Although he knew that Arrodes was an animated seal, it used to be more like a magic mirror in fairy tales, usually only answering questions. It was the first time since he took control of this seal that it struck him with lightning without asking any questions.
"Deacon Ikanser, you are back just in time. Mr. Edward wants to borrow Arrodes."
Ikanser forced a smile and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Edward. Mr. Arrodes seems to have some problems today and may not be able to answer your questions normally."
"ah?"
Edward was stunned and looked at Arrodes, only to see a line of white text appear on it: "I can see where my great master is."
It seems that this kind of white text can only be seen by the people it wants to be seen.
"Mr. Deacon, my friend suddenly disappeared and I was very anxious, so I still wanted to give it a try."
"Disappeared again?"
Ikanser grumbled and nodded, "Okay, but we need to make sure you're okay... If that doesn't work, I'll go find the Archbishop to help."
This Edward is a person that Archbishop Horamick values. It would be a big joke if he were to be killed by Arrodes.
"OK."
The group came to the room where Arrodes usually stayed.
Ikanser placed the mirror on a stand on the table and said to Edward, "Please be careful."
Edward stepped forward, stroked the surface three times with his right hand, and then said:
"Dear Arrodes, my question is, where is my friend Detective Sherlock now?"
The lights around suddenly became deeper, as if stained with the mist after the rain, and a strange water light flashed on the surface of the silver mirror.
Ikanser immediately tensed up, ready to take action at any time... to save people.
However, the expected "madness" did not appear, and a scene soon appeared on the mirror:
Snow.
Heavy snow fell all over the sky.
The earth is vast and stretches in all directions, with no end in sight.
A small town can be vaguely seen in the snow-white land. The camera quickly zooms in, and it can be vaguely seen that the town is not affected by the wind and snow at all.
The camera zooms in to show Klein standing in a small town, talking to someone next to him.
Just as Edward was about to take a closer look, a strong wind blew, and the heavy snow changed its falling direction and swept towards his sight.
The next second, the image in the mirror disappeared, and it returned to a mirror that was flickering with light, and a line of text: "This is all I can see."
Ikanser and the others looked at each other in bewilderment. Has Arrodes "returned to normal"? But you struck me again a few minutes ago!
Edward was surprised: "That's not right. It's only November now. There's no place near Backlund with snow all over the mountains."
He asked hurriedly: "Where is this?"
Adros did not answer, but asked in words as red as blood:
"According to the principle of reciprocity, it is my turn to ask questions."
Ikanser's heart was beating fast. He was usually the one who was watched and tortured. Could it be that he would have the chance to watch others being bullied by Arrodes? It was really... inexplicably exciting and expectant.
"My question is..."
Ikanser's eyes suddenly widened.
"You want to marry Miss Audrey Hall, don't you?"
Edward nodded: "Yes."
"???"
Ikanser was confused. This... this is not right. This is not the case. You should ask him questions about privacy, shame, and those that make people want to commit suicide. -0¨0_s?h¨u?./n?e~t.
Audrey Hall, the eldest daughter of the Hall family and Backlund's most shining gem, it's normal for him to want to marry her, okay?
Why?
Why is this happening?
Ikanser was almost broken.
Edward continued, "Where is the place you just showed?"
The mirror flickered for a few seconds, and a few words appeared: "I... don't know."
"Then how can I find my friends?"
"I have no idea."
Edward thought for a few seconds: "Then... where did he disappear?"
This time Arrodes had an answer:
In the mirror, Klein walked out of Backlund City and came to a path in the forest, and then he suddenly disappeared.
The blood-red words on the mirror again asked:
"According to the principle of reciprocity, it is my turn to ask questions."
Ikanser pulled himself together and looked over again expectantly.
"What are the names of Audrey Hall's two brothers?"
Ikanser stumbled back, he was broken into pieces.
"Deacon Ikanser, Deacon Ikanser."
Two members of the Mechanical Heart team went to help him up. Edward looked back and said, "How about you take Deacon Ikanser out to rest for a while?"
"Then you here..."
Edward patted Lilith on the shoulder and said, "I used cats as the audience last time. No problem."
"All right."
When the group had left, Edward replied, "Hibbert Hall and Alfred Hall."
Arrodes: "It's your turn to ask questions, sir."
Edward asked, "Did Klein disappear while investigating the maid named Cynthia?"
"Yes."
The bloody words appeared again: "Do you want to know why my great master went to the outskirts of Backlund at that time?"
Edward raised the corner of his mouth. As expected, this dog-licking mirror started to play like this as soon as there was no one around.
"think."
After the screen flashed, a human face appeared in the mirror: the skin was brown-red, with obvious features of a southern continental race, and when he opened his mouth to speak, the third tooth on the left was missing.
Then a paragraph of text appeared, "This man is called Barron, and he is related to the slave trade. The great master found out that he might be related to Cynthia, so he chased him to the suburbs. But I have no idea where this man originally planned to go, nor do I know where he is now."
Barron?
The Hanged Man, the person Alger was looking for at the last Tarot Club?
Wait, this person seemed to have appeared in the Great Smog Incident. Was he responsible for helping George III build a mausoleum and trafficking people? So he left Backlund and went to the suburbs. Could it be that he went to the mausoleum, and Klein followed him, and then was trapped there?
But how do you explain the heavy snow and the small town in the mirror?
"It's your turn to ask questions."
Edward thought carefully, "Do you know that there are Tudor ruins, or mausoleums, near Backlund? Is Klein there?"
Arrodes' mirror flickered for a while, and then a line of text appeared intermittently as if it had a short circuit: "I know... but I... can't see clearly... there... but, the great master... is not there."
Not here?
Bloody words slowly appeared: "You want..."
Just after two words appeared, the mirror suddenly froze, "Would you mind if your child was born with amazing intelligence?"
Chapter 325: Mystery cannot be without Klein, just like...
Edward was stunned: "What kind of question is this? It's so abrupt?"
Amazing wisdom?
Does that mean my child is born a genius?
Why should I care? Isn't this a good thing?
He suddenly had an idea and asked in surprise, "You mean the amazing wisdom that you mentioned? Are you referring to the reincarnation of some big guys? No! I really mind it. Why do you suddenly ask this?"
Arrodes was silent for a few seconds and replied: "It's just a question. It's your turn to ask it."
Edward frowned and asked, "Where do you think I can start to find Klein?"
"I'm sorry. I don't know."
A very depressed expression appeared on the mirror, but it soon changed to an encouraging one:
"But I will not give up on finding the master's location. I will tell you as soon as I have any news."
"How are you going to tell me?"
"Call your messenger."
Well, it's rare that a sealed object can summon a messenger.
"Okay, then I'll go find a way to investigate it myself."
Arrodes: "Thank you, my dear friend."
"…"
Edward took Lilith out of the house, his face a little solemn: Even Arrodes didn't know, could it be that Klein's disappearance involved an angel-level existence?
This is not surprising. If Barron really wanted to go to the mausoleum dug by George III when he was promoted to the Black Emperor, it would be normal for him to be involved in an angel-level incident. However, Arrodes said that Klein did not go to the mausoleum.
What is going on?
Klein, Klein, where are you now?