Unable to enter… Seven Lights also cannot enter due to some special reasons… Is this the restriction of Calderón City on higher beings of the Spirit World? But how does Miss Messenger know about this restriction? Has she been there? If so, then I didn’t need to ask “Red Light” and “Magic Mirror” at all… Or did her spiritual intuition tell her so? While these thoughts raced, Klein slowly and silently exhaled.
He then took out a gold coin and handed it to Reinette Tinekerr:
“I understand. Thank you for telling me.”
When one of the heads carried by Miss Messenger bit the coin and completely withdrew into the Spirit World, Klein’s thoughts scattered as he considered who else he could turn to for help:
“Mr. Azik has entered his slumber, and I don’t know when he will wake. I can’t wait for him.”
“Will Auceptin is about to be born, but he’ll still be an infant, in an absolute low state. Even with the method given by ‘The Hermit’ lady to temporarily regain some strength during the weak period, he can’t waste it on a trivial matter like acting as my bodyguard. Moreover, once He leaves Backlund or shows corresponding level, he’ll likely be locked onto by the ‘Fate Angel’ Ouroboros again.”
“Through this ‘Quicksilver Serpent’, can I ask a demigod from the School of Life for help? For instance, that Councilman Richard? It’s difficult. The School of Life is in internal splits, the councilors have too much to do, and still need to run around the world with the ‘Probability Dice’ leaving traces to distract the ‘Fate Angel’.”
“The ‘Mysterious Queen’ Bernadette? I’m not that familiar with her, and since Mr. Fool has angels and demigods under him, it’s not possible for Gehrman Sparrow, a Blessed of His, to seek other help. Even under the guise of cooperation, it seems questionable. On the surface, Mr. Fool has angels and demigods, but in reality, the angels and demigods have a ‘Mr. Fool’ taking a group photo with them…”
“That Chief from the City of Silver? He can indeed be employed when he has a need, at a price, but the problem is he can’t leave the ‘God-forsaken Land’. Better leave this chance to the Trickster Evil Monster…”
“Those old vampires? There’s no good reason, and it would be easy to expose myself to Lilith’s gaze. No one knows who this undead Ancient God really is now. If it’s the ‘Primitive Moon’ in disguise, then I don’t even need to consider resurrection…”
Klein thought of one candidate after another, eliminated them one by one, and finally couldn’t help but sigh to himself:
“When you’re in need, friends are always scarce!”
He almost wanted to set up a ritual, try to pray to the power of the Night, to the power of Crimson, for the Goddess’s blessing, hoping to be directly granted the true soul and dust of a Spirit World Plunderer, or for an archbishop, senior deacon, or hidden ascetic to come to his aid.
Unfortunately, such ideas could only stay in his head; they couldn’t be put into practice. Although Klein generally acknowledged the “Goddess of the Night” and didn’t mind his current identity as a suspected Night Blessed, he still maintained strong vigilance and didn’t want to rely on divine gifts for everything. Moreover, he suspected that such a ritual would have no effect, because with his current level and strength, he wasn’t qualified to make conditions to Sequence 0. If the god wanted to give, they would naturally give; if they didn’t want to, praying would be useless.
If I had Old Neil’s thick skin, I might have tried it. Back then, the Goddess even responded to requests to pay bills and cure constipation. She was quite doting to her believers. But of course, there would be certain “consequences”… Klein recalled the past and let out a sigh.
He decided to change his approach. Since he couldn’t find help from friends, he considered using enemies:
“Hmm, maybe I can bring the ‘Black Emperor’ card, the ‘Tyrant’ card, and a radio transceiver, and wait at the entrance to Calderón. As soon as ‘King of the Five Seas’ Nast, a high-sequence powerhouse from the Lord of Storms Church, or the leader of the Rose School, Selyar, or any of those demigods or angels arrive, I’ll immediately enter that ‘City of the Dead’…”
“No, that’s too obvious. ‘King of the Five Seas’ Nast and the high-sequence powerhouses of the Lord of Storms Church probably won’t follow me into Calderón; they’ll stay outside to guard the entrance, waiting for me to come out…”
“The ‘Divine Abomination’ Selyar might pursue me, but He is an angel and won’t face any obstacles in the outer area of Calderón. That would be bringing disaster upon myself…”
After repeated consideration, Klein finally gave up the plan of creating chaos to gain benefits, realizing that the situation outside Beyam City was hard to replicate, especially when he hadn’t yet reached high sequence.
Those who always walk on the edge of the abyss will eventually fall!
“Who else can help?” Klein’s gaze swept over the two puppets beside him, and a succession of friends flashed through his mind, including the members of the Tarot Club.
Suddenly, he recalled something:
“Miss Sharon told me before that the mummy of Tutankhamun II is part of her advancement ritual and is very important to her. That means she is about to become a demigod, Sequence 4 Puppet of the Aberrant pathway…”
“If she has already succeeded, I can ask her for help. We have a good working relationship.”
“Good thing I chose to help her last time, or else I wouldn’t have any hope now.”
Klein was moved with emotion. He took out a piece of note paper and a fountain pen, and using the back of his puppet Enzo as a support, he quickly wrote:
“It’s been many days since we last met. I wonder how you’ve been…”
As he wrote, Klein suddenly stopped, feeling that this was rather awkward and hypocritical.
Miss Sharon is a restrained person. She always gets straight to the point in her letters, without any unnecessary words. I need to consider her personality and be more straightforward… Klein thought for a few seconds, then picked up the note sheet, snapped it, and watched it consumed by crimson flames.
After deliberating for a few seconds, Klein wrote on a new sheet: