Lord of Mysteries: The Color of the Stars

"Garvin Kennedy".

The "magician" spoke without offering any resistance.

What is the main purpose of the "secret society"?

"Recover the Antigonus family notes."

This answer was largely consistent with the information Julian already possessed. He nodded slightly and then asked:

"Tell me, besides you, are there any other members of the 'Secret Order' in Tingen City right now? What is their sequence level?"

This is also Julian's biggest concern.

Because of the importance of the Antigonus family notes to the Secret Order, the Secret Order should have sent more people to Tingen in addition to the tuxedo clown.

Since the death of the tuxedo clown would definitely be noticed by the Secret Order, the Antigonus Family Notes would lose their function as bait. Therefore, to be on the safe side, it could no longer remain in Riel Bieber's hands, otherwise it would surely cause unforeseen complications.

But this is not the only reason Julian is interested in information about the members of the Secret Order.

According to the notes in that notebook, there is an invisible octagonal mark on the outskirts of what is now Tingen City. If possible, Julian wanted to investigate and see if there was anything useful there.

However, it cannot be ruled out that this hidden information has also been obtained by the "Secret Order" through high-level "divination," so Julian needs to be on guard against unnecessary encounters with the "Secret Order."

"Besides me, there's Lena Powell and Mr. 'White'."

Jarvan Kennedy paused, then continued:

"They are sequences..."

But suddenly, his figure began to flicker slightly, and at the same time Julian felt a strange chill.

As a gentle breeze blew by, Jarvan Kennedy's figure grew even paler, and his face revealed an expression of extreme terror:

"No, no, I didn't say anything..."

At this moment, Julian, a psychic, could clearly feel his spiritual connection with Jarvan Kennedy beginning to weaken.

Within two short seconds, Julian's perception of him had become faint and almost disappeared, as if the underworld was eager to take Jarvan Kennedy's soul away.

"Buzz!"

Just then, the neon light burst forth again, quickly enveloping Jarvan Kennedy's soul and dyeing his nearly faded tuxedo clown body with brilliant colors.

Julian immediately felt his spiritual connection with the other person return, and at the same time, Jarvan's face was no longer as panicked as before.

"Hey, do you really want me to wipe out all these 'fortune tellers'?"

Julian couldn't hold back any longer and muttered a complaint under his breath.

Although this damned "Star of Colors" wants to be resurrected through his body and often creates various obstacles for Julian, at this moment, when it comes to the issue of the "Secret Order" members, the two sides seem to be in a community of interest.

Although he didn't know why the other party was doing this, Julian decided not to dwell on it for the time being, as long as it created convenience for him.

"...They are the 'Magician' of Sequence 7 and the 'Puppet Master' of Sequence 5, respectively."

Finally, Jarvan Kennedy finished speaking, but after all that commotion, his soul began to flicker and seemed about to dissipate.

"One last question, tell me their location."

Julian then asked.

"I have no idea."

Jarvan shook his head:

"Our communication is one-way. Mr. 'White' only conveys information to me through his secret partner, but I never know where he is exactly."

"Lina Powell is the same; we're at the same level, but we don't interact with each other when we're on missions."

Julian nodded upon hearing this, and then waved his hand to indicate that the psychic session was over.

"Buzz!"

However, "Starry Night" doesn't seem to have any intention of letting this guy go.

The neon halo enveloping Jarvan boiled over once more like hot oil, his soul completely soaked in the neon color, before shrinking back into Julian's body along with the light.

"You ate his soul??"

Julian felt a chill run down his spine; he had no idea that "Starry Night" had this kind of fetish.

However, upon further reflection, the "stars" in mythology seem to involve the act of extracting and plundering life force, and the human soul itself should also be a part of life force.

Julian wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that the faint halo surrounding him had grown a little stronger.

For Julian, who possessed extensive knowledge of mysticism, this was not a good sign, as it meant that "Starry Night" might have gained some power from its recent meal, thereby strengthening its presence.

There is a give-and-take relationship between Julian's and "Starry Night's Colors'" wills. If the existence of "Starry Night's Colors" becomes more real, he himself risks being devoured.

Just like Jarvan Kennedy who was just swallowed up...

Thinking of this, Julian couldn't help but shudder.

He shook his head, temporarily dispelling his worries, and then walked to the window that had been shattered by air bullets, raising his revolver towards the black night sky.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

With his last three bullets emptied, Julian completed his "quick alarm."

About an hour later.

Julian Albrecht sat on a stone bench by the roadside with his hands in his pockets, while Dunn Smith stood in front of him.

Not far away, the headless corpse of Jarvan Kennedy, the clown of the Secret Order, was being carried onto a carriage by Coenlie and Frye, while Leonard and Sigia Teon were questioning a bewildered Riel Bieber.

"...Thank you for making this trip in the middle of the night."

Julian looked up at Dunn:

"By the way, you guys should check on the whereabouts of Riel Bieber's mother when you have time. She wasn't home just now, so we can't rule out the possibility that the Secret Order kidnapped or killed her."

"OK."

Dunn nodded slightly:

"This is all part of our job, but you have done a great service."

"The Sanctuary just contacted me and said they will send someone to retrieve the Antigonus Family Notes in the next few days. Until then, we will keep it in custody."

Julian nodded, then asked:

"By the way, how's my student, Klein Moretti?"

"Our 'psychic' Ms. Daly Simone just tested him and found nothing unusual."

Dunn answered:

"I invited him to join the 'Night Watch' clerical team, but he said he needed to go back and discuss it with his family, and also to turn down his faculty position at Hoy University."

"Hoy University?"

Julian looked up and thought for a moment, then said:

"Perfect timing. I also need to go to Hoy University tomorrow to handle some pre-summer work. Maybe I'll even get to meet Klein."

Incidentally, I could also use the excuse of looking for Klein to pay a visit to Professor Azik in the history department...

He looked up thoughtfully at the red moon in the sky, and a smile appeared on his face.