Whispering Poems

Chapter 1378 The Confrontation at the Door of the Church

The Church of Dawn does not have a specific day of worship, so it is not necessary to come to worship on weekends.

The Church of Dawn in Randall Valley covers a larger area than Tobesk's, but the interior decoration is relatively old.Although Xia De and Luvia were not familiar faces in the diocese, it was not uncommon for believers from other places to visit churches in big cities, so no one tried to find out their identities.

Shad missed the service this morning, so he sat alone in a pew in the auditorium and prayed alone.The whole process is relatively simple. After all, in the world where the true God exists, the church does not need to rely on cumbersome and meaningless rituals to prove the majesty of God.

It's just that at the end of the worship service, one has to confess one's recent mistakes.Xia De thought about it for a long time, but he didn't know what mistake he should confess, so he admitted that he seemed to be a little too strict with Mia recently, which made this cat who is very afraid of the environment outside the home go out frequently. than last year.

After the service, there is still some time before nine o'clock.Luvia originally wanted to visit the local church with Shad, but Shad thought of another thing:

"After the exams at the beginning of this year, you and Dorothy both left immediately. Priest Augustus told us at that time that he had come to Randall Valley when he was young, and he and Father Murphys of the local church I lost 10 pence in a bet and never paid it back. Since I’m here today, why don’t I go see the priest Murphys and help the priest pay back the debt (Chapter 1162). In this way, when we return to the Trust Basker, you can give Father August a surprise."

Xia De suggested, Luvia nodded, also very interested:

"However, Priest Augustus actually bets with people?"

But suddenly realized something was wrong, and frowned at Xia De:
"Wait a minute, how did you guys talk about Randall Valley after the exam? I'm going on a business trip to this city, and I only got the news half a month after the exam week ended. You guys started discussing Randall so long ago Is it the valley?"

That's because Shad wanted to find the black time key, so he talked to the priest and the doctor about his travel plan.

"This is the guidance of fate, which means that a long time ago, there were signs that you were going to come to the Randall Valley."

Xia De said with certainty, and pressed Mia, who was protruding from her arms, very politely:

"Let's go find Father Murphys quickly, and don't miss the arrival of Stone Oxenfurt."

Shad didn't know the exact age of Father Murphys, only that he was older than Priest Augustus.I was worried that this ordinary priest had already left, or that he could not undertake the work of the church due to physical reasons, but he did not expect that the old priest still served in the church.

However, compared to Rat Augustus who has always been the most ordinary priest, that Father Murphys has actually become the bishop of the Dawn Church in the diocese at this time.When Xia De and Luvia inquired about this, they were still very surprised:
"Then shall we go see him again?"

Luvia asked.

"Of course, but use your identity. You met Priest Augustus in Tobesk, and he specifically asked you to visit Father Murphys before leaving."

Xia De warned that as for himself, it was a friend Luvia met in the local area, and he happened to meet again in the church.

The bishop of the diocese is a very busy job, which Shade knew from Bishop Karnas Owen of Tobesk.It is very difficult for ordinary believers to meet the regional bishop casually. The difficulty in meeting the bishop today is not that they did not make an appointment in advance, but that Bishop Murphys was not in the church at all today.

Because of the petrified plague, the bishop took people to the hospital to visit the believers early in the morning, and it was said that he would not be able to return until the afternoon.So even if Xia De arrived at the Church of Dawn today, if he wants to know what happened to Priest Augustus, he still has to wait for the next time.

Luvia was looking forward to it.

It was close to nine o'clock, and Xia De temporarily handed Mia over to Luvia to take care of her, and asked Luvia to stay in the main hall of the church, looking out from the window, while he himself came to the door of the church.

At 59:[-], as another carriage stopped at the door of the church, Stone Oxenfurt jumped out of the carriage.It looked like it was his personal carriage, as Shad noticed he hadn't paid for it.

Although Oxenfurt wore a black hat and a silver brooch pinned to his chest according to Shad's request, he did not hold a red rose, but a rare black rose.

Xia De walked towards him, and the two met under the magnificent steps in front of the church, where the flow of people up and down converged, and Luvia in the church just happened to be able to see them.

Xia De smiled and asked:

"Why, your roses are not fresh, so they turned from red to black?"

The tall man cursed a not very dirty word:

"What on earth did you ask me to come here for?"

"Don't you like church?"

Xia De shook his head, looking at the obviously wilted flowers in his hands:

"Withered roses are still so beautiful."

I don't know where Shad's words hit Oxenfurt's sore spot. The impatience and anger on his face became more obvious:
"What on earth are you going to do? Found that sapphire earring?"

"Not found, but I think it will be found soon."

Xia De is not talking big. Some time ago, Old John said that he had a way to get special coins, and he should be able to get them soon.At that time, let Luvia use special divination to locate:
"You came on time, but remember? I asked you to stay here for three minutes."

"You want to test the church's strength, its resistance to 'it'?"

The expression on Oxenfurt's face became more serious:
"It's useless. If it worked, I would have hid in the church a long time ago."

That is to say, although the stone mirror demon Goethe is still afraid of the power of the righteous gods, he still cannot escape its contract power if he wants to hide in the church.

"Whatever you want. I want to ask, have you ever seen a gemstone about this size? A hexagonal gemstone."

Xia De opened his notebook and showed the pencil sketch drawn by Luvia.

He just wanted to delay the time and let Luvia have time to observe carefully. Unexpectedly, Oxenfurt saw the appearance of the gem, and the expression on his face changed instantly:

"Where did you see this?"

"I haven't seen it before, so I'm looking for it."

Xia De looked at him inquiringly:

"Some spirits made me look for it, you know what I mean. Did you actually see it?"

Stone Oxenfurt hesitated for a moment, and the impatience on his face disappeared:
"Three years ago, 'it' made me look for gemstones of this shape locally. There are four of them, green, red, golden yellow and white."

The four colors should represent the colors of the four seasons, and what Xia De got under the memoir is the crimson red that represents summer.

"It's also looking for how many pieces did you find?"

He asked inquiringly, while Stone Oxenfurt folded his hands on his chest and looked at Shad:

"Why should I tell you?"

"Looks like you've got at least one. Is that gem in your hands now, or is it in 'it'?"

Oxenfurt narrowed his eyes slightly:

"What exactly did it ask you to do when you met it outside Watsons Manor?"

It looks like he wants to trade problems for problems.

Mr. Lyman's cemetery is of great importance, and the glowing key represents that the secret is very likely to be related to the truth of the guardians, and even to the heart of the earth.

"It lets me teach you a lesson."

After thinking about it, Xia De said:
"It pointed me to a good weapon. The raw materials are what the Watson family intends to use to deal with it. However, the weapon still needs a week or two to prepare, and the raw materials are very special."

Oxenfurt folded his arms and nodded:
"The white stone is in my hand. I found it in the winter of 1852 from an antique dealer who came from out of town to do business locally. I knew that this stone might be important to 'it', so I didn't tell 'it' that the stone had been found without even bringing the gems back to the manor."

"The location and information of the merchant."

Shad said, Oxenfurt's face darkened:
"Tell me, what is the power of the weapon you prepared?"

Xia De shook his head:

"I told you how to complete my task? Besides, I don't think that telling you will make you ready."

"Even if you don't tell me, I can guess it, the weapon against my immortal body, right?"

This sentence of Stone Oxenfurt is an affirmative sentence, and his face became more and more gloomy in the morning fog:

"Do one thing for me, and when it's done, the white gemstone will belong to you."

"Do not."

Xia De shook his head:

"I've had enough of your endless commissions and tasks. Do people in the Randall Valley have mental illnesses? I've had enough of looking for wedding gifts, gems, and weapons."

He turned around and pretended to step up the steps to enter the church, but Oxenfurt stopped him:

"Wait. Be patient in negotiating. If you are not satisfied with my chips, then besides the white gemstone, I can also tell you the content of the contract I signed with it."

"Oh?"

Xia De stopped in interest and turned around:
"you sure?"

"I don't know if you have been prepared. If you didn't meet me at the church door, I wouldn't even be able to ask for this condition."

Stone Oxenfurt took a few steps closer to Shad, and the two of them were almost stuck together. People passing by looked at them curiously, but they immediately moved away, because they looked like they were about to fight:

"It gives me the strongest undead power, and the luck that I can always win, and it asks me to do a few things for it, and it wants my soul. But the soul is not given to it directly. We agreed that if If someone can break the undead power it gave me, then my soul can fully belong to it."

(End of this chapter)