Devil's Bible

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This is precisely why Nemes descended upon Poole and swiftly killed Dartmenley.

"Isabella...!" Jacques's mind flashed with the image of that person, and then all the bones in his body seemed to grow rapidly.

In an instant, he transformed into the same skeletal monster as Daros before him, truly becoming a cursed creature.

However, unlike Daros before him, Jacques was not filled with a desire for destruction.

After numerous eradications, the instincts that shaped the curse's operation have changed somewhat.

The bone curse that had been spreading across his body no longer spread everywhere, but instead subsided.

Meanwhile, Poole and the white-tailed fox were also taken back to the church for interrogation.

However, the result still conforms to 'logic'.

Whaleification is a special training method developed by Nemus based on his research on whaleification disease, specifically for village guardians.

Because this power is related to the whale disease, it was hidden by Nemus and used as a reserve of power in the dark to maintain order in Tailtail Town, thereby helping Nemus obtain the historical number.

As for the other person, Cecilia is even more reasonable.

She was originally an experimental subject of the Dartmenley family and was refined into a golden elixir by Dartmenley.

To protect this innocent experimental subject, Nemus hid her away.

Dartmanley attacked them in order to retrieve the family's 'Golden Medicine'.

Everyone knows about the feud between Neil and Dartmanley's bloodline experiments.

Therefore, although Nems had some operational issues, no one would criticize him for it.

So far, everything Naims has done has been reasonable.

And Isabella knew that the card Nemus was currently holding would become one of his allies.

Strictly speaking, whale-related diseases should be eradicated.

But controlled whale disease is something that can truly arouse greed in most people.

Most importantly, for example, whale-like diseases, when developed to their extreme, can naturally be promoted to steel species.

Even with its various side effects, this method of steadily advancing to the Iron-type race is a force that all the major noble families desperately need.

The emergence of such a thing is a double-edged sword.

Nemes can use this as leverage to negotiate deals with others.

Some nobles, however, are inherently averse to trade. They believe that good things should belong to them, so they will use their power to intimidate others and prepare to seize them by force.

Dealing with these 'nobles' who came attracted by the smell was also a troublesome matter.

Overall, in this situation, Naim should be more suited than them.

Isabella, on the other hand, often does not use her power to make these political compromises.

If she secretly collaborates with the high-ranking nobles, she could actually keep Nemus locked up in solitary confinement.

But if she actually did that, she wouldn't be Isabella.

"Has that Cecilia been examined?" Isabella wondered, a headache forming as she pondered how to handle the situation.

She had already sent aid to Qiquan City, and it's estimated that Qiquan City will also send some people over.

If they're just here to handle the crisis, that's fine. The real problem is that the people who come are thinking about the benefits that Nemes has offered, and then there are a few more 'political creatures' causing trouble in Tailtail Town.

"There should be no problem. There are indeed a lot of drug residues from the conventional refining of gold medicine in the other party's body."

"However, because there are many traces of alchemy on her body, as well as the residue of various drugs, rituals, and runes, routine examinations will have a large margin of error, and can only roughly confirm that she is Cecilia."

What the pastor didn't say in his reply was that the inspectors lost interest after discovering that Cecilia's golden potion was cursed and contaminated, and that she herself had already consumed most of it.

Most people are now focused on Poole, hoping to get the secret of controlled whale transformation from him.

By acquiring even a small amount of information, one can immediately become a guest of honor of various powerful forces and make a fortune.

Therefore, they basically had no interest in paying attention to Cecilia; most of them were with Poole.

However, given the current situation, Isabella could guess some things.

"What about the energy reaction in the southern border region?" Isabella then inquired.

"When our people arrived, the fighting had stopped, and apart from some demonic aura, we didn't find anything else."

"I suspect it's the egg that the alien demon spat out before; the aura is somewhat similar."

"We were unable to identify any individuals who were merely fighting demons."

The pastor then gave Isabella a report on the findings.

The report described the situation in the southern border region in detail.

The so-called border area is actually the outermost part of the city, close to the edge of the whale's back.

That place is extremely dangerous. If the whale's tail swings too much, the vibrations will be so strong that a person could be thrown off.

And because of the constant shaking, this place is bare and there's not much to think about.

Therefore, apart from a small number of people who come to commit suicide or dispose of their bodies, not many people usually come to the border area.

This report mainly describes the various traces left by the battle.

And in one place, there were some sinkholes, possibly due to damage from the battle.

Someone checked the area beneath the sinkhole but found nothing unusual.

Isabella nodded, but something felt off.

The battle happened too coincidentally.

After the attack on Datmenley, unusual combat fluctuations appeared there after a period of time.

Isabella thought about it and decided to go there herself.

However, it was at this moment that a trainee pastor rushed over.

"Investigators from Qiquan City have arrived!"

"Huh? So fast?" Isabella frowned; her distress message had been processed as soon as it was sent.

So unless they're from the Gold Species, they'll have to fly over in a pillar-of-air ship. The battle only ended a short while ago, and those people are already here.

Chapter 247 Two Investigators

"Parsons Levine!"

"Seppersen".

At this moment, in the church district of Baiwei Town, two 'young people' are standing at the gate.

They are introducing themselves to Roman.

When they saw Isabella arrive, the man who called himself Parson Levine felt a sudden gleam in his eyes.

He ignored Roman, who was about to say some polite words, and walked straight over here.

Parsons had delicate features and wore a white and purple robe. His slightly purple hair swayed gently as he walked.

He has the air of a noble young master.

"Isabella, it's been a long time." Parsons knew Isabella, who had spent some time in Airspring City, and she knew her more than just knew her.

"Hmm, hello." Isabella suppressed all expression and refrained from using any further words.

Although Parsons looks young, he is actually over sixty years old.

He may even have more than one great-grandson.

It's just that because he's made of steel and has always maintained himself using various methods, he looks about the same age as a young man.

Of course, in the realm of the extraordinary, sixty years old is not considered very old.

The lifespan limit of a typical life-sustaining steel species is approximately 240 years.

Parsons' ability to reach the pinnacle of the Iron type at the age of sixty is actually considered a sign of potential, with the possibility of becoming a Gold type, and he remains the Levin family's 'rising star'.

The Levin family is itself a powerful and prestigious family.

Currently, there is one Gold Seed serving outside the city, and several Steel Seeds holding important positions in the Gas Springs Cathedral.

Parsons is undoubtedly the most outstanding one among them.

But Isabella didn't like him.

To be precise, it's disgust.

The other party is a typical member of the nobility.

They possess excellent abilities honed through aristocratic education, but also an arrogance stemming from their bloodline and privilege.

That attitude of treating everyone else, who was inferior to him, as a tool made her instinctively dislike it.

Especially if the other party is quite old and still wants her to marry him, that's even more unacceptable.

Isabella was only fifteen when Parsons proposed to her.

Isabella had made this aversion clear, but Parsons didn't seem to care.

In his view, his pursuit of young and beautiful women was merely for the pleasure of their youthful bodies.

Marriage is merely a way to establish a contract with the woman's family.

He doesn't care about feelings, nor does he need to.

Of course, if Isabella were willing, he would be willing to show some of his affection to this girl whose status and position were a match for his.

It's okay if he doesn't want to; if he wants it, he can go get it.

The self-awareness of this thing will not hinder its behavior in any way.

"You are still so charming." Parson casually offered a compliment, his eyes revealing his true feelings.

He had investigated Isabella's background and knew that she possessed the ability to sense people's emotions.

Therefore, he could not control his emotions every time he saw Isabella.

It's like some kind of harassment.

Isabella ignored Parsons.

Emotions are just emotions. Most of the time, everyone has had private thoughts and revealed all sorts of vulgar emotions.

Isabella had long since naturally ignored it.

Her gaze fell on another key investigator.

Seppelison.

This person was wearing a priest's robe, but it was different from ordinary priest's robes; it had been modified to facilitate rapid movement and combat.

The reason why the priest's robe was immediately noticed was because Seppelison himself had no distinctive features; he had an ordinary face.

This person is not a simple character either.

He was one of the assistants brought by Gotthard. In the past few years at Azure Whale, he has made a name for himself and is also a genius with the potential to become a Gold-class.

Sepperson nodded to Isabella and then fell silent.

He was not interested in women.

I just find these things boring.

The two of them also brought a lot of assistants with them, many of whom were capable fighters.

Clearly, the events that have occurred in Baiwei Town have drawn the attention of Qiquan City.

Of course, another important point is that Baiwei Town is very likely to become a new battleground between the land grabbers and the peacemakers.

And the benefits that Nemes created.

Whether it's historical precedent or controlled whale transformation, these are things they care about.

Parsons was clearly a land-grabbing advocate. As a local nobleman, he only wanted to manage the Azure Whale under the autonomy of the nobility and fulfill his responsibilities as a nobleman.

Seppirison, on the other hand, was a proponent of the peace movement.

Both of them have reached the extreme value of the Steel type and are seeking the opportunity to advance to the Gold type.