"What is this?" Cotterman asked confusedly, holding the letter of appointment in his hand.
"Promise!" Pastor Dalton said with a smile: "For you and me! I remember the last time you accepted a commission from the British Empire, the result was not very good, right? It won't happen this time, those guys last time They are just a bunch of liars. This time I will give you the most reliable insurance. This is a letter of appointment signed by His Majesty the King himself, with His Majesty the King’s seal on it. You can rest assured.”
The last commission to investigate Spectre was actually not Coatman's request from the British Empire, but a good show directed and staged by Spectre. They just wanted to use this as an excuse to gather the talented people from the League of Gentlemen. Together, just steal their abilities.
Kottman smiled. Although the results and process of the last investigation were not very good, Kottman never regretted it. He is the kind of person who never regrets once he makes a choice, and the last investigation at least gave this old man a long-lost passion.
Looking at the letter of appointment in his hand, the content on it was very strange. The King of England actually hired him as a royal archaeological consultant! Let’s not talk about whether the royal family has this position, but when did the royal family and archeology become related?
Others also saw the contents of the letter of appointment, after all, their names were on it. They knew even less than Coatman, so they were all confused at the moment.
"Archaeology? Sorry, I'm a scientist. I can do chemistry and physics, but archeology..." Dr. Hyde felt that the royal family was a bit nonsensical. The reason why I came to him was for archeology... What a waste of talent!
"Mr. Hyde, although it's a bit hurtful to say this, in fact we don't need you, what we need is the monster inside you!" Although Pastor Dalton's words were kind-hearted, his words were extremely pungent and even vicious. . Because of the incarnation potion, Hyde has a second personality. That personality is Hyde. In fact, Hyde's real name is Henry Jekyll. Because of the second personality, he no longer uses his original name.
If Pastor Dalton said this before, Hyde would indeed be very sad. He once wanted to commit suicide because of the problem of his second personality. But since the incident of Spectre, Hyde accepted his second personality, Mr. Hyde. The two reached a reconciliation and agreement, so he called himself Dr. Hyde. Because of this, when faced with Dalton's harsh words, he just rolled his eyes and remained silent.
"Let us be clear, gentlemen, so that you will not misunderstand the mission. Except for Mr. Cotterman, the rest of the people are here because of the transaction! Mr. Hyde will not mention it, you are already in the UK Committed more than a dozen murders, and dozens of assaults. If you accept the assignment, complete the task and swear to secrecy, we will withdraw the wanted order against you. At least for Henry Jekyll, you can use Hyde's identity is safe in England."
Dalton didn't wait for Hyde to speak, then turned to Captain Nemo and Mina.
"Captain Nemo, as long as you complete the mission, your Nautilus will be able to carry out secret supplies at any port in the British Empire. This is what you have always wanted." The reason why Nemo agreed to the invitation of the League of Gentlemen back then was also For this reason.
"Ms. Mina, you, like Mr. Hyde, have committed many murders. We can make an agreement with you. As long as you do not violate our direct agreement, you can live in the UK." Mina is a vampire, she needs blood, This has nothing to do with whether she is kind or not. A vampire will die if she doesn't suck blood. But Mina is relatively principled. She only preys on those who deserve to die, and she never touches innocent people. Of course, this does not prevent her from committing murder.
More importantly, Britain had the power to deal with her. The Royal Temple Church under the Anglican Church specializes in this. The reason why it didn't bother Mina before was entirely because of Mina's personal relationship with Van Helsing. Now Van Helsing has long gone to see God, and the contradiction between the two has become increasingly prominent.
The conditions given by Dalton are undoubtedly very tempting to Mina. She is not alone, she also has her own blood descendants, and she must be responsible for them.
"As for Mr. Steve and Miss Diana... I don't think I need to say anything more. Although you have done a very good job on the front line, at the same time you have committed almost all the crimes you can commit!" Among them, Steve The husband accounted for a small part of the reason. Americans are not good birds. When he was on the front line, Steve did a lot of things in private. The upper echelons of the Allied Powers knew this, but in order to win over the United States, most of them turned a blind eye. Steve was a spy and it was perfectly normal to seek benefits for his country.
And Diana went even further. Her unique outlook and powerful strength were enough to give everyone a headache.
Steve obviously knew this very well, so he had no problem with Dalton's proposed task. It would be great if he could clean up the mess.
Unfortunately Diana disagreed.
"No, I am a warrior. My mission is to defeat Ares, the God of War. I am not interested in what orders your king gives!" The implication is that he does not want to accept this mission.
Dalton was not surprised by Diana's reaction. Three months had been enough for him to collect enough information. Dalton just looked at Steve.
"Mr. Steve, I hope you can understand that the reason why we are willing to trade with you is entirely because of Miss Diana. If Miss Diana refuses to accept the task, then..." The meaning is obvious, Steve has nothing to do with it. Do you understand?
Others didn't like Steve at all, and they brought him in solely because he could convince Diana.
"Understood!" Steve naturally knew what to do.
"Very good." Dalton then said to Diana: "Don't refuse so quickly. This matter has a lot to do with you."
"With me?" Diana didn't understand.
"Yes, it is precisely because of your appearance that the royal family and us are determined to carry out this mission. If successful, it will have a very profound impact on the battle situation. Including the God of War Ares in your mouth."
After speaking, Dalton turned his head and said to everyone: "I want you to know that the current war situation is not good. Especially because of Ludendorff's activity, the situation has reached an extremely critical moment. We have intelligence that shows that Ludendorff is Dendorff is having deep contact with some monsters that we are not willing to talk about. We have reason to believe that the situation of the war will become more complicated and unpredictable. It is in view of this situation that the royal family and the cabinet decided to start this project Top secret mission."
Diana is no longer so resistant because of Dalton's words and Steve's persuasion. She was actually quite curious as to what Dalton wanted to do by gathering them together.
"What exactly is the top secret mission you're talking about?"
Dalton said nothing, but pointed to the letter of appointment. Obviously, you have to sign to participate. Now everyone had nothing to say and signed their names one by one. Dalton put away the letter of appointment with satisfaction before speaking.
"Didn't I say before that the appearance of Miss Diana made us really determined to launch this plan."
"I?"
"Yes! We learned about your abilities and origins, so we thought, since Amazons really exist, do people who exist in other myths and legends also exist?"
At this time, Coatman raised his head and asked: "So you want us to open the legendary immortal man, the Lion King, the dragon hunter, the golden lion of Britain, and the strongest knight in history - Kai Britannia?" tomb?"
"Not bad!" Dalton didn't hide it anymore. "Mr. Cotterman, do you know the legend about the Lion King?"
"The golden immortal lion will surely wake up from its slumber when darkness sweeps the world." Cotman said slowly. But everyone else was a little baffled by it. They had only heard that King Arthur, the Eternal King, would return.
Because this legend is very unpopular, only very few legends will mention it, because most of the legends about Kay are mixed with the legend of King Arthur. King Arthur is the protagonist, and Kay has always been a supporting role. In the process of communication, it is natural to ignore some things about the supporting characters, and even add many deeds to the protagonist to highlight the protagonist.
Only legends from almost fifteen centuries ago focus on describing Kai's deeds. Later, because many Christian elements were added to the legend of King Arthur, Kay's sense of existence was greatly weakened. He could only be reduced to an important supporting role in the early stage of the legend, and retired after Arthur completed the unification.
"It's just a legend."
Although Coatman knew this legend, it didn't mean that he would believe it. If the royal family hadn't approached him so carefully and told him about it, he would have even thought that someone was playing a prank. But since the royal family spent such a high price to find him, it means that the royal family must have something in their hands. He now hopes that Dalton can come up with something useful.
"What if there is evidence to prove that this is not a legend?" After Coatman clapped his hands, Sister Catherine, who had left before, walked out holding a box. Dalton opened the box, took out a slate, and placed it in front of everyone. "This is a stone slab that was excavated near Leicester about 89 years ago. Based on years of research, many experts have always believed that this stone slab was produced about 7000 BC, and the writing on it is from an unprecedented The writing was discovered, but fortunately, this writing has a great origin with the Celtic language, and there are many similarities between the two. So after many years of deciphering, some information was finally obtained thirty years ago. "
After speaking, Dalton handed Coatman a piece of paper. It was clearly written on it that the legend about Kai that Cotman had just said was exactly word for word.
This is amazing. A stone tablet from 7000 BC actually recorded a legend that has been passed down to this day. The significance of this is beyond imagination. At least they can be sure of one thing, that is, King Arthur and Kay The age far exceeds the previous estimate of around 500 AD by historians.
It can even prove that King Arthur and Lion King Kai are indeed real people!
"What's the line below?"
"Coordinates, coordinates of the mausoleum!"
"Have you found the tomb?!!!" Cotman stood up with a whoosh and said excitedly. This is evidence of the existence of mythical characters! This discovery can lead to so many things!
"Not bad!" Dalton curled his lips and said, "I did find it, but the only problem is how to get in."
After speaking, Dalton threw out a stack of photos. It showed the entrance to an underground mausoleum and some basic conditions, but there were no more detailed photos. Dalton went on to offer an explanation.
"In the last ten years after the stone tablet was deciphered, we organized almost twenty explorations of the tomb. Each time we suffered heavy losses. Most of them were annihilated. Even if there were survivors, they were completely crazy. So as early as the Second World War, We terminated this operation ten years ago, and it was not until seven years ago that we noticed you and were interested in reorganizing the expedition team, and now with the appearance of Miss Diana, we finally made up our mind to restart the operation."
Cotman didn't pay attention to Dalton's explanation. He just studied the photos wholeheartedly.
The photos from this period are all in black and white, and the sharpness is worrying, so many details require careful study.
"Okay, everyone, I will ask Sister Catherine to send all the information to you later. Now you must hurry up." Pastor Dalton did not give them time to study the information carefully, but instead kept urging them to act as soon as possible.
"So urgent?" Dr. Hyde asked a little surprised.
Speaking of this, Dalton looked a little unhappy. "The Germans already know something. Just a few days ago, a group of Germans suddenly raided the ruins and entered it..."
Now everyone understood. No wonder Dalton told them everything so happily. Otherwise, according to the bureaucracy of those big shots, it would have been impossible to act so vigorously and offer them such good trading conditions.
…
Soon the group got on the train to Leicester under the leadership of Sister Catherine. This Sister Catherine was someone named by Dalton to be installed in the team, and it was regarded as monitoring them. Neither Steve nor Cotman paid much attention to this.
This matter is so important that it is normal for the government to send people in. In fact, if the officials did not send people in this time, they would feel guilty. After all, the experience of being deceived last time is still fresh in their minds.
It’s just that they didn’t know Sister Catherine. This nun only spoke to them when they first met, and never communicated with any of them after that. Steve talked to her because of his professional habit, But the nun just prayed silently with her rosary beads and never responded.
As companions who are going on adventures together, it is necessary to understand each other, but this nun obviously has no interest in communicating with them, which makes Steve, who temporarily acts as the team leader, very distressed.
"Kottman, do you know this nun?" In the end, Steve had no choice but to seek help from Kottman.
When it comes to having a wide circle of friends, Cotman is one of them. The old man's rich experiences in this life can definitely be written into a series of best-selling novels, more than a dozen of them. When the Gentlemen's League was organized a few years ago, most of it was Courtman's connection.
"I don't know her, but judging from her dress, she should be from the Holy Church. I don't know much about this organization. They usually only deal with supernatural events within the British Empire, so Mina should know more. . But all you need to know is that the famous demon hunter Van Helsing came from this organization."
Van Helsing is the most famous demon hunter in modern times. He has traveled all over Europe and has been active for more than four centuries. He has hunted countless demons and monsters. Even the Holy See has a deep connection with Van Helsing. Some well-informed people in Europe This name is definitely famous among people. Of course Steve knew this person.
Although he has never seen it, Van Helsing died decades ago. Speaking of which, this is also an anecdote. Van Helsing lived for four centuries, hunting dark creatures everywhere. Many people even doubted that he was really a warrior sent to the world by God and was immortal.
As a result, more than a hundred years ago, after Van Helsing killed Count Dracula, the king of vampires, he began to age rapidly, and finally died of old age a few decades ago.
Closer to home, Cotman’s point is clear: this Sister Catherine is anything but simple.
After receiving this answer, Steve could only give up. He wanted detailed information on everyone, purely out of professional habit. They are accustomed to understanding the situation and then selecting and using the information that is useful to them.
Just like when Steve discovered that Diana was very yearning for the outside world on Paradise Island, he took advantage of this and asked Diana to take him out.
This is entirely based on the professional habits of an agent and cannot be said to be right or wrong.
When Steve, who had learned nothing, sat back down next to Diana, he did not expect an unexpected gain.
"That woman has an ominous aura about her!"
After Steve sat back, Diana suddenly said without any clue.
"What?" Steve asked.
"I don't know, but let's be careful." After saying that, Diana ignored Steve. Diana was a little uncomfortable with Steve's behavior that day. She felt that Steve was neglecting her too much.
No matter what, Diana was a woman.
Steve:…
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Around early the next morning, a group of people followed Sister Catherine to an underground ruins.
The entrance to the entire ruins is two hundred meters underground, and above ground is a noble manor. Although the owner of the manor nominally belongs to a wealthy businessman, the actual owner is the British royal family, and the person who received them is also a member of the royal family, perhaps. Conversation type roles.
The royal family of this era was much more powerful than those of later generations.
But this is all a digression. It is impossible for the royal family to give a group of outsiders the opportunity to pry into the secrets of the royal family. So without any pleasantries, they were taken directly to the entrance of the ruins.
The ruins were built in a huge underground cave. The entrance was a huge stone door-shaped building. The stone door had been blown down. Broken boulders were all around the entrance. Seeing these precious cultural relics being blown to pieces, it was hard to Terman, the Xibei archaeologist, felt distressed.
This is a precious cultural relic!
But at the moment, Cotman has no intention of exploring these, because there are more important things waiting for them to discover.
