Chapter 23 Sequence Selection
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Dunn nodded and, without asking Lin Ruo how he used the abilities of the Seer pathway, walked over to the member of the Secret Order. Then, Dunn whispered something to him, and the latter followed him to a corner of the church. Subsequently, both of them sat on chairs and fell into a deep sleep.
Or rather, Dunn actively pulled the Secret Order member into a dream, intending to question him within it.
A few minutes later, Dunn reopened his eyes. He didn't look at the still-sleeping Secret Order member but instead got up and walked over to Klein and Lin Ruo. He first asked Lin Ruo, "How long will he remain in this state?"
"As long as I want, I can maintain it, or I can release it at any time," Lin Ruo smiled and said, "What's wrong? Is there something you want to do?"
"He is a member of the Secret Order," Dunn said first, then explained to the bewildered Klein, "The Secret Order is an ancient organization established in the Fourth Epoch, associated with the Solomon Empire and some of the fallen nobles of that time. The Antigonus family notebook came from them, and due to the negligence of one of their members, it flowed into the antiquities market and was obtained by Welch, forcing them to send people everywhere to search for it."
"We know very little about the members of the Secret Order. Now that we have 'converted' one thanks to your ability, Your Blessed, I want to try to obtain more clues about the Secret Order through him and attempt to capture their other members in reverse," Dunn said to Lin Ruo.
"Although this may not yield very good results, after all, those guys are as good at hiding as rats in the sewers, it's worth a try."
Dunn then smiled at Klein and said, "And regardless of whether the operation is successful or not, after this, they will understand that we have probably obtained the Antigonus family notebook or have grasped key clues. In that case, unless the notebook is a very, very important item, they will generally give up. That's their survival philosophy." Clearly, Dunn was both explaining to Klein and reassuring him.
"What if the notebook really is a very, very important item?" Klein couldn't help but ask with some worry, while subconsciously glancing in Lin Ruo's direction.
Although he couldn't see anything, due to Lin Ruo's instruction on mystical knowledge over the past two days, he seemed to have developed a basic impression that Lin Ruo knew a lot of things, and at this time, he naturally wanted to seek answers from him.
Dunn immediately smiled without saying a word, only glancing at Lin Ruo as well. After all, he knew better that Lin Ruo, as a Blessed, certainly knew more than he did as an ordinary Nighthawk captain.
Lin Ruo raised his eyebrows at their gazes and then smiled without hiding anything, saying, "No need to consider it. That notebook is indeed very, very important. As far as I know, it was once a Level 1 Sealed Artifact of the Church of Steam."
"So, if you get that notebook, I suggest you don't look at it, because that might cause you to suffer a hidden contamination that you wouldn't even notice. Although this kind of contamination can be removed, it is still a hidden danger after all."
Lin Ruo was giving Dunn a heads-up because, in the original story, Dunn had initially encountered contamination because he opened this notebook.
Although Lin Ruo had already planned to deal with that dog Ince Zangwill from the start, not giving him a chance to cause trouble, it was better to have fewer hidden dangers.
Upon hearing this, both of them were shocked.
However, compared to Klein, who didn't know much about contamination, Dunn clearly understood the weight of Lin Ruo's words.
He nodded and said, "Thank you for the reminder. I'll keep it in mind."
Well, although Dunn's memory isn't good, he shouldn't forget such an important matter, right… Lin Ruo thought to himself while saying, "Oh right, as for this matter, all the credit for my contribution should be attributed to Klein. With the credit from this matter, plus the possible hidden dangers, and Klein's increased spirituality helping to find the notebook, I think he should be able to obtain a choice, right?"
Lin Ruo took the initiative to bring this up mainly because he was afraid that his involvement in this matter would have some negative impact on Klein becoming a Seer.
After all, he was still waiting to cultivate Klein into the Lord of the Mysteries!
Dunn was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Indeed, with the credit from this incident, plus the need to find the notebook, Klein, you have already earned the opportunity to make a choice."
"A choice?" Klein vaguely guessed something and suddenly became a little nervous.
Dunn retracted his smile, his expression becoming serious and solemn, and said, "Do you wish to become a Beyonder? You can only choose a starting sequence from the incomplete sequences."
"Of course, you can also choose to continue accumulating merits until you can choose to become a Sleepless. Given your current situation, that shouldn't take too long."
As expected… Klein was overjoyed. Because he had already made up his mind, he didn't hesitate and asked, "Then, which Sequence 9s can I choose from?"
He had to have detailed information before he could decide whether to give up or accept, and which specific sequence to choose.
The dutiful Dunn immediately began to explain to Klein, with Lin Ruo listening in.
The result was naturally the same as in the original story. Klein could choose from three Sequence 9s.
They were the "Seer," who had a comprehensive but preliminary understanding of mystical knowledge such as magic, witchcraft, and astrology, and knew a bit of ritual magic.
The "Corpse Collector," who, after taking it, would be mistaken by mindless undead as one of their own and avoid being attacked, could endure the erosion of cold, rot, and the aura of death, could directly see some evil spirits, understood the characteristics and weaknesses of many undead creatures, and gained some improvement in physical fitness.
And the "Mystery Pryer," who was more knowledgeable and professional in mystical knowledge than the Seer but lacked direct means of dealing with enemies.
Faced with these three choices, Klein hesitated unexpectedly. Dunn understood his performance very well, reassuring Klein not to rush to choose and to tell him the answer by Monday. Moreover, he would support whatever choice the other party made.
"Then I'll take my leave first!" After reassuring Klein and telling him that there was nothing else to do today and that he could go home to rest, Dunn turned to look at Lin Ruo, gave a simple salute, and then picked up the Secret Order man who was still unconscious and left.
Lin Ruo watched him leave, then looked at Klein and said, "Have you thought about it? Which pathway do you plan to choose?"
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