Whispering Poems

Chapter 3266 The Church’s Suspicion

"Because that sword is already strong enough, Mr. Watson, didn't you say that if there are thirteen magic swords, then it is almost the strongest angel-level relic?"

Miss Larson, who came in with a tea tray, said that she followed Miss Reinhardt as a "student of the doctor of mineralogy", but she also took on the work of a maid, assistant, etc. on a daily basis.

Shad pointed out:
"It is because its strongest state is only an angel-level relic, so I think that even if the magic sword is a character in the story of fate, it will not be the main character."

The witch by the window raised her eyebrows, turned her back to the sun and looked at the man who was playing with the cat:
"Stronger than the angel level are the unknowable level relics, evil spirits and demons, and ancient evil creatures in their powerful state."

Xia De gently rubbed Mia's chin with his fingertips:

"Why not the evil god?"

With a loud crash, the white-haired girl's tea tray fell directly to the ground. The frightened girl hurriedly apologized, and Xia De stood up and used the "Breath of Time" to reverse time and return the tea in the teapot:
"Is this surprising? I heard from Ms. Benannis and the others that evil gods appeared at the end of the stories of the Chosen Ones of Balance, Death, Earth, and Light."

Sitting back at the desk, Shade petted Miss Gold's cat again:

"Now there are eight chosen ones, and the evil god has descended four times. The probability is one in two, which is the same as flipping a coin. Even if Fatumonster Island hits it, it is not a small probability event."

The white-haired young girl looked as if she was about to faint, and the Great Witch of the Sun thought that Shade was deliberately trying to scare her apprentice:

"There is no direct evidence to support that the Chosen One is here. All of this is based on our own inferences and the behavior of the cultists. I will mention this to the Speaker in the parliament, but the parliament will not easily send anyone to support us in the short term."

"Are all the witches busy?"

Xia De asked knowingly, and Claire Reinhart smiled gently:

"I can't tell you that. The secrets of the parliament are to be kept by everyone."

The two chatted until about five o'clock, when Elder Harald sent someone to call them to the Snow Mountain Hall. This time, the three of them went together again, but when they entered the "castle", they found Elder Harald waiting for them in the hall behind the door.

Besides the elders and two old priests of low status, there were also two strangers here who Shade did not know but were obviously “city people”.

There were two people, one man and one woman, and both were high-level sorcerers. The woman looked a little younger, while the man was about the same age as Dr. Schneider. Because he had been with Iluna so much, Shade could easily tell that they were sorcerers of the Church of the Sun.

Miss Reinhart subconsciously paused for a moment before continuing to walk forward. She then noticed that Shade was deliberately walking faster, about 30 centimeters faster than her, and it seemed that he was blocking both her and Miss Larson behind him.

"Good afternoon, Elder Harald."

Xia De greeted the old man, and the old man in the horned hat gave Xia De a worried look before responding:
"Good afternoon. I'm afraid dinner will have to wait a while. I have guests here. Oh, let me introduce you. These two are clergymen from the Church of the Sun in this city, Mr. Remus Ericsson and Ms. Ino Korhonen."

Then he introduced the two ring wizards:
"This is my granddaughter, Claire Rhinehart, a doctor of mineralogy from Willendel. Next to her are her students and friends she met in other places."

"Hello."

Xia De reached out and shook hands with Mr. Ericson, who was at the eleventh level. Although Fatumonster Island was relatively remote, the level of the local ring sorcerers placed by the church was definitely not low because the local ring sorcerers were very mobile. This gentleman at the eleventh level was most likely a ring sorcerer at the team leader level.

Mr. Erickson also politely shook hands with Shad, while Miss Rhinehart hid behind Shad, looking like she didn't like socializing very much.

Elder Harald smiled awkwardly, and the nine-ringed lady Korhonen said:
"In addition to the ceremony, I came here because this afternoon, someone anonymously reported to the church that Miss Reinhardt belonged to an illegal occult group called the Witch Council."

She spoke directly and did not give anyone a chance to explain:

"According to the agreement between the church and the Fatu people, if a ring wizard appears among the Fatu people, they can cultivate it on their own, and the church will not interfere or monitor it. So we will not care whether Miss Reinhardt is a ring wizard, but we need to confirm whether she is related to the [Witch Council]?"

Shade said rude words in his heart very rudely. The [Cult of Doom] obviously reported Miss Reinhardt, but it seems that they did not report Shade who flew out of the spring at that time, or the church concealed the matter.

The church did not conduct a secret investigation but went directly to the door to inquire, so this matter must be explained clearly.

So the witch carefully hid behind Shade and revealed her face:

"My grandfather told me to come and participate in this year's All Souls' Day, so I came back. There have been rumors that there are mines on the island, so I also want to investigate. I don't know what the [Witch Council] is, sorry."

Then everyone saw her hand grabbing Xia De's arm, looking very nervous because of being "interrogated".

"I am studying with my teacher. I am currently a third-year undergraduate student majoring in mineralogy at Willendel Royal University. I have never heard of the Witch Council. My teacher has opened a small mineral exploration company. This time, she brought me and other employees here for no other purpose."

Miss Larson also answered carefully, so the two ring magicians of the church looked at Shade again. They actually thought that the news from the black market was false. After all, the church has repeatedly emphasized that the biggest characteristic of witches is that they will never approach men, and even if they do, they will show disgust.

At this time, the beautiful tribal girl not only stuck to Xia De's back, but also looked worried and even a little "happy". This was clearly the behavior of a girl in love when she meets someone she likes but has not yet confirmed the relationship.

But since they were here, they still wanted to hear about Shad's origins. Shad still used the name "John Watson", which was a very common name, and although it had appeared many times in the past, he usually called himself "Sherlock Holmes" when he was really in danger:
"I am a travel writer, traveling around the Old World to collect folk songs. I was in Willendel before the New Year's Eve. After the holiday, I wanted to go out for a walk. I heard that Fatumonster wanted to apply for the qualification of 'Big City Player', so I came here at the invitation of Miss Reinhardt.

I met her in Willendael, and we hit it off right away and became good friends.”

Shade smiled and said:

"It's actually very difficult to find out my identity information, after all, I rarely stay in one place for too long. But I have an identity document, which is really indispensable when I go out."

As he spoke, he took a step forward, blocking the sight of Elder Harald, the witch and the apprentice, and took out the MI6 agent's credentials and handed them to the ring warlocks of the Church of the Sun.

A man and a woman were immediately shocked. Xia De blinked at them and mouthed:

"Negotiations with Grand Duke Lagerson."

So everything was simple and clear. This handsome northern man who claimed that his identity information was difficult to find was an MI6 agent who had ambushed on the island in advance by means of emotional deception.

Thinking about the struggle between MI6 and the Gray Gloves over the years, and the "Princess of the South" who died because of the conflict between the two sides, the appearance of Shade, who revealed his identity to them at this time, was really reasonable.

The certificate was returned to Xia De without being opened, and Xia De mouthed:

"Please keep it a secret."

The two nodded, and Mr. Ericsson even politely apologized to Elder Harald:
"I'm so sorry. You know the island has not been peaceful recently. On behalf of the Church of the Sun, I apologize to you and Miss Reinhardt. This kind of thing will not happen again."

Although the old man wearing the horned hat didn't know what Xia De took out, he still smiled and said:

"It doesn't matter. You are also doing this for the safety of this island."

But he was actually very worried. He only knew that his granddaughter had a very powerful ring wizard teacher, but he had never heard that they belonged to the [Witch Council]. He had heard of the "reputation" of the Council when he traveled around the Old World when he was young, and he also knew that all the members of this organization were "handkerchief friends" according to rumors.

He was originally a little unhappy that the outsider from the north could so easily win the favor of his granddaughter, but now that he knew of the more terrifying possibility, he fully supported the continued contact between the two talented young people - the Fatu people are a very traditional tribe.

Afterwards, everyone stood in the Snow Mountain Hall and chatted for a while, and Miss Reinhardt stood behind Shad, who communicated with the two strangers on her behalf.

Elder Harald did not want them to communicate too much with the church's ring wizards, so he quickly said:

"It's getting late, Mr. Erickson, Ms. Korhonen, let's go and take a look at the preparations over there."

Then he said to the young people:

"I won't be there for dinner until a little later. You can eat first or wait for me. Mr. Watson, we have an appointment to play cards tonight. Don't forget it."

This was to remind Shade that he would meet with the elders in the evening. Shade waved to him, then said goodbye to the church's ring warlocks, and then turned around and left with the two girls.

(End of this chapter)