Part 3 The Traveler Chapter 31 Scare
If we go deeper, it’s likely that we’ll be led to the “Redeemer’s Rose” or even a hidden “Red Angel.”…… I was dancing on the edge of a cliff a few times just now! …… Luckily, I was able to resist the impulse to suppress my curiosity about the strange situation at the Lime Restaurant and the Telegraph Office. …… Klein retracted his gaze, only to realize that the “sun brooch” couldn’t even be avoided. A cold sweat broke out on his back.
At least now, Klein can’t help but imagine what he would have seen and done if he had kicked in the door of the telegraph office, or gone around the back and climbed through the window.
He kept brainstorming all sorts of bizarre, gruesome scenarios, scaring himself to death.
At the same time, he decided to make Sun Holy Water later to give to the passengers who had eaten in Banshee Harbor last night, to avoid any hidden dangers remaining.
”What’s wrong?” Erland noticed Germaine Sparrow’s abnormality.
”Remembering a past event.” Klein used his “Joker” ability to keep his facial expression normal, but inwardly he was glad that he didn’t take any chances last night, and now he had left Banshee Harbor without any problems.
He had only one thought about the secrets of the “Redemption Rose” and the “King of Angels” that lurked here:
Report them!
If he didn’t report them, would he keep them for the New Year of 1351?
If he chose to hide it, and waited until he had a high enough sequence and strong enough strength to explore and reap the corresponding benefits, then if something happened in the middle of the time, the danger was detonated in advance, or the cultists still existed, killing one innocent traveler after another, Klein felt sure that he would feel very guilty, and carry a heavy burden, and in this way, the distance from losing control is also very close to the end of the world.
Of course, reporting is also to talk about ways and means, Klein is not stupid enough to directly tell Ailan or write an anonymous letter to the Church of the Storm, which will lead to a lot of trouble, first of all, the official will certainly be a strong investigation of the background of Germaine Sparrow, a lot of things as long as the in-depth probe, will inevitably be dismantled, and secondly, may be the identity of this exposure to the “Redeeming Rose”, leading to a “redemptive rose”. Secondly, it may expose his current identity to the “Redeeming Rose”, attracting a “King of Angels” to hunt him down.
Klein’s intention was to use the “world” to mention the abnormality of Westport in the next two days when the tarot meeting was held, and the “Fool” would lightly lead to the “Redeeming Rose” and the “King of Angels”. “As a relevant person in the Storm Church, “The Hanged Man” naturally understood what to do next.
This would be his chance to make a name for himself!
As for the issue of the blood of the direct descendants of the Medici family, Klein didn’t even think about it, because neither he nor Ms. Sharon had the idea of rescuing the evil spirit inside the underground ruins.
Seeing Germaine Sparrow’s obvious reluctance to mention his past, Erland let out a laugh, pulled out a small black wooden box, and threw it over.
Klein reached out and caught it, expressing his confusion with a look.
”The swim bladder of a fishman, you can take it to make items, it’s useful at sea.”
Extraordinary material from a fishman……150 pounds towards the top…… The captain was generous…… Klein had nearly forgotten how Germaine Sparrow was supposed to react at this point.
Fortunately, he was also quite experienced in playing the part, and immediately sank his face into a pout:
”I didn’t save you for payment.”
Aeran laughed out loud and said:
”I’m not giving you this in return for your rescue either.
”We are considered friends, right? When I see that my friend doesn’t have a similar item, isn’t it normal to help him make up for his shortcomings?”
Well said, completely irrefutable …… Klein held the small black wooden box, silent for a few seconds, and finally nodded his head.
Erland covered his mouth and yawned, removing the boat-shaped hat on top of his head and said:
”I have to go back to my room to get some sleep, I’ll see you at noon.”
Klein waved politely and led Danez all the way to the outside of room 312.
He saw that the two siblings, Donna and Denton, had gotten up early and were waiting at the door.
”Uncle Sparrow, what’s that in your hand?” Donna asked curiously.
Without speaking, Klein directly opened the lid of the small black wooden box.
Inside, a layer of black velvet was spread, and in the center, a round jewel-like transparent item was quietly placed, the azure water-like light swirling away layer by layer.
”That day’s, the Fishman’s ……” Denton thought for a while, and said heavily, “bladder!”
At that moment, at a winking gesture from Klein, Danez opened the door of the room.
Donna entered with brisk footsteps while extending her hand behind her back.
She held a thick wad of cash, both ten and five pounds.
”My father, mother, and Uncle Cleves and the others, and Uncle DiMerdo’s family, asked me to pass it on to you, 150 pounds!” Donna smiled sweetly, “They said it wasn’t enough to show their gratitude, just to replenish the supplies you’ve consumed, er …… Those things are expensive, aren’t they?”
”It’s okay.” Klein thought about it and accepted the 150 pounds of thanks, lest Uldi and the other commoners be apprehensive inside.
Seeing Uncle Germaine Sparrow tuck both the cash and the small black wooden box into his coat pocket, Donna breathed a sigh of relief at finally completing the task her parents had given her.
She quickly got into the swing of things, finding the true mood of her visit, and asked with curiosity and a bit of fear:
”Uncle Sparrow, what kind of monsters were those last night? Are all the ghost stories true? Is your ability to jump out of flames and make light fall natural? Is this magic, or witchcraft?”
Stop, stop, stop, you have too many questions …… The heat was too much for Klein to bear, he took off the “sun brooch” and threw it onto the desk in the living room, and answered casually:
”This is called extraordinary ability, through some rituals and magic potions.
”Many ghost stories have archetypes, and last night’s monster was created by relying on evil rituals.
”You ask him about the other things.”
Klein glanced sideways at Danez.
”Amazing ……,” Denton and Donna exclaimed at the same time.
Immediately afterward, Donna spoke up with glowing eyes:
”Uncle Sparrow, you’re just like the ‘Superman’ described by Roselle the Great!
”We, can we also become like you through rituals and magic potions?”
Denton nodded heavily, echoing his sister’s words, both of them surging with intense anticipation at the same time.
It was at that moment that Donna noticed a vague hint of more gloom in Uncle Germaine Sparrow’s eyes.
In a whirlwind, she saw the corners of the amazing uncle’s mouth widen and turn upward in a somewhat strange smile.
Klein said in a low voice:
”It’s not something to envy or look forward to.
”If you choose this path, you will always be in the company of danger and madness.
”You can win them a hundred times, a thousand times, but lose just once and you will be like that fallen bishop.”
As he spoke, he leaned back on his cane, took off his gown, and pulled up the sleeves of his shirt.
One of his arms had become dry and wrinkled, as if he were past a hundred years old, while the other was transparent and colorless, so that the veins, muscles, and tendon membranes could be seen directly beneath the skin.
At the same time, dense, light-colored buds of flesh grew on his face, frightening Donna and Denton so much that they fell backward in a succession of terrified steps and crashed against the door.
Klein, who had a face full of tiny flesh buds, kept the corners of his mouth turned up and said:
”See what I mean?
”That’s just, crazy.”
No…… Donna and Denton nearly lost their minds, stumbling through the door and running out.
After taking a few steps forward, they fell to the ground with difficulty keeping their balance.
”It’s horrible, horrible ……” Denton kept whispering and crying.
That’s when they heard the door to room 312 clang shut.
Donna gradually calmed down, not daring to think and not being able to stop thinking about what Uncle Germaine Sparrow had just looked like: sprout after sprout of flesh taking over every inch of skin on her face, arms either wrinkled or transparent, not much better looking than those monsters from last night.
For some reason, she remembered the other woman’s eyes, and the phrase “this is madness”.
Her vision suddenly blurred and she couldn’t stop the tears from falling.
”Donna Donna, what’s wrong with you?” Denton was so shocked by her reaction that he forgot he was scared too.
Donna sobbed:
”I don’t know ……
”I just, I just suddenly feel so, so sad.”
Inside room 312.
Danez couldn’t help but tsk when he saw that Klein had returned to normal:
”Actually, there’s no need to scare little kids like that, it’ll give them nightmares, just tell them directly that taking magic pills is dangerous.”
As soon as his words fell, he saw a hardwood cane covered in blood stains and smudges fly over, accompanied by a sentence that had no emotional ups and downs:
”Wash it.”
Daniz reached out to catch it, his smile frozen on his face.
……
BECKLAND, QUEENS, inside the luxurious villa of the Earl of Hall’s family.
Audrey stood behind the white, gold-encrusted railing on the second floor and watched the servants on the first floor come and go, going about their business.
According to the custom of the Kingdom of Rouen, the nobles with fiefdoms would leave Birkeland one week after the New Year’s ball, return to their own fiefdoms and enjoy the pleasant life in the countryside or castles, and then come back to the capital city in June to start socializing day by day, but of course, a powerful nobleman and a big banker such as the Earl of Hall had to go back and forth from time to time to take care of his business.
And “moving” is not an easy thing, many things have to be organized in advance, some of the servants will be brought back to the manor or castle in advance, and only when everything is ready will the masters embark on the journey.
By the time this tarot party is over, I should be on a steam train back to East Cheshire. …… I hope that Mr. Vampire can really get his hands on the fruit of the Elder Tree and the blood of the Mirror Dragon, so I can become a “psychiatrist” before I leave Birkeland. …… Audrey’s mind wandered.
Just then, Countess Caitlin walked over and asked with a smile:
”Thinking about what? Well …… you’ve already reached adulthood, when you return to Beckland in June, you can find something to do, any plans?”
Audrey barely did any thinking and answered directly:
”Mom, I want to go to a church charity organization.”
I’d like to really get to know the world …… she added mentally.
”Not a bad idea.” The Countess voiced her approval.
She then barked a few words of advice and walked down to the second floor to check on the affairs of the house.
Audrey collected herself and turned her head sideways, smiling lightly at the big golden-haired dog squatting by the side:
”Susie, looking forward to it? You’ll be able to run around the turquoise fields and chase within the lush woods to your heart’s content again.”
She was poking fun at Suzie for being the giveaway since the other was not a certified hound.
Susie instinctively wanted to spit out her tongue, but ladylike put a stop to that behavior.
It replied without hiding its emotions:
”Sure, I love to run, but I hate those savages.”
Is this a reference to those foxhounds Dad and the others have? Audrey pursed her lips to keep the laughter from escaping.
She glanced up at the wall clock and realized it was almost time for the Tarot party.