"It's buried like this in ice and snow. There should be no place to try this key here."
The countess sighed as she looked around.
"really."
More than 90% of this old city must have been buried, and when the two of them came down the road just now, they could hardly see any place where a key could be used.
He nodded before paying and took out the Starlight Key directly from his pocket.
In the darkness, the latter was still crystal clear and shining, but there was nothing particularly abnormal about it.
"Well, you should put it away first."
The countess glanced at it, but there wasn't much disappointment on her face.
"The problem we are facing now can be said to be much more serious than the curse of eclipse, so we can't worry about it for the time being."
Um!
Before paying, he calmly took the key back.
In fact, I had no intention of using it to drive anything before I paid for it.
Having witnessed the entire birth process of the "Starlight Key", he can say that it is quite clear that this thing is not used to open locks.
According to Fu Qian's judgment, the witch should have just used it as a carrier and left a breath on it.
He had already confirmed that the key had not changed in any way, otherwise he would not have shown it to the Baroness.
Of course, there was one thing he did not tell the Baroness - at this moment, not far from the top of the church, a stained window was shining, giving off a quiet and distant light.
There is no light source inside the church, so logically speaking, this scene should not occur.
Judging from the Baroness's reaction, it was obvious that she could not see this.
This kind of thing has happened before.
As early as the mission when I first met Su Gao, there was a special secret message in the ritual notes. Others could not see it, only I could see it.
Now a similar situation has occurred again. Before paying, I probably guessed that it must be related to my inspiration.
…
After taking a short rest, the two of them returned directly along the original road.
The Countess was obviously eager to return home, and she led the way without saying a word the whole time.
It wasn't until we got out of the blizzard and the seven lights in the sky shone again that we relaxed a little.
It could be seen that the continuous sudden battles just now consumed her quite a lot.
The town is still quiet and peaceful, but after today's various experiences, Fu Qian is well aware of the distortion behind this quietness.
Especially for ordinary people.
Originally, she wanted to go back and rest directly, but the Baroness was obviously unwilling to let Fu Qian go, so she pulled him straight to the Seven Lights Church.
All the way to the priest's lounge, she was told that it was too late and had already gone to bed. The baroness unceremoniously asked someone to wake the priest up.
"Why are you here so late? Is there anything urgent?"
After a while, the priest opened the door from the inside and looked at the two people with some confusion.
"Let's talk after we go in."
The baroness squeezed in without any explanation, sat down and spoke directly in front of her.
"The two of us took a trip to the old city."
"What!"
The priest's expression suddenly changed.
"Don't worry, I know this violates the ban."
The countess had a straight face and her tone did not waver at all.
"But we found something much scarier than the ban."
"Those monsters...they are coming."
"What did you say? Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
It took her a moment to understand what the countess meant. The priest's voice had a strange tremor and his eyes began to turn red.
"Stabilize your emotions first."
The baroness coldly reminded that the priest's steeple sequence comes at the cost of emotional impulses that cannot be eliminated and must be suppressed at all times.
Obviously the news was so shocking that he lost control of his emotions.
The priest also realized that something was wrong with him and immediately closed his eyes and concentrated.
After a long time, his expression slowly recovered and he looked at the Baroness for the first time.
"What exactly did you see there?"
"Heavily contaminated corpses, self-aware armor, and... the black fluid inside the armor."
The countess stared at the priest and uttered words one after another.
Even though he was far away from there, he still couldn't hide the shock in his tone.
"I have read in some notes that this is a very typical behavior of some monsters outside."
"Also, the old city is almost completely buried in ice and snow."
"How could...how could this have happened..."
After hearing this information, the priest's reaction was exactly the same as that of the countess, looking like he could not accept the reality.
"This is an absolutely safe place, it's impossible for them to find it..."
"There's no point in worrying about this now."
"And that's not the point."
"Isn't that the point?"
"The point is, we've found pus stones in the town before, and I think there's probably a connection between the two."
"You mean..."
The priest reacted immediately.
"Yes, the contamination may have reached the town, but we didn't realize it."
"So we will come to you as soon as possible after we come back, and we must start responding as soon as possible."
The Countess took a deep breath and revealed her plan.
"We need to check everyone, including members of the sequence, and be prepared to leave here... and move to a place away from contamination."
…
"Absolutely not!"
After the countess finished speaking, the priest was silent for a long time, and finally shook his head firmly.
"That will cause unnecessary panic. Originally because of the eclipse curse, the current order can barely be maintained. If there is chaos again on the Awakened side..."
"Then do you want this place to become the next old city?"
"There's no rush at this moment, and where can we move?"
"Think clearly, it could be a disaster at any time. Even if you are immune to the discoloration curse, you are not immune to the pollution caused by those monsters..."
"In short, I don't agree! I think we should investigate secretly first..."
The two people were arguing with each other, and Fu Qian stood aside bored, observing his surroundings.
It can be seen that the priest has lived here for a long time. Although the decoration is not luxurious, all kinds of items are available.
"In short, you must keep this matter absolutely confidential. We can't bear the consequences of the news leaking now."
In the end, the priest showed rare persistence and looked at the two people with a stern expression.
The other party's prestige over the years was still there, so this time the Baroness snorted and turned her head away, without further rebuttal.
…
"You should go back and rest first. You have worked hard today."
After coming out of the church, the Baroness was obviously in a bad mood, but she still said to Fu Qian.
Anyway, this guy performed pretty well today.
Not to mention being in danger many times, I was a little distracted when I was in the old city. If he hadn't reminded me, I might not have been able to escape the second sneak attack.
"OK."
All the way back to his residence, Fu Qian was thinking about the scene he just saw.
The priest's room was extremely tidy and everything was neatly packed. I don't know if he did this deliberately to suppress his emotions.
Among the neatly arranged items is a row of neat dresses.
If you have a dress, then brooches are also possible.