Glancing at Danitz's expression, Anderson continued as if he hadn't noticed anything:

“However, their brains seemed to have been eaten by zombies. Their fanaticism was almost stupid, which did not quite suit my aesthetic taste. I cheated them of some things and then quit.

"Hey, why do you look a little pale? There's a lot of sweat on your face. Are you suffering from sunstroke? As a hunter, shouldn't it be your instinct to adapt to the environment?"

Danitz raised his right hand, wiped the sweat off his face, cursed in his heart, and forced a smile.

"I once heard someone say that once you believe in an evil god, it is almost impossible to get rid of it."

As he spoke, he raised his chin, as if to say, "I'm going to see you die." He didn't consider at all that Gehrman Sparrow had just offended the Aurora Society and was wanted by the followers of the "True Creator." He also didn't think about the fact that he was believing in a "fool" who was suspected to be an evil god.

"That's right." Anderson responded with a smile without any gloom. "I don't have any real faith. What I recited at that time were all sentences I adapted from the name of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom. Anyway, they don't like to use their brains. No, they don't have such a thing. As long as they pretend to be pious on the surface, they can find any excuse to deceive them."

Without waiting for Danitz to start a discussion, he asked:

"Why are you suddenly talking about the Aurora Society?"

Danitz took a big bite of the roast meat, chewed it slowly and swallowed it, deliberately waiting for twenty or thirty seconds before speaking:

"Because I remembered one thing. I don't know what Gehrman Sparrow did, and he was listed as a major target that must be eliminated by the Aurora Society. Oh, and there is also the Spiritual Cult. You and I are both recognized to have a connection with him."

"Tell me to be careful of the Aurora Society and the Spiritual Cult?" Anderson nodded suddenly and laughed. "You seem to have said something similar recently, about the Rose School, the Storm Church, the Loen Military... Hiss, sometimes, I think Gehrman Sparrow is more suitable to be a hunter than me."

Danitz rarely refuted and nodded his head in agreement.

Anderson thought about it, and suddenly changed the subject without warning:

"What exactly do you want to do when you come to West Balam this time? To help Gehrman Sparrow?"

Hearing this question, Danitz was silent for a second, put down the things in his hands, tidied his clothes slowly and said:

"Survey on the religious status of people in different classes in West Balam."

This was the purpose of this trip that he confirmed after discussing with "Iceberg Vice Admiral" Edwina. In more popular terms, it was to investigate the development and sphere of influence of the major secret organizations in West Balam.

Of course, this would also involve initial contact with local ruling forces to find out if they have any need to purchase guns and ammunition.

“A survey on the religious beliefs of people from all walks of life in West Balam…” Anderson repeated Danitz’s words, raised his right hand reflexively, and rubbed his forehead, seeming to have a headache.

…………

After ending the Tarot Club and reminding the "Admiral of the Stars" to pay attention to the "investigation" of the Aurora Society and the Spiritual Cult, and to seek help from the Moss Ascetic Order, Klein was busy completing the three-party transaction between the "World", "Moon" and "Sun", and received 5,000 pounds in cash.

After dinner, he was reading the newspaper while smoking an unlit decorative pipe, when he saw his messenger girl walk out of the void and deliver a letter.

“Leonard’s…” Klein reached out to take it and noticed whether Renette Tinicole had stopped. He discovered that the messenger had quickly returned to the spirit world.

This confirmed to him that Leonard Mitchell had paid the postage, so he pulled his other hand out of his pocket and unfolded the letter:

"Ince Zangwill appeared in East Balam, and he was suspected to have met with Palenque Tasib of the Artificial Death God Sect of the Spiritual Cult..."

Ince Zangwill... Klein chewed on the name and slowly leaned back against the back of the armchair.

In the letter, Leonard hoped that he could do some investigation in secret to find out Ince Zangwill's purpose.

"But the problem is, I mentioned last time that 0-08 has a similar characteristic to 'whatever it says must be known'. If you know it, it will also know it. Moreover, it is good at arranging coincidences, making people follow its baton unconsciously... In this case, it is difficult to investigate Ince Zangwill without being discovered by 0-08. Not only is there no chance of success, but it is also easy to expose yourself..." Klein thought while asking the "winner" Enzo to walk behind him and pinch his shoulders.

He read Leonard Mitchell's letter again, hoping to find more clues and possible investigative points in those few sentences:

"East Balam... The Spirit Cult... The Artificial Death God Cult... Palenque Tasib... What does Ince Zangwill want to do with them? Is he looking for an ally for the royal faction behind the scenes and the real culprit of the Backlund smog incident?

"Artificial Death God Sect...Artificial Death God Sect..."

As Klein thought about it, he suddenly remembered something that almost no one knew except himself and Mr. Azik:

The "Goddess of Night" has initially controlled the "uniqueness" of the "God of Death" path, that is, the "artificial God of Death", and is currently usurping, digesting and mastering the corresponding authority!

In other words, the object of worship of the "Artificial God of Death" faction of the Spiritual Cult is to some extent already the "Goddess of Night". When the transfer and control of power is over, they will inevitably encounter a certain amount of cleansing and gradually integrate into the Church of Night, or continue to operate in their current identities, contact other factions of the Spiritual Cult, and various secret forces, and cooperate with the actions of the "Night Watchers" without leaving any trace.

For Klein, this was not the point. The point was that he remembered that the ancient documents he had collected mentioned:

In order to artificially create the god of death, the members of the Spirit Cult pray to the "uniqueness" every day, as if it were a real god, trying to awaken its intelligence little by little and bring it to life step by step.

Of course, this is just one part of the plan and not the key.

"So, is it possible that when Palenque Tasib prayed to the 'Artificial God of Death', he mentioned Ince Zangwill's purpose in order to obtain his blessing?

"But what he could not have imagined was that the 'artificial god of death' on the other side had been controlled by the 'Goddess of Night'. Although he had not yet become the other party's incarnation, he had also lost his 'freedom'.

“From this perspective and this logic, if we directly arrange the ceremony and pray to the goddess, we might be able to achieve Ince Zangwill’s goal… This may not be impossible!” The more Klein thought about it, the more he felt that his seemingly absurd plan had a chance of success.

The basis for this to become a reality is:

The enemy's "leader" is our "undercover"!

After asking the secret doll Enzo to stop massaging, Klein slowly stood up and paced back and forth, considering whether to give it a try and how to try it.

"Ince Zangwill is a traitor to the church and a disgrace to all Nighthawks. If there is a chance to eliminate him, the goddess should be happy to do so and would not mind providing a little help...

"But now is the critical period for the goddess to digest and master the authority of the 'artificial death god'. She may not be able to respond for a long time. She can only maintain the feedback of normal ritual magic. Moreover, I lack the corresponding materials...

"Also, I have been reminding myself to be vigilant and not to completely trust and rely on the goddess... I always feel that praying directly to her to obtain the 'oracle' is not a good idea. I hope to maintain a safe distance..." As thoughts came to mind, Klein hesitated for a moment.

He spread his thoughts, trying to find a more acceptable solution.

Suddenly, he had an even more ridiculous idea:

Pray directly to the "artificial god of death"!

On the one hand, there is actually no danger, because the "Artificial Death God" itself will not respond to prayers and rituals. If it gets any feedback, it means that it is actually the "Goddess of Night" who is "operating". On the other hand, Klein has the feathers left over from the "Artificial Death God Project" and the Azik copper whistle. He does not need to spend a long time collecting materials to set up a ceremony to pray for the "Oracle"!

“Also, there’s a layer of separation, so I’m not ‘connecting’ directly with the goddess. Perhaps this can help Him further gain control of the authority of the ‘artificial god of death.’” Klein consoled himself and began to get busy in the room.

He first used the "Ceremony of Sacrifice and Bestowal" to bring back one of the remaining two feathers and items such as the "Full Moon" essential oil and nightshade powder that had not been used for a long time to the real world. Then, he transformed the altar and completed the preliminary preparations for the ceremony. After all, the essence was to pray to the "Goddess of Night", so he was too lazy to purchase additional ritual materials from the "God of Death" realm.

This was essentially no different from normal ritual magic. Klein lit the candles skillfully, dripped essential oils, and drew symbols such as "human" and "secret" in mysticism on the parchment. Then, he pressed the Azik copper whistle on top of the light mist that was spreading.

Then he placed the white feather stained with light yellow oil into the silver bowl of burning herbal powder and saw that it did not curl at all and showed no signs of burning.

After exhaling silently, Klein took a step back and recited in Hermetic:

“You are the essence of death;

“You are the monarch of the dead;

“You are the final destination of all living beings.

"I pray for your help. I pray to know the purpose of Ince Zangwill's contact with the Spiritual Cult.

“…”

As soon as he finished speaking, the three candle flames suddenly expanded. They seemed to become much brighter, but they were stained with a dark green color, and the surroundings suddenly became eerie and cold.

Klein closed his eyes and meditated for thirty seconds with a little trepidation. He walked to the front of the altar, picked up the "Full Moon" essential oil, and dripped a drop on each of the three candles.

After doing this, he recovered the Azik copper whistle, grabbed the imitation parchment, brought it to the candle that symbolized "I", lit it, and threw it into the silver bowl.

Suddenly, the originally intact white feather burst into pale flames, completely covering the entire silver bowl and obscuring Klein's vision.

After two or three seconds, the flames completely subsided, leaving only a pile of powder in the silver bowl.

The powder formed words one by one without any wind:

"An evil spirit is possessed and needs to be exorcised."