Chapter 216 Laura's Reminder
"I guess you have your own reasons for choosing to join the Witch Cult again, right?"
Lola didn't seem to care, which made Angel feel strange. Wasn't this person as afraid and disgusted with the Witch Cult as she had shown before?
Could it be that she was pretending to be escaping from the witch sect, but was actually still working for them?
After a few pleasantries, Angel performed a divination for her as usual. The information Lola handed over this time belonged to a young viscount who had inherited his father's title, territory, and property at a young age and was very popular in Backlund's social circle.
She looked at the viscount's name and was surprised to find that it was Viscount Gralint, the organizer of the salon she and Sylvia attended last week.
Being targeted by two "Pleasure Witches" one after another, does he really have something special?
Suppressing his doubts, Angel used the pendulum to perform divination. Soon, the counterclockwise rotating topaz indicated that there was no possibility for him and Ms. Lola.
"Maybe you should change your target."
She snickered and pushed Viscount Glint's information back to Laura, who took it without looking frustrated and seemed to actually think about Angel's suggestion.
"By the way, Ms. Laura, since you are also a Beyonder, why don't you do divination for yourself?"
She had this question after she met Laura last time and confirmed that she was the "Pleasure Witch". As a subsequent sequence of witches, the Pleasure Witch should be more proficient in magic mirror divination and proficient in other types of divination. There is no need for her to ask for help.
"You should know that divination requires communication with the spirit world," Laura said leisurely. Seeing Angel nod, she continued, "I haven't done divination in a long time, especially magic mirror divination. If I communicate with the spirit world through the mirror, it is very likely that someone will sense me and confirm my location."
"Who did you mess with?"
Angel asked curiously.
It sounds like he is a very powerful person, perhaps he has reached a high sequence, so he can search for Laura's whereabouts directly through the spirit world.
"An old, immortal fellow. Humph, maybe he's already discovered me and is just watching me struggle in Backlund..."
Laura's voice lost its usual gentleness and gracefulness, and took on a hint of gloom, but then her expression became sunny again, and the charm she unleashed even made Angel dare not look directly at her.
"Let's not talk about this anymore. I just came here to relax, not to chat about these things."
"Let's change the subject," Angel asked another question when he saw that Laura didn't want to talk about it. "Mr. O'Neill, who came for divination on Saturday, is the one whose daughter was kidnapped. Did you introduce him to him?"
"Who? Oh, it's him..." Laura even took a moment to think before remembering the poor gentleman, "I just found out about this while chatting with others. I can't use divination, so I mentioned you and suggested that he come over and try."
"What about his daughter? Has she been found?"
"I don't know about that, but he did go to the Brave Bar. The information dealer there knows a few people from the Rose School and can also contact a gathering of Beyonders. I think he should be able to get help."
The Rose School? It seemed to be a secret organization that had existed since the beginning of this era, known for its bloody sacrificial methods. It had originally developed only in the Southern Continent, but after the Southern Continent was colonized, it was attacked by the Orthodox Sect. Although its strength was weakened, it also spread to the Northern Continent.
"But your attitude suggests that your purpose in introducing him wasn't to help Mr. O'Neill. You almost don't even remember him?"
Angel asked, frowning.
"My purpose? Just to give you a small test. It seems you did well."
"A test? You're doing something similar to what the Witch Cult does..." Angel sighed, "So, did I pass my 'test'?"
Laura smiled sweetly, picked up the wide-brimmed hat on the table, put it on her head, and covered her black hair and face.
"That remains to be seen. Well, it's time for me to leave. You know, the beautiful ladies of Backlund are always busy... Oh, right," she said, as if remembering something. She paused at the door and turned around, "I have a little news for you. It seems that there's another group of people in Backlund investigating you. They're not from the Witch Cult, but some bounty hunters and detectives."
"They're looking for a woman who came to Backlund from Tingen City. She's a Beyonder of the Assassin Path, over 1.75 meters tall. When I saw this information, you were the first person I thought of."
Is someone looking for me?
When Angel heard Laura's description, he immediately thought of the bounty hunter she had met at Mr. A's rally, later identified as Hugh Dilcha. She had also asked him to find such a woman, and he had laughed at the time, saying that no one could find such information...
Now, after Laura's reminder, Angel realized that he also fits the description of this information very well.
Who would have thought that the first missing person Backlund received would be looking for her? With that mindset, she simply couldn't connect the dots between this information and herself.
It just so happens that I need to go to Severia's house this evening to receive information about this week's mission and inquire about intelligence. Maybe I will meet Xio who is looking for me again in the viscount's salon soon.
It seems like it's time to investigate this bounty hunter. At least, I need to know who is issuing the commission...
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On the outskirts of Queens, in Audrey Hall's private estate.
Audrey was leading her golden retriever, led by the housekeeper in charge of the estate, to the storage room where large goods were stored.
"Miss, the goods from Enmatt Port to Pritz Port were expedited and arrived early this morning. They are all placed in this room. Please take a look."
Leaving the maid outside the door, she took Susie into the storage room and said to her dog half-jokingly:
"Susie, these are all gifts for you."
"Woo woof?"
Susie would only make such noises when she was around outsiders, but Audrey could still detect a hint of doubt in her voice.
Approaching the large storage room, Audrey saw the gift her brother Alfred had found for her in East Balam.
It was a giant lizard that was three meters long, with skin that showed different colors depending on the light. Even though it had stopped breathing and lay lifeless on the ground, it was still as tall as Audrey's knees.
And there are two of them!
"Woo woof?"
Susie made another puzzled sound and tilted her head to look at her master.
The latter also looked puzzled, looking at Susie and then at the butler standing beside him.
What she wanted was the complete pituitary gland of the Colorful Lizard Dragon, and she had also obtained one from the Hanged Man before. It was an extraordinary material only the size of a palm, and its surface color kept changing.
In her mind, she had never made the connection between the "extraordinary material" and the "seven-colored lizard dragon itself", so much so that she almost lost her composure in front of this animal that was bigger than her.
Fortunately, she had excellent audience awareness and quickly controlled her expression. She politely asked the housekeeper to wait outside the door and then closed the door.
"Huh, I didn't expect my brother to send back a whole lizard. Um, two whole ones..."
She looked at Susie at her feet.
"Susie, this is your gift: two colorful lizard dragons. The pituitary gland of one is the main ingredient for the potion, and the other can be exchanged for other main ingredients. Perhaps in a few days, you'll be able to advance to Sequence 8."
"But," Audrey smiled slightly, causing Susie to tilt her head back, looking a little scared. "You have to help me complete one thing before I can help you exchange materials and prepare the potion."
"Well, Viscount Glint is holding another salon tomorrow afternoon. He's invited me as usual, and I'll be attending as promised. Your mission is to find Miss Irene from last week and write down her appearance in detail. Even if you have to use your claws, try to draw her!"
"Woo woof..."
Susie shrank her neck and whimpered, unable to even speak the Loen language that she had recently mastered.
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"My wife is attending a dinner party in the North District and may not be back until late at night. She asked me to give you this letter."
The butler, dressed in a tuxedo and with his hair meticulously styled, said as he handed an envelope to Angel.
In front of the butler, she opened the envelope and took out the letter inside. As expected, she saw the instructions to attend Viscount Glint's salon tomorrow.
But the last sentence made her feel confused.
"She told me to stop wearing my old dress and change into a new one?" she repeated to the housekeeper. "Is this really what Lady Sylvia ordered?"
"Yes, she said that always wearing the same outfit at the salon would lead other guests to believe the Langdons were in financial trouble."
But I bought it for £20!
Besides, I'm not from the Langdon family. Besides, I do have a financial crisis...
Angel was a little speechless, but he knew that there was no point in arguing with the butler, so he stuffed the letter back into the envelope and left angrily.
Next time, next time I must ask her for reimbursement!
Tomorrow is October 1st. As a witch who's on hiatus, I've been invited to participate in the October 1st hiatus festival held by Qidian. On that day, I'll be... what? There's no such festival? That's fine then.
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