Mystery: When the Fool Meets the Masked Fool

Chapter 172 Star Core Spirit and Giant Bishop
South Bridge District, Rose Street, Harvest Church.

The church welcomed an unexpected guest today.

A gray-haired star core spirit.

She first traveled around the East District according to the mission instructions, then took the steam subway, crossed the Tussock River, and arrived at the South District of the Bridge.

Along the way, the dimness along the subway line and the corresponding gas lights created an impressive scene.

Then he took a public carriage and came to Rose Street, where he found the small Harvest Church without having to look for it.

So why go in such a long circle? We could just go in a straight line...

This golden church has a striking spire and the Holy Emblem of Life engraved on its outer wall. It is a stick figure baby surrounded by symbols such as wheat ears, flowers and springs, which is completely different from the surrounding buildings.

At this moment, the lights in the church were dim and there seemed to be few believers.

Xing came to the door of the church, moved his nostrils slightly, and sniffed the smell.

"Yes, that's the smell. It's the smell of a mission."

She reached the church door and took a deep breath.

"Hmm! Ninety-nine percent, a rare find!"

She swaggered into the church, tossing her hair.

Galaxy Batman, here we go!

Inside the church hall, rows of seats are neatly arranged, with a huge holy emblem of life at the top and lit candles on both sides.

Xing stared at the candle in a daze.

Lots of interactive options.

But she couldn't reach it because she had no knees and no jump button.

This is the furthest distance in the world. You are right in front of me, but I can't touch you.

Xing suddenly felt a little sad.

Oh, candle, there is a miserable wall of darkness between us.

Tears couldn't help but fall from the corners of my eyes...

Xing squeezed hard, but unfortunately not a single tear came out.

Maybe I should carry onions with me next time I go out.

Well, I gained another useful little piece of knowledge.

Looking forward, I saw a tall man in his forties or fifties sitting in a seat in the front row, wearing a brown clerical robe.

Just sitting there, he was like a small mountain, giving people a great sense of oppression.

The man was wearing a bishop's hat, his eyebrows were light and sparse, and there were obvious wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, cheeks, and mouth. At this moment, he was closing his eyes tightly, clasping his hands together and holding his chin, as if he was making the most pious confession.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes, revealing a pale blue. He raised his head and spoke in a low, soft voice, "The Harvest Church never rejects anyone, so there's no need for you to stand at the door."
Xing walked forward and looked up at the huge priest with curiosity.

"I am the bishop here. You can call me Father Utravsky." The giant bishop said gently.

"Ulla...what...Bishop?" Xing didn't remember.

“Utravsky,” the giant bishop repeated, his voice steady and patient.

Seeing Xing still in a daze, the giant bishop said, "Just call me Father."

"Father...then would you like little boys?" Xingyu insisted on shocking the audience.

But the giant bishop didn't understand.

"I love everyone. Everyone is the offspring of the Mother Goddess and our brothers and sisters." The giant bishop answered with a firm tone, not sounding hypocritical.

"So aware." Xing applauded, "So where is the commission?

She's just a heartless quest machine, and her boring backstory can be filled in later. For now, just skip it again and again.

"Commission?" The giant bishop was slightly stunned, then reacted.

"Although I don't know where you heard it from, it is true."

"So, what is the mission?" Xing asked without hesitation.

Utravsky looked at her deeply for a while, but didn't seem to sense any sense of being a Beyonder from her.

Delicate skin, strange clothes.

Compared to an "Extraordinary Person", she is more like a noble lady who is so excited after reading a knight novel that she is out for adventure.

"I don't think you can complete my commission." The giant bishop said with a hint of regret.

Xing was not happy.

"My missions have received zero negative reviews so far! You can question my reputation as the world's most beautiful girl, but you can't ignore my status as the 'Star God of Missions'!"

The giant bishop stood there like a giant pillar. After a few seconds, he said, "My commission is..."

At this point, he closed his eyes and said, "Kill me."

Xing blinked.

That's it? You should have said so earlier.

A burning flame spear appeared out of thin air in Xing's hand.

"Flame Spear, charge..."

“Not the me of today!” Bishop Utravsky, suddenly sensing the threat to his life, spoke more slowly and added the second half of the sentence.

Xing put down the flame spear with some regret.

I thought I could directly enter the exciting battle part.

She doesn't want to do the decryption.

"Kill my past self." Jianxing put down the flaming gun, and the giant bishop continued to ask riddles.

"Go? No problem. My 'Reverse Time Strike' can solve your problem." Xing pulled out a blue bullet. "And I have plenty here, you can use them as Gatling gun bullets. If you don't have enough, I'll go get more..."

Feeling a threat far beyond that of a demigod, the Giant Bishop immediately explained. "No, I mean to kill the past that's still hidden deep within me, the past that's never truly dead," Utravsky said, his back slightly hunched.

"I used to be someone who loved killing and was fanatical about fighting. However, my past hasn't completely died with my heartfelt repentance. I can clearly feel that it still lives in me, always trying to take back control of everything."

"So it's schizophrenia." Xing nodded thoughtfully, "It doesn't matter. This is still within my professional scope."

Xing suddenly raised his hand: "Come out! Star of Misty Gold."

"Mimi!" Mimi appeared out of nowhere.

"When we join hands, we can do anything!"

"fan!"

Looking at the two before him, feeling the power of his memories, Utravsky's mouth dropped open slightly, appearing shocked. But then he regained his composure.

"I apologize for my previous distrust. You are truly a professional."

"That's right." Xing nodded proudly.

"Then let's go down and talk about the reward," said Bishop Utravsky.

"Reward?" Xing was stunned.

"Yeah." Looking at Xing's expression, the giant bishop was also puzzled. "Isn't there anything you want?"

"So there's a reward for completing a mission!" Xing was shocked.

The giant bishop hesitated for a moment, then said with some emotion, "What a pure heart! It's me who is filthy."

"But I still have to get paid. I can't trouble you for nothing."

As he spoke, he took out an object that looked like a combination of a needle, a hose, and a container from the pocket of his brown priest's robe.

"You have two choices. This is one of them. When I got it, I didn't know its name, and I never thought of naming it afterwards..."

"You kicked the needle into your pocket, aren't you afraid of getting pricked?" Xing's focus is always different from that of ordinary people.

The giant bishop paused slightly.

"Sometimes I do get pricked, but I have a thick skin."

"So it's a tank suit." Xing nodded.

The bishop continued, "You can use it to draw out a tube of your own blood, then transfuse it back into your body at a critical moment. This way, your fatigue will disappear, your illnesses and injuries will be alleviated, and your strength, speed, balance, and other qualities will receive a temporary but significant boost."

"The side effects are..."

Star scratched his head.

Isn't this useless? It's better to go back to the anchor point and refresh the status.

Bishop Utravsky saw that Xing was not interested in this seal, so he took out an ancient brass key from his other pocket and said with a smile:
"It's called the Master Key. It can help you open all locks that don't have mysterious powers, as well as a small number of locks with supernatural effects. Even in places without locks or doors, it can still open a passage that doesn't belong to reality."

"A side effect is that the wearer tends to get lost. According to others, it's probably a random loss, in the mystical sense. In other words, bad things can happen."

"Wait, let me confirm." Xing asked for confirmation.

"You said."

"Will it lead me off course and to places I've never been?"

"Yes."

“Those places might be full of danger?”

"Yes."

“Those places are probably places I have never been to and are full of unknowns?”

"Yes."

"Hmm...how do I use it then?"

"Used to open the door..." The giant bishop was about to explain.

"No, I mean, how can I trigger the lost effect actively?"

…………

Early in the morning, Fors took the first steam subway back to St. George's, then took a horse-drawn public carriage to the two-bedroom apartment where she and Hugh now lived.

Along the way, she was annoyed to keep closing the system pop-up windows that popped up from time to time and were invisible to others.

[Please complete the task: Get rid of the name of salted fish]

[Introduction: Meeting Mr. Fool, you were deeply moved by the sight of a newly minted god personally receiving customers. An urge welled up within you, and you couldn't help but want to record your experience. So you decided to write a book, titled "My Fool."]

Fors extended his spiritual power and skillfully clicked on the cross in the upper right corner of the light screen.

This light screen has been bothering her since yesterday. It's okay when she's sleeping, and it won't bother her after she falls asleep.

But as long as she was awake, it would come every half hour.

Just then the stagecoach gave a lurch.

[Shake detected, shake to jump to start, start jumping to ads, start downloading the 360 ​​family bucket...]

What's wrong with you again? Foles closed his eyes in distress.

"Uninstall." She muttered to herself.

[Uninstalled successfully, but do you need to change your system wallpaper? Bird Wallpaper is here for you...]

Foles covered his face.

When he got home and opened the door, Foles, with dark circles under his eyes, was surprised to find that Hugh, who usually slept late, was toasting bread there.

"There was a sudden blood moon last night, so I didn't sleep well and woke up very early." The man in the vacation suit said nonchalantly, "Fors, are you okay? Have those strange whispers gotten stronger?"

Fors's vision suddenly blurred. She turned her head to the side, forced a smile, and was about to change the subject with her usual method of attacking the other party.

[What would you do if Xio stayed up all night worrying about you?]

(End of this chapter)