Chapter 245: The Moss Ascetic Society? Destroy it!

Chapter 245: The Moss Ascetic Society? Destroy it!

"Mr. Hastur, is he dead?"

Audrey and Susie also caught up, and a lot of people gathered around.

Hastur's gaze swept over everyone's faces. When he had time, he would verify each one.

"Yes, he fell to his death," Hastur casually made up a reason.

"Who is he? Why did he suddenly appear here? Where is the original coachman?"

Audrey had too many questions, vaguely guessing that the fake coachman was targeting Mr. Hastur.

However, Mr. Hastur and Susie saw through him in advance, so he tried to escape.

"Leave everything to the police."

Hastur reassured Audrey. When the police arrived, he first sent Audrey home, then returned to his own home before going to the police station to handle the matter.

...

Police Station

The officer in charge of the case was Inspector Garmon. He was slightly surprised to see Hastur.

Although the case was not complicated, some testimonies were needed to complete the file.

Generally, nobles would entrust lawyers to handle such matters and rarely come to the police station themselves.

After a few pleasantries, Inspector Garmon began the routine questioning.

"The fake coachman who tried to assassinate Miss Audrey and me is named Storm. He is a member of the Moss Ascetic Society and a servant in the household of Viscount Haig, who is also a member of the Moss Ascetic Society. They are attempting something detrimental to all of Backlund."

Inspector Garmon was stunned for a while before reacting. His routine questions were simple, but Hastur Campbell, the baron, had already uncovered the background of the suspicious assassin and implicated Viscount Haig.

"How do you know all this?"

"Of course, he told me before he died. He also said that if he could choose, he would want to be a good person."

"Did he really tell you this?"

"You can verify this information. When arresting Viscount Haig, it is best to bring clergy from the Church of Storms. This was Storm's dying advice."

Hastur did not say much more. He had learned this information by peering into fate at the Starry Hall before returning home.

The Moss Ascetic Society had been paying attention to matters related to Bernadette. Since Hastur had contact with Bernadette, they had targeted him.

Given that Hastur had survived a resurrection ritual, they assumed he was under some mysterious protection.

The Moss Ascetic Society identified him as a follower of the stars.

Today's incident was more of a test.

Unfortunately, Hastur had seen through them. Viscount Haig's base was doomed.

Inspector Garmon, dumbfounded, saw Hastur off and then sent the case file to the Church of Storms.

That night, the police, led by members of the Church of Storms, raided Viscount Haig's villa.

Viscount Haig was confirmed to be a member of the Moss Ascetic Society, and evidence of their conspiracy against Hastur was found.

Viscount Haig and four other members of the Moss Ascetic Society were arrested.

Around eleven o'clock, Hastur placed a paper crane in his palm, lay on his bed, and entered a dream.

Soon, Will appeared, yawning, and complained, "Another witch targeting you?"

"Not yet, but the Moss Ascetic Society is."

"Those people can't deal with you in Backlund. They can only harass you."

Hastur smiled, "I want to know which organization in Backlund is suitable for stirring up trouble."

"The Aurora Order, they are a bunch of lunatics."

"Any other suitable organizations?"

Hastur planned to deal with the offspring of an evil god and did not want the Aurora Order to attract too much attention.

"The Witch Sect and the Rose School of Thought are not good either."

"The Rose School of Thought is the hedonistic faction, right?" Hastur wanted to confirm to avoid dragging Sharon and Maric into the mess.

"Don't worry, I know you have a good relationship with that temperance girl."

Will teased and added, "The Rose School of Thought is a good choice. It can stir up trouble and reduce the threat to your friends."

"Alright, them it is."

"Remember to send me the latest ice cream!"

Will shouted as Hastur cut off the dream, hung the paper crane back on the window, and returned to the Starry Hall.

His gaze fell on the star representing the Mother Tree of Desire. The hedonistic faction of the Rose School of Thought worshipped it. The person handling matters in Backlund should be a devout follower.

Only devout followers could transform into small light spots to receive his divine revelation.

Hastur's gaze swept over the light spots and finally found a suitable one in Backlund.

Judging by the light, this devout follower was at Sequence 4.

Just right to deal with the Moss Ascetic Society.

Hastur selected the light spot, extended the Chain of Order, and linked it.

With the experience of guiding Mr. A, Hastur directly appeared in the follower's dream as the Mother Tree of Desire and issued a divine order to eliminate the Moss Ascetic Society members, along with a helpful image.

The image showed another base of the Moss Ascetic Society in Backlund, located in an earl's house.

The Moss Ascetic Society had only these two bases in Backlund.

After the divine revelation, Hastur's gaze swept over the stars again. The only significant change was the star representing the High Dimensional Overlooker.

The influence of the pair of white crystal eyes had expanded, and the number of followers had increased.

The devout follower who had been blindfolded had now removed the cloth and had a rifle on his back.

Preaching with a rifle?

Would there be a group of fanatics with Gatling guns in the future?

That would be creative.

Hastur watched for a while and then looked away.

...

Tonight was destined to be restless.

Besides Viscount Haig's matter, an earl's house was blood-washed, and the extraordinary battle attracted the attention of the Night Watchers and the Heart of Mechanics.

When they arrived, the battle had ended, leaving only a burning earl's mansion.

The fire erased the battle traces, but the Night Watchers and the Heart of Mechanics found some clues.

They confirmed that the two sides in the battle were the Moss Ascetic Society and the hedonistic faction of the Rose School of Thought.

"What's this? A dogfight?"

"Who knows why they fought so fiercely, even burning the house."

"I heard the Moss Ascetic Society's base in a viscount's house was also destroyed?"

"Did they offend someone?"

"These cultists make enemies everywhere for their interests. Who knows who offended whom first."

After some discussion, the Night Watchers and the Heart of Mechanics tacitly sealed the information, treating it as an accidental fire.

As for the reason for the fire, they could easily claim a gas leak caused an explosion.

...

The next day, Hastur read in the newspaper about the fire at the earl's house, where the earl died in his sleep.

Viscount Haig's matter did not make the news, perhaps not significant enough.

After breakfast, Hastur rested and then took a carriage to the palace to meet King George III of the Ruen Kingdom.

On the way, he encountered Earl Hall, who might have deliberately stopped his carriage on the route.

Earl Hall lifted the carriage curtain and said, "Is everything handled from yesterday?"

"The police have investigated thoroughly. No lawbreakers will escape."

"That's good. When you meet the king, don't be too nervous. The king thinks highly of you."

"I understand."

Earl Hall gave a few more instructions before leaving.

Hastur followed his carriage to the Sodelak Palace.

The palace looked like a castle, more grand than the nobles' castles.

In this regard, the Celestial Empire knew better how to enjoy life.

Following Earl Hall, Hastur passed several guards and gates and met King George III.

Wearing a crown, with a mustache, a firm face, dressed in formal attire, and a cloak, he looked stern and rigid.

"Greetings, Your Majesty."

Hastur followed Earl Hall in saluting, thankfully not a kneeling salute.

Otherwise, he would experience what Roselle once felt.

That feeling would be very uncomfortable.

If he, with the status of the Starry Hall, really knelt to George III, could he bear it?

Hastur quickly suppressed the thought, unsure if this George III was real or a substitute.

(End of the chapter)