It's over. Let's head back.
Lyn returned; he had just met Talim's parents. Yesterday, he assisted the poor elderly couple in cashing out Talim's investments, allowing them to get through a relatively difficult period.
Lex also found no reason to stay, so he nodded. Just then, he saw a lady in a thick black dress and a veiled face approaching Talim's grave, holding a bouquet of white flowers.
The lady bent down to place the flowers, revealing her left hand, which wore a black lace glove. On her left pinky finger, she wore a ring embedded with a blue gemstone.
This was nothing unusual, but Lex noticed that the private Detective, who had been conversing with Dr. Aaron, inexplicably showed subtle changes in his expression.
He seemed to have discovered something terrifying, his face and body trembling slightly, but this abnormality quickly vanished as if it had never appeared.
Did that private Detective know the lady in the black dress? No, his gaze just now was more focused on the blue gemstone on the lady's finger.
Lex couldn't help but glance at the lady again, then felt strange. Although her face was obscured by the veil, Lex had a vague sense of familiarity, as if he had seen this lady somewhere before, but he just couldn't recall where.
The lady in the black dress with the blue gemstone ring on her left pinky finger straightened up, looked around, and then quietly left with two maids, gradually moving away.
Backlund, North District, Saint Samuel Cathedral.
Inside a spire with a large clock, an old man with a pale, beardless face, deep eyes, and an extremely clean appearance stood alone in the tower. He wore a black and red archbishop's robe, and even though he was in the shadows of the tower, he didn't give off a gloomy feeling at all.
The seemingly aged old man's deep eyes would occasionally turn pitch black, becoming profound and dark, making anyone who faced him tremble, as if controlled by fear, as if facing an unknown entity watching them from the depths of darkness.
This was one of the thirteen Archbishops of the Church of the Night Goddess, the head of the Backlund diocese, Saint Anthony Stevenson!
Footsteps sounded.
A figure slowly ascended the tower, appearing before the Evernight Church Archbishop's eyes.
It was an old man in a white priest's robe and a soft hat worn by clergy. His face was kind, making people want to approach him, and his expression was gentle, as if he would never get angry.
He was Horamick Haydn, a member of the Church of Steam's Divine Council, Archbishop of the Backlund diocese, and a demigod.
"Good morning, Anthony," Horamick greeted with a smile, like an ordinary old man meeting his neighbor.
Anthony responded indifferently: "In fact, it's no longer morning. It seems you didn't come out of the laboratory, otherwise, you probably wouldn't be greeting me."
Horamick chuckled. He was not only a clergyman but also a renowned scientist, an honorary professor of physics at Backlund University.
He was always engrossed in various experiments, and if he were disturbed during an experiment, this Archbishop might not be as calm as he was now.
Whoosh—
Outside the tower, a sudden gust of wind blew, causing the robes of the two Archbishops to surge and billow. Horamick had to hold down his soft hat to prevent it from being blown away.
Then, they both heard a hearty voice coming from the wind: "Storm be above, it's rare to see you during the day, Anthony. Your Evernight Church finally didn't choose to discuss matters at night."
A tall and burly figure descended from the wind, landing inside the tower. This muscular man had a thick beard on his face, and his hair was short, standing straight up, its color a deep blue, almost pure black.
He was draped in a black robe embroidered with the symbol of the Storm, none other than the Storm Church's Cardinal Archbishop, Backlund Diocese Archbishop, "Deep Blue High Priest" Randall Valentinus!
At this point, the three Archbishops of the Three Great Churches were gathered in this small spire. If this scene were known, it would surely cause surprise and apprehension.
After all, unless something major had happened, why would the Archbishops of the Three Great Churches gather here?
"Everyone is here, so let's begin," Archbishop Anthony, wearing a black and red bishop's robe and five dark holy emblems on his chest, said with a serious expression.
"You all must have obtained some important information, right? Our Church also received a very important piece of news in the past two days."
"Our King, George III, is secretly planning to advance to Black Emperor."
As soon as he finished speaking, "Deep Blue High Priest" Randall Valentinus immediately exclaimed: "How is this possible? Isn't the King still Sequence 5? How can he advance to Black Emperor!"
Anthony calmly looked at the Storm Church's Archbishop and said: "That depends on His Majesty the King's determination. If he is determined and not afraid of madness, it is not impossible."
"Of course, leaping from Sequence 5 to Black Emperor is too difficult, but who can guarantee that his current Sequence 5 is his true level of authority?"
Horamick, the clergyman and physics professor, nodded slightly: "Although it's not easy to hide from us, it doesn't mean there's no way. So the important news you mentioned is this."
"But Anthony, how do you confirm its authenticity?"
Anthony shook his head: "It's difficult to confirm for now, and we can't directly confront Augustus about this. However, Redal also received an interesting piece of news."
"I have some thoughts on this, but before that, please let Redal explain it to us in detail."
The Storm Church's Archbishop did not know how to be subtle, nor would he hide anything, and directly said: "Actually, the detailed situation is pretty much what I told you."
"We received a message at the Sea Wave Cathedral in Bayam. This message came from the Black Death. The message indicates that there is a witch by Prince Edessak Augustus's side."
Horamick, the Church of Steam's Archbishop, showed a slight change in his eyes: "There's a witch by this Prince's side, and the King is secretly plotting to advance to Black Emperor. If these messages are true, then the Royal Family is playing a very big game."
"Speaking of witches…" Horamick looked at the two Archbishops beside him, "I also just learned of a rumor that a terrifying witch has arrived in Backlund, and she plans to spread Plague and cause disaster."
Anthony narrowed his eyes slightly, then said: "The King wants to advance to Black Emperor, there's a witch by the Prince's side, a terrifying witch is about to spread Plague…",
"Gentlemen, if you put these three things together, what are your thoughts?"