The inn room was well lit, and Shade could clearly see that there was a rectangle in the center of the emblem, with a pointed hat on top of it, and a face outlined with three lines on the pointed hat:
"What's this?"
Miss Anat explained quickly:
"I got a new clue from the doctor. Didn't the doctor spend the last week collecting intelligence? Since someone knows the location of the ruins, someone must have entered there. This is a pattern found in the ruins. I couldn't find out what it is, but I didn't expect Iluna to know it."
Miss Bei Yasi smiled reservedly and explained to Xia De:
"I just thought of it while I was waiting for you. This is the holy emblem of the pure creator of the fallen old gods. In the basic knowledge training of the Orthodox Church of the Ring Warlock, identifying the holy emblems of the old gods is an important test subject. This god is not well-known, so even if I got 91 points out of 100, I just thought of it."
The young girl's last words seemed to be a compliment to herself.
"The old gods... the creators of innocence?"
Xia De looked at the holy emblem, and a scene appeared in his mind where the god suddenly jumped out and said "surprise":
"Not surprising. So, the underground ruins are..."
“Left behind by His followers.”
Miss Anat said confidently, and asked Shadra to sit down first:
"This old god fell in the early Fifth Era, but his followers did not disappear until the Sixth Era. They firmly believed that the god would return. Just as Iluna said, there are very few records about this god. He is not powerful, and his followers are not keen on preaching. Judging from the time point, Iluna and I both believe that the underground ruins of Tobesk are most likely left by the last batch of followers of the innocent creator of the old god."
Xia De nodded, and Miss Bei Yasi added:
"In other words, in addition to the sage-level relic, the ruins are likely to contain most of the assets and all the secrets of a lost Old God cult."
Xia De turned his head and looked out the window at the direction of the Knock Printing Factory in the night:
"What else?"
"It's hard to say, now it's time to go."
After Xia De checked the pocket watches for the two ladies for the last time, the three of them briefly verbally explained the action plan and precautions, then burned all the notes and materials in the room before leaving the hotel.
The street where the Knock Printing House is located is called Malton Market Street. After a day of rain, the street is full of mud. It is already night, and after the fog has surged into the streets again, tonight does not seem to be a good time to go out.
Miss Anat, wearing a long skirt and glasses, appeared on the street at this time. She hurried to the outside of the printing factory, but because it was already time to get off work, the iron gate of the printing factory yard was closed.
After knocking a few times, a small window opened on the iron door. A man stood behind the door impatiently:
"Who is it? We're off duty."
"My name is Alina Fike. I ordered a batch of business cards from you a few days ago."
The tired woman with short brown hair said, with the same impatience in her tone:
"Can you give me those business cards now? I know you've already left work, but I need them urgently."
The man looking out from behind the door showed an unhappy expression, but nodded:
"Yes ma'am, please wait a moment."
As he said this, he turned and walked towards the tallest building in the yard, which was the office building of Knok Printing Factory.
When he left, he did not close the small window on the iron door, giving Miss Annat the opportunity to look inside.
After confirming the situation in the yard, just like during the daytime reconnaissance, Miss Annat took out something from her handbag and held it in her palm.
The man who went to get the printed materials also came back quickly with a cardboard box. The small window on the iron door could not let the cardboard box pass through, so he also carried an extra set of keys.
After opening the door, Miss Annat did not take the box immediately. She looked down at the muddy ground, and the man also looked down while holding the box. The gas lamps on this street were not very bright, and there was no light in the yard of the printing factory:
"Is there anything on the ground?"
The man asked doubtfully.
"nothing."
As Miss Anat was speaking, she suddenly reached out and slapped the man's forehead with the object in her hand:
"Thaumatology - Mind Puppet!"
On the piece of paper in her hand, ancient runes were outlined in bright red ink. The runes were slapped on the man's forehead by Miss Annat. At the moment the magic took effect, a strange red light flashed, as if it was directly engraved on the man's head.
The man opened his eyes wide and wanted to shout, but the light appeared in his pupils at this moment, and then what was reflected in his eyes was no longer the woman in front of him, but the rune on his forehead.
His expression became dull:
"Here's your cargo, ma'am."
"Thank you. Put it on the clean ground over here. Someone will come to pick me up in a while."
Miss Annat said, and the man did as he was told. After the two of them exchanged polite greetings, he locked the iron door again from the inside and walked towards the building where only the lights on the second floor were on.
Soon, Shad, wearing a black coat, also appeared here. He shook hands with Miss Annat, pretended to exchange a few words of greeting, then bent down to pick up the cardboard box, and then walked away along the street with her.
“It went very smoothly.”
When they were far enough away, they turned into a narrow alley with no street lights.
Miss Annat immediately closed her eyes, and Miss Beatrice, who was hiding here waiting for the two of them, supported her.
The female fortune teller held a puppet tied with white strings in her hand. The puppet was crudely made and not even as big as her palm. The red runes on its head were flashing:
"The opponent is a first-level warlock. I can only control him for twenty minutes, after which he will fall into a deep sleep..."
Her eyes kept rolling under her closed eyelids, and her voice was very low:
"The Silver Eyes don't even trust most of the people in their own organization, so not many people know this address. After the Mercury Blood Organization broke up into small groups and hid in the city, the manpower here was also reduced.
There should be 7 people on guard here at night, 4 of them are ring sorcerers... ... I saw two night watchmen on the first floor... ... He was struggling, trying to get out of control, no problem, no abnormality was found, but he might have a problem with his brain later, but it has nothing to do with me... ...
The situation on the second floor is fine. There are only two rooms with lights on, one of which is a ring. I am greeting them, and then the third floor... ...I can't go to the third floor. He is afraid. The person living on the third floor must have done something to him. "
Miss Anat closed her eyes tightly and frowned. After a while, she opened her eyes and exhaled a long breath. Her forehead was already covered with sweat.
"It's okay. I asked him to return to the first floor and told the other two that he needed to rest for a while."
"Are you sure you won't wake up?"
Miss Beas asked, still supporting Miss Anat, but the latter seemed to have recovered. She showed them the puppet with its head about to be torn off:
"You will definitely not wake up within three days. If you wake up after three days, you will become a fool and will not remember my face."
"Have you located the four ring sorcerers?"
Xia De also asked, and the three of them walked deeper into the alley together.
"The one on the first floor is 'asleep' now. The one on the second floor should be the third or fourth ring, and is reading a knight novel. He didn't go up to the third floor, but judging by his emotional reaction, he should be a very strong ring sorcerer. There is another one that I haven't seen, but according to the doctor's information, he should be in the basement guarding the gate to the ruins they excavated. That person's level is completely unknown."
"It's already pretty good. It's impossible to know everything at once."
Xia De nodded, and the first step of the action went smoothly.
He took from his pocket the relic Bordeaux candle:
"Go into the printing house."
"Are you sure you want to use this candle now? My spell combined with alchemical items can also achieve invisibility."
Miss Bei Yasi asked quietly. Tonight, the young girl wore a close-fitting white shirt with flared sleeves, dark gold buttons on the chest, a waist that was gathered inward, and lace decorations on the collar and hem. She wore black women's trousers, which were relatively fashionable at that time, because trousers were more convenient to move than skirts.
Her long hair was tied up with a hairband and rolled up behind her head, revealing her ears, making her look extremely capable.
Xia De nodded:
"Use it now. This relic is consumable, but you can't cherish it too much. The goal tonight is to make you the chosen one. No matter what the cost, it is worth it."
The three continued walking along the alley, and under the guidance of Miss Annat, they kept choosing forks in the road, and finally came to the alley outside the east side of the printing factory wall.
Asking Ms. Shade and Ms. Beiyas to step back, Ms. Anat carefully flipped a coin. After confirming the front and back sides under the faint moonlight, she nodded to the two people behind her:
"Divination shows that it is safe to move now."
Xia De chanted a spell and threw away the frog leg in his hand, then held the candle and narrowed his eyes slightly, and the flame immediately ignited the candle head. He disappeared in front of Miss Bei Yasi and Miss Anat, and the two ladies also waited quietly under the wall.
Five seconds later, Xia De extinguished the candle with his hands and appeared at the foot of the wall:
"No problem. I just jumped up and looked inside the yard. No one is walking around inside, but be careful of the hounds."
"Use this."
Miss Bei Yasi took out a small cloth bag and asked the others to sprinkle the powder on themselves. The powder inside was also a kind of alchemical product, which could isolate odors for a short time and was a standard material for church ring magicians.
Shade held the candle that had been lit again, and Miss Anat and Miss Beas held his arms tightly on his left and right:
“Get ready!”
He bent down slightly, took a deep breath and jumped up. The weight of the two ladies dragged him, but they still came into the air, then flipped over the wall lightly and landed safely in the yard.
As soon as her feet touched the ground, something invisible like the wind suddenly jumped up from the ground. And Miss Anat immediately shook the silver bracelet on her wrist:
“Stop!”
She shouted, and the security measures set up in the yard became ineffective due to the effect of this borrowed relic.
The use of the relic caused the candle in Shad's hand to go out, but he lit it again immediately without causing any thoughts to arise.
"Hurry~"
Miss Annat urged, and together with Miss Beas, she pulled at Shad's clothes and led him across the yard into the mansion.
Above his head, the silver, red and yellow moons were gradually obscured by the dark clouds that were drifting in. Tonight was a sleepless night for Shad.