Outside Room 2016, Hat Trick Inn, 22 Hope Road, Cherwood.

Fors came here directly through the wall without attracting anyone's attention. Then, she knocked on the door according to the agreed rhythm.

Not long after, Dorian Gray Abraham, a man with broad shoulders, strong arms and dressed in a black suit, unlocked the door and turned the handle.

The gentleman quickly looked around and made way for Fors to enter.

"I never thought that you could become the 'Recordant' so quickly..." After closing the door, Dorian carefully checked the door lock, then turned around and sighed.

By the standards of this era, he was already considered middle-aged or elderly, but he still remained at Sequence 7 "Astrologer" and had no hope of advancement at all.

It took his student Fors Wall only about a year to advance from Sequence 9 to Sequence 6.

Comparing the two, Dorion couldn't help but sigh and feel sad.

The blood of Abraham's family should have been noble and enviable, but now it is a heavy curse that makes him depressed.

"This is all thanks to your good teaching, teacher." Although Fors didn't like to go out and liked to stay at home, she was often invited by nobles to participate in the best-selling novels of the upper-class literary and art salons, so she was not so ignorant of how to speak. Moreover, she did get a lot of help from her teacher, from knowledge, money, to formulas and materials.

Dorian glanced at her, shook his head and smiled:

"You are not the only student I have taught. With such a fast promotion speed, there is only one person I can remember who can compare with you."

He paused and continued:

"Next, your goal is to become a Sequence 5 'Traveler', but I have higher expectations for you. I hope you can gain divinity and become a Sequence 4 'Mystic'.

“Of course, I also have a request, which is that when you really become a demigod, try to pray to a certain hidden existence, listen to the answer, and figure out what it is saying.

"This is indeed somewhat dangerous, but a Sequence 4 demigod has enough ability to withstand it. Without other factors, there shouldn't be any problems."

“Teacher, is this answer important to you?” Fors knew what was going on, but still pretended to be curious and confused.

Dorian was silent for a few seconds and sighed:

"It's so important that my parents, my brothers, my sisters, my children, so many people have given their lives to pursue this answer and have gained nothing...

“Don’t worry, the reason why we paid such a high price is because there is an ancient curse hidden in our family’s bloodline, and you have no blood relationship with us.

"I don't expect that I will find a way to remove the curse through that answer in my generation, but I hope to know where it originated and understand the cause of my death..."

Having said this, Dorian took a breath and stopped talking.

For some reason, at this moment Fors intuitively felt the heaviness accumulated by generation after generation over thousands of years.

It was really hard for her to imagine how painful it would be for a person to have his ancestors, parents, brothers, sisters, and children all die directly or indirectly due to the same curse.

Thinking of the teacher's care for her, Fors, who had only received this kind of care and love from her elders in recent years, opened and closed her eyes, lowered her head slightly, and nodded vigorously:

"I will try my best."

Dorian put away his previous feelings and nodded gently:

"The most admirable thing about you is your kindness."

Fors felt a little embarrassed and turned to talk about a word that the teacher had just mentioned:

"family?"

She remembered that the teacher had not yet told her about the Abraham family. He pretended that he, Lawrence, Anlisa and others were members of a secret organization.

In order to distinguish which things were taught by the teacher and which were learned by herself at the Tarot Club, Fors carefully sorted them out before leaving, so as not to accidentally reveal information that she should not know.

Dorian replied simply:

"In order to solve the curse problem, everyone in my family joined that organization."

He immediately changed the subject:

"Why the rush to move this time?"

"I've been targeted by an official Beyonder." Fors first told a half-truth, then complained about the postman.

Dorian said nothing more and began to arrange the ritual, summoning Malmos, a void creature that loved music, and having it spit out three items.

The first one was a crystal stone that was transparent to the point of being almost unreal, the second one was an old parchment, and the third one was a small hunter's backpack.

"This is an extraordinary characteristic left by a 'Traveler'. With it, you don't need to collect additional main materials. This is the 'Traveler' potion formula. The backpack contains the corresponding auxiliary materials. If you don't have a good way to preserve it, then try to digest the 'Recorder' potion within half a year, otherwise their spirituality will be completely lost..." Dorian handed all the items in his hand to Fors.

"Thank you, teacher." Fors said sincerely.

Then, she unfolded the parchment and quickly scanned the potion recipe, focusing on the ritual:

"Special coordinates were set up in four completely different and far-flung locations deep in the spirit world."

"What is the purpose of this ceremony?" For thought for a few seconds and asked the teacher.

"After taking the 'Traveler' potion, you will start to travel the spirit world uncontrollably. When you have initially mastered the power, you will find that you have lost your way. At this time, you can use the four special coordinates to return to the real world. Otherwise, you will be trapped in the depths of the spirit world for a long time. It is not only dangerous there, but it will also assimilate you, making you lose your mind and turn you into a creature dependent on the spirit world." Although Dorian himself had no hope of becoming a "Traveler", he had seen students advance to Sequence 5 before.

"Then there should be another way to replace it..." Fors whispered as if she was thinking.

"Yes." Dorian nodded and said, "There was an item in the organization before that could allow people to return directly from the spiritual world to reality. Unfortunately, it was lost."

Without waiting for Fors to ask, Dorian said:

"If, I mean if, you can really become a demigod and fulfill my wish, I will give you an important item that I hold. This is what a teacher expects of you."

One of the powerful seals of the Abraham family? Fors had some vague guesses, but didn't dare to promise anything. He just said the same thing as before:

"I will try my best."

Then, she asked curiously about this topic:

"Teacher, you just mentioned that Sequence 4 is the 'Mystic Mage'. What about Sequence 3, Sequence 2, and Sequence 1?"

Dorian laughed immediately:

"You're only Sequence 6.

"Well, Sequence 3 is called 'Wanderer', Sequence 2 is 'Planeswalker', and the name of the Sequence 1 potion is 'Star Key'.

"Haha, it's a good thing you mentioned this. I actually forgot to compile a list of things to note when exploring the spirit world. These are things you must remember after becoming a 'traveler'.

"Well, I'll stay one more night, and you can come to me tomorrow to get the information."

Fors thought about the name of the high-sequence potion of the "Apprentice" pathway and agreed:

"Yes, teacher."

After explaining these things, Dorian paced back and forth for a few steps, thought for a while, and reminded again:

"There is a certain attraction between the extraordinary characteristics of the same path. It is not obvious when the sequence is low, but it becomes stronger as the sequence increases.

"Sometimes, you won't feel this attraction directly, but it will make you unknowingly approach a certain High-Sequence Person on this path. When you become a 'Traveler', you must always pay attention to this aspect."

At this point, Dorian paused and said:

"There aren't many demigods of the 'Apprentice' path still alive. Among them, the one you need to be especially careful of is a man named Butis. He is the 'Secret Saint' of the Aurora Society and, like Louis, a traitor to our organization. I will give you his portrait tomorrow."

Butis... Fors repeated the name the teacher had just mentioned in his mind.

At the same time, she had a new understanding of her last encounter with Louis Wayne, the Aurora Society's envoy:

Maybe it wasn’t a chance encounter, but an attraction between extraordinary characteristics. The teacher was carrying a sufficiently powerful “apprentice” path seal!

Fors quickly suppressed this thought and began to ask about the various matters related to playing the role of "recorder".

…………

Silver City, Berg's house.

"It turns out there is a way to bypass the front area of ​​the Giant King's Court and enter the interior through the Decaying Forest and the Desolate Tunnel..." Derrick Berg recalled the information shared by Mr. World above the gray fog just now.

This is very important to Silver City, because the early exploration starting from the afternoon town camp showed that the closer you get to the "Giant King's Court", the more various monsters from the darkness there are, and the stronger they are.

"We must tell the Chief!" Derrick stood up suddenly, rushed out of the house, and ran straight to the Round Tower. As he wished, he met Colin Iliad, the Chief of the "Six-Man Council".

Following Mr. Hanged Man's instructions, he said that he recalled certain murals he had seen in the "shadows" of Afternoon Town, which described a secret passage into the "Giant King's Court."

Colin Iliad listened quietly without interrupting Derrick's story. Finally, he nodded slightly and said:

“Good, you did great.

"What do you want in exchange for this achievement?"

"The complete brain of an adult psychic dragon." Derrick was prepared.

Colin didn't ask why, but thought for a moment and said:

"If that secret passage is real, it must be worth more than the complete brain of an adult Psychic Dragon. Hmm... you can pick something else. Are you interested in the higher-order potion formula of the Cultivator pathway?"

This is a question to Mr. Fool... As Derrick understood something, he said in surprise:

"Do we have a potion recipe for a higher-order Cultivator pathway?"

He had no recollection of it at all.

"Of course there is. You should remember that the queen of the Giant King is the 'Goddess of Harvest', but the surrounding area lacks the corresponding extraordinary materials. Don't worry, you can think about it again." Colin Iliad calmly changed the subject, "Have you mastered the power of the 'Priest of Light'?"

“Yes,” Derrick responded simply.

Colin was silent for a while, then looked at the half-grown child in front of him and said:

"What kind of holy seal do you want to choose?"