Dominate the Treacherous Realm

　　 Now that Cheslan has put almost all of their power on the Western Front, they don't seem to care about the fire at all. At least until the dust of the war settles, the fire is not important to this country.

　　 (Fini praying...)

　　 Jenkins had already invited the girls and Sigrid to visit Privet Road tonight. This incident was not affected by the death of Tuckwen. But Jenkins did not postpone the visit because of something, but Mary took the initiative to postpone this important visit.

　　 It’s not that Jenkins’s eldest brother, Newman Williams’ fiancée’s family had an accident.

　　According to the news that Jenkins got, the family recently borrowed a large amount of money from irregular channels, and then clashed with the other party because of interest payment, and was beaten by someone who broke into the house on Wednesday afternoon.

　　 Newman’s fiancée’s father and mother were both injured and admitted to the hospital. When this happened, the Williams family had to go to the hospital for a visit, so the original visit could only be postponed temporarily.

　　 Although the two things are related to the marriage of the sons, after all, the eldest brother Newman's matter involves life and death. I heard that the injury was still a bit serious, so Mary and Robert had to postpone the matter on Jenkins.

　　 As for the reason that the family borrowed, Jenkins sounded a little ridiculous. They were interested in buying a lot of tulips. Mary didn't say much about the specific things. She was concerned about the face of her elder son and was unwilling to mention more scandals in front of Jenkins.

　　 But Jenkins also understood roughly, so he cautiously did not continue to ask, the family's face still had to be scrupulous.

　　Although the original schedule is gone, Jenkins has not fallen into a state of nothing to do. The joint meeting of the Twelve Churches is definitely going to be held this weekend. For this reason, Bishop Parrod has prepared quite a few documents for him. The Holy See has also sent documents for Jenkins to use as a reference, as well as the recent cardinals within the Holy See. We met many times to negotiate the preliminary plan and rough content of the negotiation for the meeting.

　　 These all need to be carefully read by Jenkins. This is not a simple matter, nor can it be written down. He needs to be proficient in mastering and understanding, so he has to consume more things on this.

　　 Due to the confidentiality of some documents, even Jenkins could not take them home to see. So this Wednesday night he has been in church, during which time he saw Fei Ni again and told her that he had ordered the people to deal with those flower girls.

　　 Around eight o'clock in the evening, Jenkins was looking at the files in Miss Bevana’s office. Miss Bevana went to Evergreen Forest tonight, so Jenkins can borrow the office.

　　 He sat on the sofa and was distressed that he had misrepresented the demigod of the Destiny Church and the patriarch of the Ocean Church, but the names of those two people were only three letters apart, which was really difficult to distinguish.

　　 looked out the window at the dense fog, then lowered his head to cut the apple into small pieces for the chocolate. Suddenly heard a knock on the door, and then the voice of Mr. James Hutt from the Special Items Management Office:

"Mr. Williams, Director Bellini is looking for something to do with you. Just now an old woman entered the church, and there was something wrong with that person. Mr. Gilbert and Miss Kosenna have passed, and Director Bellini said you are the most Okay, let’s take a look...now the church can’t go wrong."

　　 Miss Bevanna is not in the church tonight, and the two demigods on duty are enough to ensure the safety of the church. As for Jenkins in the church, it was purely an accident caused by tulips, so Jenkins did not think it was a conspiracy against himself.

　　 He stood up, picked up his cat, and followed Mr. Hurt out:

　　 "Where are they now?"

　　 "In the main hall...in fact, nothing dangerous happened, but...it was very strange."

　　 The Church of the Sages is theoretically open 24 hours a day, but just like Jenkins is theoretically a villain who murders and commits conspiracies, sometimes theoretically speaking, it may not be completely accurate.

Of course, the church was still open at least after eight o'clock, not to mention that the evening classes in the Church of the Sages were also during this time, so when the trembling old woman climbed the steps and entered the main hall of the church. , The people in charge of guarding the door did not notice anything wrong.

　　 Jenkins walked out of the corridor behind the main hall and saw the old woman sitting in the second row near the preaching platform. She was wrapped in a dark red headscarf, and she could see the thread on the edge of the headscarf crookedly attached to the headscarf. There was a very ordinary basket beside him, and he was wearing a dark gray-black linen clothes.

　　 Jenkins suspects that this color is because the clothes have not been washed for a long time, and this look is very typical of the old man who entered the city from the country. Even if Jenkins stood in charge of guarding the church, he would not prevent such a person from entering the church without using the real eye.

Chapter 1801 The first thousand seven hundred and seventy-two chapters of the old woman and Tak

　　 subconsciously stopped and put the cat, who was uncomfortable because he had been lifting his waist, back on his shoulders, and blinked his eyes and looked in front of him.

　　 The soft magical light spreads in almost every corner of the church, and even the two demigods here and the scribe squad hiding outside the door waiting for orders have also become shining.

　　 Of course, the old woman also has aura, but it is not a black aura, but a dim yellow spell aura like a dark gold. In fact, gold and yellow are not easy to distinguish. Jenkins generally feels the nature of power, and then judges it with aura and color.

And the old woman sitting on the bench can't feel any power at all. Even if she can identify her identity through aura and psychologically make it clear that the other person is not human, she still can't notice anything wrong. This is terrible. Place.

　　 "Jenkins."

　　 Hearing the sound of footsteps behind him, Mr. Gilbert, who was holding his arms, and Miss Koshenna, who was standing next to him, nodded at him.

　　 "The people in the Special Item Management Office haven't said what happened."

　　 He whispered, and then glanced at the sitting old woman suspiciously:

　　 "Nothing was wrong with her."

　　 "You have to talk to her to discover the problem."

　　 Miss Gilbert said, and looked around:

　　 "There is no numbered item corresponding to such a humanoid creature in our memory. Bellini has gone to the gate of Vientiane to find a secret guard to investigate. Now we only need to observe. I don't think we should find someone to show you her characteristics."

　　 Even the numbered items of category B are equally dangerous, and they are not something that can be experimented with. Of course, Jenkins will not cruelly force others to show it to himself, he is mainly curious about the characteristics of the other party.

"Once someone talks to her, that old woman's appearance will change. Just now, two priests went to talk to her. One of them watched her sitting there for a long time, and wanted to ask if she was unwell. ; The other was looking at the first person standing there with a look of horror, and stepped forward to help. Of course, in the eyes of non-interviewers, the face of the old woman has always been fixed."

　　 "Because of the dialogue, there is a change? Is the changed appearance someone familiar with the interlocutor?"

"At least the two priests just now didn't recognize the changed face they saw. The old woman seemed to have the ability to read minds. According to the descriptions of the priests, the appearance she transformed into was the most intimate for the two of them. In the dialogue, they can also poke the secrets deep in their hearts."

　　 Mr. Gilbert introduced.

　　 "So the characteristic is to show different postures and ways of talking according to the interviewer?"

　　 "Probably so."

　　 Miss Koshenna nodded, and then pointed to the gas lamp closest to the old woman:

　　 "One more thing, all the'lights' near her will be enhanced."

　　 That gas lamp is indeed brighter than the others.

　　 "Just now, I did a simple experiment with a candle in hand. Although the brightness changes very little, it does happen."

　　 Jenkins was slightly surprised, and after thinking about it, he asked:

　　 "This matter is not related to [Light Chaser Club], is it?"

　　 The group of cultists whose goal is to turn themselves and all human beings into light, but experts who specialize in similar phenomena.

　　 "If it was a numbered item that a group of people did not know how to get it, I think the characteristic of the old woman should be to turn the interlocutor into a torch and burn it directly, instead of letting them go after the conversation."

　　 Mr. Gilbert sarcastically.

　　 The main hall of the church was temporarily closed, leaving only three people standing at the exit of the corridor to watch. The secret guard also encountered a problem, and it took more than ten minutes to send an apprentice over to inform the three of them that the information has not been found yet, and let them continue to monitor.

　　 The church also sent someone to the Evergreen Forest to deliver the letter. Although this incident does not appear dangerous at present, no one can say what will happen next.

　　 Of course, it is impossible to settle this matter steadily. Before the secret guard found the relevant information, the three people who were still talking in a low voice suddenly stopped talking. They saw that the old woman changed from sitting with her hair down, to supporting herself on a bench with her hands, and slowly stood up.

　　 "If she wants to enter the back of the church from this corridor, we will stop her."

　　 Jenkins whispered, the other two nodded slightly and watched intently as the old woman stepped into her basket, and then actually walked towards the three of them.

　　 Behind them is the corridor leading to the back.

　　 Jenkins took a step forward, but Mr. Gilbert greeted him faster than him. At the same time, Miss Koshenna also stopped in front of Jenkins:

　　 "You can find someone to come over, and talking to the other person can effectively prevent it from moving forward. As long as we have enough people, enough to stop her here for a long time."

　　 If it's not necessary, no one wants to fight with something unknown. Of course, this is the Church of the Sages, and even if it fights, the church has a high probability of not losing. But now there are still many ordinary nuns, priests, citizens who come to night classes, children in choirs, etc., so it is best to use peaceful means before clarifying the origin of the other party.

　　 Jenkins knew that both of them were protecting himself, and he didn't insist on it. After thanking him quietly, he trot to find someone for help. The most indispensable thing in the church is manpower, but considering security issues and worrying about talking with the other party, it will be infected with information curses that have no obvious manifestations, so Jenkins just called in the benefactor, instead of looking for ordinary people.

　　 At the same time, he also notified the secret guard, who realized that the situation had changed, and sent his apprentice to help.

　　 A group of people stood in the corridor from the main hall to the rear courtyard, making sure that every step the old woman took, she would meet the person who came forward to talk. It is impossible for Jenkins to stay out of the matter, but Mr. Gilbert considered that there would be a joint meeting of the church in a few days. At this time, Jenkins had better not take risks, so he led the team to guard behind the old woman and did not arrange him in front. Waiting to talk to each other.

Things were going well. Although everyone can only talk to the old woman once, because there are enough people and the length of the conversation is affected by both sides, it is very effective to "trap" the old woman in the corridor. .

But when she finished talking with the fifth person, the young man with freckles on his face was very calm "I didn't kill her" as the end of the conversation, the old woman did not move forward, but As if sitting on the bench just now, it seemed as if she had turned into a plaster statue and was motionless.

　　 Taking advantage of this opportunity, Mr. Gilbert took the time to find someone to completely seal the exit on the other side of the corridor by manipulating the soil, and at the same time locked all the doors on the side of the corridor.

　　 Sure enough, when the old woman started to act next time, she encountered a dead end along the corridor, did not continue forward, did not even stop, she turned and walked back.

　　 The people in the church avoided her course of action and watched nervously as the old man returned to the main hall of the church, and then slowly walked out of the church along the road between the benches on the central axis. Everyone breathed a sigh at this moment, but the church could not allow this strange creature to walk through the city. So after the discussion, Miss Koshenna and Jenkins stayed in the church, and Mr. Gilbert led the team to catch up. In addition to ensuring that the other party will not harm the citizens, she also wants to know where she is going.

　　 "So what the **** is that?"

　　 Looking at a bunch of people going away, Jenkins, who was standing at the door of the church, asked the secret guard who had just rushed over, but he still did not find a record of similar things.

"Humans' knowledge of the world is still too simple, even the church cannot record all ABC items. Especially items with no obvious or external characteristics are even more difficult to intervene. But probably don’t worry, at least for now. Did not show malice."

　　 The secret guard spoke earnestly, and then turned back to the church with Jenkins. If there are no accidents afterwards, this matter has nothing to do with them. After entering the city, the Twelve Churches are all obligated to deal with this matter. Counting the time, the people in Evergreen Forest probably have received the news, and they will properly arrange shelter for the old woman. At least judging from the current nature of the counterparty, this is not difficult at all.

　　 "We will go home in a while and Julia will prepare supper."

　　 Saying goodbye to the secret guard, Jenkins walked along the corridor, preparing to return to Miss Bevana's office to continue reading the documents. As he walked, he lamented that the world is becoming more and more dangerous now, and the frequency of encountering such emergencies may become higher in the future.

　　 Talking about the next plan with Chocolate, and at the same time trying to touch his shoulder, guessing that the chocolate will be bored with this boring night, but his hands did not touch anything.

　　 With some doubts, he stopped in front of the door, thinking that the last time he touched his cat was when he had just met the old woman. At that time Jenkins put the chocolate on his shoulder.

　　 "I don't remember the chocolate leaving from my side."

　　 He didn't panic, but thought silently. He looked around, then held his hand on the cold doorknob in front of him, and opened the door with gentle force. The process should have been silent, but there was a loud "squeak~" sound, which was a bit creepy in the quiet corridor.

　　 The gas lamps in the corridor and the room flickered three times at the same time, and then went out with a slight popping sound. The surroundings were extremely dark. Jenkins, who kept pushing the door, held his breath and waited for a few seconds. He was about to call out his monocle in the darkness where he couldn't see his fingers, but suddenly saw a cold light shining in front of him. .

　　 looked up, Ta Kewen, an arrogant man in a brocade robe, stood in Miss Bevana's office with a terrible expression. The crown on his head and the clothes on his body showed a terrifying green light.

Chapter 1802 The first thousand seven hundred and seventy-three chapters of the soul transfer station

"This......"

　　 Jenkins in the dark still touched the doorknob, staring at the ghost in the office stunned:

　　 "No one really thinks I'm afraid of ghosts, right?"

　　 He whispered, the expression on his face suddenly became fierce.

　　 Pulled out his cane from the darkness, took two steps forward and held the cane in his right hand to lift it up, but before he waved it down, Tuckwen, whose eyes were completely white looking at Jenkins, disappeared.

　　 The darkness was restored again, and his monocle appeared silently in front of Jenkins' right eye. But the darkness here is not just as simple as the disappearance of light. Even with the monocle, only a part of the field of vision is restored in front of the eyes, and there is still a layer of dark mist lingering around.

　　 This is definitely not a church. Jenkins doesn't believe that there is anything that can make such a scene in the church of the sage. Because there is always a dazzling golden aura in the church, Jenkins closed the real eye early. Now it is turned on again, and the surrounding has become a magical light similar to that of the old woman, which also verified his conjecture that this place is not a church.

　　 "So it's not that the chocolate disappeared, but I disappeared."

　　 He concluded, and then let out a sigh of relief so that there is no need to worry.

　　 "But the green thing just now is indeed a soul, why did Take's soul appear here? Or did I admit it wrong? That spirit body was disguised?"

　　 After thinking about it, I was not eager to explore here in the dark. Instead, I fumbled through my clothes and took out the various charms and ritual materials that I carried on my body every day.

　　 "It seems a bit not enough."

　　 He thought distressedly, but this unknown place is not suitable for wandering around to collect items, so he can only take out the brand new gift [Holy Spring Water Bottle] that he received not long ago. After groping and sitting at Miss Audrey’s desk in the dark, I used a silver dagger to depict a complete ritual formation on the table. While activating the interlocking ability [Contact Death Messenger], I used the spells and the messy things. , Together with a holy spring water as a sacrifice.

　　 After the gloomy light illuminates the surroundings slightly, a huge cloud of black smoke emerged from the circular array. The smoke rushed upwards silently, and then suddenly fell on the carpet in front of the desk and exploded violently, so Mr. Augustus appeared again in the black cloak.

　　 "Mr. Augustus has a different appearance this time."

　　 Jenkins thought to himself, and got up from the chair to greet his friend. The other party also opened his hood, he was still the same, nodded to Jenkins, and looked very happy to see Jenkins again:

　　 "Good evening, Jenkins... why did you come to such a place?"

　　 The death messenger with pale skin asked Jenkins.

　　 "So what do you know about this place?"

　　 Jenkins blinked, knowing he had found the key point:

"Actually I don't know how I got here. I just saw the soul of a mortal who has just died, so I want to ask you if that soul is my illusion. If it wasn't an illusion, why did I die? Mortal souls will stay here."

　　 "I think that should be the soul of people you know. There will be no false souls here... As for why they appear here."

　　 Mr. Augustus hesitated:

　　 "There are some secrets that shouldn't be told, but since you have appeared here, I think there is no other way."

　　 said, he pointed to the gas lamp on the wall that Jenkins couldn't light up. Immediately, a faint blue flame rose from it, and Jenkins recognized that it was a soul flame.

"Jenkins, I think you probably also know that if a mortal dies and the **** he believes in does not pick up his soul, the soul will be broken in the material world, and most of the spirits will stay in the material world and wait to die. A small part of humanity and spirituality The quintessence of "Undead Underworld"...Well, you don’t know."

　　 He saw this conclusion from Jenkins’s expression, so he paused empathetically for Jenkins’s time to think, and then continued:

"But the material world is not allowed to enter and exit at will, so the flow of the soul needs an important transit point, which not only ensures the safety of the mortal soul, but also ensures that it will not be found by existence outside the material world through the flow of the soul. Door to the material world."

　　 "So this is the so-called'transit station'?"

　　 Jenkins suddenly, this is the first time he knows what the "after death" in this world is.

"Yes, the soul transfer station. Generally speaking, the humanity and spirituality of the soul that has just died will stay here for seven days, completely washing away the traces of the material world, and it is also convenient for the gods to send messengers to come and ask for certain things that were not available at the time of death. The soul that is attracted. This is also the reason why most of the rare and costly resurrection methods in the material world require that the death time does not exceed seven days. After all, the most important part of the soul is completely gone after seven days, and no magical means can be used. Reached into the realm of my ancestor [Ancient Death God]."

　　 By the light of the dark blue flame, Mr. Augustus did not see a surprised expression on Jenkins’s face, but Jenkins saw an embarrassed expression on Mr. Augustus’s face:

　　 "Jenkins, it's good for you to know this, don't tell others."