Part 5 The Red Priest Chapter 148 The Breach
In the area of Beckland Bridge, inside a small alley, Hugh once again met the MI9 officer who was responsible for liaising with him.
”This is the reward you exchanged for your merits, totaling 2500 pounds, huh, got you an extra 500 pounds.” The man in the gold mask tossed a bloated envelope to Hugh.
Hugh caught it accurately and without bothering to count it, instinctively pressed it and spoke sincerely:
”Thanks.”
The gold masked man waved his hand and said:
”You’re welcome, it’s a good thing for me too, if you’re still dwelling on the past and not letting go, I’m worried I’ll be court-martialed one day.
”Will you be staying in Birkeland next?”
”Yes, I’ve gotten used to life in the big city and will bring my family here when the war stops.” Hugh said the words he had considered long ago.
”When the war stops ……,” the golden masked man repeated that middle sentence of Hugh’s in a slightly odd tone, and smiled, “May the Lord bless us all to live until the end of the war.”
The Lord here refers to the “Lord of Storms”.
”I believe in the Goddess.” Hugh returned earnestly.
”You know what I mean.” The man in the golden mask waved his hand and said, “Then are you still going to take MI9’s commission?”
”I won’t turn down an opportunity to make money.” Hugh scratched his slightly shaggy hair and spoke a half-truth.
”Hmm.” The golden masked man nodded and said, “The main thing to do during the war is to deal with spies from various countries, so if there is a suitable mission for you, I will look for you.”
”Okay.” After Hugh responded, he didn’t make any stops and cautiously and carefully exited the gloomy alley.
After watching her back disappear, the golden masked man looked towards the shadows in the corner and said:
”She should have just been utilized by a certain power and abandoned after she stopped pursuing the matter in the first place.”
A low voice came out from the shadows in the corner:
”On the surface it looks like this, however, in actuality there is no need to pursue or worry about anything, even if she can figure out the truth and spread the word, she can no longer affect His Majesty’s affairs, hehe, the Black Night Church have all acquiesced.”
”This is best ……,” the golden masked man wordlessly exhaled and said.
Returning to his lodgings on the edge of the East End, Hugh said to Forsyth, who was sitting on the edge of his bed flipping through the newspaper:
”Took twenty-five hundred pounds.”
Foerth put down the newspaper, his eyes twitching slightly as he concentrated on his calculations and said:
”That’s enough.”
Hugh himself has more than six hundred pounds of savings, together with the 2500 pounds, after deducting the necessary living expenses, there are still 3100 pounds can be freely disposable.
While she purchased the “Judge” magic potion formula for 2,000 pounds, and the extraordinary characteristics for 3,500 pounds, that is to say, there is still a shortfall of 2,400 pounds, and this amount of money will be lent to her by Voorhees.
After lending out this money, Foerth’s savings would be reduced to 780 pounds, however, this had no effect on her, she had the subsequent magic potion formula and the main material, and there would be no major expenses for a long time, and she could occasionally earn some money by renting out the “Lemano’s Traveling Notebook”.
”Uh-huh.” Hugh nodded, “I will complete the transaction as soon as possible, and strive to advance to Sequence 6 earlier.”
Seeing that his friend’s matter had been finalized, Voorhees turned to worry about himself:
”I don’t know when my ‘Records Officer’ magic potion will be completely digested, and now that the war has broken out, it will be much safer to have the ‘Travel’ ability.”
”The focus of ‘Records Officer’ is definitely on ‘Records’, when I become a ‘Judge’, you’ll have a new extraordinary ability to record over and over again, which should speed up the digestion of the magic potion.” Hugh pulled up a chair and sat down, thinking.
Forsyth sighed:
”I suspect that in addition to ‘recording’ extraordinary abilities, it’s also necessary to ‘record’ the scenery and folklore of different places, so that it can be paired with the subsequent ‘traveler’ But now that the war has broken out, it’s fine to go inland, it must be difficult and dangerous to go anywhere else, and hey, the price of bread has gone up, nearly a quarter of a penny per pound, more expensive than it was before the Grain Act was repealed!”
”Indeed.” Hugh thought hard and agreed with Forsyth’s summary.
Silence ensued between the two men, and after ten seconds or so, Hugh had a sudden flash of inspiration:
”Actually, there’s a very simple way.”
”What?” Forsyth sat up slightly straighter and inquired offhandedly.
”You could pay that one to take you on a ‘trip’.” Hugh was careful not to mention specific codenames or names of people, “Drop you off in an unfamiliar place for three or four days or even a week at a time before picking you up, it wouldn’t take long for you to record all kinds of folklore, and, you could rent magical items from him, from them, to use for ‘recording’ extraordinary abilities that will both strengthen you and help you digest.”
”Right!” Voorhees brightened at the sound of that.
She then realized that her utilization of the Tarot Gathering belonged to a very crude level.
After the surprise, Voorhees’ brow gradually furrowed because this approach meant that she would have to deal with “The World” Germaine Sparrow frequently, and she cringed a little at the thought of that crazy adventurer.
Sure enough, nothing comes without a price. …… In order to digest the magic potion, one had to take a risk. …… Eventually, Voorhees made up her mind, and planned to make her request at next week’s Tarot meeting.
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Inside an apartment building several streets away from where Hugh and Voorhees lived.
Klein, who had returned from Cerenzo’s restaurant, was sitting at the table, quickly flipping through today’s copy of the newspaper, summarizing and extracting the more important bits of information:
”Vossack Empire Sunia Sea Fleet withdraws from Puerto Prizzi, whereabouts unknown ……”
”Admiral Emilius of the Ministry of Defense said that he will strengthen the coastal defense, and told the three major ironclad fleets to return without too much haste, and to make more detours to avoid ambushes ……”
”The Forsak Two-Headed Giant Legion invaded the Amanda Mountains in Winterfell County and met fierce resistance, failing to pass through several major fortresses ……”
”The Forsak Conquest Fleet attacked Constanton and other heavy industrial cities on the eastern coast of the Middle Sea, and a large-scale naval battle broke out with the Kingdom’s Middle Sea Fleet, with losses in each case ……”
”The Forsak and Ruin colonial armies of East Byron are at war in several places ……”
”The rest of the countries have not yet made their positions clear, the corresponding capitals, ambassadors running around to contact, urgent diplomatic mediation …… airwaves carrying a variety of important news, in the north and south of the continent of the different cities of the intertwined …… ”
Still in the early stages of the war …… Klein is not optimistic that those diplomats will be able to eliminate the war, so he put down the newspaper, thinking about how he should collect the corresponding intelligence on the George III “Black Emperor” ceremony:
”According to normal logic, ‘Blood Emperor’ before Alistair did not go crazy, things still tend to be reasonable, that is to say, k can not be in a hidden place to repair enough nine mausoleums, which is very easy to be ‘one pot’, resulting in the failure of the resurrection. leading to a failed resurrection.
”So, in the area around Berkland, elsewhere in the kingdom, there should be eight other similar mausoleums, which have not yet been exposed and may not be as heavily protected as Ruin #1, which could present opportunities ……
”‘Red Angel’ Evil Spirit might know something about it, but I can’t contact K right now, not to mention the question of whether or not chanting K’s honored name would be dangerous, this act alone would reveal my desire to stop George III from becoming the ‘Black Emperor’ intentions, and there is too much that could be exploited by a fearsome ‘conspirator’.
”The ‘Queen of Mysteries’ side may have certain channels and clues, but I can’t just rely on her …… Church side, it should be unclear at the moment how much the ‘Blood Emperor ‘ secret relics are exactly how many and where ……
”Start with the key people around the king, such as the royal demigods who are deeply involved in this matter? They must have the appropriate vigilance, and the angels of the Augustus family and the angels of that ancient hidden organization will most likely be watching one after the other …… Besides, as long as there is an accident with a royal demigod, George III will surely be able to guess that someone is trying to stop k from becoming a god ……
”By the way, the ‘Witch of White’, Katrina, is easier to deal with and less ‘noticeable’ than the royal demigods ……
”Well, theoretically speaking, George III, who has already received the tacit approval of several major churches, doesn’t need to work with the Witch Cult anymore, and there’s no need for that, if not for the fact that the two sides are already completely bound together for some reason, the first thing he’d do right now would be to cut ties with the Witch Cult.
”Of course, k most likely won’t directly betray the Witch Sect, on the one hand, the Witches are also good at intrigue, and won’t be unaware of this, on the other hand, if the top brass of the ‘Witch Sect’ is angered, George III’s ‘Black Emperor’ The ceremony may not be so safe, this is a hidden organization with true gods, ‘0’ level seals and angels.
”As long as George III still has his senses, the right thing to do would be to give all that should be given according to the agreement, and then send the people of the Witch Cult away, and in the middle of this process, use the power of the angels of the mind realm and even the King of Angels to erase the key memories of the participants of the Witch Cult.
”In this way, even if the ‘Witch of the White’ Katrina ‘disappeared’ for a period of time, it would not cause George III to be alerted, and k would not even know about it.
”And from the Witch Sect’s point of view, with the matter over and the major churches acquiescing, the ‘Witch of White’ and the girls don’t need to hide and dodge as thoroughly as they did for a while before, they can move around more freely, and for me and the ‘Mystic Queen ‘ For me and the ‘Mysterious Queen’, this presents an opportunity.
”Well, the ‘Lieutenant General of Disease’ will most likely appear again, and judging from her appearance and the attitude of the ‘Witch of White’ in the first place, she and Katrina should be related by blood to some extent… …”
Thinking of this, Klein exhaled and cast his gaze out of the window, muttering silently to himself:
”I hope Anderson and Danez can find that pirate general as soon as possible ……
”I hope that the ‘City of Miracles’ within Grocer’s Travels will be effective in destroying the effects of the Mind Realm ……”
And all he can do for now is be patient.
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Berserk Sea, Selos Island.
Daniz said to Anderson with a delighted face:
”I’ve inquired about a piece of information, to the southwest of here, on the unnatural shipping lane, there is an island that has little resources but is sufficiently secretive.”