Chapter 105: The Method of Verification
Plagiarized manuscripts, no, creative manuscripts, should be considered a very valuable book...... Could this be a "blasphemy card"? Klein's heart moved, tapped his teeth, and quietly turned on his vision.
However, he didn't notice anything out of the ordinary.
He then scanned the other bookmarks, and got the same answer.
Also, if it was so easy to detect, it wouldn't be my turn to come here...... Crane turned off his vision, re-eliminating it with the details he knew from Russell's diary and the personality of the Emperor.
According to his understanding, since Russell said that a book with a "blasphemy card" is valuable, it will not be too ordinary, otherwise it will not satisfy that strong bad tasteβusing a lot of high-value knowledge to set off the humble bookmark, so that the recipient will be invisibly teased.
Therefore, books that are valuable but not high can be ignored and ...... Klein looked around, discerning carefully, not listening to what the narrator was saying.
"Judging from the whole, in the entire 'study', it seems that the only one who meets the requirements is the creative manuscript, and the other values can only be said to be average, with Russell's character, he will definitely not pick them, well, Russell is the kind of person who 'I'm going to hide the secret in the most conspicuous place, but you can't find out'......" Klein thought as he gave the Emperor a "slightly" expression.
Of course, he couldn't be sure that the bookmark was a "blasphemy card" disguise, because the books that Russell owned were obviously also works in the field of occultism, and this part of the book, the Church of Steam and the Mechanical God, would certainly not be able to put it on display!
Well, it is necessary to confirm whether it is a 'blasphemy card' first, and then consider whether to act or not...... Unfortunately, the date of January 20th cannot be used to exclude, and no one knows which day each bookmark was sandwiched into the book...... Klein muttered to himself silently, turned to look at the stopped commentator, and asked with a smile:
"Do the bookshelves have something like this?"
"For example, a note written by a noble lady to Russell. β
This question caused many men to laugh knowingly, and the female docent shook her head:
"No, no, the books with extras have been singled out and placed here for all to see. β
"This is only the restoration of Russell the Great's study, not a certain point in time of the restoration of the study, and it does not need to be maintained in a certain state without changing. β
Klein suddenly smiled and said:
"Got it, that's a real disappointment......
It's just great! There was only one bookmark that needed to be verified in the entire exhibition hall, and the difficulty plummeted...... He happily added in his heart.
As the docent introduced "Russell's favorite books to read," Klein looked around again and observed the overall layout of the room.
In order to restore the room from more than 100 years ago, there are no gas lamps around the exhibition hall.
The lighting is mainly based on the bay belly windows with iron fences a few meters away and the huge crystal chandeliers hanging from the ceiling.
As for the brass lampstand on the desk, there are no candles, just for decoration.
Crane looked out the bay window and saw the yellow, withered lawn and a straight, iron-black pole.
He noted the location and refocused his gaze on the book introduced by the female docent, and began to analyze the feasibility of the theft plan in his mind.
"One premise is that, according to Russell, the major churches and the ancient families who are royals do not want to see him spread the 'blasphemy card' and destroy the solid order that has existed for more than a thousand years. β
"So, if I were the archbishop in charge of handling this matter, then I would just set fire to all the items left by Russell, if the 'Blasphemy Card' can be completely destroyed like this, then the result is perfectly in line with the idea of the gods, if the 'Desecration Card' is difficult to destroy, after burning, it will inevitably expose its own anomaly. β
"Since all the items left behind by Russell are still there, it means that he must have somehow convinced everyone, including the gods, that he had given away all the 'blasphemy cards' and left none behind. β
"Of course, it cannot be ruled out that some church or some ancient family will try to rely on the 'blasphemy card' to make up for a certain extraordinary avenue that they need, but this may be very small, because it gives Russell the opportunity to unite the vertical and horizontal front, and there is no need to go to the step of spreading the 'blasphemy card' to disrupt the order. β
In that case, his diary would show a certain amount of confidence and a corresponding worry, and it would be impossible to be pessimistic and only want to rely on that ancient hidden organization. β
"Coupled with the fact that more than a hundred years have passed, and the Church of the God of Steam and Mechanics, which keeps these remnants, has done an unknown number of additive searches, there is hardly anyone who still believes that the 'Blasphemy Tablet' is hidden here. β
In other words, the level of security for this exhibition will not be too high. β
"And, very importantly, the whole of Beckland has been made impetuous and panicked by that serial murderous 'demon', and the extraordinary people of the three major churches are doing a city-wide investigation and search, and the number of people who can be assigned to this unimportant exhibition by the 'Heart of Machine' team must be very limited. β
"Well, the most worthy of protection here is Russell's diary, many wild extraordinaries worship the Emperor, believing that those 'original symbols' write deep mysteries, have the motive and ability to steal, so the center of gravity of the caretaker must be in that exhibition hall. β
"Go back to the gray mist and do a divination, and confirm my analysis. β
"However, I have to verify in advance whether it is a 'blasphemy card', or I will take some risks and exert great effort to steal back an ordinary bookmark, then I might as well lie down in the graveyard! Well, how can I verify it? I can't wait for me to sneak in again, and I don't have a chance to do it now...... I'll have to get someone else to help me...... Be careful!" Crane followed the narrator intently, seemingly listening attentively.
Miss "Magician", she is an "apprentice", she can pass through walls and doors, which is similar to holding a "master key", she is a good candidate...... But she's only in Sequence 9, and the task of diving in to verify this is too dangerous for her......
No, she's not this material at all...... No, no, there is a high probability that the thief will be caught red-handed, thus revealing that someone is playing Russell's bookmark idea......
Miss Sharon, she's strong enough and she's in good shape for this kind of mission, but the problem is that the "Blasphemy Card" is a fetish that can make most of the extraordinary people fight each other, and I still can't trust her......
......
Klein's mind turned, analyzing the helpers he could find.
Gradually, he locked on to an object:
Miss "Justice"!
She has an extraordinary family background and belongs to the aristocracy, is it possible to use money and power to use interest as an excuse to touch that bookmark? Well, the chances are not small, and this method will not alarm anyone, and it will be beneficial for me to sneak in and steal it later...... The more Klein thought about it, the more feasible he felt.
As for the question of how to verify it, because the "blasphemy card" is anti-divination and anti-prophecy, he can only think of one way for the time being:
That's trying to break that bookmark!
- Doesn't anti-divination and anti-prophecy mean that using similar means on an item with a "blasphemy card" will result in failure or interference, and in that case, isn't it the same as not admitting oneself?
What this really means is that even if you get the "blasphemy card", divination on it is equivalent to divination on an ordinary thing, and on an ordinary thing that it disguises as it is.
Anyway, I can't guess what the emperor has set up the "opening password", I can only confirm it with such a simple and crude method, if the "blasphemy card" can indeed be destroyed, then I can only say that I have no fate with it for the time being...... Well, with the Emperor's preference, maybe I can try an opening spell......
He once joked in his diary, "Do you want my treasure, then go to the end of the mist to find it", and the "Blasphemy Card" is one of the treasures!
Open the spell set to the ancient Hermetian word corresponding to "one piece"?No, in this way, there will be no one who can get it, unless there is a second traverser, which is not in line with the Emperor's idea of creating chaos and disrupting order, so, the Hermese or ancient Hermetian word corresponding to "Pirate King"?
Klein slowly settled on his mind and became more and more concerned about the layout of the exhibition hall.
Guided by the female docent, they left the restored study and entered another exhibition hall.
When everything was over and he was free to move, Klein asked a little embarrassedly:
"Sorry, I want to know where the bathroom is? upstairs?"
"No, upstairs is the office area, you go straight along this road, then turn left, and you can see it. The female docent politely pointed in the direction.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Klein figured out the location of the bathroom and several major exhibition halls, and sketched a rough layout map in his mind.
At noon, he left the Museum of the Kingdom without doing anything and returned to 15 Minsk Street.
Crane originally wanted to tell Miss "Justice" directly in the tone of "Fool", telling her that his "dependent" needed help, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that this somewhat ruined the image of Mr. "Fool".
As an unfathomable person, you must behave calmly, and you can't always ask for help for your "dependents", at least you can't mention this kind of thing again and again...... Klein thought for a while, and quickly came up with a solution.
He decided to pass on the images and sounds of the "dependents" praying for help directly to Miss "Justice".
In this process, Mr. "Fool" does not say anything!
Whew, Klein exhaled, closed the curtains, rubbed his cheeks, and began to pray to himself:
"A fool who does not belong to this time;"
"The Mysterious Lord of the Grey Mist;"
"The King of Yellow and Black who rules good fortune. β
"I pray for some help;"
"Pray, someone will help me get my hands on that bookmark in Russell's creative manuscript;"
"Help me do small, hard-to-spot damage to it, and tell me how to react, all while silently chanting the Hermetic or Ancient Hermetic word for 'Pirate King'. β
"Whoever offered the help, even if there was no response, I was willing to pay Β£500, which was deducted from the Β£5,000 that had not yet been paid. β
"If there is a reaction, I am willing to give more. β
......
After doing all this, Crane waited a moment before entering the gray fog and seeing a curtain of light that presented himself as a picture of his supplication.
After divining that "entering the Kingdom Museum at night to steal bookmarks" was dangerous but not very high, he extracted the prayer messages, thickened the "mosaic", adjusted his voice to be slightly distorted, and threw it into the illusory star symbolizing Miss "Justice".