Chapter 24: Fulfilling a Wish (Asking for a Monthly Pass on the Last Day of February)
Putting away the "Fool" card, Crane took "Wriggling Hunger" from the void, put it in his left hand, and turned on "Teleport".
Upon returning to the shrunken municipal library, he immediately said to Arianna, the "Servant of the Secret":
"Thrown into the abandoned palace on the main peak of the Hornachis Mountains. ”
It was an entrance to the town of Mist.
As for what to do with "0-02" in the future, that's the problem of the Night Church.
"Good. Arianna nodded, didn't say anything more, and went straight to the "hidden" state, disappearing in place, like a sketch erased by an eraser.
He didn't say thank you, he didn't say anything about compensation, just like he never asked for every time he helped Crane.
Does Ms. Arianna know that I have been given the "Fool" card?, Crane looked around thoughtfully, and sighed slowly as the night wore on.
Although this extraordinary incident was resolved in less than two hours, many people still lost their lives under the strict "rules".
The citizens of Beldan have committed more or less wrongs, but the punishment they have suffered far exceeds the crimes they have committed, and the most innocent are the travelers who come to or pass through Beldan, who have to face nightmares simply because they are strangers.
Klein tried to do something and protected many outsiders, including Roy and others, but he was also restricted, he was limited in what he could do, there were not many loopholes that could be drilled, and he couldn't make everything act like it hadn't happened.
The next step is to provide treatment to survivors...... Crane retracted his gaze and prepared to "teleport" to Byers's house first to deal with some hidden dangers.
At this moment, Renette Tinicol, who was carrying four blonde red-eyed heads and wearing a gloomy and complicated dress, bit a black goat's horn and walked out of the void.
"He ......," "Escaped from the ......," "Spirit ......," the messenger lady said in turn with the remaining three heads.
"He is worthy of being the former Patriarch. Klein, who had been aware of it for a long time, sighed not at all surprised.
Then, he pointed to the black goat's horn:
"This is what Larion left behind?"
When Klein took the object, Renette Tinicole's head, who had not been able to speak, spoke:
"Yes. ”
Encountering the Transformation Curse, it is really powerful to be able to break out of the encirclement and escape from the spirit world...... This is the Sequence 2 Angel who is best at frontal combat? Klein flicked his wrist, causing the black goat horn in his palm to shatter into countless tiny points of light, dissipating a lot of residual spirit.
- The limbs left behind by the "transformed" Extraordinary contain some extraordinary properties, and they cannot be returned.
After those points of light were reassembled into Sequences 9 through 7, as well as a copy of each of Sequence 4's extraordinary properties, Crane picked out the Sequence 8 "Gladiator" and returned the rest to Miss Courier with a smile:
"This is your trophy, and I only charge for intelligence. ”
Renette Tinicol was not polite, causing one of the blonde red-eyed heads to raise and open its mouth, sucking up the extraordinary characteristics of the "warrior" pathways of Sequences 9, 7, and 4.
After seeing the messenger lady leave Beldan, Klein "teleported" back to Byers' home, smiling at Roy and the others:
"The problem is solved, you are no longer hated foreigners. ”
As soon as the four extraordinary beings showed a heartfelt, relieved smile and were about to respond, they saw the magical "magician" invite a stranger out of the air.
It was an old man with a dark red bow tie, a shirt, a waistcoat, a formal suit, and blue striped trousers, his hair was all white but still bushy, and his temperament was gentle and elegant.
This is Herwin Lambis, the secret mate that Klein once had, and he intends to use this "manipulator" to seal the memory of Biles's contact with "0-02".
Just because he wasn't contaminated by essentia doesn't mean that Biles won't have that terrible thing to do when he looks back on it later!
Since Biles only has a corresponding memory, and he has no real understanding of the truth of the matter, Klein needs to do something quite simple, so he does not ask Miss "Justice" for help, and plans to use the historical pore image of his secret puppet to complete it.
"You didn't tell them what you did at the city library, did you?" said Klein as Herwin Lambis walked over to him, looking at Byers.
Biles hurriedly shook his head and said:
"I remember what you said. ”
"Very well, I will give you a psychological treatment to help you forget those things, otherwise you will be targeted by '0-02' and will never be able to find peace until you die. Believe me, a seal of this level can definitely do something similar, even if it has already been taken away. Klein was frank about his purpose.
Biles' lips twitched a few times and said:
"Okay. ”
He chose to obey and believe.
After getting Roy, Pasha, and Phil out of the rental house, Klein manipulated Herwin Lambis into performing a series of psychic manipulations, successfully causing Byers to forget the brass book he had seen and its contents.
After doing this, Klein cautiously took out the "magic mirror" and looked at it:
"Arodes, are there any other hidden dangers in this matter?"
On the surface of the ancient silver mirror, the water light floats faintly, reflecting lines of silver words:
"Great master, Berdan has no hidden dangers, as for Rune and Fursak, because it involves '0-02' itself, I can't see it clearly.
"Perhaps, you can do it yourself again?"
"Hmm. Crane bowed his head slightly, took out a gold coin, and whispered the corresponding divination statement.
With a bang, the gold coin bounced up, tumbling and flying into the air.
In the process, Klein's mind naturally conjured up scenes of chimneys, streets, and cities, which were extremely general and lacked specific directions.
With a slight frown, he collected his thoughts and reached out to catch the gold coin that had just fallen.
Then, he asked Pasha and the others to return to Biles's house, and said to Roy with a smile:
"Don't you want to get your next potion? ”
Roy looked surprised, and asked a little apprehensively:
"Can you make another wish?"
"It's a giveaway. Klein responded with a smile.
Roy's heart moved, and he stopped asking questions, seized the opportunity, and made a wish to get the next potion.
Klein then threw the extraordinary traits of "Fighter" pathway sequence 8 "Fighter" to him:
"It's essentially a potion, but to be on the safe side, I recommend finding the appropriate recipe and gathering the right supporting materials. ”
"Praise you for your magic. Roy thanked him excitedly.
His first potion was the extraordinary trait of a "warrior" who was "swallowed alive" in a sense, because the end was near, the level was low, and the luck was good, he did not lose control on the spot, and he did not even have serious psychological problems.
It was only after that he came into contact with other extraordinary, the true occult, and realized how dangerous his previous actions were, and he never dared to make a second attempt at it.
In the face of Roy's compliment, Klein looked around and smiled:
"Next, you follow me out of Berdan, not that there is still danger here, but that I have to hurry up and fulfill your wishes. ”
One is Roy's desire that Crane will help them get out of Berdan, and the other is Pasha's desire to ask Crane to protect them and let them leave Berdan alive.
Although these two things no longer have any meaning in the current situation, for Klein, there is no point in doing it, because it is related to the fulfillment of the wish.
I am a ruthless wishing machine...... Klein spat to himself and looked at Byers and the others with a smile.
Pasha and the others glanced at each other, did not dare to object, and took each other's hands as before.
Klein then "teleported" them to the outskirts of Berdan.
"The wish magic has been performed, and it's time to say goodbye. Crane then took off his hat and saluted, trying to look like a real wandering magician.
This is his habit of playing.
Seeing this, Pasha blurted out:
"Can we know your name?"
Klein smiled and said:
"I have so many names, different people call me different names, you can call me Merlin Hermes the 'Miracle Magician'. ”
"Mr. Hermes, are you a believer in the 'Goddess of the Night'?" Roy asked, hesitating.
...... Klein didn't know what to say for a moment, because he wanted to say that it was, and it wasn't.
After thinking about it, he decided to play the role of "Mysterious Waiter" in advance.
He immediately restrained the smile on his face and said solemnly:
"I serve 'the fool, the lord of mysteries, the great lord above the spiritual realm'.
"If you want to believe in this great being, or if you want to know more, you can go to the Sunia Sea Rose Islands, where the Lord's missionary, Daniz, is preaching. ”
Moreover, Silver City must have all the potion recipes up to Sequence 2 of the "Warrior" pathway...... Klein silently added something in his heart, but did not say it.
Roy nodded slightly:
"For the first time, I know that there is such a great being in this world, and your miracle shows His brilliance. ”
He did not respond directly to Mr. Merlin Hermes, because he was still hesitant.
The same goes for Pasha, Biles, and Phil, among others.
Without further ado, Crane turned away from the four Extraordinaires and circled back to Berdan in the other direction.
He hadn't forgotten his purpose in getting off the bus in this small town, and he planned to find a room at once and go to the Grey Mist to study the "Fool" card.
............
In another city, in a library.
A young legal researcher pulls a book from the shelf, walks to the table by the floor-to-ceiling window, and sits down.
As he carefully flipped through the book, he found a yellow-brown page of paper sandwiched inside.
"What is this?" the young legal researcher muttered to himself, reaching out and pulling out the piece of paper.
After making it, he determined that the paper was written in the ancient Phusak language, and the content was quite rare:
“...... In the Quaternary period, there was a book called 'The Brass Book of Trenthorst'......"
PS: Ask for a monthly pass on the last day of February~