"Good afternoon, Father Horos"
"Good afternoon, Will."
"Have you spotted any strangers recently?"
"Wil, everyone who comes to the church is a devout believer in the Lord. There are no strangers here. I suggest you consult Legira in this regard."
"Okay, thank you for your help, Father Holos." Outside the small Storm Church, the policeman in charge of the area, Weir, was talking to the church host, Father Holos. Legira is a clergyman of the Church of the Night here. Due to the differences between the two beliefs regarding the relationship between men and women, they often find fault with each other.
After getting the answer, Weir walked towards the Night Church on the other side. The road became very muddy due to the trampling of horse-drawn carriages and cattle and sheep. Thinking that there were still several places to run, Weir complained to his superiors.
After the previous war ended, the Church of Steam began to gradually withdraw from the Loen region as the defeated party. The Church of Night and Storm had another task of converting believers. Weir walked into the Church of Night and found Ms. Legira comforting a middle-aged woman.
"Ms. Legira, good afternoon, what's going on?" Veer asked after seeing this scene.
"Weir, you came just in time. Her husband hasn't been home for a day. You are a police officer. Can you please pay attention to her?"
The woman next to her also cried and said that she and her husband had a fight yesterday about the issue of sheep farming. Her husband had not come back since he left home, so she had to come to the church to seek comfort.
Weir thought for a while and expressed his inference, "Maybe you went drinking with friends somewhere? You're just out of anger and won't come back now. You'll be back in a few days. Madam, do you have all your belongings at home?"
"He went out directly after the quarrel yesterday."
"Madam, don't worry too much. If there is no news in two days, please tell me again! I have been patrolling this area every day recently."
After seeing the lady off, Veer and Legira had their latest daily Q&A, then said goodbye and left for the next place.
On the road out of the village, Weir came to the last church in the village. The mechanical holy emblem on the church announced his identity. However, due to the impact of the previous war, there were obviously fewer people here.
As soon as Weir wanted to go in, a priest wearing the priestly clothes of the Church of Steam came out. When Weir saw him, he immediately said hello.
"Father Knut, your face is still as bad as ever! Have you gone to a doctor to check it out?"
"Vil, thank you for your attention. With the Lord's protection, I have no problem." Knut said while praying devoutly. Will was not very interested in this.
Because I have gone to school for a few years, I have seen a lot, and I don’t have much pursuit of faith. “I can be considered a half-believer of the goddess at most! The goddess is above me, please don’t pay attention to my rudeness.” Weir also made a gesture towards the goddess in his heart. The act of praying, and then continuing to ask
"Where's Father Meade? I haven't seen him in the past few days. Normally Father Meade would be in the village helping people in need, but suddenly he disappeared for a few days. I'm not used to it."
Normally, because Father Meade is around, everyone goes to Father Meade to solve many problems. But these days, when he is gone, the police come looking for him one after another. Even if he loses the chicken, he has to help himself when selling fish.
Chalfee Village is a relatively large village recently, with a relatively large number of people. The nearby retail traders come here to conduct transactions. Usually, I don’t have to go around to investigate strangers. With the coordination of several churches, the management is reasonable. Now I can only spend the day and night. Go back to the town police station with you. Will sighed thinking of this!
Father Knut was obviously stunned for a moment, and then replied, "Mead has church missions to arrange these days, so he left here."
"Is that so? Did you see any strangers today?" Will was too embarrassed to ask further.
"You've been asking this these past few days. Did something happen to you?"
"The task assigned by superiors is to report any strangers you see. Since there are no strangers today, I will go back to the police station first. Goodbye, Father Knut." After finishing speaking, Weir walked to the roadside bar where the bicycles were stored. I rode a bicycle back to the police station. Since bicycles were vigorously promoted, the police station has also provided one to each police officer. It would be better if the road needs to be repaired.
The orange sunset hit Knut's body, and his elongated figure covered the road. He didn't go back until Weir was far away.
At No. 36 Wood Street, Pulitzer Harbour, Hermione was sitting leisurely on the sofa talking secretly to Gloor. Wearing glasses, she and Gloor looked like sisters who went to school together.
With the sound of the door opening and closing, Royce and Diego came back. Royce motioned to Hermione to come to the study. After the three of them went in and sat down, Diego talked about the investigation of the past few days, and the investigation of the eastern region. Nothing was found. Excluding the people who reported it, no major problems were found.
Royce's divination showed that those demons were still in the east, so he wanted Hermione to give him some advice. Royce and Diego knew from Hermione's performance that night that it was definitely not as simple as it seemed, especially Royce. The knowledge of the Abraham family made him know that the age of the witch could not be judged externally. One is still acquainted with his ancestor "Mr. Men".
Hermione thought for a while and combined the original memory to infer that this demon may be seeking promotion to Sequence 5. Since the demon was defeated early and retreated to the abyss, several demon families are very low-key. Nowadays, few people know about demon-related knowledge, but major churches The main hall files must be there.
"I think that the demon was marking something before, and he was searching for it for a purpose. He should be preparing for a certain ritual. The demon is the Sequence 6 of the criminal path. The ritual to advance to Sequence 5 will kill many people. Generally, the time of the ritual is required."
"I think this is the reason why these people are still in the eastern region. They may be unwilling to accept that they are almost finished, but their Sequence 8 is called cold-blooded, which was what I called it at that time. Logically speaking, it has been discovered. , will they leave absolutely rationally?"
"After Captain Vos killed the serial killer, they just left without asking anything. I suggest you check where there are more people disappearing recently, and let the investigators pay attention to the report. Don't tell them the reason. They My intuition is very sensitive and I will notice it.”
"I'll lock the area based on the number of missing people and do some divination. I always feel that this matter is not simple. You'd better be more prepared."
Hermione added that if you need divination, you can come to her. Although she doesn't know how much of her ability she can still use now, there is nothing to lose if she gives it a try.
"The number of missing people. In an area as big as Pulitzer, it is difficult to find a few people. For example, in a slum area a few kilometers away, people may go missing every day. Who cares about the number of people who go in the factory in the morning and go out at night." Royce Shaked his head.
Diego replied, "It's okay to keep an eye on it. I'll check it out when the time comes. I'm suitable for this. Just let the natural spirit help me find out."
"I almost forgot that you are a psychic, so you have to work hard." Royce patted Diego on the shoulder.
Hermione reminded again that if you find any traces, you must not follow them blindly. You cannot underestimate the ability of criminals. Besides, you don’t know how many people there are on the other side.
At this time, there was a knock on the door, and Grohl's voice came, "Dad, are you okay? Mom said it's time for dinner."
Royce stood up hurriedly and said, 'Let's go have dinner first, these things can't be rushed. '
Hermione also agreed that it was useless to be anxious. Hunting requires patience.
At the Punisher's Department, Ove listened to the report from his subordinates, "Captain, the church has sent a deacon to come. Let us prepare first. The Nighthawks have already got an idea of the intelligence."
"You all get ready and continue to investigate and contact the Nighthawks."
There is a large area of old wooden houses or newly built simple shacks between the port area of Pulitzer Harbor and the city. The poor, the bottom of the factory, people escaping from the war, and homeless people all gather here. In one of the inconspicuous wooden houses, there is a The black shadow was lying on a person's belly, eating something. The person being eaten had already lost his breath, and the bed beneath him was dyed red with blood.
During their rare free time, Hermione and the Royce family went shopping in Pulitzer Specialty Products Street. They didn’t really want to go out at first, but they suddenly went out. Could it be that this was a call from fate.
The small streets near the port area are filled with special items shipped from various parts of the north and south continents, and horse-drawn carriages are constantly coming and going. Compared with other old streets, it is obviously built according to the urban plan left by Emperor Russell. The sewers are The extension and masonry paving make it very tidy.
Hermione saw the Royce family enjoying themselves happily. Although she was among them, she always thought of her own family members and felt somewhat sad in her heart. I suddenly disappeared. I didn't dare to think about what would happen if my parents found out later. And your current father and sister, are you still there?
At this time, a carriage carrying goods packaged in sacks passed by on the road. The driver of the carriage was a typical Southern Continent man with tan skin and two people of similar appearance sitting behind it.
Hermione noticed that they glanced at a few of the people here. It was normal for people to look left and right while walking on the road. Hermione felt that there was an uncoordinated aura about them. Just when she was about to take a look, the carriage was already far away. "The abominable original witch, pervert Chick" Hermione greeted her in her native dialect in her heart.
It felt like something big was going to happen to Pulitzer. Could it be that the witch gentlemen came here? Should I go to the Church of the Night to escape? After all, I have no power now. A few demigods would be able to do that. It’s too much! Others have a lot of problems when they come to another world. Not only is mine blocked, it is also a time bomb that will explode at some point.
In this case, it is better for me to be an ordinary person, Hermione felt miserable in her heart.
"Hermione, what are you thinking about?" Royce noticed that Hermione looked a little absent-minded.
"It's nothing, I just feel a little weird, can't say anything." Hermione quickly changed the topic.
"A lot of things have happened in Pulitzer recently. Don't put too much pressure on us. We just do our best."
"I'm going to stay with the Nighthawks for a few days. I always wonder what will happen at home."
"Seeking the help of the goddess is undoubtedly one way. You can also pray to my Lord the Fool, my Lord... (Bayam Silver Believers missionary picture)
"I think I will, thank you, Royce."
"Hermione, do you think my feather mask looks good?"
Gloor was holding a mask with cyan feathers and oil paintings on it. Gloor put it on his face, picked up the wooden scepter from the stall next to him, and raised it to everyone.
"My fellow tribesmen, why don't you come to meet your new chief?" Hermione and others bowed in unison. After receiving everyone's recognition, Grol put aside his mask and pulled Hermione to look at other types of features. thing.
In a certain warehouse land in Pulitzer Harbour, a few Southerners just took out a mirror, drew a symbol, and muttered words. After a while, a young and beautiful woman appeared in the mirror, with naturally disheveled blond hair and clear green hair. His eyes showed his holiness. If Hermione still remembered what happened in those days, she would find that this man was one of the people who dug his own grave.
The southern mainlander in front of the mirror was not affected like the two companions behind him, and said, "Saint Tatiana, according to the description you gave, we saw that person, and the spell also reacted when he passed by."
"Very good. I didn't expect you Rose School people to be pretty good. Where is she?"
"She may have noticed us. Our sequences are not high and we have not tracked the specific location. According to the deal, we only need to help you determine where the person is. She is in Pulitzer Harbor now. I believe that with your ability It’s not difficult to find her, so don’t call us brothers for this kind of life-threatening behavior, we still have God’s mission to complete.”
"Don't be anxious? You are going to die anyway, just help us deal with it." Tatiana's sweet voice came with a kind of charm.
The people from the southern continent were not affected and replied, "We are just returning to the embrace of God. This group of blasphemers killed so many of our brothers and sisters in my hometown and blasphemed the faith of God. This is the anger of God. I hope that the Holy Lady will Get the items delivered as soon as possible.”
After the southern continent man finished talking to the woman in the mirror, he and two other companions entered a small house. There was an unburned brown candle on the table inside, surrounded by a circle of strange runes, and a faint light group and silk thread in the middle. Wrapped in a bandage soaked in pus. The Southern Continents and their companions knelt on the ground and prayed devoutly, waiting for that moment to arrive.
Hermione and the Royce family finished their wandering, and on their way back, they met Waken and Kelly, who were hurriedly walking towards a corner.
"Hey Kelly, Weeknd, what happened?" Royce asked them
"A murder occurred in a building next to the slum. According to the police's on-site investigation, the deceased's body was destroyed and his abdomen was suspected to be hollowed out. The captain suspected that the previous group had accomplices lurking here, so he sent us to investigate, and the captain Let you and Miss Hermione go there, we have plans tonight." After the two said that, they walked towards the murder scene.
After Hermione and Royce sent Voppel and Gloor home, they went to the Ship Information Consulting Company. They walked through the back door compartment and came to the underground conference room. Hermione saw Diego, Delphine, and Nissen. They were all here, sitting around the long table. After greeting everyone, Hermione and Royce also found a seat to sit down.
After a while, the small door at the back of the conference room opened, and Captain Voss and the man who looked like he was about to enter a mid-life crisis came up, with deep eyes, curly hair, and sharp features.
Hermione thought that the intelligence chief in the TV series was the most suitable for this type, doing shady things.
After everyone sat down, the man said, "Hello everyone, this is the first time we meet. I am the person in charge sent by the church to handle this matter. My name is Sims. According to the intelligence, there are not only people from the Demon family in Pulitzer Port this time, but also people from the Demon family. We have found traces of the Rose School's indulgent faction. This time we will join forces with the Church of Storms to clean up the cultists in the city. Voss, remember to apply for the use of 2-70 Sealed Artifacts, and we will discuss the arrangements."
After Sims and Vos arranged their tasks for tonight, they turned their attention to Hermione aside.
"Miss Hermione, please protect the person who uses the sealed item. The negative effect of 2-70 will add random rules to the user."
"I'll help you tonight."
Sims and Voss said respectively,
Hermione nodded and followed their arrangements. The gift of fate has already been marked with a price. With official protection, you have to work as a thug for the official. It would be better if you have money. Hermione is too embarrassed to mention this.
The punishers on the other side are also having a meeting,
Ove and Fernando, the deacon sent to assist, made arrangements for tonight.
"Ove, you and I will take turns using 2-44, and the rest will be as arranged."
"Fernando, don't be brave," Ove said with a smile.
...
In the warehouse area, in the dim room, the Southern Continental man had a piece of brilliant crystal in his hand, with a bunch of strange liquid sealed inside. The corner of his mouth raised, "It's tonight, let these blasphemers leave peacefully in their sleep."
The companion outside came in and said, "Everything has been put away."
"I know, you should prepare yourself. Remember to be wary of those witches. They don't know how to trust."
