Chapter 3 Use with care
"Sorry, I'm a little late."
Taking off his top hat, Azk Eggers' bronzed face showed a hint of apology.
"When I arrived at the battlefield, I found that the spirit ship had joined the battle, and the battle was already one-sided, so I did not show up to avoid conflict with her...... Heh, I've been thinking about a lot of things lately, and the grudge I had with her in the Quaternary is probably not so easy to eliminate. β
Angel and Crane looked at each other.
There is an irreconcilable historical contradiction between the two "big guys" who can help a lot at a critical moment, which makes Angel, who holds a contract with Annie, and Crane, who can contact Azik with a copper whistle at any time, feel a little embarrassed.
They politely did not continue the topic, but told Azik the details of this morning's battle.
"The 'Mother Tree of Desire'...... I hadn't heard the name of this deity, maybe in the Quaternary Age, he had other names, but I could feel from a long distance that the angel who projected power had more than just indulgent desires...... Multiply? β
Azik frowned, and it took him half a day to find the right adjective.
Multiply...... It reminded Angel of extravagant and sinister nights in his private house on Olawe Island.
"In addition, if the scale you found on the battlefield is indeed related to the 'Angel of Destiny', as you say, it is beyond my scope, but I think it is best for you not to keep it with you for a long time, and you can try to give it to another 'Serpent of Destiny', or listen to his advice."
"Is it because of 'aggregation'?"
After listening to Azik's suggestion, Crane immediately asked rhetorically.
"That's right, it seems that you also understand one of the most anticipated and feared events between the high sequences, the higher the sequence, the more extraordinary characteristics of condensation, the stronger the attraction between the same path, this is not manifested as a real force, but a coincidence, a kind of encounter in fate."
Azik replied with a smile, a dark mole looming in his ears.
"The same applies to the other items you've harvested, the 'Thief' glove is supposed to be derived from the demigod trait, the Sequence 4 'Parasite', although I don't recall the relevant knowledge, but my intuition tells me that it will be quite dangerous to use."
"Can't you do anti-divination?"
Angel asked a little unwillingly.
This is a demigod-level magical item, even in the major churches, it can be crowned with a seal number with the prefix "1".
"There are too many ways to get around this, and of course, it's not completely impossible to use, and the demigod you killed should be using it for a long time...... But be careful, do not use unless necessary. β
It can only be sealed with the spiritual wall in normal times, and then taken out and used at critical moments...... This will make its value greatly reduced, maybe selling it for a good price is the fate of the "parasite"?
Angel sighed secretly and pushed the two blasphemous cards "Witch" and "Red Priest" towards Azik, asking:
"What about them?"
"Two more 'blasphemy cards'......" Azik curiously picked up the two cards, and his gaze lingered for a moment on the portrait of the women's clothing Russell on the "Witch" card, "Although they don't have extraordinary characteristics, they are extremely high-level, and they will also attract the aggregation of extraordinary characteristics of the path, either seal them, or simply write down the potion recipe and throw them away, heh." β
He chuckled, meaning that the latter suggestion was just a joke.
Sure enough, Mr. Azik also knows the "blasphemy card", maybe he has seen Mr. Fool's "Black Emperor...... Angel nodded, deciding to seal the two cards later, or sacrifice them to Mr. Fool for safekeeping, he would certainly not be afraid of the dangers of this convergence effect.
Imagining the curious glances of the other Tarot members with the new "Blasphemy Card" placed next to Mr. Fool's hand made her a little eager to try.
"By the way, Mr. Azik, about what you said last time, using powerful attacks to destroy tainted extraordinary properties or magical items, so that it can reunite and get rid of pollution......"
Angel suddenly remembered that he had sacrificed to Mr. Fool before, and had never had a chance to return the "Night Watch" seal to the Night Church, and tentatively asked the angel who had not yet recovered his full strength for a solution.
"Well, I think I can try it now, although I haven't regained all my strength, I should have some certainty about the pollution related to 'death'."
Not disappointing her, Azk replied after a moment's deliberation and a nod.
It's a pity that the seal is still with Mr. Fool, so I can only ask him to "give it" in advance next time...... By the way, you can directly ask Mr. Fool to give it to Mr. Azik, so that you don't have to go through me, and you can solve the problem faster!
As Angel was about to propose to Mr. Azik, Klein suddenly interjected as if he remembered something:
"Mr. Azik, the ring I mentioned to you last time is suspected to be the legacy of the 'Ancient Grim Reaper', I tried divination of the magical item that fell on that ship, and found that it is still valid, we can go and find it at any time."
Ring of Death...... Is it the one on the finger of "Admiral Hell" Ludwell? If it's not for the sake of it, then I'm afraid it does have something to do with Mr. Azik, and it can awaken a lot of memories for him...... Angel forgot what she was going to say for a moment, remembering the battle with Ludwell and the strange ring he was wearing, and guessed.
Azik was also attracted by this incident, and his expression was a little expectant, and he said with some regret:
"I still have some things to keep busy, and this will allow me to regain more memories and strength, and when that's all over, I'll go get that ring again, because I have a hunch that it will take me to the depths of the berserk sea, where the answer may be hidden."
Speaking of this, he turned to Angel again:
"Finally, congratulations on your promotion to the high sequence, which is one of the fastest in my memory of not fully recovering."
As he spoke, he took his top hat and put it on, stood up, and stepped into the spirit realm in the same color patch as when he came.
"When you need me to try the smashing perk, you can find me through the Copper Whistle."
As soon as the words fell, the color of the living room returned to normal.
Ah, my character......
Angel sighed softly, feeling that Azk was in a hurry.
Beside her, Crane sighed softly, but with a hint of happiness.
It almost revealed that Mr. Azik was not a "fool's man" at all...... In this way, my first true confiner was actually Daniz "Flame" who was forced to recite the name of the Fool in the book world?
Sneaking a glance at Angel beside him, and seeing that she didn't notice, Klein immediately opened his mouth to pull out other topics:
"Well, the matter here is almost settled, and for the rest of the trip, I need to make a trip back to Beckland, which may take a few months, ...... No problem? β
Because it was a temporary topic, his words were a little incoherent, attracting Angel's curious gaze, who thought for a moment and nodded:
"Our identities must not be used before, after the Great Smog, Erin and Sherlock will inevitably be on the watch lists of major organizations, and the Aurora Society and the Witch Sect will also regard us as a thorn in the side, if we want to return to Beckland, we have to change our identities."
She is actually quite reluctant to be "Erin Watson", not only because she has been in business for a long time and has a healthy social relationship, but also because of the "Baroness Landon inheritance" that Severia said during her accidental trip to Trier.
If that part of the stock hadn't depreciated, all my assets would have added up to close to Β£100,000, and even with the Sequence 4 traits and magical items I just acquired, all of my possessions wouldn't be that much......
But Angel knows that this is obviously a trap left by Severia and the Witch Sect, as long as "Irene" receives this inheritance, it will inevitably be exposed, and what awaits her is probably endless harassment and attacks.
You must know that the Witch Sect has a true God, and there must be more than one angel under the seat.
Klein is also thinking about the issue of a new identity, it is not difficult to buy an identity certificate, there is a similar business in Damir Harbor, but how to design a reasonable identity background, so that he can have the opportunity to contact the Night Church, so that he can implement the plan after that, is the most important thing.
His eyes suddenly looked at the hidden emblem on Angel's wrist.
What if, taking advantage of Angel's connections?
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In the middle of the night, Angel suddenly woke up from her dream.
Fighting and promoting in the morning, fleeing from Byam in the morning, buying identities in the afternoon, and sealing and sacrificing items at night, she thought she would have a good dream, but she didn't expect to fall into a nightmare on her first night after becoming a demigod.
She dreamed of a city that was empty, full of smoke, with the moon shattering overhead, and the earth cracking in the distance, of herself covered in blood, rising from the basement of Daffodil StraΓe 6 in Tingen, of the cold language spoken by Adam with a warm smile, of Klein falling into a deep sleep and that she could not wake him up anyway......
Wiping the cold sweat from her forehead, shaking her head and shaking off the terrifying nightmare in her mind, she looked to the side, Klein was gently closing his eyes, breathing steadily, with a hint of a smile on the corner of his mouth, sleeping quietly.
"Is it because my spirituality has not been stable after promotion, or is it because I was too impressed by those 'pains' during the performance and promotion?"
She muttered to herself, her mind finally lingering on the last horrific fragment of the dream.
Is that a fantasy, or a prophecy?
Angel stretched out her finger and gently touched Klein's bare shoulder, worried about disturbing him, but hoping that he would respond immediately.
"Hmm......"
Crane seemed to notice, twisted his body, and turned sideways to the other side.
With the spirituality of a "soothsayer", if there is any movement around him that could cause harm to him, he will immediately wake him up, and since he is still asleep, it means that ......
β¦β¦ It shows that he trusts me absolutely......
Sweeping the nightmare in his head into the garbage heap, Angel suddenly reached out and hugged Klein from behind, laughing at his sudden struggle.
(End of chapter)