Lord of Mysteries: Taiyi

Chapter 128 Blasphemous Thoughts

"Ah, Mr. Kurt, you're back. Mrs. Nova has been left at the police station. She's a bit emotionally unstable."

Gwen, seeing Kurt return, quickly put down her newspaper and asked, then, somewhat curiously, "What happened in that alley? Why would it involve supernatural forces?"

Kurt sighed before saying, "Baron Kingmondon was killed by that mad dog, whose owner was an extraordinary being. As for how to catch the dog and its owner, that's up to your uncles."

How did they know all this information? Gwen was about to ask further when Kurt continued, "Where are Hans and the others? Why aren't they all here? When will they be back?"

Gwen suppressed her curiosity, thought for a second, and said, "I don't know exactly what they went to do, and they left in two groups, but they haven't been gone long, including Sister Leah. I guess it will be a long time before they come back."

Kurt nodded upon hearing this. If he didn't know that 0-08 was still in Tingen, he would have been somewhat in line with the occasion, even though 0-08 hardly affected him.

He was currently in a state of near-mystical transparency, only his messenger and Lilith could accurately locate him.

Moreover, Lilith could probably only do this through divine intervention—since Leah wasn't there, there was no need for him to stay any longer, so he said directly, "Goodbye, Gwen. I have things to take care of. When I report this to Hans later, I'll tell Leah to find some time to visit the Harvest Church in the morning."

Kurt originally intended to meet Sharon, but thinking about Coralie and what happened that day, he decided to wait until things calmed down before going to the Brave Ones Bar to see Coralie and assign her a detailed task.

So he turned around and headed to the apartment that Fors and Hugh shared.

Arriving at the apartment door, which he had visited once or twice before, Kurt gently knocked on the door.

A moment later, Fors, dressed in casual clothes, opened the door. Kurt didn't rush in but instead asked, "Is Hugh home?"

Kurt glanced inside and saw the painting he had drawn for them that day hanging on the wall. He then heard Fors say in a somewhat lazy tone, "She went out this morning. Before, she was busy saving money to buy the formula, but now it's different. She's busy finding materials, which will also require a lot of money."

Seeing that Fors's steps were a little unsteady, as if he had just been forcibly woken up from his lying position by Kurt, he raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said, "It seems that 'Storm Manor' has brought you considerable profits. I have your Trick Master potion recipe, 400 pounds."

Fors's azure eyes immediately cleared, and she invited Kurt into the house.

What to do? I only have £350 in savings now. Didn't Mr. Coulter say he had news on Thursday? How come he found it today? I wanted to stay in bed for another two weeks—Fors couldn't help but feel flustered. For a moment, she even considered giving up on the promotion.

Seeing the slight upturn of Kurt's lips, she had no choice but to say, "Could you grant me two more days? Mr. Kurt, I haven't received my royalties for this month yet—"

Kurt nodded with amusement and said, "Of course, I'm not going to run away. How's your potion digestion going these past two days?"

Seeing that Kurt didn't pursue the matter, Fors relaxed, took out a cigarette, lit it, and started smoking. She smiled and said, "Clearly, going to school with you has made me a qualified apprentice. I've recently been experiencing that magical feeling, which means I've fully digested it."

Kut nodded, suddenly realizing that Fors's role might have also facilitated his own role as a "teacher," and they were essentially exchanging experience points.

At this moment, Kurt remembered Fors's full moon curse. He calculated that Fors would be dragged into the gray fog by Klein after the next full moon curse. Hmm, so he'd have to rely on himself for the next full moon. So Kurt asked, "The next full moon is next Friday night, right? Is it the same as last time?"

Upon hearing this, Full Moon Fors's expression immediately darkened. She brushed a strand of brown hair that fell across her cheek before saying, "Well, if you mind the environment there, we can find another place."

What about under the Black Peak? It can indeed block Mr. Door's words like the gray fog, but it would also make it difficult for Fors to join the Tarot Club again—Kurt shook his head and denied it: "The last place was good, and I had plenty of time."

Afterwards, Kurt left behind a bunch of trinkets, telling Fors that this was a task for Hugh, to be quietly distributed in the antique market.

Then, on that day, he formally told Fors, "After this, I will no longer go to the academy. I might go once every month or two. If you and Hugh find it troublesome, you can apply to resign at any time as long as Fran finds a suitable bodyguard."

On Saturday afternoon, Kurt walked the streets around the Capin mansion, following the route in his teacher's notes, familiarizing himself with the terrain in preparation for any unforeseen circumstances the next day and planning the best escape route.

Although theoretically Kurt could summon himself, the strength of his spirit would definitely be far inferior to the spirit enhanced by Klein using the Azik Bronze Whistle and the Black Emperor Card, making it better for him to do it himself.

However, we cannot be careless and must be fully prepared. Kut still has a lot of combat power that has not yet been realized, such as the Pain Witch's characteristics, which can not only be sold but also used to make divine items.

Of course, right now, Kurt only has Alger as a way to find "craftsmen," and Shar's skill level is not very good. The side effects of a Sequence 5 extraordinary item might be surprisingly large.

It seems we'll need to train a "mechanical expert," or a demigod through the generalist path—

Also, the "Dragon Scale Gauntlets" should arrive tomorrow — this is a level 3 sealed item obtained from the church using merit points, and it has a certain control effect.

Wait, the Church—the Mother Goddess, Lilith, "God-given".

Kurt suddenly remembered a thought that had popped into his head before: the extraordinary item "God's Gift" created by the Mother Goddess was really useful, so why not sacrifice the extraordinary characteristics of the Witch of Pain to Her and have Her create one for him?

Well, that's really blasphemous—Kurt temporarily abandoned the idea, because this hunt for him might yield a new Sequence 5 Punisher Knight trait, which he could then offer as a sacrifice to the Mother Goddess and see if Lilith could sew them together.

Asking for another Crimson Scholar trait for the teacher—wouldn't that be a bit inappropriate? The Mother Goddess probably wouldn't mind, after all, she'd received a response to her casual prayers before, so she certainly wouldn't care about such trivial matters.

P.S.: One chapter today. I need to sort out the following chapters, they're a bit messy. I'll update 8000 words tomorrow.