Mysterious: The Innate Sacred Body of Destiny

Chapter 366 Are you interested in converting to my Lord?

A short while later, a gust of wind swept by, and "God's Singer" Ace Snake descended from the sky, landing at the crime scene.

The place where the "demon" fell has been cordoned off by the Punishers.

"The One Without Darkness—The Demon—"

As an experienced demigod, the "Singer of Gods" only glanced at the traces left at the scene and was able to roughly analyze the situation.

He strode up to Lorne, his tall frame exuding an imposing aura: "Did you save Duke Negan?"

"Hmm." Lorne nodded calmly.

"But I didn't kill this monster. By the time I found him, he had already become like this." His tone was sincere, and his answer was exactly the same as the other "substitutes" who had asked him.

"I'm not entirely sure what exactly happened."

The "Singer of Gods" gave Lorne a deep look, as if trying to read something from his face. In the end, he slowly nodded.

"Thank you for saving Duke Negan. You have gained our friendship."

Unlike his usual volatile and explosive style, Ice Snake displayed remarkable composure at this moment.

As a bishop of the Church of the True God, although he could not escape the label of "irritable," he still possessed the corresponding etiquette and political wisdom. To put it bluntly, in terms of importance to the Church, the Duke of Negan was even more important than himself, a saint.

This duke is the Church of Storms' most powerful political ally in the Kingdom of Rune, and the most important manifestation of the Church's secular influence over Rune.

Otherwise, Duke Negan wouldn't have had that conch shell that he could call upon at any time.

Therefore, he selectively ignored James Scott's sensitive identity as a "wild extraordinary being." Furthermore, the latter was a follower of the "Goddess of Night." Taking him back for questioning in a purely official manner would likely create unnecessary friction with the "Church of Night," be embarrassing, and politically provide ammunition for his reformist enemies to launch a massive attack.

Phew—I thought they were going to arrest me and interrogate me.

Lorne secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then bowed slightly in return.

The "Storm Church" of the past would not have been so polite to these wild extraordinary beings.

He could tell that the other party was also trying hard to suppress his emotions. After all, everyone knew about the relationship between Duke Negan and the Church of Storms, and it would be really embarrassing for their church to have such a big problem with their important ally.

It's kind of awkward to think about. If I were a follower of the Lord of Storms, things might be a little better; the Church of Storms could use this opportunity to promote itself. But "James Scott's" apparent identity is that of a follower of the Goddess of Night.

Even though the "Church of Storms" and the "Church of Night" have always had a good relationship, there are still some differences—

It's unclear how the "Church of the Night" will respond.

Lorne, a Conservative Party leader, a top noble family, and one of the two major orthodox churches, could already foresee how troublesome things were about to get.

After the "Singer of God" carefully examined the demon's corpse but found nothing, he returned to Lorne's side, his expression hesitant.

"Excuse me for asking, is the Duke alright?" Lorne noticed the other's predicament and took the initiative to ask.

Ace Snake stared at him for two seconds before replying in a deep voice, "I just received news that the Duke's life is safe. As for the rest—we'll have to wait and see."

"It depends on the situation—"

Thinking of Duke Negan's dilapidated state back then, Lorne felt that the duke's later life would probably be quite miserable.

"By the way," the Singer of God suddenly changed the subject, his tone becoming unusually serious, "Mr. James Scott, would you be interested in converting to my Lord?"

Two hours had passed since I finished dealing with various investigations from the church and the police department.

Without a doubt, he had completely missed Viscount Negan's party. But Lorne believed that Viscount Negan would absolutely not blame him. After all, he had just saved his powerful uncle.

According to official hints, the Negan family will certainly offer a generous reward afterward, and may even convert the "Apostle of Desire" attribute into gold pounds or property as compensation. Of course, the specific details will be discussed after the Duke's condition stabilizes.

After declining the church's "kind offer" to escort him home, Lorne walked alone toward the "Brave Ones" bar.

After confirming that no one was following him, he transformed back into "Lorne Disenk" and pushed open the familiar bar door.

Nighttime is when this place is at its liveliest, with the noise of drinkers, the cheers of card games, and the smell of cheap tobacco all mixed together.

"Hey! Did you hear? Something big has happened in the South District!"

"With a bang, I heard half the street was blown up—"

"It's true! My cousin works as a policeman there, and he said the entire southern district is under lockdown right now!"

The whispers of the guests from the South Quarter reached Lorne's ears. This reminded him of Archbishop Snake, the "Singer of God," who had rushed over looking travel-worn.

He walked through the noisy hall to the card room, where he found Marich and Sharon, who happened to be there as well.

"It seems something's happened in the South District?" Lorne asked bluntly.

"Yes," Marich nodded, "It's quite a commotion; apparently, it's the Aurora Borealis that's behind it."

"Scapegoat?" Lorne asked instinctively.

Having spent a long time in the extraordinary world, he knew that the "Aurora Society" was often used as a fig leaf by various forces.

"This time it's probably really related to the Aurora Society. The specific details haven't been released yet, and the entire southern district is currently under lockdown by the military and the church—"

"For the next while, we'd better lie low and not make any big moves," Sharon said in her cool voice.

"If needed, you can temporarily move into my villa."

"No official will likely cause me any trouble in the near future," Lorne suggested.

"Why?" Marich asked, somewhat surprised. "Your title of 'East District Hero' isn't that impressive, is it?"

"Sigh—" Lorne sighed, pulled up a chair and sat down. "Actually, it's because—"

He briefly recounted to the two of them what had happened that evening.

"That's how it is. So, for the next period of time, I may face a very complicated situation—"

"Your experiences are certainly quite remarkable—to stumble upon the Duke's assassination attempt." After listening to Lorne's description, Marich sighed with an incredibly strange expression.

"The demon you encountered should be a Sequence 5 Apostle of Desire," Sharon calmly analyzed.

As an extraordinary being of an adjacent pathway, she was quite familiar with the "Demon" pathway.

"Yes, it's all thanks to the skills you recorded in my pocket watch before, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to get rid of that guy."

"Could you help me gather information about the last time Duke Negan was assassinated?"

"The more detailed the better—"

"These two incidents might have been committed by the same group."

"Okay." Sharon nodded.

"So what are you planning to do next?" Marich asked.

"I'm sure I'll attract attention from all sides. For now, the only thing I can do is remain unchanged and wait for things to change."

"I'm not good at political maneuvering, but I'm sure I'm now at the center of a huge vortex."

"well--"

Seeing the atmosphere was getting a bit heavy, Lorne tried to change the subject to something lighter: "Speaking of which, how do you think the Negan family will thank me?"

"Money, or land," Marich analyzed. "The Negan family is the kingdom's largest landed noble family, and they have no shortage of real estate."

"Maybe they'll just give me a mansion. In that case, wouldn't all my renovations have been for nothing?" Lorne joked.

"Of course, they might even consider a marriage alliance with me, marrying me to a young lady from the Negan family—"

"If it were someone like Miss Audrey Hall, I might consider it. Of course, getting along with a young lady from such a top-tier aristocratic family would definitely be—"

His smile froze halfway through his sentence. He realized the atmosphere had become even more awkward than before.

"Uh—isn't this joke funny?"