Mystery: Mr. Witch and Ms. Hunter

Chapter 309: Gardeners
"...Yeah, it's not important to me."

Adele was stunned for a moment, then nodded imperceptibly and walked out of the patio with Morales.

In fact, it didn't matter what Sister Vespe said, because Adele's wishes and actions always remained at the angle expected by everyone.

——Doing the right thing based on the right ideas does not require any advice or guidance.

However, human nature is not absolutely correct. It is a fragile balance between absolute right and absolute wrong.

A person who is truly full of humanity will have good thoughts and bad thoughts, but the difference will be in how they are expressed in behavior.

Therefore, whether it is through psychological suggestion to prevent oneself from having evil thoughts, or strictly controlling oneself according to moral norms and not allowing oneself to think about things that should not be thought about, it will actually destroy human nature to a certain extent and cause one's consciousness to deviate.

However, this balance standard is different for everyone. As a Beyonder of the Witch Path, Adele's standard is more inclined towards evil, which means that the more she forces herself not to think about things she shouldn't think about or do, the more she deviates from human nature.

Therefore, she can only explore this standard on her own.

If Sister Vespe's humanity had not been erased, then she might be willing to give Adele advice, but at that time she did not have the wisdom that transcended human standards, and her advice had limitations for Adele, who was being watched by multiple gods; if Sister Vespe's divinity overwhelmed her humanity at this time, then what use would her advice on maintaining humanity be to Adele?
"In the end, what we need to find out is not what they thought at all..."

Adele heaved a long sigh of relief. Although Sister Vespe's answer was full of oracular ambiguity, no matter whether she was "she" or "he" now, at least Vespe was still willing to listen to Adele's experience and give an answer. That was enough.

"What did you say?" William Morales, who was walking in front, heard Adele mumbling something and turned around.

"No...nothing." Adele changed her expression subconsciously.

Following Morais, Adele felt as if she had returned to Backlund, back to when she was still working with the Beyonders of the Church of Evernight, which made her think of Britton.

If Gegran fails to be promoted, then Britton might not be able to leave alive... Lolota will be sad, right?
Adele thought back to the time when Britton and Lorota were together. This couple pretended to be married to cover up their true identity, and their daily behavior was almost impeccable.

Even when Adele and Vinata were on their best terms, they often quarreled, especially when Adele had just become a witch and the two had escaped from Backlund, and when Vinata had just moved into Altaïr's home. They quarreled over something almost every three to five days, until they arrived in Feysac and lived with Sophie, and then they calmed down a little.

However, Britton and Lorota, the nominal couple, seemed to always respect each other, and it was almost impossible to find any fault with them - of course, without involving any debate about sexual preferences.

Feelings are such a strange thing...

Adele sighed in her heart. Obviously, in the eyes of outsiders, this couple is very suitable for each other. No matter the man or the woman, whether it is family background, social experience or conversation and behavior, they are very compatible, but they just can't get excited about each other. Now they can get along harmoniously only because of responsibility.

I hope Britton and Gagran can come back alive... Adele prayed silently in her heart.

She followed Morais through the corridor into the gardeners' office, which was spacious and completely different from the cramped prayer room in the Church of Night that Adele had visited.

Various flowers and plants were placed on the walls, making the air in the room fresh and pleasant. In the middle of the room was a thick long wooden table, around which sat four or five extraordinary people in casual postures.

Well, it didn't look that formal, which was good news... Adele breathed a sigh of relief, which saved her a lot of effort.

She had just obtained a military identity, and her position was neither high nor low. She had not yet figured out what attitude she should adopt in front of these official Beyonders of the Church of the Earth.

If these extraordinary people questioned her like they were interrogating a criminal, she would have to carefully consider how hard she should fight back in order to establish her own position while preventing the situation from becoming irreversible.

A less formal occasion means that one can be less restrained about many things and can push things aside if problems arise.

Adele straightened her back and gave the Loen military salute to everyone, so that these Fenapotes would not subconsciously kiss hands or cheeks according to the etiquette of their own country.

Although this level of physical contact is commonplace for most witches, Adele is relatively conservative in similar matters due to her own ideas.

After all, the Source School's potion digestion method has relatively low requirements at low sequences, and role-playing is only to master the ability characteristics of the sequence as quickly as possible. If there are many abilities that are not role-played, they will cause discomfort when used normally.

In a nutshell, witches of the Source School still need to act, but at low sequences, the need for acting is not as strong as in other ways. Even if they do not act, the magic potion in their bodies will gradually be digested over time.

——Of course, at a high level, role-playing is still necessary.

"Good afternoon, everyone. I am Adele Searcy, the newly promoted lieutenant in the navy of Port Berens."

When they saw Adele's face, the Beyonders in the room showed obvious or subtle changes in their expressions, including surprise, praise, jealousy, and so on.

"Let me introduce you. This is Humphrey Martins, the 'interrogator' who will be checking your confession today." Morales pointed to a young man in a white shirt leaning at the end of the long table.

Since Morais had already told his teammates about Adele's sequence before, explaining the names of his teammates' sequences to Adele now was also a sign of trust.

"My sequence may not be as high as yours. Please don't resist. You may feel a brief discomfort."

Humphrey, who was more like a silent clerk than a judge or interrogator, spoke timidly to Adele, who smiled encouragingly in response.

"But Lin Evans, a real 'record-keeper.'" Morais turned to the serious young man with tortoise-shell glasses.

"Please give me your guidance." The other person pushed his glasses and nodded slightly to Adele.

"Jiaika Victoria, the honorable blood clan baron."

The silver-haired vampire lady with a headband with white silk flowers on her head nodded slightly, glanced at Adele, and then asked in surprise: "Although it may be a bit presumptuous, have you just returned from the Dijin Manor?"

"No..." Adele was a little confused, "Why do you say that?"

"Strange, then why do you smell like Elena?" Jiaika showed a confused expression.

No, why are you so familiar with Elena's smell? And how long has it been? I even changed clothes in the middle. How can you smell it?

Adele didn't know how to answer for a moment. Fortunately, Morais interrupted in time to explain: "The vampires have a very sensitive sense of smell, and they have a way to mark organisms silently. Only vampires can detect it through their sense of smell."

"Did you offend her?" Jiayika's expression revealed a trace of sympathy. "She grew up with me and is very vengeful. Do you want me to help you remove this mark?"

Wow, she is even braver than I thought... Adele was a little surprised. She didn't expect that this vampire lady was more proactive than she looked. From the looks of it, she might really want to come to the house in the middle of the night to rob someone.

"No, no need..."

Adele pushed the hair that fell by her ears behind her ears. "There is no grudge between us. We just met once at the White family's party."

By the way, I also charmed all the vampire ladies... Adele added in her heart.

"Wait, you mean the White family's party?" Unexpectedly, Jiayika's attention was elsewhere, "Why wasn't I invited?"

As a female vampire baroness, compared to Elena, the owner of a human manor, Jiayi Ka, a civil servant in the Church of the Mother Earth, is obviously inferior...

Of course Adele didn't say this out loud, she just looked at her with some pity.

Of course, Jiayi Ka's status and position were not inferior to those of other vampire ladies, but she was in the same class as Elena. If we use a banquet as an analogy, they were both at the main course level. There could be many side dishes, but only one main course was enough.

Jiaika seemed to realize something as well. She whimpered pitifully and shrank into the corner of the room.

"Jiaika?" Morais greeted her twice. Seeing that the vampire lady had temporarily fallen into autism, he knew that she would not come around for a while, so he smiled apologetically at Adele.

"I'm sorry, Miss Jiayika is still not used to such occasions."

"It's okay, it's okay..." Adele waved her hands quickly.

"But is it really okay if the mark is not removed?" Morais asked with concern, "We can ask Jiaika to solve it."

"No, no, it's really okay..."

Adele declined again. She was not afraid that Elena would do something. After all, she was in the naval base. Even if Elena came, what could she do? And Adele herself was no pushover. For a nymphomaniac vampire to take the initiative in the hands of a witch of pleasure was as difficult as moving Benson's hairline down two centimeters.

All I can say is that she will never come back...

Adele turned her gaze with ease to the last "horticulturist" and waited for Morais to introduce her.

However, the other party was faster than Morais, and because he was sitting farther away from Adele, he flipped over the table directly.

"Hello, Miss Adele, I'm Constantine Eggers."

The other party grinned and extended his right hand to Adele. "I heard that you are about to take up the position of captain of a privateer ship?"

Adele took a look at this somewhat eccentric Extraordinary Person. He seemed to be about the same age as Wendy, perhaps a little older than Adele. He had a brown complexion and soft facial features. He looked quite pleasing to the eye and was clearly a Balam race from the southern continent.

He was wearing a smart white shirt and dark blue trousers with suspenders. Although the clothes were not small in size, because the edges and corners were tucked into the trousers, Adele could vaguely see the outline of his muscles. The lines were extremely clear and he looked quite powerful, but not like Morais, who looked like a brown bear.

"That's right." Adele extended her hand and shook it gently out of politeness. "I remember that I didn't tell Mr. Morales about the privateering ship."

"Well, I know this because I just received a telegram from the military, which mentioned your appointment as captain of a privateer ship."

Constantine nodded. "And this is what I wanted to tell you. The military and the church discussed this operation again this morning, and the church decided to send a representative to follow the ship."

Then, he clenched his right fist into his left chest and saluted Adele. "Path of Death, Sequence 6 'Dead Spirit Mentor'."

A representative suddenly came?
Adele frowned and quickly figured out the intention.

After all, Tracy is a long-famous pirate general, and his own strength is only Sequence 7. Even with Natasha and her group, he can only be on par with Tracy.

Even if Tracy was restricted by Emlyn, even if she could not cause any substantial harm, as long as Tracy's final results exceeded those of Adele, the nominal official representative, many people would still feel embarrassed.

"So I assigned Constantine here. He not only wanted to monitor Tracy, but also helped me gain an advantage in the battle..."

Adele muttered to herself.

The military's current idea is to use Tracy's reputation in the hearts of the natives of the southern continent, to use privateering to recover losses as much as possible, and to maintain the fragile face of the military. In this case, the sequence of the collaborator cannot be higher than Tracy, otherwise it will always feel like the official is leading the privateering.

To be honest, Adele didn't understand this kind of formalism. Isn't it shameful for your military to sign a letter of marque with the church, send your own Beyonders, and modify the Honeysuckle Queen with military weapons? It always seems like they are trying to cover up something.

"No way, after all, this is politics."

As if he had seen through Adele's thoughts, Constantine chuckled and said, "Well, I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation in the future."

"Very good, now that you all know each other, let's get down to business as quickly as possible."

William Morais clapped his hands when he saw everyone had finished their introductions. The Extraordinary People immediately sat back at the table and started working. Even Jiayi Ka turned her chair back.

"Please cooperate with me." Humphrey nodded politely to Adele.

(End of this chapter)