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Chapter 349 The Ritual of Sacrificial Soul

Masons Guild.

As one of the best commercial guilds in the entire empire, although the Mason's Guild is not as wealthy as the Olive Guild, its status is far higher than those who grow olives due to its participation in church construction. In some places, Stonemasons are respected like monks.

Ainos has no feelings for the stonemasons' guild, and she only respects those stonemasons out of politeness. The masons didn't have much intimacy either.

Now Enos and Mira have concealed their whereabouts. They no longer walk on the bright side, but conduct investigations in the dark.

Although Ainos no longer accepts assistance from any forces, including the Delosis family, this does not mean that Her Royal Highness has lost her source of information.

The Red Olive Poetry Club is more than just a poetry club.

As the president of the association, Ainos naturally has her own resources.

It wasn't long before she investigated and learned that the most recent work of the Masons' Guild had been the restoration of Deschanel Cathedral.

"The stonemason's guild has always had a close relationship with the church, but this time, someone heard that the stonemason's guild discovered a human bone church from the ground during the repair process."

This is how Stephanie explained to Enos.

This news inevitably surprised the queen. Deschanel Cathedral is the center of belief in the entire imperial capital, but underneath this church is a church of human bones.

The Bone Church, also known as the Tomb Church, most of these churches appeared in the early empire. As the name suggests, it is a place that is both a church and a tomb.

In the early days of the empire, this kind of church was all the rage, until it was banned by a decree issued by a certain patriarch, and then slowly disappeared from the world.

Originally, the fact that there was a personal bone church under the Deschanel Cathedral was surprising, but it didn't deserve too much attention. However, Ainos thought of the catacombs discovered by the Olive Guild.

"The Patriarch Conrad...would he have always been aware of the existence of the original church.

If he was related to the original church... how much was it? "

For Enos, this is a question worth thinking about.

Even though the Delosis family has inherited the throne for two generations, their foundation in Deschanel is still shallow, and the relationship between the family and the Patriarchs can only be described as lukewarm.

Although Ainos cast her suspicious eyes on the Patriarch, but now she can't make a fool of others, so she first set the target of action on the stonemason's guild.

After disguising themselves, the two women walked through the city of Deschanel, which was separated by gates, and arrived at the stonemasons' guild.

They have a new identity, stonemason trader and her apprentice.

The investigation lasted for a full half a day, and Enoss circled around the stonemasons with enough price tags. She didn't let go of every word and every sentence, and at the same time made insinuations. Finally, she got some information from a young but talented stonemason. What.

"The captain mason took a mirror from inside."

The mason whispered.

"Mirror? Where is that mirror and why did he take it?"

Enos asked.

The latter shook his head and said:

"I don't know, but I know where the mirror is, it should be in our president's basement..."

After the words fell, Ainos put the three gold coins on the table, and the latter hurriedly put them away, and continued to explain more details.

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On the night of the second day, Ainos and Mira quietly came to the president's mansion.

It was a mansion with a small manor. The goal of the two was very clear. Without disturbing anyone, they sneaked in and found the mirror that was taken out of the bone church by the mason.

Mira used ancient sayings to explore the surrounding situation.

Soon, she whispered to Enos:
"The basement is just under the room on the left, and there's a cloud of dark green air inside...it doesn't look very good."

Enos took a deep breath,

"If you decide, you can only go."

Mira nodded, no matter what happened, she had the confidence to deal with it.

They bypassed the guards guarding the manor for the president, Mira drilled a hole in the old saying, and they walked straight to the basement under the cover of dense bushes.

As Mira probed, she approached the basement. As the distance shortened, the girl saw that the condensed green black air was getting thicker and thicker.

This black air is like the black mist she saw before.

Not long after, a thick stone wall appeared in front of the two.

It seems they have reached the basement.

Mira and Enos looked at each other, and then spit out an old saying, and the whole wall collapsed.

Ainos rushed into the basement amidst the smoke and dust of the collapse, the long sword in her hand was shining, she was ready to subdue any possible enemies in the basement at any time.

But when the smoke cleared, Ainos only saw a bloated fat man lying on the ground, and a tall bronze mirror erected in the deepest part.

There are complicated lines on the bronze mirror.

That fat man is obviously the president of the stonemasons guild, and the princess recognizes him.

"This is……"

Ainos turned her head to look at the bronze mirror.

The mirror... generally reflects everything in front of the mirror. The president fell to the ground, and Ainos stood in front of the mirror. The mirror should reflect Ainos's face.

However, it was not herself who caught the eyes of the princess.

It was the president of the stonemasons' guild. In the mirror of that height, only the face of the president appeared in the mirror, and his whole body appeared in the mirror!
The president's complexion was pale, his hands were hanging down feebly, his eyes were turned white, covered with dense bloodshot.

Ainos couldn't help but took a step back, the long sword in her hand shook slightly.

The president in the mirror is like a walking corpse, and there is a heavy black air around him.

Mira hurried up, and she immediately noticed the lines on the mirror.

"That's, that's a ceremony!"

"what?!"

"The ritual of sacrificing souls! I have encountered it before!"

Mira said eagerly,
"This mirror has a ritual painted on it, and this man's soul is taken out of his body!"

As soon as Mira's words fell to the ground, the black air in the mirror surged up, covering the president in the mirror in an instant.

After a while, the president's soul was swallowed by the black air, and disappeared in a blink of an eye, and the bronze mirror returned to its original appearance.

This seems to mean that this soul has been sacrificed.

"It seems... we are one step late."

Ainos looked at the president who fell on the ground and said:

"It's appalling...unpleasant."

Then, the princess walked slowly to the side of the president's body. If she remembered correctly, these merchants would carry a ledger with them, and there might be some clues recorded on it.

Soon, Ainos found a sheepskin ledger from the president's left pocket.

(End of this chapter)