After nightfall, Angel finished dinner and took a carriage to Saint Samuel Cathedral in North Borough accompanied by the maid.
She did not let the carriage stop by the square, but stopped half a street away. Then, Angel abandoned the maid and the coachman, disguised herself slightly, and used the "hypocrisy" ring under the cloak to transform into a young woman with black hair, a round face, and a somewhat Trissy appearance, and then walked into the church Prayer Hall swaggeringly.
After listening to a mass, she came to the offering box and dropped 5 pounds, accepting the thanks of a stranger Pastor. Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, she was about to walk to the secret door in the corner of the Prayer Hall, but found two figures coming out of there one behind the other, and happened to be blocked in front of Angel.
It's Dunn Smith and Daly Simone!
Angel subconsciously wanted to dodge sideways, but then he thought about it. After Tingen said goodbye, he had not had a good chat with these two companions, even Northern State When Cookawa City teamed up to deal with Ince Zangwill, they only chatted briefly and turned their faces to one side. When they turned back, they had restored their blond hair and purple eyes, and their appearance was closer to that of Tingen.
"Angel!"
As soon as Daly looked away from Dunn, who was wearing a black silk hat and windbreaker, he noticed the familiar figure in front of him and let out a soft sigh.
"It's me, Ms. Daly."
Angel smiled and nodded, took two steps forward, and hugged this lady who was not much older than him, but looked a bit old-fashioned.
Of course, compared with Tingen and Enmat, Daly no longer uses that exaggerated and dark makeup to cover up her beauty as a way to protect herself. Instead, she wears light makeup like ordinary women in Backlund and sprinkles a little perfume to make herself clean and refreshing. Angel couldn't help but sniff in her arms.
"Okay, Daly, Angel should go down to find Archbishop Your Excellency, let's not delay her."
Dunn on the side said, with the same smile on his lips, looking at the former team member who he personally recruited into "Nighthawks".
According to Angel's memory, the somewhat rebellious "Spirit Medium" would have made a few jokes instead of directly following Dunn's opinions, but Daly gave a slight "hmm" and let go of Angel, allowing the secret door to the church's underground.
This made her look at the two of them in surprise, especially Captain Dunn, and she couldn't help but wonder whether the development of their relationship during this period had exceeded her expectations.
"Ahem, I remembered, there is one more thing," Dunn, who looked a little uncomfortable at her sight, coughed slightly and said as if he remembered something, "Next Tuesday, August 16th, I want to invite you and Klein gathered at Old Verne's Restaurant at North Borough Arka Street. There were not many people, me, Daly, you, and Leonard."
They are all people who know that he is "still alive"... Angel thought secretly and asked in confusion:
"Backlund also has Old Verne's Restaurant?"
She still remembers the place where Tingen first had dinner with her colleagues at Nighthawks, and the taste of the ice cream after the meal.
"It's just the same name, but I think it's more, well, in Daly's words, a sense of ceremony," Dunn chuckled, glancing at Daly beside him who quietly corrected, "Emperor Roselle said it," "That day is my birthday."
I see, he didn't want to take that opportunity to have sex with Ms. Daly... Angel's thoughts flashed through his mind, he nodded, and said:
"I will notify Klein."
After bidding farewell to the two of them, Angel continued down the passage behind the secret door. He showed his Holy Emblem and passed two checkpoints. He turned out of the stairwell on the second underground floor and did not continue to go deeper into the residences of "Nighthawks" and "Red Gloves". Instead, he walked towards the office belonging to Archbishop.
In front of Anthony Stevenson's office, she met another acquaintance: Leonard Mitchell.
The latter just walked out of Anthony's office and closed the door respectfully. When he turned around, he noticed that Angel had regained his appearance due to the exchange with Daly and Dunn. He took two steps back as if he had seen a ghost and almost got into Archbishop's office again.
"What's wrong with you?"
Angel looked at him with half-frightened, half-scrutinizing eyes, and asked curiously.
"It's okay," Leonard immediately shook his head and stood up straight, but his posture against the door was a bit weird, "Are you looking for Archbishop Your Excellency?"
"Well, after being promoted, I think I should inform him."
Promotion... Hearing this word, Leonard's expression changed again and again. After a moment, he calmed down, nodded, and opened the door behind him.
Seeing that "Unaging" Demoness walked into Archbishop Anthony's office with an elegant gait that involuntarily exuded a trace of Charm, Leonard's mouth twitched, quickly turned around, and left this floor.
It wasn't until he walked out of the church and stepped into the crimson-lit square dotted with stars that he tilted his head and whispered:
"Old Man, how are you? Did you see anything?"
After a while, the old voice sounded from his ears:
"It's strange. This time, she does look a lot like the 'Unaging' Demoness I've seen before... At least that kind of temperament is hard to disguise... But it wasn't like that when I saw her before."
I knew He would not admit his Error... Leonard curled his lips, used his feet to drive away the pigeons that were gradually surrounding him, and continued to ask:
"What about the Charm? The Charm I got from her, made using 'Worm of Time', does it really have the power to seriously damage Demigod as she said?"
"If it hits directly, it can even kill Saint, but it will have little effect on Angel, and it will consume all your Spirituality in one blow... This is your trump card, so keep it close to your body."
Pales Zoroaster in his mind said slowly, and then let out a sigh:
"Strange, I have seen these symbols in Fourth Epoch, the war that affected the entire continent..."
Pushing open the door of Archbishop's office, Angel entered and saw the old man whose appearance was extremely clean, and even his Archbishop robe had very few wrinkles.
"Archbishop Your Excellency," Angel found a chair and sat down, Door Opening said bluntly, "Thank you for your help, I have successfully been promoted using the Beyonder Characteristic of 'Unaging'."
"Congratulations, 'Goddess Shadow' Miss Angel," Anthony said in a calm tone, as if he already knew the outcome of the matter, "In this matter, Goddess should be praised."
Of course, I know this is a gift from Goddess, and I have already praised it at home... Angel cursed, and along with Archbishop, he pointed out Crimson Moon on his chest and prayed to Goddess devoutly.
Later, she told Anthony the general process of exploring "Fountain of Youth", hiding some details just like Tarot Club.
As for the harvested Beyonder Characteristic, Angel didn't mention it at all, and Anthony didn't ask. The two of them bypassed the topic in a tacit understanding.
In addition to this matter, she also asked Archbishop about the situation of Dainos Island Cathedral of Serenity, which Siren Ariel originally belonged to. According to Anthony said that this church released a group of Siren who were domesticated as Evernight Goddess believers three months ago and let them return to the sea. Ariel may belong to this group.
"But Cathedral of Serenity will always monitor the movements of these Siren, especially to prevent them from being hunted or becoming materials for the promotion of some Sequence... I will ask you about the fact that an entire ethnic group died due to internal strife."
Anthony flipped through the files on the bookshelf and said to Angel after a moment.
It seems that the church did not do it deliberately... I have been "arranged" so many times before that I almost thought Ariel was sent by the church, or even by Goddess... Angel muttered and turned to another topic:
"'Goddess's Sword' Your Excellency What's the result of searching for that ruin around Backlund?"
"There has been no substantial harvest. We suspect that the location of the ruins is very deep underground. It can only be entered through some special method. With the completion of the internal construction and certain preparations, this passage has been sealed... Of course, Cesimir will continue to lead the search. This is to confuse the behavior of those in the dark. The remaining exploration may still fall within the royal family."
Anthony replied.
"Does it mean the royal power represented by Duchess Georgina?"
Angel asked thoughtfully.
After meeting Georgina that time, she wrote a secret letter to report the incident to Archbishop Anthony. When she saw him mention the royal family issue, she naturally thought of Demigod.
"That's right, the royal family has been divided into three different factions due to differences in war tendencies and political opinions. The faction to which Duchess belongs tends to be conservative, and there are many Goddess believers within it... Compared to the warring faction and King George III who has an ambiguous attitude, Holy Cathedral is leaning towards her."
Anthony looked indifferent and talked about the church taking sides in political differences as if he were choosing the bishop who would host mass tomorrow.
I really don't want to get involved in this kind of thing... But after all, after becoming Saint of Sequence 3, it is impossible for me not to take sides, not to mention that this is Holy Cathedral's decision, which is equivalent to Goddess's meaning... Angel sighed and nodded, indicating that he understood what the other party meant.
With the help of one of the three major factions within the royal family, they may be able to get the information they need to figure out the truth behind Great Smog and the purpose of the mysterious ruins hidden in the outskirts of Backlund.
"One last thing, about your salary." Archbishop Anthony Seeing that Angel was still thinking with his head down, he spoke again, attracting the other party's attention, "'Goddess Troop's' allowance is not based on Potion Sequence, so There will be no changes after your promotion... but the property owned by Viscountess Sevillea Landon, which was seized by the church after Great Smog, including West Borough's villa and several other properties, East Chester County's land and property, will be handed over to her niece Irene Watson in accordance with her designation."
"These lands and properties are currently under public management, waiting for their owners to return to Backlund. If it is inconvenient for you to appear again in this capacity, the church can discount the price for you. According to the recent valuation, it is about... 120,000 pounds."
Wait, aren't these so-called real estate properties left by Sevillea, the runaway Demoness, to disgust my fake niece?
Angel's thoughts were a little confused, but under the temptation of money, he instantly grasped the key points:
Sevillea thought that I would either die in Great Smog, or I would not dare to publicly accept this gift as "Irene", but now that I am a Church of Evernight person, I don't need to worry about this at all. I can accept the 120,000 pounds of assets to avoid making others cheaper!
Thinking of this, she quickly put on a bright smile and asked:
"So, how do I take over this inheritance?"