Mystery: Big Alarm Clock Ghroth Path

Chapter 252 The Sudden Tsunami

After Roger said this, no one knew what to say.

按照序列途径的普通，序列9的非凡特性价值普遍在300到500镑之间，序列8则是600镑起步，到了序列7就要至少达到1000金镑才可能买得到。

即便考虑罗杰这30多件非凡特性中的一半或者更多都是序列9，那么取中位数应该也有800金镑左右，30件下来的话就已经超过20000金镑了。

But if that were all, it wouldn't be so bad, because for someone like Mr. "Wheel of Fortune," whose subordinates are all famous musicians and industrialists in the kingdom, 20,000 gold pounds is not an exaggeration.

The point that all members of the "Tarot Club" find most incomprehensible is that Mr. Wheel of Fortune's extraordinary qualities were clearly not something he possessed before leaving Backlund.

Based on the experience of previous members of the Tarot Club, this gentleman's sales cycle would not exceed two weeks. The fact that he suddenly produced more than 30 extraordinary items makes it more likely that he obtained them after going to sea!
"According to what Mr. 'The Hanged Man' said earlier, many of the extraordinary individuals at sea are extraordinary individuals who obtained their extraordinary traits through the 'sailor' pathway. If Mr. 'Wheel of Fortune' really obtained those extraordinary traits through hunting at sea, then the 'sailor' pathway should be the majority..."

"Justice," Audrey thought silently and quickly, weighing the options in her mind.

To be honest, she really wanted to help this saint find a suitable buyer, but having money and having connections are two different concepts.

Although "Justice" Audrey has joined the Psychological Alchemy Society and has her own network of connections outside of the "Tarot Society," it is still too explosive for a newcomer to suddenly produce more than thirty extraordinary traits. This is likely to attract the attention and investigation of the "Psychological Alchemy Society."

Previously, she and Ms. Fors and Ms. Hugh often attended the Backlund Extraordinary Gathering organized by Mr. A, which was capable of consuming so many goods. However, since the "Backlund Great Smog" incident, Mr. A was banished by the angels of the Church of the Night, and the two saints behind him were killed by Mr. "Wheel of Fortune".

So Mr. A’s extraordinary gatherings haven’t been held for a long time since then.

A small gathering of extraordinary individuals couldn't possibly consume so much food, and even if Miss Justice's family had connections, she herself didn't want to trouble them.

After all, Countess Caitlin was already quite nervous about Audrey becoming an Extraordinary. The lady had repeatedly told her daughter not to advance further towards the middle sequence, so Audrey's pulling out thirty Extraordinary items at this critical juncture would definitely bring her a lot of trouble, and might even lead to her being confined to her quarters.

This left her feeling powerless, and she sighed repeatedly in her heart.

Later, during Miss Magician's and Mr. Hanged Man's further inquiries about the shipment, Mr. Wheel of Fortune's answers indeed matched Audrey's expectations.

More than half of this batch of extraordinary traits are "Sailor" extraordinary traits, along with some "Wrathful People", a small number of "Spy" and "Arbitrator" pathway traits, one "Mind Reader", two "Weapon Masters", one "Serial Killer", one "Magician", one "Pyromaniac", and one seal item corresponding to the "Pyromaniac" extraordinary trait.

These extraordinary attributes were all equipment he acquired while dealing with Ludwig Sergei, Mitrom Gadirs's ships, and later, while rescuing Roy King.

On the other hand, although Roger had so many goods, he did not intend to sell them all.

Firstly, some of my subordinates or relatives and friends have a need for these extraordinary characteristics.

Aside from Zeus and the crew members of the "Star Lord" fleet who performed reasonably well, the "Magician" extraordinary trait could directly promote his brother Sam.

Once Sam becomes a Sequence 7 Beyonder, he and Cecilia will become two Sequence 7 Beyonders, which will give them greater power and make it easier for them to do various things.

Therefore, there are only about twenty extraordinary traits that can actually be sold. Of course, considering the abundance of resources at sea, Roger would not mind clearing out a large portion of the "Sailor" extraordinary traits in advance if someone is willing to pay a high price, and then restocking when the opportunity arises.

“I can help take a look; there are still many people at sea who aspire to become extraordinary or to advance to a higher order.”

Alger, the "Hanged Man," spoke first:
"In particular, the 'Sailor's' extraordinary characteristics should be in high demand. If there are any buyers, I will contact you through Mr. 'Fool'."

The other attendees also expressed their opinions. In the end, Roger, the "Wheel of Fortune," after consulting with Mr. "Fool," decided to first entrust a portion of the extraordinary characteristics to Mr. "Fool." As long as the price was within a normal range, "Source Castle" would ship the goods directly and quickly, saving Mr. "Fool" the trouble of relaying the message twice.

Of course, Mr. Fool could not benefit from this, since even a 20% pumping rate is nothing to a god, so Roger did not mention it, and Mr. Fool did not ask.

Fortunately, "Fool" Klein is not short of money at the moment, and since he is helping Roger, he doesn't dwell on those things.

After discussing this matter, "righteous" Audrey spoke again:
“I heard something about Backlund, and it’s caused quite a stir.”

"Oh? What happened?"

Mr. World, whose voice was a little hoarse, asked with great interest.

"Recently, a batch of gold was stolen from the Ministry of the Interior. The total value of the gold exceeded 200 million gold pounds. As far as I know, this is a very important resource reserve of the Kingdom of Rune, which is related to many important national strategies."

"It has been more than ten days since this batch of gold was stolen. The Siviras Field Office has joined forces with many detectives to carry out a continuous investigation, and even the military has participated in it, but the results have been minimal."

"Justice" Audrey paused:
"As a result, there have been many rumors circulating in the kingdom's upper echelons recently. Some say that the central bank governor and the interior minister embezzled the gold, while others say that this batch of gold does not exist at all. In short, there are many rumors, and the pressure on the top leadership is enormous."

"Is it possible that this was done by hostile foreign forces?"

Mr. World spoke again, and his guess was reasonable and well-founded.

In this day and age, although paper money backed by national credit has become widespread, gold, as a hard currency and one of the main materials for minting large-denomination coins in various countries, still plays a very important role in many places.

Besides affecting currency value, a country's gold reserves are also involved in many other aspects, such as international status, national security, financial influence, and the stock market is also greatly affected by gold reserves.

在眼下的鲁恩王国币制中，1金镑等于20苏勒，而1苏勒等于12便士，1便士相较罗杰前世的经济环境差不多等于3至4元的购买力，也即是说1金镑等于最少720元的购买力。

Two million gold pounds translates to over 15 billion, which may not seem like a huge sum for a powerful nation like the Kingdom of Rune, but its significance is terrifying.

That is, there may be some internal problem within the Kingdom of Rune that caused such a large amount of gold to disappear so suddenly.

Such an incident could happen once, or even twice, which would damage the country's credibility and economic stability. Therefore, the kingdom's determination to retrieve it was also to stabilize public opinion and prevent other countries from taking advantage of the situation.

"It's possible."

Miss Justice thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement with Mr. World's statement.

Hearing this reminded Roger of the letter Alice had sent him earlier.

The letter mentioned that Sam was investigating a gold theft case involving the Ministry of the Interior and felt that his abilities were somewhat inadequate, so he wanted to find out if there was a way to purchase a sealing artifact that could help him.

Roger didn't take it too seriously at the time, because it was common for things to be stolen from banks and government departments. On the other hand, he didn't expect the amount stolen to be so huge.

"If that's the case, then things need to be reassessed..."

Roger's mind stirred slightly, and he nodded:
"As far as I know, I have another subordinate involved in the investigation of this matter, but his sequence level is not high, so the power he can exert is very limited."

"Mr. 'Wheel of Fortune,' is there anything I can do to help?"

"The Magician," Fors immediately spoke up.

The last time she visited the Abrahams' rented property in Worston Gardens, she happened to see Sam rushing out. Later, she chatted briefly with Cecilia, who mentioned that Sam was investigating a case related to the Department of the Interior, but didn't say much else, so Fors didn't know that Sam was in trouble.

When Mr. Wheel of Fortune, who was now providing protection for the Abraham family, brought up the matter again, she naturally connected it to this and guessed that Roger was referring to Sam.

"I think so."

Roger, the "Wheel of Fortune," naturally understood her meaning. He pondered for a moment and nodded:
"I will meet with him once in the near future, and I will tell you the details after I understand the situation."

Mr. "Wheel of Fortune" is at sea, but he can return to Backlund and meet with Sam at any time, so he must have a "Traveler" level seal or a corresponding extraordinary ability...

Fors quickly realized this from Roger's words.

After this period of time, Fors has gained a fairly comprehensive understanding of the "apprentice" path, which includes the "traveler" path.

Of course, the information about the high sequence remains a mystery to her, but that doesn't matter.

"it is good."

Fors nodded, took a deep breath, and asked again:
"I would like to ask everyone, does anyone have any clues about the meteorite crystal and the blood crystal of the Lava octopus?"

These two items are the main materials needed to advance to the "Apprentice" Sequence 7 "Astrologer".

Before Roger left Backlund, he had already left the "Astrologer's" potion recipe to Alice, and asked her to share it with Fors at the appropriate time.

At this moment, Fors has clearly fully digested the "Master of Tricks" potion and has turned his attention to the materials for Sequence 7, preparing for his advancement.

“I can provide meteorite crystals.”

Roger picked up the conversation at the opportune moment. After preparing the "Astrologer" potion for Bandit earlier, he happened to have a meteorite crystal that he could sell to Fors.

"The price is only £700. If you know the market situation of meteorite crystals, you should understand that this is a price after a significant discount."

Then Mr. "Wheel of Fortune" spoke.

"of course."

Fors took a deep breath. She had recently received a sum of royalties, and she had also worked with Hugh on some commissions related to extraordinary individuals, so she should be able to come up with the money. "I can get the blood crystals of the Lava Octopus, which will also cost 700 gold pounds."

Mr. Hanged Man glanced quickly at Roger, the Wheel of Fortune, and then added:
"Of course, it will take about a week, because the shipment is not in my possession."

"it is good."

Fors gritted his teeth and nodded.

She originally thought she would have to wait for a while, but to her surprise, as soon as she opened her mouth, two big shots from the "Tarot Club" took care of everything for her.

Next, you need to collect the "astrologer's" supplementary materials, including 10 grams of clematis powder, a section of withered grapevine, a pair of eyeballs from any kind of octopus, and 80 ml of spirits.

Compared to the two main materials, the price of these items is negligible, and they can be all done in an afternoon.

Miss Justice looked around at the attendees of the Tarot Club and felt a sense of joy.

When the Tarot Club was first established, it consisted of only two members: the not-so-great "Fool" and the "Hanged Man".

At that time, Mr. Hanged Man should still be in the transition phase from Sequence 8 to Sequence 7, while Audrey herself was still an ordinary person who had not yet obtained the "Audience" potion.

Now, in the "Tarot Club," as long as Miss "Magician" successfully advances, then apart from the unknown strength levels of Mr. "Wheel of Fortune" and Mr. "The World," the rest of the members will be at least Sequence 7 level extraordinary individuals.

While such strength cannot compare to those of large official institutions, it should be comparable to, or even surpass, the official extraordinary teams of some medium-sized cities—even excluding the saint, Mr. "Wheel of Destiny."

“'Fool', I have something else to report.”

Seeing that everyone had finished their discussion, Mr. Hanged Man spoke again and turned to look at Mr. Fool.

Mr. Fool nodded slightly, agreeing to the Hanged Man's request.

“I have reported the anomaly in Bansi Port to one of the bishops in Bayam, and I have also deliberately mentioned a lot of information related to the descendants of the ‘Red Angel’ Medici, and even referred the matter to Amon in order to raise his vigilance.”

"As expected, the bishop immediately showed great concern upon hearing this information. If I'm not mistaken, the cardinal of Bayam has now begun to intervene in this matter."

Cardinal of Bayam, namely Cortman...

Roger, the "Wheel of Fortune," listened without interrupting.

If that's the case, then Bansi's situation should be resolved quickly, but it's a pity for those innocent ordinary people who suffered.

"You did very well."

"The Fool" Klein nodded slightly, acknowledging "The Hanged Man" Alger's performance.

“It is my honor, Mr. Fool.”

Alger, the "Hanged Man," was secretly delighted, but still answered humbly.

Afterwards, the group discussed various miscellaneous matters, including but not limited to the recent unusual activities of the resistance forces on the Rothschild Islands, and some noteworthy movements of Beyonders in Backlund, until "The Fool" Klein felt his spiritual energy was somewhat depleted, and he spoke softly:
That concludes today's gathering.

"As you wish."

Everyone stood up, and then transformed back into the starry sky.

Roger looked around at the captain's cabin that had reappeared, and at Bandit, the tabby cat who was eating its food very obediently without disturbing him. He took a deep breath and patted Bandit's head.

"All done?"

Bandit glanced up at Roger. Although he didn't know what his owner was doing, he was used to this strange time every Monday.

Roger paused, then smiled and said:
"Hmm. I'm going back to Backlund tomorrow. Would you like to come with me?"

"Why go back? To see Sam and the others?"

Bandit made gurgling sounds as he mumbled a question.

"I'm going to visit a friend. We'll split up. You wait for me at Worston Garden, and I'll come pick you up when I'm done."

"Row."

Bandit wagged his tail: "Since we're going back, could you buy me some cat toys to bring on the ship?"

It paused and then added, "Oh, and buy me a better brush. I've been shedding a lot lately, and I'm too lazy to lick myself."

"You're really lazy."

Roger sighed softly and nodded. After performing the ceremony and offering the "veil finger" to Mr. Fool, he took out his composition book and began to continue composing the music he had promised Alice.

The next morning, Roger was suddenly awakened from his sleep by the violent shaking of the "Star Lord".

"what happened?"

Somewhat bewildered, he used the "Rose Bishop's" power to stand up, then quickly released a mass of flesh and blood to bring the vomiting Banditella back to his side and protect her.

Because when Roger obtained Seamus Raul's soul, he only chose the gliding ability of the "Windbringer," the underwater mobility of the "Ocean Singer," and the "Thunder Arrow," which belonged to the same sequence.

The reason he didn't choose the abilities of "Navigator" and "Sailor" is that he could train Zeus or Matteo to become "Navigators," or he could simply create a seal item corresponding to the extraordinary trait of "Sailor" to assist him.

However, these are all plans, and Roger hasn't had time to implement them yet, which is causing him great distress.

He glanced at the terrifying waves, wind, rain, and occasional thunderstorms outside, and finally managed to get out of the cabin, stopping a passing crew member who looked panicked.

"what happened?"

Roger asked.

"Boat, captain."

Upon seeing Roger, the Sequence 9 "sailor" hurriedly greeted him and then said:
"The weather was fine at first, but a hurricane suddenly started blowing half an hour ago, and the weather turned very bad all of a sudden."

"This doesn't seem to be an ordinary hurricane."

Roger shook his head: "This is more like a tsunami triggered by an earthquake..."

He had only spoken halfway when he heard another "snap," followed by the Star Lord shaking violently once more.

This time, the shaking was far more intense than before, and Roger even had the illusion that the "Star Lord" was about to be cut in half.

This made Roger forget about continuing his nonsense with the sailor. He simply told him to go about his business and then returned to the captain's cabin to activate the "Isolation" effect that "Star Lord's Heart" could apply to the "Star Lord" fleet!
In an instant, the Starmaster stopped shaking, and it went dark outside the porthole.

Roger breathed a sigh of relief. Amidst the strange exclamations of the many sailors, he came to the deck and looked around at the dark space, and the "Star Lord", "Mars" and "Fear" sailing smoothly on the water in this void-like space.

"Don't panic, everyone. Our fleet has entered a special space that can shield us from the tsunami."

Roger used the breath control of the "singer" to produce a booming voice, calming his men on the three ships.

He then added:
"This situation can only last for ten minutes. During this time, everyone should be prepared. On the one hand, we should speed up the voyage and get out of the Rothschild Islands area as soon as possible. On the other hand, we should quickly repair the cables and faulty facilities, replacing what needs to be replaced and dismantling what needs to be dismantled!"

"Yes!"

With Roger's words, everyone's morale soared, and they all went about their own business.

Roger couldn't help but feel grateful for his correct decision to seek Bernadette's help and improve the "Star Lord".

In "isolation" mode, the "Starmaster" will enter a large "behind-the-door space" connected to the sea surface, shielding it from most physical influences in order to escape attacks or extremely bad weather.

This current model has undoubtedly saved the three ships of the "Star Lord" fleet, as well as everyone on board.

As for why such severe weather suddenly occurred, Roger already had a vague guess.

Just as he was about to confirm, he heard Mr. Fool's message again.

Roger had a sudden thought and immediately returned to the captain's cabin, entering a meditative state.

A few seconds later, he indeed saw Alger the Hanged Man again!
(End of this chapter)