The Mysterious World Under Steampunk

The fake Bishop Mullen looked in the direction of Morris' finger, and was stunned when he saw the half-length mermaid statue, then hesitated for a moment, and asked, "This statue was originally placed in your office, right?"

Morris replied straightforwardly: "Yes, I felt something was wrong, so I asked someone to move it to the game room."

"How did you find out that something was wrong with him?" the fake Bishop Mullen asked immediately.

"It's a little heavier than it used to be," Morris replied.

The fake Bishop Mullen wanted to ask Morris why he thought of weighing the statue, but he didn't ask, because it was meaningless for him to continue to ask the reason. His purpose of coming here was only to get the inside of the statue. things, and then make some noise as a filthy believer.

The person in front of him pretending to be the Bishop of Mullen is Ranko Byronville. Although he has changed his appearance and body shape using the wizard and wonder made by Leo, he has not put all his safety on the mystery of others. Items, but on top of his changed appearance and shape, he used some methods of defilement of believers, pretending to be Bishop Mullen of the Church of Pleasure.

The reason why Bishop Mullen was chosen as the object of disguise is not only because Bishop Mullen is a recognized friend of Mayor Morris, but more importantly, Bishop Mullen should be among the best among the senior clergy of various churches in Cape West. One of the people who dealt with it.

The reason why Bishop Mullen was able to become a bishop is not because he has a deep understanding of the teachings of the Church of the Joyful, but because he is very good at making some entertainment items, and the promotion of these entertainment items is in line with the Church of the Joyful. A certain part of the teachings, which in turn enabled him to obtain the favor of the gods one after another, thus becoming a bishop.

It's just that Bishop Mullen's divine powers and spells all come from the favor of the gods, and he rarely uses these powers himself, so his combat effectiveness is almost at the bottom of the senior clergy of the Church of Pleasure.

Not long ago, Ranko's process of knocking Bishop Mullen unconscious was extremely smooth, so smooth that even Ranko doubted whether he had fallen into some trap, and some pre-prepared backhands were useless. Until now, he still has some doubts Could it be that the next moment, Bishop Mullen, who was freed from the shackles, rushed to the mayor's mansion with people.

"What's in here?" Morris seemed to have forgotten his current situation, and asked Langco curiously.

"I want to know too." Langke replied.

Morris was taken aback when he heard the words, and then asked, "Will I die?"

Ranko smiled and asked, "Mr. Mayor, why do you think you will die?"

"Your Excellency should be the cultist who is searching the whole city right now?" Morris directly identified Ranko's identity and said, "Since I found out about Your Excellency, then even if I'm an eyewitness, don't you need to kill someone to silence me?"

Lang Ke shook his head and said: "According to normal circumstances, it should be done like this, but now I need a witness with weight to help me spread the news, and it is most appropriate whether it is from your weight or your identity. eyewitnesses, so you'll be fine."

Hearing Langke's words, Morris couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Although he tried his best to show himself calm and calm just now, his heart was still full of fear and worry.

Before Morris could relax, Lanke added: "However, although your life will not be in danger, your reputation may suffer some damage. I hope you don't mind."

"Ah?" Morris couldn't help being stunned for a moment when he heard the words. Before he recovered, a strong sense of dizziness wrapped him up, making him fall asleep without any resistance, and when he fell down The heavy body actually made the floor of the game room vibrate.

Looking at the Mr. Mayor who was like a mountain of meat in front of him, Langke couldn't help rubbing his forehead, and began to have a headache on how to move him to the selected location without anyone finding out.

Just when Ranko was having a headache to complete Joan's instructions, in an abandoned cellar on the outskirts of the city, Senior, who had been hungry for several days, was staring at a snail not far away, hesitating in his heart Do you want to grab this snail and stuff it into your mouth to relieve your hunger.

In the past few days, Senior has tried to use all conceivable methods to leave this cellar or get in touch with the outside world but failed. The power shrouded in this cellar not only cuts off the connection between the core circle implants, but also contains A kind of sealing force similar to God's Forbidden Land made the surrounding walls, doors and even the ground extremely hard, no matter what method he used, he could not destroy these things.

It's just that these powers seem to be only aimed at him alone. For other things, this power doesn't seem to exist. You can easily enter this cellar, and you can also easily leave, just like the snail he is staring at now. .

Watching the snail crawling out of the cellar entrance little by little, Senior finally held back his hunger and did not make a move. He lay limp on the ground, reducing his activities as much as possible, and asked repeatedly in his mind: "Where did they go?" What do you want to do? Why did you imprison me for so many days without interrogating me again? Is it just to weaken my will?"

These repeated questions in his mind are not really thinking, but just using thinking to divert attention and reduce the perception of hunger, because the more he pays attention to the feeling of hunger, the stronger it is, and if he doesn't think about it, he will Feel better, this is the experience he summed up in the past few days.

Just as Senior was trying to divert his attention to other places so as to forget his hunger, a sound of footsteps came in from outside the cellar door, and an aromatic smell mixed with various foods became stronger and stronger with the sound of footsteps These smells are like battering rams, easily smashing the hunger defense line he just built by diverting attention, and the hunger that was forcibly suppressed instantly filled his body, as if every part of his body grew It's like opening a mouth waiting to be fed, and his body can no longer maintain the shape of a normal person at this moment, but has transformed into the shape of a star.

After becoming a star person, although Senior was able to calm down from the strong hunger, he could not relieve the hunger, and he obviously felt that this hunger was still increasing, even the star person The state does not necessarily have to resist this wave of shock for a long time.

At this moment, the cellar door was opened, and Leo and Sylvia, who covered their appearance with their own strength, walked in with some food.

Although Senior tried hard to focus on Leo and Sylvia who walked in, his eyes were uncontrollably staring at the food in their hands, even if the food was put on the ground, he He couldn't look away either.

"What do you want to know?" Senior asked without waiting for Leo and Silvia to speak.

It has to be said that Senior's active inquiry surprised Leo and Sylvia. They didn't expect that the target would give up resistance before the means they prepared had been used, which made them feel like a punch. Feeling empty.

However, it is not inconceivable that there will be such a result if you think about it carefully. In their view, it is only a matter of time before Senior gives up resistance, and now it is just a lot earlier.

In the past few days of secret observation, Leo and Sylvia have basically figured out the details of Senior. Judging from his various performances, he should have a very good background, and he has not suffered much since he was a child. , even if they have received special targeted training in that secret organization, it should not be possible to resist the methods of the two.

"What can you tell us?" Leo asked Senior.

"I know you want to know the secrets about the organization from me," Senior tried hard to look at Leo and Sylvia, and tried to make himself look confident and calm, "but I might disappoint you Well, even if you torture me in any way you can think of, I want to cooperate with you from the bottom of my heart, and it is impossible for me to reveal any information about the organization."

Sylvia asked in a deep voice: "Because they left restrictions in the implant, right?"

Senior was silent for a moment, as if he was considering whether this question could be answered, then nodded, and said: "Yes, the star implants used by all members of the inner circle have restrictions, which are very powerful, even if they are It is impossible for the gods to take action in person to break the prohibition, there is a precedent for this."

Neither Leo nor Sylvia was surprised by Senior's statement. They have contacted many members of that secret organization, but they still don't know much about that organization, even the official members of that organization I don't know what the name is, so it can be seen that the organization has achieved a near-perfect level of secrecy.

Leo, who already felt Senior's cooperation and sincerity, handed over the basket full of food in front of him to Senior.

Senior looked at Leo, reached out and picked up the rough food in the basket that he would never touch, tore it into small pieces, and stuffed it into his mouth. Although he was very hungry at the moment, he still kept the basic food Eating etiquette, not gobbling like the inferior people he had seen.

Because of the weakening of his hunger, he also regained full control over his body, and gradually returned from the state of the starry sky to the form of a normal person, and during the process of this change, he never stopped eating.

Sylvia took out a cup from her basket, poured a glass of fruit wine, and placed it in front of Senior.

Without thinking too much, Senior directly picked up the cup and drank the somewhat sour fruit wine in it, and then couldn't help but let out a sound of comfort, and the whole person relaxed.

Leo asked at this time: "Since the organization's affairs cannot be said because of the ban, what about you? Things related to you should not be included in the list, right? Let's talk about your identity first?"

"If you want to start with my identity to find clues to the organization, then you may be disappointed," Senior put down the food in his hands, sorted out some messy clothes, and made himself look dignified. Then said in a deep voice: "My identity is very simple, I am Teresa's Senior Oswald, I think you should have heard of me."

However, what disappointed Senior was that the expressions he expected did not appear on the faces of Leo and Silvia. They both looked very calm, as if they hadn't heard his name.

"Haven't you heard my name? Have you heard of the theory of evolution? That's my book." Senior tried his best to show Leo and Sylvia that he had a great reputation, and anyone should have heard of it has passed him, and also appears very proud when referring to his work.

Leo thought for a while and said, "I've only read Morandi's Introduction to Biological Evolution. Does that work have anything to do with your theory of evolution?"

"Damn it, Morandi is a thief. Most of the content in his book was stolen from my theory of evolution," Senior waved his arms furiously, completely forgetting that he is still a prisoner now. He shouted loudly: "However, that thief is still promoting his personal research, which can be said to be the embodiment of shamelessness. One day I will expose this thief's mask and make everyone in the world spurn him." .”

"Oh, I know who you are now, you are the assistant written in Morandi's book." Leo said with a dazed expression.

"He's the assistant, and I'm the researcher!" Senior yelled at Leo excitedly: "The organization has investigated it clearly, and he is the liar who lied, that's why I was invited by the organization to join the core lock up."

Sylvia asked: "Since the investigation has been clear, why didn't your organization give you the investigation information and let you expose Morandi's mask?"

Senior's face darkened, obviously Sylvia's inquiry caused some bad memories, after a while, he took a deep breath, calmed down his excitement, and said: "I don't want to talk about this anymore, you guys You shouldn’t be the kind of person who likes to inquire about such things, so why not ask about other things?”

Leo nodded and asked, "How did you join the organization?"

Senior didn't answer immediately, but thought about it for a while, and seemed to be sure whether answering this question would touch the ban. After confirming that this question could be answered, he answered: "It's very simple, you just need to be famous in academia , and then write some works that interest the organization, or engage in some research related to the organization, the organization will take the initiative to invite you.”

Leo asked again: "So how do you join the inner circle?"

Senior continued to answer: "When you join the organization and have passed the test, the organization will give you a research project. When you have a breakthrough in that research project, you will get the opportunity to join the inner circle. Qualifications, but this is just a qualification, only after you have completed the surgery of the star implant, you can be regarded as officially joining the inner circle."

Leo then asked, "How many people are there in the inner circle?"

This question obviously belongs to the issue of prohibition and restriction, and Senior did not answer it.

At this time, Sylvia suddenly asked, "Is there a Belmont family in the Kingdom of Teresa?"