Elder Leggatt, wearing a tan sweater and an old coat, stood in front of the window. His gray eyes looked at the land where the cold had receded and the vitality was hidden. His long eyebrows drooped to the corners of his eyes, and deep wrinkles appeared on his forehead.
Spreading to the corners of his mouth, the irreversible bitterness and sorrow blended into it, eventually forming a long beard on his chin.
On the table behind him, there is an open letter.
After a few minutes, the door was pushed open.
Elder Christo, another "chaos hunter" of the Tamara family, walked in. His clothes still had the style of the Fourth Age, with pointed boots, and his gray hair was covered by a peculiar pointed hood.
The long beard hangs down, and the left half is braided into a braid.
He looked at Legat's back and the letter on the table. His lips moved but he said nothing. He walked straight to the table and picked up the letter and read it. He simply scanned it and said calmly:
"Isn't this normal?"
In the letter, Alicia briefly talked about the changes in Rawls and believed that his recovery speed was getting faster and faster, so she hoped that the Tamara family would speed up their actions and follow his footsteps. And after he takes control of MI9
, a large number of Extraordinaries in the "Arbitrator" path of the Tamara family can also have an apparent identity. They just need to be careful and don't have to be like before, clearly having power, but not being able to use it too much due to identity reasons.
Legat, who had turned around when Christo was reading the letter, heard the other party's opinion, and the sadness on his face became even more intense:
"But that's not necessarily a good thing for us."
"Do you have any other ideas?" Christo put down the letter.
Upon hearing his answer, Elder Legat was stunned for a moment, frowned, and then said after a while:
"It's just that the speed is too fast. Alicia found him in August last year. At that time, he was still a Sequence 8 'barbarian'. But just over half a year ago, he has been promoted to demigod, and it seems that he has not been
Affected by the digestion of the magic potion.”
"He's special, we all know that."
The special nature mentioned by Christo refers to the relationship between Rawls and the "Uncertain Mist". Whether it is incarnation or rebirth, this means that the other party will have extraordinary abilities in the "arbitrator" and "lawyer" paths.
Performance.
"And in the past ten years, the tribesmen have indeed digested potions faster than before."
Legat stroked his beard and nodded:
"It is precisely because of this that I said this is not a good thing for us. Promotion too quickly will make it impossible for him to maintain the balance between divinity and humanity. This is what he once told Alicia. A person with little humanity
God may bring about our destruction, but He will definitely sacrifice Himself if necessary..."
"Then do we have any other choice?" Christo interrupted Legat.
This made Legat's right hand stroking his beard stiffen. He looked at Christo in disbelief, and his expression gradually became serious. He had been with him for nearly a hundred years, and this was not the elder Christo he had in mind at all.
words that will be spoken.
"call"
Christo looked at Legat, with a bitter smile on his lips, shook his head and said:
"Feel sorry……"
He walked around Legat, walked to the window, and sighed after a long time.
"I'm afraid I won't see that time."
"how so?"
Legat's body trembled, and he stretched out his hand toward Christo, then retracted it. His solemn expression had long since dissipated, replaced by worry and panic.
"Is there anything impossible? I am already over three hundred and seventy years old. The 'Chaos Hunter' itself is not known for its longevity, and I was greatly impacted when I was promoted. Otherwise, there would be no need for you to be under sixty years old.
Then I tried to advance to Sequence 3."
Legat, who looked older, slowly lowered his head. Because Tamara could not escape from the world, it was often difficult to complete the promotion ceremony, especially for "Chaos Hunters", who would attract angels if they were not careful.
Note that the completion of the ritual may not be consistent.
Christo's promotion encountered such a result, so it took him a long time to resist the influence of the mental residue in the potion after his promotion, which also affected his body to a certain extent.
Soon after, another "Chaos Hunter" in the clan also faced the crisis of insufficient lifespan. Legat, who was under sixty years old at the time but had already digested the Sequence 4 potion, had to choose to be promoted.
In the Fourth Era, the Tamara family had never had such a rule that people who were underage could not be promoted. This was a change made by the Tamaras who faced various restrictions after entering the Fifth Era. On the one hand, it was to allow the "Law Masters"
They are more humane, and their chances of promotion are improved; on the other hand, it is due to unavoidable reasons, that is, the characteristics and materials of "Chaos Hunters" are limited, and there are too many "Law Mages".
In terms of extraordinary materials, the "arbitrator" path, especially high-sequence potion materials, are controlled by Augustus and Castile. In terms of extraordinary characteristics, Tamara has no angels, and the only "0" level
The negative effect of the sealed object is too great, and it will not be used to crush the properties as a last resort, which is why Christo was affected.
As for the existence of the favored ones of the "Uncertain Mist" like Alicia, the Tamaras also want to ensure the safety of their people, so they basically need to ensure the existence of the two "Chaos Hunters".
"No, then you should also have..." Legat's lips trembled a little, and his beard trembled slightly, "Is it a sealed object, the 'Scale of Balance' has rioted?"
"It's time for me to leave."
"You were gone not long ago, but now it has calmed down."
Christo stood in front of the window, looking at the outside world, and the corners of his mouth curled up.
"Let Rawls come over, we..."
Legat's words were interrupted again by Christo, who turned around suddenly, his beard tangled:
"He shouldn't have that ability now. Waiting is our only option. According to past records, the 'Scale of Balance' will calm down for a period of time after every riot. I hope he can be promoted as soon as possible, crush it, and get Tamara back."
The accumulation of family.”
Because of its negative effects, the "Scale of Balance" still preserves a lot of high-sequence extraordinary characteristics and potion materials, enough to support the foundation of an angel family.
"I see."
Legat nodded dejectedly, and the wrinkles on his face seemed to become more and deeper.
…
29 West Veras Street, Queens.
The owner of the house facing the street, Baron Rafter Pound, suddenly died at home last night. Police from Silveras Field on the same street have arrived and temporarily sealed off the inside and outside of the house.
Neighbors gathered outside, chatting and laughing, discussing the cause of the Baron's death, completely ignoring the police officers in black and white checkered uniforms.
Xio, who was also wearing a police uniform and a soft hat with a badge, stood in front of the bay window and glanced at the people downstairs. He curled his lips, turned and walked into the room near the corridor on the second floor. He saw several people with frightened faces.
, pale-faced women, they have slim figures and good looks, but their clothes are revealing. Some of them just wear a coat, and their exposed skin has turned blue.
When they saw Xio pushing through the door and walking in, even though they were wearing police uniforms, they were women like them, so they all had to open their mouths to defend themselves.
"Shut up!"
Xio, who was well prepared, glanced with his green eyes, and the majesty he exuded made these women shut their mouths.
Xiu stepped back, waved to his subordinates guarding the door and said:
"Go and find some clothes."
"yes."
Stepping into the room again, Xio pointed to the blond woman who was wrapped the tightest and asked:
"What happened last night?"
"Police... Madam, this really has nothing to do with me. He was already dead as soon as I woke up..." the woman replied quickly.
The others also wanted to defend themselves, but were stunned by Xio's majestic gaze before they could speak.
Xio sighed silently in her heart. This was one of her jobs. Rafter Pound was a baron or a baron reduced from a viscount. He was a noble and a believer of the Storm Lord, so this case
It was handled by MI9 and the "Punishers" together.
As long as extraordinary factors can be eliminated, the case can be handed over to Silveras Field.
She touched her hat and continued to ask:
"Tell me how you got here, what you did, and what you found when you woke up."
"I am the daughter of 'Mrs. Rose'..."
…
Ten minutes later, Xio opened the door, gave some instructions to his subordinates, and then walked to the room where Rafter Pound died. As soon as he entered the door, he saw the naked Baron. He looked away in disgust, and the person in charge of the Queens District
Delp, the captain of the "Punisher" team, said hello and then exited the room.
"How's it going there?"
Delp was also dressed as a policeman. He took off his badge and bonnet and followed Hugh out of the room.
"Those people are all prostitutes who belong to the 'Rose Lady', so there is no problem. According to them, Baron Pound was very excited yesterday. He must have taken medicine, and he stayed up late with them until he went to bed."
"That's pretty much what I got."
And you? Without that "reasoning student", you can come up with this result?
As a believer of the Night Goddess, Xio is naturally not too close to a typical Storm Lord believer like Delp.
"In that case, let's hand it over to Silveras Field." Delp put on his hat again.
"Um."
Xio nodded. She wanted to quickly withdraw her team and return to the headquarters to see if she could catch up with the opening of the "Abnormal Affairs Court" within MI9 and find an opportunity to play the role of "judge".
Yes, she is now the "judge" of Sequence 6, which is why Delp has such a good attitude today.
After briefly instructing his subordinates to handle the follow-up, Xio went down to the first floor, looked at the crowd gathered outside the door, frowned, said nothing, and prepared to return to the headquarters along the way.
She walked not far when she suddenly looked back at No. 29 West Veras Street, scratched her head, and then turned and left after finding nothing.
…
Inside the cafe.
"Very sharp!" Dunn Smith withdrew his gaze.
"At least Sequence 6." Azik nodded, his eyes changing, "Now, what is your hunch?"
After a moment of silence, Dunn stroked the pipe in his hand and gave his answer:
"There are powerful Beyonders in Intis and Fusac in the Southern Continent, and it's very chaotic there. It's very suitable for Intis Zangwill and that evil spirit holding '0-08'."
…
Rawls, wearing a nightgown, was lying on a lounge chair in front of the fireplace, his eyes slightly closed, but the look on his face proved that he was not that leisurely now. There was a thick book in his arms.
After successfully controlling Celtic on Monday night, it was already midnight. After a brief rest, I discovered that Edward Leto, who was active as Rawls Gonzalez in Marseille, was about to be introduced by the king again.
Next, I met with some congressmen and nobles who favored the royal family and the Gonzalez family.
Originally, in such an occasion, Rawls would allow Edward to express himself freely. The other party had not lost his ability to think. His "lawyer" ability was enough to allow him to cope with such an occasion and prevent his identity from being compromised.
But Selt's example was before him, so he had the idea of gaining power from others, which would improve his ability to digest the "Fallen Earl" potion. Therefore, he took the initiative to manipulate Edward and get close to those councilors.
,noble.
Because it was just an attempt, he did not use special means, such as the ability to quickly build relationships with "bribery-charm", but simply used his status and eloquence, and through promises and other means to make these councilors and nobles closer to him.
.
After several days of trying, although the harvest was not great, there was progress at least. After a declining nobleman expressed his surrender to him, the potion was digested a little bit. This made Rawls somewhat gratified. In Ma Xi, he was
Crown Prince, there must be such an opportunity, it just takes time.
And what he lacks most now is time. After all, in Backlund's future, his gains will not be too great. The identity of Viscount Derian does not give him enough support. As for the Negan family's support for him,
There aren't many opportunities.
Similarly, after these few days, Selt also compiled the information he thought Rawls needed, which was the thick book in his arms, which was the information related to MI9 under the control of the other party.
As an intelligence agency, MI9 is limited by its own channels. It cannot compare with Intis's General Directorate of External Security in terms of collecting intelligence and placing spies, but it has unique conditions in terms of internal supervision.
There are eight departments within MI9, and there are four that Celtic can control most of, including the Intelligence Team, the Counterintelligence Team, the Comprehensive Team, and the Judicial Team. Those that control some of them include the Action Team, the Secretary Team, the Sealed Artifact Team, and the Personnel Team.
group.
Among them, the Secretariat Group is the supervision department of MI9 over important military generals and various legions. Because supervision is often carried out in the name of dispatched secretaries, it is named the Secretariat Group.
This part was originally a powerful means for King George III to control the military. The previous directors of MI9 never intervened here, but Selt did it, and the pawn inserted into the secretarial team was the one who is now in charge of the Central Sonia region.