Loen Kingdom has three main, officially recognized churches.
They are the Church of the Night Goddess, the Church of Steam, and the Storm Church.
Lex knew that these three churches each controlled at least one complete sequence, having read the first few dozen chapters of "Lord of the Mysteries" and occasionally hearing his friends mention it.
However, this was his first time hearing about the Arbiter sequence.
Furthermore, the Faceless Man, recommended this sequence because of my noble status.
It seems then that the Arbiter sequence should be related to this status. Could it be a sequence controlled by nobles or the kingdom?
Clearly, among the 22 sequences, these few sequences, being controlled by churches and official bodies, have detailed information and allow for stable advancement.
They are a benefit of being within the system.
However, Lex knew that enjoying systemic benefits meant taking on systemic responsibilities.
Moreover, that Reader also mentioned the issue of 'supervision'.
This issue alone made Lex reject these sequences.
He was unwilling to accept supervision from the church or the kingdom's official bodies, as he was a Transmigration and had too many secrets.
If he were ever discovered, he feared he might be treated as a lab rat and locked up for research.
Besides these, that Reader also recommended the 'Hunter' sequence.
He pointed out that this sequence initially strengthens physical fitness and improves combat abilities.
After advancing, it also grants the ability to control fire.
He personally believed that in terms of pure destructive power, this sequence could rank among the top three.
But he didn't provide information on where to obtain the starting formula or potion for this sequence.
Looking further down, there were other messages from 'Watchers'.
'YourmamaYOYO: Isn't the Witch pathway good?'
'ID 20170913183645514: Assassin! It must be Assassin~'
'Let Fate Bring Us Together Here: In the Lord of the Mysteries, the 22 pathways to godhood can be divided into nine types, which correspond to -'
'Melancholy Pancake: I always feel that the Black Emperor and Judges pathways are incomplete, one -'
Strange, was the subsequent information blocked? Why...
Suddenly, Lex thought of something, closed the thick tome, and his gaze fell on the information on the cover: Knowledge Authority - 9.
Could it be that his authority wasn't enough? Or that the 'knowledge' left by these two Readers was too high-level, exceeding his authority, and thus unreadable?
At this moment, Lex felt a bit dizzy, as if he had expended a lot of energy.
It seemed summoning the mystical book was very mentally taxing.
Just as he was wondering how to dismiss the summoning, he saw the illusory, faintly glowing thick tome gradually fade, eventually disappearing from his hand.
The colors of the surrounding scene also returned to normal, and Lex heard faint human voices from outside the high window, clearly having left the mystical space of the summoned tome.
"It seems I've found the 'switch' for summoning."
He sat down, poured himself a glass of water, held the cup, and continued to ponder.
From the Reader's description, the 'Hunter' sequence focuses on destructive power.
Destruction is a very appealing element.
Especially for men, who doesn't like to wield immense destructive power?
Moreover, besides being proficient in combat, this sequence also possesses the ability to control fire, which was another aspect that made Lex's heart pound.
"In any case, I'll just note it down for now." Lex drank all the water in his cup, lay down on the bed, and relaxed his body and mind to alleviate the slight headache caused by mental exhaustion.
The next day, Bison brought a blue-eyed, high-nosed middle-aged man to visit.
He was the lawyer Zilif, Father Bison's personal lawyer, who had resolved many troubles for the Lex family over the years.
Lex communicated with the lawyer for an entire afternoon, answering Zilif's various questions in detail and patiently.
Only after the police urged them several times did the visitors depart.
Over the next few days, Lex was interrogated by the police from time to time, and occasionally saw Joyce and others, but they couldn't talk.
They could only catch a fleeting glimpse before being led back to their respective cells.
Almost a week passed in the blink of an eye.
That day, the cell door opened, and Bison strode in, saying in a loud voice, "We can go home now, son."
Lex stood up happily: "Really?"
Bison smiled and said, "Of course it's true, and the other people on the Alfalfa have also been set free; they've been released."
"That's truly good news."
Lex eagerly left this 'single room' and followed his father to the Police Station lobby, where he indeed saw Joyce and the others.
The captain, Joyce, Brando, and others came over, surrounding Lex and expressing their sincere gratitude.
During this process, Lex noticed that Joyce's complexion was not very good.
Although he had a smile on his face, his expression was somewhat tired, which was quite different from the excitement and joy of the others.
After some pleasantries, Lex pulled Joyce aside: "Your complexion isn't very good, are you alright?"
Joyce shook his head, then gave a wry smile and said, "It's probably because I've been having nightmares lately, and they always wake me up in the middle of the night, leading to insufficient sleep, that's why…"
"Nightmares?" Lex spread his hands and smiled, saying, "What kind of nightmares make your face look so bad?"
"I dreamt I fell from the Alfalfa, plunging into a deep red ocean.
Luckily, someone pulled me up, but I couldn't see his face."
"And I was also holding onto someone, do you know who it was? It was actually Eunice King, that scoundrel! Heaven knows why I would dream of him, and in the dream, I actually tried to save him."
"But each time, in the end, he would fall down wailing.
The hell of it is, just then, the person holding me, whose face I couldn't see, also let go, and I just fell down, and then I woke up."
Lex said dismissively, "It's just a nightmare, don't dwell on it.
Now we're all free, you can go home with peace of mind."
"If you still have nightmares, go see a doctor, I mean a psychologist.
I think you're just reacting this way because you've been too mentally stressed and under too much pressure recently."
"Oh, by the way, do you have travel expenses?"
Having said that, Lex laughed self-deprecatingly: "I asked a stupid question, wait a moment."
He walked towards Bison, asked his father for some money, 50 pounds of which was to pay Brando's bodyguard salary, and the rest was distributed to the penniless survivors so they would have money to return home.
Of course, this was in Father Bison's name.
Saying goodbye to Joyce and the others, he was about to leave the Police Station and go home with his father.
Unexpectedly, near the main entrance, Lex bumped into Inspector Roy, who had a black beard, and a tall police officer.
Lex remembered this tall policeman; he was the one who had pushed him down on the deck at the time.
"Is there anything else, Inspector?" Bison's expression was a bit displeased.
Inspector Roy cleared his throat and introduced the policeman beside him: "This is Officer Barton, esteemed Sir Bison.
During the incident a week ago, on the Alfalfa, Officer Barton was a bit reckless while performing his duties and may have been too heavy-handed with Mr. Lex."
"So, he wishes to take this opportunity to apologize to Mr. Lex."
Bison said "Oh" and looked at the tall policeman.
Officer Barton's forehead was covered in sweat.
After learning that Lex was indeed the Baron's son, Barton was very nervous.
He remembered mocking Lex and not listening to his explanations at the time.
As a small policeman in Enmat Port, Barton worried he would face retaliation from the nobleman.
So he begged his superior to create an opportunity for him to apologize proactively.
After the Inspector finished the introduction, Barton quickly stepped forward two paces, took off his soft cap, and bowed to Lex, saying, "I am very sorry, Mr. Lex, I apologize for my recklessness and impulsiveness a few days ago, and I hope to receive your forgiveness."
This scene made everyone in the lobby look over, people whispered among themselves, and most of them shook their heads.
They didn't think highly of Barton, not believing that the young nobleman would easily forgive this big man.
Lex raised his head, looking at the policeman with no expression on his face: "I…"