Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 876 The King's Intention

remains?

Angel immediately thought of the ruins outside Backlund that she was brought into by Severia before the Great Smog occurred. There, she met the direct murderer of the "Great Smog", "Lady Despair" Panatia, but did not discover anything more.

Later, Klein was also disturbed by Ince Zangwill during Mr. Azik's spiritual journey, which resulted in the two of them appearing underground in the ruins. In the end, Azik fought with a demigod from the military, while Klein went upwards and eventually met Mr. A, who was trying to summon the "True Creator", and disrupted their ritual.

Could it be that the king's secret is hidden deep within that ancient ruin? But Klein and I reported the location of the ruins to the church as soon as the incident was over, and the Nighthawks should have conducted a thorough search...

Angel and Klein looked at each other and saw deep curiosity in each other's eyes.

Fortunately, Arianna probably had the same question in her heart. She raised the hand holding Hwin's spirit slightly to make the translucent body of the dead "manipulator" clearer, and then continued to ask:

"Where is the ruin? How do we get in? What important things are hidden inside?"

His series of questions made Herwin think for a while. After a while, the translucent spirit finally answered:
"That is the ruins left by the Blood Emperor Alistair Tudor. It was rediscovered and used by the royal family. It is located in the Stryven section of the Tussock River. Anti-divination and anti-prophecy measures have been arranged. It can only be entered through point-to-point 'teleportation'. Every time I enter, I need to be accompanied by a military demigod in charge of this matter. He will activate the teleportation at the surface and take me to the interior of the ruins.

"There is an item there that is extremely important to George III. He is preparing a huge sacrificial ceremony. If he wants to master it, he will need a large number of workers, which can only be obtained through human trade."

"What is that object?"

Arianna asked, her tone turning slightly colder.

"Yes, yes... I can't remember clearly..."

Herwin was stunned, the seriousness on his face faded, turned into a slightly confused expression, he seemed surprised that he had forgotten this matter, his eyes wandered, frowning from time to time, but he could not remember anything.

This is different from the "Secret Keeping" that was triggered when I communicated with "Judge" Heras before. That would cause Hwin's spirit to be directly severely damaged, avoiding subsequent inquiries, but it is also possible that Ms. Arianna's "Secret" prevented this feedback... However, it is more likely that a higher-order "audience" cleared the relevant memories, and Hwin himself did not even know this... Angel pondered, took a step forward, and asked:
"Are there any other members of the Psychological Alchemy Society involved in this?"

If he is just a peripheral staff member who has been "hypnotized", then the person responsible for the core affairs must be his superior!

Hearing Angel's question, Hwin's slightly painful memories finally ended. He put on a stern expression again and nodded to the witch who killed him.

"Our president is in charge of contacting the king and assigning me tasks. He also mentioned that he wanted to make George III more talented, so that he could break through the restrictions of the contract and his own abilities and go further on the path of transcendence. Before that, he could only perform some advance 'acting' and did not yet have the corresponding strength."

More talented? What does this have to do with the "contract" that Hwin mentioned twice?
Angel turned his head to look at Arianna, who was standing barefoot in a pool of blood. Her feet, which were covered with various scars, were soaked in dark red liquid. The latter obviously understood this, but was not prepared to explain immediately. Instead, she took the time to communicate with the spirit and continued to ask:
"Who is your guild leader?"

The familiar topic made Herwin's expression relax a little:

"He has various identities, some of which we know, and some of which are hidden in the dark. But as long as he appears in front of me, I can tell that it is him... For example, Barros Hopkins, the 'King of the Black Throne', one of the Five Kings of the Sea, and Paulie Dellau, the former royal advisor and president of Backlund Medical School..."

He listed four or five names in a row, only one of which Angel had heard before:

Barros Hopkins, the pirate king who is often forgotten, has been confirmed as the "King of the Black Throne" who is a demigod of the "audience" path!
It seems that he was the one who hypnotized Hvin Rambis and made him forget the most important item in the ruins... Angel realized something and marked this pirate king who had fought alongside him to repel the "evil god" Sua as a person who needed to be vigilant.

Arianna also nodded and continued to ask without hesitation:
"Besides you, who else can enter the ruins?"

Since Hwen's memory has been modified, then we need to find other people who know about it. There must be someone whose memory has not been completely erased, or whose behavior has left some clues...

Herwin showed a thoughtful expression and replied in a slow tone:
"The interior of the ruins is divided into an outer area with various functional areas and a core area for preparation for sacrifices. Those allowed to enter the outer area include members of the Witch Cult and the Aurora Society. The representative of the former was originally the Desperate Nightingale Panatia, but after her disappearance, she was replaced by the White Saint Katerina; the representative of the latter was originally Mr. A, but after his disappearance, a Mr. K took over recently. There is also a representative of the military, the deputy director of the MI9, Chonas Kilger, who takes me into the ruins every time.

"Only King George III and two demigods of the royal family can enter the core area. One is Prince Sonia Grove, and the other was originally Duchess Georgina of Severus. But she has not paid attention to the affairs in the ruins recently. The work has been taken over by the former Duke of Southwell Drinker. No one except them can enter the depths of the ruins."

Georgina... She was actually involved in this? But isn't she a so-called conservative? And Prince Grove is also involved, this is all information confirmed by Arrodes... Could it be that they are trying to win over the conservatives and fight against the king on the surface, but they are actually in the same group secretly?

Angel's thoughts were a little confused. Klein beside her frowned and murmured:

"Drinker Augustus? Didn't he die more than eighty years ago? The current Duke of Southwell is his great-grandson, an old man... If he is still alive, he would be over one hundred and fifty years old!"

"This means that he, no, He is most likely an angel, or some kind of Sequence 3 Saint who can live longer."

Angel answered subconsciously.

"He is the 'Balancer'," Arianna, who was between the two, replied in a cold voice, "Do you have any other questions?"

"Ah? You've finished asking questions?" Angel and Klein both showed the same expression. They originally thought that this "Secret Servant" would continue to ask about the ruins, or focus on understanding the king's purpose. Unexpectedly, He gave the remaining, precious spiritual time to them.

This means that Arianna has obtained the information she needs and has a way to go further in subsequent operations and find the crucial relic.

The two looked at each other, and Klein gestured to Angel, the hero of this battle, to ask first. Angel nodded and looked at Hwin, whose figure faded slightly but was restored to its original state by Arianna through "hidden" and "reappeared", and asked:

"Has Georgina Augustus always been on the king's side? Why do you need me to approach and investigate her?"

"This is also what I am puzzled about. The Duchess initially supported George III's plan. But half a year ago, when the construction of the ruins entered a critical period, I never found her entering the ruins again. Duke Drinker was in charge of everything instead... Afterwards, the president asked me to investigate her to understand the reason for her change of attitude."

Hwin replied, also with a confused look on his face.

Does it seem like there are signs of a breakup between Georgina and the King's faction? I'm afraid the Golden Queen will have to talk to her in person... Angel thought about it and continued to ask:

"What are the names of the high-sequence potions for 'audience'? What are the detailed formulas?"

She asked this question on behalf of Justice Audrey. After all, the reason why Klein and Arianna were able to arrive at the scene so quickly must be because this smart girl woke up from hypnosis in time and prayed to the Goddess of Night and The Fool.

"From Sequence 4 onwards, they are 'Manipulator', 'Dream Weaver', 'Insight', and 'Writer'. I only know the potion formula for 'Manipulator'..."

Afterwards, Herwin told the entire formula and promotion ceremony that he knew, but did not mention the name of the Sequence 0 potion, which meant that he did not know it.

"I'm done asking."

Angel wrote down the recipe and turned to look at Klein.

She actually had a lot of less important questions. If she had enough time, she would have wanted to ask the other party until his spirit completely dissipated. However, although the current situation was not urgent, she could not afford to waste time.

Klein shook his head and said:
"You asked what I wanted to ask... It's a pity that he was already dead when he left the 'Mirror World', otherwise, becoming a secret puppet and continuing to serve us would be the best fate for him."

It turns out that he also remembered the needs of Audrey, the "Justice"... Angel chuckled, took out the "Rose Necklace" from the "Mirror Space", shook it and said:

"It's not bad to herd this 'manipulator'."

"His spirit body is polluted. It cannot be herded, and it cannot be used as a secret puppet."

Arianna suddenly said, and gently loosened the hand that was holding the spirit, allowing the spirit of Hvin Rambis, whose expression became painful again, to slowly fall back onto the corpse of the human-headed dragon body. Before completely disappearing, his skin once again showed that dark green luster.

Is this the pollution that my "man in the mirror" and Ms. Arianna mentioned... Angel muttered, and suddenly thought of something, and asked anxiously:

"What about his extraordinary characteristics? Is it also contaminated and unusable?"

This is an extraordinary characteristic of a demigod!
Arianna shook her head and looked down at the body in the pool of blood. Her eyes became deep and black occupied the entire white of her eyes.

The dragon body, which was larger than the three of them combined, disappeared from the street along with the blood on the ground as if it had been erased by an eraser, leaving only the ice-blue metal cylinder.

But in the next second, a little bit of light condensed and appeared in the original place, gathering into a fist-sized object with an outline similar to that of a heart, but its surface was covered with twisted wrinkles like a brain. Mysterious symbols kept floating out from the wrinkles, and the patterns they formed blended into the surrounding environment, as if traveling to another world.

However, the surface of this extraordinary characteristic belonging to the "Manipulator" still showed a dark green light, exactly the same as Herwin's spirit.

Angel's heart sank.

This means that even if it becomes an extraordinary characteristic, even if it has gone through the process of being "secretly" decomposed and re-aggregated, the pollution from the "starry sky" still cannot be stripped away.

Anyone who dares to use this property to create magical items or as the main ingredient for potions will inevitably suffer the same fate as Hvin Rambis before his death.

The only use of this extraordinary characteristic is probably to insert it into the enemy's body during battle, causing him to be contaminated, lose control and die... At this moment, Angel thought of the battle process in which he used the "Scarlet Eye" to kill Ms. D.

"I shattered and reassembled the Beyonder characteristics and cleared the spiritual imprint inside, which will prevent it from being tracked by the Angel King." Arianna didn't seem to sense Angel's frustration, and continued in a calm tone, "As for the pollution inside it, I suggest you sacrifice it to the Goddess. If She allows you to keep this characteristic, it may provide some help."

You... Audrey? The spokesperson of the Goddess Church among the Loen nobles, the daughter of Earl Hall?
Angel was delighted, understanding Arianna's hint, and breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes turning to the ice-blue metal cylinder on the ground.

(End of this chapter)