This is the headquarters of the Backlund Diocese of the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery. It is led by the Archbishop of the Church of Steam, a member of the Pre-God Council, and the demigod Horamik Haydon.
Outside the church, some kind-hearted old men wearing clergy hats and white priest robes looked towards a certain direction in the air. Behind him stood a man with messy brown hair. Although he was wearing a hat, he still could not hide it.
Hair that sticks out stubbornly.
The brown-haired man's face has strong and clear lines, but there is a touch of fear in his eyes. From time to time, he looks at an ancient silver mirror in his hand. There are eye-like decorations on both sides of the mirror. They are made of black gems.
The base looks deep and charming.
There was a sound of airflow in the air, and a figure came to the old man and the brown-haired man in the blink of an eye. The figure also wore a clergy hat and a white priest's robe, exactly like the old man waiting before.
It's just that the darkened mouth of the pipe that shrank back behind him and was still spitting out a light flow of air proved that he was not a living person. This was the use of "Alchemist" Horamik's ability, according to the idea of Emperor Russell, to
Mechanical doll created.
By injecting soul, Horamik gave this mechanical doll a certain life, although it is not as flexible, convenient and more humane as the doll made by the "ancient alchemist" who is also a demigod. But Horamik's doll
It is more destructive, even more powerful than himself when he controls it himself.
The brown-haired man looked at this mechanical doll with envy, which was exactly the same as Horamik. Who wouldn't want such an item?
Horamik waited until the doll landed, without any hesitation, stepped forward and took out the right eye of the doll. After being taken out, the eye that was originally like a normal human immediately emitted light as bright as a star, refracted in the dark night.
All kinds of dreamy scenes.
As the archbishop closed his right hand, all the dreamy luster disappeared, and then a figure was projected. It was the figure of a woman, wearing a common blue dress, with black hair, but it was just a back view.
"Ekanser, ask about the sunglasses Arrodes."
The messy-haired man Ikanser looked at Horamik, his throat squirmed. Before Horamik urged him, he raised the silver mirror with ancient patterns in his hand, touched the surface three times with his right palm, and paused for two times.
Seconds, he took a deep breath and said:
"Dear Arrods, my question is the true identity of this figure."
As he asked the question, the surrounding darkness suddenly became dense, and streaks of water appeared on the surface of the silver mirror.
Soon, a picture appeared in the silver mirror:
It was a ready-made clothing store, with a set of the most popular women's dresses today, with leg-of-mutton sleeves, lace pleats, bows, layers of lotus leaf skirts, high waists, covered buttons... There was no accumulation of various colors, only
The right combination creates an almost perfect outfit.
A woman wearing a common blue dress seemed to be dazzled in front of these dresses. Two or three maids were beside her enthusiastically introducing these dresses.
As the woman chose a long skirt with a high waist and layered ruffles, she came to the tall floor-length mirror, but there was only that long skirt in front of the mirror, as if it was being held and gestured by an invisible hand.
With.
Ikonser's eyes widened, but there was still only the long skirt in the silver mirror, and the image quickly disappeared.
Then, words as bright as blood were outlined on the mirror:
"Based on the principle of reciprocity, it is my turn to ask questions. If you lie or cannot answer, you will accept the task assigned by me or be punished."
No, that's not fair, you didn't tell me who that woman was!
Ikanse roared in his heart, but Magic Mirror Arrodes didn't care about his thoughts. The words dripping with blood slowly changed into new words and new sentences:
"Do you enjoy being dominated by others and find pleasure in doing so?"
Cold sweat suddenly broke out on Ikonser's forehead, and the sweat flowed down along the hard and clear lines. His face also turned pale. Without looking at Horamik's expression, he directly shouted in a low voice:
"I choose punishment."
A bolt of silvery-white lightning was generated out of thin air and struck Ikanser's head. "ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so out out cleanser out Place---"--"
emerge.
Ikanser opened his mouth and turned to look at Archbishop Horamik. Some white smoke came out of his mouth. Fortunately, Horamik had turned his back at this time.
"Um...Ekanser, go to the police stations in each district and ask them to investigate various high-end clothing stores and ask if they have seen that woman recently..." Then, as if he thought of something, Horamik's body shape
He quickly moved into the church, leaving only a soft voice, "I'll go for divination again..."
Then Archbishop Horamik left, and the black sunken pipe protruded from the back of the puppet Horamik, spitting out air, and flew faster into St. Hilaryn's Church.
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Pier area, Silver Mirror Street.
In the small rental house, Rawls pushed open the door and found that Alicia had returned to the room. Before he could sigh at the speed of the "free traveler", he was stunned by Alicia's words.
"what did you just say?"
Alicia was still sitting on the lame but balanced chair, her eyebrows slightly raised, and her dark gray pupils without a trace of fluctuation:
"There is ritual magic in the Intis embassy that can detect me."
Rawls looked solemn, turned around and closed the door, sat on the bed, looked at the expressionless Alicia and asked:
"Discovered?"
After asking this question, Rawls knew that he had asked an idiot question and must have been discovered. Otherwise, how would he know that there was ritual magic that could detect her? But with the "Free Walker", even if he was discovered
, Alicia can also leave safely.
There are not many people who can arrange such ritual magic and be on good terms with the Embassy of Intis! One of the abilities of the "Mystic Mage" is "Keeping Secrets", and with the blessing of "Uncertain Mist", only
Only a master of ritual magic can do this.
If you can do this, you must have reached the demigod level. Is there an ambush in the embassy?
"Is there an ambush inside the embassy?"
Alicia shook her head and said lightly:
"I just made some arrangements and used the ritual to teleport a demigod in."
"Ritual transmission?" Rawls breathed a sigh of relief. Although the Guisan family may not be able to fight, they can definitely escape. Without the ability to restrain themselves, unless the difference in strength is too big, they want to catch an extraordinary person with the "Gate" path.
It is difficult.
"Do you know who he is? What are his characteristics?"
Rawls could only try his luck and see if he could eliminate at least some of the more distinctive demigods. But in this situation where he was only one step away from arriving, could it be that "Singer of Gods" Ace
·Snake? I don’t remember anyone saying that he is proficient in ritual magic? Could it be that he is the same person who arranged the ritual magic?
"It belongs to the Church of the God of Craftsmen." For Alicia, the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery is an unfamiliar name.
Ignoring Alicia's question of title, Rol's lifted his chin. From the Church of Steam? Is it Archbishop Horamik Haydn?
In the subsequent war of Fusac's invasion of Loen, the Church of Steam chose to be neutral. Later, it stood opposite Loen, but it was obviously closer to Intis. Horamik helped build the Intis embassy.
There is nothing wrong with ritual magic. Even if Loen knew about it, they wouldn't say anything.
And because the three major churches are not under the official control of Loen, Backlund does not have to worry about Horamik tampering with ritual magic. At most, it can only be temporarily supported for a period of time, and it can be made up for later.
Although Alicia said he was a demigod, it was probably Horamik’s mechanical doll, and it was unlikely that he would be there in person. Directly facing an unfamiliar demigod, even if Horamik came again
If you prefer Intis, you won't take such a risk.
Church of Steam...Church of Steam...His, Magic Mirror Arrodes!
Rawls stood up suddenly. Horamik would definitely call the magic mirror Arrodes and ask for information about Alicia. For this thing that was born from the Sea of Chaos and finally accompanied Klein to sleep, it was most likely "God"
He is very familiar with the special sealed object that restrains "Tianzun" from behind.
Although it will ask some embarrassing questions, as a mysterious version of the magic mirror, it can indeed be omniscient to a certain extent. And this kind of omniscience does not mean knowing everything, but it can see and hear many things.
thing
Russell Gustav once said that wherever you walk, you will leave traces. As long as these traces are not hidden by special powerful means, they will be known to Arrodes. It is precisely because of this that it can
Asked many social questions.
If the ordinary demigod Alicia who relies closely on the "Free Walker" is very likely to be known by Arrodes, although it is only recognized as a "Level 2" sealed object by the Church of Steam, with its performance, it can even be barely
It is regarded as a "0" level sealed object.
After all, it was born from the Sea of Chaos!
Rawls doesn't know whether the identity of the favored one of "Uncertain Mist" can be hidden from Arrodes' prying eyes, but Alicia herself should be able to understand it to a certain extent.
"The Church of Steam has a 'Level 2' sealed artifact, which can detect many secrets. The 'Free Walker' may not be able to block it."
Alicia's slender eyebrows furrowed. She knew what Rawls meant. He wanted to ask her how far the identity of the favored one of "Uncertain Mist" could prevent detection?
"What is the 'Level 2' Sealed Artifact?"
Rawls opened his mouth. This was the internal statement of the seven major churches. As a failed and hunted angel family, Tamara didn't know that it was normal.
After Rawls explained in detail, Alicia's eyebrows stretched:
"You said that the 'Level 2' sealed objects roughly correspond to the sealed objects formed by the extraordinary characteristics of Sequence 7 to Sequence 5. The 'Free Walker' is formed by the characteristics of the 'Mystic Mage'. Why can't it be blocked?"
"That sealed object is rather special. To a certain extent, it is no different from a '1' level sealed object." Rawls couldn't say that this was the backhand of two old "coins" that transcended the level of gods. He could only
Let me emphasize that Arrods' abilities are more than just superficial.
"The Tamara family has an item, which according to you should be a '0' level sealed object. It was left behind by an ancestor of the family who had achieved a 'balancer'. It is called the 'Scale of Balance' and has the characteristic of being alive. From then on,
In appearance, it is very similar to the current balance, with two trays, an index plate, and a brass-colored metal face on it, but there are no scales and sliders."
Alicia described this "scale of balance" just like describing an ordinary magical item.
“It will take the initiative to put certain items that it thinks are valuable around it on one of the pallets. If an item of the same value is not placed on another pallet within a certain period of time, it will pick a certain number of items of equal value.
Put the person on another tray, and fuse the people or objects on the two trays to become a monster.
Of course, you can also use this item actively. After rubbing the brass-colored metal face with spirituality, it will speak. You can tell it what you want to accomplish or what you want, and you only need to pay for the item of the same value.
, it can help you fulfill your wishes.”
Rawls listened carefully to Alicia's description. If this is the case, this item is definitely the dream of many Beyonders. Especially those Extraordinaries who do not have the magic potion formula or the main ingredients of the potion. They can definitely do it.
Pay for formulas or extraordinary characteristics from other sources to exchange for what you need.
But if you think about it carefully, you will realize that this is impossible.
The origin of the "Scale of Balance" is very clear. It is a sealed object formed by the extraordinary characteristics of a "balancer". Although it has the status of an angel, it is not the wall-hanging sequence of the "visionary" after all. It is impossible to conjure up other people out of thin air.
The extraordinary properties of the pathway.
"Of course, not every request can be realized. The things that the 'Scale of Balance' can redeem are all owned by it, some are collected by itself, and others are left behind by those who failed to redeem them.
Once you put forward conditions or items that it cannot meet, it will put you in the tray. If it cannot bring out items of equal value to you, you will become its collection."
"Is it equivalent to myself, including the items I own?"
If not, it would be more terrifying. Once a single person puts forward conditions to it, then wait for death!
Alicia glanced at Rawls, her tone unchanged:
"Of course, if you even try to exploit a loophole and give your belongings to others first, it will be discovered by it, and the consequences will be even worse."
So what's the reason for you talking about this sealed artifact? You can't just try to win my trust, right? The stakes are too high! This kind of information is at a strategic level.
Rawls looked at Alicia, waiting for her to continue.
"Although it can be sealed, that seal is very easy to break. As long as someone approaches it, it will break away from the seal and actively promise to help you fulfill your wish.
As a favored person of the ‘Uncertain Mist’, you can block its induction.”