Capítulo 41: Notebook
This mountain villa was built on a precipice. The other three sides were cliffs, and only a wooden drawbridge was connected to the outside world. At that moment, the drawbridge had been cut off! This place had already become an isolated island.
Looking at this scene, Ebner felt that it was somewhat familiar. Before he could say anything, the words written by Hermes floated before his eyes. "Recognize the murderer. (Only one chance)"
"It seems that the eighth level of the maze this time is a crime scene… The meaning of 'only one chance' means that if you are mistaken, you will immediately be judged to have failed the challenge and be expelled from the maze of dreams." Mr. Gaston seemed to have experienced something similar and explained.
"Where's the murderer? Could it be in the villa?" Xio turned her head to look at the building that clearly had Loen's style. She suddenly felt that it resembled Maygur Manor on the outskirts of Backlund.
"Let's go in and take a look." After saying that, Ebner, who had some thoughts in his mind, pushed open the door and walked into the villa.
There were eight people gathered in the villa, four men and four women. One of the men was a child who looked to be only six or seven years old.
He wondered what kind of identities the dream maze had arranged for Ebner and the other two. Their arrival did not arouse the suspicion of the people in the house.
"Conan? We bumped into him again!" Mr. Gaston looked at the kid with a gloomy expression. His usual calm tone carried a hint of exasperation.
Conan? Ebner thought of the famous Grim Reaper primary school student the moment he heard the name. He studied the kid.
Blue formal suit, red bow tie, wide-framed glasses… The attire matched, but this child clearly looked like Loenese. He didn't look like Death's primary school student at all. Furthermore, the decorations and furniture in the villa didn't have any modern vibes. It looked even more backward than Backlund.
Just as Ebner was filled with suspicion, Xio whispered, "Mr. Gaston, is there anything special about this kid called Conan?"
"I've been on the eighth level twice, and I've even encountered scenes of his existence on the ninth level a few times. And whenever I encounter him, my challenge ends in failure! This kid called Conan always appears in scenes of murder, and he's suspected to be a Beyonder of the Detective Sequence. His stamina and arm strength far exceed that of an ordinary person. His glasses, bow tie, belt, watch, and shoes are all-powerful Beyonder items! His inference ability is also very powerful. Once he points out the murderer first, our challenge will be deemed a failure! Seriously…" Mr. Gaston took a deep breath to prevent himself from cursing.
Mr. Gaston seems to have suffered at Conan's hands several times… As Xio thought this, she stole a glance at Ebner.
At this moment, Ebner's heart was full of WTFs. If he had only been suspicious of this so-called Conan before, after listening to Mr. Gaston, he could confirm that Conan was the Grim Reaper primary school student in his memory, even if he did not look like him!
Following that, he confirmed that this dream maze tower was indeed created by Emperor Roselle!
Could he have changed the animation, movies, TV shows that he didn't manage to plagiarize into a dream maze scene? Speaking of which, I seem to have seen the escape method from the fireplace in the secret room on the ninth floor in some film and television series… And this scene right now, it's probably some childhood trauma in Conan's Tv, right? With this thought in mind, Ebner suddenly had an idea and thought of something else. In that case, I might be very familiar with the plot of many scenes… Perhaps I can stop on the seventh floor. With some understanding of the scene, the danger on the sixth floor won't be so great.
While he was thinking about this, the four men and four women who were originally in the house on the other side were discussing the matter of a bandaged weirdo. Because this person had just launched an attack on Conan's sister in the grove outside. Although it had not succeeded, it had frightened everyone.
"This bandage freak might be the so-called murderer. He doesn't seem to have succeeded yet. Should we ambush him in advance to see if we can catch him?" Xio suggested after eavesdropping. Although she couldn't use her Beyonder powers, she believed that beating one or two ordinary people was nothing difficult.
Mr. Gaston shook his head and said, "It's not that simple… The cases that Conan is involved in are all very complicated. This kind of bandage freak that looks like a murderer is usually the first to die. I think we should keep an eye on everyone except Conan and his sister. They could all be murderers!" He seemed to have Conan PTSD.
At this moment, Ebner snapped out of his daze. He smiled at Xio before taking a step forward and confidently saying, "There's no need to go through all that trouble. I know who the murderer is!" Because I've seen this episode!
Furthermore, once the murderer's stomach was examined carefully, it was easy to see some discordance.
"What?" Mr. Gaston exclaimed in shock. He had never seen a detective solve a case like this. How could he lock onto the murderer with just a glance? No, it was the murderer who had yet to commit the crime… Was this reliable?
Mr. Gaston's shout also attracted the attention of Conan and the others. They all looked at Ebner in bewilderment.
Ebner didn't beat around the bush. He pointed at the 'fatty' with a huge face and said in one breath, "He's the bandage freak. He's actually not fat. His stomach is filled with cotton or something similar to make it easier for him to hide things after committing the crime. And the reason why he attacked this lady was that she saw him change his clothes and might have discovered his secret."
Ebner's words made everyone around him look at the 'fatty' in shock. The other two adult men had already sandwiched him between them.
Right on the heels of that, when the 'fatty' revealed a gloomy expression and took out the filling from his stomach… At this moment, the surrounding scene suddenly shattered. The villa, the cliff, Conan, and the other scenes all disappeared into the distance. Ebner and the other two fell into the midst of the rewards once again.
The Dream Labyrinth only required the user to identify the culprit. There was no need to provide evidence.
Mr. Gaston still felt like he was in a dream. After a long while, he sighed. "My 1,000 pounds was really worth it. Are all detectives that good? I thought that Conan was the best detective! I never expected…"
Detectives who have seen the plot must be so good! Ebner cursed silently and ignored Mr. Gaston, who had misinterpreted the profession of detective. He walked straight to the seat in front of the bookcase, eager to know what the reward was.
Xio wasn't surprised. He'd been so unexpected since she'd met Ebner.
As soon as he sat down, Ebner had a copy of Ernos's Mystery Records.
It seems like I'm giving him knowledge this time… With this thought in mind, Ebner flipped open his notebook and began to read seriously. This was not like novels. Ebner had always respected knowledge, especially after he transferred it.
After reading the last page of the notebook, he habitually pinched his chin with his fingers and thought to himself, This person named Ernos should be a Sequence 7 Warlock of the Hermit pathway. I've already learned most of the ritualistic magic and mysticism knowledge recorded in his notebook. Only the last ritual that borrows power from a high-level Beyonder item to create charms is interesting because this ritualistic magic circumvents scribes the step of praying to a deity!
What Ebner cared about wasn't the specific method of making charms, but the idea of making them. For Beyonders of the White Tower pathway who were good at using ritualistic magic, with a novel idea, he could create a method more suitable for himself.
Originally, I wasn't willing to pray to a deity, so I couldn't create an item to contact Sefirah Castle… But according to this train of thought, I can borrow power from the Eye of Pure White to complete it! Its level is high enough, and the knowledge I obtained from Goulian Castle was analyzed by it. It shouldn't be a problem to temporarily give it an item… However, to carry out the experiment, I probably need to advance to Sequence 7. The spirituality of the Student of Inference is still too weak. It can't support such a ritual.
Although it was regrettable that he could not put it into practice, for the time being, Ebner was still very satisfied with the reward for the eighth level. This Dream Maze Tower was indeed very generous to those who cleared it for the first time.
Turning his head, Ebner realized that Xio was also smiling happily.
"What did you get?" Ebner asked curiously.
"The reward is a biography, but it mentions the name of one of the main ingredients in the Sheriff potion formula!" Xio replied excitedly.
The two main ingredients of the sheriff seemed to have been mentioned in the Lord of the Mysteries novel… I'll find an excuse to tell Xio about it in a few days. That was what Ebner thought, but he asked, "Whose biography is it? Maybe there are other clues hidden."
"It's a biography of a Royal Navy sailor named Elland. It talked about how he advanced from an ordinary sailor to a sailor captain, and at the end of the biography, he retired to become the captain of a passenger ship." Xio said to herself in puzzlement, "It's another story that hasn't been finished… Why do I always encounter such stories that disappear halfway?"
Perhaps it's because you frequently review Fors's manuscript? Ebner mocked inwardly.
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