Bayam still retains a considerable degree of lighting at night, but it is mainly concentrated in Market District. Other areas do not have the luxury of filling every alley with gas lamps.
And in the dim Docklands, "Hanged Man" Alger was sitting in a suite on the second floor of a hotel, with his hands on the table, holding "Magician Pocket Watch" in one hand and a machete in the other, staring at the gas lamp on the wall, his body motionless.
Suddenly, ripples appeared on the glass window behind him, and a figure appeared directly in the room.
Alger frowned slightly, as if he felt something moving behind him. He turned around and looked at the window, only to find that the window was closed and there was no other person in the room.
But the next second, "Empress" appeared in front of him from the "invisible" state, wearing a hooded cloak, but underneath was a long skirt.
Alger, whose pupils suddenly shrank, almost pressed his pocket watch and ran out of the room. Fortunately, he was determined and did not act rashly after recognizing the person. Instead, he pretended to have noticed the person and nodded, saying:
"You're 10 minutes early."
That's because "Mirror World" Travel went smoothly this time. He didn't fall into Spirit World and didn't encounter any strange creatures... Angel muttered and sat on the chair opposite "Hanged Man". He took off his hood, revealing his undisguised face, and looked at the other person with a smile, waiting for him to introduce his plan of action tonight.
Even if High Sequence's "Demoness" doesn't take the initiative to use Charm's abilities, it is simply unstoppable to men. No, I'm afraid women can't stop it either... Alger's mind instantly flashed with the cold expression of Gehrman Sparrow and the large-caliber revolver in his hand. He moved his eyes away from the face of the woman opposite with difficulty, cleared his throat, and said:
"That Artisan is called Sharff. He was once a member of 'Church of Steam', but he did not join 'Machinery Hivemind'. He just studied inside the church. He learned techniques and made equipment, and it was not until he was promoted to 'Mechanical Expert', that is, Artisan, that Sharff came into contact with the real manufacturing of Mystical Item.
"But he soon became short of money due to his addiction to beauty, his taste for famous wines, and his extravagant spending. He began to secretly accept commissions from wild Beyonder to earn money. Eventually, he betrayed Church of Steam before the incident, came to the sea, hid in Bayam, and started his current business."
And you are one of his customers, and you have even attracted us Tarot Club members... Angel thought about it, nodded, and asked:
"What about this time? How did you get involved with 'Rose School'?"
"In fact, according to my observation, the people who came to Sharff are members who believe in 'Primordial Moon'. Of course, in the Southern Continent, they are basically equivalent to the people of 'Rose School'. "Alger explained, "The rumors that Sharff was recently ill are not false, but he has obviously recovered now, and there are people like Southern Continent around him. I suspect that contracting the disease, recovering from the disease, and being controlled by others are all the symptoms of a series of conspiracies."
Primordial Moon... isn't it "Mother Tree of Desire"?
Angel recalled in his mind the kind of faith worship he saw on "Secret Book" and his Honorific Name:
"Unique Red Moon, Symbol of Life and Beauty, Mother of All Spiritual Power."
Goddess's Honorific Name also includes "Lady of Crimson", which refers to Crimson Moon in heaven, and using "Lady of Crimson" to hold ceremonies will point to Goddess, but Southern Continent's Primordial Moon worship They also use "Crimson Moon" to refer to their beliefs... Angel couldn't think of the problem at the moment, but "Moon" Emlyn once offered a reward to the believer of "Primordial Moon" on Tarot Club. Maybe we can learn about this issue from him later.
Moreover, she had some doubts that those cult believers who believed in "Primordial Moon" but joined "Rose School" might be followers of "Mother Tree of Desire", just like "Naturism Sect" on Oravi Island.
"You go on."
She put aside her doubts and urged Alger to continue the introduction.
"After I visited Sharff's home for the first time and found that he was controlled by someone, I used this Mystical Item to find out a lot of information around his home," Alger said, He took out a Silver Ring with a Purple Gem shaped like an eyeball embedded on it, "It can summon an eyeball that only Spirit Vision can see and shares my field of vision." "
"I have identified three members of 'Rose School' who live in the basement of Sharff's house, and confirmed that one of them is likely to be 'Wraith'. The strength of the other two is unknown, but they should not be higher than the former because they have an obvious superior-subordinate relationship."
Wraith of Sequence 5 is the same as "Admiral of Blood" Senior. It seems that he should control Artisan Sharff is the strongest one, unless "Rose School" is so luxurious that he sends Demigod to monitor a Artisan...
Angel was thinking, suddenly thought of a question, and asked:
"Artisan is the Beyonder of Sequence 6. If he brings his own made Mystical Item, he should be able to compete with Sequence 5 and at least be able to protect himself. Why would Sharff succumb to the control of 'Rose School' and even take the initiative to cover up for them?"
Alger chuckled, and her eyes returned to Angel's face again, as if she was satisfied because she thought of this:
"Yes, according to my observations in the past two days, Sharff is not completely 'controlled', but tends to 'voluntarily' cooperate with them. When he went out, no one followed or monitored him. There were many opportunities to escape and report, but he took the initiative to return to his residence. I even observed four people sitting at the same table to eat."
They are really a family that loves each other, so there shouldn't be any worries when it comes to taking action... Angel's mouth twitched, swallowing back worries such as "whether Artisan is controlled by drugs or curses".
After asking a few more questions, Angel confirmed that three "Primordial Moon" believers including "Wraith", that is, members of "Rose School", had left the house, but returned quickly without leaving too far. Therefore, it was concluded that they may have contacted the senior management of "Rose School", but have not yet received a response.
After all, "Admiral of Blood" is dead and his fleet is falling apart. In the short term, it will be too difficult for "Rose School" to send more members to Bayam, and summoning "Abomination" Suah's ritual is very complicated, and cannot be accomplished by the three Low Sequence Beyonder, unless like "Pirate Conference", hundreds or thousands of people are sacrificed to carry out bloody Sacrificial Ritual...
Thinking of this, Angel was a little curious about who prepared the contaminated food and ale for Pirate Conference. I wonder if "King of the Five Seas" has found out about this matter.
It is impossible for "Queen Mystic" to do this. "King of the Five Seas" also participated in the battle, so only "King of Immortality" Agalito who quickly fled the scene was left. Could it be him... Angel quickly retracted his thoughts and used the official Magic Mirror Divination in front of Alger to confirm that the other party's words were not concealed or wrong. Then he put away Magic Mirror, stood up and said:
"Get ready to go."
I haven't even mentioned the distribution of the spoils yet... Alger opened his mouth, and finally just nodded silently.
With Demigod in front of him taking action, the person named "Rose School" should have no room for struggle. As for the distribution of the spoils, we can slowly discuss it...
Bayam has regained its tranquility late at night, and Port District is even quieter, with only the faint sound of waves coming.
Alger sneaked outside a house and knocked on the door regularly without ringing the doorbell, fearing that the sharp sound would attract extra attention.
After a long time, the door was opened just a crack. Sharff, whose skin was a little tanned but whose eyes were bright, poked his head out and saw the person clearly. He frowned at first, then changed his face as if he remembered something, and said with a flattering smile:
"Why are you here so late?"
Before Alger returned, the door was fully opened.
Sure enough, he followed the wishes of those "Rose School" members and wanted to deceive the situation of the "puppet" Beyonder Characteristic in my mouth... Alger thought clearly, walked into the door as usual, glanced at the living room, which was unchanged from a few days ago, and sat down.
"I'm here to check on the progress of that item. You also know that I'm just the middleman, and the other side is pressing hard."
He threw out the excuses he had prepared.
Sharff showed a trace of embarrassment on his face and replied with erratic eyes:
"I've been quite busy recently, so I can finish it before this weekend."
Busy? In my observation, you went to a nearby brothel twice, bought some food and drinks, and stayed at home the rest of the time... Alger sneered in his heart, but replied without changing his expression:
"Hopefully this is Last Time stalling or you and I will be in trouble."
He said this more or less from the bottom of his heart. After all, the items Sharff was making belonged to the "world" Gehrman Sparrow.
"Of course, of course," Sharff said hurriedly, and then changed the subject as if unintentionally, "Is the 'puppet' Beyonder Characteristic you mentioned last time still there?"
"That's not mine, it's a commission from a friend of mine. Aren't you unable to handle it?"
Alger asked in surprise.
"I can't do it, but I can contact Artisan of Sequence 4. They are also called 'alchemists'..." Sharff smiled mysteriously and lowered his voice, "I only charge a small introduction fee, and you... and your friends can get a powerful Mystical Item. How about it?" "
If I hadn't overheard the plan of you and those "Rose School of Thought" members, I almost would have believed it... Alger's eyes became colder, but a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth:
"Really?"
"Of course, when did I, Sharff, lie to you?"
Seeing that the other party had been fooled, Sharff took a deep breath, but when he exhaled it, there was some burning breath, which made his throat itchy. He waved his hand, took two steps away from Alger, tilted his head and coughed a few times.
The sound was like metal friction, sharp and sickly.
"What... what's going on?"
Even "Artisan", who was not good at fighting, discovered something was wrong with his body at this time. He touched his pocket and took out a black flaky object the size of Button. He was about to put it into his mouth, but... The wine glass thrown by Alger, who was well prepared, hit his wrist. The Button that might be able to solve Sharff's physical illness fell to the ground and rolled to the corner.
The Trapdoor there was pushed away from the inside, and a man and a woman wearing Southern Continent style loose pleated trousers and monochrome tops climbed up on all fours, coughing continuously, coughing up yellow and red liquid, and roaring from their throats that did not sound like a human voice:
"Attack, someone... attacked."
Their expressions were Distortion and terrified. The skin on their faces and backs of hands slowly slipped away in the direction of gravity like melted candles, like stacked dead skin. Below were red and white muscles. The capillaries in them were constantly being torn. Drops of blood turned dark red, like rotten blood, and fell to the floor along the gray skin, gradually gathering into a puddle of stagnant water.
Only the internal bones were still intact, but at this moment they could no longer be used as support for the limbs. They were just bulging under the soft skin, as if they were about to pop out of the body at any time.
This reminds Alger of pork knuckles in restaurants that are fried and then cooked at high temperatures, with the wrinkled skin peeled off and covered with sauce.
What a terrifying "disease", and this disease can spread to everyone within a few hundred meters in a snap. It is indeed Potion Pathway that can create "Great Smog"... The corners of Alger's eyes twitched, but he couldn't care less about admiring the desperate expressions of the two "Rose School" members, but looked around vigilantly.
He clearly remembered that there was a "Wraith" named Sequence 5 in the basement!