Of course, Ebner was only thinking about it. After all, most of Danitz's wealth had been exchanged for property. Not only was it difficult to take action, but it was all in Bayam… Before he learned how to "travel," it wasn't easy to go out to sea.
The gap is 600 pounds… By the way, Miss Justice asked me for the Telepathist potion formula last time! Yes, since Mr. Fool's delivery business is already online, I can sell the formula at the Tarot Club tomorrow… If I ask for 500 pounds, Miss Justice probably won't reject it… As for the remaining 100 pounds, I can earn it by selling whatever I have.
After making some calculations in his heart, Ebner gradually came to a conclusion. He then nodded at Viscount Cullen and said, "I need some time to raise funds… Can we do the transaction tomorrow night?"
To raise 2,100 pounds in a day?… Cullen silently muttered to himself, feeling that he had underestimated the wealth of this detective in front of him.
However, Viscount Cullen soon returned to his senses and said with a nod, "Sure, I'll make a trip to the vampire treasury later."
At this moment, Ebner suddenly thought of something and asked, "How many Hearts of the Tree of Elders do you have in total?" If there were more, I could sell them to my teacher and perhaps earn some intermediary fees from him.
"There's only one… Why do you ask?" Viscount Cullen asked curiously.
"Nothing…" Ebner shook his head in disappointment. Then, he stopped harping on the topic and turned to ask Judy about her meeting with Witch Lena today.
Seeing the question, Judy put away the silly smile on her face and said solemnly, "I've already confirmed that the disease on the witch, Lena, comes from indirect contamination of the godhood of the Primordial Moon!"
"Indirect contamination of godhood?" In his shock, Ebner immediately racked his brains and quickly understood the meaning behind Judy's words. Lena was a disease planted by the Demoness of Afflictions, and this disease came from indirect contamination of godhood… Doesn't that mean that Demoness Ray has a bit of godhood from the Primordial Moon?
As though she had seen through Ebner's thoughts, Judy shook her head slightly and said, "The godhood shouldn't be attached to Ray. Although she has been corrupted by the Primordial Moon, she hasn't lost her rationality… Besides, since the Church of Storms's Grade 1 Sealed Artifact can divine part of her actions, it means that she hasn't fused with godhood."
"So… it's the monster that Dr. Leonardo turned into?" Ebner quickly had a new theory.
"That's what Cullen and I think as well… In addition, according to the Mandated Punisher's description of the captured Primordial Moon believer, Windsor Behring, she had previously helped Leonardo hold a secret deed ritual! The latter might've undergone some abnormal changes during this ritual." Judy also felt that things were a little tricky. Having godhood meant that she had at least a demigod's level. Although the items on her could also activate demigod-level powers, she was still lacking in level augmentation.
As for finding their parents if they couldn't defeat them… This was, after all, a mission for their team. It wasn't like the previous night, where the safety of the Blessed was at stake. Perhaps the Church's demigods wouldn't easily take action again.
"Don't worry too much. We expected this, didn't we? That's why the Holy Church sent me here." At this moment, Captain Arsenov suddenly opened his eyes and said.
"But Captain, the holy relic is still too much of a burden for you…" Judy glanced at the huge square box behind her captain, her voice full of worry.
Captain Arsenov smiled and shook his head. "No problem if it doesn't take more than ten minutes."
Those words sounded like a flag being inserted… Ebner complained in his heart. However, they had not even found the whereabouts of the Demoness, so it was still too early to consider how to kill her.
"Don't worry too much, Judy. If necessary, I still have some means." Cullen smiled and comforted her. Then, he looked at Ebner and smiled. "Besides, we have the help of Bishop Utravsky and Mr. Detective."
Bishop Utravsky might be able to become your strong ally, but I can at most provide some intelligence support… Ebner thought, but on the surface, he asked again, "By the way, Miss Judy, did that 'witch' mention Demoness Ray's motive?"
"Just call me Judy… Well, actually, that witch doesn't know too many details… I can only confirm that Ray has been plotting against the Mandated Punisher team's Captain, Kuhn!" At this moment, Judy had already adjusted her emotions, and a smile appeared on her face again.
"Planning on Captain Kuhn? What does she want? To snatch the Church of Storms's holy item?" Ebner was somewhat puzzled. After all, Captain Kuhn was a Sequence 5 Ocean Songster. The holy item that matched him was definitely something that a Sailor would pass through. It was completely useless for a Demoness.
"It can't be a plot to snatch the Holy Artifact. If the Demoness really dares to do so, the Lord of Storms will definitely send down lightning." Cullen used his hand as a comb. After tidying his hair, he denied it.
The sacred relic of the church was not that easy to obtain.
If she's not after the Holy Artifact, then she must be after something else… Ebner asked thoughtfully, "Do any of you know what the ritual for the Demoness of Afflictions to advance to the Demoness of Despair is?"
What Beyonders wanted were nothing more than formulas, ingredients, mystical items, and ritual items.
Judy and Cullen looked at each other and slowly shook their heads. Even though the latter had lived for hundreds of years and could be said to be very knowledgeable, he had not touched upon the knowledge of the Demoness' advancement ritual.
At this moment, Captain Arsenov, who had been sitting motionless all this while, spoke again. "To the Demoness, she will first experience the threat of the Sequence's ability after drinking the potion! Therefore, the ritual is usually used to reduce this threat."
In other words, the Demoness of Despair would first experience "despair"? Hmm… wait, no matter which "despair" it was, it was actually an extreme emotion, right? Previously, Captain Kuhn had used the isolation space created by the black eyeball in the Daily Observer's headquarters building to absorb human emotions…
And I saw a drop of blood dripping from the "corner of the eye" of the pitch-black eye…
With the two combined, Ebner gradually had an idea of the Demoness's plan. He guessed that she might want to snatch this Grade 2 Sealed Artifact.
After informing the few Forsaken Saints of his speculation, Cullen seriously thought for a moment and shook his head. "That Sealed Artifact is similarly difficult to obtain. After all, it is controlled by Captain Kuhn himself. And Kuhn is also a high-ranking deacon who contracted a sacred object. Even if the Demoness has a monster with godhood, she won't be able to defeat him for a while.
"This is Backlund. The Church of Storms might have demigod reinforcements at any time."
On the side, Judy had a different opinion. She felt that since the Demoness dared to set her eyes on Kuhn, she must have some confidence. She suggested reporting this speculation to the Mandated Punishers and ask them to be more careful.
The two of them argued for a while, but they couldn't convince each other. In the end, it was Captain Arsenov who made the decision. As he reported Ebner's conjecture to the Church of Storms, he continued his investigation according to Windsor Behring's confession. He thoroughly investigated who else was related to Leonardo's becoming a heretic, and who introduced the Demoness to Leonardo. He hoped to use this opportunity to find the Demoness' whereabouts.
After they reached a consensus, Ebner offered to take his leave. When he returned to the cathedral's hall and realized that Hazel had returned to her room to rest, he took the opportunity to mention Member of Parliament Macht's invitation to Bishop Utravsky.
As Ebner expected, the giant bishop readily agreed.