26377273

101 Luxury

Demigods are rare after all. Most of the time, Sequence 5 is already a strong one. If the target is just a mummy without Beyonder characteristics, Klein believes that it will be difficult to effectively stop it.

This time it was Sharon who gave the explanation, and her answer was brief as always:

"I'm worried that this is a trap set by the Rose School for us.

"If not, 1,000 pounds. If so, we'll be responsible for attracting attention and you'll take the mummy. It depends on the danger, ranging from 5,000 pounds to 10,000 pounds."

I see... Klein didn't respond immediately. After thinking for a while, he asked,

"Do you know the Spirit World Plunderer?"

Sharon nodded slightly and said, "I can use gold pounds combined with relevant information about the spirit world predators as a reward."

Klein said, "I'll think about it and write you a reply before dawn."

He decided to consult the divination before making a decision.

This is definitely not a trap for him though, as I have no need for mummies...nor do mummy fans.

"Okay." Sharon said without changing her expression.

Klein did not say goodbye directly. He walked to the door, called Ian in, and asked casually,

"Is there any news worth noting recently?"

Ian didn't say anything noteworthy. After listening to him, Klein found that everything was not as attractive as the painting in Ian's room, so he shook his head and left.

…

Alice still remembered Klein's instructions. In the early hours of the morning, she struggled to wake up from her bed and took another look at St. Samuel's Church.

By coincidence, just as Leonard was about to step into the basement of the church, he saw Alice's figure appear in front of him.

He stopped in confusion, Alice exhaled and said to him,

"He wants to ask you, if he has any news to pass on to you, how should he contact you?"

Alice didn't say Klein's name, but they all understood this matter. Leonard understood it, and then he was silent for a moment before answering:

"...to 7 Pinster Street."

Alice nodded and was about to leave, but Leonard stopped her:

"Wait.

"What if I want to contact him?"

"Hmm." Alice blinked.

Klein didn't mention this, but it was easy to answer. Alice taught Leonard the summoning spell of Klein's messenger, and then asked:

"You know the Messenger's summoning ritual, right?"

"I know," Pales' hoarse voice sounded, "But your former colleague actually has two messengers?"

"What?" Leonard asked subconsciously.

After a pause, he added to Alice: "I'm not talking to you."

Alice nodded to indicate herself, then asked curiously,

"What are you talking about?"

Alice was aware of what Pales was saying to Leonard, but the specific content of the conversation was clearly beyond her ability.

Leonard didn't answer because Palez was answering his question:

"Isn't she the messenger of your former colleague?"

Leonard swallowed his saliva because of these words and looked at Alice with difficulty.

Ai Li seemed to have sensed something and asked, "Are you saying bad things about me?"

"...No," Leonard said calmly, "We were talking bad about another person, and you know who I'm talking about."

"What is it?" Alice demanded.

Leonard smiled and said to Alice, "We are saying that he is totally different from before. I remember he used to be very frugal, but now he lives a luxurious life!"

"That's right!" Alice nodded vigorously, remembering Dwayne Dantès's wealthy life. Then she became confused again, "No...how did you know that?"

Leonard replied as a matter of course: "He even uses a courier, isn't that a luxury?"

Alice stayed there thinking, and Leonard saw this and said goodbye, then walked in after Alice nodded randomly.

I always feel like something is wrong... Alice frowned. She always felt that Leonard's words had a deeper meaning, but she couldn't figure it out. In the end, she had to go home and sleep.

…

In the early hours of the morning, in the Brave Bar, Maric was already waiting in billiard room number three as agreed.

Gulu took a sip of beer, and Maric raised his hand to comb his hair. His face was pale and bloodless, and the faint madness that revealed it was much weaker than before.

At this moment, he had an idea and looked to the side. He saw a figure wearing a top hat and formal suit quickly outlined. It was Sherlock Moriarty.

Teleport? Maric's heart trembled, his eyes narrowed, and he instinctively became more alert.

This has nothing to do with trust, it's just an instinctive wariness of those higher up the food chain.

At the same time, he saw from the corner of his eye that Sharon's puppet-like figure appeared on the high stool.

Klein lowered his hat, saluted the two, and said with a smile,

"What I care about most is how much intelligence you have.

"The better the intelligence, the higher the probability of success and the lower the risk.

"It's a simple example. Can you confirm that there is no problem with the mummy of Tutankhamun II? Can you confirm which coffin it is in? If you can, I can 'teleport' it to the spirit world before the guards can react, and take it on a 'trip' to the spirit world, and the problem will be solved."

Just as Maric was about to recall, he heard Sharon's calm voice say, "We can confirm which coffin it is in, but we can't confirm if there is any problem."

Klein nodded and pulled over a chair to sit down. "Besides this, what else do you know?"

Sharon's blue eyes moved slightly as she said, "It could be a trap set by the Rose School, or it could be a trap set by the Loen military."

Immediately afterwards, Maric gave a detailed introduction to the mummy. After some discussion, Klein came up with a good idea to confirm it. He smiled and said:

"Would you like to try divination?

"I think you have heard about Gehrman Sparrow and know that I have a... um, an angel? Or a '0' level sealed object."

This is indeed no secret. The gossip between Gehrman Sparrow and the underage girl was widely circulated on the Internet. It was not until everyone discovered that the underage girl was a real angel and seemed to have a good temper that the popularity of the news faded.

Sharon and Maric were both experienced Beyonders. They did not ask about the specific relationship between Klein and Alice. After thinking about it, Maric questioned:

"Can you guarantee that He will not do something and give the results truthfully?

"From what I know, this prince has a very...free-spirited personality."

Out of respect for an angel, Maric chose a more neutral adjective, but the doubt in his eyes was very telling. Klein had to defend Alice:

"She is not actually like the rumors say. Most of the time, if no one takes the initiative to provoke her, she won't do anything too extreme..."

Maric's look became more questioning, and even Sharon frowned implicitly.

Klein wanted to say something, but Sharon suddenly spoke up:

"Maybe you can trust Him.

"Do you have a way to contact Him?"

Klein breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, nodded, and then said to the two of them,

"I'll go call her. She should be sleeping now."

Klein lowered his head and prayed to Alice, while Maric turned to Sharon and asked his doubts:

"Why?"

Sharon looked in the direction of the door and uttered a short word:

"She."

Maric understood what Sharon meant after a brief recollection. It was Klein's address that played a decisive role. Moreover, according to the rumors, Gehrman Sparrow's attitude towards Miss Destiny was not polite at all.

If one of them was only at Sequence 5 and the other at Sequence 6, if their sequences were a little higher, they might have seriously considered the possibility of Gehrman Sparrow being kept.

As for now... they didn't dare to think about this issue any further.

…

Alice was lying on the bed, and before she could close her eyes, Klein's prayer sounded in her ears - how strange, he actually prayed today!

The content didn't say what it was, just asked her to go over and help. Alice thought about it and decided to go over and take a look.

Her figure emerged in billiard room No. 3. Seeing this somewhat familiar scene, she looked around in surprise and finally noticed the painting.

After pausing for two seconds on the painting she had created, Alice turned to Klein and asked,

"What's wrong?"

Then she turned and looked at the other two people.

"This is Sharon and Maric," Klein replied.

Alice had heard of these two names. Klein had mentioned them to her. She searched through the relevant memories in her mind, and then suddenly realized:

"It's you guys... hello?"

She raised her hand and waved. Sharon and Maric paused and looked at Klein.

Klein was much more straightforward. He turned his head and said to Alice,

"Please help us do a divination."

Alice raised her eyebrows, and Klein turned to Sharon and Maric:

"Tell her again what happened just now."

Maric paused, and after glancing at Sharon, he took on the social responsibility and told Alice about the information they knew and several speculations. Alice suddenly realized at the end:

"In other words, you have to confirm whether this is a trap for you, and obtain more information about the mummy, right?"

"Yes." Maric nodded.

Alice held out her hand to him.

Maric failed to understand the purpose of this job. He turned to look at Klein, and Klein looked at Alice. Alice blinked and said,

"Give me a coin—preferably a gold coin. I like gold."

Maric was slightly stunned, still not understanding the purpose of this action. Sharon looked at it thoughtfully, and a gold coin appeared in the air, turned twice, and fell into Alice's hand.

Alice looked at Sharon. The "ghost" lady met her gaze and asked with a blank expression:

"Is this okay?"

Alice thought for a moment and asked, "Whose request is this?"

Sharon responded, "This is our common request."

"Okay." Alice nodded, reluctantly accepting the answer, and then flicked the coin with her fingers.

The golden coin spun in the air for a few weeks and finally fell back into Alice's hand. Alice did not look at the coin. She had already known the answer in the process. She said to Sharon and Maric,

"The mummy of Tutankhamun II is a trap set by the military against the Rose School.

"It is full of curses and is the embodiment of curses. It has the potential to transform itself into a zombie.

"There might be an angel or a '0' level sealed object on the scene - it's very dangerous. I was afraid of being discovered, so I didn't take a closer look."

Sharon stared at her quietly. After a few seconds, she turned to Klein and said in an unquestionable tone:

"Let's just give up on this matter."

Klein shook his head and smiled slightly, "Don't rush to make a decision. Let me ask you a few more questions. Maybe there is still a chance. We don't need to take too much risk."

Alice turned her head, looked at him in surprise, and praised sincerely: "You are a true hero."

"What's the matter?" Maric asked directly.

Klein glanced at Alice and smiled.

"No, I'm now a circus performer with multiple jobs, and I'm working hard to create my own circus."

"?" Alice's expression became strange.

Klein didn't talk to her anymore. He turned back to Sharon and Maric and answered Maric's question:

"Tell me the detailed process of making the pharaoh's mummies in the ancient Highland Kingdom."

Alice thought about it and decided to watch the show.

Maric glanced at Sharon and answered thoughtfully:

"The first step is to leave it for three to five days, using certain auxiliary means to allow the extraordinary characteristics to naturally precipitate, without combining with any part of the pharaoh's body to form a seal;

"The second step is to hold a 'cleansing ceremony', put the corpse on the altar, and pray to the 'bound god', hoping that half of the deceased's spiritual energy will remain in the body. This will not affect the return of the son of God, and can also allow the prepared mummy to maintain spirituality for a long time;

"The third step is to rely on extraordinary abilities and real technology to remove the brain, internal organs and body fluids of the corpse, leaving only the heart;

"The fourth step is to fill the body with spiritual spices and medicines, and perform a comprehensive dehydration process...

"The fifth step is to refill the body with the previous seasonal materials and medicines, make some ritual arrangements on the surface of the body, then wrap it with linen bandages and place it in the coffin.

"Step 6. The removed internal organs are processed similarly to Step 4 and placed at the four corners of the coffin as ritual materials. The same goes for the brain and body fluids. The former is pounded into a slurry and mixed with the latter. It circulates in the reserved channels inside the coffin, imitating the state of the deceased before his death... This can absorb spiritual energy from the surroundings, so that even if the pharaoh's mummy has been buried for thousands of years, it is still a very spiritual material and can be used to make a very powerful zombie..."

Klein listened carefully to Maric's story and thought about the intrinsic connection between mummy powder and aphrodisiac.

...Could it be some kind of mystical connection?

He couldn't figure it out. Sharon and Maric were still waiting for his next question, and Alice was also watching curiously, so he stopped dwelling on it and asked again:

"What is the maximum effective distance of your 'Mirror Flash'?" (End of this chapter)

102 Amon did it

After Sharon answered, Klein asked a few more questions. Alice racked her brains but couldn't figure out the connection between these things. She had no choice but to support her chin and listen to Klein's analysis of the questions.

To Alice's disappointment, Klein did not make any analysis. After establishing his dominant position, he directly said,

"I'll tell you how to do it based on the actual situation."

"?" Alice stared at Klein, who was keeping the secret, and did not look away until Sharon and Maric agreed.

Klein then turned around and said to her:

"Children should go to bed early and get up early."

Alice gritted her teeth, glared at Klein, and went back to sleep.

Watching Alice disappear from the spot, Klein turned around to say goodbye to Sharon, but Sharon suddenly asked:

"Why didn't He ask you for money?"

"What?" Klein was stunned.

Maric was also stunned when he heard this for the first time. Extraordinary people on the "Destiny" path rarely act in groups or have close contacts with others. He and Sharon were not close Extraordinary people on the "Destiny" path, but they had simple contacts, exchanges, and even transactions.

The sequence of this Miss Destiny in the rumors was not clear. They could only be sure that she was an angel, but no one objected to the fact that she belonged to the path of "destiny".

And Alice's behavior of asking for gold coins just now also illustrates this point - she needs "exchange".

Most of the Extraordinary people who have dealt with the "Destiny" path are aware of the "equivalent exchange". Compared with other Extraordinary people who have only met them occasionally, Sharon and Maric know more - they know that this "equivalence" is actually very arbitrary.

But even if you do whatever you want, there is no reason to give nothing. Even if you have to pull a piece of grass from the roadside and hand it over, you should always give something.

But, Sherlock Moriarty...it seems like he really gave nothing?

Maric and Sharon looked at Klein together, frowned and asked:

"Did He ever ask for compensation from you for helping you?"

...Is there?

Klein felt that there was. Although the accounts between him and Alice were already a mess, they still had a relationship of give and take, but the exchanges were probably less...

Klein suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. He remembered what he often told himself - he always believed that every gift from fate had a chip marked behind it.

But, but…

What are the chips marked in Alice's gift?

Klein was stunned for two seconds, and suddenly remembered Alice's call of "Mom".

He suddenly felt that he might know what the bargaining chip was. He swallowed and said with difficulty,

"I think there is."

This expression was not optimistic at all. Maric turned to Sharon. Sharon was silent for a moment and then said,

"That's good."

After that, there was silence. Sharon and Maric were not talkative people. After Klein stayed silent with them for a while, he felt that this was a bit strange. He said goodbye and disappeared from the spot.

Seeing Sherlock Moriarty's figure gradually become transparent and finally disappear on the spot, Maric retracted his gaze and looked at Sharon, hesitantly asked:

"Tell me, do I need to pay a gold coin?"

Sharon turned to Maric and fixed her gaze on him for two seconds before saying,

"That's our joint reward."

…

Alice returned home and then remembered that she had forgotten to give Klein Leonard's address. She conveyed this to him through prayer before going back to sleep.

After spending two days doing nothing, it was Friday night, which was the time when the mummy with a long name would dock.

Alice didn't go to Pritz Harbor because the view of the bustle there wouldn't be comprehensive enough. She focused her vision on Pritz Harbor so she could see a panoramic view.

Klein and the other two appeared on the top floor of a warehouse. After some preparation, Klein began to arrange the tasks. When Alice saw the iron cigarette box containing the Azik copper whistle, she suddenly understood something - he was going to let the mummy come over by itself!

Alice patted her head and thought that she still had a lot to learn.

She continued to watch, and Klein took the lead in putting on the mask. Alice was stunned for a moment. She knew the camouflage ability of the "Faceless Man". If Klein didn't want to expose himself, he could just change his face into a weird one, for example, the position of the eyes was the two nostrils, the two eyes were distributed on the cheeks, and the mouth was on the forehead...

If this is too iconic, he could just change into a common face. In short, the mask has no value in appearing here.

Alice realized that this was a kind of reverse thinking. After putting on the mask, others would not consider the possibility that the face under the mask was actually fake. If he put on another fake face, it would be a double disguise.

Alice was amazed and felt like she had learned something new.

What followed was a melee. Although he knew that Alice was actually paying attention to this side, Klein's behavior could be described as cautious. He did not rashly provoke the demigod. After all, Alice had reminded him that there were angels and "0" level seals here, and in Klein's impression, at the level of angels, Alice was not really a capable fighter.

She might be better at calling for help.

Klein was probably not the protagonist of the night. Alice saw the fight between the Loen military and the Rose School, and suddenly realized what a great thing they were going to do—they were going to steal the mummy right under the noses of two forces with angels!

After realizing this, Alice blinked and suddenly had a new idea.

She has always regarded the "Key of Light" as an enemy that she must defeat, but in fact, in fact...

Will the "Key of Light" have other enemies of the same rank?

She doesn't have to win in the true sense. She only needs to "restart" decisively after becoming a god, and then fall into a long sleep, and wake up after Klein is promoted to the "Lord of Mysteries"...

It's actually very easy.

The real difficulty actually lies in the step of becoming a god. The "Wheel of Fortune" is like a huge bait placed there. Alice is sure that no one who bites it will have a good result, otherwise the "Key of Light" would not force her to bite the hook.

Her previous idea was to let Amon steal her ritual, and then she would take the opportunity to become a god. Or, to be more precise, she needed to become a god at the moment when the "Key of Light" would not be able to take care of her!

But, is one Amon really enough?

Alice's serious eyes fell on Klein and she laughed again.

One Amon is certainly not enough, but He is a natural mythological creature, a product of the fusion of "wrong" uniqueness and human nature, and He is the resurrected hand of the "God" left by the "Lord of Mysteries" in the past...

——Besides disrupting the resurrection of "God", is it possible that Amon has a second function?

For example, becoming part of the resurrection plan of the "Lord of Mysteries"...

...But this doesn't sound plausible. If it were so, I'd been kidnapped by the Lord of Mysteries! He and I have become one, right? How could this be possible?

Alice thought of Amon's clone and Klein's secret doll, and her discussion with Klein about the figurines, and suddenly fell silent.

... "Key of Light" You weren't really a figurine for the "Lord of Mysteries" before?!

No, no, I need to confirm the relationship between the "Key of Light" and the "Lord of Mysteries" in the past... Who should I ask?

Alice suddenly fell silent.

Obviously, no one she knew had lived from the time when those two existed to the present day, not even those who had died. This was something she knew she couldn't do the moment she heard it.

Alice sighed and consoled herself again.

It doesn't matter. When the time comes, things will work out. If not, we'll talk about it later... And, and, if it doesn't work, I'll... take a gamble too?

No, maybe I don't need to take a gamble at all...

She frowned and then relaxed her brows, suddenly realizing a problem that neither she, Amon, nor Klein had ever thought about before.

Regardless of the current situation of the "Key of Light", His person is real. Amon, where did you get the confidence that you can steal the godhood ritual?

If this is really a gamble, perhaps the outcome was already determined the moment Amon stole the ritual.

As for now... it seems that the chips prepared by both sides are still entering the game one by one?

Alice pinched her eyebrows, thinking that using her brain was not suitable for her, so she decided to concentrate on watching the show.

She shifted her attention away from the battle between the two sides for the position of demigod and focused on watching Klein's performance.

Then Alice noticed that at the critical moment of the fierce battle, a hand wearing a transparent glove stretched out from the void near the golden coffin of Tutankhamun II and grabbed a ball of soil soaked in dark red liquid.

Those night bodies are a mixture of Tutankhamun's brain and body fluids, which are ritual materials for maintaining spirituality, and the latter includes plasma!

Alice narrowed her eyes slightly, and suddenly realized something. She stared at the place, and sure enough, a figure in a formal suit and a top hat was outlined. It was Klein!

Alice saw that Klein's right hand was pressing on his left chest, as if he was saluting several demigods. Then he maintained the posture and raised his head to reveal a face wearing a gray iron mask, which quickly faded and disappeared.

By this point, Alice had understood what Klein was going to do—she knew about the existence of Groselle's Travels.

This was an amazing magic show. Alice, who had just been forced to use her brain, had her eyes light up instantly and decided to give this magic a name as a way of relaxing.

...a big transformation into a mummy?

No, maybe I should go and applaud the best actors and writers of this show first...

When Klein brought Miss Sharon and Maric back to the two-bedroom apartment they had rented in the East District of Backlund in advance, Alice was already waiting there.

She looked at Klein in amazement and gave him a compliment:

"I saw it all... It was a wonderful magic show - I guess those two demigods you saluted must be pissed to death!"

Sharon and Maric didn't understand the intention of these words. They thought that the matter had failed, but Alice's expression didn't seem to be sarcastic. They could feel the excitement and joy, and Alice's words were full of praise.

She seemed to really think she was watching a wonderful magic show.

But how could a failed magic trick be called brilliant? Sharon and Maric suddenly felt a glimmer of hope. They saw Klein, and Klein... he had just opened his eyes.

This couldn't be blamed on him. Although Klein knew as early as the "Magician" stage that the audience's feedback could provide a bonus to his digestion progress, the impact of the angel-level audience seemed to be huge - he had just finished digesting the "Master of Secret Arts"'s potion.

Of course, maybe not all angels can do this, Alice's situation is very special...

Klein exhaled, revealing a look of joy on his face. He looked at Sharon and Maric with joy and said to them:

"You two, please go to the room outside and wait. Give me five more minutes."

At the same time, he extended his hand.

Sharon and Maric immediately had the answer in their minds. Even though they were full of doubts, neither of them asked any questions. Sharon handed over the copper whistle and then floated out of the room. Maric followed her, opened the door and left, not forgetting to close it.

Alice then turned around and asked, "Should I go too?"

"Whatever you want." Klein said as he took out the book "Groselle's Travels".

The cover of the book was already smeared with dark red mud, and the marks had not yet dried. Klein ignored Alice. He put down the travelogue and set up the ceremony. After Alice looked at it for a few seconds, she suddenly asked:

"Can I enter the world in this book?"

Klein, who was setting up the ceremony, was stunned for a moment, frowned and said, "To be honest, I don't know."

This wasn't to fool Alice. Many things couldn't be generalized after the angel arrived. Klein really didn't know if Alice could get in. He could only know after trying.

Worried that Alice might want to give it a try now, Klein didn't take the initiative to bring it up. Fortunately, after hearing this answer, Alice frowned and looked thoughtfully at Klein who was arranging the ceremony. Then she said,

"Hmm... maybe I should wait for you to finish your work first?"

Klein nodded in agreement, and Alice had no choice but to stay where she was and watch Klein busy himself. Half a minute later, Alice thought this was a bit boring and decided to appreciate the expressions of the two demigods.

Although the two demigods of the Rose School were angry, they had already left the scene after the mummy disappeared. When Alice looked over, she only saw the two military demigods who remained.

She arrived just in time. The two demigods were discussing their findings. Alice heard the lady in the middle analyze:

"Perhaps, taking away the soil containing the body fluids of Tutankhamun II's mummy was a ritual...

"This is a very cunning and deceptive guy!"

A very cunning and deceptive guy... Alice's mouth twitched, and she thought of the Storm Church donation box that was stolen by Amon. (End of this chapter)

103 Sincerity

Alice didn't continue listening. She looked away and waited for Klein to complete the ceremony and hand over to Sharon and Maric.

After watching Sharon and Maric leave, Klein turned his attention to Alice.

Although he had intended to use the opportunity to digest the potion when he agreed to Sharon and Maric, Klein did not expect that Alice's presence would have such a big impact.

To the point that Klein even regretted not inviting Alice to the previous "performance".

——It would be great if it could both make Alice happy and help him digest the potion!

Of course, it was not too late to put it on the agenda now. Klein was planning to scare Alice after he became a "trickster" while talking to Alice about this matter:

"My potion has finished digesting."

Alice was stunned for a moment, looked at him in surprise and asked,

"Then aren't you going to prepare for advancement to Sequence 4?"

The existence of demigods and half humans is a threshold for all extraordinary people. Alice initially thought that Klein would have to spend at least a few months digesting the potion, and another few months preparing for the ritual and collecting materials. Although there was some overlap, it would still take several months.

Now, Alice felt a rare sense of urgency in her heart. She sat up straight, feeling a little nervous.

Seeing her like this, Klein knew what she was thinking after a moment's thought. He did not try to persuade Alice. In his opinion, it was a good thing for Alice to have a little sense of urgency.

After all, he always felt that Alice was too casual.

After nodding, Klein looked at Alice and smiled,

"Yes, in addition to collecting materials, I'm afraid I have to start thinking about the ceremony.

"I was just thinking... do you think that if there is an audience of a particularly high status watching my performance, can the quality be used to offset the quantity?"

Alice was slightly stunned, and recalled the incident in the manor where Amon's clone was upgraded from Sequence 3 to Sequence 2 after recovering his characteristics. She said thoughtfully,

"Hmm... it should be fine... wait, you mean me?"

Alice suddenly realized that the audience Klein was referring to was actually herself. She raised her head in surprise, and after seeing Klein nod, she murmured:

"...No, I think the best audience is someone else."

"…Who?" Klein's eyebrows jumped, and he felt as if he had the answer.

Without hesitation, Ally answered, "Adam."

As expected... Klein exhaled, pinched his brows and said,

"I can't guarantee that Adam is watching... I guess you aren't either."

Alice frowned.

The promotion ceremony of the "Strange Mage" is a performance, and the performance has a time limit. Although calling Adam before the performance can attract him to take a look, Adam may leave his sight at any time. Maybe after taking that one look, he will not continue to watch, unless...

Alice asked Klein with a serious face, "Have you ever considered shouting Adam's name constantly during the performance?"

This suggestion left Klein dumbfounded. He looked at Alice and answered seriously:

"I think this might bring divine punishment upon me."

Alice gave up the idea with regret and said,

"Actually, I can't just be a spectator in your ceremony. I have another role.

"Don't forget, I am also a demigod."

"?" Klein looked at her as if she was crazy. "Are you serious?"

Alice shook her head.

The corner of Klein's mouth twitched, and he responded coldly: "...Then what did you say?"

Alice spread her hands and defended herself:

"Even if I'm serious, it's useless, right? I don't think the ritual will recognize a death that allows immediate resurrection, and real death...

"You're going to kill me for a demigod ritual?"

...At least it has to be a ritual of a true god?

Klein subconsciously thought of this in his mind, but then, considering that he needed help from Alice, he quickly suppressed the thought and avoided saying it out loud.

He calmly changed the subject: "If what I need is the kind of death that can be easily resurrected, are you really going to help me?"

Alice frowned.

When Alice told Klein that she could be the dead demigod, she was just joking. She had never thought of actually being used as a ritual material—she wasn't that generous.

But if Klein really has such a need...

Alice scratched her hair and replied:

"I guess maybe my answer is pretty much the same as when I asked you to be my 'mother'."

In other words, if I really had a similar need and had no other choice, she would really agree...

Klein looked at Alice in amazement and said to her sincerely:

"Don't worry, I won't be polite then."

Alice frowned subconsciously. She instinctively felt that something was wrong, as if she had said something wrong just now. Something connected her and Klein, but after looking at Klein, Alice gave up looking for the source of this feeling.

...Klein won't hurt me.

Alice shook her head, shook off the strange feeling, and tried to make the topic serious again:

"You... never mind, do you have a suitable target? I mean, a demigod that needs to be killed.

"Maybe we... No, maybe you can start collecting information and planning this 'performance' now."

"Of course there is," Klein suddenly revealed an extremely brilliant smile. "There is no one more suitable than him... He killed me in order to become a demigod, and I killed him in order to become a demigod... This will be a perfect closed loop!"

Alice was stunned for a moment, and it took her some time to remember who Klein was referring to. She exhaled and gave a name:

"Ince Zangwill?"

"That's right." Klein replied with an extremely bright smile.

Alice pursed her lips.

The experience in Tingen City left her with both a deep and a faint impression. Everything seemed to have faded away after she left. After the captain called out "Your Excellency", it seemed to have finally come to an end.

Unlike Klein, Alice did not have much intense hatred towards Ince Zangwill at first. She almost completely forgot about this man and the city of Tingen. When she thought of him again after a long time, her first reaction was anger of being offended.

She never put Ince Zangwill on the same level as herself.

But now thinking about it, Alice felt that she should hate him, not because he killed her, but because he was the beginning of a series of events that followed. Maybe if it weren't for Ince Zangwill, she wouldn't have stayed in Tingen forever. She would have died for some other reason and left. But now, everything was blamed on Ince Zangwill, so perhaps she should hate him.

She smiled at Klein and whispered to him,

"...You can call me before you start.

"I probably won't help you—it would have a huge impact on the battle situation, and I'm not sure if you can still be considered the leader.

"But if you need it, I can give you a piece of luck - or later. Anyway, this is a thank you gift."

Klein was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said:

"I thought you were about to forget him..."

"It's almost there." Alice spread her hands.

Klein did not comment on this. Considering the time, he did not say more to Alice. After giving her a few instructions, he left. Alice also did not stay for long and disappeared from the spot.

…

Saturday, inside the "Luen Charity Student Aid Fund".

Although Alice had never mentioned the matter of payment, Audrey had recently felt from the good fortune in her daily behavior that she had received payment for treating Hazel.

So Audrey treated Hazel more diligently. After knowing that Hazel would come to the "Loen Charity Scholarship Fund" today, Audrey waited here.

Audrey, who knew Alice well, knew that Alice would not have the patience to listen to the detailed treatment plan, so Audrey did not say it out loud, but only reminded her of a few precautions.

In fact, during the first treatment, after Audrey calmed Hazel's spirit, she chose to let her forget the incident.

Audrey plans to gradually help Hazel remember the relevant things in the future, which requires long-term continuous treatment. In Audrey's plan, it would be best if she could become friends with Hazel.

This was not difficult for a "psychologist". What Audrey lacked was just the opportunity to talk to Hazel. Fortunately, the "Loen Charity Scholarship Fund" was a great help. In order to highlight their goodwill, every noble would come here to take a look.

Audrey met Hazel as a member of the board of directors of the "Loen Charity Student Aid Fund". She guided Hazel to visit the "Loen Charity Student Aid Fund" and introduced it to her while using her conversation skills and extraordinary abilities to make their relationship closer.

By the time they paused their visit and started to enjoy afternoon tea, they had become good friends. They sat opposite each other, and Hazel raised the coffee to her lips. The rich aroma blended into her nose. This smell that she was used to, but today it made her dry heave.

Looking at Hazel's expression, Audrey asked hurriedly, "What's wrong? This coffee..."

Audrey glanced at the cup of coffee.

The nobles valued decency and etiquette, so even if the coffee was really bad, they would not show it too obviously on the spot, let alone start retching before even taking a sip - Audrey would rather believe that there was something wrong with the coffee.

Thinking of this, Audrey picked up the coffee and smelled it, but smelled nothing. She looked at Hazel, who covered her lower abdomen weakly and whispered:

"I don't feel well..."

Audrey was stunned for a moment, her eyes fixed on the position of Hazel's hand, and suddenly remembered what Alice had told her.

It seems that some women do experience symptoms such as nausea when they are pregnant.

Audrey's eyes froze for a moment, but she quickly suppressed this ridiculous guess in her heart, thinking that this was probably just a sequelae or something like that - after all, Amon had already stolen the child, so how could Hazel have pregnancy reactions?

…

On the unfamiliar street, Amon muttered to himself in confusion:

"How come you all know this trick?

" "But it's not quite the same. She and Ouroboros both completely let their minds go, while you... your mind is full of mixed thoughts. I can't even steal a complete idea - it's made up of many ideas!"

"Both Ouroboros and she are on the wrong path..." Will Auceptin answered bluntly, "Especially her... I still can't figure out why fate chose her."

"Huh?" Amon raised his eyebrows in surprise. "It sounds like... you have already admitted defeat?"

Will Auceptin was silent for two seconds, then answered stubbornly:

"No, of course not.

"But she... Ha, if you can become the 'Lord of Mysteries', then maybe I am not completely hopeless."

Amon laughed, turned the monocle on his right eye, and said softly,

"In that case, why don't you tell me the current identity of Klein Moretti?"

Will Auceptin answered bluntly:

"I'm not her—I've experienced the Fourth Epoch. You were very active in the Fourth Epoch. There was a lot of news about you circulating among the Beyonders, and most of it was not good news.

"I don't believe you will choose to help me after becoming the Lord of Mysteries. Betrayal is a common thing for you.

"No, or to put it another way… you will indeed help me, you might make me your follower, your clone, an inseparable part of you.

"Am I right?"

"That's not right," Amon corrected, "She actually knows how bad my reputation is."

This time, Will Auceptin was silent for a long time, and he asked hesitantly:

"Although she knew there was nothing wrong with these things, but…

"Why would she dare to cooperate with you after knowing your reputation? Isn't that courting death?"

Amon didn't mind Will Auceptin's honest words. He seemed to enjoy this kind of harmless verbal attack. He smiled and said,

"Maybe this is my charm."

"?" Will Auceptin didn't speak for a long time, seeming to be speechless about this.

Silence was not what Amon wanted. He curled his lips and asked in a serious tone:

"Well, in that case, what should I do to convince you of my sincerity in cooperating?"

Will Auceptin replied nonchalantly: "Generally speaking, the best way to show your sincerity to a person is to help him solve his biggest enemy or give him a gift he has longed for."

Amon nodded thoughtfully and analyzed carefully:

"I think your biggest enemies are Ouroboros and her, and the things you desire most are the two 'Mercury Snake' extraordinary characteristics of Ouroboros and the uniqueness of her 'Wheel of Fortune'.

"Hmm…

"I understand. I just need to kill Ouroboros or give you the extraordinary characteristic of 'Mercury Snake' in Ouroboros, right?"

After another long silence, Will Auceptin asked in an uncertain tone:

"...Are you serious?" (End of this chapter)