Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 733 Reasons for Collecting Gold Coins

On Saturday afternoon, Angel sat lazily in the study, writing the letter in front of him.

"...After some simple preparations, the Hanged Man Alger and I successfully dealt with the cult members who controlled the Craftsman, including a Wrathful Spirit. If it weren't for the need to resolve the battle as quickly as possible and avoid the attention of the Primordial Moon they believed in, or even attracting high-sequence Beyonders, I would have wanted to leave him to you as a replacement for the Blood Admiral puppet.

"After successfully saving our magical items, Anne sensed that Sharf June's bloodline might have come from a famous person, so she came to Bayam and asked me to take him on the ghost ship... You will never guess who that famous person is!
"Okay, I won't keep you in suspense. Charles is most likely the eldest son of Emperor Roselle Gustav and a descendant of Charles Gustav. Of course, after so many generations, his bloodline has become extremely thin, and there is almost no resemblance between him and the 'Mysterious Queen'. Perhaps only Anne, who has lived with Roselle for a long time, can sense it.

"Of course, he has become a believer in the 'Original Moon', and this evil god is most likely the incarnation of the 'Mother Tree of Desire' believed in by the Rose School. This has caused him to be polluted accordingly, just like the poor lady on the island of Oravi. However, Anne and Bernadette have thought of a way to deal with it, and I hope they can succeed.

"Have you received the 'Sea Words' walking stick that was given to you through 'sacrifice'? I seem to have forgotten to remind you that it likes to whip its owner, so be careful not to get bruised.

"Finally, I hope you know that Dr. Allen Kress's baby is likely to be born in the next two days. I visited Ms. Velma and she is doing well, and so is her baby."

Having written this, Angel could not help laughing. She signed her name, carefully folded the letter and stuffed it into the envelope, then summoned Renette Tinicole, who was wearing an elaborate long dress, had a proud figure but was missing a head.

"To your contractor."

Angel handed over the envelope and a gold coin, but found that Reinette did not rush to take them. Instead, she looked at her quietly and said after a moment:

“You…” “Solved…” “Some…” “His believers…”

He? Could it be the Mother Tree of Desire? Did Reinette know that I was in conflict with the Rose School again?
Angel was stunned for a moment, nodded, and briefly introduced what happened in Bayam before, and then simply brought out the extraordinary characteristics of the "Grudge".

How to deal with the characteristics of this Sequence 5 has always been a headache for Angel. After the incident with the "craftsman" Sharf, she knew that if she kept this extraordinary characteristic originating from the believers of the "Original Moon", it would most likely be identified by the people of the "Rose School" Indulgence Faction, and the same would be true if she handed it over to the craftsman for processing.

Perhaps it would be more appropriate to sell it to the spiritual being in front of him, the "ancient evil creature" in his lifetime, as a "puppet" characteristic.

The bright red eyes only glanced at the "ghost", and Reinette did not speak first, which put Angel under great pressure. She knew that if she raised the price first at this time, the other party would definitely lower the price, but Reinette obviously understood this, and just surrounded Angel with her eight eyes, motionless.

Forget it, let's not bother with this angel. Compared with Anne, Renette is just a miser... She muttered and said:

"8000 pounds?"

This is the average price of a Sequence 5 Beyonder trait. Of course, the value of this trait, which may be tracked by the "Rose School", must be discounted.

"..."

The four bright-looking Renette heads with bright red eyes said nothing and continued to stare at Angel.

"6000?"

She quoted another price.

This is already her bottom line!
"Five thousand gold coins..." "Or you..." "Yourself..." "Sell it..."

After a moment, the four heads spoke one after another.

This is about 5500 pounds, a little lower than I expected, but I can’t bear the thought of selling it to other people and causing them to be tracked down and killed by the cultists... Angel thought about it, nodded, handed over the Beyonder, and couldn’t help asking:

"You are already... a spiritual being, why do you still need so many gold coins?"

Besides, you still owe me 10,000 gold coins—she didn't dare to add this sentence.

The heads were about to pick up the letters, gold coins, and Beyonder characteristics, but stopped when they heard this and replied:

"Because..." "The future..." "A..." "Possibility..."

Possibility... a possibility that would require a lot of gold coins. Could it be that she was planning to buy a house in the spirit world? But I heard from Klein that this messenger lady had a huge castle of her own in the spirit world, which was even bigger than the winery I just got... Various thoughts flashed through Angel's mind. He nodded as if he understood, and watched Reinette disappear into the void with the letter.

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At three o'clock in the afternoon, Angel dressed up and took a carriage to the Viscount Glint's mansion in Queens. A music salon was being held there. Just like when Angel was "Baroness Langdon's niece", many young noble children, celebrities and musicians were invited. A brand new piano was placed in the center of the hall, playing melodious music.

Angel was wearing a high-waisted, stand-up collared long skirt that was popular this social season. Her waist was tightly corseted, highlighting her beautifully shaped chest. The complicated hem of her skirt was supported by the thickness of the petticoat, so she could only move forward in small steps.

As expected, he became the focus of the salon. Ever since those witches died or escaped, the average appearance of Backlund's social circle has dropped by several percentage points... Feeling the hidden or naked gazes, Angel maintained a smile on his face and approached Viscount Greylint, the organizer of the salon.

The latter was meeting "Miss Theresa" for the first time, but he had heard of the beautiful face and charm of this woman who returned to Loen from Intis in social occasions. He came forward with a bright smile, took the right hand that Angel extended, bent down and gave it a kiss, and then spoke some restrained but purposeful compliments.

I heard from Laura that Greylint is still single. Does he really want to pursue Audrey, or is he still obsessed with Sylvia?

Angel pondered and skillfully dealt with the viscount and other young nobles who kept approaching him. He was not as helpless as he was when he first came to Backlund and walked into the upper-class social occasions.

Under the gaze of the crowd, she chatted with several aristocrats and wealthy businessmen she knew well about the popular music in Loen this year and the interesting stories of the musicians. The topic soon turned to the recently popular Baron Sinderas.

"...He donated money to repair the Holy Wind Cathedral. I heard that he is also planning to help the Storm Church rebuild the Beldan Cathedral, which will be three times the current size. I'm afraid it will cost 100,000 pounds, or even more..."

"This isn't surprising, he was originally a believer in Storm."

"He didn't even want to praise the Lord of Storms before, and now? He has to go to church three times a week, not counting Mass on Thursdays!"

Listening to the children of the nobles, especially the male nobles, boasting about the information they had learned from various channels, Angel made a few comments from time to time, guiding them to say more, and gradually taking control of the situation on the field.

The stiff smile on her face gradually faded until Audrey, dressed simply, came into the hall, pushed through the crowd to get close to Angel, talked to her intimately, and then they both left the living room.

After changing into casual clothes with the help of her personal maid, Angel followed Audrey into the familiar study room. After locking the door, she slumped down on the sofa in a rather ungraceful manner, which made Audrey cover her mouth and chuckle.

"If those people in the salon saw you in your current state, they would definitely be disappointed."

"That's great. They should focus on 'Backlund's most dazzling gem', especially Viscount Greylint. His study is almost becoming yours."

Angel retorted unceremoniously.

"I have no interest in him in this regard. Well, he can't know this..."

Audrey muttered, looking at Angel with burning eyes until Angel felt uncomfortable, then she spoke:

"Christine, I want to apologize to you. I have conducted some private investigations on you..."

She spoke without reservation about the private investigations she had conducted after discovering Angel's interest in Lily Granger, including the possibility that she had been affected by the negative effects of magical items and had been suggested by the "audience".

When Angel heard that Audrey had already found out that Lily, Benson, and Melissa were from Tingen, and was even about to trace it back to Cole Granger, he could no longer hide his surprise and took a deep breath.

If the Goddess Church hadn't sealed my files and Audrey hadn't gone on a criminal path, I'm afraid my photos and files would have fallen into her hands. Her pet dog Susie had seen my true appearance when I first arrived in Backlund. By comparing the photos, she could immediately find out my identity. And if there really was a certain "audience" arranging everything behind the scenes, if Audrey knew, it would be the same as him knowing...

But looking at Audrey's regretful expression, Angel couldn't say anything harsh, and the main responsibility for this matter must lie with the "audience". Instead of pursuing Audrey's unintentional mistake, it would be better to solve this hidden disaster as soon as possible.

"Hvin Rambis?"

She asked back with a normal expression, which made Audrey, who was a little uneasy, feel relieved and nodded immediately:

"Yes, another person involved in the incident should be Hampres, another member of the Psychological Alchemist who was at the scene last time... when dealing with Ms. D."

Hampres... He also appeared in the incident where Baron Syndras was hypnotized. Although he passed the review of the Church of Storms, if he was just a go-between and the one who actually performed the hypnosis was Hvin Rambis, then that would explain it... Angel thought about it and kept both of them in mind.

After provoking me again and again, if she doesn't respond, I'm afraid it will be unreasonable...

(End of this chapter)