The terrifying atmosphere was like a pervasive trace of cold air, constantly emerging from the Great Temple, seeping into the Heavenly Grace City, which originally had a trace of warmth. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The underground forces, which have maintained a dark force for hundreds of years, suddenly keenly smelled a chilling breath, a new order will soon come, and it is the difficult choice they are about to face to cooperate or fight back.

The Scarlet Diamond Casino was emptied overnight, and the casino boss Pershings disappeared inexplicably, kicking off the cleanup, followed by the church announcing a curfew, and after nine o'clock in the evening, no one was allowed to appear on the street except for the church's patrol soldiers, not even the most powerful people. Undoubtedly, all the industries that thrived on the basis of the dark night felt an unprecedented crisis, and they used various channels to inquire about the cause of the predicament from the upper echelons, and in the end, they all undoubtedly got an answer, if they want to continue to survive, no problem, go and talk to the chief referee, Lord Iron Mask.

Within a few days, the bounty hall was banned, and the church, the state, and even private individuals were no longer allowed to publish bounty tasks, and it was also illegal to offer bounties in private, and serious ones were directly burned at the stake.

So, the people became Hughes's guests with trepidation, and carefully tested the intentions of Lord Iron Mask, and Lord Iron Mask would tell them, "Everything belongs to the church, all people and organizations must obey the church, and you are no longer in the service of money, in the service of a certain family, but in the service of the church, if you do not want to, get out of the Amellot empire immediately." ”

Roll, it's not so easy, a very small number of Assassin guild leaders and gang leaders don't take the Inquisition's admonitions seriously, and then disappear inexplicably, die inexplicably, and inexplicably become fanatics, waiting for the artifact to be transformed, or, become a piece of charcoal at the stake.

As more and more names were ticked off a blacklist, and the remaining ones were particularly eye-catching, Hughes's eyes were looking at two words - undercurrent.

"What kind of underground organization is this, what activities are it engaged in, what forces do it rely on, and who is its leader?"

"It's a guild that only sells news and doesn't engage in other activities. ”

"It has never relied on any family or power, and no other guild has ever dared to offend it, unless this person wants to become deaf and blind in the future, and will not be in Heavenly Grace City. ”

"The president of the Undercurrent Guild is very mysterious, almost no one knows who it is, I only know that his vice president is called Marion, and he is in charge of daily affairs. ”

"They also seem to have a serious business, which is to provide servants for all the institutions and mansions of the Empire, specially trained servants, all of whom are satisfied. ”

Those underground organizations that have taken refuge in the Church began to list information about the Undercurrent Guild in a few treasures, for fear that they would perform worse and others would steal the limelight.

"If I need information, where can I contact the Undercurrent Guild, and how can I get it?" Iron Mask asked.

"It's easy, 43 Tarot Street, there's a nondescript magical equipment store, you just have to go inside and tell the owner that you need to buy the news, and that's it. "But before that, you have to provide the owner with your true identity and purpose, some people try to hide or lie, but almost anything, you can't fool the Undercurrent Guild, as long as they find out that their identity is not true, they will immediately stop all services." ”

"It's kind of interesting, it seems that I'm going to go to the magic shop in person, to buy some news, to verify that the Undercurrent Guild is so powerful?" Hughes said, "Also, are the servants used in the church provided by the servants of the Undercurrent Guild?"

"Partly yes. One of the assistant priests replied.

"Very well, send someone for me to keep an eye on the servants' supply house day and night, to find out their details, and to track down some of the servants who have just been hired, I don't believe them, they don't show anything. ”

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Hughes changed into a plain linen robe the next day, went to Tarot Street alone, and after recognizing the magic shop, he stood at the door for a moment, and after noticing nothing special, he pushed the door and walked in.

"Hello, sir, is there anything you need?" asked a thin old man, "I have all the best things here, the best of the magicians. ”

"I need a contact crystal ball, the kind that can buy messages. Hughes said.

"Did anyone introduce me?" asked the old man casually, sweeping the shelves with a duster.

"No, I'm just asking for news that can be bought here, any news from the Empire. ”

"You're wrong, news outside the empire, as long as you are willing to spend money, you can sell it, but it depends on whether you have enough diamonds. ”

"I have enough diamonds, I just want to try to see if your information is so accurate. ”

The old man looked at Hughes intently, took out a paper and pen, put it in front of Hughes and said, "All guests who buy crystals must register their identity in detail, and then we will set a specific number for you and then carry out services." ”

"How do you pay?"

"Give me the money. ”

"If I want to ask, where are you going to give the money?" said Hughes, in a tone that was clearly defiant.

"I'll put them in a makeshift place, and where they are, it probably changes from week to week. The old man said, "I don't care who you are, if you want to find out the details, or die of this heart, this shop has been around for more than two hundred years, and you are not the first to have this idea, and it will not be the last." ”

"It's a big breath. Hughes smiled and wrote down his name and specific position, he didn't make it up, for such a guild with magical powers, it was useless to play small tricks.

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Hughes was a little impatient, went to his secret room, opened the special crystal ball bought from the magic shop, and recited a strange incantation, the inside of the crystal seemed to be turning, and slowly a clear scene appeared, a girl with a masked face, revealed in it.

"Hello, guest 119, it is a pleasure to serve you, you are the supreme ruler of the empire, and a distinguished guest like you must be able to bring us more wealth. Peggy said.

"It's also possible that it's a more difficult task to complete. Hughes said grimly.

"Oh, the Undercurrent Guild is not afraid of difficult tasks, how difficult the mission, how high the price, please tell me, what news do you need?"

"There are three major underground organizations in the empire, and the silver fox has belonged to the church, and I am not ready to do anything against it for the time being, but the blood of the sharp knife seems to be beyond its strength, so play with me. Hughes said, "It's funny, their boss, has received a notice from the church, but until now, he hasn't come to meet with me, I want to find him, it will be more difficult, why don't you tell me, where is he?"

"Thirty diamonds, that's the price. Peggy didn't think about it and replied immediately.

"It's too high, ten diamonds, I'm only willing to give so much. ”

"Judge Chief, you're too picky. Peggy cracked a silver bell-like grin.