"Griffith heard strange noises on the ship and lost a little bit of his sanity because of it," Amber thought, "This may have been affected by the activation of the insect shell organ."
I see!
Griffith finally connected some doubts:
“During the night from January 7th to 8th, I heard strange sounds and witnessed weird and illusory scenes. A door to an unknown location was opened.
"In addition, information from Beacon states that the stolen "Lin Yuan Collection" contains knowledge of advanced descending techniques.
"I think that the insect shell organ turning Quarksol into a monster is just a superficial side effect. Its real purpose is to complete some kind of summoning ritual. Devouring flesh and blood is the charging process before the summoning is initiated, not the purpose."
The Paladin Lieutenant Skoltz and the Finnish Sergeant Major who were watching were both shocked. They thought it was just a monster ritual, but they didn't expect that things were getting bigger and bigger.
Griffith looked at Amber, who had a solemn look on his face, and then said to the resident mage: "I think this is all related to the black wooden box in the cargo hold. There are signs of black magic on the box, and there are living corpses nearby. , "Lin Yuan Ji" also has knowledge about the creation and control of living corpses.
"My point is that, no matter what the motive, Quaxor used the insect shell organ and "Lin Yuan Collection" to complete some kind of ritual. That thing was attached to the black wooden box, or it was different from what was originally stored in the wooden box. What kind of fusion was not found by us in the end.”
The Holy Grace Church fell silent for a moment.
The resident mage thought for a while: "We are not sure how much this box is related to Quarksol, but the test shows that there are traces of black magic in the box that we have not yet identified. At least it is certain that the box once contained a dangerous black magic. The items were transported to the island of Neopolis.
"The owner and real consignee of this box are already under investigation. If Quarksol is not the owner of the box, it means that the Equinox incident exposed black magic items smuggled by other gangs, or the owner is also Quarksol's accomplice ."
Finland, the sergeant major of the Neopolis Island garrison, raised his right hand and asked to speak: "Are we going to monitor Milovan Neville, member of the Arcane Parliament? Is there any evidence to prove his innocence now?"
"No, but he is a big shot, and he will go to the Southern Continent tomorrow." Resident Mage Conix glanced at the team in front of him. "The congressman is not within our jurisdiction and dispatch. He himself is also a powerful Sequence 6 Spellcaster, let's not trouble him. The superiors will arrange an investigation."
According to the results of the meeting, Griffith was responsible for the inspection of Hepu Town. Two squads of soldiers from the city defense army have been assigned to the town to take charge of public security and are ready to listen to his and other Beyonders' orders at any time.
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"Second-level team leader, Miss Investigator, come with me," Sergeant Major Finland gestured to Griffith and Amber after the meeting, "collect your equipment."
"This used to be an outpost that monitored the bay. It consisted of a front fort and a rear fort. The two independent sentinel towers on the left and right were connected by a suspension bridge. In recent years, after the threat from the sea was reduced, it was converted into a church sanctuary," said Finnish Doors He walked through the corridors and rooms familiarly and took the two of them to the small courtyard behind the main hall, introducing the facilities here one by one. "The walls of the church are very strong, and the courtyard is reserved for the artillery's heavy trebuchets." Got into position."
Amber followed the sergeant major's introduction and looked around, only to feel that this place was much larger than the ordinary monastery of the Church of the Gods. Three tall buildings made of white stone are arranged in an "L" shape, connected by a wide courtyard in the middle.
Rows of grapes and nectarines were planted in the garden, and a small pavilion was even erected. The vines with blue and white petals hang down from the sharp corners of the pavilion, which is particularly unique.
"If you want to deploy artillery, you have to cut down these grapevines." Griffith stood by the fence of the backyard, looked at the flat ground, and then looked at the stone walls on both sides, "This wall faces the Is this the direction of the bay? The trebuchets were originally deployed here?"
"Yes, there are observation posts and bunkers set up on the roofs on both sides. Below the hillside is the bay. Heavy trebuchets can be deployed here to suppress the beachhead of the bay and the foot of the mountain in the distance. You cannot attack in the direction of the residential area, as it will cause a sea of fire," Finland nodded, "From a structural point of view, this fortress has many flaws. There is also a mage tower in the city of Neopolis. In addition, the sea near the main island has been very calm for a long time. Now this is only used because of its strength. As one of our strongholds, it will take some time to deploy artillery."
The Finnish sergeant major came to a three-story tower at the end of the courtyard and knocked twice on the solid iron door at the entrance.
With the creaking sound of the door opening, two garrison soldiers opened the heavy door from the inside.
"Is there anyone still stationed here?" Amber poked her head inside.
"No, this is a warehouse. But after the war in the East, we didn't have time to replenish supplies." The sergeant major happily invited the two people in, "You can choose as you like, there is nothing good anyway. When you leave Neopolis Island, you can You can return it here, or you can return it directly to the material warehouse at the port."
Griffith thanked the sergeant major and immediately glanced around the weapons warehouse of the Holy Grace Church.
The tall weapons racks were empty. Several spears and shields were erected casually against the wall, and a few empty quivers without arrows hung on the shelves where armor should be placed.
The soldiers guarding the weapons depot brought in a large box. Finland pointed to the box and said: "Apprentice Knight, your sword was damaged in the battle. Let's see if there is anything suitable here. Miss Investigator, would you like something?"
Griffith reached into the box and groped for a while, took out the only piece of mail, and waved it in front of Amber: "Are you wearing it?"
The blonde girl was standing near the door sniffing here and there. She looked at the dusty mail in Griffith's hand and shook her head in disappointment.
"Does war damage require compensation?" Griffith asked.
"We will send the bill to the Earl's Mansion, hehe," the Finnish sergeant major winked at him, "Is this your first mission?"
Griffith and Amber nodded together.
"Okay, my friends, when you receive a mission, don't be fooled by the rewards, especially those C-level and D-level missions." Finland pointed at the armor and weapons on the two of them. The arrows, armor, and weapons will be reported to your employer, and will be deducted from your bonus in the end. Even if the equipment is not destroyed, there is wear and depreciation, right? If you are unlucky or spend money lavishly, in addition to accumulating points after a mission There is no profit from merit points.
"Only for those particularly important tasks, the big shots will thoughtfully arrange everything for us, and also provide us with large rewards."
Amber patted her tight and beautiful leather armor: "I have my own armor, I won't wear yours!"
"Okay, okay, where's the second-level team leader?" Finland took back the leather armor and put it aside without hesitation, "Would you like anything?"
"Well, I have an iron helmet and a shield." Griffith walked to the wall and pulled out a long spear to check. "I also have a long sword, two daggers, a long spear, three throwing spears, a saber and a short sword." An ax and a mace each.”
"..."
Amber and Sergeant Major Finn looked at each other.
"Ahem, Mr. Trainee Knight, our next mission is just to patrol and search, and then deal with a small group of cultists," the sergeant major felt that he needed to remind his colleagues, "You are not needed to break the formation. This long sword The quality is average, I'll give you what you need. Throw the gun on that shelf."
"You are really cautious," Amber praised, "I like your character."
"That's because you haven't suffered the consequences of being careless." Griffith equipped himself with the weapon. "I have suffered the consequences several times and I learned my lesson."
After receiving the weapon, Griffith, fully armed, walked towards the town with satisfaction. Amber and Finland were right behind him, watching the foot armored cavalry rumble forward.
Before he could reach the town, a group of local city defense troops ran over. The noncommissioned officer leading the team saluted first and confirmed each other's identities with the trainee knight.
"Is there anything unusual in the town?" Griffith asked.
"There are some," the corporal of the city defense army thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Trainee Knight, ours is a peaceful and peaceful town. Usually, let alone fallen mages and monsters, even public security cases are rare."
"Is there anything different these two days?"
"Yes," the corporal replied, "just yesterday a group of outsiders appeared out of nowhere. They first fought in the market, then robbed two shops and took away several hatchets and hammers. There is also some money and food. We reported it to the resident mage."
What's happening here? Griffith looked at the corporal in surprise. He didn't expect anyone to come and snatch these things. If this is the work of a black magic gang, then it would be too unbearable to rob a store and steal hatchets~
"I was notified of these situations by the Holy Grace Church. Is this what they did?" Griffith asked curiously, "Have you caught them?"
"It's a pity that we didn't catch them. They disappeared before we arrived," the corporal said with a confused expression. "Such a case has never happened in this small town... I was caught off guard for a moment."
"Okay, I'll pay attention," Griffith patted his scabbard, "Let's see if we can find them during the inspection. Have you noted down their facial features?"
"Yes, trainee knights," the corporal pulled out a few rough portraits. "There is nothing special about their clothes, but their faces are rosy and healthy. They are all tall and have sharp eyes. There are several women with them. According to witnesses, Said they didn't look like people who would do such a petty theft thing."
