Klein put away the " The Fool " card, took out the " Creeping Hunger " from the void, put it on his left hand, and activated " Teleportation ".
Upon returning to the shrunken municipal library, he immediately spoke to Arianna, the " Servant of Concealment ":
"They threw him into that abandoned palace on the main peak of the Hornacis Mountain Range."
That was one of the entrances to the Foggy Town.
As for how to deal with "0-02" afterward, that's a problem for the Church of Evernight.
"Okay." Arianna nodded, said nothing more, and immediately switched to " Concealment " mode, disappearing from the spot like a sketch erased by an eraser.
He neither thanked him nor mentioned any reward, just as he never asked for anything whenever he helped Klein.
"Does Ms. Arianna know that I've already obtained the ' The Fool ' card?" Klein looked around thoughtfully, then slowly sighed in the deepening night.
Although the extraordinary incident was resolved in less than two hours, many people still lost their lives under the strict "rules".
The citizens of Beldan had committed some wrongdoings, but the punishment they received far exceeded the severity of their crimes. The most innocent victims were the travelers who came to or passed through Beldan, who were forced to face a nightmare simply because they were outsiders.
Klein did some things to protect many outsiders, including Roy and others, but he was also restricted, so there were limited things he could do and few loopholes he could exploit, and he couldn't make it seem like nothing had happened.
The next step is to provide treatment to the survivors... Klein withdrew his gaze and prepared to " Teleportation " to Byers's house to deal with some potential problems.
Just then, Reinette Tinekerr, emerged from the void, biting a black goat horn.
"He..." "Escaped..." " The Spirit World..." The messenger's three remaining heads spoke in turn.
"No wonder he was once the Grand Patriarch." Klein, who had already sensed this, remarked without any surprise.
Then he pointed to the black goat horn:
"Was this left behind by Larion?"
Once Klein received the item, the head that hadn't spoken earlier, Reinette Tinekerr's, spoke up:
"Yes."
To be able to withstand the Polymorph Curse and still manage to break through the encirclement and escape the Spirit World is truly impressive... Is this the Sequence 2 Angel who excels in head-on combat? With a flick of his wrist, Klein shattered the black goat horn in his palm into countless tiny specks of light, releasing a considerable amount of residual spirit.
--The limbs left behind after Beyonder is "transformed" contain some of the Beyonder Characteristic, and they cannot return to their original state.
Once the light spots Reorganization into one set each of Sequence 9 to Sequence 7 and the Beyonder Characteristic of Sequence 4, Klein selected the Sequence 8 " Pugilist " set, and smilingly returned the rest to the messenger.
"This is your spoils; I'll only take your intelligence fee."
Reinette Tinekerr showed no mercy, causing one of the blond, red-eyed heads to lift up, open its mouth, and absorb the Beyonder Characteristic of the " Warrior " pathway from Sequence 9, Sequence 7, and Sequence 4.
After watching the messenger leave Beldan, Klein " Teleportation " back to Byers's house and smiled at Roy and the others:
"The problem is solved; you are no longer hated outsiders."
The four Beyonder had just revealed genuine, relieved smiles and were preparing to respond when they saw the magical " The Magician " conjure a stranger out of thin air.
He was an elderly man wearing a dark red bow tie, a shirt, a vest, a suit, and blue striped trousers. His hair was completely white but still thick, and he had a gentle and refined demeanor.
This is Herabergen Rambis, Marionette that Klein once owned. He intends to use this " Manipulator " to seal Byers' memories of "0-02".
Just because Byers wasn't contaminated by the Sefirah before doesn't mean he won't encounter that terrible thing when he looks back on it later!
Since Byers only had that one memory and he didn't have a real understanding of the truth, Klein's task was quite simple. So, he didn't ask "Miss Justice " for help and planned to use the Historical Void image of his own Marionette to complete it.
"You didn't tell them what happened at the city library, did you?" Klein asked, looking at Byers as he gestured for Herabergen Rambis to come to his side.
Byers hurriedly shook his head and said:
I remember your instructions.
"Very good. I will now give you psychological treatment to help you forget those things. Otherwise, you will be targeted by '0-02' and will never have peace until you die. Believe me, Sealed Artifact of this level can definitely do something similar, even if it has been taken away." Klein frankly stated his purpose.
Byers' lips moved a few times as he said:
"OK."
He chose to obey and trust.
After asking Roy, Pasha, and Phil to leave the rented house, Klein Manipulation Herabergen Rambis to perform a series of mind-control maneuvers, successfully making Byers forget the brass book he had seen and its contents.
After finishing this task, Klein cautiously took out the " Magic Mirror," looked at it, and said:
" Arrodes, are there any other potential problems with this matter?"
On the surface of the ancient silver mirror, the water shimmered and reflected lines of silver words:
"Great master, Beldan is no longer a threat. As for Loen and Feysac elsewhere, I cannot see clearly because it involves '0-02' itself."
"Perhaps you could double-check it yourself?"
"Hmm." Klein nodded slightly, took out a gold coin, and began to recite the corresponding Divination phrase in a low voice.
With a clang, the gold coin bounced up and tumbled into the air.
During this process, scenes naturally appeared in Klein's mind: chimneys, streets, cities—very general and lacking specific focus.
He frowned slightly, collected his thoughts, and reached out to catch the gold coin that had just fallen.
Then, he sent Pasha and the others back to Byers ' house, and said to Roy with a smile:
"Didn't you want the next Potion? Now you can make your wish."
Roy's eyes lit up with surprise, but he asked somewhat nervously:
Can I make another wish?
"This is a free gift," Klein replied with a smile.
Roy's heart skipped a beat. He stopped asking questions and seized the Wishes to wish for the next Potion.
Klein then bestowed upon him the Beyonder Characteristic of " Warrior " Sequence 8 " Pugilist ":
"This is essentially a Potion, but for safety's sake, I suggest you find the recipe and gather the correct ingredients."
"I praise your amazing work," Roy said, quite excitedly.
His first Potion was, in a sense, the " Warrior " Beyonder Characteristic, which he "swallowed whole." Because the Apocalypse was near, his level was low, and he was lucky, he didn't lose control on the spot, nor did he develop any serious psychological problems.
Only after that did he gradually come into contact with other Beyonder and encounter true mysticism, realizing just how dangerous his previous actions had been, and he never dared to make a similar attempt again.
Faced with Roy's praise, Klein looked around and smiled, saying:
"Next, you will follow me away from Beldan. This doesn't mean there's still danger here, but rather that I need to hurry and fulfill your Wishes."
One was Roy's Wishes that Klein could help them leave Beldan, and the other was Pasha's Wishes that Klein protect them and let them leave Beldan alive.
Although these two things are meaningless under the current circumstances, Klein has to do them even if they are meaningless, because they are related to the fulfillment of his Wishes.
"I'm just a heartless 'wish-granting Robot '..." Klein muttered to himself, smiling as he looked at Byers and the others.
Pasha and the others exchanged glances, not daring to object, and, as before, held each other's hands.
Then, Klein " Teleportation " them to the outskirts of Beldan.
" The Wishes magic show is over. It's time to say goodbye." Klein then took off his hat, bowed, and tried to look like a true wandering Magician.
This is his usual Acting style.
Seeing this, Pasha blurted out:
May we know your name?
Klein said with a smile:
"I have too many names, and different people call me by different names. You can call me ' Miracle Magician ' Merlin Hermes."
"Mr. Hermes, are you a follower of the ' Evernight Goddess '?" Roy asked hesitantly.
... Klein was momentarily at a loss for words, because he wanted to say that it used to be, but it isn't now.
After some consideration, he decided to Acting of the " Attendant of Mysteries " ahead of schedule.
He immediately suppressed his smile and said solemnly:
"I serve the ' The Fool, the Lord of Mysteries, the Great Ruler Above the Spirit World '."
"If you wish to have faith in this great being, or if you wish to learn more, you can go to the Sonia Sea Rorsted Archipelago, where the Lord's missionary Danitz is preaching."
Moreover, City of Silver definitely has all the Potion recipes up to Sequence 2 of the " Warrior " pathway... Klein added in his mind, but didn't say it aloud.
Roy nodded slightly and said:
"This is the first time I've learned that such a great being exists in this world; your miracles have revealed His brilliance."
He did not respond directly to Mr. Merlin Hermes because he was still hesitant.
The same applies to Pasha, Byers, and Phil, among others.
Klein said no more, turned and left the four Beyonder, circling back to Beldan in another direction.
He hadn't forgotten why he got off the train in this small town, and planned to find a room immediately to study the " The Fool " card above the Gray Fog.
Inside a library in another city in Awwa County.
A young legal scholar took a book from the bookshelf, walked to the table by the French windows, and sat down.
While carefully flipping through the book, he found a yellowish-brown page tucked inside.
"What is this?" the young law researcher muttered to himself in confusion, reaching out to pull out the paper.
After examination, he determined that the paper was written in Ancient Feysac, and the content was quite rare:
"... In the Quaternary period, there was a book called the ' Trunsoest Brass Book '..."
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