Mystery: The Returner of the Stars

Chapter 281 Be Careful of the Audience
In the dense forest at night, the crimson moon hangs high, and the forest is stained with a layer of crimson.

The already crazy person became a headless chicken as soon as he entered the dense forest, running around, and was quickly locked by the red glove members.

When Klein and Leonard saw Ince Zangwill again, they almost didn't recognize him.

The Ince Zangwill in front of him was unshaven, his hair was messy, his clothes were torn and covered with dirt and sawdust, and even his eyes had lost their previous agility and gloom. They were dull, as if they had lost their souls.

Ince Zangwill, who was already insane, when he was forced to a dead end, he fully opened up his mythical form, and his unreserved madness made the members of the Red Gloves team a little more afraid.

At this moment, the two accompanying bishops shot Ince Zangwill into a deep sleep, the Red Gloves team made up for it, and Klein and Leonard went all out.

In the end, the insane and demented Ince Zangwill died under the crimson moon. Before he died, he seemed to regain his sanity for a short time, and took the initiative to release the mythical creature form, staring at the starry sky with empty eyes.

"Is this the end?" Leonard was in disbelief.

This is Ince Zangwill, the defected bishop who once planned the Tingen incident, and a powerful Extraordinary who was able to escape from Backlund at a critical moment.

Tonight, she died in front of her so simply and easily.

"Yes, it's over, but maybe this is just a new beginning." Klein's face was solemn, and he didn't feel the joy after revenge. Ince Zangwill's death tonight was too strange.

In addition, 008 is not on the current Ince Zangwill. He reasonably guessed that tonight is the new owner of 008, and they will use their hands to solve Ince Zangwill.

Sealed Artifact 008 was not taken back, and the expressions of the two bishops were not very good. There was obvious worry in their eyes.

What are they worried about?
What hidden secrets are hidden behind this?

Klein didn't let himself think too much, but instead showed a forced smile and patted Leonard on the shoulder. Anyway, they were avenging the innocent people who died in Tingen.

After dealing with the relevant follow-up, Leonard and Klein, who returned to St. Samuel's Church, encountered an angry accusation from Miss Daly, claiming that they hadn't called her to seek revenge from Ince Zangwill.

In the end, it was Leonard who asked Miss Daly to tell Captain Dunn the good news quickly, so that he could get rid of the accusation.

Back in his room, closed the door, lit the kerosene lamp, and Leonard, who was lying on the bed, began to ask about what happened tonight.

With his limited knowledge, he really couldn't see clearly what was hidden behind Ince Zangwill's incident tonight.

"Do you know what the essence of 008 is?"

"Isn't it just a quill that can arrange people's fate?"

"Which extraordinary path do you think 008's ability fits best with?"

Leonard tried: "Fate path?"

"It's the audience, be careful of the audience, you'd better not get involved in this matter."

"Why be careful with the audience?"

"Because, it is to be careful of the audience."

"..."

Leonard was speechless, the old man didn't say anything in the end, be careful of the audience, he doesn't think this extraordinary path is powerful.

……

When the sun rose over the mountains, Hastur was already up and went to the window to enjoy the beauty of the morning light falling on the forest.

But this picturesque scene was destroyed by the constantly bouncing pencil case.

Hastur opened the pencil case and brought out a blank sheet of paper.

008 excitedly wrote on the paper: "The outcast of fate, the unfortunate Ince Zangwill, his fate finally ushered in the final conclusion, the hunters from Tingen, successfully revenged, although they have some doubts in their hearts , but they can't guess the whole picture of the matter."

"This is the first time I have cooperated with the Book of Prophecy. Everything is so perfect. Of course, all of this is due to our master. He is the one who arranged the fate of Ince Zangwill."

"Let us praise the master, praise fate!"

Ince Zangwill was finally dead, and it was considered a matter of his own mind. He always let the crazy Ince Zangwill exist, which might attract the eyes of the night and Adam.

How could Ince Zangwill, who died in Backlund, have any contact with a young earl in South Wales?
After solving the matter of Ince Zangwill, Hastur showed mercy and allowed 008 to be with the Book of Prophecy.

I sat on the other side, took out four envelopes, and prepared to start writing.

He has been in South Wales for some time, and he should write back to Backlund to report his safety and briefly describe the recent situation.

Greg, Audrey, Maric and another letter to Butler Neil.

It took more than an hour before Hastur wrote four letters with different contents, and then handed them over to Caius, asking him to send someone to deliver the letters to Backlund.

After thinking about it, Hastur picked up another piece of paper and wrote a letter to Sharon, even though she hadn't left for a few days.

"Azshara has been lying on the window sill recently, looking into the distance, I think it should be thinking about when you will come back from afar."

"I recently received news that the people of the Rose School of Thought seem to be evacuating the Southern Continent."

After Hasta finished writing this sentence, he felt that it was inappropriate. Not many people knew the news that the Rose School of Thought was leaving the Southern Continent, so it was better not to disclose it to Sharon.

He thought for a while, crossed out the text, and re-wrote it: "In another week, there will be a lively party in the town. It is said that it is a festival to pray for sufficient rain and a good harvest this year. It will be held every year. If It’s a great opportunity to experience the local customs of South Wales.”

"I also wrote a letter to Maric today, telling him that everything is fine with you here."

The nib of the pen stopped again, and Hasta felt that there was nothing to write. After thinking about it, he wrote some daily chores, and when he saw that he had written more than two-thirds of the paper, he stopped writing.

Hastur took out a whistle that was carved like flames from his bosom. This whistle was blessed by Gregory, and changed from a simple bronze whistle to a whistle of flames.

In addition to summoning Gregory to send a message, this thing can transform into a huge firebird and rush towards the opponent with a simple activation.

It is already considered an Extraordinary item. As for the negative effects, it will become hot after use, so it is not suitable for keeping in hands or pockets.

When the spirit world was torn apart, Gregory still descended in the form of a little firebird.

008, who was still snuggling with the book of prophecy, jumped back into the pencil case and shut himself up.

Seeing this scene, Hastur has already confirmed that the little firebird in front of him is the one he thought of.

Gray Carrie, the ancestor of the phoenix, the founder of the real underworld, is an ancient god of death older than the emperor Salinger.

As expected of the ancestor of the phoenix, after such a long time, he was able to be resurrected from the underworld. Is it because of his own reasons that he was awakened, so he took the initiative to become his messenger?
But at that time, I just held a ceremony to summon the messenger, and didn't do anything too special.

Could it be that the power of the stars can awaken sleeping or dead gods?

This reminds Hasta of the mythological system of Cthulhu, there is an outer god, which fits this feature very well.

The big alarm clock Gherros, it is said that this outer god will emit a strange tone, which will affect the sleeping old rulers in the galaxy, and the positions of the stars will also change, so that the stars will reach the correct position.

Hastur thought about it for a while, and felt that this was just similar. The authority of the Hall of Stars was far more comprehensive and terrifying than the alarm clock.

To change a simple metaphor, the big alarm clock is just an alarm clock. Its ability is to remind sleeping people to wake up, and then let people go to work and school according to the time.

The return of the stars in the Hall of Stars is more mandatory, more like pulling out a machine gun from behind, forcing a sleeping person to go to the factory to work from dawn to dusk.

Well, probably so.

Hastur withdrew his thoughts, handed the letter to Gregory, and said: "This is your first messenger mission, don't mess it up."

"Chirp!"

The little flamingo raised its head and shouted, holding a corner of the letter in its beak, flapping its wings and tearing the spirit world away.

After Gregory went away for a while, 008, who was lying in the pen case pretending to be dead, started jumping around, hoping Hastur would let him out.

"Since you like to stay here, just stay a little longer, and I won't disturb your rest."

Hastur had no intention of releasing 008, he ran faster than anyone else just now, and knew how to play dead.

"..."

008 jumped up and down again, seeing that Hastur had no intention of letting it out, so he stopped.

In the afternoon, Hastur, accompanied by Caius, toured his territory along the road recently built.

According to Caius' statistics, his territory spanned the suburbs of three urban areas, and he was the largest lord in the vicinity. Even in the entire South Wales, he was ranked among the top five lords.

Hasta asked Caius to mark the territory that Grek had managed on his behalf. Combined with the detailed map of South Wales, his total territory is only under the Grand Duke of South Wales.

There are 92 large and small plantations in the territory, 45 villages, and [-] towns.

The plantations here are completely incomparable with Backlund's plantations. The size and scale are very different, but they can't support the large number and large area. They can sell a lot of money by planting crops.

In addition to paying the necessary taxes to the kingdom, the villages and towns in the territory are the private property of the lords, and the tax rate can be increased to a certain extent to earn the difference.

This is also the source of finance for most lords.

In Hastur's current territory, the real right to collect taxes is not in the hands of his lord, but the mayors of three adjacent urban areas are temporarily managing it.

There are historical reasons left by the Campbell family, and there are also practical reasons why he does not have enough people to take over.

Tax collection is a right, but also an obligation and responsibility.

Once he takes over completely, he will have to deal with the large and small affairs in the territory by himself, such as security issues, flood and drought disaster relief, certain public construction expenses, and a series of other issues.

Therefore, a large part of the noble lords attached their territories to the nearby urban areas and asked the mayor to take charge of overall management. They only needed to stay in the castle to enjoy their lives, and then waited to collect a sum of money every quarter.

Easy and comfortable.

This is also the political direction that the Kingdom of Loen has been pursuing all along, weakening the rights of the lord in disguise, only giving money, not power.

What Hastur wants is power, of course, money is also needed, after all, adults have a lot, of course they want all of them.

(End of this chapter)