Mystery: Those years when I was a foreign aid for the Aurora Club

Chapter 220
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The golden retriever pushed hard against the bushes above its head, and got out through the hole in the fence with difficulty.

Susie looked around vigilantly, then lowered her head, licked her paw hair, and bit off a small tuft.

It checked its body again, turned around a few times, and carefully observed its own shadow.
"Well, I'm still a dog, I haven't become a human..."

It breathed a sigh of relief in a very human way, and after checking the purse on its chest, it quickly ran to the outside of the manor.

Susie ran quickly, crossing the canal and the spacious road for carriages, the wild flowers on the side of the road and the strange pedestrians passing by, and went straight to the Church of the Storm located in the bustling area of ​​the northern urban area.

However, as it ran, Susie found more and more people whose appearance and clothing did not match their behavior. It cautiously entered the northern urban area, and the situation not only did not improve, but intensified.

Most people would not pay attention to a dog running around, not to mention that Susie is wearing a small necklace with gold-rimmed glasses and a small leather bag on her back. It's not a wild dog, and no one will pay attention.

In this way, Susie carefully walked through the loopholes in the "identity confusion" rules and moved forward.

When passing through a park, it gradually stopped, pretending to be an ordinary dog, sticking out its tongue, wagging its tail, and running around in the surrounding flower beds and grass.

A large group of people with different identities ran towards a certain direction strangely, as if something there was calling them.

Susie followed cautiously while playing the normal dog, and fell far behind, watching them scrambling to go somewhere, constantly pushing and squeezing each other, causing many stampedes.

But the advancing crowd didn't stop, and the trampled people kept trying to climb forward instead of saving themselves. This weird scene made Susie feel a little uneasy.But soon, they stopped in the distance, motionless, without saying a word, and fell into a deathly silence, blocking the road in front of them tightly.

"Wang."

Susie restrained all kinds of human-imitating actions, put her front paws on the side of the road, and walked around a few times curiously.

It instinctively felt that this might have something to do with the current anomaly, but it didn't approach it rashly because it was an animal, because it knew that there must be a huge danger hidden there, and it was very likely that it would remain motionless after approaching.

After watching for a while, Susie shook her tail and continued to run towards the Tidal Church of the Church of Storms, which was already close at hand.

Just as it passed a corner, Susie suddenly slammed on the brakes, hiding in the shadow of the wall, her eyes widened in disbelief.

It saw a strange person standing in front of it, or rather, a group of strange people, wearing white coats like doctors, kneeling and sitting together with dull expressions, their upper body leaning forward, and their hands constantly moving , seems to cooperate to do one thing.

Susie just glanced at it and immediately turned her head, because it smelled a strange smell with its keen sense of smell as a dog.

This small corner is dark and oppressive, and there is a lingering cold atmosphere. This thick strange smell cannot be dissipated even if there is ventilation around it, because there is a source.

Susie seldom smelled this kind of smell, but her rationality told her that it was the smell of rotten meat, and it had been rotting for a long time.

This group of doctors around a piece of rotting flesh?
The golden retriever couldn't restrain his curiosity, but he was afraid of possible dangers and dared not approach.

Suddenly, it thought of a way.

It ran to a puddle of water, looked into its own eyes, and used "hypnosis" on itself:
"In the next half a minute, you will forget your identity, your sequence and all mystical knowledge, tightly restrain all your spirituality, and become an ordinary dog."

"In the next half minute, you have to pass by this corner naturally, and look over there naturally."

"Just take a look, then leave, go back to the corner and hide."

"These instructions will take effect after I close my eyes."

Then Susie took a deep breath and closed her eyes.

The psychological suggestion and hypnosis it gave to itself immediately began to work. After a few seconds, it opened its eyes, looked around suspiciously, and brought the tip of its nose close to the ground, sniffing back and forth on the ground, looking for its owner, Audrey. the taste of.

But there is no smell of the owner around here, nor any other human smells it is familiar with. After turning around in place a few times, the golden retriever turned its head according to its own psychological suggestion, and ran out of the shadow it was hiding in. ran to the corner ahead.

When passing the corner, the golden retriever smelled an unpleasant smell. It subconsciously looked at the strange doctors, stretched its neck as if wanting to find out the source, lowered its head slightly, and moved forward while sniffing. After walking a few steps, the front paw stepped into the boundary line between light and dark in the corner.

The dull-looking doctors in white coats suddenly turned their heads and stared at Susie who was five or six meters away.

Susie, who was just an ordinary dog, was taken aback by this scene. She took two steps back in stress, barked loudly, backed up while barking, and finally backed out of the corner, and ran away in a hurry.

After passing a corner, Susie suddenly stopped and closed her eyes.

When it opened its eyes again, a humanized "thinking" expression appeared on its face again.

It looked back and confirmed that it had passed that corner, so it chose a sunny corner to sit down and began to recall everything it saw just now.

Five doctors in white coats.

In their hands are needles and transparent thread.

This kind of line seems to be used for fishing. When Audrey took it to experience rural life a few days ago, she saw others use it like this.

They surround a piece of rotting flesh.

No, not a piece of rotting meat, but a pile of rotting meat.

They're taking this rotting flesh...

sewn together.

Susie suddenly opened her eyes.

The canine instinct makes it subconsciously clamp its tail when it encounters an incomprehensible horror, and its ears are pressed against its head. It almost wants to jump up, and then runs back to the castle to inform Audrey of the news—because Audrey is You can talk, but you can't tell the Church of Storms this news!

Even the members of the Church of the Hypnotized Storm are not good, because the church will definitely pursue the source of this information, and my own hypnosis will definitely not be able to stop the church's psychological hints. If one of Miss Hall's dogs is found uttering words, then I will completely exposed.

"The sealed item, this time the sealed item must be out of control."

Susie walked back and forth anxiously, with her tail between her legs, carefully recalling all the shocking things she saw just now.

"There's something next to that pile of rotting flesh."

"Round, flat, like a mirror."

"That mirror is an out-of-control Sealed Artifact? Well, it affected the people in the city, confused their identities, was controlled by it, and stitched together a ruined corpse?"

From Hall Castle to the northern urban area, everything is within the influence range of this sealed item. According to the church classification Susie knows, this should be a terrifying level 1 sealed item!

"No, I can't go back to find Audrey now, if Audrey can't get out, I will waste time if I go back!"

Its only advantage in this accident is that it is not a human, but an extraordinary animal. The status of an animal makes others naturally relax their vigilance against it, and it can also escape the influence of most of the sealed items aimed at humans.

After thinking about this, Susie immediately continued to run in the direction of the Tidal Church.

After turning a sharp turn in a hurry, a series of loud noises suddenly came from the street ahead, and the sky darkened.

Dark clouds, thunder and lightning?
Susie still remembered the occult knowledge she had learned, and she was a little happy—the people from the Church of Storms began to take action!

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Hall family castle.

Audrey sat in her bedroom, trying to maintain a calm mood, and prayed that Susie could bring the people from the church smoothly.

However, in this short 10 minutes, Audrey suddenly heard the footsteps outside the door becoming denser, as well as the sound of the door opening and closing, as if many people came out of the room, constantly walking in the corridor and Walk up and down the stairs.

However, amidst such dense footsteps, no one spoke.

Her heart immediately rose to her throat, and she quickly gave herself two "comforts" and another "psychoanalysis" to stabilize her state and maintain the ability to think rationally.

She was still wearing a riding outfit that was easy to move, stood up carefully, and approached the gate on tiptoe, wanting to listen to the sounds outside.

When she was only two or three meters away from the door, there was a sudden knock on the door.

"Audrey?" Someone called her name outside the door, the voice was so abrupt amidst the dense footsteps, "Audrey, the afternoon tea is getting cold, I specially finished my business early today and waited for you on the balcony long time."

Audrey was taken aback—she had asked Hibbert before when she would have time to have afternoon tea with her, to chat, to insinuate some internal information and gossip about the surrounding noble families, but why did it happen to be today?
This is her eldest brother, Hibbert Hall... Wait, this voice is not Hibbert's!

Hibbert has speech experience in various public occasions, and has participated in many activities of social and government organizations. He has a good eloquence and an excellent voice, but the current voice sounds a little weak and weaker than Hibbert A lot, this is a man, but definitely not Hibbert... Audrey felt goosebumps on her arms. She rubbed her arms gently, making her voice as lively as usual , answered "Hibert" outside the door:
"Wait for me, dear Hibbert!"

"It just occurred to me that I'm going to go riding next week, so I changed into the new riding clothes in advance, and it fits perfectly."

"I'll change it back now."

"Hibert" outside the door smiled.The real unidentified person took Hibbert's identity and joked to Audrey like the real brother:

"My sister is actually so impatient. Audrey, no matter where you go, you are the most dazzling jewel in the crowd."

"Our family afternoon tea doesn't require a special change of clothes, but if you insist, I'll wait for you outside."

Audrey's palms felt cold for a while, but she still smiled and said:

"Then I can't make you wait any longer."

She wasn't sure if it was a temptation or a "surprise", so in order to escape, she chose to wear convenient trousers.

Pushing open the door, brother Hibbert was standing outside the door. Audrey was in a trance for a moment, but she immediately came back to her senses.

If it wasn't for the strange sound she heard in the room just now, she would naturally believe that this is "Hibert" now!
Audrey showed an impeccable smile. Her tied-up hair and light and easy riding outfit gave her a bit of a crisp aesthetic. "Hibert" praised:

"Pearl white suits you well, Audrey."

"Thank you."

Audrey walked to "Hibert" as if nothing had happened, and the two walked side by side towards the garden balcony.

Along the way, all the servants in the castle seemed to come out, carrying things big or small, and putting things covered with black cloth in every corner of the castle.

Audrey was puzzled and had a vague bad feeling, but "Hibert" acted like he was used to it, so Audrey didn't dare to ask questions.

Finally, amidst Audrey's apprehension, they reached the third floor. Two servants worked together to move a huge item and walked past them, heading downstairs.

The wind while walking blew a corner of the black cloth.

In an interlaced moment, Audrey caught a glimpse of the back of her head in the black cloth—this thing was a huge mirror.

The servants are constantly bringing out the mirrors in the room and placing them in the castle in a strange order and at different angles.

Audrey moved slightly, and the mirror bracket just scratched her trouser leg.

She stopped and complained:

"What a pity, my brand new clothes."

"Hibert" stopped naturally, followed Audrey's gaze, and comforted his sister:
"These servants are too careless, don't be sad, I will let the tailor make you a new one."

"Audrey, please forgive them. After all, setting up the castle is the most urgent thing."

Hearing this, Audrey said "sullenly", "I see."

She straightened herself up again and moved on.Before entering the balcony, she loosened her tightly clenched right fist, letting the sweat in her palm dry naturally, so as not to attract the attention of "Hibert".

As one of the masters of the castle, she knows it better than anyone else.

——There is no such requirement as "decorating the castle with mirrors".

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"...I've heard of your name, but I never thought that the philosopher who put forward the theory of 'man is born free' is still alive in this world. I have also read your books and papers you have published "On 'Humanity Formed by Man' in the State of Nature" gave me a lot of inspiration and gave me a deeper understanding of my thinking on 'humanity'."

Amon expressed his opinions seriously like a philosopher.

Standing opposite him was an old man with white beard and hair, wearing a simple bishop's robe, tall and thin.

His beard was trimmed properly, his face was friendly yet serious, and his sea-blue eyes shone with a wise light that hardly existed among storm believers.

"Man is born free, but always in chains."

"Our natural goodness is tested all the time, and our freedom is also running in shackles. In reality, our world is full of danger and chaos, and shackles are both constraints and protection."

The professor-like bishop spoke with Amon with a smile on his face.

He didn't rush to wash the ground with lightning, he didn't speak quickly to ask the other party about the lost sealed item information, and he didn't show vigilance or fearful eyes to the young man whose sequence was higher than his own.

"That dissertation was almost 90 years ago. At the time, I used it to obtain a doctorate in philosophy at Lemburg State University."

He smiled and sighed: "It's a great honor that my immature works when I was young can inspire you. Your understanding of 'human nature' is also novel and has a new way. If I didn't meet under such circumstances, I would want to invite you Let's discuss together."

"One of your points is very interesting...In the state of nature, human beings live in harmony with nature in the struggle for their own survival, and form good and simple virtues in their mutual relationship with nature. There is no uniform moral code , but human nature is natural and perfect, and you believe that the development of civilization destroys these primitive virtues, people become more and more intelligent, and private ownership makes people's hearts worse..."

Amon then changed his address and used honorifics, trying to make himself look more humane, more trustworthy, and less like a fraudster.

——However, this kind of behavior itself is naturally a kind of "fraud"!
After saying this, he joked humorously:

"If another professor I know hears this point of view, he probably can't wait to come and debate with you."

"Oh?"

Lulmi asked with interest: "It seems that my colleague disagrees with my point of view."

"Not necessarily." Amon shrugged, "After all, your books and papers are still included in the textbooks he gave me, don't they?"

"Sounds like an interesting guy, debate, it was a long, long time ago."

Professor Bishop showed nostalgic eyes, then he broke away from the atmosphere of academic discussion, looked around the crowd standing still, and said:
"What is your opinion on the current situation?"

"Although this is presumptuous, you need to share some information. Your sealed item has caused a lot of problems in my city, and you should take responsibility."

Amon had no choice but to shift from the topic of "human nature" that he was most interested in to the hunting of sealed items that he was not interested in:

"The sealed item I lost corresponds to the 'thief' path, and has the ability to 'deceive'. The current identity confusion is its influence. The remaining spiritual imprint inside has strong malice towards me, but I'm not sure about it Will you choose to run away, or do something to me."

"The crowds, obstructions, and car accidents you've seen are all manipulated by it behind the scenes, and the purpose seems to be to prevent me from approaching..."

Amon thought for a while and said:

"Somewhere in the manor area outside the city."

"Well, that's a useful piece of information..."

At this moment, some slight noises attracted the attention of the two saints. They turned their heads together and saw a big golden retriever dog with its tongue sticking out among the still crowd walking back and forth.

It was the sound of the great dog's paws slapping the ground that they heard.

"animal?"

Amon was at a loss at first, and then realized: "The animal may not be within the range of influence of that sealed item."

Luermi has already walked over: "Maybe it represents someone's cry for help."

There was a burst of footsteps from the silent crowd, and they all stepped back a few steps, exposing the position of the golden retriever.

The golden retriever dog was walking on the spot with some unease. Luermi touched its head, then reached out and opened the small leather bag that the golden retriever was carrying, and took out a note from it.

After unfolding, a woman wrote in beautiful handwriting:

"An abnormality occurred in the Hall family castle, and I was trapped in the castle."

Luermi looked at it, thought for a while, and then said to Amon clearly:

"Your information is correct."

Hearing this, Amon probed over and saw the words on it clearly, unable to believe it:

"It's actually hiding in that area, isn't it a fraud?"

"The northern urban area is my jurisdiction, as are the manors of the nobles. The Hall family is a believer in the goddess. I will contact the Church of Evernight and check the situation first. If conditions permit, I will rescue the survivors first." Lu Ermi put away the note and said to Amon with a pleasant face, "I am already an old man with no courage, so I hope you can... protect the people in the northern urban area on my behalf."

He slightly accentuated the word "protection".

Amon frowned: "My sealed item should be handled by me."

"And you should not entrust me with the responsibility of protecting the people, I am a wild Extraordinary."

He didn't want to take responsibility, and he didn't understand the reason why Luermi did this from the bottom of his heart. Although the reasons were very good, he really couldn't understand the reason why the other party trusted him so much.

Is it possible that my "sincerity" has been defrauded?

"Citizens need protection, and I don't have the means to control them on a large scale."

Luermi looked at the librarian's uniform and colorful scarf on his body, and smiled kindly again: "I like Storn's municipal library very much, and I often go there. The window seat on the fifth floor is the best."

"I also know that in the past two months, Storn's thefts have decreased significantly."

"I'm already an old man, and I just hope to live peacefully every day."

TBC
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In the afternoon, I will go to Exam [-]. After that, I will take the book and I will add it today or tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)