Chapter 683 Night
"Tomorrow, a senior deacon will lead a team of Night Watchmen to escort Sealed Artifact 1-63 to the Holy Temple. There, it will be disassembled and restored to its Beyonder characteristics. According to Ms. Arianna's instructions, that Beyonder characteristic will belong to you."
Anthony Stevenson, the Archbishop of the Church of the Evernight Goddess in the Backlund Diocese, spoke in a calm tone, as if discussing tomorrow's breakfast rather than a precious "Level 1" Sealed Artifact.
Judging from the effects and negative effects of the seal called the "Witch's Mirror," it was formed by a high-sequence "Witch" Beyonder characteristic, and most likely a Sequence 3 "Immortality"... Angel had previously doubted that Arianna could promise an "Immortality" characteristic, and now his suspicions had been confirmed.
Whether it's a sealed object or a contaminated characteristic, it can only be shattered by an angel's full-strength attack, and then reassembled into a "clean" extraordinary characteristic based on the aggregation effect. Only in this way can it be used as the main material of the potion without being contaminated.
The sanctuary is located in the "Church of Tranquility" in Wintershire. It takes nearly seven hours to get there by steam train from Backlund, but that doesn't mean I can get the special features in a day. I'm afraid the entire crushing and aggregation process will take even longer, and...
"But the whole process may take about a month, and you won't receive the reward until July."
Anthony continued.
Angel nodded in understanding. Her progress in digesting "despair", even taking into account the advance performance of Panatia's plague during the smog, was only barely halfway. She was afraid that she would not be able to meet the conditions for promotion unless she killed one or two demigods head-on and made them despair. What's more, the promotion ceremony of the "immortal" witch made her completely confused. Relying on the literal meaning, she might have to wait until she got older and her mentality changed before she could have hope of promotion. At this time, she was not in a hurry to obtain that characteristic.
"Also, I, and the Holy Temple, hope that during this period, you will continue to focus on the issue of the 'Man in the Mirror'. Trier's actions this time only uncovered the tip of the iceberg of their conspiracy. Perhaps after a period of adjustment, they will reappear."
After announcing the "reward", Archbishop Anthony said seriously.
"How does the Goddess Church plan to deal with similar incidents? I'm afraid this isn't something we, or the Steam or Eternal Sun Churches, can handle?"
Angel frowned and asked back. What she was most worried about was actually the "people in the mirror" hidden inside the major churches. Their positions might not be high, at most they were at the level of Pierce Turner, but their influence was undoubtedly very bad. Whether they launched attacks with internal and external assistance, or tipped off others, they could create actions like intercepting Angel in the mirror world, or ambushing the angels of the Steam Church, all of which could cause heavy losses to the Orthodox Church.
"After Trier's 'Mechanical Heart' delivers the extra mirror fragments, I will contact His Excellency Redar Valentine, the 'Deep Blue High Priest' of the Church of Storms, and have him investigate the hidden dangers of the 'Man in the Mirror', starting with Backlund's Mandated Punishers, bishops, and deacons," Anthony said slowly, rising from his simple wooden chair. "In Trier, and throughout Intis, the Church of Steam and the Church of the Eternal Blazing Sun are also conducting the same investigation. However, we cannot attend to the other churches for the time being."
He was referring to the Church of the Mother Earth in Feynaport, the Church of the God of War in Feysac, and the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom in Lenburg, Masi, and Segar. They had almost no churches in Loen and Intis, and very few believers, so they were not on the Goddess Church's top "support list"... Angel quickly analyzed the situation and did not express any objection.
After all, she was a Loen person in this world, a believer of the goddess, and had her own natural tendencies.
"There aren't many 'Mirror People' in Loen, but Intis might be plunged into a series of turmoil because of this. They might have quite a few undercover agents in the government and the military."
Angel made a casual comment in order to hide his little thoughts.
“It all depends on their efforts.”
Anthony's thoughts were obviously similar to Angel's, and he just smiled and replied.
The Church of Steam shifting its focus back to Intis will only benefit the Church of Night.
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Entering the lounge, Leonard went into the single room at the back, locked the door, threw himself into the recliner, and then turned sideways and said carefully:
"Old man, I'm going to ask Dwayne Dantès again if he's involved in the invasion of Chanis Gate. And whether Gehrman, no, Klein, is involved in this. If you feel there's any danger, you can tell me now."
Ever since he learned that the mysterious voice within him was actually a high-sequence thief's "parasite," his vigilance had outweighed his gratitude. However, facing an old monster like Dwayne Dantès, who had likely survived from the Fourth Epoch to the present day, he could only rely on his greatest "helper."
"I still say the same thing. You'd better avoid provoking such people." The old figure in his mind was silent for a while before answering. "Of course, you are in the basement of Saint Samuel Church and have the status of an official Beyonder. If you don't press him too much, he shouldn't take the initiative to harm you. That would be tantamount to, ah, opposing the Orthodox Church."
In the last sentence, "Parasite"'s tone was a little sarcastic.
Their invasion of Chanis Gate was already against the Goddess Church... Leonard finished this sentence for the other party, then took a deep breath, glanced at the information in his hand, lay back in the chair, and closed his eyes.
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"Ribak, help me arrange this. I want to visit Dr. Allen's family tomorrow afternoon. Please prepare a gift for me. Also, please buy some raspberry ice cream from Serenzo's Restaurant in the West District in advance. The doctor's wife will probably like it."
"Okay, I'll contact their housekeeper later."
"After visiting Allen, I have time to go to the East Balam Veterans Club. I hope to meet with Mr. Sander. I have already completed what he requested."
"I see. Sandor will be very happy."
"Finally, what's Baron Sindras's schedule? Didn't he say he wanted to visit my home?"
"His housekeeper suggested three dates, the closest being this Sunday, and you don't have any special plans that day."
"Then let's do it on Sunday. Although it's an informal visit, I'll still have Kayla prepare everything... You should know his preferences for drinks and desserts since you used to be his housekeeper, right?"
"Yes, Miss Theresa."
Angel breathed a sigh of relief only after the butler left the study. He slumped down in the soft chair and thought it would be better to go to Trier and have another battle with the "Iron Knight".
If I had known this, I would have rotted in Trier and not come back. There, I can eat whatever I want, sleep whenever I want, visit different attractions every day, and don’t have to worry about the next day’s schedule... She rolled over in the chair twice, and finally went back to the bedroom, threw herself on the soft bed, and didn't want to get up.
After Klein obtained the potion formula, the two of them completed half of their mission back in Backlund, but there was almost no progress in the investigation of the smog, and Ince Zangwill seemed to have completely disappeared, leaving no trace.
Therefore, Angel still had to maintain his social relations with Backlund's upper class, and even continue to get closer to the top of the Loen military. Starting with a few specific targets, he wanted to find out the real instigators and participants of the smog.
Helping retired officer Sandor to smuggle arms is an important step, and Baron Sindras's visit may also allow Angel to obtain new information.
As for bringing ice cream to visit Dr. Allen's family, her purpose was to meet Will Auceptin, who was still in Velma Gladys's belly, and ask this snake of fate how to use the power in her "blood".
After all, in the battle with the "Iron Knight" Syrio Soren, Angel had discovered that the "disaster" spell she made simply with blood was no longer lethal enough.
When she was only at Sequence 5, this high-level spell gave her a lethality far beyond her current Sequence. Combined with the Shattered Light Ray, and enhanced by "luck", it could even directly kill a wounded demigod.
But when Angel was promoted to "Despair", he could not seriously injure even the "Iron Knight" who was also at Sequence 4 by simply using the talisman.
This was certainly due to the fact that the other party used the seal to share the damage, but the bottom line was that the talisman without the special bullet was too low in lethality. Unless she could make more "disaster bullets" and shoot them through a launcher that could amplify the power, and treat the expensive weapons as disposable items, it would be possible to fully unleash the power of the talisman.
But Black Cat Winsa said that this power exists in my blood. Is there a way to use it more thoroughly?... When Klein advances to Sequence 4, when I avenge Ince Zangwill, and even when I may have to face the true culprit behind the smog, I must obtain this power to compete with them... Angel pondered, looking forward to meeting the "Snake of Fate" tomorrow.
Of course, first we have to prepare the ice cream to be "dedicated" to Him. He should like the ice cream made by the Intis-style Serenzo restaurant.
Angel got up from the bed and looked at the increasingly rich crimson moonlight outside the window. He was about to change his clothes and go to sleep, but he involuntarily walked to the full-length mirror, thought for a moment, and dived in.
Arriving at Böklund Street in the North District with ease, Angel emerged from Klein's bedroom mirror. The moment she stepped onto the carpet, she had already scanned the entire building using a combination of divination and the mirror world.
The chef was preparing food for tomorrow in advance, most of the servants had fallen asleep, the night watchman was dozing off, and there were two new guards in the room next to the bedroom, Hugh Dilcha and Sherman, who had become a witch.
Angel's eyes flashed through different colors, and finally fixed on the female face that was somewhat similar to Sherman when he was a man.
I didn't expect Dwayne Dantès to find them as temporary guards. Hugh is friends with Justice and Magician, and Sherman is also her friend. It's hard to say if this is just a coincidence... But given Klein's personality, he probably just had the butler pick two guards based on his status...
Thinking about it, Angel withdrew his gaze from across the mirror.
After the battle in Trier and a deeper understanding of the mirror world, she can now use nearby mirrors to broaden the range of her vision. She can even use various mirrors to curse from a distance, or use mirrors to send her own "stand-in" to a distant place to deceive the enemy.
By the time I reach Sequence 3, this "stand-in" should have its own mobility and be able to use most of my own extraordinary abilities. Compared to the "man in the mirror" who can only replace the original body, the "ageless" witch is the true controller of the mirror world...
She muttered, looking towards the large bed in the bedroom, and found Klein lying on his side, not awakened by her arrival.
The arrival of other strangers would inevitably trigger the "Fortune Teller's" spiritual intuition because they posed a threat to him. This shows that he is absolutely confident in me, so... Angel smiled slightly and was about to quietly approach when he suddenly realized that Klein was not in a normal sleep state, but was trapped in a "dream."
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