In the dim underground, Saint seemed to be surrounded by not enough light, making Angel's vision dim, and he even felt a sense of fear and trembling in his heart involuntarily, as if he was facing an unknown existence.
Beyonder, who was worried that High Sequence could not figure out the situation, immediately took action. Angel immediately showed off "Hidden Holy Emblem" on his wrist.
But Archbishop Anthony's deep eyes just glanced at it lightly, nodded, and said:
"Come with me."
It seemed that he had known that I would come... Angel took back the Holy Emblem and silently followed Archbishop, passed the secret door, and continued walking underground. During the process, he met a priest hidden in the shadows at the corner. The latter was not surprised to see Anthony with an outsider, but Crimson Moon was scratched on his chest and said hello.
After returning the same courtesy, Angel and Archbishop entered a spacious office. Only a few candles were lit here. The overall environment was dark. The bookshelves on both sides were filled with various church classics and theological works accumulated over thousands of years. It exuded a unique smell of old books. The desk in the back was relatively neat. There was a wooden box on the table, and its shadow kept shaking in the candlelight.
"Goddess Shadow Your Excellency, after solving the problem of 'Mirror Person', I thought you would come right away, but I didn't expect you to wait until now."
Standing at the table, Archbishop looked sideways at Angel and said in a deep voice.
If it weren't for Will Auceptin's suggestion, I wouldn't have wanted to come to see you at all. To meet someone who is at least Sequence 4, and probably even Sequence 3's Archbishop... Angel muttered secretly, but with a smile on his face, he replied:
"I will go to Trier of Intis in the near future to continue to trace the root cause of the problem of 'Mirror Person'. I am here to seek some advice and help."
She actually didn't know what kind of help the other party could provide, but since a "Snake of Fate" said so, there must be a reason.
Maybe you can get some activity funds, or lend a suitable Sealed Artifact?
Angel couldn't help but guess.
Archbishop Anthony nodded clearly, turned around, picked up the wooden box on the table, and handed it to Angel:
"Then take it with you."
What is this?
Angel took it doubtfully and found that the box was unexpectedly light. She could easily hold it up with one hand. With the other hand, she opened the uncomplicated buckle and looked inside the box.
There was only a small mirror inside, not the popular glass mirror now, but a classic silver mirror. The surface was weathered and not smooth. It couldn't even reflect enough light in the dim candlelight, making it look a bit dark.
She subconsciously wanted to activate the mirror to see if she could connect to Mirror World where Saint Samuel Cathedral was, but in the end she resisted the urge, looked at Anthony, and asked:
"Is this a certain Sealed Artifact?"
"No, it's just an ordinary silver mirror, at least in our hands," Anthony smiled and shook his head, "Last September, Intis Ambassador to Backlund Beklang Jean Madan was assassinated by Aurora Order and died in his embassy. At the same time, a Technical College student named Xie Like Madan disappeared, leaving only this box."
It was the ambassador who was assassinated by "Shepherd" Mr. A... But Xie Like Madan, wasn't Lily Granger's classmate, the Intis who mysteriously disappeared after leaving a box at her place?
Angel immediately thought of this name, and at the same time recalled a series of incidents he encountered after hiring Detective to investigate the threat to Lily before leaving Backlund half a year ago.
Sure enough, the words after Anthony confirmed this:
"In fact, after our investigation, Sherrick was the illegitimate son of Beckland in Backlund. However, because he could not obtain his birthright, he was always raised as a nephew. He moved around several times before settling here... After he disappeared, The box was left in the hands of a family member of Nighthawks. Intis's spies were very interested in it and tried to steal it several times. In order to prevent this innocent person from being affected, we took back the box and declared it empty."
"But in fact, this mirror is installed inside?" Angel frowned and asked, "What does this have to do with me going to Trier?"
"This is also something I am confused about. If necessary, I am even willing to let you bring '1-63'. I believe you have the ability to deal with its negative effects and use it safely... But Arianna specifically asked you to take this box and the silver mirror inside to Trier."
Anthony's answer surprised Angel.
Sure enough, he already knew my Potion Sequence, but he didn't know my true identity, otherwise he would have mentioned Lily Granger just now instead of just passing it by... Angel thought about it, closed the lid of the wooden box, and was going to take the time to ask Arrodes. It is also a silver mirror. It should be able to see some clues?
Seeing that Angel no longer had any doubts, Archbishop took out another note from his robe pocket, handed it to her, and said:
"In addition, this is the address of an informant developed by Nighthawks in Trier, as well as the password to 'activate' him. After you arrive, you can seek his help if necessary. If the operation fails and you are accidentally exposed to the official Beyonder's sight, you can confess that you are a member of Goddess Church. This will at least not be life-threatening. We will find a way to exchange you."
Hearing such a "spy war" instruction, Angel couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and looked at the content on the paper:
"District 13, 46 Honey Badger Street, Danio Brown, 'Night is Watching You'."
The latter sentence should be the secret code for contacting this informant. In Trier, no one would say such words to him except those who are also believers of Goddess... However, compared to the military's "non-recognition", the church really pays more attention to the safety of its personnel. Even if the purpose of infiltrating into the area where Church of the Eternal Blazing Sun and Church of Steam are exposed, they must protect their own people...Angel wrote down the content, rubbed Black Flame in his hand, and burned the note to ashes.
At this moment, she felt a cold and deep feeling extending from the ground, drowning her like a tide.
The invisible and strong aura was just like the darkness she felt when she saw Archbishop Anthony for the first time, making people tremble and fear. At this time, Angel even wanted to activate Mirror Substitution and immediately escape from Saint Samuel Cathedral's underground, without any will to resist.
But as Anthony looked at it, the tidal darkness immediately receded, as if it had never existed.
"Try not to use this kind of power inside the church," Archbishop said slowly, still with a faint smile on his face, "The seal in Chanis Gate is very sensitive to all unfamiliar powers. Of course, it should remember you now."
Remember me, this power is alive?
Angel thought of Chanis Gate underneath Saint Selena Cathedral of Tingen City. It was sealed internally by Saint Selena's Ashes. As the core of the seal, the latter possessed the power of Saint level, and therefore became the target of Ince Zangwill.
But the core of the seal here is probably the legacy of a certain Angel after his death, or it may even be directly the Beyonder Characteristic of Sequence 2. No wonder there are no guards along the way. This power alone can resist the attacks of multiple High Sequence Beyonder...
Angel thought about it and no longer tried to use Beyonder Ability. Instead, accompanied by Archbishop, he returned to the secret door above and left Saint Samuel Cathedral through another passage.
Back home, Angel did not delay and immediately summoned Black Cat Wensa. After the Demoness cat with blue eyes landed lightly on the carpet, he asked:
"I'm going to Trier soon. Do you have anything to say about 'Demoness Sect' over there?"
Her "you" refers to Wensa's so-called "Witch Family", those aliens among the Demoness Sect.
In fact, her understanding of "Witch Family", except for some historical knowledge from the noble Fourth Epoch Mobet Soroyasde in "The Travels of Grosell", all comes from the black cat in front of her. She is not even sure whether there are some less evil Demoness like Fifth Epoch.
"You are going there to find the power behind 'Mirror Person'?"
Wensa did not answer Angel's question, but asked instead.
"Yes, this is my mission and my own wish."
Angel replied.
In addition to the requirements of "Goddess's Sword" Cesimir and Arianna, she also wanted to find out the true source of the power in her body, Arrodes's divination, Mr. Azik's search showed that Trier possessed a similar power underground to her "Calamity" Charm. No matter what, she had to go there.
"The person in charge of the Demoness Sect of Trier is 'Black Saintess' Clarice. As long as you don't meet her directly, with your strength, no other Demoness Sect person in that city can pose a threat to you. The premise is that you don't get close to Fourth Epoch, Trier."
The black cat's round eyes were fixed on Angel, and he spoke human words and answered in a strange tone.
In this way, that Black Saintess Your Excellency is probably Sequence 3's "Unaging" Demoness. This is also consistent with her title being the same as Katarina's "White Saint". In addition, Trier doesn't even have a Demoness of the Demigod level, so Wensa feels that I won't be threatened by them... But hasn't Trier of Fourth Epoch been completely destroyed in "Four Emperors War"? Does Wensa mean that I should not go near the underground, near the Trier ruins covered by New Trier?
Angel thought about it, then took out the dim silver mirror from the wooden box Archbishop Anthony handed her, and continued to ask:
"This mirror also comes from Intis. Is it related to the Demoness Sect and 'Mirror Person'?"
The black cat crawled on the carpet and came closer, pressing its front paws on the surface of the silver mirror, as if testing its strength, and answered after a moment:
"It itself does not contain special power... but I have seen similar silver mirrors. In some special areas, it can lead to Mirror World, an independent and fixed Mirror World."
Therefore, this is equivalent to a "key" that is only useful under certain circumstances. No wonder even Archbishop can't see anything abnormal about it. Before activating the power, it is just an ordinary mirror, but it doesn't know where the corresponding area is... Angel carefully put away the silver mirror. Seeing the black cat spinning around on the carpet impatiently, he made the last request:
"While I'm away from Backlund, can you help watch over Trissy who escaped from 'Lady Despair'? I gave her your summoning spell. Once she uses it, you should be able to locate her. I feel that she has a certain tendency to 'self-destruct' and may do something irrational and hurt other innocent people."
To her surprise, Wensa, who was not very interested in Trissy before, answered very simply:
"We will take a fancy to her without you asking. After all, she is the container that 'Primordial' is interested in. She also has a special purpose for us."
For some reason, Black Cat Wensa's pair of lake-blue eyes were extremely sharp at this time.
Flashes of deep red flashed, and the members of Tarot Club appeared on their high-backed chairs. With the cheerful greetings of "Justice" and Audrey, the new week's meeting began.