Chapter 146 Three Questions
Sure enough, he already knew that I had become the "instigator"!
Angel's chest tightened at first, then she felt relieved. Ever since she guessed from Daly's reaction that the examiner, Crested Cecima, might know about her advancement to Sequence 8, she had been a little worried. Now that the other shoe had dropped, her heart was actually at ease.
Anyway, it has come to this point...
"In Enmat Harbor, while supporting the Nighthawks there, I took the potion and became an instigator. Earlier, by summarizing the 'Assassin' Code, I felt that I had fully mastered the potion."
Angel answered truthfully, but was careful not to reveal that he was already familiar with "acting".
"Enmat Harbor... that time we were tracking down the human trafficking case involving the Witch Cult and the Aurora Society... I understand."
Krestai nodded, paused for a moment, and asked the second question:
"Where did you get the formula and main ingredients for your 'Instigator' potion?"
Here we come!
Ever since Dunn Smith broke into 6 Daffodil Street at night and interrogated Angel in his dream, she once again faced a situation where she had to tell the truth.
She didn't answer immediately, as she was making up her mind. Krestey didn't urge her, but instead placed his hand on the silver-white metal box on his knees and rhythmically tapped the lid with his index finger, making a crisp sound.
"The potion's formula comes from Cole Granger, who got it from Madam Sharon... Um, you know Cole, right?" Angel said slowly. After receiving a positive response from Krestel, he continued, "The main ingredients were purchased from the underground market in Enmat Port."
She explained the acquisition of "Extraordinary Characteristics" as purchasing the main ingredients for potions. This was not a lie, nor was she concealing the truth.
"Acquired... As far as I know, the main ingredients for a Sequence 8 potion usually cost over 600 pounds. How did you... Wait, that's not the third question."
Krestel spoke as if to himself, but at the last moment he suddenly became alert and didn't waste the opportunity to ask a third question. He raised his shoulders slightly, making the collar of his windbreaker rise even higher, almost covering half of his face.
If you ask, I'll answer right away. Anyway, I don't steal or rob...
Angel's lips curled up into a smile, but he immediately tensed his facial muscles, pressed down his mouth corners, and made a serious expression.
"Well... then, here's my last question." The senior deacon, his collar covering the lower half of his face, asked seriously, "Did you harm any innocent people while mastering the assassin potion?"
"No."
Before Creste finished speaking, Angel answered directly without any hesitation.
His dark green eyes fixed on Angel. Crestai remained silent for a while until Angel blinked nervously. Then he relaxed his whole body and said as if he had breathed a sigh of relief:
"It seems you are telling the truth."
"What if I lied?" Angel asked curiously, "What punishment will I receive if I break the oath I just made?"
"You don't want to know."
Krestey said mysteriously.
I really want to know! But you won't tell me, and neither will Ms. Daly...
Angel opened his mouth, but in the end nothing came out.
Perhaps seeing the changing expression on her face, Crestai's facial muscles twitched again, revealing an incomplete smile hidden by his collar. He then stood up with the silver metal box, walked to the long table dragged to the corner, and opened the lid of the box with his back to Angel.
From his side, one could see the pure white light emitted by the bone sword.
After a moment, Creste closed the metal box and took the iron pot, the container for pure water, and various auxiliary materials from the alchemy table.
Angel stared blankly at the senior deacon who, without the main ingredients for the potion, casually scooped up some plant juices and flower powders and put them into the iron pot along with pure water.
Finally, with a "splash", the mixed results into an unknown liquid were poured into the sewer.
"Congratulations, Nighthawk Angel Granger, you have successfully passed the Sanctuary's test. Now please take the potion and become a Sequence 8 Beyonder."
Putting down the iron pot, Krestey turned around and solemnly announced to Angel.
"Thank...thank you?"
Angel looked at the senior deacon, then at the "King's Potion" in the iron pot.
Is he... endorsing me, proving to the other Tingen Night Watchers that I have become an "instigator" under his watch?
Just like Daly said?
After realizing this, Angel stood up from his high-backed chair, faced the "Goddess Sword", solemnly drew a crimson moon on his chest, and said:
"Praise the goddess, and thank you, Your Excellency Cecima, I have been successfully promoted."
"Praise the goddess!" The latter nodded slightly. "We still have a little time. If you have any questions, you can ask them now."
Why was the "Acting Law" concealed? What was the punishment for breaking the oath? How did the church know that she had been promoted to "Instigator"? Countless questions popped up in Angel's mind, but she knew that most of them could not be answered here. In the end, she carefully chose one of them.
"Are the three questions you just made me swear to answer the same as every Nighthawk must answer when they pass the test?"
"Of course not. That belongs only to you." Krestel carried the silver metal box and sat back in the high-backed chair, placing it at his feet. He continued, "I've heard of you since my time in the Sanctuary. When you submitted your special application to join the Nighthawks' 'Assassins,' there was considerable opposition within the Church. Some believed that playing the 'Witch' path would cause great harm to the Church and society as a whole, and that keeping you at Sequence 9 was sufficient."
Angel opened her eyes wide. She didn't expect that there was such a complicated situation behind her promotion.
"But for some reason, and also out of my own will, the Holy Temple finally asked me to examine you. In addition to the normal procedures, I also added those three questions."
"Congratulations, you passed the test."
The entire alchemy room fell into a long silence.
It was unknown how long it took Angel to realize that the other party was waiting for him to continue asking questions.
"So, the 'acting' you mentioned just now, and the 'acting method' in the oath... are you referring to the experience we have summarized for quickly mastering potions?"
As if he hadn't expected the second question to be so simple, Creste paused for a moment before answering, "Yes, it's a method that has been explored and summarized by generations of geniuses within the church. It can both prevent loss of control and quickly master the potion."
"By deconstructing the potion's name and learning its key rules, and then 'playing' like that person, you can minimize the risk of losing control. Using 'playing', your control over the potion is like 'digesting' food. When it's completely digested and your stomach is empty, you'll experience a wonderful, unique feeling. But I think you already know this."
It seems the "acting method" within the church is no different from what's passed down privately by wild Beyonders... Then why is it hidden from ordinary Nighthawks? Is it really, as Klein and I suspected, to prevent rapid promotion and prevent the plundering of limited potion resources?
Even Daly doesn't know, so I probably won't get any results if I ask here...
Angel thought for a moment, as if digesting the new knowledge he had heard, and then nodded:
"Thank you, Your Excellency Cecima. I have no problem."
"Very good. Then, you can go up and tell the other teammates the good news of your promotion. By the way, ask Mr. Klein Moretti to come down."
Krestey raised his head slightly and said this, revealing his pointed chin and thin, hard lips from behind his stand-up collar.
"Yes, sir."
Angel left peacefully and closed the door of the alchemy room.
In the corridor surrounded by gaslight and dark holy symbols, she breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that I passed the test safely.
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