The gray fog in front of him dissipated. Rawls sat up from the bed. A piece of letter paper fell on him. With his extraordinary reflexes, he caught it before it fell on the bed.
I got the letter and unfolded it, my eyebrows furrowed, it was Alicia's letter.
"The 'alchemist' discovered his whereabouts and was led away by me. Ian was sent to Tingen by the 'living corpse'." The content was brief, in Alicia's usual style.
It is absolutely impossible for Horamik Haydn to discover Alicia under normal circumstances. After all, Alicia not only holds the "Free Traveler", but is also the favored one of the "Uncertain Mist". Last time in the Intis Ambassador
Even in the hotel, she could meet Horamik and leave calmly.
So it was Ian and the others who were discovered. In order to prevent Horamik and the "Machine Heart" from catching them, Alicia had no choice but to appear and distract them.
The place where the battle took place yesterday was the Bridge District, which is under the jurisdiction of the "Mechanical Heart", and all Extraordinary affairs are handled by them. Many people saw the battle in the Bridge District, and how to deal with the aftermath is a big problem, "Mechanical Heart"
The pressure must be great.
The Church of Steam, which has mastered the path of "generalist", can produce all kinds of magical items with strange and weird abilities, and based on the situation during the day, it is estimated that there is a "living corpse" of Sequence 6 among them. When patrolling at night
, will definitely carry the sealed item.
The place where Ian and the others are hiding is in the St. George District, which is the location of St. Hilran Church, the headquarters of the Backlund Parish of the Church of Steam and Machinery. It is not unusual for them to be discovered by the Extraordinaries of the "Mechanical Heart" team.
Rawls scratched his chin. He was not worried about Alicia being caught. No matter whether she chose frontal confrontation or guerrilla warfare, Horamik in Sequence 4 could not do anything to her.
Although Horamik is the archbishop of the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery, a member of the Pre-God Council, and can use all the sealed objects in St. Hilaryn Church. But after all, this is an encounter, even if it can effectively reduce the extraordinary ability of the sealed objects
, he will not carry it with him, and it is possible that the one chasing Alicia is just his alchemy doll.
What Rawls is more worried about is that Alicia is targeted by Horamik. The Intis embassy did not keep Alicia last time. As the archbishop, Horamik will definitely choose to find a suitable one.
Sealed objects or create one yourself to restrict Alicia who masters the "free traveler".
Otherwise, with Alicia's ability to travel through the spirit world at will, she should have left Horamik behind and secretly returned to Backlund.
Without getting out of bed, Rawls directly picked up a pen on the desk next to the bed and wrote a line of words under the word, reminding Alicia to be careful of Horamik's alchemy doll.
After skillfully arranging the ritual of summoning the messenger, Rawls chanted in a low voice in ancient Hermes:
"I!"
Then it becomes Hermetic:
“I call in my name;”
"An invisible creature that travels in the upper world, an unfettered free existence, uniquely the messenger of Alicia Tamara."
Then the spirit body with a human head and a fish body and a long snake tail appeared. A huge gash opened in the fish's body, swallowed the letter in Rawls' hand, and disappeared into the air.
Looking at the disappearing messenger, Rawls felt a little envious. He blew out the still burning candle and sat by the bed. He wished he had such a messenger.
…
In a remote but well-connected alley, Xio, who had been secretly observing for a while, walked out of his hiding place and walked towards the man wearing the golden mask.
The man was still wearing a black tuxedo, and his light brown eyes glanced at the mask on Xio's face, revealing a hint of confusion. He always felt that he had seen the extraordinary person in front of him who was recruited by him at Mr. A's party, but his ability told him
I have never seen her before.
It seems that repeated hypnosis has indeed damaged memory to a certain extent. As a "punishment knight", I would also have such an illusion.
The masked man shook his head and began to talk about this mission:
"Did you hear what happened in the Bridge Area?"
"Of course, but I don't know the specific situation."
Xio, who was wearing a knight's training uniform and a mask, nodded. This incident caused a big fuss and was seen by many ordinary people. Although she had been hanging out in the East District for a long time, after being promoted to "sheriff", she even changed her "jurisdictional area"
"It's also set in the East District.
This not only allows for better intelligence collection, but also allows you to complete various bounty missions. "Sheriff" is the most suitable extraordinary profession for bounty hunters. Of course, the range of choices is limited to low-sequence ones.
"It's okay, you just need to pay attention." The masked man didn't ask for too much. He knew that Xio's jurisdiction was in the East District.
Suddenly the masked man seemed to remember something and asked:
"Do you have any clues about Qilingos?"
Xio's facial features were firmly covered by the mask, and even his voice was lowered:
"No, but the number of homeless people who have disappeared unexpectedly in the East District seems to be increasing recently." Ever since she informed the masked man of Chillinges's infiltration into Backlund in accordance with Rawls's request, she has not received any follow-up messages from Rawls.
The mission is just to investigate the traces of Qilingos at the request of the masked man.
The masked man's movements suddenly froze, then returned to normal. He glanced at Xiu and emphasized:
"We believe that Qilingos is likely to be hiding in the West District or the Jowood District. The East District does not meet his needs. A Sequence 6 'Wind Blessed' will have an instinctive aversion to the heavily polluted East District."
The masked man could not see Xio's expression clearly, but after seeing her nod, he did not continue the discussion on this topic and instead talked about Xio's recent accumulation of achievements:
"You have completed your recent mission very well. Are you interested in joining MI9?" He believed that Xio must have guessed that he was from MI9.
Under the mask, Xio tried his best to suppress his excitement. According to Forsi's script, he was stunned for a while, pretending to be unable to make a decision.
"You can still maintain your current identity and be active in the East District." The man in the golden mask did not ask her to answer immediately. "Don't worry, you can wait until your merits are enough to redeem the 'Interrogator' formula before making a decision."
Xio nodded, but after hearing the masked man's words, she almost failed to maintain the identity that Forsi had created for her.
"However, you will no longer be able to see me while wearing a mask at that time, and you will undergo a strict identity review. If you pass, the subsequent exchange of formulas and potion materials will be easy."
The masked man was also curious as to whether he recognized the person under the mask.
…
In a certain apartment building in Jowood District.
"You mean that masked man finally offered you to join MI9?"
Forsi raised her eyebrows and tried to sit up with her waist, but after several attempts, she failed miserably, so she had no choice but to continue lying on the sofa. She looked at Xio, who didn't seem very happy, and said doubtfully:
"What's wrong? You should be happy. After this time, the next time will be quick."
Xio walked to the single sofa opposite Fors and sat down. He took off his long boots and turned them upside down. An object with a curved edge fell out. It was a booster cushion that Fors specially asked someone to make.
"If you want to join MI9, you must pass the internal review."
Forsi looked at the booster cushion, reached out and pressed the back of the sofa, successfully sat up, leaned on the back of the sofa, waved his hand feebly and said:
"You have to believe that Jeffrey, didn't he give you a spell? And in order to achieve his goal, he will definitely help you solve this matter."
Seeing that Xiu was still a little worried, Forsi could only continue to persuade:
"What's more, the masked man asked you to join MI9 this time. It must be the news that you reported last time that 'Hurricane Lieutenant General' Qilinges infiltrated Backlund. He will help you accumulate merit. This
A review would definitely help, too.”
Xio asked subconsciously:
"How did he know that Qilinges had infiltrated Backlund?"
"Well, how would I know?" Fors was speechless for a moment, but with his extraordinary imagination, he came up with a guess, "Maybe he has people like you among the pirates to deliver the news for him.
"
Xio nodded, there was a possibility. After being solved by Forsi, she breathed a sigh of relief and leaned on the sofa like Forsi, enjoying the rare leisure.
After she was promoted to "sheriff", she has been busy taking on various bounty missions, and then collecting the information needed by the masked man. She leaves early and comes back late every day, leading an extremely boring life.
"What about Miss Audrey's mission?"
Hearing Xio's question, Forsi was a little helpless. Audrey met with her again the day before yesterday and proposed to entrust them to investigate Qilingers. Forsi did not refuse, since Xio wanted to investigate anyway.
, an extra reward is not bad, so I accepted it and introduced Xio as well.
But after accepting the mission, Forsi obtained Qilingos' detailed information from Audrey, compared it with Xiu Yi, and discovered a big problem.
First of all, Xio received the information from Jeffrey last Friday and told the masked man the same day. So after receiving Audrey's commission, Forsi just thought that Audrey, who was born in a noble family,
Delly received the notice from MI9 and entrusted the task to her on a whim.
Judging from the information provided by Audrey, she seems to know Qilingos very well, from his magical items to the detailed description of his living habits. You must know that Jeffrey only told Xio, "Hurricane Lieutenant General" Qilings
Gus infiltrated Backlund.
Moreover, Audrey entrusted the task to Forsi last Saturday, and there was only one day difference from Jeffrey's notification. The time was not enough for her to collect such detailed information from Qilinges.
Forsi had suspected before that Audrey was not as naive as she appeared. Judging from her performance this time, Forsi's suspicion came true.
The Earl of Eastchester is worthy of being a great nobleman that has been inherited for hundreds of years. Even Audrey, who is not the heir, is not simple. And Jeffrey, whose identity is unknown, is most likely also from an upper-class nobleman, and he even dares to report to the military.
Place chess pieces inside the nine places.
Forsi's eyes turned to Xio. Her father was accused of participating in a rebellion and was hanged. The fight between these great nobles was even more terrifying than the fight between extraordinary people. Can Xio really find out the truth?
"Forsi, Forsi? What are you thinking about?"
Shaking his head and looking at Xio who looked concerned, Forsi recovered from his divergent thoughts and spread his hands:
"We can only delay. Now that the three major churches and MI9 know the news, I don't think we will be more powerful than them."
Xio nodded. It seemed that this was all she could do now. She glanced at Forsi, who seemed to be lost in thought again, and asked curiously:
"What's wrong with you? What are you thinking about?"
"Oh, it's nothing!" Fors pointed to the next door, "I was thinking that from yesterday to today, Alicia next door didn't seem to be here."
"Alicia? Hasn't she come here in the past two days?"
There was a curious look on Xio's face. She had been busy doing tasks during this period, but she also knew from Forsi that as long as Forsi was at home, Alicia would come to visit. She was very interested in Forsi's novel
She seems to be very interested in it, and has even been urging her to finish "The Witch's Curse" as soon as possible, which she has just begun.
"Yeah." Seeing Xio's attention shift, Forsi simply continued on the topic, "And I secretly went to her house to see her. No one was there. It seemed like she hadn't been home for the past two days."
Xio looked at Forsi helplessly. As an "apprentice", walking through walls was easier than drinking water.
"Do you think Alicia is also an extraordinary person?" Forsi's eyes lit up, and he began to use his imagination as a writer, "Look, she is very rich, has no job, and occasionally disappears suddenly for a few days.
.”
"If she is an extraordinary person, you can sneak through the wall and enter her house without fear of her arresting you." Xio did not give Forsi's performance this time high praise.
If Alicia is really an Extraordinary, judging from those luxurious clothes, she is at least a Sequence 7 Extraordinary. Anyway, with a week's labor remuneration of a Sequence 8 "Sheriff", even if you want to buy a piece of clothing like that
Somewhat strenuous.
Thinking of entering Alicia's house through the wall at noon today, Forsi simply gave up the idea and asked another question:
"Then think about it, what does Alicia do every time she disappears?"
Xio hugged her knees and huddled on the single sofa, ignoring Forsi. She was unwilling to think about this kind of issue that had little to do with her. Even if she gave an idea, Forsi would be ignored.
Point out loopholes.
During this period, Forsi seemed to like playing this kind of game very much, even if Xio left early every morning and came back late every day, he couldn't avoid it.
Forsi licked her lips. She actually didn't like this kind of game very much. During this time, she would rather lie on the bed motionless, but after last week's full moon raving, she knew that it might be difficult for her to survive the next time.
This made her even more worried about Xio's safety if she really joined MI9.
Although Xio has beast-like intuition, MI9 is not the East Area after all, not to mention that there are still problems with Xio's identity. As long as a flaw is exposed, Forsi believes that Jeffrey will never help.