Mystery: Survival from the Secret Doll

Chapter 342, Library

As the tarot reading ended, Alger the Hanged Man, Audrey the Justice, and Gal Bly the Power, who tried to appear respectful to Mr. Wrong, stood up, bowed, and then the crimson stars swallowed the spirits of Alger the Hanged Man and Audrey the Justice, sending them back to their original world.

Seated at the head of the long bronze table, he looked at Mr. "Power," who had put on a show but had not returned to the Forsaken Land with the explosion of the crimson star.

“Information,” Mr. “Power” said succinctly.

He was referring to information about "Hurricane General" Zillingus.

As the secret agent in charge of the Eastern Continent, he was not kept in the dark about most of the information involving the Northern and Southern Continents, but he never asked Tang or Nikolai about it.

A lack of information can sometimes be a fatal weakness, even for an angel.

Misjudging the opponent's strength and the hidden helpers behind them, while the probability of failure may not be high, it is certainly not impossible.

A battle-hardened soldier would not make such a basic mistake.

"What a casual attitude! They show absolutely no respect for an angel king."

Mr. "Mistake" shook his head helplessly, snapped his fingers, and a stack of documents landed on the bronze table in front of Mr. "Power".

"Information, intelligence, potential obstacles, and the problems on the church's side are all included."

Backlund, with the approval of William I, the "Protector," the original emperor of the Kingdom of Loen, the Puppet and the Parasite had essentially taken control of the situation there.

Killing a Pallas Negan is not difficult.

Ah, of course, this also involves some issues of the Twilight Hermits. Adam needs to lead the trend of the times to complete the dreamer's ritual. According to their previous cooperation agreement, on this point, both Mr. "Mistake" and Don need to slightly modify their scripts to ensure that the trend of the times proceeds according to the predetermined trajectory.

"Oh, right, and this too."

As if remembering something, Mr. "Mistake" snapped his fingers again.

A set of combat uniforms belonging to a University of Michigan investigator appeared before Mr. "Power." Mr. "Error" smiled and said, "Wear this; it will save you a lot of trouble."

Mr. "Power" picked up the documents and quickly flipped through them, page by page.

"So, how do you plan to leave the Eastern Continent?"

"Just use the trickster's ability to switch places."

"Power" said without even looking up.

As a puppet in the hands of the Mysterious Servant, it's not a problem to use the abilities of the Mysterious Mage to change the puppet's location, switching it between the Eastern Continent and the Northern Continent, or even between a puppet near Backlund.

Of course, alternative options include going through Euclidean space and going through the dark angel Sasriel.

However, neither of these is as convenient as the ability of a sorcerer.

“Hmm.” Mr. “Mistake” nodded knowingly. “A very correct decision.”

He will handle the aftermath accordingly and provide the necessary misleading and deception.

"However, I didn't expect that the things you traded with Mr. 'The Hanged Man' were food, daily necessities, odds and ends materials, and some low-series potion ingredients—the most basic things."

“I can’t ask you for everything, can I?” Mr. “Power” raised his head and looked at Mr. “Mistake” sitting at the head of the bronze table.

“That’s true.” Mr. “Mistake” shrugged. “I just didn’t expect that the labor of an angel could be so cheap.”

"Power" Gal Blaise: "..."

I always have this feeling that I'm about to be overwhelmed by the CPU.

Is it his imagination?

"Also, I need to remind you of something: don't kill too many people, or I'll have a hard time dealing with the consequences."

Kill too many people, or kill too many "people"?
Was it a person who was killed, or a secret puppet?
Mr. "Power" merely scoffed at this, and after reviewing the information, he picked up the clothes and left the mysterious space above the gray fog.

Mr. "Mistake" maintained his usual smile, his expression unchanged.

He looked at Tang, who had lazily reappeared at the bottom of the bronze table after "Power" had left, still sketching and revising on a canvas, and asked, "Do you have any other new ideas next?"

"Kill them. Those people are useless now. Let him take care of some of them too. After all, it's better for scum to die. I won't waste my time on them."

Tang held the paintbrush and casually twirled it in his hand several times, his smile remaining unchanged.

Well, when it comes to murder, whether he does it or someone else does it, there's really no real difference.

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This time, there were thirteen Tarot readings. Klein obtained the diary of Emperor Roselle from Miss Justice and Mr. Hanged Man, and also learned some information about the Secret University, as well as some secret matters.

"So it turns out that the process of upgrading a potion sequence from a mid-series to a high-series, from Sequence 5 to Sequence 4, can involve changing the route... Hmm, neither the Night Watchers nor Tang's side mentioned this, probably because my level of secrecy wasn't high enough."

He was, after all, just a Sequence 8 clown, not even a mid-Sequence Extraordinary. Perhaps when he was promoted to a high-Sequence Extraordinary, the Diviner Club within the Night Watchers would choose him.

From Roselle's diary, Klein learned of several ways to exchange items.

This includes information on the diviner's approach and some of its adjacent approaches.

The "Diviner" pathway can be exchanged with the "Thief" and "Apprentice" pathways. These three pathways are interchangeable in higher sequences and are considered special, adjacent pathways.

It was only then that Klein vaguely realized why Miskatonic University had "diviners" and "thieves" in its grasp, and why the Abraham family had such close ties with Miskatonic.

Given the law of conservation of extraordinary properties, it is perfectly reasonable to collect as many potion recipes and extraordinary properties as possible from adjacent pathways, as well as from the pathways we already possess.

"Perhaps, the pathways that Miskatonic University possesses are not limited to diviners and thieves, but may also include those of apprentices..."

The next important piece of occult knowledge is the name of the potion in the Diviner's Path Sequence 4, called Trickster, which is known for its eerie and terrifying nature. Klein already learned this when he fought against that foreign Trickster.

The Thief's pathway Sequence 4 is called Parasite, a fact I already knew when I reported the issue to Leonard Mitchell in Miskatonic.

Sequence 4 of the Apprenticeship path is called Arcane Mage. It seems that advancement to higher sequences also involves rituals required for the advancement…

"But judging from the names of the potions, these three paths to demigod status, well, at least the Sequence 4 one, are all similar to fragile ranged mages."

Of course, Klein, who was just a clown, couldn't comment much on this, since the diary entries written by Emperor Roselle were limited in length, and a large part of them were his complaints about the snacks and design of Tingen while frantically cramming for those messy subjects before exam week.

In short, it gives me a sense of dread about university life.

Unexpectedly, after time-traveling, Emperor Roselle had to experience firsthand the daily life of college students at his age, who had only ever seen such things online—creating a myth in a week.

A jpg document illustrating the self-discipline of a high school student who can learn more than a dozen courses in a week and successfully pass the exams.

As someone who hadn't worked in who knows how long, but who had at least attended university, Zhou Mingrui, disguised as Klein, still felt somewhat ashamed.

Well, at least I already have a job and a stable income, so it's not that bad, really not that bad.

After that, he learned from Mr. "The Hanged Man" that "Hurricane Admiral" Ziringus had recently arrived in Backlund, and he didn't know what this pirate general was planning to do in Backlund.

Similarly, Klein made a promise that would not be exposed: that if he had any allies in Backlund, they might get involved in the matter.

...Whether or not you have a lover, you must maintain the highest level of sophistication.

After all, as "The Fool," it was quite important for him to maintain his image as a mysterious and great figure in front of two veteran members of the Tarot Club and a new member who immediately revealed his problems and made people sigh.

Well, congratulations! Today was another day I wasn't exposed.

Not long after the tarot session ended, Klein received a pass from Don that allowed him to access the Miskatonic University library.

The pass was small, with the Miskatonic school emblem printed on the front and only the owner's name on the back.

"Because it is a temporary pass, this pass can only be used for three days."

Along with the temporary pass came instructions on how to enter Miskatonic.

"At any door in Tingen, with your pass in hand, recite 'Great' 'Cthulhu' in a supernatural language with mystical power, such as Ancient Hermes, Giants' Language, or Dragon Language."

The former is an ancient Hermes word corresponding to the Rune word for "great," while the latter is simply a combination of words. Klein read it twice and understood.

The following words are simply the Chinese word for Cthulhu, borrowed from the sound of the ancient Hermetic language.

"That's more like the style of my great foodie empire..."

Klein recalls that when he was learning English, he couldn't understand the phonetic symbols, so he used Chinese characters for the symbols.

People from another world who don't understand Chinese wouldn't choose such gibberish, devoid of any mystical symbolism, as the incantation for activation. It's like how Charismon was originally called the Gate of Aben, which was full of wicked humor.

"However, this world truly deserves the description 'Cthulhu'..."

Thinking about the immortality of extraordinary properties, the law of conservation of extraordinary properties, the origin of those sealed objects, or those things that could be used as the main ingredients for potions, Klein couldn't help but sigh.

The underlying rules are chaotic.

The Night Watchers Building in Tingen City needs a complete overhaul due to Amon's counterattack. Both the ritual magic setup and other parts will require a certain amount of time to recover.

Although Dunn and the investigators have done their best to minimize the impact, it will still take some time to repair.

Fortunately, no one was injured or killed. Even Leonard, who was infected by the parasite, was able to be discharged from St. Peter's Hospital soon after receiving treatment.

During this period, the clerical staff among the night watchmen are temporarily on leave, while the extraordinary ones, apart from the daily staff, the staff on duty at the gates of Aben and others, and the injured, are also free to move around for a period of time.

It was a short, paid vacation that required me to take turns working.

Klein muttered to himself as he gripped the doorknob of his room.

He held the pass that allowed him to enter while silently reciting it in ancient Hermetic.

"The Great Cthulhu".

The door opened with a click, but the room outside was not the living room of Klein's residence.

This is a completely new world, with a bright sun hanging in the sky, indicating that this place seems no different from the outside world.

Klein walked out of his room, and the door slowly closed after he left. Klein glanced back and saw that the door leading to his room was the door of what looked like a classroom in the teaching building.

"Some kind of spatial connection?"

Once you reach Sequence 5 Traveler through the Apprentice Path, you can use the Spirit Realm to teleport across distances.

However, the time it took Klein to go from entering the city of Tingen to exiting the gates of Miskatonic was quite short. The technique involved might have been related to the spirit world, but it must have been some kind of power more powerful than that of the traveler.

Klein had barely walked a short distance from the teaching building when he saw Tang walking towards him.

"I knew you'd be eager to come in after you signed for the letter I sent."

As for how they happened to come to pick someone up at this time, well, they're fortune tellers, those who know, know.

"Let's go, this place isn't small. Would you like to look around here, or would you like to go somewhere else?"

Klein glanced around and found that there were quite a few students here, many of whom were coming and going in a hurry. The buildings around him were tall and ancient, with a long history that seemed to have been accumulated over countless years.

What is most impressive is the emblem of Miskatonic University.

It is a symbol composed of an open book, ears of wheat, flowers, stars, curves and planes, and various complex mystical symbols. This school badge can be found in the teaching building and on the chests of students who are rushing by.

"Let's go to the library first."

Well, he was a little curious: were there any dogs at the gate of Miskatonic that could bite the second-generation god to death?
"Row."

Tang readily agreed.

(End of this chapter)