When Sharon Mansfield walked into his office, Arthur Merlin was in a trance, as if he had returned to ten years ago when they gathered together to discuss a mysterious case.
But now things have changed, this graceful girl is no longer his Katate, and she has not visited her place for a long, long time.
Sharon was followed in by Katherine Headey, Aaliyah Dickinson and Evan Burns. After the incident in the Arondack Mountains became clear, he knew they were coming.
The air pressure between the three of them was so low that it seemed to condense the air in the office. He already knew that Sean and Olivia had been exiled into the endless void, and their lives and deaths were uncertain. Their teammate Moonlight also disappeared due to losing control of his mind. Even Arthur himself has been worried about these things in the past few days, not to mention the people around Sean!
He really didn't expect that Sean Dickinson, the elder of the Reading Club's Moon Key, would have a conflict with that guy Nietzsche when he should have continued to keep his profile low and develop quietly!
To the detective, all hell breaks loose. You know, Sean is the future leader they focus on and train, and they plan to one day completely entrust the book club and its true mission to him. He didn't know what Nietzsche, that madman had done to start such a conflict and let it end in such a way!
A hundred seekers can't buy one Sean Dickinson! To some extent, Arthur's emotional impact was no less than theirs...
"So, Mr. Merlin, is there any way to rescue Sean now?" she asked after hearing Catherine briefly describe the current situation.
Arthur didn't have much interaction with Catherine before, but they met occasionally. He knew that the "Golden Queen" in front of him was an arrogant genius. Now, her eyes are still strong and calm, but there is a dark cloud between her brows.
"Let's not talk about rescue for now..." Arthur didn't want to give them any excessive hope, because there really wasn't much hope. "I think it would be a miracle if we could locate Sean's location."
"What to do?" Aaliyah asked.
Arthur said slowly: "The abyss, or the infinite void, is actually the cosmic space outside the atmosphere. The temperature there is lower than the polar regions, and there is no air for living creatures to survive...
"In my opinion, if there was no miracle, Sean would have been..." He looked at the state of the three people and said directly, "Already a frozen corpse."
Aaliyah's face turned pale: "But his sad bird hasn't come back yet."
"Yes, although there are many factors that may trap the mourning bird, this can still be seen as a hope." Arthur added, "So, I support you in continuing the search and rescue.
"However, it is a pity that the explorer industry currently does not have any ability to search outer space, not to mention that Sean and Olivia may be somewhere outside the solar system..."
"Does that mean it's completely hopeless?" Sharon asked.
"No, it's not completely hopeless. Although the explorer's methods cannot support such a search, I know there is one person - I'm afraid he is the only one - who can find a way to search for targets in outer space."
"who?"
"An astronomer who works at Mount Wilson Observatory. I once asked him for help on a case."
"Okay, let's go find him right away." Ivan said.
"No, don't worry. There is still a problem to be solved. The sky is extremely huge. If you search the entire starry sky inch by inch, it is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack. If you want to conduct a targeted search for Sean's location, you need to With the help of certain mysterious means and some resonant connections, we can narrow the scope of where he is..."
"What's the meaning?"
"With Sean's bond in this world, he can point out a certain area of the sky through divination, so that the search time can be shortened.
"We now have his family, lovers, and teammates..." Arthur pointed to them one by one, "However, the deeper the bond, the more accurate the location. I believe that the person most closely connected with Sean's fate is not here now. here."
Ivan and Aaliyah exchanged a look. Moonlight, no doubt Arthur was talking about moonlight. He was Sean's teammate when he first entered the industry. They worked together on almost every mission and experienced countless life and death situations. Their fates have long been deeply linked...
"If Moonlight 1902 is not present, the effectiveness of the search will be greatly reduced." Arthur said, "So, my suggestion is that before setting off to Wilson Observatory, you must find Moonlight first."
"But, we don't know where he went at all..." Aaliyah said worriedly.
Ivan's eyes were very firm: "No, I know where he is."
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After saying goodbye to Arthur and Sharon Mansfield, the three came to Moonlight's home. After ringing the doorbell, Winnie opened the door with Samo in her arms. Winnie's eyes were swollen and her nose was pink. Ivan had told her about the Arondack Mountains before, and she had spent a sleepless night alone at home, and her eyes were swollen from crying.
"Winnie, don't worry, we are going to get the moonlight back next," Ivan said. Their original plan was to rescue Sean first, and then use Sean's power to retrieve Moonlight, but now they have to change the order.
After comforting Winnie until she calmed down a bit, they went to the second floor, Moonlight's piano room. Smeagol, the brain-tank villain, was also there, and he was also worried about the disappearance of Moonlight and the others. The solution in the glass cover showed a little bit of burnt yellow color.
"So, where is Moonlight now?" Aaliyah finally couldn't help but ask.
"R'lyeh." Ivan said decisively, "He was deeply affected by his damn mask. He must be hiding in R'lyeh!"
Hearing this term, Aaliyah's eyes widened slightly in shock. That is a forbidden kingdom that is very dangerous even for King-level explorers. Sean and the others successfully escaped with the help of Arthur, and now they are going back there?
"Catherine and I will use Smeagol's help to get in there and get the moonlight back. You are responsible for guarding here and maintaining the entrance and exit."
"I want to go too!" Aaliyah blurted out. She was able to break into the Moon Phase Corridor alone and was very confident in her own strength.
"Don't be ridiculous!" Ivan said seriously, "If you follow us, it will only increase our burden. We need a person to guard the formation here!"
Knowing that Ivan was right and knowing that now was not the time to be willful, Aaliyah did not persist.
Ivan turned to Smeagol: "So, how do we enter R'lyeh?"
