Volume 7: The Hanged Man Chapter 45: A New Mission

　　Emlyn vaguely sensed that there might be some abnormalities in the two extraordinary pathways of “Earth” and “Moon”, but did not ask Archbishop Loretto this question in person.

　　He did not seem to be able to answer …… or wait for the next tarot party, ask the “world”, “inverted hanging man” and their… …Emlyn nodded his head imperceptibly, indicating that he was already aware of the difference between a Divine Benefactor and a Divine Favorite, while muttering a few words in secret.

　　He didn’t consider seeking Mr. “Fool”‘s answer, because he thought that the corresponding problem wouldn’t be too big, and there was no need for that, after all, the dukes, marquises, and counts of the Blood Clan were still alive and well, and the Church of the Mother Goddess of the Earth didn’t have any particularly negative news to circulate either.

　　At the same time, just now the speculation also let Emlin associated with the “original moon” this do not know whether it is an evil god or a high level demon pretending to exist, k has obvious influence on the “moon” pathway, once let a lot of k prayers to the blood race instantly out of control, into only know mating and reproduction of monsters. They became monsters who only knew how to mate and reproduce.

　　Emlyn suspected that this was one of the evil beings that gave false divine revelations and oracles.

　　Seeing that he didn’t ask more questions, Loretto put away the paperwork in his hands and said thoughtfully:

　　”This is what requires special attention.

　　”In addition, the Pontiff wants you to form three to five extraordinary squads centered on the Blood Clan in Berkland.”

　　”The Church of Darkness and the Church of Storms don’t have a problem with that?” Emlyn, who had always been law-abiding and would at most go to the hospital to steal some blood, subconsciously raised his question.

　　Loretto said with a kind smile:

　　”That’s exactly what they asked for.

　　”With the vast majority of the forces of the Church of Steam out of the picture, there is quite a shortage of official Extraordinary Persons in Rune.

　　”Although the Church of Darkness and the Church of Storms have also taken in a group of ‘Mechanical Heart’ members and grassroots clergy who don’t want to leave Ruen, that’s ultimately only a minority, and they also have to take care of the cleanup over in Forsak and the maintenance of the churches of the overseas independent colonies, so it’s hoped that we’ll be able to provide a certain amount of help.

　　”This will be of no small benefit to our missionary work in Ruen, however, you must remember that here, we must be restrained enough not to go on a missionary spree, and just be on the same level as the remnant Steam Church, and of course, our number of followers won’t be able to catch up with the current Steam Church for a very long time, and it will take a generation, two generations, or even three generations of hard work. ”

　　Right, keeping the current scale, there is a certain degree within the development is enough …… How troublesome to preach in a big way …… Emlyn sighed in relief and calmly responded:

　　”Good.”

　　……

　　Sunia Sea, “City of Generosity” Bayam.

　　Dressed in his bishop’s robes embroidered with symbols of lightning and ocean waves, and wearing a storm emblem made of metal, Alger stood at the peak of a mountain range by the sea, looking out over the other side of the island’s forest.

　　There were far fewer trees there, while the surrounding hills and mountains had been leveled one by one, revealing a hidden harbor.

　　It was a private harbor that once belonged to the Resistance, the scale of which was definitely not comparable to that of Bayam’s harbor, but it was still medium-sized enough to sustain the lives of many people.

　　At this time, a city with a bold and rugged style had already been established near the harbor, and that city was not big, probably only one-fifth of Bayam, or even less.

　　In the center of it stood two towers side by side, one domed and the other spiked, both of which were a strange silver color, reflecting a slightly blinding light under the sun’s rays.

　　Around the twin towers, there were many roads made of concrete, either leading to a building made of stone, or connecting to wide plazas and training grounds, all of which had been planted with verdant trees, giving people a feeling of prosperity.

　　Alger knew that this city was currently inhabited by not only the residents of Silver City, but also people from Moon City.

　　Those people were monstrous in large numbers, and for the time being, they were not too willing to come into contact with Bayam, as well as the residents of the rest of the island’s cities, and were only purchasing the necessary living supplies through the people of Silver City.

　　It is said that they intend to build a city of their own deep in the forest, and leave only one road leading to the new Silver City.

　　”These are the followers of Mr. ‘Fool’, they will have to be slowly guided to integrate into the Rothschild Archipelago as a whole …… For the time being, we can leave the freaks undisturbed for the time being, and let the residents of Silver City bring in more of the fairly normal-looking part of the Moon City people to Bayam …… “Alger seriously pondered what to do next.

　　After initially resettling the residents of Silver City and Moon City, he had actually completed the task given by Mr. “Fool”, but he thought that he still had a long way to go before he could exchange for the status, authority and position of “Neptune”, so he dutifully dealt with the “Great Migration”, which was the first time that he had been able to exchange for the “Neptune”. Therefore, he tried his best to deal with the various problems left behind by the “Great Migration”.

　　Frankly speaking, Alger’s biggest worry now is that Mr. “Fool” does not give himself things to do, then he does not know when he can save enough merit.

　　With the establishment of the new Silver City and its vibrant growth, he was keenly aware of the sense of crisis:

　　Silver City and Moon City had more than one Sequence 4 Demigods, and all of them were faithful followers of Mr. Fool, so it was possible that Mr. Fool would give him the identity of “Poseidon” at some point, Maybe one day Mr. Fool will give the identity, status, authority and power of “Sea God” to one of them!

　　”Silver City has two ‘0’ level seals, one Sequence 3 Saint, three Sequence 4 Saints, nearly ten ‘1’ level seals, and a handful of ‘1’ level seals that can be used temporarily. ‘ level seals to use the extraordinary characteristics of the demigods …… Moon City has three demigods, five ‘1’ level seals and a large number of magic potion formulas …… this …… “With just a brief inventory, Alger discovered that these two forces belonging to Mr. Fool were a bit terrifyingly powerful.

　　Together, they were almost equal to a quarter of the Storm Church!

　　As far as this Cardinal Alger knew, the number of “0” level seals in the major Orthodox God Churches was between five and eight, and there were no more than four angels still active on the earth, so in this regard, it was indeed a lot stronger than the Moon City and the Silver City.

　　However, in terms of grade “1” seals and the number of saints, the Church of God’s advantage is not so great, especially the latter.

　　-With the outbreak of all-out war and the upper echelons increasing their efforts to cultivate saints, the Storm Church’s current number of saints was only in the early twenties.

　　”The ‘Sea God’ Church doesn’t have any demigods yet, but it won’t be long before a new ‘Sea God’ appears …… and the Under the seat of Mr. ‘Fool’, there’s still ‘The World’ the angel, there’s that ‘Consul of Death’, there’s angels belonging to the Pathway of Destiny… …There are us, the Holy Ones in the Tarot Gathering…… “The more Alger thought about it, the more he was alarmed, and realized that he was surprisingly a bit slow in this regard.

　　Perhaps it was because of being in the midst of it, although he had always had marveled at similar things, he had never clearly cognized it until today:

　　Unconsciously, Mr. Fool’s power had already developed to a level comparable to that of the Church of the Righteous God, and even if there was a certain gap, it was only due to the accumulation of a long history.

　　It hadn’t even been three years since Alger had joined the Tarot Society!

　　”If I hadn’t personally experienced these changes, I definitely wouldn’t have believed it.” Alger sighed in his heart, and became more and more eager to do something for Mr. “Fool”, so that he could save up enough contributions to become a “Sea God” as soon as possible.

　　At that time, he would be able to truly set his sights on the “Book of Natural Disasters” and try to fulfill the wishes of the Elf Queen Gohinam.

　　Retracting his gaze, Alger took another look at Bayam at the foot of the mountain, only to see that the city, which had not been too badly damaged in the previous war, had regained its luster and could once again be known as the most prosperous metropolis on the Sunia Sea.

　　At this moment, the priests, bishops and believers of the Storm Church were cooperating with the employees of the new government and the Neptune Church to build schools and hospitals for the children in the slums and the natives who had no financial means to provide education, medical care and relief.

　　The corners of Alger’s mouth quirked up slightly and then quickly dropped as he watched the people come and go like ants on the road, and the brightly colored buildings that were different from most of the places in Rouen.

　　He squinted his eyes, not knowing what he was experiencing and enjoying.

　　Just then, a grayish mist suddenly appeared before him.

　　Then, he saw an ancient palace and a blurry figure in the center of the mist, and heard the words from Mr. Fool:

　　”A mission to monitor a man named Verdu Garcia.”

　　Accompanying this oracle was a large amount of information, which rained down and drilled into Alger’s mind, letting him know the specifics of Verdú García.

　　This was a hidden member of the Abraham family who had recently left Dixie County and come to the Rothschild Islands.

　　”At your will.” Alger responded with a respectful bow of his head instead of being surprised.

　　……

　　Klein could know that Verdu Garcia Abraham left the North Continent and ran to the Rothschild Islands because Dorian Gray mentioned this matter during his prayers.

　　He knew that Verdoux was eager to save Mr. Door, so that the King of Angels could return to the real world.

　　The reason why Klein had asked Miss Magician to tell the Abrahams family about one of the rituals that would help Mr. Door out of his predicament was because the level of trust between the two parties was not high enough…. If he hid it, or gave the lie that he needed a hunting angel to set up the ceremony, the Abraham family would definitely be suspicious, and would ask “Magician” Forsyth to continue contacting Mr. Door, and would try to confirm it with other methods and through other channels.

　　Once they find something, Klein will lose control over the Abrahams family and will not be able to kill the risk in advance.

　　If it was some years ago, Klein would not be too worried about this aspect of the problem, but as the end of the day is getting closer and closer, the foreign gods are more and more encroachment on the reality, may be when the Abrahams family members have contact with the appropriate things or believers, to get the right rituals.

　　Therefore, Klein believes that giving that very difficult ritual can effectively convince the members of the Abraham family, so that they further believe in Mr. Fool and become more and more devout, and then, he can monitor those who have shown a radical side of the devout, grasp their trajectory, and intervene in a timely manner.