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

Chapter 17 Zhou Mingrui: The Hermit Watches Me?

Roy, standing to the side, began to train on his own.

First, train your strength.

After advancing to the Fighting Scholar level, my strength and balance control have indeed improved, but unfortunately, my physical attributes haven't seen a significant boost.

There are some, but not many.

After that, try to perceive the muscle rhythm and attempt to master it.

Roy practiced for a while, then stopped, a hint of joy appearing between his brows—

He can control his body's strength more easily!

of course.

It's definitely not comparable to a real warrior; it's just that it's much simpler than what he did before.

With a significant improvement, Roy became even more diligent.

As they prepared to leave in the afternoon, Becky approached them, smiling, and said, "You've improved a lot since you came here!"

"It's because you taught me well."

Roy laughed.

Becky shook her head, looking somewhat downcast: "I'm not a very good teacher. My teaching methods are mostly the old military methods, sigh—"

Why are you sighing?

"It's nothing, I'm just a little confused, haha. If you're not busy, go back now, we're about to close up shop and go home."

Becky smiled.

Roy was somewhat surprised: "Closed so early?"

"Yeah, I have something to do today."

Becky nodded.

Roy had no choice but to leave.

As he walked out of the club, he pondered to himself.

Becky stayed in Tingen, most likely for the purpose of promotion and reaching a higher rank.

but.

As it stands, he doesn't seem to have mastered the acting method.

At least not fully mastered.

"Perhaps we can make some money from him."

"One aspect of portraying a fighter should be to become a fighting expert in the eyes of others."

Roy thought to himself.

He vowed not to reveal the acting method to anyone, but as a martial arts scholar, he was supposed to summarize his own "martial arts knowledge."

Sharing knowledge doesn't involve leaking information.

He walked a few steps, heading home, but reached a corner—

Is someone spying on us?

Roy immediately changed direction, glancing behind him out of the corner of his eye, but found no trace of them.

He frowned slightly as he drove through a winding, circuitous route.

The feeling of being spied on comes and goes.

Finally, Roy decided to stop hiding it; he had figured things out.

The other party is probably not by his side, but watching him from somewhere using magic or some other means.

Roy frowned.

Although the Fighting Scholar's Eye of Insight is not complete, it can already see things like spirit creatures. If the other party is using spirit creatures to observe him, then he should have already discovered it by now.

and so.

That shouldn't be the method.

"The Eye that Sees Through Secrets"

"eyesight."

"Did he increase his field of vision?"

Roy had a guess in his heart.

Then, he secretly shook his head in his heart—

Why think so much?

Enter the mysterious hall and use divination to find out what's going on.

He hurried home, and after not sensing any prying, his consciousness quickly ascended into the mysterious hall, where he retrieved the pendant.

"On my way back, someone was watching me."

"return……"

After repeating this seven times, Roy opened his eyes.

The pendant quickly rotated clockwise.

correct.

He continued with the divination.

"The person observing me is a member of the Morse Order."

The pendulum continues to rotate clockwise.

Roy put down the pendant, pondered for a moment, and then picked it up again.

"The Morse penance keeps a close eye on me, influenced by Inse's guidance."

The pendant remained completely still.

Roy tried to increase his spiritual investment, and after reaching a certain threshold, the pendant slowly rotated clockwise.

correct!

Ince Zangwell.

He pondered for a while and then thought of a possibility.

Ince didn't want the Steam Church to actually capture Tris—

This might lead to Mrs. Sharon taking action.

In Ince's play, Mrs. Sharon is also an important force.

If Mrs. Sharon is killed by the Steam Church, he will have to increase his spirituality and take on more uncontrollable risks.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul, indeed!

"A terrible screenwriter."

Roy chuckled and put the pendant away.

With the talisman on him, he wasn't too afraid of the members of the ascetic society.

Unless a large group of them comes.

Having resolved his biggest question, Roy began to explore the situation of the mysterious temple.

He discovered—

After reaching the level of a martial arts scholar, with the improvement of his spirituality, he was indeed able to do more.

For example, by increasing spiritual input, the divination results became more accurate.

In addition, there's the number of people recruited.

He felt he could pull two people!

Roy glanced at the stars.

A pale purple star appeared above it.

Klein has been missing for two days!

Roy hesitated for a moment, then did not summon Klein—

Even if the other party might already be Zhou Mingrui, it's not suitable to summon him at this stage. Another reason is that he needs to preserve his spirituality in case of unforeseen circumstances.

Back in reality, Roy took out his silver knife and prepared for ritual magic.

After making the arrangements, he laid out the offerings and recited in Hermes.

"A spirit wandering in nothingness."

"Friendly creatures that can communicate with you."

"It can help me fly and scout out the weaker ones around me."

The ceremony is complete!

A faint green glow tinged the candlelight, and a blurry figure emerged from it, resembling a flying squirrel.

It spoke, "Your Excellency, how can I help you?"

"Fly up there and scout around to see if anyone is spying on me."

Roy replied, adding as he finished, "Be careful to stay hidden; the other party might also be in the 'Spy' sequence."

"it is good."

It flew out of the window, rose into the sky, and then flew around in the sky four or five times.

Roy waited at home for a while.

After a moment, it flew back and said, "Two, one should be in the northwest, and the other to your east."

two?

Roy was slightly surprised, paused for a moment, and said, "Two people?"

"No, there is a spirit to the east."

It answered truthfully.

Roy's lips twitched.

He wouldn't elaborate on matters of the heart unless asked, and quickly followed up with, "What about the other one?"

"I dare not approach."

"Okay, thank you."

Roy released the summons.

To ensure his own safety, he could only summon weak spirits, lest the summoned creatures kill him.

This also means it's unlikely to have much impact, and the other side might even have noticed it by now.

but.

It's good that you noticed it.

Stirring up the enemy and forcing them to retreat can save us some trouble.

Before going to sleep, Roy held the purple crystal pendant in his hand, and hid a pistol next to his pillow.

If the other party dares to come in, he will release the pendant and then shoot them dead.

The low-sequence, extraordinary observers are not yet at the point where they can physically take bullets.

……

"The Hermit".

"Just what kind of being is He, that He could pull Klein directly from here into that great hall!"

"Could it be that my time travel happened right under his nose?"

Zhou Mingrui was very uneasy and paced back and forth in the room.

His head injury has healed, but the emotional damage is immense.

Its predecessor left behind a complete mess.

First, the Notebook of Death.

Then there are the mysterious beings who call themselves hermits.

Oh.

They also have their own messes to make.

Zhou Mingrui thought of the "transfer ritual" and hesitated whether to try it in this world.

After thinking for a long time, he decided—

We should still give it a try!

This world is too crazy and bizarre. What if the fortune-changing ritual can allow him to travel back in time?

Zhou Mingrui immediately stopped feeling lost and afraid.

"I'm going to buy staple food tomorrow to prepare for the 'turning luck' ritual. I hope it will allow me to go back and not have to stay in this damned world."

but.

What if we can't go back—

Zhou Mingrui sighed and shook his head to dispel his distracting thoughts.

Don't overthink it.

Let's complete the transfer ceremony first!

(End of this chapter)