Oops, I became the witch's substitute

In recent days, rumors have been spread using Filin's identity. The rumors have begun to spread and are becoming increasingly out of control. Bereda is busy hunting down Filin and his attention has been diverted a lot.

Taking this opportunity, Fili proposed to rescue the children from the orphanage. It would be fine if these children were adopted normally, but if they encountered misfortune, they could not be left alone.

Sister Hermis was particularly concerned about this. When talking about how to save the children, Fili had already brought a list. Fili's identity was very useful outside. He could collect intelligence and attract firepower everywhere. It was normal to die once or twice a day.

Filin will cry.

"This is information bought from an intelligence dealer. We have accurate information about where all the children are going. The best way is to buy it back."

For various reasons, buying the children back was the most gentle way to deal with the situation. Otherwise, Fili would have simply gone door to door stealing them under false pretenses. After all, legal business dealings could reduce overt attention.

Follow the rules first, and break them only when there is no other way. This is Fili's code of conduct.

Sister Hermes blushed, and asked, "What about the money?"

Xiao Qian suddenly held up a black wallet: "There are a lot of them here, I'll steal them..."

Jasmine, who was watching the show, was slightly startled, and subconsciously touched the pocket under her wing: "Your wallet is quite nice, exactly the same as mine... huh?"

Fili silently snatched the wallet and gave Xiao Qian a knife.

This cat girl is so powerful that no one noticed when she stole Marian's wallet.

Carol thought for a moment. Alchemists are not dragons, and the gold they refine cannot be circulated in places like this. Naturally, the value of gold is not very high. Although money is useful, it is not as useful as rare materials. Carol just happens to know some more valuable materials. Using them for trading will not appear to have ulterior motives and it is easy to attract people.

"Many children were sold as guinea pigs, but three were adopted. Hmm... it's worrying."

"I'll steal them back."

Xiao Qian covered his head and volunteered, and then everyone split into two groups.

Feili also split into two groups and continued to cause trouble using Feilin's identity.

Filin's existence almost made the mastermind behind the scenes so angry that he vomited blood. He could not be killed or sealed, and he kept talking nonsense every day. However, Filin's righteous act also won supporters. Some people who smelled the wind began to take the initiative to provide Filin with activity funds, hoping that he would become bigger and stronger.

Soon, Filin received an invitation to meet the big shot in Bereda, the great alchemist who was in charge of the academy's education.

The white-haired alchemist, the dean of the Alchemy Academy, was handsome, almost as handsome as Filin, but he had the lazy aura of a middle-aged uncle: "Sir Filin, may I ask, who do you represent?"

Feilin said calmly: "I am the messenger of the great witch Feili, representing the side of justice."

The dean picked up the teacup and said, "I'm glad you can reveal the matter of the Philosopher's Stone. Can I ask what you plan to do?"

Fili also picked up the teacup. "I personally followed orders. As for what you said about Miss Fili? It was just for fun. I happened to meet a lost soul in Miriam. I learned about this and then I came to the rescue. In short, I just happened to meet her and took care of her. I didn't have any intention."

Neither of them spoke while sipping tea. After finishing the tea and briefly exchanging opinions, the dean expressed his support.

Feilin left quickly. He still had several new versions of the topic that had not been spread today. One short story a day was interesting and served as a warning. People in the city also began to notice that something was wrong with the people around them.

After Feilin left, a man appeared next to the dean.

"He is not the real one."

"A clone, an illusion, or something else, but it gives people the feeling of a living person."

Filin has been shot several times in the past few days. His death in the first two days was reported in the newspapers. He was hanged in the square on the third day. After the fourth day, the killers and onlookers said they were used to it. Everyone knew that he was not the real person. But this is where his amazingness lies. Although he is obviously not the real person, he gives people a living aura and you can't see any flaws.

The dean shook his teacup and said, "Filin, I seem to have heard of this name somewhere. But in the final analysis, she is just an agent pushed forward by the Witch of Falsehood. From another perspective, does the so-called Filin really exist? For this kind of witch who is good at hiding, forging a false identity as a substitute is already a common trick."

Chapter 213: Substitute

Playing the role of a witch temporarily is just for convenience, but playing the role of a witch all the time is really fun.

It’s not that Feilin likes Feili’s identity, but Feili is indeed doing better than her original self.

Filin came out of the mysterious little black room and met one of the leaders of Bereda. As soon as he turned the corner, he was put into a sack and put on a horse. He was also stabbed in the stomach.

Seeing that Filin was fine, the killer didn't believe it and stabbed him several more times.

Feilin didn't even bother pretending, and said lazily, "Are you a newcomer? There have been waves of assassins coming in these days. Haven't you killed enough?"

The killer had heard of this, but when he actually saw it, his movements became slower and slower: "Ah? You've died a few times in the past few days, how can you be so skilled? No wonder the employer said to kill whenever possible..."

Feilin started chatting with the killer: "Six or seven times, some were stabbed to death, some were hanged, and the most common was poisoning. Theoretically, there should be twenty assassinations, but your alchemist's poison is not strong enough."

In fact, the reason why the poison is not effective is that Filin's state is a false clone. He has to find out if he is poisoned, and then he has to pretend to be dead after finding out.

“……” The killer became autistic and dropped the knife.

"Tell me, where are we going?" Feilin went straight to the point.

The killer didn't hesitate: "My employer wants to see you, I will be responsible for taking you to the place."

Filin was soon taken to a house in the slums, where he was blindfolded and waited. But in fact, Filin had memorized the route through the bumps and turns of the carriage.

The film was left hanging for a long time, and it seemed like it was a habit to give a warning. A normal person would be exhausted after being tied up like this for a long time, but are you going to compare endurance with a clone?

Not long after, a mysterious alchemist came to the room. Filin silently sensed the other party's magic fluctuations and unexpectedly discovered that the other party was restraining his magic power and looked no different from an ordinary person.

Yes, pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger is a strategy. Many people understand this principle, but only a few people put it into practice. Even if it is a small number of people, the proportion is still not small. As for the alchemist's self-concealment, the reason is not difficult to guess. Since he has done something wrong, of course he is afraid of ghosts knocking on the door.

"Who are you exactly?"

"I'm a big shot. Does the Deceitful Witch Fili know me? She's the big witch who played tricks on Pandora during the Battle of Kalan. I'm his agent, Fili."

"Agent of the witch? Oh, let's get straight to the point, Miss Fili. What exactly are you planning? In other words, our little philosopher's stone should not be in your eyes."

No, is there something wrong? How do I look like a witch? In this fucking world, people can't trust me when I talk to them with my original identity, right? Isn't it just that he can die and resurrect at will? Isn't it just acting like an avatar? It's just convenient. His original identity has a reason to keep pretending to be Fili. Do you understand? Acting!

Sometimes, Filin wondered if he had used the power of deception to manage Filin's body, would he have been better off? The answer is no. In Miriam, witches are the sky, the forefront of the times, the benchmark of magic, and the thighs that all princes and nobles have to cling to. People here have forgotten some things about witches because of the passage of time, but the influence of witches has always been there, and has reached a new height with the activeness of Fili.

First there was Hecate, then Philly, then Dorothy, and then there was the strange Pandora of hope. Miriam could not be said to have risen again, but she could be said to be thriving.

After Fili gave advice to the succubus Arabelle, the entertainment activities carried out by the succubi gradually expanded from the border to the center of the kingdom. The record players made by Carol also began to expand into the market, making people's lives richer. This is the benefit brought by witch magic.

In such an environment, it was easy for the Filin clone who stayed in Miriam to do things under the guise of Fili. While Fili and the others were investigating the victims in Bereda, Filin assisted the witches in finding four guys who used the Philosopher's Stone in Miriam. They stole the identities of Miriam's nobles and wealthy businessmen and attempted to collect resources from neighboring countries.

This is good. Other countries accumulate wealth by expanding their territory and pulling local barbarians into mining. Bereda's alchemist is a human replacement. When the matter is exposed to the royal family, they are deeply feared.

If you dare to take possession of a noble today, will you dare to seize the body of a royal family tomorrow?

The reason why forbidden alchemy is taboo is because it will incur public outrage. They think they have hidden it well, but there is always a loophole. From another perspective, the technology is immature. After seizing the body, they quickly destroy the soul. The time of covering the quilt may be better, but people in the world are not fools. It is only a matter of time before they find out.

The identities and characters of the possessed bodies were not significant, so it was easy to deal with them. No one said anything about the Sword Witch Surad's killing without reporting the case. Those possessed by the Philosopher's Stone were quickly captured and temporarily sealed, and the souls of the original owners had to be found.

Filin also has a fake clone in Miriam. Anyway, without the Internet, the two places will not know that there are two Filins active. Fili's current strength is just enough to control three lines of activity, but only the original body will be more flexible.

Philin looked at the alchemist seriously. "The Philosopher's Stone has flowed into Miriam and usurped the bodies of nobles and wealthy businessmen. Let me first talk about a simple topic. The wealthy businessmen under your control have been annexing land and building houses, and then selling the houses to local residents at high interest rates. Although these residents have a place to live, they will have to repay your high-interest loans for decades to come. They have to tighten their belts and reduce their purchases of our products. You are robbing money from our territory, and you still think this is a small matter?"

"Ah?" The alchemist was stunned. In his understanding, witches were nosy, upholding justice and fighting against evil, but he never thought about economic conflicts, which was indeed destroying people's wealth and killing their parents.

If it was a fight for justice, the alchemist would have condemned the witches for being hypocritical, changing the subject or throwing dirty water on each other, but it was a pure conflict of interest, which Filin explained very clearly, and the words that the alchemist had prepared were all blocked.

Felyn continued, "Besides that, some of the nobles whose bodies you took were our partners. They cancelled their cooperation with us because of their personality changes. This is also one of the reasons why we investigated. Finally, your Philosopher's Stone technology is not good enough. Those drifting souls made trouble in Miriam and let us know about the Philosopher's Stone. It can be said that your plan is full of loopholes. You have repeatedly provoked, and Lady Felix and the witches can no longer tolerate it. That's all."

The alchemist hesitated for a moment and said, "Ms. Fili..."

Feilin shouted angrily: "My name is Feilin, and I am the Witch's agent."

What kind of agent is this? Your agent dies and comes back to life every day. Do you welcome such emphasis on character setting by making up an avatar? The alchemist complained in his heart, and then he was relieved. Yes, since it was a fictitious identity of the witch, it was naturally not a one-time thing. I guess she was hiding behind the scenes and making plans, and used a substitute to deal with it externally, right?

The alchemist sighed and said, "How about we both take a step back? On behalf of Bereda, I will withdraw Miriam and compensate you. I hope the witch will not pursue this matter."

Feilin said calmly: "It's too late. We are not kind people. You started this game first, so we took it over."

The alchemist snorted, "What do you want to do?"

Filin's death announcement: "Since you have already created the Philosopher's Stone, what does it matter if you withdraw from Miriam? Are we waiting for you to encircle and retaliate in the future? We can't sleep well unless you die."

Alchemist: "We are not easy to bully!"

Feilin smiled and said, "What a coincidence, so are we."

Chapter 214 Why can Feilin make decisions for Feili?

Miriam, Filin is selling newspapers on the street, and Filin here has begun to be active openly.

"The Witch of Falsehood Daily, first come first served, the independent city-state of Alchemy, Bereda, is spreading the Philosopher's Stone to seize the bodies of outsiders. Currently, the Philosopher's Stone has flowed into Miriam. The Witch of Falsehood, Miss Fili, is investigating. All details are in the Witch of Falsehood Daily."

No one doubted the presence of a Feilin here, and recently Feilin has naturally become Feili's agent. Especially when people from the Adventurer's Association have something to ask Feili, it is almost always Feilin who solves it.

After all, it is the royal city, and there haven't been many major events during this period. If Feilin can handle it, there is no need for Feili to step in.

But people always have a question, why can Filin make decisions for Fili so openly, and these decisions can be recognized by the witches.

The witches living in the Black Cat Pavilion also gradually began to have a special view of Filin. At first, they thought it was incongruous for a man to live in the Black Cat Pavilion, but later they got used to it and often asked Fili questions. Filin made up stories on the spot, and over time they became familiar with each other, and they could even directly understand Fili's affairs without even talking to her.

But there were also some troubles. At least in this year, Fili gained a lot of support, that is, fans. Who doesn't like a beautiful, mysterious and powerful witch? This led to Fili's daily conversations, and Fili seemed to understand Fili very well. His words and deeds often showed an attitude that no one knew Fili's preferences better than me. This made some witches unhappy and often argued with Fili. In other words, Fili's fans attacked Fili as Fili's black fan.

Well, that's irrelevant.

Here, Filin was doing what he was supposed to do. Bereda's Filin, uh, Fili began to look for candidates. There were some rules for making trouble. Fighting and killing seemed simple, but what if something went wrong? There were thousands of ways in the world, and she could not say that her power of deception was invincible.

"After investigation, it turns out that the alchemist in charge of the Philosopher's Stone is called Peris. He is a rookie in a 300-year-old tradition. He came to power through some unfair means. His foundation in Bereda is not solid, and he is a thorn in the eyes of several other forces." Fili told Carol and Marian the news.

Marian still used the old method: "I will come directly to punish the guilty. I have secretly sensed that there is no one in this city who can stop me."

Carol raised her hand: "Wait a minute, let's think about this question first. This is a 'war'. Since it is a war, what is our purpose and demand? Is it just to destroy the Philosopher's Stone?"

The cat girl Xiao Qian, who was slacking off and sorting out the money nearby, pricked up her ears: "What else?"

Fili understood immediately: "You want to do something, right? This country, even if Perris is eliminated, is still Bereda."

Xiao Qian's eyes were confused: "Why don't I understand it suddenly?"

Marian plucked her feathers. She was also confused, but she would not speak. At this time, she would be quiet and deep, which would be graceful. However, Marian's inability to understand was just a matter of experience. When she was born, she gathered the consciousness of countless people, so she vaguely understood what Carol meant.

Fili clapped her hands. "What I mean is that in this war, even if we eliminated the Perris family, we only tied with Bereda. This country is obviously eager to study immortality and immortality. The Philosopher's Stone doesn't work today, but tomorrow someone may start other research. Besides, judging from the whereabouts of the orphans, human experiments are prevalent."

Carol raised her finger and said, "You don't know, do you? In the great empire of Strahl, newborns are injected with some alchemical secret drugs at birth, which can effectively increase the survival rate of newborns and immunize them against some common diseases. However, in Bereda, many alchemist families use this as an excuse to experiment with unknown secret drugs, causing newborns to become deformed. This has caused the public to no longer trust vaccination technology. Not to mention newborns, even adults who are sick will not consider alchemical secret drugs, which has greatly increased the mortality rate."

Fili touched her chin and suddenly remembered that when she was a child, someone came to live with the family. It seemed that he was an alchemist from Bereda. When he came to live with the family, he did not get much benefit. Instead, he asked the family to give him a gift package of secret life medicine to protect him from smallpox, plague and other epidemics.

Fili whispered into Carol's ear, and Carol scratched her face but did not dodge.

"what you want to say?"

"I have been invited by two major forces as Filin. I have met Perris and there is something that can be done in his home."

Carol looked at the others, especially Marian, who didn't care about their whispers, so she pulled the corner of Feli's clothes to the side.

"Elaborate."

"The clone secretly observed his family. As a father, my old Biden is a beast, but at least he lets his children run free. But the way that old Deng treats his children is a bit twisted."

"Can it be used?"

“It worked immediately.”

The two nodded, and Fili turned back to Marian.

"Goddess of Crow... Ahem, Marian, please do me a favor."

"what?"

"We have discussed it. Please come down and bring Sister Hermis to have tea with the city lord. Pull over the only two divinities to discuss the issue of compensation. Don't ask for immediate compensation from Sister Hermis. You ask for a sky-high price and they pay you back. You make an agreement today and offer new conditions tomorrow. If you run out of topics, ask them to take you on a tour of Bereda. You can treat it as a diplomatic mission to a neighboring country. If you run out of things to say, find some cooperation to discuss. In short, don't let them spare time."

Jasmine smiled: "You guys want to cause trouble, right? Okay, I'll go and hold them back, you guys get busy."

Fili found Anila again: "You should be ready to wait for my news at any time."

Anila nodded.

Fili and Carol went out. After they went out, they touched their pockets. Fili nodded, but Carol looked around, then returned to the room and dragged Xiao Qian out. After all, she was a heroic thief. Her fighting ability was a little weak, but her ability was very strong.

Next, Fili is going to tell a cliché story.

The alchemist named Peris used to love his wife very much, but then strangely, he could not forgive his daughter for causing his wife's death in childbirth.

When Filin's clone was in a virtual form, he secretly visited Perris's mansion. Beautiful portraits of the hostess were hung in many places, and in the attic he saw the little daughter who looked like Cinderella and looked like her mother.

What is even more confusing is that for some unknown reason, Perris adopted a daughter from outside who looked very similar to his own daughter and treated her like the apple of his eye. He locked his biological daughter in the attic and provided her with the minimum living security. The only window allowed him to see his adopted daughter playing in the garden every day.

"Father, Father, I want to go outside too..."

"Take your dirty hands away! How dare you touch me with the hands that took your mother's life?"

Afterwards, Perris gently picked up her adopted daughter and left with the hand that had slapped her younger daughter.

The trio who lurked in happened to see this scene. Fili was still used to it, but Carol and Xiao Qian greeted them with black faces after listening to the story. They were confused, bewildered and puzzled.

"No, who among you understands why? What's the logic? What's in your head? Revenge on your own daughter? What kind of weird hatred?"

Fili shrugged. Although the three didn't understand, they figured out the starting point. Then the three of them sneaked into the mansion. Carol dismantled the alchemy mechanism, Xiao Qian pried open the door of Perris's workshop, and the three of them sneaked in to check his research materials.