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

Chapter 37, 3-114, Deduction Glasses

Black Iron Bar, basement.

Old Ryan held his watch and fell into a deep sleep.

After a long while, he opened his eyes.

"This matter must be informed of Mr. Russell and Mr. Carl!"

The steam church governed the suburbs and university area northwest of Tingen.

These places are lined with factories and densely populated with people.

The Aurora Society's two books and one extraordinary feature are like a bomb, with the Gold Splash Party being a prime example.

From the time it was obtained to the time the ritual led to its destruction, the entire process took only three days.

Just three days.

More than a hundred people died.

Old Ryan picked up his watch and was about to head over to Mr. Lasse's place, but stopped just before reaching the top of the stairs and returned the watch to Roy.

"It would be better if you explained the clues you found to Mr. Lasse."

"it is good."

Roy did not refuse.

He went upstairs.

Lasse Harlan was a typical craftsman: reclusive and passionate about research, but sadly, he became a generalist relatively late in life.

Furthermore, he failed to master the method of acting, so he remains an appraiser to this day, unable to advance to become a true craftsman, and his research focuses more on mechanical creations.

but.

Even so, his strength should not be underestimated.

It can't compare to a Sequence 7 hunter or warrior who excels in combat, but it's definitely much stronger than a Sequence 8 from the Steam Church.

Roy knocked on the door and went in.

Lasse looked up, then frowned and stopped drawing.

"What's up?"

"Yes, Mr. Lasse, regarding the recent gold-splashing incident, I located the addresses of most of the key members and found this watch in one of their homes. I used it to perform divination and discovered clues."

Roy submitted his findings and then explained them.

Lasser took it, looked at it over and over for a while, but didn't try to do any divination.

The divination ability of the Generalist path is not strong, at least not as strong as that of the Seer or Diviner paths, and he doesn't want to waste his spiritual energy on it.

Leave professional tasks to professionals.

He just listened.

After hearing this, Lasse's face turned ashen.

"So, two extraordinary books of knowledge and a listener's extraordinary characteristic are out of reach and their whereabouts are currently unknown, even the Aurora Society itself hasn't found them?"

I think so.

Roy nodded.

Lasse took a slight breath and said, "I have two sealed artifacts here. You can choose one. One is the 2-172 from last time. It can make you luckier for a short time, but misfortune will follow the luck."

"Another item, numbered 3-114, allows you to analyze everything that happens at the scene using extraordinary means, but be aware that its downside is that you must tell others what you see and your speculations, or you will go insane."

It sounds like an extraordinary feature of the reader's approach.

Roy thought to himself.

Without hesitation, he said, "I choose 3-114. Also, I think we can cooperate with the Night Watchers on this matter. They are also investigating the Aurora Society, and our interests align."

"The night watchman?"

Lasse thought for a moment and said, "Let's first check where it went based on the watch and the scene, and then decide whether to join forces. Old Ryan's injuries are almost healed, so you can go with him and Ramer."

"it is good."

Roy went outside.

After a moment, Lasse took out the sealed artifact.

This is an eyeglasses case.

"It's called the Deduction Glasses," Lasse said. "You just need to put it in the glasses case and wrap it in cloth to seal it. You need to wear the glasses to use it."

"Understood."

After a few minutes.

At the back door, Ramer waited expectantly.

Seeing Roy and old Ryan emerge fully armed, he couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his mouth.

Is this necessary?

Wear inner armor.

pistol.

Short knife.

Two hand grenades were also clipped to his belt.

With this setup, were they calculating that they would encounter enemies?

Roy said, "It's necessary."

"You might run into members of the Aurora Club, so these are necessary preparations."

Old Ryan tossed him a piece of inner armor. "Wear this. It will protect you from bullets and some physical damage."

"Well, praise be to Emperor Roselle, his inventions are always so useful."

"..."

Roy remained silent.

When he saw the inner armor, he knew that it was modeled after bulletproof vests, and that the inventor was most likely Emperor Roselle, so he wasn't too surprised.

Fortunately, there are no materials available to make bulletproof vests in the current era, so it is only an inner armor.

The emperor still left room for future generations.

It's just a bit too difficult.

They got into their own carriage, with Ramer acting as the driver, while Roy discussed with old Ryan who would use "3-114" later.

Old Ryan insisted that he use it.

Because the process of spying could also be dangerous, old Ryan believed that he had a more mature grasp of spirituality and extraordinary abilities and should take on this responsibility.

but.

Roy would never let him come.

Old Ryan had suffered from mental and physical injuries for various reasons before. Although his physical condition has improved, judging from the reactions of his astral body and mental body, he has not fully recovered.

In such a situation, if 3-114 is used and the image becomes corrupted, he might lose control.

Roy was different.

At worst, I can go back to the mysterious temple to convert information into spiritual energy and reorganize the components in my body. At most, it will only deplete my spiritual energy, and I can recover in a day or two.

He declined old Ryan's offer, citing his "injury" as the reason.

Final decision—

Roy used "3-114", with old Ryan assisting and analyzing from the side, and Ramer in charge of guarding.

"Let's find the place on Champagne Street where the watch was broken first."

Roy picked up the watch and then used divination sticks to find the direction where the watch "shattered".

We pursued it all the way.

Soon, they stopped at a street corner.

"This is it."

Roy got out of the car and, following the directions of the divination stick, entered a narrow alley.

"It would save four minutes to walk to number 37 from here, so he took this narrow alley that night."

He looked into the distance and continued his search.

Old Ryan was beside him.

"Any discoveries?"

"The spirituality at the scene has long since dissipated, and there is no way to find clues from the spiritual traces. The good news is that many physical traces have not disappeared."

"There are handprints on the wall, and shards of glass near the wall."

Roy put on his glasses, examined the traces at the scene, and gradually analyzed and reconstructed the situation in his mind.

It's like a dream interpretation.

A person staggered over and almost fell, then saw the package on the ground.

After picking it up, he left.

"Just like what I saw in my dream divination, he fell here, then saw the package, picked it up and left the scene without lingering."

"Let's go to the next place."

"Um."

The carriage sped along and arrived at an old factory on Besik Street.

This was the former headquarters of the Gold Splashing Party, and it's also where they held their ceremonies.

The factory no longer has a gatekeeper, and the main gate is tightly closed.

Roy and his group climbed over the wall and went inside.

Upon arriving at the scene, we looked around. The body had been removed, but some traces remained, which was sufficient to reconstruct and analyze the scene.

Roy took out his glasses and put them on.

Looking around and combining the scene from his previous dream divination, he easily reconstructed the situation, but there were still some things he hadn't noticed before.

Soon, a scene appeared.

The dark figure jumped down from the roof beam, searched the surroundings, picked up some valuables, and hurriedly ran away.

A thief.

He witnessed the whole event and took some things with him.

Do not!

Perhaps not an ordinary thief, but a Sequence 9 thief.

The screen disappeared.

(End of this chapter)