Before Angel could ask, Arianna shook his head again and said:
"The 'seal' of this Mystical Item has disappeared. Don't carry it or use it, otherwise you will become like Hvin Rambis. It will be noticed by the eyes from the stars and be contaminated unknowingly."
"Starry Sky" again?
Angel frowned and asked subconsciously:
"Does it mean the starry sky above your head?"
As she said that, she looked up and looked at Crimson Moon, which had become huge due to the "secret" effect, and at the dark night sky against which it appeared. In it, little stars were flickering, like countless eyes looking at Earth Mother.
"Yes, and no," Arianna replied vaguely, "I can't tell you more. Once you form a complete concept in your mind, you will be watched by those eyes, and your body will be contaminated from Spirit Body... When you are promoted to Angel, you can try to understand all this."
This is consistent with what my "Mirror Person" said. She also asked me to become Angel and ask her for the truth. If I still had doubts before, what happened to Hvin Rambis after hearing the "information" today has explained everything... Angel nodded thoughtfully and stopped trying to pick up the cylinder that can launch corrosive spheres.
"So what to do with it?"
Klein on the side asked. He was originally very interested in this cylinder, but after hearing Arianna's explanation, there was no longer curiosity in his eyes.
"I suggest that it be sacrificed to Goddess with the same characteristics as the 'Manipulator'."
Arianna is worthy of "Servant of Concealment", and the suggestions given did not exceed Angel's expectations.
But in this way, I gained nothing from this battle... Well, it's not nothing. At least I asked about the Potion formula of "Manipulator"... Angel thought with some frustration.
Of course, this was just a fleeting thought in her mind. After all, she had done a lot of things under the arrangement of Goddess, and she could gain more every time, such as the "Affliction" characteristic after Great Smog, and went to Trier to track down the "Unaging" characteristic after Mirror Person.
I believe that Goddess will also give certain rewards for this sacrifice.
Therefore, she no longer dwelled on the gains from the battle, but continued to say to Arianna:
"I didn't expect that the mastermind behind 'Great Smog' is actually the master of this city and this country, King George III... What is the church going to do? Will it join forces with other churches to ask King for an explanation?"
"There is still a lack of more evidence. Hvin Rambis only provided a confession. According to what he said, George III still cannot break through the existing Sequence before he masters the item in the ruins. Even if he is found, he can deny that he violated the three major contracts, and the church is limited to relevant agreements and cannot use force against him."
Arianna replied in a calm tone.
"What are the contents of the three major contracts?" Angel asked cautiously, "If it involves secrets, then forget it."
"In the early days of the Loen Kingdom's founding, Three Great Churches signed a contract with the Augustus Family, ensuring the right to preach, establish churches and Beyonder's armed forces within the kingdom, and The obligation to protect the royal family and nobles, to assist the army and police in resolving extraordinary incidents, and even to join the war when necessary, is that the person in power of the Augustus Family is not allowed to exceed Mid Sequence unless he is willing to abdicate and hide behind the scenes."
Obviously this is not secret knowledge, or Klein and I, as Blessed, already know this information... Angel is not too surprised by the content of the "contract". After all, a secular person If King becomes Demigod and can live to be hundreds of years old and still remain in his prime, the impact on the people will be a bit big, many conspiracy theories will appear, and it will not be conducive to the change of power within the royal family, and internal conflicts will easily break out.
But since it has been like this for thousands of years, why does this generation King George III secretly break the "contract" and secretly seek to promote Demigod? Just to prolong his life and sit on the throne for a few more decades, he even secretly kidnapped his own people as workers to excavate the ruins. He also created Great Smog to cover up the truth and used his son Edessak as a scapegoat...
Unless he had a more hidden goal, he would be willing to take huge risks and do these things under Three Great Churches's nose.
Unable to confirm George III's true thoughts for a while, Angel could only continue to ask:
"Next, are we going to look for the ruins beside the Tussock River? I remember that 'Goddess's Sword' Cesimir has led the team to search for it for a long time, but there has been no trace of it."
"Cesimir searched the Striver Section area and did not find the ruins Hvin mentioned. After thousands of years, it must be located deep underground and cannot be entered by ordinary means," Arianna's tone was as calm as a machine. Only her eyes swept over Angel from time to time, making her feel that the other person was a living creature. "We can only find other people who can enter the ruins as he said. We must first obtain the means to enter the ruins and get truly useful evidence."
"Qonas Kilgor, Katarina, and...Mr. K?"
Klein repeated the name of the person Hvin Rambis said who could enter the ruins.
"Yes, and it needs to be done as soon as possible. Hvin's death is under 'secret' and will not be discovered for the time being, but it cannot be delayed for too long. Once those people know that the important person is dead, they will inevitably evacuate the people and cover up the evidence, leaving us with nothing."
Arianna's tone finally changed a little at this time and became much more lively.
"But taking action against them may also attract more attention. A series of planning is required. It is best to act at the same time and go to the ruins immediately after obtaining useful information." Klein said after consideration, like Detective of Backlund, not Mad Adventurer, "Arianna, how long can your 'secret' last?"
"No one will notice his disappearance for ten days."
Arianna replied.
It turns out that "secret" works like this, and it is somewhat similar to "0-08", which makes people naturally ignore something... Angel nodded and said:
"I am in charge of 'White Saint' Katarina. My original plan was to use Tracy to lure her out in order to solve Viscount Stratford. If the plan goes well, it should be completed in about a week."
"I will hold a hunting event at the Meige Manor next weekend, because Qonas Kilgor introduced me to buy that manor. I will invite him to participate in the event and we can look for opportunities to do it."
Klein also quickly said that it seemed that he had already had a corresponding plan.
As for "Mr. K", neither of them are very familiar with each other. Only Angel heard Shermane mention that Aurora Order appeared in East Borough's reboot Underground Gathering Oracle's name, but with the lessons learned from the death of Mr. X, he still dares to reopen, there must be some back-up, and it is not worth attacking him out of trouble.
"Very good, let's do it like this," Arianna moved the corner of his mouth, as if he wanted to put on a smile, "Now, let's make the sacrifice, I'll be waiting on the side."
What He means is that He will protect us with "secretness" so as not to be noticed by some existence before the sacrifice, or he is worried that an accident will occur and we will be contaminated... Angel thought secretly and nodded.
She did not dare to directly pick up the two Beyonder Characteristic and Mystical Item that were contaminated by the "starry sky". Instead, she held them up with invisible silk threads. After Klein skillfully arranged a simple altar with candles, essential oils and herbal powder, she placed the two items in the middle.
"Come on and see if you can change it to Beyonder Characteristic from Sequence 2."
After doing all this, Klein smiled at Angel, stepped aside, and Arianna stood on both sides with the altar as the dividing line, waiting for Angel's Sacrifice Ritual to be completed.
The latter sniffed, smelling the burning smell of Night-Scented Herb and Moon Flower, stood at his own place on the altar, half-closed his eyes, and recited Honorific Name of Evernight Goddess, causing a breeze to swirl around, making the Crimson Moon in the sky brighter and brighter.
According to the process of Sacrifice Ritual, Angel can say his prayer after reciting Honorific Name, such as what kind of items are needed and how much they need. God may not necessarily agree, but it may be used as a reference.
Of course she didn't choose "Catastrophe" Demoness's Beyonder Characteristic. She traded the characteristics of Sequence 4 for Sequence 2. You know it with your heels. Impossible, and Purification's "Manipulator" characteristic requirements may be met, so Angel first prayed for this thing, and then after a short pause, silently recited in his heart:
"Dear Goddess, I hope to obtain the Potion formula of 'Scholar of Yore'. This is an item needed by another of your favored ones... If the contribution is not enough to get it, you don't have to provide Promotion Ritual..."
She repeated it three times in her mind anxiously, took a long breath, and slowly opened her eyes.
On the altar, the ice blue metal cylinder has disappeared, while the "Manipulator" characteristic that looks like the brain of Distortion is still placed in place, but unlike before, the dark green luster exuding from its surface has disappeared. Instead, more strange patterns and symbols are squeezed out of the wrinkles, blending into the surrounding environment.
That is the "Manipulator" feature that has been "Purification"!
Angel breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that at least he didn't return empty-handed tonight. This Beyonder Characteristic could be promoted in "Justice" Audrey After upgrading it to Sequence 5, sell it to her, or make a Demigod level Mystical Item, which should be worth 40,000 to 50,000 pounds, which can be considered a good harvest.
It's a pity that Goddess didn't agree to my other request... After the gold coins in my mind jingled and rolled, all that was left was deep regret. Angel's eyes swayed, and he was about to look at Klein beside him, but suddenly found that various symbols were drawn on it, and the ground used as a temporary altar was formed from the ashes of various herbs to form elegant words one after another:
"Sequence 3, Scholar of Yore:
"Main Materials: Fugen Hound (Source Castle Watcher) has a pair of eyes, Mist Demon Wolf has a flocculated heart; Auxiliary Materials..."
The Potion formula was not labeled Promotion Ritual, so it was quite short, with only two lines, but it made Angel hold his breath with excitement.
Evernight Goddess actually agreed to her prayer!