Secret: I, the hermit, want to make progress too much

Chapter 98 Aurora will be responsible for this!

People come and go on the street.

After not coming out for two days, Roy felt like he was in another world.

"Sir, what do you want for a drink?"

"Fenneport cider."

"Ok."

He ordered a glass of fruit wine and sat in the bar at noon, listening to the people chatting around him. For a moment——

Roy thought he was back at the Black Iron Bar.

I wonder how Suna and the others are doing.

He sat down in front of the bar. There was a newspaper on the table, which should have been left by the previous person after reading it.

"Bridge Daily".

Does the bridge even have a special newspaper?

Roy picked it up and looked at it.

"After careful investigation, the murderer in Hebend Park is a member of the evil god organization Moss Ascetic Order..."

The corners of his mouth twitched, and then he continued to look down.

There is another piece of news at the bottom.

"A serious explosion occurred in Jingui Distillery, and the fire resulted in the death of hundreds of employees. It is currently suspected to be the work of the evil god organizations Moss Ascetic Order and Aurora Society."

At the bottom, there is another line of words.

"The Aurora Society has now claimed responsibility for this incident."

Hundreds.

Take responsibility for this...

Roy looked at the newspaper and fell into silence for a long time.

The absurdity of this world far exceeded his imagination. In a well-planned attack, only a dozen people might have died in total.

As a result, hundreds of people turned out to be there.

however.

He couldn't say anything.

"Hundreds of lives!"

"Aurora Order, Moss Trappist Order."

"Hey, these evil organizations are really going too far."

Roy drank all his wine, walked out the door, sighed softly as he looked at the passing streets, and then walked towards Gard Street.

The old place on Gard Street is now empty.

but.

He knows where to go -

Low house to the manor going out.

When he got to the door, he lowered his hat and knocked on the door.

After a while, a middle-aged butler came out. After seeing Roy's attire, he first saluted respectfully, and then said, "Sir, my master has been waiting in the manor for two days."

"I was busy the past two days."

Roy smiled and then followed the other person into the manor.

Arriving at the manor's villa, Urbano walked out quickly with a look of surprise on his face.

"Mr. Wizard, you are finally here."

"Call me Green."

Roy did not take off his hat.

Although his face was disguised with a beard, he might not be able to hide it from a veteran like Urbano.

Urbano said with a pleasant tone: "Green, my friend, I have been waiting for news from you these past two days, but I always couldn't wait. I thought you had left the South District."

"Not yet, but I don't want to get involved in the Jingui Distillery for the time being."

Roy looked serious.

Urbano was not surprised. He sighed: "When I saw the newspaper, I knew what you said was right and we can't afford to interfere."

Hundreds of people.

Outsiders condemned the cruelty of the Aurora Order and the Moss Trappist Order, but as those who experienced it firsthand, they felt a chill in their hearts.

"What are you going to do next?"

"Leave Backlund."

Urbano said firmly, "Actually, if I hadn't waited to hear from you, I might have left."

"I didn't think I was that important."

This sentence……

Roy didn't believe a word of it.

Who is Urbano?

He may be cowardly and stubborn, but he is definitely not stupid. It is absolutely impossible for Urbano to give up his life waiting for a collaborator.

Urbano smiled helplessly.

"The dock is closed. I heard they are searching for the lurking pirate lieutenant general, so I wanted to ask you if there is any way."

"Neither do I. The best way may be to find the pirate lieutenant as soon as possible."

Roy shook his head.

Even if he is still in the Church of Steam, he cannot have the power to let a large ship leave——

The dock area has always been controlled by the Church of Storms.

He took out a piece of paper.

"Do you have these materials here?"

"Let me see."

Urbano glanced down, then said with a smile, "Is this a magic potion formula?"

"No, I use it for witchcraft research."

Of course Roy couldn't tell the truth.

Some of these materials are the main materials for diviners——

After thinking for a long time, he decided to give Tilly the "Soothsayer" potion.

The negative effects of the diviner are relatively low, and he has completely mastered all the formulas for promotion, so there is no need to worry about subsequent promotion issues.

The premise is that Tilly can be promoted to a higher rank.

Urbano clearly didn't believe it.

"Use such precious extraordinary materials to study witchcraft?"

There are several extraordinary materials in Roy's list. He doesn't know what sequence they are, but one or two are the main materials for barbarians.

A single Mad Grass requires three to four hundred gold pounds.

Study this thing?
Have a mine at home?

"This is a very common occurrence among wizards."

Roy replied helplessly.

Urbano scratched his beard, the shock in his eyes could not fade away, and after a few seconds he said: "Let's be honest, I want to buy the extraordinary characteristics of the briber in your hand."

"One thousand and five gold pounds."

"My friend, you are very suitable to be a pirate. No! You can't make money faster than robbery. It's worth a thousand and three at most!"

Urbano said angrily.

Roy smiled and said: "Everyone gives in, one thousand and four."

"..."

Urbano waved his hand feebly and said, "Just one thousand and fourteen, but I hope you can do me a small favor."

"Firstly."

Roy didn't agree immediately.

Backlund stepped through the minefield, and like this time he helped out and stepped on a minefield.

Urbano said, "Have you heard about the latest serial killer?"

At this point in time.

Should it be Zillinges?
Roy nodded calmly.

"I've heard of some."

However, the opponent's active area is not in the South District. Instead, they kill more people near the Backlund Bridge area and the East District, and their targets are homeless people, so the impact on them is not very big.

Roy understood and smiled: "Does your friend cooperate with the police station?"

"Yes, he is a relatively famous detective, and he is also a believer in the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom."

Urbano said, "I was still influenced by him when I first started the situation in the South District."

"I promise."

Roy is not sure of the identity of the other party for the time being, but he has a general guess direction——

"Eye of Wisdom" Isengard Stanton.

Among Backlund's famous detectives, he is the only one who is more likely to know an "arsonist" like Urbano.

After all, this old gentleman has a deep connection with the Church of Knowledge.

"Thank you. One of my subordinates is a barbarian, but he has never been able to find the briber's potion formula. Although extraordinary characteristics are dangerous, it is still a way."

Urbano breathed a sigh of relief.

If only I had the briber's potion recipe...

The Sequence 7 potion recipe basically costs eight hundred pounds.

pity.

For the magic potion that Simon took directly, the formula information could not be obtained through divination.

……

Roy got the contact address.

Hillston area.

Most likely it is the Eye of Wisdom.

He put away the letters and got on the public carriage to the steam subway.

In the car, Roy took out Storm Mountain Villa and sat quietly reading a book.

After a few seconds, he looked up sharply.

A "young man" about 1.5 meters tall pressed his hat.

?

Roy stared intently.

The etheric body is very healthy and much stronger than the average person.

This height...

stop?
He withdrew his gaze and looked forward with his peripheral vision while reading.

The "young man" probably knew that he had been discovered, so he did not observe him again, but sat quietly diagonally opposite.

to the Hillstown area.

They get off together.

The two met at the door and walked in the same direction.

Finally we reached a corner.

She suddenly took out a three-edged thorn and stabbed the stalker behind her quickly and swiftly. The aura she exuded was enough to intimidate most ordinary people.

but.

She didn't seem to intend to hurt anyone, she just wanted to subdue the person behind her.

however.

What she didn't expect was——

Roy moved faster.

In the blink of an eye, he closed the book, avoided the three-pointed thorn with his right hand, slapped the opponent's wrist quickly, and then yelled first.

"Miss, I'm going to visit Detective Essinger!"

"Uh."

Xio's face instantly stiffened, and she immediately put away the three-pointed thorn, and then bowed and apologized repeatedly.

"I'm sorry, I didn't expect you to also visit Detective Essinger."

Roy had no choice but to point forward and put away the book.

Essinger's home is not far from the steam subway.

Hugh followed awkwardly.She observed carefully, and when she saw Roy observing all the way, she immediately understood.

"Is this your first time here?"

"Well, I was entrusted by my friend to come and visit Detective Essinger."

Roy nodded.

Xiu smiled and said: "This is not the first time. Should I lead the way? By the way, my name is Hugh Dilcha. I often take on the business of helping to find out information."

"Glynn Rossiter is a detective and consultant."

Roy followed slowly.

Temporary detective.

Message, divination consultant.

He added mentally.

This was the first time Xio heard about "consultant", but he also understood that it should be the type of person who helps people give advice, so he didn't ask any more questions.

She quickly led the way.

Not long after, outside a house, Xio stopped and knocked on the door.

After the doorbell rang, a few seconds later, a middle-aged and elderly man with gray temples came out and opened the door, holding a pipe in his hand.

He looked intently at Roy, then looked down at Quinn.

"If you are still looking for the serial killer, you don't have to pay. I have received an invitation from the police station, and I will help the police station solve the serial murder case."

Then, Essinger looked at Roy, "Who are you?"

He didn't recognize Roy.

but.

Based on some abilities and judgments, he believed that Roy was an extraordinary person and might be very powerful.

Roy took out the letter.

"You asked Urbano for help. He entrusted this matter to me. I will be responsible for tracking down this serial killer with you."

Essinger took the letter.

After some screening, he nodded slightly.

It is indeed my letter.

"Come in and talk."

He smiled a gentle, friendly smile.

Xio hurriedly said: "Detective Essinger..."

"Sorry, I have guests today. If you need to entrust me with something, please come back another day."

"This--"

Xiu was confused for a moment.

You have worked so hard on your feelings, and you have to be a guide along the way?
She was confused for a while.

Roy said thoughtfully: "Detective Essinger, she claims to be quite well-informed in the East District. She may also be helpful in solving the case."

"Well, then you can wait in the living room first, I need to talk to..."

Essinger apologized slightly, "By the way, I haven't asked your name yet."

"Glynn Rossiter."

"Green, let's go to the study upstairs to talk in detail. Some information is not convenient for disclosure to the public."

"it is good."

As Roy followed, he turned back and nodded kindly at Xio.

Then he followed him upstairs.

In the study room, Roy noticed that there were many documents on the table, most of which were related to the murder case.

but.

he noticed...

There is content in a document that seems to be a sign of demon dog killing——

The victim's internal organs disappeared.

This is the ritual of the Sequence 5 Desire Apostle.

Roy looked at the rest of the documents calmly. Essinger smiled and said, "Mr. Green, would you like to take a look at the documents first?"

"it is good."

Roy picked up a document and began to look at it.

This person should have been killed by Chillinges. The identity of the deceased was an inconspicuous homeless man. In fact, Chillinges' behavior had always been like this.

until--

He was found.

After reading a few copies, Roy said: "The documents on the table shouldn't be the same murderer, right?"

"Ok?"

Essinger was slightly surprised, "You just read a few books and you are sure that they are not a murderer?"

Roy smiled slightly.

"Of course not. I know a little bit about one of the cases and know that he likes to kill people in the Bridge District and East District, but..."

"The other case was not in the same area, and the goals and habits of killing were completely different."

He picked up another document.

"The other deceased were all homeless people. The bodies of the deceased were not badly damaged. It can be determined that the murderer was either a psychopath or had a reason to kill."

Roy said.

Knowing the results and working backwards is basically something everyone can do.

Essinger didn't know Roy's details, so he naturally had some respect and suspicion for Roy's quick thinking——

Could it be that the other party is also a Keeper of Knowledge?
He pondered for a moment, and finally came to his senses when Roy shouted, "I'm sorry, your words made me think, but the other murderer was not once, but twice."

He took out another document from the bottom, "This was taken from the police and said to be a relatively confidential document, so I put it at the bottom."

Roy took it and looked at it.

This is another corpse whose internal organs have been eaten away, basically unrecognizable, and she is also a woman like the first one.

"The other party is more inclined to kill women?"

"The samples are too small, so it is difficult to make a hasty judgment, but at present, the murderer seems to be inclined in this direction."

Essinger hesitated for a moment and said, "First of all, I want to ask, do you know about the mysterious power?"

He knew Urbano.

Since the other party introduced this "Green", it means that he is definitely not an ordinary person, but an extraordinary person.

It’s hard to say the specific way.

but.

He was definitely better suited to solve this matter than a hunter, so he wanted to use a more direct method.

"Extraordinary? I've heard a little about it."

The two looked at each other, knowing each other.

Essinger nodded and said: "I have also done some research. Do you think it might be some kind of ritual magic?"

"I once read a book that mentioned a creature called the devil. He loves killing people and eating their internal organs."

Roy Road.

demon?

Essinger fell into deep thought.

The knowledge of this sequence...

The pipe in his hand shook uneasily.

Essinger remembered part of it.

When the devil is promoted to Sequence 5, it seems that there is indeed a similar situation.

This may be some kind of "ritual" required for promotion.

If so.

Two murders are not the end, but the beginning of the murder case.

Essinger was silent for a while and said: "If this is the case, this demon is too hateful. He may kill more people."

"So we need to find him, but before that, I think we can solve another case."

Roy pointed that way.

Zillinges is good at investigating.

The existence of the negative effect of "Creeping Hunger" forces him to kill someone every other day, so his trajectory can basically be inferred from the distribution of the deceased.

Essinger nodded silently and re-examined the two cases.

Catch "Zilingus" first.

This Hurricane Lieutenant General!

of course.

He is only responsible for providing information.

"Green, I need your help."

"I accepted the commission and of course I will help you."

……

Hillston District, in a luxurious villa and small manor.

Qilingos took off a man's clothes and put them on himself. After a while, his body and face turned into those of the man on the ground.

Regardless of height, appearance, or temperament, they are exactly the same!
Qilingos let out a breath.

He has to take action!
If he waited any longer, there might be no need for an assassination. He had already been found by the police.

The police are not scary.

but.

The Nighthawks, Punishers, and Machine Hearts behind them are terrifying.

after all--

This is Backlund.

The strongest power of the three major churches is here.

If it weren't for that thing, he would never have taken a step into Backlund, and tonight he just had an opportunity.

Duke Negan was going to hold a ball and invite the nobles of Backlund to attend, and the person he transformed happened to be among the invitees.

He walked outside.

"Don't let anyone come into my room."

"Yes, Baron Gramir!"

After the valet saluted, he handed over the invitation and led the carriage over.

Not long after, he got into the carriage and headed along the street to Duke Negan's residence.

As he passed a street, Zillinges saw two men.

One is tall and the other is short, the difference is quite huge.

"Serial killers like to live near rivers. Maybe we can follow the rivers to find them."

"Can try."

detective?

His eyes were fixed on the short man, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, but then, Qilingos suppressed his desire to take action.

Not the time.

Although this short man was annoying and almost exposed his whereabouts, the most important thing now was to kill Duke Negan.

He closed his eyes and rested his mind, no longer paying attention to the outside world.

The carriage rushed through the streets, and the two people had long been out of sight, but what he didn't know was--

When he looked at Xio and Roy, Roy actually felt his gaze.

The gaze of a powerful extraordinary being.

"stop."

"Ok?"

"The carriage that just passed by..."

Roy held the cane, "Do you recognize that noble mark?"

"I can't remember clearly, it must be a certain baron."

"Go back and tell Detective Essinger that I may have found Qilingos, he is in that carriage!"

(End of this chapter)