Chapter 352 Confirming the Idea
After refilling the underground passage with the soil dug out by Rafter and the surrounding stones, and dragging the baronet with a serious head injury to the side of the road, the three of them boarded a hired carriage leaving the West District.
Of course, only Angel and Sherlock got on the car. It was not until the door closed that Miss Sharon appeared and sat opposite the two of them.
"Let me confirm first, you don't want to release that evil spirit, do you?"
Although he had already gotten the answer from the two people's eyes, Angel still asked to confirm.
"Of course not. I'm afraid that guy doesn't tell the truth..."
Sherlock refused decisively, and then looked at the pale Sharon. She just shook her head slightly, indicating that she felt the same way.
"I need to correct this," Angel said immediately, drawing Sherlock's gaze towards him. "The 'pain' and 'despair' he mentioned are indeed my subsequent potion sequence. Of course, I'm not sure about the hunter part."
She then asked Sharon:
"The Wraith's Sequence 4 potion is a 'Puppet'?"
"yes."
Sharon's voice sounded somewhat disembodied, as if she were sitting in a carriage and the voice came from far away.
"So, he wouldn't risk deceiving us on these basic issues. Otherwise, if someone were to find fault and discover his insincerity, we'd likely make the whole thing public, or even report it directly to the official Beyonders, allowing him to find 'relief' in another form."
After hearing the two's answers, Sherlock straightened up and leaned back in his chair, thinking as he spoke.
"Also, the tarot card he provided, the 'Red Priest' card, probably corresponds to the 'Hunter' Path. This is because the descendants of Soren and Einhorn, whose blood he needs to collect, are ancient families from the Intis and Fussac Empires, respectively. They once served the 'Trensost Empire' in the Fourth Epoch. What they have in common is that they possess the potion of the 'Hunter' Path."
So, is this evil spirit's "reward" for swapping potions and pathways real? No, it's possible it's just limited to the names of these potions and the knowledge of the jump pathways. Once he's freed, he probably won't easily hand over the real formulas. He might even make us his first sacrifices after regaining his freedom...
What's more, the so-called Medici family can only be found by tracking down organizations related to the "True Creator", and the latter I only know is the "Aurora Society", a bunch of lunatics who appear and disappear at random and do all kinds of bad things. If you want to dig out information from their heads, it is better to pray directly to the "True Creator" rather than to pray directly.
Of course, a piece of information provided by the evil spirit did arouse Angel's strong interest.
It turns out that the "Assassin," or "Witch" path, allows one to choose the Hunter's Sequence 4 when advancing to Sequence 4, jumping paths like the defected Archbishop of the Church of Evernight. The strangest thing is that, unlike when advancing to "Witch," this jump path will force women to become men. In other words... there is hope for one to return to being a man?
If Angel had heard this news three months ago, he would have been ecstatic and would have chosen to move in this direction without hesitation, but now...
She secretly glanced at Sherlock beside her and was surprised to find that the latter was also looking at her secretly, with unconcealable worry in his eyes.
This actually made her somewhat worried mood diluted by the joke. When she was about to open her mouth to tease a few words, Sharon's erratic voice reached Angel's ears:
"Why are you still pretending?"
When the three of them met at the "Brave Bar", Angel learned from Sherlock about his experience of knowing and working with Sharon, and he had a good impression of this "Grievous" lady who had helped the unlucky detective who got into trouble as soon as he arrived in Backlund.
But she was still startled by Sharon's question. It first reminded her of the evil spirit that had mercilessly exposed her disguise. Then, she remembered Laura's warning that the "Frenzy Ring" couldn't work on animals or spirits. And tonight, she had lent Sherlock the Beyonder ability of the "Faceless Man" to play ghost, and the ring was concealing his true face.
"Sorry, I still have some powerful enemies in Backlund, so I will try my best to avoid showing my true face."
She gave a reasonable explanation, but out of courtesy, she took off the "Ring of Madness" and revealed her true face.
This was the first time she had removed all disguises in front of anyone other than Sherlock since she came to Backlund and obtained the "Ring of Madness".
From Miss Sharon's blue eyes, Angel could see her long light golden hair and a face that was much more beautiful than when she was a "witch". However, the vengeful spirit did not show any change in expression. She just stared blankly for a few seconds, then nodded and looked away.
"Okay, let me summarize," Sherlock spoke again, speaking slowly, carefully choosing his words. "According to Luft Pound, this evil spirit has indeed been imprisoned underground for around two thousand years. An average Low-Sequence Beyonder wouldn't be able to survive for such a long time after death, and neither would a Mid-Sequence Beyonder. He likely possesses strength above Demigod level, but is currently sealed and isolated, unable to deal with us. That's why he's offering various rewards, hoping we can help him break the seal."
"So, report it?"
Angel subconsciously thought of this good idea.
"Unfortunately, I was commissioned to help the new owner of the Pound family villa explore the underground ruins. In the end, I blew up the passage and declared that there was nothing special inside, only countless snakes..." Sherlock paused, seemingly afraid of snakes. "If I report this to the official Beyonders, I will likely be exposed to their eyes and subject to strict scrutiny."
So that was the reason... Otherwise, according to his personality, he would have reported the evil spirit to the official Beyonder immediately.
Angel thought secretly, nodded and said:
"Then we'll continue observing this Luft Pound. He doesn't seem to have told anyone else and is digging secretly. After tonight's shock and injury, he'll probably be quiet for at least a few months, or perhaps he won't dare to continue at all. Besides, even if he digs through the passage, he'll face the same problem as us—how to find the descendants of those three families. Freeing that ancient evil spirit won't be as easy as he claims."
The three of them agreed on how to regularly monitor this passage and the baronet, who appeared decadent in public but had lofty ideals behind the scenes. Then Sharon suddenly changed the subject:
"I've already received the money for the gold bars you asked me to sell last time. Excluding the agreed commission, the total is 2,800 pounds."
She pulled a stack of brand new gold pounds from a pocket in her intricate Gothic dress and handed it to Sherlock.
This is equivalent to a Sequence 6 Beyonder characteristic, or a Mystical Item of the same rank...
Angel looked at Sherlock with fiery eyes as he counted the bills twice, confirmed the amount, nodded, and put it into the inner pocket of his windbreaker.
Reluctantly moving her gaze away, she suddenly realized that the figure of the Wrathful Miss in front of her gradually faded and disappeared in front of her, leaving only a few vague words:
"Be careful recently, a demigod has come to Backlund."
She is so elusive, does she also play the role of a "ghost" in her daily life?
Looking at the empty seats, Angel guessed.
Sherlock beside him took out another gold pound that was still wet, quickly counted out half of it, and handed it to Angel. The latter took it with a smile and put it carefully into his pocket without counting.
"Could the demigod she just mentioned be 'Lady Despair'?"
After "dividing the spoils", the two were silent for a while, and Angel was the first to speak.
"That shouldn't be the case. She's also being pursued by a certain force. She's dealt with a few pursuers before, but the High-Sequence Beyonder behind her has apparently also arrived here... She already has enough experience dealing with pursuits, but you..."
Sherlock's face was still filled with worry.
"Can you buy other magical items in the near future? If you are short of money, I can..."
"No need," Angel interrupted him immediately, "I do plan to make a Beyonder into a magical item, but I have enough money. You should solve your own promotion problem first."
She remembered that Sherlock had already found the ingredients for both of his potions, but they needed to be purchased from others, which would cost at least three or four thousand pounds, so she did not accept his proposal.
"Okay, if you need anything, feel free to tell me," Sherlock nodded, no longer insisting, "Also, you tonight?"
"Of course, I'm going back to the East District and then back to my home."
Angel looked at the detective, who had looked exhausted that morning, with some surprise. He suddenly remembered that he had gone to see the vampire Emlyn who was wandering around the Harvest Church that afternoon. Emlyn was a pharmacist, just like Darkwill...
"You can't be..."
Sherlock looked away guiltily.
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