Mystery: Start with the Reader

In a secret room, a man and a woman were breathing heavily and loving each other.

The man among them had profound features but was blind in one eye. It was Ince Zangwill. Just when he was about to reach the peak, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the quill on the table that had escaped from the "seal". Write on your own in an open diary.

Ince was immediately shocked. He no longer had the intention to experience "joy". He pushed away his female companion and jumped to the table, holding the quill pen.

The bright and somewhat lazy woman on the bed snorted dissatisfied, then put on her clothes, got out of bed slowly and came to Ince's side, and said coquettishly: "In order to be able to accompany you, but even that... The Apostle of Desire didn't even take care of me, so you treat me like this?"

Isn't it because you didn't go to look after the "Apostle of Desire" because "Arrogance" was following you? Do you think I don't know?

Although he was thinking this, Ince Zangwill did not argue with her, but said solemnly: "There was an accident!"

"What accident?" The woman, also known as "Desperate Nightingale" Panatia, glanced at the notebook in confusion and saw several lines of new handwriting appearing on it:

"... Talim suddenly woke up from his sleep. He seemed to see something and seemed very surprised.

"Talim seemed to be confused by something. He was pulled away from his residence in the Jowood District and walked towards Riverbank South Street on the banks of the Tasok River.

"Talim entered the vacant house at number 23..."

The quill only wrote this far, and then Ince took it into his hand, crossed out the above sentence, and wrote the following:

"The target decided to kill Talim immediately with a curse. She had considered doing this when collecting the opponent's blood, so this development is reasonable."

"Talim? That subordinate of Prince Edsac? He shouldn't know anything..." Panatia thought for a while and said.

"He really doesn't know anything, but that doesn't stop someone who is interested in inferring something through him! Especially that person can actually block the induction of '0-08'..." Ince shook his head and continued, "Your plan is the most It’s better to be in advance to avoid any accidents.”

"The preparations have not been completed yet. No matter how fast it is, it will take at least ten days..." Panatia said, already putting on her accessories and shoes.

"Are you going to He'an South Street?" Ince said with a slight frown, "Be careful it's a trap."

"Are you worried about me?" Panatia had an intoxicating smile on her face, but her eyes quickly met Ince's cold eyes, and she couldn't help but "spit" a little, and whispered. , "Boring man!"

After saying that, she walked towards the door. Before going out, she turned around and said: "I just want to pretend to be the apostle of desire to lure away the 'Singer of God'... Please help me and let a few 'Punishers' just happen. After discovering something unusual in the house on Riverbank Street, I wanted to use the identity of 'Jason Bellit' to kill them and at the same time conduct a simple investigation there...

"In this way, the man behind the attempt to take Talim away may be able to bear the wrath of the 'Singer of God' on my behalf."

After Ince Zangwill thought for a moment, he nodded and said: "Okay!"

"Then when I come back, I will let you enjoy the unfinished 'pleasure' today." After Panatia blew an ambiguous kiss, her figure gradually disappeared into the air as if it had been erased by an eraser. middle.

…

Byam, in the basement of Aroma Manor.

Abner saw that the doll he placed on Talim suddenly had numerous cracks, and tiny black flames also rose from the cracks.

Sure enough, pure distance cannot block this level of "curse"... Fortunately, there is the "Bound God"... No, it is the "spiritual angel" who helps carry the curse.

While Abner was thinking, the flames in the cracks gathered together little by little, forming black strings that tied up the doll heavily.

After a while, those invisible flames slowly solidified, as if they had really become the ropes binding the dolls, and there was no other magic.

After looking at Talim who was "hypnotized" by him and ignorant of his own crisis, Abner, who had returned to his own appearance, once again pulled him into the "ring of fire" that suddenly appeared on the teleportation altar.

——Speaking of which, the reason why Abner did not teleport directly to the "Golden Dream" but stopped at Aroma Manor was to change back to his original appearance and change his clothes.

After all, it doesn't matter if I show my Tracy version of "women's clothing" to Xio, but there is no need to spread it any more...

…

When Talim woke up again, a beautiful lady with light blue eyes appeared in front of him.

I remember that I woke up once before and saw an extremely beautiful woman, but it was definitely not this one...

Is this a dream? But why is it so real?

Is it like Sherlock always said in a joke... is this my way of sobriety?

Before the confused Talim could think clearly, he heard the woman in front of him ask in a calm voice: "Which university did you graduate from and what major did you graduate from?"

"Backlund University, majoring in economics..." Talim replied subconsciously.

"Besides Loen, what other language are you proficient in?"

"Old Fussac and Intis..."

"How much do you know about history?"

"To the extent that I have read "History of the Kingdom of Loen"..."

After several rounds of questions and answers, Talim finally couldn't bear it anymore and interrupted: "Madam, where is this? Why am I here?"

"This is the 'Golden Dream'..." The woman who asked the question was naturally Edwina. She thought for a moment and explained unhurriedly, "A friend of mine introduced you to me and Ask me to keep you as a crew member for a while, and I agree.

"I have to combine the knowledge you have to decide your position on the ship and the courses you need to take... That's why I asked you for some basic information."

"Golden Dream?! You... you are 'Vice Admiral Iceberg'?" Talim stared at the beautiful lady in front of him in disbelief, "Don't make such a joke... Madam! I just told you In Backlund!"

Edwina didn't speak, she just looked at him quietly for a few seconds, then called Daniz and ordered:

"Let him realize the reality."

"Okay, Captain!"

After Daniz replied, he glanced suspiciously at Talim, who was only wearing pajamas. He didn't understand why he was in the captain's room at this time.

…

After Daniz took Talim to "recognize the reality," Abner showed up and said to Edwina with a smile: "I hope Talim can adapt as soon as possible."

The so-called "recognize the reality" is the rule set by "Vice Admiral Iceberg" for the new crew members on the ship, which usually starts with various "labors".

This method is actually somewhat similar to modern recruit training, the purpose is to cultivate the habit of obeying orders.

Edwina did not continue this topic. She picked up a dark brown book bound with parchment and asked: "Do you remember what I said when we last met to invite you to join an adventure?" Something about?"

Abner glanced at the name of the book, his eyelids couldn't help but twitch, and he asked thoughtfully: "The adventure you are talking about...do you mean entering this book?"

Edwina said "hmm" and replied:

"Yes... there is a 'world' in this book, and its previous holders may have mistakenly entered it and never come out... So it is obviously an ancient book from 3,000 years ago, but there are stories from ancient times to the present on the pages of the book. Characters from all eras...

"And I know a way to safely enter it... This is thanks to a 'prophecy' given to me by Teacher Isabella..."

"What kind of prophecy?" Abner asked curiously.

“‘The Seal of Woe gave the keys of the King of the North to the soldier’s family’.

“This is the revelation the teacher received.

"The Seal of Disaster is probably the sealed object that 'Lion' Leon mentioned and is most loved by Emperor Russell...

“And ‘soldier’ I think should refer to the Loen soldier who finally entered the book...

"Unfortunately, I have been searching for more than a month, but still can't find any clues about his family..."