Arcanum: Chaos Path

Chapter 414 Medici and the City of Calamity
In an instant, the crystal-clear object seemed to emit a gentle light, enveloping the group, including Xiao Ke, like a bubble, before disappearing in the next second.

This is naturally an item imbued with the power of bubbles. It has no other function, but at least it can ensure that Little K and the others are not contaminated by the City of Calamity.

Although it seemed that Little K wouldn't be contaminated in the first place... Roland's thoughts wandered for a moment, then he thought of something and said with a smile, "Wait here and don't leave this circle. I'll be back soon, and if I'm on the way, I'll bring you an orange."

"There's really no need for that." Little Ke naturally understood what Luo Lin was referring to, and couldn't help but retort, "Besides, don't you think the 'drawing circles' meme and the 'back view' meme conflict?"

"Isn't this great? It perfectly allows us to be father and son." Luo Lin said with a smile, then stretched and walked towards the main entrance of the restaurant.

The restaurant doors were now tightly shut. As Rowling approached, a waiter immediately came forward and said:
"Sir, it's foggy outside, please don't go out."

Rowling smiled at him, his expression intrigued and slightly inquisitive, as if he had seen a novel toy. "If you don't let me out, then I'll have to stay here and investigate the situation here..."

Rowling's gaze then turned to the depths of the Green Lemon Restaurant. He did not intend to explore the secrets of the City of Calamity from there, after all, he had to consider Little K and the others. Rowling's ideal place to explore was the Telegraph Office, which appeared in the original work and had equally serious problems.

Upon hearing this, the waiter seemed to pause for a moment. Then, before he could speak again, a figure walked over. It was the owner of the Green Lemon Restaurant.

"Please, this guest, leave."

The owner of the Green Lemon Restaurant spoke, looking at Luo Lin with a hint of apprehension in his eyes.

Compared to the oblivious waiter, the owner of the Lime Restaurant clearly sensed more, such as the danger posed by someone.

“A wise choice.” Rowling smiled at the owner of the Green Lemon Restaurant, his gaze on the waiter just as intense as when he had looked at him earlier.

Of course, Roland knew that the people in front of him, whether they were waiters or owners, could no longer be considered ordinary humans. Although they still maintained human form, they were still some kind of puppets inside.

Like the puppets enslaved by the Red Priests, many of the native inhabitants of Bansi have long lost themselves. In normal Bansi, they may be able to maintain a semblance of normalcy, but when anomalies occur, they are merely servants of the city of calamity, or rather, puppet soldiers.

It has to be said that this is very characteristic of the Hunter Witch Path.

"I really wanted to take it apart and study it, but alas..." Rowling shook his head, withdrew his gaze, and then walked out of the restaurant.

Banshee was completely different from before; it was shrouded in thick fog. Rolin could sense something within the fog, probably a monster or something similar.

"I'm just an ordinary Sequence 6..." Rolin said dramatically, then took out a cross from his pocket and hung it around his neck. It was undoubtedly the cross he had used to purify food before, an extraordinary item made by the Sun God, which was extremely powerful in purification.

"Praise the sun!"

Luo Lin then spread his arms out and raised them slightly, in a very classic gesture.

Suddenly, a golden light appeared, illuminating almost half the street, so bright that people could hardly open their eyes.

After the light faded, Rowling glanced around and nodded in satisfaction. Following the map he had studied beforehand, he headed towards the telegraph office.

The telegraph office wasn't far from the Green Lemon Restaurant, and Rowling soon arrived at his destination. He looked up at the building in front of him and couldn't help but stroke his chin, saying, "What would happen if I pushed open this door right now?"

From Rowling's perspective, the telegraph office in front of him was practically just short of having an exclamation mark on it to show that there was something wrong with it.

After thinking for a few seconds, Rowling decided to follow the game's rules, so he stepped forward and knocked a few times on the telegraph office's closed door.

"Who is it?" A calm female voice came from inside the door.

"Open the door and check the water meter."

Rowling spoke with a smile.

The being inside the door choked for a moment, and after several seconds spoke:

"There is no water meter here, but you can check."

"If there's no water meter, are you stealing water every day?" Roland asked a very practical question. As he spoke, he placed his hand on the door of the telegraph office, and Nyarlathotep's power spread out, seeping in in a subtle and imperceptible way.

Rolin's goal was not to trigger a crisis in the city, but to find a key, a key that would allow him to enter the real Shadow Banshee, or rather, a key that would allow Rolin to enter the City of Calamity.

Although the main body of the City of Calamity is in the Western Continent, at least one branch exists here.

"We did not steal water."

The being inside the door was clearly unaware of Roland's actions, and refuted Roland's words in a measured and methodical manner, continuing:
"You are deliberately picking a fight."

"It was just a harmless joke. Haven't your friends ever made similar jokes to you? If you feel offended, then I apologize." Roland continued his conversation with the being inside the door, doing his business while saying:

"Actually, I'm here to find someone. Do you know Medici?"

The room was silent for a few seconds before a voice answered again:

"Who are you looking for, Medici?"

There is only one Red Angel Medici, but there are many people with the surname Medici. After all, Medici left behind descendants. In fact, Bansi Port is the gathering place of one of Medici's descendants.

Of course, considering that Medici himself was corrupted by the City of Calamity, it's hard to say what the Medici people living here are like now; most likely, they have all become slaves of the City of Calamity.

"Do you have many Medici here?" Rowling, who had only asked casually, became interested and asked.

"No, there are many, just a few."

The being inside the door spoke again, replying haltingly:
"The Medici are Banshees, important beings."

"Wow!" Rowling raised an eyebrow and asked with great interest, "So Medici is quite prestigious. Hmm, I'm looking for the War Angel Medici. Is He here?"

"The Angel of War, Medici, left this place many years ago."

The being inside the door answered, her tone finally showing some fluctuation, seemingly anger:
"He is a traitor, who has failed in his gift."

"He was meant to become a weapon, to bring war to this world."

(End of this chapter)