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

Chapter 47 Spirit World Creatures, Owls

Hello, we meet again.

Leonard smiled and bowed.

Roy returned the greeting and asked, "The two of us?"

"There are two more people assisting you. Let me introduce them to you: Luo Yao and Frye, respectively the Sleepless One and the Corpse Collector of Sequence 9."

Leonard pointed to the two people next to him.

Roy nodded in acknowledgment and introduced himself: "Roy, Sequence 8 Fighting Scholar, leading the way and giving guidance is no problem, and I shouldn't be a hindrance in combat either."

Leonard remained silent for a moment, then said, "You're too modest. We saw both bodies yesterday; they were both killed with a single blow. They're comparable to many fighting experts."

Two corpses?

A fatal blow?

Klein, who was not far away, looked at Roy in surprise.

He was at the fortune-telling club yesterday, and he really didn't know anything about Roy.

That's amazing!

He's the same age as him, but after joining the Mechanical Heart, he reached Sequence 8 in just two or three months, and his strength has become so great.

Fortunately-

Having your own Tarot Club allows you to access Emperor Roselle's diary, gain knowledge from it, and thus advance your career quickly.

Klein tried to comfort himself.

Roy looked around and said, "Do you have binoculars? The Aurora Society members are likely to be very alert. Having binoculars would make reconnaissance and operations much easier."

"I'll go get one."

Leonard immediately went downstairs.

After a flurry of activity, the team was ready to set off.

After Roy and Leonard left, Klein asked, "Captain, Mr. Roy killed two people?"

"Yes, his fighting skills are very strong. Oh, Klein, I forgot to mention."

Dunn tapped his head. "After this incident, you should also train your combat skills. As a Night Watchman, this is an essential skill."

"Yes."

……

The carriage drove out of Zotland Street.

"Where are we going?"

Roy looked at the streets on both sides.

Leonard said, "Halls Street, we should have started the operation on the other side a long time ago, but there have been a lot of unexpected events recently, which has delayed us quite a bit."

I know that both the script and I made significant contributions.

Roy thought to himself.

"We were planning to file the report last week, but the captain got injured, and this week it's because of Old Neil..."

Leonard paused for two seconds, then said, "We decided to cooperate with you in tracking down the Aurora Society, and we actually made a pretty good discovery. Those two Aurora Society members were actually connected to what was happening over there, and we managed to find their address by following the clues."

"What's going on over there?"

"Oh, it's normal that you don't know about Klein's matter."

Leonard gave a brief explanation.

Roy suddenly realized: "So that's how it is. Back in school, Welch said he had some news, and I advised them not to try it."

"You tried to persuade them? Did the accident happen before that?"

Leonard also sparked a gossip-loving side—

It turns out there's a story behind the Antigonus family notes!

"Yes, I performed a prayer ritual with Rado, the one for the Hidden Sage, but we both survived."

Roy explained simply, "So I later warned them that mystical knowledge is all fake, and they shouldn't touch or try it."

"Obviously they didn't listen; Welch and Naya are both dead."

Leonard shrugged.

Roy nodded and asked, "Where's Klein?"

"He survived, but I think if the captain had arrived any later, he might still have died, because he took the gun that Welch and the others used to commit suicide."

Leonard said.

Then he laughed and said, "Alright, let's get back to the main topic. If you know about the notebook, it'll be easy to explain. That notebook was sold by Sirius and Haynes, who are also our targets this time. They live at 19 Halls Street."

"So that's how it is."

Roy looked out the window, making a "reminiscing" expression.

Leonard thought he was reminiscing.

But in reality, he was being wary—

Perhaps it's a bit PTSD.

Roy had a feeling that a bad screenwriter might get involved, causing things to not go as smoothly as he had imagined.

He used his telescope, along with his voyeuristic eye, to observe his surroundings.

Seeing that he had entered a working state, Leonard stopped talking and instead observed and watched his surroundings closely.

They are the two main players.

Roy's hand holding the binoculars paused suddenly, then quickly locked onto a direction.

"What's wrong?"

"There was someone acting strangely just now. His astral body and mental body were all in disarray. He seemed like a madman from the Aurora Society. He was standing on that building over there a while ago, but he's gone now."

Roy pointed to a five-story building in the distance.

Leonard's expression turned serious: "That's the rooftop of a mansion on Halls Street. If I remember correctly, it's on the same street as 19 Halls Street. If we go to 19, they might attack us from behind."

Luo Yao, who had been silent until now, asked, "What should we do? Go back to the captain?"

"Let me do a divination; what are their specific names?"

"Sirius Arepis, Hynas Vancent".

Roy took out the purple pendant and then silently recited—

"Number 19 Halls Street was the home of Sirius Arepis."

After repeating this seven times, rotate the pendant clockwise.

correct.

This shows that Sirius does not have the ability to reverse divination.

Roy continued the divination.

"Sirius Arepis and Hynas Vancent are at 19 Halls Street."

Clockwise.

Leonard was getting anxious.

"How is it?"

"If the divination results weren't interfered with, then they should be at home. Unfortunately, there wasn't enough information about that person, and he wasn't targeting me, so I couldn't perform a dream divination."

Roy put the pendant away.

Divination is not a panacea; in situations where there is absolutely no knowledge, even divination is powerless.

Leonard's expression was serious.

After thinking for a long time, he said, "Sirius's strength is average. We can have two people deal with Sirius and Hynas, while the other two guard against outsiders."

"No need, the interior is also dangerous and unpredictable."

Roy thought and thought and came up with a plan. "You guys clear out a space for me. I'm going to use ritual magic to summon a spirit that can help me scout the surroundings. If the spirit is destroyed or comes back to warn me, we'll immediately evacuate 19 Halls Street, whether we succeed or not."

"Okay, I'll go outside and be with Fry."

Leonard lifted the curtain and went outside.

Roy took out his silver blade, placed candles and materials in front of him, and began to chant a prayer incantation.

"A spirit wandering in nothingness."

"A friendly person with whom you can communicate."

"Intelligent creatures that can help me with aerial reconnaissance."

After a moment, the candlelight flickered.

Luo Yao dared not move.

Two seconds later, a creature flew out from the flames.

This is--

An owl!

After it appeared, it first looked at Luo Yao on the right, and then looked at Roy.

What do you need?

This owl possessed exceptional intelligence and could even speak, though it spoke the language of the Fusak Empire, and a rather ancient one at that, quite different from the modern Fusak language.

If Roy hadn't received various forms of instruction and mastered most languages, there really wouldn't have been a way to communicate with it.

This is the flaw of the three-stage summoning.

A simple three-stage design may not be able to summon the creature you need.

Roy said in Old Fusak, "I need to enter a house, but I'm worried about the surroundings. I need you to patrol the area for me, and tell me immediately if there's any danger."

The owl paused for a moment, then spoke, "Not a messenger?"

what?

Roy paused, taken aback.

He didn't summon a messenger!

What's going on with the owl?

Roy glanced at Luo Yao out of the corner of his eye, knowing he couldn't hesitate any longer.

Even if the other party has a situation, you can only find out the truth later.

Fortunately, they didn't understand Old Fussak and were completely bewildered at the moment, of course—

Leonard's inner self definitely understands.

He said in a deep voice, "I'm sorry, I'm not a summoner, but I don't actually have one. If you have a need, we can talk about it later, okay?"

"OK."

(End of this chapter)