“…… That's how it happened. ”

"You mean, Mr. Jonathan was the first to discover the anomaly?"

"Yes."

"What did you see at that time? Or do you find anything out of the ordinary? ”

"It's a pity that I was in a worm state at the time, and my senses were greatly suppressed, especially in the water."

"Which of you will return to the train first?"

"Mr. Jonathan."

"That distorted corpse hangs outside the train all the time?"

"Yes...... Well, yes, to be exact, before the train starts. After the train started, the distorted corpses could no longer be seen from the window due to the gray fog. ”

“……”

In a temporary house on Oswigh Street, which serves as an inquiry room, Li Shenzhi is being questioned by the Sheriff's Department.

The content of the Sheriff's inquiry is very detailed, and it is tireless to ask for some details.

Li Shenzhi basically answered all questions.

Of course, the content of the answer is limited to what is seen from the "Langdon perspective".

In addition, he will selectively forget and ignore some particularly trivial things.

Now he realized that even if his senses were limited by Langdon's hardware and his vision was very limited, the limited power here was 100 percent.

Answering too many details makes it seem unnatural.

Half an hour later, when the questioning ended, Li Shenzhi, who had just walked out of the room, happened to see Jonathan coming out of another room.

After the buffer of time has calmed down, Jonathan has recovered from the shock.

When he saw Li Shenzhi, he walked over with a solemn face, took off his hat and saluted: "Thank you for not giving up at the moment of life and death, and it is my honor to be with you." ”

Li Shenzhi hurriedly replied when he heard this: "I should be thanked, if it weren't for your timely warning, maybe there would be nothing to do with me at all!" ”

When Jonathan heard this, he suddenly realized with a slightly twisted mentality.

"This is my duty!"

"That's what I should do!"

The two laughed, giving birth to a sense of sympathy.

Of course, this does not include Li Shenzhi.

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, reported to each other's homes, and had the opportunity to reunite after meeting, and a friendship with a "friend of life and death" was concluded.

After this busy time, it was already early afternoon.

The small town of Centeralia, which had long been taken over by the General Administration of Public Security, did not need his worries, and simply went home to rest.

When he got home, Li Shenzhi hastily ate something to make up for the wear and tear of Langdon's body, and then went back to the house to rest.

At this point, his attention finally withdrew to his body, and he could concentrate on thinking about some problems.

Especially the "Godhood Wish" of the Dark Shiners.

In hindsight, the ins and outs of this incident are actually quite simple.

The floating corpses in the Deep Sea Station are living corpses that have been transformed by Captain Brown.

In order to scare Jonathan away, he manipulated the source of decay, corrupted and controlled the living corpses, and finally took the train into the world of the Dark Shiner.

— that is, the upside-down and twisted world.

It was then that the Dark Shiner extended him a "wish-making" invitation.

This seems to be an invitation to Li Shenzhi, but it is actually to Captain Brown.

A long time ago, Li Shenzhi knew that only lichs could make living corpses, and the process of making living corpses was very simple, a drop of lich blood was enough.

Therefore, the living corpse transformed by the source of decay actually contains Brown's blood.

In a way, they're part of Brown's body.

Of course, with Li Shenzhi's strength, it is enough to clear the influence of Brown's bloodline, but it will take a little time.

However, it was a little bit of time that was seized by the Dark Shiner.

Brown responds to the Dark Shiner's wishing invitation.

In the end, he made a wish to become a god.

Intuition told Li Shenzhi that although this wish was made by Brown, it was very likely that it would be returned to him in the end.

Because the thousand-armed monster at that time had both Brown's blood and Li Shenzhi's soul.

Thankfully, Captain Brown made a wish to become a god!

Otherwise, any other low-level wishes would be no less than the curse of fate for Li Shenzhi!

However, even so, "becoming a god" is still not necessarily a good thing.

After all, judging from many clues, his Li Shenzhi's body has the personality of the old days, and from the old days to the gods, it is really hard to say which is better or worse.

"Hopefully it's all just my delusion!"

Li Shenzhi comforted himself, but as soon as the words of comfort echoed in his heart, he sighed weakly.

According to his cautious nature, regardless of whether this matter is confirmed or not, as long as there is this possibility, it is impossible for him to completely let go!

"What a world full of malice!"

Li Shenzhi sighed, and did not complain about the calculations of the dark shiners, but only lamented the darkness of the nature of the world.

The wolf eats the sheep, and the sheep eat the grass.

He had also killed Inspector Pyne without any burden.

Inspector Pyne, who has been reduced to ashes and servants, doesn't understand why he, Langdon, wants to kill him?

Now that feng shui is in turn, he has become "Inspector Pine".

"Now the question is, did the Dark Shiners stumble upon me, or did they have their eyes on me for a long time?"

"Wishing, is it an elaborate conspiracy? Or is it an authority that cares only about the effect, not the cause? ”

"Finally, what if the 'God's Wish' is still haunted by me?"

Li Shen asked questions in his heart and thought about them one by one.

"Actually, the first and second questions can be combined, judging from the fact that when I entered the upside-down world, the Dark Shiner did not attack, but used the means of wishing to plot, it is very likely that she is in a state of existence similar to mine."

"My ontology can only be active in Chaos, and she lives in that upside-down world, and if she wants to interfere with reality, she must meet certain conditions."

"The difference is that his condition is 'desire.'"

"That would explain why she was attracted to an unusually strong desire!"

"Desire is her divine condition, and it is also where her authority lies."

"But, then again, since Ellis had already created the conditions for him to descend from the gods, why didn't he occupy a body? Don't have the right body on the spot? ”

"Or ......" Li Shen was shocked in his heart: "He has already occupied a body in secret?" ”

This speculation made him feel like a man.

"Nope! Wrong! ”

In the agitation of his heart, Li Shenzhi's thoughts turned.

"It wasn't that easy for God to descend, otherwise Frederick, the prophet of fate, wouldn't have gone to great lengths to select the right candidates. But how can I be so easy? ”

"Isn't it ......"

A bold guess suddenly shook his heart...... This is my authority!

！

It's very likely!

If it was so easy for the gods to descend, wouldn't the sheriff's department investigate him who had gone through the ritual of the gods?

However, the Public Security Bureau not only did not investigate, but let him be used as a bait with a big heart.

Li Shenzhi did not believe that the Sheriff's Department would make such a low-level mistake.

This can only show one thing, that the divine descent is extremely difficult to achieve, or that there must be anomalies when it is realized.

"If you think about it carefully, it really makes no sense to be able to occupy other people's bodies unscrupulously!"

"Jonathan's inlay is a lake fairy that can be transformed into a body of water, and logically speaking, he should be able to simulate any form, but he only has a human form."

"The same goes for my creepers."

"Those operations that use resentful spirits to forcibly occupy other people's bodies and dominate them can only be done temporarily, and these details no longer explain a thing, and the soul is extremely special."

"But my soul quickly adapts to all bodies, humans, fish, rats, minions of the ashes, living corpses, Siren lords, sources of decay...... No matter what kind of body it is, I don't feel any discomfort, not even the switch of senses, there is no discomfort, at most it gives me a novel freshness. ”

At this point, Li Shenzhi fell into an indescribable emotion.

It's a kind of excitement that suddenly dawns on me;

It is also a kind of confusion that will be doubted.

"Don't rejoice too soon, we have to find a way to verify this."

After a long time, Li Shenzhi took a long breath and spit it out again, calming his restless heart.

It took him a moment before he turned his thoughts back to the Dark Shiner again.

"Judging from the rumors of the Dark Shiner, as well as my own experience, her desire authority should be one that cares only about the effect, not the cause."

"I Have a Catalogue of Ghosts and Gods"

"If I hadn't been in the small town of Centria, Ellis's desire to become a god would most likely have become a different state, as can be seen from the experienced inquiries of the Nautical Church."

"Therefore, the Dark Shiner discovered my existence because of Ellis's wish to become a god, and then calculated me when he distorted Ellis's wish."

"Now there is only one last question left, is the desire to become a god still haunting me? There is no point in speculating on this, and you have to prepare for the worst. ”

Li Shenzhi pondered for a moment, and his eyes suddenly looked down at Langdon's body.

"If I ascend to God in the form of Langdon, wouldn't that be tantamount to responding to her curse? No, in a way, it's not even a curse, it's a blessing buff. ”

"However, in this way, Langdon's body can't be easily abandoned, huh?"

"After all, God knows, there is no time limit for this wish."

"Then again, I directly occupy the body of an angel, wouldn't the starting point be higher? If you occupy the body of the gods, wouldn't it be a direct fulfillment of merit? ”

"If you think about it, it's really a shortcut, then the question is, where to find an angel for physical contact?"

At this moment, Li Shenzhi's thoughts diverged.

Although this idea is ridiculous, how ridiculous can there be a world of absurdity?

……

……

Meanwhile, a hundred miles away in Tudor City, Assistant Superintendent of Peace David is sitting respectfully in the confessional of Tudor Cathedral, reporting on the latest situation at the Wish Station.

“…… Judging from the current situation, the thousand-armed monster was transformed by Brown's first living corpse casting! Judging from the eyewitness testimonies at the scene, it is believed that an unknown mysterious force eroded the living corpses and finally took the train to Centeria. ”

"It's a pity that the thousand-armed monster not only swallowed Mr. Brown's body, but also didn't let go of his soul, and we used all means to bring back Brown's remnant soul, so from this point of view, the attacker's personality is probably extremely high."

David reported in a deep voice, only slightly mentioning a little speculation, something deeper, he didn't say, and he didn't dare to say.

He suspected that the thousand-armed monster was the work of the Lord of the Deep or his men.

This is most likely a warning.

As David's debriefing fell, the confessional fell silent.

"I see, let's stop this!"

Purple-robed Archbishop Steve whispered.

This had to be terminated as well.

Because the Wish Station and even the train have been destroyed, and if you want to investigate, you must mobilize the Royal Navy to dive into the Poyers submarine volcano and conduct a field investigation.

If Poyers Volcano is borderland, it's risky, but not impossible.

As a rival against the Royal Navy on the main front line of the deep sea, the strength is still trustworthy.

It's a pity that there is a very terrifying Kraken Lord dormant in that sea.

It was so powerful that the Royal Navy did not dare to salvage a battleship that had sunk in that area and had been personally blessed by His Holiness the Pope.

Calculate the time, that battered battleship has been restored under the halo of blessing, right?

Alas!

Thinking of that battleship, Archbishop Steve couldn't help but feel a little pain in his heart.

The blessing ceremony of the battleship is not a baptism, just sprinkle holy water and recite a few prayers.

This not only requires the consumption of a large amount of extremely precious transcendent materials, but also requires a powerful priest to preside over the ceremony.

If the ritual goes wrong, it can fall short.

Therefore, even under the premise that Ingleson colonized overseas and plundered a lot of wealth, blessed battleships are still extremely scarce!

In other words, this is also one of the fundamental reasons why the Nautical Church is trying to communicate with the Kraken Lord.

Even if the strategy fails, it would be excellent to get back that blessed battleship.

It's a pity.

Archbishop Steve looked at David's departing back and sighed in his heart, this matter is still a little flawed after all!

Fortunately, he captured a god, although it was a wish to become a god, but it was also a tribute to the sky.

……

With the intervention of the Nautical Church, the Tudor Sheriff's Office was extremely efficient.

Steve ordered the mission to be terminated, and the town of Centeria received the order to begin the final sweep.

The tampered memories of the townspeople's memories, the falsified scene of the forgery scene.

The work looks simple, but it's tedious.

Even with the assistance of local vigilantes, it took the General Administration of Public Security four days.

It is worth mentioning that this finishing work also helped the town of Centeria to crack several hanging eucalyptus.

It turned out that the vigilantes from Tudor had "inadvertently" dug up some secrets in tampering with the memories of some townspeople.

Not surprisingly, this credit will be counted on Li Shenzhi's head in the end.

After all, the follow-up arraignment and investigation will be the responsibility of Li Shenzhi's team.

All in all, it was a bonus.

Of course, it is also thanks to Li Shenzhi that he was transferred to the small town of Centeralia, otherwise these unsolved suspense will not only not be credited, but will also become evidence of his dereliction of duty!

Four days later, all the Tudor sheriffs were withdrawn.

The small town of Centeria has gradually returned to its former calm after a wave of "Ausvi street adventure fever".

However, the calm did not last long, and a convoy carrying the royal flag of Ingleson once again made a noise in the town of Centeria.