Chapter 199: Returning to Backlund
Lorne. De Senck was on a passenger ship returning to Backlund, enjoying a rare, long-lost peace in his spacious and comfortable cabin.
This time, he didn't feel any abnormal prying, and that accursed "Calamity" premonition hadn't activated again. This journey home was finally truly calm.
He took out the ancient coin-shaped pendant, which he had retrieved from Blood Admiral Señor's corpse, from his pocket and examined it closely.
During his time on the Golden Dream, most of his energy was spent researching the murals of the mysterious ruins and the Antigonus Family's notes with the captain, so he hadn't had time to study this trophy in detail.
Through a series of divinations, Lorne. De Senck had generally figured out the necklace's effects.
It could bestow "luck" upon the wearer, causing good things to happen consecutively. At the same time, it could also, in reverse, inflict "misfortune" upon his enemies, making them utterly unlucky.
Its negative effect, as the inscription stated, was that luck is conserved. After enjoying good luck, an equal amount of bad luck would immediately follow. The luckier one was before, the unluckier one would be afterward.
It seemed that a Sequence 5 of the Monster Pathway could, to some extent, directly manipulate the elusive concept of "luck."
He even suspected that this invisible, intangible thing could be, to a certain extent, materialized. Lorne. De Senck speculated in his heart.
What a pity, this wasn't a potion—
Previously, Lorne. De Senck had specifically asked. Neither the knowledgeable Edwina nor Cattelya, the two Pirate Generals, seemed to possess the means to safely restore Mystical Items to Beyonder characteristics.
Originally, Lorne. De Senck had planned to sell this Mystical Item directly for money. But after thinking about it, he decided to keep it for now.
He would treat it as a way to adapt to a Sequence 5's abilities in advance.
Moreover, once one reached the Sequence 5 level, further advancement would require holding a corresponding ritual.
Lorne. De Senck didn't even have the Sequence 5 potion formula yet, so he wasn't in a hurry.
"Meow—" Lachi, curled up beside his legs, woke up drowsily. She stretched out her pink tongue and gently licked Lorne. De Senck's finger.
Lorne. De Senck smiled and took out a dried fish from his backpack, handing it to her.
After leaving the Golden Dream, Lachi's complexion seemed to have improved significantly, and she was no longer as listless as before.
"Hmph—" Suddenly, Lorne. De Senck couldn't help but sigh again.
He remembered the Assassin potion he had first consumed.
"After all this time, the guy who gave me the potion back then should—have long forgotten me, right? Even if he hasn't, I'm already a Sequence 6 Beyonder now. No matter how powerful the other party is, he shouldn't—be as powerful as Blood Admiral, right—"
"Oh, right! And that damned Rose School of Thought! A big city like Backlund shouldn't have their influence, right? No—it's hard to say—"
Who knew if those Lunatics would come back to retaliate against him because of what happened before.
To deal with various potential dangers in the future, Lorne. De Senck specifically asked Edwina to help him make many Sun Pathway talismans and bullets. Since he didn't lack Beyonder materials, he made a lot.
Although these were just low-level talismans, they were numerous. Moreover, his "portable space" itself had a certain "preservation" ability, so he didn't have to worry about these talismans expiring in a short time.
What a pity, if only I had known, I should have bought a few more blazing sun talismans back in Bayam. Lorne. De Senck thought with some regret.
Alas—I hope nothing else unexpected happens when I return to Backlund this time.
I also hope I don't encounter any more strange people.
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At the same time, Backlund, Truth Union.
Xiu once again came to the Union and found Sherlock Moriarty.
Klein looked at the formidable lady in front of him, a slightly awkward smile on his face.
"Hmph."
Xiu stepped forward. Although she was inferior to Klein in both Sequence and height, her powerful aura inexplicably pressured Klein, causing him to instinctively sway backward.
Klein's mouth twitched as he said, "Madam, have you come to inquire about the progress of the commission?"
"No, Detective," Xiu shook her head and said, "I'm here to cancel this commission. Your efficiency is simply too poor."
"You can't even confirm whether the person I'm looking for is still in Backlund."
Xiu's tone was somewhat aggressive.
But she couldn't help it. Ever since she and Fors took on the "missing person commission" handed over by Miss Audrey.
Fors had gone completely mad. She urged her every day to find the whereabouts of her pen pal named "Lorne."
She even ran to various Beyonder gatherings to post reward commissions.
Because of Miss Audrey, she even imagined a series of dramatic scenarios, such as "a noble illegitimate child abandoned by his family, living in anonymity to escape the pursuit of the legitimate heir."
"Firstly," Xiu could only say helplessly, looking at her anxious expression, "we cannot be sure of Miss Audrey's true intentions. But I believe she shouldn't be a bad person. Moreover, she also said that she was only entrusted by someone else."
"Secondly, in aristocratic circles, illegitimate children basically cannot inherit any family property. And your pen pal is most likely not an illegitimate child of a noble."
"But what if!" Fors immediately retorted, "Emperor Rosell's novels had such a plot! Because of an accidental Error at birth, a true noble heir and a newborn from a commoner family swapped identities!"
"That's a novel—" Xiu awkwardly held her forehead and said, "What? Do you want to become a noble lady through him?"
"Ah—this—." Fors immediately faltered, her cheeks flushed as she said, "Xiu! How can you think that of me! I—I'm just genuinely worried about my pen pal!"
"In short! We must find him before anyone else!"
The scene returned to the present.
Looking at the aggressive lady in front of him, Klein also felt a deep sense of speechlessness.
He couldn't help it!
He had indeed confirmed through divination that the guy named Lorne. De Senck was not in Backlund at all right now. But—that was information obtained through divination! Such a thing couldn't be submitted as formal evidence.
Moreover, that Lorne. De Senck was also very suspicious; he had suffered a great loss because of divining about him.
Looking at Xiu in front of him, Klein sighed.
It seemed this commission was destined to fail.