Becoming a god by raising witches

Sieg blinked and placed the damaged Dream Heart back into Locke's hand.

Locke slipped the pocket watch into his coat pocket.

I decided to wait until the Dream Heart could not be repaired before sending out the Shadow Candle. Of course, if I had money, I could use cash instead.

In the days that followed, Locke's life consisted mainly of cooking, training at the shooting range, attending meetings at the government hall, resting at home, and occasionally going to Mrs. Freya's office to chat with her and have the black cat Eileen search for the strange object that carried part of Rebecca's soul.

Unfortunately, even Eileen couldn't recognize the item at first glance, and she searched for it several times without success.

Locke maintained this pace until December 30th.

The countdown to the Queen's trip to the West End has begun, and Rhaenys is convening the Sixth Bureau of Investigation meeting once again.

"are you ready?"

Renis glanced at the investigators, including newcomers like Locke and Robson, and unconsciously straightened her posture.

They answered in unison, "Ready, Chief."

Even seasoned veterans like Sieg and Dimmel nodded, indicating that there were no problems.

Locke looked at his system panel.

[Life Insight (Max Level)]

[Life Control: 237/10000]

[Physical Coordination (Max Level)]

[Balance Messenger: 991/1000]

[Maintaining Health: 14/365]

[Acuity of hearing: 901/1000]

[Sharp sense of smell: 502/1000]

[Mirror Trick: 385/1000]

[Long Hair Art: 600/1000]

[Shadow Clone: ​​999/1000]

[Shooting Basics (Max Level)]

[Shooting Elite: 2310/10000]

[Witch Affinity: 5/10]

[Affinity with the Deceased: 0/1000]

[Witch Irene Mostia's current favorability rating: 100/100]

[Witch Rhaenys Hill's current favorability rating: 70/100]

The Balance Messenger and Shadow Clone will be promoted tonight, which can be considered as a certain increase in power.

[Acuity of Hearing] should also be able to upgrade soon.

The "Affinity for the Deceased" project has remained undeveloped, mainly due to a lack of time.

Rhaenys's favorability has already reached 70, and it should be able to reach 100 before Her Majesty the Queen launches the war.

Locke collected his thoughts and listened to Director Renis's admonition.

"Listen carefully, Her Majesty's safety is of utmost importance this time. You must all be on high alert and not make the slightest mistake."

"Yes, Director."

The answers this time were surprisingly uniform.

Renis nodded slightly in satisfaction. "Alright, you should all go back and get some rest. Report to the station first thing tomorrow morning."

"Yes."

Locke and the others left Renis's office and began discussing tomorrow's operation.

"I feel the director is being a bit too nervous. The Queen has more than one expert by her side."

"Yes, but this time the Alchemy Cult will be going, and the Cult of Life will also be going. We're just going to be there for the ride."

Sieg said.

As Locke listened to his colleagues' discussion, his gaze fell on the black cat in the corner.

"here."

Eileen said calmly.

Locke bid farewell to Sieg and the others and followed them.

"Perhaps we were going in the wrong direction from the start, and the strange thing isn't even somewhere in Freya's office."

Erin said.

"Where is that?"

Locke asked, puzzled.

“I’ve been observing for a long time. The external distance of the Bureau of Paranormal Investigation building is shorter than the internal distance. This means that there is a space that has been grafted onto it. If I’m not mistaken, it’s Freya’s office. Her office is the paranormal object, similar to the music box with the code C03, which plays with time.”

Eileen analyzed.

"I see. So how can we take Mrs. Freya and her office with us?"

Rebecca suddenly popped out of the pipe and asked nervously.

Eileen shook her head. "As of now, I haven't found a way. I believe there should be a switch that can separate the two spaces, but I haven't found it yet."

"Miss Rococo, please."

Rebecca suddenly realized that Eileen was much more reliable than Locke.

At least she was able to discover this secret.

Locke didn't argue with Rebecca and followed Renis's instructions, going home to rest early.

Upon returning home, Locke first upgraded his [Shadow Clone] skill to [Light and Shadow Clone].

[Light and Shadow Clone: ​​You possess a light clone and a shadow clone. You can use these clones in both dark and light environments. Each clone has an independent personality but is absolutely obedient to you, and their combat power is three times yours. The shadow clone's thoughts are darker, while the light clone's thoughts are brighter.]

[Path to Advancement: Use Light and Shadow Clone Technique 10000 times to advance to the rank of Light and Darkness Apostle.]

[Light and Shadow Apostle: You can wield both the Sword of Light and the Sword of Shadow simultaneously, transforming light and shadow into your power; you are a born assassin.]

Apostle of Light and Shadow, that sounds pretty good. Able to wield both the Sword of Light and the Sword of Shadow simultaneously, has he finally evolved into a combat-type wizard?

However, the requirements are also very demanding; you need to practice 10000 times to achieve proficiency.

It seems the only way to cause trouble is to use two more clones.

Locke attempted to summon a new clone of himself.

He smiled and gave Locke a slight bow.

"Hello, my true form, I am light. I hope we can get along well in the future."

Locke looked at the clone that looked exactly like him and smiled warmly, though he was still a little unaccustomed to it.

Subsequently, Locke promoted [Balancer] to [Acrobat].

[Acrobat: You can manipulate your body with great dexterity, enabling you to perform superb acrobatic acts. Your flexibility, agility, and speed have all been enhanced.]

[Path to Advancement: Complete 10000 acrobatic performances to upgrade to Master Artist.]

[Master Artist: You can easily manipulate other people's emotions, your performance is flawless, and you can even fool demigods.]

Locke clearly felt that his flexibility, agility and speed had improved, and he was able to use other skills faster as well.

This skill may seem useless, but it is actually very useful.

And the path to becoming an "art master" sounds pretty good too.

Unfortunately, there's no time left for him to slowly grow stronger; he must seize every opportunity to hone his skills.

……

December 31st. The eve of Life Day.

Snowflakes began to fall heavily again from the sky.

The streets of Kosork are adorned with white and green flags, and pedestrians wear flowers such as winter chrysanthemums, camellias, green wisteria, and snow roses, dressed in green-themed finery to prepare for the arrival of Life Day.

Although January 1st is the official Day of Life, the Kingdom of Tumen usually gives everyone a holiday on December 31st, which lasts until January 2nd, a total of three days. During these three days, everyone wears green clothes and green hats, carries various flowers that bloom in winter, and invites relatives and friends to their homes to give thanks to the goddess of life for her blessings.

Of course, going to church to pray is also an essential part of the ritual.

On December 31, the green-clad girls in the choir began singing beautiful songs to praise the goddess, and every day, their heavenly voices could be heard emanating from the Holy Church in Kosork.

The whole of Kosork was immersed in the festive atmosphere, and many relief centers in the western district opened their doors to increase the number of people receiving relief.

"Locke, don't be nervous. This is your first time carrying out a mission like this. You'll get used to it."

Sieg smiled and patted Locke on the shoulder.

Like everyone else in the Bureau of Investigation, Locke was dressed in a neat purple senior sheriff uniform, including Sieg, who had all his buttons fastened today.

He glanced at Sieg. "I'm not nervous."