Priest Augustus set out from Tobesk Station in early autumn, and returned to Tobesk Railway Station on Sunday morning in late autumn. Although Shade knew that Priest Augustus experienced many dangerous things at Fort Midhill
, the dangers encountered during the Middleburg incident were no less than his own.
But when Shade put his hands in his pockets and, together with the welcoming team of Dawn Church, saw the old man smiling and carrying his suitcase as he stepped off the train that sprayed steam from the bottom to both sides, he still vaguely thought that the priest
Went on vacation.
Of course, the priest's luggage is not just a suitcase. Other large luggage is piled in the truck compartment and will be taken to Dawn Church by a dedicated person.
The weather at the turn of autumn and winter was pretty good, but heavy polluting fog still lingered in the city. The chaos on the platform made this life-like scene even more hazy and unreal, but at least Priest Augustus was really back.
There were a total of seven local old priests who returned with Priest August, each belonging to the Five Gods Church. Although their faces could not hide the fatigue of the journey, everyone was very happy to return to Tobesk, the pearl of the north.
"Even the smell of pollution in the air is so kind."
Priest Augustus even said this, and then choked and coughed. The air pollution level in recent days has indeed been outrageous. Although the backing Fort Midhill also has a steam industry, the overall level of air quality is far behind.
Better than Tobesk City.
On the platform, which was dark and dim, filled with travelers carrying suitcases, and filled with strange smells in the air, the Five Gods Church held a brief welcome ceremony for the returning old priests, and then each returned to the church.
Of course, Priest August would not follow Shade to No. 6, Saint Teresa Square, but he still knocked on Shade's door at two o'clock in the afternoon.
"Welcome back, Priest Augustus!"
Shade opened the door and said with a smile. The old man outside the door also had a smile on his face:
"Yes, Tobesk is better. I will never go on such a long trip again. Oh, your gift."
The gift that Priest August prepared for Shad was a black hat with colorful feathers on it. The feathers were dyed with dye.
Shade hugged Mia and led Priest August to the second floor to talk. Tea had been prepared in advance, and Priest August’s first sentence was a question:
"Have Joey Patton and that lady Marilyn Hendel left Tobesk by now?"
"Yes, the last time I saw them was at the Tobesk Public Cemetery seven days ago."
Shade replied, and the priest nodded and did not ask any more questions about them:
"When I was at Fort Midhill, I promised you that I would tell you about my pair of wings. Detective, you already know that those wings belong to an angel, but maybe you don't know who the angel is."
"The original angel, the first angel born in the world, the angel of death."
Shade added, indicating that Priest Augustus could sit down. The priest sat on the short sofa and looked at him in surprise:
"It seems that you know more than I thought. Well, I don't need to introduce you too much. Of course I am a human being, but I can borrow the power of angels. Well, a long time ago, because of a certain
As a result of the accident, I obtained part of the remains of the Death Angel."
"wreckage?"
A little surprised, but not particularly surprised. Compared with other possibilities that Shade thought about, such as Priest Augustus being an angel, this answer is not particularly outrageous:
"That angel is dead?"
The priest shook his head and smiled:
"It seems that you don't know everything, otherwise I would think that although your angels are not the great ones who created them, they still have nearly immortal lives and are higher than humans and mortal creatures. Most of the angels accompanied the ancient gods
They left together, and the dying angel left its body in the material world. The body disintegrated, and when I was young, I accidentally fused part of the remains, including the wings."
The story of Priest August’s youth should be the incident of Tobesk’s level 0 relics getting out of control that the academy mentioned. But the priest still did not explain why everyone died, but he not only survived but also gained strength.
This should be a secret that Priest Augustus is unwilling to tell.
Fortunately, everyone, including Shade, has secrets, so he won't explore too much.
"Then the bone in Joey Barton's right arm implanted by the [Truth Society] is"
Shade raised his eyebrows.
"Detective, you are very keen, yes. The remains of the angel gave me the power to sue the angel part. With this power, I am not only extremely keen on death, but I can also continue to collect the remains of other parts.
To perfect that power.”
The priest stretched out the palm of his right hand, and some gray mist was beating in the palm of his hand.
"Meow~"
Mia instantly became furious and made a low threatening voice at Priest August, which startled both Shad and Priest August.
Shade comforted his cat and hesitated:
"But you don't look like someone who is looking for power. Sorry, I mean, usually once these extremely difficult to collect items are aggregated, unimaginable things will happen. Priest August, why do you want to collect angels?"
The remains? I'm worried that once you collect them all, the angels will revive in your body."
Outsiders have seen many similar stories.
The priest shook his head:
"Detective, do you think the departed ancient god will return easily?"
"of course not."
"Then why did the angels who left with them return so easily?"
The priest said, and Shade was relieved. This is indeed reasonable:
"Then why did you collect these wreckage?"
"They are very dangerous, extremely dangerous. Don't look at me like an ordinary person now. In fact, I have paid a lot of price to suppress the power of the angel of death. This is not a power that should be left in the material world, so
I want to seal them by myself. Moreover, with the return of this power, I can also know more information, the information of those ancient gods."
He glanced at Shade:
"Aren't you seeking this knowledge?"
Shade smiled:
"Yes, I am also pursuing those ancient myths, and learning the stories of the past in the dust of history. This is what I should do as an investigator at the History Institute. So, what information have you searched for over the years?
Are there many remains of the Dead Angel?”
The priest shook his head, picked up the tea cup and leaned back on the backrest:
"I've been looking for this information for years, but you can imagine how difficult it is. In addition to the original remains and the right arm bone taken out of Joey Barton's body, I accidentally obtained a small piece of it 12 years ago.
To amputate the leg bones, I got two phalanges three years ago. It’s far, far away.”
The priest took out his pipe again, but it was just for wiping. Of course he would not smoke in Shade's house. Shade noticed that the priest did not mention how many of the remains he had originally fused.
"If you don't have to worry about the risk of angels resurrecting in your body, I will also help pay attention to the information about the remains of angels."
Shade then nodded. In addition to demons and flames, he had another collection item.
"I knew you would help me, Shade. As the Angel of Death continues to be completed, I can also gain more knowledge and information. I think these are the most important things compared to power. After all, knowledge is priceless.
,Knowledge is power, and I am willing to share this power with you. For example, this."
He took out a small glass bottle from his pocket. Shade pushed away the cat that stretched its neck to sniff. He picked up the glass bottle and shook it:
"Holy water?"
"Yes, I made it myself. In terms of effect, it's roughly equivalent to No. 3 and No. 4 holy water."
Shade looked at the priest with some surprise:
"I always thought that only the Church of Nature can make holy water. The Church of Nature makes holy water by relying on the relics of five angel statues from the poet level (level 5) to the angel level (level 1). Therefore, the production of holy water is related to angels.
?”
"Yes, the power of angels can make holy water. Of course, this requires knowledge."
The priest smiled and pointed to his head:
"Now, I can make large quantities of No. 4 holy water, with almost no additional consumption except for material costs and time. The bottle of holy water in your hand, which is stronger than No. 4 but weaker than No. 3, is still a bit laborious to make. But in the future, you
You can buy holy water from me, I only charge you the material fee."
"That's really great."
Holy water is a strange potion that can expel negative energy, expel curses, detoxify, restore the spirit, heal wounds, add sacred effects, etc. Although the effect of No. 4 holy water is far less than the two bottles in Shade's drawer
Holy water No. 2, but it is also quite valuable.
"In addition, I also learned to make some strange objects, related to angels and death. The most powerful alchemy item, the 'Death Horn', even has a large-scale instant death effect. However, I have to think about these strange objects.
Try to make it, some materials may be difficult to find in a short time. If you are interested, you can go to my potion workshop to have a look."
The priest added that it seemed that the amputated arm bone really helped him a lot. Unfortunately, Shade and the priest could not ask the [Truth Society] about the origin of the bone, otherwise they might be able to find more angels based on clues.
wreckage.
Priest August opened the sale of holy water and special alchemy items to Shade, which also illustrates the value of the knowledge of those ancient beings. Thinking about it now, Dr. Schneider should also be able to make some alchemy items with demonic characteristics, such as that
A talisman that allows Shade to use demonic powers in his dreams.
The reason why the doctor rarely mentioned his knowledge to Shade is obviously because the power of demons cannot be used easily. Being discovered by the church to use angel power will not cause trouble, but being discovered by the church to use demon power will really lead to trouble.