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Chapter 21: Mystical Knowledge

"Okay, don't think too much about it. You've already drunk the potion, it's too late to change it."

Selina said expressionlessly as she cleared the table.

"You are still a beginner on the road to becoming a Beyonder. You still have a lot of mystical knowledge to learn."

"Mystical knowledge? When can I learn it?"

Although Roselle has learned a lot from Zaratul, it is not systematic after all, so it is inevitable that some things will be missed.

It would be great if we could get systematic knowledge from the Craftsman Church.

"Not yet. You are only a peripheral member of the Artisan Church. These things will not be given to you directly. You need to exchange them with merits. Of course, I will teach you how to open spiritual vision and meditation. This part is free."

Selina packed up her equipment, turned around and said.

"Uh... okay!"

Roselle shrugged. There was nothing he could do. This was the price of lying. It would not be accepted by the Craftsmen's Church in a short period of time.

If the church would easily accept other people, there wouldn't be so many wild extraordinary people. Wouldn't it be better for them to just join the church? There would be quality of life and security would be guaranteed. I believe most of the wild extraordinary people would be tempted.

"The initial meditation is quite simple, especially for extraordinary people."

Selina walked up to Roselle and explained patiently.

"Just now you sketched objects in your mind to divert your attention and gather the overflowing energy. This is actually the first step of meditation. Do it again."

Hearing this, Roselle emptied his mind, closed his eyes, and once again pictured Selina's beautiful face in his mind.

"Let your mind go blank for a bit, then replace the items you sketched with items that don't exist in this world but are created out of thin air."

Selina's cold voice rang in his ears, and Roselle slowly calmed down.

When the picture in his mind was clear enough, Roselle replaced Selina with his favorite hero, Yu Ji.

Gradually, Russell's body and mind calmed down, as if he saw illusory gray fog and mixed color blocks filled with non-existent objects and bright light, quietly floating in the sky, within reach.

"Very good, it seems that you have successfully entered the state of meditation. In this case, I will begin to teach you the most commonly used, easiest to master, and most promising ability in the mystical field: clairvoyance!"

Selina came to the kerosene lamp, stretched out her white jade fingers, and slowly adjusted the knob, dimming the light but not making it completely invisible.

"Continue in the current position, raise your hands and place them in front of your eyes, with your index fingers facing each other but not touching."

"Then, keep your eyes open until you adjust to the darkness."

Roselle followed Selina's instructions and slowly opened his eyes. Unfortunately, nothing special happened.

Just when Roselle thought he had done something wrong and was about to ask, Selina's voice rang out again.

"Focus your gaze behind your hand, right behind it, and then slowly move your fingers, keeping them adjacent but not touching, and not letting them move out of sight."

Roselle calmed down and followed Selina's instructions to try again and again. Suddenly, Roselle saw a little fiery red color between his fingers.

"I see it! There's color!"

Russell cried out in surprise.

"Very good, you have already mastered the basics of clairvoyance. As for the meaning of these colors, you can learn more about them when you study occult knowledge in the future."

Selina only mentioned it briefly without further explanation, but she still gave every necessary reminder.

"You can try more, but there must be a limit. After all, you are a newly promoted Beyonder. Spiritual Vision will be a great burden on you and will consume your energy."

"If you consume too much, you will experience symptoms such as twitching between your eyebrows, tingling in your head, excessive sensitivity, and a little hallucinations."

"Also, when you are in a clairvoyant state, you will easily feel uncomfortable in unfamiliar environments and be easily affected by other people's emotions. These are all things that need to be paid attention to. You must adapt to and eliminate them through repeated practice."

Russell turned on his clairvoyance, like a playful child who suddenly got a fun toy. He looked at the various instruments on the table, and then at Selena.

Hiss~"

Due to Roselle's uncontrolled use, after a while, Roselle's eyebrows began to twitch uncontrollably, as if in a spasm.

"One more thing, use it sparingly and end it in time!"

This could be considered as Selina's intentional act. Did she really think that Selina couldn't see Russell's unscrupulous gaze?

"Then how do I exit the spiritual vision state?"

Russell asked, enduring the pain.

Selina glanced at Russell and said:

"Just like before, imagine the object, focus your attention, then switch to a meditative state, close your eyes, control your spirit, repeatedly tell it to stop, then open your eyes again, and the vision will end."

"Of course, this is the most tedious and clumsy method. We can practice and repeatedly suggest to ourselves in meditation, repeatedly influence our spirituality, and leave a simple switch action. The specific setting depends on your own habits."

Russell nodded, and then planned to use his left thumb and index finger to touch it twice as a switch.

After repeated hints and practice, Russell finally set up the switch action and tried it immediately.

He lightly touched two fingers of his left hand, and the scene in front of him changed again, and his spiritual vision was opened again!

After finishing everything, Roselle looked at Selina, blinked, and then asked:

"So what's your switch action?"

Selina gave Russell a cold look and walked straight out the door without answering Russell's question.

"Ahem, well, I'm now considered a member of the Artisan Church, so how can I contact you in the future? I can't always go to the church to look for the Bishop!"

Russell quickly caught up with Selina and asked his questions.

"You can just go directly to the headquarters of the Fesomon Mechanical Heart Team. I can take you there now."

Selina said without turning her head.

"Oh! I see! What about you? Aren't you and Fesomon in the same place?"

Roselle walked up to Selina and walked forward side by side with her.

Selina glanced at Russell and replied:

"We are not in the same place. Trier is very large, and the Mechanical Heart is responsible for extraordinary events in one-third of the area. It is not conducive to a quick response if we are all in one place."

"I see!"

After hearing Selina's explanation, Russell couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

"Then...how can I actually join the Church of the Craftsmen?"

When Roselle thought of the threat from Alyosha, he suddenly felt that it was necessary to join the Craftsman Church.

After all, there was someone behind him, so Alyosha didn't dare to go too far.

"Meritorious!"

Selina looked Russell up and down, and further explained:

"Or rather, show your worth!"

Uh... Selina means that I am not worthy of your help! It seems that this girl looks down on me!

It has character, I like it!

Roselle thought secretly as he looked at Selina's back.

Chapter 22: Alien Version of Gatling

"Ms. Selina, I will definitely invite you to dinner if I have the chance. Goodbye!"

Russell took off his hat and bent down to perform standard aristocratic etiquette.

"No need to see you again!"

Selina said this and left without looking back.

"Don't look at it, Ms. Selina is not something we can get!"

Simon put his hand on Russell's shoulder and said with a little regret.

"Why?"

Roselle asked curiously, even if Selina was an iceberg that never melted, there shouldn't be no chance at all!

"Do you know why Selina became an Beyonder?"

Simon asked.

"Uh...I've only known Selina for less than a day, how could I possibly know this!"

Russell looked at Simon speechlessly and replied.

"Because five years ago, Selina and her fiancé were involved in an extraordinary incident. In that disaster, Selina's fiancé died! Selina, who survived by chance, joined the Mechanical Heart team."

Simon revealed.

"You mean... Selina hasn't gotten over the incident yet?"

Roselle looked at Simon in surprise. He didn't expect Selina to have such an experience.

"Yes! I heard that Selina and her fiancé are very much in love. What a pity..."

Simon shook his head and sighed, his tone full of sympathy for Selena's experience.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. I'll take you up there to have a look! Our base is right here."

Simon pointed upwards and led the way towards the stairs.

Russell followed Simon up the stairs, passed through a door, and entered a spacious hall.

"This is the back hall. There is also a front hall in the front. Our external identity is members of the Mechanical Research Association."

Simon took the initiative to introduce.

"Mechanical Research Association? There is actually such an association. Will anyone join it?"

Russell asked with interest.

"Well... usually not, but it doesn't matter. It's just a cover."

Hearing Simon's answer, Russell nodded.

Come to think of it, rich people generally have no interest in mechanical research, and ordinary craftsmen don't have the leisure and time to come here.

"Have you been staying here all the time?"

Russell asked.

"No, we will also take turns, but you don't need to know this. You are just a peripheral member for now, and we won't assign you these tasks. Today I just want to take you here to get acquainted with the place and take a look around."

Simon led Russell to the side room.

"This is Ryan's room. I told you about him before. Whenever he has nothing to do, he stays here and works on his inventions."

Knock knock knock!

Simon knocked on the door, but after waiting for a long time, no one opened it.

"It seems that Ryan is not here at the moment."

Russell said with regret. To be honest, he really wanted to meet the inventor of this alien world.

"No, he should be here, but he didn't hear the knock on the door. He often does this."

As he spoke, Simon knocked on the door again with more force.

"Sorry, Simon, I was just making a weapon and I don't have my hands free for the moment."

An extremely heavy voice came from inside the door. It should be a middle-aged man, Russell guessed.

Then, there was a dull sound of footsteps and the door opened quickly.

As the door slowly opened, the first thing Russell saw was a broad and strong chest.

Roselle raised his head and looked at the man in front of him. He was more than two meters tall, with a face as tough as a knife. He was wearing a coarse linen shirt, and his heavy aura was suffocating.

"This is our inventor, Mr. Ryan Gatlin! His grandfather was from the Feysac Empire and has some giant blood."

Simon came to Ryan, patted Ryan's strong arm and introduced him.

Gatlin? That's a good last name. Maybe this guy can really achieve something.

"Hello, my name is Ryan, nice to meet you!"

Seeing Ryan stretch out his large, rough hand, Russell quickly placed his hand on it.

"Hello, my name is Russell Gustav. I'm glad to meet you. I also have a keen interest in inventions. I hope we can have more opportunities to communicate in the future."

"no problem!"

Ryan touched the back of his head and smiled very honestly.

It is hard to imagine that a serious-looking person could smile like this.

Russell initially judged that this should be a human being, and a very honest one.

You will never lose out if you make friends with such people.

Of course, I can't trust him completely. After all, I just met him, and who knows if he is wearing a "mask" on his face.

In this world, there are two things that cannot be looked at directly: one is the gods, and the other is the human heart.

"Come in and sit down!"

Ryan stepped aside and Russell followed Simon in.

The room was not as messy as Russell had imagined, like a mad scientist. Instead, it was very tidy, with various tools classified and placed neatly.

Russell walked around the room and his attention was drawn to the strange flintlock rifle on the workbench.

"This is..."

Russell pointed the gun and looked at Ryan and asked.

"Ha! This is the new weapon I just made!"

When it comes to inventions, Ryan seems like a different person. He walks to the workbench, picks up the huge flintlock rifle, and starts introducing it in a torrent of words.

"I've always felt that current firearms are too underpowered and have too slow a firing rate, so I've been trying to find ways to improve them."

"This is the result of my research. It is a flintlock rifle that can fire three bullets in a row, and it is more powerful."

Ryan held the flintlock in front of Russell and Simon so that they could see it more closely.

Russell's heart was pounding when he heard what Ryan said.

My goodness, isn't Ryan's idea a machine gun? He really deserves the name Gatling!

As for what Ryan is holding in his hand now, isn't it an improved version of the three-barreled gun from the Ming Dynasty in his previous life?

"Ryan, you are a genius!"

Simon praised that due to the special nature of the Commoners, most of the Low-Sequence Beyonders of the Artisan Church had almost no offensive power, so a powerful weapon was very necessary.

"Indeed, but isn't this a bit too big? And it's also troublesome to fill. It has to be filled in advance."

Having seen the guns and cannons in his previous life, Roselle was not too surprised, but pointed out several shortcomings of this gun.

"What Rossel said is right, so I plan to use a stronger material so that it can still be used as an iron rod after firing three rounds."

As he spoke, Ryan waved the gun in his hand, and a whirring sound suddenly appeared in the air.

"Well, I think there are better ways, such as granulating the gunpowder to increase its power, using fixed bullets, and reducing the loading speed."

"Besides, this musket is too big and not convenient to carry. It can be made smaller..."

Russell described the principles of the revolver to Ryan while gesturing.

Russell discovered that after becoming a polymath, he recalled a lot of the knowledge he had learned in his previous life.

"This... this is truly a genius idea!"

Ryan's eyes lit up as he looked at Russell excitedly. He came up and gave Russell a hug. His strong and powerful arms almost sent Russell away.

Chapter 23 Crossbow

"Ahem, Ryan, we will have plenty of opportunities to communicate in the future. I have many ideas about this, such as engraving rifling to increase the stability of the bullet and so on."

Russell struggled to break free from Ryan's arms. After taking two breaths, he asked again:

"But I'm in danger now and could die at any time, so I need a powerful weapon. Do you have any recommendations?"

Because he will face the threat from Alyosha next, Roselle wants to arm himself in advance.

As the leader in manufacturing tools for the Extraordinary World, the Craftsman Church must have at least one or two powerful offensive weapons!

But what surprised Russell was that Ryan's reaction was so big.

"What? Someone wants to hurt you!"

Ryan yelled, and the resounding sound almost shattered Russell's eardrums.

"Don't get excited! Don't get excited! Ryan, it's not a big deal."

Russell scratched his buzzing ears and soothed Ryan, who was blushing with excitement.

"I'll follow you for the next two days. With my protection, there will be absolutely no problem!"

Ryan snorted and patted his chest to assure.

"No need for that. The enemy is most likely a Sequence 9. I can handle it if I'm careful."

Russell rejected Ryan's kindness. After all, they had only known each other for one day, and it would be a bit inappropriate to trouble others like this rashly.

"Ryan, did you forget that it's your turn to be on guard tomorrow?"

Simon reminded from the side.

"Oh yeah! Sorry, I've been staying in my room these days studying weapons and accidentally forgot about it."

Ryan looked at Russell apologetically and scratched his head in embarrassment.

Russell waved his hand to indicate that it was okay, and then asked again:

"Ryan, do you have any weapons with stronger attack power?"

"Yes! What I have the most here is a variety of weapons!"

Ryan said as he walked to a black cabinet, reached out and pushed it, revealing a dark passage.

"There's actually a secret door here! Is there something important in there?"

Russell stood at the door, hesitating whether to go in.

He is not yet a member of the Mechanical Heart team, so there are still some restrictions on him.

"It's okay, you can go in. These are all Ryan's inventions, and they don't involve extraordinary people."

Simon nodded and took the initiative to explain.

After hearing Simon's explanation, Russell followed Ryan into the secret door.

Ryan groped in the dark for a while, then heard a click and the whole room lit up.

"Hehe! This is also my invention. Unfortunately, most people can't use it."

Ryan pointed to a rope at hand. Russell followed the rope and saw a kerosene lamp at one end. Russell suddenly realized that the rope was the switch of the kerosene lamp.

Isn't this the light bulb switch that every household had in the past? This is a great idea!

"What's the principle behind this?"

Russell put his head close to the kerosene lamp, trying to understand its principle.

"There is a set of gears inside. When you pull the rope, the gears will turn, driving the flint to rub, and a flame will be produced."

After hearing Ryan's explanation, Russell nodded thoughtfully. It was a pity that ordinary people couldn't afford it. If they had the strength, wouldn't it be more convenient to just use a match to light it?

"The weapons are all here!"

Following Ryan to the shelf full of weapons, Russell examined them carefully.

"what is this?"

Russell glanced around and found a small weapon.

"That's a hidden arrow. It's very discreet to use, but it's difficult to use, so it's not very popular. I think you'd better change it."

Ryan explained.

Hidden Arrow? This reminds me of my third brother who is far away in Tang Sect.

Russell couldn't help but recall.

Seeing Russell trying out various weapons one by one, Simon couldn't help but interrupt:

"Roselle, in fact, most of the weapons here are not suitable for you, because they all require a certain amount of practice, and their power is mostly average."

Simon shook his head at Russell and then suggested:

"I think there is only one weapon that is more suitable for you, this is it!"

Roselle looked in the direction of Simon's finger and saw an exquisite crossbow.

"Is this crossbow special?"

Russell walked over and picked up the crossbow, feeling that there was nothing special about it.

"This is just a sample. There is no real finished product here."

Roselle put down his crossbow, thought for a moment, and decided to listen to Simon's opinion.

"It's very powerful. It's standard equipment for every member of the Mechanical Heart at this stage. It's Ryan's masterpiece."

Simon patted Ryan's arm. When he said this, a look of pride appeared on Ryan's face. It seemed that he was really satisfied with this work.

"Can you tell us about it?"

Russell asked curiously.

"Of course, this crossbow is called a Ryan crossbow. The finished product of the Ryan crossbow has runes engraved on it, which can increase the speed and accuracy of the crossbow arrows."

Hearing the name of Ryan Crossbow, Russell couldn't help but look at Ryan. He didn't expect Ryan to name it like this.

"Selina gave it this name."

Simon saw Russell looking at Ryan, smiled and explained, then continued to introduce:

"The most important thing is the crossbow arrows. There are also different runes engraved on the crossbow arrows, which will produce different effects, such as demon hunting arrows, purification arrows, explosive arrows, etc."

"Oh! So amazing!"

Russell became interested and asked quickly:

"Where is this thing? Can you show it to me?"

"This requires the captain's approval. Come with me to find the captain first!"

Hearing Simon say this, Roselle put down the crossbow in his hand, said goodbye to Ryan, and prepared to go find Fesomon first.

Roselle followed Simon to a room on the other side of the back hall, which was Fesomon's office.

"Captain, Russell wants to apply for the use of the Ryan crossbow."

Simon brought Roselle to Fessomon's table and said.

"Ryan Crossbow?"

Fesom scratched his head first, then said with embarrassment:

"It stands to reason that outside members are not authorized to use this thing."

"Oh! Captain, you know my situation, please be lenient with me!"

Roselle smiled and approached Fesomon, wanting him to relax the conditions. Since Simon dared to propose this method, it meant that the rule was not inflexible, so Roselle felt that Fesomon would most likely agree.

Sure enough, after scratching his head a few times, Fesommon finally let go.

"Okay then! I'll lend you one first, but it only has five crossbow arrows."

Fesommon quickly continued:

"Don't complain that it's too little. You won't be able to use more than that. This crossbow can only fire one arrow at a time. As a novice, you won't be able to fire a second arrow unless the enemy is too stupid."

"Indeed, I feel like five is a bit too much!"

Simon echoed.

"Okay then! Five is five. I wonder when the captain can give them to me?"

Roselle felt that what the captain and Simon said made sense, so he didn't insist.

"Here are the rules. You can go to the warehouse and get three Explosive Arrows and two Demon Hunting Arrows. Explosive Arrows will explode when they hit a target, which is more useful for a novice like you."

Russell took the order that Fesomon had just written and asked:

"Who should I ask for it?"

Fesomone pointed at Simon and said:

"he!"

Chapter 24: Confused Heart

"etc!"

After knowing that Simon was in charge of the warehouse, Roselle immediately wanted to take Simon away.

But before he even walked out the door, he was called back by Feisommon.

"Captain, do you have anything else to say?"

Roselle looked at Fessomon in confusion.

"This is a magical item called the Heart of Confusion. I think it will be helpful to your next move. Use it first!"

Fesommon opened the drawer and handed a red ring to Roselle.

"Magical item?"

Russell did not rush to refuse, but asked:

"What does it do?"

"After being activated, the target will fall into an illusion, encountering the scene that the target wants to encounter most in his heart and becoming addicted to it. There is also a passive effect that increases spirituality to a certain extent. When someone with ill intentions towards you approaches you, your spiritual intuition can easily detect danger."

Roselle looked at the ring in his hand. No wonder Fesommon said it would be useful to him. It was simply tailor-made for him!

No matter which effect it is, it will be very helpful for your next actions.

While playing with the ring, Russell asked:

"What about its negative effects?"

"It won't have any effect if you carry it normally, but your body and mind will become somewhat rigid within three hours after use. If you use it multiple times in a short period of time, you may completely lose consciousness."

The negative effect is not that big!

Compared to many magical items, the negative effects of this ring are minimal.

Roselle looked at Fessomon in surprise. He didn't expect that the captain would be willing to lend him such a good thing.

"Uh... oh, I almost forgot to mention that it has almost no effect on Beyonders with stronger spiritual abilities!"

Roselle rolled his eyes and almost thought that he could kill everyone with the Heart of Confusion!

"How useful is it to someone with strong spirituality?"

Roselle felt that he should ask clearly in advance, so as not to rush forward and find that the enemy had already broken free from the illusion.

"Well, at most Sequence 9. I don't think it will be possible if it's stronger."

Hearing what Fesommon said, Roselle almost fell down. It turned out that this ring was useful to ordinary people!

"It should be enough for you. Most Beyonders with strong attack power have weak spirituality. It should be no problem to stun them for a few seconds with the Heart of Confusion."

Fesomone scratched his head and defended himself.

"Then how should this thing be used? To stimulate it with spiritual power?"

Russell asked again.

"Yes! If you don't mind the trouble, you can also stimulate it in ancient Hermetic language. By the way, have you learned ancient Hermetic language?"

Fesom asked back, but what he didn't expect was that Roselle actually nodded.

Fesom looked at Roselle in surprise. It was rare for someone who was not a Beyonder to know the ancient Hermetic language.

"So how do I inspire it in ancient Hermetic language?"

Russell asked, it is a good habit to ask if you don't know.

"have no idea!"

Fesommon spread his hands and said.

Russell was so upset, are you kidding me?

"Captain, is this thing still useful to you?"

Russell looked at the ring in his hand. Since the effect was not that amazing, why not just buy it?

This thing is probably of no use to Fesommon, so buying it is a way of thanking the captain for his many helps.

"It's no use, what's wrong?"

Fesomon is already at Sequence 7. This thing was actually bought by Fesomon because he was cheated when he first entered the industry. It is of little use to him.

"If you don't have any use for it, I'd like to buy it."

"Buy it?"

Fesommon didn't expect that Roselle would want to buy the Heart of Confusion. After all, this magical item was not very useful.

"That's fine, just one thousand Felkins!"

The price of Fesomon can be said to be similar to that of floor tiles.

Russell frowned. After all, it was a magical item with some use. Even his turtle shell of unknown origin and function cost two thousand Fel gold!

"No, it's too little."

Russell shook his head and said:

"How about this, I'll give you two thousand Felgin. I don't have any more now."

Since Roselle said so, Fessomon did not refuse.

"Okay, by the time the church builds the printing house and paper mill, you'll probably be rich, so just consider it as helping me!"

Fesomon joked.

Roselle was stunned at first, but then he reacted. As one of the seven orthodox churches, the Artisan Church would definitely not run a factory on its own. It should find some capable believers. The church mainly wants this reputation.

As a technology supporter and a noble, Roselle can definitely get a piece of the pie.

"I have to discuss this with my father when I get back, but what should I say?"

Roselle thought about it for a while, but didn't rush to solve it. It would probably take some time for the Craftsman Church to come up with a plan!

"Then I'll leave first. I'll give you the money next time I come!"

It was getting late, so Roselle put on his confused heart and planned to follow Simon to get the crossbow and then go back quickly.

"Okay, don't worry. As an outside member, you only need to come once a week."

Fesom nodded, and after Roselle left, he bent over the table and started working again.

...

"I'm leaving. It's a pity that I haven't been able to recognize everyone in the team today."

Standing at the door of the Mechanical Research Association, Russell said with regret.

"It doesn't matter. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

Roselle nodded, said goodbye to Simon, walked out the door, and stopped a carriage at the door.

"Finally, I have stepped into the door of the extraordinary world!"

Russell sat in the carriage, looking at the dilapidated gate of the Mechanical Research Association and muttering to himself.

...

"Mr. Roselle, you are finally back. Mr. Baron wants to see you!"

As soon as Roselle entered the door, he ran into his personal maid Alice.

"Looking for me? I guess there's nothing important going on lately?"

Russell felt a little strange. As a minor, he had never expressed his opinion on any matter at home, and no one asked for his opinion.

"I don't know, but it shouldn't be an urgent matter. I don't think Mr. Baron is in a hurry. It's a little late today. How about you go tomorrow?"

Alice suggested.

Roselle turned his head and looked at the clock hanging on the wall. His father should still be worrying about the few industries of the Gustav family at this time, and he probably hasn't slept yet.

"Forget it, I'll go over and take a look now!"

Russell put down his cane, changed his clothes, and walked towards his father's study.

After knocking on the door, Roselle just pushed it open and heard the voice of Baron Gustav.

"Where did you go today?"

Baron Gustav asked casually, and before Roselle could answer, he continued:

"Next month is your eighteenth birthday. This is the first time in your life that you will officially enter the social circle of the nobility."

Baron Gustav came over from behind the desk and said seriously:

"In the past, no matter what mistakes you made, you could always say 'It's okay, kid', but this won't work anymore. Your every word and action represents the Gustav family and concerns the honor of the Gustav family. You must take it seriously."

"Don't worry, father!" Roselle said solemnly, "I, Roselle Gustav, will never bring shame to the Gustav family, and I will never bring shame to your father!"

"Ah, very good!"

Baron Gustav looked at Roselle with satisfaction. Although Roselle was a little naughty at ordinary times, he was not careless about important matters and acted with moderation. This was why Baron Gustav valued Roselle.

Chapter 25 Assassin

"it is finally over!"

Roselle, who had just returned from Baron Gustav's study, threw himself directly onto the soft big bed.

Today's experience can be said to be more exciting than all previous life experiences combined, and it also made Russell more tired.

After lying on the bed for a while, Russell took out the Ryan crossbow, adjusted it, and placed it next to himself, making sure he could pick it up quickly.

Russell didn't know which path of Extraordinary person Alyosha was looking for, but what was certain was that it was not a sequence like the Generalists with low combat effectiveness in the early stages.

In order to avoid accidents, Roselle planned to do this in the next few days, even though it would consume a lot of his energy.

"Ah! Who could have imagined that Alyosha's heart was the smallest part of his being! If I had known... if I had known, I should have told him directly!"

As he thought about it, Russell slowly fell asleep in a daze.

In the darkness, no one knew how much time had passed, but Russell suddenly woke up from his dream. His spirit had just given him a warning!

Russell fumbled to pick up the Ryan crossbow, touched two fingers of his left hand together, opened his spiritual vision, and then slowly adjusted his body posture to avoid the upcoming attack.

Da da da!

The hands of the clock on the wall turned round and round, but the enemy did not launch an attack.

"Strange? Is this feeling wrong?"

Roselle scanned the direction where the enemy might appear, but unfortunately, he found nothing.

"No! We can't go on like this!"

Russell didn't dare to bet whether he was wrong, and keeping his spiritual vision on all the time and maintaining a high level of concentration would consume too much of his spiritual power and energy.

Russell slowly got out of bed and planned to light the candle first, which would be helpful for the possible battle later.

boom!

Just as Roselle was groping to light the candle, the door of Roselle's room slammed open and a dark shadow rushed over.

bass!

The flames leaped up, and in the light of the candle, Russell could see who was coming.

A thin middle-aged man, wearing a black underwear and holding a dagger that shone with silver light, looked like an assassin in a nightgown in a TV drama.

Tear!

Roselle's clothes were torn, but fortunately, he was not seriously injured. Roselle had anticipated this and reacted quickly.

In a flash, he dodged, raised his hand, and pulled the trigger. The movements were done in one smooth motion, as if he had practiced them countless times.

While lying in bed, Roselle realized that the assassin might be waiting for the right moment, so he planned to use himself as bait.

The series of actions just now were what Roselle had demonstrated in his mind countless times before taking action.

But unfortunately, it still did not meet his expectations, and Russell forgot to use the Confused Mind before pulling the trigger.

The assassin was very fast and successfully dodged the crossbow arrow, but he did not expect that the crossbow arrow came from the Craftsman Church.

boom!

When the explosive arrow explodes, the sound is not loud, similar to that of a firecracker, but it is still quite powerful.

The assassin was caught off guard and was hit by the explosion, suffering injuries on the left side of his body.

"Damn it!"

While loading the crossbow, Roselle kept an eye on the assassin's movements.

On the other side, the assassin also noticed the crossbow in Roselle's hand, and realized that the thing was a threat to him. Without hesitation, he kicked his feet and rushed towards Roselle.

when!

The assassin was too fast. In a hurry, Roselle blocked it with his crossbow, and his whole arm was instantly numbed.

Russell's pupils shrank slightly, what a great strength!

Just when the assassin missed his attack and was about to continue attacking, Roselle finally loaded the crossbow.

The assassin's confusion was aroused, and his movements paused visibly. Roselle seized the opportunity and fired directly at his face!

call out!

The crossbow arrow flew out and pierced the assassin's eye socket, crushing his brain.

"Huh~"

Russell exhaled, and without knowing when, his entire body was soaked in sweat, and he collapsed directly to the ground.

"Mr. Russell! Mr. Russell? What's wrong with you? I think I heard some noise."

Alice knocked on Russell's door.

The noise just now startled Alice. Alice got up to check and found that the light in Russell's room was on, so she hurried over to check.

Russell was about to say that it was okay, but his thoughts and movements suddenly froze. He opened his mouth for a long time, but no sound came out.

"Oops, the negative...effects...are coming..."

Outside the door, Alice saw that there was no movement in the house, so she planned to open the door directly. She had a spare key to Roselle's room.

Snap!

Alice pushed the door open and walked in, then screamed "Ah" which almost shattered Russell's eardrums.

Fortunately, what Roselle hastily installed was a demon-hunting arrow. If it was an explosive arrow, what Alice would see when she came in would be a pool of tofu pudding.

"Don't..."

Roselle watched Alice leave in a panic, and knew without a second thought that Alice was going to find Baron Gustav.

However, Roselle did not want his parents to know that he had come into contact with the extraordinary world because it was too dangerous. Roselle was afraid that his parents would worry and that it would affect his family.

Unfortunately, Roselle, who was negatively affected by the Confused Heart, couldn't stop it at all.

"Roselle?"

Roselle looked up and saw Baron Gustav appear at the door.

"Negative effects of magical items?"

Baron Gustav noticed that Roselle's eyes were a little dazed, so he asked tentatively.

Russell didn't have time to think about why his father knew all this, and could only slowly utter the word "yes".

"Next, I'll say yes or no."

Baron Gustav, who knew the situation Roselle was in, did not panic and showed the ability a baron should have.

"The negative effects aren't serious, they will recover after a while, right?"

"yes!"

Baron Gustav heaved a sigh of relief after hearing Roselle's affirmative answer, and his tone was not so anxious afterwards.

Afterwards, Baron Gustav asked Roselle whether he was a Beyonder, whether he had joined a church, which church he had joined, and whether the corpse needed spiritual communication.

After getting the answer, Baron Gustav lowered his head and thought for a while, then said to Roselle:

"I'll take care of the rest first, and we'll discuss the rest when you recover tomorrow!"

After saying that, Baron Gustav called in two servants and asked them to help Roselle to the bed first, and then asked them to clean up the body and the traces left behind.

After instructing Alice not to let anyone disturb Roselle, Baron Gustav hurriedly left home with the body.

After finally getting through three hours in bed, Roselle couldn't help but think of his father, Baron Gustav.

Judging from his father's expression, he obviously knew about the existence of Beyonders, and knew a lot.

Why did my father keep it from me? Did he not want me to become a Beyonder?

As Russell thought about it, he suddenly laughed.

"That's my father, and I'm his son. Why should I think so much? Can he really harm me?"

After figuring it out, Russell turned over and planned to make up for the lost sleep.