New Gods of North America

The rank of that big "mushroom" seemed to be much higher than Wayne had imagined.

According to Wayne's experience of direct confrontations with various extraordinary people, the combat power of this big "mushroom" seems to be at the bottom.

None of them can compare to "Grey Wolf" Freddy, they are probably more like Willy.

However, Wayne had just upgraded not long ago, and he did not expect that the "upgrade bar increase" brought by this small crystal would directly soar by more than half, and the blue bar would grow a lot.

If we use the previously enhanced "explosion" ability as an example,

So now the spiritual power in Wayne is probably enough to kill him three times even if he is in full condition.

After absorbing the extraordinary materials in the field of "knowledge" or "wisdom", Wayne felt a little "cold".

This piece of "mushroom essence" made Wayne shiver with cold, and he felt a little "chilled to the core".

The effect was even better than the 4th-level material of the same field that he had absorbed in the cathedral before. After Wayne recovered, he held the cup and drank hot water.

After learning about this, Inesa commented, "It seems that many of Mrs. LaLaurie's horrific deeds are true - let's not talk about the details, but at least the killing part may not be completely fictional."

I didn't expect that I was actually acting in the name of justice.

But this is not the focus of this harvest.

In fact, when Wayne just absorbed the "mushroom essence" that looked like a blue gem with a black spot inside,

That thing was like blue and black paint mixed with water. They seemed to mix into blue-black "ink" and simply accumulated in Wayne's "stomach".

It was similar to the spiritual power I had absorbed from the Tecumseh tribe or from the extraordinary material of "Thin" Charlie.

Bloating and indigestion.

Wayne is now very experienced in dealing with this kind of thing. He still has some holy water left from the cathedral last time. He can just grind it slowly.

But after thinking about it, he asked Inessa to take out the fragments that had fallen off the slab of the rich client Simon Sherman.

——The last time Wayne touched that stone slab, the spiritual power that had not been digested in his body suddenly became truly absorbable.

Inesa did not stop Wayne from committing suicide. If Lina was there, she would probably be eager to watch the fun.

So he went to the cellar to open the safe, uncovered the "Rune Zongzi", uncorked the bottle, and pried open the "steel wool".

Practice has proved that this thing can, in a sense, "break through the barriers" of spiritual power that Wayne cannot digest temporarily, making them absorbable all at once.

In Wayne's mind, Simon Sherman's image instantly changed from "a fool who spends money recklessly" to "a wealthy man with vision."

Inesa didn't think this was a good thing.

To be precise, her assessment of the slate fragments may have been worse.

After Wayne "used up" it, Inesa stuffed it back into the pried open "steel wool" along with the ground powder of the demon hunting bullet.

The bottle was also replaced with a small glass jar, and a lot of holy water was poured into it and some ingredients were added. The cloth strips with runes were then wrapped around the outside and tied more tightly.

And this time it was not locked back in the safe. Inissa placed it in a ventilated storage space in the cellar, with a piece of cloth with a magic circle underneath and a circle of church-style whale oil lamps that were at least scented.

The anti-theft measure has become a simple and plain hiding of high explosives.

Inesha explained:

"If the fact that you erased the 'contamination' in advance last time could still be a 'coincidence', then this time it has become a 'confirmation'. The influence of a high-level person is indeed left in the fragments of this stone tablet.

"From the source alone, in the local ancient civilization mythology, 'Apep' is a 'god of darkness' who is hostile to the Supreme Sun God and has a very high status. It is quite reasonable that his residual influence can instantly remove the low-level 'pollution' in the same field.

"On the other hand, this also means that Miss Olivia was indeed attracted to the slate fragments. Although being attracted to a higher being in the same field is not necessarily a bad thing, it is almost impossible to be a good thing if you are affected by a higher being in a different field."

Understood,

If the Fisk family weren't a big client, I would have nailed a sign to the entrance of the cellar: "Miss Olivia and dogs are not allowed."

Hmm... this isn't a good idea either. Let's change the dog to "Gray Wolf" Freddy.

Or Peter would be fine.

Today is Wednesday.

Although he could recuperate in the detective agency for a few days without attending classes, Wayne still read a few books.

There was a fire in the dormitory. Wayne's other things were fine, but he had to buy some new textbooks, and some of his previous lecture notes were also destroyed.

The only good thing is that I don’t have to hand in last week’s homework. No matter whether I actually did it or not, it was burned in the fire anyway.

After Doug came back from buying food, Wayne noticed that the incident had attracted more attention than he had imagined.

The local newspapers all attributed the fire in the college dormitory to "Mrs. LaLaurie". Those who were previously affected by the "lucky coin" were also said to have been caused by the lady who placed poisonous drugs in the college.

Even when Seth came to report the situation in the evening, he said that he was sent back by the people from the college church because the college church had already determined that the theft was still committed by that lady and there was no need to further investigate.

Wayne didn't want his sneaking in to be discovered, so he had no objection to this.

But he still couldn't help but complain. That lady seemed really busy recently...

Along with the newspaper, Doug also brought back some new letters.

Little Taylor talked about his experiences and feelings after becoming sheriff. As for him and the freckled Miss Greenspan, their relationship was still developing steadily.

Of course, his wealthy future father-in-law still doesn't seem to like him very much, but it doesn't matter. Most of the townspeople in Blackrock Town don't like Mr. Greenspan very much either, so everyone actually supports little Taylor.

After Blackstone Town confirmed that it would be renamed Wichita City, the city's founding ceremony began to be prepared.

According to the plan currently passed, the mayor of Wichita will be "elected by citizens" rather than "appointed by the city council" - America has both types of mayors, but the former obviously has more power and prestige, while the latter is sometimes jokingly called a "city manager" and a "weak mayor".

The mayor currently seems to have no competitors, and this plan seems to be the type that the mayor would prefer.

Some "city" management agencies have also begun selecting candidates to be appointed.

Little Taylor said that if Wayne had not gone to college, then Wayne would definitely have been the first police chief of Wichita.

As a police chief waiting to be appointed, Taylor Jr. is currently more concerned about the selection of judges and prosecutors.

The local prosecutor system in America was born out of the legacy of the Kingdom of Windsor during the colonial period. One of its main functions is to bring prosecutions on behalf of the government, so prosecutors are also called "government lawyers." The actual authority varies from person to person.

The mayor of Wichita is still considering the candidate for the first city attorney, but Taylor Jr. said he feels the most likely candidate is the county's qualified lawyer, the captain of the Mounted Police.

Wait a moment,

The captain of the county's mounted police, I think it was Harvey Dent?!

Wayne then asked in his reply if there was a new doctor in town recently named Hannibal Lecter...

After I finished writing the reply letter and before I had time to put it in the envelope, Inesa came and knocked on the door.

"Miss Olivia is said to have fallen into a coma. Her personal maid came to inform us as she had instructed. The carriage is now parked outside the courtyard."