Dominate the world in three weeks?

Hannah, a dancer with the Bridges Troupe, is arrested and brought to justice in a series of bizarre deaths.

Lancer had seen her before—the girl who was next to No. 1 deceased and witnessed the death process with her own eyes.Lancer had spoken to this girl when he visited the head of the troupe. She had just taken a bath because she was covered in blood, and her loose robe exposed the tattoo on her arm.

The people learned the truth the next morning—a girl fell in love with the owner of the theater troupe, and poisoned all the girls who were close to that man.This continuous incident that caused panic throughout the imperial capital seemed to have come to an end.

Of course, some hidden little secrets will not be made public.For example, it wasn't the poison that killed the girl, but a small inconspicuous magic circle - which is why no one found magical elements in the dead body.Another example is that the girl named Hannah is actually a black mage. In order to kill her, even the senior staff of the mage association came forward to help.In the unmanned building isolated under the pretext, the two sides had a fierce battle.

Terrence did not hide the murderer's true identity, although for a moment he wanted to do it for some reason-in fact, he couldn't hide it.A cruel black mage is much more difficult to deal with than an ordinary mage. If there is no Mage Association to come forward, the situation will definitely be unmanageable.The situation seems to be fairly stable now, at least ordinary people don't understand the bloody storm behind it.Because of course the state will order to block the news, unless they want the church to be looted.

Still, Terrence felt a sense of tension.The sudden black mage attack would probably make the Qing school in the Mage Association more resistant to such heterogeneous research. Once they become stubborn, their ideas are no different from the heresy that the church smashed to death.

This made him think of the excited words of the man in black the night before - he would not sympathize with a murderer, even if the criminal may have had a poor past, but since she attacked innocent ordinary people, she has been unable to use any A pitiful speech.

But the man made Terrence think of himself.

There are many people in this world whose lives are blinded by all kinds of suffering and pain. Some people become strong, brave and full of justice because of these. They are admirable and even become heroes, but they are a minority after all.More people extinguish all their brilliance in the dark, they are mediocre and even do evil.

Terrence never considered himself above average, in fact, unfortunately, he has always been the most ordinary one.Terrence knew how paranoid a man with a grudge can become when he gains great power.When he just woke up in this life, he still hasn't shaken off the gloom.

If there is something that makes him gradually open up his heart and set his sights on a more open place, it must not be the tempering of suffering, but the washing of time.

But who has the chance to come back from the dead and start all over again like him?The reality of life is that if you take a wrong step, there is no room for turning back.

Most people who become black mages have their own sufferings, and the more biased they are, the more they will go astray.Terrence is not a person who likes to meddle in other people's past. He thinks that the only thing he can do is to block the wrong road first.

It was afternoon, and Terrence leaned on the soft velvet seat, squinting his eyes to look at the scenery outside the corridor.Tomorrow is the Queen's birthday. In order to celebrate the last day of the Wanhua Festival, the streets must be full of people now. You must know that people are trembling with fear over the events of these two days, and they haven't fully enjoyed the joy of the festival yet.

Just tonight, fireworks will be set off in the square of the imperial capital, singing and dancing will continue all night long, and people will pray for the queen and the empire while celebrating.But these have nothing to do with Terrence, unfortunately, he has just suffered a crime, and now he can only rest at home.

Terrence didn't think there was anything wrong with this, and he wasn't a lively person himself.It's just that the silent humanoid sculpture behind him made him mind.

He turned his head to look at the blond knight, taking advantage of a lot of free time, he was finally able to ask him: "You have been so strange these two days, Lancer. You don't want to talk, is there something that makes you feel depressed?" The other party was tense The muscles in his face, and even his short, dark-blonde hair looked dull, as if he was dying from exhaustion. "If you care about Adam's attitude towards you—he was thinking of me, maybe you should divert your time to avoid meeting each other for the time being, and he will emerge from his horns in a few days."

"No, I don't mean to blame Mr. Adam. In fact, he's right. I failed to do my part and put you in such danger."

"Sometimes you are too honest and strict with yourself, which makes me find it difficult..." Terrence muttered in a low voice. He is not good at expressing intimacy in words, but Lancer made him fail repeatedly. "You have done what you should do. No one expected that incident. Apart from blaming the unexpected, who should be responsible for this incident? Later, you saved me, and that is enough for me to thank you."

Lancer remained silent, Terrence's relief failed to make his expression loose, but made his eyes flicker with an imperceptible embarrassment.

The depressed look of the other party made Terrence suspicious. He stared at Lancer without moving until the blond knight looked away as if he couldn't support it—this is so strange!

Terrence thought.But the sound of footsteps interrupted his plan to continue to pursue, and Adam walked over with a file bag: "Master, you asked me to find out the identity of the bishop of the church who took office in the capital a few days ago, and I finally got the information today. You want Do you want to see it now?"

"Of course." Terrence reached out and took it.

Although the incident was over, Terrence couldn't relax his vigilance against the church—in fact, it was strange enough that the other party did nothing during this period.They have always been sensitive to the existence of the black mage, chasing after them like a hunting dog smelling their prey, can't they see the strangeness of this matter?But until the Public Security Bureau gave an explanation, the church never jumped out, which made Terrence a little uneasy.

He took out the parchment inside, and there was a very comprehensive record of Bishop Sidney's life and trivia. Although it took a long time, the person who handled the matter was obviously very careful and responsible.Terrence's fingertips followed the lines of writing, and finally stopped on a sentence.

— "Served in the Inquisition for six years".

The Heresy Inquisition is an institution used by the Church of Light to judge apostates and black mages. Any force will have such a place where there are such filth. Although the church claims to be pure and flawless, it is necessary to deal with waste blood and viruses.

According to records, the Bishop of Sidney seemed to be moderate during his tenure. While winning the admiration of some people, he also dissatisfied the strongman, so he was transferred and resigned.

Terrence thought about the way he was talking to him at that time - he had to admit that the other party did look amiable.But he was shrewd and cunning in his heart, and it was hard for Terrence to believe that the other party would give up his chance of being promoted for the sake of heretics.

Then why did he do that?What good would that do him?

Terrence closed the file. When he thought of the bishop, he also remembered the church's high-profile distribution of holy water these days.They preach that it can get rid of filthy diseases, but the investigation results released by the Sheriff's Department just slapped them hard.Because the deaths of the girls were not caused by disease or death at all.

—… No, in this case, even if the church didn’t find the black mage, they should push everything to them for their own dignity.But the church doesn't seem to care about its broken faith at all?Is there some remedy... or are they waiting for something?

Terrence stood up abruptly, and the blanket draped over him slid down.

Lancer was taken aback by Terrence's sudden action: "Tai...Master?"

Terrence hurried upstairs and took out a notebook from the drawer in the bedroom, in which he recorded even a small thing that happened in the past few days.Flipping through his notes as he muttered to himself, he finally stopped on the word "heart."

"My God..." Terrence stopped his crazy behavior, he remembered the little light-colored flower he found in front of Mary's grave that rainy night-he almost forgot about that little thing.

The flower is very popular as a calming plant, and it is also used by pharmacists as a sleeping pill, but on the other hand, it can also be turned into a murder formula in the hands of a black mage.

A disease that causes people to die unconsciously-it caused the death of half the city more than 100 years ago.

And this thing just needs four girls' hearts and some powder ground by magic plants plus a disgusting spell.

Of course, if all of this is going to happen, first of all, he has to make sure that there is another black mage hiding in the dark - this is nothing to say, otherwise it will not explain the reason why the church is not moving; secondly, there must be four dead girls , but now there are only three—oh, hell!With the addition of Hannah who was killed, there are really four!

Lancer ran up after him, looking at Terrence's livid face, he couldn't help asking, "What happened?"

Terrence rubbed his forehead, he seemed to be asking Lancer, and also seemed to be talking to himself: "If I want to create a sensation, is there a better choice besides the Wanhua Festival? Or is it on Her Majesty's birthday? Tonight or tomorrow? Tsk, it's impossible to guess, what else can I do except choose the earliest time!"

"Master? What are you talking about? Is there going to be a big event tonight? But before that, please calm down." Lancer asked with a frown. He held Terrence's shoulder and tried to calm him down. .

"If I didn't overreact to all this, then it would be a surprise! A unique birthday present!" The warmth from his palm brought Terrence back to his senses. He gritted his teeth and said, pulling Lancer back and forth go downstairs. "Go to the Public Security Bureau, Mr. Sheriff is busy with work."

"This is unbelievable. You mean that the church is likely to threaten their lives and order the black mage to do evil. And there is more than one black mage under the control of the church. The fish that slipped through the net will commit crimes again today?"

Aaron Shaw said so.He had just finished listening to Terrence's analysis, and he couldn't help showing a subtle look on his face.In fact, the last time Terrence identified Hannah as a black wizard, he wondered—whether a teenager who is still studying in school has the ability to identify the black wizard?What's more, the knowledge that the other party said now has exceeded the scope of an ordinary mage's research.

Terrence didn't miss the skepticism on Aaron's face - which was one of the reasons why he was hesitant to reveal the truth in the first place.But Terrence is not yet at the peak of his strength. If he is to solve this matter alone, he will undoubtedly seek his own death. Is there any other way besides handing over the matter to the Public Security Bureau?

Of course, on the other hand, he also recognized Aaron's rigid temper-the other party only saw the criminal who needed to be hunted down, not a guy who cared about things other than the case.This is also the reason why Terrence came to him directly instead of going to the Mage Association.

"I'm not sure yet. That's why I came to ask you to help confirm." Terrence said.

"Helping means asking me to dig out a coffin that's already buried? That's crazy."

"But if what I said is true, maybe you won't even have the chance to go crazy by then."

Aaron was silent for a while, then said: "You're right, although I don't want to do it at all, but I don't want to regret that I didn't dig my grave."

Aaron Xiao called a few personal guards and headed to the cemetery in the plane area with Terrence.People gathered in the center of the imperial capital to vent their depression and pressure accumulated in the past few days, and there were almost no people in the civilian areas.

"Guess, if there is really a dark wizard hiding in the dark, who would it be?" Aaron asked as he walked.

Terrence said without hesitation: "People once asked for the dead body to be burned, but Bridges' theater director stopped them. His kindness seemed too inappropriate in a time of panic. I guess it was diverted to cause a sensation. In sight, the instigator couldn't take out the heart right away. But the people's nervousness about the epidemic made them feel uneasy, so the heart of the third deceased was quickly taken out. Do you think that Captain Gary is suspicious?"

"His relationship with the dead and the criminal was too close," Aaron said.

"In order to avoid being discovered by others, the black mage has to change his residence from time to time instead of hiding in the deep mountains and old forests. A troupe with no fixed place is a good place for dancers, and isn't it more convenient for the boss?"

As Terrence said, he happened to pass by the small building rented by the Bridges Theater Company.The entire theater troupe went to participate in the parade, so the door of the small building was closed, but Aaron Xiao asked someone to sneak in and search it to avoid accidents.

The guard came back soon, and in addition to the news that no one was there, he also brought back a flower pot. It was placed in front of the kitchen window sill, unremarkable, but it was blooming with the yellow flower that Terrence had seen before. little flower.

Terrence and Aaron looked at each other.

35:[-] p.m.

People from the Public Security Department finally opened the coffin dug out. The female corpse lying on the soft coffin bottom exuded a stench, and the chest cavity was cut open, revealing the light red texture inside and the chest that lost the heart. Three people including Hannah dead without exception.

Aaron frowned: "I didn't expect that guy to even let his accomplices go."

Terrence said: "Either it's too late to find the fourth person, or he doesn't have feelings for the girl—in any case, he's got what he wants."

Eight thirteen in the evening.

Aaron and Terrence rushed back to the center of the imperial capital.At this time, the imperial capital was shrouded in soft magic lamps.The exquisite lanterns hanging on the floats illuminate the faces of tourists.

The guards of the Public Security Department had already changed their uniforms, but their expressions anxiously weaving through the crowd still seemed incompatible with the festive atmosphere.

Nine fifty in the evening.

The Sheriff's Department finally found a float belonging to the Bridges Troupe that had traveled halfway across the city.The head of the troupe, Gary, was performing on it in a uniform. In order to avoid causing panic among the tourists, the people from the Public Security Department dispersed to closely monitor the other party's actions.

It's exactly eleven o'clock in the evening.

The parade of floats is over, and then people will gather in the square to hold a bonfire dance.Gary and the rest of the troupe danced and moved towards the square surrounded by the crowd.Aaron began to wonder if he suspected the wrong person, and he became anxious inside.

However, just 10 minutes later, Gary disappeared under the crowd.

Aaron was furious and asked his subordinates to spread out to find him.

Eleven forty-five p.m.

People from the Public Security Department found Gary in the bell tower, and the assisting mages and guards from the Public Security Department rushed there one after another.Gary's spell was in the middle of it, and people met in the narrow spiral staircase, and the light of the spell illuminated the quiet and dim interior of the clock tower.

Eleven forty-five p.m.

Gary was forced to the top of the clock tower, badly wounded and crumbling.On the other side of him, the two mages and three guards who were still standing also looked in a state of distress - they had fallen into a trap and were at a disadvantage from the very beginning.

With a frenzied light in his eyes, the Black Mage cursed those who had cornered him, and slit his own wrist with a knife.The blood that kept pouring out automatically drew a big circle when it fell to the ground, and then fine runes also emerged in the circle.

No one knew what he was up to, but the mage felt the strain of the tense elemental gathering in the air.Maybe the black mage will die with them, or the power will be even greater, leaving cold sweat on the foreheads of the two mages.

Twelve o'clock sharp.

Gary's magic circle was about to take shape, and an arrow shot from the window of the clock tower, piercing Gary's forehead.His heavy body fell backwards and hit the hanging clock.

The iron bell roared, but it was quickly overshadowed by the sound of fireworks exploding.

The first batch of fireworks tonight lit up the night sky and the happy smiling faces of people on the ground.

On the opposite side of the clock tower, on the roof of the National Library, Terrence patted Lu Sien on the shoulder: "Thanks for your hard work! Tonight is really magnificent enough for a festival—although only a few people know about it."

He looked down at the brightly lit bustling streets of the imperial capital, and shrugged his shoulders relaxedly.

For the carefree populace, this is still a secret they will never know.But what does it matter?This is the holiday.

The author has something to say: Thank you Guagua Jun for the three mines!

The daily update will resume tomorrow, and it is expected to end this article in May, above.