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City of Tingen, inside the Raphael cemetery.

Although the afternoon sun is quite strong, many places here are still dark and cold.

Leonard was standing in front of a tomb, quietly staring at the stele.

The sun was shining in the air, and the corner of the cemetery was silent and shady, and Leonard Mitchell suddenly lifted the shovel that was stuck next to him.

The two piles of dirt gradually increased, and the tomb was gradually exposed, and the occasional person passing by around was unaware of it, as if what was happening here was just a dream.

Finally, Leonard gave up the shovel, leaned down, stretched out his hands, and grasped the edge of the coffin lid.

With a great effort, he lifted the heavy wooden cover, and found that the thick iron nails had fallen at some point, and the dark coffin was empty.

Nothing!

Leonard kept his body half-bowed, and watched this scene quietly, without any additional movement for a long time, as if he had become a stone statue.

……

A few hours ago.

"East Byron Veterans Club".

“…… This is a place of honor, and I have great admiration for your efforts in East Bailang. Crane looked at Councillor Macht while wearing the badge with a number on the back, "If I want to contribute to this place, who do I go to?" ”

Councillor Makht pointed to the girl at the front desk and said:

"Just give it to her.

"She'll record it and post it on the bulletin board over there."

Crane bowed his head lightly and said:

"Okay."

He turned his head and asked his valet Richardson to take out the 500 pounds in cash he had prepared.

After the donation, Crane followed Councillor Maher through the richly decorated hall to a living-room-like room, while his valet Richardson was left outside in the lounge, where refreshments, tea, and coffee were kept.

In the small room, Crane was introduced by Macht to meet five officers, either retired or on active duty, and with the exception of a member of the House of Commons, the highest status was Calvin, who was an army colonel with epaulettes, and he was currently working in the Ministry of Defense in Rune, and the specific position was unknown.

And as far as Crane knows, the military can have a quasi-high-level with the rank of colonel, and there is a high probability that it is extraordinary, and it is likely to belong to the middle order!

Macht, Calvin, and the others quickly began to chat, and Crane did not interject forcefully, but listened carefully to their exchange, only occasionally echoing a sentence or two.

In such a relaxed and leisurely atmosphere, Calvin suddenly turned his head sideways and looked at Daun. Dantès said:

"I heard that you used to be active in West Bailang?"

The colonel had a donkey face, but it was not at all funny, and his gaze was rather deep.

Crane responded with a smile:

"Yes, it's more chaotic there than East Bailang."

Calvin laughed when he heard this:

"Of course, the Intis made too many mistakes there."

He paused for a moment and continued to ask:

"How do you get along with the Intis there?"

Crane didn't quite understand the other party's purpose, and said stubbornly:

"It's okay, they're all greedy."

He didn't actually know any of them, except for a few names and corresponding deeds from Anderson.

Calvin nodded, and asked another question:

"Are you familiar with the tribes there, the rebels there?"

“…… Recognize the part. Crane responded. Although the rebels are the Rose School and the Church of the Grim Reaper, the Dark Sage said that the "Angel of War" had gone to support, and the "Angel of War" Medici had indeed met with him......

Army Colonel Calvin said:

"In order to defend the interests of the country, our soldiers fought against the troops of the Byron Empire in the far lands of the south, and it is a shame that the greedy and weak men of Intis have appeased the notorious Highland rebels and their cult."

Another officer couldn't help but scold:

"Those bastards don't have half the quality of a soldier at all!"

"Do you think that when our armies retreat, they will escape expulsion and war? It's stupid. ”

This is the truth of cold lips and teeth...... When the natives and the rebels are united, the armies of the Northern Continent will not be able to achieve a united front, so they may be broken one by one, and at first, Rune has two true gods, and Intis also has two......

Crane listened silently, echoed a few words from time to time, figured out some of the current situation, and then waited until several officers were tired and took a break for a while, and asked very seriously:

"The soldiers worked the front lines, and thanks to them, I was able to live a relatively peaceful life, enjoy food and dance. Sir, what can I do to help them? ”

By this time, Calvin's mood had calmed down, and he smiled, picked up the red wine, and took a sip lightly.

During this process, no one else, including the parliamentarian Makhet, spoke.

Putting down his glass, Calvin looked at Daun Dantès again and said:

"Your character is admirable."

"That's the case, our young people are working hard in the southern continent with a hot climate, a bad environment, and backward conditions at the moment, as elders, it is natural to give them some help and supplies."

"Hehe, this matter is led by a noble young lady who cares about the safety of soldiers, originally it was just a few families who wanted to send something to their juniors, but I didn't expect more and more people to participate, and it was not until now that it was finally sorted out."

"There are important daily necessities, food reminiscent of home, and priceless treasures such as letters of concern from our families, and we are a little uneasy about the huge quantities entrusted to the country's maritime postal service or to the comprador companies in the southern continent. I don't know if you're willing to help us get these items that aren't expensive enough but precious enough to get to the soldiers on the front lines through your connections. Of course, there is a certain risk in this matter, and if you are caught in the Southern Continent, we will only try to redeem the items given to the juniors. ”

This...... Before Byron announced his return to the country, the Southern Continent had always been a comfortable place to make money, and as long as he casually fought the tribes and rebels, he could add luster to his resume, and the juniors of these officers must have been there......

Now that the war has broken out, the younger generations of their family are also in danger, and they ask me about my connections in the rebel army, I am afraid that I plan to get my descendants back and save their lives...... Although I didn't know Sibailan at all, and I didn't have any connections there, I could learn about the battle in advance through the members of the Aurora Society there, arrive when it was safe to do so, and leave after sending my belongings...... There's not much to be paid for, and it's dangerous, but if it gets done, Dawn Dantès will gain a lot of favor in Rune's high society at once......

Crane's heart moved, and he deliberately showed joyful and contradictory emotions:

"I haven't done anything like it, but if I can help them, I'm more than willing to try."

Calvin laughed and said:

"There is no need to rush to make a decision, it is an important thing and it deserves serious consideration."

"Just tell Makht your answer within this week."

Crane secretly breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and nodded:

"Okay."

Time comes back to the present.

Aurora Society's factory.

Crane took a seat in the Dark Sage's office, who was talking to Miss Maria, whom he happened to know.

Maria's appearance really shocked Crane, who had taken pity on the head of the Charity Foundation branch who had probably been infiltrated by the Aurora Society undercover during the Caping incident, but he didn't expect to take the lead in the rebellion.

"That seal has a tendency to kill the user? It's okay, I can hold it...... The teleportation distance will not be too far, and the coordinates are this. Maria took out a piece of paper from the pocket of her jacket with a simple map at some distance from the mouth of the Tasok River, "where our boat will stop and, if it goes well, we will soon be able to move all the children away......"

122 children need to be transferred, which is actually a bit much.

Even if these children line up in a long line and walk into the door one by one, it will take a while, not to mention that this seal also has the negative effect of "randomly killing users", and it cannot be used for a long time, otherwise the negative effect will become stronger and stronger.

"If you are divided into a group of 10-15 people, you need to move about twelve times, and you need to accompany you each time, otherwise the child is vulnerable to the attack of the seal."

"I don't have a problem, I can take turns protecting ...... with other extraordinary"

"It takes about two hours ......"

Crane thought about the supplies that Calvin and the other officers wanted to pass through himself, and he didn't plan to get involved in this matter.

After a while, Mary finished talking to the Dark Sage and sat down to rest, and the Dark Sage stamped the document away and shouted:

"X, it's your turn."

"What is the way you obtained it, is it convenient to say it directly?"

Crane stood up, glanced at Maria and Mr. Z, and said very indifferently:

"Yes."

"I got the recipe for 'Sailor' Sequence 4."

He remembered that a long time ago, when the life of Ambassador Becklang was being offered, Mr. A had made two requests: 10,000 pounds, and the recipes for potions for the "Manipulator", "The Darkless", "The Priest of Calamity" and "The Prophet", which could be mutilated.

The Dark Sage was a little moved, and then refused:

"It's great to see you think about the organization, but we've rounded out the recipe for adjacent pathways."

What?

Adjacent pathways? In other words, all four of these have been completed?!

Crane almost stared out of his eyes—and when he thought about it, it had indeed been more than half a year since Mr. A sought the formula—and he controlled his facial features that wanted to run around, and laughed twice as usual, as if he didn't care at all, and said lightly:

"And what about Sequence 4 of the 'lawyer' pathway?"

Thank you, "Black Emperor Card"!

It's amazing, he actually obtained two demigod-level formulas......

The Dark Sage leaned back slightly, gradually understanding why the other party was able to become the Lord's Scroller. Maria, who was resting on the sofa on the other side, also raised her head reluctantly.

There was a longing glint in her eyes, but soon, the glint was gone. Maria, who had only digested a third of the Sequence 5 potions and had no money or opportunity to gather materials, laughed self-deprecatingly and began to continue her work.

The Dark Sage was moved, and like the 'Arbiter', these two paths monopolized by the royal family could almost only be found in Sequence 9 and Sequence 8 in the outside world, and the Touring Sect only had the first 5 sequences, which was quite rare. Perhaps the "Leader" Edward Vaughn would know, but no one dared to ask, and it would be difficult for the Aurora Society's forces to infiltrate Rune's national intelligence agency. Even if you don't use this recipe much, you can disassemble it into a broken version and sell it to other organizations and other wild extraordinaries little by little to obtain profits.

He was a little interested, and asked in a low voice:

"The complete formula? Are there any other sequences? Crippled ones can also be. ”

"What I got was the full Sequence 4 recipe, the potion name is 'Fallen Earl', and nothing else for now." Crane thought about it for a while, and planned not to sell the recipes of other sequences for the time being, and to sell one first to see the price.

Fallen Earl...... Mary whispered the name, and at the same time felt that it had nothing to do with her.

According to the "play" analysis of the name of this potion, this should really be an earl, with a similar status, status and majesty, or at least in the minds of the general public has a strong connection with the name "earl" - how could she be such a person as a member of a secret organization and the head of a charitable foundation?

Even if you go to the Southern Continent now and start shaping this identity, it will take at least a few years to initially stabilize your image.

It seems that the demigods and themselves are destined to have little hope. Mary had already adjusted her mindset.

Crane took out his pen and began to write the recipe, and the Dark Sage took a seal made of gold and hung it on the recipe paper that Crane handed over.

Imbued with spirituality, he solemnly and slowly closed the seal, and the seal bloomed with a golden light, imprinting a golden pattern on the paper.

"Authentic, effective."

The Dark Sage put away the seal, and looked at Crane with some joy between his eyebrows:

"You can choose the reward, your recipe can be exchanged for at least 30,000 gold pounds, but this fund needs to be turnover, if you choose gold pounds, it will take about a week to get it."

Huge money, the demigod formula is indeed priceless. But lately, he has not been short of money, and he does not need to make frequent donations to the Church of the Night as before, and the tens of thousands of pounds he has on hand are fully enough to maintain the personality and daily expenses of the rich man.

"Can I exchange spiritual materials?" Crane asked.

The Dark Sage nodded, "Yes, but I need to determine the rarity of the material you want." ”

Crane immediately recalled his recipe in his mind—the main material of the Tricky Evil Spirit's main eye, the true soul body of the Spirit Marauder, the auxiliary material of the Tricky Evil Monster's blood 200 ml, the Spirit Marauder's dust 30 grams, the red birch bark 10 grams, a golden vine, and a finger-sized homemade rubber mask—and asked tentatively:

"A sorcery monster?"

"Sorcererers." The Dark Sage read the name over again, and he looked at the bookshelf, where an old book flew up and landed in his hand, turning the pages backwards with a clatter.

"An extraordinary creature capable of mimicking the appearance of other creatures, aggressive, but at the mid-sequence level, rare...... Is this his path needed? Mr. Z said that he should have a high level of disguise, so it seems that it should be a special potion and pathway, and not rely on extraordinary items or his own camouflage skills......"

The Dark Sage read the introduction of the "Sorcery Monster" in this notebook at a glance, and finally judged the value of this extraordinary creature, and then said to Crane:

"A normal sorcery demon is equivalent to a Sequence 5 Extraordinary, and is scarce enough to be captured."

"I'll look through the warehouses in each region first, and I can't give you an answer right away."

It seems that there is hope, the family background of the Aurora Society is not inferior to the church, and it would be great if we could find a main material and a supporting material just like this...... Crane showed a heartfelt smile, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly, "Okay." ”

Then, Crane thought for a moment, and said in a light and faintly arrogant tone of "Mr. X":

"Your Excellency, if I need to go to the Southern Continent to complete some private commissions, can I ask a guide from the organization?"

Crane thinks that the Covert Organization definitely doesn't mind members going out to do some personal work, and that receiving it is an affirmation of the strength of the members, and if it is done, it will definitely make the organization gain some more reputation - of course, it may also need to give the organization some share.

"Let's sign and seal first."

The Dark Sage quickly drafted a contract with the terms of exchange between the two parties, adding "If there are no tricky demons, replace them with other items that Mr. X needs". Crane took two steps forward to make sure there were no loopholes in the contract, he nodded, took a half step back, and waited for the Dark Sage to seal it with the golden seal.

Reluctant to sign? I don't plan to draw a seal, can I even change my fingerprints? The Dark Sage's face was not different, and he stamped the golden seal on the corner of the contract with his seal, and then put it in the file bag.

He then answered Crane's question:

"Your Excellency the Great Angel of War is preaching the power of the Lord on the South Road, and if you need it, I can introduce the soldiers of the Red of War, and the extraordinary ones of the Iron Cross will lead the way for you."

This is equivalent to going directly to the rebels, right? I'd be very safe, but it would be difficult to distribute items to Rune's soldiers, and the religious "War Red" wouldn't let the children of Rune's nobles in the army go of Dawn Dantès...... Crane thought for a few seconds, and politely refused:

"Your Excellency, I'm not here to intervene in the war."

The Dark Sage understood what he meant, and said, "You may need someone who is familiar with the situation on the sea and in the cities of the Southern Continent. I'll contact her first, and you'll need to tell me the approximate time of the action. ”

She? Crane felt a little curious, and he nodded in agreement, "Okay." ”

"That's right."

The Dark Sage reminded, "Don't forget the duties the Lord has given you. ”

Support the survivors of the Eastern Continent...... Crane's mind reminded him of Frank's mushrooms and the face of the "sun", and he nodded earnestly.

After exchanging a few details with the Dark Sage, Crane returned to 160 Berlund Street contentedly, reclaiming the paper figure double that had been sitting in his study reading the newspaper.

Then, as usual, he finished his dinner, rested, bathed, washed, and went to bed.

In the middle of the night, Crane suddenly woke up from a dream, only to see himself sitting in the living room in the form of Dawn Dantès, a young man with black hair and green eyes, wearing red gloves, holding his hand on the window frame, and suddenly rolled in.

……

Edward paced across the red sea, circular ripples spreading outward.

She stepped on the vertebrae of the dead demon, through the ribs that spread out like a tunnel, and pressed the brim of her hat against the white sun in the sky.

The sea of blood vibrate, as if the volcanoes below erupted one after another, there was a huge tsunami brewing, the white sun blinked, and the bones in the sea of blood seemed to have been dead for thousands of years Open their rotten blood basins, drink the sea of blood, and unfold the shrunken remnants of the flesh!

Edward looked down at his feet.

The claws from the abyss were grabbing at her from below, humans were only as tall as the nails above, but Edward looked at them like humans looking at ants at their feet.

She grabbed the sky with one hand, and the white sun exploded on the spot like a crushed eyeball, plunging the world into endless blackness. With the other hand, he used his cane to point across the surface of the sea in the direction of the recovery of the giant skeletons, and the brewing tsunami disappeared quietly as if it were choking the throat. The end of the cane had not yet touched the monsters below, and their skeletons were like a piece of paper slowly crumpled into a ball of paper, making a crumbling sound like a heavy load, crushing from the fingertips down the fingertips and turning into black powder in the shape of bones.

The sea of blood surged, and they disappeared in the waves one after another.

Edward continued to walk, and a large, monstrous monster rose from the sea of blood, only to stop in front of her.

"Won't you let me pass, revered Mother Tree of Desire?"

Edward took off his hat and pressed it to his chest, a gentle smile tugging at the corners of his mouth. It's like visiting the owner, and it's like attending a funeral.

"You're weakened, I can see it. You can't stop me, and I can see Fabouti's fate. ”

"She's going to die."

"Soon, soon—a month, or two months?"

"You're going to lose to me."

tbc

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The plot of this volume is really boring......