After dinner, Eleanor called Tia to the workshop, and the two discussed how to carve the doll.

Annie was curious and wanted to watch, but the two of them discussed the plan for an hour, and Annie almost fell asleep because of it. The little girl yawned and went to sleep.

But the plan was formulated.

Eleanor was very serious about doing things once she started. She said in a troubled tone, "It will take me half a month. But I have to go to school next week."

Tia said, "〧鹨〔⑴旗盈陾?(八)(四)〧IVVIII? 辣You can take care of it first. School hasn't started yet these days anyway. If it did, I wouldn't have time to come over. You can carve it out of a photo or something."

But unexpectedly, Eleanor refused it sternly.

"No! You have to treat your work as a passion, just like you would treat your lover! You can't be so careless!

“Only when love is deeper can one create greater works!”

Tia: “…”

Who did you learn this from?

Don’t just treat anything as your lover!

There was no other choice, so Tia said, "Then let's extend the time a little. Anne should have a lot of classes scheduled, so I can go to Ansu National University after class and carve dolls with you, Eleanor. After carving for a while, we'll go pick Anne up and take her home."

In this way, Eleanor finally nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay!"

After dealing with the puppet matter, Tia sorted out the things sent from the Cathedral of Our Lady and took them out, especially the Book of Hearthfire. This book is not only a work of alchemy, but also involves the manufacture of various alchemical reactors. The second and third chapters contain some content related to the forging process.

After she understood it, she could pass it on to Annie, who happened to be taking the forging and hammering route.

A few days passed quickly while I read books and served as a nude model for Eleanor.

On the night before school started, the doll was basically formed. From a distance, it looked like Tia. As long as it was painted and made up, it could be said to be almost 90% similar.

But Eleanor was not satisfied yet—she planned to carve out every detail of each hair.

Back in the bedroom, Tia sat down again and sank into the inverted temple.

And at the same time——

It was in the master bedroom next door, and in the rumbling train carriage heading from New York Harbor to Silver Castle.

A shrine of brilliant white color was emerging from the water and rising slowly.

Volume 1: Chapter 138: Eleanor's Little Key

Train tracks paved with ballast in the New London Harbor area.

Rumble, rumble, and with the blast of a train whistle, the slowly receding platform outside the fiberglass window froze in that instant. The church-like train station stood outside the window, motionless.

In the carriage, Scarlett (III) Sisling Paint 陾IV Scars Lane, who was wearing a black double-breasted coat with a white linen jacket and holding the New York Weekly in her hand, had just closed her eyes and wanted to dive deep into the nightmare for entertainment, but her eyes widened when she saw the scene around her.

Instead of entering a nightmare, I returned to reality!

The waiter who was pushing the food cart around stopped in mid-air, and the uncle sitting next to him who was spitting just now was waving his hands in front of him without moving.

There was only a small shrine about the size of a palm, which appeared on his legs at some point.

There was an idol hanging upside down inside. As Scarlett focused her gaze, the idol made a few clicks, suddenly opened its eyes, and uttered her name:

“Scarlett Lane.”

“Scarlett Lane.”

“Scarlett Lane.”

The space in all directions was distorted and became bizarre.

The policewoman, who had been in bad luck recently, took a deep breath and couldn't help but feel deeply doubtful about her luck.

Why did this bad luck happen again!

After trying several rituals to remove the evil spirit and finding that none of them worked, she was at her wit's end.

Scarlett stammered, "Yes, I'm listening."

"Have you got a meal yet?"

The Hanged Man's words were shocking, and Scarlett was stunned.

She thought that this inexplicably appearing being would sign some kind of extraordinary contract with her.

Why is this so homely?!

"Hello, Mr. Hanged Man, or Miss Hanged Man. I haven't eaten yet. Do you need to trade anything?"

"No, I don't need anything. It's just that my eyes happened to see you, Scarlett. Are you going to Silver Castle now, and then get a promotion in the Suppression Bureau?"

"Uh... indeed. According to the arrangements of the Anti-Suppression Bureau, I will be going to Silver Castle to hand over to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and then I will be transferred to Iris to carry out the mission..."

Scarlett knew everything. She didn't trust this idol very much, but she didn't dare to bet on his ability.

If a lie is discovered, the consequences will be unpredictable.

It would be better to just speak frankly from the beginning.

But Scarlett was very depressed about this matter - she thought that being transferred to Silver Castle was a promotion, but Miss Sulph's words came true, and she really had to go abroad!

It would be better to stay in New York!

Because of this bad luck, she took a train and encountered an extraordinary event on the way!

Scarlett's heart was pounding.

The Hanged Man revealed his face, vaguely resembling a young girl, with the corners of his mouth raised.

"Do not be afraid or worried. I will always be watching over you. Go, my messenger will go with you. Go."

The idol slowly closed his eyes.

The shrine gradually sank.

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In the train car, the shrine was sinking.

Tia returned her gaze to the Hanging Temple. Ever since she had taken over the Plague Fort Sanctuary, she had been firmly entrenched at around 50000m.

But just after establishing contact with Scarlett, the entire inverted temple suddenly rose by nearly 10,000 meters to around 42000 meters.

This situation has happened before. The first time was when Vera completed the promotion, and the second time was when Anne completed the promotion.

But the fluctuations were so small, only two or three kilometers, that Tia didn't notice them. It was only when the fluctuations were so large that Tia finally noticed how to raise the water level.

I see, it’s a development system!

This is easy to do. She can pull another one and then wait for Anne and Scarlett to complete the promotion, basically stabilizing the water level at above 30000m.

She is now gradually becoming proficient in using the Inverted Temple and has a good understanding of how to raise the shrine and attract people.

First, she can only raise the shrine when the opponent attempts to dive deep, or pull the opponent into the temple;

Secondly, the person who can build a shrine must have a deep bond with her. This bond includes but is not limited to emotions, interests, and causal relationships. In short, the deeper the contact with her, the greater the possibility of building a shrine.

Finally, due to the limitations of the Hanging Temple, she could only build the shrine in front of twelve people at most.

The same goes for banned books and secret tomes, with a total limit of twelve books.

Considering that recruiting people can raise the level, collecting banned books and secret manuals might also work.

Tia can now build 8 more shrines, and the upper limit of forbidden books and secret books is quite high. Now Tia only has one Hearthfire Book that can be considered a forbidden book.

But collecting this kind of occult book is very troublesome. She can't just rob the big library of the Royal Cathedral, right?

After much thought, it’s better to recruit more people.

There just happened to be another one that could be pulled.

The Hanged Man on the altar closed his eyes.

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——Right now.

In the adjacent master bedroom, Eleanor sat in front of the dressing mirror, staring blankly at a shrine rising above her legs.

But unlike Scarlett, the moment the shrine rose, Eleanor's mouth slowly opened and she looked around in confusion.

Not to mention the soft big bed, the luxurious chandelier, and all kinds of expensive furniture made by skilled craftsmen, even the walls and ceiling that gave people a sense of security were gone.

It would be fine if she fell into a nightmare, but where she actually was was a dreamlike and beautiful place.

All around were strange trees, grayish-white with flickering fluorescent spots on their bark. Ahead lay a path of reddish-brown soil.

Some were as thick as walnuts, with large smiling faces on their grayish-white bark; others were as low as bushes, rustling and dancing in the wind. And everywhere, there were phosphorescent rocks, strange in appearance, each gleaming with fluorescence. Together with the trees, they formed two vibrant forests.

From a distance, these trees and stones looked like waiters bending over and lying on the ground, standing on both sides of the red silk pavement to welcome Eleanor's arrival.

Eleanor was sitting at this time, wearing pure white silk pajamas, and looked like a monarch on the throne, with ministers worshipping her in front of her.

When the trees saw Eleanor, they cheered:

"Ha! Eleanor, what brings you here so late?"

The wind also brought news, and said with a smile:

"Eleanor, come with us!"

Eleanor stood up from her chair, holding the shrine in her arms, her eyes turning the same amber as Tia's, and the world before her became more alive.

"Ah! Ah! Where is our little key?"

The stones said.

"Hey-ah! Ignore them, come with us!"

The wind pushed Eleanor along.

"Mmmmm."

This is Tia in the shrine, held in Eleanor's arms and buried in her chest, unaware of what is happening.

Eleanor walked deep into the forest, feeling lost and at a loss. She always felt that she had been here before, but she didn't know when.

It's like an illusion.

Beside her, the bent birch tree stretched out its branches, rubbing against her affectionately, and a faint bitter smell lingered on Eleanor's nose.

The trees all said in wonder, "Eleanor! Where is our little key?"

"Is it here?"

The juniper tree looked at Eleanor's hand.

Eleanor held the shrine, spread out her left hand, and a few fallen leaves fell between her slender fingers.

"Nothing!"

The wind even laughed.

"Is it here?"

The fir tree looked at Eleanor's feet.

Eleanor took off her socks, stepped on the ground with her white tender feet, picked up the stockings and poured them out.

"Nothing!"

The wind laughed again.

The stones were the most curious and looked at the shrine on Eleanor's chest.

"Ah! Eleanor, where are our keys?"

Eleanor III Division Phosphorus 7 Er 2 Division Ba Si / - clung to the shrine tightly.

The smell of the shrine...is very familiar.

She's a good friend of mine, Miss Guard. So I can't hand her over.

"Hey! Yay! We found the little key!"

The wind blew Eleanor's long hair, but the force was very gentle, as if caressing her own child.

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