Secret: I, the hermit, want to make progress too much

Chapter 2 The Heart of Machinery
Howie University.

"Roy, I heard that you and Lado performed some mysterious ritual yesterday? Was it successful?"

A brown-haired girl came over.

Naya.

Roy paused.

Although he is from the Mechanical Department, some classes are close to the History Department and have some contact with each other.

Of course, it’s more about the good relationship between Lado and Welch——

Their families are very rich.

The two often gather together, and occasionally they are brought together to communicate and communicate. They are from the same university, so they have gotten to know each other over time.

Roy didn't know how familiar he was with them, he just knew them and had a relatively casual relationship with them, so he only exchanged a few words with them.

In addition, if I remember correctly, Naya seemed to have participated in the interpretation of notes with Welch and Klein, and then died of a curse.

He thought for a while and replied kindly: "It failed. The mystery is all fake. I won't try it randomly in the future."

"That's because you didn't find the right one. There are mysterious things in this world, but not everything is there. How could your broken ritual come from nowhere and be successful?"

There was a voice from the side that refused to admit defeat.

Roy squinted.

Welch.

The son of a banker is rich, generous, and likes to make friends, but the ones he has the best relationships with are Naya and Klein——

The three of them often work together as a team to do homework.

They are all alumni.

"Roy—"

"It's nothing. I know you are very interested in mysterious knowledge. Unfortunately, we really didn't succeed yesterday."

Roy sighed.

Welch chuckled and said, "Just wait, I have news about something recently. I will open your eyes when I get it."

"I am no longer interested in mysterious things, and I advise you not to get in touch with them."

Roy warned sternly.

Seeing that Welch didn't take it seriously, he didn't say anything more, but returned to his position, and then began to look for the figure——

His frequent teammate Rado Lange.

Lado has blond shawl hair and very white skin. You can usually see him at a glance, but you haven't seen him so far today.

There was a flash of worry in his eyes.

Although he was quite unfamiliar with this friend in his group, the memory of his ex still made him somewhat fond of Lado. If possible, he still didn't want anything to happen to his classmate.

Then, he saw a boy with the same black hair.

just appeared.

Naya waved over there.

"Kleon, this way!"

"Sorry, I'm late."

"It's nothing, hey, we just arrived."

The three of them walked together, discussing the debate the day before yesterday, and headed to an office together.

Roy sat on the chair and stared at Klein secretly.

very common.

He should be the original Klein, not the alternative Lord of Mysteries after merging with Zhou Mingrui.

It is now late May, and everyone has just completed their defense and is considered to have graduated.

That one hasn't come down yet.

He leaned back in his chair, thinking about whether to go to Lado Lange's house to ask about the situation in case Lado Lange didn't come.

At this time, a figure walked over from a distance.

Not Lado Lange.

But -

A familiar mentor from the past.

Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Guna Tolom.

This professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering is good at steam-powered machinery and is quite famous in this area. In addition, Roy suspects that the other person is also a member of the Church of Steam.

Seeing the arrival of the associate professor, he had a vague feeling in his heart.

"teacher."

"follow me."

Guna did not reminisce about the past, but turned around with a stern face and walked to his office.

When he arrived at the office, the old man with hair loss close to the Mediterranean Sea took off his hat, then turned around and looked at Roy seriously.

"What kind of ritual did you perform with Lado yesterday?"

"us……"

Roy knew.His guess came true, something happened to Lado.

but.

What he didn't expect was——

My teacher is an extraordinary person from the Church of Steam.

After much thought, Roy decided to tell the truth.

"We used a ceremony yesterday to pray to a great being. He gave me half the ability of a secret peeper. I don't know the rest. How is Lado? Why haven't you come today?"

Guna said with a gloomy face: "Lado is crazy. His parents sent him to the Steam Church this morning."

Roy was speechless for a while.

Guna took a deep breath and suppressed his anger: "You are too brave, how dare you pray to unknown existences at will! Can you bear such gifts from evil gods?"

"Teacher, I was wrong. Can Lado be saved?"

Roy looked at Guna expectantly.

Guna shook his head and remained silent.

The Hidden Sage personally responded that madness is a better ending. People like Roy who are not crazy, not deformed, and are in a very stable state are the outliers.

He was silent for a long time and said, "Follow me."

"is teacher."

……

Church of Steam.

Roy met his old classmate. At this moment, Lado Lange was huddled in the corner, talking crazy and gibberish.

He had studied in the Mystic Hall, so he knew what these words were.

Hermetic.

He was indoctrinated into a madman by the huge Hermetic language.

In addition, Roy could faintly see a cold gaze coming from Lado, and he took half a step back in fear and involuntarily.

"Guna, your students are very spiritual. No wonder they can persevere."

In the dark shadow behind Lado, a figure slowly appeared.

He held a strange mechanical creation in his hand.

Roy was startled.

He originally thought the source of his gaze was the Hidden Sage, but he didn't expect it to be the Extraordinary from the Church of Steam.

and.

If something strange had happened to him just now, he might have been tied up.

"Carl!"

Guna frowned, then looked at Lado who kept mumbling, and sighed, "At least he is still alive, and you-"

"You are a lucky person, but you are also an unfortunate one. After becoming half a secret spy, you will have to go through the secret spy sequence and fight against madness from now on."

Karl continued.

Roy took a deep breath and said, "What exactly is the Secret Peeper?"

He had memories of this, but now, as a "new guy," he had to ask common sense questions.

Karl said: "The Secret Peeper Sequence, the sequence controlled by the person you prayed for yesterday. From today on, you will be instilled with his knowledge every once in a while. If you survive it, you will gain knowledge. If you don't survive it, you will become like him, and even more serious."

Roy didn't look too scared.

In front of extraordinary people, expressions are often meaningless, because they can use spiritual vision to directly observe the astral body to determine the other person's emotions.

Unless he has reached the point where he can control his emotions freely, otherwise...

Acting will only make you look more suspicious.

Calmness is the best response.

He was silent for a moment and said, "How can we survive?"

"Control the power of the potion. Of course, you are only half a Secret Explorer now, so you must first become a Secret Explorer and gain full abilities."

Karl said first.

Roy and Lado are both students of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Hoy University, and they are also students of Guna. They have no doubts about their identities and beliefs.

Can survive the indoctrination of the Hidden Sage...

no doubt.

Roy was probably a genius among the Extraordinaries. If he hadn't been half a voyeur now, Karl would have suggested that he choose a generalist. After all, the secret voyeur formula in the church was incomplete.

Guna stood aside and said hurriedly: "You can also choose not to become a secret peeper. Although half a secret peeper still has to deal with madness, it is not that dangerous."

Roy said: "Thank you, teacher, but I want to become a spy."

Guna shook his head and said nothing.

Karl smiled and said: "Only by taking the initiative to welcome and face it can you truly control the potion. However, after you enjoy the benefits of the church, you must serve the church and become a member of the Heart of Machinery. Are you willing?"

"willing."

(End of this chapter)