The Joker Chapter 160 – Seizing the Opportunity

　　Tuesday morning, has finished the occult course Klein did not find a quiet place to read “ancient and modern object name comparison” “night watchman case collection” and other internal materials, but stayed in the recreation room, and Leonard, Cohen Leigh, Loyal to play cards.

　　I just asked Mr. Aztec to create an opportunity to bring out the seal “3-0782.” …… Whether or not I can grasp this opportunity depends on my own clinical play ……. Klein’s mind is not at the poker table at all, so much so that he lost a series of hands, losing 5 Soule in an hour, losing him quite a heartache, intending to focus on a little bit first, to recoup some of the losses.

　　–Yesterday afternoon, after purchasing the materials for the “Yang Yan Charm”, his personal funds were once again reduced to less than a pound, and that was in addition to the 2 Sule per day for the carriage rental to check out the houses with dark red chimneys.

　　While waiting for Cornley to shuffle the cards, he picked up the copper penny in front of him in boredom and did a random spin.

　　Suddenly, he saw Loyal staring at him, staring very hard.

　　What’s wrong? Klein was first stunned, and then he saw the wobbly copper penny.

　　Is …… this a warning that I am cheating with divination techniques? Playing cards between teammates, there is no need to be so serious …… He instantly understood, dryly laughed and pressed down the 1p coin.

　　Just then, Dunn Smith knocked on the door and entered, looked around and said:

　　”There is some situation in Morse Town, Leonard, you go and deal with it.”

　　Morse Town? Klein’s spirit lifted and asked with feigned curiosity:

　　”Captain, what’s the situation?”

　　Dunn’s gray eyes swept and casually explained:

　　”In the last few days, there have been several suspected haunted incidents there consecutively, first, when someone was passing by the cemetery, he heard crying inside and saw blurry shadows flashing by, then, a widow woke up in the middle of the night on her way to the washroom, she met her deceased husband and nearly fainted from fear, in addition, there is an old man who lives alone, he always hears the sound of heavy footsteps echoing inside the house, the But as soon as he lighted a candle or a gas lamp, all was quiet again; the inhabitants of this town generally believe in the Goddess, and the local clergyman reported the situation directly.”

　　No one was hurt, it was closer to a prank …… should have been made by Mr. Aztec …… Klein said with an expression and tone that had been rehearsed over and over again, “Captain, several suspected hauntings have occurred all of a sudden, and behind them there may be hiding some secrets, in this regard, divination can give some insight, I think I can help Leonard.”

　　Hearing these words, Leonard’s turquoise eyes immediately stared at Klein, as if trying to find clues and traces from the other party’s face.

　　Dunn, on the other hand, nodded and then hesitated.

　　Seeing the captain’s reaction, Klein immediately added another sentence:

　　”When certain things come to an end, they might need ritual magic to completely purify them.”

　　”Makes sense.” Dunn thought for a moment and said, “Then you and Leonard will go to Morse Town together.”

　　Without waiting for the others to speak, he added himself, “Well, you shouldn’t be able to make it to your fighting practice this afternoon, I’ll find someone to inform Gawain.”

　　Phew, the first step is completed …… Klein secretly exhaled and quickly gathered up the Sule and pennies in front of him.

　　Halfway through getting them up, his movements suddenly froze and he looked sideways at Dunn, speaking solemnly:

　　”Captain, I think we have to prevent the worst case scenario, if there’s a powerful grudge behind the haunting, I’m afraid it would be very dangerous to rely on just Leonard and I. And downtown Tingen to Morse Town, it’s got to be two, er, three hours, right? Even if we had telegraphed for help in time, we’d have to hold out for a long time ……”

　　”So?” Dunn interrupted his description.

　　”I was hoping to get another teammate to help.” Klein pretended to be thinking, “And, according to the rules, three or more night watchmen acting together are able to request the use of a ‘3’ seal, well, ‘3-0782’ is best suited to address that aspect of the problem. ”

　　Hearing this, Leonard next to him let out a laugh and said:

　　”This is really your style, cautious, careful, and never take risks.”

　　You seem to be saying that I am a wimp …… I have looked directly at the “Eternal Sun”! Klein pretended not to hear Leonard’s words and sincerely looked at Dunn Smith and said:

　　”Captain, your opinion?”

　　”It’s true that we have to prevent accidents, there have been too many coincidences lately ……” Dunn nodded his head as if he was thinking, and glanced at the other two members of the team and said, “Cohen Leigh, you go to Morse Town together with Leonard and Klein. Ergo, you draw up a quick application, and once I sign it, go behind the Charnis Gate and take out the seal ‘3-0782’.”

　　”Okay.” The not-so-tall Kornleigh put down the cardboard in her hand.

　　Good! Klein clenched his fist in his mind and cheered, but on the surface, he looked jittery and cautiously grave.

　　At the moment, Siga Teang was monitoring Hood Orgen at the asylum, and Frye was taking his turn at Channisgate.

　　Out of the rec room, Klein put on his black tuxedo, grabbed his hat cane, and, piece by piece with Leonard, waited for Cornley at the mouth of the steps leading down to the ground.

　　No one was around, it was quiet and cold, and Leonard suddenly looked sideways at Klein and said:

　　”I think you’d better give up your unrealistic fantasies.”

　　”Ah …… what?” Klein responded blankly.

　　Leonard stepped forward and stood on the edge of the steps, looking down into the depths below and said:

　　”Even in the quest, it’s impossible for you to discover my secret and understand what makes me special.”

　　…… Classmate, don’t be so narcissistic, okay …… So you thought that I took the initiative to apply for this mission in order to secretly observe you? I didn’t even think of that aspect at all! Klein first drifted off, then gave a heave:

　　”And how are you sure that my special can’t help me discover your secret?”

　　Leonard’s expression stared for a few moments, but he whirled around and spread a smile:

　　”Is that so? Then I await your discovery.”

　　Once I gather more information and items, I’ll go above the gray mist and do a divination for you, no thanks! Klein responded to the other party with a belly laugh.

　　It wasn’t long before the short and compact Kornleigh appeared on the winding staircase with the “Mutated Sun Emblem” in his hand.

　　Feeling the unique warmth and purity, Klein quietly sighed in relief, knowing that he had finally accomplished the initial and most difficult step in his plan to steal the power of the Eternal Sun’s divine blood.

　　Then, the three of them left the Blackthorn Security Company, arrived at Zotran Street, and walked towards the carriage belonging to the Night Watchman Squad.

　　”The effect of …… purification won’t affect the horses, right?” Coenley suddenly asked with some uneasiness, “I don’t want a horse that can only ‘praise the sun’ to pull the carriage ……”

　　He had only been a Night Watchman for longer than Krynn, and was far from experienced.

　　”No, the seal ‘3-0782’ only purifies creatures with higher intelligence.” Klein replied with a lowered voice.

　　If it weren’t for that, I wouldn’t be bitten by mosquitoes …… he added woodenly in his mind.

　　”So that’s how it is …… Oh, I didn’t read the information carefully enough in the first place.” Kornleigh pressed his black high bowler hat and laughed indistinctly.

　　Because Klein had not yet mastered the skill of driving a carriage, for the next three hours, he sat in the carriage, rubbing the seal “3-0782” in his palm while leisurely watching Leonard and Coenly take turns driving.

　　At lunchtime, they finally arrived at the town of Morse.

　　”Really beautiful ah ……” Cohen Li stepped down from the carriage, looking at the endless golden wheat fields around the town, heartfelt admiration.

　　The date that symbolizes the “Volcano Constellation” is coming to an end, and the “Harvest Constellation” is about to dominate everyone’s life.

　　Leonard stood in the driver’s seat and looked around, his mouth opened as if he wanted to make a sonnet to fit the occasion.

　　But in the end, he held back only one sentence:

　　”It’s beautiful.”

　　Stifling a laugh, Klein put on his bowler hat, took hold of his cane, and stepped out of the carriage.

　　At that moment, a middle-aged man in black clerical clothes walked over and drew the Crimson Moon Road on his chest:

　　”Praise the Goddess, are you friends sent by the Church of St. Selene to help us?”

　　”Yes, Cleric S’El, may the Goddess protect you.” Leonard jumped off the wagon and responded with a smile, “We are here specifically to deal with the last few hauntings.”

　　”Suspected, suspected.” The gray-haired, blue-eyed S’Elle saw a number of townspeople approaching, and busily emphasized.

　　The town of Morse wasn’t big, no matter which direction one went, it would take at most ten minutes to enter the plains, and it would be hard for the people who lived here regularly not to recognize each other, and the things that had happened earlier had already been rumored both explicitly and implicitly.

　　Therefore, many of the townspeople who were eagerly waiting for the Church of the Goddess of the Night to send someone to solve the problem, as soon as they saw the cleric greeting the three strangers, they gathered around with undisguised curiosity and concern, with some standing on tiptoe and some trying their best to listen sideways.

　　Leonard gave a light laugh and said:

　　”Cleric, rest assured, we are professionals, you see, we brought holy water, silver daggers, the Dark Sacred Emblem, and garlic.”

　　As he said this, he juggled the items described and pulled them out of the inner pockets of his clothing.

　　Garlic? Are you trying to smoke the ghosts to death with the irritating smell? Klein watched Leonard’s performance with good humor and amusement.

　　For his part, S’Elle was so confused that he even began to wonder if St. Selene’s Church had gotten a group of crooks to come over.

　　Those townspeople who were watching onlookers, however, all smiled in unison with relief, as if they had finally been rescued.

　　Leonard approached Cleric Sierre and explained in his ear in a low voice:

　　”That’s all they believe in …….”

　　Not waiting for the other to return, he added:

　　”Let’s go to the church and fix lunch first, and then we’ll deal with those incidents afterward.”

　　Yes, lunch is very important …… After dealing with those “paranormal events”, it is the time to rotate the guards of seal “3-0782”, and it is the time for me to make the “Yang Yan Charm”. I’ll have the chance to make the “Yang Yan Charm”. I hope everything goes well. Of course, the “Yang Yan Charm” must be made during the daytime. To achieve the best effect …… Klein thought with great anticipation.