Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 592 What a ghost?
He paid a gold coin in advance. Is it because I asked him to "pay on letter" last time?

Angie suddenly felt her cheeks feel a little hot. She turned her back as if to cover up and read the letter carefully.

"It turns out that he rented a house in the North District, not far from St. Samuel's Church, but he cleverly separated the two streets to avoid the tragedy of bumping into acquaintances when he went out, such as Lun, whom he met in the prayer hall yesterday afternoon. Nader... But the poet was actually transferred to Backlund Parish. Could it be that he joined the Red Gloves and became a 'flexible employee' without a fixed location?
"...I think of ways to create opportunities for 'accidental encounter' and 'acquaintance'. I think so too, but we lack the necessary connections. We need people in our social circle who know both sides. It seems that we need to visit the surrounding people as soon as possible. Neighbor.

"The moon mass during the full moon may be an opportunity. All believers of the goddess can participate, and I am very close to St. Samuel's Church. Going there is a very reasonable choice..."

Angel looked at the letter, kept thinking, and quickly decided on the next action. She looked up and found that Reinette Tinichole was still floating in the air, with no intention of leaving.

"Please bring him a message for me, saying that I will attend the high mass at St. Samuel's Church tomorrow evening."

As he spoke, Angel took out a thick Loen gold coin from his pocket and handed it to the messenger lady. However, the latter did not take it. The heads spoke one after another:

"That piece..." "The puppet's..." "Extraordinary characteristics..." "Is it still there?"

Extraordinary characteristics? Of course it's still there, but after listening to your warning, I sealed it up in various ways... Angel was stunned, and just about to answer, Reinette continued:

"I accept..." "Your last offer..." "I accept..."

Angel asked in confirmation:

The last time Angel quoted this price, Reinette's four pairs of eyes stared at her with an indifferent look for a full minute, and then left quietly, leaving her with nightmares all night.

But now, she has other uses for this characteristic, and it is more urgent, so she is willing to buy it at the original price.

It is not difficult to guess that this "purpose" is probably to promote a certain Sequence 5 "Wraith Soul" to a high Sequence.

Of course, the "original price" is still much lower than the price of the Sequence 4 characteristics themselves. According to Angel's guess, high-sequence extraordinary characteristics must be worth forty to fifty thousand pounds, or even higher, but this "puppet" comes from the evil god. Believers, it is very hot and it is difficult to find a buyer willing to buy it at a high price, so they can only sell it at a discount.

"Thirty thousand gold coins?"

She specifically mentioned installments because she considered that the spirit world creature might not be able to immediately come up with 30,000 gold coins. Moreover, when the other party charged 10,000 gold coins to help her and Klein escape from Bayam last time, they also allowed them to do so. "Interest-free installment payment".

After several times when her wallet was bleeding heavily, she had the idea of ​​​​lowering the price, but she did not expect that the messenger lady took the initiative to propose the idea of ​​​​purchasing the extraordinary characteristics at the original price.

Hua Hua——

"Pay first..." "Ten thousand pieces..." "The rest..." "Within one month."

As if she was worried that Angel would regret it, as soon as Reinette finished speaking, three of the four heads opened their mouths and spit out a burst of gray-white mist. In the mist, shining gold coins fell like a golden waterfall, colliding with each other, and issued a Crisp and sweet sound.

Like one of those gold coins that Miss Justice paid me a few days ago. There were 3000 gold coins in that pile. Could it be the batch I paid for... The other two piles were roughly divided into 4000 and 3000. The former There are some traces of use, and the latter is even printed with the portrait of Augustus I, as if it was a product hundreds of years ago.

According to what Reinette said last time, there is a high probability that the "Rose School" and the "Mother Tree of Desire" they worship can use some method to track the extraordinary characteristics of their members, and Reinette Tinichole wants to use This kind of connection can reversely set a trap to solve several following cult members. Therefore, purchasing the "puppet" feature is only an optional behavior. If it is too expensive, it will naturally be rejected.

Angel was dumbfounded as the carpet in front of her quickly piled up golden hills. At first, she was a little worried that the expensive carpet would be damaged, but soon her eyes and mind were filled with only the golden color.

This high-sequence spirit world creature showed a rare hesitation. The eyes of its four heads wandered. After a moment, they refocused on Angel and said in turn:
"Originally it was just..." "As bait..." "Now it has..." "More uses."

The last head opened his mouth and realized that the sentence had ended. He was a little anxious and shook a little.

Ding, the last gold coin fell, and Angel found that it looked familiar. It was a new coin that seemed to have just been sent from the mint, with no signs of use.

This reply, which was much longer than the usual exchange, took Angel a moment to fully understand.

Seeing that the messenger lady was willing to spend 30,000 gold coins to buy it, Angel no longer hesitated and nodded in reply:
"Okay, I can give it to you right now...but are you paying cash, or, um, in installments?"

The head quickly replied: "Yes."

It's only been two days, why has your attitude changed so much?
"Can I ask why?" she said cautiously.

It always felt like Miss Messenger's family fortune had been wiped out... Angel suddenly didn't dare to continue thinking about it. She quickly took out the "puppet" properties that were under heavy protection, and watched one of Reinette's heads swallow the palm-sized puppet. , the blood-red eyes became a little softer.

Of course, these eight eyes scanned the pile of gold coins on the ground from time to time, making Angel a little worried that she would suck back the 10,000 gold coins in one go.

Fortunately, the headless messenger quickly disappeared and disappeared without a trace under the spiritual vision.

"I finally sold that Extraordinary Characteristic. Although the psychological price was lowered to 25000 gold coins before, I feel a little bit disadvantaged now. What kind of psychology is this?"

Angel muttered, looking worriedly at the gold coins in front of him that weighed nearly a hundred kilograms. ————

Passu Island, between Sunia Island and Rhoside Islands, is shrouded in clouds and fog that persist all year round, as if heavy rain and thunder are about to fall at any time.

Alger Wilson walked out of the Thunder Church and looked back at the church's towering spire and buttresses on both sides, as well as the Church of the Storm Abyss, the headquarters of the Church of the Storm, hidden in the clouds and mist further away. He breathed a sigh of relief.

He finally completed this year's work report and successfully concealed the fact that he joined the "Tarot Society", believed in Mr. Fool, and was secretly promoted to "Wind Blessed One". At least for a year, he no longer had to worry about how to hide his specialness. .

Of course, there are a lot of new worries. During the debriefing period, he was given a new task by the "Punishers": approaching the "Star Admiral" and investigating the "Shipbreaker" Anji who caused a big trouble in Bayam recently. Rika Thatch and "crazy adventurer" Gehrman Sparrow, although they are hostile to the evil sect "Rose School", they seem to have another secret evil organization behind them and own a powerful ghost ship , an angel, and multiple demigods, which the Church of Storms attaches great importance to.

The reason for giving him the task was simple: his ship had carried two people without their knowledge, and he even received a commission of several hundred pounds from the other party.

Fortunately, I didn't behave out of the ordinary. Otherwise, instead of assigning me a mission, I would have been imprisoned underground and severely interrogated... Alger's mind was full of thoughts, but his expression didn't change at all. He walked slowly in front of the church. In the square, he saluted a passing bishop:

"The storm is coming!"

The latter did not return the greeting, but let out a surprised sigh. He pulled down the hood of his robe embroidered with lightning patterns, revealing his soft yellow hair and shouted, "Alger?"

"Saenz? Are you back to report on your work too?"

Alger was also a little surprised. This was his old partner. The two worked together for a long time before obtaining the "Blue Avenger", but then he chose to become the captain of the ghost ship, drifting on the sea, away from the constraints of the church. , and Saenz returned to the clergy system and has become one of the bishops who reviews churches in various places independently of the penal executors.

Because of this specialness, their reporting time and frequency are not consistent with those of ordinary church members.

"Of course not. I'm here to report on the mission. There have been incidents in several parishes on Zhongcheng Island. I'm afraid it's related to the recent activity in the Raging Sea..."

Sainz muttered a few words and patted Alger on the shoulder to show friendship. The force was strong, which reflected his piety as a Storm believer.

The corner of the latter's mouth twitched, and he was about to reach out to retaliate, when he suddenly thought of Miss "Queen"'s commission, and calmly guided the topic:

"Zhongcheng Island? It's full of travelers passing by. What could happen?"

The yellow-haired bishop looked a little worried: "There are strange things happening on Pala Island and Sona Island. Hehe, I will report it first and talk to you when I have a chance."

Sure enough, there is Sorna Island... Alger knew that it would be easy to expose his intentions if he continued to chat actively, so he nodded and said:
"Okay, my ship will stay for another day. Let's get together tonight?"

"Okay." Sainz smiled without any doubts.

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On Saturday evening, Angel rode a relatively low-key two-wheeled carriage from Hillston District to the North District, preparing to attend the Moon Mass at St. Samuel's Church.

She was accompanied only by her personal maid Elsa, and the two housekeepers were busy at home. Keira was still working hard to fill her wardrobe and wine cellar, and Riback had to go to the neighbors all over the street to hand over Business cards and gifts, and summarize the list of people who are interested in inviting Angel to be guests, so that Angel can visit them one by one.

They are all well-known professors, lawyers, doctors and other professional technicians in Backlund. Although they do not have as many friends as the nobles, they are often connected with certain big shots. Through them, Angel can get in touch with the city's upper social circle. Therefore, the investment of money and time is necessary.

With various aristocratic etiquette and social rules constantly flashing through his mind, Angel got off the carriage and left the carriage at the edge of the square. He and Elsa walked through the somewhat lively square and entered the church that was gradually shrouded in darkness.

While waiting for the mass to start outside the prayer hall, she met Dr. Allen and his wife, several neighbors on Burningham Road who had visited in the past two days, and of course, she also saw a man in formal attire with a cane between his legs and a solemn face. Dwayne Dantes.

The latter also looked over, his eyes lingering on the plain black dress Angel deliberately wore for a moment, then returned to her face, showing a surprised but polite expression.

This is the "faceless man"... Angel chuckled secretly, and his eyes stayed on the other person for a moment, making other believers who paid attention to her notice this.

As the door of the large prayer hall opened, the two stopped acting, mixed in with the crowd, entered under the guidance of the priest, and found their seats in the darkness.

The choir in front of the altar sang ancient songs under the command of Bishop Elektra, who presided over the high mass today. Angel's restless heart gradually calmed down in the neat and ethereal chanting.

Only then did she notice that there were several people sitting on the benches on the other side of the aisle who had been sitting before the Mass. They were all wearing church robes and did not seem to belong to ordinary believers.

"Nighthawks", priests from other parishes, or certain "connections"?
Angel was thinking, feeling the doubtful looks from her and other believers. One of them slowly turned his head, his face under the hood hidden in the darkness. Only a searching gaze quickly swept across the crowd, and then looked at the altar again. Soak up the peaceful atmosphere.

But with the help of dark vision, Angel could see the other person's face clearly without any hindrance. At this moment, she seemed to be soaked by the atmosphere in the prayer hall, and her whole body was as cold as if she was falling into the abyss.

During the moon mass held for the dead to help them sleep in the kingdom of the goddess, she met Piers Turner, the senior deacon who had died on Para Island long ago and had failed to be promoted.

(End of this chapter)