Industrial Cthulhu, starting from the island lord

Chapter 108 Don’t you know the Church of Poseidon?

Hughes looked Chloe up and down, and finally nodded: "Sister Chloe, you are indeed very perceptive, so I won't hide anything from you. Miss Beatrice is indeed a troublesome person. If you can help me guide her, I would be very grateful."

"Guiding an [Investigator]? That's no easy task. Her supernatural instincts make her particularly sensitive to danger and lies."

"To you too?"

Chloe's eyes narrowed.

"That's certainly different—just leave it to me. This is Fire Moth's sincerity."

"This is a good thing for both of us. You are now in the Candlelight Church."

Indeed, if Beatrice could be pinned down in this manor, the Fire Moths' movements would be much easier.

The two men's eyes met, and they both understood what the other meant.

Xius extended his hand: "It's a pleasure to work with you."

Chloe was stunned for a moment before reaching out to shake his hand: "Happy cooperation."

Then she walked straight out the door.

Only after watching Chloe walk out of the room did Zeus nod. He shook hands with Chloe specifically because he wanted to use his detection ability to determine whether she was human.

He was deeply impressed by the paper-like substitute last night.

“It is indeed flesh and blood.”

With this cooperation, future communication may be smoother and there will be more basic trust.

With a sudden thought, Hughes opened a mind link: "Attention, all teams! Chloe and I have reached a temporary agreement. She has gone to find Beatrice. Keep an eye on them."

"Can she believe it?"

"Don't believe it, be careful."

"yes! 』

Upstairs, Beatrice was getting a little annoyed by the search. Her spiritual intuition clearly told her that it was nearby, but she just couldn't find it.

She made up her mind, picked up a dagger and decided to pry open the table to see if there was a layer in the wooden board inside.

"Lady Beatrice."

Beatrice was startled and looked up to see Chloe at the door.

Chloe held a candlestick in her hand, carefully glanced at the corridor outside, then slipped into the house and gently closed the door.

"It's me, Lady Beatrice. I heard you were up there, so I came here first. Did you find anything here? I'm Sister Chloe. I've read your file. Investigator, do you need my cooperation?"

As she spoke, she looked around with a vigilant eye, as if she had entered a cult's lair.

Beatrice was a little embarrassed. She had hardly met her colleague. Just as she was about to say something, Chloe let out a low cry of surprise.

"This! This is the holy emblem of the Temple of Silence!"

Following the nun's finger, Beatrice finally saw the tin can on the table.

"Huh? This is"

"It looks like some kind of ointment from the Silent Temple? They use this kind of stuff all the time." Chloe gritted her teeth and said, "These people actually infiltrated here. Fortunately, you discovered it in advance. You are worthy of being an investigator!"

"Ah? Oh, yes, I've long felt a transcendental aura here. It's actually here. I mean, in the Holy Temple of Silence."

"It seems they have already contacted the local lord. I wonder if the earl has been bewitched by them."

"Impossible! How could Mr. Hughes be deceived by those barbarians?"

Chloe's face twitched, and she took a few steps back and walked towards the door: "Then let's go out first. I just saw the maid looking for you - I said you went to the garden."

"Oh, okay, let's go to the banquet hall first."

Beatrice followed. Along the way, Chloe was careful to keep a distance from Beatrice.

Although she had a talent for concealment as a [Nymph], she was still too good at investigation as an [Investigator]. Although Beatrice looked like a novice, it was best to avoid physical contact just to be on the safe side.

The two of them walked all the way to the banquet hall and met Hughes who was waiting at the door. Chloe exchanged a look with him, took a step back, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"At least we've completed some cooperation, so we should be able to return alive, right? Even if this lord is crazy, he wouldn't do anything like this."

"And with this basic trust, we can communicate further."

Zeus didn't think too much about it. He was very busy now. The banshees who had just been patrolling had made new discoveries. He had to greet Beatrice with complicated etiquette while replying frantically in the mind link.

"What's going on? Are you sure?"

"I am quite certain, my Lord, that the ship is exactly the same as the pirate ship you described."

"What moves does it make?"

"No, it just stopped there."

"Are there any other pirates nearby?"

"Only this one ship was found."

The Banshees mainly patrolled the manor and the island. There were not many patrolling Banshees in the nearby waters, so when the pirate ship was discovered, it was unknown how long it had stayed there.

What were these pirates up to? Why were they suddenly stopped near Castel?
And it just happened to be at this time. Now all the banshees are gathered on the island. Could they be plotting something?

"Is there a sampan coming?"

"I didn't see it."

Hughes' expression remained calm, but a wave of anxiety surged within him. He quickly issued a command via telepathic link: "Immediately strengthen surveillance of the coastline, especially near the pirate ship. Report any abnormalities immediately."

"Yes"

Hughes regained his composure, still with an elegant smile on his face, and said to Beatrice, "Miss Beatrice, you look a little tired. Do you need to rest for a while? The garden of the manor is very suitable for relaxing."

"Will you join me?"

"I'm sorry, I still have some preparations to do. You can rest for a while. There will be a show later."

Beatrice nodded and walked down the stairs reluctantly.

Hughes's gaze shifted back to Chloe.

"Everything went well," she whispered.

"Then we can continue our conversation. Wait a moment, it seems that other guests have arrived."

"Other guests?"

"Yes, the guests from Gem Bay. Those pirates. Somehow, they also seem to be interested in my dinner party."

"Someone from the Church of Poseidon?"

"The Church of Poseidon? What is that?"

He seemed to have a vague impression of this name, but when he thought about it carefully, he couldn't remember it.

"What do you mean, are you kidding me? Don't you know the Church of Poseidon?"

"do not know."

Chloe stared at Hughes until he felt a little uncomfortable.

“I wonder if there’s something wrong with the Church of Poseidon?”

"There's a problem, a big problem—I don't know which of us is crazy. All creatures in the sea are under the jurisdiction of the Sea God Church. Aren't your men from the sea?"

(End of this chapter)