"Let's put that aside for now and figure out what to do next."
Edward wiped the sweat from his forehead and cleared the jumble of thoughts from his mind. He took out his notebook, where he had written down several things before returning:
First, and most importantly, he had to digest his Potion and advance to a higher Sequence. After his rampage at the Ministry of Magic yielded positive feedback for his Mental Patient acting, he decided to follow Audrey's earlier suggestion for now, switching between "genius" and "lunatic." The first example that came to mind was Gehrman Sparrow, whom Klein would later portray at sea-a highly successful mad pirate hunter.
So going to sea to act was an option. After all, if he tried that in Backlund, the Church would put him in his place in no time.
However, traveling out to sea was a lengthy process. He might waste most of his time aboard a ship before he even had a chance to act, so he had to solve that problem first (Apparition could only take him to places he had already visited, and its range was limited)-he could ask Mr. Azik for help with that.
Second, he needed the formulas for his subsequent advancements. Although his Pathway and Sequence had now changed, the fact that advancing to Sequence 6 still required the Scribe Potion suggested that the later formulas of the Apprentice Pathway might remain indispensable.
He would have to rely on Christine for that. If she kept failing to come to him, he would have to find another way to reach her-hmm, could that mirror belonging to the Machinery Hivemind help? No, no, better keep his distance from them for now!
Finally, if possible, prevent the Great Smog. After all, tens of thousands of lives were