According to the plan, he is going to report to the Holy Grace Church in the town this morning. If there are any orders or urgent reports, both Extraordinary and official personnel can get the news as soon as possible.
He put on his coat, put on double armor, and inserted the corrupted feather fencing sword into the scabbard on his waist. His long sword was melted in the previous battle, and he needed to apply for a main weapon from the local official as a temporary supplement.
Griffith walked gently through Elodie's room. The girl turned 180 degrees on the bed with her pillow in her arms, sleeping soundly without even closing the door.
What a carelessness~ Griffith closed the door with a smile and tiptoed downstairs.
From Dr. Zion's villa to the Holy Grace Church, we have to go around a section of seaside cliffs. The cool breeze in the morning blew on our faces, and snow-white seagulls flew low over the sea. On the rocks beside the cliff, Griffith saw a
A person was painting, so he walked over curiously.
The painter is a young man. He wears loose cloth clothes, with the left and right lapels overlapped up and down, and a black cloth belt tied casually around his waist. On his feet are wooden shoes that Griffith has never seen before.
Made of boards and battens, with thick ropes to secure the toes.
On the drawing board in the hands of the young man, the quiet Hepu Town, blue sky, green mountains and sea blend together. His superb skills can be seen in both composition and coloring.
"It's really good." Griffith admired sincerely. The young painter's works are indistinguishable from the works of famous artists in the drawing rooms of Larmore House and Hometown Watts.
"Thank you," the young painter nodded politely to the apprentice knight, "it's far from finished."
"Really? Is there anything missing?" Griffith felt ashamed of his appreciation level for a while, "Isn't the scenery in front of me already vivid on the page?"
"I don't know either. I always feel like something is missing somewhere?" The painter threw away the brush with regret on his face.
Griffith looked at the painting curiously, and then at the bored painter.
The painter's face was thin and handsome, with neatly combed short black hair, but he could not conceal his decadence and melancholy. Just by this short gaze, Griffith found himself attracted.
Different from the cuteness of being attracted to a beautiful woman, the painter has a kind of attraction that makes people want to get close to her from the heart.
Griffith felt in a daze that the melancholy and trouble in the young painter's eyes were incompatible with his paintings, and he wished he could fill the painting paper with ink for him. The painter looked at the painting paper quietly, but his eyes seemed to be staring at the unknown.
distance.
Oh! You're going to be late.
Griffith, who was almost immersed in the scene in front of him, suddenly thought of himself and remembered that he had to rush to the Holy Grace Church.
"Excuse me, I still have some trivial matters," the trainee knight waved to the young painter, "I hope I can have a chance to see it after you finish it."
"Okay," the painter nodded slightly, "thank you."
"Huh? Thank me for what?"
"After seeing you, I seemed to have an inspiration," the painter said with a smile. His smile seemed to be full of memories, but if you look closely, there was nothing.
"That's great! Goodbye." Griffith turned around and hurried towards the Holy Grace Church.
"Um."
The painter watched the trainee knight leave, slowly opened the tool box he carried with him, and took out a small paper knife.
"It's really the color. Well, the color isn't expressive enough?" The painter cut his wrist with a paper knife and dripped blood into the paint tray. He then picked up the brush and tapped it lightly, then suddenly threw the brush away.
"That's right? It should be like this? Like this, like him." The painter dipped his fingers in blood and quickly drew lines on the canvas.
…
Griffith's destination, the Holy Grace Church, and the residential area of Hepu Town are just at opposite ends of a bay, and can be reached by boat in less than an hour. The Holy Grace Church is located in the quiet woods on the middle of the mountain. It is made of white stone.
Made of masonry? The materials and structure are of excellent quality.
Although it is still early, several people are already waiting here. The resident mage Conix is sitting at the head of the long table in the hall.
"This is the trainee knight Griffith Brandon, the Sequence 8 'Agent', the second son of Knight Brandon, and the second-level captain of the Assault Cavalry? He is also the Shutoral of the Larmore family? Also
It is a special selection of young guards who are undergoing training courses for officers and knights." Master Conix introduced the trainee knights seriously, and then briefly introduced the team members to him.
"Mr. Trainee Knight, the island's garrison knight is out on a mission and cannot return in the short term. He took some Beyonders with him? So our mobility is relatively lacking.
"In front of you is Second Lieutenant Skoltz, 8th 'Deputy' of the Neopolis Garrison, Sergeant First Class Finland. Amber from 'Beacon'? You already know each other. The Garrison, Police Department and
There are still some Sequence 9 Beyonders in the city hall, and their training and extraordinary abilities are still very unreliable? The Extraordinary Mobile Team is mainly composed of a few of us."
At least according to official records, Griffith is still the agent of Sequence 8. Except for Galadia and Sonia? No one else knows that his paladin characteristics have been burned away? He doesn't know how to report this.
"Yo!" Amber waved to Griffith, "We meet again so soon."
With a serious expression, Master Connix took out several scrolls and spread them out on the table:
"Let's start today's memories by looking at the conclusions of the investigation regarding the dark magic items held by Quaxor.
"It has been found that, in addition to the "Lin Yuan Collection" he stole from Senator Milovan Neville, the other item is a first-class dangerous item called the 'Insect Shell Organ'. After careful search, it was finally found
We found it in the bottom tank.
"This is a pipe organ made of insect shells of unknown origin. After the player uses it more than three times, it will become parasitized. The poisonous insects gradually eat the brain through the blood vessels, and eventually turn the player into his own body and granary."
"That's how Quaxor looked on the ship." Amber felt sick when she thought of the situation at that time.
"Not only is it disgusting but extremely dangerous," Mage Conix said, "Using the pipe organ will summon dangerous tentacles, which will feed on the poisonous acid; when the prey dissolves, it will become part of the tentacles and replenish the energy of the pipe organ.
"After devouring more than 500 pounds of flesh and blood, the organ will create a fusion monster composed of a player, a venomous snake, and a reptile. The more flesh and blood obtained, the more powerful the fusion monster will be."
"Are there any sealing measures?" Paladin Lieutenant Skoltz asked.
"We have sealed it in a solid basement wrapped in iron sheets without leaving any gaps," Master Connix said. "The 'Insect Shell Organ' will only eat the flesh and blood of nearby creatures as a source of energy. It only needs to be isolated."
"Our mission to investigate the fallen mage and his dark magic items has been completed," Amber said to Griffith. "Mr. Resident Mage has submitted relevant information to the Arcane Council and the region through the local echo hub."
Wait a minute, I have a question. Before Griffith could speak, others continued the topic.
"But you have a new job," Master Connix glanced at the beautiful blonde girl, his expression still serious and rigid, obviously completely immune to her beauty.
"The local police station and the city defense army reported that a small group of cultists entered Hepu Town. They carried out a small-scale attack last night and robbed some things without causing any casualties. They acted strangely and said some incomprehensible words.
, so he was judged as a crazy cultist.
"However, the Hanami memorial ceremony in Heura Town will be held in the near future. As an extremely important festival on the island, thousands of wealthy tourists are coming from all over the world. The memorial ceremony will be held at Cangyue Mountain not far from here. Any
Hidden dangers cannot be ignored. The investigative force of Extraordinaries will be rotated here, Hepu Town, Tilt, Amber and Finland to assist Griffith in taking charge of Extraordinary events and patrols in this area.
"The threat of cultists cannot be ignored. The Arcane Council has circulated the situation to Count Larmore and Beacon Academy, and has assigned you a new task as a follow-up investigation task for your trip. Each of you can get 2
Points for extra merit points will be rewarded. Your mission order book will arrive shortly. The difficulty of the mission is level B. You may encounter strange cultists, which is a dangerous mission."
"Extraordinary alone is not enough, right?" the agent, Second Lieutenant Scholz, said.
"Not enough. After learning this information, the Maritime Governor's Office has begun to mobilize nearby troops to support us," Connix replied. "The port area and urban area will be reinforced by a brigade, as well as some regular troops and city defense troops.
They will be dispatched to enrich the patrols in this area, and we can use them. But don’t expect to have many reliable Sequence 8 and above official Beyonders.”
"Why?" Finland took over the topic.
"Why? Why are there no official Beyonders to support you?" Connix paused, "The kingdom has so many large cities and hundreds of towns that need to be inspected, even if there are hundreds of thousands of official Extraordinaries scattered there.
Being diluted, this island is already considered a relatively powerful area."
"Slowly!" Griffith seized the opportunity to interrupt them, "I think the issue of the Equinox is not over yet, so don't jump to other issues first."
"Oh? What do you say?" Amber asked.
"The only function of the insect shell organ is to turn people into monsters?" Griffith thought the question was obvious, "Is Quaxor out of his mind to do such a thing?"
"Don't expect people who use black magic to gain much sanity," the resident mage said, "but I understand what you mean. There must be enough motives or other forces to promote Quaxor's behavior. Since he himself has been eliminated by you,
The motive is difficult to ascertain in a short period of time, so I will tell you about the rumors about the sealed artifact.
"I have consulted Beyelan's opinion, and they believe that the playing of the Wormshell Organ may be able to open a certain barrier of power and is a tool used for high-level descent. However, this is limited to speculation."