"Gulp~"
The shopkeeper quickly poured a cup of cool tea and eagerly handed it over. "Sir, please enjoy!"
Arthur politely thanked him, pretending to be parched. He took the cool tea and gulped it down impatiently.
The Former Council Speaker knew perfectly well that the shopkeeper's gesture might look like a way to attract customers, but it was actually an attempt to probe him.
Given the Praying Life Society's usual methods, the man had most likely already become a "Parasitic Puppet."
Under a Parasitic Puppet's influence, its host's behavior would gradually change until they completely followed the Praying Life Society's orders.
Most terrifyingly, the host would never realize that they had been secretly controlled.
"Sir, what would you like to buy?"
The shopkeeper's voice drifted over.
Out of the corner of his eye, Arthur saw that while speaking, the man was secretly sizing him up from head to toe.
What normal shopkeeper would do that? He really was a Parasitic Puppet!
The purpose of offering him tea was to make observation easier!
There was no doubt about it.
The shopkeeper's task was to observe every customer who entered the store. If he noticed anything suspicious, he would immediately report it to his superiors.
The person in the Praying Life Society controlling this Parasitic Puppet would then permanently abandon this location.
Arthur set down the cup and spoke the line he had prepared long ago. "A Number Seven Wrench."
At the same time.
He sighed helplessly to himself. Not a Dark Nest, just a Bird Nest! I'll probably have to stake this place out for a while.
A "Dark Nest" was Black Speech among Heretical God Believers. It referred to an official base of a Heretical God Organization, usually one with Heretical God Believers stationed there long-term.
As for a "Bird