"A large number of beasts appeared in the sewers of the East District of Backlund and the Bridge District. They showed strength and wisdom that far exceeded ordinary beasts, but did not reach the level of extraordinary creatures. After sending people to investigate, they found members of the Aurora Society.
There are traces of it, and we initially suspect that the Aurora Club is about to make some big move."
Except for "Sun" Derrick Berg, who didn't know what the Aurora Society was, the other members were shocked. The Aurora Society was not only a secret organization, but more importantly, its members were almost all lunatics. No one knew what they would do.
It won't be surprising if he does something crazy like this.
Rawls crossed his fingers, straightened his body slightly and said:
"This may be related to the real incident that happened in Tingen some time ago... the advent of the descendants of the fallen creator. The madmen of the Aurora Society may be seeking revenge. In order to deal with the possible revenge of the Aurora Society, the Church of the Night sent an archbishop there.
Tingen. But compared to Tingen, which has only two to three hundred thousand people, Backlund may be the focus of their revenge."
Tingen... Hearing this word, Klein was inevitably a little depressed, but he knew that now was not the time for him to miss him. With an Archbishop who was at least Sequence 5 sitting in charge, Tingen would be very safe. It was just what the "Emperor" said.
The beast in the sewer has the shadow of a member of the Aurora Society, but this is not necessarily the case!
The "Emperor" didn't know that Lanervus and Ince Zangwill, who might be carrying the true Creator's divinity, came to Tingen, so those beasts may not be members of the Aurora Society, but they might also be Lanervus and Ince Zangwill.
Gwell.
The former is more likely. After all, Ince Zangwill has most likely been promoted to a demigod, while Lanrevus is just a "scammer" in Sequence 8. Moreover, Lanrevus was involved in the incident of the arrival of the descendants of the evil god.
If you blaspheme the true Creator, you will most likely be hunted down by people from the Aurora Society.
Maybe I should go to the sewers to take a look... But considering that Backlund has sewers extending in all directions, I need to find out the specific route from Joel and the others first.
"Mr. Emperor, don't the three major churches and MI9 have any measures to deal with it?"
Audrey felt that she could probably deduce the identity of the "Emperor", a descendant of a certain Augustus family, working in MI9. She entered MI9 after graduating from college as the youngest son of her friend Viscount Learson.
Conce of Branch 9 knew a little bit about the composition of MI9.
In addition to collecting intelligence from various countries and providing reference for the military and cabinet, MI9 also has a department that is responsible for Extraordinary matters and serving the royal family. It can even be said that there is almost nothing in the Kingdom of Loen that MI9 cannot manage.
Arrived.
Rawls was silent for a while, his eyes rested on "Justice", and his voice was deep:
"The Church of Night should take some measures. After all, the target of revenge may be them, but the East District and the Bridge District are not under the jurisdiction of the Nighthawks. I don't know whether the Church of Storms and the Church of Steam will deal with it.
As for MI9, due to the construction of ironclad ships, some members have been on duty at the shipyard, ship research institute, and artillery research institute. Recently, clues about Hermoshuin's third-generation differential engine manuscript suddenly came out. Fusac, because
Tice's intelligence organization is all active, and it is difficult to allocate manpower to handle these matters."
For a long time, Rawls has never figured out his position in the Tarot Club, that is, what most members think his real identity is. Audrey is from a noble family, Alger is behind the Church of Storms, and Klein knows that Dai
Rick's identity, Forsi was also introduced by Audrey, but what is Rawls' real identity?
He does not intend to reveal his real identity, but it is difficult for him to conceal it in front of the "audience" and "divineers". The best option is to deliberately show an identity. Let Xio enter MI9 and pretend to be MI9
After the top management recruited Ian, Rawls knew what kind of identity he should show.
Although Audrey was asking about the three major churches and MI9, Rawls knew that she had already determined that the "Emperor" was from MI9. Although there is nothing special about the sophisticated "Hanged Man" and the god-like "Fool"
performance, but the behavior of "Magician" Forsi after his answer also proved that she also believed that the "Emperor" came from MI9.
It turns out that Mr. "Emperor" is a member of MI9! It's just that Xio hasn't joined MI9 yet, and he doesn't understand the internal structure of MI9. He only sees one official member... Forsi barely conceals himself.
As a newcomer, she looked at the "Emperor" up and down, as if she wanted to remember him who was obscured by the gray mist.
Klein, who felt that he had gained a lot, glanced at it and almost no longer avoided it. The "Emperor" who was born in MI9 sighed inwardly and felt more and more that his Tarot would be a "party of young people."
"That's it for today's party."
…
The ancient and magnificent hall disappeared, and the gray fog in front of him dispersed. Forsi rubbed his sleepy eyes and got up from the bed. He glanced around and breathed a sigh of relief when he found that Alicia did not arrive suddenly.
When she came to the balcony, she quietly looked at the person diagonally opposite through the gap between the curtains. She shook her head. The surveillance by the Church of Storms has not ended yet. When will this kind of life end?
He glanced at the wall clock and found that the time was already pointing to four o'clock. Fors held his chin. The chance of Xio being home at this time was very low, but Alicia was very likely to come back in the evening. It was better to go there now and wait for Xio to come back.
Go home later.
Well, we have to observe whether the "acting method" has any effect. It should be, Alicia and Mr. "Fool" both said that the acting method is effective... Xio, this idiot, usually works as an "arbiter", I don't know.
I feel that it meets the requirements of the "acting method". I don't know if she has digested the magic potion when she became the "sheriff". I will tell her the acting method first today. I will also find a way to play the "trick master".
But how should I act this, go to the circus? The surveillance of the Church of Storms is still going on, I can't act in front of them, right? Yes, I said I went to experience life in order to write a new book...
…
At No. 15 Minsk Street, Klein, who was wearing a half-high silk top hat and a formal tuxedo, held a cane and made sure that his flamboyant gold watch chain was exposed. He nodded with satisfaction before pushing the door open and leaving.
He was going to the nearby Bridge Area to take a look, mainly to observe the distribution of sewers there, so that he could ask Joel and the others about the situation. They had all been wandering in the Bridge Area before, so they must be very familiar with the situation of the sewers.
Well, you still need to bring some gifts when you go to find Joel and the others. The food was delivered yesterday, so why not buy some candies! It’s not expensive and very suitable for children... By the way, Joel said before that there is one in the bridge area.
A candy store, Ian worked there, and brought some to them. It tasted delicious, so they went there to buy it!
…
In Tingen, on the balcony of the hotel near the bank of the Hoi River, Rawls was lying on a deck chair, letting the warm and warm sunshine at noon shine on his body, and the cool breeze blew from the river from time to time.
There are two books and more than a dozen stacks of files on the small table next to him. The two books stacked together have the words "Luen" printed in cursive script on the spines, "Insights and Information of the Madhouse" and "Psychology and Spirit". They are placed on top.
It's "Insights from the Lunatic Asylum".
In addition to the title of the book, there is also an introduction to the author and a row of small words on the cover, "Author Dast Guderian Greenhull Lunatic Asylum Doctor", "Are you sure the people in the asylum are all lunatics? They may be more sane than you think.
!Greenhull Lunatic Asylum doctor Dast Guderian takes you to see the real lunatic asylum.”
Naturally, the people living in the lunatic asylum are lunatics, but the living conditions of these lunatics are much better than those in the workhouse. They do not need to work but can enjoy three meals a day. And to do this, the lunatic asylum must be profitable, and it must be profitable.
The method is to charge tickets for visitors to the lunatic asylum.
For people of this era, the lunatic asylum is no different from a zoo. It is even more ornamental, and the pleasure it brings is much higher than that of the circus or the theater... Even the lowest workers can afford the tickets.
Add a touch of color to your monotonous and boring life.
The files placed on the coffee table are stacked on top of each other, but it can be clearly judged from the exposed text that these files are all related to one person, the internationally renowned painter and landscape master Stephen Mossos. Almost all the people in the files are related to
He studied painting, but some of these people gave up painting completely, some went to a lunatic asylum, and some disappeared...
Rawls, who was lying on the recliner, held a piece of information and read it with gusto. On it was a black and white photo of the owner of the file. He was young, handsome, and all the good adjectives could be given to the boy in the photo. But in the age column, it was clear that
It says 26 years old...
Throwing Daniel Elliot's information on the coffee table, Rawls sat up straight and stretched, his eyes swept across the Hoy River, and finally landed on the black and white photo, in which Daniel's face was filled with sunshine.
His smile was almost the same as the one he had seen before.
This information was collected by Rawls at the request of Lawyer Merino from Lincoln's Inn. As a royal barrister and a top figure in the legal profession of Loon Kingdom, it was very easy to obtain this information from the Ahowa Police Department.
As for those two books, they were not only preparations for Rawls to attend Stephen Mossus' banquet, but also a gift to him. When facing a "psychiatrist", you still need to have a proper understanding of psychology, not to mention
That "Insights from the Madhouse" came from an "audience".
Of course, these were not enough. Rawls took out a dusty money bag from his suit pocket and loosened the drawstring. Three revolvers filled with bullets appeared on the stack of files, and a golden cane leaned against it.
The coffee table reflected dazzling light in the midday sun.
After checking the three revolvers, Rawls stood up, stretched out again, and put the money bag into his pocket. The three revolvers and the "Wand of Power" had disappeared.
…
In the evening on the outskirts of Tingen, there is already a chill in the wind. The orange-red sunshine passes through the gaps between the distant peaks and hits the courtyard of a country villa. The unknown red flowers that have not yet withered are extremely conspicuous under the green lawn.
.The Hoy River flowing slowly in the distance makes a small bend here, surrounding the villa and flowing towards the university town.
Rawls got off the carriage that was specially designed to pick him up. He glanced around while he was arranging his suit and tie. He smiled at the slightly dull carriage driver and said:
"Mr. Mossus is indeed a landscape painter. The scenery here is indeed very good."
The dull carriage driver twitched his lips, nodded silently, got into the carriage and entered through the side door.
Shaking his head slightly, Rawls' face gradually became cold. After seeing the handsome young man Daniel who came up to him, he put on a smile again. After hugging the timid young man with blue eyes, he walked across the courtyard under his guidance.
Walk towards the villa.
"Daniel, who else is invited today? Are they all painters?"
Daniel, who was walking in front, froze, turned his head stiffly, and said with a smile on his handsome face:
"Mr. Adrian, you are the only one invited tonight."
"Isn't it right?" Rawls also stopped, as if he didn't notice Daniel's strange expression, "I remember that day, didn't you say that those guests who were also invited to the exhibition would also come?"
"Uh...those, those are painters. They had already attended the luncheon at noon. Mr. Mossus said that you were the only one who saw the meaning of his words, so he wanted to have dinner with you." Daniel concluded at the beginning.
It was stammering, but then it became smoother and smoother.
Rawls moved his eyes away from Daniel and looked at the painter Stephen Mossos who was waiting for him at the door. He wore gold-rimmed glasses and a faint smile on his pale and thin face. A ray of sunset light illuminated his face.
On his chin. He took a few steps forward to meet Rawls, the residual light disappeared, and his face was blurred.
After hugging Rawls, Stephen flexed his index finger and raised his glasses, smiling brightly but vaguely:
"Rolls, welcome!"
"I have always heard that the scenery in the countryside of Tingen has always been good. Unfortunately, I have been busy discussing the details of cooperation with lawyer Merlino and have no time to take a look. I just looked at it for a while on the way here today and I know that the rumors are true. As a master of landscape painting
, Stephen, the place you picked is really good.”
Rawls turned slightly, taking in a panoramic view of the courtyard, and did not hesitate to express his words of appreciation.
Stephen raised his eyebrows and nodded:
"The scenery here is really good, but it's already night now. The scenery is better during the day. If you want, you can stay here today and enjoy it carefully tomorrow."
"I'm afraid I don't have time. The cooperation agreement between Adrian Firm and Lincoln College has almost been discussed, and it may be signed tomorrow." Rawls shook his head slightly and handed the two books in his hand to Stephen, "I
I know you are very interested in psychology. These are two newly published psychology books. I hope you like them."
Stephen took the two books, his eyes stayed on the "Insane Asylum" for a few seconds, and said with a smile:
"I'll watch it carefully. Come on, dinner is ready. I hope you like it."