Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 849 New Goal
In the second half of the night, Angel quietly returned to his home. He did not ask the maid to help him, but took a nice bath to wash away the remnants of various battles throughout the day and the fatigue after being promoted to the next level.

During this period, the housekeeper and the maid were no longer surprised that he would often disappear for the whole day or even return home the next morning. Angel also intentionally or unintentionally led their secret discussions to the topic of "his lady staying at Mr. Dantes's house."

"Anyway, our relationship is known to everyone. Although it may seem a bit too open to the people of Loen, it's just right for a young woman returning from Intis..."

She muttered, put on a loose nightgown, lay down on the bed, and fell asleep almost as soon as she closed her eyes.

Normally, promotion does not lead to extreme physical fatigue unless the process is not smooth and causes a certain degree of damage to the body.

But Angel also gained the ability upgrade of Sequence 3 "Immortality". The transformation of his body by the potion deepened his connection with the "City of Disaster", and he also endured the "gift" of this source. Even without counting the time he spent at Klein's house, he was already exhausted both physically and mentally.

It was not until the window was slightly lit and the whole mansion began to become lively with the activities of the servants that Angel woke up from a deep sleep. With the help of the maid, she washed and changed her clothes, and recovered from a battle-hardened witch to a lady who had just entered Backlund's upper social circle. After listening to the personal maid's heartfelt admiration for her beauty and enjoying a hearty breakfast, she returned to her bedroom to examine her physical condition after the promotion.

"First, after I was promoted to 'Immortal', the divinity in my body has grown and changed. The snake hair that was originally completely uncontrollable and could only appear when I was on the verge of losing control can now be freely controlled to a certain extent. Of course, revealing the form of a mythical creature too deeply will still lead to the collapse of the physical body and the spiritual body...

"These snakes made of hair can bring about a 'petrification' effect when the eyeballs look directly at the target. This can take care of the ones behind me, or even the targets that are difficult to look at directly... In addition, the divine runes formed on their surface can drive people without divinity crazy. Even saints will be stunned for a short time when they see them for the first time."

Fearing that it might affect the servants in the villa, Angel made a brief attempt after going deeper into the "mirror world". However, even a short period of "incomplete mythical creature form" made her lose her mind and she had to give up the experiment.

"It seems that only when the 'Disaster' Witch is promoted to Sequence 2 can this mythical creature form be completely unleashed, and it will have an overwhelming advantage over Beyonders below the level of Angels..."

She muttered, returned to the bedroom, and thought of another question.

"I felt something was wrong after I was promoted. After I regained my energy, I sensed the remaining potion in my body again and found that it had been digested to a certain extent... about halfway. This happened even before I came up with any 'role playing rules'. The only possibility is that one of the important concepts of 'immortality' is to live through a long life, and I have done enough 'pre-role playing'...

"For the remaining half of the digestion, on the one hand, I can only rely on time to continue to be an 'immortal' witch, using this as a symbol and feedback to digest the potion. For this, you can refer to the 'White Saint' Katarina. I previously thought that her pretending to be innocent was a disguise, a bad taste, but now I think it's probably a habit formed by long-term acting... She seems to have become a Sequence 3 at the end of the Fourth Epoch. Has she never considered upgrading in the past thousand years? Although the ritual of Sequence 2 is difficult, it can be done with the ability of a witch...

"On the other hand, I'm afraid I'll have to find a second way to act...'immortality', or 'resurrection from the dead'?"

Thinking of her two resurrections in Tingen City and Backlund, the second time happened right in front of Klein, she was lost in thought.

"This can be coordinated with the ceremony for Klein's promotion to the Ancient Scholar. He needs to spend 300 years isolated from the world. At present, the only hope is to enter the Fountain of Youth and follow the old path of the strange wizard Sophia. However, I have proven that this behavior is not safe. As long as a desperate witch from the Witch Sect is promoted, she will discover his existence... Therefore, I must accompany him into that special mirror world to guard against enemies... This can be done after solving all the problems at hand. He may also want to say goodbye to Melissa and Benson.

"Also, the Immortal Witch seems to face some problems when she returns to the Fountain of Youth, so much so that the sect's successful Sequence 3 and even Sequence 2 are unwilling to garrison that important node... If I want to accompany Klein into there, I need to figure this out first and find a solution."

After noting this key point, Angel turned to think about another question related to himself:
Honorable name.

Originally, in order to explore Calderon City and use the "Witch" card, Angel created a temporary honorific name that only she and Klein knew, referring to the sea legend Angelica Thatch. Because Sequence 4 could not sense other people's behavior of reciting the honorific name and respond, she only used it once and forgot about it. But after being promoted to "Immortal", as her connection with the mirror world deepened, she was able to listen to and respond to certain prayers directed to her to a certain extent.

Specifically, within the scope of no more than one administrative region, such as the Backlund region where the capital of Loen is located, she can sense the complete honorific name recited in a language with power, or the prayers in the mirror arrangement ceremony, and respond using the mirror world.

Of course, if the response involves the use of some power, such as transmitting the mirror double in reverse, or providing some help, she will need to enter the mirror world personally to "deal with it."

“It sounds like a large range, but if it is placed in the sea where the honorific name of the ‘Golden Queen’ can be widely spread, it is not enough. It can barely cover even the Nanshan Island where Bayam is, not to mention the vast ocean… Well, if I use the special magic mirror that is connected to me, this range should be able to be extended. I can let Elaine try it when I have time… The honorific name cannot be spread outside for the time being. If hostile forces such as the Witch Cult and the followers of the Mother Tree of Desire know about it, it may be disadvantageous…”

She muttered a few words, her mind echoing with the title "the queen feared by pirates, the master of the spirit ship, the nightmare of thousands of ships, the embodiment of pain and despair, the golden Angelica Thatch". This title now seemed a bit embarrassing, and she didn't know whether she should tell this to her own Minor Arcana card, Elaine, the Queen of Wands.

Putting this matter behind him for the moment, Angel began to plan what to do next.

First, after the promotion, she had to go to St. Samuel Church to inform Archbishop Anthony Stevenson, which was an attitude as a "shadow of the goddess" and a thank you for providing them with extraordinary characteristics.

And there has been no contact with Anne for a while. The mark on her palm that she used needs to replenish its power. After the promotion, she can also respond to the invitation of "King of the Five Seas" Nast to the "Golden Queen" and try to find the mysterious "Ghost Empire" - the premise is that Anne agrees, otherwise the "Golden Queen" will immediately become a commander without troops, and her paper strength will fall to the bottom among the five kings.

Secondly, she and Klein had completed two of the three major tasks when they returned to Backlund from the sea. They had helped the other party find the potion formula of the "Strange Mage" and had solved the clues to finding Ince Zangwill. The only thing left was to pursue the truth of the great smog.

She now has three clues: Chonas Kilger is directly involved in the chain of human trafficking, and Klein is approaching him as "Dawn Dantes"; according to Arrodes, Hvin Rambis has been involved in the kidnapping of the girl in Capin and has been wiped out. Now that Angel has been promoted to "Immortal", he is also ready to take action against him. The only thing he is worried about is alerting the enemy; finally, it is Duchess Georgina who has contacted her recently. The latter seems to belong to another faction in the royal family. Angel guessed that the other party will try to contact the "Golden Queen" through "Christine Theresa" in the short term. This may be an opportunity to find out the identity of the force behind the smog.

In addition, there is solid evidence that the "Witch Cult" and the "Aurora Society" were involved in the smog incident. The former sent the "White Saint" after Panatia's death, but her ambiguous attitude made Angel unsure of the other party's true thoughts; the latter was temporarily cleared out of Backlund, but with the style of this radical organization, it should soon send new messengers to rebuild the underground forces. Angel also plans to let Sherman pay attention to them in the most chaotic area of ​​the East District.

Finally, here are the promotions of her two “little names”.

Elaine has digested the "Conspirator" potion. She plans to find an opportunity to search for clues about "Vice Admiral of Disease" Tracy at sea. She wants Elaine to use conspiracy to capture the "Pain" witch whose strength has been greatly reduced and who has rarely appeared. While completing the ceremony of promotion to "Reaper", she also wants to force out the "White Saint" Katarina who is nowhere to be found.

And Sherman...

Thinking of the "Queen of Pentacles" who was about to be promoted to "Joy" and would use her body as bait to complete Triss's mission, Angel became a little hesitant.

"Perhaps, I can talk to Triss... With our current strength, we can forcibly abduct Viscount Stratford and torture or communicate with him to obtain the necessary information without sacrificing Sherman... Of course, just like Hvin Rambis, we need to find a suitable time to avoid disturbing those behind him."

The face of the "witch" who escaped from the pauper status in the East District through her own efforts and even helped the people around her live a better life appeared in Angel's mind, and he sighed softly.

(End of this chapter)