Inside the building housing the " Loen Antiquities Collection and Preservation Foundation," Audrey, her mind racing, blinked, carefully observing her subtle expressions and body language. Half-jokingly, she drew a Crimson Moon on her chest and sighed:
"This is truly a tragedy; may their souls rest in peace."
The reason she guessed that the archaeological team members were members of the Psychology Alchemists was because she had once been tasked with obtaining a notebook from the Twenty Years' War from Associate Professor Michelle for this organization. This notebook belonged to Lindrila, a knight from the village of Hedrak.
Audrey sought help from Mr. The Fool and, through " Magic Mirror Divination," confirmed the notebook's origin. She discovered its close connection to a village that worshipped Dragon, Prophet that a Mind Dragon could hide in the Sea of Collective Subconscious. Considering her own Sequence and insufficient power, she ultimately chose to hand the notebook over to the Psychology Alchemists.
In other words, it's quite possible that the Concealment organization, the Psychology Alchemists, used that notebook to locate the village of Hedrak and went there to find their target.
Another factor that led Audrey to this conclusion was the strange mental illness suffered by the members of the archaeological team, which was contagious like a plague, driving those around them insane one after another.
In the real world, mental illnesses have a chance of being inherited, but it is almost impossible for them to be transmitted to others. However, in the realm of mysticism, in the world of spirits and consciousness, a chaotic and insane mind can indeed infect a target through methods such as Spirit Channeling, Dream Divination, and subconscious influence!
The village of Hedrak harbors a Mind Dragon that has lived for countless years!
The Psychology Alchemists, through the notebook, went to the village of Hedrak. Had the threatened Mind Dragon cleverly corrupted their minds one by one? Perhaps it accomplished this through the Sea of Collective Subconscious ... The extraordinary world is truly dangerous. Such a 'small team,' several selected Beyonder, ended their lives in such an absurd and simple way... Audrey thought to herself, thankful that she had made a rational choice not to recklessly take the knight's notebook to explore the village of Hedrak. Otherwise, she would likely have been added to the list of those who went insane.
"Thank you, Mr. The Fool, thank you to all the members of the Tarot Club, and thank you to Qilangos who infiltrated in disguise. Even though I have little practical experience in the field of mysticism, I still know that there are too many dangers lurking here, and I must be extremely cautious..." Audrey expressed her gratitude.
Now, recalling her initial behavior when she first Tarot Club, she wanted to bury her face in the pillow and shout to herself in her heart:
" Audrey, how could you have been so naive and childish back then!"
"It's just that you encountered Mr. ' The Fool '. If it were any other Hidden Existence, you would have gone Lunatic or become Monster long ago!"
"' The Fool ' is such a good man! No, he's a truly good god!"
Seeing Miss Audrey remain silent for a long time, Associate Professor Michelle, who was standing nearby, nodded heavily and said:
Yes, it was a terrifying tragedy.
"I just hope the government has handled this matter well and prevented this contagious mental illness from becoming a plague."
"Don't worry, unless that Mind Dragon goes out of control and intends to challenge the three major churches, there won't be any more people infected with that mental illness..." Audrey replied silently.
In her view, the official Beyonder should have already taken over this matter, since infectious mental illnesses would naturally be handed over to them.
Therefore, the Dragon emblem in the glass display case must have been confirmed to be safe before being donated to the Foundation; the police department does not have that authority!
Audrey felt intense sympathy for the dead archaeologists who were suspected to be members of the Psychology Alchemists Society, as if she had personally experienced the tragedy. At the same time, she was also very curious about whether the Mind Dragon was still in Hedrak and the surrounding countryside.
Hiding in the Sea of Collective Subconscious of living beings in a physical form would make it difficult to be discovered and found... However, the three major churches all have long histories, and in the Fourth Age, or even earlier, they must have had interactions with the Mind Dragon, and perhaps there are corresponding records passed down... Moreover, the Psychology Alchemists controls the " Spectator " pathway and has High-Sequence beings, so their understanding of the Sea of Collective Subconscious is not much worse than that of the Mind Dragon. After their initial exploration suffered a disastrous failure due to insufficient information, the team they sent next must have been very powerful... Hmm, although that Mind Dragon Psychology Alchemists anticipated, it wouldn't stay in one place waiting for someone to come to it; it should have already left... Audrey made speculations based on the information she had.
She had no intention of going to the village of Hedrak to investigate the truth, because she already knew that her current strength was insufficient to deal with that Mind Dragon.
Her only plan right now is to bring this up at next week's Tarot Club and see if other members can provide enough valuable feedback. For example, is it because there is Dragon worship custom here that the Mind Dragon can directly enter the Sea of Collective Subconscious to live, or is it because the Mind Dragon lives in the Sea of Collective Subconscious here, and the surrounding people sometimes dream about it and are subconsciously affected accordingly, thus giving rise to the custom of Dragon worship?
On Friday afternoon, Klein held the guest list that had accepted the invitation to the ball the following night, carefully memorizing what topics to talk about with each guest.
"When you meet Senator Macht, you should praise the recent air quality in Backlund Portland Moment, you can make a few jokes related to the Royal Academy of Sciences..." Klein was reciting the list one by one when he suddenly heard a series of illusory, layered prayers in his ears.
A man... Judging by the time, it's most likely Mr. " The Hanged Man "... Klein thoughtfully put down the paper in his hand, gulped down a sip of red tea, got up and left the semi-open room with the large balcony, returning to the bathroom in the master bedroom.
He took four steps backward, ascended above the Gray Fog, and discovered that the praying man was none other than the " The Hanged Man."
The gentleman asked the great " The Fool " to tell the "world" that he had arrived in Bayam, the capital of the Rorsted Archipelago, the " City of Generosity," and that in two more days, after replenishing his supplies, he could head to the primitive island.
He instructed "The World" to prepare in advance to avoid being unable to rendezvous in time, and indicated that if the other party did not have a good way to reach the primitive island, he could arrange for "The World" to secretly travel on the " Blue Avenger ".
Sailing the " Blue Avenger " with a group of Church of Storms Sailor to the vicinity of the primitive island? How long will the Sanguine Anesthetic Gas bought from Emlyn last? Will there be enough time for exploration? Klein pondered, then materialized "The World" Gehrman Sparrow, instructing him to pray fervently:
"... There's no need for that."
"You should be free to move around in Bayam. See you at the cemetery outside the city at midnight tonight."
"Before that, make sure you replenish your supplies."
Inside a hotel in Bayam.
Alger listened with a slight frown to what "the world" Gehrman Sparrow had to say.
In the " City of Generosity," he was indeed free to move about, because the Sailor had all rushed off to places like the " Red Theater " and would certainly not return that night. After waking up during the day, they would inevitably go out to gamble a few rounds, indulging themselves to release the repression and frustration of being adrift at sea for so long.
In other words, even if Alger disappeared for a night and a day, he would not be discovered.
... Does "The World" mean to utilize this gap? This is indeed better than using Sanguine Anesthetic Gas. This method has already been used twice, and perhaps someone has already become suspicious and is waiting to verify it... But without a ship, how to get to that primitive island... Um, " Lemano's Travel Notes "? The " Magician " lady mentioned that it Record the extraordinary ability of " Teleportation," but there's only one page, which is definitely not enough for a round trip... Relying on his powerful associative abilities, Alger vaguely guessed what "The World" Gehrman Sparrow wanted to do, but he also felt that it lacked the necessary conditions.
With these questions in mind, he contacted the rebel liaison and ordered a new batch of Storm Domain runes made of white tin.
At 11 p. m., Alger quietly left the hotel and walked along the shadows of the street towards the outskirts of the city.
He wasn't worried that the Sailor would return to find him gone, because he also had physical needs and might have slept in the bed of some woman at the " Red Theater " and didn't want to come back. Besides, there were many similar brothels in Bayam, with a considerable number of prostitutes. Just because the " Red Theater " was empty didn't mean he was in trouble.
Leaving Bayam, Alger walked along the narrow road, impassable to carriages, heading towards the mountainside by the sea.
Suddenly, his gaze froze as he noticed something amiss.
Under the crimson Moonlight, a mountain peak that should have been there has vanished!
Below, the landscape is almost completely altered, with piles of rocks, no vegetation, and the terrain almost entirely transformed!
This... Alger came from the rebels' private port and didn't have a chance to notice the mountains here, so he only realized something was wrong now!
The mountain collapsed? It actually collapsed? Right, there was indeed a newspaper report before that Bayam was hit by a shallow earthquake, the force of which was concentrated in the mountains outside the city... Also, the church deacon said that Gehrman Sparrow almost destroyed Bayam, and that Demigod was involved in that incident... The timing of these two events is very close... Could it be, could it be that Gehrman Sparrow caused this? He triggered a Demigod- level battle, but managed to escape and kill " Admiral of Blood process? Alger's pupils dilated, his steps slowed, and he stopped.
He suddenly understood why the Church of Storms valued Gehrman Sparrow so much, and why they had issued a bounty of up to 50,000 pounds!
A cold wind blew out from the cemetery ahead, which was largely undamaged, and surged toward Alger in the silent Evernight, causing him to shiver involuntarily.
Just then, Alger had a sudden thought, turned his head to the side, and looked behind him.
In the shadowy environment beneath a giant tree, a figure was quickly outlined.
The figure touched the top hat on his head, slowly raised his head, revealing a gaunt face, sharply defined features, and deep brown eyes devoid of any emotion—it was Gehrman Sparrow.