Lord of Mysterious Wizard
Chapter 298: 296 Norma's Sin

Chapter 298: Chapter 296 Norma’s Sin

According to the “agreement” made by the pale corpse before the beginning, the victorious Church side would have several days to relocate.

During this period, the Immortal Council and the Seven Ancestor Descendants would not attack.

This was the final concession of the descendants of the twelve patriarchs.

In fact, if it weren’t for facing a colossal entity like the Bright Church, concerning life and death, the descendants of the twelve patriarchs would never be so compliant, especially since their reputation in Secret Phoenix State is only slightly better than the Shepherd Sect which is designated to be eradicated.

As for other wild Transcendents, neither side paid them any attention.

They understood this themselves.

Infiltrating Winston Town, it’s like small fish risking their lives, squeezing into a battlefield where giant deep-sea beasts clash, trying to scavenge some leftovers.

If lucky, hitting a huge jackpot, would be more than good.

Since the combat ended so quickly, after the Transcendents retreated, outside the apartment window, it was still enveloped in nightfall.

Tang Qi wasted no time, once the observation ended, he immediately returned to the state of “mixing potions”.

A Decryption Potion, the key ingredient being Sally’s blood, while the rest of the Extraordinary Materials were all available in Tang Qi’s collection.

Undisturbed, the potion was quickly concocted.

Tang Qi took out “Norma’s Sin,” placed it in a rectangular glass vessel, and poured the vivid red potion over it.

A second later, Small Knife was completely submerged by the potion.

Bubbles gurgled out, then, all went quiet.

One second!

Two seconds!

Three seconds!

Patiently, Tang Qi waited a full ten seconds, but still no change in the vessel.

“Failed?”

“Buzz”

Tang Qi confirmed his potion mixing was flawless, focusing his gaze on Small Knife.

There, a new Information Fragment was slowly forming.

“Decryption Failed: Potion did not use Earl bloodline, decryption impossible…”

Not using the Earl bloodline!

The reason was clear, but this led to new problems.

Two possibilities emerged.

First, Sally is not the reincarnation of Diana Winston, hence her blood is naturally not of the Earl’s lineage.

Second, Sally indeed is the reincarnation of Diana, but Diana is… not the Earl’s daughter?

A look of surprise immediately appeared on Tang Qi’s face, and he felt he might have touched upon a crucial Node.

The truth lies hidden therein.

If Diana Winston is not the Earl’s biological daughter, then the so-called curse, the Daughter of Destiny, and the disaster that night in Earl Castle… none of the stories might align with what’s depicted in the “Immortal Legend” comic.

Tang Qi glanced at Sally, who was busy researching the “recipe,” and then looked at the Small Knife in front of him.

Ultimately, he resorted back to a crude method: forced decryption.

The first attempt did not quite go as Tang Qi imagined.

According to the prompts from the Information Fragment, if Tang Qi wanted the complete, undamaged information,

he must use his spiritual power to forcefully decipher the Sealing on Small Knife, bit by bit, to ensure that the initial personality of the Earl within “Norma’s Sin” is not damaged.

The more intact the personality, the more information.

For this reason, it may take Tang Qi several days.

This method, made Tang Qi feel like he was solving the Mysterious Hair Tie again.

…

The next day, when Tang Qi and Sally went to work, they saw the result of last night’s astonishing battle.

Outside the church, a priest was posting a notice, while inside the prayer hall, another priest announced to all the congregants: due to the Lord’s will, the church would relocate to another building, and this Earl Castle would be donated to the official, transformed into a tourist attraction, to benefit the faithful of Winston Town…

This was clearly a fabricated story, good at pacifying the congregants.

But Tang Qi and Sally, as Transcendents, could feel it.

Inside Winston Town, the atmosphere was becoming very heavy, very terrifying.

The day of prophecy, was gradually approaching.

Based on the reactions of the representatives of the Seven Ancestor Descendants and the Immortal Council last night, the Twelve Ancestors might make concessions for a few days because of the Bright Church, but eventually, they would stop at nothing.

Once it enters the “Scarlet Moon Day,” according to the prophecy, the Immortal Earl would return from Purgatory, he will kill the “Thirteen Ancestors” because the power of Divine Blood had been divided among these thirteen, and the Earl for some reason, has a strong restraint against the Thirteen Ancestors.

To survive, it won’t just be the descendants of Thirteen Ancestors showing up that day, perhaps the Thirteen Ancestors themselves might crawl out from their coffins.

Each one, a genuine old monster who has lived for hundreds of years.

Professional Level?

No, perhaps even more terrifying.

Even Tang Qi, thinking back to that scene, couldn’t help but breathe a little faster.

The Evil God’s descent in Messer City!

The severity was incomparable.

After all, back then there was still the power left by the Holy Confessor, while in Winston Town, there was nothing but an inexplicable “Witch’s Prophecy.”

The official and the Church could deal with the Immortal Council and Seven Ancestor Descendants, but faced with the revival of the “Ancestor,” they probably had no other option than to request reinforcements from headquarters.

In this terrifying atmosphere undetectable to ordinary people, Tang Qi appeared at Golden Goat Antiques Store as an apprentice.

He was there to resign, as the purpose of being an apprentice antiquarian was fulfilled the moment Tang Qi obtained “Norma’s Sin”.

However, shortly after his entry into the store, Arthur Wilson entered furiously.

No attempt to disguise it; his thunderous voice made it clear to both neighboring stores and people on the street as the obese store manager furiously accused the officials, “Damn politicians, a bunch of shameless crooks, daring to steal my Big Arthur’s idea, utterly untrustworthy.”

“Big Arthur will not give in. I’m going to complain. I am an honorary member of the Secret Phoenix State collectors’ association; I have connections in Secret Phoenix State; I will get you incompetent fools all fired; I, Big Arthur, mean what I say.”

Another apprentice in the store, Taylor Wilson, shrank to one side like a small quail as his uncle raged.

Tang Qi, however, was somewhat interested.

Before resigning, he asked a question and learned the reason.

It turns out that Winston Town planned to hold the first “Pirate Carnival” a few days later on a vacant land between a river and a lake outside the town, claiming to create a unique pirate culture. Not only to vigorously promote and attract a large number of tourists but also to require the participation of all residents in Winston Town.

Clearly, this idea was actually an expansion of Tang Qi’s “Immortal Count Exhibition”.

And it was reasonable because Winston Town indeed has a rich pirate culture, thanks to its creator, the great pirate Samuel Winston.

The only unhappy one was Arthur Wilson, who planned to cash in on the opportunity.

However, with a thought, Tang Qi realized why the officials planned to do so.

Much like the Church’s approach, the Twelve Ancestors were all desperate.

To avoid massive civilian casualties and catastrophic incidents, the officials had no choice but to act this way.

Strictly speaking, it was indeed a good approach.

As for the fatty Arthur Wilson, who cares about him, the idea was still Tang Qi’s after all.

With a casual Illusion Spell, Tang Qi couldn’t bother to argue and directly left the antiques store.

Back in his apartment, without any delay, Tang Qi took out “Norma’s Sin” and began to analyze it.

He originally thought that using spiritual power to unlock the seal on a small knife might be similar to the difficulty of the previous Mysterious Hair Tie.

But Tang Qi was wrong.

He encountered “Pervert Level” difficulty, probably because his opponent was a centuries-old Old Monster.

Tang Qi wasn’t quite sure about the level of a grand pirate who dominated the seas in the Old Calendar Era, but just from the strength of the seal on the knife, it was definitely beyond Professional Level.

Were it not for Tang Qi’s Melting Furnace Power being at an absolutely high level, coupled with his increasingly skilled Refining Method, he would have no confidence in breaking the seal on the small knife within days, even with the help of special ability.

But, no matter how difficult, it had to be broken.

Tang Qi was already aware that a net of conspiracy within Winston Town had long enveloped him.

Unless he abandoned Sally and fled in disgrace.

Otherwise, he had to go through with it.

But this did not mean Tang Qi was ready to surrender; up to now, Tang Qi seemed to have done nothing but collect information, and this was the most hopeful strategy for solving the situation.

For this, he assigned Sally a task.

He had the girl excuse that because of the “True Love Potion,” she accidentally took a liking to the current Witch Leader, Esmeralda, due to Tree Demon’s endorsement.

Excited to recruit a new fan for its “idol,” the Tree Demon eagerly introduced everything about this Witch Leader…

Besides these steps, Tang Qi actually had several backup plans in his mind, but he wouldn’t use them until the last moment.

For each of them was excessively brutal.

“Rather than flipping the table, I prefer letting so-called masterminds lose completely.”

A strange light flickered in Tang Qi’s eyes.

The golden Melting Furnace Power, like strands of hair, entwined “Norma’s Sin,” and bit by bit, Sun-like light and heat seeped into the unremarkable small knife.

…

Time passed, day by day.

Only two days left until “Scarlet Moon Day.”

That night, as the Church’s relocation finally finished under the heavy night sky, a short figure slowly emerged in front of the Church.

It was that elder, still bare-chested, with rough hemp pants on his lower body.

Bereft of heavy armor, this “Ascetic” seemed even more terrifying.

He shouldered that large knife, under the hazy moonlight, he gave a cold look at the Beast Shadow in the sky and the Dark Shadows on the ground, then stepped away.

Not fast, but at this moment, no Transcendent dared to urge him.

Despite that, anyone could sense the restless breathing filled the air.

As soon as the Ascetic’s figure vanished at the end of the main street, war erupted.

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