infodatos Chapter 115 Klein's Regret
Chapter 115 Klein's Regret
Chapter 115 Klein's Regret
Mr. Azik naturally noticed Klein's tense body and nervous expression. He wanted to reassure Klein that he wasn't an extraordinary being and was about to speak when he suddenly realized something and asked in surprise:
"Are you aware of any discord in your destiny, and that someone is interfering with it?"
If Klein hadn't known beforehand that he had a problem, he wouldn't have been so nervous just because Azik only pointed out a small detail.
"Yes, high-sequence forces dominate Tingen's fate, including me, Welch, and Naya."
I only managed to break free once, but I'm still trapped in the net.
Klein ultimately believed that Evan wouldn't harm him and decided to tell the truth. At the same time, he remembered something Evan had once said.
"Only high-sequence forces can counteract high-sequence forces."
Since Mr. Azik can see the inconsistencies in Evan, does that mean he is a high-sequence powerhouse who can help him save Tingen?
Mr. Azik's reaction, however, led Klein astray.
"High sequence? What does that mean?" Azik asked, somewhat surprised.
"Aren't you a high-sequence extraordinary individual?"
Klein's voice was almost shrill, which challenged his common sense of mysticism. Moreover, if Azik was not an extraordinary being, his words just now were equivalent to violating the agreement he signed when he joined the Night Watch, which was unacceptable to him, who was a model youth in his previous life.
Mr. Azik looked at Klein, who was reacting strongly, with a puzzled expression, and shook his head, saying:
"I don't know what's going on with you people, but I think some people are just special, born with some strange abilities, and I should be one of them."
"Should?" Klein keenly caught a word.
"Yes, I don't know if I was born with this ability, or if I gained it at the cost of forgetting the past."
Mr. Azik then told Klein about his recurring, ever-changing dreams and the unanswerable mystery of his origins, which made Klein's eyelids twitch incessantly as he listened.
With the open-mindedness of a time traveler and the suspicion that Mr. Azik might be a high-sequence powerhouse, Klein easily drew this conclusion.
The dreams Mr. Azik described were all based on his real-life experiences.
The forms of warfare and manor life he described in his dreams were at least several hundred years ago. If this conjecture is correct, then Mr. Azik is a monster who has lived for at least several hundred years, and he is definitely a high-sequence powerhouse.
Klein began to understand why Evan had allowed him to contact Mr. Azik: to use high-sequence power to fight against high-sequence power.
So after Mr. Azik finished recounting his dream, Klein told Azik his guess, and Azik immediately became unusually silent.
After a long silence, Azik finally sighed and said:
"You're right. Perhaps the 'parents' I've been searching for all this time are myself. I—maybe I really am someone who has lived for a very long time."
"Mr. Azik, perhaps you should consider whether you still belong to the category of 'human'," Klein couldn't help but think to himself, but dared not say it aloud.
"I may indeed be the high-sequence powerhouse you mentioned, who has lived for a very long time, but I don't sense any other special abilities right now. I can only see the inconsistencies in your destiny, so I can't offer you much help."
"It's alright. Perhaps as your memories return, you will eventually regain your full strength."
Klein knew that the potential disaster facing Tingen was not of any real concern to Mr. Azik, so he decided to consult Evan to determine the next steps. Without saying much, he bid farewell to Mr. Azik and left Hoy University.
After leaving the school, Klein checked his pocket watch and found that he still had time, so he took a public carriage to the dock area.
He planned to have lunch at the "Dragon Bar" and find out who had purchased the two main materials from the "Audience" route.
Sitting in the public carriage, Klein saw a group of well-dressed gentlemen looking at the morning's issue of the Tingen Candor newspaper and exchanging information with each other, their expressions showing eagerness.
Klein knew they were all discussing investments backed by the city government and many high-society figures, and how to raise funds to get a share of this capital feast.
Klein closed his eyes in anguish, because these things could have been avoided, but he and Leonard ultimately chose to let them go.
He wanted to speak up and persuade them, but considering the attitude of those who had taken over the club, he could only helplessly shut his mouth.
However, the words of one of the gentlemen who was advising his companion caught his attention.
"Don't hesitate any longer. You know my boss is a miser. He'd rather split a penny in two, but yesterday he invested all the money and even withdrew the wages that should have been paid to the workers this week, postponing the payment."
He must have dared to do this because the investment was actually profitable.
I even heard that he's prepared to mortgage the factory, just to get as much money as possible to buy shares.
The gentleman's companion was clearly surprised and asked in a low voice, "..."
"Is he crazy? Those workers are already very poor; without wages, they could really starve to death. Isn't he afraid the workers will vandalize his factory?"
"He's not afraid at all. He's already colluded with gangsters and built up relations with the police station. He can just do what he did a few years ago when the workers went on strike. And he's not the only one doing this now; all the factory owners I know are doing the same thing."
Therefore, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make money, and we should also encourage our relatives and friends to invest. It will definitely be a highly profitable venture.
This gentleman said all this in order to persuade his friend to invest with him.
"But I heard that very few shares are available to ordinary citizens, so even if we have the money, we can't buy them, right?"
"Don't worry, I've heard that the wealthy and powerful who bought shares have used their existing shares as capital to establish new companies. We can't buy shares in the iron ore mine, but we can buy shares in these other companies!"
"Then we should buy some. Even if the return isn't 43%, 20% would be good too."
Although the conversation was conducted in low voices, it did not escape the notice of Klein, whose hearing and vision had been enhanced by the potion.
The content of the conversation also made Klein feel cold, because he knew that the reality he had been avoiding had finally come to pass.
As the scam expanded, it sparked an investment frenzy among the upper class, which in turn influenced the attitudes of the middle class, making Lanius's so-called investment projects increasingly appear as bubbles.
Ordinary capitalists and the middle class continuously raised money to enter the market in order to acquire the 10% of shares released by Lanius, thus driving up the value of the shares.
Meanwhile, the powerful and wealthy who had already acquired shares were delighted to see the shares appreciating in value. They even fueled the fire behind the scenes, using their connections to provide high-interest loans to those seeking to buy shares, creating a situation where the big fish eat the small fish.
The powerful and wealthy capitalists are sharpening their knives at the factory owners, while the factory owners are sharpening their knives at the lowest-level workers.
Klein seemed to see Lanius's deception forming a huge vortex above Tingen, swallowing everyone. For the first time, Klein doubted whether it was the right thing to do to follow Evan's advice and stand idly by in the face of this deception.
Once this scam is exposed, it will be like dropping a bomb in Tingen. Klein wonders whether letting this scam go unpunished is saving Tingen or destroying it.
Surely they wouldn't destroy Tingen with their own indulgence before saving Tingen from the mastermind behind it all?
Klein was caught in a deep dilemma, wondering if Evan's method was really the best way to save Tingen.
He didn't doubt whether Evan's method would be effective against the mastermind's scheme, but rather hoped to find another way to minimize losses.
When Klein got off the public carriage, he found that a large number of people had gathered in the dock area. Many burly and strong dockworkers were gathered together, constantly communicating and anxiously waiting for someone from the dock authorities to come and pay their wages.
In the past, they would never have put down their goods to ask for wages, but now they have obviously heard rumors and are anxiously waiting for the outcome of negotiations by their representatives.
Knowing the outcome already, Klein's face darkened, and he walked toward the Dragon Bar, unable to bear looking at anyone.
Swain, the owner of "Dragon Bar," is the former captain of the Punishers. With the support of the three major churches, he built "Dragon Bar" into Tingen's largest trading market for extraordinary materials. He also served as an informant for the three major churches, collecting relevant information from the trading market.
So when Klein, posing as a night watchman, approached him under the guise of official business, he easily revealed the transaction information he possessed to Klein.
Swain didn't know who had purchased the two materials, but he did know what the person looked like. After the ceremony, Klein received a portrait of the person who had purchased them.
Klein was no longer planning to expend much effort searching for this audience member. He intended to ask Evan directly, since it was Evan who had reminded him to look for this audience member, which meant that this audience member must also appear in the "script" in Evan's eyes.
And he also knows this viewer.
He sent him to the "Dragon Bar" to find clues, just to make it seem reasonable for him to find an "audience," just like how he could reasonably learn about Heinz Vancent by taking over a club, so that no one would suspect him.
After such a long period of cooperation, Klein has begun to understand Evan's style of doing things. He always strives to have a reasonable explanation for everything he does, so that he can defend himself when others are suspicious. However, sometimes too much preparation can feel cumbersome.
"Aimin is clearly an extraordinary individual in both the 'Hunter' and 'Assassin' pathways, and church materials describe these two pathways in a very flamboyant and cunning manner."
But Evan often appears very cautious and cunning; perhaps he shouldn't have chosen either of those paths. He should have chosen a path like "fortune teller" or "secret seeker."
Thinking about this, Klein found it somewhat laughable.
After obtaining the information he wanted, Klein inspected the Extraordinary Materials Trading Market and unexpectedly discovered 2
"A complete rose with a human face".
This is one of the two formulas for the "Clown" potion. Since he didn't have any money on him, Klein had to borrow money from Swain, the owner of the "Dragon Bar," to get it.
After obtaining the materials he wanted and having lunch, Klein boarded a carriage and headed home. It was Monday, the time for the Tarot Club meeting, and he needed to write a letter to Evan in advance.
Meanwhile, Evan also returned to Mr. A's base.
Evan urgently requested to see Mr. A. After meeting Mr. A, Evan did not exchange many pleasantries and directly informed him that Tris had officially become Triss. He also stated his judgment that the Witch Cult's target should be the third prince of the Kingdom of Rune—Edsak Augustus.