Standing on the dock, they gazed at the "White Rose."
After a few seconds of silence, Ronald and Thor exchanged a meaningful look, then both saw the caution in each other’s eyes.
If earlier it was just an ordinary urban chase,
Then boarding this ship would greatly limit everyone’s movement range, and on this passenger-loading ship, they could encounter idle passengers at any time.
For a Caster of the mysterious side,
It meant that most Spells could not be used.
After exchanging looks, Thor walked decisively toward a passenger who was about to board, asking him in a very polite tone,
"How much time is left before the ’White Rose’ departs?"
Seeing that it was a beautiful young lady like Thor who approached to ask, the addressed passenger smiled, pulled out a pocket watch, carefully checked it, and then replied,
"Beautiful miss, there is one hour and thirty minutes until the ’White Rose’ departs, we have plenty of time."
"If you don’t mind, I could invite you to..."
Upon hearing the timeframe, Thor quickly interjected,
"No need, thank you."
She then turned around promptly under the awkward gaze of the passenger and went back to Ronald.
"If we board now, we have an hour and a half."
"However, considering the time it takes to start moving and the speed, the limit is around two hours."
Hearing Thor’s words, Ronald looked around.
In just this short while, other mysterious side individuals pursuing them had blended in on the "White Rose," and investigators in the distance were continuously approaching.
Thus, Ronald seriously asked,
"Thor, let me confirm one more time, are you determined to get that ’book’?"
Hearing this question, Thor stared into Ronald’s gray pupils, answering very seriously,
"Extremely important."
She then turned around, and Ronald led the way to the boarding area, whispering to Thor behind him,
"Since it’s very important."
"After the job is done, I’m going to charge you a fee."
Thor immediately caught up, replying cheerily,
"No problem, I’ll make sure you’re satisfied."
So, the two walked directly to the boarding area, and upon reaching the check-in staff, Ronald stretched out his hand in a handshake gesture,
The ticket inspector almost automatically reached out to shake hands, then started to speak,
Suddenly, the ticket inspector’s voice halted abruptly.
For in that instant their hands touched, a wisp of mist hidden in Ronald’s hand transferred onto the other person:
The next second, Ronald gestured to Thor,
"Let’s go, he will only be unconscious for ten seconds, make sure no one notices us."
Thus, they hurried and boarded the "White Rose" within those ten seconds.
As for the ticket inspector...
As an ordinary person, his anger was probably just a slight dissatisfaction with his night shift, so after regaining consciousness ten seconds later, the only thing his mind had forgotten was the scene of Ronald and Thor boarding the ship.
Stepping onto the deck of the "White Rose," Thor looked around while whispering in admiration,
"Ronald, your ability is really useful."
"It’s convenient for tracking and controlling, suitable for any task..."
Ronald calmly explained,
"It seems nice, but its actual use has limitations."
However, just as they moved forward a few steps, a cry of alarm from the front of the ship cabin:
"There’s been a murder!"
"Help, someone, please help!"
Meanwhile, Ronald, who had already been scouting the area, noticed a disturbance coming from the cabin and rushed over with Thor.
"Someone couldn’t resist making a move, let’s hurry."
A murder had taken place nearby, prompting a number of ordinary people to flee outside the cabin.
It took just over a minute.
Ronald and Thor finally arrived at the scene of the murder.
The victim was an adult male.
The body, now losing temperature, lay on the floor with a brand-new dinner knife still lodged in his chest.
Besides that, there were very few people in this cabin.
In such a straightforward and direct murder scene, ordinary people had fled clean—a contrast to those times when people might gather around a crime scene to watch an investigation, but very few wanted to stay when a real murderer was involved.
Among the few remaining, a young girl, cornered, was loudly berating the man opposite her:
"Are you insane? Have you lost your mind?"
"Do you even know what you’re doing!"
"This is Spring City; do you really think you can commit a murder and get away with it?"
Though her voice was loud,
a closer listen revealed that her tone trembled with anger.
Facing the situation at hand, she was clearly unable to remain completely composed.
Across from the girl, the chastised man simply shook his head regretfully:
"Miss, how can you blame me?"
"If you hadn’t run to a place , I wouldn’t have chosen this method to disperse the crowd. You’ve caused this problem yourself!"
The girl shuddered slightly, then gritted her teeth and retorted:
"Sophistry, this is sheer sophistry!"
"If you dare, join me in Galgis; why would you choose to kill someone at this time!"
This time, the man did not respond to the girl’s accusation, but instead he looked around.
There were nine people present in the cabin now.
Apart from an ordinary person hiding behind a table who didn’t manage to escape, all others were members of the mysterious side who had been chasing them. Under his prompting of murder, this dining cabin had temporarily turned into a place where they could act freely.
Suddenly, the man’s expression changed.
His previously confident demeanor immediately turned to unease and fear; he even subconsciously took a few steps back.
The reason was simple.
Right at the entrance of the cabin, he saw Ronald and Thor, who had just walked in.
The information had already spread throughout Spring City in recent days.
The man called Ronald Adler in front of him was a Caster, possessing the original texts and remarkable combat abilities.
Ordinary people on this mysterious side, matching up against such a being,
would only result in immediate defeat.
His mind racing, the man quickly conjured a not-so-reliable idea.
And he immediately shouted out loud:
"My Lord is even someone of your stature going to involve yourselves in this matter!"
"This doesn’t seem quite appropriate!"
Hearing the man’s shout, the others around also turned their gazes toward Ronald.
Recognizing Ronald’s identity,
the other seven Casters’ expressions changed drastically at the same time.
Unknowingly, the situation in the cabin subtly turned into everyone being on guard against Ronald!