Steam Age: I Fight Against Divine Authority with Otherworldly Tales

As the raindrops fell softly, Suren stood quietly before the grave, Karl's smile seemingly still vivid in her mind's eye.

Suren did not shed tears at Karl's death, but felt a suffocating, oppressive feeling in his chest, making it hard to breathe and even causing his thoughts to become somewhat blocked.

Suren took a deep breath, letting the rain soak his entire body. The cold touch of the rain gradually calmed his mind, and his previously chaotic thoughts were sorted out into a coherent line.

He closed his eyes and used [Revelation] again, but this time the target was not the mystery of Karl's death, but the "Prometheus Manuscript" that Professor Derwent possessed.

The images formed by this "revelation" are no longer independent and fragmented; they even form a complete and coherent scene.

In Suren's mind, Erasmus Mercury was standing in front of Professor Derwent's desk, handing him a stack of papers.

Suren opened his eyes and gently exhaled. It turned out that he had misunderstood the scene he had seen of the "Classical Wisdom Society" members trading manuscripts with the professor. That was not the time when the professor first obtained the manuscripts!

With new clues, Suren gradually pieced together the whole story.

The original manuscript came from Erasmus Mercury, who gave it to the professor, who then passed it on to the members of the "Society of Classical Wisdom".

The scene that Suren first saw was the "Society of Classical Wisdom" returning the manuscript to the professor.

This suggests that the professor and Elas Mercury had a very good relationship. Considering the professor's subsequent guidance of Suren to the "Harp Library," it is highly likely that the professor was a member of the "Gate of Truth"!

Unless the manuscript possesses the same characteristics as the Dead Sea Scrolls, Eras Mercury has absolutely no reason to steal it.

However, since Professor De Went was able to hand over the manuscript to members of the "Society of Classical Wisdom," and they then took it back, the manuscript most likely does not possess this characteristic.

"What I just saw was most likely fake."

Perhaps because he had been standing in the rain for too long, Suren couldn't help but shiver.

He took one last deep look at Karl's grave, then strode away from the cemetery.

Seeing this, Edmund, who was behind the big tree, followed Suren at a distance.

……

After returning to her residence, Suren took off her damp clothes and then simply wiped her body with a towel.

He changed into the white shirt and short trench coat outfit he used to disguise himself as "Karen Dantès".

He pulled out a chair, plopped down on it, and began to organize the available information in his mind, trying to uncover the truth behind it all.

Judging from the current strength of Suren's [Revelation], even the "Agent" cannot directly interfere with him. This shows that the person who killed Karl must either be of a higher rank or possess a powerful item that can interfere with information.

Suren guessed that it was most likely the latter, and that its interference was not extensive, at least not comprehensive, otherwise he would not have obtained useful information from the manuscript's "Revelation".

This is a major flaw; by using "Revelation" on seemingly unrelated matters, one might be able to uncover the truth.

But where should he begin? Suren frowned, trying to search his memory for any suspicious details.

"Orange-yellow..." Suren suddenly remembered what Corrigan had just said—Reinard's color level had been improved.

Perhaps it was because the manuscript contained the truth about supernatural powers that Leonard was able to improve?

Thinking of this, Suren nodded. Without further hesitation, he closed his eyes and changed the target of [Revelation] to "the reason for Leonard's color rank improvement".

This time, Suren received no clues; his mind was completely dark, without even a fragment of text.

But this in itself is a kind of information. Suren took a deep breath and increased the power of [Revelation], and "Source Knowledge" poured into the node of [Revelation] like crazy.

This is a new ability that Suren gained after advancing to the Awakener stage. By increasing the consumption of "Source Knowledge", he can break through the constraints of "Information Barrier" to a certain extent.

However, this would increase the user's mental burden and could even backfire, resulting in a significant loss of information.

And that was indeed the case. Even though Suren did his best to increase his investment in "Source Knowledge", he ultimately only obtained a fragment of text.

However, it was these fragmented words that brought a bitter smile to Suren's face.

"Prometheus, Sherlock Holmes..."

Suren murmured the words she had seen, and let out a difficult breath.

Due to the overload of his abilities, Suren's brain still felt a little stinging, but a scene involuntarily surfaced in his mind—Karl kept muttering "Sherlock Holmes" as he died.

Suren couldn't help but want to stand up right now and find Leonard to avenge Karl!

However, a voice rang in Suren's mind; it was Suren's own voice:

"Let go of your obsessions, accept the regrets of the past, and face the future with the will of the departed."

Suren smiled helplessly. How ironic! She had just said those words last night, and today she had to face her friend's death, as if she were being tested.

After a moment, he slowly lowered his clenched fist and began to rationally consider his next move.

Leonard has most likely already left Loren Town. He has now entered the Orange Yellow realm, and with his previous accumulation, by the time Suren arrives at "Libraton" and meets him again, Leonard will most likely be an "Agent".

"Agents" are superhuman beings. The gap between "Awakeners" and "Agents" is even greater than the gap between ordinary people and "Awakeners". With Suren's current strength, revenge is simply a pipe dream.

"I'm still too weak," Suren said with a bitter smile.

Fortunately, the name "Sherlock Holmes" does not exist in this world, and with the thickness of Suren's "information barrier," Leonard was also unable to detect the connection between the two, which is probably why the other party was being evasive at the grave.

However, this does not mean that Suren's situation is safe.

It's time to leave.

Thinking of this, Suren stood up. He looked around at the house that had been his home for almost a month, sighed softly, and without further hesitation, firmly pushed open the door of his residence.

I'll just find a hotel to stay at later as Karen Dantès, get through this night, and head to "Libraton" with Charles tomorrow.

Having made up his mind, Suren put on his soft hat and walked into the drizzling rain.

Edmund, who was hiding at the three street corners, saw Suren leave and tightened his slightly damp robe, following Suren at a distance.

However, just as he followed Suren into a narrow alley, he discovered that Suren's figure had disappeared from his sight; he had lost him!

He quickened his pace in a hurry, and walked along the alley until it reached a dead end, but he still couldn't find Suren.

Just as he was filled with extreme doubt, a clear, cold voice rang out behind him:

"Are you looking for me, Edmund?"

The sound wasn't loud, but it pierced Edmund's eardrums through the sound of the rain. He turned around abruptly, only to find that Suren had been standing behind him at some point!