On Sunday afternoon, Angel, who was ready to go, entered "Mirror World" in his bedroom, followed the familiar deep passages throughout the city to East Borough, and stayed in a dusty glass window.
"Thousands of years ago, before humans learned how to make glass, was the scale of 'Demoness' Mirror World far less than it is now?"
Angel muttered, looking outside, searching for Shermane.
She had already gone to Klein's house in the same way in the morning, picked him up from the bed, and said a warm and short goodbye. The "gift" left by the latter was now being stored close to her body with her body temperature.
It was a "Luck Stealer" Charm that was improved upon the suggestion of Will Auceptin and customized for Angel.
Compared with the original Charm, which requires visual sight of the enemy to hit and whose effective range is not very large, this Charm consumes two full "Worm of Time" and has the ability to use mirrors, curses, etc. Stealing The characteristics of the enemy's fate. Even if Angel is extremely far away from the opponent and cannot find the real target, as long as the enemy is infected with the disease, his fate can be swapped with another target, causing huge damage unexpectedly.
This also gave Angel a new idea: her "Calamity" and other Charm can also try to make a remote version. The path has been passed by Klein. As long as she keeps trying, she may succeed.
It's a pity that I can only wait until I find "Fountain of Youth" and try again when I come back... She muttered, her eyes locked on the two figures near the glass window.
One of them was Shermane, who was wearing a gray-white dress, a cloak on her upper body, and her hood was lifted and hanging behind her. She looked down at a child and was arguing with her about something.
"Shermane, I have seen you next to Stratford three times. You should know that there are many secret informants around him... don't go to him next time!"
The child's voice had a sense of oppression that was inconsistent with his age, and the familiar tone made Angel lower his head in shame.
It turns out to be "Judgment" Xio Derecha Miss...
Shermane was not overwhelmed by Xio's majesty, which was even greater than before after being promoted to "Interrogator". The weak but firm voice also reached Angel's ears:
"This is just my mission. Besides, I also know that the Viscount has Beyonder like you protecting and monitoring him. However, I am just an ordinary woman who met him by chance. Even the Viscount took the initiative to contact me. These people have no reason to stop me."
"You..."
Xio paced back and forth in the "Black Bear Cannery" office angrily. After a moment, he looked up at his friend with his hands on his hips and said:
"You should know that he has a special status, right?"
"Of course, otherwise how could I get close to him? He hides the secrets that I... we need." Shermane replied calmly, then changed the topic and asked, "What about you? What's your reason for protecting him? What's your reason for investigating him?"
This counterattack successfully made Xio stop and her expression changed. From Angel's point of view, she was a little anxious and a little resistant, but more importantly, she was worried about her friends.
"Anyway, you'd better not get close to him. Just because I didn't include you in the report doesn't mean others won't..."
After a while, this Short Bounty Hunter still did not tell the reason why he paid attention to Viscount Stratford. Instead, he dropped a harsh word that was not harsh, jumped out of the window, jumped from the third floor, landed in the alley behind the warehouse, and left in a hurry.
Coincidentally, she pushed open the glass window where Angel was hiding, which made the "Mirror World" inside less stable. Angel had no choice but to leave it. The figure was outlined in front of Shermane, and happened to avoid Xio Derecha, which fell steadily on the ground.
"Miss Irene!"
Shermane saw the person clearly, exhaled in surprise, twisted his neck, and blinked quickly.
The tears in his eyes did not escape Angel's gaze, but the latter did not expose it. He just waited for Shermane to adjust his mood and took the initiative to say:
"If you feel that this task is difficult for you, you can quit. Trissy I will explain it."
After meeting Georgina Augustus in the middle of the night yesterday, Angel was no longer so anxious for clues from Stratford. After all, that Duchess unabashedly expressed his disapproval of "Red Haired Woman" and the interest of "Golden Queen" behind it. Angel believes that as long as he continues to contact this royal family, he will surely learn their true purpose, which may very well include the truth about Great Smog.
"No, it's okay, Miss Irene... I will have a good talk with Xio after the task is completed."
Shermane replied with an ugly smile.
Angel sighed secretly and stopped continuing the topic. Instead, he talked with Witch about the operation of "Black Bear Cannery" under his feet this month and her share of the profits.
This cannery, which was jointly bought by Sherman and Xio Derecha, who were both men at the time, was converted to produce fruit cans in glass cans. It was completely suggested by Angel with her vision beyond this era. She also provided a part of Gold Pound as start-up capital and obtained a total of 35% of the equity.
Hugh hired many East Borough skilled workers, who often came to maintain order in the factory, and promoted many transactions through his own news channels, so he also held 10% of the shares.
The remaining 55% belongs to Sherman. After he became "Shermane", because the procedure for transferring to a new identity was too complicated, Hugh temporarily managed it on his behalf.
The profit of the factory is not high now. The main reason is that the output is limited due to the supply of raw materials. Therefore, after the two discussed, Angel decided to take advantage of this opportunity to find Fountain of Youth and let Helene Bayam contacted some cheap local fruits and transported them directly to the dock in Backlund by ship along Tussock River, and then handed them over to the factory for processing and canning, giving full play to her advantage of having collaborators in both places.
This can reduce a lot of costs, and can also produce several kinds of canned fish and meat with the characteristics of the Rhoside Islands. If the sales open up, it is estimated that by next year, my shares will provide me with thousands of pounds of income every month... Angel thought happily, and introduced her unmasked collaborator to Shermane, the red-haired Helene.
"The captain of the 'Red Haired Woman'... Miss Irene, I heard that this ship belongs to the king of Above the Five Seas, 'Golden Queen' Angelica Zaki, is this true? Do I, and you, also accept her command..."
Shermane was not happy that the cannery was about to get cheap fruits and meat. Instead, he hesitated and asked another question.
Why does she feel a little excited... Well, compared to the alternative in "Demoness Sect", or the offline suspected official Beyonder, accepting the command of the legendary Pirate King may be more desirable... Angel murmured, shaking his head under Shermane's expectant eyes. He took off the "hypocrisy" ring after the word "disappointment" was written all over her face. He was satisfied to see her eyes widen and become obsessed, as if she was trapped in a dream that was difficult to wake up from.
"Actually, I am Angelica Zaki."
She said with a chuckle, and then pretended to be serious with the expression on the wanted poster, allowing the stunned Shermane to confirm again.
"I..." Shermane murmured, struggling to look away and looking to the side, and then got rid of the "despair" Demoness's natural Charm, "I thought you were 'Demoness Sect Z' at first As a member of Z', I felt that you were a bit like the official Beyonder, but at the same time I felt that you were the kind of wild Beyonder who punishes evil and promotes good... Unexpectedly, you turned out to be the 'Golden Queen' who often appeared in newspapers and novels recently!"
In fact, these are all facts, but what about the novel... Angel swore and put away Charm, making sure that although he was bright and attractive, he would not make people of the same sex fall into a state of obsession, and then continued:
"The purpose of my identification is not to make you proud of it, but to hope that you can establish my own power in East Borough... not a gang like 'Black Claw Gang', but the real Beyonder organization."
As she spoke, she waved her right hand, and a piece of parchment appeared in her palm. Shermane took it and found that there were two Potion formulas written on it that were completely unfamiliar to her.
"Hunter", and "Apothecary".
These are the starting Sequence of the two Potion Pathway, and both are suitable for the development of East Borough. The former can provide good melee capabilities, lay traps, tracking and counter-tracking, and the latter can make various drugs and strengthen the team's capabilities.
Of course, Angel also has "Seer", which is also the original Sequence, but this is the formula she learned when she watched Klein become Beyonder in the church, and she is unwilling to divulge it without the church's consent.
For similar reasons, the "Sailor" and Angel recorded on the "Tyrant" plate were not handed over to Shermane.
Seeing that Shermane burned the parchment after writing down the formula, Angel continued to tell her some precautions, such as the criteria for selecting members. For example, this team mainly collects information about cults such as "Aurora Order", but do not actively provoke the other party, and for example, pay attention to the recent arrest of "Nighthawks".
Finally, after leaving a few practical Charm, Angel walked towards the glass window on the wall with satisfaction and prepared to leave.
"By the way," she suddenly turned around, as if remembering something, took out a pair of Tarot Cards from her pocket with all the big cards removed, and said with a mysterious smile, "Pick one of them, this will be your codename in the future."
Tarot Cards, as a code name?
Several rumors about East Borough appeared in Shermane's mind, and she couldn't help but feel a little excited. She took Tarot Cards, spread it out on the desk, and kept scanning the fifty-six Minor Arcana Brand.
"Actually, there aren't that many symbols... just choose the one you like."
Angel, who knew that Witch must be constantly performing and divination in his heart, chuckled and reminded.
"Irene...Miss Angelica, do you also have a card that represents yourself?"
Shermane suddenly asked.
"This will be kept secret for now."
Angel shook his head and rejected the other party's temptation.
After all, "Tarot Club" has not passed this resolution, and Mr. Fool has also prohibited us from leaking relevant information... She muttered, watching Shermane pick hesitantly, and finally simply turned the cards face down, shuffled the order, pulled out a card at random, and turned it over.
That is a "Empress of Pentacles".
Angel, who leisurely passed "Mirror World" and returned to his home study, hummed cheerful music, picked out a few novels to read and threw them into his "Mirror World". Putting them together with a change of clothes, snacks and other Travel supplies, and feeling ready, he was about to go directly to Bayam the Rhoside Islands, but standing in front of the full-length mirror, he changed his mind.
Frost formed on her fingertips, and she drew a mixed pattern on the mirror that combined symbols of secrecy and voyeurism.
After waiting for a long time, just when Angel thought that he had drawn the wrong symbol and was about to redraw it, the surface of the mirror suddenly turned dark black, and then a bright red light burst out, making Angel subconsciously take two steps back, and was about to pull out "Angelica's Edge" from his "Mirror World" and enter combat mode.
But then, these Red Light outlined the words Loenese that seemed to be dripping with blood, varying in size, and scrawled in strokes:
"Beautiful Mistress, Arrodes who is exhausted physically and mentally but still responds to your call wants to know, are Amons still in this city?"