Mystery: Survival from the Secret Doll

Chapter 207 206 Church
We are not here to disturb you, we are here to join you.

The middle-aged man in front of me looked like a normal person, and every word he said seemed to reveal this meaning.

Join us? Help us handle those extraordinary events?
Giles Nick's mind was racing, but he didn't see any flaws or loopholes in the other party's words.

Buying the armor in advance and sealing it accordingly was indeed a good solution, but he couldn't believe every word the other party said, nor could he entrust his safety to such an extraordinary person who had never even revealed his true identity and was obviously a member of a secret organization.

"Miskatonic University, what kind of place is that? After you seal the armor, where do you plan to take it? What are you going to do with it?" asked the captain of the Mandated Punisher team.

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "As for the matter of that university... wait until you go there and see it for yourself, and then you'll know, right?"

His tone was very firm, as if he was extremely certain that someone from the Storm Church would go and verify the true situation of the university.

"As for that suit of armor, after it's been processed, it will naturally be taken back to await further sealing and disposal. Please rest assured that we can handle the problems with that crazy armor."

Deal with it? How? Restore it to its Beyonder properties, or place it somewhere else to cause damage?

Who knows what you guys are trying to do?!

Giles Nick harbored the greatest ill will towards these wild extraordinary beings.

Of course, one of the reasons was that he really didn't expect that these wild extraordinary people would dare to come to him directly, contact the official extraordinary organization directly, and reveal their information.

How can someone come to your house in person?
If I had reported it by sending an anonymous letter, they would have accepted it, but coming here so openly really gave me an inexplicable sense of provocation.

"Okay, we are about to set off..." After explaining all this, the middle-aged man stood up.

"Wait a minute--" But before Giles Nick could say a word, his pupils suddenly dilated.

The middle-aged man opposite fell directly to the ground with a bang, and fell straight there, no longer breathing.

Giles Nick quickly stepped forward to check, only to see that the middle-aged man had a painful expression on his face. He seemed to have encountered something extremely terrifying before his death, and his state was completely different from the calmness he had just had.

Later, high-ranking officials from the Church of the Storm came to investigate this incident involving a strange university called Miskatonic University, and also confirmed the condition of the person who died in front of the Mandated Punisher.

Before his death, that is, before he was turned into a puppet, this middle-aged man had suffered a mental torture. Through divination, it was learned that the crimes he committed were true, and the Punisher also received corresponding factual evidence.

"The person who came is a Beyonder of the Diviner Path. There's a small chance he's a Sequence 5 Puppet Master. There's a high chance he's already opened the door to divinity and become a high-ranking Diviner Path cultivator, a Sequence 4 Trickster."

That is, a saint.

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Similar incidents to the Crazy Armor in Jianhai County were also happening all over Loen. Most of the church's extraordinary people were unaware of it, or the church's high-level forces did not provide timely support. However, there were always people claiming to be "investigators" appearing in similar places, leaving some information pointing to such a strange university.

If you carefully check the relevant information within the church, the name of this university can easily be associated with similar rumors that spread for unknown reasons hundreds of years ago.

The source of the rumor was also easy to pinpoint; the person behind the rumor didn't seem to have any intention of concealing it, nor did they do anything to interfere in any mystical sense.

Tingen city.

Fifth Era, Year 513, October.

A sunny morning at the University of Tingen, the president's office.

Facing several extraordinary people from the Storm Church and the Artisan Church, a middle-aged gentleman in his forties with gray hair stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window. His blue eyes were filled with calmness and indifference, and he did not show excessive respect for the two major churches.

He is not only the president of Tingen University, but also the president of Tingen Dock Union, deputy mayor of Tingen City Government, a wealthy businessman, and a noble with a title. He is one of the powerful figures in Tingen City. Even the two major churches cannot do anything to him without confirming whether the other party has any abnormalities.

"I'm aware of the requests from the two major churches. Regarding Miskatonic University, it's true that it first appeared in Tingen."

The gentleman named Jair Herrera said calmly and gently, "As for more, I don't know."

Not sure?
The Cardinal of the Church of Storms looked tall and strong, his linen clothes bulging with muscles. He looked like he could knock out this gentle middle-aged man with no signs of exercise with just one punch.

He wanted to step forward and talk to this man who seemed too nonchalant. This man was obviously confident enough and should know a lot of things!
"You should know, Mr. Herrera, that these are the two orthodox churches: the Storm Church and the Artisan Church." He deliberately emphasized the word "orthodox" to remind the other party that this is in Loen. You are facing a church that can preach, possesses extraordinary powers, and is also a top church force in the world of mysticism.

"The inquiries you face from the two major orthodox churches concern many issues. I think, Mr. Herrera, you don't want to know the price of bearing the wrath of these two major churches."

The person who came to Tingen City to inquire from the Church of Storms this time was a cardinal within the church, a Sequence 4 High Priest of Disaster, a true demigod.

He also knew that some church clergy had mysteriously disappeared in the middle of the night and were suspected to be one of the cardinals who went to the Miskatonic University. This time he came to Tingen to try to find out the secrets hidden behind this city.

"Why does the Church of Night support Tingen's development so much? Because of Nicolas Flamel?"

As soon as he remembered the existence of the angel who seemed to be the thief's path, the Cardinal of the Storm Church, who was just threatening the person in front of him, suddenly paused.

He looked at the other person and slightly raised the corner of his mouth, showing him a gentle smile. He took out a crystal-carved monocle from the void and put it in the eye socket of his right eye.

"You seem to be threatening me?"

The president of Tingen University blinked his blue eyes and asked with a smile.

The Beyonder from the Artisan Church behind him tugged at the sleeve of the Storm Church demigod, who was known for his bad temper.

Big brother, calm down. There are real angels here. Augustus and the Church of Darkness basically don't care about this place. Are you rushing in like this? Are you going to wear a monocle or a monocle?
Seeing his own reflection in the monocle, the Cardinal of the Church of Storms finally regained some of his sanity. "I'm sorry, Master Flamel, I wasn't aware that Tingen University was also your territory." He quickly adjusted himself, clenching his right fist and striking his left chest, speaking solemnly and sincerely.

Didn't they know? The entire city of Tingen had been under the protection of Nicholas Flamel, a Sequence 1 angel, for nearly three hundred years. How could the people of the Church of Storms not know?
As one of the important symbols of Tingen City, the presidents of the two universities are obviously the protection objects or even parasites of Nicholas Flamel, the Sequence 1 Angel. How could the Storm Church not be aware of this?

Was it accidental or intentional, or intentionally accidental?
The people of the Storm Church are so good at beating around the bush. Which of their Popes came up with this idea?

"Well, I don't care." The middle-aged man pinched his monocle and smiled. Without talking about this topic, he threw the guy who obviously had bad intentions out of Tingen.

He then asked, "Is your church tracking down the clergy who mysteriously disappeared before?"

Still saying you don’t know?
The Cardinal of the Church of Storms was furious, but unable to vent his anger, he could only grit his teeth and swallow it. "Yes."

"What about you? Is this also a problem for the artisan clergy?"

The president of Tingen University looked at the clergy of the Artisan Church who had walked in with the Storm Blessed Ones but had always had little presence.

The Artisan Church only sent Sequence 5 astrologers this time. As a church whose missionary work in Loen has never been as widespread as Storm and Night, and does not have as many believers, their status, number of saints, and mastery of seals in Loen are actually far less high and numerous than those in Intis.

What's more, there has never been a church of the Craftsman Church in the city of Tingen. Even in those more open universities, the proportion of believers in the Craftsman Church among students is not high.

The person who sent people to contact Nicholas Flamel, a Sequence 1 angel, was a Extraordinary who had been staying in the church of the Artisan Church closest to Tingen. He was also the main contact between the Artisan Church and Tingen on weekdays.

He was well aware of the terrifying existence of the angel in front of him, so naturally he didn't dare to hide anything.

"Well, if this is a problem with the church clergy, I think you've come to the wrong place." The president of Tingen University smiled and said, "You should go to the neighboring Khoy University and have a look. I think you'll find something."

Afterwards, before the two extraordinary people of the church could react, the high-ranking principal in front of them took off his monocle, and the goosebumps-inducing feeling just now disappeared.

"Is there anything else you can do?"

The middle-aged man, who did not look stern, asked the two church clergymen, his tone still steady and peaceful, as if the man had just withdrawn his gaze.

But the Cardinal of the Church of Storms had lost the courage to interrogate, and the Beyonders of the Church of Craftsmen only wanted to leave quickly.

After seeing the two extraordinary people from the church walk out of the office, the president of Tingen University walked to the floor-to-ceiling window of the president's office and looked at the ordinary-looking university in front of him under the sunlight.

There are quite a few new faces here who joined a month ago, and they all look pale.

The president of Tingen University slowly shook his head and sighed silently.

Learning Ancient Hermetic language quickly in one month is, well, quite challenging indeed.

He didn't have any thoughts about the two extraordinary people from the church who had arrived. He was just a secret doll. What thoughts could a secret doll have?

-

On the streets of Tingen City, two extraordinary people from the church were walking among the people of Xirang. They were wearing ordinary clothes, trying their best to dress in the same style as those around them.

But even so, one gaze after another seemed to come from all corners, and everyone around seemed to be looking at these two outsiders who obviously did not belong to this city, which made their scalps tingle. It was as if they had come to a place where there were no living people, and everyone here was someone's clone or secret puppet.

But when they looked over, those dark, narrow, and scrutinizing gazes disappeared inexplicably, and the surroundings returned to their original appearance, as if everything was just their own unfounded speculation.

It was creepy to listen to, especially for an astrologer with high inspiration. The increasingly strong sense of danger around him made him more cautious.

His temporary companion, the Cardinal of the Church of Storms, seemed silent at this moment.

"Nicholas Flamel is a Sequence 1 Time Worm. The existence of so many of his clones in this city is not a surprising discovery."

"The biggest question here is, what kind of agreement was reached between the Church of Evernight and this angel?"

This time, those who disappeared because of the "Miskatonic University" incident included Storm, the Craftsman, the Church of the Eternal Sun and the Earth Mother, as well as many official and unofficial people, but there was no news of any problems with the Church of Night. This in itself was a signal.

Although the extraordinary people of the Storm Path all appear to be irritable and simple-minded, those who can reach high positions and become cardinals are by no means as impulsive, irritable, and simple-minded as they appear on the surface. There is no shortage of people among them who are good at reasoning.

If this point is ignored simply because of the storm's path, then many people who target them will obviously suffer a great loss.

The Cardinal of the Storm Church who was sent to Tingen this time was obviously such a person.

He is irritable and has a strong tendency to storm, which can make people who deal with him let down their guard a little and reveal some special abnormalities.

Similarly, the attitude of the church leaders towards such a city is somewhat ambiguous and unclear.

"Test Nicolas Flamel's current state to see if he has made further progress, progressing to Sequence 1 or above, or is just one step away from godhood..."

It's divine.

The Cardinal of the Church of Storms felt a slight gloom in his heart. He had come up with this guess when he received the Pope's order, but it also gave rise to many problems.

"Since Nicola Flamel is very likely to become an angel of this path who is even more powerful than Sequence 1 and closer to godhood, what about the other angel of the Thief's Path?"

Where is Amon?
Where had He gone? Had He been killed by Nicolas Flamel?

(End of this chapter)