Backlund, West Balam Shipyard, abandoned warehouse.
In the open space surrounded by the abandoned warehouse, the "Machine Heart" came and went, and came again. The person responsible for this incident has changed from the team leader to a deacon-level powerhouse.
Yin Kangse Bernard's brown hair is always messy and stretches out stubbornly. Even if he wears a hat, he cannot hide this. He is the leader of this team, a deacon of the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery, and has already investigated
This case has been going on for more than ten days, but there are still no clues at all.
He is holding a silver mirror with ancient patterns. There are eye-like decorations on each side of the mirror. They are based on black gemstones and look deep and charming.
This is the Sealed Artifact "2-111", named Magic Mirror Arrods. It can answer the holder's questions, but someone needs to be around when asking questions.
Although Yin Kangseul once asked Arrods and even exposed his sexual orientation, the male members of "Machine Heart" did not dare to approach him. Just like now, he is standing in the middle of the open space holding Arrods.
, while the other members were scattered around, discussing something in low voices.
A hint of helplessness appeared on Yin Kangse's face with strong and clear lines. After ten days of investigation into this case, no clues were found. We only know that the person involved in the case is likely to be a member of the Rose School, but even Magic Mirror Arrods has no clues.
I couldn't see their faces clearly, so they were sealed as usual.
This is a relatively common thing within the three major churches, especially in Backlund where there are many Extraordinaries. The church has limited personnel. Unless the impact is too great, the investigation will be temporarily abandoned. This kind of battle between Extraordinaries takes place in a remote location.
, did not involve ordinary people, obviously those people are aware of some rules of the church.
But this morning, the archbishop found him and said that MI9 would send people to assist in the investigation. If the investigation still failed, he would consider sealing it.
This is a rare thing. In Loen, the three major churches will still cooperate because of extraordinary incidents, but MI9 has always rarely dealt with the three major churches. Even though Yin Kangse knew that MI9 had captured several Rose Schools some time ago
members, but there is still no intelligence exchange with MI9.
But since His Excellency the Archbishop has said so, Yin Kangse had no choice but to lead a team to this abandoned West Balam dock again and wait for the people from MI9 to come and investigate together.
Ten minutes later, people from MI9 arrived to assist in the investigation. There were not many people. There were only three people, two men and one woman. They all wore the iconic golden masks of MI9. They were all dressed in the same way, except for their height.
The difference is that one of the two men is taller and the other is shorter, but the only woman is about the same height as the shorter man.
The tall man stepped forward and shook hands with Deacon Yin Kangse:
"Deacon Yoon Kangseul?"
"It's me."
Yin Kangse had a straight face, trying his best not to look at the expressions on the faces of his subordinates, and began to introduce the Steam Church's investigation into this incident.
Xio, who was working as a member of MI9 for the first time, adjusted the mask on his face. It was a bit unnatural. Cooperating with the "Machine Heart" of the Church of Steam really tested his psychological quality. Especially these
The inexplicable expressions on people's faces always made her think that her identity was exposed.
"Can you show us the scene?"
Yin Kangse's expression became even more ugly. Although he knew that he could not escape this inquiry, being embarrassed by his own men was not the same thing as being embarrassed in front of outsiders. He put on a smile and picked up the magic mirror Arrodes:
"You can ask it yourself."
The tall man hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at Xio. She was the main force in this investigation.
Xio glanced at the surrounding "Machine Heart" members. The expressions on their faces seemed a little wrong. Is it dangerous to use this sealed object?
"No, since Deacon Yin Kangse is in control of the sealed artifact, you should ask."
She came here on a normal mission. If the "Machine Heart" did not cooperate, she would go back directly. After all, MI9 was only assisting in the investigation this time, and it was not necessary to investigate the truth.
"Huh~, okay."
Yin Kangse took off his hat, looked at the magic mirror in his hand, and took two deep breaths:
"Dear Arrods, my question is, who were the participants in what happened in this place eleven nights ago?"
Waves of water shimmered on the surface of the silver mirror, and a familiar picture of Yin Kangse appeared. Xiu cautiously took a few steps forward and looked at the figures displayed on it.
Wearing a black double-breasted tuxedo and a half-high silk top hat, a man with a twisted figure, a face so molded that it is difficult to see clearly, and painted with oil paint; a middle-aged man wearing a dark red cloak, with bright flames burning on his arms.
Men; a woman with a complicated black palace dress and messy blond hair; two men with bodies covered with black hair...
These people are clearly shown on the screen, but their faces are unclear.
No wonder the "Mechanical Heart" can't find them. Unless you're particularly familiar with these people, it's impossible to find them with these pictures... Xio saw the mirror dimming, and was about to step forward to take a closer look, but found an ancient line.
Fusac words float above.
"Based on the principle of reciprocity, it's my turn to ask questions."
"If you answer incorrectly, or lie, you will be punished."
The word "punishment" was like blood staining, causing Xiu to quickly take a few steps back and look at Deacon Yin Kangse.
The expression on Yin Kangse's face was distorted at first, and then became extremely solemn.
Immediately afterwards, the water on the silver mirror flashed, and a new line of words appeared:
"Is your liking for him affected by his status?"
Yin Kangse was stunned for a moment, then shook his head firmly:
"No."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the three people from MI9 looking straight at him, and the right hand of the man who had just shaken his hand was rubbing his clothes in a subtle way.
Xio coughed slightly. She had a writer friend who was more accepting than others. She had just read the book Forsi recently wrote, which is terrible, male to female, female to female. She doubted whether this book could
publishing……
…
"This is what you need."
Rawls handed over a letter. This was the proof sent by Philip. He didn't care what Rawls did, as long as he could get evidence of Auston Leavitt's treason.
He can write dozens of copies at will.
Luo Yin Jin, who was sitting opposite, picked up the letter and stuffed it directly into his pocket without opening it. His inspiration told him that this was what he needed.
"You've got this. When will you need the 'Dream Catcher'? I'm leaving here soon."
Luo Yin Jin's eyes were half closed and half opened, he raised his right hand, and his thumb wandered over the other knuckles:
"It will take a few more days. It will be almost the next time we meet."
Rawls's eyes shrank, then returned to normal, lying back on the sofa, and sneered:
"I didn't know there was such a divination method." After saying that, he also imitated Luo Yin Jin's movements, but they were more fancy, as if he had a cramp.
"This is an ancient divination method. It's normal if you don't know."
If you close your eyes and listen, maybe someone will really believe this old voice, but Rawls has his eyes open, so the credibility of such words coming from a young face is really not high.
"How old is it? Is it older than the School of Life?"
The School of Life was established at the beginning of the Fifth Age and has a history of more than a thousand years, almost as long as the history of the four countries in the Northern Continent.
"I don't know, I read it from a broken book inside the school." Luo Yin Jin shook his head, and then looked at Rawls with a half-smile, "Are you very interested in this?"
"Of course, you have to know that Extraordinaries in the past were not like they are now. Even an ordinary book in the Fourth Age may hide the secrets of Extraordinaries."
Rawls did not deny that although the "lawyer" was eloquent, when faced with a yes or no multiple-choice question, the subject of the question was still a highly inspired "winner", and his eloquence was of little use.
"That may have to wait for a while. You know that our current situation is not good." Luo Yin Jin did not refuse. Although he had paid for an extraordinary item, he could make good friends with the Negan family and a book was not enough.
Nothing.
"It doesn't matter. Do you know anything about Styria?"
"Sti, the island north of Oravi?"
"Um."
Luo Yin Jin pinched his eyebrows and recalled the memory in his mind:
"I remember that it was an uninhabited island. Except for pirates, almost no ships would stop on that island. Which island do you want to go to?"
"Some people say that ghost foxes have been seen there, but based on the ghost fox information I have collected, it seems that ghost foxes should not exist there."
Then, Rawls told the information about the ghost fox collected by Alicia one by one, and asked Luo Yin Jin, a local snake, to read it in detail.
The ghost fox itself is not much different from a fox, except that the color of its fur is snow-white, and at night, luminous blue patterns will appear on its limbs and claws. As the ghost fox runs, it looks like jumping will-o'-the-wisps.
Normally, the food of ghost foxes is spirits. Their eyes can see spirits and capture resentful spirits or ghosts. However, Ste Island is an uninhabited island. Even if there were a small number of indigenous people living there in the past, they could not maintain it.
The ghost fox cannot survive.
"Are there indigenous people living there before?" Luo Yin Jin frowned, "That's possible. The indigenous people here believe in the 'sea god' Kaweituwa. Their beliefs are still in the primitive sacrificial stage and they advocate living sacrifices.
They are in a rather ignorant state. Since Loen colonized this place, there have been very few living sacrifices, but there are still many indigenous people who are willing to use living sacrifices to worship Kavitua, but they are either in the jungle or on an uninhabited desert island.
."
"Do you think this might be the case on Stee?"
Rawls had already sat up and crossed his fingers on the coffee table. If this was the case, in addition to hunting ghost foxes, he would also have to pay attention to the indigenous people.
"Maybe, it's just that it's beyond Kavitua's religious area."
Rawls nodded. No matter what, he still wanted to go to Sti Island. The indigenous people rarely have Extraordinary people, and even if they do, their ranks won't be too high. Just be careful not to encounter them on the sea.
The two continued to chat for a few words, mainly about some news about the Central Sunian Sea, especially about the rule of Olawi Governor Auston Levitt.
Luo Yin Jin has a good opinion of this governor. He has been acquiring a large amount of land and manor in the past few years in Allston, although he has the help of his brother, the supreme naval commander of the Zhongsonia Sea, Amiri.
Despite his reputation as Admiral Si, he still paid enough money.
The School of Life also has some manors in Olavi. Even if it rejected the acquisition of the Levitt family, Alston did not use other means to force the manor to be surrendered. It is just that this time the crisis of the School of Life left only those manors.
Although they do not know the inside story, the Levitt family is likely to propose another acquisition.
During the conversation, Rawls gradually guided the topic:
"The geographical location of Oston is indeed not very good. If we hadn't discovered that there is a Tuscat Island to the east, it's hard to say whether it would be developed."
"Even if there is no Tuscat Island, isn't there still Fusac's Gargas Island?" Royin Jin didn't seem to notice the gradual change in the topic. Maybe he did, but he just didn't care.
"That is Fusac after all. If there were no Toscat Island, Olavi would most likely become the station of Loen Navy. After all, Sonia Island has been in Fusac's hands for more than seven hundred years."
"Seven hundred years have passed. Do the people on Sunia Island still remember this incident? Even if Roen defeats Fusac through war, the chance of getting Sunia Island back is very small."
That's not necessarily the case. If Fusac is defeated miserably, Sunia Island is a good garrison place... Rawls continued to ask:
"Is there frequent trade between Orston and Gargas Island? Not long ago, Roen lost the war with Fusac on the east coast of Balam."
"Even without this war, there was not much trade with Fusac, and it was more just smuggling. The whaling industry on Gargas Island is developed, and their whaling ships can sail very far and have a large displacement..."
Whaling ship? Rawls nodded slightly. This was a clue. As long as he found a desert island, there was no need to trade in Allston.
…
In the spiritual world, among the messy overlapping color blocks and the vague gray-white mist, a huge three-masted sailboat covered in pure black is slowly moving forward, and the hull looks extremely illusory.
The ship was nearly a hundred meters long, with three black canvases hung high like flags.
On its deck, with its back to the cabin, stood a mottled stone chair two to three meters high. Sitting on the chair was a behemoth that could rival ancient giants.
He has a black beard that just reaches his neck, a tall spire crown on his head, and gorgeous robes with black background and silver trim. His face has hard and deep lines, full of majesty, which makes people subconsciously want to lower their heads.
"King of the Five Seas" Nast stood up slowly, jumped up and disappeared into the spiritual world, leaving only the "Black Emperor" still moving forward slowly.
…
Thirty nautical miles outside the port of Tiana, a huge fleet is setting off towards the port. It is the armored fleet of the USS Pulitzer that Rawls was riding when he came. This fleet is about to complete the journey from Tuscat Island to the port of Tiana.
Voyage training, more than ten days of sailing has consumed three-quarters of the fleet's coal reserves, and it is necessary to go to Tiana Port for replenishment.
In the captain's room of the ironclad HMS Pulitzer, the former Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Navy, Pablo Connelly, looked gloomy. Opposite him, Rear Admiral Wilson lowered his head and said nothing.
This time the voyage training was completed very well, but the actual combat training was not experienced much. Only in the early stage, we encountered pirate ships. In the second half, it seemed that all the pirates got the news and avoided the fleet's channel.
Pablo, who wanted to say more, looked out the window before he opened his mouth.
"King of the Five Seas" Nast was looking down at the armored fleet in the sky.