He stopped and walked slowly on the mountain below his feet. This place has deviated from the highway and is in a dense forest. As he fell, insects and beasts screamed and fled in all directions. This is his habit. When he is thinking deeply, he does not like to do strenuous exercise. Prefer a completely quiet environment.
All the wild and eight deserts were silent. Qin Ye paced leisurely, questions popped up one after another in his mind, and finally, he started to organize his thoughts again.
"I underestimate these three upstarts." After a long time, he sneered: "The Pluto Queen will let go, and the other gods of death do not want to directly fight against the three palace lords. Because no matter who starts first, they will be counterattacked by the other party with all their strength. If you win, you will lose 300. It may not be a big deal in normal times, but now... when other death gods are coveted, no one dares to do it first, but instead gives the three giants of the Caribbean room to grow. "
"And they themselves know very well that their identities are nothing in the world at all. They were born as pirates, and any underworld that survives now has a history of thousands of years. If they want to really set foot on this stage, they must have a word. Right, only to wait for a thousand years."
He took a few steps at random, and the leaves made the sound of Kazkaz under his boots, which set off the silence of the night.
He smiled slightly and murmured: "Unfortunately... the human heart is not enough, and it is also not enough."
The three gods of death obviously didn't want to wait for so long. What they thought was that they had to finally get this chance, and they obviously wanted to be recognized by the whole world.
How can it be recognized by the world
Waiting for a thousand years is not enough, then... the only way is to step into the Duke level! The underworld will not ignore the voice of a duke!
If it was just that, Qin Ye would only say: It's none of my business
Do you think your duke will have the right to speak up in the future
I'm sorry, in front of Si Chang, you are still a younger brother.
However, Brand has another word: keep Matthew Conn safe. Whoever wants to work against him, whoever wants to investigate decades ago, we will immediately take responsibility for his natural death!
This sentence is the source of his current conflict with the Big Three in the Caribbean Sea.
"If you want to know where the underground cemetery is, I'm afraid you can only start with Matthew Conn. But... why did they try so hard to protect Matthew? They put the hope of achieving Yama on Matthew?" He rubbed his fingers lightly, His brows were wrinkled into words: "No matter what, Matthew will never achieve Yama. Any Yama needs the foundation of mythology. Why does he get the protection of the three gods of death in the Caribbean?"
There seemed to be a ball of thread in front of him, with clues everywhere, but the core was tightly protected.
He needs a line.
A thread that runs through the whole situation, otherwise it is impossible to see the true content at all. Especially... Now it's not whether he wants to peep, but he has to peep. If the matter develops to a state where he can only attack Matthew and question the underground church, he must know who is in charge of the other party and what state he is in. How many ghosts are there, and where are they
Otherwise... you could really get sucked into this quagmire.
"Heh..." After a long time, he chuckled lightly: "It's not whether you want to get involved now, but this vortex attracts people to the center unconsciously. You can't avoid it if you want to."
He breathed a sigh of relief, and his figure turned into a yin wind and disappeared: "Since this king has been pulled in, then... it's easy to ask God to send him off, I don't know if you have heard of it."
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The plane roared across the sky, pulled out a silver line, and flew nonstop from Phoenix to Philadelphia.
As soon as he got off the plane, Qin Ye's eyes became solemn. Because... The atmosphere in Philadelphia is completely different from Los Angeles on the west coast!
There are police everywhere in the aisles. But these are all mortals and do not attract attention. What really made him dignified were the countless figures in different costumes in the crowd. They wore black leather cloaks. Parted from the chest, a graceful swallowtail is formed at the back. The black tights were fastened together with some old-fashioned buttons. Some did not wear capes, but wore black leather hats like Western cowboys.
They were all fairly pale skinned and had extremely dark circles under their eyes - a sign of long nights. Some were even more bizarre, wearing tattered cloaks, with eyelids and lips sewn together in the shadows. In his hand is a doll with a terrifying shape. There is one thing in common. On their chests, they all have a triangular emblem with a fist in flames.
The Fist of Judgment, the highest anti-spiritual organization in the New World, is equivalent to the Huaguo Special Investigation Department and SCI. The only people who can enter here are "strange people" and real witchers from all over the world.
They would never be known at ordinary times. They appeared in crowded places such as airports on such a large scale as they are now. It is conceivable that the situation in Philadelphia has deteriorated.
Carrying a suitcase and walking out of the aisle, there is a Yin Qi detector at the end that has not been seen for a long time, and there is already a long queue in front. Edward took time to feel it.
"The temperature in Philadelphia is at least three to four degrees cooler than other cities at the same latitude... It's a sign that the cloud is already spreading rapidly. No wonder the US government is so nervous..."
After half an hour of waiting, he finally arrived.
Behind the table, sat a white man. Wearing a straight suit, and the logo of the fist of judgment is also pinned on the chest.
The table is very wide, about a meter or so, and is flanked by iron fences. The policemen with guns were neatly lined up in the rear, flanked by two witchers. After careful inspection, Edward put his ID card on the instrument, and there was a light beep. Before he could get his ID card back, the man had already taken it in his hand. Looking at Edward like a falcon: "Excuse me, what are you doing here in Philadelphia?"
"Investigate." Edward took out his single-independent case permit, as well as a summary of the case, suspicious: "Investigate a suspected homicide."
However, the other party did not open it at all, and only verified the authenticity of the official seal on the instrument. Probably because they were all from the civil service, the man's voice softened: "You should know that Philadelphia is very dangerous right now."
"I know."
"Even so, you have to decide to enter Philadelphia now?"
"Truth cannot be delayed."
The man nodded deeply, pushed his glasses, and lowered his voice: "Your documents are fine. But in order to ensure your safety in Philadelphia, I hope you can do the following."
"First, after six o'clock in the evening, the bells of the Masonic Church in the center of the city will ring, and we will broadcast it to each family through the radio. After this, it is best to stay at home. If you find any abnormality, call for help immediately... This is not Just kidding, Mr Edward, it's your life."
Under the dignified gaze of the other party, Edward nodded slightly. Then the man said solemnly: "Second, the Masonic Church prohibits ordinary people from entering. You are in the police system, and there are no restrictions. If you don't have time to return to your home before six o'clock, the church can live in."
"Third, hold back your curiosity. Don't go anywhere off the beaten track, don't go and ask something that seems strange. Try not to travel alone."
"Fourth, please follow the 'taboo handbook'." He put a small green notebook on the table and pushed it to Edward: "I hope you leave alive. The next one."
Qin Ye took back his ID card and flipped through the manual. There are more detailed pictures and texts on it, including the prohibition of all mirror-looking behavior after midnight. Don't arrange some psychic circles on your own. Don't call names that seem to be heard. Go to church as much as possible, etc...
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He sneered and put the manual in his pocket, damn it. In the face of such a catastrophe, there is no doubt that a multi-party system is not as convenient as a one-party system.
Outside the airport, there are not many taxis. After all, those who dare to make money at such a very time are the people with big hearts. Edward found a car casually, and after sitting in the car, without waiting for the driver to speak, he said lightly, "Let's walk around, and finally find a hotel close to the Masonic Church."
The driver, a white man, looked warily at Edward in the rearview mirror. Edward leaned back comfortably in his chair, closed his eyes and said casually, "Don't worry, policeman."
To get started, you must first clear your mind and become familiar with the terrain.
As the car started, after a few minutes, his eyes opened and he began to survey the oldest city in the United States.
This may be regarded as the most green city in the United States, and also has the earliest Chinatown in the United States. It is also the hometown of the American flag and the Declaration of Independence. Heqi sandwiches, fried pork chop pudding, black cherry soda and other delicacies are quite famous locally.
Passing through the lined streets, there are many British-style buildings in the American colonial period. This is extremely rare to see in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, etc. American flags are flying everywhere. Trend and retro, quietly communicate under the shadow of English, Renaissance, Italian, and even Chinese-style buildings, just like the Daraville River running through the city.
Take a boat from the Daravel River to the sea. The river is very wide, with green trees on both sides, and the scenery is quite good. However, no matter how good the scenery is, if there is no one, it will appear lack of vitality.
That's how Philadelphia is right now.
The streets are deserted. Some are men and women who hurried to the supermarket or convenience store and left in a hurry. They carried boxes of vegetables and meat into their cars, and then left quickly, as if they didn't want to be outside for a second.
More than that... Edward's eyes looked silently at the tall buildings everywhere, maybe ordinary people couldn't see it, but he knew very well that on the top of the building, there were at least three witchers in every building, the tallest being Kusun level. Most are ghosts. But... this is definitely not thousands of witchers, but at least tens of thousands!
Their cloaks or the shadows of their cloaks, as long as they are raised, carry the spell of the church. A crossbow made of holy silver is tied to his arms, and there are weapons in every corner of his body. This is the fighting method they have cultivated in the long-term and the Yin spirits of the New World - after all... the New World's pantheon can be said to be the most combative pantheon in human history.
The mainstream pantheon in the New World is the Aztec pantheon, but... the gods of the Aztec pantheon are not "native", but ... "devoured".
Every time it defeats a tribe, it will incorporate the other's gods into its own pantheon! Therefore, the development of the Aztec culture was full of wars, and their gods became larger and larger, until three gods appeared. Of course, each of these gods fits its pantheon positioning—extremely bellicose.
Pluto is the best among them.
Converging thinking, the car has already driven to the main city of Philadelphia. Edward's eyes suddenly lit up, and he pointed to a place and said, "This is... what's going on?"
That is a church.
However, the street opposite the church, and even a few blocks, actually... had the sign of Daisy, the god of death!
A dark sky, with stars shining, and a dark sea below. Between the sea and the sky, a blood-red eye opened.