Secret: I can play two paths

Chapter 328 Fog City Detective
Backlund, night falls, and the crimson moonlight shines on buildings of all sizes, outlining the shadow of the entire city.

Standing in a dark and secluded alley, even without looking up, you can see the layers of magnificent palaces and the towering Gothic bell tower in the distance.

That is the highest area in the entire Backlund and is also where the Loen royal family is located.

Behind the Gothic bell tower, there are townhouses and many different buildings.

And at the end, there are vast slums.

That was the East District, or not just the East District, but also the Backlund Bridge area, the dock area, and the factory area.

Although this place is spacious, the crimson moonlight shining on this foggy city cannot penetrate the buildings, and can only leave the shadows of those tall buildings in the distance.

The shadow of Jiantou loomed over this place, and Star quietly felt the emotions around him:
Numbness, despair, pain, resentment, etc.

All the repressed emotions are like unregulated water, deposited here and hidden in the darkness.

The distorted thoughts that are as real as substance provide the seeds for the breath of "corruption" to grow and take root here.

That was another divine descent ceremony arranged by the "Aurora Society".

However, unlike the original development, the Aurora will no longer absorb these negative emotions during times of heavy haze, but will now slowly relieve the overall situation.

Of course, the final "soothing" effect is not the original intention of the ritual. Star and "Bai Zao" made certain positive changes here, so that the ritual that may have distorted meanings can take on the emotions of this area.

And, in the process, the fate of some people who may die is continued.

However, judging by the results, it doesn’t seem to make sense:
They will die eventually.

The Aurora Club will then admit in the newspaper that it was the instigator of the incident:

"Yes, it was us again."

After all, this is the most suitable organization among the secretive organizations to take the blame, and it would be a shame not to be pulled out and used in this way.

This is also the value of the rituals that can continue throughout these areas.

I don’t know what Adam did to make the Storm Church, which was supposed to be hostile to them, give up and stop.

However, the Dusk Hermits is, after all, the oldest secret organization hidden in this world, and its leader is Adam, who is the "divine aspect of the ancient sun god."

If the organization was created in the Third Age and is still secretly interfering in the world situation through various means, including but not limited to assassination and selecting collaborators, then once the energy of the Twilight Hermits is activated, especially with the personal involvement of Adam, a high-ranking figure in the "audience" channel, it is not surprising that the relevant influences can be eliminated, and the smog can be planned according to the original development.

Is it because I haven’t done enough?

Star was thinking like this.

A week had passed since the exhibition, and even a Tarot Club had been held during that time.

But Star's heart was entangled with this question:

Wasn’t it the best it could be at the beginning?

The consequence of this has directly led to Adam wanting to start the smog early, even within these two weeks.

Compared with the original development, for some people, death has come earlier.

Of course, for some people who are about to die, their death date will be postponed to that time.

But in the end, in the name of "the trend of the times", the Twilight Hermits and others concentrated on executing those who they considered unimportant.

Stark wouldn't believe the idea that they were supposed to die, that they would die around this time - it was just another excuse.

If you want to kill them, just say so. If you want to use their lives to achieve your goals, just say so. It is ridiculous to use such excuses to shirk responsibility.

After all, there is one very important point:

Even if this severe smog may not fundamentally crush many people who still have hope.

But in fact, in the East District, in the Backlund Bridge area, the dock area, and the factory area, how many people can guarantee that they can survive?

It is better to say that people die of starvation, overwork, illness, and murder every day...

This kind of people are the majority in this Victorian era.

You have to know that this is an era when even child laborers under the age of 12 are exploited in factories, and even such child laborers are objects of envy.

——At this moment, Star bumped into an alert child head-on. He watched the child quickly and skillfully steal his wallet from his body, then quickly apologized and turned away.

Since there were only a dozen 1-sule bills in it, Sta did not pursue the matter.

Because this is the social ecology here.

Many hungry and yellow-faced children have been reduced to the point where they can only survive by stealing and begging, and the future is simply a joke to them.

It could have been avoided if he had seen it in advance and avoided it, but Star chose not to.

Or rather, he just stood there and thought:
This tragedy, which is not limited to this place, is played out everywhere like a recurring theme.

This is a quagmire fostered by despair.

There are at least one million people in the East District, and the previous smog killed many people. Isn’t the current smog the same?

It's just that the number of people has changed a little under his influence.

But the time has come earlier...

After letting out a long breath, Star looked at the "dice" in his hand, which had the uniqueness of the "Wheel of Fortune" attached to "between reality and illusion".

The upward side is a bright red "3" dot.

This is the "dice of probability" that Star threw in order to conduct a better investigation in the East District.

The purpose is to better be able to touch the misfortunes that are here.

The situation here is probably even worse than what the investigative reporter described.

Especially when the fate of some dying people was quietly pushed back and they died, what Star saw from the perspective of "fate":
The threads of fate are entangled around them layer by layer, and everyone's existence is shrouded in that interwoven network and tightly bound.

And every move makes the "web of fate" tighter, thus closely connecting with their flesh and blood and breath.

It was despair and pain.

It's a black dead line.

It is an ominous sign.

With a sigh, Star didn't read any further.

If I care about this now, it would seem like the unreasonable groan of a hypocritical person.

Because even with uniqueness in hand, Star faces a pre-existing problem.

Even if the uniqueness is attached to it "between reality and illusion" as it is now, Star cannot use its true "authority" power.

Just tapping into some of the power of uniqueness itself in a sideways way like this.

The restrictions that Adam placed on himself made it very difficult for Star to utilize the power of "transformation" in any form.

To cancel it, it involves the content of the agreement between him and Him, as well as the contract that Adam made by half-mobilizing the power of the "Chaos Sea" with the source essence of both parties as witnesses.

There is simply no way around this.

Of course, Star had no intention of bypassing it for the time being, because Adam would also know about the breaking of this "psychological suggestion".

At that time, even after Sta's breakthrough, he could only operate in a short moment. What could he do during this period?

Just like last time, even if Star did this, they could only let him continue to plan and stir up various disasters.

but……

Star had this image in his mind:
"People who are old or ill are like felled trees, falling one after another in the mist."

Do they deserve to die?

In particular, the two organizations headed by Adam and George III who planned all this were willing to provoke a world war after they were fully prepared.

Star couldn't bear it any longer.

How about translating what "necessary sacrifice" means?
Sacrifice for whom?

But seeing that it was almost 10 o'clock in the evening, Sita gave up the idea and prepared to go somewhere else.

He wanted to kill some bloodthirsty people.

……

After getting off the rented carriage, Klein walked towards the Brave Bar. As soon as the horse took off, an illusory figure appeared before his eyes. It was Miss Sharon in a black court dress.

"Are you ready?" Sharon asked coldly.

The small black soft hat on her head held down her light golden hair, and coupled with her pale face and delicate features, she had a doll-like beauty.

Klein answered calmly:

“I’m ready.”

Even extremely sufficient.

Especially the switchable "Fanatical Trigger" - that is, the "Grazing" inside, which contains the extraordinary characteristics of the Sun Path Sequence 6 "Sun Priest", which made Klein fully prepared for this mission...

After privately experimenting with the magical item with Sequence 5 Beyonder properties, Klein even had an "absurd" idea:
Now that you have this much strength, why don’t I be the main C?

Stand back and let me do it?
Of course, the more companions the better, and Klein is not arrogant enough to rely on his own strength to fight against the ideas of the indulgent faction of the Rose School.

What's more, if this mission really fails, the messenger lady will be there to back it up.

In a martial arts story, this would be called a hidden master being called out of seclusion in advance.

There is no need for him to be in the limelight too much. It would be better for him to concentrate on doing his job and verifying the acting rules of the "magician".

Sharon's blue eyes showed no ripples as she simply said:

"it is good."

She was very curious about the secrets of this Beyonder who suddenly became her teacher's contractor, and observed silently.

Seeing that Sharon didn’t say anything more after saying this, Klein took the initiative to say:
"I came here today to ask you to cooperate in an experiment."

"What?" Sharon asked simply.

Klein said with a serious and trustworthy expression:

"Based on Maric's description, I think the manifestation of your curse is different. During the full moon, he is in so much pain that he can't fight because he has to endure the crazy killing and bloodthirsty desire. And you are unable to absorb human souls and will enter a weak state. Is that right?"

Sharon listened quietly and nodded slightly:
"Yes."

"I don't have a solution for your problem for now, but for Maric, I think it's still possible to temporarily suppress him. For example, let him be in a state without emotional ups and downs. In this way, he won't feel pain during that period of time and can fully join the battle."

Klein explained his thoughts.

Sharon shook her head and said:

"No."

"Taking medicine has no effect on him anymore."

Hearing her words, Klein smiled slightly:
"I didn't use potions."

"It's a special spell."

……

After using the spell provided by Klein, Maric suddenly looked a little strange:
"not good."

"what happened?"

As Maric put down the bronze pieces, Klein asked as if he was doing some maintenance.

Is it possible that the spell is not working properly?

Although he had this suspicion, Klein always felt that it was not right.

Only then did Maric calmly add:

“I suddenly didn’t want to do anything.

“There’s a feeling of having no desire or need.”

"what?"

After listening to Maric's statement, Klein was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

Is it because the effect is so good that I have entered sage mode?

"But this is a good thing."

"Yes, I once heard a philosopher king say: to correct a wrong, one must go too far."

Klein finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It turns out that it is not ineffective, that’s good.

Instead of worrying about whether Maric would be able to join the battle later, Klein was extremely concerned about whether Sta's spell would be effective.

Fortunately, the result was as he expected.

Just as he was about to get into the carriage, Klein saw an unexpected person.

"Star? Why are you here?"

"I'm here to add an audience to your magician performance. Why, you don't want to?"

Star got on the carriage without any peacekeeping, and Sharon and Maric beside him didn't even notice it, as if this person didn't exist.

After listening to this, Klein smiled and said:
"No, it's nothing."

"I think that's good."

With a sigh, Star said to Klein:
"Actually, I have something else that I need your help with."

About Adam.

His pressure and the disaster he would bring have always loomed in Star's mind.

Although it would not cause him to lose sleep, once a person has foreseen the possible consequences, can he really remain indifferent?

No, it's impossible.

At least judging from Star's behavior, he just wanted to get involved in this matter.

But he couldn't take any action for it, and it became a source of worry for him.

"Is it because of that person?"

Klein's mind raced.

"Klein, do you have the courage to fight against the devil?"

"Star, what are you doubting?"

Klein smiled and shook his head.

"Now that I've said it, what do you think?"

"Thank you."

Star smiled.

Then, he slowly sat down, leaned towards Klein, and asked:
"Do you think I can do that?"

"can."

"Because I'm a senior?"

"No, you are destiny."

Klein said firmly to Star at this time.

“Is this a blessing?”

"No, I think it is the truth."

At least, it is the "fate" that belongs to the "Wheel of Fortune".

"If anyone can do it, it's you."

"I believe you."

Klein was dressed in a detective uniform and spoke only a few words to Star, but he looked particularly adorable in this foggy city.

(End of this chapter)