Chapter 94: Aftermath
Combined with the fact that the "Red Saintess" Margaret is also the "Plum Blossom 12" of the "Men in Black" organization under Russell, Abner roughly guesses in two directions:
First, Margaret is an outlier in the 'Witch Sect', and she still cares about the "Constantine" family, she took the opportunity of the "Original Witch" Chick to recuperate from his sleep to climb to a high position, and secretly took refuge in Russell, waiting for the opportunity to restore the family's glory.
The second is that Margaret was originally a remnant of the Constantine family that was exterminated by Chick, who was discovered by Russell and cultivated, and then reinvented and sent to the "Witch Sect", and later became a high-level with the help of Russell.
Abner prefers the second option, after all, if it is only a relationship of cooperation and exploitation, it is unlikely that Margaret will still fulfill the duties of the "man in black" so long after Russell's death.
"And no matter what kind of speculation, Margaret is currently the only clue to the Constantine family, and the matter of contact with her must be put on the agenda......
"Fortunately, she is Intis, Trier's famous courtesan, and as 'Owen', it is not difficult to meet her at the ball.
"Well, this has to be done as soon as possible, otherwise when the Delion family falls, Owen's identity will not be so convenient."
As his thoughts turned, Abner looked at the "Deep Sea Lieutenant General" Hal Constantine again and asked the second question: "How much do you know about Ms. D of the Aurora Society?" β
Now that the identities of the five survivors of the experiment eleven years ago have been confirmed, the capture of Ms. D has to be written into the task list.
After all, in addition to Bianca, who lives in Abnatril's mansion as a housekeeper, and Abby, who is locked up by Abner in "Grossell's Travels", this Aurora Divine Envoy is more suitable for "roughness".
As for Lady Felina and the "Pale Admiral" Maria......
The former has no evil deeds, and is friendly with Stewart of the Storm Church, and is the daughter of Roy King, a demigod of the "School of Life...... It's better to negotiate than hijack.
Not to mention the latter, Maria has a good relationship with Klein and Edwina, and for the sake of their face, Abner can't do anything to "force" conduct research, and still has to think about what she can't refuse.
Hal Constantine, the "Vice Admiral of the Deep Sea" on the other side of the Eight Immortals Table, recalled for a while after hearing Abner's question, and then hesitated and said:
"This 'Ms. D' of the Aurora Society was replaced by the 'Lieutenant General of the Iceberg' last year, she is different from other Aurora Society oracles on the surface, she is not 'crazy', but a very cultured, very charming, very wise, very majestic lady.
"She was stationed on Corsica a month ago, presiding over an extraordinary gathering there......
"But now, I don't know."
Listen to what you mean...... How do you feel that Ms. D is all about virtues? Isn't it possible that you're at a crush?
Abner complained in his heart, but he didn't pierce the other party, only nodded, and asked again: "What else?" β
Hal thought about it for a moment, and said uncertainly, "I don't think she seems to be very religious in her belief in the 'true Creator'......"
"Oh?" Abner raised an eyebrow and asked, "How did you make that judgment?" β
"Vice Admiral of the Deep," replied Hal, "the 'True Creator' once issued an oracle to find an evil god named the 'Fool', but she carried it out perfunctorily and seemed a little lazy.
"I didn't notice it at first, but I could easily detect her when I compared Mr. H's attitude on this oracle later...... Well, in the words of Russell the Great, it's called 'superficial obedience, covertly disobedience'. β
Take refuge in the "true Creator" and yet don't really believe in the other person? It's a bit like Abby...... Did this Ms. D use the "essentia" pollution on her body to resist the rap of the "true creator"?
After Abner scolded for a few words, he also had a deeper understanding of the unmasked "Mrs. D", so he nodded and said, "Very well, I am very satisfied with your answer, now you can leave, Gwen will intercede for you." β
"Thank you, Your Excellency." Hal Konstantin quickly got up and bowed solemnly to Abner.
Abner bowed in return, stretched out his palm and waved it forward, and then the surrounding scene was completely shattered, and the "Deep Sea Lieutenant General" Hal also "woke up" in an instant, and found that he had been somewhere at the bottom of the sea far away from the island, and everything just now was just a dream.
"Thankfully, I can 'breathe underwater...... Otherwise, I'm afraid I'm going to drown! While "rejoicing", Hal Konstantin said thoughtfully:
"The last time that divine envoy came to see me, it was through a 'dream'...... It seems unknown...... No, it's my lord who has authority in the realm of dreams. β
β¦β¦
On the other side, Abner appeared directly near the original dock of the island, and then opened the "Pure White Eye" and began to communicate with the "Owen" clone who had been "lost" for a month.
Although the soul of this "lust" gentleman has been assimilated by "Liu Bo", because when he used this "doppelganger secret technique" on him, the secret technique itself was not perfect, and there were still many flaws, so Abner was also worried that something would go wrong with him.
Fortunately, a month is not a long time, and the doppelganger did not make a fuss about "wanting to be independent", and Abner recovered it very smoothly.
Immediately afterwards, Abnamo rubbed the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, paid to "open" a room in "Alvin's answer maze", and put Owen's body inside.
After doing this, he reverted to the form of "Abner", and then simulated "Tempest" to pick himself up and fly towards the "Happy Town" on the island.
A few minutes later, Abner, who was just approaching the edge of the town, condescended to see Miss Gwen and her crew maintaining order, and Tran Boy stepped forward to talk to the townsfolk about something, but soon an argument ensued.
Behind the crew, Karen, who was leaning against a large tree and teasing the bird Sirika, suddenly looked up at Abner's place and waved at him.
Abner lowered his height, landed beside Karen, and casually asked:
"What's going on?"
Karen took out some ground spiritual materials and held them in the palm of his hand, allowing Sirika to peck happily before he sneered and said:
"You should have understood the rules of this so-called 'happy town', 'serve' for a week, 'happy' for a week.
"When you are 'happy', you can do whatever you want, enjoy all services, and treat those who 'serve' as you want;
"And when 'serving', it is natural to endure everything and give what is needed.
"Therefore, with the exception of Miss Gwen's uncle, who wanted to leave the island as soon as possible because they had not had time to be 'happy' because they arrived late, the rest of the people had already been polluted by 'desire' and had long since 'fallen', and never wanted to go back to their old lives, but only thought of short-term 'happiness', even if they did not hesitate to pay 'service' for it.
"After all, the vast majority of them were originally low-level civilians, and even if they were insulted and sacrificed their lives outside, they would not be able to enjoy the 'happy' life like in this town.
"But they also don't want to think that their previous 'happiness' was based on the fact that this island has plenty of supplies, and is under the supervision of the Delion family, and no one can die......
"Without that, it won't be long before the island becomes a real 'abyss.'"
So it was Miss Gwen who couldn't bear to leave them, so she asked Tran to persuade them to go with her?
It seems that most people in the town don't appreciate it!
Abner nodded thoughtfully, looked at Karen with a smile and said, "Aren't you going to take care of it?" β
"Why should I bother with this? Of course, if Lydia came to me, I would have done it to make them all unconscious, and follow Miss Gwen away like a walking corpse......"
At this, he nodded at Lydia, who also showed an impatient look, and continued, "It's a pity that Lydia doesn't have this in mind. β
Miss Gwen probably saw the consequences, and couldn't bear to let so many people fend for themselves here, so she was ready to persuade them to leave......
Abner thought about it, glanced at Cullen again, and said in his heart: In fact, His Excellency the "Earl" of the blood clan is also unbearable, don't look at what he says is none of his business, but he has already thought of a way, and obviously he will not really care about it in the end.
However, his method treats the symptoms rather than the root cause, and it is impossible for the people who have enjoyed the "happiness" here to adapt to the life of the past without any hope, and letting them return to the human world will most likely become a factor of instability, and perhaps even cause tragedy......
Well, except for a few who are determined, the hearts of the rest of the people are indeed distorted and degenerate...... If you want to "cure" them, you have to use some special means.
Thinking of this, Abner nodded to Cullen before walking in Miss Gwen's direction.
Speaking of which, Miss Gwen, who had previously obtained the extraordinary characteristics of the "Dawn Knight" from Abner, had successfully advanced to Sequence 6 and became a true mid-sequence powerhouse, and her height had also increased to nearly one meter nine.
This made her a little distressed, after all, as a girl who loves beauty, she can't even find clothes that fit now.
At this moment, she was keenly aware of Abner's approach, and her heart suddenly rejoiced, and she welcomed the arrival of the "Hero Detective" with Lydia.
Abner...... No, Your Excellency Viscount Berdan, congratulations on becoming a hereditary nobleman. After the greetings, Miss Gwen was the first to congratulate, "Of course, what is even more worthy of congratulations is the good news that you have opened the door between man and god and been promoted to the saint. β
"It's also thanks to the Laurel treasure map you gave me." Abner was modest, but it was also true.
The Laurel was both an important prop in his demigod ritual and a source of funds for his purchase of the title.
"By the way, Abner, you asked me to keep an eye on Ms. D......" After a few polite words, Miss Gwen was about to report on the results of her stalking, when she suddenly saw Tran walking back in frustration, apparently he had failed to convince the people of the island.
"Wait." Seeing this, Abner waved his hand, then the corners of his mouth hooked, and said with a smile: "I'll help you solve the problem in front of you first." β
I didn't know before, but now that Abner was sure that Tran was a descendant of his Rhine life and Yarolan, it was no wonder that he always felt that he should take care of this young man......
Well, he felt something similar when facing Jane and Lydia.
As for Karen? Because the other party is too "reliable", Abner has no idea of taking care of him, but is happy to watch him have fun.
Even if they are all descendants, it is impossible to have a bowl of water...... Abner was very open to this.
"Abner, do you have a solution?" Miss Gwen asked, her eyes bright.
She was not surprised or surprised by this, after all, the person in front of her was Abner, who could always help her solve all her problems.
At the same time, Lydia, Tran and other crew members also set their eyes on them.
"You plug your ears." Abner gave a faint order, and then took out an inverted triangular flesh-shaped thing from the card.
This is the vocal cord of the "Men in Black" clone that is combined with the "deceptive mentor" characteristic.
Abner gave it the name "Voice of Hypocrisy."
Gwen and the others were not uninformed, and as soon as they saw this posture, they naturally understood that Abner was about to use the seal, so they immediately led the crew to block their ears.
And Karen in the distance also protected herself and Celica.
Seeing that everyone was ready, Abner withdrew the spirit that surrounded the "Voice of False Faith" and used its own characteristics to launch a temporary secret technique - "Painful Life".
The reason for this name is that Abner made one of his "discerning eyes" simulate the mythical form of the "Time Worm", and then with the help of the amplification of the "Deception Mentor" trait, he stole the "happy" memories of all those who heard the "voice of false faith", leaving them with only "painful" memories.
At the same time, these people have all become shallow believers of "Liu Bo", and due to the "deception" effect of the "voice of hypocrisy", no matter which god they pray to and repent to in the future, they will be connected to the "unknown land".
And this is exactly the effect that Abner expected, after all, he can't help but benefit from good deeds, right?
What's more, those who have begun to "fall" actually need the shelter of the "unknown" so that they will not fall deeper and deeper......
Moreover, when one day in the future, their minds are hardened enough because of "pain", Abner can also return their "happy" memories through the connection of faith.
As for the "mythical form" of the "Worm of Time" that Abner learned?
Of course, it comes from Flora Jacob, who became a fanatical believer, and since she has dedicated her body and mind to the "Lord", she naturally will not be stingy with the knowledge of "incomplete mythological forms", and she is also open to Abner to study it.
------Off topic------
I always say I'm shortΒ·~ This chapter is 4000 words, long enough, right?
In addition, ask for a monthly passΒ·~~
7017k