Lord of Mysteries: Taiyi

Meanwhile, in a suburb of Backlund, a rather robust-looking crow headbutted a bald eagle that was perched on a branch, looking dazed.

The eagle was knocked off the branch, flapped its wings a few times, and then took flight again, staring blankly at the crow.

Suddenly, the crow spoke in human language:

"What are you looking at?"

The eagle seemed to feel provoked and immediately swooped down with one talon...

A few seconds later, the eagle was pinned down under Wok's talons...

Melanie composed herself upon hearing Kurt's question and said calmly:

"I went out for a walk to clear my head."

……

Today's lesson is still in Old Hermetic, mixed with some other knowledge.

The two hours passed quickly, and when Kurt asked about the messenger, Melanie said she had no knowledge in that area, but she offered reliable advice on finding extraordinary individuals who could access the "corpse collector" pathway, and also indicated that the Church of the Goddess of Night possessed an incomplete "corpse collector" pathway.

She even thoughtfully had Kurt "review" the Sequences 9 to 5 of the "Corpse Collector" pathway... This time, however, she didn't know the name of the demigod.

Sequence 9 "Corpse Collector", Sequence 8 "Gravedigger", Sequence 7 "Spirit Medium", Sequence 6 "Necromancer", Sequence 5 "Gatekeeper".

Mr. Azik, who saved Klein from danger multiple times in the original story, is the Sequence Two of this pathway, "Death Archon".

Thinking of Azik Eggers, Kurt narrowed his eyes. "I could try to make contact with him. Maybe I can even get on his good side?"

Finally, Melanie provided the potion recipe for "The Lawyer".

After expressing his gratitude, Kurt handed the documents to Bishop Utravsky and saw Carter chatting with Mrs. Saliz. Mrs. Saliz seemed very happy.

Kurt, who was planning to leave quietly to go to the police station, was spotted by Mrs. Saliz, who was 75 years old, and she gestured for him to come over.

When he arrived in front of the two men, Carter greeted them politely before being ushered away by Mrs. Saliz.

Then she pulled Kurt to sit down next to her, looked at him with bright eyes and smiled:

"Praise be to Mother Goddess! I have never been happier since my grandson Oliver also died on the battlefield."

"If I weren't about to return to Mother Goddess's embrace, I really would like to adopt him..."

Kurt's mood sombered slightly as he gently touched the ring on his left hand.

He gritted his teeth and activated his spiritual vision, seeing that Mrs. Saliz's entire aura had become dull, especially around her stomach. Finally, he smiled and said:

"A kind lady like you will surely live to be a hundred."

Mrs. Saliz rolled her eyes at him and said:

"If Carter hadn't shown up, I would have thought you were cursing me! I don't want to live alone to be 100."

She then didn't mention the matter again, saying:

What exactly was the situation with Carter's mother?

Kurt was worried about how to explain this to Carter. When Mrs. Salitz asked him this question, he quickly told her everything about Carter and what happened that day, and asked her how to tell Carter about it in a reasonable way so that Carter wouldn't be sad.

Mrs. Saliz sighed and said earnestly:

"Child, no child can be without sadness when the person who loves them most is gone forever."

"Little Kurt, you must remember, nothing is perfect, there are always trade-offs. If Carter truly loses the concept of death, he won't appreciate the value of life..."

Kurt paused for a moment, nodded, pondered the words, and memorized them.

Nothing is perfect; every gain comes at a price...

He was reminded of a line from the original work—"All gifts of fate have a price tag attached in secret."

Now he understood the meaning of those words more deeply, and Kurt expressed his heartfelt gratitude:

"Thank you for your teachings. They have been very helpful in my understanding of the Mother Goddess's teachings and in my life."

Saliz waved her somewhat withered hand and smiled:

"Alright, alright, leave this to me. I will attend the funeral, bringing my few remaining close friends with me."

Kurt stood up, bowed, and smiled:

"Praise be to the Mother Goddess, that would be wonderful."

After leaving the church, Kurt went to the police station first, only to find that he still hadn't found the place Carter had described, because the street was very big... Kurt didn't blame them.

Then Kurt rented a carriage and went to Leah's current residence.

After a bumpy ride, Kurt arrived at his destination and saw a nicely decorated apartment. He suddenly realized that today's scene was somewhat similar to the one before...

He resisted the urge to consult the oracle, knowing that if he followed his heart today, he would definitely develop a fear of knocking on doors…

After hesitating for three seconds, Kurt knocked on the door with his finger.

This time the door opened quickly, and Kurt saw the normal Leah, who showed a natural smile.

Kurt didn't go inside, but instead spoke to Leah:

"Let's go, I have to go to the night school to teach those kids at 8 o'clock."

Kurt had already told Leah about this during their chat that morning.

Leah refrained from asking Kurt about the "lawyer's" formula, believing that something even the "church" couldn't obtain, Kurt couldn't possibly acquire in just one afternoon...

"Have you ever had self-harm tendencies?"

"have."

Have you ever thought about ending your own life?

"have."

……

Leah stared at the psychological evaluation results in her hand, her mouth slightly agape.

"Moderate depression, paranoia, mild dissociative identity disorder; immediate treatment recommended!"

She glanced with lingering fear at Kurt, who was standing beside her, and seeing his deep black eyes, she felt slightly relieved and said:

"It's terrifying. I had no idea I even had a mild form of dissociative identity disorder. It's absolutely horrifying."

"Thank you, Kurt, you saved me again."

Kurt shook his head and said gently:

"It's just a small thing, we're friends."

After obtaining the necessary medicine, Kurt gave Leah the "Lawyer's" potion recipe and explained:

"I was afraid it would affect your therapy sessions, so I'm telling you now."

Leah covered his mouth in surprise, her pupils trembling slightly. Kurt had found the formula so quickly. She wanted to go up and hug him to express her gratitude.

However, the ring on Kurt's left hand helped her suppress this strange emotion.

She then couldn't help but feel somewhat frustrated and lonely...

After thinking it over, Kurt decided not to tell Leah about the wooden sign yet.

The reason was that he wanted to hand it over only after investigating his father's room, to avoid the night watchman coming to his house to check the gas meter...

After returning to the Bridge District with Leah, Leah treated Kurt to a big meal.

As it grew late, Kurt bid farewell to Leah and returned home. He first handed the letter to Bill, and then discussed with Bill which locations would be suitable for opening a detective agency.

Finally, as promised, he and his friend went to the East District to begin his performance for the day.