"What is the special feature of that magical item of Zilinger's?" At this point, Audrey asked with some confidence.
After carefully considering it just now, she actually felt that she had a decent ability to find people in Beckland.
Firstly, her father was a top wealthy nobleman with a good reputation and connections. And she herself was also very popular among the younger generation, so there were many resources at her disposal in the upper echelons of society.
Secondly, the two extraordinary friends she currently knew also had their own circles. "Apprentice" Fors is originally a clinic doctor and now a newly emerging writer. In the literary world, the publishing industry, and among middle-class doctors, he knows many people.
"Arbitrator" Hugh Diercha has long coordinated and arbitrated events for the lower and middle classes. In the eastern district of Beckland, among the working class, and in many gang organizations, he has gained some reputation. There are many secret channels.
Plus, the other extraordinary people they came into contact with, as well as the circles they expanded outwards by those extraordinary people, the power for finding people is not to be underestimated.
Facing the issue of "Justice", Alge almost didn't hesitate and answered directly without any need for thinking:
"The true name of that magical item is not known to anyone, but those who know something call it 'The Crawling Hunger'. Zilinger has to use a living person's soul and flesh every other day to satisfy it. Otherwise, it will replace its owner with itself."
"This is an important clue for finding Zilinger." Audrey furrowed her eyebrows and said.
For that evil item that craves human blood and souls, she felt uncomfortable and very disgusted from the bottom of her heart.
"Yes, but in a city with at least five million people, the disappearance of a few vagrants won't attract attention." Alge reminded and then said, "Since obtaining 'The Crawling Hunger', Zilinger has become very difficult to deal with."
"Originally, he was just a 'Wind Guardian', with good extraordinary abilities in the fields of water, wind, and weather. But later, it was discovered that he could make the target go crazy, enter others' dreams, summon light to purify the dead, use songs to enhance himself, and transform into the appearance of different people... almost omnipotent." Alge described in detail, "We suspect that all these are brought about by the magical item 'The Crawling Hunger'..."
Before he finished speaking, the silent and observing "Sun" Derrick Berg blurted out in astonishment:
"Pastor!"
"Pastor"? "Secret Prayerer" "Listener" sequence 5? Well, the "Six Elders" of Silver City has a newly appointed elder who is a "Pastor". It is said that he is so powerful that he can resist the strength of sequence 4, uh, equivalent in rank to evil spirits... Klein's facial expression slightly changed, but it was all covered by the grayish-white fog, and at this time, the audience was not focusing on him either.
"Pastor?"
"Pastor?"
"Justice" and "Hangman" spoke simultaneously, one with complete doubt, the other with a hint of surprise, as if they had heard of the name "Pastor" before and knew some details, but not the specific ones.
Seeing that everyone's gaze was focused on him, Derrick suddenly became a little panicked. Even though he was silent and reserved, sad and brooding, he was still just a teenager.
He hurriedly stammered and explained:
"I mean, the characteristics listed by 'Hangman' are very similar to the extraordinary abilities of the sequence profession 'Pastor'. Every 'Pastor' can swallow the souls of others, including怨灵 and evil spirits, into their bodies, and use a unique way to drive these souls, corresponding to the use of their certain abilities, just like herding sheep for a deity." "So, no one knows exactly how powerful the 'Shepherd' is. It all depends on how many extraordinary souls they have consumed, which makes them seem extremely terrifying, almost equivalent to high-level powerful beings."
"But some people suspect that the number of souls that the 'Shepherd' can consume and herd is limited, but they can be replaced."
So, the meaning of "Shepherd" is this... The sequence pathways mastered by the "Aurora Society" are as strange as ever... No wonder the object they believe in is the "True Creator", not, "Demonic Creator"... Klein suddenly understood, but didn't nod, showing that he had known it all along.
At the same time, he sighed in his heart:
"Sun," you are still just a child. This is a very important piece of news, very important intelligence, which can be used to obtain valuable things. How could you just say this! You said it... Well, the ability and sequence 5 "Shepherd" shown by the mysterious item "Migrating Hunger" is quite similar... Could many sealed items also correspond to a certain sequence profession, in a state of uncontrollable chaos... I wonder which sequence profession the puppet from the Antigonus family of the "2-049" sealed item resembles...
After listening to "Sun's" explanation, "Hangman" Alger seemed to have solved a mystery-like nod, and fell silent for a moment.
"Justice" Audrey asked more curiously, "Which sequence pathway is the 'Shepherd' from? What sequence number?"
"The 'Secret Prayerist' pathway, 5." Klein seized the opportunity and subtly added, indicating that he knew everything.
"The 'Secret Prayerist'... of the Aurora Society..." Audrey suddenly thought of Mr. A, who was suspected to be the "Aurora Society's" messenger, and her mood suddenly became a bit heavy.
She began to seriously think about what price she could pay to get Mr. Fool to step in and easily deal with that disgusting guy, but after much thinking, she couldn't figure out how to impress Mr. Fool.
Surely, these great figures close to the gods are not so easily impressed... They don't have many items and matters that interest them... Audrey sighed in her heart.
After temporarily giving up her impulsive behavior, she nodded gratefully at "Sun", thanking him for giving everyone new speculation about "Migrating Hunger", thus being able to make a more reasonable and effective response.
"Mr. Hangman, I am willing to accept this commission, but I cannot guarantee finding 'Storm Commander' Zilingerz.' Audrey turned to look at the opposite side.
"There is no better answer than this. Whether you succeed or not, as long as you make an attempt, I will pay you a certain reward later, such as some secret knowledge and intelligence, and if you succeed, perhaps I can directly provide you with the main materials for 'Mind Reader', of course, we have to know what it is." Alger promised with a rare generous attitude. "Agreed." Audrey pursed her lips and replied with a gentle smile.
Next, with Klein's permission and assistance, Alger brought to life the portrait of Zilinger.
One of the seven pirate generals had a distinctive wide jaw, his brown hair tied into an ancient warrior's hairstyle at the back of his head, and his dark green eyes seemed to hold a smile, yet were extremely cold.
After discussing the matters at hand and sharing the intelligence, the foolish Klein, sitting at the head of the table, smiled and announced that the meeting was over for today. Then he saw "Justice" and "The Hangman" quickly stand up and bow, and saw "The Sun" imitating slowly.
He placed his right hand in front and interrupted the connection, but did not immediately leave the table. ......
Silver City, Berg Family.
Derek looked around at the familiar layout and watched the dark sky with lightning streaking across it. For a moment, he felt a bit dazed.
But he quickly came to his senses and pulled out parchment and a quill. He scribbled down the "Praise" formula that he had forcibly memorized, stroke by stroke.
He read it over several times and finally confirmed that there were no problems.
Derek wasn't worried about having the "Praise" formula and becoming an extraordinary individual. The fact that he would be suspected by the upper echelons of Silver City would happen because in each previous exploration mission, the members of the elite team would more or less obtain some formulas, materials, and strange items from monsters and from those abandoned and destroyed cities.
During this process, it was quite normal for someone to secretly keep a little bit. As long as it didn't involve too important things, the captains and the higher-ups would tacitly not investigate.
Over time, certain formulas began to circulate in the unofficial channels of Silver City, and some became the foundation for the family's long-term prosperity - the characteristics of the dark things around Silver City were relatively fixed. Some materials were easy to obtain, while others could only be encountered with hope in the cursed land.
After putting away the parchment, Derek remembered the instructions of the mysterious sage. So, in the humble bedroom, he lowered his head and said simply in a prayer:
"Not belonging to this era's sage."
"The mysterious master above the gray fog."
"The yellow-black king who holds good fortune." ...
-- The language of the giants is an extremely ancient one, inherently possessing the mystique of rituals, prayers, and spells. Therefore, Derek doesn't need to convert it into the ancient Hermes language. ......
"The fools who do not belong to this era." ...
Silent, sitting at the head of the ancient bronze long table, Klein heard the pleading sounds lingering in the air and saw the deep red star corresponding to "the Sun" expanding and contracting.
But he didn't try to interact. He planned to respond a few minutes earlier the next time there was a gathering, in order to prepare the young people of Silver City for being alone.
And the most important thing was that he avoided the conversion of time and date, reducing the possibility of damaging the powerful image of the fool.
After confirming this matter, Klein wrapped himself in spirituality and suddenly plummeted down.
Back in the room, Klein removed the spiritual barrier, took a short rest, and then prepared to go out again.
Now he no longer needed to play the role of a fortune teller, nor did he need to make going to the fortune-telling club a fixed schedule. Occasionally going there to earn a little extra money and fulfill the supervisor duties of the night watchman was enough.
Originally, Klein hoped to have a nice lazy afternoon, but later he thought there was still one thing left undone, so he had to cheer up again - according to the agreement, he had to go to Detective Henry today to get the final report of the Red Chimney Investigation.
"Oh, it's said that important people are quite busy... Later, he will also take some time to go with Benson and Melissa to the 'Tingen City to Help Family Servants' Association' to find a good domestic servant..." Klein struggled to change his shirt, put on a black tailcoat, held a half-high silk hat and a silver-handled cane, and walked out of the door like a gentleman.
Besic Street, beneath Henry's private detective firm, Klein put on a mask, lowered his hat, quickly crossed the street, and entered the stairwell.