Chapter 607: Discovering an Abnormality
The window of the washroom was very high, preventing sufficient sunlight
from shining in. It could only barely dispel the darkness, making
everything seem gloomy.
Klein moved the Die of Probability in his right hand to the All-Black
Eye, and suddenly, it shook. Then, he threw the item into the other side
of the washbasin.
The milky-white die rolled a few times before finally stopping with four
red dots pointing up.
Klein held back his unobvious smile and took a step to the side and
picked up the Die of Probability again. He lowered his head and said in
a gentlemanly manner, "You don't wish to listen to it?
"Let's do this. Give me an answer. 6 represents cooperation, while
everything else represents a rejection."
With that said, he threw the Die of Probability up and reached out to
catch it.
The milky white die fell straight down and rapidly rolled, showing six
red dots!
"Very good," Klein praised with a chuckle.
After throwing the All-Black Eye back above the gray fog, he turned to
open the door to the washroom and slowly walked to the living room.
Under Darkwill's and Harry's gaze, which was filled with anticipation,
worry, curiosity, and puzzlement, he suddenly stopped and threw the Die
of Probability out.
"No!"
"No!"
Darkwill and the owl cried out at the same time, afraid that a score of
3 points and below would happen. The latter subconsciously flew up to
distance itself from the fatty who might be struck by lightning.
With a crisp tinkle, the milky-white die rolled on the coffee table
several times before fixing itself at 2 points.
Just as the color in Darkwill's face drained, the die languidly rolled
and fixed itself on 4.
"For the next 12 hours, it will be relatively quiet." Klein calmly sat
down and began enjoying his breakfast which had long turned cold.
He really had a solution? Darkwill lowered his body and stared
at the strange die on the coffee table.
After nearly a minute, he couldn't help but extend his hand and throw
the die, managing to roll a 6.
Just as his palm left, the die moved by itself to 4.
*How magical... What method did Gehrman Sparrow actually use? Did he
really sh\t and soak the die inside? Ugh... Darkwill decided
to accept the outcome and stopped thinking of the reason; otherwise, he
suspected that he would end up vomiting.
Looking up at Gehrman Sparrow, who was calmly spreading butter on his
bread, Darkwill suddenly felt that with just a promise and 1,000 pounds
to hire a bodyguard at this level was extremely worth it!
*He can definitely be ranked at the same level as any pirate admiral! If
a tycoon were to encounter a situation like mine, they wouldn't hesitate
to hire him with half their wealth... Thankfully, I only paid 300
pounds. The rest will be borne by Teacher and the others...*
Darkwill felt relieved when he realized that he didn't need to worry
about the die's random rolling for the next 12 hours. He couldn't help
but stand up and stretch his back.
He walked to the window and opened the tightly shut window to see the
sparse clouds scattered across the clear skies.
The endless azure blue sky stirred as it reflected the bright sunlight
like it had countless golden fragments scattered in it. This energized
Darkwill as he felt a burden be lifted from his chest.
Unlike Backlund, which would only become warm at the end of February,
the Rorsted Archipelago was no longer plagued by the cold. Life had
returned to this area.
Facing the sea and the blooming of flowers in warm spring...
Klein, who had finished his bread, walked to a spot behind Darkwill and
felt like he was an animal who had awoken from hibernation.
He didn't recite the poem that flashed past his mind, as firstly, it
didn't suit Gehrman Sparrow's persona, and secondly, it would probably
make Darkwill reflect over Emperor Roselle's poetic talent.
Until the evening, the die still didn't roll, but the weather had
changed. Strong winds howled as dark clouds gathered. A storm was
brewing.
This was the most common danger at sea. Even if one took a safe sea
route which had been traversed by others, one would occasionally
encounter similar situations. It just wasn't as terrifying.
Klein looked at the tall waves and the dark sky, and he felt as though
the ship was cruising through a mountain valley. By the sides were tall
dark-blue "cliffs" that could topple down at any moment.
The intense pressure made a Mid-Sequence Beyonder like him feel
repressed. He even wished to pray to god, hoping that the liner would
cruise through the storm safely.
*It's no wonder sailors, pirates, and merchants who live on the sea for
extended periods of time can't help but respect the Lord of Storms. They
would more or less believe in "Him"...* Klein sighed in silence.
Although he didn't believe the storm that wasn't that powerful could
bury a liner which was powered by both sails and steam engines, he still
attached caution to the matter by praying to his alternate identity, Sea
God Kalvetua.
He was afraid that the Die of Probability would suddenly go crazy during
the storm and roll a 1, causing the ship to sink to the bottom of the
sea. Therefore, he decided to make preemptive precautions. Klein did
believe Snake of Fate Will Auceptin's judgment that the Die of
Probability would be quiet for 12 hours after the first intimidation
act, but this was without any additional conditions. He believed that it
was more likely that a Sealed Artifact with living characteristics would
deal with situations like a person instead of rules. Hence, he had to
take precautions for any troubles it might cause.
Stealing a glance at Darkwill and the owl who were looking somewhat
uneasy due to the storm, Klein calmly said, "I'll take a nap.
"Continue watching the die. Take turns and do not relax."
"Alright." Watching Gehrman Sparrow enter the master bedroom, Darkwill
walked to the side of the coffee table and sat down. As he stared at the
die, he asked Harry, "What thoughts do you have now?"
Harry flew around and mumbled, "Why am I not a petrel?"
In the master bedroom, Klein went above the gray fog and summoned the
Sea God Scepter from the junk pile.
He held the scepter with blue gems embedded at the top and quickly
replied to his prayer.
Klein didn't expend too much of his spirituality to calm the storm. This
was firstly because they weren't too far from the surrounding seas of
the Rorsted Archipelago. Such an obvious and exaggerated supernatural
phenomenon was easily able to attract the attention of Sea King Jahn
Kottman, who shared the same domain, or the Storm Priests on the ships.
Secondly, he had to conserve strength to deal with the Die of
Probability.
What he did was simple. He augmented the ship with layers of Beyonder
effects, allowing it to cruise through the storm stably without any risk
of capsizing.
Towards a Sequence 5 or 6 Beyonder below the rank of demigod, to do
something similar to a liner which had hundreds of people on board
required plenty of preparations and a complicated ritual. It was only
possible by exhausting them, but to a Sea God of this domain, it was all
simple and easy.
A demigod already has inklings of a god... Klein sighed and
threw the scepter back into the junk pile, before silently disappearing
from above the gray fog.
In the time that followed, the ship bobbed up and down like a leaf in
the wind, but no matter how terrifying or towering the dark blue waves
were, nothing happened to it until the end of the storm.
At 4 p.m on Thursday. Backlund, Williams Street.
Fors Wall once again arrived here by carriage.
She didn't sit in the coffee shop again. Instead, she strolled down the
street and observed the pedestrians and surrounding buildings. She also
took note of figures with special traits as material for her novel.
*There really are a lot of foreigners. They're still mainly from Feysac
and Intis. Heh heh, one of them is a barbaric and stocky white bear,
while the other is a colorful, ostentatious rooster...* Fors
chuckled silently to herself.
At this moment, she came to the middle of Williams Street where there
was an abandoned chapel. Withered vines crawled over its walls, and gray
stones were strewn everywhere.
With the intention to not waste Mr. World's payment, Fors deliberately
approached it to check for any abnormalities.
She circled around the chapel without discovering anything.
Following that, she entered and avoided the disgusting shit and rotten
things, and she quickly observed every corner.
Suddenly, her gaze came to a stop as she frowned bit by bit.
In a particular corner of the half-collapsed ruin, the ground had been
dug up by someone. The pit wasn't too big or deep, and there were
remnant traces of it being dug with fingers!
This should be considered an abnormality, right... Fors
cautiously retreated and didn't do a detailed investigation.
After walking through all of Williams Street, she immediately returned
home and organized the abnormality and material she jotted down
together. She then sacrificed it to Mr. Fool and asked him to hand it
over to The World. Fors didn't hide conceal anything she saw, even if
they didn't seem to have any superficial problems. This was because she
knew very well that any abnormality would be judged by The World, and
not by herself who didn't understand the situation.
In the ancient palace above the fog.
Klein immediately began reading the report Miss Magician had submitted.
*That abandoned chapel has signs of being dug up? The previous digging
attempts had been dealt with by me and Miss Sharron... Who would dig it
up again? Rafter Pound, that descendant of the Tudor family? He nearly
died from the evil spirit's possession. Without any helpers, it's
unlikely he would take further risks... Who could it be...*
Klein thought for a moment, but he couldn't lock onto a suspect. All he
could do was continue reading.
While he read the notes written in a beautiful language, he acutely
noticed a point.
*There are many foreigners on this street. They are mainly from Feysac
and Intis...*
*It wasn't like that back when I went to Williams Street... Did a Feysac
or Intis company recently open there?*
Feysac, Intis...
Klein ruminated over the two countries' names when he suddenly recalled
something!
*The royal family of the Feysac Einhorn, the Einhorn family and Intis'
former royal family, the Sauron family, are both in control of the
Hunter pathway, which is also the Red Priest pathway. It was two of the
blood types which the evil spirit had designated as being capable of
removing the seal!*
*Together with the Medici family's descendants which had been destroyed
at Bansy Harbor, the three factions which held control over the Red
Priest pathway are involved!*
*Bansy Harbor was destroyed, causing the Medici family's Beyonder
characteristic to use some magical connection to contact the evil spirit
who's suspected to be Red Angel. Hence, the members of the Einhorn and
Sauron families were attracted?*
*No, that's not realistic. If the Church of Storms didn't discover any
Beyonder characteristics, they definitely would've noticed a problem in
this...*
*Another reason? The evil spirit is using another method to attract
people from the Einhorn and Sauron families? What or who did it go
through in order to do so? The number of people who know of the evil
spirit's existence is only a handful---me, Miss Sharron, as well
as...* Amidst his racing thoughts, Klein suddenly thought of a
possibility.
*It was Rafter Pound, the descendant of the Tudor family who had
previously been possessed by the evil spirit! He had unknowingly become
a slave of the evil spirit! He had secretly helped it spread the
news!*
*And the evil spirit had sought me and Miss Sharron's help to numb us
into thinking that we are the only ones who can rescue it! For this, it
didn't mind betraying its descendants!* Klein was alarmed as he
felt like he had been fooled by the evil spirit.