Part 5 The Red Priest Chapter 83 Relic #1
”No……” Chunas Korg stood still, a strong sense of despair welling up in his heart.
As a military demigod who had experienced many dangers, he had a clear cognizance of his current situation and could already hear the footsteps of death getting closer and closer.
He wanted to fight to the death, to reveal his mythological form, but after the order was given in the form of a delayed thought, it had no effect at all.
His body was “parasitized” and out of his control!
At this moment, Chunas Korg could not even shed a single tear.
Under the light of the huge red moon, time passed by second by second, and suddenly, Jonas Colgate raised his left hand and touched his own inch of hair.
He had become Klein’s secret puppet.
In fact, at the end of the day, he still had a chance, because the “parasitism” could not last as long as the complete secret puppetization, and for two or three seconds, he could try to reveal his mythological creature form.
But the problem was that he still had the effects of misdirection and deception on him, and his own thoughts were getting more and more sluggish and slow with the passage of time, so he could not grasp that brief opportunity at all.
Klein looked at the new secret puppet, exhaled silently, lifted his head and looked at the clear, bright red moon and said:
”Alright.”
In the huge red moon, a black dot instantly protruded out and descended from the sky, and it was none other than the Archbishop of the Church of Darkness, the “Servant of Secrecy” Arianna, who wore simple robes and a bark sash.
In this hidden world, this ascetic did not use any extraordinary ability, just like that suspended in mid-air, and cast his eyes on the “fallen count” below.
With a flick of his right hand, the slightly blurred spirit of Chunas Korg appeared above the military demigod’s head, and Klein lost control of his secret puppet.
He wasn’t too surprised about this, after all, he hadn’t yet separated a “Spirit Worm” and passed it through the “Spirit Body Thread”, and his control over the secret puppet was still at the Sequence 5 stage, less than the level of a demigod.
”Where did you go just now?” Looking at the spirit of Qunus Colg, Arianna calmly asked.
Qunus Colg’s expression twisted slightly, then he answered:
”Relic #1.”
…… Is this a promise in terms of a contract, or is it a hint on a psychological level? Klein, who was watching the “psychic”, sensed something from the reaction of the “fallen count”.
However, this will not affect anything, because this is a hidden world, no one knows the world, no one can sense the world.
”Where is that relic located? Who did it once belong to? What is it being used for now?” As the Archbishop of the “Goddess of the Night”, the angel of the corresponding path, Arianna could share a certain amount of hidden authority, so she didn’t start with simple questions, but went straight to the point, not worrying about surprises at all.
The spirit of Chunas Korg trembled slightly, giving the impression that it would explode on its own, but in the end nothing happened.
He answered hesitantly:
”That relic is located in the Stryven Segment of the Tassock River, deep underground, with arrangements that interfere with divination and prophecy.”
Steliven Section…… It’s a short distance from the mountain where Mr. A was and the place where you disappeared just now… It seems that you guys are still very cautious… And that point-to-point teleportation was a lot more effective than I expected… …A map of the northwestern outskirts of Berkland quickly takes shape in Klein’s mind.
For his part, Chunas Korg continued to reply:
”That relic once belonged to ‘Blood Emperor’ Alistair Tudor, what it is currently being used for, I am not sure, I cannot enter the depths of the relics, I am only responsible for sending in the populations and materials collected by various means.”
”The name of the Blood Emperor ‘Arista Tudor’ silenced Arianna for a couple seconds before she said:
”What materials have you collected?”
This time, Chunas Korg didn’t have much resistance, and spoke one by one, including a large amount of mercury, iron ore, and different areas of ritual materials, and Klein couldn’t extract any bit of valid information from it, because it was just too comprehensive to do anything.
As expected, they are very cautious, using a large amount of miscellaneous items to cover up what they really want to collect, even the demigods in charge of this area don’t know for what …… This is very much in the style of the “viewer” pathway extraordinary person, psychological alchemy society’s design? Klein nodded his head imperceptibly in speculation.
Arianna didn’t seem to notice anything either, and turned to ask:
”Do you have your own guess as to what they’re doing? What is it?”
”Yes, I suspect they are digging for something and attempting a sacrifice.” Chunas Korg spoke his judgment.
Arianna looked down at him silently for a while and added:
”Who asked you to get involved in the matter of the underground ruins?
”Who is allowed to enter the depths of the ruins?”
Once again, Chunas Korg appeared to struggle, but still no mutation arose.
He hesitantly said:
”I received orders from His Majesty the King, and I was able to become a demigod because he provided the formula, materials, and opportunity, and also bestowed me with the ‘Concerto of Light and Shadow’, which allowed me to play the role of a Sequence 5 Extraordinary without retaining my strength.
”Aside from His Majesty the King being able to enter the depths of the ruins, currently only two of the demigods of the royal family can, Prince Grove and Duchess Georgina.”
Both surnamed Augustus ah …… but the royal family is certainly not only these two demigods …… Miss “Justice” does not know too much about these two, only mentioned that they seldom participate in social activities, and even the The position of member of the House of Lords has been given to their own children …… Well, at the level of demigods, even if they don’t have extraordinary characteristics such as “immortality” and “agelessness”, it’s still not a big problem for them to live for more than a hundred years. The fact is that it is not suitable to serve in public office and frequently appear in front of the public …… Klein tried to think back, but there is no result.
Arianna was silent for a few seconds and suddenly asked:
”Have you seen Collens within the underground ruins?”
”Him, who?” Chunus Colgate asked back in confusion.
Without answering, Arianna continued to ask:
”Besides them, who else have you seen within the underground ruins?”
Jonas Colgate maintained the slightly stupefied state of being “psychic” and said:
”There are also people from the Witch Cult and the Psycho Alchemy Society, the former’s representative was originally the ‘Nightingale of Despair’ Panatia, which was changed to the ‘Holy Virgin of White’ Katrina after the Great Haze, and the latter is Hwyn Lambeth. ”
”Have they ever gone into the depths of the underground ruins?” Arianna asked meticulously.
”I don’t know, I didn’t follow them at all times.” Chunas Korg shook his head, “At least they stayed in the outer regions when I met them there.”
Arianna asked about other things, trying to outline the overall picture of what was going on from other perspectives and other aspects, but it was clear that there were few loopholes in King George III’s arrangements, and even a demigod like Chunas Korg could only know what the tasks attributed to him were, and could only move around in a certain area, with no way of knowing more.
After pondering for a while, Arianna turned her right hand over and gently pressed down, pressing the soul of Qunus Colg back into his body, and Klein’s control over the secret puppet was then restored.
This made Klein couldn’t help but sigh inwardly:
Hidden authority is really powerful! Even if one day Ms. Arianna quietly interrogated my secret puppet, I would have no way of knowing ……
At that moment, Arianna sidled up to him on the balcony:
”It’s basically confirmed that George III is in trouble, as well as where that underground ruin is.
”I will immediately meet with the Archbishop of the Church of Storms and the Church of Steam in Berkland and convince them to launch an operation tonight to open that relic.
”Before I notify you, you take control of Chunas Colg, disguise him as if everything is fine, and then make him disappear afterward.”
Was this a fear that when negotiating with the Storm Church and the Steam Church, that side would find out that something was wrong with Chunas Colg and close off the underground relic in advance or activate some other contingency plan? Klein roughly understood and nodded:
”No problem.”
Arianna, whose hair was simply draped over her head, didn’t say anything more about this aspect, and with a wave of her hand, she ingested the “tin” pocket watch:
”This seal is from the gift of George III, perhaps we can find out some clues from its earlier origin.”
Does that mean you’re taking it? Klein responded without the slightest resistance:
”It is in your hands.”
After all, half of the credit for this battle lies with Arianna’s hidden world and the Blessing of Doom, so even if the other party didn’t take the “Concerto of Light and Shadow”, Klein would still take the initiative to ask for it, and he had always been fair in this regard. In this regard, he has always been fair.
The “Concerto of Light and Shadow” was the one he didn’t want of all the trophies, because it didn’t fit in with the “Trickster Mage’s” fighting style, and the random mutations would definitely affect his own play, weakening him far more than the enemy.
Klein had just considered that if his share of the loot was this pocket watch, he would have to sell it to Will Ansettin, the “Serpent of Destiny” – only a demigod member of the School of Life who survived by luck could master it! “Concerto of Light and Shadow”, and when the time comes, such a big secretive organization, such a Sequence 1, there must be other powerful seals to use in exchange.
Receiving his response, Arianna gently nodded her head, and first threw the “tin” pocket watch back into the arms of Chunas Korg, making the “fallen count” look no different from before.
K’s figure then disappeared, as if erased by an eraser, and with it the world of the huge red moon and the darkness of the spires and chimneys was also quickly erased.
In an instant, everything was back to normal: Klein was in the master bedroom, and Chunas Korg was in the guest bedroom, a few dozen meters away, with the Revere’s Shout of Despair in his hand.
Then the MI9 Major General took advantage of the “confusion” to put his pistol back in his armpit pocket, picked up the glass of wine from the Maiga estate that he had just poured, and took a sip.