"You seem to have decided that you are a phantom." Benjamin leaned on the backrest of the driver's seat, tapping his fingers rhythmically on the steering wheel in time with the music on the radio.
"Because it seems the most suitable." Zach tilted his head. This kind of music called 'goth' seems to be very popular recently.
"Maybe you just don't want it to be Papa Midnight from the bottom of your heart." Benjamin shrugged.
Zach raised an eyebrow and acquiesced.
"Then shall we return to Grande now? Or continue to investigate James' list?" Benjamin asked.
Zach thought for a while, "Go back. There is nothing to investigate anymore. It has been two months. If he was really restless, he would have done something long ago."
Vampires are right to do this. If the aliens just live a simple life, they will not pose any threat to the Grand House. On the contrary...
"Moreover." Zach organized his logic, "Something is happening in the Federation. It is not a bad thing for us to keep our identity hidden." Not all aliens are like Jin, who can change their position in the blink of an eye.
Benjamin turned his head, turned onto Highway 7, and drove toward the South Side, but the conversation did not end. Benjamin asked with an indifferent tone, "How do you want to find the phantom man? Or just ignore it and let James do his job?"
Zach squinted at Benjamin and raised his eyebrows.
Benjamin shook his head and chuckled. As Zach said before in James' attic, the disappearance of the young Questers did not involve anyone, anyone! So why did Grand House jump in
Anyway, now this harmless Daniel phantom has gone to no one knows where. Quest's commission has also been completed. He was recommended by Herman and is not in Mrs. Quinn's social circle. He does not have any secrets in the Grand House, so why should he go all out
Wait until Daniel does something that affects Grande before you consider him.
The truck had already left the North District and entered the South District. "Aren't you curious? No, that Daniel has left home. Judging from the time, it is very close to the last full moon."
Zach smiled, "Actually, I am indeed curious. But if Papa Midnight took him away, then Papa Midnight was really hurt by you."
What vampires mean is that Papa Midnight's recruitment standards have dropped too much, from descendants of vampires, werewolves, and wizards at the top to aliens at the bottom.
Benjamin shrugged and no longer cared about the abandoned fantasy topic, "Then what we really care about is what happened in the church today."
This is something that has affected the Grande House, whether it's Grande's own business, a chance encounter with James, or Mrs. Queen's caregiver, Amanda. The incident has already caused trouble for the Grande House.
"Well." Zach nodded, thought for a while, but came up with nothing, and looked at Benjamin helplessly: "There are really no clues. We have to wait until the police report comes out in a few days before making a judgment."
Benjamin pouted, "I think it's easy to think of it, Papa Midnight."
Zack agreed, "Indeed, working hard is not good for everyone. He is the only one with such abnormal values."
Zach suddenly thought of something and asked Benjamin, "Aren't you curious why I have seen the 'Death Apostle Contract'?"
"Curious? Isn't it normal that you are older than me and have seen a lot of things?" Benjamin answered matter-of-factly, then frowned and thought for a moment, "But I have never understood the meaning of the Death Apostle Contract."
Zach pretended not to hear the previous sentence and put on his usual smile, "You don't understand because you haven't experienced history."
Benjamin knew Zach was waiting for him to ask, so he shook his head, satisfying Zach's desire for expression: "So what is history?"
"The 'Death Apostle Pact' first appeared during the colonial period."
"Are you really?" Benjamin raised his eyebrows, "How old are you?"
"Uh--" Zach's smiling face froze, and his eyes drifted to the window, without answering Benjamin's question, "At that time, all the Dead Apostles were composed of colonists. The most important restriction of the 'Dead Apostles Contract' is to be able to Let Papa take hold of the soul at midnight.”
Zach paused deliberately for a moment to let Benjamin think. After Benjamin showed an expression of 'So that's it', he continued, "When the Federation was established, in order to show the sincerity of peace, Papa Midnight liberated all the Dead Apostles. But half a century later, Papa Midnight began to use it again 'Death Apostle Contract'. But it didn't take long before they were cleared out."
As for the 'Dead Apostle Contract' that Zach saw, was it from the colonial era, or did it only briefly appear in the Federation era? If I had known, I wouldn't have used the expression 'three hundred or four hundred' for a vampire's age...
Benjamin glanced at Zach and did not poke at the vampire who wanted to obscure the past, because based on his understanding of vampires, even if he asked, this guy would not answer. Instead, he asked a more practical question: "Half the Federation was established What happened centuries later?"
Zach's eyes drifted back, "When the 'Death Apostle Contract' appeared for the second time, the contract mark of '' appeared."
Benjamin looked like he understood. Zach has explained before, ''The meaning of the mark is to satirize the Holy Bishop's Cross. Comparing the history of the Federation, religious purges occurred at that time.
The werewolf after being taught by a vampire frowned: "Why did you mention this suddenly?"
"Because when the 'Death Apostle Contract' appeared for the second time." The vampire smiled, "It was not the wizards who destroyed the Dead Apostles, but the clergy in the church."
Benjamin's head suddenly turned, "So this is the source of the legend that crosses, holy water, and holy scriptures can dispel evil objects?"
I once asked Zach what the truth behind this rumor was. Zach answered, feel it.
"It's a group of the highest-level 'Earthbinders' from below and above who borrowed the bodies of clergymen, and then did the same work as Sibella Gale. Those who could be persuaded were persuaded, and those who could not be persuaded were just 'persuaded'. Clothes'."
On Route 7, the truck crossed with the approaching black limo. Benjamin turned his head and waved to Laura, who was lying in the limo in front of the window with a disappointed look on his face, with a smile on his face, "So, Even if it’s a battlefield, it seems like there’s nothing going on without our Grand House, right?”
Zach also smiled and sighed, "I'm afraid that's the case." Zach blinked and corrected, "I hope it's best like this."
Benjamin turned his head again and waved to the passing vans with Patton Telecom printed on them. Fitz in the van also waved happily.
As soon as the sun sets in the west, two months ago, the sun had already sunk into the western horizon, but now, the lowest point of the sun has just touched the horizon. Under the slanting light of the setting sun, Benjamin turned the steering wheel and turned onto the dirt road in front of the Grand House.