Mysteries: Arcana Wars

Klein was somewhat disgusted by the Shining's slightly crazy actions, especially the strange words, which made Klein feel a sense of crisis. For such a person with a broken soul and a broken mind, illogical and crazy talk is normal. How to extract useful information from their chaotic language is an art, and Klein feels that he is quite proficient in this art.

He stretched out his hand and forcefully pulled away the Shining that was clinging to Fors, and at the same time pushed the frightened Fors away.

Sure enough, the emotionally unstable Shining slapped Sander's desk hard, then ignored the dirt on his hands, scratched his face again and again with his greasy fingers, bent over and laughed hysterically. The laughter was hoarse and harsh, like being stuffed into an old mechanical pump and squeezed and crushed again and again, and finally spit out by the broken vocal cords with old oil stains and broken rust.

"He thinks so too, he must think so too!

“Only you know yourself best, and only I know myself best!

"Because we are all The Shining, we are all The Shining Tesla!

"Hahahahaha!"

Shining's horrible mental state made Fors take two steps behind the adventurer, but at this moment a blood-stained hand grabbed Fors's retreating ankle.

"The assassination only requires Hermann to complete it. I need a helper to assist us in the laboratory. The high-priced order from the Church of Evernight also requires a final finishing touch."

The sudden loss of control seemed to have passed, and reason took over Shining's mind again. She took back her hand calmly, got up from the ground, and circled around Sander and the desk in the office as if nothing had happened, but the greasy bloody handprint was still left on Fors's socks.

“Uh… isn’t Mr. Sander’s help enough? My university education and current job have nothing to do with engineering or mechanics. Can this really help?” Fors felt a little resistant at the thought of being alone with such an unstable person.

"I also want to help Shining in the laboratory, but I'm sorry, I have to be responsible for the normal operation of the entire family and the company to prevent any problems at this critical time point." Sander began to sigh again, "Although I don't like these so-called white-collar jobs, there is always someone who has to step up to take care of these affairs."

Fors had a bad feeling, and she finally looked to the adventurer for help.

Judging from the current situation, the target of assassination, Shanning, should be a Sequence 4 demigod with an incomplete soul and unstable mind. In this case, Klein, whose normal combat power is only Sequence 4, needs to go all out to deal with the enemy. Although Fors now has some extraordinary items, she still lacks memories and extraordinary characteristics. Instead of hoping that she can help him in the battle, it is better to say that she can protect herself in this level of battle. Klein thought it would be difficult to distract himself to protect Fors in such a fierce and treacherous battlefield, so he simply left Fors here to help Tesla and others do some work and get some intelligence. It was safe and efficient.

Fors now also has the spiritual pistol [Starlight] and the funny pillow brought from the furniture store. These extraordinary items also allow her to have a certain degree of self-protection ability, which should be enough under the protection of Teslas.

After thinking for a moment, German nodded and agreed to Shining's proposal, and decided to leave the deathly pale Fors in Tesla's secret laboratory.

"So where is Shannin?"

After dealing with Fors's guardianship issue, Klein demonstrated excellent professionalism and focused on this commission.

"I need enough information."

"Ah, yes, yes! It is a reasonable request, it is a reasonable request."

Shining suddenly stood firm and began to mutter while counting on his fingers.

“We did do a bunch of research on Shanning after he escaped.

"I think he should be in the Gayles Library now."

Gayles Library!?

This development surprised Klein.

Klein also had another purpose for this trip to the dungeon, which was to find the lost Gales Library of the Church of Steam for Scott, retrieve some specific Manstein notes from it, and complete the deal between the Miracle Magician and Scott.

But in fact, Klein collected a lot of information about Manstein's notes along the way, but heard almost nothing about the Gales Library.

The only clue came from the translation of some notes. In the notes she had collected, Mrs. Manstein had mentioned that she had been commissioned by the Steam Church to plan a new library. This library, which was newly built in the early Sixth Epoch, was the Gales Library. After the reconstruction at the end of the world, the Steam Church gradually took control of the operations of Backlund University of Technology and Engineering in secret. Therefore, the Gales Library was not a university library built with funds from the church, but rather a new library of the Steam Church.

Unfortunately, not long after the Mansteins disappeared, the library also [sank] from the ground to an unknown place due to an extraordinary disaster. This library full of the legendary stories of the Mansteins just disappeared in history. Along with the library, the second generation of Backlund, which was also the first generation of the steam subway system in the Sixth Epoch, was destroyed and [sank] in this extraordinary disaster. Many people believe that one of the reasons why the Mansteins' materials were so poorly preserved was the disappearance of the Gales Library.

However, translating Manstein's notes was extremely difficult, and Klein still could not find the path to the Gales Library from these fragments.

“Do you have a location at the Gayles Library?”

Things always take such unexpected turns. Klein suddenly had an idea. Since the Tesla family was a die-hard fan of the Mansteins, had a large number of Manstein notes, and had a certain ability to translate the notes, there was no reason for them not to chase the lost library filled with Manstein's mysterious stories, and they might have already found that place.

In other words, in addition to security issues, could the purpose of placing the secret factory more than 3,000 meters underground be to explore the mysterious library?

Sure enough, Shining lived up to Klein's expectations and nodded heavily.

"Yes, Shanning and I found the Giles Library six years ago. In fact, Sander and I have been tracking the traces of the Giles Library since we took over Hazel Street. This discovery is undoubtedly exciting. But for various reasons, we did not explore this library in depth. It is full of temptation, but also full of danger."

"Then why are you so sure that Shanning will be in the Gales Library?" Klein asked.

“Because I know me.

"Compared to me, Sanning inherited more of Manstein's notebooks. And I know myself very well. Once I have more and more Manstein's notebooks and enough freedom, what will I pursue?

"Of course, more knowledge, more advanced, psychedelic knowledge!

"And the Gales Library houses countless Manstein's notes. They carry knowledge and prophecies that transcend time and even cognition. They surfaced with the activities of Manstein and his wife, and were submerged again in the black sea of ​​history with the sinking of the library.

"Knowledge, machinery, prophecies, puzzles, and - the future!

"Isn't this enough to attract me? Isn't this enough to attract you?

"If these don't ignite your passion for pursuit, then what about this?"

Shining's eyes danced with morbid enthusiasm. She stared at the adventurer, raised a finger, and gently placed it on her lips.

"The Gales Library contains the Mansteins' treasure!"