“If the Dark Wolf is really preparing for the ritual of the ‘Servant of Mystery,’ then his whereabouts would not be completely traceless…” Klein nodded slowly. He already had some vague ideas in his mind, but he couldn’t really sort them out.
He instinctively wanted to use the soil contaminated by the "curtain" to directly divine the whereabouts of the item, so as to locate the current hiding place of the Dark Wolf. However, considering that the other party was an angel, this method would most likely disturb Him, making Him alert and evasive. Klein rationally gave up this idea and returned to the real world, thinking hard about the plan of the whole thing.
The next day, as the frequency of lightning gradually increased, another group of Moon City residents, led by a priest named Duke, came to Gehrman Sparrow's campfire to listen to his preaching, eat mushrooms, and wait for purification.
After the Moon City residents were baptized one by one and burst into tears, Klein looked around and asked casually:
"The Sun God asked you to stay here and watch out for anyone coming out of the fog?"
"Yes." Duke, who was cured of his edema, knew that the high priest had mentioned this matter to the messenger in front of him, and answered calmly.
Klein nodded slightly and asked another question following the topic:
"If you really find someone walking out of the fog, what will you do?"
Duke did not hesitate and said directly:
"Immediately recite the honorable name of the great Sun God and report this matter to Him..."
As he spoke, his tone became very low, and in the end, he could not even speak, because the sun god, the creator, had not responded to him for more than two thousand years. Even though Yuecheng held the most complete ceremonies time and time again and recited his name repeatedly, there was no feedback.
"Besides this?" Klein asked sharply.
This was both a revelation of spiritual intuition and the result of reasoning to a certain extent. Obviously, the Ancient Sun God and the Creator of Silver City would not fail to consider one problem, a possibility, that is, the person who walked out of the gray mist was very careful and cautious. He did not like being watched or monitored. After discovering the Moon City patrol team, he tended to use his extraordinary abilities to influence their minds, making them forget that they had seen him and forget to recite his honorable name.
Faced with this situation, the ancient sun god should have made certain arrangements.
Of course, this is not absolute. If Amon's father could accurately foresee that the person walking out of the gray mist was a novice, there would be no need to say too much in the oracle.
However, considering that this ancient sun god and creator of Silver City had even predicted incorrectly where he would emerge from the gray-white mist, Klein was skeptical about the above possibility.
Duke thought about it, hesitated and said:
"Greet the man and tell him one word."
Klein suddenly perked up, but he remained calm and asked:
"What word?"
Duke moved his lips a few times, as if imitating pronunciation, and then he said in a strange tone:
“Chernobyl.”
…Klein’s mind froze for a second, and then he let out a silent sigh.
…………
In the woods of East Chester County, Loen Kingdom.
Farmers from nearby villages gather here to pick the strange mushrooms that grow on tree roots, rotten wood and bushes.
According to the laws of the kingdom, this woodland and everything growing in it should belong to its owner, Miss Audrey Hall. However, the prolonged war, the collection of grain, and the high taxes have made the farmers no longer care about breaking the law. That is something they need to consider only in order to survive. Moreover, the more people get involved, the bolder they will become.
They formed small teams and picked the mushrooms efficiently. They divided the mushrooms, which were either covered with gold stars or had fat patterns, into two parts. They kept a small part for themselves and prepared to sell most of it to grain merchants waiting outside the woods in exchange for gold pounds to buy salt, cloth and other necessities.
These farmers did not go too far. In addition to the mushrooms, they only took some of the fruits on the trees, leaving enough harvest to hand over to the forest keepers.
In just two or three hours, the farmers sold a large amount of mushrooms and fruits, put away the gold pounds, carried their rations, and returned to their respective villages with smiles on their faces.
For them, everything that happened today was what they wanted to do and achieved the intended purpose.
The bearded grain merchant was equally happy because these were unexpected gains and under the current circumstances, they could make him a lot of money.
He and his workers moved a large number of mushrooms and fruits to a processing point outside the city, processed them accordingly, and then put them all into the warehouse.
As a meticulous businessman, he checked the warehouse again after sending the workers away, and only closed and locked the door himself after confirming that everything was correct.
Just then, he saw a thick stack of cash on the ground, all in denominations of 10 pounds.
"When did I lose so much money?" The grain merchant bent down thankfully and picked up the stack of bills.
While counting, he suddenly remembered where the money came from:
They are the proceeds from selling the mushroom powder, dried mushrooms and preserved fruits!
"What a generous offer!" The bearded businessman sighed with satisfaction and turned to leave the warehouse.
Inside the warehouse, Audrey, wearing a light blue dress, lifted her "psychological invisibility" and took out a black bag.
This was the "traveler's bag" she rented from "Judgment" Hugh.
Then, Audrey, with her blonde hair simply tied up, easily poured bags of food into the black pockets.
After doing all this, she took out a copper-green notebook with a hard cover and turned to the page that recorded "teleportation".
This is "Lemano's Travel Notes" from "Magician" Fors.
And everything that happened before was secretly manipulated by Audrey.
She first gave the fast-growing mushrooms provided by the "Hermit" lady to the animals in the woods, and with their help, she "planted" them all in the appropriate places. Then, she "influenced" the farmers in the surrounding villages in large numbers, strengthening their inner desires and enabling them to overcome their fear of the law. The grain merchant and his employees "happened" to pass by and discovered this.
This kind of "manipulation" of people's hearts is addictive, just like the master of all spirits, but Audrey did not smile at all, but sighed softly:
"It's still not enough... there's still a lot, a lot less..."
The mushrooms she got were not the type that the little "Sun" said could absorb the flesh and blood of monsters to grow and reproduce. They needed enough nutrients from the environment to grow quickly. Therefore, this piece of woodland could not grow mushrooms for a second time in the short term, otherwise it would likely become a desert.
Staring at the empty and deflated cloth bags, Audrey's green eyes flickered for a moment, and she couldn't help thinking:
“A large amount of food is concentrated in the hands of the church, the royal family, the military, the government, the nobility and the big merchants…
"There are also some in Feysac, Intis, and Feynaport, but with only the 'Traveler's Bag', I don't know how many times I have to move it to get enough...
"It's very dangerous to 'manipulate' nobles, big businessmen, and the military. If you're not careful, you'll be discovered...
"If the situation hadn't deteriorated to this extent, I might never have known that some people have that kind of side...
"Everyone wears a different personality mask in different environments and situations. I have to pay attention to this in the future..."
Audrey's thoughts raced. Lacking experience in dealing with similar matters, she decided to consult Mr. World in the next couple of days to see what suggestions he had.
Since the "world" Gehrman Sparrow has been walking alone in the deserted God-forsaken land for a long time, surrounded by a dark and desperate environment, Audrey suggested that he seek psychological counseling from her regularly. This does not necessarily mean that he needs to treat anything, but just a casual chat can effectively relieve the depression, loneliness and distress.
Gehrman Sparrow followed the doctor's advice, and Audrey learned from the conversation that this powerful adventurer not only sought psychological counseling from her, but also chatted with Mr. Star above the gray fog from time to time, and his emotional state was maintained quite well.
Having made up her mind, Audrey immediately activated her "travel" ability and returned to Backlund.
But then she changed her mind and felt a little depressed again.
Because she knew that even if she collected a large amount of food, it would only keep the residents of Backlund safe for a period of time. If the war was not ended, the situation would worsen.
"War..." Audrey closed her eyes, totally unsure how she could stop it.
She had heard from Ms. Hermit that the essence of this war was likely a war between gods, and the prelude to a war between gods was always the same, which was to spend a certain amount of time and energy to shake the opponent's anchor.
After thinking about it, Audrey pursed her lips and decided to start with what she could do.
As the page of notes emitted a hazy glow, her figure quickly became transparent and disappeared.
…………
Beside the quietly burning bonfire, after seeing off the "visitors" from Moon City, Klein couldn't help but recall some words that the "blasphemer" Amon once said.
He said that buried inside Chernobyl was the history he wanted to explore, and there were clues to many things.
The ancient sun god also specifically emphasized "Chernobyl"... As his thoughts raced, Klein suddenly had the urge to explore Chernobyl.
This was not an impulse, it was something he had always wanted to do, but because of Amon, he did not dare to put it into practice.
I traveled eastward for more than half a year. No one would have thought that I would suddenly arrive in Chernobyl now... Amon got the last "Time Worm" extraordinary characteristic and was preparing for the ceremony. His real body couldn't still be in Chernobyl... Well, He is a very patient Angel King. Maybe He has an avatar waiting in Chernobyl... Klein analyzed the current situation and decided to let the image in the historical pores give it a try.
Anyway, his real body will never go there directly!
After making up his mind, Klein first went above the gray fog to do a divination, then returned to the real world, reached out his hand, and dragged out his former self from five minutes ago.
This historical projection disappeared along with its main body and gained consciousness. Then, he grabbed a few times and took out the black cane inlaid with many gems.
"Star Rod"!
Klein wants to use the power of the "Star Staff" to "teleport" directly to Chernobyl!
PS: Update first and then modify.