Mystery: I, the Hermit, am too eager to improve

Chapter 13 Instigation Case, Tris

The next day.

"What happened?"

Roy entered the bar through the back door.

Although the Black Iron Bar opened today, very few extraordinary people came in.

Suna tidied up the tables and chairs: "Remember yesterday's parade? The boss has disappeared. Mr. Ryan has already gone out to look for him. Oh right, they said you should go to 'Ironthorn Factory' in the southwest after you come back."

"it is good."

Roy nodded.

There's work to be done.

He thought for a moment and said, "I'll go get some bullets for actual combat."

"Yes, yes, yes."

Suna nodded repeatedly.

Roy left the Black Iron Tavern and headed towards Ironthorn Factory.

When he arrived outside the Ironthorn Factory, he saw about a hundred people standing there shouting loudly. He glanced at them, then took a detour to the back gate.

Upon reaching the back door, he first saw two colleagues—

Lamer, Hiru.

One of them was a Sequence 8 archaeologist, and the other was a Sequence 9 generalist. They were holding a strange gun at the moment.

He glanced at it and noticed the spiritual flow within.

This is an extraordinary item.

"Roy."

"Lammer, what's going on? Where's Mr. Ryan?"

"Inside, we found the factory manager, Mr. Decara, but his account is somewhat different from reality, and Mr. Ryan suspects that there was some extraordinary intervention this time."

"I can't breathe," Ramer said.

Roy nodded and entered the factory through the back door.

The factory was in a mess, with signs of vandalism everywhere. He walked over quickly, but the scene from yesterday flashed through his mind.

procession.

The influence of extraordinary abilities.

instigator?

Someone is acting as an instigator!

Roy quickly locked onto his target—

The round-faced man from yesterday quickly came to mind.

That astral being exudes pleasure!

At this point in time in Tingen, there is only one person trying to play the role of instigator.

Triss.

Looking back, that guy's appearance did indeed somewhat match Tris's, but perhaps the other party used some means to slightly alter it, or perhaps it was a spiritual warning that made him forget at the time.

but.

At this point in time, he should still be on the ship, right?

Did they land ahead of schedule?

"Perhaps this is my chance."

Roy's eyes lit up, and he strode forward to the first floor of the factory, where he saw old Ryan holding the crystal pendant with a troubled expression.

"Mr. Ryan, I'm here."

"Roy."

Old Ryan rubbed his temples, looking troubled. "This matter is a bit complicated. I initially suspect that there are extraordinary abilities involved. Let's hear what Mr. Decara has to say first."

He pointed over there.

Roy took two steps forward and then heard an angry voice coming from inside.

"I can guarantee that I just repaired and inspected all the machinery this month, and there were no problems with any of it. But now they are all severely corroded. Those employees are up to no good; they damaged my machinery and are trying to extort money from me!"

"Mr. Decala, do you have any witnesses?"

"I told you before, I went to look for him. As long as I find my subordinate, he can prove that I wasn't lying. I can have the God of Steam and Machinery as witness!"

The man inside shouted.

Roy listened for a while, then looked at Ryan.

"Mr. Ryan, has that person been found?"

"No, actually, I just want you to check on this person's whereabouts."

Ryan said, "I need to stay here and can't leave. If this was indeed caused by some extraordinary power, then that person is probably already dead."

Roy nodded in agreement.

He thought about it for a while, hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to reveal the target who was suspected to be "Tris".

"Mr. Ryan, on my way here, I recalled that one of the guests yesterday was very suspicious."

Roy described Triss's appearance and then said, "There was a parade outside, and his celestial body was radiating a red, excited aura, but I went to wipe the table next door and forgot about it for a moment."

"Excitement?"

Ryan raised an eyebrow, then frowned. "This could be a spiritual warning, telling you not to investigate too deeply, or you'll be in danger."

"Maybe so."

Roy answered.

Ryan thought for a moment, then looked at Roy: "Try the pendulum method."

"it is good."

Roy took out the crystal pendant and silently recited it repeatedly in his mind—

A round-faced patron led the employee march.

Counterclockwise.

This matter is guided by extraordinary forces.

Counterclockwise.

Ryan shook his head: "No need to try anymore. The result was probably interfered with. Unless we can get a seal that can break the countermeasure, it will be difficult to lock it down directly through divination."

"This at least proves that an extraordinary being instigated and guided this matter, and that the other party also possesses the ability to counter divination."

Roy said.

"you're right."

Ryan nodded, then frowned. "There aren't many extraordinary abilities that allow one to reverse divination and instigate or guide these kinds of protests."

"Mr. Ryan, I'll go check on the missing persons first."

Roy has done his best to help.

More……

Should we ask him to directly say that the other party might be an instigator?

As a newcomer to the industry, even with the hidden sage as a scapegoat, he couldn't have been so hasty.

Furthermore, if I'm not mistaken, Triss may already be on board.

Roy entered the house and met Decara.

This is a fat businessman who is currently cursing angrily, but he doesn't dare to directly criticize the mechanical heart, so he can only curse the workers.

As the bar manager, Lasse Harlan squatted to one side, checking the machines with the other generalists.

Noticing Roy, he nodded slightly, then went back to doing his own thing.

Roy walked in and said, "Mr. Decara, I'm one of Mr. Harlan's men. I'd like to ask about the missing person."

"Find old Barry quickly, he will confirm what I said."

Decara stood up.

Roy said, "Do you have anything related to Old Barry? If you do, it'll be easier to find him."

"That thing, his employee ID!"

Dekala thanked him sincerely, and then, without giving any instructions, ran towards the factory himself.

Roy went inside.

He noticed that the factory was cluttered, but everything seemed relatively safe; the machinery was arranged and looked to be in good condition, not like it would cause an accident.

The jurisdiction of the God of Steam and Machinery has relatively strict regulations on this type of matter.

They followed him inside.

Decara found his employee badge and exclaimed with delight, "Praise be to Emperor Roselle! If it weren't for his invention of the employee badge system, I probably wouldn't have been able to find old Barry's belongings for a while."

Roy took it; it was covered in oil stains, but the name "Barry Ferrera" could still be faintly seen.

He took it and then said, "I need a quiet room."

"You can stay here, I'll go to the door."

Decara knew some things and was very respectful to Roy, but...

"You must find Old Barry. He's the supervisor of the factory workshop and can confirm that I regularly maintain and inspect the facilities according to the church's regulations."

"it is good."

Roy nodded slightly.

After Dekala left, he took out the pendant, silently recited the whereabouts of "Barry Ferrera" seven times, and then silently recited the incantation for dream divination.

After reciting the incantation seven times, Roy cleared his mind, closed his eyes, and with the aid of meditation, quickly fell into a deep sleep and entered a dream.

In a hazy, illusory scene, he saw only darkness, and could only hear the sound of rushing water, the occasional squeaking of mice, and the buzzing of flies.

Old Barry is in some sewer; he's probably dead.

He opened his eyes and went out the door.

Decara swallowed hard. "How was it?"

"Just wait for news."

Roy didn't answer, but went out to find old Ryan and told him about old Barry's situation.

Old Ryan drew a triangle on his chest.

Then he said, "Go to the police station in Tingen West and ask them to help find old Barry. May he rest in peace!"

"Yes, Mr. Ryan."

(End of this chapter)