The buildings in Morse Town mostly follow the style from a hundred years ago. The most prominent one is the pointed-topped, black church.
After getting the carriage ready, Klein and others quickly finished their lunch consisting of bread, toast, bacon, cream, and coffee.
"Under the purification of the seal '3-0782', we can hold out for two hours and thirty-five minutes," Cohenli stood at the church door, taking out the gold case pocket watch from the inside pocket of his tailcoat and looking at it, "I suggest we deal with those suspected haunted incidents first to avoid possible deterioration, then return to the church, take turns to guard, and recover our condition."
—Normally, the extraordinary individuals with sequences 9, 8, and 7 need to stay away from the "variant Sun Emblem" for two hours to fully recover when they are close to the limit state. But if it's not the limit state or if they just want to recover partially, it depends on the situation. At least one hour is needed.
"OK."
"I have no objection."
Klein and Leonard spoke simultaneously.
"Then which incident should we handle first?" Cohenli asked his companions for their opinions.
Leonard, putting aside his carefree attitude, said: "The incident where the solitary old man heard the echoing heavy footsteps in the house."
"Why?" Cohenli subconsciously asked for the reason, and Klein was also waiting for someone to explain.
Could this be the so-called poet's intuition? He silently criticized the other person.
Leonard's gaze shifted from the short-topped Cohenli to Klein's face, then back again, and chuckled softly, "Because that place is closest to the church."
"How did you know that? There's nothing written about it in the materials..." Klein blurted out.
Leonard chuckled and said: "During the meal, didn't I go to the bathroom? On the way back, I met a novice priest, and we chatted casually. He told me that Noah's home is near the church. Well, Noah is the name of that solitary old man."
Surely, he's a veteran on duty for more than three years. He's very proficient in handling tasks... Klein chuckled and turned to Cohenli, "Then let's go to Noah's home first."
"OK." Cohenli had no objections to this.
Just one minute later, they arrived at Noah's home...
Noah was an old man with sparse and gray hair. He lost his left hand forever in a war and had to leave the army, taking compensation and returning to his hometown.
At this time, he opened the door, looked at the three strangers in front of him, and then looked at the hurriedly arriving Saire from the church, and in a hoarse voice, said:
"Come in, I hope you can solve my problem. I heard that you brought holy water, holy emblem, silver dagger, and garlic? This is really great, I'm much more at ease. Please excuse my rambling. You should understand the state of an elderly person who can't sleep peacefully for two consecutive nights. Oh, Goddess, I've been carrying fear and my mind has become confused."
As soon as they entered the door, Leonard suddenly straightened his back and his gaze seemed to physically examine the surroundings.
Then, Klein felt the cold air lingering in the room, which was the trace left by the ghost's activities here.
"There were indeed unclean creatures here," Cohenli was the last to discover the situation here, lowering his voice and saying.
"It was very weak." Leonard withdrew his gaze and spoke calmly.
"Midnight Poet" in all sequences 8 of the church records can be considered a "profession" with high inspiration.
"Yes." Klein felt the warmth and purity naturally emitted by the seal "3-0782" rapidly melting those cold air, and the other party had no resistance.
Just then, after waiting for a long time, the townspeople gathered at Noah's home, looking at Klein, Leonard, and Cohenli with curious and expectant eyes.
"Ah!" Leonard cleared his throat and spoke loudly, "With the protection of the goddess, those impure creatures will soon disappear and won't cause any trouble."
After saying that, he gestured to Klein to perform the "purification ritual" with his eyes.
Why me? Klein asked with a questioning look in his eyes.
Of course, he didn't know if Leonard could understand his gaze.
Clearly, Leonard understood his meaning and lowered his voice, "You are a professional, in terms of rituals."
Well, why did I volunteer to come and help? Klein tidied his clothes and took the holy water, the holy emblem, the silver dagger and the garlic from Leonard.
He first put the "Dark Emblem" on his chest, then broke the garlic open and threw each piece into every corner.
"Huh, is this how garlic is used when driving away ghosts?"
"It's different from what's described in the newspaper..."
"Will this be effective?" ...
The onlookers in the town immediately started chatting excitedly and curiously, as if they were at a circus.
It didn't matter! I'll just act casually! Suddenly, Klein felt as if he had become the "clown". He quickly half-closed his eyes and used the silver dagger to draw the holy water and sprinkle it on the ground.
As he sprinkled it, he walked around the house, muttering:
"Night Goddess..."
"Mother of Secrets... Scarlet Lord..."
"Queen of Peril and Fear..."
"Lord of Sleep and Silence..." ...
This standard charlatan act immediately stunned the entire audience, and the townspeople gradually fell silent.
Once the people entered a state of calm, they could easily notice things that had been overlooked before.
"It feels very warm."
"It's like being in the sun..."
"No, I seem to see a pure sky..."
"Really amazing... Is this the effect of the holy water?"
"Surely this is the priest sent by the Saint Serena Church!"
"Bravo, Goddess!" ...
The townspeople murmured among themselves, their gazes towards Klein, Leonard and Cohenli gradually filled with awe. Homeowner Noah seemed to relax significantly, having no doubt about whether the matter could be resolved.
This was the effect of the seal "3-0782"... We don't really need to do anything to expel the ghosts; just stay in the same place for one minute... It's not very tiring or troublesome... After Klein purified the cold air in all parts of the house, he opened his eyes, put away the silver dagger, and solemnly and seriously drew the crimson moon on his chest:
"Victory to the Goddess!"
"The Goddess is victorious!" The townspeople responded devoutly.
"Then there are still some matters to handle, but we need absolute silence." Leonard looked around and smiled, speaking with a smile.
The townspeople, who had witnessed what "professional" meant, didn't dare to linger. Under the invitation of the Priestess Saier, the crowd of people flooded out of Noah's house, even the owner of the house had to temporarily leave.
"I really wanted to go to sleep right away..." Noah muttered and walked towards the church.
Leonard stepped forward, reached out his hand, closed the door, and turned to Klein:
"Conduct a divination about the cause of the incident."
"No problem." Klein also wanted to try to see what could be deduced from it.
I know it was Mr. Azek who did it... But his aura seems not low, ah, the aura of someone who has lived for a thousand and three hundred years is definitely not too low... So, my divination will definitely be affected... In this situation, without the mysterious space above the gray fog helping me, I don't even know what kind of enlightenment I can get... Klein took out the pen and paper he carried with him and wrote down the "divination sentence":
"The cause of the ghostly incident in Noah's house."
He held the paper, walked to the round table, sat down, closed his eyes, and leaned back against the chair back.
In the hazy and blurry world, Klein suddenly saw a black mausoleum.
It was similar to a pyramid, but inverted and embedded into the ground, almost buried.
And in this ancient mausoleum, the thick black fog obscured everything.
Klein suddenly woke up and opened his eyes.
"What did you find?" Cohenli asked concernedly.
Klein thought for a moment and didn't hide the detailed description of the enlightenment he gained in his dream. Finally, he said:
"This is definitely not the mausoleum style of the North Continent. I mean the Fifth Age, in this regard, I can barely be considered an expert."
Leonard nodded as if in thought and said:
"That's the 'Inverted Pyramid' of the South Continent, meaning entering the underworld from the human world, and whether in the former Baolan Empire or its branch highland kingdom and other places, only so-called descendants of the Death God can build such a mausoleum for themselves."
"From a certain perspective, this is the symbol of 'Death God'."
"Well, the ghosts will definitely be related to the Death God, and this divination result is undoubtedly correct."
Ignoring Leonard's ridicule, Klein was stunned and lost in thought, generating an interesting idea:
Could Mr. Azek be a descendant of the Death God, or could he have obtained such a long life because of some kind of transaction with the Death God?
According to the corresponding chapters of "Revelations of the Night" and the internal materials of the Watcher, the Death God is an evil deity who once caused a great catastrophe in the North Continent at the end of the Fourth Age, which was called the "Pale Age".
Well, it is said that he later fell in a joint effort of the Seven Gods... The initial era of Ramde Castle is impossible to date, but it is not earlier than the "Pale Age".
If there is some connection, then the master behind the red chimney house who took away Mr. Azek's child's skull has something to investigate... Of course, this could also be an excuse for colonizing the South Continent by the various countries of the North Continent. After all, they mainly believe in the Death God...
Because there were no other discoveries, the three Watchers did not stay for long and quickly left Noah's house, starting to handle the other two suspected ghostly incidents. The same process, the same result - they quickly freed the town from the curse of the undead, but they failed to find the source of all this.
On the way, Leonard asked the townspeople if there had been any strangers visiting in the past few days and received a negative answer.
Didn't Mr. Azk come? He should have arrived secretly and left quietly, without anyone noticing... Indeed, very cautious... What he meant by returning to the town of Tingen on Wednesday was that even if we don't deal with it, those "ghosts" will disappear on this day by themselves? Klein thought about the matter and followed Leonard and Cohenli back to the entrance of the Morse Church.
And they could hold out for another hour and forty-five minutes under the "variant Sun's Holy Emblem".
"We take turns watching, changing every hour." Klein endured the inner excitement and looked at the sky, saying, "Let's try to get back to the town of Tingen for dinner."
"No problem." Leonard glanced at Klein and smiled softly, "But to ensure safety, I suggest that two of us watch, one rests, and then rotate in turn." ... Klein paused for a moment, his thoughts swirling rapidly, and responded with a smile:
"Alright, but then we'll have to work out the most reasonable rotation method. Who takes a break first, who next, who last, how much time to rest each time, how much to recover... I think we need to establish an equation with unknowns to find the optimal solution and compare it with the single-person watch system... An efficiency function would be best... Let's assume the unknowns are..."
"Stop!" Leonard's green eyes were filled with confusion and fear. "Since that's the case, let's still go with the single-person watch system. The one who gets the turn stays in the church. It's big enough, of course. We need to let the priests like Saire go elsewhere for a visit. The remaining two stay outside the church to prevent anyone from approaching."
"This is also my opinion," Cohenli realized that whenever he heard something related to mathematics, he would feel headache.
"Alright," Klein nodded reluctantly.
If he hadn't been able to convince his two teammates earlier, then they would have to try to negotiate with Leonard like last time, using each person's unique secrets as a trade-off, giving certain information in exchange for his departure.
And now, the problem is completely solved!