But the prerequisite is that everyone who sees it regards it as an ornament with a pendant... Hitzfeld is really conflicted about this.
She was really fed up with this circle.
Not only is it troublesome when matching clothes, but the contact surface is also prone to sweating when the weather is hot, which is really uncomfortable.
She remembered that this didn't bother her last summer because she sweated very little at that time, which now seemed abnormal.
Becoming more and more like a human... the costs are indeed varied.
But this was not her main purpose for looking in the mirror, she was planning to give herself a new hairstyle.
Still pull out a strand of hair from both sides, and tie the small tail at the end into a bow with a dark brown cloth.
But the difference is that there is one such braid on each side, which can slightly solve the problem of the hair flying around on both sides.
Her hair also started to grow... Before, the speed at which her hair grew was almost zero, and this was also because the essence of life was absorbed by her left eye.
Then he used a pair of scissors to trim the hair covering the left side until it was enough to reveal his eyebrows and eyes, then put on the eye patch and took a look.
“The effect is good~”
"…I gave you permission to come in?"
Hitzfeld turned around with a dark face.
Xia Yibing leaned against the door frame and raised her eyebrows: "Oh~ I didn't come in just to peek at you."
Five minutes later, on the sofa in the living room, Hitzfeld was frowning as he read a letter.
This was sent by the crows that Alfred raised, and it contained...
There was something fishy about what they found in Lily's second doghouse, the house where the junk was piled up. The flag.
It's not a big problem. All the objects there are free of curse, so long-term contact is fine. However, the flag was found to have been specially treated and will change color when soaked in detergent.
Hitzfeld was examining a drawing that Alfred had made temporarily.
He was not good at it, but the embroidery on the flag, with its color blocks similar to Picasso's abstract paintings, was not difficult to imitate.
“It was supposed to be a bearded knight on horseback charging towards the red earth… The overall tone was depressing and gloomy.”
Hitzfeld whispered.
"But it changed after soaking? Is this... the beard turned white? All the tones were upgraded... and some decorative details appeared... such as the ring on the hand... the gem on the sword..."
"I can't tell." She put the letter down. "I don't know this person. You should ask them to check based on these characteristics first..."
"Yordin Frentes."
Xia Yibing uttered a name.
Hitzfeld was stunned, vaguely feeling that he seemed to have heard this name somewhere.
"He is the second Pope of the Xieyang Cult." The woman helped her complete the answer.
"Historically he suddenly disappeared after six years in office."
"No one knows his whereabouts."
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Chapter 13: Traveling Through Time
Jordyn Frentes.
After Xia Yibing's reminder, the girl finally remembered. Indeed... as far as the history of the Xieyang Sect since there were accurate records, everyone had heard of the name of this second Pope.
It’s just that because the first Pope of the Xieyang Cult was too dazzling, his brilliance was somewhat overshadowed, so that many people ignored him and even forgot his name.
Their first pope was named Philip Kniffinx. He was praised as the "Torrent of Fire" in history, which means "the one who continues the torch for the tribe in the dark ages."
The title of "Firebringer" was a bit confusing for Hitzfeld, but she was also impressed by Fili. This was the first historical figure she remembered after being forced by her lady to memorize and learn to read.
The records about Pope Philip are contradictory, they are both few and many - few because there are few clearly marked records of his life, and many because all literary and historical books cannot avoid him, and his story is always brought up when discussing the history of the rise of the Mechanical Yang Cult.
Many of these stories cannot be verified with certainty.
Some say... he was a farmer's child. In that dark era, he awakened after witnessing too many tragedies, and fortunately he was enlightened by the goddess.
Some say... He is the son of a merchant, but he has been determined to end the troubled times since he was young, and he inherited the ancient religion during an exploration of ruins.
As far as Hitzfeld could remember, the story took place around 1817.
Yes - it was incredible to say, and even she was surprised until now, that was when Fili Niffinks was only 15 years old when he left his name in history books and gained respect from others as the Pope of the Church of the Machinery and the Sun Goddess.
According to legend, he had a handsome face comparable to that of a god, and his smile was like the sunshine on a spring morning.
According to legend, he always walked barefoot, but no dirt could get close to him, and even green ears of wheat would grow on the ground where he walked.
People called him "the Fire Bearer", "the Torch Bearer", and "the One Near to God", and his fanatical followers were spread throughout the Dark Ages.
This is a rare opportunity for the Xieyang Sect, which has always been lazy in plundering faith and even in some areas is too lazy to build an extra monastery.
With such a true hero and legend standing in the way, one can imagine how miserable his successor, Jodin Frentes, would be.
"He's awesome." Hitzfeld said this reflexively, recalling all the records he had read about this man.
"Because he was able to become 'invisible' instead of being compared to Fili to highlight his greatness." She later explained, "...I think this is enough to explain his methods."
"It's a very strange angle." Xia Yibing raised her eyebrows. "That's true... but the person who can take over the Pope's scepter from Saint Fili can't be ordinary."
"How did you know for sure?" Hitzfeld looked down at the "clumsy" painting again. "How did you know for sure it was him?"
To be honest, this thing looks really abstract... Even people of the same generation and acquaintance would find it difficult to use it as identification. She couldn't imagine that Shadow Lion could determine so quickly that the person embroidered on the flag was Jodin?
"If you look closely, you'll see a mole in the middle of his left face, near his temple." Xia Yibing said, "That's his unique feature, and it's recorded in many history books."
"Others."
"And that sword. That sword is not an ordinary weapon either. The emerald inlaid in the center of its hilt is 'Ahoin'. Legend has it that it is the eye of a green dragon and has the power to control the growth of plants."
"With these clues and the Sword of Ahoyin, it is almost certain that it is him."
"…but it doesn't make any sense." Hitzfeld looked up at her.
They went to the Worm Plains, on the one hand to see if they could get rid of the worm curse on themselves, but their main goal was to investigate the seven-eyed stone tablet.
And this discovery - let's just assume that he really went to the Northwest Plains and was not just embroidered on a flag by some woman - even if his disappearance was related to the Northwest Plains, it was not their turn to worry about it for the time being.
"It's meaningless." Xia Yibing nodded. "They will assign a task force to investigate the matter behind the flag. We just need to do our job."
"...What?" She saw the girl staring at the letter in deep thought again, and couldn't help but curious: "You don't want to get involved in this matter, do you?"
"I..." Hitzfeld shook his head slowly, "I might just be a little curious... When did he disappear?"
She is an outsider to this world, and she doesn't know as much as the locals about some things.
"If I remember correctly, it was 1828." Xia Yibing replied.
"So early?" The girl was surprised. "He disappeared six years after he became Pope? So it only took five years after Saint Fili founded the order—"
The founding date of the Order of the Sun is 1817.
Not sure of the exact month, but definitely that year.
约丁失踪是1828年，倒推6年就是1822，1822年距离1817年只有5年的差距。
She had read many stories about 'San Fili', but she never expected that he would abdicate so early.
"It's not convenient to publicize this matter. You won't see it in those documents."
Xia Yibing frowned slightly and continued, "Saint Feli died at the age of 20. People in the know said that this was because mortal bodies could not bear the grace of God, but you should be able to see that this statement -"
"The Devourer." Hitzfell continued immediately.
This statement is too similar to the Devourer.
Great power, short life.
It is very likely that San Fili inherited the organs of God.
She felt a little emotional - not long ago she thought that this country no longer had many secrets for her, because she knew even the life story of Queen Elwyn... even the secrets of the sacred oak and poplar.
But now she discovers that there is still a lot of history that is unknown.
It's quite normal...it's just that her previous thoughts were too arrogant.
Hitzfeld thought for a moment and asked again, "He disappeared in 1828... Did the city of Unsayn already exist in 1828?"
"Not true." Xia Yibing answered quickly, "Weng Saiyin was not from the same era as them. The pollution of the Northwest Plains happened in 1840, and Weng Saiyin died in 1842. Compared to 1828... there was at least 12 years in between."
"Contaminated..."
"Ah, it means 'red soil'... A long time ago, it was said that the Northwest Plains was a yellow soil, but since the worms began to infest the land, the land has turned red... It's a strange color, and looks a bit like meat paste... but it's not blood."
Of course it couldn't be blood.
Given the vastness of the Northwest Plains, it is hard to imagine how much blood and flesh would be needed to dye it red.
Hitzfeld shook his head and decided not to think about it any further.
After all, it seems that there is really no connection.
The missing persons of 1828 appear in the embroidery, but the background is unique to 1840.
This is obviously a bold creation after the establishment of the city of Onsayin.
Perhaps some devout believer is paying tribute to him in this way.
Chapter 14: The Beginning of Xie Yang
Having decided to go on this trip with Xia Yibing, Hitzfeld didn't waste any more time and quickly found a channel to send his reply to the palace.
On the one hand, she had promised Alwin that she would inform her as soon as she had made up her mind. On the other hand, Hitzfeld was a young detective and was hardly affected by the system, but only Alwin was qualified to approve Xia Yibing's leave.
Fortunately, the Security Bureau hasn't had much to do recently... The woman can at least have half a month's vacation to accompany her, but any more might be a bit dangerous. In other words, regardless of whether this investigation has a satisfactory result or not, they'd better finish it and come back within half a month.
Hitzfeld had no objection to this, because after all, this was not an investigation that had to be thoroughly investigated. The mystery surrounding the Secret Keeper's family had lasted for hundreds and thousands of years, and no matter how optimistic she was, she didn't think this trip would really yield huge rewards.
So maybe it was true as Alwin said, that they went to Onsayin for vacation.
She delivered the message the next morning, and received a receipt at noon, which stated that they could leave the next day.
Time is still relatively tight, and Hitzfeld speculated that this might be due to Flick's request for help.
The message brought by Sixus in the afternoon made her more certain of this - they still had to take the airship this time.
"There are four airships for the 8:30 flight tomorrow night." This is what the miscellaneous loli said when she brought the letter. "You can board any of them, but please remember to board at 8:30 - they are going to perform a military mission and will not wait for you."
"So it's a ride?" Darent was already sitting in the living room. Hearing this, he jumped up excitedly.
"Are there troops on the airships? I heard that each airship can hold at least 800 people?"
He is Hitzfeld's partner, so he is indispensable for such things.
"This involves military secrets. You can ask yourself after you go up." Sixus glared at him unhappily and pretended to leave.
"Conte." Hitzfeld suddenly spoke.
"...What?" Sixus turned around with an awkward expression.
It has been a long, long time since anyone called her so naturally.
"I want to ask about that special medicine." Hitzfeld came over and explained to Sixus that she might need to use the Divine Eye on this trip and apply to stop taking the medicine for a period of time.
"Don't ask me about this kind of thing!" Xixus waved his hand to interrupt her. "I didn't develop the medicine, and I didn't make the decision. I was just recording your physical condition and preventing you from getting into trouble. Can you stop and ask the Dream Corridor?"
"so……"
