With a clattering sound, a segment of illusory white paper was spat out from the radio receiver, written on it in Loen:
"Your all-powerful, great, eternal master, your insignificant, humble, loyal servant Arrodes answers your call!"
"Did you know? The child of Doctor Alan Kris was born last night."
Fortunately, I contacted the "magic mirror" in time… Klein nodded lightly and said:
"Now I know."
Clatter clatter, the illusory white paper spat out more:
"According to the principle of reciprocity, it's your turn to ask a question."
Klein had originally wanted to ask about Ince Zangwill, "0-08", and the "Red Angel" evil spirit, but thinking that he had failed in divination above the Gray Fog, the "magic mirror" Arrodes would certainly not be able to see clearly either, at most providing more detailed information on "0-08". And in that case, without the shielding of the Gray Fog, he would essentially "know" "0-08" truly, and would accordingly be known by it, which is not conducive to hiding behind the scenes and directing the play.
He thought for two seconds and said:
"Is there any way to digest the potion faster?"
"Act better." The illusory white paper typed out a few black words with a clatter.
Seeing the "magic mirror"'s answer, Klein was silent for a moment, then slowly exhaled.
For him at present, Ince Zangwill had appeared too early!
He still had almost two months to digest the "Puppet Master" potion. By then, having already gathered the materials, he could fully base a murder of Ince Zangwill, this demigod, on the theme of revenge, combining Sequence advancement with fulfilling his wish, and no longer need to consider a retreat. However, Ince Zangwill would not "appear" only after he had prepared everything; he would not act according to his scheduled plan.
According to Klein's earliest thoughts, he should first gather intelligence, grasp his whereabouts, and then determine the plan based on the actual situation at the end of August or early September. Later, he found this too unrealistic. Ince Zangwill was in charge of "0-08", a terrifying sealed artefact. If not possessed by an evil spirit, he would not reveal his whereabouts. If he couldn't take advantage of his state problems during this period and waited until he expelled the evil spirit from within, he might not even be able to find him, always missing him due to various coincidences.
Moreover, if it was indeed the "Red Angel" evil spirit, Klein was worried that before he and Leonard could launch their revenge, Ince Zangwill might die inexplicably, due to some conspiracy or ridiculous reason, rather than for the bad things he had done.
Based on these considerations, Klein tried to digest the potion faster, hoping to complete it within one or two weeks. But the answer from the "magic mirror" Arrodes frustrated him, and he understood that this kind of thing could not be forced.
In such a short half-month, maybe only a few days, where could he create a better opportunity to act?
In the silence just now, Klein had already made up his mind. That is, not to forcefully bind the two matters together. From now on, as long as there is a chance of success, he will prioritize revenge against Ince Zangwill.
He didn't want to miss this opportunity.
Although only about 10 months had passed since the incident at the Blackthorn Security Company in Tingen City, less than a year, Klein felt that a long, long time had gone by, so long that he was unwilling to wait any longer.
Glancing at the rather eerie radio receiver, Klein thought for a moment, then his expression suddenly turned serious. He spoke in a deep voice:
"I used my 'Winner' puppet to look at myself and understood why Beyonders of the 'Fate' pathway have such a reaction when facing me.
"Now, I want to ask you, what do you see from me?"
These words were like a thunderclap, echoing in the room. The radio receiver suddenly lost its activity. After a while, it started clattering again.
A segment of illusory black paper was spat out, on which were a few ghastly white words:
"I, from you, I see a pillar, domination.
"Are you satisfied with such an answer?"
Pillar, domination… What does this mean? Klein wanted to press further, but felt that Arrodes would most likely not explain clearly, because he himself lacked the corresponding knowledge.
Realizing that if he continued, the "Mother Tree of Desire" would find him, he nodded and said:
"Not bad.
"Let's stop here today. You may go back."
The clattering sound of the radio receiver suddenly became brisk, and even the paper it spat out turned white again:
"Alright, great master, goodbye~ Your loyal servant Arrodes is always waiting to serve you."
This time, the "magic mirror" seemed to have forgotten to draw a simple hand wave.
Running quite fast… Klein muttered to himself and immediately took four steps backwards, entering above the Gray Fog. He manifested the "World" Gehrman Sparrow and informed the "Hermit" Cattleya that the mythological creature blood she needed was ready, asking her to provide a method to briefly restore a certain amount of strength during a weak period.
Before long, the "Star Admiral" Cattleya held a ritual, sacrificed an item to "The Fool", and asked this great existence to transfer that thing to "The World", informing him that the method was to activate that item, borrowing a portion of power from history, from a past self, for a short time!
This sounds very familiar… Very much like the ability of Sequence 3 "Ancient Scholar" of the "Seer" pathway… "The Fool" Klein listened in a daze and casually picked up the item that the "Hermit" lady had sacrificed:
It was shaped like the head of a staff, embedded with several long transparent gems, engraved with one after another complex and mysterious, three-dimensionally difficult symbolic symbols and magical signs.
Klein recognized two of them: one was an incomplete "Eyeless Eye", and the other was an incomplete "Twisted Line".
"Could this really be an item pointing to Sequence 0 'The Fool'? But isn't it a bit too complex… This staff head gives me a very familiar feeling, very much like, very much like the crystal ball that little 'Sun' once prayed over! Could it, could it also correspond to a deep red star?" Klein looked rather strangely at the ancient palace outside, where in the boundless Gray Fog, illusory stars hung silently, with nothing unusual.
Recalling that similar items were all one-time use, like talismans, he gave up the idea of experimentation, and only summoned solid paper from the pile of debris, carefully copying down the complex symbolic symbols and magical signs of the staff head.
…
In the Loen Kingdom, Backlund, Doctor Alan's house.
A maid was standing guard in the master bedroom, watching over the sleeping baby. In the hall downstairs, a banquet with many guests had reached its midpoint.
Suddenly, in a corner, three figures quickly formed. The leading one wore a silk top hat and a black suit, with no disguise at all: Klein Moretti.