"The patterns and numbers on my back are the marks and numbers of the 'Army of Dispute'."
Listening to Rachel's words, Todd tried his best to focus his eyes on the woman's back.
The lifelike eagle has a special crimson ink for its outer outline, and a strange gold thread for its inner lines, which is deeply embedded into the skin by hand sewing. The Roman numeral number is "68".
Todd stood up and asked: "'Legion of Discord'? Is it the Army of the Relief Society?"
Rachel pulled up her loose robe to cover her body, turned around and said, "The people from the Relief Society are just a bunch of gangsters. They are active in the missionary areas of the Church of Heavenly Father and are mainly responsible for catching alien species.
Catching, screening, cultivating and transporting.”
"Just like the "city circus" you saw in the past, they use traveling performances to capture alien species and raise them in the circus. When they are mature, they will be transported to the "Legion of Dispute" and trained as combatants.
.”
Todd recalled the leader of the circus, the man called Throatbone, and asked: "So what happened to the 'Army of Discord'?"
Rachel buttoned up the collar, covering the whiteness of her chest, straightened the nun's robe, and said calmly: "You should know everything about the alchemist Sutherland, right?"
Todd nodded.
"After the 'Alien Escape', the surviving alien members of the Gutero Supreme Council established an organization called the 'Presbyterian Council'. The original purpose of this organization was to save and protect alien species, but after hundreds of years of development
, careerists gradually gained power, the ancient alliance no longer remained, and the original rescue organization turned into a terrorist force seeking revenge and hegemony."
Rachel looked at the candle on the table and continued: "As for the 'Legion of Disputes', there are a hundred people in total. It is one of the military forces controlled by the 'Presbyterian Council'. It is mainly responsible for external operations. The numbers are arranged according to the level of the position. Think about it.
There are two ways to be promoted. One is to apply for and win the ranking battle after the death of a soldier with a higher number than one's own; the other is to evaluate merit at the legion meeting held every three years."
Todd pointed to the chair in the room and motioned for the woman to sit down: "Then how did you join them?"
Rachel, who sat on the chair, recalled the past with sad eyes: "When I was a child, I escaped from that tomb-like family because of my alien status. On the way to escape, I was caught and sent to the
After several years of training, I was recognized as one of their members and began to perform tasks. After a few more years, I saw too much hypocrisy and ambition, and I wanted to find a place that could truly provide shelter for alien species.
…”
Todd touched the bridge of his nose with his finger, looked at the sincerity on Rachel's face that he had never seen before, and said: "I have one last question, why me? Why would you place all your hopes on a priest?"
On your body?"
"Because of Karin."
Todd was stunned by the woman's words.
Rachel carefully observed the other party's face and whispered: "Perhaps you don't know, I was also present at the heresy trial. When Karin was arrested, whether you would save this alien was my test.
"
Todd stayed where he was, calmed down for a while, and said helplessly: "Why do you have to go in such a big circle? You can come to me directly."
Rachel smiled: "Just like you doubted me at first, I didn't trust you at first. At that time, what I was most worried about was your relationship with the Relief Society, and what I wanted to know most was you and those crazy people.
Are we in the same boat?"
Todd sat back in his chair weakly: "Rachel, to be honest, my mind is in chaos right now."
"I know you will doubt my true intentions now, which is normal. In order to prove my sincerity, I will confess three things to you." Looking at the confusion on the other party's face, Rachel stretched out her fingers and slowly pointed up
Lifting it up, the paper and pencil on the table in front of Todd suddenly floated into the air.
"The first thing is that my alien ability is 'Ideology', which allows me to control objects to float and move."
The woman stopped her powers, and the paper and pencil in the air fell down.
"The second thing is that I and those like-minded people who save alien species have jointly established an underground organization. We have a map that marks all the villages and communities where alien species live on the land of the Silver Ring Kingdom. I can hand it over for free.
To you."
"The third thing, Lord Todd..." Rachel's face reappeared, that troublesome fox smile: "Have you... found a way to cure the "successor mutation"?
"
Todd held the edge of the table tightly with both hands. Although there was no expression on his face, there was a huge wave in his heart.
He only told Alfonso that the heir mutation could be cured, and it was absolutely impossible for the latter to leak the news. How did Rachel learn about this?
Guessing that Todd wanted to deny it, Rachel took out something from her waist and waved it in front of his eyes.
A copper pipe as thick as a finger.
"Sutherland Relic?"
Rachel nodded: "This is a relic that I asked for from Theodore, the president of the Relief Society a few days ago... Sir, you may have forgotten one thing. The heir must inhale Sather every once in a while.
Orchid relics to delay the occurrence of mutations, and the time interval will become shorter and shorter with the number of inhalations. It has been several months since you last obtained the relics, but you have no intention of requesting the relics from the Relief Society.
.”
The woman smiled and blinked: "So, I helped you get a bottle of relics, and described your recent pain and strangeness to them, so that the people at the Relief Society still believed that you were really still struggling to mutate.
edge……"
Todd said stubbornly at this time: "The reason why I didn't go to the Relief Society is because there are still a lot of relics in my laboratory."
She put her hand into the large nun's robe, and as if by magic, the woman took out another copper pipe with Todd's ghostly expression.
"This...this is...?"
Rachel shook the copper tube in her hand and said to Todd: "I have visited your laboratory, and there is only this bottle of relics in it, and it is the same bottle that Throat Bone gave you. This is another bottle of relics."
What's going on?"
Looking at the two copper pipes placed side by side on the table, Todd's face was filled with uncertainty.
Regarding the relic, I was indeed careless and forgot about the mutation of the successor. If the people from the Relief Society knew that they had a method to cure the mutation, they could figure out what happened next with their toes.
What happened.
"Whether you admit it or not. The reason why I said this is to prove two points to you. First, I have no ill intentions towards you. I hope we can help each other and help those alien species together; second,
Regarding the successor, although
This time I helped you hide it, but next time, maybe even I don’t know where the mistake will be. I hope you can be more careful..." After saying these words, Rachel stood up and turned to Thomas.
De bowed, turned around and opened the door.
Just as the woman stepped out of the room, a sudden voice from behind made her stop.
"Rachel, wait a minute." Todd once again pointed to the chair in front of him and said slowly: "I want to hear your opinion on how to arrange these alien species."
With her face facing the door and her back to the room, Rachel smiled slightly, took a few steps back, and closed the door.
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The next day, some residents who went out of town to do business discovered a group of villagers working in the fields in the originally deserted southeast of Muxi Town. After inquiring, some people said that they were serfs who had escaped from the far south.
When we arrived at the town, we had no food or clothing. Fortunately, we were taken in by the priest.
While everyone was sighing, naturally no one paid attention anymore, because a major event was about to be held in the town - the auction of sacred bones.
The 30-day priority purchase period for one thousand sacred bones of "Muxi Mutual Aid Society" has arrived. The first purchasers purchased a total of 780 sacred bones at the price of 1 silver moon, and the remaining 220 sacred bones were purchased.
According to the rules originally formulated, the auction process will automatically enter.
The following restrictions apply to auctioneers:
1. The number of sacred bones held by the auctioneer shall not exceed 50.
Second, the auctioneer of the sacred bones must be a legal resident of Muxi Town, that is, own a property and settle in the town.
3. Anyone who owns the holy bones will be deemed to have given up the holy bones if they move out of Muxi Town during the holding period.
On the day of the auction, the venue was still in the square in front of the church, and the auction host was still Father Todd.
The difference is that the number of people who came to participate today is really exaggerated. In addition to the people in the town who participated in the auction and watched the excitement, there were more strangers from outside the town.
The merchants in Muxi Town who had not bought the sacred bones of the "Mutual Aid Society" were whispering and winking at the venue. What people didn't know was that before the auction, they had already held a secret meeting to discuss whether
For a price of more than 3 silver months, 220 holy bones were divided up privately.
Looking up at the sun, Todd nodded, signaled Huggins to ring the copper bell in the square, and said loudly: "I announce that the sacred bone auction of the Muxi Mutual Aid Society will begin now!"
Seeing Todd holding up the first holy bone, a merchant selling cheap spices in the town raised his hand impatiently: "I'll pay you three silver moons!"
As soon as this was said, the venue fell into silence.
The businessman looked around proudly and smiled to himself. Regarding the auction of sacred bones, the businessmen in the town had already discussed the order and quantity. How could anyone compete.
"I will pay you 5 silver moons."
The spice merchant was stunned and looked along the sound. A middle-aged man with a beard and a long sword on his waist and wearing fine linen clothes just put down his hand.
"Wait a minute! You are not from Muxi Town! You have no right to buy holy bones!" The merchant refuted loudly, attracting the support of many colleagues.
The middle-aged man with a beard grinned: "My name is Wilder. I originally lived in Watchburg. Just ten days ago, I bought a house on West Street. I plan to settle in Muxi Town with my family for a long time. According to
According to the rules of the auction, I have the right to participate."
"10 silver moons!"
This time it was a short and fat couple who spoke. The fat woman said: "I am Mrs. Raglan. My husband and I were originally businessmen and have just returned from the far south. A few days ago,
We have purchased a property in Muxi Town and plan to settle here in the future, so we should also have the right to participate in the auction."
Soon, more and more new faces participated in the auction. They came from every town in the Silver Ring Kingdom. They had already purchased properties in Muxi Town, and they did not hesitate to spend a lot of money just to buy a sacred bone.
The merchants in the town were languid and their faces turned earth-colored.