Chapter 107 Is He Crazy?

Listening to the information coming from the mental link, Zeus nodded secretly and turned his attention back to Chloe in front of him.

Those invited to the dinner were all nobles on the island - basically all of Hughes's men.

For example, Alexei has a title. Civil servants above level eight can receive a title awarded by the royal family.

Of course, they definitely don’t have a fiefdom, but this title allows them to move freely in high society, which is something many businessmen cannot buy with money.

Therefore, Hughes and Chloe's quiet departure did not cause any splash. At Connor's signal, Alexi had already diverted the conversation to the unpredictable weather on Castel Island.

"Sister Chloe, nice to see you again. How have you been?"

Chloe touched her neck uncomfortably. Ever since Hughes came to her, she felt that the gaze from the dark had suddenly become more intense.

She didn't need any extraordinary senses to feel the oppressive atmosphere, as if there was an invisible force in the air, making it difficult for her to breathe. The six-armed basilisks hiding in the dark seemed to be particularly concerned about Hughes. Their gazes were like cold blades, piercing her skin painfully.

She bet that if she made a wrong move, a group of six-armed snake monsters would rush in from the doors and windows and skin her alive.

Chloe took a few steps back, away from Hughes.

"What’s wrong with you?"

"Fear"

“.”

Hughes' eyelids twitched, and he coughed lightly: "Then I'll be frank, Sister Chloe, what were you doing yesterday?"

He made up his mind that no matter how Chloe denied it, he would make her reveal some information.

The cooperation with the Fire Moth can be done slowly, but you must first have some basic understanding of this organization. If they are really that kind of crazy cult, then the cooperation is not appropriate.

As long as Castel develops slowly, he will eventually have the power to deal with these extraordinary worlds. There is no need to take extra risks.

This is the first confrontation between the two sides.

"Summon the evil god." Chloe said calmly.

Zeus's expression froze instantly, the air seemed to freeze at this moment, and a hint of shock flashed across his eyes.

He really didn't expect Chloe to say that.

Hughes stared at Chloe, trying to find any trace of a joke or a lie in her expression, but Chloe's expression was extremely serious, even with a hint of sarcasm.

As expected, Chloe thought to herself, he actually didn't know what the Fire Moth meant, and his willingness to contact the Fire Moth was ultimately just out of ignorance.

There is nothing to be ashamed of in ignorance, and pursuing knowledge out of ignorance is even more respectable, but Chloe has seen too many nobles who are greedy and weak, trying to pursue the truth but are unwilling to pay the price.

"Why summon the evil god?" Zeus frowned.

Chloe raised her head, as if she was meeting the lord for the first time.

This seemed to be the first lord who heard their purpose and did not scream and call for guards. He was actually exploring his own purpose. Oh, that's it.

Chloe suddenly remembered the fluctuations that came from the island not long ago. This Count Zeus had also summoned the evil god.

Haha, what am I thinking about? I don’t even know how many followers of the evil god are in this room.

Chloe said with some lack of interest: "Summon the Moth Lord and then kill it. This ritual can remove the pollution from us."

"Kill it? Take away the pollution? Isn't the Lord of Moths the god you believe in?"

"We have to kill it because we believe in it. We can't really let the evil god come, because that would cause a disaster."

I am different from you Poseidon Church, Chloe thought to herself.

Zeus felt that his brain was not enough. Why should we kill it if we believe in it? You summoned the evil god yourself, but you don't want it to come. Isn't that a bit crazy? Are these people really rational? Are they pretending to be sane?

After thinking about it, Zeus gave up asking about the evil god. He found the part he was familiar with and asked, "You performed this ritual and made such a big fuss just to solve the pollution?"

"Yes, this will save a few lives."

"Can polluting that thing kill people?"

Chloe fell silent. She thought that the Earl was really crazy. Wasn't the pollution dangerous enough?

I've heard that the Church of Poseidon has ways to use pollution, but it's still afraid of the polluted sea. Why does he sound like he doesn't care at all?

Come to think of it, how could someone not be crazy enough to bring a six-armed snake monster into the manor?

The room fell into silence.

I feel like communication is a bit difficult. Both sides have neither consensus nor trust... Perhaps more contact and understanding before talking will be more effective.

Xius was thinking about how to break the situation. Maybe he should try cooperation?

"My Lord, Beatrice seems to be in trouble."

The banshee's slightly confused voice came through the mind link.

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"What's wrong?"

"She, uh, she didn't find the extraordinary item we left for her."

The so-called extraordinary items are actually clues that the banshees deliberately left for Beatrice.

Xiusi knew that the supernatural aura in the manor could not be hidden from the investigator, so he simply gave her some supernatural items to reassure her.

It was a can of "sugar" that Nora left for him. It was something that could clean up pollution. Hughes didn't know what it was exactly, but it should be enough to attract the investigator's attention.

If Beatrice is left alone, she will easily cause trouble, and even explanations may not be effective. But if she is allowed to discover some clues on her own, it will be easy for her to believe.

After all, she found it herself and came to the conclusion herself. How could she not believe in herself?

"You guys hid the stuff too well?"

"No, it's on the table. You can see it when you enter the door."

"She didn't go looking for him?"

"She searched for it, including this table. She searched for a long time, even checking if there was any interlayer - but she didn't see the jar on the table."

『.』

"My Lord, what should we do now? She seems to have forgotten the time. It's time for the maid to go find her. Should we let her go?"

The corner of Hughes' eye twitched. This investigator was too incompetent. She couldn't even find it. No, it shouldn't be like that. She could use her extraordinary powers to find it, but why couldn't she find it? Was it just bad luck? How could it be possible?

“Ahem.”

Chloe coughed lightly and Hughes looked over.

"Is that Miss Beatrice in trouble?"

Hughes raised an eyebrow.

"Don't look at me like that. I left a mark on her. She has been in the room upstairs for quite some time, and she has been rummaging around in a hurry for something."

"She's in some trouble."

"Why don't I go find her? I can probably guess what you're doing. It's hard to hide it from an investigator with so many people. I'll give you some help."

(End of this chapter)