Ark's Journey to the Demon God

He looked at the little girl helplessly and said, "Didn't I tell you not to come out before I go back?"

The little girl stuck out her tongue and said with a smile: "Aren't I worried about you? If you, a bad guy, are caught and locked up, won't I be able to repay you?"

Lucia and Scott watched the interaction between the two people in amazement, and suddenly felt that the world was changing too fast.

The enemy who was still shouting to be killed just now has become a benefactor?

After removing the ghost who was holding Scott down, Shen Muke bowed to the brothers and sisters: "Both of you, this is just a little joke. Please don't get angry. If you have anything else, let's go back to my villa first~"

Chapter 12 All connections

In the annex, Annie explained the situation to Scott and Lucia.

Including how she was discovered after sneaking in, how she was caught, how Mr. Agaritu came to the rescue regardless of past suspicions, and how he explained to the housekeeper and protected her when the security team arrived.

Scott and Lucia were stunned as they heard this. They had never imagined that this strong man with a bad taste could be so decent at heart, and it seemed that he did not discriminate against the infected like those "big men".

The two of them suddenly felt on pins and needles. They had fought before they understood the situation, which made them very embarrassed.

"I'm really sorry for attacking you before!"

Scott very simply pulled his sister and bowed to Shen Muke to apologize.

Shen Muke comforted them with a smile, and then added: "Don't apologize in a hurry. After all, you can't guarantee that all the actions I have taken so far are without purpose. Those before may also be that I want to lure your organization out, and then I’m going to catch you all in one fell swoop~”

Scott and Lucia froze.

Annie raised her cheeks angrily, then she ran to Shen Muke and kicked him hard: "You can't scare Sister Lucia and Brother Scott anymore!"

Shen Muke apologized profusely to the little girl. His pranks could no longer scare Annie.

The atmosphere in the annex gradually relaxed.

"So, now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, can you guys answer some questions for me?" Shen Muke said.

"You ask, and we will try our best to answer it for you," Lucia replied.

"Well... where do I start asking?" Shen Muke nodded his chin, and then said: "Well, let's confirm the identity first... Everyone, should they be from the Witch Lin, right?"

"You know the Witch Forest?!" Now it was the three people's turn to be collectively surprised.

Shen Muke nodded, he just had a clue.

Witch Forest.

This organization is not well-known in the main line of Ark, and there is very little discussion in the circles of strategy players and plot players. Only some fan-level players who pay special attention to the plot will remember it.

If you are still a little confused, then if you understand the background of Ye Yan, a four-star warlock operator of the Felin tribe, then you will definitely understand.

Witchwood is a non-governmental organization that mainly shelters infected warlocks. Five years ago in the main plot, they were annihilated by the Victoria army because they refused to compromise with the Grand Duke. As a large organization, there were only a few survivors left in 1097. , Ye Yan and the little girl who received the inheritance ring (Shen Muke forgot the little girl's name, it's a sin) are one of them.

Since this organization was basically not described in the main plot, Shen Muke never thought about them after coming to Londinium. It was only after Lucia's spying and Anne's night attack in the past two days that the memory in Shen Muke's mind was restored. be awakened.

Look at the iconic wide wizard hat and spell book, as well as the composition of this group of Phillin people. Isn’t this the characteristic of the Witch Forest~

"You are right... I didn't expect that our organization would be known to an adult like you..." Lucia nodded bitterly.

The Witch Lin is rooted among the people and has almost no contact with the upper class. It also strictly controls the recruitment of personnel to eliminate all possible external intruders. It usually behaves in a low-key manner and rarely participates in disputes. An organization that is so cautious and cautious in enclosing its territory is actually able to be beaten by Shen Muke. Such a strong person knows that he exists, but he doesn't know whether it is a blessing or a curse...

"You don't have to worry, Lucia. I'm not a big shot, and I won't be biased against you just to cater to Victoria's infection control policies."

Shen Muke comforted him by saying that he only had sympathy and resentment for the suffering of the infected: sympathy for their misfortune, and resentment for the prejudiced and malicious perpetrators.

"I admire your kindness and reason, Mr. Agaritu." Scott praised from the bottom of his heart.

Shen Muke waved his hand and said, "No need to compliment me, it's just a little insight... I have another question, who is A Yan?"

Whether it's Annie's night attack or Lucia's secret peeping, they all seem to be surrounding one person - Ayan.

Hearing this name, the three wizards Lin lowered their heads sadly. After a moment of silence, Lucia raised her head and replied: "Ayan, she is the adopted daughter of the leader and our sister..."

Scott patted his sister on the shoulder, and then explained to Shen Muke:

In the Witch Forest, a very peculiar inheritance has always been maintained. The warlocks in the Witch Forest call it "the books will choose the right witch." Everyone who joins the Witch Forest must be recognized by the spell books in order to be considered a true witch. Join the Witch Grove.

Anne's book is called The Thorn.

Lucia's book is called The Mist.

Scott is a man and he does not have a book, but he and Lucia are brother and sister, so he is also admitted as a formal member.

As for Ayan, she is an abandoned baby picked up from the roadside by the leader of the Witch Forest. She is less than two years old this year. She was picked up by the leader and brought back to the headquarters of the Witch Forest, and then she was recognized by the book——

Her book was approved and called Night Smoke.

Everything is connected.

Shen Muke nodded. He had already guessed about all this, and Scott's statement was also within the scope of his guess.

"So, Scott, this little girl from Yeyan, is she missing? Why are you looking for her everywhere?"

Scott lowered his head in despair, and then Lucia spoke for him: "A few days ago, Ayan was taken out for a walk by our companions, and then he was kidnapped..."

Taken away?

Shen Muke subconsciously wanted to ask, why didn't someone report the kidnapped child to the police?

Then he pinched his eyebrows helplessly——

The Witch Forest is full of infected people, how can we report this?I'm afraid that as soon as I stepped into the police station, I was turned and sent to prison.

"So, Lucia, you were spying on me before..."

Lucia nodded and said: "Yes, we all thought that you kidnapped Ayan..."

Anne touched the hem of her clothes in embarrassment. She had even volunteered to run out before, hoping to capture Mr. Agaritu and inquire about the news...

"Why do you doubt me?" Shen Muke asked puzzledly. He had only been in Londinium for a few days, but he was already targeted by the people of the Witch Forest and was defined as the murderer who kidnapped the child?

"You don't live in this house...we thought you might have something to do with the previous owner, Kate Black..."

Scott explained: "We investigated the surrounding situation and found that Kate Black seemed to be a slave trader secretly, so we suspected that he was the murderer who abducted Ayan."

Shen Muke nodded, and then said: "It makes sense now. You may not have thought that I was called away by the Security Bureau just now because of Kate. An old police officer told me that Kate is likely to be someone with a foreign background. Slave traders!”

Scott clenched his fists and said fiercely: "That must be him! Unfortunately, he slipped away too fast. It will be difficult to find him now!"

"You said Ayan was kidnapped. What was the situation at that time?" Shen Muke asked.

Lucia explained: "According to the member responsible for taking care of Ayan, she was walking with Ayan in her arms, and then she met a Phedian man in black robes. He just raised his hand and waved twice. , so that our strong member lost her perception and Origin Stone skills, and felt that the surroundings were dark, and when her vision recovered, she found that Ayan had been taken away by the other party. "

Phidians?Black robe?

Shen Muke felt a flash of light hit his mind, and all the information in his memory was connected one by one:

"This Kate Black is probably a slave trader with foreign background."

"Kate Black, the president of Black Cat Mining Company, took the money and ran away!"

"Ayan was taken away by a Phedian man wearing a black robe."

"Earl of Warwick, here comes Mr. Snake."

"Are you here? Why didn't that black cat come?"

"He is now on his way to Dolan County."

……

Shen Muke finally sat on the chair with relief. He adjusted his monocle and said calmly: "Everyone, I think I have roughly understood the truth of the matter. However, the secret involved in this truth is a bit too big... If possible, I would like to have a face-to-face interview with the leader of the Witch Forest, what do you think?"

Several people looked at each other, and finally Lucia nodded and said: "Then, please come with us back to our headquarters."

Chapter 13 Meeting Kelsey for the first time

Following the three people from Witch Lin, Shen Muke walked into the sewers of Londinium.

Like the later Londinium Self-Rescue Army, the headquarters of Witch Forest is also in the sewers, but they are more cautious. They do not rely solely on the complex terrain of the sewers, but artificially open up a new space and create a fortress-like underground base. .

"arrive."

Scott said, he pressed his hand on the wall, and then moved a few bricks at random, and a narrow passage appeared in front of them.

"Welcome to the Witch Forest, Mr. Agaritu." Scott said.

"It's a very interesting hiding method. Everyone in the Witch Forest is very good."

Shen Muke's eyes flickered, and he used [Hampa's Industrial Technology] to feel it. This passage was opened with Originium technology, and added with Victoria's unique steam machinery technology. It can be said to be very exquisite.

"This passage and our base were actually built by our leader. We just relied on her power..." Scott touched his nose and said with some embarrassment: "Without the leader, our organization would have been destroyed by those..." The big shot led the team to destroy them."

The leader of the Witch Forest?

Sure enough, the leader of every organization is not an ordinary person.

Shen Muke followed several people into the passage——

At the beginning, he was very narrow, and he was able to understand people. After walking dozens of steps, he suddenly became enlightened.

The headquarters of the Witch Forest is a spacious and grand circular bunker hall about ten meters high. There are many doorways and holes inlaid on the wall, which lead to different places. It is conceivable that non-internal members will inevitably get into trouble if they enter it. get lost.At this time, the hall was filled with warlocks wearing wide wizard hats, mostly women, but also some old people and children.

"Lucia?" A miko whose face was covered with bandages and couldn't see clearly raised her head, saw Lucia, and then saw Shen Muke standing behind Lucia -

"Who are you! How did you get in!"

The bandaged witch moved very quickly and took out the book and wand almost instantly. Upon hearing her shout, everyone in the witch forest headquarters turned their eyes to Shen Muke, and then took out their books.

"Everyone, please don't do anything! This gentleman is not an enemy!" Lucia quickly raised her hands to signal everyone not to be impulsive.

Don't get me wrong, she was not worried about Mr. Agaritu getting hurt, but she was trying to make Mr. Agaritu feel playful and really raise his cane to "play" with his companions, which would not end well.

Shen Muke put down the cane that had lit up in his hand angrily and the feathers that gradually appeared on his hand.

Just now he had decided to test [Lamer's Theft Skill] to see how much he could steal at one time.

"Mr. Agaritu, please wait here for a moment. We are going to ask the leader for instructions." Shen Muke waved his hand and said

He asked them to please, and then he naturally found a chair and sat down, lowering his head and thinking.

The people around him didn't let down their guard, which was normal. After all, an outsider suddenly came to a private confidential organization.

Shen Muke didn't take it to heart, but began to think about what would happen next.

First of all, it is now confirmed that the third person who collaborates with Earl Warwick and Black Snake is Kate Black. As for the project they collaborate on, Shen Muke feels that the probability is this:

Kate provided them with superficial jobs, used stock scams to discredit the Duke of Cumberland and the Royal Family of Victoria, and used the slave trade to provide Black Snake with a large number of children. Then the Earl of Warwick used his connections and influence. Provide him with assistance, and then let Black Snake provide him with the conditions to escape.

Among them, Kate got an astronomical amount of stolen money, and Black Snake got many children. As for why Black Snake wants so many children, does Old Black Snake still have a limit to his need for children?He himself is a master at playing the development game. In this regard, the old black snake of Zuowangdao surpassed the Earl of Warwick by several blocks!

As for what Earl Warwick can get from it, Shen Muke can't think of it for the time being, but he has already obtained so much information and has a lot of initiative. Next, he needs to talk to the mysterious leader of Witch Lin. , borrowing some manpower to carry out operations in Duolun County.

Shen Muke turned his eyes around and looked at the bandaged witch.

Her breath is very unstable, and she will cough and wheeze violently from time to time. This is most likely because her respiratory tract and lungs have been infected by Originium Disease, and the bandages on her body are most likely because her skin has been infected. A large area is covered with source stones.

She won't live long.

Shen Muke looked at the other party bitterly, and then forcibly looked away to avoid being discovered by the other party.

For such a critically ill patient, it is better not to look at her with strange or pitiful eyes. This is disrespectful to the patient and will make her suffer.

However, her illness was so serious, so why could she still stand there?Such a serious patient should have been lying in bed and unable to get up. Could it be that there is a very powerful doctor in the witch forest?

Shen Muke turned his attention to the corner, where he found the answer.

A Ms. Filmin wearing a witch hat, with white hair and half-hidden face, stood alone in the corner with her head lowered, looking so inconspicuous.

However, in Shen Muke's eyes, her presence was more conspicuous than the firelight in the dark night!

Shen Muke smiled helplessly. He felt the joy of meeting an old friend in a foreign country and the pleasure of seeing the sun through the clouds.

The devil in black robe stood up, holding his cane and adjusting his monocle, trying to make his appearance as tidy as possible.

He walked briskly to the film's eyes, and then saluted to him with a slightly stunned look in his eyes——

"Agaritu greets you, the beautiful and mysterious Ms. Kelsey."

……

The mysterious witch raised her head, revealing her iconic light green cat ears and her beautiful face that time could not leave a trace on.

The shock in Kelsey's eyes flashed away, and then she immediately realized that her identity had been revealed.

She still retained her iceberg poker face that had remained unchanged for thousands of years, and then replied: "Do you know me? Have we ever crossed paths in the past?"

"No, Ms. Kelsey, but I think everyone in this land should know you, or in other words, is worthy of getting to know you."

Kelsey, or Old Lynx, you can call her whatever you want, because she doesn't care what you call her. Don't think you can let her break her guard with a small name. The real Kelsey is always cold.