Sis, you worry too much, no—you’re just so meticulous! Klein was suddenly energized. He smiled and said, “Melissa, your concern is very reasonable. It’s true that I’m actually a little hungry. Yeah, let me change and take a shower.”
Although his mouth was already watering, it was even more important to confirm Instigator Trissy’s whereabouts!
No one knew what insane measures that bastard would take in order to exact revenge on society!
“Okay.” Melissa didn’t lift her head but continued her revision.
Tap. Tap. Tap. Klein ran to the second floor and entered his bedroom.
He locked the door, took off his jacket, and armpit holster. Then, he took out a simple silver knife from the drawer.
After sealing his room with a spirituality wall, he took a breath, steadied his emotions, and walked four steps counterclockwise.
After the usual incantation, Klein appeared once again in the lofty palace above the gray fog. He was getting used to the mad ravings that he heard during the transportation process.
Having completed a few rituals that day, he massaged his temples as he was slightly tired. He willed a piece of brown goatskin to appear on the long bronze table.
Klein thought seriously, then wrote down the divination statement: “Trissy’s whereabouts.”𝒇𝒓eewe𝒃𝑛𝒐𝘃𝒆𝚕.co𝘮
He wasn’t sure if the name was written correctly, but he could use the girl’s appearance and other detailed information as a guide as well.
He held the goatskin and leaned back into the chair. He recalled the things related to Trissy in his head, then recited the divination statement seven times.
He emptied his mind, closed his eyes, and entered a dream state with the aid of Cogitation.
In the illusory scene amidst the fog, he saw a steam engine that spurted dense smoke and sparks. He also saw the rows of leather seats in a clean train carriage.
The gentle and sweet-looking Trissy with her round face and long eyes sat near a window. There was a checkered fishnet hat on the table before her.
Klein made repeated attempts to confirm the train number, but he failed to discern it.
Soon, he couldn’t stand the pressure and left his dream. The long bronze table and illusory crimson stars appeared before his eyes again.
“I could only confirm that Trissy took the steam locomotive and left Tingen. There weren’t any more clues... Sigh, it seems like this mysterious space only helps me eliminate interferences, but it doesn’t do much to enhance the standard of my divinations...” Klein rapped the edge of the table and thought about his next step.
Through the divination, he could be entirely certain that the target had once been Instigator Tris. The new Trissy, however, was already fleeing Tingen. Given the circumstances, he didn’t think his new divination would help Dunn.
Klein quickly made a decision. “Captain already said that he would send a telegram to Backlund, Enmat Harbor, and other main stops along the railway, so they Trissy will be placed on the wanted list throughout the country. I won’t report the divination result then, in case it would draw suspicion towards me...” Klein quickly made up his mind, because regardless of his warning, Dunn was already using the most appropriate measures to follow up on the matter.
Since he couldn’t see the train number in the dream divination, using the spirit pendulum and other methods would be equally ineffective, even if he attempted to do so by process of elimination.
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Lord of the Mysteries (P1)
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