After a while, Alger put down his hand, stood up with a normal expression, and quickly left the dock along the alley, walking towards "Wave Church" in a way to avoid tracking and surveillance.
Regardless of whether the other party attempts to follow him or not, he is prepared to use the church to get rid of this risk. Compared with the exposure of his residence, which may lead to a sneak attack at any time, letting people know that he belongs to "Church of Storms" is not a big problem. What's more, he had deliberately revealed this in front of Sharff to enhance his reliability and maintain a long-term trading relationship.
At the same time, he kept recalling the brief conversation he just heard in his mind and analyzing the information contained in it.
There is no doubt that "Artisan" Sharff is controlled by some people, or simply cooperates with them. Judging from the tone of the conversation between the two parties, the latter is more likely...
Alger frowned. It is not easy to find a reliable Artisan. If he simply cooperates with other people, it will not affect the transaction between the two, but it sounds like the other party is ready to let him leave Bayam and turn the Artisan that belongs to everyone into their own.
Moreover, when the "puppet" Beyonder Characteristic he proposed to spy on Sharff was mentioned in the conversation, the person controlling Sharff showed great interest and immediately changed his attitude, asking Sharff to stay temporarily to find out the characteristics of the "puppet".
The "puppet" characteristics belonging to "Empress" Miss...
Thinking about it, Alger entered the closing mass in the night. "Wave Church" became quiet. Before the door closed, he looked back and found no trace of the pursuer.
They don't have enough manpower to maintain control over Sharff, so they can't find anyone to track and monitor me? Or maybe you are sure that you have hidden it well enough and are not worried about me seeing the problem at all?
Alger put aside his worries slightly and sat on the bench near the altar, lowering his head as if praying, but continued to think about tonight's events in his mind.
According to "Empress", the "puppet" is "Prisoner", which is the Sequence 4 of the "alien" Pathway. This characteristic was obtained by her after killing Demigod of "Rose School". According to the information within the church, the formula of "alien" Pathway and Beyonder Characteristic have always been firmly controlled by "Rose School" and are rarely leaked. The person who controls Sharff is interested in this, indicating that he is either a member of "Rose School" or their enemy...
No matter what it is, the reason why they found Sharff is very suspicious, because one of his Indulgence or some transaction disputes... By the way, I once sold a "Werewolf" Beyonder Characteristic belonging to "The World" to Sharff, and earned part of the profit from it...
And "Werewolf" also belongs to the same "alien species" Pathway, and is also controlled by "Rose School"!
Alger suddenly caught a clue. He subconsciously raised his head and looked at the Holy Emblem of Storms composed of strong winds, waves and thunder hanging on the wall. He lowered his head under the heavy pressure and continued to pray.
It seems that "Rose School" tracked Beyonder Characteristic through some special method and found Sharff. A wild Artisan is very tempting. They chose to threaten or recruit, and they have succeeded... This can also explain that after hearing about the "puppet" characteristics, the other party asked Sharff to stay, trying to find more clues and recover this characteristic that belongs to them.
After figuring everything out, Alger immediately thought of reporting it to "Mandated Punishers". This didn't even require him to take action himself. All he had to do was find a familiar information dealer, such as Dominic of Pelican Street, and sell the information. Within a few hours, someone would take it to "Mandated Punishers" to claim the reward.
The only problem is that as long as Sharff is caught, his connection with me will soon be exposed, which means that my behavior of making Mystical Item many times will be discovered by the church. What awaits me is a large number of charges of unknown sources of characteristics... Thinking of this, Alger gave up the idea of solving the matter through official force.
As for being able to easily control a "Artisan" with Mystical Item, "Rose School" is probably not weak in Bayam's power. It is even possible that Demigod has sneaked into the city before I dare to trace the whereabouts of the "puppet" characteristics. It is difficult for me to deal with it with my own strength... It seems that I can only ask for help from others.
Making up his mind, Alger left the church and took a detour back to his home. After making sure that no one was following him, he chanted "Fool" Honorific Name.
He asked Mr. "Fool" to inform "Empress" that members of Rose School appeared in Bayam and were tracing the whereabouts of the "puppet" properties.
"Golden Queen" who just had a conflict with this evil sect will definitely be interested.
Backlund In the suburbs, in a huge military base.
Under the guidance of an officer, Klein came to the huge square in the base where three airships were parked. He boarded one of the airships that was already in the activated state. He placed his luggage in the lounge and waited for departure with peace of mind.
This kind of transportation vehicle that has been completely abandoned for war purposes on Earth is actually the only man-made device in the world that can fly into the sky, except of course Beyonder... As a keyboard warrior in his previous life, Klein stood at the window, looking at the busy crowd below, and making sharp comments in his heart.
Of course, it was also a new experience for him to experience an airship voyage and travel to Desi Bay with the help of the roaring steam engine and propellers. Therefore, after predicting that the trip would go smoothly, he completely settled down and prepared to enjoy tonight's flight as an ordinary passenger.
It would be nice if the steam engine wasn't so noisy. Maybe I have to use meditation to fall asleep. Alas, I'm a little tired this afternoon... Klein sighed with half exhaustion and half satisfaction. He remembered the high thrust-to-weight ratio internal combustion engines and even turbine engines in later generations that could greatly improve the power of airships, but he couldn't think of any useful details except some chatter on the Internet.
This is the difference between me and Emperor Roselle... He smiled and was about to close the window and take a good rest, when he suddenly heard an illusory prayer coming from his ears.
This deep voice is "Hanged Man" Alger. I was so impressed by his voice and the phrase "impulse" that after hearing it once, I will never forget it in my life... Klein chuckled lightly and was about to find a bathroom to respond to the believer "Fool" when his eyes suddenly froze and looked below the window.
A group of hurried people wearing black trench coats and carrying various boxes were walking towards the edge of the square. They were both men and women, most of them wearing conspicuous Red Gloves. There was only one young woman wearing a mysterious robe, and the eye shadow and blush on her face looked a bit weird under the light.
It was Ms. Daly... Klein naturally moved his eyes elsewhere to avoid being discovered by the keen Spirit Medium, but then he saw Leonard Mitchell following Daly. He watched them approach his airship, passed the soldiers who were queuing, and entered the cabin first.
They are also going to Desi Bay? No, I will probably go to the Southern Continent, although I know Leonard because of "Blasphemer" Amon came to Backlund, because of the "Parasite" in the body " and wanted to go out to escape, but we didn't expect that our destinations were the same. Could this be the function of "aggregation"... Klein's smile almost froze on his face, but he quickly adjusted and nodded to his former colleague as a greeting.
Unfortunately, there is the "Marauder" Angel that is parasitic on Leonard. I cannot respond to the prayer of "Hanged Man" now, otherwise it will immediately attract his attention... With a secret sigh, Klein closed the window and prepared to fall asleep early to replenish the energy lost during the day.
Below the airship, this team of "Red Gloves" boarded the airship in a disciplined manner and walked towards their lounge.
When passing by other soldiers in line, Leonard, who had just recovered from the shock of seeing the old monster "Dwayne Dantès" Fourth Epoch, noticed their slightly dissatisfied but well-hidden glances.
Since Great Smog, Goddess Church has gained certain control over the army with the help of the kingdom's new policy, which is naturally more convenient for Nighthawks and "Red Gloves" Li, the previous action plan of one team of Beyonder and one team of soldiers, with only weak links between the two, will be replaced by closer cooperation, but this has also aroused dissatisfaction among many soldiers, mainly those officers of Conservative Party.
This increased the connection between Three Great Churches and the army in the short term, and increased the kingdom's combat effectiveness, but in the long run the hidden dangers were great... Leonard thought with some worry that this was not his own conclusion, but the "Parasite" evaluation of Zoroaster in his mind.
I hope it won't affect Southern Continent's mission this time... He thought, and Dwayne Dantès's smile just now appeared in his mind again, and his expression became stiff.
Maybe I should go to Cons to catch Devil Family instead of going to Balam to look for clues about Numinous Episcopate... Leonard suddenly felt a little regretful about his active participation in this operation.
Boom——
The sound of the high-phlogiston steam engine became obviously louder. With the high-frequency shaking of the bulkhead, the propeller provided the airship with the last lift to break the balance. The airship, fully loaded with soldiers, Beyonder, and supplies, left the ground and slowly sailed toward the southwest.
At the same time, standing in the villa at the highest point of Empress Borough, overlooking the countryside, Audrey's eyes were attracted by a dim light, watching it rise into the sky, gradually go away, and disappear into the night sky.
It should be a military airship in the suburbs... If it were a few months ago, I would not have been able to see this light clearly before I became "Hypnotist". Potion had already changed me unknowingly... Audrey had a rare feeling of confusion in her heart, but she was soon discovered by herself and adjusted.
"Miss, Mr. Howard's secret message."
Audrey's personal maid knocked on the door and walked in, handing her an unmarked letter.
After the maid left, Audrey came to the table, opened the envelope and took out a thin piece of letter paper.
"Benson·Moretti, Melissa·Moretti, and...Lily Granger."
She glanced over the letter and read out the three names one by one.