The Secret Code of Monsters

Chapter 74 Ch.74 Visitors outside the door

When she looked at the holy water, it became clear to several executives on the table.

She lied before.

For example: I am a devout believer, pray every day, and often go to church.

Because of Kate Pacetti's status and dignity, it is impossible for her to go to church and not make a donation (not counting the seat fee).

And the church priests are not blind and will never let such a 'devout and wealthy believer' go (mainly because of his piety).

Especially when the 'piety' reaches a certain amount.

She is sure to get a stick or two of holy water made by the ritualist.

The quantity is rare and the conditions are harsh but...

As long as she had it, she wouldn't show her current expression.

It was like seeing it for the first time.

This shows that she has never been to a church, and she doesn’t even understand it at all.

"Holy water made by the pious, Mrs. Pasetti."

Fernandez did not point out, but raised his left hand and introduced Roland, who was sitting on his left, to the woman: "Collins, Roland Collins, the holy water he made killed a cultist."

The holy water prepared by the ritualist can be returned to the church.

But few ritualists do this.

Unless you are really short of money.

For a standard bottle of holy water (the size of a glass test tube), the church will give a 'gift' from half a crown to one crown (two to five shillings, the price varies) for recycling.

But few people will sell it.

One is because holy water has so many uses.

It can purify weak curses, calm emotions, repel/kill negative creatures, and stabilize the spirit (but it is best not to take it frequently).

The second is the difficulty of production.

For seven days, pray every day, one standard capacity at a time.

That is, a ritualist can only make up to four pieces of holy water per month (in case anyone is insensitive to numbers, Roland would like to remind you that there are four weeks in a month.)

This is the most ideal state.

In fact, the failure rate of the ritual of making holy water is quite, quite, quite high.

Take Fernandez himself: his highest record was a certain month last year - four rituals in that month, three of which were successful.

Create three copies of Holy Water.

It is simply the mercy of the All-Father.

Then, until this year.

All in one portion.

He didn't even make it once last month.

How can you sell something for a few shillings if you don't even have enough for it?

But the reason why he introduced Roland to Pasetti was because Roland was different.

His success rate is frighteningly high...

Let's put it this way, so far, Roland's ritual has only failed once.

'What? Follow the steps in the book... isn't it easy? ’ He said this one time when he faced himself with an innocent face.

Fernandez even suspected that he had secretly embarked on a great path that would increase the success rate of the ritual.

He knew this harmless little secret because Roland believed in him.

Fernandez wasn't going to tell anyone.

but…

It can help Roland make some money.

"Roland Collins. If you need it, I will be happy to let him provide you with some holy water - just drink a drop every day, and fear will no longer bother you. What's more, it can also come in handy in times of crisis... "

Kate Pacetti was very interested and looked at Roland. After discovering that his eyesight was bad, she lamented and uttered a lot of pity for him.

It took at least two minutes.

"...I'll pay you a pound for each copy, will you?"

"It seems you didn't tell Fernandez all your little secret."

Roland has never failed in the holy water ceremony.

Moreover, what he didn't tell Fernandez was that due to the existence of the "Secret Page Sound", most of the time, he could succeed in two to four standard portions.

every time.

'Secret Ring of the Pages: Your eyes will unconsciously distort each ritual, making them occasionally produce more powerful effects. ’

"You're so mean-spirited."

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Appropriate secrets can help deepen friendship.

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All secrets are the beginning of betrayal.

"A few hundred years after your death, it will become a famous quote."

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The prerequisite is that I have to be a celebrity.

"Little angel in the East District, a flower in the drug store."

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Who taught you to use flowers to describe men?

"do you have any opinion?"

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Of course, this is too...

"Su Yue."

"It's Su Yue, your little sister Nina..."

"Hello?"

"Little angel? Are you still there?"

"Hi?"

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Flowers are not impossible either.

Roland grimaced and handed over three bottles of holy water.

A servant will then hand over the ‘donation’ to him.

After talking about holy water, Fernandez brought the topic back to alien species.

This also gave Mrs. Pasetti time to calm down completely.

"I don't have any doubts about you, madam. But I still have to ask: Have you ever held illegal rituals, or touched, carried, or collected books or parchments with strange characters, coins, etc.... I hope you Can you answer my question honestly..."

"Please be careful about who we are, ma'am, lies will not protect you -"

Before she finished speaking, Kate Pacetti immediately ordered the servants to take down all the jewelry and clothes she had recently bought or given as gifts.

Including all the servants in the house.

The jewelry was on the table, taken over by three men; the clothing was next door, inspected by Xander Kratov.

"Mr. Devinson, the servants and I are all here. Apart from that, I only eat and drink a little every day, and I will never touch those dirty things..."

Fernandez shook his head and asked the servant to take her to rest first.

The inspection won't take too long.

When Roland activated the "secrets" and manipulated them to pass through the jewelry, Crow turned his head and looked at him.

"Why haven't you embarked on the great road, Collins."

"Do you not recognize the Tribunal, or the church? Or... the father of all things?"

Fernandez stood between them: "We are on a mission, Crow."

Even through Fernandez, Roland could still sense the cold sight.

The flames in his eyes blew away the darkness, but also reflected something that should not exist in the waking world-for example, at this moment, floating beside Crow...

A faint, blurred shadow.

Her face was highly rotten, but she was wearing a luxurious long dress. There was no flesh and blood, only the cervical bones on her neck, and she was wearing a sky blue gem necklace.

She just floated quietly beside the crow, staring at him affectionately.

It wasn't until Roland stared at her for too long that the spirit suddenly turned its head - only the head turned, but the body didn't move at all.

The horrifying scene made Roland twitch his lips and silently looked away.

The crow seemed to have noticed something and glanced at Roland: "... I'm just worried that there will be a traitor in the Tribunal... again."

Fernandez suppressed his anger:

"You want to argue with me now, in Mrs. Pasetti's house, in a few hours, there will be another alien species that we have never seen before at the door - you want to argue with me on this occasion? Crow?"

The crow grinned nervously, lowered his head and didn't speak.

- The spirit gently put his head on the crow's shoulder and stared at Roland.

"She is showing off her lover."

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I have it too. I have my uncle, Yam and Enid, Fernandez, and Cherry - enough, right?

"Obviously, she didn't mean this kind of lover."

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Why do I have to argue with a spirit.

"Who knows? I think you look like this kind of person."

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I'm not that naive.

The so-called inspection, most of the cases handled by the bailiff can show some traces at this step:

Whether it is the accidental purchase of cursed jewelry or the framing of people with ulterior motives, at this step, the bailiff can see the problem from it.

Except for very few cases.

For example, this time.

Fernandez found nothing.

They couldn't even figure out who the "visitor" was looking for.

"Someone lied."

The crow looked gloomy.

Given what happened just now, it's understandable that he would target Mrs. Pasetti with suspicion.

That woman is not right.

He grabbed a sterling silver necklace, and the "highly decayed" spirit next to him floated over and put his head through the necklace, as if wearing it on his chest.

Roland stood behind Fernandez and quietly made a gesture to the spirit:

Pointed at her and raised one finger. Then, pointed at himself and raised five fingers.

The spirit bared its teeth at him.

Roland pretended not to see it, playing with the mother-of-pearl hairpin in his hand, and continued the words of the crow: "If I were her, I would dismiss a servant every day to figure out who the "visitor" was looking for... or even escape to the church."

But she used the excuse of "worrying that the servants would be hurt" to pass over the question.

At the same time, she was unwilling to leave here.

She, Kate Pasetti, that woman is problematic.

Fernandez pondered for a moment and responded.

He agreed with what Roland and the crow said.

As a master, his own safety is the most important thing-it's not that Fernandez is cold-blooded, the subconscious reaction of normal people should be like this.

Not to mention the "delicate and noble" Mrs. Pasetti.

With the knight as a backer, why should she wait to die with the servants?

Unless...

She knew very well that the 'visitor' outside the door was looking for her.

And...

She would not die.