Chapter 192 Doll

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"Colonel, Colonel."

"Colonel!"

"Alfred...!"

Hearing the sound of gnashing of teeth, the blond-haired, blue-eyed Alfred Hall turned his head. He frowned and looked at his companion: "What's the matter, Pagani?"

The companion with black hair and brown eyes and a typical Loen appearance changed from his usual impatience and looked around cautiously with a solemn expression:

"Let's go inside and talk."

Alfred looked thoughtfully at what the young officer who had been his partner for a long time was hinting at with his eyes, and read a little uneasiness from the other's expression and body language, so he walked ahead and took him to his place. office.

Entering the office, the sea breeze lifted the curtains as soon as the door was opened, and the moist and salty ocean breath suddenly filled the office. Alfred was born into a noble family in Backlund, but had already participated in several conflicts at a young age. Alfred, who had obtained the rank of colonel, did not have the strict requirements for the environment that a noble should have. When he saw Pagani, he still looked like he couldn't stand the sea. After smelling the fragrance, I closed the window, took out the perfume I carried with me and sprayed it on.

"Thank you." Pagani breathed a sigh of relief, "I almost couldn't breathe."

"It's nothing, just sit down."

Alfred stretched out his hand, and Pagani, who was about to say something else, had to sit down and wait. He watched Alfred slowly make a cup of tea, slowly take off his coat, and finally slowly sit on the chair. He couldn't help it anymore and said anxiously:

"Why are you still so disapproving!"

After saying that, he realized that his voice was a bit too loud and had to lower it a bit, but he still spoke quickly and quickly:

"Alfred, what should we do? There seems to be some evil things on the ship!"

"Today someone reported an incomprehensible abnormal situation again. We have to be careful what we say! I said that there might be spies with malicious intentions dropping things at the indigenous port before. I suggested that we stop at Zhongcheng Island for supplies. As a result, you all Do not listen!"

"The Lieutenant General cannot go with us because of official duties. If something goes wrong with the Governor..."

He took a sour breath and didn't dare to speak any more.

Pagani's military rank is a major, and he is Alfred's companion and friend. Alfred is very tolerant of this playmate who has been with him since childhood, and is also very familiar with his playmate's outspoken character. He is dissatisfied with the bullet-like words. I thought so.

He was very calm: "When did you realize it?"

Pagani couldn't be as calm as him, but he was still forced to slow down his speech:

"...the day after we left the port." The major paused, and twisted his eyebrows with a thoughtful and reminiscing expression. "A servant who was cleaning the deck claimed that he heard the sound of falling water in the middle of the night. When he was counting heads during the day, he found that there was a real person next to him. One less sailor.”

"Our trip this time is for the purpose and face of the kingdom. It is impossible for a drunkard to fall into the sea and die. Moreover, the sailor's personal background and experience are very normal. He has no suicidal tendencies or any bad habits. His death has Weird."

"So! Alfred, this is already the third missing person, but we have no clue at the moment, right? The storm is rising, do you want to contact the nearby bishop to help?"

Alfred did not answer immediately, and then suddenly said: "There are more than three missing people."

Pagani's eyes widened: "What did you say?"

"Pagani, my friend, forgive me for not telling you the details of this matter right away." Looking at his astonished friend, Alfred's handsome and unsmiling face showed a teasing smile, "Because Your personality is too impatient and you always express your emotions on your face, so you need a calm approach to deal with such weird situations."

"That fair and serious Alfred can actually lie to others!" Pagani was shocked, "You must be lying!"

Alfred's smile disappeared.

"Okay, okay, I shouldn't have made fun of you." The major had no choice but to admit his mistake to his friend with a higher military rank, "But who made you not tell me? We have obviously been working together for so long."

After that, he showed a rather deliberate smile, leaned forward, and looked at his friend expectantly: "So you already have a way to deal with those weird things?"

Alfred nodded and responded to his friend's expectations: "This should be caused by an extraordinary item. I wonder if you still remember the Intis Intelligence Department. It is said that some outstanding spies can perfectly disguise themselves as others. "

"Of course I remember." Pagani nodded, "Didn't I plan to steal the Kingdom's Difference Engine manuscript before?"

"That's right."

The blond school officer said: "After the first person disappeared, we launched an investigation and finally confirmed that it was a sealed object that could change the identity of others. Because after the first person, no one disappeared."

Pagani was horrified: "You mean..."

"Yes, they are still on our ship, but they have been replaced silently! Those things will also detect the people who find them. The servants who clean the deck have become part of the sealed artifact. Even I, usually Deliberately pretending to be ignorant.”

"All sealed objects have certain patterns in their activities. You don't know, but the handyman who first heard the sound of falling water also encountered a terrifying thing. He claimed that a pair of twin maids came to him and asked him to look at them. How are their clothes and appearance different?"

"Twin maids?!" Pagani was confused by the information that came one after another. "Impossible! There are no twins among the more than a hundred servants on the ship! One of the servants must have seen it is fake! "

Alfred nodded.

"The servant still had work to do, and he was indeed a bit old. It was difficult to see the difference between the two ladies in the dark corridor, so he smiled and said he couldn't tell the difference." The colonel's face was solemn, "Every time he touches this I took the matter to heart, but still chose to report it along with the sound of falling water.”

"Have you found the maid?" Pagani pricked up his ears, feeling that he was already listening to a supernatural story.

The window seemed not to be closed tightly, and a ray of sea breeze blew in, making him feel uncomfortable all over.

"found it."

"Although the servant identified her, the maid knew nothing about the matter. She also clearly denied that she did not have twin sisters, nor did she come to our ship that day."

Pagani gasped: "She must be fake!"

"I understand. The corresponding channel for that sealed object is the Intelligence Department of Intis! This sealed object can take the form of others, and maybe it can even replace other people's identities! That's why I feel There are many eyes around me staring at me. The chaotic gangsters from Intis actually want to stop us from escorting the governor to the southern continent to quell the chaos. Our two neighbors are really getting more and more arrogant!"

"That's why you said 'more than three are missing'? There are not many missing people, but there are more people who have become part of the sealed artifact, right?"

A strange look appeared on Alfred's face: "That's absolutely correct. You can deduce the movement of that sealed object after listening to these few words. Pagani, your mind is still very flexible."

"However, it remains to be verified whether the Intelligence Department of Intis is involved. I have obtained reliable clues that such a sealed object corresponds to the mid-sequence of that path. It is a level 2 sealed object. It is a bit strange to just throw it on our ship so casually. unreasonable."

"Perhaps Intis is helping the colonial natives!" Pagani said, "Tell the natives to just bring this thing up. The natives don't know how to use it anyway."

Alfred thought thoughtfully: "What you said is not impossible..."

"Then what methods have you prepared to deal with the sealed objects?" Pagani lowered his voice unconsciously, "The Lieutenant General is not here..."

"How do you know he's not here?"

Seeing a hint of sly smile on his friend's face, Pagani suddenly understood, and a smile appeared on his face:

"Your Majesty, Lieutenant General, has been guarding in secret? I forgive you Alfred. If I had known about this earlier, I would have shown confidence instead of being as anxious as I am now."

"I'm so glad you forgive me. Counting the time, Lieutenant General should have found it by now."

With that said, Alfred walked to the window and opened the gauze curtain, his movements were like the opening of a theater. Pagani stood up and walked over without knowing why, only to see a frigate more than ten meters away outside the window.

A man stood on the bow of the ship, condescending, and a loud and serious voice came along with the sea breeze:

"Disguise is prohibited here!"

"No substitution is allowed here!"

"Storm above, it's really your Excellency the Lieutenant General." Pagani suddenly looked straight, "Which ship is the sealed artifact on?"

As if to confirm his words, the lieutenant general said something. Suddenly three or four people fell down on the deck. When they fell down, they were still holding mops and rags in their hands. Their expressions were frozen and their movements were stiff, as if they were falling. Only invisible hands pushed these sculptures.

The other servants were frightened by this scene. The law covered the entire frigate, so screams continued to be heard even in the cabin, but they were quickly subsided with the help of the guards.

"There are actually so many?" Pagani's expression changed greatly, "How many living people are there on that ship?"

Alfred also looked serious: "Your Majesty Lieutenant General, it is estimated that at least twenty people died, including three low-level officers. This sealed artifact mainly targets ordinary people. We have already appeared before we set foot on the land of Balam." casualties."

Those "sculptures" that fell to the ground quickly rotted, bleeding from their orifices, and turned into a pool of vague mud-like objects. It was difficult to tell that they were once human beings. The stench of these corpses was also carried by the sea breeze, as if they were dead. for several days.

Pagani, who had a picky and sensitive nose, almost vomited from the smell. Alfred had to close the window and spray the perfume again to save his life.

But this episode did not dampen their curiosity. Gunshots were heard in the frigate's cabin, and there were flashes of fire. It seemed that the Lieutenant General had come into contact with the sealed object. After a while, bodies covered with white cloths were being carried out one after another, and the figure of the Lieutenant General appeared on the deck again, holding something vaguely visible in his hand.

"He's caught!" Pagani was surprised and happy, "The storm is coming! Praise to the Lieutenant General."

Then he was a little confused: "How did Lieutenant General confirm that it was on that ship?"

Alfred smiled slightly and said: "Because the Vice Admiral has searched all three ships, and finally confirmed that only the frigate has traces of its activities."

Pagani was even more surprised: "The Lieutenant General has been here! Oh my God, doesn't it mean that I may have seen him?"

While they were talking, Alfred's window was knocked, and a man with serious features and a face carved out of marble was seen floating outside. He was holding a small wooden figure for sketching in one hand, and pressed against the window with the other hand. superior.

Alfred quickly opened the window and the two of them said hello together:

"Your Majesty Lieutenant General!"

The lieutenant general casually showed them what he had in his hand - a small wooden figure about the same size as the palm of his hand, with movable joints and vague facial features. Then he said: "The crisis has been resolved, the alert has been restored, and I will officially board the ship at the next port."

He turned to Alfred: "Your clue is timely."

After saying that, the Vice Admiral flew away again and landed on the deck of another frigate to supervise the cleaning and comfort work.

Pagani couldn't hide the excitement on his face: "Oh my god! Alfred, you have been praised by the lieutenant general!"

"I almost forgot that you are such a brave and decisive person. If you contribute to quelling this chaos, you might be able to get the rank of brigadier general soon, and then as long as you stay a few more years of qualifications, you will..."

Alfred was also in a good mood, but he still stopped his companion from thinking about the future: "Let's have a good fight first."

"Okay, okay. My future general, I will ask for your support in the future." Pagani was obviously very happy that the long-standing crisis was resolved, "Let's go to the restaurant for dinner together?"

"You go ahead, I'll change clothes."

"Then I'll go back too."

Pagani said goodbye, turned around and opened the door to leave. He walked down the corridor, still in disbelief.

"Is this the end?"

A single order concluded that nothing had slipped through the net. How many times did it circle around the other two ships and it was considered checked? This is too rash...

"But it's okay, anyway, it's finally over."

Pagani's expression returned to relaxation. He returned to his cabin, took off his coat, took out another piece of daily clothing from the closet, marked it on his body, and began to change.

Of course it was best not to be discovered. It turned out that my "spot the difference" game had already been known to them. It was so dangerous. Fortunately, I only played "hide and seek" with Pagani once... The bodies of the three low-level officers were all there. The characteristics were all there, and I didn't do anything except kill people, giving them the illusion that I was irrational. I only have this person's characteristics left on me, so that I can successfully disguise myself as a Sequence 7 "Judge" path Beyonder.

Pagani was captured by him, so now I have no other choice but to continue to follow up... If I can successfully sneak into Balam with the fleet, will you reward me with the extraordinary characteristics of Sequence 7... I'm so happy with the doll. thinking.

459

The place abandoned by God, Silver City.

Chief Colin Iliad had been briefed by the patrol team before lunch, but preparations were still not completed until now.

He was thinking about whether he should inform Elder Lovia and the mother of the soon-to-be-born child about this matter.

The visitors wanted to see him by name, but as the highest combat power in Silver City and the chief of the six-person council, Colin Iliad couldn't bet on whether that person was a monster or, as he said, "your compatriot, Shepherd of the Lord”.

But what he can be sure of is that Elder Lovia and Mrs. Scalder will be very happy, and even eager to meet the visitors.

"An old man?"

"Yes, he looks very old, older than you, chief."

“Wearing clothes you have never seen before, but wearing the sign of the Lord around your neck?”

"Yes, Chief. But we cannot tell his path."

"Tell me what characteristics he has."

"He - the lantern in his hand seems to be a sealed object. There is pure darkness around him, but there are no monsters, and there are looming dark feathers..."

Colin Iliad recalled the report of the patrol team and looked at the people coming and going in Silver City from top to bottom. He felt an extremely heavy weight on his shoulders, as if he had arrived at some important junction of fate.

He chose to summon Derrick first.

The tall boy who was called over looked confused: "Chief, are you looking for me?"

Colin said implicitly: "Helena Scauld said her children liked you very much."

He saw that Derrick was obviously relieved, his mood became lighter, and a smile appeared on his face: "I'm very happy."

"Do you think there's a reason for that?"

There was a hint of astonishment in Derrick's eyes. He seemed to hesitate for a moment, and then he said after careful consideration, "Maybe it's because of my path? The Lord is the Creator and was also the Sun God, but my path comes from my parents' path." Relics..."

You kid... Colin shook his head in his mind. Instead of exposing Derrick's devastating lie, he slowed down his tone and talked to him for a while. Colin recorded Derrick's answer in his heart. The patrol team described that the sealed object in the old man's hand had a "warm, constant light", which also reminded him of Derrick's path and purification power.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and someone came to inform: "Chief, Elder Lovia has something urgent to ask you."

Colin glanced at Derrick and saw that there was nothing unusual on his face, so he said calmly:

"Let her in."

The guard ran away in a hurry, and half a minute later, the silver-white curly-haired elder Lovia came holding her skull.

When she saw Derrick was there, she was a little confused but also understood something. Then, Lovia stretched out her hand to roll up one of her sleeves, and said in an erratic tone:

"chief."

"Something outside the city seems to be calling me."

Colin's expression became serious - the visitor was from the "Secret Prayer" route? Is he a strong person above Lovia? The "Secret Prayer" path in Silver City does not have recipes after Sequence 4. Maybe this is indeed an opportunity, but it is too hard to believe.

"He said……"

Lovia rolled up her sleeves to the joints, and saw the flesh and blood on her pale and smooth forearms suddenly began to squirm, and then a few pieces of flesh and blood fell off on their own and fell on the round table between them. Colin's attention was immediately attracted. Lovia lowered her head slightly, ignoring the blood gurgling from her arm. Derrick also slowly opened his mouth -

Those pieces of flesh and blood squirmed on their own, spelling out several giant words:

"I have no ill intentions."

TBC

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With this style of painting, who would believe that your Aurora Society is not a cult? The Hanged Man reflects on himself!