Most of the buildings in Morse Town follow the style of a hundred years ago, and the most conspicuous one is the sleek, black church.

After getting the wagon right, Crane and the others quickly settled the lunch of bread, toast, bacon, cream, and coffee.

"Under the purification of the seal '3-0782', we can still last two hours and thirty-five minutes. Kornley stood at the door of the church, took out the gold-shelled pocket watch from the inner pocket of his tuxedo, and looked at it, "I suggest that the suspected haunted incidents be dealt with first to avoid possible deterioration, and then return to the church, take turns to watch and recover." ”

- Under normal circumstances, Sequences 9, 8 and 7 that are close to the limit state will have to stay away from the "Mutated Sun Emblem" for 2 hours to fully recover, but if they do not reach the limit, or only partially recover, then it depends on the situation, at least 1 hour.

"Okay. ”

"I have no opinion. ”

Klein and Leonard spoke at the same time.

"Which incident do we deal with first?" Kornley consulted his companions.

Leonard put away his posture and said, "The old man who lives alone heard the sound of heavy footsteps echoing in the house. ”

"Why?" Kornley subconsciously asked the reason, and Klein waited with interest for someone to explain.

Is this the so-called poet's intuition? He quietly blacked out the other party.

Leonard's gaze moved from the small Kornley's face to Klein's face, then moved back again, and chuckled:

"Because it's the closest to the church. ”

"How do you know? It doesn't ...... written," Klein blurted out.

Leonard smiled and said, "Didn't I go to the bathroom during the meal?" On the way back, I met a probationary pastor, and we had a casual chat, and he told me that Noah's house was near the church, well, Noah is the name of the old man who lived alone. ”

It's worthy of being a night watchman for more than three years, and he's very skilled in doing tasks...... Klein laughed dryly, turned his head to Cohenley, and said, "Then let's go to Noah's house first." ”

"Okay. Kornli has no problem with that.

And just a minute later, they arrived at Noah's house......

Noah was an old man with gray, sparse hair, who lost his left hand forever in a war and had to leave the army and return to his homeland with compensation.

At this time, he opened the door, looked at the three strangers in front of him, and then at Selle, who hurried from the church, and said in a hoarse voice:

"Come in, I hope you will solve my problem, I heard that you have brought holy water, holy emblems, silver daggers, and garlic? ”

As soon as he entered the gate, Leonard suddenly straightened his back and looked around as if he were looking at him as if he were substantial.

Immediately after, Crane felt the cold aura lingering in the room, which was the traces of the ghost's activity here.

"There are indeed unclean creatures who have come. Kornley was the last to notice the situation and said in a low voice.

"It's weak. Leonard withdrew his gaze and spoke leisurely.

The "midnight poet" can be regarded as a highly inspired "occupation" in all the Church records8.

"Yes. Klein sensed that the warmth and purity naturally emanating from the seal "3-0782" were rapidly dissolving the cold aura, and the other party was powerless.

At that moment, the townsfolk who had been waiting for a while gathered at Noah's house, staring at Crane, Leonard, and Kornley with curious and expectant eyes.

"Ahem!" Leonard said loudly, clearing his throat, "and we have the protection of the goddess, and those unclean creatures will soon disappear without causing any trouble." ”

After saying that, he motioned with his eyes to Klein to perform the "Purification Ritual" for everyone.

Why me?" Crane asked rhetorically, looking at him.

Of course, he didn't know if Leonard could read his own eyes.

Obviously, Leonard understood what he meant, and lowered his voice:

"You're a professional, in terms of rituals. ”

Well, who told me to offer to help? Crane straightened his clothes and took the holy water, the emblem, the silver dagger, and the garlic from Leonard.

He first put the "Dark Emblem" on his chest, then broke open the garlic and threw it to all corners one by one.

"Hey, is that how garlic is used to exorcise ghosts?"

"It's not the same as the description in the newspaper......"

"Can this work?"

......

The onlookers were instantly talking, curious and excited, as if they were playing in a circus.

It's useless! I'll just make a scene! Klein suddenly had the feeling that he had become a "clown", and hurriedly half-closed his eyes, picked out the holy water with a silver dagger, and sprinkled it on the ground.

As he sprinkled, he walked around the house, and the words in his mouth were repeated:

"Goddess of the Night......

"Mother of Secrets...... Lord of Crimson ......"

"The Empress of Doom and Fear......"

"Lords of Sleep and Silence......"

......

This standard god stick fan immediately shook the audience, and the townspeople fell silent one after another.

And as soon as a person enters a quiet state, it is easy to perceive what was previously overlooked.

"It was a warm feeling. ”

"It's like basking in the sun......"

"No, I seem to see the pure sky......"

"It's amazing...... Is that what holy water does?"

"Worthy of a priest sent by the Church of St. Selena!"

"Praise be to the Goddess!"

......

The townsfolk whispered their discussions, their eyes growing in awe at Klein, Leonard, and Kornley, while the owner, Noah, visibly relaxed, no longer in doubt that the matter would be resolved.

This is all the effect of the seal "3-0782...... We don't really have to do anything to exorcise the ghosts, just stay where we are for a minute...... Don't be tired and troublesome...... After Crane had purified the cold aura from all over the house, he opened his eyes, put away the silver dagger, and drew the crimson moon on his chest solemnly and earnestly:

"Praise be to the Goddess!"

"Praise the Goddess!" the townsfolk replied reverently.

"There's a bit of work to be done, but we need absolute silence. Leonard looked around and smiled.

The townspeople, who had seen what it meant to be "professional", did not dare to stay forcibly, and at the beckoning of the priest of Selle, they left Noah's house in waves, and even the owner of the house had to leave temporarily.

"Actually, I'd love to get some sleep right away......" Noah muttered as he walked toward the church.

Leonard stepped forward and stretched out his hand, closed the door, turned to Klein, and said:

"Tell the cause of the incident. ”

"No problem. Klein also wanted to see what he could do with it.

I know it was Mr. Azik who did it...... But his personality does not seem to be low, heh, the personality of a person who can live for 1,300 or 400 years is certainly not too low...... So, my divination is bound to be affected...... In this case, without the help of the mysterious space above the gray mist, I don't even know what enlightenment I can get...... Klein took out the pen and paper he was carrying, and wrote down the "divination statement":

"The cause of the haunting of Noah's house. ”

He took the piece of paper, walked over to the round table, sat down, closed his eyes, and leaned back in his chair.

In the blurred and hazy world, Klein suddenly saw a black mausoleum.

It resembles a pyramid, but is embedded inverted inverted, almost buried.

And inside this ancient mausoleum, a thick black mist obscured everything.

Crane woke up and opened his eyes.

"What did you find?" asked Kornley with concern.

Klein thought for a moment, and without concealing it, described in detail the revelation obtained in the dream, and finally said:

"This is certainly not the mausoleum style of the Northern Continent, I mean the Fifth Age, and in this regard, I am barely an expert. ”

Leonard nodded as if in thought:

"It is the 'inverted pyramid' of the Southern Continent, which means entering the underworld from the human world, and whether it is in places such as the former Bailang Empire or its branch Highland Kingdom, only the so-called descendants of the Grim Reaper can build such a mausoleum for themselves. ”

"In a sense, this is the symbol of the 'Grim Reaper'. ”

"Well, ghosts are definitely related to the Grim Reaper, and this divination is undoubtedly correct. ”

Ignoring Leonard's ridicule, Crane was stunned and had an interesting idea:

Could it be that Mr. Azik is a descendant of the Grim Reaper, or is it possible that he was able to live such a long time because of some kind of bargain with the Grim Reaper?

According to the corresponding chapter of the Apocalypse of the Night and the internal records of the Night Watcher, the Grim Reaper is an evil god who once caused a catastrophe in the Northern Continent at the end of the Quaternary Age, a period known as the "Pale Age".

Well, he was later said to have fallen to the Seven Gods...... The initial age of the Lamb Castle is no longer known, but it is not earlier than the Pale Age.

If there is any connection, then there is something to be found out about the skulls taken by the people behind the Red Chimney house, Mr. Azik's child......

Of course, this may also be an excuse for the countries of the Northern Continent to colonize the Southern Continent, after all, the main belief in death there is ......

With nothing else to discover, the three night watchmen did not stay long, and soon left Noah's house to deal with two other suspected haunted incidents.

The same process, the same result, they quickly freed the town from the necromantic aura, but did not find the source of it all.

On the way, Leonard asked the townsfolk if any strangers had come in the last few days, and received a negative answer.

Mr. Azik hadn't been here, he must have arrived secretly and quietly departed, and no one found out...... Prudent indeed...... He said that the return to Tingen on Wednesday meant that even if we didn't deal with it, the "ghosts" would disappear on their own on this day? Klein thought about things and followed Leonard and Kornley back to the door of Morse Church.

And they can still hold up for 1 hour and 45 minutes under the "mutated Sun Emblem".

"We take turns guarding every hour. Crane held back the excitement in his heart, looked at the sky and said, "I will try to get back to Tingen for dinner."

"No problem," Leonard glanced at Klein and chuckled, "but to be on the safe side, I recommend two guards, one resting, and rotating in turn." ”

...... Klein was stunned for a moment, his thoughts raced, and he replied with a smile:

"Okay, but then we'll have to figure out the most reasonable rotation, who will rest first, then who, who will last, how much time it will take to recover each time, how much recovery, well, I think we have to build an equation with unknowns to find the optimal solution, and compare it with a single guard...... It would be nice to have an efficiency function...... Let's assume that the unknown is ......"

"Stop!" Leonard's green eyes were full of dazed and frightened, "In that case, let's guard it alone, the one whose turn is to stay inside the church, its range is large enough, of course, the priest of Sair must be sent to another place, and the remaining two will be guarded outside the church to prevent anyone from approaching." ”

"That's my opinion too. Kornley found himself having a headache when he heard about math.

"Okay. Crane nodded reluctantly.

If he hadn't been able to convince the two teammates just now, he would have to try to trade with Leonard with the fact that everyone has a special secret like he did last time, and give some information in exchange for his departure.

And now, the problem is completely solved!