit world above all.
Feeling the slight tug of the silver chain, Crane opened his eyes and looked at the pendulum,
At this glance, he was stunned for a moment:
A citrine pendant turns clockwise!
This means that there is a supernatural factor in the kidnapping of Elliot!
And this is the exact opposite of Klein's divination results in the outside world!
Guidance without a trace of ...... Such power, or means, is simply terrifying...... What is the purpose of the people behind the scenes?Antigonus family notes and my fate? Crane was horrified, lost his peace, and let the pendulum turn in confusion.
He put the citrine pendant and pinched his eyebrows, his expression was extremely solemn.
After thinking about it for a few seconds, he didn't try to divinate the other two things, but wrote a new "divination statement":
"The real cause of Elliot's kidnapping. ”
Holding the paper and reciting it seven times, Crane leaned back in his chair and fell into a deep sleep above the gray mist.
Soon, he saw an immensible, illusory, gray mist.
The mist slowly parted, revealing colorful flowers and green lawns.
Behind the flowers and lawns, the space twists and overlaps, like living monsters.
Crane tried to look, barely seeing a dark red chimney hidden there.
At this moment, everything in front of him collapsed and shattered, and the dream realm collapsed.
In the majestic temple, Crane suddenly straightened his back, only to feel his heart pounding, pounding for no reason.
"Whew...... I felt like I was peeking into something terrible......" He took two deep breaths, calming his messy emotions.
Tuk tuk, a moment later, Klein tapped on the edge of the long table, and once again fell into deep thought:
"Red Chimney...... Garden...... Lawn...... Is this something that has to do with the person behind the scenes? But those coincidences don't see his purpose, and it can even be said that there is no malicious intent......"
In the midst of his thoughts, Klein was terrified, for himself, and for the captain and Frye and other companions:
I and others are like puppets that pull the strings, being manipulated to perform, and what is even more terrifying is that I feel good about myself......
"Hey...... I don't know how to mention this matter to the captain, but Old Neil's divination results are exactly the same as mine in the outside world...... If you ask me to do a confirmation on the spot...... I can't be sure...... Klein rubbed his temples with a headache.
After a dozen seconds of calm, he began to divinate the "Rieel Bieber Detention in Tingen Incident", and again, he first used the spiritual pendulum method.
This time, Klein was stunned to see his citrine pendant stop there, motionless, neither affirming nor denying.
"There's a strange ......," he whispered, his thoughts drifting to guess why, "the person behind the scenes noticed my divination and responded?"
Next, he tried "dream divination", but he could only see an incoherent, broken and hazy gray mist, and found nothing else.
And the result of the "Selena Magic Mirror Incident" is the same.
Klein almost confirmed what he had just thought, and when he couldn't find a good opportunity to remind captain Dunn Smith, he was more eager to improve himself than ever.
"Wait until you continue to go to the Divination Club, and strive to succeed in 'playing' as soon as possible, and digest the 'Fortune Teller' potion...... Also, confirm if the 'Joker' potion is a follow-up to the 'Fortune Teller' and find clues to it...... In addition, contact Mr. Azk more to see if he can dig up the inside information he knows...... "Crane put his right hand on his forehead, quickly made the next plan, and clarified the center of gravity.
After thinking about it, he took out a piece of parchment in front of him, and wrote with a pen:
"Sequence 9 'The Fortune Teller' corresponds to Sequence 8 as 'Joker'. ”
- With the experience just now, Klein at this moment fully believes that his divination level can be blessed and sublimated above the gray mist.
"It's like running a team always throws big hits...... Is this good luck in charge?" he whispered silently, picking up the pendulum again.
It didn't take long for Klein to get an affirmative answer:
Sequence 9 "The Fortune Teller" corresponds to Sequence 8 as "Joker"!
Immediately afterward, he wrote:
"Sequence 8, Sequence 7, Sequence 6, and Sequence 5 of 'The Soothsayer' will each gain at least one new, non-generic ability. ”
Whew, exhaling turbidity, Klein tried the "spirit pendulum method" again.
But again, he saw the citrine pendant stop there, without making any turns.
"Insufficient information to complete the divination and get the revelation?" muttered to himself as if thinking, Crane put down the silver chain and began to consider the sentences needed for "dream divination".
After more than ten seconds, he lifted the pen and wrote solemnly:
"The clue to the 'Joker' potion. ”