Mystery: Start with the Reader

Combined with the fact that the "Red Saint" Margaret is also the "Twelve of Clubs" organized by Russell's "Men in Black", Abner has guesses in two directions:

First, Margaret is an outlier in the 'Witch Cult', and still cares about the 'Constantine' family. She took advantage of the opportunity of the 'Original Witch' Chick to sleep and recuperate, and climbed to a high position, and then secretly joined Russell , waiting for the opportunity to restore the family's glory.

Second, Margaret was originally a remnant of the Constantine family that was wiped out by Chic. She was discovered by Russell and trained, then she was transformed and sent to the "Witch Cult". Later, with the help of Russell The bottom became the top.

Abner prefers the second option. After all, if it was just a relationship of cooperation and utilization, it would be unlikely that Margaret would still be performing the duties of the "Man in Black" so long after Russell's death.

"And no matter which guess, Margaret is the only clue to the Constantine family at present, and contact with her must be put on the agenda...

"Fortunately, she is Intis, a famous socialite in Trier. As 'Owen', it is not difficult to meet her at the dance.

"Well, this needs to be done as soon as possible, otherwise when the Delien family falls, Owen's identity will not be so convenient."

While his thoughts were spinning, Abner looked at "Vice Admiral of the Deep" Hal Constantine again and asked his second question: "How much do you know about Ms. D of the Aurora Society?"

Now that the identities of the five survivors of the experiment eleven years ago have been determined, the capture of Ms. D must also be included in the task list.

After all, except for Bianca, who lived in Abner Trier's mansion and worked as a housekeeper, and Abby, who was imprisoned by Abner in "Grossell's Travels", this is the only one who is the divine envoy of the Aurora Society. It's time to "use force".

As for Ms. Felina and "Pale Admiral" Maria...

The former has no evil deeds, and is on good terms with Stuart from the Church of Storms. She is also the daughter of Roy King, the demigod of the "School of Life"... It is best to negotiate rather than hijack her.

Not to mention the latter, Maria has a very good relationship with Klein and Edwina. For their sakes, Abner can't do anything to "force" research. He still has to think about it. Offer her something she can't refuse.

"Vice Admiral of the Deep Sea" Hal Constantine, who was across the table from the Eight Immortals, thought about it for a while after hearing Abner's question, and then hesitantly said:

"This 'Ms. D' of the Aurora Society was the replacement after 'Mr. D' was intercepted and killed by 'Lieutenant General Iceberg' last year. On the surface, she is different from other Aurora Society angels and is not 'crazy'. , on the contrary, she is a very cultured, charming, intelligent and dignified lady.

“She was stationed in Corsica just a month ago, presiding over an extraordinary gathering there…

"But what happens now, I don't know."

Judging from what you said...why do you feel that Ms. D has all the advantages? Could it be that you have a crush on someone?

Abner complained in his mind, but did not expose the other party. He just nodded and asked again: "What else?"

Hal thought about it carefully and said uncertainly: "I think she doesn't seem to be very religious in her belief in the 'True Creator'..."

"Oh?" Abner raised his eyebrows and asked, "How did you make this judgment?"

"Vice Admiral of the Deep Sea" Hal replied: "The 'True Creator' once issued an oracle to find an evil god named 'The Fool', but she executed it very perfunctorily and seemed a bit slack.

"I hadn't noticed it at first, but after I compared Mr. H's attitude on this oracle in Dilis City, I could easily detect her... Well, in the words of Emperor Russell, it's called To 'comply on the surface but disobey secretly'."

Taking refuge in the "True Creator" but not truly believing in him? This is quite similar to Abby... Did Ms. D use the "source essence" pollution in her body to resist the Rap of the "True Creator"?

After Abner cursed a few words, he also gained a deeper understanding of the "Ms. D" who had never been masked before, so he nodded and said: "Very good, your answer satisfies me, you can leave now." , I will help you intercede with Gwen."

"Thank you, Lord God Envoy." Hal Constantine quickly stood up and saluted Abner solemnly.

After Abner nodded in return, he stretched out his palm and waved forward. Then the surrounding scene was completely shattered, and "Deep Sea Vice Admiral" Hal also "awoke" in an instant, and found that he had been far away from the island. Somewhere under the sea, everything just happened was just a dream.

"Fortunately, I can 'breathe underwater'...otherwise I might have drowned!" Hal Constantine said thoughtfully while being "lucky":

"The last time the divine envoy came to see me, it was through the 'dream'... It seems unknown... No, it is 'my lord' who has the authority in the dream realm."

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On the other side, Abner appeared directly near the original dock of the island, and then opened the "Pure White Eyes" and began to communicate with the clone of "Owen" who had been "lost" for a month.

Although the soul of Mr. "Lust" has been assimilated by "Liu Bo", because when this "Clone Secret Technique" was used on him, the secret technique itself was not perfect and still had many flaws, so Abu Na was also worried that something would go wrong with him.

Fortunately, one month was not a long time, and the clone did not make any trouble such as "wanting to be independent", and Abner recovered it smoothly.

Then Abner rubbed the gold-rimmed glasses on his nose, spent money to "open" a room in "Alvin's Answer Maze", and put Owen's body in it.

After doing this, he changed back to the appearance of "Abner", then simulated the "strong wind" to lift himself up, and flew towards the "Happy Town" on the island.

A few minutes later, Abner, who had just approached the edge of the town, saw from a high position that Miss Gwen and her crew were maintaining order. The young man from Teran even stepped forward to talk to the townspeople, but soon... A quarrel broke out.

Behind the crew, Karen, who was leaning against a big tree and teasing the bird Silica, suddenly raised his head to look at Abner and waved at him.

Abner lowered his height and landed next to Karen, and asked casually:

"What happened?"

Karen took out some ground spiritual materials and held it in his hand, letting Silica peck at it happily, and then sneered:

"You should have understood the rules of this so-called 'Happy Town', one week of 'service' and one week of 'happiness'.

“When you are ‘happy’, you can do whatever you want, enjoy all services, and treat those who ‘serve’ as you please;

“And when you ‘serve’, you naturally have to endure everything and take everything you ask for.

"So, except for Miss Gwen's uncle who arrived too late to be 'happy' and hoped to leave the island as soon as possible, the rest of the people have already been polluted by 'desire' and have long been 'depraved' and no longer want to When I go back to my past life, I only think about short-term 'happiness', even if I have to pay 'service' for it.

"After all, the vast majority of them were originally low-level civilians. Even if they were humiliated outside and sacrificed their lives, they would not be able to enjoy a 'happy' life like that in this town.

"But they also don't think about it. Their previous ability to be 'happy' was based on the fact that this island had sufficient supplies and was under the supervision of the Delien family, so no one could die...

"Without these, this island will become a real 'abyss' before long."

So it turns out that Miss Gwen couldn't bear to leave them behind, so she asked Tran to persuade them to follow her?

But it seems that most people in the town don’t appreciate it!

Abner nodded thoughtfully, looked at Karen with a smile and said, "Aren't you going to take care of it?"

"Why should I meddle in this business? Of course, if Lydia comes to beg me, I will naturally make them all unconscious and follow Miss Gwen away like zombies..."

Having said this, he pursed his lips at Lidya, who also showed an impatient look, and continued, "It's a pity that Lidya didn't have the same intention."

Miss Gwen probably saw the consequences and couldn't bear so many people to fend for themselves here, so she was ready to persuade them to leave...

Abner thought for a while, glanced at Karen again, and thought to himself: In fact, the "Earl" of the vampire family also couldn't bear it. Even though he said it was none of his business, he had already thought of a solution. Okay, obviously it won't really matter in the end.

However, his method treats the symptoms rather than the root cause. People who have enjoyed the "happiness" here will never be able to adapt to the life without any hope in the past. If they are allowed to return to the human world, there is a high probability that they will become a factor of instability and may even cause instability. Leading to tragedy...

Alas, except for a few who are determined, the minds of the rest have indeed been distorted and corrupted... If you want to "cure" them, you have to use some special means.

Thinking of this, Abner nodded to Karen and then walked in the direction of Miss Gwen.

Speaking of which, Miss Gwen, who had previously obtained the "Dawn Knight" extraordinary characteristic from Abner, has successfully advanced to Sequence 6, becoming a true mid-sequence powerhouse, and her height has also increased to nearly 1.9 meters.

This made her a little distressed. After all, as a girl who loves beauty, it is difficult for her to find clothes that fit her well.

At this moment, she was keenly aware of Abner's approach, and she suddenly felt happy, and she and Lydia welcomed the arrival of the "heroic detective".

"Abner... no, Your Excellency, Viscount Bertin, congratulations on becoming a hereditary noble." After the greetings, Miss Gwen took the lead in congratulating her, "Of course, what is more worthy of congratulations is that you have opened the door between humans and gods. , the good news of being promoted to a saint.”

"Thanks to the Laurel treasure map you gave me." Abner said modestly, but this was also true.

The "Laurel" is not only an important prop for his demigod ceremony, but also a source of funds for him to purchase the title.

"By the way, Abner, you asked me to keep an eye on Ms. D..." After the two exchanged a few polite words, Miss Gwen was about to report the results of her tracking when she suddenly saw Tran walking away in frustration. When he returned, he apparently failed to convince the people on the island.

"We'll talk about it later." Seeing this, Abner waved his hand, then raised the corners of his mouth and said with a half-smile, "I'll help you solve the problem in front of you first."

I didn't know it before, but now Abner is sure that Teran is the descendant of his Rhine life and Yaluo Lan. It's no wonder that he always feels that he should give this boy some care...

Well, he had similar feelings when facing Jane and Lydia.

As for Karen? Because the other party was too "reliable", Abner had no intention of taking care of him, but was happy to watch him have fun.

Even if they are all descendants, it is impossible for a bowl of water to be equal...Abner is very open-minded about this.

"Abner, do you have any idea?" Miss Gwen asked with bright eyes.

She was not surprised or surprised by this. After all, the person in front of her was Abner, who could always help her solve all her problems.

At the same time, Lydia, Tran and other crew members also turned their attention.

"Block your ears." After Abner gave a simple instruction, he took out an inverted triangular meat membrane-like object from the card.

This is exactly the vocal cord of the "Men in Black" clone that is combined with the "Deception Tutor" trait.

Abner gave it the name "The Sound of Hypocrisy."

Gwen and the others were not ignorant novices. When they saw this posture, they naturally understood that Abner was about to use the sealed object, so they immediately led the crew to block their ears.

Karen in the distance also protected himself and Silica.

After seeing that everyone was ready, Abner withdrew the spiritual energy surrounding the "Voice of Hypocrisy" and used its own characteristics to activate a temporary secret technique - "Painful Life".

The reason why it is called this is because Abner made one of his "wisdom eyes" simulate the mythical form of the "Insect of Time", and then used the amplification of the "Teacher of Deception" characteristic to steal all the "voices of falsehood" that he heard. The "happy" memories of the people left them with only "painful" memories.

At the same time, these people have all become casual believers of "Liu Bo". Due to the "deception" effect of the "voice of hypocrisy", no matter which god they pray to or confess to in the future, they will be connected to the "unknown land".

And this is exactly the effect Abner expected. After all, when he does good things, he can't help but get some benefits, right?

What's more, those who have begun to "fall" actually need the protection of the "unknown" so as not to fall deeper and deeper...

Moreover, when one day in the future, their minds are tough enough due to "pain", Abner can also return their "happy" memories through the connection of faith.

As for how Abner learned the "mythic form" of the "Insect of Time"?

Of course, it comes from Flora Jacob, who became a fanatical believer. Since she dedicated her body and mind to the "Lord", she naturally would not be stingy with the knowledge of "incomplete mythological forms", and also opened it to Abner, no matter what. It's up to him to do the research.

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They always say I'm short... This chapter is 4,000 words, is it long enough?

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