Early the next morning, Duanmu Huai and Ogis left the church and went to the site of the Mecha on the other side of the river, led by Lorena. According to Lorena, the Bishop allowed her to go with her as a representative of the Church in order to avoid further conflict.

Originally, Duanmu Huai thought that he would see a cyberpunk-like scene of transforming people everywhere on the other side, but to his surprise, everything in front of him did not seem to be significantly different from the place he had seen before, with people coming and going, vibrant streets, noisy crowds and vendors.

Not only that, but unlike the areas controlled by the Church, the people here also seem to be quite enthusiastic about Duanmu Locust and Ogis.

"Hey, that Iron Guy, do you want to come and see my fruit?"

"This lovely young lady, I have a good accessory for you, right?"

You must know that Duanmu Huai's dress in other places will almost always make people shy away, which is also normal. The two-meter-five Iron Knight, coupled with the skull and cross symbol on the power armor, gives people an icy aura that no one can enter. But here, people don't seem to be very accustomed to this kind of steel creation, and they don't seem to pay much attention to it.

Duanmu Huai walked to a fruit stall, and the boss saw the arrival of Duanmu Huai, and he also stepped forward to entertain him quite enthusiastically.

"Welcome, Iron Knight, what would you like to order?"

"I'll take a look......... Then again, you don't seem to be very afraid of me? ”

Duanmu Huai looked at the boss and asked curiously. Of course, he did not take off his helmet just to be on the safe side.

"Ah, Iron Knight, you may not know, we are not afraid of this here unlike any other place. And the Holy Maiden of the Church here is a great iron angel, although everyone was a little uneasy at first, but now we are used to it. ”

"Is that so?"

"Of course, if you don't understand, I recommend you go to church, then I think you'll understand right away."

"Okay, thanks."

After a brief conversation, Duanmu Huai followed the direction of the boss and walked towards the seat of the church in the city.

It didn't take much effort, under the guidance of passers-by, Duanmu Huai and Ogis found the church of the Mechanic Sect, and at this time, he finally understood why the people here were like this.

This is because almost all of the clergy who haunt this church have prosthetic limbs that have been modified with metal.

"Welcome to church, sir, is there anything you can do?"

Just as Duanmu Huai carefully looked at the church in front of him, a nun walked over, she looked no different from ordinary people, except that behind the nun was installed a wing-like thing like a thousand-armed Guanyin, with several slender metal arms. Each of these arms holds different utensils, from what appears to be a prayer rod to some work and living utensils.

"Are you here to join our church too?"

Facing Duanmu Huai, this nun is also quite enthusiastic.

"Seeing that you are so perfectly integrated with steel, you must have a deep understanding of our teachings.........!"

"No, I just have something I want to talk to about here..............."

"Then please come with me, the Holy Maiden should be inside at the moment."

The nun greeted the two very warmly, and then led them into the church and walked into the depths.

And along the way, Duanmu Huai learned about the teachings of this "mechanical religion" through conversations with nuns. To put it simply, as Lorena said, the Mechanics believe that flesh and blood are a burden that prevents people from feeling the will and power of the gods, and that only by changing to pure steel can they feel the gods better.........

And the degree of transformation is equivalent to the status in the Mechanical, like the nun, who installs external plug-ins, is only the lowest-ranking prayer master, and if he is one level higher, he can transform his hands into steel fists, and then be promoted to an iron-fisted monk, and then there are even mechanical priests who transform themselves into machines except for their heads.........

Good guys, you want to be mechanically ascended, right, then I'll simply introduce you to believe in machine souls, and transform them all into machine servants.

Hearing the nun's introduction, Duanmu Huai was also speechless, he has always adhered to a respectful attitude towards this kind of mechanical transformation, if it is because of physical disability or some kind of disease, it is reasonable to install artificial objects. But if you sacrifice your flesh and blood just for reasons like more convenience......... Well, as a human being, it's still not quite acceptable to do so.

"Is this what the Mecha Cult is like?"

Duanmu Huai also turned his head and asked in a low voice to Lorena, who looked confused.

"I'm sorry......... Actually, I don't know very well........."

Led by the nun, Duanmu Huai and his party came to the church, and then they met a ......... Father Mechanic.

"What's the matter with you?"

The priest in front of him had a serious face, except for his head, everything else seemed to have been replaced by a machine, he was wearing a thin coat, and the whole person looked like a robot with a human head———well, in fact, it seemed to be similar.

"I'm here to investigate the murder doll."

Duanmu Huai stepped forward and explained what had happened, then stared at the mechanical priest.

"The puppets escaped here after us in pursuit, so we want to investigate here."

"Investigation?"

Hearing Duanmu Huai's request, the mechanical priest's expression was a little unpleasant.

"What qualifications do you have to investigate here?"

"Of course we have our reasons."

"What if I refuse?"

"Then I'm just here to inform you."

Facing the mechanical priest in front of him, Duanmu Huai was not afraid at all. After all, no matter whether the other party agrees or not, what he should do will not become. It's just that now it's a salute before a soldier, and if the other party agrees to help, then it's naturally better. But if the other party doesn't agree, then Duanmu Huai has no choice but to come hard.

"Woo..............."

Looking at the tense atmosphere on both sides, Ogis was expressionless, while Lorena looked nervously at this, at that, and finally raised her hand in a panic and came to the front of the mechanical priest.

"Father, we have no ill intentions, but this is a serious matter, and many innocent people have been killed. We just want to find the killer and don't plan to do anything here........."

“…………………”

The mechanical priest was silent for a moment, then nodded.

"Okay, I'll grant your request, but we'll have to send someone to do it too."

"As long as you don't make trouble, I'm fine."

Duanmu Huai made a concession, and the imminent conflict dissipated, which made Lorena breathe a sigh of relief. And the mechanical priest didn't care about these little things, he just sent someone to convey it, and soon, a young woman appeared in front of Duanmu Huai and the others.

"She's Meludi, a priest of the Church and an excellent exorcist, and she's going to work with you to find the puppet. So, I'll take my leave. ”

After a brief introduction, the mechanical priest turned away, and the young woman came to him.

"Meletti. Hello Hannah. ”

Compared to Lorena, Meletti first felt more like a soldier, wearing a pitch-black coat, standing straight, with a pair of large, metallic white wings mounted on Meletti's body, and a delicately crafted sniper rifle in her hands......... Well, it does look like a soldier.

But.........

Duanmu Huai looked at Meletti's bumpy figure, and then at Lorena's slender and flat figure.

Although they are both priests, the gap is a bit bigger...............