Lord of Mysteries: The Color of the Stars

At that moment, Old Neil's eyes were completely illuminated by the neon-colored psychedelic light, and Julian could hear that the illusory eyes seemed to be emitting some kind of illusory and indistinct roar.

He instinctively tried to pull his hand back, but found that Old Neil was looking blank, and his right hand was gripping Julian's hand tightly like a locked clamp, not letting go at all.

As the roar grew louder, Julian felt a splitting headache and even had difficulty speaking.

He began to silently recite the name of the "Goddess of the Night" in his heart, while praying to Ariana, the "Hidden Servant".

Whether it was the prayer that worked or not, the neon light dimmed after only two seconds, and the illusory eye was able to break free from the influence of the light and disappear.

But before it disappeared, Julian clearly saw that the neon color had not faded from its surroundings or even from the depths of his eyes.

The feeling was like a eutrophic lake being stained with a vibrant, indelible bloom.

The whole process happened extremely quickly; in less than four seconds, Old Neil's eyes returned to normal.

"Hello, Professor Albrecht."

The old man chuckled, showing absolutely no sign of anything amiss.

He took a small-caliber revolver with six cylinders and six Demon Hunter bullets from the drawer and handed them to Julian:

"These are the weapons you requested; even the gun holster was prepared in advance."

"Thank you for your hard work."

Julian thanked him sincerely while securing the holster and the silver pistol to his armpit.

"Don't be so polite. Although you are younger than me, you are more knowledgeable."

Old Neil had clearly heard about Julian's background and his position as a university faculty member. He paused and then added:

"If I have the chance, I'd also like to ask you about some details regarding the optimization of ritual magic."

"No problem."

Julian nodded slightly, then said goodbye to old Neil and turned to leave the office with Dunn.

"Captain Dunn."

Julian whispered:

"There's something wrong with Old Neil. I suggest you investigate his family background, especially whether he's involved in any dangerous ritual magic."

How do you know?

Dunn was slightly taken aback by Julian's words, seemingly not expecting him to steer the conversation in this direction.

"As I've said before, I have vision that's different from most people... To put it more deeply, I can see more colors than the average person."

"There's something about Old Neil's aura that makes me very uncomfortable. I suspect he's been contaminated by some external factors."

Julian offered no further explanation, nor did he raise any questions related to the "Hidden Sage."

This was far too dangerous for Dunn—even with his Sequence 7 strength, or even close to Sequence 6, it was not appropriate for him to know too much about the evil god at the top of the "Hermit" pathway.

For all the "Night Watchers," the safest approach is to directly investigate Old Neil's house. This is relatively safe, and on the other hand, it provides sufficient justification to keep the matter within the "Blackthorn Security Company" and prevent it from escalating.

Otherwise, if the higher-ups of the "Goddess of the Night" church directly get involved in this matter, Old Neil's ultimate fate will certainly be very bad.

"Okay, I understand."

"Thank you very much, Julian."

"I will lead a team to investigate. If Old Neil really has any problems, we will definitely take action."

Upon hearing this, Dunn realized Julian's intention, and a clear look of gratitude appeared in his eyes as he thanked him.

This captain is a typical person who is cold on the outside but warm on the inside. He values ​​camaraderie with his colleagues very much, so he is naturally very concerned when he hears this news.

Your problem is quite significant as well...

Julian, while inwardly grumbling, replied:

"Don't worry about it."

The two had now reached the entrance of "Blackthorn Security Company." Julian stopped and shook hands with Dunn again.

"Please wait, I will return the gun within 48 hours."

After saying that, he turned and left the building, returning to Zotland Street.

"The 'Four-Colored Awakener' potion is showing clear signs of digestion..."

As soon as he stepped outside, he muttered to himself:

"Could it be that I sensed the existence of the 'Hidden Sage' through my abilities and informed Dunn Smith, thereby potentially influencing Old Neil's fate, and thus completed the role to some extent?"

"If that's the case, then the first rule of the 'Four-Colored Awakener' potion can be summarized."

Julian took a small notebook out of his jacket pocket and wrote something in it:

[The first rule of the "Four-Colored Awakener" potion role-playing: While the additional information seen with the eyes is important, what is even more important is how the role-player influences the trajectory of their own and others' destinies by revealing this information.]

After taking notes, he put away his notebook and continued thinking.

"There is one more thing to note... Even if I have only summarized a rule of conduct, I should have fully digested the potion, since the object I 'revealed' involves the manifestation of the power of a weak sequence 0 god."

"Even if it's just a little bit, its status cannot be faked in the slightest."

Thinking about this, Julian suddenly had a guess:

"Could it be that I wasn't the only one involved in this process, but that the 'Starry Will' that 'accompanies' me was also involved... which has diluted my 'performance' to some extent?"

The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed. Combined with the fact that Old Neil's eye had been dyed earlier, he felt even more strongly that it was the result of the intervention of some high-level mythical creature.

Although the purpose of the other party's actions is unknown, judging from the appearance alone, this is definitely not a characteristic of a high-ranking person of the "Dark" path or the "Secret Seeker" path itself. Rather, it seems to be the effect of the power of "Star Color".

At this moment, Julian gained a deeper understanding of what Arianna, the "Hidden Servant," had said earlier, that he was accompanied by the will of some great being.

This caused a strong sense of unease to rise in his heart.

However, Julian quickly suppressed this unease by using another thought:

"Although it is dangerous, considering that the Church of the Night is protecting me at this stage, there shouldn't be any major problems."

"Instead of worrying about things that I can't solve, I think it's better to try to accomplish something with the help of that great being who accompanies me..."

Thinking about this, he suddenly realized a possibility.

Julian walked quickly, then flagged down a horse-drawn carriage on the main street and headed back to his home in the university town.