Late at night, 53 Amber Avenue.
Veronica had set up a protective circle around the building. Normal people could not break in or spy on the inside. Laing had also carved many gray runes filled with purifying and holy power into many hidden places.
At the end of Amber Avenue, the towering Adept Tower stood at the end of the block, protecting all the nobles who lived on Amber Avenue.
Therefore, Amelia felt at ease living here.
The girl was wearing a complete maid outfit. She carefully sat by the side and waited quietly. This girl had a strange ability. It seemed that as long as she was still, she could perfectly blend in with the surrounding scenery. It was very difficult for ordinary people to discover this girl's existence.
Veronica was lying on the sofa. She was reading a magic book. A white wolf fur blanket covered her body. Her beautiful figure was completely covered. Only a pair of jade-like feet wrapped in nude stockings could be seen.
After a while, Laing still had not returned. Feeling a little bored, she tried to start a conversation. "Emilia?"
"Yes? Your Excellency! "Emilia answered carefully.
"You know High Gothic? Who taught you? "
"My father had a mentor teach me when I was young."
"Mentor?" Veronica kept asking. "Which mentor? What's his name? Where did he come from? "
"A mentor from Nur. He —" Before Emilia could continue, Laing returned.
"I'm back. Veronica, Emilia … Where's Catherine?" Laing looked around and did not see the little apprentice.
"Catherine went to bed. I told her to go." Veronica did not mind being interrupted. She pointed at Laing's face. "I'm warning you. Don't come near me with that face."
Emilia stood up. "Let me help you remove your disguise, Mr. Laing."
"Alright, sorry to trouble you, Amelia." Laing was still in his "van Darkholme" appearance. He sat on a wooden chair in the dining room. Emilia helped him remove the disguise bit by bit.
Veronica lifted the blanket and sat up. "How is it, Laing? What did you find out? "
"I've confirmed it. If I'm not mistaken, the Aesthetic Society's Chaos Altar should be built in the orphanage outside the city. Berthe is probably hiding there too. "Laing said calmly.
"Are you sure?" Veronica's beautiful almond eyes sparkled. "Tell me, Laing. What happened to you at the art salon tonight?"
Laing told her his experience.
"White meat … sacrifice. The Aesthetic Society is using those orphans and babies as sacrifices!" Veronica immediately understood. "What's left after the sacrifice is white meat!!!"
White meat was the meat of babies. It was human meat.
The Chaos Altar was inside the orphanage. No one would be stupid enough to take orphans from the orphanage to another place for a sacrifice ceremony. It would be too easy for people to find out.
Emilia heard the conversation between the two, but the little maid showed a calmness that was beyond her age. She helped Laing remove the last bit of his makeup. The man in front of her turned back into the handsome Aachen man.
"Orphanage … Orphanage … Orphanage." Veronica sat down on a wooden chair. "So, should we go and search the orphanage now?"
"Calm down! Veronica! It's not that easy to search the orphanage. Emilia, thank you. You can rest now. " Lane took the towel from Amelia and wiped his face. The man's mind was a bit tired. Even though his geno prototype was not afraid of corruption, after witnessing the gathering of the Perverted Sin Cult, he still felt a bit uncomfortable.
"It's okay, Mr. Laing. I'm not busy." Emilia took the towel and shook her head.
"Okay, then let's continue. Veronica, do you know how hard it is to search the orphanage of the Aesthetic Society? There are two nobles in the Marlin Castle Senate who participated in the construction of the orphanage. They are also part of the orphanage. If we dare to search the orphanage directly, the orphanage has the right to refuse us entry. " Laing stood up and paced in the dining room. "The orphanage of Anida is not open to the public. We can't force our way in."
"Aren't you close to the Duke? Can you ask the Duke to give us the right to search the orphanage? "Veronica knew it would be difficult, so the witch tried to ask.
"It's easy to ask the Duke to give me the right. I just need to say a word. But I'm sure that once I get the right to search the orphanage, someone will inform Anida. In the end, we won't be able to find anything." Laing frowned. He raised his index finger and said, "One chance. We only have one chance."
"As long as we make one mistake and fail to find evidence that the Aesthetic Society is part of the Chaos Order, we will be expelled by the Aesthetic Society. Then, we will be listed as persona non grata in Marlin Castle and banished from the country. Sir Schultz is indeed a duke, but in Marlin Castle, business is business. The Senate is the main organization that controls this city." Leon's eyes darted around.
"So, we need to fulfill the following conditions." Veronica raised three fingers.
"First, we need to obtain the right to search the orphanage of the Aesthetic Society. Otherwise, the orphanage has a reason to refuse us entry."
"Second, we only have one chance. If we fail, the mission will fail, and we will be expelled from Marlin Castle."
"Third, during the search, at least we can't let the Aesthetic Society become suspicious, because this will immediately alert Aneda, and the Aesthetic Society will definitely move the Altar of Chaos and Bate to another location."
Veronica immediately summed up the three key points of this operation.
The dining room fell into silence. Laing and Veronica carefully deduced several methods of action, but the success rate of each method was not high.
Laing and Veronica were faced with two problems. First, he and Garland must have been blacklisted by the Aesthetic Society. If they dared to move, the Aesthetic Society would be the first to be alerted.
Second, it was easy to ask Schultz to authorize them to visit the orphanage, but it was impossible to keep it a secret. Schultz could not do it privately. He had to at least get the consent of the two Senators in the Senate who ran the orphanage together.
"We can't show up directly, and we can't get the Duke's permission directly. This feeling of knowing there's a problem in the orphanage and not being able to do anything is really uncomfortable!" Veronica was so angry that she stomped her feet. She had clearly grasped the key point, but she could not do anything about it. This made her very anxious.
"Calm down, let me think about it." Laing took Veronica's hand and motioned her to calm down.
Looking at her man's calm appearance, Garland sighed softly. "I can't summon a meteorite directly, right?"
"Pfft, how long do you need to chant to summon a meteorite? How can the two legendary wizards stationed in Marlin Castle not feel it? " Laing motioned Veronica to sit down and calm her down. "Also, how big can you summon a meteorite? Can you smash through the city wall? "
There was a long silence.
"I say … Mr. Laing, Miss Veronica?" Emilia suddenly spoke. The little maid listened to everything from the beginning to the end, and then said timidly, "Can I make a suggestion?"
"Go ahead." Laing nodded.
"Mr. Laing, there are some things that you don't need to do personally. On the contrary, the key is to prove to the nobles that the Aesthetes are the Cult of Chaos. The little maid softly said to the two of them, "If the evidence is in the orphanage of the Aesthetic Association, then let everyone know. That's enough."
"Let everyone know?" Laing thought carefully. Suddenly, his eyes lit up. "I have an idea!"
"I have an idea! I have a way to make Anida open the Altar of Chaos! "Laing stood up. He had a good idea.
"For this, we need to use Lopes and Al- Frey." Laing laughed exaggeratedly, the corners of his mouth almost reaching the highest point.
A day later, in the office of the Grand Duke of Marimburg, Amber Avenue, City Hall, Marimburg Cathedral.
"Edmund, Graymer, there's something I want to tell you." Vanderguber Schultz, Duke of Marimburg, took out an application. "This is a request from the Marimburg branch of the Church of Justice. Paladin Bierhoff has heard that the death rate of children in the orphanage of the Aesthetes is very high, and he is deeply concerned. The Church of Justice is willing to donate some medicine and clothes, and at the same time provide divine assistance to the orphans in the orphanage."
"Why are those tin cans who preach the price of justice and boring commandments suddenly so kind?" Edmund muttered. "I always feel that they are up to no good. Maybe this Paladin is also an admirer of Anida?"
"Edmund! What are you thinking? " Another senator, Graymer, frowned and scolded. "Can't the Church of Justice take the initiative to show goodwill? The things they donate may save the lives of more orphans! When did you become suspicious of everything and suspect that it has something to do with Anida? Is this what old Huron taught you? "
Edmund also realized that he was a bit too sensitive. The young Count could only apologize. "That's not what I meant, Mr. Graymer."
"Since both of you think there's no problem, I'll agree." Schultz saw that both of them had no objections, so he approved the request.
The two senators nodded to show that they had no objections.
"Oh, right. In that case, I'll take some time today to go to the orphanage with you."
Paladin Bierhoff successfully obtained permission to enter the orphanage of the Aesthetes.
Thus, a team of one Templar Knight, two priests, and a dozen Saint Samurai carried a cart of medicine, food, and clothes to the Aesthete Society's orphanage outside the city in a very high-profile manner. The Saint Samurai were all very proud of themselves. They wished they could tell all the passersby that they were doing a good deed!
Paladin Bierhoff's mood was also very good.
Just yesterday, the gladiator and wandering knight, Lopes, who had recently made a name for himself in the arena, suddenly came to the Church of Justice. He proposed that he would like to donate a large amount of his gladiator commission to the Church of Justice. He hoped that the Church of Justice could help him with this. The target of the donation was the orphanage of the Aesthetes.
Lopes' reason was that he had heard that the orphanage of the Aesthetes had a very high mortality rate. Perhaps it was because they didn't have enough food to eat or warm clothes to wear. Thus, the wandering knight donated a large amount of money anonymously to the orphanage of the Aesthetes.
These days, there weren't many people who were willing to do good deeds anonymously! Of course, the Church of Justice was very happy. This matter was beneficial to them without any disadvantages. It could also greatly increase their reputation and ease the tension between them and the nobles of Marineburg.
Thus, Bierhoff very seriously accepted this commission and generously said that he wouldn't take any commission. He also happily agreed to Lopes' request to complete it as soon as possible.
The matter also went smoothly. The Paladin guard, Al- Frey, said that he knew the Duke of Marineburg and took the initiative to apply for permission. Al- Frey didn't disappoint Bierhoff. He didn't spend half a day to get permission. Thus, the Paladins, who had been prepared for a long time, openly set off.
In the city hall, Schultz calculated the time. When he felt that it was about time, he shouted into his empty office, "Muller?"
"What are your orders? Your Excellency the Duke? "The courtier appeared out of nowhere beside Schultz like a ghost.
"Ask Sir Robert Bayo Candreva to wait with my personal guards at the entrance of the City Hall. I want to visit the orphans of the Aesthete Orphanage in person," Schultz ordered. "Also, ask for Archbishop Aldrich of the Sea God."
"Yes, Your Excellency!" Muller immediately replied.
After watching Muller leave, Schultz smiled. The Grand Duke slowly opened the drawer under his desk.
In the drawer, there was a short musket made by a rune master dwarf.
"It's been a long time since I fought with my own hands. I wonder if I have a chance this time?" Schultz took out the short musket and then a golden longsword from the wall. Few people had seen the Duke's skills because most of them had died. As the Grand Duke of Marineburg, Schultz faced at least ten assassination attempts every year. However, none of the assassins could harm the richest merchant in the old world.
The Duke's eyes flashed with golden flames. "Only death is the path, the will of the Emperor, see through everything!"
"If I don't doubt, the Emperor will protect me! If the Emperor dies, I'll die! "
… …
When the group of Paladins arrived at the orphanage of the Aesthete Association, they found that this orphanage shrouded in fog and legends was very magnificent. This orphanage built outside the city was not so much a "courtyard", but a castle. The high walls were heavily guarded, and there was even a moat surrounding it to protect it.
Although the paladins found it strange, they still knocked on the door of the orphanage. The paladins were full of enthusiasm. They thought that they would be welcomed by the orphanage.
However, reality disappointed them. The orphanage did not open the door to welcome them. Only the gatekeeper opened the small window on the door. His turbid eyes were full of suspicion and hostility. "May I ask what is the matter?"
"We are paladins! The Church of Justice is here to send warmth! "
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