Secrets: Priestess

Chapter 13 Magic Potion
"You haven't considered it carefully. You haven't considered the goddess's protection." Old Neil nodded four times on his chest, outlining a crimson moon.

Goddess of the Night?

Jiang Zhe was startled, then responded with the same gesture: "Praise the goddess."

In fact, Tai Perslan is a devout believer in the Goddess of Night.

But her other half is an atheist soul. Even though the idea of ​​atheism has been shaken by the excessive amount of strange experiences...

Old Neil continued, "Take the 'Insomniac' potion and truly become a servant of the night. After receiving the protection of the goddess, even if you possess a high level of spiritual inspiration, you won't easily see things that drive you crazy."

“It’s like putting another filter in front of your high.”

Old Neil’s guidance made Jiang Zhe’s eyes light up. This is indeed the way to go!
"Your problem lies in how to gather the merits for the 'Sleepless' potion. This requires years of time and devotion to the goddess."

Old Neil sighed and suggested, "Perhaps you could point out your high-level spirituality issues to the Holy Church and request a reduction in the merit requirement for the Sleepless One potion. However, the Sleepless One path is the foundation of the Church, so the chances of such a request being approved are slim."

"Or if you can control your temper and work diligently in a clerical position for two years, with your academic qualifications and expertise, you can probably gather enough merits."

Jiang Zhe sighed and said, "For now, this is the only way to consider it."

If there wasn't an urgent need to hunt down Claire and exchange her body back, Jiang Zhe would really want to stay silent for two years to accumulate merits and become an "Insomniac".

She prefers a life without noise and without rush.

But there is no if.

After further understanding the performance of Beyonders in sequences such as "Sleepless Man," "Midnight Poet," and "Nightmare," Jiang Zhe focused on the information on the "Fortune Teller" sequence.

Sequence 9 "Fortune Teller" is just as the name suggests. After taking the potion, they have the qualifications and ability to learn divination, and are knowledgeable and professional in mystical knowledge.

Sequence 8 has no name, and from its performance, it seems to be good at technical combat.

Sequence 7 also has no name, but is described as someone who masters many rapidly cast spells and combines their own skills with supernatural powers.

Jiang Zhe read it over and over again, but didn't find anything special in the description.

So why do we feel unusual emotions when we hear this name?
Is it a spiritual reminder?
Seeing Jiang Zhe's interest in "Fortune Teller", Old Neil kindly reminded him:

"The ones least suitable for you here are 'Secret Peer' and 'Fortune Teller'. Secret Peer is very likely to observe things that he shouldn't see, and Fortune Teller will greatly enhance his inspiration to gain the ability to master divination."

Jiang Zhe nodded in agreement with Old Neil's suggestion and put down the fortune teller's information.

Then look at two other sequences that are suitable for her:

The "Comprehensive Ones" are the complete sequence of the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery.

"Sailor" is a complete sequence of Church of the Storm.

None of it is something she can get involved with.

Unless she changes her faith.

Compared to the irritable "Sailor" sequence, Jiang Zhe is also more interested in the "Universalist". She even has the potion formula of the "Universalist" in her mind.

There are three main characteristics of generalists:

Never forget.

Reawaken memory.

and deepen the understanding of the knowledge in memory.

I possess the memories of two worlds and three people... So, the "Universal" potion is quite fitting...

Moreover, the inspiration gained through the "generalist" approach is quite limited, and one is less likely to hear what he shouldn't hear or see what he shouldn't see.

How about changing churches?

Jiang Zhe used jokes to dispel the confusion and anxiety in his heart.

There was still some time before dark, and Jiang Zhe repeatedly looked at the information in front of him and humbly asked questions to the knowledgeable old Neil, which helped him gain a deeper understanding of these sequences.

As for what choice to make...

"It still depends on what path the Holy Temple has arranged for me."

Jiang Zhe did his best to write applications and learn knowledge, and left the rest for later.

In the following days, Jiang Zhe gradually adapted to the life of being on duty in the Night Watch team.

Before the Templar Commissioner arrived in Tingen, Dunn Smith had intentionally trained her in various areas, including training her on firearms and providing her with courses in maintenance and repair. Claire's memory was intimately familiar with firearms, and she possessed a unique aptitude for mechanics. Therefore, Jiang Zhe quickly mastered both the use and maintenance of firearms.

As for Old Neil, in addition to following Old Neil to interpret various documents and materials, I also learned the basic knowledge of various ritual magic from Old Neil.

And Daly gave her a complete explanation of the mysticism of the spirit and the spiritual world.

Except for not taking the potion yet, Jiang Zhe is already in the state of being a half-formal team member.

During this period, in addition to his civilian colleagues, Jiang Zhe also became familiar with several other regular team members.

Sega Theon and Leonard Mitchell of "Midnight Poets," Luo Yao Laiding and Cornelia White of "The Sleepless," and Frye, the "Corpse Collector"...

The entire Tingen team, from mainly persuading her before, now assumes that she will drink the potion and become a formal member of the Nighthawks.

They are all waiting for the potion from the temple.

During the days of waiting, Tai Perslan disappeared. The Nightwatchmen searched for him in vain, and Dunn Smith concluded that he had fled Tingen and issued a warrant for his arrest nationwide.

The Ty Poslan case has reached a stalemate.

As a result, Daly of Ahowa County gradually shifted from supporting operations to traveling back and forth between Ahowa and Tingen, taking care of both. Soon, there would be no legitimate reason to travel to Tingen anymore.

Time moves forward, and everyone moves forward.

Move forward...towards destiny.

On the night of June 6, in the underground alchemy room belonging to the Night Watchmen.

Jiang Zhe, dressed in a simple white shirt and black trousers, sat upright in a classic armchair, his thoughts wandering.

Temple Commissioner Krestey arrived today and scheduled the extraordinary promotion ceremony tonight.

"Crested Cecima, one of the nine high-ranking deacons of the church, possesses a Sequence 5 holy relic. He follows the oracle of the Evernight Goddess and is solely responsible to the Pope."

Muttering to himself what Dunn had said about the Templar Commissioner, Jiang Zhe felt that the Church attached great importance to her promotion.

There was a knock on the door and a tall, thin man walked in, carrying two suitcases, one long and one square.

The longer one is a silver-white suitcase that looks like a violin case.

The square one is much larger, pure black, and has a holy emblem pendant embedded in the seal.

"Good evening, beautiful lady. I'm Krestel."

The man's golden brown hair was shaved close to his head, and the double collar of his shirt and windbreaker were turned up, hiding his chin in shadow.

The man looked at Jiang Zhe sitting on the bench, and traced the scarlet moon on his chest with one hand, "The goddess protects you."

Jiang Zhe quickly stood up from his chair and responded politely: "Praise the goddess."

The man stood there, without a single word, and said solemnly, "I have come in compliance with divine oracle, bringing three 'revelations'."

Oracle? Three revelations?
Is this a common term used by fanatics? Could it be three sequences of choices? Jiang Zhe speculated in a split second.

In front of him, the man placed the long suitcase at his feet and the horizontal end of the square suitcase at chest level.

The box opened with a click.

There are three sealed magic bottles placed side by side in the suitcase.

The bottle is engraved with the ancient Hermetic language:
"Fortune teller", "generalist", "hunter".

Jiang Zhe's eyes were filled with astonishment when he recognized the name.

Creste Cesimae took a step back, gently put down the square suitcase, took a few more steps back, and actually pulled and pushed the door and walked out.

The members of the Nighthawks team outside saw the Templar Commissioner walk into the alchemy room and immediately retreat. However, the two suitcases in his hands were missing, and they were all puzzled.

Dunn stepped forward and asked, "Sir Cecima, Claire..."

"she's fine."

Dunn, interrupted, fixed his gray eyes on the God-Favored One. "Excuse me for asking, but what potion did you bring for Claire?"

Creste Cesimer lowered his eyes and whispered through his cold, thin lips, "It's the 'Sleepless One'."

(End of this chapter)