Chapter 020: The Demon's Summoning Ritual

On the way out, Todd remained silent.

As an orthodox Divine State, Todd Buck can be regarded as a well-established young man, whose ancestors once followed Anthony, one of the Little Three, carried a musket in the wasteland and fought orcs in the north, making the Buck family a big family in the Divine State to this day.

Because of this, after hearing Father Phuket's words that can be called "great rebellion", Todd began to doubt life.

Above the Pope of the Thirteen Holy Churches, is the Phuket priest?

The so-called 'Phuket priest' is not a name, but a position that has been passed down through the times!

Todd didn't know for a while how many secrets and surprises were waiting for him in this world.

Thinking of this, Todd looked at Mr. Ludon beside him.

Obviously, it all had to do with Mr. Ludon.

Todd certainly knew what the name 'Luden' meant to the Divine State.

He was just a little unsure whether the ancient legend of the Divine State was true or false.

Legend has it that every once in a while, hundreds of years or thousands of years, a 'Luden' will come down and bring good fortune to the world.

The legend was so bizarre that the children discussed it as a ghost story, and the adults kept a straight face and warned the children not to be disrespectful to the great tribune Luden.

Todd didn't take the story seriously, knowing that he had met the dean, a man suspected of being the godfather of Brando, named . Luden.

When the horses stopped running, Todd came to his senses and found the crowd outside the sanatorium.

The sanatorium is the property of the Knights of St. Peter, and the land of the sanatorium is owned by the Knights of St. Peter's by warrant of the King of the United Kingdom of the Lesser United Kingdom, with a certain degree of extrajudicial immunity.

Many people who have committed crimes will run to sanatoriums, begging for shelter and escaping the law.

Of course, these people also had to pay a price, paying a large fee to work as laborers in sanatoriums, or directly joining the Knights of St. Peter's as servants.

Core tenet: those who have money pay, those who don't have money contribute.

After stepping on the land of the sanatorium, nearly a hundred knights did not make any stops, turned around and left the sanatorium, not knowing where to go.

Only Luden, Todd and Father Phuket were left at the door, waiting for the owner to show up.

It wasn't long before a cardinal greeted him.

The cardinal first bowed slightly to Luden, then looked at Father Phuket and greeted,

"Your Majesty, Holy Bless."

Father Phuket shook his head,

"I'm not a pope anymore, and I don't have any saints."

The cardinal did not answer this, turned to lead the way for the three, and as he walked, he said,

"I'm Noelle Jager, one of the cardinals of the Thirteen Holy Order, and the vice-president of St. Peter's Sanatorium in the Fog Capital here, you can call me Noelle, here, please."

Noelle took Ludon and Todd around the sanatorium, found a quiet building, and gave the key to Luden.

Obviously, these were prepared a long time ago.

"The poor children of Oliver's orphanage, we will also pay attention to ensure that nothing else happens during this time, and when the incident subsides, there will be no change in your life when you go back."

With that, the cardinal took his leave.

The sanatorium can provide temporary shelter, but it can also allow Ludon and Todd to take a break from the trouble.

That night, Ludon lay on the plank bed and finally got a good night's sleep.

The next day, he sat in the dining room on the first floor, eating while reading the morning paper.

"Last night, there was an explosion in the dungeon of the Southern Street Security Team, and the security team found two bodies at the scene.

According to unnamed sources, Todd Barker, who is accused of being 'Jack the Ripper', and his accomplice Ludon Corleone are likely to have died in the explosion when they escaped from prison.

The security forces have not yet made any official statement on the matter"

Todd also took note of the report.

As long as he wants, he can leave the fog capital now and live in another country, and he can start again.

Todd shook his head, dispelling the thought.

His deceased wife is still here, and they still have a wedding that hasn't taken place.

And

Todd's gaze fell on Mr. Ludon, his eyes full of curiosity.

A new godfather, the director of the orphanage, bears the legendary name of 'Luden', who can make the former pope saddle up like a servant.

Todd thought it would be much more interesting to follow Mr. Ludon.

After breakfast, Father Phuket appeared in the dining room with a tired face and more than one perfume smell on his body.

Luden, who was drinking coffee and reading the newspaper, glanced at Father Phuket and immediately launched a 'moral condemnation',

"Heh, the guy who lives a disorderly life."

Father Phuket smiled helplessly.

If it's just 50 steps and 100 steps, Father Phuket can still accept Luden's accusations.

But this guy is 10,000 steps and 100 steps, what has he done, and he doesn't have any AC number in his heart?

Todd joined the ranks of moral condemnation, nodding slightly, silently echoing Mr. Ludon.

He loved his wife very much, and after the other party died, this love still did not dissipate.

Todd couldn't help but ask,

"Mr. Luden, do you have a wife?"

"Yes."

Ludon put down his coffee cup and said casually,

"My wife is not very good-tempered, and she wants to hang me. As for my last relationship, the woman stabbed me in the ribs with a knife, uh, we haven't seen each other for many years, and I don't know if her hatred for me has diminished over the years. ”

Todd listened intently, not letting go of any details.

He believed that Mr. Luton was not making up a story, that he could discern a lie from the truth, and that Mr. Luton was sincere.

If you are stabbed in the ribs with a knife, it must be very painful, and if you are stabbed in the organs, you will even be speechless in pain.

Mr. Lutdon is still alive, and he is already a great blessing.

Maybe it's a blessing.

And, listening to Mr. Lutdon's tone, he hadn't seen that woman for many years, and during all these years, Mr. Lutdon had no new romances.

Focusing only on two women, in this era, is too innocent.

Sounds like a decent man!

Todd expressed deep sympathy and understanding for Mr. Luden's plight, and echoed,

"We would argue when my wife was still alive, and sometimes I wanted to knock her head open to see what was going on inside, but of course, I didn't. I'm just saying. Lovers are sometimes like that. ”

Ludon nodded frequently, chatted happily with Todd, and shared his experience of falling in love and killing each other with his two lovers.

Listening to the conversation between the two, Father Phuket, who knew the truth, couldn't cry or laugh, he could only drink coffee and shake his head.

Lutdon put down the day's paper, he had finished reading it.

Millet still didn't publish the report, and didn't try to provoke Jack the Ripper.

Still, it's not a big problem.

Ludon looked at Father Phuket, and said,

"It's time to get down to business."

"Please."

"Someone is behind the scenes."

Luden said seriously,

"Assuming that His Majesty did not reveal my existence, there was only one reason why Jack the Ripper was looking for me, someone told him."

Father Phuket nodded, "That's true." ”

"Don't you think it's too much of a coincidence?"

Ludon pointed to Todd on the side of the table and said seriously,

"Sweeney Todd, Jack the Ripper, what era is this, is the crowd of people shining? Even if it's humanoid, it shouldn't be a serial murderer in the fog, right? And you should have read that book. ”

Father Phuket nodded again,

"Indeed, it is rumored that the book sold very well back then."

When he was in the Qiyun Kingdom, Lu Deng did everything within the scope of the law in order to make a fortune.

He became a copyist, writing different stories under various pen names.

In "Sherlock Holmes Detective Collection", Luton created the image of many classic serial murderers:

Todd the Barber, Jack the Ripper

Of course, the tone of the whole book is still positive!

Any sin, will be brought to justice!

In Qiyun, this is indeed a bestseller, and even the later empress likes to read it.

The question is. The things in the book, thousands of years later, suddenly ran into reality.

Then there is only one possibility: someone, or an organization, is consciously cultivating these serial killers.

Luden's work became their guide!

From the first sight of Jack the Ripper, Ludon began to think about it.

He had suspected the Inquisition, but the other party behaved as if he didn't know.

Awu is busy with revenge, and the Empress and Al are still walking on the moon.

Potential suspects known to Ludon have all been ruled out.

Who else could it be?

Ludon looked at Father Phuket, who knew he knew something.

"That's right, Mr. Luden"

Father Phuket coughed lightly, his expression was a little weird,

"I don't know if you remember, Mr. Lu Deng, the protector, led a team to explore the Qiyun ruins and brought back a batch of books, which are important materials for studying the Qiyun Kingdom."

Ludon nodded, he certainly remembered.

This history is no stranger to Todd, and it is precisely because of these materials that the Divine State finally abolished the Thirteen Saint Descendant Families and moved from a republic to an imperial system.

It's just that what does this matter have to do with the murderers in the fog capital four hundred years later?

"Some people, when studying Qiyun's materials, are a little biased, they are eager for demons to come, do you know what I mean?"

Father Phuket spoke cryptically, but Ludon understood.

As in the days of the Kingdom of Qiyun, people could not resist the temptation of eternal life and went on the wrong path endlessly.

They need a demon.

Slay demons and gain eternal life.

Father Phuket continued,

"Some of them think that reproducing the creation of a certain literary author and restoring it in reality can speed up the summoning of demons. An evil forbidden summoning ritual? ”

Hearing this, Lu Dengxin's doubts were solved.

These people who thirst for eternal life form an organization, take root in civilized society, hide it, and pass on secrets from generation to generation.

The Empress does have the strength to exterminate these people, even if she doesn't rely on the Inquisition.

But why do it?

As far as the empress is concerned, she is too lazy to care about the future of mankind, and she is already tired.

And what these people do, not only will not anger the empress, but to some extent, the empress will benefit from it!

If they do summon Ludon out in advance.

The Empress can reward them with a nuke if the situation is appropriate.

"The first is Todd the Barber, and the second is Jack the Ripper."

Ludon rubbed his temples and sighed,

"Do you remember the third article in the table of contents, what it was?"

The best-selling book he wrote many years ago, although Lutdon can remember every detail clearly, but recalling is a hard thing, it is better to ask others directly to answer.

"Yes."

Father Phuket nodded and said a name,

"Gourmet, Hannibal."