“Nothing.” Klein smiled gently.

He seemed to be unaware of it, but his thoughts were racing as he pondered what the instantaneous change just now meant:

Previously, those internal guards went upstairs along the nearby stairs. We can preliminarily judge that they live there, which coincides with the location where the change just occurred... The state of the internal guards is not right, so the probability of losing control is higher than that of normal Extraordinary people. Will they suddenly show malice and evil thoughts?

And this was forcibly suppressed or smoothed out by the seal core behind the Chanis Gate deep underground?

If this is true, there are two possibilities. One is that the seal core behind the Chanis Gate can sense all abnormal changes inside the St. Samuel Church and react instinctively. The other is that the internal guards are constantly eroded by the power of the seal core during their long-term duty. To some extent, they have become a part of the other party, or have carried corresponding special features. Once an abnormality occurs, it will immediately attract the intervention of the main body.

If it was the former, it meant that when I knocked out the inner watcher to replace him, it would be easy for the seal core behind the Chanis Gate to detect it, causing it to change like before, causing the matter to fail just after it started. If it was the latter, when entering the Chanis Gate, the inner watcher I disguised as would inevitably be rejected...

We must first figure out the problem before we can come up with targeted solutions...

It's really difficult to steal the seals from the churches. No wonder almost no one is willing to do it...

Klein was lost in thought, but he seemed to be concentrating on listening to Bishop Elektra's account of Saint Samuel's experiences and the letters he left behind. He politely said goodbye when the time was almost up.

Back at 160 Böklund Street, he had just handed his hat and cane to Richardson when he saw the butler coming towards him.

"Sir, are you going to hold a dance or dinner next weekend and invite the neighbors?" Walter did not use a suggestive tone, but seemed to be simply asking.

But Klein knew very well that since the butler had brought up this matter, it meant that it was time to do it.

He nodded slightly and said:

"Saturday night, dance.

“I’d like to trouble you and Tanya to make some preparations in advance.

“Is there enough money at home?”

When he said the last sentence, Klein turned his head and looked at the housekeeper.

Tanya nodded seriously and said:

“That’s enough.

"Your cellar contains enough alcoholic beverages to host several banquets."

When they moved to 160 Böklund Street, Klein gave her 1,000 pounds in cash for household expenses. At the moment, it seems that even if she needs to replenish items such as fine wine, tea, and coffee beans, it will definitely not be used up in a month.

The gold pound is still very strong... Klein nodded and said with a smile:

"Don't open too expensive wine for the first time. Rune's habit is to be reserved."

"Yes, sir." Although Walter knew very well how to organize a dance party, he still listened to his employer's instructions very carefully.

He paused, then said:

"There are only two things you need to do. First, with our help, draw up a guest list and think of a few words of greeting for each person that match their status and experience. Second, order a set of formal attire for the ball."

What a hassle... When I greet Hazel, can I say that the sewers here are cleaner than the squares in the southern continent? Klein sighed and complained inwardly while nodding slightly.

"No problem."

…………

It was late at night, the red moon was high in the sky, and the haze had thinned a lot, presenting a quiet beauty.

In Dwayne Dantès's master bedroom, Klein set up a ritual and summoned himself.

He would enter the sewer tonight to confirm whether Triss had left, and go to the fork in the road described by the other party to explore the so-called secret passage to see what he could find.

Klein did not expect to gain any extra benefits. He was just worried that the secret hidden in this sewer was a hidden danger that would explode one day. This would easily implicate Dwayne Dantès, who lived nearby, and disrupt his attempt to steal the Antigonus family's notes.

In this kind of situation, you can't be an ostrich, bury your head in the sand, and pretend that you didn't see anything... Discover the problem as early as possible before it completely erupts. Destroy it if necessary and report it if necessary. This is the most effective way... Of course, you must also be careful enough not to let your own exploration behavior become a fuse... Klein's spirit emerged from the candlelight, and with the help of Azik's copper whistle, he possessed the body of Dwayne Dantès in front of him, controlling him to walk to the edge of the "Spiritual Wall" and sit on the armchair.

From an outside perspective, this is the equivalent of Monopoly falling asleep while reading the newspaper and forgetting to go to the gym.

The feeling of the summoned soul possessing one's body is indeed different from the feeling of the soul returning directly to the body. There is a clear sense of estrangement... Klein compared the experience and floated back to the desk. He packed up most of the items on the altar, leaving only the candle that maintained the summoning and letting it burn quietly.

After doing all this, Klein wore the Creeping Hunger, integrated the Azik copper whistle, the Death Knell revolver, and the Seniole gold coin, flew out of the master bedroom, left 160 Böklund Street in mid-air, and went into the sewer.

As soon as Klein found himself in the damp and dirty environment, he immediately released the "ghost" Senior, manipulated this secret puppet to distance itself from him, and turned into the hidden fork in the road where Triss had recuperated before.

This time, he saw that the area that was so clean that it didn't look like a sewer area was stained and infested with rats.

“It looks like Triss is really gone…” Klein, who was following far behind, breathed a sigh of relief silently.

As a spirit, he doesn't need to breathe or walk on the ground, so he doesn't care how bad the environment in the sewer is.

The Wrathful Spirit Senior turned around and walked out of the area, continuing to move forward until he found the sixth fork in the road that turned left. Klein always kept a distance of more than 50 meters from him, fully playing the role of manipulating things behind the scenes.

At the end of the fork in the road was a wall covered in moss and visibly corroded. At first glance, there was nothing unusual. If Triss hadn't mentioned it, Klein would never have let the marionette explore every inch of this place in detail.

A few minutes later, Senior, who was wearing a dark red coat, suddenly stood up, stepped forward, and walked into the wall.

After penetrating the thick obstacles, Klein's eyes suddenly opened up. With the help of the puppet's vision, he saw a semi-natural and semi-artificial cave. It was less than 1.8 meters high and about 3 meters wide. There were shovels and other tools wrapped in oilcloth on the ground, as well as a large amount of soil and gravel. In front of it were two secret passages extending diagonally downward.

The one on the left is only five or six meters deep, and the one on the right is nearly ten meters, but there is nothing there, and it seems that they are still being excavated.

Was this something Hazel had done? She was a proud lady from the upper class during the day, but at night she became a digger in the sewers, and had to move dirt and gravel bucket by bucket? Was she wandering around to find the exact location, and digging was the next step? There should be a secret door on the wall just now... Klein leaned against the hidden place outside the fork in the road and manipulated Senior to look around carefully.

Then, he let the "ghost" enter the secret passage on the left and walk all the way to the end of the impenetrable mud and rock layers.

Senior's figure gradually faded, and he no longer had a real presence. In this form, he moved through the soil in front of him, exploring deeper into the ground.

But until he approached the 100-meter limit, he did not find anything noteworthy, only some ordinary insects.

Klein then had the puppet change direction and "swim" in the sea of ​​mud, but still found nothing.

The "Ghost" Senior quickly returned to the cave and entered the secret passage on the right, unaffected by any obstacles.

“Still nothing unusual… It makes sense that Triss determined that a specific path or item was required… Well, she should have relied on the invisible thread of the ‘Witch of Pleasure’ to explore… Unfortunately, my ‘Spark’ gloves are lost… I don’t know if the gray mist on me will work. It seems to attract Beyonders from the ‘Thief’ path…” Klein muttered to himself silently for a few words. He wanted to take advantage of his current spirit form to personally explore the two secret passages that Hazel had probably dug.

However, he suppressed the urge because he was now a "Master of Secret Dolls" and it would be against the rules of acting to appear on the stage in person unless it was absolutely necessary.

"It's okay if I don't rely on the gray fog. I can buy a magical item from the Thief path at the Tarot Club tomorrow afternoon. It doesn't have to be too expensive, and it can be of Sequence 9 or Sequence 8... Well, Lanevus's badge is just a signal receiver, and it doesn't belong to this path... If I rashly use my spirit body to explore the secret passage without knowing what's hidden deep inside, I might attract some high-sequence monsters... Prudence and caution are always timeless self-requirements..." Klein sighed slowly and took back the Wrathful Spirit, Senior.

He was not worried that Hazel would continue to come here recently. Before he found a way to deal with the situation like last time, no human with normal IQ would continue to come here!

Let's not talk about whether Hazel has ever been in contact with the Beyonder circle. Even if she has, it is not so easy to get items in the "Sun" field. After all, Backlund is the territory of the Church of Storms... I do have an item that I don't use often. Haha, I will find a chance to sell it to her, and then use it to hurt my secret doll? Klein joked to himself and shook his head with a smile.

He immediately ended the summoning and returned directly to the gray fog, disappearing into the sewer.

…………

On Monday morning, the bright sunshine penetrated the thin clouds and sprinkled on every corner of Backlund.

Emlyn White pulled his silk hat down, left the carriage, and walked towards the Harvest Church, muttering with his eyes half closed:

“The weather is really bad…

"Backlund's worst season is coming..."

He was about to step onto the steps when he saw a newsboy approaching him, handing him a copy of the Tussock Gazette and saying:

"This morning's newspaper, sir!"

Emlyn was about to refuse, but he found a small piece of paper pressed against the other party's fingers holding the newspaper.

...Emlyn calmly took out a penny and handed it to the other party, then took the Tussock Times and the note.

Before entering the Harvest Church, he quickly unfolded the latter and browsed through it:

"We have a clue about the person you are looking for. Please come to the Brave Bar."

PS: Please give me a monthly pass during the double period~