บท 137: Kaspars' Invitation

"…Mr. Fool, I just found a page of Roselle's diary. I'm requesting to hold a sacrificial ritual and offer it to you in exchange for the Tree of Elders' Heart to temporarily stay in your divine kingdom."

It sounded nice, but in reality, after the "logistics" and "danger inspection", it was "valuables stored" again, right?

The corners of Klein's mouth twitched as he couldn't help but lampoon.

However, he didn't reject such requests that could show Mr. Fool's nature as a deity. Furthermore, he had a page of Roselle's diary as payment.

After some maneuvering, Klein looked at the emerald-green wooden heart in the suitcase and muttered to himself, "This is the main ingredient of a Mid-Sequence potion? Just looking at it makes me feel that it's very powerful… So the reason why Mr. Tower was so active in promoting it was to raise money to buy it…

"Tower really trusts me. Isn't he afraid that I'll sell something that's worth at least 2,000 pounds?

"But in his eyes, I'm an ancient god. I don't need money…"

Klein laughed self-deprecatingly before picking up the page of Roselle's diary.

Is Roselle trying to build the Twelve Palaces of the Orient? And which Sequence is Guardian? It sounds very powerful… In addition, one of the founders of the Moses Ascetic Order is named Stiano. I wonder what relationship he has with the Hidden Sage…

In addition, Old Neil's condition seems to be rather stable. It doesn't seem like he has been corrupted by the knowledge of a superior existence…

"This makes me want to report to Captain several times, but I don't have a suitable excuse."

…

In a one-bedroom room in East Borough, Ebner saw the suitcase and diary disappear into the Door of Illusion. Only then did he stand up after praising The Fool. He packed up the related items for the ritual and placed them in the only cabinet in the room.

After doing this, he left East Borough and took a rental carriage back to his teacher's house.

The next day, Ebner received an invitation from Macht early in the morning, inviting him to visit Elk Manor in the northwestern suburbs of Backlund at seven o'clock on Wednesday night.

When Detective Isengard Stanton saw this, he smiled and said to him, "It looks like you won't be able to attend the Beyonder gathering I organize tomorrow night."

"It doesn't matter. I don't have anything I want to buy at the moment anyway…" Of course, the most important thing was that he had just spent a large sum of money, and it was the time when he was short on money. Moreover, the level of the teacher's gathering wasn't high, and there were very few things that he was interested in.

Detective Isengard nodded and was about to leave when he suddenly recalled something. He turned to his student and said, "By the way, Kaspars from the Bravehearts Bar contacted me previously. He said that he needs your help."

"Kaspars? What could be the matter with him… Could it be that the gang needs me to hold down the fort for them to snatch territory?" Ebner asked with a strange expression. He seemed to have made such a promise when he first became a Beyonder.

"Probably not… There are many Beyonders behind Kaspars. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to run the black market there," Detective Isengard answered after some thought. After all, he was actually one of Kaspars' backers. If it was really for territory, there was no reason for him to only look for Ebner.

I know that, a Zombie and a Wraith. This configuration is enough to dominate a gang. Ebner lampooned before nodding. "I'll take some time to go take a look today." Of course, I have to investigate before going. What if I'm sold?

Seeing that his student knew what to do, Detective Isengard didn't nag further. He turned around and got into the carriage.

As there was no commission, for the time being, Ebner wasn't in a rush to head out. Instead, he continued learning the other Sequence 6 ability of the Wind-blessed, Gliding. After learning "Flight," "Gliding" became much simpler. He only needed another week to learn it.

And although "gliding" seemed to be less effective than "flying," it was not restricted by the rules of flight. On certain occasions, it was more advantageous.

Afternoon, Ebner picked up the Clown Mask and left the detective agency. He took a carriage to the Bravehearts Bar in the Bridge District.

After arriving at Iron Gate Street, he put on his mask and familiarly entered the bar. He passed through the drinkers who were cheering beside the boxing ring and walked around the surrounding card houses and gaming rooms to gather information before walking to the bar.

Then, he saw Kaspars sitting there drinking.

The old man asked for a glass of Lanti Proof. As he savored the fragrance of the malt and the burning sensation in his throat, he narrowed his eyes in satisfaction.

Ebner took the opportunity to sit in front of the bar and said to the bartender, "Half and half."

"Half and half" was the most popular alcoholic beverage in East Borough. It was concocted from malt beer and wine that enhanced alcohol. As there were two ingredients and the ratio was about the same, it was nicknamed "Half".

The bartender looked up at the indistinguishable man and woman in front of him. After a moment's hesitation, he said, "Four and a half pence."

Ebner paid and watched as the bartender mixed the drinks. He secretly activated the Eye of Pure White and extracted Kaspars's aura before "Backtracking."

Then, scenes of the bar appeared before his eyes.

Ebner skipped most of the useless scenes and focused on the two sections.

One of the segments showed a young man who had clearly never been to a bar asking Kaspars about the Beyonder gathering.

The content seemed normal, and there were similar scenes in other scenes. However, Ebner recognized the young man who came to inquire about the gathering. He was the police officer Shoko who had caused a scene at Inspector Wayne's funeral.

Find out more about the Beyonder gathering? What does this police officer want… He feels that the police station isn't reliable, so he came to investigate Beyonders? Or has he become a Beyonder himself? Then… where did he get his potion formula from?

Ebner though only briefly, then turned his attention to another scene.

It was a pitch-black card house. A man in a white shirt and black vest was playing poker with a dozen people. Kaspars walked in nervously and asked, "Mr. Maric, why are you looking for me?"

The man named Maric put down the poker card and looked at the elder in front of him. There seemed to be deep malice in his eyes, but he asked calmly, "Kaspars, I remember you know the recently famous Hero Detective Bryan?"

"Yes, Sir." Kaspars didn't dare meet Maric's eyes as he lowered his head and answered.

"Can you invite him over? I have something I want to entrust him with… Don't worry, my payment has always been fair. I won't harm others for no reason. You know that." Maric raised his chin.

…

The retracing of the scene ended here. Ebner frowned. He never expected that it was someone from the Rose School of Thought temperance faction who wanted to find him. After all, he had nothing to do with them other than the matter regarding Jane.

Glancing at the drunk Kaspars next to him, Ebner drained the "half" in his hand and left the Bravehearts Bar.

He decided to see what Maric wanted him to do, but he had to wait until he was fully prepared.

Yes, the Sword of Dawn had to be carried, and the Solomon gold coin had to be taken… It would be even better if he could trick Judy or Cullen over…