The Secret Master

With the signed document in hand, Klein made his way underground and entered the armory. "Duane was right. It's time for you to learn about different extraordinary individuals and various secretive organizations," the old Neil, dressed in a black classical robe, saw the note and didn't seem surprised. Instead, he replied seriously. Then, he added with a smile: "After all, you will go to the underground trading market with me tomorrow night." "Tomorrow night?" Klein didn't hide his excitement and asked inquiringly. The old Neil nodded and sighed: "I am a person who can't sleep peacefully if I have debts. I always hope to pay them off as soon as possible." Why weren't you like this before? You had to wait until the last minute to solve it with ritual magic... It seems that not only I have procrastination issues... Wait, is it necessary to put it so euphemistically as 'afraid not to spend the money for repaying the debt'? Klein didn't expose the old Neil and instead urged him: "Mr. Neil, please go and help me retrieve the corresponding documents behind the Charnis Gate." The weapons room mainly contained archaeological materials and historical documents. There were some related to extraordinary individuals and secretive organizations, but not many, and they were all basic knowledge. The old Neil slowly took a sip of his handcrafted coffee, pursed his lips, and then picked up the signed and sealed document and left the weapons room. Klein took his place and guarded the area. After about ten minutes, the old Neil in the black classical robe returned with a large stack of documents. "This can only be read here. It cannot be taken away." He placed the documents on the table and added: "Okay." Klein nodded vigorously and stretched out his hands, flipping through the papers quickly, starting with an overall overview. Very detailed... It's no wonder it's the internal materials of "Night Watcher"... It's no wonder it has a history of three thousand years or even more... Klein's gaze swept through the materials, and his inner thoughts echoed with appreciation. The documents not only contained information about various secretive organizations, but also listed many sequence paths. Some were very complete, some only wrote the names of the corresponding magic potions, some only described the performance of the extraordinary individuals in that sequence, and some were completely missing, replaced by blank spaces. Suppressing his excitement, Klein began to search for the sequence path represented by the "Divinationist". With the rustling of papers, he quickly saw the familiar words. However, his joyful expression quickly froze on his face because the sequence 8 and sequence 7 after "Divinationist" had no corresponding names of magic potions! Fortunately, at least there were the performance descriptions of these two sequence extraordinary individuals... Klein let out a silent sigh, easing his mood, and carefully read the descriptions: "Sequence 8: The name of the potion is unknown. The corresponding extraordinary individuals are good at technical combat and are very cunning." Good at technical combat? This is the advancement of "Divinationist"? How does it feel strange... I'm not a hunter... Could it be to become a melee-type mage? What does "cunning" mean? Intelligence improvement, good at deceiving people? Klein was stunned and even doubted that the materials of the Night Watchers had made a mistake. The corresponding cases followed, and he read them several times, but ultimately still couldn't find a reasonable explanation. Lowering his gaze, the description of sequence 7 entered his eyes: "The name of the potion is unknown. The corresponding extraordinary individuals master many spells that can be quickly cast, combining their own skills and supernatural powers together." That's right! That's like the advancement of "Divinationist"! Klein let out a sigh in silence and muttered to himself. After reading the case of sequence 7, he turned his gaze to the summary description of this path: "This sequence path was first formed in the Chalatu family of the Solomon Empire. In the fourth age's disputes, this family was not completely destroyed. Their names could still be heard occasionally in history... It is suspected to have some connection with the ancient organization 'The Secret Society'." Chalatu? When he saw this name, Klein's gaze suddenly shrank inward. He had found this name in the remaining diary of Emperor Rosser that he received yesterday afternoon! Rosser's "acting method" originated from a reminder given by a mysterious figure named Chalatu! "Because of that mysterious Chalatu, Emperor Rosser regretted not choosing 'Diviner'? So, it indirectly affected me, making me become a 'Diviner', and bringing the acting method back to the embrace of 'Diviner'... It really has a bit of a fatalistic flavor..." Klein furrowed his brows, feeling that something seemed a little different. Just by looking at the logical chain, he believed that all the links were fine, but in the field of mysticism, such a sense of fate often indicates something and involves some issues. And then there's the inexplicable feeling of the time travel... It's simply confusing... And the person I possessed was actually committed suicide because of the lost notes of the 'Secret Society'... Klein thought for a long time, having many speculations, but they all lacked more information to prove. Sigh... After reading this part of the materials several times, he finally had to suppress his thoughts and look at other records. He first found the "Sailor" sequence, and discovered that it indeed belonged to the Storm Lord. For such an old rival that might be over two or three thousand years old, the internal records of the Watcher were quite detailed: "Sequence 8: 'Angry People', formerly known as 'Storm Guardians', when corresponding to an extraordinary person's anger, they can unleash attacks far beyond normal levels, both in terms of strength and speed, will receive a significant increase... Facing them, it's like facing a storm..." "Sequence 7, 'Navigator', formerly known as 'Storm Priest', the corresponding extraordinary person is also an expert in astronomy and geography, they have intuitive grasp of magnetic fields, ocean currents, wind directions, and clouds... The ships of 'Navigator' never get lost at sea... They are higher-grade眷者 of the ocean, they will receive all-round improvement on the sea surface..." "They are friends of water, can move freely underwater for more than half an hour... They can limitlessly perform some magic related to water, this comes from their own mastery or the favor of the Storm Lord, for example..." Sequence 7 "Navigator" is very strong... Klein nodded thoughtfully. He suspected that "Hangman" was either the "Storm Guardian" or the "Navigator", judging from the fact that the other party just promoted, the latter was more likely. This also indicates that "Hangman" is either a member of the "Punisher" or a pirate secretly absorbed by the Storm Church. Amazing, amazing... Klein turned back a few pages and found the advancement of "Audience", discovering that it was exactly the same as the description of "Hangman". Sequence 9's "Audience" and "Diviner" were the same, lacking direct means to defeat the enemy, could only obtain information about the target through observation, grasp the true thoughts of the other party, and then ingeniously influence and secretly guide, making things develop in the desired direction. Sequence 8's "Mind Reader" was the comprehensive improvement of "Audience", his observation was no longer limited to surface details, but delved into the mysterious fields such as aura and ether body, the combination of the two allowed the "Mind Reader" to accurately grasp the human heart, it seemed that they could read the thoughts of the other party. There were hardly any secrets in front of him. Sequence 7's "Psychiatrist", also known as "Psychoanalyst", took a step further on the basis of the previous one, began to be able to directly influence the target, for example, treating the other party's madness or making them go crazy and lose their reason. "Extraordinary persons who are hard to be discovered... " After reading the above materials, Klein made a definite judgment. Having learned about the related matters of the gathering members, he then turned to "Church of the God of Steam and Machinery", because Emperor Rosser chose the "Generalist" sequence belonging to them: "Sequence 9, 'Generalist', the exceptional individuals corresponding to it believe that knowledge is power, have a rough understanding of mysticism, and are more proficient in substances like aqua regia, nitroglycerin, and complex gear mechanisms. They seem to know everything." No wonder Emperor Rosel said this "magic potion" was suitable for him and could maximize his advantages... Klein was completely enlightened and his gaze dropped. After describing several cases, the corresponding sequence 8 appeared in Klein's eyes. "Archaeologist, possessing sufficient historical knowledge, wilderness survival knowledge, and forbidden knowledge related to ruins, having a strong enough physique and ability to face all this..." "Sequence 7, 'Appraiser', has the ability to intuitively grasp most extraordinary items and problems, and can use them as much as possible while avoiding danger..." Because Klein's confidentiality level was insufficient, the information related to the sequence pathways only went up to "7", making him itchy but unable to find another way. He could only hope that Beckland would send the sealing object "2-049" as soon as possible to confirm whether Riel Bibber is a descendant of the Antigonus family. In that case, he would have a chance to become a formal member and obtain a higher confidentiality level. Concentrating his mood, Klein read the materials carefully from beginning to end, learning that "The Collector" followed by "The Grave Digger", and "The Medium", learned that sequence 8 of "The Secret Seeker" was missing. Not only was there no name, but the corresponding description was also blank. However, sequence 7's record had the name of the magic potion and "Wizard"! It seems quite powerful... Klein slowly turned the pages and saw Emperor Rosel's persistent "Apprentice" and "Thief", whose related records only went up to sequence 8, with subsequent information missing. "Sequence 9, 'Apprentice', the abilities are rather strange. It can be determined that it is the initial of a mage school. They are rarely trapped and difficult to be blocked, always having ways to escape and pass through... Sequence 8, 'Magic Trick Master', masters various strange but not powerful spells..." "Sequence 9, 'Thief', it is difficult to distinguish these exceptional individuals from ordinary thieves and pickpockets. Perhaps they are more skilled in methods, and their purpose of stealing property is not for enjoyment or survival, but more like fulfilling a mission... Sequence 8, 'Fraudster', in some fraud cases, we have discovered the traces of exceptional individuals. They take pleasure in deceiving others..." Taking pleasure in deception... Is this a subtle form of "role-playing"? If there was a choice, perhaps I would pick "Apprentice"... Klein silently said to himself, suddenly noticing the sequence magic potion name of the perpetrator of the Muza Ship tragedy, "Instigator".