Chapter Thirty-Nine: The "Secret" Dependent
Above the gray and white fog that cannot be seen, inside the magnificent palace.
As soon as Leonard Mitchell's figure appeared on the side of the bronze table, he subconsciously stood up and wanted to salute Mr. "Fool".
However, when he glanced over, he saw that the position was empty, and no one was seated.
Mr. "Fool" is not usually here?Leonard thought for a moment, and his gaze turned to the bottom of the mottled table.
The "world" sat there silently, blurred as if it had been mixed with gray mist.
“...... It's just the two of us, so there's no need to deliberately use the image of Gelman Sparrow. Leonard sat back down and casually addressed the world.
After discovering that Mr. "Fool" was not there, he suddenly became extremely relaxed, and no longer had the same restraint as he had been in the last tarot meeting, so he almost threw his legs up and rested on the table.
"Habit. Klein replied briefly.
Leonard nodded thoughtfully:
"I heard that Gelman Sparrow's image at sea is cold, introverted, gentle, and polite, and your current performance is very consistent with this description, but Klein you were not like this before, you have to remember that you are just playing, and you can't be affected by the identity of Gelman Sparrow. ”
Hey, I'm pulling you up to talk about Amon's affairs, not to gossip! Are you so indifferent to your grandfather's affairs? Klein is indeed accustomed to using the image of "world" in such a scene, but after Leonard said this, he was embarrassed to change back to his original appearance, and said "um":
"'Just playing' was taught to you by Parles Zoroaster?"
"Yes. Leonard replied calmly.
This old man looks pretty good, and he has told Leonard about such a crucial and important knowledge...... Compared to him, the mouse demigod before was really ill-intentioned, almost no common sense taught Hazel, even if he did, he made a certain distortion, hehe, and then a wild extraordinary, when he reached the level of a demigod, how could he not understand anything? Even Kavituva, a half-crazy sea snake, knew how to respond to rituals, how to ask for sacrifices, and even gave some magic spells...... Klein had the image of Parles Zoroaster in mind.
However, he did not make a judgment on this, after all, fishing will also prepare some bait, and one thing alone really can't prove much.
Seeing that Klein was silent, Leonard ended his greetings and turned to the topic:
"Where did you find the new trail of Amon the Blasphemer?"
Klein picked up the key points:
"I was tracking a demigod who was close to getting out of control of the 'thief', and I met Amon on the outskirts of Beckland, so I had to flee directly with the help of Mr. 'Fool'. ”
"Amon's doppelganger is still ...... in Beckland," Leonard sighed, then asked with a little curiosity and rather casualness, "Why are you tracking down the demigod of the 'thief' path that is close to getting out of control?"
After asking, he came to his senses and hurriedly added:
"If it comes to a certain plan of Mr. 'Fool', when I didn't ask. ”
Why? Isn't it the responsibility of the "night watchman" to deal with the extraordinary who is approaching or out of control? Hearing Leonard's question, Klein sighed.
He reminisced about his time in Tingen.
In just over two months, he dealt with several similar things, including the Church of the Storm's "Substitute Punisher" turned into a monster, Hood Eugen lost control, and Old Neil was contaminated by the "Hidden Sage", although the overall number was small, but it also left a deep impression on him, and engraved some codes of conduct in his bone marrow.
Therefore, combined with the situation he had in the past, he analyzed from the news that the rat was crazy and bitten people, and when the demigod was close to getting out of control, he did not hesitate, and immediately used illusion downstairs, and got confirmation from Hazel, and then, without waiting, without thinking about preparing for a day or two, he just went to the gray fog to do a divination, and with a general plan, he started the action.
To him, this kind of thing is like putting out a fire!
In addition, Klein himself had long wanted to clear the demigod of the "thief" path, because the malice shown by the other party to Hazel was too obvious, and he also wanted to induce Miss "Magician" to go to the trap of the surface treasure essence, if it weren't for the lack of level at that time, the difference in strength was too much, and he was afraid of causing unnecessary accidents, he would have planned to do it before.
Because of this, after confirming the status of the demigod of the "thief", he began to clear it according to the predetermined plan.
His first goal was to lure the enemy out of the Elk Manor, so that the incomplete mythical creature form displayed by the other party before his death would affect ordinary people, and the result was not bad, using himself as bait to achieve his goal, but that round of air cannon salvo failed to solve the battle, allowing the "thief" to escape through the demigod into the bushes and parasitize into a large tree.
Originally, Klein still had a plan for the second stage, and even prepared a remedy for when he could not successfully purify the target, but Amon suddenly appeared, so that he could only directly interrupt all plans and flee without hesitation - Klein's remedy was to let a secret puppet leave the battlefield, and write a letter to Patrick Bryan, the experimental demigod of the Spirit Order, to come and help, this "undead" should already have a certain ability to travel through the spirit world, if there is an accident, then summon Miss Messenger, do things first and pay later.
In the midst of the ups and downs of memory, Klein responded to Leonard's question with a sigh:
"Secret. ”
After a pause, he took the initiative to ask:
"Why didn't you take the opportunity to inform the Night Church of Amon's clone about Amon's arrival in Beckland?"
Leonard hurriedly explained, "If Amun's body comes, there will be a god descending", "Amon can see the corresponding changes in fate through the death of the doppelganger, so as to find the source of the disturbance and grasp the general range of activities of the manipulator behind the scenes", "Amon's style is around a surface doppelganger, hiding dozens, dozens, or even hundreds of doppelgangers", "Amon's doppelganger can parasitize in the body of various spiritual creatures, not a demigod, and it cannot be detected if it is parasiticized".
Eventually, Leonard told Klein in detail about the old man's example of stealing his fate.
This sent chills down Crane's back when he heard this, and he was glad that he hadn't been reckless to deal with Amon last time, otherwise, Mr. "Fool" might have been replaced.
No wonder Leonard didn't report it before...... Amon appeared so swaggeringly, it turned out that he was fishing, and there were many more clones hiding in the shadows and parasitic among the tiny creatures in the air...... Just thinking about it makes people's scalps tingle, the creatures I can manipulate at the moment can't reach this level at all, the smaller they are, the less obvious the spirit line is, it's quite special...... Hey, I can't use the power of the church anymore, unless there's someone who should report it in every way...... Klein felt a pang of regret in his heart, and his terror at Amon became clearer and more impressive.
In his opinion, Leonard was a good candidate to report to the Night Church, but with Parles Zoroasd in his body, he did not dare to expose his existence to Amun's gaze.
In addition, the "hanged man" can also take on this responsibility, but he can't give a convincing source of information, which means that there is a problem and it is worth investigating deeply.
One choice after another flashed in Crane's mind, and finally it was fixed on himself, on the identities of Crane Moretti and Gelman Sparrow!
"As a lady of the night, it is only reasonable for me to inform the church of Amon's presence in Beckland, and Amon cannot fault it;
"And as a demigod who fought with the 'thief' through tonight, and saw Amun's 'sophist' with his own eyes, knowing that the doppelganger of this 'Angel of Time' has come to Beckland, it is also normal, and it will not make Amon suspicious, and at the same time, because he is the one of the night, Amon who has only lost a little clone is likely not to retaliate, after all, it is likely that what greets him is a trap, a divine descending!
"It's so cool to have backstage...... However, all gifts of fate will be secretly marked with a price......" Klein quickly had a preliminary grasp of the matter.
Then, habitually, he changed positions and began to think about tonight's events from Amon's point of view:
"Amon is certainly no stranger to 'Sophists', and can judge my way just by manipulating secret puppets and swapping positions;
"Since Amon let a 'sophist' escape, he must be ready to expose his whereabouts, and even hope to attract the target he wants to seek;
"I'm using Gelman Sparrow's appearance, but that doesn't mean anything, the Faceling's appearance is the least of concern...... Well, then, how will Amon judge my identity, a strong man who walks in the dark, a demigod who is a 'soothsayer'...... Because of the control of the Church of the Night and the Esoteric Society over the recipes, materials, and mermaids, there are almost no wild 'sophists', and the descendants of the Antigonus family have also died, so a 'sophist' is either a member of the Esoteric Order or a secret agent cultivated by the Night Church......
Add the location of Beckland and the answer is coming out......
"For these reasons, it is not difficult for Amon to conclude that he is about to be known by the Night Church and launch a purge operation, and I report it to him, and it is not normal not to report it......
"Well, he's definitely hiding now, even if he takes the identity of the 'thief' path demigod, he won't come to Berklund Street anytime soon!"
With the judgment, Klein's heart suddenly settled down a lot, because he would have plenty of time to prepare!
"You, what do you think?" Seeing that Klein was silent for a long time after listening to his description, Leonard couldn't help but ask.
Klein retracted his thoughts and did not answer the rhetorical question:
"What does Parles Zoroaster suggest about this?"
He said that if you want to deal with Amun's doppelganger in Beckland, you must first obtain a secret protection. Leonard said truthfully.
Hidden Protection...... Parles Zoroaster is a temptation in the open, and half of the symbols behind the seat of the "Fool" are hidden...... I use the "Paper Angel" and the "Red Priest" card to add the mysterious spatial power above the gray mist that can be leveraged, and it should be no problem to interfere with Amon's clone, but it may not be possible to prevent his own body from prying into his fate...... However, I still have the identity of the Night Dependent, and the other title of the goddess is the "Mother of Secrets...... Is the elimination of Amon's clone a payment or an acceptance of a gift...... Klein thought for a moment and replied in a deep voice:
"Tell Parles Zoroaster that I am a secret Servant and that I will try to ask for help. ”
He was referring to the "Hidden Mother", but Parles Zoroasd would have understood it as a "fool's servant".