The Whispering Verses Chapter 180: Wall of the Infidel
"Wall of the Infidel?"
The information accidentally revealed by the bishop surprised and confused outsiders, but they didn't know if it was a religious statement or if such a thing really existed.
He reached out and returned the commemorative coin to Bishop Owen, but the bishop waved his hand and did not take it:
"This is given to you as a souvenir. Anyway, it was originally used to promote the Feast of Holy Prayer. Mr. Hamilton, you can come to Dawn Church often in the future. We will have very formal sermons every week, or just simply come It’s okay to tell your troubles in the confessional.”
He has not yet given up on the idea of Rashad becoming a Christian.
Xia De agreed and put the small coin into the breast pocket of his shirt to prevent it from slipping in the coat pocket.
Bishop Owen had other things to do. After he left, Priest August took Shad out of Dawn Square to get the potion "The Price of Growth."
Priests have their own rented stronghold for dispensing potions outside the Church of Dawn. After all, it is too risky to dispose of potions in the church.
"Priest, do we really have a wall of unbelievers in our world?"
Shad asked quietly on the road, and Priest August’s answer was ambiguous:
"No one can come back after death, so I can't give a definite answer. But judging from ancient books and documents, at least since the third era, there is a very clear saying about the 'Wall of the Unbelieving' It's very possible that this is real... Detective, I remember that you haven't chosen your own beliefs since you seemed to wake up from your blindness and ignorance. This is not okay..."
He slowed down to look at Shade, smiled and said the same words as Bishop Owen:
"Are you interested in learning about the beliefs of my Lord [Mr. Liming]?"
If you are just a casual believer, you do not have any specific obligations to bear, and you do not even need to go to church to pray every week. But correspondingly, if you encounter something like a haunting, don't think that the church can help with exorcism for free. The church's other help is not paid.
Shad walked forward beside the priest, thinking about matters of faith,
In fact, he was not sure whether he would be able to complete the path of sublimation of the Twelve Divinities before his death, so in order to prevent being walled up after death, and also in order not to be asked questions about his faith in daily social activities Sometimes it’s awkward, and it doesn’t seem to matter if you choose a **** to become a shallow believer.
"I want to think about it."
He answered that he was not in a hurry anyway. When he needed it, Shade could go to the church and buy some ornaments with holy symbols and put them at home, and then verbally declare that he was a believer in the True God.
Priest Augustus rented a basement in an apartment near Dawn Church. The landlord was an absolutely reliable friend of his for many years. Most of the priest's books, relics, various spellcasting materials, and potion preparation equipment are placed in the basement.
The street is called Great Street, adjacent to Dawn Square. It only takes about ten minutes to walk from the church door to the basement of the apartment.
The basement here is much wider than the basement of Shade's house, and the ceiling is also higher. Because the first floor of the apartment is actually higher than the street level, a small window was opened at the top of the wall in the basement to allow the outside sunlight to barely shine in.
Of course, it must be closed on rainy days.
This can basically be used as a "studio". The priest not only placed bottles and equipment for preparing potions here, but also a bed and a wardrobe.
The potion "The Price of Growth" and the ingredients were put in a paper bag by the priest and handed to Shade. All the materials were stuffed into the bottle. The liquid in the bottle was brown, with some flocculent suspicious substances floating in the liquid. The bottles themselves were wrapped in newspapers.
It's not to prevent sun exposure, but to prevent the smell from escaping.
"I will never make this kind of potion again. The smell is unbearable. Even when I was a young man and served as a missionary in a rural village, I never smelled this smell."
When Shade counted the cost of materials to the priest, the priest looked helpless.
In addition to these things, Shade also drew the pattern on the bottom of the potion bottle found in the hidden space in the basement on his notepad, hoping that the priest could help identify it.
The main body of the pattern is an equilateral triangle. The three corners of the triangle are connected to a small circle. Inside the triangle is a person with wings.
"Interesting, it should be some kind of ancient symbol, I don't recognize it."
Priest Augustus shook his head.
"You don't know me either?"
"But don't be disappointed. Although I don't know it, there may be records of this symbol in the church library. I can check it out, but can you reveal the origin of this symbol?"
The priest asked, Shade shook his head cautiously:
"It's inconvenient for now, but I will tell you later. Be careful when searching. This sign is most likely related to the Ring Warlock. I hope this will not cause you trouble."
"It doesn't matter, it's just a small matter."
The priest waved his hand, and the two parted on the lively street.
It was just eight o'clock at this time. Shade returned to St. Teresa Square holding the paper bag first, hiding the potion and the pile of disgusting materials behind the hidden wall in the basement, waiting to try to bring them in after midnight today. Past times.
Afterwards, he said hello to little Mia who was walking at home, and then walked out of the house again.
The lawyer who was entrusted by Mrs. Le Maire to investigate was named Locke Laurel. When he visited Mrs. Le Maire, he left his business card behind, so Shade could easily find it based on the clues in the business card. people.
Mr. Laurel does not work in a law firm with a fixed office location. He is a licensed lawyer who provides private legal counsel. The nature of his work is similar to that of Shade's detective agency, but he certainly makes a lot of money. More than Shad.
This gentleman lives in the North Town of Tobesk. Although the North Town is generally considered the lower town of Tobesk, the lawyer's residence is not considered a slum. It was a place called Queen Mary Street, and the lawyer rented a second-floor apartment facing the street.
Shad didn’t know anyone around here, so he didn’t have to disguise his face when he came to the door. After identifying the door number, I knocked on the door downstairs for a long time, but no one opened the door.
So I thought about knocking on the door of the apartment next door to ask the neighbors, but then the door finally opened.
The person who opened the door was a short, fat man smelling of alcohol and wearing shorts and a striped shirt. His whole person looked square. The hair on his arms is thicker than the beard on his wide chin. His eyes are narrowed as if he is not used to the morning light in the mist. When he speaks, it is difficult to hear clearly:
“Who are you looking for? Oh, for God’s sake, could you not knock on the door so early?”
It's not nine o'clock yet, which is actually not very early, but you can't tell that with a drunk guy.