The top of the clock tower was filled with the mechanical clang of gears turning and levers driving, but Mr. Hood could still hear footsteps. Immediately looking back, first a white kitten ran up, and then a strange man.
"Good evening, Mr. Hood."
While revealing the purple pentagram emblem, he bent down to catch Chocolate, which was still struggling.
"Good evening, Mr. Candle."
Shrugged, then turned around and continued to observe the mechanical structures.
Thanks to Jenkins' "testimony", the church now knows that there is another New God believer code-named "Mr. Candle" in Nolan City. But this believer is very likely to have obtained the status of the savior, so in order not to cause unnecessary trouble, the church did not put him on the wanted list, but increased the reward for the man in black.
Because of this, Miss Magic can probably guess something, but Mr. Hood still greets Jenkins very kindly.
"I heard from locals that the clock tower was just maintained three years ago."
He hugged his cat and walked to Mr. Hood, listening to the sound of metal clashing in front of him.
"Oh, I forgot that you are a foreigner. Yes, this clock tower is one of the symbols of the city, and the city hall spends some tax money to maintain it every year."
Mr. Hood seemed to think of something, and said in a joking tone:
"I heard that when it was repaired more than ten years ago, people were there..."
He pointed to the center of the rotating mechanism.
"People found a spare part over there. It is almost impossible, after all, the clock is maintained every three years, and the craftsmen never make mistakes. It was later discovered that the gear did not belong to the clock tower, but It is a special item with a number... "
"Which one is it?"
"Oh, sir, this is just 'hearing'. No one can explain the specific things except the Orthodox Church. This incident also led to frequent visits by some benefactors after that, and the church couldn't bear to organize In one operation, at least ten unlucky guys who wanted to try their luck were arrested. Since then, no one has dared to come here at night."
Jenkins snorted, so Mr. Hood chose this place because he was sure that no one would guess that there were people so bold.
All the people who attended the party arrived sooner or later. Jenkins took some comfort in the fact that no one seemed to be dying as a result of what had happened so frequently these days.
As usual, everyone exchanged information in turn. There was nothing new for Jenkins this time, and what everyone was discussing was all about the events of the 31st or the chaos of the previous week.
Mr. Black Cat said a lot. He seemed to have gone to the front line of the battle and obtained some information. He described the details of the Witches launching the ceremony to summon the Hanging Shadow very carefully, as if he was there.
The others probably thought the same way, so they subconsciously moved a few steps to the side.
This time the exchange of information took longer than before, after all, too many things happened in Nolan City during this time. And Mr. Black Cat told everyone that he was ready to leave here.
Although there are some benefits to the frequent occurrence of things, he still believes that his life is more important. Therefore, this is the last time that Mr. Black Cat will attend everyone's party.
As for the so-called new god believers, everyone has the same opinion. Now no one doubts the authenticity of the existence of this group of people. The focus of the discussion is who are they.
Mr. Hood believes that the believers of the New God should be some very high-level non-registered granters, and there should be no close relationship with each other. Compared with a church with a clear organizational structure, they seem to be directly obeying that false god.
And considering that it hasn't been long since the appearance of the new god, it's understandable that his followers are few in number.
Jenkins did not participate in the subsequent trading session. Except for things that were inconvenient to carry, such as the pan, walking stick and Ouija board, all his belongings were reimbursed in the pool under the tree, and he did not have much cash on him. The only valuable thing was the three ashes, because at that time, considering that I was going to enter the pool, I didn't throw them down.
But everyone at the party was not interested in this thing, and Miss Magic even showed some fear. Come to think of it, she was really hunted down that day very badly.
After the party, Mr. Hood announced that the next time and place will be calculated from the date of the next snowfall. Nolan's winters are never short of precipitation, so there is no need to worry about too long intervals.
When the bell tower rang twelve times in a row, everyone left by drawing lots. Jenkins was lucky to be the first one, but he didn't leave immediately after he came to the alley with the cat in his arms, but waited quietly.
Fifteen minutes later, Miss Magic also appeared.
"Is there anything you can do with me?"
She looked very vigilant, Jenkins was standing behind a pile of wooden boxes, and she was refusing to take half a step inward at the entrance of the alley.
"There are indeed some things... What are you doing so cautiously? We are also acquaintances. Are you still worried that I will harm you?"
"I don't know anything about you believers in the new gods."
Sure enough, she guessed it, guessed Jenkins' lie.
Shrugging his shoulders, he took two steps towards the woman. Although she flinched, she didn't back down. Since Miss Magic did not disclose to the people at the party just now that the two had met in the Evergreen Forest, it meant that she was not as fearful and fearful as she was now.
"I have a big event to do recently, and I may not be able to attend the next party in time, so if I really don't show up, please let me know when the next party will be. Just use the communication method we used last time when we traded .”
"What are you going to do again?"
she asked nervously.
"It won't involve you... Don't do this, I mean, although I don't know your real identity, this matter will not involve ordinary citizens. Now please tell me, do you agree?"
The woman was silent for a while: "Yes."
"That's good."
He smiled, comforted the yawning cat, and when he turned to leave, he thought of another thing:
"There is one more thing. There is something wrong with the ritual that I entrusted you to repair last time."
"There can be no problem."
Talking about this issue, she became a lot tougher at once:
"It's absolutely impossible to have a problem."
"No, no, ma'am, don't get so excited."
The man stretched out his hand and pressed it down, "Your repair was successful, but it was too successful."
PS: Adding is a very bad habit, because my number of saved manuscripts is limited, which will destroy my update plan. But since the update is added, I will ask for a wave of tickets by the way, which is an update for the sake of asking for tickets.