Mystery: Big Alarm Clock Ghroth Path

Chapter 240 Infiltrating the Governor's Mansion (Thanks to Yu Guannan for the Qidian Coins donation!)
"This is Captain John West. He is a Rune and has only recently arrived in Bayam."

Emily paused, her eyes reddening again: "He participated in the killing of Beckeran Jean Madden, avenged Karl, and in the end, Karl's fate rippled outwards and chose him."

Roger removed his wide-brimmed hat and gave a slight bow:
"It's nice to meet you all."

"This person's name is Ben Ferguson. He is my mentor's secretary, belongs to the 'Life School,' and is a 'winner' of Sequence 5, just like me."

Emily looked at a very handsome young man in his early twenties who had just taken off his hood, with green eyes and brown hair.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Captain West."

Ben Ferguson shook hands with Roger in a very amicable manner, expressing his goodwill.

Then Emily looked at another tall man with a thin, pointed face, a thick beard, and messy, tousled hair. He looked somewhat unkempt, but possessed a strange charm.

"This person's name is Angel Wintermill, also a Sequence 5, and is..."

“It is a pleasure to meet you, esteemed ‘Crimson Scholar’.”

Roger smiled and extended his hand to shake hands with Angel Wintermere, who looked surprised.

"How did you find out about my sequence pathway...? Also, I heard that Beckeran Jean Madan was killed by Mr. A of the Aurora Society. Are you also a member of the Aurora Society? Or are you Mr. A yourself?"

Angel Wintermere was somewhat surprised by what he heard, and he looked at Roger with a suspicious expression.

Roger looked at Emily with some surprise, and she shook her head apologetically and said:

"I haven't talked about this yet..."

Roger then realized that Emily was probably worried that her identity as a member of the Aurora Society would alert the "School of Life," which was why she had temporarily concealed this information.

“Mr. Wintermere, to answer your first question, I would like to say that I have a vampire friend.”

Roger smiled and said:
"So I am more familiar with the 'pharmacist' pathway."

Roger was naturally referring to "The Moon" Emlyn White, but the knowledge he borrowed was not from that vampire guy.

As for Angel Wintermere, he was likely a member of the "Life School" who worshipped the primordial moon.

While Will Onsett, the Speaker of the "Council of Fate," was still alive, thanks to His mediation, there were no major problems within the School of Life. The worship of the primordial moon by the "Primal Moon School" was always limited and fixed in a symbolic sense, and was gradually integrated through the transmission of knowledge from master to apprentice and the exchange of formulas.

However, the "Rose School" used this incident to cause considerable trouble for the "Life School." Although it is unknown how Angel Wintermere managed to avoid this incident and still join the team to rescue Roy King, Roger, based on his spiritual intuition, judged that he was still very reliable.

Hearing Roger's words, Angel Wintermere's suspicion dissipated somewhat. Then, he watched as Roger first summoned a sulfur fireball, an ice spear, and a powder spell belonging to "wizards," and then watched the latter use a small flesh bomb. Only then did his suspicion turn into shock.

"Although I am not Mr. A, I am also a 'shepherd'."

Roger paused, then said:
"If you know about the Aurora Conference, you should know very well what this means."

Yes, Wintermere not only knew, but knew it all too well.

Although the divine messengers within the Aurora Society almost all possess strength ranging from Sequence 7 to Sequence 5, and belong to different Sequence paths, the "Secret Prayer" path is the most mainstream among them.

After all, this is a path that is suspected to be directly controlled by the "true creator," and embarking on this path is of extraordinary significance to the followers of the "true creator."

Becoming a "shepherd" of Sequence 5 is even more significant, because it means that this extraordinary person has become a core member of the Aurora Society, and has the opportunity to become a Saint of Sequence 4, a true high-level member.

Whether in terms of direct combat power, versatility, or support capabilities, the "Shepherds" are absolutely top-tier. It can be said that with Roger's addition, the members of the "School of Life" have received a tremendous boost.

"But judging from your mental state..."

Wintermere still found it hard to believe. In his mind, the Aurora Society's messengers were almost all fanatical believers in the "true creator" and were mentally unstable.

Roger, who seems perfectly normal and is also a "shepherd," appears utterly out of place no matter how you look at it.

"Well... regarding this, you can think of me as an undercover agent infiltrating the Aurora Society, and I have a powerful demigod backing me... the most powerful kind."

Roger's words finally commanded everyone's respect.

As Sequence 5 members of the "School of Life" and the disciples and followers of the "Council of Fate," these people understood all too well the hidden meaning in Roger's words.

That is, Roger was not only backed by a demigod, but also very likely by an angel, and an angel from the Church of the True God!
After all, in a broad sense, although angels are complete mythical beings, they still belong to the category of demigods.

Only in this way can we explain why Roger did not make them instinctively sense danger, and explain why he was able to remain unaffected by the "true creator".

Although the "School of Life" is a secretive organization, they are somewhat aware of the behind-the-scenes clashes and conflicts between the official Loen government and the Church of the True God. Therefore, for them, Roger's background is both risky and an indispensable asset.

"...Captain West, there's something we need to say upfront."

Wintermere's expression had now taken on a somewhat serious tone:

"There is at least one demigod in the governor's mansion in Bayam, which is why we have not been able to successfully rescue our colleague from the 'School of Life' so far."

"Can you guarantee that you can escape unscathed if you face that demigod?"

Wintermere didn't even dare to say "get out of here with Roy King," he just asked Roger if he could get out of here unscathed.

Roger didn't waste any words. He directly used the "little duck's" ability to "puppetize" his head, turning it around and looking around.

Then, with a single gesture, a wine bottle in the dark alley suddenly shattered and transformed into a thin line that flew around him.

"puppet?"

Ferguson was shocked and blurted out.

“Good insight. You should know about Zatwin, the demigod of the 'Rose School' of hedonism, right?”

Roger returned to normal, then released his control over the glass shards and asked with a smile.

“Zatwin…the Rose School…”

Ferguson muttered to himself. He knew the "Rose School" very well. After the disappearance of Will Onsett, the "Serpent" and chairman of the "Council of Fate," the hedonistic faction of the "Rose School" took advantage of the situation and severely damaged the "Life School," which led to the outbreak of a series of problems.

"Of course I know, could it be...?"

Wintermere spoke with some disbelief.

"Yes, Zatwin died at my hands."

Roger answered calmly.

Now, neither Ferguson nor Wintermere had any problems.

First, he dealt with Beckerang, and then he killed Zatwin, the demigod of the "Rose School" hedonistic faction. This has already established a revolutionary friendship between him and the "Life School".

Even if Roger is the divine messenger of the "Aurora Society," as long as he is of sound mind, it won't be a big problem...

They didn't ask Roger how he killed Zartwin, even though he had other accomplices. But considering that Zartwin's extraordinary properties fell into Roger's hands, it clearly shows that Roger was definitely the one who made the greatest contribution and that his strength was enough to convince those who cooperated with him. This is why he was able to preserve the extraordinary properties of this Sequence 4 item and turn it into a sealed artifact.

"So, what do you need? Money? Or a potion recipe? A sealing artifact? We will do everything we can to provide it."

Roger, prepared for Ferguson's question, answered as follows:

“I don’t need money, but I need the potion recipes from the ‘Potion Professor’ and the ‘Crimson Scholar’.”

“I don’t think these two things will be difficult for you… compared to what I have to do.”

Needless to say, the "Crimson Scholar's" potion recipe was prepared for that vampire baron to be promoted to viscount.

The "Potion Professor" was part of another deal Roger had prepared for Emlyn in advance.

He had previously promised that if the meteorite clue provided by Emlyn proved useful, he would help him purchase the extraordinary property left behind by the vampire baron, which was provided by Alger the Hanged Man.

In this way, Mr. Moon will be able to advance to Sequence 6 vampire and possess the strength of a baron.

"That's it?"

Even Emily was a little surprised, and she subconsciously asked.

"That's it."

Roger shrugged and replied.

"In that case, I can agree to your request on behalf of my superior right now."

Wintermere took a deep breath:

“I have the recipes for both potions, and I can make the decisions myself.” “Great, it’s a deal then.”

Roger nodded, and then the two parties signed a contract in the presence of an extraordinary item belonging to Emily that corresponded to a "notary," thus officially beginning their cooperation.

"It's better to act sooner rather than later; let's get started tonight."

Ferguson pulled out a map, which was a rough floor plan of the Governor's Palace of Bayam, with the entrance and some rooms marked on it.

"The Governor's Palace in Bayam has three gates: the front gate, the back gate, and the side gate, which face north toward Backlund, south toward the south, and east toward the sunrise, respectively."

"These three gates are heavily guarded, especially the front gate. Although there are only a handful of guards outside, we understand that once you enter the front courtyard, there are at least 30 mid-ranking extraordinary beings and patrolling guards."

"The situation at the back gate is a little better, but it's about the same, so our biggest breakthrough point is at the east gate."

"The guards over there are only about fifty percent as strong as those at the back gate. If we are careful and quick enough, there is a good chance we can get in."

Roger was somewhat puzzled by Ferguson's analysis:
"Is there anything special about this east gate? Why is the guard on the other side so much looser, even though it's also a gate to the Governor's Mansion?"

"Is such that."

Ferguson smiled:

"Because you cannot directly enter the Governor's Mansion from the east gate."

"The building on the east side appears to be part of the main structure of the Governor's Mansion, but it is actually an independent structure that was built right next to the Governor's Mansion. From the exterior and architectural style, there is no difference between them."

"The main purpose of the buildings on the east side was to store supplies, provide accommodation for some of the VIPs visiting the Governor's Palace, and play an emergency role in certain situations."

"At that time, we can use a barrier that can pass through walls to enter the main building from the east side, but before that, we need to make sure that the restriction between the two buildings is lifted."

"I see."

Roger nodded, understanding as well.

That sealed artifact that can pass through walls must contain the extraordinary characteristics of an "apprentice," but it may be different from the "Benjamin's Glove," which only allows one person to pass at a time. It is more likely that it can allow multiple people to pass through at a time.

Afterwards, the group finalized some operational details, while the other three removed their cloaks, found a restaurant, ate, chatted about random things, and waited for the appointed time to arrive.

Around 10:40, the four of them left the restaurant one after another, put on their cloaks, and then went their separate ways according to the pre-arranged route.

Emily, Ferguson, and Roger formed one group, while Wintermere was responsible for drawing the attention of the outermost guards.

The reason for this arrangement is mainly due to two considerations.

First, Roger is the strongest fighter among the four. Ferguson and Emily, who possess the sealed artifact, also have a certain fighting ability. However, compared to Roger, who is the main fighting force, the main responsibility of the other two is to use their good luck as "winners" to quickly find the room where Roy King is imprisoned.

Yes, although Ferguson already knew part of the internal structure of the governor's mansion, they did not know where Roy King was being held, which was also part of the investigation.

Secondly, while Wintermere's own combat strength is not weak, his advantage lies in having a large number of animal servants. These animal servants can cause considerable trouble for the guards watching the eastern building and distract their attention.
On the other hand, today happens to be a full moon night, and Wintermir is at the peak of both mobility and combat power under these circumstances, making him very suitable as bait to lure the enemy away from their stronghold.

With the blessing of the full moon, barring any unforeseen circumstances, he should soon be able to shake off the pursuit of the group of extraordinary individuals and then rush back to the governor's mansion to reunite with Roger and the others.

At 11 o'clock, Roger's three-man team arrived at the East Gate on time.

According to Ferguson's research, such shift changes occur three times a day, once every eight hours.

The logic behind the shift change was that the guards at the east gate would go back to rest, while the elite guards at the main gate would be transferred to the back gate, and the elite guards at the back gate would go to the east gate along with the less capable guards.

As for the main gate, it was guarded by the elite guards who had previously rotated from the east gate and had rested for a sufficient period of time. Among them were some extraordinary individuals of considerable strength who had been coordinated to rotate from the south gate as a flexible support force.

In this way, the guard forces at the main gate, back gate, and side gate are fully balanced according to their respective importance, and each wave of guards can be guaranteed 7 to 8 hours of sleep without becoming too tired.

Of course, there are also many "sleepless" individuals with extraordinary abilities. Because they need the least amount of sleep, they work the longest shifts and are the most hardworking, but they also receive higher pay and faster promotions.

Comparatively speaking, the East Gate has the weakest defense force. Moreover, after more than 15 hours of high-pressure duty, especially the eight-hour duty from 3 pm to 11 pm, which is considered the most stressful, the guards will inevitably look forward to rest and will be quite tired.

Therefore, even though there are elite guards at the East Gate, their morale is relatively high due to their fatigue, and the East Gate's guard level and importance are relatively low, so they inevitably become somewhat lax in their vigilance.

And this is precisely the weak point that the "Life School" is targeting!

However, relatively speaking, they only have one hour to break in. In other words, ideally, they can complete the rescue mission for Roy King within one hour!

Soon, following Wintermere's actions, several ospreys flew over from nearby, seemingly fighting each other, which caused some chaos at the East Gate.

As the guards at the East Gate began to try to drive away the water birds by fighting back, the "Crimson Scholar" Wintermere, who had become ethereal after being "transformed into moonlight," created some new disturbances, which made the situation at the East Gate even worse.

Fortunately, the guards did not fire warning shots. This was partly to avoid riots and partly to prevent the guards at the front and south gates from being distracted. Each guard had to fulfill their responsibilities and fully protect the security of the gate they were guarding.

Taking advantage of the chaos, Emily and Ferguson first drank a bottle of light red potion, then drank half a bottle of clear, colorless liquid, and sprayed the remaining half bottle on themselves.

The first bottle of liquid was to bring their mind, body, and spirit to a better state to receive the effects of extraordinary medicine, while the second bottle was an "invisibility potion" specially prepared for them by Wintermere!
As expected, with the help of the green belt, the two figures disappeared as quickly as if they had been erased by an eraser, and then rapidly approached the east gate.

Roger, while marveling at the wonder of the "Potion Professor's" potion, transformed into a pool of black, viscous liquid and quickly crawled towards the drainage ditch outside the governor's mansion, falling into it.

It must be said that Bayam's drainage system is much cleaner than Backlund's due to its high rainfall and proximity to the sea. In particular, the Governor's Palace already has high hygiene standards, so Roger's experience as the "embodiment of desire" was much better than it was in Backlund.

He moved quickly and soon arrived at what appeared to be a kitchen in the building on the east side. He then selected a drainpipe and quickly "sprayed" out.

A moment later, Roger, who had returned to human form, appeared in front of a sink in what was clearly a restroom.

“No one…”

Roger looked around and then quickly tossed a coin.

There's no one outside...

As the "King's" portrait landed above, Roger breathed a sigh of relief, quietly opened the door, and slipped out.

A conversation was taking place in a brightly lit corridor not far away. Roger listened for a while and, based on their conversation, confirmed that they were three extraordinary individuals from the military.

He used the "little duck's" ability to control inanimate objects to smash a nearby vase, and then used the "hermit's" ability to quickly disappear into the surrounding darkness.

"What's the noise?"

As expected, the sound attracted the attention of the guards. The three exchanged glances and decided that one of them would go and investigate.

This is a "barbarian," the strongest of the three in terms of physical strength, mental resistance, and fighting ability.

After the "barbarian" approached and stared at the vase on the ground with a suspicious look for a few seconds, he looked around with some oddity.

Sometimes stray cats would wander into the governor's mansion and cause trouble, but there were no windows or openings that would allow stray cats to enter, so this "savage" immediately realized that someone was nearby.

But before he could take any further action, he felt his movements and thoughts begin to stagnate abnormally.

"This is……"

The "savage's" eyes were filled with disbelief, but in just over twenty seconds he had completely lost control of his body and mind.

Wearing the "Parasitic Gloves" and "Veil Finger Gloves," Roger slowly emerged from the darkness and looked at his new "Puppet."

This is another new collaboration between his "parasitic glove" and "veil finger glove". By using the "parasitic glove" to "steal" a portion of the opponent's resistance, he can accelerate the "mystery transformation" process.

Under his control, the "savage" turned around and walked towards his two companions.

"what happened?"

One of his companions asked with some suspicion.

"It's nothing, it's probably just a cat that came from somewhere."

"Barbarian," came the vague reply.

"cat?"

Another companion, dressed in a guard's uniform, repeated something somewhat strangely, and then added:

"It seems there have been more cats breaking into the Governor's House lately... Yesterday, Mrs. Jefferson from the kitchen said that the fish she had left on the cutting board had been stolen."

"Okay, I'll go take another look over there."

The "barbarian" nodded, said nothing more, and walked towards the other end of the corridor.

However, before he could take more than a few steps, he heard a somewhat awkward and distorted ancient Hermetic word behind him:
"captivity!"

(End of this chapter)