New Gods of North America

Wayne drove the town hall carriage in front, with Reverend Hake and Inesha riding beside him.

A church carriage that had been waiting on the side of the road also joined the team and followed Wayne.

After returning to Blackrock Town together, everyone seemed very happy.

The mayor was very happy——

After the young new sheriff took office, he quickly captured and killed a well-known wanted criminal with a bounty of $250.

The reason why the wanted criminal was caught was simply because he passed by Black Stone Town.

This not only demonstrates the mayor's wisdom and insight as the chief recommender of the new sheriff, but also shows the outside world that the force of justice in Blackrock Town to fight crime is still as strong as before, enough to dispel the security concerns of potential new residents who want to settle here.

The current pastor of the Holy Spirit Church in Blackstone Town is very happy——

This former rookie pastor finally gained enough experience after working hard in a parish in the wild west for nearly a decade.

Received an appointment to a new parish in a large city on the East Coast.

Although Pastor Hake, who came to take over, seemed to have a strange misunderstanding of life in a western pioneer town, he had no objection since Pastor Hake himself was happy about it. Anyway, he would no longer have to carry a gun for self-defense every day.

Even the owner of the carriage shop was very happy.

Due to the terrible condition of the interior of the carriage, the cost of repairing the canopy and cleaning the carriage by the town hall was almost the same as the cost of buying a second-hand carriage.

As an old cowboy who has lived in the West for twenty years, the store owner has long been immune to those red and white things.

With just a little work, he could earn an almost new carriage, which he felt was much more cost-effective than transporting goods at the risk of encountering bandits.

——Only Wayne was not very happy.

Because after finding out that the holy water given to him by Pastor Hake can be used to identify "corrupted people\

,"Wayne took a sip secretly when he went home to take a shower and change clothes.

The bottle was clearly at room temperature when I held it in my hand, but after I drank the liquid inside, I felt it was hot and spicy.

If I were to describe it as snail noodles, it would probably be slightly spicier than "medium spicy", but not yet to the level of "very spicy".

According to Pastor Hake, if one can feel that holy water is not ordinary clean water after drinking it, it means that one has been possessed by an evil spirit.

In other words, he did meet both the conditions of "being possessed by an evil spirit" and "body mutation".

His "immortal body" turned out to be a fake one!

It doesn't matter if you are "degenerate" or not.

However, your self-healing ability may have an upper limit, which makes you very unhappy.

And it will also be restrained by the church power of this world.

Even more unhappy.

As someone who always orders spicy food when ordering takeout,

Thinking of this, Wayne silently screwed the cap of the spherical bottle back on.

It is not good to eat spicy food alone.

At least this stuff is really effective. Keep it for now, and at least you can dip it in meat later.

…

After taking a shower and changing clothes,

Following Pastor Hake's instructions, Wayne went to the Holy Spirit Church in the town to find him.

By this time, Reverend Hake had already changed into a plain black monk's robe, with a sacred circle and triangle emblem on his chest representing the "Supreme Will" of the Holy Spirit.

They all look like serious people.

In candlelight,

Reverend Hake said solemnly:

"Wayne, after discussing with Inesa, there is something that concerns the personal safety of the townspeople. I have decided to tell you now and invite you to join us in a secret investigation."

Wayne first expressed his affirmation and support, "As a sheriff, I am obliged to participate in matters related to the personal safety of the townspeople."

Then he looked at the dark surroundings again:

"But...do we really need to talk about this here?"

This is a small wooden house in a secluded place in the backyard of the church, which was originally used as a utility room. Reverend Hake said that there was something important, so Wayne followed him here.

At this time, most of the cabin with the door closed was dark.

A morgue bed was placed in the center of the cabin.

Lying on top was the body of "Grey Wolf" Freddy.

It is said that people moved the body here after Pastor Hake requested that it be temporarily kept here.

Strictly speaking, it is not the job of a church pastor to collect the bodies of dead criminals, but since Pastor Hack expressed his willingness to take over, no one objected.

After all, "Grey Wolf" Freddy is neither a resident of this town nor a good person.

Although the town would give some fees to those who helped collect the bodies of criminals, it was at most just a labor fee and they would not make much money.

However, because of this incident, Wayne learned something new today.

——Before returning to the small town, the body and claws of "Grey Wolf" Freddy had already changed back to those of ordinary people.

When Wayne first discovered this, he hurriedly told Father Hack and Inessa, but they told Wayne that this was a normal phenomenon and that the physical mutations of the fallen would disappear quickly after the death of the fallen.

Okay, I'm just not surprised.

So at this time, "Grey Wolf" Freddy was not much different from an ordinary corpse, except that he had a few more holes on his body and some unnatural-looking purple bruises on his hands.

But then again…

Why would we close the door, light candles, and chat next to a corpse in broad daylight?

There are so many wildernesses in the West. If you are worried about being eavesdropped, why not just find a hillside?

“This is a necessary sense of ritual!”

Hearing Wayne's dissatisfaction with the conversation environment, Pastor Hake's expression became more serious:

"Talking about things in such an environment can effectively deepen the impression of the content of the conversation. This was the case on the first day I joined the company, and I still remember the scene at that time."

(_)……

Wayne was silent.

He could probably imagine what it was like when Pastor Hake went to work on his first day...

This kind of onboarding culture that plays tricks on new employees is not a good civilization.

Please don't pass it on.

Reverend Hake brought two stools over and motioned for Wayne to sit down:

"Wayne, what I am telling you now is a secret of the church. When you conduct your investigation, you must do it in secret and not disclose it to anyone else."

Pastor Hake paused, and after seeing Wayne nod, he continued:

“According to the information received by the church, there is a group of cultists hiding in the Black Stone Town area, who are planning to conduct a large-scale bloody sacrifice in order to summon powerful evil spirits.

"For a sheriff like you, it could mean one or more murders are about to happen.

"Inesha and I were sent here to investigate this matter. If necessary, we can also seek support from the cathedral in Kanks City."

Wayne was really impressed all of a sudden:

"There are cultists in Black Rock Town? And they're performing bloody sacrifices? How come I didn't know about this?"

As a two-in-one "local", Wayne really didn't feel any signs at all.

Reverend Hake was also slightly hesitant by Wayne's question:

"Actually... the church has not yet been able to confirm whether the cultists are really in Blackrock Town. But it has been confirmed that there were cultists gathering in Blackrock Town on the east coast."

Wayne tried to come up with a hypothesis, "Is it possible that Blackstone is the terminus of this steam train line? So if they want to continue migrating westward, they have to pass through Blackstone first?"

"Hahahahaha, if that's the case, that couldn't be better," Reverend Hake laughed out loud. "Wayne, I like your optimism."

After Pastor Hake finished speaking, he reached out and patted Wayne on the shoulder, "But as the pastor of the parish and the local sheriff, we can only consider the problem from the worst perspective, right?

"Right now, in the entire Black Rock Town, there are only three of us who know about this matter. We can only rely on investigating and confirming it together."

Hmm...

I just like shooting...

If there is no way to guarantee that I won't die, I actually... don't really want to risk my life for those foreigners.

While thinking this, Wayne nodded and agreed.

After all, if you want to get in touch with the so-called "extraordinary world", you can only start from Pastor Hake and Inissa.

What’s more, I love what I do and I work hard to fulfill my duties.

If it really doesn't work, then we'll just disband and I'll take my luggage and go back to Gao Laozhuang...ah, back to Huaguo Mountain.

Just don't overturn it.

After reaching a preliminary consensus, Pastor Hake clapped his hands and stood up:

"Okay, now that we've gotten past the digression, let's get down to business."

Wayne was shocked.

Investigating cultists and large-scale bloody sacrifices can only be considered "digressions", so isn't the "real business" even more outrageous?

Reverend Hake patted his chest and said:

"Wayne, you may not know this. When we were in the Exorcist Association, the priests were good at exorcising evil spirits, and the exorcists were good at dealing with mutated fallen ones, but my job was the only one that no one could replace."

It sounds like it's awesome...

Wayne asked carefully, "So what was the part you were in charge of before...?"

"Collect the body and beautify the remains!"

Reverend Harker raised his chin proudly. "It is only thanks to my exquisite craftsmanship that the faces of the victims and former colleagues can come to life. Wayne, you can always come to me when you need anything in the future."

Wayne: ...

Thanks, I don't hope to have that need.