The Master of the Strange Realm

"That's what it means."

Dad answered vaguely again. Seeing that Jenkins was still puzzled, he had no intention of explaining clearly:

"Remember our conversation today, and make sure no one knows about it. Whether we want to admit it or not, there will come a time when what we talk about today will happen, and until then, Jenkins, I hope you Be able to do what I say.”

"So dad, how long can you suppress this key?"

Dad heard what Jenkins meant, nodded and replied:

"Don't worry about me. I will die tomorrow. The arrival of the doomsday has also enhanced the power of the snake-man baby fossil. This time, let it suppress it. I can still hold on for at least half a year."

This is better than Jenkins thought, because he believes that the real end will definitely come before the end of this winter.

He wanted to ask more about the evolution key, but Dad refused to answer. He also tentatively asked if [Cycle (White Basics)] had anything to do with the key, but Dad pretended that when he explained this ability last time, he didn’t sigh at all and insisted that he knew nothing about it. .

Knowing that it was impossible to find a breakthrough from his father, the disappointed Jenkins could only do other things. Miss Stiver had already left the church, so Jenkins went to old Jack to catch up with old times. By the way, he went to Miss Bevanna to report on the mining area and to dispose of the hammer.

When I passed by the chapel and saw the Holy Emblem of the Sage, I suddenly realized that there was one thing I had not done yet:

"I seem to be in mouse mode now."

"Meow~"

The chocolate on the shoulder really hopes that Jenkins can forget this incident, not because he still wants to "play" with the little mouse, but because he thinks that Jenkins will definitely settle the score with it tonight.

Because he had dealt with a similar matter once, after explaining it to Miss Bevanna, he followed the smiling lady into the underground ceremony venue. After calling for the sage's gaze, he saw that grand and gentle gaze that seemed to be able to wash away the filth of the body and mind. , the influence of the light of evolution and degeneration disappears.

When calling the sage to watch, Jenkins did not take off the [Ancient Amber Stone], but used his human form to conduct the ceremony himself, because he did not want to turn into a mouse again. Therefore, when the special influence faded, from the outside, he did not change, and he still maintained the appearance of Jenkins Willamt, but his inner life essence changed.

After the sage's gaze slowly disappeared, Miss Bevanna and her father walked to the center of the ceremony venue, wanting to ask Jenkins how he felt, but they saw Jenkins holding a handful of small yellow crystals in his hand:

"The amber stone shattered."

He said that the crystal in his hand had no power at all, and the centipede-like thing originally sealed in the amber stone also disappeared.

"My friend gave this to me. She has worn it for many years, but I broke it instantly."

Jenkins said with regret that although Anastasia made it clear that this was a gift to him, the amber stone had been with the silver dragon for thousands of years. The next time he saw the dragon and the princess, he didn't know how to explain it.

Dad knew that this stone most likely came from the silver dragon that appeared above the evergreen forest and then quickly disappeared. Hearing Jenkins call the other person "friend", I couldn't help but glance at him curiously, and then reminded:

"I think I roughly know the reason why the amber stone was destroyed. The two transformations you experienced were truly complete transformations except for your soul. This probably allowed your body to remember this state, and then the sage's gaze gave you There have been some subtle changes in you, but you need not only to transform, but also to return to your original appearance..."

Jenkins almost knew what his father meant. He called out his ability light spot and found that he had a brand new ability:

[Malicious Transformation (Red Martial Arts)]

This is based on physical changes and does not require incantations, so it is a typical red fighting ability. It occupies one of the two remaining bubbles, leaving only one now.

[Malicious Transformation] is not a rare ability. It is an ability based on the talent of the ancient "druids" before the grantor ability system was formed. The effect of the ability is literal. "Transformation" means that from now on, Jenkins can master the method of transforming into other creatures through some rituals and means. Now he can only transform into a mouse.

"Malicious" represents the price of this ability. After all, the eighteenth century is no longer the ancient era when adventurers roamed the world. The extraordinary power of the material world has undergone fundamental changes.

This does not refer to the weakening of the energy and ability system, but that some abilities have become more difficult, and some abilities are easier than in ancient times. Among them, transfiguration is a type that is more difficult to use from generation to generation, so transfiguration requires a price, and the price varies from person to person.

Because Jenkins can only become a mouse now, he only knows the price of becoming a mouse.

After placing the chocolate far away, Jenkins turned into a mouse again in front of his father and Miss Bevanna. During the transformation process, the scorching steam enveloped him again, and after the transformation ended, the feeling of being burned all over his body did not disappear.

In the mouse state, he could clearly feel that every blood vessel and every nerve in his body was burning and tingling, but fortunately, this feeling was not strong, so it was bearable. Before the chocolate in the distance pounced happily, the gray mouse in the pile of clothes jumped into the air and turned into a ball of purple light that kept spinning. Then the naked Jenkins stood in front of the two of them, and as the old man covered his face and sighed, the matter ended.

"Malicious transformation requires changing clothes, malicious transformation requires changing clothes, malicious transformation requires changing clothes."

As he followed Miss Befanna to the office, Jenkins kept repeating this sentence in his heart. When he used the amber stone to change back to his own appearance, he also had no clothes, but strangely, the silver dragon Anastasia had clothes. He planned to ask her how she did it next time he saw the dragon.

Chapter 1823 Chapter 1794 The Accident of the Flower Girls

After solving the mouse problem, the next thing was the hammer.

Jenkins just "handed" the hammer to himself, mainly because he really didn't have time to trade with the Mechanicus at that time. Now there is time, but the believers of lies cannot appear immediately.

He did not ask himself to keep the hammer, but temporarily handed over [Thundergod's Wrath] to the church for safekeeping. On the one hand, it is because this thing is not a gift and cannot be carried conveniently. On the other hand, it is still a weird thing. If you take it home, the cats and girls at home may be affected. Therefore, it is better to hand it over to the church and take it back when you need it. It is not a trouble.

In addition to handing in the hammer, for safety, Jenkins still narrated what he saw from the perspective of an observer. He emphasized the "corpse mechanization curse", a strange curse composed of multiple factors.

No one would have thought that the gear craftsmen would spread the gear germs last year, not just to cover up and better find things underground, but also to collect experimental data; what is even more unexpected is that the owner of the skull sword appeared in Nolan, which is actually related to the experiment of spreading the plague.

But at this point, the curse that has been formed cannot be reversed. After he explained the manifestation of the curse and the characteristics of probability transmission to Miss Befanna, Miss Befanna also realized that this is definitely a disaster no less than the corpse plague that affected the entire world thirty years ago.

Mixed with mysterious and extraordinary elements, ordinary people's means can't deal with those corpses that have been fused with machinery. Although the cursed people who have been fused with machinery have not appeared in large numbers, according to the difference machine, the curse has been spread. The Luther that Jenkins saw was a special case of being fed with a diluted solution of pathogens. The flesh and blood that fused with the textile machine a few days ago did not seem to be a "finished product". The corpse that fused with the piano today was really the first cursed person he encountered.

This sounds very scary, even more serious than the son of the mist, and the church must be on guard. This time it is no longer just a matter of Nolan City. Jenkins does not believe that the gear craftsmen who colluded with the difference machine only released the curse in Nolan.

Through Jenkins's bystander perspective, Miss Befanna also deduced that the monster fighting the believers of lies was controlled by something underground. Not only Jenkins, but also the church understood how bad this meant.

So after listening to Jenkins' report, Miss Bevanna immediately got busy spreading the news everywhere. This matter will soon be passed to the Holy See and to every church. In any case, the Orthodox Church is the most powerful force to maintain the order of the material world. Even if it knows that the end of the world cannot be stopped, it cannot just sit there and wait for death.

At least, the cultists such as the Tree House and the Gear Craftsmen Association must be arrested and brought to justice.

The day after tomorrow is the day for the joint meeting of the Twelve Orthodox Churches. After temporarily dealing with the things in hand, Jenkins didn't feel embarrassed to continue to disturb the busy Miss Bevanna. The original plan was to continue reading the materials sent by the Holy See in the church and prepare for his speech on the opening day of the meeting.

But at around two o'clock, Miss Windsor sent someone to deliver a note. After reading it, Jenkins left the church and boarded Miss Windsor's carriage with the unusually well-behaved cat.

Fini told Jenkins a few days ago that because of the choir rehearsal, the children in the church temporarily stopped selling flowers on the street. But Finnie was reluctant to leave her new friends, so she asked Jenkins to help take care of them.

Jenkins entrusted this matter to Miss Windsor, and Miss Windsor came to Jenkins this time because of this matter.

Now the tulips on the Nolan market have far exceeded the usual price. Through reasonable supply control and some hype methods, the appreciation potential of flowers has not been exhausted, and things continue to develop in a very good direction.

According to Jenkins's request, Miss Windsor asked her subordinates to distribute some finished tulips with not very good appearance to Finnie's friends at a very low price. This matter is very simple and there should be no problems. Even if someone takes a fancy to the tulips in the hands of the flower girls and is unwilling to spend money, Miss Windsor's people will help the girls.

The link where the problem occurs is the link of picking up flowers. According to convention, every morning there will be a truck loaded with goods to transport fresh flowers from outside the city to a fixed location in the city, on the one hand to deliver flowers to small flower shops in the city, on the other hand to provide scattered flower girls with a purchase channel.

Large flower shops usually have their own flower gardens outside the city and do not need to take goods from outsiders.

Flower girls collect flowers from trucks at a higher price, which is cheaper than buying them from florists, and sell them to city dwellers at a higher price. The accident happened in the morning too. Due to some reasons, the truck did not enter the city until about eight o'clock. Then it encountered a big earthquake when the third-story metal black tower was rising, which delayed some time.

By the time the girls picked up the goods, it was already 9:30 in the morning, so the flower girls who usually came in scattered places gathered together to wait for the trucks, and the flower shop owners let their employees come to see them. It depends on the situation, so there are more people than usual gathered in the yard where the goods are being unloaded.

The unloading process was uneventful until the young people from the flower shop almost got into a fight because of the fight. In fact, this is considered a normal thing, but someone happened to be hit and plunged into the flowers that were placed on the ground waiting for bulk goods, and then the person died.

When he heard Miss Windsor's introduction, Jenkins tilted his head and thought for a few seconds, but he just couldn't figure out how someone could die if he fell among the flowers.

"Did you fall to death? Or did you have a heart disease?"

"No, the deceased was very young. Because there was a human life, they chose to call the police. During this period, someone accidentally touched the flowers and died too. After the police arrived, according to the normal investigation process, they thought that the flowers were poisonous. , a police officer died during the inspection, and the church was notified.

The little girls you asked me to take care of are still waiting in the yard, and the situation is a bit messy. I'm not sure if this is a Giver thing, but fear it's a curse. "

She said, looking at Miss Yindi who had been silent in the corner of the carriage. Miss Magic is on leave today, and only Miss Silver Flute is here.

"I'm not as good at discovering mysterious traces as Miss Magic. I'm better at protecting. So for the sake of safety, I'd like you to come and take a look at this matter and bring those little girls out. Now the church doesn't allow anyone to leave. "

Miss Yindi said.

There are at least twice as many strange events happening in Nolan City now than in the past, and Jenkins doesn't know about some unimportant things at all. He only pays attention to events that may be related to the Doomsday, the Tree House, and the Gear Craftsmen Guild.

Therefore, I was originally worried that when I arrived at the scene, the benefactor of the Righteous God Church who led the team would not recognize me, but fortunately, it was the Death Church who was responsible for handling this matter. The Church of Death is a local church, and even though they are not familiar with Jenkins, they can still recognize him.

The place where the carriages were unloaded was the yard of the Taxi Carriage Guild in the south of the city. The police blocking the outermost area knew Jenkins Willamt, so after only asking him symbolically about his purpose, they asked him to join Miss Windsor and the others. The guards continued walking inside.

Then they met the team of Givers from the Church of Death who were responsible for handling this matter. The courtyard now only had one entrance from the building. The two men guarding the door recognized Jenkins, but did not let him in because of this.

One of them asked Jenkins where he came, and the other went to the yard to find the captain of the tombkeeper team.

It was impossible for Jenkins to say that he and Miss Windsor were behind the manipulation of the recent tulip market. The theory he came up with was related to Feeney. He just stated that the girls selling flowers in the yard were friends of his friends, so he wanted to take them away.

This argument was a little weak. Out of principle, the Gravekeeper Captain Robin Rogers, who looked skinny but was taller than Jenkins, did not agree.

Jenkins wasn’t angry either, after all, disagreeing was the right thing to do. He knew that the other party was worried that some contagious curse would be carried out and spread to the city, so after being rejected, he did not ask again. He just wanted to go into the yard and take a look:

"I want to ensure the safety of those girls, and I am also a very good benefactor. I know this is against the rules, but I swear that I will definitely obey your arrangements. If I really cause trouble because of my entry, I will be responsible. I can carry it."

Jenkins' words have reached this level, and Captain Rutgers will naturally not refuse anymore. But he only allowed Jenkins to enter alone. Miss Windsor, Miss Silver Flute and the guards were not allowed to enter.

Jenkins had no intention of getting them involved, and he didn't know what was going on.

"Let me handle this matter. Thank you for telling me what happened here."

In front of outsiders, Jenkins behaved strangely to Miss Windsor.

"You don't have to be so polite, Viscount Williamt."

Miss Windsor also responded coldly, and then left with her people.

Jenkins then walked through the door into the courtyard with Captain Rogers. He noticed that the door frame had been engraved with the holy symbol of the True God [End of Death], which was a unique restriction method for believers of the God of Death.

The air today is still hazy, and so is the yard used for unloading goods. No one who was in the yard at the time of the incident was let go. A small number of police officers were at the scene to maintain order, and the three bodies were lying on the ground covered with white cloths. The girls, under the care of the hired ladies from the taxi shop, timidly gathered together and stood by the wall, not daring to look at anything in the yard.

Chapter 1824 Chapter 1795 Flowers and Toxins

A few hours ago, the Difference Engine mentioned that the current corpse mechanization curse only had a probability effect on the corpses of ordinary people. Therefore, the three corpses covered with white cloth did not fly toward the nearest machine, but quietly Lying there.

But Jenkins was already a little nervous. He used his eyes to confirm that the corpse was really just a corpse, and then he walked towards a group of little girls holding flower baskets standing in the corner of the yard with confidence.

Girls who have to get up early to buy goods here at such an age must not be from a wealthy family. Their clothes are mostly gray and black cloth. Most of them have at least three patches on their clothes, and almost all of them have dirty faces.

It's not that they don't like to wash their faces, but they haven't had such a habit since childhood.

There are all kinds of messy and ill-fitting shoes on their feet, but because it is summer, at least no one wears clothes that are not suitable for the season. The most valuable thing on their bodies should be their baskets. After all, it is a tool for survival, and if they carry a basket with holes, even people who buy flowers will subconsciously lower the price of the flowers, so they cherish their small baskets very much.

Only a few girls have hair accessories on their heads, but they are just cheap hairpins that come from nowhere. After noticing that the man who just walked in was looking straight at the corpse, he walked towards them. A dozen girls gathered together and looked at him with hostility. Even the affinity talent of the flower girls brought by the priesthood was not enough to offset their fear.

Looking at them, Jenkins thought of the scene when he met Finnie on the street last year. Finnie was the same at that time, looking pitifully at Jenkins who was hiding from her. Different people have the same appearance. Finnie is now "saved" by Jenkins, and Jenkins can also save the dozen girls in front of him, but the world is so big that he has no power to save everyone now.

"Who is Finnie Faithful's friend?"

He expressed his attitude towards the girls, remembered what he was going to do, walked forward a few steps and asked the flower girls, but no one answered him.

So he could only take off the yawning cat from his shoulder. Chocolate symbolically moved a few times to express his dissatisfaction, and then Jenkins held her waist with both hands and picked her up obediently:

"I am Jenkins Williamette, and Finnie should have mentioned me to you. If she has mentioned me, she must have mentioned this cat."

Jenkins believes that his most important feature is not his hair color, height or body shape, but the cat he carries with him:

"Look, this is Chocolate."

He shook the cat's right paw, and Chocolate was forced to move, looking unhappy.

I don't know if it was because Finnie really mentioned Jenkins and Chocolate, or because Chocolate's cute appearance won the girls' trust. In short, after showing Chocolate, a bolder girl whispered to Jenkins that they all knew Finnie.

This was of course a lie. Finnie went to the street to sell flowers under the arrangement of the church, not to let the choir children run around freely. Finnie would not have the opportunity to meet so many friends. But since they are all flower girls, they are all under the protection of Jenkins' priesthood, so of course he has to protect them all.

"I will pay for your loss of business today, but you can't leave until the matter here is over. You stay together with peace of mind. If the matter is still not resolved by the evening, someone will solve your meal problem in the evening. I will apply for your departure immediately after the matter is over."

He made such arrangements, and more than a dozen girls exchanged opinions in a low voice, thanked Jenkins together, and expressed their willingness to accept such arrangements.

After temporarily appeasing the flower girls, the next thing to do is to solve the matter here. Before Jenkins arrived, the gifters of the Church of Death had performed a simple autopsy on the bodies and believed that the three dead, namely the employees of the flower shop, the driver of the car dealership, and the police, all died of poisoning.

The gravekeepers used their own unique methods to extract the toxin directly from the body. Because the amount was still large, Captain Rogers showed Jenkins the power of the toxin. He took a flower, then carefully dripped the diluted toxin on the petals, and then threw the flower into the air.

Before the whole flower fell to the ground, the petals and branches turned into black ash.

"Is this a toxin? What toxin has this toxicity?"

Jenkins asked in surprise.

"It is a toxin for the human body. To prevent mistakes, we have tested it with mice. The toxin extracted from the corpse is given to the mice orally and by injection, and they will die quickly. But for plants, this liquid will directly "burn" the plants into black ash."

The toxin extracted by the gravekeepers showed a strange gray-green color under the misty sunlight, which is somewhat like the color of mold. The toxin is extremely toxic to animals, and almost any contact will cause death, but the effect on plants is not like a toxin. At least Jenkins has never heard of liquid touching plants, which will cause the plants to turn directly into ash.

It is precisely because of the special effect of the toxin on plants that the gravekeepers believe that this is indeed an incident involving extraordinary power. But because the matter is not particularly serious, as long as the source of the poison is found out, the incident can be resolved, so only this team was sent to deal with it.

This is because Nolan has a lot of manpower recently. In normal years, this kind of thing probably only requires two or three people in the team to come forward and pretend to be police to participate in solving the incident.

"If the toxin is so harmful to plants, how is it hidden in these flowers?"

After understanding the general situation, Jenkins asked the gravekeeper while opening his true eye to look at the flowers piled together. When the first death occurred, the unloading was only halfway done, and about one-third of the flowers were still on the truck, with branches and stems soaked in a specially configured water solution.

But after all, it was already afternoon, and the flowers were no longer as bright as in the morning. Even if this matter was resolved, most of the others would not be sold except for a small number of potted plants and tulip bulbs.

"We are still investigating this. This toxin cannot be distinguished by ability or ritual, and the spells made by the church to detect toxins do not work. We urgently dispatched some mice and planned to try them out one by one."

Although the method is a bit cumbersome, it is indeed a good idea when there is no other way.

Chapter 1825 Chapter 1796 Fire