Shadow Apostle

Wearing a white priest's robe, it was embroidered with the pattern of the Ouroboros, which was the holy symbol of Fiona, the Lord of Suffering.

With a warm and playful smile on his face, he tilted his head and looked at Horst.

"I'm not at home today, otherwise it would have been faster."

"Huh? Have you gone to church?"

"Yes, I haven't been there for a few days. Today, except for my mother who is not doing well, everyone's condition has stabilized. I went to the church to take a look around and check on Minnie."

"Countess, she..."

Jessica shook her head, her smile a little lost: "My mother is old, and the previous consumption was too serious, she may not be able to survive. But...actually this is fine, this may not be the ending that my mother wants."

"Sorry." Horst caressed his chest and leaned forward, whispering, "I need your help at this time."

"It's not troublesome. I also went to church. I came directly when I saw the letter from Mr. Louis. The situation mentioned in your letter does not belong to ordinary diseases at first glance. It is most likely related to the mystery. I know you He must be doing something dangerous again, so let’s come over and take a look, maybe we can still help.”

I must have worn too much today, otherwise my chest would feel hot.

Horst pressed his chest, but showed a troubled expression.

"It's a good thing that you can help, but...it's going to be difficult now."

"What?" Miss Berndt's bright eyes blinked, looking at Horst's troubled expression in confusion.

"Today may end very late, and we may have to stay here all night." Horst sighed and said regretfully, "I have already discussed with Mr. Kent that one Luca will rent their bedroom for one night. Now if you want to join, you have to rent another room, and I don’t have that much money anymore. How about you give me a Luca and I’ll ask Mr. Kent to free up a room for you?”

"You're lying again! I won't be cheated a third time!"

Miss Berndt puffed her lips, looked angrily like an angry quail, and waved her folding fan at Horst.

Horst didn't quite understand why a suffering priest would carry a dangerous weapon like a folding fan with him.

And it has to be used for a Luca. Alas, it’s really hard to guess what the noble lady is thinking.

After finishing speaking, Miss Berndt did not forget to glare at him, and then looked at the farmer Kent who was waiting uneasily not far away. She turned around and rummaged in the carriage for a while, took out two small boxes, and handed one to Huo Huo. ster.

When he opened it, he found a delicate silver beak mask inside, which was very similar to the one used by medieval doctors in his hometown, except that the beak was slightly shorter.

Jessica gestured to follow her, then unscrewed the pointed beak, pulled out the matching vial next to it, and poured the green liquid inside into the beak.

"Huh? It seems you know what it does?"

Miss Berndt was a little surprised because Horst had already put on the mask on his own initiative and was studying how to fix the mask on his face.

Seeing that he couldn't fix it even after several attempts, Miss Berndt snickered and reached behind his head to help him fix the mask.

"Yes, I've heard that it's for epidemic prevention?"

It's a bit heavy.

No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like it's a one-time thing.

Horst tried to breathe. He was a little stuffy, but not serious. He could still breathe easily.

In addition to the smell of medicine, there seems to be a faint smell of perfume coming from the breath, which is a bit pleasant.

Does the potion still smell like perfume?

Horst looked at the folding fan inserted into Miss Berndt's belt and put the question back.

After all, shotgun ammunition is quite expensive, so don’t waste it.

"Actually, the effect is not particularly good. The main thing is psychological comfort. Although it doesn't sound like a normal disease for this family, I still bring it with me to be on the safe side."

As she spoke, Jessica put on a mask herself. The white robe and silver mask were not as eerie and weird as black, but more holy.

"Let's see if it's an ordinary disease first. Although I don't think that disease will make people's bodies covered with dirt, but according to common sense, it can't be done mysteriously."

"When you think about common sense, mystery makes you laugh. If you can think about it according to common sense, it is not called mystery."

"You're right, so please hold it for me."

Although he didn't understand the causal connection, Horst still took the big box handed over by Jessica.

Horst immediately thought of the heavy hard-shell box as a medical kit.

Carrying the box, he and Jessica walked to Kent.

"Teach, lord priest."

Kent crumpled his hat in front of his chest, lowered his head and his face turned red.

"Praise the Lord of suffering, and may suffering and pain turn into courage and determination to face difficulties in the future."

Jessica raised the Holy Emblem pendant around her neck and drew an infinite Ouroboros symbol in front of Farmer Kent, which symbolized the cycle of life and endless life.

"Thank you, Master Priest, for us poor people, you actually..."

"In the face of life and death, wealth and poverty are all in vain. Praise the Lord for His mercy, His Holiness."

With that said, Jessica stretched out her hand to stop Kent from speaking anymore, then took two steps back, walked around Kent a few times, then played with the folding fan in silence, and then said after a long time:

"Come up to the room, Mr. Kent. I need to give you a detailed set of examinations first."

Farmer Kent nodded nervously and led the two of them to his home. However, as soon as they reached the door, Jessica raised her hand to stop the two of them and signaled Horst to put the box down.

When you open the box, you will find five or six layers inside. Potions of various colors fill the slots in the box, and there are also various medicines with different appearances in the grid below.

Jessica took off an empty test tube, fumbled with the rows of potion bottles with her fingertips and thought for a moment, then suddenly pulled out a test tube filled with blue liquid and handed it to Horst's hand.

"Shock it for me, don't stop."

Horst took the test tube with a blank look on his face, and subconsciously followed the posture of the middle school experimental class, vibrating three fingers vigorously, causing Jessica to exclaim.

"You are really knowledgeable, Mr. Horst. Very few people outside of pharmacists can have such a standard shaking posture. I really don't know where you learned about it."

Secondary education schools will be available in this world many years from now. Well, probably.

Jessica withdrew her gaze, and without any further hesitation this time, she directly selected a test tube of red liquid.

"Although there is no theoretical explanation, the color is often closely related to the properties of the drug, especially red."

With that said, Jessica skillfully unplugged the test tube and poured out a few milliliters of red liquid.

"This is the juice of the Phoenix Tail Flower, which has the strongest effect on killing pathogenic organisms."

The liquid slowly flowed into the test tube, red as fire.

"But it is meaningless to kill the pathogen in a small area. Spreading over a large area is the most important."

Insert the red test tube back, wipe your fingers across several glass tubes, and finally stop on a green one.

"So, the calyx juice of Gale Velvet is used. After it is mixed with the flower juice, it can greatly enhance the divergence of the Phoenix Tail flower juice, but the image is... regrettable."

The green test tube was dexterously rotated on the fingertips, and the stopper was pulled out with the tail and ring fingers, and a few milliliters were poured out very quickly, and then the stopper was put back even faster.

With a pop, the two liquids in the bottle were mixed together, turning into a brownish-yellow color with a slightly sticky texture, which made people feel a smell as soon as they looked at it.

"Quickly, pour it in, otherwise it will be wasted. There are two Lucas."

Before he could finish speaking, the blue liquid in Horst's hand had been poured into the test tube, and even the quick-moving awakened ones couldn't see clearly.

"Hmm, that's great. Mixing the solution of crystal blue mineral into it can suppress the dispersion of the wind velvet, so that the medicine can take effect for a long time without losing its effectiveness in one second."

Cover the stopper and shake it repeatedly. The liquid inside has turned turbid brown. Although it still doesn't look good, at least it doesn't look like some kind of solid-liquid mixture.

"Do you have to prepare this potion yourself to eliminate...kill the pathogenic body?" Horst was a little curious as he watched Jessica's serious actions.

"No, there are pre-made ones. It's in the big glass bottle in the lower left corner of the box."

Horst looked along and saw that there was indeed a large bottle of transparent liquid.

"Then why... hmm?"

Horst saw Jessica shake it a few times, scoop out a small spoonful from a box of powder, unplug the test tube and pour it in.

"Because we need to add foggy sea pollen as a guide to let it blend into the mysterious realm."

Then he made a silent gesture.

Horst subconsciously held his breath and watched Jessica take a few quick steps and walk into the room.

Then there was a soft popping sound in the test tube, and a beautiful sapphire blue mist sprayed out from the mouth of the test tube.

The mist spread rapidly from the mouth of the test tube, soon filled the entire room, gradually became lighter, fainter, and finally completely dissipated in the air.

"Complete, it is not just a cure in the simple sense, it can suppress as much as possible the concepts of 'contagion' in the mysterious field, reducing the possibility of indirect connection between us and mystery." Wearing a mask to see He showed an expression, but could hear a brisk voice under the mask, "The effect won't be particularly good. After all, it's just a temporary protective measure, and it's definitely not as good as the special equipment in the church."

Horst frowned: "Will it affect..."

"No, it does not eliminate the mystery, and it is impossible to eliminate the mystery. It only suppresses the 'contagious' nature of the concept of mystery. Without professional knowledge, it will be difficult to explain it to you clearly."

"No, that's enough. Then it's my turn."

Jessica bent her knees slightly, opened the door and made a gesture of invitation.

Step in.

This is the formal ‘entry’ into the farmhouse in concept.

But the spiritual sense did not send back a warning.

Horst took off his gloves and brushed his fingers over the doorframe and floor.

Blood flashed before his eyes.

This is a normal phenomenon where the mystery in people is tainted with the building itself, and it has no symbolic meaning.

The house is fine, the land is fine, but the plants and people are fine?

Is this a mystery that directly affects people?

Or are people and plants also affected? Is the mystery itself still hiding somewhere?

Horst held his chest and paced in the restaurant just inside the door.

Jessica had asked Farmer Kent to move a few chairs together and let him lie down on them.

She herself took Horst's box and arranged some equipment. The jingling sound made Mr. Kent's face turn pale.

"You just said that your wife saw the light, and then the whole family got sick, right?" Horst asked thoughtfully.

"right."

"What about when the plants died? Did you see anything special? Or even further back, when the chicken plague started?"

"There doesn't seem to be anything special when the crops are withering, and there's no chicken plague. If anything, a corpse was found in a nearby field."

"Um?"

"I don't know what kind of animal bitten the body, which looked unseemly. It was later taken away by the police that day."

Horst's heartbeat slowed down a beat. He and Jessica looked at each other and saw the shock in the other's eyes.