"Is there a problem?" The middle-aged pastor Goda looked at Zhao Xu in surprise, thinking that the other party had discovered something was wrong.
"No, I suddenly remembered an old friend. Today is the day when she became a trainee priest, and I suddenly felt a little emotional." Zhao Xu said.
When the middle-aged pastor Gotha heard these words, his thoughts suddenly changed.
When it comes to worshiping the goddess and abiding by the teachings, he dare not be said to be at the forefront of his peers, but he will never lag behind others. This can be imagined from the fact that he was selected to join the ordinary emergency response team of "Rose Cross" and became the captain.
But Gotha also knew that if there were no other opportunities in the future, it would be unlikely for him to continue to break through and reach the standard of a five-ring pastor who could be expatriated to become the archbishop of churches in other regions.
It's not that he isn't religious enough, it's that everyone is too religious.
As long as there is nothing wrong with your brain, in a world where you can witness the great power of gods, unless you have other channels of ability, you will kneel down and serve the gods.
Even when the ancient divine power was not manifested, the image of a god was created despite the fact that there was no god.
Mages rely on invisible magic nets to obtain spell slots, and they can be more considerate.
As for these priests, basically all their magic comes from the goddess.
Therefore, every priest is completely meticulous in his belief and worship of gods, without any compromise, which also forms an endless cycle.
If there is no chance, it is really difficult to make the gods pay more attention to themselves simply by praying in the morning and evening every day.
And Gotha knew that sometimes it was possible to find another way.
The "Senior Inspector" mage in front of him is his shortcut.
The other party's power is enough to help him.
Perhaps, this is also the other party's hint to him. Because throughout the whole process, Gotha took the initiative to ask questions and the other party answered them.
After running through many thoughts in his mind, Gotha quickly whispered: "Mr. Inspector, I happen to be in charge of training trainee priests at the church."
"As long as you tell me his name, I can give some doctrinal explanations to your old friend to the best of my ability, as long as you don't dislike my lack of knowledge."
After careful consideration, Gotha said these words shamelessly.
"Thank you for your concern, Pastor Gotha. I will trouble you if necessary." When Zhao Xu heard this, he politely thanked the other party.
It's hard for these pastors to speak so politely. The explanation of the doctrine is actually a hint to Zhao Xu that he can provide help to Zheng Xinyun within the bottom line.
However, Zhao Xu understood and was not surprised by this situation.
After all, this world cannot be just about killing monsters and killing people. As long as he intervenes in this society, he will encounter different people asking for mercy.
Others will also flatter him and make various arrangements to cooperate with him because of his power.
In his previous life, he was a sheriff of a small town, and he also had to face the political environment at his level.
The rogue who understood this secretly laughed at himself that the captain finally knew how to speak. On the other hand, the paladin, who was standing ready with his sword in hand, was still meticulously alert to the situation inside the door and didn't care at all what they were talking about.
Eliton was originally surprised as to why the middle-aged priest suddenly spoke about this topic. After thinking about it for a while, he slowly understood.
This also made his heart start to beat.
If he had been sitting in the classroom and studying as before, he would not have been able to access these things.
And just by following his mysterious squad leader, he directly witnessed a tragedy, and at the same time he was exposed to Mystra's extraordinary power.
The "Rose Cross" troop, which was even more mysterious than the city guard's magic guards, was just next to him, standing side by side, ready to explore together.
"ah-"
At this time, the originally closed wooden door had been pushed open by the wanderer, and suddenly the bloody scene in the hall came into view for everyone.
Even though this team, codenamed "Zhu Kong", had seen a lot of storms, seeing this scene was a bit difficult to accept.
After taking a deep breath, Eliton began to describe everything they encountered after entering the house.
When Zhao Xu has a direct subordinate who can be commanded, he can save trouble and only supplement the other side's details.
"Expert, follow me and take a look." Pastor Gotha said to the team member behind him, a strong man with a beard.
The expert pushed the frame on the bridge of his nose and walked forward with a tool bag containing knives and pliers.
He is the only auxiliary profession in this team. However, he mainly specialized in professions (physicians), professions (coroners), and crafts (anatomy), medicine, etc.
He usually does his own research in the autopsy department of the police department, and sometimes cooperates with investigations at crime scenes. Today he happened to be on duty in the team, so he came out with everyone.
Eliton also held his breath at this time, trying to suppress his previous fear, and walked inside with trembling steps one step at a time.
Zhao Xu gently pressed his shoulders, but Eliton broke away immediately.
Then he looked at Zhao Xu embarrassedly and said, "Sir, I can overcome this."
As he spoke, he took another deep breath, "Otherwise I wouldn't be qualified to follow you, sir."
The "Rose Cross" senior inspector's badge that Zhao Xu had just given him had already made him realize that the mage in front of him must be a big shot in Mystra, or a direct subordinate of some big shot.
Only this kind of strong person can help him get revenge, and he also needs to prove his worth to the other party. Although he was very touched in his heart, this gentleman could still care about him to this extent.
Zhao Xu gently interrupted the other party's thoughts, "Before you can cast a spell, stand behind me. Otherwise, I won't be able to save you even if you die."
This comment made everyone in the Zhukong team standing beside him look embarrassed, as if a crow had flown by.
However, after everyone heard Zhao Xu's reminder, they immediately concentrated on observing the movement ahead.
Everyone realized that if the inspector did not rush to explore first, I am afraid that the movement in the house itself was unusual.
The level 4 paladin stepped forward slightly. He was wearing a gleaming full-body armor, with only the joints and the helmet's sight showing gaps. At the same time, a heavy steel shield was fixed on his arm to resist possible attacks from the front. Only one right hand was left, holding a refined sword and facing the void.
For current players, being able to get the equipment of a paladin at level three or four is basically satisfying. As for the rest, the armor, weapons, and shields on his body are slowly replaced by magic equipment.
At that time, everyone will have to slowly climb from "+1" magic equipment to "+5" magic equipment.
The journey of upgrading equipment itself is never-ending.
"There is nothing abnormal at all. He was hanged first and then the wounds were left on the body." The expert who served as the coroner said with a heavy belly.
This case is probably the most shocking one he has received recently, especially after understanding the relationship between the "Peter" who is being controlled outside and these deceased people.
Needless to say, by tomorrow, this case will be widely known.
"What are these rituals?" The middle-aged priest walked over to Peter, who had turned into a half-purgatory creature, and asked.
The dripping sound that Zhao Xu heard before was exactly the water dripping from the wounds of these corpses.
"Humph." Peter turned his head contemptuously, ignoring the other party's inquiry.
This made the paladin look angry, and he put his sword directly on the opponent's neck, "You scum who killed your parents, I will purify you sooner or later."
The paladin was still quite young in appearance, and the veins on his wrist holding the long sword were already bulging. If it weren't for his control, the sword would have cut him off.
"When did you find out that you would be transformed into a semi-purgatory creature?" Zhao Xu suddenly asked.
But Peter still pursed his lips and ignored his inquiry.
"You gave up on the awakening ceremony before and used psychological barriers to shirk the past. I'm afraid you know that after sitting on the throne, the things displayed by the arcane throne will expose you, right? For example, summoning demons?" Zhao Xu continued to analyze. .
When Eliton heard the name "Throne of Arcane", he also showed an envious look. That position can be said to be the one that all young people of Mystra's age covet.
"Since you were able to enter school and show off your talents, it means that you didn't know that you would become half-human and half-demon like you are now. The floating city itself is under closed management. We only need to learn from the time when you were about to awaken on the island. Just check the candidates you have contacted within a year." Zhao Xu continued his analysis.
At this time, Peter's expression finally changed slightly, but he still controlled himself and tried to remain calm.
"And looking at the domineering look on your face now, I'm afraid you also voluntarily became a semi-purgatory creature." Zhao Xu tilted his head slightly and looked at the ruthlessly swinging wall clock on the corner. The time on it was ticking minute by second. disappearing.
"Sir, besides those powerful places, are there other semi-purgatory creatures?" Eliton suddenly asked at this time.
"Oh, semi-purgatory creatures are alien creatures, so they will get the corresponding characteristics of alien creatures." Zhao Xu's thinking became clear at this moment.
"One of them is eternal life."
Zhao Xu's expression suddenly changed, "Move these corpses out immediately."
(End of chapter)