Lord of the Mysteries

By the afternoon of the next day, Klein had fully recovered from any signs of exhaustion. He walked into the Blackthorn Security Company with steady footsteps.

“Good morning, Klein. The weather is so cool and beautiful today, I’m looking forward to tonight’s feast.” Rozanne who was wearing a light green dress greeted him with a smile from behind the reception desk.

Klein deliberately touched his stomach and said, “Miss Rozanne, you shouldn’t be talking about that so early in the morning! I’m already sick of today’s mission that has yet to arrive. I only hope for the evening to arrive sooner.”

“Me too.” Rozanne chuckled.

She looked to the left and right, then she beckoned for Klein to come closer. She lowered her voice and said, “I met Madam Daly earlier.”

“Spirit Medium Madam Daly?” Klein asked in surprise.

The most famous Spirit Medium from Awwa County had been living at Enmat Harbor all this time, and it wasn’t a short distance from Tingen.

“Yes.” Rozanne gave a firm nod and said, “But, she has already left. Ah, she is my ideal Beyonder. If I were to become a Spirit Medium, I would leave Tingen and travel all around the world by myself. To Intis, to Feysac, to Feynapotter, to the Southern Continent; to the vast prairies, primitive forests, and snow-covered plains!”

Lady, be aware of the Nighthawks’ rules… Klein shook his head in amusement.

“Even Madam Daly has to apply and obtain permission to leave Enmat Harbor.”

“I know that, but you can’t just remind me about it now and shatter my dreams!” Rozanne said peeved. “The truth is, I would never become a Beyonder. It’s too dangerous. I know when I’ll die from sudden gunfire. From what I’ve seen, Beyonders are basically people who turn themselves into monsters to fight against monsters.”

“Archbishop Chanis said that we are guardians, but also a bunch of miserable wretches that are constantly fighting against threats and madness,” Klein replied, sighing. The quote had left a deep impression on him.

To fight against the abyss, we have to endure the corruption of the abyss.

The two of them fell silent in unison. Rozanne was the first to break the silence as she pursed her lips towards the partition and said, “Captain wanted you to meet him when you arrived.”

“Alright.” With his hat and cane in hand, Klein passed through the partition and entered Dunn’s office after knocking on the door.

A middle-aged gentleman with deep and serene gray eyes and a high hairline put down his coffee cup and said with a smile.

“Daly was here.”

“Can’t say that I’m surprised; Rozanne had just informed me,” Klein replied with a smile.

Dunn didn’t mind his humor but sighed.

“Daly was just transferred to the Backlund diocese, which is the world’s busiest and most crowded city. They have the highest population of Beyonders and the most opportunities… She has a higher chance of becoming an archbishop or a senior deacon than me.”

“Why?” Klein asked curiously as he took a seat.

thought for nearly twenty seconds before answering, “She has a unique talent in mastering and exploiting Sequence potions… I’ve mentioned the internal rule of the Nighthawks before. If you want to consume the next potion in the Sequence, you’ll have to wait three years and go through a strict examination to prevent any loss of control. But typically, three years is far from sufficient. I spent three years going from a Sleepless to a Midnight Poet. It took me nine

advancing anymore. This is because the risk of losing control at that point is so high that no

Collector, she handed in a special application after only a year. She hoped to consume the follow-up potion immediately. What surprised everyone was that

one more year to go from Gravedigger to Spirit Medium. Heh, this year will be her fifth year as a Beyonder. She is

medium in Awwa County, but she truly is an actual Spirit Medium… Isn’t that acting? Old Neil had apparently

comforted Dunn, but added in his heart,

of his coffee. He shook

ask Madam Daly about her method of mastering and exploiting

his coffee cup and

me to become a true Nightmare… I don’t

sounds sinister… Klein creased his eyebrows and temporarily

took out his smoking pipe and

of Seer’s follow-up potion being Clown. Assuming that the member of

Klein asked hurriedly, his eyes turning

to determine if Clown was the follow-up potion of Seer.

in a stepped manner. They advance according to a particular similarity. For instance, Sleepless, Midnight Poet, and Nightmare are all obviously related to the darkness of the night, as well as the peaceful sleep and tranquility that is generated from sleep. It can be imagined that every subsequent Sequence would have identical traits, only with more power and a wider scope. They might be linked to secrets,

and Instigator. Their implied similarity is to bring people calamities, pain, sorrow, and despair. Hence, the

attention and asked proactively, “But Seer and Clown doesn’t

there might be Sequence pathways that share another kind of relationship. After all, there’s a lot we do

of pathway, the low to mid Sequence potions would respectively provide the Beyonder an ability that seems brand new and unrelated to the others.

pathway doesn’t advance step by step, but instead it’s a

lifted his right hand and said, “A normal Sequence pathway advances a bit at a time, just like a child growing up. A growing

Sequence pathways

this, Dunn lifted up his

“This is Sequence 9.”

lifted up his

“This is Sequence 8.”

up

finger is independent, and doesn’t seem to be related

said the word ‘end,’ Dunn clenched his fingers into a

enlightened. He agreed with Lady Daly’s

that’s how it is?

completely different and have brand new abilities. And according to the description from the Nighthawks’ intelligence,

a while before curiously pressing on, “At which stage

sip of

I guessed

“Why?” Klein blurted out.

way the churches categorize Sequences, Sequence 4 is the beginning point of the higher Sequences. It is said that merely achieving such a level brings about qualitative changes in vitality and