Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 663 The arrest begins

The cathedral district in the north of Trier is home to the cathedral of the Church of the "God of Steam and Mechanics". It is different from the more than 20 large or small steam churches in the city of Trier. It is the cathedral of the entire Trier, and even The backbone of the parish including the surrounding areas.

"It feels bigger than the main hall of Thordrak Palace in Backlund that I have seen, although I have only seen it once from a distance..."

Looking at the iron black chimneys that towered into the clouds, replacing the spires of ordinary churches, Fors Wall murmured, pressed the lady's round felt hat on her head, and followed the believers who were constantly entering and exiting the church into this building with the sound of whistles. It rang out regularly, and the creaking sounds of machinery and gear meshing were constantly coming from inside the huge building.

She has completed all her to-do items when she came to Trier this time. Not only did she negotiate the copyrights for several best-selling novels in the Kingdom of Loen, but she also bought a lot of "Diaries of Emperor Russell" that were not repeated, so save some money. If used, it would be enough for her to contribute to the Tarot Club for a month.

In the remaining few days, Fors planned to visit various attractions in Trier, such as the Triumph Square, the Boulevard, and even secretly went to the Red Princess District to look at Baia and Baia from a distance. I found some material for my next novel on City Wall Street, which is as famous as Tom's "Red Theater".

Of course, the largest church in the northern continent, the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery, is also one of the destinations.

Every day at twelve o'clock at noon, the church's hundreds of chimneys emit steam, turn the levers, and ring the bell. It is a scene that countless believers are looking forward to.

As a self-proclaimed devout believer, Forsi rarely came to Trier, and of course he didn't want to miss this scene.

She found a bench in the corner of the main prayer hall and sat down, looking at the triangular holy emblem surrounded by stained glass in the distance. She was about to take out her notebook and record the inspiration that kept coming to her mind, when she suddenly noticed a man walking by her. The figure looked familiar.

Archbishop Emmanuel, who was on duty this month, took the document bag sent to the office by a "Mechanical Heart", opened it and looked at it, and listened to the other person's introduction:
"This is a report received in the confessional room of the main prayer hall half an hour ago. We did a preliminary inspection. There are no contaminated items or other traps inside. There are only a few identity documents and a strange mirror fragment."

Picking up the sharp mirror fragment with a pure black surface and no reflection at all, Emmanuel's gray left eye pupil continued to shrink and expand, as if it was an artificial creation performing mechanical movements. The "Mechanical Heart" beside him "It seems that he has been accustomed to these actions of the archbishop, and he did not show any emotion at all, but continued:

But isn’t she a believer in the goddess of the night? Why is she here?
Just as she was about to call this acquaintance, she found that Eileen took advantage of the fact that there was no one around and turned directly into the confession room on the side of the prayer hall.

"We used divination to track the reporter, but many attempts failed. The other party was either proficient in anti-divination or had items with similar functions. Originally, this matter should be investigated by the 'Mechanical Heart' team on duty, but you were Shi said that all the reporting letters today..."

With the familiar clothes, Forsi quickly recognized the other person.

"That's...Miss Eileen Watson?"

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A believer of the goddess of the night comes to the Church of Steam... to confess?
Forsi suddenly had several ideas pop up in his head and was stunned for a moment.

Below the steam church, among the complex pipes, gears, and connecting rods, passages connect various rooms in the depths. Some of them store important documents, some seal sealed items at all levels, and more, It is the area where the "Machine Hearts" work and rest.

"Leave it all to me, yes."

The Archbishop interrupted the other party's words, put down the black mirror fragments, and spread all the papers in the document bag on his desk.

"The Archbishop of Backlund Diocese, Horamik Haydn, sent a telegram early this morning, saying that the Dark Night took the initiative to contact him and proposed to conduct a joint operation in Trier. We sent people and they provided intelligence... It seems that these This is the result of the 'Nighthawks'." He snorted coldly, looked at the "Mechanical Heart" standing beside him, and ordered:
"Assemble the team on duty today, notify the deacons in the observatory area and museum area, and prepare to launch secret operations. In addition, call the Sacred Heart Monastery and ask them if they have received any similar reports."

Glancing at the black mirror fragments on the table, Archbishop Emmanuel added:
"By the way, before taking action, let all members come to my place."

As he spoke, he picked up the mirror fragment again and pressed his fingertips tightly against its smooth surface, as if feeling the slight vibrations.

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As the hand on the wall clock reached twelve o'clock, Cheval Douma also completed his Monday morning work.

He carefully collected the original documents handed over to the Secretariat by the Foreign Affairs Committee, locked them in the safe built into the wall, messed up the cipher disk, stuffed the translated documents into his handbag, and took them with him.

"Dong, dong——"

The noon bell of the nearby "God of Steam and Machinery" church came from the window. All the steam churches in Trier will use huge mechanical clocks to chime the time at this time, and the time is exactly the same, showing that they are ahead of the times. technical strength.

During practical classes at the technical school in Trier, the students even used the ringing of two church bells at different distances to allow students to calculate the speed of sound propagating in the air.

Listening to the bell that had been ringing for more than ten years, Cheval left his office with a smile and walked to the restaurant of the Foreign Affairs Committee office building.

After living in this city with rich colors, beautiful sounds and colorful life for more than ten years, I have almost forgotten the lonely, dark and cold feeling of the "mirror world"...

Such an idea suddenly came to his mind, and his fingers subconsciously touched the translucent button on the cuff of the windbreaker.

At this moment, the regular bells outside the window stopped.

That steam clock tower near the boulevard is broken? Hehe, I just praised them in my mind for being on time...

Cheval chuckled lightly and glanced out the window of the corridor, suddenly feeling that today's weather was a little different from usual.

The sun is particularly strong...

There was a sudden burning sensation in his chest, and a small mirror hidden close to his body gave off a sharp warning, as if a steel needle had been inserted into his chest, causing him to break out in cold sweat.

No, the corridor is too quiet. It's off-duty time now. Where are the colleagues in the Secretariat? What about the noise from the boulevard outside the window?

What "Man in the Mirror" Cheval has been worried about ever since he obtained his current identity finally happened.

He was approached by an official Beyonder!
(End of this chapter)