Hearing Klein's question, Emlyn White was startled and looked at him carefully.
"You're richer than I thought."
He had originally thought that Sherlock Moriarty would need at least a week to raise the £2,450.
“I’ve been saving money for a long time.” Klein replied with a sigh.
Emlyn nodded thoughtfully.
"Is being a private detective so profitable?"
“This is just an identity that facilitates my actions. If there is no big bounty, it will only be two or three hundred pounds a year,” Klein said calmly.
Emlyn glanced at him and asked casually.
"So what do you actually do? Smuggling arms, stealing from the treasury of the rich? For Beyonders of Sequence 7 and below, there aren't many ways to quickly save more than 2,000 pounds. Most of them are on the verge of breaking the law."
You're a vampire, and you're talking to me about committing crimes? It seems like you're really interested in making quick money... Klein smiled.
"Take some more dangerous missions. If you are not afraid of death, you can try it."
Emlyn closed his mouth and said after a long while.
"Come to me in the evening and I'll take you to the seller."
What a vampire who follows his heart... Klein was about to agree when he suddenly felt a little unsafe.
What if the seller is tempted by the money? What if he doesn't have the corresponding extraordinary materials and just wants to trick people into robbing and killing? Emlyn White can be trusted, but the seller he introduced may not be... I have to find an excuse to go above the gray fog to do a divination and confirm the degree of danger... Well, there is no need to be so complicated. There is a better way... As his thoughts were in a mess, Klein turned his head to look at Emlyn.
“No, go by yourself.
"I'll give you 1,000 pounds as a down payment. You bring the two materials to the Harvest Church. After confirmation, I'll pay the balance. I think the seller should be able to accept this method. It can show the creditworthiness of a noble vampire."
Being praised like this, Emlyn raised his chin unconsciously.
“There is nothing wrong with this way of doing business.”
At this point, he uttered a
"Are you afraid that they won't keep their word? Will you feel at ease inside the Harvest Church?"
“Of course, anyone would feel safe with a person who is over 2.2 meters tall and has extremely strong muscles standing next to them.” Klein smiled and pointed at Father Utravsky. “Anyone who can deal with him won’t care about a fortune of two or three thousand pounds.”
Emlyn's face darkened and he snorted.
"Aren't you worried that I might embezzle the £1,000 advance payment?"
Klein looked ahead leisurely.
“Why worry?
"You come back here every day, so you'll be easily found. Even if you take a living vampire apart and sell it, it will cost more than 1,000 pounds."
Emlyn was touched in the sore spot and whispered angrily
"Blood clan! Do you understand? Blood clan!
"Also, don't use the unit 'only'!"
Klein chuckled and said nothing more, waiting for the other party to calm down.
"Let's trade it the way you requested." Finally, Emlyn rubbed his forehead.
Klein immediately took out the envelope he had received that morning and handed it to the other party along with the 1,000 pounds of cash inside.
"See you here at 8pm."
Emlyn counted the money inside and confirmed that it was correct. He glanced at Father Utravsky cautiously and said in a low voice:
"Mr. Private Detective, you are often exposed to various intelligence and news. Have you ever heard of an evil god called 'The Fool'?"
Evil...evil you...Klein almost cursed in his heart.
He replied with a normal expression.
"Recently, many people have been looking for followers of The Fool. Do you want to join them and claim the corresponding reward?"
Emlyn sighed.
"No, I'm just thinking about whether I should pray to this evil god or evil spirit and ask Him to help me get rid of the psychological suggestion. You know, there is His specific name circulating. As long as it is converted into Hermetic language or ancient Hermetic language, it is possible to get a response... What do you know about Him? How much harm will He bring to believers? Will He force believers to change their views?"
Although the target is me, I still want to say, vampire classmate, you are desperate and are trying all kinds of methods... Klein said with mixed feelings.
"The Fool is very mysterious. To this day, apart from the information you already know, no one knows the details of Him, such as the scope of His duties and the corresponding prayer rituals.
"What puzzles me is that, in this situation, why don't you consider asking the ancient god Lilith, the ancestor of your vampire race? As long as the ritual is correct and the sacrifice is appropriate, she should be able to help you get rid of the psychological suggestion."
Emlyn leaned back slightly, staring straight ahead, and said nothing for several seconds.
He seemed to become serious all of a sudden.
After a brief silence, he said slowly
"Before the Great Cataclysm, the First Ancestor had already rarely responded to prayers. Only in some special matters could we get His help, which did not include removing psychological cues."
According to the legend of the City of Silver, the ancient god Lilith, who represented the moon, had her authority taken back by the reawakened Creator, or she had fallen in a war of gods even earlier... Then, who occasionally responded to the vampires' prayers? The original moon? Klein deliberately asked.
"Then we can also pray to the 'Primal Moon'. Many underground Beyonders use its power in their rituals."
This mainly refers to the "Witch King" and the corresponding creatures... Klein added in his mind.
Emlyn's lips moved, but he couldn't make a sound. There was an indescribable fear on his face.
After a long time, he said solemnly
"I suspect that the 'Original Moon' is an evil god or a high-level demon in disguise. Most of the people who pray to it will change little by little, becoming cruel, crazy, and full of reproduction. The rest, mainly the vampires, will most likely lose control on the spot and turn into real monsters.
"There was once a powerful vampire who tried to pray because of danger. As a result, she turned into a piece of meat that only knew how to have sex and reproduce. She gave birth to one strange offspring after another with cows, sheep, horses, mice, and even plants and stones. Each of them was equivalent to creating a new monster race. Fortunately, she was quickly eliminated, and so were her offspring."
...The "Original Moon" is so dangerous? There is no mention of it in the Book of Secrets...Has the Witch King Karaman's mind been corrupted by Him? Fortunately, I was just imitating and adapting, and the object of my prayers was myself... Klein's heartbeat quickened at Emlyn White's description.
This made him deeply realize that the secret existence outside the Seven Gods was indeed not so trustworthy.
Except me… He sighed.
At this time, Emlyn smiled bitterly.
"If the negative impact of the Fool is not so great, pray to Him