Becoming a god by raising witches

"Renes said in a soft voice."

Locke sat down in the chair opposite her.

Renis extended her long, slender, and fair hand and placed it on Locke's wrist. Locke instantly felt a chill spread from his wrist to his arm and even his whole body. Although there was a fireplace in the room, he couldn't feel any warmth at all.

"You're lucky, this curse will kill you if it lasts more than 24 hours."

Locke's expression did not improve. Through Renis's clear eyes, he saw that he still only had 24 hours of life left above his head.

Sure enough, Renis's next words were,

“But you are also unfortunate, because I am only an avatar of the main body. My main body is in Yorkshire, and it takes 48 hours to get back from Yorkshire, and it has to be by the fastest steam train. I can only help you keep you conscious. You need to go to Father Barnes at the Cathedral of Life and ask him to help you.”

Renis took off her purple gemstone ring and handed it to Locke.

"This is called the Ring of Clarity. The person who wears this ring can stay conscious at all times. It is numbered C111. If you don't feel cold all over your body and are about to freeze to death after wearing it, it means that your resonance value with it is greater than 6. If it is greater than 6, you can use it."

Locke put the purple gemstone ring on his hand, only feeling that the air was a little colder, but he didn't feel cold in his body, or even the icy feeling that Renis had when she touched him.

"I think the window needs to be closed, but other than that, I don't feel anything else."

Locke said honestly.

Renis nodded slightly. "Go ahead, but don't tell him that I sent you to him. My relationship with him isn't that great. If he refuses to help you, threaten him with his illegitimate daughter, Selvi. If that doesn't work, go ask Sieg for help."

Locke was very surprised, not only because of the witch's way of doing things, but also because she trusted him so much that she lent him a strange object, even though he hadn't joined the Bureau of Paranormal Investigations yet.

"Don't look so naive. Right now, the Bureau of Investigation is short-staffed, and people like you are in high demand."

"Thank you, Director. I'll be going now."

Survival was the priority, so Locke didn't want to talk about treatment; he'd already discussed that in his dream anyway.

Just before leaving the office, Locke turned back and placed two candies on Renis's desk.

"Besides cooking, I also enjoy making candy. I hope the director will like it."

After he finished speaking, he walked out of the office without looking back.

He believed that the seemingly aloof Director of the Bureau of Extremism, Rhinese, would most likely not eat candy in front of her subordinates.

Moreover, he has more important things to do now.

Seeing that Locke was far away from his office, Renis tapped her pipe, and a voluptuous maid made of smoke emerged from it.

"What a strange newcomer. Who bribes the bureau chief with candy? Do I look like someone who's so easily bribed?"

The girl picked up the candy from the table, unwrapped it, and fed it to Renis's cherry-like mouth.

The sweet and sour taste filled her mouth, like the juice of an orange constantly seeping out, and Renis's eyes lit up.

She loves sweets, and even her clones inherited this habit.

Especially since this was a candy she had never eaten before.

She had originally wanted to keep Locke as an investigator, but now she was having second thoughts.

Meanwhile, Locke, who had just arrived in the lobby on the first floor, received a new system notification.

[Ding! Successfully fed the witch!]

[Randomly acquire one of the witch's abilities]

[Retrieving data...]

[Shadow Clone: ​​You possess a shadow clone. The shadow clone has an independent personality but is absolutely obedient to you. Its combat power is twice that of yours. The only drawback is that its thoughts may be somewhat dark. The shadow clone can only appear in places with light; it cannot be used in darkness.]

[Advanced Path: Use Shadow Clone 1000 times to advance 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.]

Chapter 64, "The goddess doesn't believe what you say."

Locke's frustration instantly improved as he listened to the system's notification.

The candy-feeding was a huge success! I drew an SR skill!

Shadow clone! Its combat power is still twice mine, and apart from having a slightly darker mind, it will absolutely obey my orders!

In other words, this clone can not only fight, but also think.

Once my combat power increases, this will become a god-level skill!

Locke went downstairs in high spirits and happened to run into Sieg, who was glowing green.

Sieg straightened his hair, blinked his swollen eyes with difficulty, leaned on the stair railing with one hand, and said with a smile,

"So, did the director lift the curse on you?"

"No, the director said she's in a clone now, and I need to go to the church to find the priest."

Locke spoke frankly and really wanted to complain: Sieg, the Hulk who was beaten purple, shouldn't blink. You can't even see his eyes if you don't look closely.

Sieg nodded slightly, walked to Locke's side, and put his arm around his shoulder.

“It’s alright. As a future colleague who went through life and death with me and even generously paid for my fare, I will help you. Let’s go find the priest’s illegitimate daughter first.”

Huh? Why are you like the black-haired chief? You haven't even met the priest yet, and you're already trying to kidnap his illegitimate daughter. Isn't it said that half of the Bureau of Paranormal Investigations' salaries are paid by the church? It seems like you guys don't have a very good relationship with the church.

Locke muttered to himself, but Sieg noticed the confusion on his face.

"Hehe, this is just a small grudge. You'll find out about it once you officially join the Bureau of Investigation."

Well, it might be a small grudge, but once we kidnapped the priest's illegitimate daughter, it turned into a huge grudge.

Locke muttered to himself silently.

"If you knew Barnes, you would find that he was an extremely meddlesome guy. He lacked a kind heart and would never have intervened unless his illegitimate daughter was in danger."

Sieg said.

Locke heard Barnes' name twice before he finally matched him with the image of the priest in his mind.

That's right, Locke met Barnes once at Werner's funeral; he was that serious-looking, meticulous man.

Locke also traded Lloyd's lifespan for Jerry's at Werner's funeral.

If Father Barnes was also one of the supernatural beings, would he have noticed it at the time? Did he discover anything unusual about the black cat?

Did they discover it but choose to ignore it, or were they simply unaware of it?

Locke had many questions in his mind, none of which he could answer for the time being. He could only wait until he met Barnes to see how things went.

As for the ability to create shadow clones, Locke does not plan to use it for the time being.

Locke and Sieg traveled together to the Cathedral of Life, St. Figueroa, in the Wells district.

The Church of Life in Kosork has a total of 34 churches. Barnes worked at the church in the Petts district 5 years ago and is now a priest at the Church of Life in St. Figueroa in the Wills district.

Locke did not listen to Sieg and kidnap Barnes' illegitimate daughter, but went directly to the church.

He remembered that Via's father, Yuri Burde, was a friend of Barnes, and perhaps he could use that connection to get his help.

The St. Figueroa Cathedral of Life is located in the Wells district near the Cosor River. It is a large and magnificent building.

The church's exterior walls are covered with green vines, topped by towering tree canopies. For aesthetic purposes, the canopies are pruned into sharp cones, making it look from a distance like a green hat on an ancient castle.

This is the Tree of Life. Its leaves are as thin as cicada wings and are a translucent pale green, which does not affect the sunlight at all.

Worshippers come and go in an endless stream, especially on weekends, when the church is as crowded as a department store, but the worshippers all tacitly keep quiet.

Followers of the Life Cult wear leaf ornaments, whether necklaces, bracelets, or canes with leaf patterns at the top, all of which are extremely popular.

In Kosork, green represents piety, especially among the nobility, where it was fashionable to wear green hats, green robes, and green wigs.

It is said that the judges of the Supreme Court are often cuckolded.

Therefore, when Locke and Sieg entered the church, most of the believers gave them approving looks.

Locke had a vague feeling that this green skin would probably become the new Kosork trend.

Stepping into the church is like entering a miniature palace in another world, with exquisite murals on both sides of the walls.

The murals mainly depict the process of the Mother of All Beings giving birth to all beings, including trees, grass, flowers, animals, and human life.

It can be considered a rough popular science encyclopedia of theology. If you look at the murals, you can probably understand the origin of the Life School.

Locke had visited the Church of Life in Payne Street, but it was nothing compared to the St. Figueroa Church of Life in Wells Street, a miniature church consisting of only a priest, a nun, and a group of orphans.

Those who see the Basilica of San Figueires for the first time are invariably awestruck by its grandeur and wonder.

The church is supported by an ancient Tree of Life, which has lived for two hundred years, and the Basilica of San Figueires was built upon it.

Countless thick vines extend outwards, forming bridges between floors. Looking up from below, one can see people dressed in green and white priestly robes walking on them.

The main trunk is carved with dense and intricate runes, and is about 20 meters in diameter. Brown vines surround the trunk, and rows of candles are placed on the vines.

Even during the day, these candles are all burning. These are special dragon candles, which can burn for a whole year without going out, and their flames cannot burn anything, making them the best source of light.

This is also one of the tallest buildings in the kingdom.

Looking up at the enormous Tree of Life and the interplay of light and shadow on the church's dome, one feels the insignificance of one's own life.

"Hi, beautiful Sister Sinai, is Father Buster here?"

Sieg grabbed a passing nun.