Shadow Apostle

"Don't touch our poultry!"

"Our children need eggs!"

"Pigs, cattle and sheep are not everything on the table."

“Oppose the poultry culling order!”

“Remove the mayor who culled poultry and give us the right to raise chickens!”

People coming along the street were a group of men and women in shabby clothes, with strong bodies and dark faces, and their faces were covered with traces of weather and sun.

At first glance, they look like a group of farmers, and they are farmers engaged in breeding.

Because among this group of people, there were also many pigs and sheep, as well as some leading cattle and horses.

Crowds of people and livestock mingled together, holding banners high and strutting through the city, walking along the Rose Avenue outside the lord's castle.

A group of people in blue uniforms formed a human wall to block the Double Moon Arch. They looked at the mess left by the large group of domestic animals on this century-old street and in front of the gate of the city lord's castle with tangled expressions.

The team quickly moved elsewhere, and the pedestrians returned to the Rose Avenue from outside the tree-lined trees.

The laughter remains the same, and we are used to it.

"What's going on here?"

In the studio, Horst and Jessica looked at each other.

"It's caused by the poultry culling order."

Behind him, Christian was carefully arranging the enchanted clothes.

Enchanting is only the least troublesome step. Afterwards, it has to be fine-tuned one by one according to Horst's body shape. It is not easy to complete it in a few hours.

"There seems to be this executive order."

Horst vaguely remembered that the city government had indeed issued a poultry culling order recently. The reason was that the chicken plague around Mingyue City was relatively serious, which would inevitably expand the scope of the chicken plague to other cities, and an order was issued to cull poultry.

"No wonder the price of chicken and eggs has been so high in the past few months."

"It's such a big fuss." Jessica opened the curtains and looked outside. "There should be no problem with this order. Don't they want it to be implemented?"

"That's the livestock they depend on for a living. It's impossible to do it willingly, Miss Jessica." Horst sighed and explained, "Besides, I heard this morning that the city government has already had conflicts with farmers because of the land purchase order. The relationship is very tense, and now such a big incident has occurred. I guess the city government is afraid of further intensifying the conflict and dare not forcefully suppress it. At least let them vent. How many days has it been? Master Christian, I saw nothing in the newspaper. .”

"How dare newspapers write about this kind of thing? They are also afraid that the police will come to visit."

"Where is the lord?" Miss Bernt asked in surprise, "Just parading outside the Double Moon Arch, doesn't Marquis Wien ask?"

"Him? He's not free now." Master Christian sneered, "In a few days, an important member of the royal family will come to Mingyue Land for a visit. It is said that it is to deal with border frictions with neighboring countries. He is busy preparing to receive him. As for things, I guess after those things are arranged, I will have time to take care of this matter. Okay, Jessica, sit with your little male companion for a while, I will make some changes, it won’t take long, two Hour."

"What effects did you add to me?"

"It's all the basics, bow tie and pants, so long-range shooting has a chance of being ineffective. It depends on luck. Are you lucky?"

Horst gave a very subtle smile.

"Coat, protection, mitigates a certain amount of blow force. It is used to protect blunt objects. Sharp weapons are useless. It is similar to the absorption of a top hat. Wearing this top hat is like wearing a safety helmet. You can try it."

With that said, he raised the cane that Horst had placed aside.

"No, I trust you, very much."

"It's a pity. The windbreaker in the end falls slowly. You can jump from a higher place without falling to death. As for how high it is, you will fall to death. You need to try it yourself."

"Thanks, that's a good idea."

"You're welcome. Remember to find a way to notify me when you try it out. I can tell the next customer." Christian put away all the semi-finished products, "You can also go out for a walk in two hours. Remember to come back to pick it up, or ask Louis to come and pick it up. By the way, why is Louis back to take charge? Where is William? Forget it, it doesn’t matter, I’ll do it as soon as possible.”

Jessica's expression was rather regretful.

Theoretically, those four people did not betray the Berndt family, so it was really difficult for her to answer this question, so she could only look out the window to ease the embarrassment.

The procession had already left.

But there was still a lot left on the ground.

For example, feces all over the floor.

Hundreds of domestic animals swagger through the streets, leaving behind a trail of droppings that give the Avenue of Roses a rather subtle appearance.

The smell must be similar.

As a result, a group of cleaners quickly rushed over and started cleaning noisily and cursing, leaving Rose Avenue in a mess.

Um?

Horst walked quickly to Jessica and leaned against the window with her.

"What's the matter, Mr. Horst?"

"Cleaner."

"Um?"

Jessica was stunned for a moment, and stared at the cleaner outside the window carefully as if she had some enlightenment.

A group of people wore standard coarse cloth clothes and trousers, and everyone had a line of words embroidered on their backs.

The Smith Brothers.

This is the company, and it seems they have a wide range of operations.

"Before you contact Viscount Star..."

Miss Burnt pointed to the foreman who was directing the cleaning crew.

"In fact, it is necessary, but it may not be possible to ask, otherwise he would have taken the initiative to tell the police."

"Do you want to try to bribe him? If he really knows something, he should be able to bribe him."

"Hmm... This is a way, but it's probably not cheap to get him to talk." Horst glanced at Jessica with a strange look, "Please give me twenty luka first, it should be enough. I pried his mouth open."

"Okay." Jessica took out a twenty-luka coin and handed it over, "Call him in?"

"No, I have to go out. You wait for me for a while." Horst took back his hat, picked up his cane and walked out. He suddenly stopped before going out, "By the way, you are familiar with the church. You know the greetings from the members of the Church of the Night. Is it the method of an outsider or a fellow believer?”

"Huh? You want to use faith to close the distance? That's right. Most of the cleaning workers are believers of the goddess of the night." Jessica thought for a while and replied, "In the name of the night, may the endless darkness protect you forever. I Remember, everyone’s congratulations will be different, and they don’t need to be completely unified.”

"Okay, I understand."

Horst raised his hat, bowed slightly, put away the coins behind him, and walked out of the small living room. His skillful movements gave Miss Berndt an ominous premonition.

I always feel a sense of déjà vu.

You won't be fooled again.

Horst walked out of Christian's studio, looked at the chaotic scene around him, walked slowly and unnoticed to the foreman and whispered: "In the name of the night, may the endless darkness protect you forever."

The foreman replied subconsciously: "In the name of Lady Nyx."

Horst's hanging heart was immediately relieved.

This is the holy name of the goddess of the night, and is one of the standard answers given by believers of the goddess of the night.

This is easy to handle.

Horst deliberately looked around, imitated Kant's words, and said in a deep voice: "The Holy Spirit needs your help, child of the night."

The foreman rubbed his beard and looked at Horst inexplicably: "Who are you?"

Horst smiled and slowly raised his arm, revealing his black-gloved hand.

The foreman immediately looked around like Horst and whispered: "Are you from Blackhand Kant?"

Horst's hanging heart was completely relieved.

He has been thinking that the night market is deep in the sewers, and it is impossible for those cleaning workers who go in and out of the sewers all year round to know nothing about the existence of the night market.

As the leader of a force in the night market and one of the persons in charge of the Church of the Night outpost, Kant would definitely be partially aware of the number of cleaning workers in the night market, so he wanted to take a bet on whether this foreman was also responsible for the sewer cleaning business. .

It seems the bet was right.

Horst smiled noncommittally and made a mysterious gesture of silence.

"What does Kant want to do?" Big Beard said dissatisfied, "We promised not to affect our normal life, but only a few months later, he came to visit us again."

Horst's mind was racing and he said unhurriedly: "Everything is for the glory of the goddess."

The foreman was suffocated and didn't know what he was thinking. Finally, he rubbed his beard and said angrily: "I know, it's really troublesome. What can I do to help? Let's make a deal first. I can't do anything that's too troublesome."

"Just some information you know." Horst said as vaguely as possible, "About those dead people."

"Those tattered corpses?" The foreman looked like he was about to vomit and thought to himself, "You want to investigate this matter?"

Horst smiled noncommittally again.

"Then check it out quickly. From time to time, you will encounter tattered corpses and those monsters, which can scare normal people into problems. The sewers were not so dangerous before."

Horst narrowed his eyes and said with a half-smile: "Tell me what you know about the monster. I need to check the information from all parties, including Kant's."

"So you are the one from above."

"Don't make random guesses."

"Whatever, as long as it doesn't affect our work and life. But I don't know how many." The foreman scratched his head and said, "Most of those corpses appear in the sewers. Every time they appear, there will be those monsters nearby, accompanied by A lot of rats. No one has really seen those monsters. They always wear cloaks and can’t see clearly, but their shapes don’t look like humans, so everyone thinks they are monsters. Then they will throw the corpses into the city, and they will not Know what they want to do.”

"Didn't they attack you? Including the rats." Horst asked, "Aren't you afraid?"

"I must be scared, but the boss said that as long as we don't tell anything, those monsters won't hurt us. No one believed it at first, but gradually they found out that it was true, and gradually everyone learned to pretend not to see it. Oh no, I Isn’t this a big statement?”

"No, no one knows what you told me. And pretending not to be seen is the best skill. You must continue to carry it forward." Horst nodded, "So, in fact, your boss knows those monsters and is very familiar with them, right? .Which boss? The Smith Brothers?”

"Big boss, it is said that Mr. Smith will listen to him, but we don't know who he is."

"It's okay, I know." Horst thought for a while, "You have never seen me today. Besides, you should try not to go into the sewers for the past two days. Well, this should not be a publicity."

After giving the instructions, Horst slowly returned to the studio. As soon as he entered the door, he met Jessica's expectant eyes.

"Well, I asked."

Horst smiled and recounted what had just happened, including a brief mention of Kant.

Jessica listened very carefully, but the more she listened, the more she felt something was wrong, until finally...

"So, where was Luca used?" Jessica gritted her teeth, "You are cheating money again! Didn't you say you were going to use Silver Luca to pry open their mouths?"

"I still haven't learned to listen to what others say, Miss Jessica. I never cheat money." Horst took out the silver coin, wiped it, and said with a smile, "This is the tuition fee. Welcome to patronize me next time."

I'm going to the hospital for a review soon, and I don't have time to finish writing the next chapter, so I'll update it at five o'clock.