harleyscars Chapter 199 Return to Backlund
Chapter 199 Return to Backlund
Chapter 199 Return to Backlund
Lorne was on a passenger ship returning to Backlund, enjoying a rare moment of peace in his spacious and comfortable cabin.
This time, he didn't sense any unusual surveillance, and that damned premonition of "disaster" didn't trigger again. This journey home was finally truly peaceful.
He took out the ancient coin-shaped pendant he had taken from the corpse of "Blood Admiral" Señor from his pocket and examined it closely.
During his time aboard the "Golden Dream," he spent most of his time studying the murals of the mysterious ruins and the Antigonus family's notes with the captain, and hadn't had time to examine this trophy in detail.
Through a series of divinations, Lorne had roughly figured out the effects of the necklace.
It can bring "luck" to the wearer, causing good things to happen one after another. At the same time, it can also inflict "misfortune" on one's enemies, making them extremely unlucky.
Its negative effect, as the inscription says, is that luck is conserved. After enjoying good fortune, an equal amount of misfortune will immediately follow. The more lucky you were before, the more unlucky you will be afterwards.
From this perspective, Sequence 5 of the "Monster" pathway can, to some extent, directly manipulate the ethereal concept of "luck".
"It's even possible to materialize this invisible and intangible thing to some extent," Lorne guessed to himself.
Too bad, this isn't a magic potion—
Lorne had specifically asked about this before. Neither the erudite Edwina nor Gadriya seemed to have the means to safely restore magical items to their extraordinary properties.
Originally, Lorne planned to sell this magical item for money. But after thinking about it, he decided to keep it for the time being.
Consider it a chance to get used to the capabilities of Sequence 5 in advance.
Moreover, once you reach Sequence 5, you need to hold a corresponding ceremony to advance further.
Lorne doesn't even have a Sequence 5 potion recipe yet, so he's not in a hurry.
"Meow—" Rachi, who was curled up beside his legs, woke up with a start. She stuck out her pink tongue and gently licked Lorne's fingers.
Lorne smiled, took a small dried fish out of his backpack, and handed it to it.
After leaving the "Golden Dream", Laki seemed to look much better and was not as listless as before.
"Thud—" Suddenly, Lorne couldn't help but sigh again.
He then recalled the "Assassin's" potion he had initially taken.
"After all this time, the guy who gave me the potion back then should have—already forgotten me, right? Even if he hasn't, I'm already a Sequence 6 Beyonder. No matter how powerful he is, he shouldn't be—as powerful as 'Blood General'—"
"Oh right! And that damned 'Rose School'—a big city like Backlund shouldn't have their influence, right? No...it's hard to say—"
Who knows if those lunatics will come back to retaliate against him because of what happened before?
To prepare for potential future dangers, Lorne specifically asked Edwina to make him many "Sun" realm talismans and bullets. Since he himself did not lack extraordinary materials, he made a large quantity.
Although these are just low-end talismans, their quantity is sufficient. Moreover, his "portable space" itself has a certain "preservation" ability, so he doesn't need to worry about these talismans becoming ineffective in a short time.
Lorne thought with some regret, "What a pity. I should have bought more 'Blazing Sun' talismans back in Bayam."
Sigh—hopefully, nothing untoward will happen when we return to Backlund this time.
I also hope I won't encounter any more strange people.
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Meanwhile, in Backlund, at the Guild of Truth.
Hugh returned to the guild and found Sherlock Moriarty.
Klein looked at the aggressive female soldier in front of him and gave a slightly awkward smile.
"Heng."
Hugh stepped forward, despite being inferior to Klein in both rank and height. But the powerful aura emanating from her...
For some reason, the pressure caused Klein to instinctively sway backward.
Klein's lips twitched slightly as he said, "Madam, are you here to inquire about the progress of the commission?"
"No, Detective," Hugh shook his head and said, "I'm here to cancel this commission. Your efficiency is simply terrible."
"You can't even be sure if the person I'm looking for is still in Backlund."
Hugh's tone sounded somewhat aggressive.
But she had no choice. Ever since she and Fors accepted the "missing person request" handed over by Miss Audrey.
Fors was completely out of control. She kept urging herself to find her pen pal named "Lorne".
She even went to various gatherings of extraordinary individuals to post bounty requests.
Because of Miss Audrey's situation, she even imagined a series of dramatic scenarios, such as "an aristocratic illegitimate child abandoned by his family, who hides his identity to avoid being hunted down by the rightful heir."
"First of all," Hugh said helplessly, seeing her anxious expression, "we can't be sure of Miss Audrey's true intentions. But I believe she's not a bad person. Besides, she herself said that she was just acting on someone else's behalf."
"Secondly, in aristocratic circles, illegitimate children generally cannot inherit any family property. Moreover, your pen pal is most likely not the illegitimate child of any nobleman."
"But what if!" Fors immediately retorted, "There's a plot like that in Emperor Roselle's novels! Because of an accidental mistake at birth, a true noble heir and a commoner's newborn were switched at birth!"
"That's a novel—" Hugh said, somewhat embarrassed, rubbing her forehead. "What? Are you trying to become a noblewoman through him?"
"Ah—this—." Fors immediately frowned, her cheeks flushed, and said, "Hugh! How could you think of me like that!"
I was just worried about my pen pal!
"In short! We must find him before anyone else!"
Let's return our focus to the present.
Looking at the aggressive woman in front of him, Klein was speechless.
He had no choice!
He had indeed confirmed through divination that the guy named Lorne wasn't in Backlund at all. But—that was information from divination! There was no way to submit that as official evidence.
Moreover, that Lorne Disenke is also very suspicious; I myself suffered a great loss because I took advantage of him.
Looking at Hugh in front of him, Klein sighed.
It seems this commission is destined to fail.