Calamity Crown

Goethe sat on the sofa, looked at Lust who was fading away from the window, and his thoughts drifted back to two days ago——

'Who is Grand Duke Scrooge? '

'Guardians of the North!Once the manager of the "Keeper of Secrets" in the North!He is also Tesin's... the richest man! '

'It is rumored that the Jinke owned by the Grand Duke can fill up the 'Simlai River' and make the whole of Harest jump in and swim! '

When he asked who Scrooge C. was, Mrs. Burns answered for him.

And this made Goethe even more convinced that there was something tricky about it.

With the status of the other party, it is impossible to really do what the letter said, because the distance cut off the connection.

But also true!

Example: Heard news from him!

As for what news?

Guardians of the 'Legacy of the Mad King'!

Beyond that, Goethe couldn't think of anything else!

The opponent most likely came here for the 'Mad King's Legacy'.

Thinking of this, Goethe naturally refused to go to the north.

but……

The "Keeper of Secrets" sent a secret order from the headquarters of "Bode", hoping that Goethe would go to the northern border to investigate the cause of the serious illness of "Scrooge. The official 'Keeper of the Secret' test.

The wording of the secret order may seem mild, but it cannot be refused.

Goethe immediately informed Alger Aldrich about the secret order.

The captain of the 17th team first confirmed that the secret order was true, and then confirmed that the letter from 'Grand Duke Scrooge' was also true, so he sneered a few times, handed him a silver dagger, and said: Returned 'Bode' without posting.

Alger Aldrich's attitude made Goethe have more guesses.

Especially when he saw the silver dagger clearly—

[Dawn Protection (dagger): The dagger is specially crafted by the craftsmen inside the 'Keeper of Secrets', and it is infused with the power of Alger Aldrich's 'Sword of Dawn']

[Effect: Sword of Dawn]

[Sword of Dawn: After gaining momentum for 3 seconds, cut out a [-]-meter-long lightsaber with an attack judged to be 'bad'. 】

(Note 1: Aegis of Dawn is a one-time item and cannot be recharged.)

(Note 2: After Dawn Asylum is used, it will become a normal dagger.)

(Note 3: Dawn Asylum cannot be brought into the 'secret realm')

……

"A [-]-meter lightsaber judged to be 'fierce'!"

Goethe immediately thought of the lightsaber that cut through the 'Church of Flesh' at that time.

He had seen that power with his own eyes!

Now, Alger Aldrich gave him such power, even if he only had the power of one blow, it was enough for Goethe to imagine.

Moreover, Goethe directly affirmed one point: there seems to be disputes within the 'Keeper of the Secret'!

Although such disputes should have been far away from him, after all, he was just an 'apprentice keeper', but because of the 'mad king's legacy', he had already been involved.

Goethe knew very well that in the face of such disputes, he had to be more careful, because even if he was only slightly affected, he might face the danger of dying.

It's the same even with [Dawn Asylum].

Because, this hole card is likely to be known.

Since those people dared to do this, they must have expected Alger Aldrich to do so.

Even, because of this, a corresponding plan will be arranged, which can directly put Alger Aldridge into the most unfavorable situation after he uses [Dawn Asylum].

Therefore, when using [Dawn Protection], it must be at the right time.

The only good thing is that he still has the back road of 'secret realm'.

[10 days 10:59]

[10 days 09:59].

……

Looking at the remaining cooldown time of the two 'secret realms' and the rightmost 'secret realm' that can be entered at any time, Goethe couldn't help touching the suitcase - there were a full 600 gold grams in it.

Part of it was his original savings.

The other part is the dividend of "business" with Swart.

When he learned that he was in urgent need of money, the sheriff used the fastest speed to collect the dividends that were supposed to arrive in a few months.

In addition, there are five 10-denomination gold notes, 6 silver cords, and 5:[-] copper corners in Goethe's wallet.

Among them, 40 gold grams are 'apprentice keeper' + 'task subsidy', and because he has passed the probationary period and entered the regular inspection period, he received a weekly salary of 6 gold grams and a daily subsidy of 2.5 gold grams , there is also a monthly reimbursement quota of no more than 50 gold grams. Once this reimbursement quota is exceeded, it is not impossible to continue to reimburse, but you need to apply again.

Or simply take the extra amount of 'task subsidy'.

To some extent, the welfare system of 'Keeper of the Secret' is quite good.

For example, the ticket at this moment is the extra amount of the 'task subsidy'.

As for the official amount of the 'task subsidy'?

It is calculated based on distance, difficulty, time, etc. and will be released in the last time.

But accidents happen all the time, so the extra amount of 'task subsidy' becomes 'reasonable'.

Therefore, even if 'Keeper of Secrets' is an extremely dangerous job, there are countless people who want to be 'Keepers of Secrets'.

However, this definitely does not include Swart.

The sheriff was given a "probationary" by Alger Aldrich because of his outstanding performance in the past and because he sent a telegram when the 'Church of Flesh' invaded Luster, so that the reinforcements could arrive ahead of schedule. The title of "Secret Keeper", while retaining the original treatment, enjoys all the treatment of "Apprentice Secret Keeper".

Swart accepted the title in tears.

Because, the sheriff whose memory has not been erased knows that when the 'Keeper of Secrets' cleaned the battlefield, he did not find the body of the high priest of the 'Church of Flesh', including his head and body, all disappeared.

Although this does not prove that the 'high priest of flesh and blood' is still alive.

But it was enough to make the sheriff frightened.

Similarly, it also made Goethe vigilant.

With Skiffins Steinbeck's style, since he has made a move, he will definitely make a death move, and it is absolutely impossible to give the opponent a chance to 'resurrect from the dead'.

And now, the body of the 'high priest of flesh and blood' is gone.

There are only two possibilities.

First, Skiffins Steinbeck kept his hand.

Second, someone stole the body of that 'high priest of flesh and blood' under Alger Aldrich's nose.

The latter seemed almost impossible to Goethe.

That leaves only the former.

The other party deliberately spared the life of the 'Flesh High Priest'!

"What does this lunatic want to do?"

"Why leave yourself an enemy?"

Goethe felt a pain in his temple just thinking about the owner of the pine nut hotel.

Just as you never know what the next chocolate jelly bean will taste like, you'll never know what a madman is thinking.

unless……

You are crazy too.

Goethe didn't want to make himself a madman yet.

Therefore, he temporarily gave up his speculation about Skiffins Steinbeck.

He took out the picture-complex language and some supernatural knowledge notes prepared by Mrs. Burns for him to read. He didn't plan to spend the 6-day journey in eating, drinking and sleeping.

Twenty minutes later, Goethe felt that simple reading was too boring, so he ate and drank

An hour later, Goethe decided to eat and drink in order not to stain his notes with food-stained hands.

After eating and drinking, Goethe felt sleepy, and Goethe planned to read his notes after waking up.

And so the first day passed.

The same goes for the next day.

On the third day, Goethe warned himself that he could not go down like this anymore, and that he had to work hard, but today's butter cookies were delicious.

On the fourth day, Goethe thought he could resist the temptation of butter cookies. In order to face his temptation, he ordered another butter cookie, and then...

Really fragrant!

On the fifth day, Goethe learned from the mistakes of the previous day and prepared to give himself a bigger test again to prove his firm will. Therefore, there were not only cream cookies but also puffs.

So delicious!

The sixth day, early morning.

In the bathroom, Goethe stood in front of the mirror, looking at the young man with rounded cheeks in the mirror, he said seriously.

"Goethe, Goethe, you can't indulge yourself any longer!"

"You have to work hard!"

Facing his last day's itinerary, Goethe made up his mind not to indulge in sweets anymore. He really picked up the notes carefully prepared by Mrs. Burns, but when he was flipping through the second page, there was a sudden sound in the carriage. noise.

Immediately after—

boom!

It was gunshots.

Chapter 2 Exploration!

In the first-class carriage, at the same time as the sound of gunfire, there was a loud shout——

"Don't move!"

"Robbery!"

"Whoever calls again, I will kill him!"

The threatening voice, the revolver in his hand and the body of the guard on the ground train made everyone in the first-class car quiet, and then, the robber in the lead immediately winked at his subordinates.

The three of them walked towards the special compartment.

The remaining two were holding two guns to intimidate the passengers, and their eyes were fixed on the direction of the special compartment at all times.

Borrowing the eyes of [Spirit of the Blood Raven], Goethe saw everything in his eyes.

"Trouble is coming."

He sighed.

There is no doubt that the robber in front of him is coming for him.

This train from Lust to Hallest was not traveling in the desert, there were towns around it for supplies, and there were patrolmen guarding the road along the way, and there were no valuable items on board.

Simply put, it is not suitable for robbery.

What's more, the three people in front of them didn't act like each other.

How could the robbers be so honest when they took control of the carriage?

Not only did he not pay any attention to the belongings of the passengers, but he also looked nervously in the direction of the special compartment.

And on the second day on the train, Goethe knew that he was the only one in the whole special class compartment.

Therefore, these robbers came for him.