The Whispering Verses Chapter 1432: Arrangements before the war
"Is this relic simply confusing?"
"It may also be related to the contract between the devil and Oxenfurt. But whether it is a confusion or not, the relic is not important. What is important is that its behavior exposed its soul to Oxenfurt. How fancy."
The doctor thought for a while and asked Xiang Xia De again:
"Are you sure you are ready to expel Stone Oxenfurt's soul immediately after killing him?"
"Yes, triple insurance: photos, nuns and guilty sinners, my helpers are in place."
The doctor didn’t ask any more questions:
"On Friday night, you still have this dagger, but don't use it lightly."
"I understand. In fact, this dagger has other uses here."
Shad looked at the weapon lying on the table. After all, this was also a relic that could absorb some kind of energy. After the current [Desecrated Cross] collapses, there is no need to worry about finding the next weapon.
"The devil is really rich, and he can give this kind of thing away casually."
Xia De muttered again, and the doctor glanced at Xia De:
"After all, it is an ancient evil demon that has been active for a long time, and there must be something valuable in its hands. Oh, speaking of it, didn't it promise to give you something after completing the commission? It would be better if you could get it yourself. You can’t get it. After I destroy it, those things will belong to you. As before, I only want the devil itself.”
Xia De nodded, but what he was actually thinking about was whether to add a fourth level of insurance to this matter.
[What do you want to do? 】
"What will happen if Oxenfurt's soul is taken away by a more powerful being in advance?"
Because he went to Dr. Schneider's place, it was almost eleven o'clock in the morning when Shade arrived at Randall Valley.
He first went to the Fertile Land Hotel, but did not find Ms. Marilyn Handel. Fortunately, she left a message for Shade before leaving the hotel. When Shade found her in the abandoned house after the fire in Mouse Lane in the west of the city, she was sending an evil spirit away.
The evil spirit was an image with disheveled hair. Shade originally thought it was a female, but when he got closer, he realized it was a young man.
He roared in front of the wall that was burned black after the fire, and his whole body emitted a miserable green light, which shook the whole house. But Ms. Marilyn Handel and Joy Barton standing next to her both had expressionless faces.
The surging black mist appeared above their heads, and dense black chains stretched out from the black mist, locking the long-haired evil spirit until it was dragged into the mist.
The end of the black fog is the true destination of the soul.
When everything was over, Ms. Handel turned to say hello to Shade, and Shade felt that the curse on her and Joy Barton had been reduced to a very small extent:
"This ability looks really amazing."
Although Shade can also open the passage to real death, he must let the soul walk in actively, unlike what we just saw, which can directly send the evil spirit away unconditionally.
Ms. Handel shook her head slightly:
"This is our atonement. Have you determined the time to act?"
"Yes, the day after tomorrow, which is Friday night, at Oxenfurt Manor. On Friday morning, I leave this card to you."
He showed the [Creation and Death] that originally belonged to Joey Barton:
"When this card disappears from your hand, you can go directly into the manor to find me. Of course, I will try to place the battlefield in the courtyard of the manor instead of in the building to ensure that you can be there immediately."
"No problem."
Ms. Marilyn Handel and Joy Barton said together, Shade looked around again:
"Speaking of which, what's going on here?"
This house experienced a fire. Although the house itself was severely damaged, and even the stairs from the first floor to the current second floor were broken, it should still be habitable with a little renovation. When Shade came over, he also asked the children at the entrance of the alley. The fire happened about two years ago.
“Two years ago, a fire burned to death the seven members of a businessman’s family who lived here. The man just now was the eldest son of the male owner, and he should have inherited the family business. He was unwilling to leave like this, so he Turned into an evil spirit."
Joy Barton explained that he knew what Shade wanted to ask, so he stretched out his hand and sketched it in front of him, and the illusion of the spirit showed the situation that night.
The white mist dispersed at Joey Barton’s fingertips, and the phantom of Rat Alley appeared at night. Shade heard slight footsteps, and then a group of masked men appeared on the screen. They opened the door with keys and rushed in carrying oil drums. Five or six minutes later, he quickly left the door and the fire soon engulfed the house.
"After that, the local police spent two weeks investigating and arresting the murderer. The leader of the murderer was sentenced to death, and the others were sentenced to life imprisonment. But there is evidence that after they stayed in prison for half a year, they They were released on bail one after another for various bizarre reasons, and then changed their names and smuggled themselves to Delrayon. Among them, there was the figure of Willendale's big shot."
Ms. Marilyn Hendel said, adding at the end:
"The soul's memory shows that this family had a business conflict with Stone Oxenfurt during his lifetime."
"I understand, remove the stumbling block."
Shad nodded and looked at the burned-out bedroom. The metal bed supports are still there, but they are already dark. It seems that Ms. Handel and Joy Barton also did a lot of research on Stone Oxenfurt without Shade knowing about it. For example, the whereabouts of that group of people must not be known to the evil spirits trapped here.
"What kind of person does Stone Oxenfurt look like from your perspective?"
Xia De asked curiously.
Ms. Handel replied:
"We have met souls who are very familiar with Oxenfurt in this city. Oxenfurt is violent, evil, and greedy, but he also loves Hai·Osenfurt deeply. This is a very special character. Ordinary people, like most people, nothing special."
Hearing the adjective "ordinary" made Shade raise his eyebrows, but if he thought about it carefully, he did have two sides like most people. However, the evil side is too strong.
After bidding farewell to Ms. Handel, Shade met Sister Devlin again at the local Snake Heart Hospital at noon that day.
Snake Heart Hospital is a semi-official charity organization that can basically be found throughout the Old Continent. It relies on donations raised by the [Spiritual Cult], donations from various places, and official grants. The hospital provides free delivery services to women or treats diseases of women and children in slums, so it has a pretty good reputation in the eyes of ordinary people.
The Snake Heart Hospital in Randall Valley is located in the old city like the Masons, and is even located on the same street as the Peace Church. This is quite bold in Shade's opinion.
When Shade saw the nun wearing a silver eyepatch, Miss Aurora happened to be there. Her niece and apprentice, Miss Hayley Aurora, acted as a maid, standing aside to prepare tea for the two of them and waiting for orders at any time.
When Shade opened the door and walked in, the witch with beautiful brown wavy hair smiled and said:
"Since Shade is here, he must have something to talk about with the nun. Then Hailey and I will leave temporarily. Shade, we will wait for you downstairs, and we will go back to Bernice's manor for lunch later."
"No problem."
Shad nodded and watched the witch and the girl who was still blushing after seeing Shad leave.
When the office door was closed, the nun standing in front of the window said in a rather calm tone:
"Xiwei Avora came here nominally to donate to the hospital, but actually brought an order from the parliament, or a request."
"I have never asked them, what do the council think of the first candidate - the Guardian? Although he is considered a male by the witches, at least it contains Miss Lassus' father. And Miss Lassus is The deputy director of the Golden Dawn Opera Troupe under the Parliament, so theoretically, the person selected this time even has a direct connection with the Parliament."
With the sun behind her, the shadow on Sister Devlin's face is interesting. She put her hands together in front of her body and shook her head slightly towards Shade:
"From the message brought by Sylvie Aurora, the Great Witch of the Council believes that if there is a chance, it is best to directly let Miss Lassus become the chosen one."
She paused:
"The four chosen ones who have appeared and survived so far, Balance and I, are all women. Although Carina Cavendish did not directly disclose that she was teaching Balance recently, she still said that Balance and Her relationship is pretty good, so the Witch Council thinks it’s best to keep it this way.”
"Can't the Council trust the Guardians?"
"Can you trust the Guardian?"
Sister Devlin asked calmly, Shade blinked:
"To be honest, I quite admire their behavior and their spirit of sacrifice. But the way they exist has already been explained in the first-grade basic class at St. Byrons about the particularity and independence of the soul. And while defining the soul with concepts, he explained the consequences of actions such as soul fusion. I would like to believe them completely, but the high score I got in the first grade, and the current degree of distortion of the earth, kept me the most. Basic caution."
In other words, trust the Guardians, but not trust them to remain normal.
For a moment, Shade seemed to see a smile on Sister Devlin's fair face, but Sister Devlin was very good at controlling her expression:
"Luvia once talked to me in the fire. She had the same view as me. There may be big problems with the Guardians."
"So what does the church think? When I met Iluna last week, she skipped the meeting, so I don't know what's going on with the church now."