Chapter 54: The Only Way

"This is a note? Why show me? ”

Looking at the mysterious friend in front of him, Hugh Dilcha asked with a frown.

Patting the cover of "Lemanor's Travel Notes", Firth explained the origin and effect of this magical item, and then said:

"If you need to make some dangerous delegation, you can use it to solve a large part of the trouble...... Of course, I don't want you to take on more tasks than you can afford because of this, this is just a last resort insurance. ”

This note is in the Tarot Society, but everyone is rushing to use it...... She thought to herself, a little smugly.

"Okay, so does it record any extraordinary anti-tracking capabilities?"

Hugh was apparently not that interested, and his gaze lingered slightly on the cover of the note before looking out the window, as if worried about something.

"Not really, but there's a tornado that can destroy an alley...... Who's been in trouble with you lately? ”

Furth put away his notes, sat back on the couch, buried himself in it, and asked rhetorically.

"I did feel like I was being followed this afternoon, but they left quickly and didn't do anything more...... If it weren't for my familiarity with the neighborhood and the vigilance of a 'sheriff', I wouldn't have noticed it. ”

Sitting across from Furth with a frown, Hugh muttered.

"Sword of the Goddess," Cesima replied, the muscles of her cheeks moving, allowing Angel to guess the corners of his mouth behind the stand-up collar of his trench coat.

Firth smiled, didn't answer, and opened the lid of the box, revealing the light blue hexagonal prism inside.

It can't be that after Mr. X's death, the official extraordinary person is investigating the people who have attended the party one by one, Hugh believes in the goddess of the night, if nothing else, it should be the "night watchman" who is in charge, they have the ability to dream, and can complete the review without knowing it...... After Foirth joined the Tarot Society, he saw far more than he did half a year ago, and he quickly thought of this.

Thinking of this, Furth took out a black iron box from his pocket and handed it to Hugh, causing her to look up in surprise, and the golden retriever on her head stood up.

The lightning-like light that flashed inside the translucent prism made Hugh feel a little familiar, and she hesitated to speak:

At this time, his friend put an extraordinary characteristic in front of him......

With the experience of being promoted to "sheriff" last time, she knew that as long as she was paired with auxiliary materials, this extraordinary trait could instantly become a complete potion, and recently, the experience of maintaining law and order and punishing villains in the Eastern District made Hugh more and more comfortable with the use of his abilities, and he already vaguely felt that he could be promoted.

"I've recently helped my teacher with some important tasks and received a lot of rewards, and the notebook is one of them, and it's not a valuable ...... compared to an extraordinary feature."

"What is this?"

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Given the other party's character and bottom line, Hugh quickly denied the last possibility, but the first two ......

The only thing they are worried about is the retaliation of the "Aurora Society", if they target Hugh, they will not pay attention to any evidence, fortunately, I heard from the "Empress" that the official extraordinary people were also involved in the attack on the meeting place, and the attention of the crazy people should be mainly on the "night watchman". But in any case, Hugh took a certain risk because of my actions......

That's definitely worth over £1,000!

Regularly attending various gatherings of the extraordinary, Hugh was well aware of the value of Sequence 7's potion materials, and she immediately wondered if her friend had used his ability to open the door to empty the vaults of a bank, or if he had used his astrological abilities to gamble, or even become the mistress of some great man by virtue of his good looks......

"Sorry, this isn't a 'special request', but the notebook recovered by Team Tingen is currently unavailable for lend."

Fortunately, I didn't let Hugh interfere in the whole thing, and I planned this under the protection of Mr. Fool, and the "Queen" and "World" didn't even let me participate in any direct action, and we were completely innocent!

"Why?" She asked rhetorically.

With a sigh, Hugh took the box.

"You say that, it's hard for me to refuse."

Moreover, I also took the corresponding risk by harming my own friends...... Firth added inwardly, pushing the box forward, half-persuading and half-forcing Hugh to accept the extraordinary characteristics.

"Interrogators?"

After recalling the whole process of action in her head, and making sure that neither she nor Hugh were exposed, she was relieved.

"A month ago, the Antigonus Family Notes, classified as a 'Level 1' seal, were turned up to a dangerous level and placed deeper into the Chanis Gate, and given that it has no 'use value', no one can take it out of the Chanis Gate at the moment, not even Lady Arianna, unless the Pope orders it."

This, that's almost the same level as the "0" level of the seal!

Angel, who was familiar with the inner workings of the Night Church, opened her mouth slightly, not knowing what to say.

In the city of Tingen, she had participated in the task of retrieving the notebook, had seen it with her own eyes, and even touched it, and did not feel that it was so important and dangerous. But now the Church has given it a more dangerous rating than a "Level 1" seal, and even temporarily tightened security so that no one can take it out of Chanisgate.

This is tantamount to cutting off all avenues except "stealing...... Wait, a month ago, wasn't this the time Klein and I started making plans to steal out the notes?

Angel's eyes widened.

Could it be that within the Church, even Ms. Arianna, already knew that someone had set their eyes on this notebook and had prepared accordingly in advance?

She looked closely at Cessima's face and found that the other party's expression remained smiling, as if it had just been mentioned casually, without any deep meaning.

Does he even know that Klein is still alive, and does he know that Klein needs to get that notebook to find clues in order to be promoted?

After thinking for a moment, Angel's expression slowed down a little, and he spoke:

"So, what 'payout' can you offer?"

Since Sesima made it clear that she wouldn't help her take notes, she had to change the subject and have to pick something off the other party......

At this moment, Angel thought of his first "resurrection", and when he met the senior deacon in the Templar, he behaved in the same way as he did at this time.

"I can answer you," the same words reinforced Angel's memories, "like, your hope of being promoted to the next sequence." ”

"I know the potion recipe for 'Ageless.'"

"It's not a recipe, and in fact, there shouldn't be a recipe for Witch Path Sequence 3 within the church...... But it can provide an extraordinary property of 'immortality'. ”

This answer finally moved Angel a little.

The characteristics of "agelessness...... They killed a high witch, just like the angel of the church gave me a "painful" trait during the Great Smog?

Could it be that Caterina has finally been planted in the hands of the official extraordinary...... But Lola doesn't know anything about it, and with such a big event, Cesima always reveals some information......

Thoughts flashed through Angel's mind, and he quickly ruled out the possibility of the Goddess Church "killing on the spot".

Maybe it's the extraordinary properties of the inventory, or maybe it's the properties contained in some seals, such as the "1-63" witch's mirror, which can bring the extraordinary into the mirror world, or maybe it's really the extraordinary characteristics of the "ageless" witch......

But with such a large amount of money spent by the church, I am afraid that the task I have completed will only be more difficult...... She pondered and spoke:

"What do you need me to do?"

"Investigate the purpose of the 'Mirror Man' infiltrating the church, as far as I know, not only us, but also the inside of the Steam Church."

Sure enough, this matter is not over, at least the Church of the Goddess still wants to get to the bottom of it and see what the "man in the mirror" has planned......

"Their main area of activity is in Intis, in Trier, and some of them have slipped into Lemberg, so this kind of thing should be cooperated with the 'Heart of the Machine' instead of me investigating, right?"

Angel asked quizzically.

Unlike the Night Church and the Storm Church, where the vast majority of believers are in Rune and therefore only preach in one country, the real headquarters of the Steam Church is actually in Intis, and since they are also targeted by the "Mirror Man", they should be a suitable partner to work with.

"That's why you need the 'Goddess Force' to investigate, as long as the Night Watch and the Red Glove enter the territory of Intis, they will be targeted by the 'Mechanical Heart' and the 'Purifier', which can be said to be difficult to move an inch."

It's hard for you to investigate in Intis, so send me, a "dead man", right...... Angel slandered, but for the sake of the "ageless" witch characteristics, he still agreed.

"I'll try to investigate, but there's no guarantee that I'll get a quick result."

The main reason is that the ceremony of promoting to "Immortal" is too difficult, and even if I get the extraordinary trait, I will not be able to be promoted in the short term...... And Klein's and I's priority was to deal with Ince Zangwill, not ......

Wait, Sesima never seems to have mentioned the defection of the archbishop, is it because the church has given up on pursuing him, giving up on finding "0-08"? Or do they already have other plans?

Angel immediately thought of several other "colleagues" in the "Goddess Force" who had never met, and began to suspect that they also had their own secret missions.

At some point, the "sword of the goddess" in the bedroom has disappeared, the floor-to-ceiling windows against the balcony are ajar, the breeze blows the curtains, and the moonlight is bright and dark, making the whole room permeated with a strange atmosphere.

Not only Ince Zangwill, but also the notes of the Antigonus family...... If the church knew that someone was stealing the notes, why not simply transfer them to another church, or seal them in the sanctuary, the "Church of Tranquility" in Wintershire?

Could it be that their real purpose was only to prevent the notes from being lent out for legitimate reasons, not to cut off all means by which Klein could obtain them......

This is the "trial".

All the clues and possibilities in Angel's mind gradually converged, and in the end, there was only one word left.

(End of chapter)