Mystery: From Celestial Venerable's Backup to Red Priest

Chapter 9 The Opportunity to Leave Tingen

Evan was initially speculating whether his brother was a hidden big shot who could rival Adam, and that his entry into Tingben could influence the script of 008 and Adam.

However, after analyzing his brother's resume, Evan came to a conclusion that seemed more reasonable.

That is, Robert Horn may play a pivotal role in Adam's grand strategy of "the trends of the times," and is an important piece that Adam is reluctant to give up.

Limited by the fact that his memories of Lord of Mysteries were sealed, Evan didn't know what Adam's "Tides of the Times" were, but from the limited information he had, Evan still sensed the impact of Adam's grand strategy.

This influence may even have begun with Adam receiving 008 and the Goddess of Night receiving the legacy of Death.

From then on, the world is more likely to be in a situation where "the general trend of the world is overwhelming, those who follow it prosper, and those who oppose it perish."

This made Evan even more upset. Why was only half of the "Lord of Mysteries" in his mind deciphered? If it were all deciphered, he wouldn't have had to do so much analysis. Now he could only hope that there would be more opportunities to unlock the subsequent content.

Today, I learned from Dunn that my brother is an Extraordinary, and deduced that the letters that couldn't be sent and the telegrams that couldn't be delivered were all Adam's doing. He wasn't trying to stop me from leaving Tingen, but rather to prevent Robert Horn from entering Tingen. This deduction disrupted Evan's previous plans.

Previously, Evan deduced that both the Goddess of Night and Adam were watching Tingen, fearing that he might be caught in 008's script, unable to leave Tingen, and with his fate out of his control. Therefore, Evan actually entered St. Serena's Church with the intention of causing trouble, preparing to report Heinz Vancent, Sirius Arepius, and Lanius all at once, directly ruining 008 and Adam's script and creating a loophole for himself.

Evan knew from Klein's experience that his existence was likely not hidden from the two big shots who were watching Tingen, and that Adam might even be able to hear his thoughts clearly.

Since he wasn't killed or controlled by the big shots after transmigrating, it means he's useful to them.

As long as one's existence is meaningful to the big boss, the big boss will not easily abandon one. Even if one destroys all of 008's plans, one might be given special attention by 008 like Klein. However, if one's disruption is thorough enough, it might force 008 to rearrange the plans. This could actually make Ince Zangwill and 008 let go of one's disruptive behavior, or even push one to leave Tingen as soon as possible so as not to break their script a second time.

There are risks involved if Evan does this. First, it might alert Ince Zangwill and 008, causing them to abandon St. Selena's ashes in Tingen and find a new target. This could even ruin Adam's script and anger him.

Secondly, even if Ince Zangwell is not vigilant enough and continues to stay in Tingen to write the script, it is possible that because Evan's sabotage is too thorough, it will only greatly prolong his planning time, which may interfere with Adam and the goddess's cooperation and affect the subsequent development of the story.

Finally, if Dunn arrests Heinz Vancent, he might learn about Evan's past in a dream, which could trigger a full-scale investigation into Evan himself.

Evan's actions were a way of telling Adam to get rid of him from Tingen as soon as possible, otherwise he would not sit and wait for arrangements. Evan was muttering 008 in his mind without any scruples, just as he didn't believe that Adam would really let 008 hear the twists and turns in his mind.

But when Evan learned from Dunn that his brother was an Extraordinary, and deduced that he hadn't received any special treatment from 008, Evan ultimately swallowed his words of reporting.

After all, he wasn't Klein, who could truly sacrifice himself for others. His primary goal was to leave Tingen as soon as possible and get away from the trap set by 008 in Tingen. Since 008 hadn't paid any special attention to him, he still had a chance to escape.

Even Evan had a slight feeling that the reason he learned from Dunn that Robert Horn was an extraordinary being might be because Adam influenced Dunn to say it, thus making Evan swallow his words of accusation so as not to affect the script.

Looking back now, it was quite abrupt for Dunn to tell him that his brother was an extraordinary being.

After all, Robert Horn's intentions in telling the Night Watchers not to absorb his younger brother, while also not telling his brother that he was an Extraordinary, were quite obvious.

Dunn's directness was actually a way of stirring up conflict between the brothers, which seemed rather unkind and didn't fit Dunn's public image.

Shaking his head, Evan cleared his mind of all extraneous thoughts and focused on how he should leave Tingen.

Actually, this problem is easy to solve. As long as Robert Horn is not recruited to Tingen, Evan can send another telegram to his brother. This is also why Evan refused to let Mr. Buck send another telegram during lunch.

Because Evan knew that as long as he had Mr. Buck send another telegram, Mr. Buck would definitely slip in his own message about Evan's suicide, which would definitely attract Robert Horn to rush to Tingen. Therefore, his telegram would never be sent, and Evan would never have a good reason to say goodbye to Mrs. Sharon and Heinerson Vancent and leave Tingen for Backlund.

So Evan decided to go to the telegraph office himself and send a telegram to his brother requesting to go to Backlund.

Meanwhile, in order to get Robert Horn to agree to leave Tingen, Evan would subtly mention in the telegram that a secret organization seemed to be trying to get close to him. Through communication, they had begun to teach Evan real occult knowledge, and there were even people from Backlund inquiring about him.

Let Robert Horn know that no matter how much he protects Evan, as his brother, he is actually in the eye of the storm, no matter where Evan is.

Sitting at his desk, Evan wrote with lightning speed, quickly finishing the telegram to Robert Horn. After carefully checking it, he nodded in satisfaction.

Evan felt that he had integrated everything about the original body and had made great progress in every aspect. If he returned to Earth, he would definitely get a perfect score on the college entrance examination essay, and if he took the civil service exam, his essay writing would definitely be applauded.

After putting on his outer clothes, putting the telegram he had written in his pocket, and taking his cane, Evan was about to go out again.

"Young Master Evan, are you going out again? Should we have a servant accompany you? Or have the coachman hitch up the carriage?"

Butler Buck saw Evan leave and quickly asked.

"No need, I'm just going out for a walk. I'll be back on time tonight for Mrs. Sharon's charity gala!"

Evan walked toward the door, waving his hand without turning back, refusing Buck's offer of help, or rather, his surveillance.

Butler Buck watched Evan leave with worry, wondering if he should secretly send another telegram to Backlund.

However, considering that Evan said there was still a month until the parliamentary recess, Robert Horn would naturally return, and as a butler it was not appropriate to send an expensive long telegram without the master's consent, and in addition, Evan's behavior had been relatively normal these past few days, he finally decided to give up.

He could only watch Evan's figure disappear through the gate, make a prayer gesture commonly used by followers of the Storm Church, and mutter to himself:

"I hope nothing else will happen to Young Master Evan this month. May the Lord of Storms protect him."

After leaving home, Evan walked to a crossroads, flagged down a carriage, and arrived at the telegraph office in the North District.

The promotion and popularity of telegraphs are still insufficient, and there is only one telegraph office in the entire city of Tingen.

Because of the incident in Backlund this morning, the Tingen City Telegraph Office has to resend the morning telegram, making them unusually busy and not at all like their usual leisurely days. People are coming and going, and it's very chaotic. Even the clerks who copy the telegrams have abandoned their modesty and started running around.

However, Evan's imposing manner immediately attracted a lot of attention upon entering the telegraph office. The "beep beep beep" sound of telegrams seemed to slow down at that moment, and many girls who were wearing headphones and copying texts kept writing, but their eyes followed Evan's movements uncontrollably.

Soon a man in his thirties, dressed smartly and seemingly a manager, came up to Evan and asked him what he needed.

Evan handed him the telegram he had written in his pocket, hoping it could be sent as soon as possible.

The man opened the telegram, but before he could even read its contents, he was drawn to the watermark emblem on the top of the paper. His smile grew even brighter as he invited Evan into the VIP room to wait, where he was served the finest coffee.

Evan's telegram was very long, taking more than an hour to send. During this time, three mature and tall female service staff asked him if he needed a different coffee, five pure and lovely newsletter girls brought him some snacks and fruits, and several pretty female customers accidentally went into the wrong VIP waiting room and twisted their ankles in front of him, needing his help.

Without exception, every woman who had contact with him slipped a note into his hand and left, blushing.

Working at the telegraph office was undoubtedly a good job for women. Women who worked there came from at least middle-class families, and their customers were even more high-end, given the price of sending telegrams.

As for the notes slipped into their hands, Evan neither threw them away openly, nor scolded them, nor flirted with them. Instead, he politely accepted them, which only made them more fascinated.

As the twenty-fifth girl blushed and left, the manager who had been receiving Evan opened the door to the VIP room.

The supervisor watched the blushing girl turn and leave, then complimented Evan's charm before handing him a receipt, indicating that the Backlund Telegraph Office had confirmed receipt of Evan's telegram.

Evan carefully accepted the receipt and asked how much it would cost, only to be told that the major shareholder of the telegraph office was Count Akhova, so they resolutely refused to accept it.

Evan was unaware of this, and inwardly marveled at Count Akhova's wealth, but still insisted on paying for the telegram, indicating that public and private matters were separate, and accounts had to be kept clear.

In the end, the person in charge could only accept the twenty pounds that Evan gave him, which was roughly equivalent to a middle-class family's monthly income.

After leaving the telegraph office, Evan walked a short distance, tore up all the notes that had filled his pockets, and threw them into the trash can.

Among them were many naive young girls and mature women seeking only a one-night stand, but he had no intention of getting involved with any of them.

Having been in this world for several days, Evan, who has fully absorbed the original owner's memories, knows that the overall atmosphere in Rune is actually quite conservative. This is evident from the fact that Duke Negan does not publicly acknowledge his mistress but instead has affairs in secret, showing that people still care a lot about these things.

Evan has decided to leave Tingen as soon as possible to avoid causing any more trouble and prevent any accidents.