Chapter 427: Investigating the Case (1600+ words)

"Sinner? Ha!"

Aaron's expression suddenly turned extremely dangerous: "Sanction me?"

Poof!

The Sun Cleric opposite suddenly made a move; the blade, composed purely of radiance, capable of completely annihilating non-human spirit bodies, stabbed directly into the chest of the Evil Spirit Aokelaier.

Then, those blades were melted by the high temperature, actively merging into the wound.

"You... are not an 'Evil Spirit'!"

The Sun Cleric's expression gradually turned terrified.

"When all things return to silence, and the sun grows old..."

Just then, a Suppression Bureau agent hurried in: "Chief... the latest radio telegram, something big has happened!"

Baldwin frowned, took the telegram with dissatisfaction, glanced at it, and his brow furrowed.

"So... the high-ranking Sun High Priest sitting in that White Tower is also a Sixth Primordial Substance holder? An 'Alchemist'?"

Baldwin was wearing his uniform; all the police officers along the way saluted, looking at him with faces full of fear as he walked toward the archives room.

Baldwin took these cards and handed them to the data clerk nearby.

"Hand of Radiance, Musician of God, Glory Marcus! I call upon your gaze, I call upon your descent!"

The huge rollers lifted, hung with all kinds of cards; the cards had various holes, and through the reading of the Turing Machine, relevant data was displayed.

Aaron slowly chanted an ancient poem of death.

The huge bearings rolled, spitting out several punched cards.

The Feathered Serpent that Aaron had transformed into suddenly raised its head, its ruthless vertical pupils staring straight at the nearest Sun Tower.

After the card reader swallowed this Identity Card, the ball bearings behind it immediately began to spin rapidly.

'Aokelaier's' figure gradually twisted and darkened... Two large lumps suddenly bulged on its back, continuously spreading outward, and scales appeared on its body, their surfaces bearing twisted patterns, seemingly overflowing with filth and Evil Domain...

"Feather... Feathered Serpent?"

"It seems... I will satisfy the requirements for advancement very quickly... even the massive accumulation between the Sixth Primordial Substance and the Seventh Primordial Substance is within reach."

"You are a... Crown of the 'Underworld' and 'Shadow' dual paths?!"

Crack!

Such a massive quantity was enough to make even Aaron feel pleasantly surprised!

【Wanted Order】

As a 'Craftsman', she naturally understood the terror of over three hundred 'Alchemists'!

With them guarding, the Empire's large cities would absolutely not suffer devastating pollution events, and furthermore, they could continuously produce various Magical Items!

For example, 'Colonized Armor' that allows ordinary people to gain non-human combat power!

"Such a glorious Empire, it is truly... interesting."

Aaron looked at that White Tower, the corners of his mouth curling slightly upward.

"Walk away, I will operate it myself."

Baldwin opened the tram theft case and read it carefully, discovering that the reason it was not classified as an ordinary theft was because the victim was a rather cautious gentleman, even a retired police officer who had once caught many thieves!

According to this retired officer's assessment, no thief could steal valuables from his person unless they were not an ordinary person!

"Caught your tail."

Wisteria Inn.

The massive Feathered Serpent opened its snake maw, and like a snake swallowing an elephant, it directly devoured those Sun Clerics on the ground.

And at this moment, looking at that White Tower, Aaron felt that it did not seem much different from the buildings in the Spirit World.

Aaron climbed up, pushed open the window, and looked at the towering White Tower in the city center, his gaze solemn.

The black shadow continuously expanded, turning into a Feathered Serpent that blotted out the sky and sun, the shadow it cast directly enveloping those Sun Clerics.

【Illegal Dreamer, can transform into Evil Spirit and Feathered Serpent forms, judged to be Fifth or Sixth Primordial Substance holder, extremely dangerous!】

"And in the Invis Empire, large cities similar to Green Forest, plus the original Romani, Tiesage, and South Innis, there are at least 300; every city has a Sun Tower built... which means, 300 'Alchemists'? Is this part of this Empire's strength? And that's not counting the Church's power in the Spirit World!"

Green Forest City, Police Headquarters.

Then, before that enraged 'Alchemist' could arrive, a playful look flashed in its eyes, and it spread its wings and left the Spirit World.

He clasped his hands in Prayer, and a radiant figure vaguely appeared behind him.

Baldwin knew that the pitch-black machine in front of him was actually only a part of a massive Turing Machine, including a card reader and a display unit.

A smile appeared on the corner of Baldwin's mouth: "This clue is worth investigating..."

Baldwin operated the old-fashioned typewriter and typed the keywords: "Three days, reported case, suspected extraordinary!"

There were even more pipes, gears, Difference Engines, Analytical Engines, databases, and other facilities located underground; the true volume of this Imperial Morning Type I could fit half of the Municipal Square!

Even the faint sense of threat it brought was about the same.

In the Spirit World, he actually had the confidence to defeat that Alchemist named Marcus, and even devour him to turn into his own accumulation.

"What is going on?"

Alas... fighting for too long against the Chunbaitaiyang in the Spirit World was truly not a good suggestion!

【Baldwin Xiukaen, Suppression Bureau Captain, Green Forest City Deputy Police Commissioner, Clearance Level B, authentication passed!】

Boom!

Crack!

A large number of uniformed police officers were carrying files to archive, organize... or interrogating prisoners, going on missions...

Of course, if Aaron were to tell Keni about this foundation and accumulation, that lady would probably be in despair.

He took out his Identity Card and inserted it into the card reader.

Above the high tower, there was an illusory sun, gradually awakening!

The sound of gears interlocking, the clatter of levers turning, and the heat of steam erupting... all echoed simultaneously within this archives room.

"Deputy Director Baldwin, please present your Identity Card."

One of the Sun Clerics had an expression of extreme terror appear on his face; a large number of blisters grew on his body, and he collapsed to the ground screaming.

Aaron felt no panic at all in his heart.

His current Feathered Serpent form was a disguise, essentially a Curse learned from the dual-cultivation 'Shadow' school that allowed one to transform their Spirit Body at lower ranks.

Coupled with the status of a 'Perfecter' himself, and using the 'Feathered Serpent' he had seen in the Main World as a blueprint... after the transformation, Aaron felt that neither his status nor his strength was in the slightest bit inferior to the opponent.

【Evaluation: A-rank!】

"The haunted old house case? The missing child case? The tram pickpocketing case? Theft?"

The police officer stationed in the archives room spoke according to regulations.

The lead Sun Cleric stared straight at the Feathered Serpent, pitch-black blood and tears flowing from his eyes, his expression becoming increasingly resolute: "Even so, you are guilty!"

The archivist pressed them into another mechanical interface, and after the information on it was read, several documents were immediately transmitted over via steam power; they were all the police reports from that time.

'Hand of Radiance Marcus? A Sixth Primordial Substance user?'

"A wanted criminal suspected to be a Crown?" Baldwin muttered: "How many years has it been since I've seen one of those..."

(End of this chapter)