Auxiliary Clue Collector

"The gift box belongs to "small clues", while the branching rewards in the school belong to "medium-sized clues".

　　 To a certain extent, it means that there are a large number of various types of clues that exist in the world of "The Return of the Clown (Table Chapter)", which naturally corresponds to a large number of branching events.

　　 There is a certain possibility that in order to fully investigate and find it, a large number of clues are needed to support it.

　　 Otherwise, if you try to track the Joker with a lack of clues, you might end up in a deadlock at some point due to a serious problem."

　　 Han Dong stared at the Joker's gift box on the table, originally intended to be taken to the school and opened with Cass and the others.

　　 Since something like this happened, Han Dong could only view the gift box alone.

　　 (A certain special eye that existed on Han Dong's body blinked out and was undetectable even when observed up close)

　　 The "Clown Box" on the desk is immediately judged to be harmless.

　　 The box is opened, and inside is an elaborate smiley face brooch with a note attached as an explanation.

　　 (Mini clue-)

　　 Han Dong stared at the information given on the note and couldn't help but spit out a sigh.

　　 " WDND! What kind of clue is this, I sold my lower body and harvested five rounds of ammunition in exchange for such a clue?"

　　 Just then, a strange situation occurred.

　　 Click~click~click!

　　 The clockwork device worn on the left wrist emits the overlapping sound of multiple gears biting and turning.

　　 The auxiliary clue collector is on, and is connecting with the Destiny Space, please place the clues you have obtained on the top of the device scanner.

　　 The badge was connected to the note, and the evidence scan was completed.

　　 The hairpin device, along with the mysterious formation inside, seemed to be building some sort of complex system.

　　 It waited for about ten minutes.

　　 ''The auxiliary clue collector is on, long press the button on the right side of the device to project the auxiliary interface to the corresponding area (blank area is best).''

　　 Han Dong immediately closed the window and minimized the brightness of the room.

　　 Projection.

　　 This technology! (psychological activity)

　　 The center of the projection, corresponding to the larger clown head, is currently shown in gray.

　　 A large number of branching lines are separated around the head, connecting it to the various clues that have not yet been activated.

　　 There are also a number of lines connecting the individual clue icons to each other.

　　 The importance of the clues is determined by the size of the clown image and its distance from the clown's head.

　　 The clues are divided into "large clues", "medium clues" and "small clues".

　　 On the current projection, there is only one "small clue" in the corner, which corresponds to the small clue that Han Dong has just got, and the clue icon is a smiley face.

　　 Continue to manipulate the wind-up device to hold the projection in place.

　　 After that, you can use your left hand, which is wearing the clockwork device, to control the "Clue Collection Graph".

　　 When Han Dong placed his finger on the illuminated smiley face clue, a series of messages popped up.

　　 『Clowns like to laugh and laugh at people (it seems that you need to laugh or wear a smiley badge in order to enter some specific areas?

　　 The rest of the clues have not yet been activated, and no auxiliary deduction is possible.

　　 "Aided deduction, this thing!"

　　 Han Dong was immediately amazed by the clue relationship diagram reflected on the wall, and this intelligent auxiliary function.

　　 It was really one.

　　 Once enough clues were collected, they could be directly manipulated manually to 'dock', 'assemble' and 'assist in deduction' of various clues.

　　 There were even some easy functions that Han Dong could not currently think of.

　　 Although Han Dong himself could also perform deduction, he needed a paper and pen to record it, with this device, it was much clearer and much less prone to errors.

　　 Han Dong tried to touch some of the unopened branch line icons again, as well as the clown icon at the center.

　　 『The branch line is unopened, unable to get information about it. 』

　　 『Ultimate target unlocked degree 0, do not make direct contact with the ultimate target (probability of death) 』

　　 "What's the origin of this device!?"

　　 At first.

　　 When his head was connected to Nicholas's corporeal body, Han Dong thought it was just an ordinary wind-up bracelet displaying a countdown.

　　 Only later, when he met Cass, did he realize that it was also a communication device, with all the functions of calling, texting, faxing and so on.

　　 When he enters the Knight Academy, the device is turned on for additional and other basic functions.

　　 Now it's great!

　　 Auxiliary panels that can be projected and docked with Destiny Space to assist in collecting, organizing and deducing various clues.

　　 "I thought at first that it was some sort of mass-produced device from a mechanical factory.

　　 Since, the wind-up device can still interact with Destiny Space, that means it's not a simple mechanical product, and the internal formation should be related to a group of people who specialize in Destiny Space.

　　 Could it be related?"

　　 Han Dong looked at such an amazing clockwork device that, in a way, exceeded the level of craftsmanship in Han Dong's world before he was born.

　　 "Next time, I'll have to ask Cass, this device has a really strange origin."

　　 For a moment, all of Han Dong's anger faded away.

　　 This small, seemingly useless clue now led to a secondary system.

　　 Moreover, the value of this smiley badge seemed not low.

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　　 Half an hour passed in this deliberation.

　　 Han Dong brought along the parasite in his closet and quickly headed to the school.

　　 "Hmm, what's going on!?"

　　 As Han Dong rode his bike to school, in addition to some missing person notices on the streets, curfew notices, etc., the anomalies were already felt yesterday.

　　 Today there were some more detailed oddities.

　　 Among the pedestrians, about one out of twenty people will be wearing or holding a red balloon on their wrist.

　　 Of course, there is nothing strange about children holding balloons, but the strange thing is that some adults are also holding red balloons and walking leisurely in the street.

　　 Other than that.

　　 No matter how young or old, a small percentage of people wear extraordinarily prominent red lipstick on their lips, even a little too much, which can look creepy when you look closely.

　　 It was only a small percentage, though the fact that the group was just as normal greeting their friends and going to and from work made the overall appearance even more abnormal.

　　 A spooky atmosphere slowly spreads through the town of Derry.

　　 "As time passes, the clowns are gradually affecting all the inhabitants of Derry Town, this situation is even worse than I had expected yesterday.

　　 The time issue is causing not only the Joker to become stronger, but even the entire town could deteriorate.

　　 When Cass and the others are free from the hidden events, time must be taken into consideration.

　　 If necessary, the four need to be split up, in pairs or even singles, to obtain clues with maximum efficiency, further delays like this will result in certain death."