Outside Backlund west of Northern Suburbs, Meige Manor next to the Tussock River is holding its first hunting activity since autumn.
Of course, this kind of exciting-sounding activity is actually just hunting free-range animals in the hunting grounds attached to the manor. Apart from the fact that Gentlemen, who is not very athletic, may sprain his foot, there is no risk.
As evening approaches, guests return to the manor in batches, carrying prey or returning empty-handed. They will hold a barbecue dinner on the lawn with the animals they hunted.
The Maht family, who came to hunt with Hazel who had just recovered from a serious illness, were gathering next to a barbecue grill and grilling two rabbits by themselves. Congressman Mori Maht, who had served in the military and carried a gun, was quite skilled in his movements, but the female relatives at home could only help hand out the condiments.
The tall and fat steam-powered car tycoon Frami Cage was instructing his servants to turn the venison on the grill while complaining that the raw meat was too large to be cooked quickly. But those who are familiar with him know that when he is really complaining about something, he will not look around with a smile on his face. He will only do this when he wants to show off something but is not too direct.
As the sky gradually dimmed, the atmosphere of the lawn barbecue was pushed to a climax. Everyone shared the food they baked and indulged in these fruits that were not so delicious but were the result of their own sweat. The restrained conversations of the Gentlemen people, the reserved smiles of the ladies and the cheerful shouts of the children were mixed together to decorate this ordinary weekend.
Watching the lively dinner, the owner of the manor, Dwayne Dantès, sat contentedly on a chair in the corner, holding a glass of white wine produced here, seemingly intoxicated with the satisfaction of alcohol and friends.
But the soft conversation between the two guests reached his ears:
"Where is Major General Cole Gregg? In the afternoon, I saw him going deep into the woods alone with Hunting Rifle. I thought I could eat the barbecue he made himself."
"Could it be that he came back early, and then left the manor and returned to Backlund due to some unexpected things? The military often does this..."
"Maybe, tell Mr. Dantès later and ask him to ask the servants at the manor."
Hearing all this, Dantès, who had gray temples and a casual posture, raised his glass and took a sip of the moderately sweet wine. The corners of his mouth suddenly raised slightly.
"Miss Hazel seemed to see your Marionette smiling. Her expression changed a little. Did she recall the incident when Amon's Avatar parasitized her family, and the fear struck again?"
In the woods next to the manor, Angel threw the somewhat hot bronze cross on the ground and joked to Klein, who was dressed exactly like the "Dwayne Dantès" in the manor.
After she solved everything about East Borough, she took the "Disciplinary Paladin" Beyonder Characteristic belonging to Stratford and this Mystical Item and came to the Meige Manor without stopping, but she happened to meet Klein who had finished the battle and interrogation.
Earlier, Arianna had already left here.
In the subsequent exchange, Angel learned that Qonas Kilgor had lost unexpectedly in the battle with Klein, who had two Marionette and carried many Mystical Item, and became the first Demigod Marionette of this "Trick Sorcerer".
In Spirit Channeling in the "secret" state, Chunas explained everything about the underground ruins west of Backlund Northern Suburbs called "Ruins No.1", including that the ruins originally belonged to "Blood Emperor" Alistar Tudor, and that there were a large number of workers inside building the sacrificial site, as well as the methods of entering and exiting the ruins.
Unfortunately, the deputy director of MI9, who is Demigod, knew nothing about George III's "plan". He was only responsible for his own tasks, sending the collected materials and workers to the ruins, and was responsible for bringing the leaders of the Demoness Sect and Psychology Alchemists into it.
After getting this key information, Arianna left immediately. He will join forces with Three Great Churches to launch an operation tonight at Backlund's Archbishop, directly breaking into "Ruins No.1" and obtaining evidence on the spot in order to attack Loen Royal Family.
The vigorous and resolute actions of this "Servant of Concealment" made Angel and Klein have some doubts.
After they learned that George III was trying to become "Black Emperor", they always thought that Three Great Churches had a perfunctory attitude in pursuing the truth about Great Smog, especially since none of the Gods seemed to object to this matter. How much real power could Angel under them have?
But Ms. Ariana behaved quite positively and seemed to be deliberately showing His attitude.
Or is it showing Goddess's attitude towards this matter?
Goddess doesn't agree with George III's actions, but due to other God, he can't express it publicly, so he can only let Arianna, who has the "secret" ability, act in private?
Thinking of this, the two Goddess and Blessed looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
After a while, while controlling Qonas Kilgor, who transformed into Marionette and disguised himself as himself, drinking wine in the manor, while studying the weird bronze cross on the ground, Klein took a deep breath and said:
"No matter what, we finally found the key clues and were able to enter the ruins. Arianna should be able to get the final conclusion tonight and confirm whether George III is really planning the 'Black Emperor' ceremony..."
As for what will happen next, whether George III will stop preparations due to the pressure of the church, or whether he will fight against the church and force promotion with the acquiescence of God, that is not something that the two Demigod present can decide.
"What are you going to do with this cross? It seems to be slowly Purification everything around it. If you carry it with you for a long time, it may even affect Beyonder Characteristic in the body..."
Putting aside those heavy topics for the time being, Klein pointed at the cross he obtained from Viscount Stratford and asked.
"It will repel other Mystical Item on the holder and is not suitable for us to use. Unless you are willing to give up 'Creeping Hunger', I am willing to throw away 'Rose Necklace'..." Angel used the spider silk to hold the cross and pressed it on Klein's arm, allowing him to instantly feel the burning radiating from the multiple Mystical Items on his body. The feeling of heat, "And when holding it, the characteristics in Beyonder's body will slowly precipitate, as if it has been polluted by 'Purification'. For Saint, the most After six more hours, most of the extraordinary abilities will be lost, and it is irreversible... I suspect that its power comes from 'Sun' Pathway's 'Unshadowed'."
This is too dangerous...Klein was a little stunned. He threw the cross back to the ground. Looking at this dangerous Mystical Item, or small item that could be called "Sealed Artifact", he didn't know what to do with it for a moment.
Even if it is used by Marionette who are not wearing other Mystical Item, the characteristics in their bodies will soon precipitate, and they will become ordinary people, unable to exert its power to Purification all filth, and make Trissy and "desperate" Demoness retreat.
But if you go the other way and take advantage of its negative effects, the Beyonder Characteristic in the Beyonder that failed to be promoted to Purification, or the secondary characteristics contained in the high-level Beyonder Characteristic, are overkill.
At least I won't be helpless with contaminated characteristics before I was promoted to "Marionettist"... He thought about it and made suggestions:
"Why don't you sacrifice it to Goddess and see if you can accumulate contributions in exchange for the Beyonder Characteristic you need?"
"It's unlikely. Last time, the metal cylinder equivalent to the '1' level Sealed Artifact was only replaced with the Potion formula of 'Scholar of Yore', not including the most critical ritual. The Beyonder Characteristic of Sequence 2 is much higher than the value of these items..." Angel shook his head and said, "I am going to sacrifice it. Give it to Mr. Fool and ask Him to keep it temporarily, just like those Card of Blasphemy and 'Parasite' gloves, and then ask Him to use them when needed, so that we You can use its negative effects to extract some Beyonder Characteristic that are temporarily unused, and obtain the characteristics of the previous Sequence for the configuration of Potion."
I thought of it together... But if you sacrifice it to Fool, doesn't that mean you sacrifice it to me? I'm so embarrassed...Klein muttered, nodded, and changed the topic:
"Trissy What are you going to do about it?"
Hearing this topic, Angel took some uneasy steps and started walking in the woods, his expression also changed a little.
"She seems to know the ritual of 'Black Emperor' better than we do. She thought of this as soon as she heard Stratford's confession... According to her, this is the prompt of 'Primordial Demoness', This reminds me of 'Aurora Order', those Lunatic who are said to be able to directly listen to the whispers of 'True Creator', but her spirit is very normal, even more normal than I imagined...
"It would be best if Three Great Churches could come forward and force George III to give up the plan. If a situation arises that we don't want to see, the attitude of Trissy and the 'Primordial Demoness' behind her may become the key..."
Angel's words caused Klein to fall into a long silence.
Like the other party, he didn't really believe that the church could resolve the matter quickly, forcing George III, who was already on the verge of breaking out, to give up everything.
If you are not certain, if you are not sure about the attitude of God, who would dare to violate the contract with Three Great Churches, cooperate with "Demoness Sect" and "Psychology Alchemists", kill tens of thousands of civilians, and try to achieve godhood?
The barbecue dinner on the lawn ended successfully. Klein exchanged places with his Marionette, talked to each guest in person, accepted their compliments, and arranged for them to rest in the guest rooms in the manor villa.
Some guests had already expressed doubts about the unexplained departure of Major General Qonas Kilgor. Klein called all the servants. After understanding the situation, he sent people back to Backlund and visited Cole Gregg at his home. Based on the opinions of his family, he decided whether to call the police.
After all, as a major general in the military, Chunas may leave temporarily due to urgent tasks. If he rashly escalates the matter, it may affect his "actions" and even further endanger national security!
In this way, no one will know in a short time that Qonas Kilgor has died and has become my Marionette, and that something happened to him in "secret", the royal family will not notice it immediately. When Arianna and Archbishop suddenly come to "Ruins No.1" tonight, they are the ones who should panic...
After that, even if someone traces it, they only know that Chunas suddenly left my Meige Manor, and then encountered an accident, and I am a believer of Goddess, and the one who led the team to search the ruins I am the servant of Goddess... In this way, the royal family will most likely focus on Church of Evernight, thinking that I am just an informant. It is inconvenient and there is no need to deal with me. My safety can be guaranteed...
Compared to Chunas, Stratford can only be regarded as a minor figure. His disappearance will point to Trissy hiding in the dark, but she has long been a wanted criminal and has not been caught for most of half a year. Now she has become Demigod. With the attention of "Primordial Demoness", it is even harder to be caught...
Klein was pacing in his bedroom, constantly analyzing the situation, until there was a knock on the door, and the housekeeper Walter, who was originally staying at Backlund's residence, came in, bowed respectfully, and said:
"The matter you asked me to contact the manufacturers and investors of that new type of drink has been completed. The other party has entrusted a Lawyer to discuss investment matters, but his attitude is not positive. I think they may not be short of cash. You may need to make other plans."
"It doesn't matter. You arrange for the actual investors there to meet and say, well, I have sales channels over Desi Bay, which can help them make more money... We have to have a better attitude. Don't let the other party think that we are forcing them, or that we want to seize shares and rob those patents and formulas."
Klein replied with a smile, not surprised by the butler's news.
He had already obtained the Carbonated Drink product named "Black Bear Cola" before. Through the name, taste, and the familiar curved glass bottle, he judged that the designer had either purchased the formula and patent of a certain "traveler", or he was a "traveler" himself.
Unfortunately, the divination of the drink itself pointed to many ordinary workers and a few hired school professors. If we dig deeper, there is not enough information. And he has been busy preparing to deal with Qonas Kilgor these days, and has no time to go to East Borough to investigate the "Black Bear Cannery" in person, so he can only put aside the pursuit of the "traveler" for the time being.
Now that Chunas has become Marionette, George III is facing the persecution of Three Great Churches. He can finally spare some time to meet this senior or junior.
Unless he bought the formula left behind by Emperor Roselle, it must be related to the "Earth". Maybe he is the unidentified last person among the three Light Cocoon above the light gate, maybe he is a new "traveler" from different places... But no matter what, his existence means that I am not alone... Well, this is in terms of the destination of the soul, not in reality...
For some reason, he suddenly thought of Angel, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly.
This time traveler is so cautious in cooperating with a small factory in East Borough to sell "Cola". His strength must be inferior to his own, and may not even be Beyonder. Klein plans to meet and understand the other party's situation first, so as not to scare this "roommate".
Will he deal with the code directly then, or will he secretly observe it for a while... He rubbed his hands with some anticipation in his heart.