The dream that Klein created for himself was based on 160 Böklund Street. He placed many beautiful women in it, surrounding Dwayne Dantès, and perfectly created the image of a wealthy man who was knowledgeable and experienced, but had to endure it in the real world for the sake of his reputation, and could only indulge himself in his dreams.
Sitting on the sofa, Klein took the red wine handed to him by a young girl. Before he could taste it, he found that the surrounding environment had suddenly changed. It went from a brightly lit, elegantly decorated villa with many beautiful women to a gloomy, dark, damp and dirty sewer.
Then he saw five familiar sticks of explosives in his hand.
Isn't this what I placed earlier? Klein was startled at first, then pretended to be startled, hurriedly threw away the explosives, and looked around cautiously.
Seeing that there was nothing else unusual, he stepped back step by step, groped to find the vertical metal ladder, climbed up decisively and quickly, moved the manhole cover, and left the sewer.
As he returned to Böklund Street, the dream shattered and he woke up.
Klein opened his eyes and looked at the golden-decorated ceiling in the nearly dark room, recalling what had just happened:
"This was done by the 'thief' who passed through the demigod?
"He escaped the pursuit of the Nighthawks and is still hiding nearby. He is afraid that the 'Black Emperor' who would expose his whereabouts will appear again, so he guides dreams one by one to find his target?
"It's very likely! If I hadn't been able to stay awake and rational in the dream of someone invading, I would have been driven by my subconscious mind to repeat the process of placing explosives to detonate as a warning. After all, this is something I have done before and I remember it clearly...
"Fortunately, I have come up with the rule that 'the puppet master should try to hide behind the scenes'. Whether exploring the sewers or meeting Triss, I rely on the puppets. Even if I have to go there in person because the distance is not enough, I use my spirit body to go through the gray fog. I also carry items that interfere with spying and divination, so that people cannot find out who the real operator is. Otherwise, I would have been discovered and targeted long ago. Even if I didn't die, I would have fled Backlund in embarrassment."
Thinking of this, Klein felt fortunate. Initially, he had no idea what secrets were hidden in the sewers, and he never thought there would be a demigod. However, he still abided by the rules of the "Master of Secret Dolls" and strictly demanded himself, thus successfully avoiding the tragedy of his "performance" being exposed.
Backlund is such a dangerous place. If you are not careful, something bad will happen... Klein sighed, and felt that he had unknowingly digested a little of the magic potion of the "Master of Secret Puppets".
When he calmed down, he said "Hey" in his heart:
“It seems that person is still on Boklund Street. He is most likely hiding in Hazel’s house or even next to her.
"Haha, if this demigod had invaded my dream a minute or two earlier, I would have seen Will Auceptin, the 'Snake of Fate'. Although this Sequence 1 angel is in a weak period, that is only relative to Ouroboros and the other angels. It shouldn't be too difficult to deal with a sneaky person who can't even 'parasite' Hazel directly. Not to mention other abilities, just revealing a complete mythical creature form can cause serious damage to the equally weak one.
"I bet Will Auceptin must have foreseen this, so he chose this time period and successfully avoided being seen by other demigods.
"What a pity. We can't let that 'thief' demigod understand how dangerous it is to invade dreams at will in Backlund... Leonard must have a deep understanding of this..."
Klein gathered his thoughts and pretended nothing had happened. He used meditation to fall back into deep sleep.
When the sun rose slowly in the sky, he woke up naturally, turned over and sat up, transformed into Gehrman Sparrow, and murmured a prayer:
"...Please tell Ms. Hermit that the angel has accepted the condition of 'a method to temporarily restore a certain level of strength during the weak period' and agreed to carry out the transaction in late June or early July.
"You can ask Bernadette when I can see her."
After finishing his prayer, Klein transformed back into Dwayne Dantes, got up, went into the bathroom, and dealt with his personal issues.
After brushing his teeth and washing his face, he felt extremely refreshed. Then he took four steps backwards and entered the gray fog. He turned the content of his prayer into an image and threw it into the deep red star that symbolized the "hermit".
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On the Future docked at a port, Admiral of the Stars Cattleya watched Frank Lee step onto the dock with great anticipation, preparing to find a place to sell some items to collect 8,000 pounds in cash to purchase the Druid Beyonder characteristic. She couldn't help but raise her hand to support her forehead, feeling inexplicably a little unconfident.
Although she thought that her own level, mystical knowledge and magical items could easily suppress Frank Lee, who became a "druid", but when she remembered his fantastic ideas and terrifying practical ability, she felt that the problem would not be that simple. She did not want to go to the Tarot Club above the gray fog with a watermelon on her head and wheat ears on her body.
Fortunately, he didn't have the "Druid" potion formula yet, so there was no need to worry about his advancement to Sequence 5 for the time being... Cattleya pushed her glasses and consoled herself.
At this moment, a gray mist filled her eyes and the words of Gehrman Sparrow rang in her ears.
Did the angel agree? Admiral of the Stars Cattleya's expression softened immediately, and she couldn't help but smile a little.
Once she gets that drop of blood of the mythical creature, it means that she is very close to the level of demigod!
——She already had the “Mysticist’s” potion formula, and had accumulated contributions before, exchanging one main ingredient from the Moss Ascetic Order. As for the remaining ingredient, she also knew which channel could obtain it and how to obtain it.
Wait until July, July... Cattleya pursed her lips, her eyes shining through her thick glasses, and she slowly looked around the captain's room.
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Klein had just finished a classics class Thursday morning when he heard the illusory, layered invocations.
Entering above the gray fog, he discovered that the person praying was the "Hermit" Cattleya.
The “Admiral of the Stars” asked Mr. Fool to tell the “World” that the “Mysterious Queen” had agreed to his request. If he was in Backlund, they would meet at 11 o’clock tonight on the south bank of the Tussock River, near the entrance of the bridge.
Bernadette is still stranded in Backlund... Klein materialized Gehrman Sparrow and responded in the affirmative.
At 10:58 p.m., he entered the bathroom and pulled out a paper figure from his pocket.
Bang!
Klein shook his head, and the paper figure transformed into Dwayne Dantès, who was sitting on the toilet, holding a book, and seemed to be in a trance.
Then, he suddenly became three or four centimeters shorter, his face became thinner, and the lines on his face became deeper. He had transformed into Gehrman Sparrow.
Then, the glove on his left palm became transparent, and countless illusory shadows appeared inside.
Klein immediately saw the colors around him become rich at first, then distinct, overlapping layer by layer, and then fading and disappearing into the real world.
He quickly shuttled through the spirit world, constantly adjusting his direction according to the positioning. In just a few seconds, he appeared at the entrance of the Backlund Bridge on the south bank of the Tussock River.
At this time, it was late at night and no one was walking on the bridge. The surroundings were extremely quiet. Only a team of soldiers guarding the bridge could be vaguely seen standing not far away.
Klein was about to look for the trace of the "mysterious queen" Bernadette when he suddenly saw green pea vines hanging down from the sky, interweaving into a lush and dense forest.
You can't see the top of this "forest" if you look up. Vines form different paths, interweaving or circling, extending all the way to the sky.
Klein was stunned for only a second before he randomly found a path that was made of pea vines and hung in the air and walked forward step by step.
After an unknown amount of time, he saw the green plants connected into a hammock-like seat, swaying gently in the air.
The "Mysterious Queen" was sitting there, wearing a white Intis-style shirt and a dark black jacket, with a thin rapier on her waist. Except for not wearing a tricorne hat, she was dressed like a standard sea captain.
She did not show only a pair of black leather boots like she did when she met Sherlock Moriarty in Backlund before. At this time, her long chestnut hair was naturally draped down, and her deep blue eyes looked over. She spoke softly but without emotion:
"Thank the one behind you for me."
I still respect The Fool. Well, the questions I answered earlier should have solved a lot of her doubts... Klein, wearing the Gehrman Sparrow "mask", responded politely:
"OK."
Bernadette's eyes did not move, she still looked at him and said:
"What do you want this time?"
Klein paused for a second and spoke the words he had already organized:
"I would like to ask you to help him show that he has been eroded by the core power of the seal behind the Chanis Gate of the Church of Evernight for a long time."
As he spoke, Klein made the Wrathful Spirit Senior appear beside him.
Bernadette looked deeply at the Blood Admiral who was standing upright. She did not ask Sherlock Moriarty or Gehrman Sparrow why they knew that she had a way. She said calmly:
“The seal cores of different churches in the Church of Evernight are different, and their states after being corroded are also different.
"Is it the 'Night' path, the 'Death' path, or something else?
"Is it the parish cathedral or the general city center church?"
She directly eliminated the option of the Tranquility Church, the headquarters of the Church of Night, because even the King of Angels did not dare to set his sights on that place.
Klein thought about it and said:
"The Parish Church, 'Night' Avenue."
"Mysterious Queen" Bernadette nodded slightly and said:
"Then I can make him corrode accordingly, but in this way, your secret puppet will be basically destroyed. At first, it can be used normally, but as time goes by and the corrosion deepens, he will gradually fall into a deep sleep and never wake up again."
“Can the time for complete erosion be extended as much as possible?” Klein asked, suppressing his distress.
The secret puppet of "Admiral of Blood" Senior is the most valuable of all his properties!
Bernadette said calmly:
"Two months at most."
Klein struggled internally for two seconds and replied expressionlessly:
"OK."
He immediately placed his hand on his chest and bowed:
"Thank you for your help."
"The Mysterious Queen" Bernadette said nothing more. She retracted her gaze, stretched out her right hand, and sketched out words in the air that were different from the giant language, dragon language, elven language, and ancient Hermes language.
Those words glowed like stars, interweaving into strange symbols, as if opening a secret door leading to the depths of the spiritual world.
The "secret door" opened, a gust of wind blew out, and the upper body turned into a man wrapped in white cloth.
"The horn of sleep." Bernadette said in a soft but majestic voice.
The man with a human upper body and wind lower body responded respectfully and took out a human skull from a white cloth.
The eye sockets of this skull are deep and dark, with the bottom difficult to see. The rest of the skull is dotted with holes of various shapes, with cracks all around, and is as white as jade.
Bernadette took the "Sleeping Horn" and glanced at Gehrman Sparrow.
"You retreat at least 50 meters."
Klein didn't ask why. He left the Wrathful Spirit, Senior, where he was and walked away quickly along the path paved with pea vines.
After walking more than 50 meters, he suddenly heard a distant, quiet, sad and dark melody.
Subconsciously, Klein looked up and saw Bernadette sitting with her back slightly bent in the area covered by the pea vines. Her chestnut hair moved slightly, her head lowered, and she brought the "human skull" to her mouth, letting air blow out of the holes, interweaving into a night melody.
The music spread out little by little with its calming power and a touch of sadness, but it did not alarm the soldiers guarding the bridge outside the pea vine forest.
Klein stood there, listening attentively, and suddenly he felt homesick.
It is the home that a traveler who has been wandering for a long time most desires but is also the most unattainable place to return to.