The Master of the Strange Realm

"I'm lending this to you for now. I won't be asking for it back in the near future. But don't destroy it, and don't lose it."

"Meow~"

Chocolate turned around, jumped up, and rubbed Jenkins' face very quickly. He happily looked at his ring for a while, then rubbed Jenkins' hand, and then returned to the pillow with his "toy" to sleep.

"Chocolate is really simple. It would be great if the ladies I date are also so understanding."

With this sigh, he fell into sleep.

The night wind outside the window was very gentle, blowing the green leaves on the treetops and the birds nesting on the eaves. May has arrived, and the arrival of summer means that it has been almost a full year since Jenkins came to this world, and it also means that he is getting closer to that final day.

Chapter 1406 Chapter 1383 Mysterious Meeting

Early Wednesday morning, a big story appeared in the newspapers. Jenkins didn't know this news from anywhere in advance, so it's logically impossible.

"The Nolan Navy defeated the Pirate King's combined fleet in the Battle of the Broken Islands, and is it on its way back now?"

Jenkins looked at the news in the newspaper in surprise, and then looked at the name of the newspaper at the top to make sure it was the Loen Morning News and not some tabloid.

"How is this possible? I just met Hathaway yesterday, and she didn't tell her about the news, and Dolores didn't mention it either. Did the news of the victory just come last night? This place is not far away from Novo. Lan is thousands of miles away, how is this possible?"

But this is indeed the case. The news of the naval victory spread throughout the world without any warning. Whether it was the kingdom that was at war or the northern kingdom that was embroiled in the struggle for the throne, they were all shocked by the news this morning.

Jenkins also questioned Dolores while at the dinner table, but her spies knew nothing about this.

"It is difficult to send people to the Broken Islands, so most of my spies are active in Nolan Harbor and docks."

She explained, looking at the milk in front of her with a frown, and then pushed it to her sister sitting next to her again.

The little princess was used to her sister's childish behavior. She raised her hand and pushed the extra milk to the cat on the other side of the table.

"Since it was published publicly, it means that the matter must be true. I really didn't expect that the naval battle ended so quickly."

He sighed and wanted to ask Alexia for her opinion. The latter had no objection but told Jenkins to be careful of spies from various countries when he was recently operating in Nolan. In the past, no one might notice him walking through the alley, but now there might be someone hiding in the trash can in the corner.

This statement is of course very exaggerated. Alexia just hopes that Jenkins will be more alert.

So when he returned to Nolan that day, he specifically checked the trash can at his home. There was only garbage in it that the cleaning servant hired by Hathaway had not had time to remove.

Of course, Hathaway also learned about the victory of the Royal Navy. When she met with Jenkins in the club room, the sadness on her face in the past few weeks finally disappeared. She was very happy to announce to Jenkins that her father, Earl Hesha, had sent a letter back. The Earl did not need to perform the task of cleaning the battlefield and appeasing the Principality of the Islands, so he would come back with the first fleet, which showed that he was really safe and sound. thing.

"There has been news from the city hall that a grand welcoming ceremony will be held on the day the ship docks. It will definitely be very lively."

Hathaway would definitely welcome her father back from afar with her family that day, and the same was true for Britney, so she didn't suggest inviting Jenkins to join in the fun.

Jenkins himself doesn't like such celebrations with too many people, not to mention that this matter has nothing to do with him.

What he is worried about now is the matter of Pirate King Destroyer Fimi Xiu. Miss Magic claimed to have found his hiding place more than half a month ago, but she has not received any news since then.

During this period, when she was contacted to hold a ceremony to push away the [Doomsday Illusion], she mentioned this matter many times, but Miss Magic remained vague, as if she had encountered some trouble.

The whole day was spent in Nolan, hoping to enter the doomsday illusion for the ninth transaction. But his luck didn't look very good. He spent the whole afternoon sitting in a cafe on the edge of the Civic Square, listening to people talking about the war. I waited until the sunset to get up and prepare to leave, but just when I was about to walk through the lively square and go to Mr. Birchwood's house to pick up the book given by Mr. White Cat, I saw a little boy wearing a floppy cloth hat running Come over.

"Sir with the cat, here is a letter for you."

"me?"

He looked around and made sure he was the only one with the cat nearby, then stopped and asked.

"Yes, here is your letter."

With that said, the boy handed the letter to Jenkins and looked at him expectantly.

Jenkins opened the envelope and saw that he was called [Mr. Candle] at the top. He took out the change he had just found in the cafe from his pocket and handed it to the boy. Then he read the letter while walking.

Rather than a letter, it was more accurately a simple note in an envelope. The note included an address and asked Jenkins to meet him there, but said nothing else.

"Who is so boring?"

While muttering, he casually burned the note to ashes, then reversed his original direction and headed towards the dock area.

Because of the Titans provoked during "Story Within a Story", Nolan experienced consecutive severe thunderstorms and earthquakes that Monday, causing the collapse of many unstable houses, including the pier that could be seen from Jenkins' bedroom window. area near Tower Bridge.

The Tower Bridge is an older building in Nolan. It was built to load and unload cargo for large ships when Nolan first developed as a seaport city. It has been serving the docks since hundreds of years ago. operation. Although it is maintained every year, it has been used for too long, so the west side collapsed due to an earthquake some time ago.

After several discussions, the city hall decided to rebuild the Tower Bridge relying on those tall stone pillars that are almost integrated with the coastal rock walls. Now it is just in the construction stage. Although the towering scaffolding has been erected, the completion may not be completed until next year.

The meeting place of the mysterious man is in the middle of the fracture of Tower Bridge. This is also Nolan's current highest point. Standing on the broken beam, you can have an unobstructed view of the entire city. Even the city's clock tower is not as high as here.

But you must not look down easily from such a height. Except for agile little animals like chocolate, normal people will feel dizzy due to fear of heights no matter how bold they are.

Miss Magic was standing on the beam, leaning on the wooden pillar, waiting for Jenkins. She faced the direction of the city, looking at the busy streets and the endless flow of pedestrians. The setting sun shone on the roofs of thousands of houses, creating a scene that was even more gorgeous than a rich oil painting.

"Why did you choose such a place to meet? Do you know how much determination it took me to climb up?"

He moved forward step by step, even with [Cat's Elegance] he didn't dare to go too fast.

"I thought your first question was to ask how I found you."

Miss Magic turned around and replied, no longer looking at the evening view of the city.

"I told you that I have been wandering around the clock tower every day recently, and the cat Vanilla I brought with me is unique. If you want to find me, you can't find it."

Jenkins stopped a few feet away from her and held on to the post as well.

The cat curiously stood on Jenkins' shoulder and looked around, very satisfied with the scenery here.

Chapter 1407 Chapter 1384 Clues to Death

"We chose this place for a reason. Our conversation must be kept out of other people's ears."

The magical lady in the sunset has her hair dyed golden. It's just that the wind is a bit strong at such a high altitude, bringing the last hint of spring coolness.

"I think there is no need to choose such a high place. You can avoid other people's ears in any remote alley..."

Speaking of this, Jenkins suddenly thought of Alexia's reminder about spies in the morning.

"You're not worried about being overheard accidentally because there are too many spies in the city, right?"

"Of course not, why do you think so? What I want to say is related to [Doomsday Illusion]. I was worried that the old man in the clock tower you mentioned would find out our conversation, so I chose an area that does not overlap with Doomsday Illusion. Of course you can choose to go outside the city, but I think it’s already evening, so you probably don’t want to go out of the city anymore, right?”

The scope of the doomsday illusion covers the Nolan City area, but the upward scope is still unclear to Jenkins due to the influence of the forbidden air. He thought that since the yellow moon was in the sky, the range should be high.

But according to Miss Magic's research, areas beyond the height of the city clock tower are no longer within the scope of the illusion. So in addition to hiding outside the city, Miss Yindi could actually avoid the illusion as long as she flew high enough - provided she could stay in the sky for a long time.

"I think you should have noticed that recently there have been rumors of doomsday illusions in the black market. More and more Gifters have entered there, which means that the world is getting closer to this city. So far, you have I obtained eight different rituals. At first, I thought there was nothing wrong with these rituals, and they could indeed make the two spaces mutually exclusive. But when I analyzed the seventh ritual, I discovered some doubts about it. , those rituals can indeed prevent the two cities from overlapping, but the force is relative. While pushing the doomsday illusion away from the material world, the reaction force will also separate Nolan's space from the material world... Don't worry , all this has not started yet, this will only be possible if we lay out the complete ceremony.”

After saying that, she motioned to Jenkins to express his opinion, but found that Mr. Candle only had a thoughtful expression on his face, so she asked:

"Aren't you surprised?"

"The other party is something that came out of the treacherous realm. I didn't intend to completely believe it. I originally planned to find a way to get rid of it after obtaining the tenth ritual. Ahem, I meant to find a way to get rid of it. The church entered there and eliminated the old man in the clock tower. Now it seems that I was still negligent... Miss Magic, if you don't use this ritual, do you have a way to prevent the doomsday illusion from overlapping?"

"There is no way."

"Then you can improve this ritual so that on the premise of pushing away Doomsday Nolan, the real Nolan will not be separated from the material world?"

"Do you think I am omnipotent, Mr. Candle? The complexity of those rituals is beyond your imagination. I haven't even fully understood all the runes in it yet. Instead of expecting me to improve the rituals, you should look forward to that world. Killed himself."

Compared with Mr. Hood, who has a strong sense of justice, several other people in the party are not the kind of people with brave and upright character. But this does not mean that they will not mind their own business. At least in this case, Miss Magic and Jenkins are thinking about saving the city, rather than escaping from here before things become the most critical.

Although they couldn't start from the ritual, they were not without other clues. There were a total of six people who entered the treacherous realm at the beginning. The old man in the bell tower stated that three people died in the treacherous realm, and apart from Miss Yindi, there should be two more people who survived successfully.

If we can find out from them what they did to make things develop to this point, then maybe we can find a way to solve the doomsday illusion.

They did it as soon as they thought of it. After discussing the plan of action, they went to the hill villa on the outskirts of the city to look for Miss Yindi, and then asked her if she knew the real identities of the remaining five people.

Miss Yindi told them that the five people should know each other, which could be known from the tone of their voices. But they all wore masks, and she couldn't see their faces at all. She only knew that one of them smelled very fishy.

"That kind of taste is not something that is made deliberately. It must come from working in related industries for many years."

But the problem is that as a well-known port city in Nolan, the most indispensable thing is people with a fishy smell. Looking for them only by relying on this characteristic is still like finding a needle in a haystack.

Miss Yindi also had no other conveniences and help she could provide to the two of them, and she couldn't even enter the city safely. But the incident had something to do with her after all, and she was too embarrassed to stay out of it, so before the two left, she gave them some banknotes to fund the operation.

"When did you become so rich?"

Looking at a stack of large 10 pound bills in her hand, Miss Magic said in surprise. The two of them had spent all their wealth in order to buy antiques that had turned into alien species after they entered the strange world. Miss Yindi even sold her house in the city and moved to St. George Street near the dock area.

"I was also looking for work, and ended up working as an occult advisor to a very wealthy aristocrat, and she was really, really generous."

Miss Yindi said vaguely, and Jenkins thought she was talking about Miss Windsor. When he was reselling arms, he knew that Miss Yindi was working for Miss Windsor.

But now the capable noble lady is not in Nolan. The situation in the royal capital of Belduran has changed suddenly, and the queen's health may fail at any time. Dolores' reliable information proves that Jessica Windsor is gathering followers in Belduran. It seems that he must have had thoughts about that crown.

"So what now?"

After coming out of the villa, the two of them walked on the path in the mountains. Miss Magic asked while lowering her head and counting the money. She was very skilled in counting money.

"It's not impossible, but this method is very risky. I have to enter the clock tower in the doomsday illusion again, which means I have to meet the old man in the clock tower. Otherwise, if I just enter the tower without seeing him, it will arouse suspicion... .... Do you remember that I once said that the first time I climbed the bell tower, I found a body on the stairs?"

"It's 210 pounds in total. We can each share 105 pounds. This money can be used to buy a small house in Nolan. It's great to have money... What did you say? Oh, remember, of course, you are "Speaking of the body you buried on the first floor of the clock tower with stones and pieces of wood? Yes, I understand, that is indeed the best clue."

Chapter 1408 Chapter 1385 Bloodline Retrospection

The doomsday illusion is not one that can be entered immediately, so at least tonight I cannot continue to deal with this matter. Miss Magic and Jenkins split the money and left. She gave Jenkins the scope of her planned activities for the week. Once the body was taken out of that world, Jenkins could go to her at any time.

When we returned to Loen, it was just in time for dinner. The ladies who had been busy all day gathered at the dining table and talked to Jenkins about their day's events. After destroying Mr. Corpse's body, Alexia had nothing to do for the time being, so she planned to be promoted to level eight in the near future and worked hard to do so. Dolores is still troubled by her own government affairs every day. The arrival of diplomatic envoys from the two countries has brought new problems, because the House of Representatives actually plans to budget for the war. This is a very complicated matter and will make the already understaffed The financial department is even more short of manpower.

The next day, Thursday, Jenkins set out early for Nolan. After dealing with the personal letters that Hathaway helped collect at home, he went to the Civic Square in front of the clock tower and wandered around.

In the past half month, he has often been wandering around here with the same cat wearing different faces. He is very familiar with everything around him. He knows where to take shelter from the wind and where the sun is not too severe. It was almost noon this time, and I was lucky enough to enter the illusion, so I went to the bell tower non-stop, traded the ninth ritual with the old man, and then quietly went to the bottom of the bell tower and dug out the simple tomb. After leaving the clock tower with a badly decomposed corpse, he returned to reality in a safe corner.

When I saw Miss Magic, the sun was almost setting. Seeing the strange man coming with the cat, she immediately understood that the body had been successfully taken out, so she exchanged a few words with the owner of the clothing store, and then walked to the street with Jenkins.

"Where's the body?"

She asked quietly. It was time to get off work. There were many people on the street. The two walked against the flow of people to the outside of the city.

"You don't expect me to bring it to the city, do you? I put it in the abandoned cemetery, the abandoned cemetery where we fought against Mr. Clark, the demigod of the tree house, together in winter."

This cemetery belongs to Jenkins. It is a small gift left to him by Viscount Augustus before his death. Although it is a cemetery, except for the few people who were killed or turned into gears by Jenkins, there are actually no corpses under the cemetery. The original corpses were moved away more than ten years ago.

Jenkins once planned to build a country villa in this place with good scenery and wide views, but later because of a series of things and concerns that this place used to be a cemetery, he has not made up his mind.

The corrupt corpse was temporarily placed in the cemetery by him. After Miss Magic and he came here, they immediately prepared to communicate with the spirit. Although Jenkins's psychic ability is not very good, Miss Magic is proficient in it.

But unfortunately, because this person died in a strange place, the soul that was communicated was of very poor quality, with almost no self-awareness, and could only answer some simple phrases, and the content was also upside down and had no value.

Before the soul collapsed, they only knew that his name was Perro Spencer.

"Since the soul is useless, let's try another ritual."

Miss Magic said eagerly.

Because there was sufficient funding for this operation, she purchased a large number of ritual materials that might be used while waiting for Jenkins to bring out the body. If there is no result from asking the soul, then we have to rely on the blood tracing back.

Although the blood of the corpse has been corrupted, it is not unusable, but it needs to be processed with expensive blood-activating elements.

After a small cup of wine-red blood boiled in the silver cup, Miss Magic asked Jenkins, who was holding his nose, to hold the cup, and she used a feather pen to pick up some blood and kept writing runes on the body.

When the last rune was written, the blood in the cup was just used up. Miss Magic let out a long sigh, and then asked Jenkins to cooperate and perform a ceremony to activate the rune.

At the moment when the sun completely disappeared in the horizon, the corpse on the ground twitched violently, and then stood up stiffly. The blood-red runes on his body were glowing faintly, and it was these runes that allowed the corpse to move again.

"This is the so-called..."

"I know, this is the notorious illegal ritual [Bloodline Retracing], using the blood of the dead as a driving force to make the corpse find the person with the closest bloodline... You even know this ritual?"

Jenkins picked up the cat that tried to escape because of the stench, and asked while helping Miss Magic clean up the ground.

"Although it is illegal, you have to admit that it is very useful... You won't report me?"

Taking advantage of the night, Jenkins found some clothes to dress the corpse like a normal person, put on gloves, a wide-brimmed hat on his head, and even sprayed a lot of perfume on the corpse to cover the stench of the corpse, and then followed Miss Magic behind him to find his family.

Although the corpse was staggering when walking, at least the speed was not slow. At around eight o'clock, he stopped at the intersection of a residential area in the northwest of Nolan, and then walked straight to the fence gate of the house on the right.

"It's here!"

Jenkins was delighted and quickly followed the corpse and wiped off the rune on its neck that was deliberately exposed. The corpse immediately lost its ability to move, so Jenkins held it tightly to prevent it from falling, and walked towards the fence of the house like holding a drunk person.

Vanilla ran away quickly when Jenkins touched the corpse. Miss Magic came to the door faster than them and rang the bell. Not long after, a middle-aged man opened the door and stuck his head out to look at the three people standing on the street.

"Who are you?"

He asked with a frown, and he didn't seem to want to open the door for them, and he was even unwilling to walk into the yard to talk to the three people.