"The pattern and number on my back are the marks and numbers of the 'Legion of Distortion'. ”

Listening to Richel's words, Todd tried his best to keep his eyes on the woman's back.

The eagle is lifelike, with a special red ink on the outer outline and a strange gold thread on the inside, which is hand-sewn deep into the skin. The Roman numeral number is '68'.

Todd stood up and asked, "Is the Legion of Discord an army of the Relief Society?"

Rachel pulled on his loose robe, covered his body, turned around and said, "Those people in the Relief Society are just a bunch of minions. They are active in the mission of the Church of the Father, and are mainly responsible for the capture, selection, cultivation, and delivery of xenomorphs. ”

"It's like the 'downtown circus' you saw in the past, they use the way of touring, they go around catching aliens and keep them in the circus. After the training is mature, it will be sent to the "Conflict Legion" and trained as combatants. ”

Todd thought back to the circus leader, the man called the larynx, and asked, "And what is the Clash Legion?"

Rachel buttoned up her neckline to cover the snow whiteness of her chest, straightened her nun's robe, and said calmly, "You should know everything about Sutherland, the alchemist, right?"

Todd nodded.

"After the 'Great Exotic Escape', the surviving xenomorph members of the Supreme Council of Gutello established an organization called the 'Council of Elders'. The original purpose of this organization was to save and protect the xenospecies, but after hundreds of years of development, careerists gradually seized power, the ancient oath no longer remained, and the original rescue organization became a terrorist force of revenge and hegemony. ”

Rachel looked at the candle on the table and continued: "As for the 'Discord Legion', there are a total of one hundred people, and it is one of the military forces controlled by the 'Council of Elders', mainly responsible for foreign warfare, and the numbers are arranged according to the level of their positions. There are two ways to get promoted, one is to apply for and win the sequence battle after the death of a soldier who is higher than his own number, and the other is to evaluate merit at the clan meeting held every three years. ”

Todd pointed to the chair in the room and motioned for the woman to sit down, "And how did you join them?"

Richel, who sat in the chair, recalled the past with a sad look in his eyes: "When I was a child, I escaped from that grave family because of my alien identity. On the way to escape, I was caught and sent to the legion. After several years of training, I was recognized as a part of them and began to carry out my mission. After a few more years, seeing too much hypocrisy and ambition, I wanted to find a place that could really provide shelter for xenos......"

Todd touched the bridge of his nose with his fingers, looked at the sincerity on Reicelle's face that he had never seen before, and said, "I have one last question, why me? Why do you put all your hopes on a priest?"

"Because of Karin. ”

The woman's words made Todd stunned.

Rachel carefully observed the other party's face and whispered, "Maybe you don't know, I was also present at that heresy trial. When Karin was caught trying to set her on fire, whether or not you would save her was my first test. After that, I secretly contacted Karin because of the Heir's mutation and deliberately led her to the circus. I rushed to the relief meeting again, pretended to meet you, and proceeded with the next step. And your relationship with the Relief Society is my second temptation. ”

Todd stayed where he was, relieved himself for a moment, and said helplessly, "Why are you going around in such a big circle? You can come directly to me." ”

Rachel smiled, "Just as you doubted me at first, I didn't trust you at first." At that time, I was most worried about your relationship with the relief society, and with Karin, I could know if you were in the same boat as those crazy people. ”

Todd sat back in his chair weakly: "Richel, honestly, my mind is in a mess right now. ”

"I know you're going to doubt my true intentions right now, that's normal. To prove my sincerity, I will be honest with you about three things. Looking at the other party's puzzled face, Richer stretched out his finger and slowly raised it upward, and the paper and pencil on the table in front of Todd suddenly floated into the air.

"First of all, my xenomorphic ability is 'telekinesis', which can manipulate objects to float and move. ”

The woman stopped, and the paper and pencil in the air fell.

"The second thing is that I have established an underground organization with like-minded people who have saved xenomorphs. We have a map of all the xeno-inhabited villages and communities in the land of the Silverring Kingdom, and I can give it to you for free. ”

"The third thing, Mistress Todd......" Richel's face resurfaced, the headache-inducing fox smile, "You...... Have you found a cure for the Inheritor Mutation?"

Todd gripped the edge of the table with both hands, and although there was no expression on his face, a huge wave stirred up in his heart.

The fact that the heir's mutation could be cured was only told to Alfonso, and the latter would never have leaked the news. Where did Rachel find out about this?

Guessing that Todd wanted to deny it, Richer took something out of his waist and shook it in front of the other man's eyes.

A finger-thick copper tube.

"Sutherland Relic?"

Rachel nodded: "This is the relic I asked for from Theodore, the president of the relief society, a few days ago...... You may have forgotten that the Inheritor must inhale the Sutherland Relic every once in a while to delay the mutation, and the time interval will get shorter and shorter as the number of inhalations increases. It's been months since you last got your relic, and you have no intention of asking for it from the Relief Society. ”

The woman smiled and blinked: "So, I helped you get a bottle of relics, and described to them your recent pain and strangeness, so that the relief society still believes that you are really still struggling on the verge of mutation......"

Todd said to himself at this time: "The reason why I didn't go to the relief society is because there are still a lot of relics in my laboratory. ”

Reaching into the wide nun's robe, the woman pulled out another copper pipe as if by magic, and in Todd's hellish look.

"This ...... ...... is this?"

Rachel shook the copper tube in his hand and said to Todd, "I've been to your lab, and there's only this bottle of relics in it, and it's the one that the throat bone gave you in the first place, what's going on?"

Looking at the two copper pipes placed side by side on the table, Todd's face was cloudy.

The matter of the relics is indeed careless, and he actually forgot about the problem of the change of the heir. If the Relief Society knew they had a cure for the mutation, the next thing they could do was to figure out what would happen with their toes.

"You admit it or not. I say this only to prove two things to you. First, I have no ill will towards you, and I hope that we can help each other and help those aliens together, and second, as for the matter of the heir, although I have helped you hide it this time, but next time, maybe even I don't know, where there will be mistakes, I hope you can be careful to ......" After saying this, Rachel stood up, saluted Todd, and turned and pushed the door open.

Just as the woman stepped out of the door with one foot, a sudden voice from behind her made her stop.

"Richel, wait a minute. Todd pointed to the chair in front of him once more and said slowly, "I'd like to hear your opinion on how to arrange these xenomorphs. ”

With her face facing out of the door and her back to the room, Rachel smiled, took a few steps back, and closed the door.

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The next day, some residents who had left the town to run errands found a group of villagers working in the fields in the southeast of Duxi Town, which was originally uninhabited. Upon inquiry, some people said that they were serfs who had fled from the far south. When I arrived in town, I had no food or clothing, but fortunately I was taken in by the priest.

While everyone sighed, naturally no one paid attention to it anymore, because a major event was about to be held in the town - the Holy Bone Auction Conference.

The 30-day priority period for the 1,000 sacred bones of the "Twilight West Mutual Aid Society" has arrived. The pre-emptive subscribers purchased a total of 780 holy bones at the price of 1 silver month, and the remaining 220 holy bones will automatically enter the auction process according to the rules established at the beginning.

The following restrictions apply to auctioneers:

1. The number of relics held by the auctioneer shall not exceed 50.

2. The auctioneer of the relics must be a legal resident of the town of Duxi, i.e. have a property in the town and be domiciled.

3. Any person who possesses a Relic Bone and moves out of Twilight Town during the holding period shall be deemed to have given up the Relic.

On the day of the auction, the venue was still in the square in front of the church, and the auction host was Father Todd.

The difference is that the number of people who came here today is really exaggerated. In addition to the people in the town who participated in the auction and watched the excitement, it was more strangers from outside the town who came.

And the merchants in Duxi Town who did not buy the holy bones of the "Mutual Aid Society" exchanged heads and eyes at the venue. What people didn't know was that before the auction, they had already held a secret meeting to divide the 220 holy bones in private for no more than 3 silver months.

Looking up at the sun, Todd nodded, motioned for Huggins to ring the brass bell in the square, and said loudly, "I announce that the auction of the sacred bones of the 'Twilight West Mutual Aid Society' will start now!"

Seeing Todd raise the first holy bone, a merchant in the town who sold cheap spices couldn't wait to raise his hand: "I'll give out 3 silver moons!"

As soon as these words came out, there was silence in the venue.

The merchant looked around triumphantly and smiled in his heart. Regarding the auction of the holy bones, the merchants in the town had already discussed the order and quantity, how could there be anyone competing.

"I've been out for 5 silver months. ”

The spice merchant was stunned and followed the voice. A bearded middle-aged man with a long sword at his waist and a fine linen robe had just lowered his hand.

"Wait a minute! you're not from Twilight, you don't have the right to buy relics!" the merchant retorted loudly, drawing the support of many of his peers.

The bearded middle-aged man grinned: "My name is Wilder, I originally lived in Fort Watch, just ten days ago, I bought a house on West Street, and I plan to settle in Twilight Town with my family for a long time in the future. In accordance with the rules of the auction, I have the right to participate. ”

"10 Silver Moons!"

This time it was a short and stocky couple who spoke only to hear the fat woman say, "I am Mrs. Raglan, and my husband and I were originally merchants, and have recently returned from the Far South. The other day, we purchased a property in Twilight Town, and we plan to settle here in the future, and we should also have the right to participate in the auction. ”

Soon, more and more new faces participated in the auction, from every town in the Silver Ring Kingdom, who had already purchased property in Twilight Town and spared no expense to buy a holy bone.

The merchants of the town were languishing and turned the color of the earth.