Mystery: I, the Hermit, am too eager to improve

Chapter 128 Investment, Lilith's Business Deal

Back home, Roy looked at the pendant with a very serious expression.

He dared not ascend the mysterious hall.

After pondering for a long time, he closed his eyes and recited the mantra.

"The Holy Spirit who pursues knowledge."

"A beacon in a mysterious world."

"Eyes that peer into fate."

"The Queen of the Sea, the Holy Bernadette Gustave."

"I beg for your help..."

What's the point of adding elements to Dawn?

Isn't the hope that Bernadette can pull some strings at a crucial moment?

Now is the time!

You can't just use a bomb to fool a fool.

Roy took a deep breath and waited quietly for a response.

A moment later, pea vines drooped down from above, and he once again entered this familiar forest.

Roy stood up and thanked him.

"Thank you, great and mysterious queen."

"What is it?"

Bernadette's beautiful eyes swept over.

Roy took out the pendant.

"Today I met a peculiar guest; her spirit..."

He explained everything clearly.

Bernadette took the pendant, examined it closely for a while, then closed her eyes, her body transforming into a torrent of information.

She has indeed become a sage!

Roy lowered his head, a respectful expression on his face.

Two seconds later, Bernadette said, "It has healing abilities, and it also gives you the ability to manipulate plants."

"Harvest Priest?"

"Um."

Bernadette nodded.

The extraordinary characteristic of a harvest priest is the ability to sustain life.

impossible.

Roy didn't believe in superstition.

"That's it?"

"Well, it has almost no negative effects. The only thing is that it makes you more fond of plants. What, do you suspect it's something bad?"

Bernadette seemed a little strange.

Roy nodded and said, "A magical item that can sustain life only has a Sequence 7 slot?"

"It is merely a medium; the real power lies with the Earth Mother. But in this case, this Liana may be very important to the Earth Mother."

Bernadette said.

Perhaps what matters is me.

Roy thought to himself.

He suspected—

Liana was merely a medium; she only wanted to see herself, and it's even uncertain whether the illness was real.

but.

He hadn't noticed anything unusual before.

"Try negotiating with them. The Earth Church doesn't have much conflict with us, and joining might not be a bad thing."

Bernadette smiled. "They like to take in outsiders as family members; perhaps you'll have a chance too."

"Thank you, Mysterious Queen."

"I'm gone."

Bernadette left.

Roy held the pendant, pondered for a long time, and finally sealed it away in the bedroom before getting up and leaving for the sewer outside.

He dared not enter the mysterious temple from there.

Upon arriving at the mysterious temple, Roy remembered.

While he was in the church, he felt that something was off about Liana, but he hadn't thought about it before.

Audra.

Another person with this surname is Kassim Odra, a vampire baron who is currently in Backlund.

His apparent identity was also that of a nobleman.

Roy pondered for a moment, then picked up the pendant and began to perform a divination.

"Liana Audra is a vampire."

After seven repetitions, the pendant quickly rotates clockwise.

correct!

"Why did Liana Audra give me the pendant?"

This time.

Roy uses dream divination.

It might not be possible to divine the outcome, since this matter might involve the Earth Mother Goddess, but the result surprised Roy.

He fell into a deep sleep, and then a dream appeared before his eyes.

A woman is praying devoutly.

She is Liana.

Liana sat quietly in her seat, dressed in the robes of the Earth Church. After a few seconds, she opened her eyes.

"Thank you, source of life."

"Praise be to you, Mother of all things."

She was far more devout than Emlyn.

Roy's rant.

Then, he sat in his seat, silent for a long time.

The other party did not try to conceal anything.

This means that Lilith wants to see it for herself, and it cannot be the influence of the primordial moon—

The Primal Moon can influence the Moon and Mother pathways, but it cannot influence the "Giant" pathway where the priest resides.

Utravsky's attitude proves that Lilith did indeed communicate with Liana.

Every gift comes with a hidden price tag; one receives the pendant but has no idea what the cost will be.

He sighed softly, returned to reality, and walked heavily back to his room.

This pendant is indeed very useful.

It has almost no side effects, and its effects of healing and manipulating plants complement Roy's abilities perfectly.

It looks good, but the better it looks, the more Roy needs to know what the other person needs.

……

The next day, Roy went to the Harvest Church and saw Liana again.

The other person's energy and spirit have improved a lot. The contradiction and contrast between their spiritual body and ethereal body are not as great as before, and their complexion has recovered quickly.

He is currently sitting in the church praying.

"Ms. Liana, I am truly happy to see that you are getting better."

"Yes, we have to thank Mother Nature for this, and secondly, you, Mr. Rowling. If it weren't for you, I might be dead by now."

Liana smiled.

Roy smiled but didn't respond, then looked outside: "How about going for a walk? Patients should get some sunshine. I can also tell you about Rose Street."

"Would this be considered an invitation from a gentleman?"

Liana smiled.

Roy chuckled, "You can see it that way."

"Of course, Mr. Rowling. No woman can resist a gentleman as handsome, polite, and kind as you."

Liana smiled sweetly.

Roy led her out of the church to a coffee shop on the street, and then introduced her to the coffee shop's specialty coffees and snacks.

After eating and drinking for a while, Roy said, "Ms. Liana, this pendant is too precious for me to accept. The advice and treatment I gave you are worth at most two hundred pounds."

"Life is priceless, this is the teaching of the Mother Goddess, and Mr. Rowling, it is the Mother Goddess's will to bring it to you."

Liana said.

Roy raised an eyebrow.

So direct?

This……

He rubbed his knuckles, pondering how to deal with the situation.

The current situation was unexpected.

"Although this is the guidance of the Mother Goddess, my injuries are real."

Liana whispered.

"Is bringing it to me the price of treatment?"

"Yes."

Liana nodded.

After a moment of contemplation, Roy directly voiced his question.

Why be so frank? I thought there would be a few roundabout ways to do this.

Liana was frank, and he stopped beating around the bush.

Liana replied, "This is also the guidance of the Mother Goddess."

It was the guidance of the Mother Goddess once again...

Your church really knows how to deal with people!

Roy took a slight breath.

"What is the price?"

Liana closed her eyes, and after a few seconds, she said, "I'd like to ask a question first."

"Please speak."

"If an inevitable war were to break out, what should we, as insignificant individuals, do?"

"We should try our best to keep civilians out of the mess, and even if they are affected, we should at least ensure that they have enough to eat and can survive."

Roy answered.

Liana smiled and said, "We have enough food in Feneport, and right now it can help many civilians in Rune. But what if Feneport started the war?"

"That would be a tragedy."

Roy felt as if he were seeing the scene from the book.

It was a miserable hell on earth.

The poor cannot afford the high prices and will eventually starve to death, and their numbers are not small.

Liana nodded: "Therefore, Mother Goddess needs your help."

"What can I do? Even with the support of the Dawn of Elements behind me, I'm still just a nobody."

"I don't know, it's the guidance of the Mother Goddess."

The other party said gently.

Roy sighed regretfully, knowing he wouldn't get any information from Liana, and picked up the badge.

"So, I am now considered a chosen one of the Mother Goddess?"

"Yes, of course you are. Furthermore, we will help you fulfill your needs as quickly as possible, so you won't have to do our help for nothing."

"For example?"

"The Morse Order, the vampire clan to which I belong, still wields some influence in Backlund. In addition, I am a nobleman, and those people like to associate with nobles because they have a lot of collections."

Liana said.

Roy put the pendant away.

"Alright, thank you for the Mother Goddess's gifts, praise be to the Mother of all things!"

He quickly drew a prayer gesture, switching it so smoothly that even Liana was taken aback.

Then, she covered her mouth and laughed, and said, "Mr. Rowling, your gestures are the most standard I've ever seen."

"As a seeker of secrets, one's hand must be steady, otherwise one cannot write beautiful symbols."

Roy smiled faintly.

He then got up and led the other person to the next location.

After visiting several places, Roy's suspicions about Liana gradually dissipated.

He initially guessed that the other party might be that person's clone, or a similar clone.

but.

After observing her for a period of time, he discovered that Liana was very emotionally rich.

She can genuinely laugh at a joke.

She might also become sad or slightly depressed because of a certain story.

God could not do that.

After Roy returned to the church and their conversations began, he gained greater authority within the church, such as—

He finally reached the back and saw the one who was imprisoned there.

Emlyn White.

A terrifying doll fetishist.

He was writing furiously, copying the words from the book, which was the doctrinal canon of the Church of Mother Earth.

"You're very hardworking."

Who are you?

Emlyn turned around, annoyed. "Why is it another human?"

I came to see you.

Roy chuckled softly.

Emlyn really has a unique charm; he has a very handsome face, but perhaps it's because of preconceived notions...

I always feel like laughing.

Fortunately, he had received professional training from Mr. Clown and was able to strictly control his emotions and muscles.

Roy kept a straight face, glanced at it a few times, and then smiled slightly.

"Are you copying it?"

"So what if it is! Damn it, if we don't copy it, we won't get any blood to drink. This damned old man is abusing people!"

Emlyn roared in fury.

Roy couldn't help but chuckle, but still kindly reminded him, "He said copying it several times a day will allow you to drink fresh blood?"

"Once? What's wrong?"

Emlyn answered impatiently.

Roy nodded with a smile: "Not bad, I see you've already exceeded the target. It seems you're very devout to the Mother Goddess."

"what?"

Emlyn paused for a moment, then looked down at the stack of papers.

This stack...

What the hell is that?!

Why are there so many?

He opened his mouth, then roared, "Old man! I copied too much, I want extra!"

"They're here."

Utravsky smiled gently, holding a candle lamp and a bottle in his hand.

There was a barely noticeable fresh wound on his arm.

The bishop fed him with his own blood?

Roy glanced at Emlyn, then couldn't help but marvel at the bishop's piety.

This is comparable to cutting off flesh to feed an eagle!

but.

That lamp...

Roy glanced at him warily, then left the room.

That's an object for the audience; it has the power to hypnotize and influence suggestion.

He was already annoyed by joining the Earth Church under such circumstances, and he didn't want to be subjected to any kind of suggestion for no reason.

We walked out of the Harvest Church.

Roy sealed the pendant away and then quietly went to stay at a hotel in the suburbs, ascending to the mysterious temple.

In any case, once you have something, it's hard to throw it away, and he doesn't expect Lilith to be particularly kind.

but.

In this incident, the other party probably wanted to gain more positive anchors, which is why they chose this path.

but.

What do I have in Backlund?

With such incompetent subordinates, they have no chance of affecting the situation at all.

There are only study sessions, and also...

Tarot Club?

Roy thought of Hugh and Fors.

As the arbitrator, Hugh will inevitably end up in MI9; there's no other way for him to go.

but.

Fors was just a writer; before Klein fell asleep, she wasn't even always able to submit her manuscripts on time.

I'm much busier now.

Every week I have to make money, and also acquire knowledge and get promoted, hmm—

Perhaps she can be of some help.

And Darkwell.

Through Darkwell, one can also get on board the "Life School" and receive their help.

In addition, he also has a bug-level character.

Frank!

In some ways, it is a terrifying existence even more terrifying than an evil god, but if it can be guided in a positive direction,

From this perspective...

Thanks to the gathering of two evil gods, he has quite a large network of connections.

and so.

This was essentially an exchange of benefits; he received Lilith's funding, and what he needed to give up was—

In the future, it will help Lilith complete the expansion of the anchor.

The short-term benefit was that he could access the vampire's intelligence network, easily obtain information about the Morse Order, and even...

It can draw upon the power of the vampires.

Bloodline medicines are very useful in the early stages, helping to build up one's power, and the Church of Earth may also provide assistance in this regard.

An equivalent form of assistance.

Another advantage for him is—

The God of Steam and the God of War are allies.

As someone who seeks to uncover secrets and aspires to a higher position, I am actually at odds with the Steam Church.

"This is a favorable deal."

……

Liana moved even faster than Roy had imagined.

The next day, when Roy went to the Harvest Church again to observe Liana, she gave him a message.

She found a member of the Morse Order.

In the quiet room behind the Harvest Church, Liana took out a map with the names of various families written on it.

The entire western district was marked with a dazzling array of labels.

The ancient vampires certainly had some skill.

Roy was secretly alarmed.

Liana pointed to a building near the Kingdom Museum and said, "A member of the Morse Order lives here."

"What sequence is he?"

"According to intelligence, he should be a Sequence 5 Astrologer, but he is not the leader of the Morse Penitent Order in Backlund."

Liana said.

Isn't this a leader?

Roy raised an eyebrow, quite surprised: "Is there still a pillar of support in Backlund?"

The higher-ups of the Morse Order are called the Ten Pillars.

These ten pillar-level figures are all high-sequence extraordinary individuals, which means—

The leader of Backlund is a powerful being of demigod or higher!

but.

Upon closer examination, it's normal for such things to exist in a place like Backlund.

Roy calmed down and said, "Can we hunt him now?"

"That's not very realistic."

Liana shook her head. "He is very cunning and has a traveler's extraordinary item. Unless we can get him to show up on his own and prevent him from teleporting, it will be difficult to keep him here."

Extraordinary items of travelers?

Roy had a bit of a headache.

Thanks to Mr. Men's shout and years of hard work, the apprenticeship path has yielded many things that have been lost to the outside world.

such as.

The souls in the hands of Mr. A and Mr. Z.

And these strange and extraordinary items.

but.

Roy suddenly realized—

If the other party's traveler traits come from the Abraham family, then he can try to infuse Mr. Door's ramblings into the other party's extraordinary items.

The death of every extraordinary member of the Abraham family was more or less related to Mr. Door, with just a little bit of involvement...

This can amplify the impact of the other party's curse and negative effects.

In a battle, this could be the key to victory or defeat.

Also.

The best time to fight is on a night of a full moon.

Roy quickly considered the entire plan, and then only one question remained—

How do I disable transmission?

and.

Astrologers possess incredibly powerful clairvoyant abilities, capable of covering a vast area and seeing through many concealments.

The goal is to trap the opponent without them noticing...

Hard!

It requires a long-term plan.

"Perhaps Erite is a good starting point."

Roy was making plans in his mind.

Liana glanced at her and asked, "What are you planning to do?"

"Let's take a look first."

Roy smiled.

Liana nodded: "I will help you, that's a promise. Also, there's a noble ball tonight, would you like to attend?"

"A nobleman's ball?"

Roy was about to ask what he was going to do.

but.

After thinking for a moment, he changed his mind and said, "It would be good to go and take a look."

The nobles possessed many materials as treasures, many of which were coveted by the Morse Order.

of course.

Roy himself was also very interested, but he had Audrey as an option, which allowed him to obtain her through better and more discreet means.

Liana smiled and said, "Well then, handsome Mr. Green, what you should do now is go back and wash up, and then change into a presentable suit."

After spending more than a day together, she already knew Roy's "real name".

Grindelwald Rost.

"Don't worry, ma'am, I have knowledge of etiquette."

Roy chuckled as he answered.

"Okay, I'll be waiting for you at the Harvest Church."

Liana put on the silk hat.

Roy returned home to wash up and pack his extraordinary belongings, then quickly went to the Harvest Church to meet Liana, and got into the car to head west along River Bend Avenue.

In the car, Liana laughed and said, "Mr. Green, have you seen that most dazzling jewel in Backlund?"

"You mean Miss Audrey Hall? I've heard of her, but I've never had the chance to meet her."

"Then you're in luck today, she'll be attending the ball too."

(End of this chapter)