long silence.

  Deathly silence.

  As Chi Yu and Kevir's expressions became more solemn, the leading priestess waved her arm: "Withdraw!"

  The men in black robes behind her had no doubts. A small number of them quickly ran up to the second floor and lifted the two injured companions down.

  The priestess carefully checked their injuries to ensure that they were not life-threatening, then cast a threatening glance at the proprietress who was standing in front of Chi and Yu, and turned around and left without saying a word.

  The hall regained its previous tranquility.

  The landlady turned to look at Chi Yu and Kevir, opened her lips slightly, and blew out a beautiful smoke ring: "Tell me about it."

  Her tone was lazy, and she didn't take into account the threat the priestess made before leaving, "How did you get into trouble with them?"

  Kver's expression was innocent: "I don't know."

  Faced with the somewhat unkind look in his wife's eyes, he immediately explained, "We don't even know who they are or what force they come from. How can we become enemies with them?"

  The landlady looked past him and looked at Chi Yu behind him.

  Chi Yu thought for a while: "Are they believers of the Deep Blue Church?"

  This is a conclusion based on the title "Master Priest".

  "Ah."

  "Then we have indeed never had any enmity with them." Chi Yu said, "Before last night, we didn't even know what the Deep Blue Church represented."

  Kvir opened his mouth.

  He originally wanted to say that he didn't know what the Deep Blue Church represented at the moment... but he felt that the current atmosphere was not suitable for shaking off the burden, so he could only swallow this complaint.

  "That's weird."

  The landlady crossed her arms, "Although Bella and the others are a little crazy, their attitude toward outsiders is a little too extreme, and their usual behavior is a little cruel... but they are not going to kill two strangers who have never met each other."

  "Are you a Christian?"

  Kervill: "I swear, I'm a staunch atheist."

  Chi Yu: "Me too."

  Listening to their firm answers, the landlady frowned: "...Forget it, no matter what, who knows what those crazy believers think about every day."

  Just as the proprietress was about to leave, she turned around and reminded her as if she remembered something, "You two, if there's nothing important, it's best to leave quickly. My face is not big enough to make them give up the idea of ​​killing people."

  “There are so many opportunities for them to get their hands dirty outside of the Whale Inn.”

  "thanks for reminding."

  Kerviel politely thanked him.

  But having said that, neither Chi Yu nor he had any thoughts of leaving for the time being.

  The Deep Blue Church is certainly terrifying, but they are not powerless to fight back.

  Besides, Ovis is their home court. Even if they want to leave, they can't just slap their heads and leave. They must be fully prepared.

  Seeing what they meant, the landlady didn't try to persuade her: "It's up to you."

  "It won't affect you if we continue to stay here, right?" Chi Yu asked.

  The landlady sneered: "Don't overestimate your own importance. No matter how overbearing the Deep Blue Church is, they would not dare to take the initiative to take action against me without conflict of interest."

  That's good.

  Chi Yu was relieved. "etc."

  Kvir suddenly said, "I thought of a question."

  Chi Yu and the landlady turned to look at him in unison.

  "It is known that the devout believers of the Deep Blue Church are a group of crazy people who follow their own will. They are extremely disgusted with outsiders like you and me, and they even go to the point of starting a fight when they meet... How did Elizabeth gain their approval in the first place?"

  "First of all, I said before that although they are crazy, they are not going to use sneak attacks to deal with two strangers meeting for the first time. There must be some unknown reason why they want to kill you."

  The landlady replied slowly, "Secondly, Elizabeth is not as wild as you two. She came to Orvis five years ago. At that time, there were no passenger ships, and the only one that could sail from Dirkmont to Orvis was There’s the ‘Pioneer’.”

  Kevir suddenly showed a surprised expression.

  Yes!

  Those who were able to board the "Pioneer" five years ago were all top figures from all walks of life, and they had the endorsement of the upper echelons of the empire. They had already been labeled as "directly affiliated with the empire".

  As long as the Ovis people are not stupid, it is impossible to show their face to Elizabeth.

  "Finally." The landlady smoked a cigarette, "As you know, Elizabeth and Anna Jones have a very good relationship. The Jones family are all devout believers in the Deep Blue Church. With this kind of relationship, the relationship between Elizabeth and Bella naturally does not count. Difference."

  "A few days ago, Duck and the others salvaged a strange statue from the sea, and Anna specially invited Elizabeth to come and appreciate it. It's a pity..."

  The landlady chuckled with unknown meaning, "That statue seems to be an ominous thing, and no one who comes into contact with it will end well."

  This mysterious and mysterious statement immediately attracted the attention of Chi and Yu.

  "How to say?"

  "If I remember correctly, the statue was salvaged three weeks ago. Duck and the others were just ordinary fishermen with little knowledge, let alone experience, so they invited Anna, who had a good relationship with them, to come over and try to get her to To help see how much it could be sold for, Elizabeth also went along as Anna’s friend.”

  "I don't know the specific identification results. I only know that the statue seemed to have been bought by Dr. Zoroyard from the Fire Hospital. What's interesting is that the day after the statue was sold, Duck and the others went crazy."

  "...Crazy?" Kvir frowned.

  The landlady breathed out: "It's ridiculous, right? But it's reality."

  "There were four fishermen who went to sea with Duck that day, all young people in their twenties and thirties in their prime...but the day after they picked up the statue, they all went crazy at the same time."

  "Then they now..."

  "Of course she was sent to a lunatic asylum. A week later, Elizabeth was found dead at home by the police."

  "A total of eight people are currently known to have come into contact with the statue. Except for Anna Jones and Dr. Zoroyard, they were either dead or injured... If I were Dr. Zoroyard, I would definitely throw the statue back into the sea overnight to avoid an unlucky day. The sign shall be upon myself.”

  The landlady shrugged, "But obviously, those rich people don't think so."

  People's joys and sorrows are not connected, and so is the brain circuit...

  Chi Yu secretly complained in his heart.

  She and Kvir looked at each other.

  Kver nodded slightly and turned to look at the proprietress: "In other words, the statue is still in the hands of Dr. Zoroyard?"

  "Obvious."

  Chi Yu then asked: "What kind of person is Anna Jones?"

  The landlady glanced at her: "I don't know, I haven't had much dealings with him."

  "I only know that she is currently single and living alone. Both her parents died in an accident a few years ago. She is introverted and doesn't like to get along with others. She is quite talented in art... From this perspective, she and Elizabeth are quite similar. ...Maybe this is why the two of them can become friends?"


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