Buddy shook his head: "Those big forces have tried all methods. The ability to distort beliefs and practice one alone is already the limit. If you choose the second virtue, then at the moment of completion, except for the first ring,
Except for this, all other links will collapse in an instant, and then start the path of practicing the Eight Virtues again, without exception."
"It turns out that if you work hard to superimpose a single virtue to practice the highest level, and if you choose the second level, once you return to the second level, no one can make this determination." Quines expressed his understanding: "Furthermore,
, and more importantly, because what is built is a twisted belief, and if you want to thoroughly implement it and cultivate the true meaning of the belief, in theory, only Paladins who have cultivated to the 7th level can be qualified to practice the second level of belief morality."
Buddy nodded repeatedly: "It seems that you have also discovered that those guys who distort faith are not qualified to practice the second faith morality. Strictly speaking, there are no Paladins in the world. Those people are just twisted Paladins.
They are just evil spirits. A true Paladin will not join any organized force, because that will distort their beliefs; nor will they form their own force, which will corrupt their beliefs. A Paladin will always walk alone." said
This, Buddy's eyes were full of contempt.
Quins was silent, the current Paladin Secret Tradition has been changed and distorted by others. If it must be said, it can only be called the Paladin Secret Tradition, nothing more.
Just when Quins was mourning the way of the Paladin, a sharp scream came from the main hall.
"Something happened." Quins and Buddy looked at each other and hurried towards the direction of the sound.
When we walked to the main hall, there were already many people around.
"It's a fountain." In the distance, the gurgling blood in Quines's eyes was flowing out from the stamens of the iron rose, flowing into the spring pool from the seven petals, dyeing the entire spring water in blood.
Looking closer, it was the voice of a noble woman who had just woken up. Around the spring pool, seven nobles were placed in seven directions, with their heads facing the seven petals of the iron rose. Each person's forehead was
Without exception, there was a finger hole the size of a little finger. The white brain fluid mixed with blood and flowed out like life, forming seven different runes on the edge of the pool and soaking into the pool rock.
Bennett and Lancelot squatted on the edge of the fountain pool, studying the seven runes on the pool rock with solemn expressions. Princess Fanny Cecil and her housekeeper and maid stood on the edge, their expressions were the same as those of Lancelot.
People are generally the same.
Lancelot affirmed: "This is some kind of ritual."
Bennett: "The ceremony has begun, there is no opportunity to interrupt."
Fanny Cecil: "Minian, can you tell what rune this is?"
Minian was wearing a pair of glasses at this time, looking intently at the seven runes on the pool rock. Her energy and spirit were completely different from the maid's temperament: "Your Highness, this, this seems to be an abyss rune."
Fanny Cecil: "Abyss Rune?!"
Lancelot: "Minian, are you sure it's the abyss rune?"
Minian: "I have seen records of this in the royal library. Some of the abyss runes recorded there are very similar in structure to the seven runes here. I am 70% sure."
This, Minian's face revealed incomparable confidence.
Bennett suddenly said: "If it is really the abyss rune...that hell creature that came uninvited."
When Bennett said his guess, everyone present thought of this almost at the same time.
Fanny Cecil asked urgently: "Minian, can you deduce the function of this ritual?"
Minian looked embarrassed and shook her head: "There is too little information, it is impossible to deduce anything. Damn it, it would be great if we could know the meaning of these seven abyss runes."
Bennett interjected: "Don't talk about this for now. I just asked and no one came in or out of all the entrances of Iron Rose before this one."
Lancelot immediately continued: "In other words, apart from those extraordinary people with special means, there is a great possibility that that hell creature is among us, maybe the big businessmen, or the nobles,
It’s more likely to be you and me.”
Fanny Cecil's face was ashen. The news she had received before was that the guy appeared in the dock area. A civilian was the most likely disguise. But in the blink of an eye, he appeared under her nose. She had underestimated this hellish creature.
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Butler Wood took a step forward and asked: "Your Highness, do you want to detain everyone and interrogate them one by one?"
Bennett snorted: "That's impossible. Without mentioning the identities of these big businessmen and nobles, even if they were really detained, they wouldn't be able to let you interrogate them. Half of the filth in Tigue City is related to these guys.
After the interrogation, do you really want to overthrow the entire Tigue?"
Fanny Cecil nodded. In fact, even if she wanted to do this, it would be impossible. The combined power of these nobles and big businessmen was not something she, a royal princess, could withstand.
Fanny Cecil was silent for a moment and asked: "Is there anyone who has doubts?"
Lancelot: "The appearance of those people from the Evil Spirit Society is too coincidental, like..."
Bennett: "It's like trying to distract us."
Fanny Cecil: "I've thought of this too."
After taking a deep look at the fountain for the last time, Fanny Cecil led the two butlers into the main building. There was nothing left to explore here.
Arriving on the second floor, Fanny Cecil looked through the window at the people of the Royal Secret Guard and Investigation Section who were still busy below, and suddenly asked: "Minian, what do you want to say?"
Minian: "Your Highness, although I was not able to fully interpret the following ritual, Minian still unlocked some useful information."
Fanny Cecil: "Oh?!"
Minian: "Although this ritual has been started, the real time it will take effect is when the next dark moon comes, which is the 15th of this month."
"Dark Moon?" Quince murmured. Sure enough, the people around Fanny Cecil were not simple. After that Minian revealed that she had researched the abyss runes, this humble maid entered Quince.
Ince's sight. After Fanny Cecil left, Quins decisively asked Lilia to follow her.
The subsequent finishing work lasted for a long time, and it was not until early in the morning that the last frightened businessman, under the watchful eyes of Quins and others, got on the carriage dispatched by the police and went home.
After this trip, all the members of the Investigation Section, including Quins, were very tired. As for some plans against the assassin pretending to be Lance Kelvin, Quins and William could only put them on hold for the time being.
.With such a big thing happening, it’s not appropriate to attract too much attention in a short period of time.
At the end of a long day, Iron Rose Mansion fell into calm, but elsewhere, an undercurrent surged due to everything that happened in the mansion.
After returning to the branch, Quins went to rest alone, while Shotgun Buddy went to report to Old Schmidt. When such a big thing happened, he naturally had to report to Old Schmidt as soon as possible.
Early the next morning, Quins got up early. He wanted to go to the Investigation Division headquarters, not for anything else, but for the Blind Eye. He didn't get any news about the Blind Eye from William, but he knew
There is an exchange for Blind Eyes at the Investigation Division Headquarters, but I just wanted to save the credit for redeeming Blind Eyes, so I didn't rush to redeem them.
Quins previously discovered that the credits for the large-scale witch formation arranged by the Mother of Snakes Church had been collected, with a total of 80 points. Adding the remaining credits from before, he now has 103 credits in his hand.
Quines didn't stay at the headquarters for long. After spending 10 credits, Quines left. 10 credits may not seem like a small amount, but the purchasing power is definitely very high. Let's talk about the level 1 secret medicine that Quines redeemed before.
Each one only costs 1 credit point. 10 credits can be exchanged for the Blind Eye, which is already considered a very high price. Among the first-level extraordinary materials, the Blind Eye is very rare.
After getting the Blind Eye, Quins went to William's alchemy workshop non-stop. In addition to getting the remaining advanced materials, what happened yesterday naturally required discussion with William.
"No, this is the extraordinary material you want, 50 gold coins." William handed the compiled materials to Quines.
Quins took it. In this way, all the advanced materials for the Destiny Observer were obtained. He handed the prepared gold coins to William.
"You have also experienced what happened yesterday, tell me what you think of the fountain ceremony." Quins asked.
William: "I thought about it all night last night. There is no doubt that that ritual was 90% carried out by that hell creature. As for its purpose, there is no way to guess at this stage."
Quins said: "I have news. The real purpose of that ceremony will not be completed until the 15th of this month, when the dark moon comes."
William: "Dark moon? Lunar eclipse? Is the news accurate?"
Quins replied: "This is what Fanny Cecil's maid inferred."
William: "Maid? It seems that Minian is not just a maid."
Quins: "I don't think this news will be kept secret for too long. There are many people in Iron Rose Mansion talking about it. I think what happened in the mansion has been put on the desks of those big guys. With the background of those big forces,
It’s not difficult to decipher some of the ritual’s mysteries.”
William nodded in agreement. Even the maid who only knew a little bit about the abyss runes could decipher some key information. Other organizations and forces would only decipher more.