Chapter 591: Making Good Use of Things
Klein's memories of the paper crane were still fresh on his mind. Back
then, Will Auceptin had used this item to locate Dr. Aaron's Astral
Projection and injected information into him while he was dreaming of
the spirit world in his dreams. It created a revelation that evolved
into a specific dream.
Klein later exchanged a paper crane, he had folded himself, for Will
Auceptin's and had gone above the gray fog to make a divination. He
failed to gain any effective conclusions until Dr. Aaron's wife got
pregnant. By calculating the time and from his understanding of the
situation between a Sequence 1 and Sequence 0, he guessed that Will
Auceptin was performing a cyclic restart, and he guessed that Will was
in an intense battle with another Snake of Fate for the position of
Sequence 0. And the nightmare that came with the paper crane was only an
auxiliary outcome. Its true purpose was to help Will Auceptin secretly
become a fetus.
What was most humorous about this matter was that the paper crane, that
Klein had folded, had ended up being treated as the original from Will
Auceptin, and the Nighthawks had used even cruder means to replicate one
to swap them.
*Will Auceptin's paper crane had always been above the gray fog after I
had thrown it up there. I nearly forgot about it... Performing
divination on it can only gain an extremely vague revelation. If there
weren't any other developments, it would be hard to infer that the child
conceived by Dr. Aaron's wife was Will Auceptin. On the contrary, Will
Auceptin can use it to locate it in the spirit world, just like how
Arrodes can rely on the gray fog's aura to connect to the radio
transceiver via the spirit world...*
Eh, there seems to be some possibility for this matter...
Klein suddenly sat straight and had an extremely creative idea.
He wanted to use the paper crane to communicate with Will Auceptin in a
dream!
*This might not be of any use to me, the present me. There might even be
certain hidden dangers, but if Will Auceptin is really the Snake of Fate
from the Life School of Thought, my act of providing him with
intelligence will definitely win me a favorable impression... Towards an
existence at the level of a King of Angels, it's necessary to make
investments ahead of time. If I wait until he's really born, I might be
repaid dozens of times over. Since I won't die from trying, uh---I can
still revive if I die...* Although Klein had such a thought, he
was in fact very cautious. He planned on divining the danger above the
gray fog before deciding on executing his plan.
After busying himself and confirming that the danger involved was
acceptable, he used a ritual to bring back the paper crane from above
the gray fog into the real world.
Perhaps it was because it came from a Sequence 1 Snake of Fate, the
paper crane didn't exhibit any peculiarities from its prolonged stay
above the gray fog. It remained ordinary.
*I hope the aura above the gray fog didn't neutralize its uniqueness;
otherwise, Will Auceptin won't be able to locate it. Hmm, the Sequence
before Snake of Fate is Soothsayer. Would this matter already be within
Will Auceptin's expectations?*
*The reason why he chose Dr. Aaron is because he's my friend. And by
doing so, he can establish a connection with me? Am I being too
narcissistic...*
*However, this question is worth suspecting. After Will Auceptin used
the paper crane to locate Dr. Aaron, he could've directly
"reincarnated," so why did he repeatedly make him have nightmares?
Furthermore, the dream also indicated the struggle between the Snakes of
Fate. To an ordinary person, they would neither understand it or play a
meaningful role in this matter. Isn't this like using a gaze to entice a
blind person?*
Will Auceptin created the dream for me?
Klein frowned slightly and had certain guesses.
He suppressed his puzzlement and picked up a fountain pen. As he filled
it with ink, he considered a sentence to leave on the paper crane to
garner Will Auceptin's attention.
What should I write? Klein recalled what Arrodes had informed
him about the situation with the Life School of Thought, and he felt
that there was one line that could encompass everything while feeling
extremely fresh and filled with emotions.
That line was: "Your home blew up!"
*This sentence is overly crude and direct while lacking manners.
Besides, Will Auceptin might not be the president of the Life School of
Thought...* Klein deliberated and slightly spread open the paper
crane. On the different surfaces, he wrote different words that formed a
very short sentence: "Roy King has been captured."
After doing all of this, Klein put down the fountain pen and placed the
paper crane into his wallet, just like Dr. Aaron had done before.
In the periphery of the Rorsted sea, on a gigantic fog-covered island
far from the main sea routes.
Amidst a shrill cry, a blue bird of prey that resembled a shadow had
plummeted from the sky and crashed heavily into the ground. It sent soil
scattering as its blood splattered.
Alger Wilson remained cautious. He stood far away and raised his left
hand which had an iron-black ring on his thumb. He pointed it at the
terrifying Beyonder creature known as a Blue Shadow Falcon.
On the tip of the ring was a spike-like protrusion. It was tainted with
old blood, looking ancient and sinister.
This was the mystical item he had bought from an Artisan, using Steel
Maveti's bounty. He publicly claimed that it cost him 5,200 pounds
despite it actually only costing 3,100 pounds.
The ring's name was "Whip of Mind." It could deliver irresistible
intense mental damage to an enemy. Apart from that, it could strengthen
Alger's mastery of various weapons; therefore, it wasn't actually very
expensive.
Back then, the Artisan and his friend had two mystical items. One was
the "Whip of Mind" and the other was the "Ring of Witchcraft." The
latter had more abilities and high adaptability while costing almost the
same as the former. It was a better choice, but after serious
consideration, Alger still chose the Whip of Mind. He believed that
without such an item, his hunting of the Blue Shadow Falcon would be
several times more difficult. This was because it was a Beyonder
creature that could fly. And reality had proven that his judgment was
right.
For this, Alger was willing to experience a constant headache, a nagging
feeling that made him want to slam his head into a wall.
After waiting for several minutes, he saw points of light float up from
the Blue Shadow Falcon. Six crystalline feathers condensed around its
wing as Alger heaved a sigh of relief and walked over.
He had a flaxen cloth tied around his forehead, and embedded inside it
was a blood-red gem that emitted a light that resembled the moonlight.
This was meant to be the Vampire Baron inheritance for Emlyn White, but
Alger wasn't in a hurry to complete the transaction after obtaining it.
Instead, he used the characteristic, which he could use to a certain
extent, to add insurance to his hunt for the Blue Shadow Falcon.
At times, being a middleman is rather nice... Alger put away
the six crystalline feathers as he sighed silently.
He straightened his body and looked towards the towering mountain peak
and dense forest around it on the primitive island. He felt that many
indescribable dangers lurked there.
My strength is insufficient to explore the area... Alger
retracted his gaze and walked towards the island's periphery, constantly
wary for any "predators" around him.
Soon, he jumped into the sea, and with his powers as a Seafarer, he
easily swam into the distance. His ghost ship was anchored there, and
his sailors were still sleeping thanks to the Sanguine's anesthetic gas.
To come to this primitive island, the ship had to steer away from the
main sea routes. In a situation where sea monsters lurked while the
storms lingered, navigating would take at least six hours, with the
danger of sinking at any moment. Only a Seafarer who was familiar with
the route could bring the ship close.
Deep into the night, Klein, who had rested an entire day, put down his
newspapers and burrowed into bed.
Just as he was about to fall asleep, he suddenly thought of a problem.
*Now that Danitz has returned to the Golden Dream, would it be a waste
for me to stay in a large suite alone?* Klein nodded
indiscernibly and decided to check out at daybreak and switch to another
inn.
After making up his mind, he quickly fell asleep. Suddenly, his mind
became clear from its prior haziness.
He knew that some force had intruded into his dream!
*I'm very impressive to be able to sense the dream intrusion of a Snake
of Fate. No---the gray fog is very impressive...* Klein surveyed
his surroundings and discovered that he was located in a pitch-black
desolate plain. Not far away was a black steeple.
This was a scene he had formerly seen in Dr. Aaron's dream, but at this
moment, there wasn't a mysterious silver giant snake on the steeple.
Klein nodded in thought as he sped up his pace and entered the
pitch-black steeple. It remained ancient and decadent. The layout was
chaotic, with the staircase occasionally spiraling upwards and dropping
downwards diagonally at times. Some of the rooms were normal; others
were upside down, and there were others that were embedded into other
parts.
Passing through, door after door and wall after wall, Klein once again
arrived deep inside the black tower.
There were tarot cards scattered around here as they clustered towards
the ground in the middle which was slightly protruded.
There was a line of silver words and a portrait.
The portrait was that of the chubby Apothecary, and the silver words
formed the sentence: "Inform Darkwill."
*So the chubby Apothecary's name is Darkwill... Will Auceptin really is
the Snake of Fate from the Life School of Thought. And I really can use
the paper crane to communicate with him in a dream...* Klein
waited for a moment, and seeing that there weren't any other
revelations, he exited the dream and fell asleep again.
After daybreak, Klein asked if there weren't any additional charges for
checking out at noon, he then put on his top hat and rode a carriage to
the Red Theater's entrance.
This famous brothel was in its quietest period of the day, it was like
it was a ghost house.
Klein glanced at it before walking diagonally across to the alley and
arriving outside Darkwill's folk herb store.
He suddenly sensed something as he looked up at the roof, and he saw a
fat owl perched there, looking at him.
*The chubby Apothecary was apparently attempting to tame a Beyonder
animal before...* Klein retracted his gaze in thought as he
knocked on the door.
Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!
After waiting for a while, he saw Darkwill open the door with his eyes
hardly open.
"...You aren't sick," Darkwill said after observing him.
Klein maintained Gehrman Sparrow's cold expression and politely widened
the corners of his mouth.
"Good morning, Mr. Apothecary.
"I've found your teacher."
"For real?" Darkwill asked in disbelief. "You just received the mission
the day before yesterday..."