"Demon worship incident?" When Anna asked this question, she was very curious in her heart. Except for the kind of veritable murderers and perverts who are always thirsty for blood, I am afraid that only real madmen would worship the chaotic devil.
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If you have any wish, it is better to believe in the devil dukes. At least they have to be "honest and disciplined" countless times, so it is not surprising that one or two guys worship the devil alone, but it is quite strange that so many people died on the scene.
Katrina also thinks so. The reason why the Magic Council issued this mandatory mission is because of the words "Devil Worship Incident". If someone believed in the devil and died during a sacrifice, the Council would not necessarily go into such detail.
Investigate the matter.
Almost no powerful demons try to develop their own church. They may have considered this issue, but soon due to their own chaos, being affected by killing and blood, they put similar ideas behind them, so
, such a large-scale incident of devil worship itself is an inexplicable thing with hidden weirdness.
The bar owner Gurf took a clean piece of fur and carefully wiped the cup in front of him, seemingly not missing any flaw. He chuckled and said: "It is indeed an incident of devil worship. At least the church has conducted a detailed investigation.
The announced conclusion is a 'devil worship incident'."
"But the church may have deliberately covered up the real situation in order not to cause panic. Isn't this unprecedented?" Anna was quite dissatisfied with Gurf's answer. She has been a mercenary for three or four years. She has seen and experienced everything.
There are many incidents, and we have also encountered several incidents where the church deliberately concealed the truth for some reason. We did not accept the conclusions of their investigations without any doubt.
As a mercenary for more than ten years and a tavern owner for seven or eight years, Gurf was willing to believe in the investigation conclusion because he had his own secret channels to confirm it.
Gurf saw the two girls looking at him with eyes as green as lake water, and lightly knocked on the table: "This is information for a fee, but..."
Having said this, he looked at the mercenaries who were poking their heads at the door and pouring in, and said with a smile: "But these two ladies seem to have improved the business of my tavern, so I will tell you for free."
Anna looked back and said with a smile: "It's not because of Sister Katrina, I often drink at uncle's place. I haven't attracted a large group of 'wild wolves' in the wilderness."
"Oh. So your name is Katrina. This is a common female name in Calcutta City. Are you also a local?" Gurf said with a smile.
Before Katrina could answer, Anna said first: "No. Sister Katrina comes from a noble family in another province."
"Born from a noble family? No wonder you have such a temperament. This is very rare among mercenaries." Gurf said thoughtfully. "Actually, I always feel that you look familiar Katrina. I seem to have seen you somewhere...
"
Katrina's face darkened slightly. Her family had been here for two to three hundred years. As she inherited the bloodline, she must have also inherited part of the appearance of her ancestors. She thought to herself: "When the parliament takes control of the sand in the future,
Helan Empire, when long-distance communication and discussion become more convenient, and when I become a high-level magician, I will build a magic tower here..."
"Uncle Gurf, you feel familiar with every beautiful lady. Tell me the information quickly!" Anna pointed out the truth unceremoniously.
Gurf put down the fur, rubbed his forehead, and whispered: The person who discovered this was the servant of the villa where the accident happened. His name was Ivan. When he went to clean the hall, he saw blood and corpses all over the hall. There were ordinary nobles,
There are knights, ordinary people, artists, and magicians..."
Because of the existence of Saint Ivan, the most common name of the Shahran Empire is Ivan.
"Magician?" Anna couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise. It was very difficult to meet an official magician in the Shahran Empire.
Katrina's eyes narrowed and her expression became focused.
"Yes, based on Ivan's description, I confirmed that the badge worn by the magician was a first-level arcane badge and a second-level magic badge. And based on his appearance, I asked someone to inquire before he came to Karl
Not long after we arrived in Carter City, we went to the forest and underground to find and acquire materials that were needed by the magician." Gurf briefly talked about the appearance of the magician, especially the mole next to his left eye.
Katrina nodded slightly in her mind, it was indeed the dead magician.
Gurf continued: "The death of about thirty or forty people with different identities in the same hall is a strange event in itself. What is even more strange is that there is an altar in the center of the hall. Although there is nothing on the altar,
But it reeks of the chaos of killing and destruction.”
"How did these people die? Suicide or homicide?" Katrina carefully asked questions that fit her current status. Questions that a curious and experienced female mercenary should ask. From Anna's
It could be seen from her expression that she also wanted to ask this question.
Gurf's voice dropped even lower: "This is the third weird thing. These people killed each other, and it was not one-on-one. It was a chaotic group killing. Some of the dead had wounds on their front, back, left and right."
A fatal wound."
"A magician will be killed by an ordinary person, an artist?" Not to mention Katrina, even Anna found it unacceptable, "Are there knights present?"
"There was a knight, but he was also killed." Speaking of this matter, Gurf couldn't help but have a trace of fear on his face, "There were no traces of the knight using blood power, nor were there any residual fluctuations or phenomena of magic.
Explain, explain that they were carrying out a 'killing feast' as ordinary people at that time, and, judging from the inversion and position of the corpses, no one tried to escape..."
This was much more detailed information than the information given to Katrina by the Magic Council. She considered it carefully and said: "Could it be the influence of illusions in magic? I heard that when some cults perform sacrifices, the altar will emit illusions that affect people's minds.
This causes believers to do all kinds of incredible things."
"As expected, she is a noble lady. She has access to more information than me. She also knows more about cults than me." Gurf put away his fearful expression and joked with a smile, "It is possible, so it is said to be a devil worship incident.
, at least the devil will not let his believers kill each other, but will let them die in a more valuable place, while other cults are closer to the devil's approach. Even if they want to use killing to obtain pure power of faith, they will not choose their own.
Believers, of course. I don't know how the church determined that the dead were all devil believers. Maybe they were just 'ordinary people'..."
"It sounds really weird, much scarier than the bard's story." Anna patted her chest, "Uncle Gurf, is there anything else weird about it?"
"Weird?" Gurf recalled carefully. "Their expressions after death seemed peaceful and peaceful. It seemed that they did not kill each other to death, but were relieved. By the way, Ivan felt bursts of coldness when he entered the hall.
.But it was the end of May, which was quite warm.”
Anna's curiosity was aroused to the greatest extent, and she kept asking about this matter, but Gurf only knew so much. He couldn't help but sigh: "There may be more weird signs at the scene, but Ivan was
I was so frightened that I couldn't pay much attention. After the church investigated, they were worried that the devil's aura would affect Calcutt City, so they used holy light to cleanse the villa, so even if there is, we will never know."
"The church used holy light to cleanse that villa..." Katrina repeated in a low voice. This was a great problem for her investigation, indicating that it was difficult to find valuable traces at the scene.
Then she looked curious and asked: "Did Ivan recall anything later? It's been several months."
"Yes, yes." Anna nodded in agreement. A break in the middle of a "story" always made her worried.
The corner of Gurf's mouth twitched, trying to force out a lewd smile, but this smile looked frightened and fearful: "Ivan had nightmares every day because he witnessed the bloody scene of killing, and the church gave him a lot of money.
He was rewarded with a large sum of money, so he often came to my place to drink. Only when he was so drunk that he couldn't think of anything, could he sleep peacefully. However, a week after the incident, he accidentally fell into the Niege River passing through the city because of his drunkenness.
A tributary of the Ning River, drowned in it."
"This..." Anna felt a chill pouring into her heart, and she didn't dare to ask any more questions.
Katrina had a similar feeling, but she was more wary and frustrated. Although all the clues were cut off, she could still complete the task if she went back with the information she had currently investigated, but as an outstanding arcanist
, her curiosity and exploration of things are very strong, so she wants to investigate more: "Are we going to sneak into the tribunal of Calcutt City and peek at their investigation materials?"
She had little confidence in this, because such a big city must have a cardinal presiding over it.
Anna, who was frightened by the "devil worship incident", drank a few glasses of wine to calm down her shock, and pulled Katrina back to the hotel. By this time, Yakov, who had gone to the city hall to report the incident of inspiring his bloodline, had already returned.
He was sharing with other mercenaries with joy that he would be awarded an official knight in a week, but when he saw the slightly pale faces of Anna and Katrina, he suppressed his smile and asked with concern
Said: "What's wrong?"
Seeing that there were no strangers nearby, Anna told the truth of the information she had learned in the tavern.
"A formal magician... what are his physical characteristics?" After Yakov listened attentively, he hesitated for a moment before asking.
Anna pointed to her eyes: "There is a black mole next to the left eye."
"Black mole..." Yakov repeated without saying anything else.
Katrina glanced at him and went back to the room on the pretext of being tired.
In the dead of night, a figure like the cold wind suddenly flashed out of Katrina's room and quietly sneaked towards the aristocratic area.
Before she left, she considered that it would be inconvenient to use magic in the Shahran Empire, so she exchanged a bottle of blood-stimulating potion and became an official knight. After long-term improvements by the Magic Council, this potion inspired
His strength is no less than what he can inspire by himself. He is no longer a false knight, but there are still hidden dangers and he cannot be promoted to a grand knight.
In the howling cold wind at night, Katrina, who had inspired the "Blizzard" bloodline, seemed to be integrated with the surrounding environment. Although the church had cleansed the villa with holy light, she still had to investigate it on the spot. This kind of thing was like
When doing experiments, you have to verify it yourself before you can believe it. Moreover, it is really contrary to common sense that the official magician believed in a demon not long after arriving in Calcutta City. (To be continued...)