I just became the Pirate King, and you're telling me I also time-traveled at the same time.

Chapter 684 The Craft of Making Runes!

"Go on, did Mr. Holmes exhibit any other unusual behavior afterward?"

Chu Yang quickly changed the subject.

"I would stay up late every night, and every time I would see my father sneaking out of the house."

"Unfortunately, my mother has been sleeping very well lately and has no idea about my father's inappropriate behavior."

As Elinda finished speaking, she couldn't help but pout, her dissatisfaction with her father growing stronger.

You should know that she was the one who respected Holmes the most on a regular basis.

Chu Yang couldn't help but frown.

A person suddenly becomes suspicious, but his bed partner sleeps very well during this time.

It looks rather strange no matter how you look at it.

Perhaps Mr. Holmes's affair was not simply an affair.

Coupled with this bizarre world, Chu Yang immediately thought of extremely unpleasant things.

"Is there anything else that's unusual?"

Chu Yang's expression had become much more serious.

After racking her brains, Erinda suddenly had a flash of inspiration and added:

"Every time my father comes home, he spends a long time in the shower in the early morning."

"He was very happy after he came out, but I could tell he was very tired. He didn't recover his energetic self until the afternoon."

That's why I suspect he's having an affair.

Elinda became increasingly unhappy as she spoke.

But Chu Yang was now completely certain that Mr. Holmes was definitely not out having an affair.

He also decided to accept the commission.

Besides intending to use this opportunity to repay the favor he owed to Elinda, he also didn't want to see his good friend in this body completely succumb to the bizarre events.

Based on his judgment, Holmes was definitely involved in some kind of supernatural event.

If it were simply about finding a lover, firstly, it would be impossible to go out for such a long time; secondly, it would be even more impossible to exhaust oneself every time.

After all, Elinda is a girl who likes to exaggerate when she speaks.

Even she felt that her father seemed to have lost a lot of vitality, so this matter was probably true.

"I will investigate this matter thoroughly."

Chu Yang immediately expressed his willingness to accept the commission.

A look of excitement appeared on Elinda's face, and she quickly pulled out the ten pounds she had prepared in advance from her pocket.

"This is all the pocket money I've saved up over a long period of time. Consider it a fee for the service I provided to you."

Chu Yang reluctantly put all the money back into his pocket and said:

"Don't worry, I'm an employee of the detective agency, after all. Investigating this matter won't cost that much money."

However, Erinda remained resolute upon hearing this.

She believes that Manhattan had already provided Chu Yang with advance notice of his salary for a period of time.

If Chu Yang still refuses to accept payment after taking on this commission, I might end up losing a lot of money myself.

"Listen, if you need clothes again in the future, just order them from my clothing store. That way, I can make some money too."

"So don't refuse, otherwise you won't be able to come to the clothing store to visit me for a while."

Elinda looked at Chu Yang with a resentful gaze.

Chu Yang's body trembled, and he stopped refusing. A warm feeling welled up in his heart.

It has to be said that although the original owner of this body wasn't doing very well, his friends all seemed to be doing quite well.

Just like Miss Alinda in front of me, who is not only eccentric in appearance but also in personality.

After seeing Elinda off, Chu Yang told Manhattan about it.

"Chu Yang, logically speaking, I am the boss of the detective agency, and I am entitled to receive a certain amount of compensation from your commission."

"But considering that this is the first time an acquaintance has come to patronize my business, I won't take it from you this time."

Manhattan couldn't help but chuckle.

Although Chu Yang and Elinda switched rooms, how could Manhattan possibly miss their conversation?

Besides the fact that this is Manhattan's headquarters, it's also because Manhattan, as a sequence-era extraordinary entity, and with a large number of extraordinary beings whose true nature is almost impossible to discern, makes all of this incredibly easy and enjoyable.

"Teacher, what do you think is the situation with this Mr. Holmes?"

Chu Yang frowned slightly; he was still somewhat unsure of his own deduction.

"It could absolutely not be an affair. As for the real reason, we need to investigate it carefully."

Manhattan was serious for only a second before turning to Chu Yang with a teasing look, "Speaking of which, you have quite a few female confidantes around you. First, there was Miss Hugh, and then this Miss Ilinda."

"However, as my student, you'd better be careful not to end up making me step in to resolve your relationship problems."

Chu Yang smiled helplessly and said, "Teacher, please stop joking with me. Right now, I just want to go further on the path to extraordinary achievements."

The Fool Klein will soon arrive, and all sorts of strange events will occur in this world one after another.

At such a crucial moment, he had no time to think about matters of the heart.

Not to mention that the end of the world is already approaching in the future. If he wastes time now, what awaits him is a miserable death.

"You're such a clueless kid. I was just trying to cheer you up since you've been so busy lately."

Manhattan couldn't help but shrug.

They quickly pressed him to explain why Chu Yang had seemed so dejected when he returned.

It turned out that he had already seen the resentment and fear hidden in Chu Yang's eyes when he pushed open the door.

"It seems you encountered some interesting things on your trip."

Manhattan's eyes blaze like torches.

"Thank you for your concern, teacher. I may have encountered a powerful expert at Sequence Six or even Sequence Five today."

"I had no power to resist that powerful figure."

Chu Yang did feel a bit scared and frustrated.

He originally thought that he had found a powerful ally during this period and was constantly improving his own combat capabilities, so he should be able to save his life in case of emergencies.

But what he encountered in that abandoned manor today completely shattered all the confidence he had built up over this period of time.

"So, he's a powerful being from a high-sequence level?"

"Since you've already come into contact with such people, and we readers are very weak in the early stages."

"Then I'll teach you a powerful combat technique today, and this technique is related to all the knowledge we've been learning."

Manhattan's expression became much more serious when the topic was discussed.

After all, Chu Yang's current predicament was something he had encountered many years ago.

"What is it, teacher?"

Chu Yang asked in surprise, as even the original story didn't describe much about the Reader Sequence.

Therefore, he was genuinely curious about the methods Manhattan had mentioned for enhancing combat capabilities.

"This is a method of defeating the enemy using extraordinary or special materials."

"You can call them the power of runes, or the power of curses."

"As long as you do the preliminary preparations well, you can instantly cast these special runes or curses when you encounter enemies."

As Manhattan spoke, he took out a lot of extraordinary materials and some simple auxiliary materials from the side and began to prepare in a flurry of activity.

Chu Yang's eyes widened in disbelief; this was the first time he had ever encountered the power of these so-called runes.

He knew quite a bit about curses, but he was certain that extraordinary individuals in the Reader Sequence could not easily master them.

"Looks like Manhattan is going to give me special treatment."

Chu Yang's expression also became much more serious. This was different from the convenience brought by being familiar with the plot. This was an opportunity that he had gradually obtained by establishing himself in this world over this period of time.

At least during the aid mission, even the Fool Klein did not obtain a special method to use the power of the runes.

Before my eyes, Manhattan placed various materials on candles, carefully burning them.

He would even drip pre-prepared distilled water onto these materials.

When distilled water is combined with these materials and invoked with a special incantation, and then burned with a candle, it can even emit a ghostly green light.

In the end, special symbols of the god of knowledge and wisdom appeared on every piece of material.

Next, Manhattan poured a black liquid into the rune's patterns, slowly filling it completely.

At the same time, a strange power fluctuation also appeared on these materials.

Finally, Manhattan let out a long sigh of relief and explained carefully:

"You could call this special way of using power a sacrifice."

"And the object of the sacrifice was naturally the god of knowledge and wisdom."

"The higher the value of the materials you offer, the more powerful the rune you ultimately create will be."

"However, given the current situation, the power provided by these materials is already sufficient for you to fight your enemies."

Then, under Chu Yang's gaze, Manhattan began to mutter Fergus's secret language.

Every secret he uttered was imbued with reverence for the god of knowledge and wisdom.

This eerie sound echoed throughout the room, even sounding somewhat melodious and rhythmic.

Soon, the small altar in front of them, made of extraordinary materials, began to shimmer with a dark light that could not be described in words.

Then, a power that instantly transformed Chu Yang, sending chills down his spine, was born from it.

Finally, the eerie green candlelight grew large again and completely transformed into true black flame.

The runes on all the extraordinary materials began to flow like a river.

In the end, all the black liquid simply vanished quietly.

Manhattan didn't even explain to him where the liquid ended up.

But upon closer examination, it is estimated that the ultimate source is the god of knowledge and wisdom.

After doing all this, Manhattan let out a long sigh of relief, his expression one of sincere gratitude:

"God of knowledge and wisdom, we forever praise your existence!"

After all the rituals were completed, the spiritual wall that Manhattan had set up in advance was finally removed.

"I just checked it with my spiritual sense, and the power contained within this rune is definitely one of my masterpieces from this period of time."

"This might be because I added your name to it while I was praying."

"Speaking of which, it seems the god of knowledge and wisdom has been particularly kind to you."

With that, Manhattan handed the rune to Chu Yang.

Chu Yang naturally wouldn't stand on ceremony, after all, it was a gift from his own teacher.

However, he still felt a chill run down his spine at what Manhattan had just said about the god of knowledge and wisdom looking at him differently.

"No, please, please don't!"

Chu Yang couldn't help but mutter to himself for a while.

Then, he played with the runes in his palm with great interest and couldn't help but ask:

"Teacher, how should we use the power of these runes? And what are their functions?"

In fact, he could have used the effect of Pure White Eyes to analyze the runes in front of him.

But that would be a complete waste; it would be better to ask the person in front of you directly.

"The method used is to activate it with Fergus's secret, and I set the activation keyword to water flow."

"As for its effect, it affects the brain of the person hit."

"Of course, this effect can only last for one to three seconds."

"Moreover, the power of the runes can only affect those who are Sequence 7 or below."

"So you'd better not rely on these kinds of talismans too much."

"Of course, if you choose to continue down this path in the future, you will eventually create even more powerful talismans."

Manhattan stared meaningfully at Chu Yang in front of him.

He was certain that the god of knowledge and wisdom favored Chu Yang.

Otherwise, given his usual condition and strength, it would have been impossible for him to successfully create such a high-quality rune in just one attempt.

However, this student of his was quite talented in learning economics.

Perhaps it is normal to be favored by the god of knowledge and wisdom.

"By the way, kid, this kind of writing is actually quite popular at parties."

"At least the runes I make can sell for fifty pounds each time."

Manhattan suddenly added another sentence.

Chu Yang's eyes lit up immediately. He even wanted to use the equipment here to turn all the materials he had accumulated into runes.

In this way, he could make a fortune at the next gathering.

Manhattan watched as Chu Yang successfully created his first rune.

This made him even more convinced that the word "divine favor" was on his mind.

Chu Yang was completely unaware of this, and was simply making new runes with great interest.

By the half hour before the evening party, he already had four special runes in his hands.

In addition to the three special runes Manhattan had given him, Chu Yang now possessed a considerable fortune.

Most importantly, these runes are like a windfall.

When the time for the gathering arrived, Chu Yang and Manhattan arrived at the venue together, one after the other. (End of Chapter)