Mystery: Chaos Path

“Now that I’ve confirmed the attitude of the True Creator, I don’t have to worry about going up against the Aurora Order in the future. But I can’t let my guard down. The Ancient Sun God might be a good person, but the True Creator is already crazy. The goodwill of a madman…” Roland laughed at this thought, shook his head, and then began to think about another matter:

“Then next, let’s go back to Backlund first!”

Tomorrow is the day Hugh will introduce him to the Beyonder gathering. If there are no accidents, he should be able to meet Mr. A at that gathering.

Although the goodwill of a madman needs to be guarded against, it is not impossible to make use of it.

At least the Shepherd's ability is still quite useful.

…

The next day, Backlund.

When Roland arrived at the agreed meeting place, he saw Hugh already waiting there.

“Sorry, I’m late. I hope I didn’t keep you waiting too long.” Roland went up to her and spoke with a slight apology, while noticing that there was also a strange lady beside Hugh.

The person was wearing a hood, leaning against the wall in a somewhat lazy manner, making it impossible to see her face clearly. Only some vague brown hair could be seen under the hood.

In just a moment, Roland understood who this lady was—Fors Wall, a famous Backlund writer, the future Magician of the Tarot Club, the number one in 'lying down to win' in 'Mysteries'.

If there was any member of the future Tarot Club whose power Roland envied, besides Mr. Fool, Fors Wall would undoubtedly be one. There was no particular reason, mainly because the Traveler's ability was really useful.

Moreover, because of Mr. Door, it was basically impossible to see wild Beyonders on this pathway. If Roland wanted to obtain the relevant abilities, besides buying Traveler-related mystical items, he could probably only rely on Fors for help.

After all, he couldn't count on the two Abraham family traitors from the Aurora Order who betrayed their ancestors, right?

Of course, if there was a chance to turn them into mystical items, they could still be used… Roland's thoughts wandered for a while, and then he heard Hugh simply introduce Fors next to her. However, probably because his trust level wasn't high enough, Hugh didn't introduce her real name, only using the code name "Doctor" as a form of address.

After introducing Fors, Hugh then handed a hood to Roland, and put one on herself, before lowering her voice and saying, “You follow us, don’t talk nonsense when we get there…” After giving a few instructions, she took Roland and Fors into a carriage that had been prepared nearby.

About a few minutes later, the carriage arrived at its destination. The three got out of the car one after another and came to an ordinary-looking wooden door. Hugh stepped forward and knocked on the wooden door rhythmically a few times, and the door was opened from the inside.

Roland's gaze then fell into the door. There were already many people sitting in the not-too-large room. Most of them wore hoods or masks like them to conceal their identities, but some people, whether they were bold or inexperienced, brazenly revealed their faces.

And the most eye-catching among them was naturally the person sitting on a single sofa in the room. That person was also shrouded in a hood, sitting quietly and calmly, silently watching everyone present, giving people a condescending feeling.

“This is Mr. A, a powerful Beyonder, at least a Middle Sequence, and I even suspect he might be Sequence 6. He is also the convener of this gathering.” Hugh introduced in a low voice, with a slightly serious expression.

Just then, Mr. A, who had been sitting quietly, suddenly tilted his head slightly, as if listening to something.

The next second, Mr. A, who seemed to have finished listening, suddenly looked up in the direction where Roland was.

“That is indeed a very powerful Beyonder.” Roland said without changing his expression, calmly meeting Mr. A’s gaze. He could feel the fanaticism contained in those eyes. Obviously, Mr. A had probably also received an oracle from the True Creator.

Not only that, Roland also confirmed one thing. Just in the moment of eye contact, Mr. A’s favorability towards him soared, to the point where Roland could directly borrow all the abilities of a Sequence 6 Rose Bishop.

Don’t underestimate the fact that this seems to be only one sequence higher than Azik’s Sequence 7. The key lies in what sequence Mr. A’s peak is, and what sequence Azik’s peak is. The latter only needs to become an ordinary friend to borrow Sequence 7-level power, while the former needs to be at least a one-sided close friend to borrow Sequence 6, and the next step is a life-and-death relationship.

Ah, this!

Is this what a fanatic is like?

Roland blinked, then smiled lightly at Mr. A, then looked away, looking at the blackboard in the center of the room with interest, and said, “Is that the place to register transaction requests?”

After introducing Mr. A to Roland, Hugh, whose attention was attracted by the blackboard, naturally did not notice the brief interaction between Roland and Mr. A. At this moment, she was searching for targets on the blackboard while lowering her voice:

“Yes, the needs of the gathering members can be written anonymously on the blackboard, whether you want to buy something or sell something. You are also a Beyonder, you should understand that many members do not want to reveal their information.”

“I understand.” Roland nodded, his eyes quickly scanning the blackboard. He could see the names of many common spiritual materials, as well as the names of some potion formulas or occult knowledge books that were being sold.

“What do you want?” Fors next to her had already finished reading the contents on the blackboard. After confirming that no one was selling the Trick Master’s potion formula, she sighed in disappointment, and then asked casually.

“I want to buy some spiritual materials for practicing ritual magic.” Roland said without the slightest concealment. This was indeed one of the reasons why he came to participate in this gathering.

Thanks to the identity of “Roland Sauron”, Roland did not lack basic occult knowledge. His high spirituality was also enough to support him in learning and using many ritual magics, but theory and practice were ultimately different. Roland was not particularly familiar with the field of ritual magic in this world, so he naturally needed to spend some time practicing.

Roland was very clear that although the “Shadow of Time” skill allowed him to easily borrow the power of others, external force was ultimately external force. Roland was always clear about the shortcomings of the “Shadow of Time” skill—this skill relied too much on the favorability of others. Once Roland fell out with the big shots and there were no objects to borrow power from, he would be directly finished.

And favorability is something that can be reliable when it is reliable, and unreliable when it is unreliable, and where can you easily get a full value of favorability.

For example, Mr. A, he can have his favorability towards Roland skyrocket because of the True Creator’s oracle, and naturally he can also have his favorability towards Roland return to zero because of the True Creator’s oracle.