Mystery: Big Alarm Clock Ghroth Path

Chapter 303 The First Honorific Name and the "He Xing School"

Roger stood there and listened carefully for a while, gradually figuring out what had happened.

It turns out that on the very night he ascended to the "living star chart" and caused Geherus to revive, many people on Earth saw the rust-colored star that suddenly appeared next to Mars and witnessed its entire appearance and disappearance.

The leader of a small astrology enthusiasts group in Backlund sensed its inherent spiritual properties and determined that it was a new celestial body of great importance in a mystical sense. He then began to pray to it, hoping to gain its enlightenment and improve his life and circumstances.

No one knows what the leader said, but this act of prayer quickly spread among the astrology enthusiasts. In less than two days, more than a dozen people began to pray for the missing "He Star" and began to search for it tirelessly, trying to find its trace again through various divination and occult methods.

As a result, Roger experienced these prayers under the influence of the "Primal Core," which shares a similar mystical meaning with Gherros.

However, it must be said that this behavior both pleased him and gave him a bigger headache.

Because, purely from a symbolic perspective, the so-called "Hell Star" that appeared that night, although it was Roger transformed, could be seen as the sphere of Geheros.

A prayer directed purely towards "He Xing" is easily associated with the original appearance of "Judgment Star"—that is, the rust-colored star.

At this stage, the faith of only a dozen or so people is not a problem, but if the prayers expand further, it is very likely to subtly provide an anchor for Geheros and put Roger at a disadvantage in the struggle for dominance.

Fortunately, Roger was able to respond to their prayers through the "Original Core," which meant there was still a lot of room for maneuver.

"I need to design a special name for myself for prayer, so that I can associate myself with the image of 'He Xing' in a mystical sense, and so that those prayers and beliefs can accurately target me, rather than that orphan ball of Geheros."

Roger made up his mind, so he created another small round table, then conjured up a piece of paper and a pen, and began to write down some ideas on it.

“First of all, the image of ‘He Star’ alone is definitely not enough… because He represents red, and a red celestial body may point to Mars or to Geherus, but it just won’t point to me.”

Roger knew that if it weren't for the existence of the "Primal Core," he wouldn't even have known that he was being prayed to by "He Star" in the first place.

"Oh, right, I have an idea."

Roger suddenly had a flash of inspiration and began to doodle on the paper:

"They believe that the Hercules has hidden itself rather than disappeared, an image that perfectly matches the 'shadow'."

"Yes, that's it. Shadows are a manifestation of light being blocked, and shadows are also the core image of the 'Mystic' pathway."

Roger recalled that when he transformed into Gherros, the incomplete mythical creature form of the 'Black Knight' also appeared on his body, manifesting as writhing shadows of flesh and black armor. This was the biggest difference between himself and Gherros.

As for the "true creator," Roger doesn't need to worry, because in mysticism, only Roger Abraham, a dual-path extraordinary being, can simultaneously possess the images of "red star" and "shadow."

Having considered this, Roger finalized the first part of his name:
"The blood-red star behind the curtain of shadow."

The “shadow veil” naturally corresponds to the authority of the “Black Knight”, while the “blood-red” star corresponds to both the “Rose Bishop” and the “Hell Star” imagery.

This is a case of downplaying the main point, retaining only the image of the "red star," while the rest is all related to Roger himself, who came from the path of the "Secret Prayer."

"The second sentence also needs to emphasize my own identity... The name Roger Abraham is definitely not suitable, because it sounds like a person's name, not the name of a star."

"Perhaps the name of Mr. 'Door's' descendant is feasible? After all, in a sense, He has traveled through the stars for a long time and has a lot of knowledge about the stars. This is a good idea."

"But it is necessary to distinguish Him from the 'Key to the Gate,' so a time-specific term, such as 'a thousand years ago,' is needed to differentiate Him from the 'One Who Unifies All Things,' who transcends time and space."

Roger thought for a moment and wrote down the second part of his name on a piece of paper:
"The last descendant of the star beacon lost for a thousand years."

"Beacon of the Stars" is a variant of "Guide to the Endless Stars" in Mr. Gate's name. Lost for a thousand years symbolizes His exile, while the Descendant corresponds to Roger Abraham himself, who possessed His bloodline.

On the other hand, this description gives "He Xing" a rather special status in the starry sky, which helps to strengthen the role of faith and "anchor".

Roger nodded slightly, then muttered to himself:

"As for the third paragraph of your name... could you emphasize my identity as a time traveler, or from a temporal perspective, would it be better to place this paragraph at the very beginning?"

Thinking of this, Roger quickly wrote at the beginning of his name:

"A wanderer from an ancient time and space."

This is also a description with a dual meaning: "ancient time and space" corresponds to Roger's hometown before he traveled back in time, while "wanderer" corresponds to his own inability to return to his hometown.

This description also aligns with Gherus's character design. He was created long ago, and due to his unique characteristics, Gherus has long wandered through interstellar space, truly resembling a boundless wanderer.

"The last verse...the protector of backlund music and inspiration."

This not only connects to the "Celestial Voice" Geheros, but also aligns perfectly with what Roger did.

His invention of the portable phonograph not only revitalized Backlund's cultural and artistic industries, but the foundation he established also selected and nurtured many musically talented but impoverished young men and women.

The reason for using "inspiration" instead of "creativity" is to cater to the needs of both artists and astrology enthusiasts, especially to make the latter feel that their prayers are meaningful.

"A wanderer from ancient times, a blood-red star behind a veil of shadows, a descendant of the lost beacons of stars, a protector of the music and inspiration of Backlund."

After repeating it several times, Roger felt it was going well, so he connected with the rust-colored star symbolizing the leader of the stargazing organization who was praying, and used the "singer's" control over breath and voice to produce a layered, solemn and magnificent sound.

Inside a gray-white stone building in Backlund, Queens.

A man wearing a dark blue cloak, who was praying to a red star sculpture, suddenly stiffened slightly.

Because at that moment, he heard layers upon layers of magnificent and solemn sounds:

"Those who devoutly recite my name will become my family, glorify the mysteries of the universe, and receive the enlightenment of the stars."

Remember my name:
"A wanderer from an ancient time and space;"
"The blood-red stars behind the curtain of shadows;
"The last descendants of the lost beacon of stars, lost for a thousand years;"

"Protector of Backlund's music and inspiration."

After those words were spoken, the leader's ears returned to calm.

The middle-aged man was stunned for a long time. After more than ten seconds, he turned around and met the eyes of two other people in the crowd who were kneeling and praying.

They both saw the same shock and excitement in each other's eyes.

"This is a secret experience that 'He Xing' gave to the three of us... It must be!"

The man named Yale Nicholson stood up excitedly and began to recount his experience to his dozen or so companions.

At first, some people were skeptical, but soon two other people confirmed Nicholson's statement because they had both heard the same thing.

Because of these three, apart from Yale Nicholson himself being the leader, the other two were not the founders of the organization, and one of them was even a nearly 17-year-old boy who had just joined last week.

Everyone was aware of this information, and with the three people corroborating each other's accounts, they quickly began to believe that these people had indeed experienced some kind of transcendent, intimate connection originating from "Hexing".

As for why He Xing emphasized "Backlund" in his name, they were initially puzzled, but these details were not important compared to the fact that "He Xing" had given a concrete answer.

So these people quickly came up with a plausible explanation.

That is, according to the revelation of the "Hell Star," those who pray to it are its followers, and these followers happen to be in Backlund. Therefore, it is reasonable that the "Hell Star" is the protector of Backlund's music and inspiration.

After "figured out" this point, some stubborn people quickly began chanting the honorific name Roger had just given them and praying for "He Xing" to bestow upon them knowledge related to astrology.

Meanwhile, Roger, the "customer service" representative on the other end of the "network cable," received these requests and, based on his astrological knowledge as a "living astrologer," "manually entered" the corresponding responses.

This knowledge is not commonplace; it is demigod-level astrological knowledge that Roger gained after advancing to the "Living Star Chart"—in terms of understanding of astrology alone, demigods through the "Star of Judgment" pathway are undoubtedly among the most learned.

Not to mention that the Abraham family was originally an angelic family skilled in astrology, and their knowledge in this area was beyond the comprehension of ordinary people. Therefore, Roger's answer quickly caused great shock to these prayers.

The knowledge they possessed far exceeded their expectations in both quality and depth. Some of it even seemed quite different from traditional astrological theories. However, when the more learned among them took a closer look, they were able to discern some extraordinary insights.

At this point, all twelve participants reached a consensus: "He Xing" had indeed sent down a revelation!

This is an extremely rare occurrence. Although only a portion of these people are extraordinary individuals skilled in astrology, none of them have ever heard of a celestial being directly bestowing revelations.

The closest one might be the goddess's identity as the "Crimson Lord." There have been stories of believers receiving help after praying to her using the name "Crimson Lord," but this is the only exception.

In other words, that "He Xing" is likely an entity that shares similarities with the goddess!

This conjecture even startled Yale Nicholson himself.

After calming himself down, he tentatively and indirectly expressed some of his guesses, only to find that many of his fellow enthusiasts had similar ideas.

Soon, after intense discussion, they reached a consensus.

"Colleagues, it seems that we are among the first to be enlightened after the emergence of 'He Xing'."

Yale Nicholson looked at the twelve people in front of him and said in a deep voice:
"I propose that we establish a new research association to discuss this matter."

Upon hearing Yale Nicholson's proposal, everyone unanimously agreed.

In fact, the organization originally had more than thirteen members, but some people did not agree with Nicholson's worship of "Hestar", which is why only the people in front of us participated in the prayer for "Hestar".

They were all people whose ideas were similar to Nicholson's, so it was only natural that his proposal was unanimously approved.

So, the next step was to decide on the name of the research association.

They discussed it for a long time and finally decided to name the research association the "He Xing School".

The meaning of the name is also very simple: "people who study knowledge from Hexagon."

Of course, Roger was aware of almost all of these things. At this moment, inside the "Original Motion Core," he had established a strong mystical connection with the thirteen members of the "Hell Star School," to the point that he knew exactly what they were saying about him.

"The Hexing School... it sounds like a long-established, secretive organization like the 'Life School' or the 'Rose School'."

Roger was very pleased with the name's prestige, and when faced with another prayer from the thirteen initial members of the "Hercules School," he readily offered his praise.

If nothing unexpected happens, this organization will definitely develop rapidly into a completely new covert organization.

Compared to other clandestine organizations, the "Hessing School" has a clear advantage: its members can genuinely receive responses and knowledge from their prayer objects, a privilege perhaps only comparable to the "Morse Ascetic Order."

No, compared to the "mysterious seekers" of the "Morse Ascetic" who passively endured the painful process of "knowledge being passed on to people," "Hexing" seemed much gentler. Its knowledge transmission did not make the people of the "Hexing School" feel any pressure or tendency to lose control. This alone was enough to crush the "Hidden Sages."

Of course, Roger did not intend to maintain this stance indefinitely. Once the "Hercules School" had developed further, he planned to reduce the frequency of his responses.

After all, things that are too easily obtained are not desirable. The benefits of this system, besides strengthening the faith, include fostering a certain degree of class division within the "Hessing School," where a minority holds relative power in interpreting scriptures, while the majority become followers. However, considering the universality of the tyranny of the minority over the majority, this system is not absolute. If the leadership acts recklessly, Roger will, in due course, support new members to replace them.

"By the way, there is one more question."

Suddenly, Roger remembered something else: it seemed that any secret organization needed to have, or at least partially have, at least one extraordinary method.

Although it's a bit early to talk about this now, it's something that will have to be arranged sooner or later.

The only two questions are: how to arrange it, and which route to take?

Leaving aside those who mastered discontinuous sequences, Roger has currently fully mastered the "Fool," "Gate," "Black Emperor," and "Abyss." Starting from Sequence 9, he has mastered, but not completely, the "Death" and "Hanged Man" sequences.

至于罗杰能够从自己奴役的灵魂身上审问得来的序列途径，那就更多了，包括了“隐者”的序列9到序列6、“红祭司”和“魔女”途径的序列9到序列3，“水手”途径的序列9到序列5。

Of these pathways, only the "Hermit" and "Gate" pathways seem to be connected to astrology. The "Fool" pathway can also be touched upon to some extent, but the connection is not as strong as these two pathways.

Currently, the few extraordinary individuals in the "Hexing School" all follow these two paths, so Roger plans to continue working in this direction in the future.

However, these are things that need to be discussed later. The more important thing right now is to establish a clear organizational structure and charter for the "Hexing School" so that it can develop new members and create an extraordinary system.

Roger then stopped worrying about it. Seeing that the initial thirteen members of the "Hercules School" were busy with the design of the charter, he withdrew from the "Original Core of Heaven" and returned to the captain's cabin of the "Star Lord".

Shortly after his return, Klein and Bendit finally returned with Maggie Lopez.

"Where did you go to play?"

Roger smiled and looked at Klein and Bendit, then asked.

“Bandit and I discovered two Intis spies, namely ‘The Reaper’ and ‘The Conspirator’, and we cornered and killed them in an alley.”

Klein seemed extremely excited. Controlling a demigod-level puppet in battle for the first time gave him a feeling of clarity and exhilaration.

Roger was somewhat surprised by these words. Klein was able to find the Intis spy in Constance who had not been eliminated by Luna. Either Luna had deliberately released the fish, or she had genuinely failed to discover it.

After all, Klein, who possesses the "Source Castle," is definitely in the top tier when it comes to divination. Even Roger only dares to say that he is better than Klein in astrology, but he is really not good at more general divination.

In any case, Klein's actions were a good thing, as getting used to demigod-level puppet manipulation in advance was very necessary for him.

Of course, this battle must have improved Klein's economic situation as well, since extraordinary traits can be sold for money.

Roger, Klein, and Bendit updated each other on the results of their conversation with Fula Jenkins that day, and discussed some details with Klein, who then left to sleep in the guest room Roger had arranged for him on the "Star Lord".

The following day was rather uneventful. Klein took Bendit for a stroll around Constance, and incidentally used the demigod-level ice spear of "Despair Witch" Maggie Lopez to shoot down two airships that came to bomb Constance, scaring the other airships into fleeing in panic.

As for Roger, he continued composing the music for "Four Seasons: Summer" within the "Original Core".

Because Roger has become a demigod, and with the added benefit of the "Original Dynamic Core," he can reliably incorporate three different and complex rules into a single piece of music.

"The Four Seasons: Summer" was an experiment conducted by Roger.

The three rules he added were "Midsummer", "Invigoration", and "Heartfire".

The "Midsummer" rule can heal some ailments and injuries that do not involve divine or extraordinary abilities, and it can bring warmth to the listener for a period of time.

In battle, the "Midsummer" rule can create temperatures comparable to those of extraordinary individuals using the "Sun" pathway, instantly annihilating and destroying opponents and some extraordinary items of low sequence levels.

"Invigoration" can provide listeners with a positive mental state for a considerable period of time and dispel mental disturbances caused by some spiritual beings and high-sequence curses.

During battle, the "Invigorate" rule boosts the spirituality, mental strength, and physical recovery speed of all allies, and can grant Roger a state similar to super armor for a short period of time, making him immune to most control and curse-type extraordinary abilities.

The "Heartfire" rule has no effect on ordinary listeners, but it can quickly fill Roger's opponents' minds with a sad complex or regret, distort and amplify it to an extreme, thus putting the opponents in a highly chaotic state, making their judgment disordered, and even to the point that they cannot distinguish friend from foe.

Most importantly, this rule ignores defense; unless the opponent's mental body is completely sealed, Roger will be guaranteed to hit as long as he makes contact with him.

These three abilities sound easy to understand, but in reality, they are all conceptual or have the ability to influence fundamental rules.

Among them, "Midsummer" can directly distort the laws of physics, "Invigorate" grants group healing and single-target immunity to control effects, which is comparable to the effects of some of the "Crimson Scholar's" potions in combat, while "Heartfire" is an extremely powerful control ability that opponents cannot even defend against.

This is the power of a demigod-level "composer": he can break through the boundaries between fantasy and reality by composing music, and forcibly create abilities that can only be expressed through certain extraordinary means, or even abilities that no existing extraordinary means can possess.

And this is not the end. The "composer's" abilities will definitely undergo a qualitative change when he reaches the level of an angel. In this respect, Gherros is truly one of the most powerful Outer Gods, without any exaggeration.

The only problem is that, as it stands, Roger cannot create rules and corresponding music out of thin air in battle, and the process of composing music is too cumbersome; it requires advance preparation and is quite energy-consuming.

Fortunately, Roger, who has now become a demigod, no longer needs to use the rules of his music through "singing." He can achieve the same effect simply through contact in a mystical sense.

In the current environment, "Four Seasons: Summer" may serve as a shot in the arm for ordinary people, which can reinforce Roger's "anchor" from another perspective. The only problem is that people may not have the spare money to buy records as they used to.

"If all else fails, we can set aside some money from the company's sales revenue for charity... The economy is sluggish right now, so this is the only option."

Roger sighed, withdrew from the "Original Dynamic Core", then summoned Cecilia's messenger group and handed the sheet music for "Four Seasons: Summer" to the adorable ball of yarn.

"By the way, Cecilia should be able to advance to Sequence 6 by the time the war ends."

As Roger thought about it, he stretched and then went to the kitchen of the Fear Ship to beg for food from Lindsay.

……

The following morning, at nine o'clock.

As expected, just as Archbishop Jenkins of the Church of the Night had said, a large landing fleet set sail for the southern coast of Fussack on schedule.

Although it was called a landing fleet, landing ships actually only accounted for 60% of it. The rest were combat ships such as ironclads, frigates, and supply ships. Airships also provided air support along the way. Overall, the scene was quite large and had a grand and imposing feel.

The "Star Fleet" was surrounded by this fleet, which gave Roger an unprecedented sense of relaxation and security.

At ten o'clock, a handsome man in his forties, dressed in a Rune military uniform, appeared on the deck of the "Star Lord" without warning.

This startled Philip and his men, but Roger quickly appeared on the deck, reassured them, and told them to go about their business and not worry about this place.

"Nice to meet you, Your Excellency Abraham."

Upon seeing Roger appear, the middle-aged man in the Rune military uniform immediately smiled and stepped forward to shake hands with him.

“My name is Merrick Davidson, a senior deacon of the Night Watch. It’s a pleasure to meet you.”

Based on his previous experience dealing with Ince Zangwell, Roger immediately used his "Secret Insight" to determine that this was a "Night Watchman" with a remarkably high level of potion digestion.

The fact that Merrick Davidson is here at this moment suggests that he is likely the "Night Watch" representative who came to see Roger on behalf of Jenkins.

"It is an honor to meet you, Mr. Davidson."

Roger politely shook hands with Davidson, exchanged views on the current situation, and built rapport before inquiring about the upcoming landing fleet's operational plan.

"We do not intend to land at Indo Port, where the military industry is too developed and there are too many coastal defense guns. So we plan to land in a delta area about 120 kilometers west of Indo."

"A complete naval corps is stationed there, so it is expected that the two sides will still have to go through a fierce battle."

Merrick Davidson spoke slowly and deliberately, his tone gentle and seemingly unconcerned.

"If there's anything I can help you with, just let me know."

Roger made a polite remark, then inquired further:

"Is there only one demigod like you presiding over the goddess's church this time?"

"How can it be."

Davidson laughed:
"Besides me, there are also two other ladies: 'Sword of the Goddess' Kreste Cecima and 'Eye of the Goddess' Ilya."

"The former is an important figure within the 'Night Watchers,' while Her Excellency Ilya is also an archbishop."

Roger was slightly taken aback; he knew both of them.

Needless to say, Kresta Cecima, one of the three leaders of the Night Watchers, was originally a designated candidate for demigod, while Ilya, the "Eye of Goddess," is a Sequence 3 "Bishop of Fear."

She is the head of the Church of the Night Goddess in East Bayron. In the original work, Ilya is also the target of Ince Zangwill's hunt, who wanted to use her as the source of the Sequence 3 "Dread Bishop" extraordinary trait. However, she was thwarted by a group of "Night Watchers" and was eventually killed by Klein, who completed the "Trickster" ascension ritual.

Compared to Cecima, the "Sword of the Goddess," Ilya's presence here seems somewhat strange.

After all, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Ilya had been transferred from Dongbailang, thousands of miles away, to Jianhai to oversee things, and Roger couldn't quite figure out what the goddess was planning.

"Could it be that the goddess intends to have Ilya preside over the integration of the 'God of War' Church?"

Roger pondered for a moment but couldn't come up with a solution. In the end, he stopped worrying about it and chatted with Davidson for a while. Davidson then excused himself and left the "Star Lord".

This massive combined fleet sailed at sea for two days, experiencing several battles along the way, and finally, on the night of the third day, it spotted a huge river estuary and the nearby delta in the distance.

Due to the geographical factors of the inter-sea area, there is almost no strategic depth here, so it is difficult to hide the intelligence of large-scale fleet voyages. As a result, a complete unit of the Fussack Navy is already waiting here.

The only positive thing is that there is relatively little land-based firepower here, and it seems that Fusak did not have time to move its massive coastal defense artillery here, which greatly reduces the difficulty of the Rune fleet's landing operation.

Soon, the two sides exchanged fire.

Rune's side clearly had the upper hand. As the ships steadily advanced, the demigod on Fusak's side finally made his move.

It was a "Demon Hunter" and a "Iron Knight". The former, taking advantage of the latter's long-range bombing cover, quickly approached the flagship of the ironclad ship through the air.

Just as the demigod was about to unleash a massacre, he was completely enveloped by dense darkness.

The next second, countless black "hair strands" spread out from the darkness, quickly binding the "demon hunter" and slowing down his movements.

At the same time, a figure quickly appeared beside the "demon hunter".

The man, who appeared to be in his thirties, had short, golden-brown hair, dark green eyes, a pointed chin, and thin, hard lips. In his hand, he held a strangely shaped longsword made of white bone.

"Sword of the Goddess" Kreste Cecima!

(End of this chapter)