Mystery: Time Travelers of the Fourth Era

Chapter 459 A Mishap and the Opponent

Oh no, Jacob has his eye on me.

After Arrodes left, Klein was in a less than ideal mood as he reviewed the situation.

As for the Twilight Hermits, they were probably connected through that primitive island. "Hurricane Admiral" Ziringus, as one of the lucky ones who discovered the island with Alger, later chose to assassinate Duke Negan, perhaps also influenced by the Twilight Hermits.

Before the situation over there was fully sorted out, I came back to find that my entire fortune had been thoroughly investigated.

If Klein hadn't had the habit of depositing money above the gray fog, he felt he might not have been able to remain so calm. The thought of his savings being counted by a thief made his breathing quicken uncontrollably; those were all the hard-earned money he had accumulated over the years.

But the question now is, why would a thief from the Jacob family pay attention to himself?

"Jacob, the thief, a woman..."

Klein recalled asking Arrodes about the magical item that led to the Thief's Path, and the image shown by the magic mirror was of Hazelmacht.

Given the Macht couple's doting affection for their daughter, it's impossible for Heyole to have become an extraordinary being in a normal way.

The strongest among thieves possess the ability to parasitize.

Considering the current situations of Leonard and Soroyas, Klein had a pretty good idea of ​​what was going on.

His fabricated persona of Dawn, though perfectly crafted and seamlessly integrated into Backlund's social circles, clearly couldn't fool a seasoned demigod thief. And it's unknown whether the other could even sense the presence of the Gray Mist...

"No, the fact that the other party is using an ordinary thief to test me also indirectly shows that at most she thinks I'm suspicious, but she probably can't sense anything like Zoroaster."

Klein was unaware that thieves possessed an almost intuitive ability to detect valuable items and assess their approximate value.

Even without a proper investigation, Flora Jacob would still be attracted to Dawn Dantes. As a demigod of the angelic family, her normal reaction would be: Why would an ordinary middle-aged businessman attract me? There's something wrong, definitely something wrong!

Klein checked his belongings and found that the loss was as Arrodes had described.

This appears to be an ordinary theft, but the perpetrator wasn't after the money at all. She didn't have any other checks, so she left him some cash and took some valuable personal items as a cover. Her real purpose was probably to use them for divination.

pill!

Klein had a headache and was worried that he would also be divinationd.

"Calm down. A whole night has passed. If the other party wanted to do divination, they probably already did it. Moreover, the person they divined was Dawn Dantes. Arrodes was my phantom at the time, so this magic mirror should have some ability to counter divination and interfere with the other party."

How come both the Zoroaster family and the Jacob family have some connection with the Church of the Night?

The old man and Leonard (a member of the Red Gloves), Flora and Hazel (the proper bishop of the Church of the Night, Chael).

"The Jacob family..."

Klein quickly considered his options. He figured he would have to swallow this loss, and if he reported it to the police afterward, he might still have a chance to recover some of the assets.

He has been supporting Dawn Dantes' identity all along. Giving it up now would only attract the attention of the Jacob family, or even the Church of the Night. Even the old man on Leonard's body might take notice.

"At least I still have some leeway. As a parasite, the other party's identity cannot be exposed, and I also have leverage over them."

As for contact?

Let's forget about it. The Emperor himself has tested it and found the Jacob family unreliable. The greater the difference in their ranks, the less reliable they are. Let's wait until he advances to demigod before trying to contact them and extract some information.

Klein composed himself, and his frustration gradually dissipated. He still had many options at his disposal. Whether it was reporting to the Church of the Righteous God, using the information gap to scare Hazel through the old man in Leonard's body, or testing the old man through Jacob in Hazel's body, there was room for maneuver.

"Does young Maynard know that Hazel has a parasite inside her?"

Thinking about the development of the relationship between "Shael" and Hazel, Klein was momentarily at a loss as to whether he should sympathize with "Shael" or something else. Suddenly, the spark of thought in Klein's mind short-circuited.

If I remember correctly, the Emperor's diary states that both the Jacob and Zarathustra families were interested in the Antigonus family notes kept inside the Steam Church, but in the end, the Emperor supported by Zarathustra prevailed, and Emperor Roselle, because he disliked Jacob, did not give the notes to him.

Why would a demigod from the Jacob family choose to parasitize Hazel and even teach her to become an extraordinary being? According to the information provided by Arodes, she doesn't seem to be seriously injured or have encountered an accident, and can only rely on an ordinary person like Hazel for help.

Judging from Mr. Angel, their family of angels must be extremely arrogant.

But what if the other party has the same goal as you—to steal the Antigonus family notes?

Is it really such a coincidence? He chose to build social connections on Berklund Street, befriend Bishop Elektra, and establish a persona of frequently praying at St. Samuel's Cathedral. The other party directly chose the Macht family, devout believers of the Church of the Night. The Macht family was the perfect network of connections he wanted to build.

Moreover, Hazel is a woman, naturally so, and would not arouse suspicion. She doesn't even need to find an excuse to go to St. Samuel's Cathedral; "she's going to see Chael" is as reasonable as it gets. Even if something really happens to the church, she will hardly be suspected.

hiss~

It was exactly the kind of family the Machter family was—not top-tier, but respectable enough.

Is this a coincidence? Is it possible?

Klein preferred to believe that this was a meticulously planned scheme by a demigod-level thief rather than a coincidence.

If it weren't for the other party testing him, and given that he had an unreasonable being like Arodes and shared the same goal, he would have almost been fooled as well.

"This really is... history repeating itself."

Klein smiled, never expecting that 200 years later, thieves from the Occupy family and the Jacob family would have their eyes on the same item.

Originally, Klein hadn't fully decided to steal Antigonus's Notebook. Even if he wanted to advance to demigod status, he still had the Abraham family and other options, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. But now...

As a former night watchman, it's one thing for him to steal a glance at the notes, but for others... we must resolutely resist.

"At the very least, we can't let them succeed."

For no particular reason, Klein, with his official mindset, instinctively distrusted wild extraordinary individuals.

Although he was often annoyed with Maynard (Shayle), Klein didn't want his friend to be taken advantage of.