Lord of Mysteries: The Color of the Stars

"I don't know the specifics either."

Dunn shook his head:

You'll find out tonight.

"All right."

Julian nodded and didn't press the matter further.

He stayed at Blackthorn Security for the next few hours, and even met with Klein in between.

The latter told him about being followed by a female member of a "secret order," and then said that the "Night Watchers" believed he had provided an important clue, and therefore were willing to offer him the opportunity to become an extraordinary being.

"Just as you said before, Julian, I am about to become an extraordinary one."

"If things go quickly, I can get the potion this afternoon."

Klein looked at Julian with a hint of admiration.

"After all, I've worked in the Church of Knowledge, and I've seen this kind of thing quite often."

Julian winked:

"So, have you decided which path you want to take to become an Extraordinary?"

"The fortune teller".

Klein answered without hesitation.

"It suits you perfectly."

Julian nodded slightly:

"Those who are extraordinary through the 'diviner' path are all versatile, and their ability to preserve their lives is exceptional."

"Well……"

Klein was speechless for a moment.

He paused, then asked:

"By the way, could you please give me back my laptop?"

"certainly."

Julian smiled and returned the notebook to Klein, who opened it only to find that the pages containing the passages he had written under the influence of the Antigonus family notes had been torn out.

"These few sheets of paper..."

"Keeping it won't do you any good, but it'll be very useful to me."

Upon hearing Julian's answer, Klein was about to press for more information when he heard the door beside him open.

Dunn appeared there and said to Julian:

"Julian, the people from the Sanctuary have arrived."

"it is good."

Julian perked up and immediately stood up to say goodbye to Klein. Then he and Dunn went to a stone chamber on the basement floor of the "Blackthorn Security Company".

There stood a man who looked to be in his thirties, with short, golden-brown hair, dark green eyes, a pointed chin, and thin, hard lips.

He tucked his chin and lips into his upright collar, and placed a black box and a white box on either side of his feet, clearly containing something.

Julian Albrecht.

Upon seeing Julian, the man spoke kindly:

"My name is Kreste Cecima, one of the high-ranking deacons of the Night Watch."

"Greetings, Lord Cecima."

Julian touched his hat with his hand and gave a slight bow.

Of course he knew the name of this "Sword of the Goddess," but at this moment he had to pretend that he knew nothing about her.

"The Sanctuary is aware of your courageous confrontation with a Sequence 7 member of the Secret Order, your killing of him, and your acquisition of the Antigonus Family Notes."

"Although you are a former member of the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom and are currently under the special protection of the Night Watchers, in view of your truly outstanding contributions, the Church has decided to reward you with a Sequence 7 level seal artifact."

"Sealed Artifact, Sequence 7?"

Julian was taken aback by what he heard. He turned to look at Dunn and found that the captain of the "Night Watch" had the same expression.

He had worked for the Night Watch for many years and had seen rewards of money and potions, but this was the first time he had seen a reward of sealed artifacts.

Krestai noticed Julian's expression, smiled slightly, and then placed the black box on the table, exposing the Night Emblem on it to the light.

With a "snap," the box was opened, and a silver-gray ring inlaid with a ruby ​​appeared before Julian's eyes.

"Seal Item 2-0-19, 'Chris Jacob's Ring'."

Kreste Sesima explained:

"You should be familiar with this."

"Chris Jacob? My grandfather?"

Julian was taken aback. He quickly stepped forward and looked at the ring.

Although his surname was Albrecht, he was a direct descendant of the Jacob family.

The Jacob family was one of the great noble families of the Tudor Empire in the Fourth Age, and also an angelic family that controlled the "Thief" pathway.

After the fall of the Tudor Empire, this family was constantly hunted down by the Seven Gods and Amun. Most of its members died, and only a very few were incorporated into the Church of the True God.

Chris Jacob was one of the recruited members, a Sequence 7 "decryption scholar" who worked for Remburg's intelligence agency while he was alive, but mysteriously disappeared about 15 years ago.

"The Fusak people killed your grandfather, and this sealed artifact was formed after his death... It then circulated in the market and was only acquired by the Church of the Night a couple of years ago."

Upon hearing Krestais's words, Julian took a deep breath before replying:

"Thank you for allowing me to receive my grandfather's belongings again."

He picked up the ring, feeling quite emotional.

Chris was very good to Julian when he was a child, and when Chris mysteriously disappeared, Julian cried at home for a long time.

"Buzz..."

However, at that moment, the strange buzzing sound of "Starry Night" came again.

Julian sensed anger, confusion, and panic in the voice—emotions identical to those displayed by "Starry Night" when facing Klein.

"...This ring has been affected by the aura of 'Source Castle'!"

He narrowed his eyes slightly and immediately realized the key to it.

The Church of the Night used a suitable pretext to return something that originally belonged to the Jacob family to Julian.

Although the process was somewhat irregular, it was humane.

However, the goddess seemed to have secretly imbued it with the aura of "Source Castle" through some unknown means, and the intention behind this is quite intriguing.

On the surface, Julian simply put the ring away without making a sound, then took a document about "Chris Jacob's Ring" from Cecima's hand before bowing and thanking her again.

"Alright, Captain Dunn and I have some things to discuss. You can go back now."

Julian nodded slightly, turned and left the secret room, then took a carriage home.

"It can enhance the holder's ability to observe, associate, and deduce, thereby giving them the ability to 'decipher'."

"In addition, it can also enhance the holder's deception ability and short-weapon combat ability to a certain extent."

"A side effect is that it causes hallucinations and auditory hallucinations from time to time during use, especially after 15 minutes?"

Julian put on the ring and experimented with it for a while. After determining the mechanism of its abilities and side effects, he put it away and lay down on the bed, exhausted.

He fell asleep shortly afterward.

On the other side, at No. 2 Narcissus Street, in the basement of Moretti's new home.

Having become a "diviner," Klein Moretti once again arrived above the "gray fog" through a "transfer ritual."

"Nothing changed after taking the potion... but my connection to this place seems to have strengthened."

Klein silently assessed the current situation in his mind.

However, when he looked up again, he found that the gray sky seemed to have changed in some way.

Among those faintly shimmering crimson stars, a tiny yet vibrant rainbow-colored streak of light appeared out of nowhere.

The color of that shimmering light was exactly the same as the one Klein had seen in his dream before!

"..."

With a sense of experimentation, Klein gently touched the iridescent light with his index finger.

A moment later, a sleepy-eyed and somewhat bewildered figure appeared above the gray fog.

"How could it be him... Julian??"

Klein was taken aback, but before he could think further, Julian spoke up in confusion:

"Where...am I dreaming?"

After he clearly saw the figure at the head of the bronze table, he asked with some surprise and fear:

"...Who are you? What do you want with me?"

Klein's mind raced, then he chuckled softly and replied in a leisurely voice:

My name is "The Fool"...

"This meeting was an experiment."