Old Neil stood in the backyard of the abbey church and yawned.
He was wearing the priest's attire of the Church of the Night, holding an old broom in his hand, sweeping the ground in the backyard of the church. After Old Neil was urgently treated for the contamination of the "Hidden Sage", he could no longer serve as a Nighthawk. However, because of his age, the Church of the Night arranged for him to work as a church priest.
After all, every Nighthawk is a devout believer of the Night Goddess, and their guardian spirit of daring to sacrifice for the people has surpassed most ordinary believers. After passing the necessary tests, Old Neil is now fully qualified to work as a priest.
After being treated by the Church of Dark Night, Old Neil is out of danger of losing control. However, due to his own special characteristics, Old Neil cannot stay too far away from the Church of Dark Night.
"Father Neil!"
A crisp voice appeared in Old Neil's ear. Old Neil chuckled, turned his head to look at the girl in the monastic uniform, and said hello:
"What's the matter, little Romilly?"
Old Neil looked at the child's big, watery eyes and couldn't help but secretly sigh in his heart: It's great that there is a company in Backlund that is willing to donate to the Night Church Monastery in a private name... Thanks to such devout goddess believers, these children Can grow up safely under the blessing of the goddess.
I hope the goddess will bless this company called "Ji Zhou" to continue to operate well, and hope that the owner of that company can always maintain his kindness...
"I heard that some brothers outside are discussing the affairs of His Royal Highness recently!" Romilie shouted loudly, like a happy deer: "They said that the king is going to start to make knights! Father Neil, will you do it? Being rewarded by the king and becoming the Duke of the kingdom?"
"Knighting?" Old Neil was stunned for a moment, then said to the little girl with a smile: "Father Neil is the goddess' missionary and cannot be knighted - who is discussing these things? By the way, Xiao Luomi Leigh, why do you think Father Neil will become a Duke?"
"It's Brother Leonard and Brother Cornley!"
After that, the little girl realized that she had subconsciously "betrayed" Leonard and Cohen. The little girl Romiley was stunned for a moment and said hesitantly: "Because Father Neil is very powerful? No matter what questions I ask you, you seem to know..."
Alas, if you are also a "secret peeper" who lives to my age, your knowledge will be unexpectedly broad... Old Neil thought silently in his heart, but he only followed the "Apocalypse of the Night" The content on it said to the little girl: "We are in the arms of the goddess, just like..."
As he spoke, Old Neil squatted down and touched the little girl's head, thinking in his heart:
Don't let Leonard and Cornley say things they shouldn't say in front of children!
…
After finishing his morning class, Old Neil was ready to "talk" to the two boys who were talking nonsense. Although their current sequence is higher than that of Old Neil who is in sequence nine, Old Neil's status in their hearts is still infinitely close to that of "elder", and he still has some of the majesty of their elders.
Looking at the two young Nighthawks who were whispering in the corridor, Old Neil coughed and whispered to them: "You two boys——"
"Ah? What's wrong, Old Neil?" Leonard, wearing bright red gloves, heard the voice and looked at Old Neil. Old Neil smiled "haha" and instantly changed his face and roared at Leonard in front of him: "Don't discuss issues that shouldn't be discussed in the monastery! The children have all come to tell me! Church members should not talk nonsense about the Kingdom. , have you forgotten?"
"Old Neil, your temper is getting worse and worse -" Leonard raised his eyebrows and said to Old Neil: "Don't you think this matter is very strange? The king suddenly ennobled him, this matter It doesn’t happen often!”
"...The king is knighted for only two reasons."
As a "secret spy", Old Neil has been treated by high-sequence members of the Church of the Night after being contaminated by the "Hidden Sage", but he still retains some ability to communicate with the "Hidden Sage". It's strange that Old Neil hasn't felt the same crazy voice of knowledge infusion recently as before. Instead, the "Hidden Sage" will play various tidbits about Backlund in his mind at regular times every day. information.
Due to his own experience of being contaminated, Old Neil almost believed that the contamination left by the "Hidden Sage" on his body had not been completely removed, and he specifically asked the archbishop for help in checking. After repeated confirmation, Old Neil accepted it. The fact that the knowledge now instilled by the "Hidden Sage" is much less harmful.
To be honest, Old Neil was still quite unaccustomed to the Hidden Sage suddenly turning into a radio. This caused a lot of trouble in his life. He couldn't sleep during his lunch break. He just wanted to listen to the stories told by the "Hidden Sage".
And after knowing the tragic fact that he was almost seriously contaminated by the "Hidden Sage" when he was in Tingen City, Old Neil was also panicked. Whether he would die due to pollution was secondary. When Old Neil thought about hurting his companions because he lost control, he couldn't help but feel guilty from the bottom of his heart.
Old Neil also thought about it after coming to Backlund Monastery. He should wait until he went to the Kingdom of the Night Goddess, and then return to the Kingdom of Darkness to reunite with his wife... Now he is here to take care of these children. , until the goddess calls him.
While Old Neil was thinking wildly in his mind, he told Leonard about the knowledge and insights he had heard from the "Hidden Sage". Of course, Old Neil spoke very restrainedly. He chose some widely circulated rumors and said:
"The king may feel that the officials responsible for the government are no longer under his control, or are not in his own interests... Well, if the officials' 'reimbursement' goes too far, it may also arouse the king's anger." Lao Ni I said to Leonard with a wink, completely missing the look of the kind priest just now. He looked at Leonard and didn't answer, and continued casually:
"Of course, it is also possible that the king has finally understood the teachings of the gods and hopes to make a certain contribution to Loen becoming a 'god kingdom on earth'..."
"Old Neil, what you say is becoming more and more like what is in the scriptures." Cornley said to Old Neil with a smile. Upon hearing this, Old Neil responded angrily:
"Go, go, you kid, stop talking nonsense here. If you don't spend more time with your wife at this time, do you have to wait until you are old to regret it? Stop saying these things here that shouldn't be said in front of the goddess!"
Old Neil obviously thought of the time he spent with his wife. He let out a long sigh, tapped four times on his chest, drew a "Crimson Moon" shape, and said quietly: " Praise the goddess..."
Leonard was in a daze.
He tilted his head slightly, as if listening to something. It wasn't until Old Neil gave Leonard a hard look that Leonard returned to his office. While walking quickly in the corridor, Leonard suddenly whispered something, but it seemed that he was just talking to himself. Cornley asked with some confusion: "What's wrong, Leonard?"
"It's okay..." Leonard said casually in a low voice, brushing off the matter. Cohen Li didn't think much and started to work on his own. Leonard sat quietly in the office, staring blankly at the ceiling. He asked Pales some questions about this knighthood in his mind, and frowned slightly from time to time.
"Old man, is there really a secret behind the king's knighthood?"
Leonard asked eagerly to Pales in his mind. In his view, the last incident involving him with a hidden secret unknown to them had completely taken away the life of his friend. What kind of murderous intention would be hidden behind this secret incident?
"...There are some questions I won't tell you, and you shouldn't ask them either." Pales sighed, and said slowly to Leonard: "What I'm telling you now is just because you have already encountered it before. Amon, in order to prevent a similar situation from happening again..."
"Okay, okay." Leonard's tone was still quite urgent: "I won't ask any more questions, just tell me!"
"Alas..." Pales looked at the silly boy he had parasitized, and suddenly regretted his choice again. He just sighed and slowly told Leonard the story behind the incident. Hidden information that has nothing to do with the extraordinary people in the "audience" path.
From the perspective of Pales, a veteran Angel of Sequence 1, all the strange things that happened in Backlund are somehow connected - and this sudden "nobility" is more like the impatience of some high-Sequence Extraordinary. The result of the promotion among them - it may even be the audience that "what is said must be known". But there is no need to tell Leonard these things. Pales knows that this silly boy can't keep his temper.
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Old Neil, wearing the priest's attire of the Church of the Night, continued to sweep the floor leisurely. It was already noon, the morning prayers had ended, and Old Neil had nothing to do. Old Neil is now happy to live a peaceful life of raising children. Even though it is very different from the life of a Nighthawk, Old Neil, who is just waiting for his destiny to return to the Kingdom of the Goddess, has also thought about it. , now taking care of their children and spending time with their former colleagues, their lives are also very good.
After all, after understanding that his wife could not be resurrected, the obsession that had always existed in Old Neil's heart finally dissipated.
Speaking of these former colleagues who survived Tingen, Old Neil couldn't help but sigh. Who would have thought that in the disaster caused by the "True Creator", the only person who died would be the new Nighthawk?
Instead, it happened that the newcomer Klein, who had studied with him for a period of time, died after preventing a disaster involving an evil god...
Old Neil sighed, but heard a slightly serious voice coming from his ear:
"I'm looking for Captain Dunn."
Old Neil immediately turned around and saw a man wearing a white mask and an old coat. He couldn't help but become alert due to the habit of the previous night watcher. For some reason, Old Neil felt a little familiar with this person's figure, but he still asked based on his previous experience as a Nighthawk: "Who are you?"
Klein revealed the special red glove on his right hand and showed it to Old Neil. When he saw this specially made "red glove", Old Neil calmed down and said in a deep voice to the masked man next to him: "Please follow me."
After walking in a winding way for a while, Old Neil stopped outside the office door. He calmed down and said to Klein: "Please come in, this is Dunn Smith's office. I'll be here to guard you, and you can just communicate."
"Aren't you going to come in together?" Klein looked at Old Neil, maintaining a serious tone, and said to him: "You should be a Nighthawk too, I saw your name on the information."
Klein is still very impressed with the teacher who guided him into the field of mysticism. Whether it was the magic potion that Old Neil gave him to drink, or the two fellow villagers who beat up the "Hidden Sage" that he saw with his spiritual vision...
"I have retired." Old Neil smiled cheerfully, and then said seriously to Klein: "Salute to you, the 'Nighthawk'. Now you can go and perform the 'Red Gloves' with Captain Dunn 's task."
Even the members of the "Red Gloves" team are not on duty all the time. As a former Nighthawk, Old Neil saw that Klein was disguised and wearing the iconic red gloves, so he could naturally guess what Klein was going to do. do what. Old Neil didn't want to waste this "red glove"'s time because of himself, even if this "red glove" might be familiar to him.
Klein nodded and walked into Dunn Smith's office.
"Captain Dunn." Klein said to Dunn, who was immersed in paper. After hearing the voice, Dunn raised his head in confusion. When he saw it was "Professor Moriarty" whom he had met before, he quickly stood up:
"What's up?"
"I investigated some issues." Klein said seriously, taking out a stack of photos from his coat - these were related to "disease" and "trafficking" that Klein followed behind the old Kohler last night. incident, under these photos, Klein also specially wrote a document to indicate the situation.
Now Klein discovered that these incidents quietly pointed to Kapin who he was investigating - there must be a demon when something goes wrong. It was precisely because Klein discovered the problem but lacked evidence that he was busy until midnight. Before taking advantage of it, The agreed-upon ritual magic contacted the goddess of the night, and Klein received a revelation that allowed him to investigate.
It was precisely because of this that after going back to rest for a while, Klein hurried to Dunn's office, preparing to use the power of the Church of the Night to investigate Kaping. After all, no matter which city in Loen they are in, the church's low-level Beyonders are all connected with the police department.
Klein plans to come to the Church of the Night to start the task application process. By the end of this week, he will almost be able to start the operation to block Kaping.
(End of chapter)
