Chapter 8: They of Beckland

Angel, who used the "Hypocrisy" Ring to restore her face to "Erin Watson", nodded lightly, opened the door and came to the living room.

Sherman put away his revolver and followed her.

"You've become an 'instigator'?"

Finding a chair to sit in the humble living room, Angel asked casually.

She had already learned from Lola's letter that Sherman was preparing to be promoted to "Instigator", and she had just come here through the "World in the Mirror" and deliberately made some movements, and Sherman did have a little vigilance, indicating that he had become Sequence 8 and had stronger perception.

Unfortunately, like almost all Extraordinary Beings, he has become more dependent on his own spiritual warnings of danger, and once "perception" and "spiritual warning" conflict, Sherman subconsciously chooses to believe the latter, so he does not react accordingly in the first place.

Therefore, Angel reminded him not to trust his spiritual instincts too much, but to combine the Assassin path beyond the acute perception of ordinary people, so as not to fall into the trap of enemies with anti-divination abilities.

"Yes, Miss Erin, Lady Lola gave me the recipe for the potion, as well as ...... Taught me how to 'play the game', and two months ago, I managed to advance to Sequence 8. ”

Sherman took out two teacups, brewed them with black tea, and placed them on the table, sitting on the other side.

He knew that the woman in front of him would most likely not drink this cheap cup of black tea, but he knew that the other party would not drink it, but he still had to prepare.

"Tell me about the East End."

Angel's eyes swirled over the floating tea leaves, and finally took the cup and took a sip as a courtesy.

"In the aftermath of that terrible disaster, the population of the East Side was reduced by a full tenth, and the same number of people were incapacitated to work and could no longer support themselves, which made the already existing contradictions even more acute...... Fortunately, many new laws have been promulgated in the kingdom, and the Church of the Night Goddess has also settled here, and with the help of donated materials, everyone has lived a little better, and many gangs have stopped fighting each other and have temporarily quieted down. ”

That's probably the work of the Nightmares...... Angel nodded and asked:

"What about your play? This situation should be the most suitable for the 'instigator', right? ”

Under Sherman's narration, she soon learns that the new "instigator" has infiltrated and taken over a gang active at the junction of the East and North Districts, the "Black Claws", through her experience in the "Assassin" stage and the help of her friend Hugh Dilcha.

said that it was a takeover, originally Sherman planned to use a conspiracy assassination to solve the original gang boss, so that he as a deputy could reasonably become the person who spoke up, but the boss from Fusak was arrested in an operation, and then there was no news, and Sherman, who was extraordinary and had a good relationship with all the members, took the position and became the leader of nearly 100 members of the Ruan and Fursak gang.

Through this "ascendancy", as well as various actions that followed, Sherman successfully digested most of the potions and summarized his own rules of play.

"I didn't expect Hugh to support you to join the gang, I remember she wasn't jealous and hateful?"

Angel asked curiously.

"In the East End, the gangsters are older than factories, they don't disappear, they can only be replaced by another, and under my control, at least they don't do anything wrong, and she was persuaded by me."

Sherman replied with a smile that the "instigator" at this time undoubtedly had a stronger confidence in his actions and methods than Angel was cringe and shy when he first saw him.

"I hope you will remember these promises, otherwise without me, the extraordinary people of the church will come to your door...... You should know the 'Night Watchman', right? Angel reminded.

"Yes, Miss Hugh mentioned this to me, too."

Sherman nodded solemnly.

After entering the transcendent world and coming into contact with all kinds of extraordinary beings, he also knew a lot of information that was originally kept secret from ordinary people.

For example, the bishop in the church who preaches with a warm face is likely to be an extraordinary person in the middle sequence, for example, the church has its own organization of extraordinary people, and will secretly solve the disasters caused by extraordinary people, such as the "witch sect" to which he belongs is actually one of the culprits of the great smog of Beckland at the end of last year......

"Miss Irene, I heard from Miss Lola that the 'Witch Sect' caused the big smog, is it true?"

He asked cautiously.

"That's right, the Witch Cult is responsible for everything, including the constant disappearances and kidnappings in the East End, and the Great Smog that eventually covers everything......"

Angel replied, waiting for a mixture of emotions such as horror and puzzlement on Sherman's face before adding:

"But Lola and I don't belong to one of them, and you can understand that we are another branch of the sect, the one that has a negative attitude towards these practices."

"What about Severia? Is she too? ”

Sherman asked hesitantly.

That guy should have been a new baron, or even a viscountess, in Trier in Intis by now, but I remember that the Republic of Intis had already revoked all titles, and she was probably disappointed...... Angel secretly scolded himself and nodded reluctantly, acquiescing to the same identity as Sherman's former superior.

This answer made Sherman breathe a sigh of relief and feel less guilty.

During this time, he tried not to be evil to complete the role, but at the same time he was worried about his identity. Although Lola and Erin don't behave like the legendary members of the evil sect, he is still worried about the day when he will be approached by the official extraordinary.

After that, Angel continued to ask him about a lot of things that happened in the East End, as well as the area and related businesses that the "Black Claw Gang" was responsible for, and finally laughed at the other party when he learned that Sherman had not moved out because of the Liv family next door.

It wasn't until Sherman blushed a little crampedly that Angel took Lola's communication potion from him and used the "mirror world" to quickly leave.

Looking at the countless phantoms cascading on top of each other, and gradually returning to the normal mirror, Sherman stood in front of the mirror and did not leave for a long time.

Angel's words before he left echoed in his head:

"Now, can you really make up your mind to take the 'witch' potion and become a woman?"

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Using the communication potion, Angel and Lola made an appointment to meet the female witch of the Pelle family at the three-story house in the Beckland Bridge district where they had met before.

She didn't bring the hunter Wencent, but went to the appointment alone, much to Angel's surprise.

"After several collaborations, I confirmed that you were worthy of trust, so I didn't bring anyone else with me to show my sincerity."

This beautiful woman with black hair and blue eyes wears a simple dress and a hood, and she is completely unrecognizable as a "happy" witch.

Angel also did not show the "desperate" side of her promotion, and still used the "hypocrisy" ring to become the original Irene, and had a secret conversation with Lola in the secret room of the three-story building.

She came to meet the other party this time, on the one hand, she wanted to quickly understand the situation here and ask the other party about the progress of tracking down the truth of the Great Smog after leaving Beckland for nearly half a year, and on the other hand, she wanted to use Lola's relationship to prepare for herself to break into Beckland's upper social circle.

Of course, Angel has another alternative, that is, Beckland's most dazzling jewel, the pearl of Earl Hall's palm, and the "Justice" of the Tarot Society, Audrey Hall.

But this will undoubtedly directly expose the return of the "Queen" to Beckland, and it will also be easier to be censored by the Orthodox Church, unless there is really no way, Angel does not want to do this.

"After Ling left, the three major churches and the military conducted a sweep of all the hidden hidden organizations and wild extraordinaries in Beckland, as far as I know, the power of the Witch Sect and the Aurora Society was almost completely expelled from the city, and it was only recently that the Aurora Society re-sent a new oracle to lurk in the chaotic East End...... Heh, this information was detected by Sherman, and as a low-level extraordinary, his abilities are beyond my expectations. ”

Lola sat a little lazily across from Angel and whispered about Beckland's recent situation, reminding Angel of meeting her at the Divination Club.

"What about the Witch Sect? Don't they have the idea of returning to the city? ”

She asked tentatively.

"I don't know, at least not on the surface, if there is a lady in a social situation who can attract everyone's attention, I will be the first to know."

You really know the path of the "Witch Sect...... Angel muttered silently, preliminarily confirming that Lola and her mother, Katerina, had no personal contact.

Or is she just pretending, but she's actually reunited, and she's taking the bait for me? But if that's the case, it should be the "ageless" witch Katerina waiting here......

She pondered and asked:

"What about the conspiracy behind them? How's your investigation going? ”

"After Prince Edsak's 'suicide', the clues related to the royal family were almost all broken, and they either used the prince's death to get rid of the black history of cooperation with the cult, or hid deeper; Vincent had some gains from the military, MI9 was likely to be involved in human trafficking, but there was probably a demigod in it, and he couldn't continue to track it down."

Demigod ...... Angel thought of the demigod who appeared at the site of the human trade between the "mad captain" and "fingers" on the outskirts of Byam, and she described the image of the mysterious man with a hood, a tall figure, slightly long arms, and a concealed face, and briefly recounted the battle, expecting Lola's answer.

Lola thought for a moment and shook her head, indicating that she didn't know such a person.

"A demigod who is suspected of being a 'lawyer'...... I'll ask Vincent and let you know as soon as I get the result. She quickly gave up thinking and jotted down the traits, before smirking sly, "Speaking of demigods, how does it feel to be promoted to 'despair'?" Miss Angelica Thatch? ”

She got it?

Angel's eyes froze, and he immediately reacted that his battle in Byam, as well as the corresponding wanted warrant, should have been transmitted to Beckland, and the matter of his alias "Angelica" was also known to the other party due to the spell that summoned the black cat Winza.

"Now that you know that I've been promoted to Sequence 4, why do you dare to go to the appointment alone?"

She adjusted her expression and asked rhetorically in a cold tone.

"That's because I'm sure you're on my side, not the other."

Lola chuckled, seemingly unafraid of Angel's looming threat.

"Oh, are you so sure?" Angel sneered and continued, "The clue to my potion master material was provided by your mother Katarina, and the messenger who signed the contract with me was one of your brothers or sisters. ”

"Brother, sister?"

Lola subconsciously repeated, and only smiled again after a moment:

"First of all, I can confirm that the mother does not have such an heir, and secondly, how do you know that she is not standing ...... What about our side? ”

(End of chapter)