Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 920 Conston

When the sun was about to set, the steam train that Angel was riding on crossed the entire Loen border and stopped at the coastal city of Constanton, the capital of the Jianhai County, on the southeast coast of the Jianhai.

Her main purpose of coming here was to meet with an envoy of the Tamara family, and her secondary purpose was to escort a "Red Gloves" team to take away two important seals of the Chanis Gate of Conston when the war had already broken out, to avoid losing them when this city, which could become a front line at any time, was attacked.

Of course, this team was unaware that they were being escorted by the "Shadow of the Goddess", a Sequence 3 "Immortal" witch. In order to hide their whereabouts, they did not even wear their iconic red gloves. Instead, they wore windbreakers commonly seen by travelers, carried two heavy boxes, and hurriedly left the train that had just stopped, heading straight for the Church of Night in the city.

Angel did not hide his body, but used the "hypocrisy" ring to camouflage himself slightly, and followed behind them just enough to avoid being discovered by these red gloves, while paying attention to whether there were other followers or prying eyes.

Of course, until the other party entered the church and was led into the underground area by the local clergy, Angel did not notice that anyone was trying to attack the official extraordinary people of the Goddess Church.

This was not unexpected to her. After all, the three major churches had been doing the same thing during this period of time, collecting as many powerful seals with negative effects from various places as possible to the Backlund Cathedral, or simply sending them back to the church headquarters for centralized sealing to avoid problems during the chaotic period.

The war had only been going on for less than a week. Even though Feysac's spies had appeared in various places, it was still very difficult to deal with a well-prepared official Beyonder team. Moreover, those powerful and unrestrained High-Sequence Beyonders would be wary of the attitude of the gods themselves, and would rarely take action against such targets that had clear missions and would receive attention.

——This is why Angel did not come to Conston directly through the mirror world, but followed the Red Gloves team on the steam train.

Even if it was Zaratul hiding in the dark, it would be unlikely for him to take action against the "Shadow of the Goddess" who was performing his duties before figuring out the current condition of the Goddess. Especially since He had just escaped from the Goddess's misty town, He might be like a frightened rabbit, burrowing into the ground at the slightest disturbance.

After the Red Gloves team entered the church, they waited for another ten minutes before Angel followed them in. He found a corner in the prayer hall filled with believers and sat down. He bowed his head and chanted the name of the goddess, closing his eyes and feeling a moment of tranquility.

Before the Red Gloves team returned to Backlund tomorrow, she had a whole night of free time, so she was not in a hurry. Instead, she listened to the bishop's sermon like an ordinary believer, stuffed 10 pounds into the donation box, walked out of the church slowly, and looked at the city shrouded in the sunset.

Only then did she have the heart to appreciate the largest city in the Kingdom of Loen besides Backlund.

As the largest industrial city in the northern continent, the buildings here were largely made of concrete and steel, and the style was more unified during construction, presenting a tough, angular appearance. They were tall and dense, and with numerous chimneys and blast furnaces, it was like an artificial forest, spewing black smoke like treetops day and night, representing the heavy industry of this era better than Backlund's East and South districts.

The side effects are the coal dust on the streets that seems to never be cleaned away, and the gray expressions on everyone's faces.

But thanks to the wind blowing from the sea to the coast, the air quality here is better than Backlund before the implementation of the Environmental Protection Act.

This might be the place that the craftsman Kavi dreamed of for retirement. Well, she seems to have also received news that "Angel Granger" died in Tingen. I can find a chance to visit her. I wonder if she has gotten rid of the days of making extraordinary weapons all day and really started to "retire" after a year...

While walking in the forest of reinforced concrete, Angel recalled the member of "Mechanical Heart" who had left a deep impression on him although they had only known each other for a short time, and felt the rare inner peace after the war began.

But she knew that in the days to come, tranquility would be a luxury for both herself and this city.

Across the sea from Conston was Indo, the largest port in the Feysac Empire, followed by the capital of Saint Miron, which was not far from the coast like Backlund.

If Feysac wanted to set foot on Loen's territory, he could only cross the sea, capture Constanton, and then use it as a landing point to transport the army to the heartland of the Kingdom of Loen and aim at Backlund, in addition to attacking the Andaman Mountains to pass through the only border between the two countries, or attacking Loen's coastal ports from Sonia Island and trying to land.

The Andaman Mountains are the headquarters of the Church of Evernight, and there must be high-sequence Beyonders guarding them. The Church of Storms and Loen's ironclad ships are unlikely to give up their hegemony over the sea. Compared to these two targets, the weak Loen Sea Fleet is undoubtedly a weak point in defense and is most likely to be the target of the first wave of attacks.

But if even I could think of this, how could the Kingdom and the three major churches not think of this? Instead of immediately deploying heavy troops for defense and gathering powerful Sealed Artifacts to resist the Church of the God of War and the Beyonders of the Einhorn family, they were secretly evacuating the Sealed Artifacts and important personnel... Angel was puzzled by this, and the words of the "Red Angel" evil spirit emerged in his mind:
One of the three major churches has a different view...

Shaking his head to get rid of the thoughts that he dared not think about, Angel found a hotel near the church, took a short rest, and enjoyed a dinner of beef stewed in red wine, cream-fried cod, and beetroot soup, which was quite in the rough style of Feysac. Then he came to a house next to a machinery processing factory and knocked on the door politely.

This was the meeting place she had agreed to meet with the envoy from Tamara's family.

At first, Angel, who was targeted by an archangel, wanted to set the location in Backlund, while Tamara's people wanted to meet in a small town in the Hornachis Mountains in Sivelas County, far away from the capital. The differences between the two sides were too great, so they finally compromised and chose Constant.

They didn't dare to enter Backlund, or did they have some arrangements deep in the mountains and thought that was the safest place?

Angel was thoughtful when he thought about the fact that the royal family of Loen had mastered the path of "Judge" and was one of the four nobles who hunted down the Tamara family in the Fourth Epoch.

After a while, the door was opened. Angel looked inside and found that the living room was brightly lit and the simple furniture was clearly visible, but there was no sign of anyone.

It's a trick, isn't it? She was ready to fight, and as soon as she stepped into the room, she immediately felt the difference in the "rules" between inside and outside, separated by the door frame:
Inside the room, any use of "mirror"-related abilities will be greatly hindered, including taking out objects from the mirror space, summoning mirror substitutes, or directly entering the mirror world.

It is a restriction, but not a prohibition. Or the power of this prohibition is not strong. It is a ban by a Sequence 4 "Lawmage", and its effect is relatively broad, so that the restrictive power is insufficient?
Having "herded" many arbitrators and being the contractor of "Balancer" Anne, Angel was no stranger to this kind of power. He quickly confirmed the other party's sequence, felt relieved, and unceremoniously occupied the only single sofa in the living room, as if he was back home.

"It feels like this has become your home, not mine." As Angel's body completely relaxed on the sofa, a soft voice came from behind her.

A woman who looked to be in her twenties had appeared there at some point in time. She had a high nose bridge, sparkling grey eyes, and plump lips. From a non-witch's perspective, she was quite beautiful, but unfortunately her face lacked expression, and she looked like a wax figure overall.

This reminded Angel of the messenger "unique to Alysia Tamara", the humanoid spirit creature with a rigid face and symmetrical features.

"Alysia Tamara?"

She asked as if to confirm.

"It's me," the gray-eyed woman nodded in response, "Then you should be the 'Golden Queen' Angelica Thatch."

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In the Backlund Bridge area, next to a sewer entrance on the Tussock River.

Hugh Dilcha pulled the dagger out from his waist, looked at it in the moonlight, and then put the weapon, which had been involved in two actions today but was not stained with blood, back to its original place.

From time to time, from the inside of the iron gate behind her came the dull sound of fists hitting flesh, and screams like a pig being slaughtered that were inconsistent with the force.

Using the ability of "Arbitrator" to interrogate a spy... She sighed slightly, pretending not to hear it, and looked at the river surface which was much calmer than usual because of the curfew.

After the war began, the Loen military's intelligence agency "MI9" began to capture spies from various countries on a large scale, especially those who had contact with Feysac in the past. Regardless of whether they were real spies or not, they would be captured and interrogated first.

Since most of the methods are not so legal, they do not do these things at the MI9 base. Instead, they drag them to alleys, sewers, and even cemeteries, and use various methods that can cause permanent disability to interrogate the other party whether they are suspected of espionage activities.

This often results in forced confessions.

From a war perspective, this is understandable, but it did hurt many innocent people... Just as Xio's thoughts began to wander, the iron gate leading to the sewer was opened, and the man in the golden mask who had issued the arrest mission today walked out slowly, straightened his clothes, wiped his hands with a rag that came from nowhere, and threw it into the Tussock River.

Behind him, another intelligence officer walked away quickly. He must have obtained some important information and was ready to report it immediately.

"This guy has confessed everything. He is indeed a spy for Feysac. He has been lurking in the Retired Officers Registry for five years just to obtain first-hand information after the war begins..."

The man came to Xio's side, and his voice came from behind the mask, sounding a little muffled and unclear.

Xiu was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect that the young man who looked gentle and not much older than her was actually a spy who had been lurking for many years.

This alleviated her guilt a lot.

The masked man seemed to have guessed what Xio was thinking. He first looked at the dark sewer behind him, then chuckled and said:
"The missions I find for you are all like this. The goal is clear, just to capture rather than kill on the spot. You don't know that other people often have to choose between conscience and loyalty..."

When he said this, his tone was somewhat sad.

"I know, thank you."

Xio nodded, expressing his gratitude sincerely.

This MI9 member who claimed to be his father's old subordinate did provide her with a lot of conveniences, including simple tasks that were easy to accumulate contributions, channels to obtain potion formulas and materials, and undisguised care.

If Xio hadn't had some self-awareness and knew that he was different from Fors and didn't have much feminine charm, he might have guessed something strange.

After a moment of silence, she changed the subject and asked:
"What else did he say? Will there be any attacks against Backlund soon?"

"There won't be another chance for a sneak attack like that," the man shook his head. "Besides, what can a low-level intelligence officer like him know? He can only make guesses based on the information he has collected."

"He believes that the navy of the Feysac Empire may attack Jianhai County recently and try to seize the port of Constanton."

(End of this chapter)