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Chapter 86 Aftermath and Treatment
Angel was torn between obeying discipline and embezzling stolen goods. He felt that the cellar with the skylight opened was getting a little stuffy. Clement
did not notice the abnormality of his teammates. He frowned and took Andrew around the cellar again and again, trying to find some clues, but he found nothing except gravel and blood on the ground.
"It seems that there is nothing useful. Let's go back to the base first and see what the other two teams have achieved. Rupert Norman also needs to be treated as soon as possible to eliminate the hidden dangers of pollution."
In the end, the captain of the Nighthawks gave up the search.
"Okay, and Captain Clement..."
Angel hesitated for a moment, but still stopped him.
"What's the matter?"
Clement turned around and asked in confusion.
"Well, this seal is for you..."
Angel took out the seal "2-031" from Clement's hand, which was used to prohibit Thomas from using fire to teleport. The seal, which looked like a leather glove, now became harmless, folded into a ball, and lay quietly in Angel's palm.
"Ah, yes, I almost forgot."
Clement had similar symptoms to other "nightmares". He patted his head, as if he just remembered that there was such a seal. He took it and put it in his pocket casually.
Although this "Hand of Declaration" will greatly affect the user's mind in battle, it is a rare seal that will not produce negative effects when touched. As long as it is not worn, it is no different from an ordinary glove.
I don't know what kind of negative effects this pocket watch has... According to the experience of mysticism, the stronger the effect of the magical item, the more severe the negative effect. It can allow the user to obtain several extraordinary abilities of the "magician", and the negative effects must be very amazing.
Angel touched the bullet box in her pocket through her clothes, but she still couldn't make up her mind to hand over the pocket watch inside to Clement.
Even if she handed it over, it would be returned to the "Mechanical Heart"...
She comforted her little conscience.
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Andrew needed to stay and command the police to clean up the scene, and also prevent them from coming into contact with occult things including the "Aurora Society" statue. Angel could only take Rupert Norman, who had woken up but was still groggy and answered irrelevant questions, with Clement and return to the "Silver Bullet Detective Agency" in a police carriage. The one
who opened the door to greet them was Daly Simone, who had already returned. Her clothes were a little messy, but she was still in high spirits. The two night watchmen who followed her to deal with the West District Sugar Factory were sitting in the hall drinking coffee, with a calm face. It seemed that the battle at the factory was going smoothly.
"Why are you...what's wrong with him?"
Daly was about to ask the reason why the few people came back late, and when she saw Rupert, who was supported by two people on both sides and had a distracted look, she immediately frowned.
"When I opened my spiritual vision, I saw the statue of the 'True Creator' worshipped by the 'Aurora Society'. There were some signs of being out of control. I did some simple treatment, but he needs to rest. We need to further check if there is any hidden pollution."
Clement and Angel worked together to put Rupert on the sofa in the corner and lie down, and then answered Daly in a low voice.
He didn't seem to want to be heard by the other team members.
"Okay, I'll make some preparations and check him after my spiritual power recovers. Let him rest for a while."
Daly's face became serious after hearing the "True Creator". Angel
also recalled the part of the information he saw.
The "True Creator" is the object of worship of several secret organizations that have been active in the past two or three hundred years, such as the "Aurora Society", the main opponent of the Night Watchers this time, and the "Iron Cross Society".
But in fact, the image of a man hanging upside down on the cross has been passed down for thousands of years. Although the image has changed from time to time, it can ultimately point to the same belief.
Even if He is really an evil god, he is an evil god with a long history.
After settling the unfortunate Rupert on the sofa in the hall, Daly took the two wounded to the underground area of the "Silver Bullet" and used the ritual magic that had been prepared to treat them.
This is a simple ritual site surrounded by candles and Hermes writing on the ground. The controller of the ritual, that is, Ms. Daly, consumes spiritual power and uses some common materials to allow the people in it to quickly recover their physical strength and recover from minor injuries.
Compared with the "Goddess's Gaze" that is like stimulants and painkillers, this "healing spell" has a more mystical atmosphere...
Angel entered the ritual site to receive treatment while commenting.
She was injured in her right forearm. The bones were not injured, but some of the muscles that control the flexion of the fingers were pierced by bullets.
Even as an extraordinary person, such an injury would take at least half a month to fully recover. Unexpectedly, she only stood for half an hour during the treatment ceremony and felt that the pain in her right arm had completely disappeared.
She tried to move the fingers of her right hand and found that although they were still a little sluggish, they would not affect her normal movements.
Clement was covered in dust when he was dodging the "flesh bomb", but his biggest injury was the injury caused by the bomb that collapsed the cellar ceiling when Thomas detonated the bomb. Although his waist and abdomen were only bruised on the surface, his internal organs were probably injured.
When Angel's injuries were fully recovered and he walked out of the ritual magic range, he was still standing there holding his stomach. In the end, he simply took a stool and sat down to receive treatment.
"You guys go up first. I think my injuries will take a while to heal. Daly, help Rupert check as soon as possible. I'm worried that he has some sequelae. Alas, if it weren't for me..."
At the end, he looked guilty.
"What's wrong with Clement?"
The underground area of "Silver Bullet" is similar to the Tingen Market Night Slayer Station. There is a secret passage that goes through the street to St. George's Church, a secret door connecting to the "Chanis Gate", and facilities such as the alchemy room, the weapons warehouse, and the data room. At this time, they were going up a round-trip straight ladder back to the ground.
Daly stopped at the last few steps of the stairs and turned back to ask Angel.
"In order to avoid being affected by the negative effects when he used the '2-031' Hand of Declaration, he assigned the seal to Rupert. Unexpectedly, Rupert had just entered the cellar..."
Angel briefly told Daly about the battle in the cellar of the warehouse in the port area, hiding the part about him picking up Thomas's magical item.
"'Rose Bishop'? The name of this potion is not recorded in the documents of Enmat Port. Maybe he learned it from the 'Red Gloves' he cooperated with last time. I didn't expect you to solve another Sequence 6 Beyonder. I really regret not snatching you from Dunn last time."
"He didn't solve it. He finally ran away... And it's not too late now. I can come to Enmat Port at any time, as long as the captain agrees."
Angel joked.
"Forget it. The Nighthawks need to go through layers of approval to change the team, and he will definitely not agree. He will think that I..."
Daly lowered his eyebrows, his eyes covered with eye shadow, and seemed to be lost in some memories, but he recovered after a few seconds and changed the subject.
"But there is a reason why Clement is unwilling to use this seal. Last year, he used the power of the 'Hand of Proclamation' too much and fell into a state of frenzy. We paid a heavy price to take off the glove. Since then, he has been unwilling to wear this glove again."
Angel then knew the reason why Clement gave "2-031" to Rupert.
If it weren't for Thomas's sneak attack this time, detonating the ceiling and knocking him unconscious when he was already in a negative state, I'm afraid that the accident last year would happen again...
Angel suddenly felt a little scared.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 87 Departure
Angel wanted to watch how Daly "checked" Rupert, but she didn't expect that spiritualism was more boring than divination. Daly opened a bottle of pure water and let Rupert smell it directly, causing the latter to fall into a strange state of confusion. Then she put on her hood and sat opposite Rupert, not moving.
She observed for a while and found that Daly herself had also entered a state of wandering, with white eyes and a serious face, and no reaction to external stimuli.
If she didn't know that Daly was a "psychic", she would definitely think that this was a "nightmare" invading other people's dreams. After
watching for a while in boredom, Angel expected that the spiritualism would not end soon, so she did not stay in the hall, but returned to her room on the third floor.
Before she left, Moreau and Brandon, who went to the Yarn Clinic on Fourth Avenue in Dulang District to deal with the "Listener", also returned to the station.
It turned out that they had already dealt with the member of the "Aurora Society", but because there were many ritual magic and sacrificial items arranged by the other party in the clinic, they dealt with it a little before notifying the police to deal with the aftermath, so they returned later than the other two teams.
The other two teams successfully defeated the enemy, but our side, after a hard fight, finally let "Mr. C" escape... Even the dead body of Thomas disappeared.
Angel was a little discouraged.
She knew that it would not be long before Mr. C's wanted order would be issued throughout the Kingdom of Loen, just like Thomas, who had long been dead but became a "missing person".
But the effect of this wanted order, Cole Granger, Tris and other wanted criminals should be able to give unsatisfactory answers.
Fortunately, she had gained a lot in this "business trip". Not only did she get promoted directly through the Beyonder characteristics of "Instigator", but she also picked up Thomas's magical item. Although it was not clear what the negative effect was, its ability was so strong that Thomas, who was Sequence 8, had demonstrated it to her in several battles.
It was a pity that this stolen item of "Mechanical Heart" could not be handed over to Kavi for identification. She could tell at a glance that it was used by Thomas...
Looking at the small pocket watch with the pointer moving from 11:58 to 10:00, Angel once again confirmed that it was really moving backwards according to the one-to-one time.
Maybe something will happen when the pointer reaches zero again?
In order to avoid being affected by negative effects, she carefully packed the pocket watch in the box that originally contained "thirst blood" and could isolate spirituality, and put it in the suitcase.
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Early the next morning, Angel said goodbye to Daly and Clement, said goodbye to the late Backlund Nighthawks, and set off on the road back to Tingen City with his suitcase.
After a night of recuperation, Rupert has basically returned to normal. Except for some photophobia, he can eat and communicate normally.
Talking about the experience of seeing the statue of the "True Creator" through spiritual vision, he still has some fear.
According to his description, the statue under spiritual vision seemed to have turned into a real, upside-down man with blood flowing. He only took a closer look and felt that the spirituality was out of control. But he thought about looking away or turning off the spiritual vision, but his body could not react.
Fortunately, after Angel forcibly interrupted the spiritual vision and Clement's initial treatment through nightmare ability, he quickly returned to normal.
Daly did not find any problems in the psychic communication, but still suggested that he stay in Enmat Port to rest for a few days, and return to the Night Watcher team in Stoen City after he fully recovered.
Angel did not have such a wonderful holiday. Since today was Monday and she had to attend the "Tarot Club" in the afternoon, she was worried that she would be discovered if she stayed in the Night Watcher station in Enmat Port, so she found an excuse and set off early. In
the early morning, Enmat Port was shrouded in fog, mostly caused by the sea breeze at night, but also mixed with a lot of industrial waste gas. Some factories even worked all day, with people stopping and machines not stopping, and three shifts were working to emit suffocating harmful gases. After
smelling it for a few days, Angel was already quite familiar with this breath that was completely different from Tingen City. At this time, she was about to leave, and she couldn't help but feel a little reluctant.
Fortunately, Enmat Port is only a few hours' drive from Tingen, and she can come and see it when she has time in the future. According to Leonard and others, Ms. Daly often goes to Tingen City...
While planning her future holidays in her heart, she carried her suitcase into the steam train station.
The first train to Tingen City in the morning was still preparing for departure. On the other side of the platform should be the route to Backlund. There was also a steam train parked on the track. The busy and flustered figures of the maintenance workers meant that this train was likely to be delayed.
She found a chair in the waiting area and sat down to wait, nibbling on the fish cakes that were a specialty of Enmat Port, watching the staff and passengers of the train station coming and going in a hurry.
Hey, that's...
Angel saw two men and one woman, three travelers, hurriedly passing by. They stopped in front of the steam train under maintenance and watched for a while, then returned to the waiting area dejectedly and sat opposite her.
Before she could say hello, the woman also noticed Angel.
"It's you..."
Kavi, the "Mechanical Heart", left the two men and came to Angel. He sat down on the chair next to him without any hesitation and greeted him.
"Well, are you going to Backlund?"
Angel remembered the "Backlund Pension Plan" she mentioned when she met Kavi last time.
"I actually wanted to leave this coastal city a long time ago. I have some conflicts with the captain, and there is no chance of promotion if I stay here. I wanted to wait until Bourne retires..."
When Kavi mentioned the old man of the "Mechanical Heart" who was killed by Thomas, her mood became a little low again. She sighed and moved her eyes to the train next to the platform that was about to leave for Backlund.
"But it's better to change places. Thomas escaped from you again this time. This guy has always been grudgeful. Maybe he will find a chance to kill me. Going to Backlund to start over will prevent me from falling into the hands of this bastard."
"Ah, I didn't say you didn't do it well... That guy has powerful magical items and is familiar with the actions of official Beyonders. Didn't the previous attempts by the 'Mechanical Heart' to capture him fail..."
As if she was afraid that Angel would misunderstand, she quickly added.
"It doesn't matter, and what you said is not quite accurate. Actually..."
Angel hesitated for a moment, made up her mind, stood up, motioned for Kavi to follow her, and went to a slightly farther position to avoid the two men who came with Kavi.
"What do you mean by not quite accurate? Do you mean Thomas... Oh my God, what is this?"
Kavi followed with a puzzled look on his face. Just as he was about to ask Angel, he saw the other party take out a small pocket watch from his pocket.
"You can call it 'Tomatz's Relic', or 'The Stolen Pocket Watch of the Mechanical Heart'."
"You mean..." Kavi's breathing became heavy. She cautiously looked back at the two men sitting in the distance who were looking at this side, and lowered her voice and continued: "That guy is dead? Where is the body?"
You are not going to do anything irrational...
Angel looked at Kavi with suspicion, and replied after a moment: "I am sure he is dead. I stabbed him twice in the heart. You extraordinary people of this path should not be able to survive, right? But for some reason, his body disappeared, so the Nighthawks reported to you that he was missing." "No wonder
, the subsequent divination results were so..."
Kavi muttered, her eyes moved from Angel to the pocket watch in her hand, and her serious face suddenly became cunning.
"You mean, revenge for me, for Bourne, so..."
"You want me to identify this magical item?"
"Free."
Angel emphasized, holding the few remaining gold pounds in his pocket tightly.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 88 "Magic Pocket Watch"
"This is a magical item formed by combining the Sequence 7 'Magician' Extraordinary Characteristics of the 'Fortune Teller' Path with a standard pocket watch of the 'God of Steam and Machinery' Church. Its appearance, well, is just an ordinary pocket watch..."
"Because it inherited the Extraordinary Characteristics of the 'Magician', it and its carrier will have a certain degree of divination interference, which greatly increases the failure rate of divination directed at them. In addition, it has three Extraordinary Abilities from the 'Magician', which you must have seen." "The first is 'Flame
Jump', which can specify a flame within a few dozen meters around you as the landing point for flashing, candlelight or spiritual flame; the second is 'Paper Doll Stand-in', cut out a paper doll in advance and carry it with you, you can use it to take damage on your behalf, and let the paper doll take your place, and with the flame jump, you can achieve the same elusive effect as Tomac, but the number of times you can use it depends on your spirituality, about three to four times."
"The last ability is called 'Damage Transfer'. It transfers wounds on the body to other locations through contact. A wound can only be transferred once. It can be used on yourself or other people, but you cannot transfer a person's wound to another person or other objects."
"The method to activate this magical item is very simple. You just need to press the crown, and you will have these three extraordinary abilities in the next ten minutes. When the time is up, the effect will disappear, followed by a negative effect of up to twelve hours."
"Once the usage time is over, the hour hand of the pocket watch will start counting down from '12'. Before the countdown is over, the user will fall into a state of 'fear of fire', just like 'flame jumping'. Even the flame of a candle will be afraid, and this state cannot be relieved by moving away from the pocket watch. During these twelve hours, the interference of divination will also disappear, and the success rate of divination for the wearer is very high."
"What is the specific degree of fear of fire? I can't judge. Do you need me to test it?"
Amid the "clang" sound of the steam train's wheels rolling over the joints of the rails, Angel played with the pocket watch in his hand, recalling Kavi's words on the platform.
Although she had already deduced the approximate function of the pocket watch based on the effect of Thomas using this magical item, she did not expect that it was actually a powerful item that could be used at will within a time limit.
The negative effect also had a time limit, and according to Kawi, the range of fear of "firelight" was probably quite wide. However, within ten minutes after pressing the crown, the user would gain the essence of the "magician" ability. When a Sequence 8 Beyonder used the pocket watch, he could compete with a Sequence 7 Beyonder.
Angel was a little hesitant to take out such a magical item for Kawi, a member of the "Mechanical Heart", to identify it.
After all, the pocket watch came from Thomas, a defector of the "Mechanical Heart", and Thomas used the Beyonder characteristics stolen from the warehouse of the "Mechanical Heart" to "combine" this pocket watch. According to the official Beyonder practice, it was reasonable for Kawi to recover this stolen item.
So this time she held the pocket watch in her own hand and asked Kawi to identify it "remotely".
Fortunately, Kawi, who had already left the "Mechanical Heart" team at Enmat Port, did not do anything surprising, and even agreed to Angel's "free" request. For a time, she suspected that Kawi was trying to stabilize her, and would telegraph the "Mechanical Heart" to bring a team of high-pressure steam riflemen to take back the stolen items.
This suspicion was not lifted until she boarded the steam train to Stoen City and Tingen City, and the train left the Enmat Port station.
The sunlight reflected by this brass pocket watch was as charming as the light of gold to Angel at this time. She couldn't help but want to press the crown several times along the way to experience the feeling of being a "magician", but there were many passengers on the train, and she was worried that "sunlight" was also a kind of firelight, so she finally resisted the urge.
It's better to try it secretly after nightfall...
Angel put the pocket watch on the watch chain bought from the souvenir shop at the station, and learned from Klein to tie the watch chain to his left wrist for easy use at any time, and then he was eager to plan a "trial" plan.
By the way, I have to give it a name. This is my first real "trophy"...
Angel thought of some impolite names such as "Tomats's Regret" and "Kavi's Envy", but finally decided to call it "Magic Pocket Watch".
Well, it fits its extraordinary ability.
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The steam train passed through the city of Stoen, northwest of Port Enmat, just like when it came, and then returned to Tingen. When Angel got off the train with his suitcase, it was already noon with the sun shining brightly.
"Ah, fresh air, it's so good..."
Although Tingen has also caught up with the wave of industrialization and built many factories, they are basically located on the outskirts of the city and do not discharge exhaust gas into the urban area. In addition, there are two rivers passing by the urban area, and the vegetation along the coast is dense. The air is several levels better than that of Port Enmat, which is located on the seaside but has serious industrial pollution.
Angel greedily took a few breaths of the long-lost fresh air, and silently apologized to Ms. Daly who had invited him.
"Sorry, Ms. Daly, even if it's just for the air quality here, I would rather stay in Tingen..."
"Hey, be careful--"
A teenager who was walking hurriedly seemed not to be paying attention to the road and accidentally bumped into Angel who was carrying a suitcase. The latter reacted at the moment of physical contact, flexibly dodged sideways, and covered his pocket with his free hand to prevent a stealth theft.
"It's just that the public security is not very good, we night watchmen and the police still have to work hard..."
Seeing the teenager who failed to steal and hurriedly escaped, she wanted to take out her police badge to hold him down, but she felt that since the theft was not successful, even if she escorted him to the police station, there would not be much punishment, so she finally let the rookie go.
...
Taking the hired carriage back to No. 6 Narcissus Street, Angel subconsciously wanted to check the secret mark on the door crack, but remembered that she had not been home for several days. The female worker Tromi must have entered the house during the journey and dropped the note she had stuck in the door crack.
I was too suspicious...
Taking out the key and opening the door, Angel put the suitcase by the door and sat directly on the sofa by the bay window. She stretched her body and felt relaxed.
Home is still the best... Even if the suite of "Silver Bullet Detective Agency" is clean and well-equipped, it is far inferior to this house on Daffodil Street.
She squinted her eyes and curled up in the warm sunshine, intending to sleep for a while before the tarot meeting, but when her eyes swept across the coffee table, she found an envelope on it.
Envelope... The last time I saw an envelope at home was the last time...
Angel felt her heartbeat slowed down.
She swallowed her saliva and carefully reached out her hand, as if to grab a bomb.
The envelope was made of yellowed low-quality paper and had no stamp. It should have been placed directly on the table.
Angel tore open the seal and poured out a piece of letter paper with two short lines of words on it.
"Miss Granger, this is Tromi. My father passed away unfortunately. I need to take a leave next week. Sorry!"
"Huh——"
She could hear herself sighing with relief.
I almost thought it was Mrs. Sharon's soul coming back...
Tromi said she needed a leave "next week", which should have been last Friday, when I left Tingen early in the morning. In fact, she was taking a leave for this week...
Her father passed away, but I never heard her mention it before. Could it be a sudden illness?
There were too few clues, so Angel gave up after a little analysis, but she still carefully put away the envelope and decided to give her a salary increase as a consolation when she saw the female worker who had lost her relatives next week.
After being frightened by the envelope, she no longer wanted to rest, but went to various specialty restaurants on Narcissus Street and Iron Cross Street to find food as usual.
When she passed by No. 2 Narcissus Street, she deliberately looked closer to the window and found that the Moretti family was not there.
That's right, after all, today is Monday...
Wait until Klein comes back in the evening and say hello to him.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 89 Abnormalities in the Gray Mist Above
the mysterious gray mist, in the magnificent temple.
Three groups of crimson light suddenly appeared beside the long bronze table surrounded by twenty-two high-backed chairs. They gradually formed illusory figures and then became clear.
Klein Moretti, the Fool, who had already prepared for the meeting, looked at the three members of the Tarot Club one by one. Miss Justice still maintained her curiosity and excitement about everything. Mr. Hanged Man seemed to still be full of fear of the meeting venue and the gray fog space. His movements were the smallest and most cautious.
Miss Queen...
The color of her aura became purer. Was she promoted?
But her state seemed a little wrong. Although the queen's face could not be seen clearly under the hazy effect of the gray fog, her body curled up slightly and seemed to be trembling. Did something happen before she was pulled into the gray fog?
Klein frowned slightly, a little curious, but due to the majesty of the Fool, it was not easy to ask directly.
Fortunately, the careful Miss Justice soon discovered the abnormality of her companions.
"Miss Queen, what's wrong with you?"
The Hanged Man also moved his eyes over, and then quickly glanced at the Fool, as if he was guessing the reason for the Queen's abnormality.
"... No, I'm fine. Well, I accidentally fell asleep before the meeting, and I felt a little dizzy just now."
The Queen's physical abnormality disappeared quickly, and she straightened up again, took a deep breath, and apologized to all the participants.
"I'm sorry to have delayed everyone's time, Mr. Fool, Miss Justice, Mr. Hanged Man, let's get started."
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Echoing Justice and the Hanged Man's congratulations and praises to the Fool for "successfully performing ritual magic", Angel still felt that his head had turned into a ball of paste, dizzy, and almost vomited.
If she vomited at the gathering place of the Tarot Club, the career of the Beyonder would be over...
Suppressing the discomfort of her body, she recalled the moment when she was surrounded by crimson and entered the gray fog space.
Suddenly, there was a memory in her mind.
A memory that did not belong to her, but "should belong to her".
After saying goodbye to Daly who was communicating with the spirit, she returned to her room to test her spirituality after being promoted to Sequence 8 "Instigator".
After waking up, she talked with Clement whose wounds had healed.
She went to visit Rupert Norman who had not yet recovered.
She accompanied Daly who was off work to the restaurant she recommended.
She welcomed the Backlund Nightwatch team who were a step late, and met Lorota and Borgia again.
On the street at night, she met a middle-aged priest in a simple white robe and had a brief conversation with him.
It was not until then that she realized that her memory of a whole day in Enmat Port had disappeared out of thin air.
Before she came to the gray fog and came to the "Tarot Club" venue, she had no idea that yesterday was Saturday and today was Monday. It was as if there were only six days in a week in her life since she was born. Even
when she came here and the memory in her mind was awakened, she couldn't remember the specific details, which restaurant she went to with Daly, why the Backlund team was late, and what the priest said?
The more Angel thought about it, the more headache she had. She cast her eyes on Mr. Fool at the head of the long table, hesitating whether to ask this mysterious being for help.
At this time, the Fool finished reading the new page of Emperor Roselle's diary provided by Miss Justice, raised his eyes, and scanned everyone.
"Sorry for the wait."
Oh, right... the diary, the two pages of diary that I accidentally owed last time have been paid off. There is no new gain from this trip to Enmat Port. In the short term, it is likely that only the current two pages will be left on hand, and they must be used at the most important time...
After thinking for a moment, she gave up asking the Fool questions, and instead asked the other two members for help during everyone's communication time.
"Excuse me, do you know any extraordinary ability that can tamper with or hide other people's memories?"
"Tamper with memories?"
Justice seemed to be frightened by Angel's idea. She took a breath and couldn't answer for a while.
The Hanged Man calmly asked back, "Do you need to do this to someone, or have you or your friends been manipulated by someone like this?"
Look, when you ask for help at the Tarot Club, you will encounter such a situation. If you say too much, you will expose yourself, and if you say too little, you will not be able to let others answer your questions...
Angel thought with some embarrassment.
She thought that the Hanged Man might have known her current identity. After all, she made a false certificate under his introduction; and Mr. Fool, who convened the "Tarot Club", should also know her very well; Justice knew the least about her, but at least he knew that she was near Tingen and was a Beyonder of the "Assassin" path.
But she still tried to avoid revealing her current situation or whereabouts in the conversation.
"A friend's commission."
She answered vaguely.
"As far as I know, Beyonders of the 'Audience' path can do this."
The Hanged Man did not continue to ask, but began to answer her questions.
Miss Justice, who had become an audience, was also refreshed and listened carefully.
"But to reach the level of directly modifying memories, none of the Beyonders of the 'Audience' path that I have come into contact with can do it. It may require a demigod, that is, the level of Sequence 4."
Sequence 4!
Angel felt her heart sink.
When did she provoke such a powerful Beyonder? It should be no different for him to crush a Beyonder who had just become Sequence 8, like killing a chicken. Why did he tamper with her memory and make her forget the experience of a day?
Or, is there any "error" in her memory that has been tampered with but not discovered, and not eliminated by this mysterious gray fog space?
Of course, she did not believe the Hanged Man's words. It was not that he would lie, but that the Hanged Man's thinking or knowledge might be a little insufficient. Maybe some mid-sequence ability could achieve a similar effect?
Comforting herself, she nodded to the Hanged Man: "Thank you for your answer, I will find another way."
After finishing this topic, Justice couldn't wait to ask: "Where can I find the Psychological Alchemy Society? Or the potion formula of the 'Mind Reader'?"
"Mind Reader", I remember it was the Sequence 8 of the audience path? Is Miss Justice ready to be promoted so soon?
Angel looked at the Hanged Man. She knew that he was the most likely to answer this question.
"I don't recommend you to look for them so early, to find clues to the next sequence of potions. You should focus on how to digest the existing potions. Besides, I said last time that I don't know where they are either."
Justice hung his head in disappointment.
"I just want to prepare in advance... Now I don't feel irritable or have hallucinations or auditory hallucinations. Does this mean that my digestion of potions and my role as the 'audience' are on track? When can I consider promotion?"
"If you don't know the 'playing method', the general experience is that you should wait at least three years at Sequence 9. When your spirituality is exhausted and your head is splitting, if you can still stay awake and don't hear mumbling or have hallucinations, you can consider promotion."
"Now we," the Hanged Man said, glancing at the Fool, "we have understood the 'playing method' and the true meaning of potions. I don't think it will take that long."
If you don't understand the playing method, you need to spend at least three years at Sequence 9...
Angel thought of old Neil, who had been a Sequence 9 "Peeper" until retirement, and Cole Granger, who took less than two years to be promoted to Sequence 7.
Is this the meaning of the "playing method"?
"Maybe it won't take that long," she added, choosing her words carefully, "maybe a year, maybe half a year, as long as you act strictly, you should be able to get promoted soon."
Justice and the Hanged Man looked at the Queen in surprise.
They suddenly remembered that this extraordinary person from the "Assassin" path seemed to have known something about "acting" before attending the Tarot Club.
Could it be that she had been promoted quickly through acting, so she came to the current conclusion?
The few of them stopped talking and looked at Mr. Fool at the head of the long table. Seeing that He did not add or remind them, they moved on to the next topic.
"Do you know the 'Aurora Club'?"
Angel asked mysteriously.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 90 Prayer in the Night
"Do you know the 'Aurora Society'?"
Zhengyi looked at Angel blankly, as if he had never even heard of this word.
The Hanged Man chuckled and replied, "They are all a bunch of lunatics. Even if they are not crazy in front of others, they are just lunatics who hide it very well. I am chasing one of their 'Listeners'. He is looking for traces of the 'True Creator', which is the so-called sanctuary they preach."
Indeed, these believers of the "Aurora Society" are not normal...
Thinking of Mr. C who used his own flesh and blood as a bomb, Angel nodded in agreement and continued, "I heard from people traveling to various ports that the 'Aurora Society' believers in Enmat Port have been involved in many kidnapping cases, and are also involved in the recent sensational human trafficking case. The altar was destroyed by the official Beyonders, and many people were arrested."
"Human trafficking...ah, you mentioned it last time. I didn't expect the 'Aurora Society' to be involved in this. I thought they were just a secret sect that believed in an ancient existence, but now they are doing all kinds of business..." The
Hanged Man was confused at first, and then he suddenly realized.
He frowned, as if remembering something, looked at Angel, and asked, "Miss Queen, have you been to Port Enmat? Is the information about the 'craftsman' I provided helpful to you?"
Is he testing me... because I mentioned the "news" about Port Enmat?
Angel's tone was flat, and she slowly replied, "Not yet, I need some time to prepare, and it is expected that it will take until the end of the year before I can leave for Port Enmat."
She didn't explain too much, because that would seem a bit deliberate, like she was hiding something.
Miss Justice, who was standing by, did not notice the wit in the conversation between the two. She was listening to the secrets of the world of occultism with shining eyes, acting like the "listener" being chased by the Hanged Man. Seeing that the two did not continue their brief conversation, she eagerly asked:
"'Aurora Society'? The real creator? It is difficult for me to get in touch with these things in normal times, and I can only learn about them from you. Miss Queen, Mr. Hanged Man, can you tell me more about these secret organizations and ancient beliefs? I can pay you for it!"
"500 pounds per person, or items or materials of equal value that you urgently need."
"..."
Miss Justice's generosity made Angel and the Hanged Man dare not reply for a long time.
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The crimson light dissipated, and Angel returned to his study.
It took a long time to exchange information about the secret organization, and satisfying Miss Justice's curiosity made her exhausted physically and mentally, but there were more important things to do.
There was no time to celebrate that she had another 500 pounds "account" with Miss Justice. She took the paper and pen prepared on the table in advance and immediately recorded the few remaining memories in her mind.
Compared to the Assassin, the Instigator's spirituality is increased by about half, and other extraordinary abilities are also strengthened to varying degrees...
Accompanying Daly for dinner, the beef pudding smells delicious, but what is the name of that restaurant...
Rupert is in a trance, Daly said it's okay, but...
Backlund's Nighthawks, Lorota, Borgia, the third person... Al Hassan?
Angel wrote down the things she had experienced on the day that did not exist in her memory in the gray fog one by one.
She was afraid that this memory would soon disappear from her mind and leave no trace.
Fortunately, as the pen moved on the paper, the memory in her mind not only did not fade, but deepened the impression as she kept recalling it. It seemed that the mysterious means that affected her memory was only a one-time thing, and it would no longer work after being lifted by the more mysterious "Fool" and His gray fog space.
"Praise Mr. 'Fool'."
After thanking this mysterious existence in her heart, Angel put the paper that recorded everything she could remember from the "lost day" into the desk drawer and placed it in the most conspicuous position.
"If you feel that the content here is very unfamiliar and you have no memory of it at all, don't be afraid. This is your real memory, but you just can't remember it. You can ask Mr. Fool for help, or wait for the weekly 'Tarot Club' to be held. You will naturally remember everything in the gray fog."
There was a paragraph at the end of the paper.
Unfortunately, she couldn't recall the simple-dressed priest in her memory. She only remembered a few key features: a white robe, a light golden beard, and clear and natural eyes...
If she saw him again, she should be able to recognize him, but now she couldn't draw his appearance.
Holding the pencil for sketching, she thought hard for a long time, and finally put the pen down. There was only a faceless face on the hard card in front of her.
Maybe divination can get more specific and detailed results?
But I'm not a fortune teller... Although I learned the "Pendulum Method" from Klein, that kind of simple divination can only answer yes or no, and can't help me draw.
Ask God for help?
This is also a way. My prayers to the goddess of night when I made "Storm Gathering" and "Phantom Phosphorus Eruption" were answered. Maybe I can pray to Him again?
Looking at the setting sun outside the window, Angel made up his mind to try it after nightfall.
Otherwise, the huge stone called "Sequence 4" weighing on her heart would make her breathless.
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"Goddess of the Night, who is higher than the starry sky and longer than eternity. You are the Lord of Crimson, the Mother of Secrets, and the Queen of Disaster and Fear. The Lord of Sleep and Silence." The
crimson moon outside the window sent red moonlight into the study, covering the desk, dyeing the three candles on the table, the table board engraved with runes and prayers, and the cardboard with the mysterious priest painted on it red.
At this time, the study has become a temporary sacrificial site, which was closed and isolated by Angel with a spiritual wall. The desk is placed on a wooden table board engraved with prayers, and three ritual candles are placed on it. The candlelight with a little essential oil emits a faint fragrance, making the whole study seem a little mysterious. She
had bathed in advance. At this time, she put down the consecrated carving knife in a white robe, maintained a meditative state, stood in front of the table, and continued to recite the spell.
"I beg you..."
"I beg for your favor..."
"Point out the direction of disaster for your believers..."
In the fragrance of the essential oils of deep sleeping flowers and moon flowers, beside the swaying flames of candles, under the illumination of the red moonlight.
On the simple altar, the sketch card placed by Angel seemed to be picked up by an invisible hand, slowly floating into the air, covering the crimson moon outside the window.
Her breathing stagnated, and she did not dare to make any movement or sound. Only her eyes followed the movement of the card slowly.
"Puff--"
The flames of the three candles representing the goddess of night and herself jumped and went out.
The card seemed to be blown by the breeze outside the window, falling and floating towards Angel.
She was so scared that she quit meditation directly and caught the card with the faceless priest.
It was empty.
(End of this chapter)