Chapter 340: Hela

The Little Cow Coffee Shop caters to small clerks in the nearby neighborhood, providing breakfast, lunch, and dinner at quite affordable prices. Even during the busiest evening market, each customer can enjoy a rich and substantial set meal for only 1 Felkin. Many hotel waiters, restaurant handymen, and cleaning ladies with a monthly income of 60 to 80 Felkin come here every two or three weeks, either alone or with their families, to enjoy a meal and reward themselves.

When Lu Mi arrived, the busy breakfast time had already ended, and there were almost no customers in the coffee shop. Several waiters looked lazy and not enthusiastic enough.

After ordering a cup of Makel coffee made from crushed coffee beans, Lu Mi sat at the agreed-upon position and patiently waited for "Hela."

When the cuckoo wall clock in the coffee shop struck, a woman pushed the door and entered.

She wore a very unique black dress, which had both a mysterious charm and was close to the daily attire of widows.

Seeing this lady distinguish the direction and walk straight toward him, Lu Mi sat up straight and carefully sized up the other party:

Her skin was very white, white to the point of being unnatural, like someone who hadn't been exposed to sunlight for a long time; her hair was pale gold, naturally draped, smooth but lacking luster; her eyes seemed to be able to absorb all light, making them appear dark and unable to see the original pupil color; her features were quite good individually, but they failed to leave a clear impression of her appearance on Lu Mi, which seemed to be affected by the cold temperament, unable to form a true whole.

And this lady's cold temperament wasn't the kind of indifference that refused people to approach, but a true coldness that seemed to emanate from the bone marrow, lowering the temperature around her slightly.

Lu Mi hadn't observed more details yet when this lady sat opposite him and asked in a cold voice:

"'Muggle's' brother?"

Although he had already guessed that this was Lady "Hela," Lu Mi was still a bit surprised.

He didn't expect the other party to appear without any disguise, seemingly not worried about being betrayed at all.

Lu Mi wasn't using "Nise's Face" and "Peeping Glasses" at this time, but he usually did basic camouflage, relying on his gold-in-black hair color and relatively simple makeup to maintain a certain difference from the wanted Lu Mi Li.

Maybe she was disguised, but I couldn't see it... Lu Mi smiled and nodded:

"Lady 'Hela'?"

That lady nodded gently, acknowledging her identity.

"Would you like to drink something?" Lu Mi asked politely.

"Hela" didn't stand on ceremony at all:

"A glass of absinthe, a triple-concentrated espresso."

Drinking strong alcohol at 10:00 AM, she is on par with me... And she ordered a triple-concentrated Lim coffee... Did she not sleep last night? Or is she drinking too much and using the stimulation of absinthe to wake up? Lu Mi raised his right hand, snapped his fingers, and summoned a waiter.

After the pale green liquid and the triple-concentrated Lim coffee in a small cup were placed in front of "Hela," Lu Mi looked around to determine if the communication was safe.

Gulp... "Hela" drank half a glass of absinthe in one go, and finally, there was some blood color on her unnaturally white face.

She put down the glass and pinched a ring on the middle finger of her right hand with the thumb and index finger of her left hand.

That ring had a simple style, with a black diamond with multiple facets embedded on a pure silver base.

As "Hela" gently turned this ring, Lu Mi suddenly felt that the surroundings became even quieter, and the light seemed to dim slightly.

"No one will hear our conversation now." "Hela's" voice also had that cold feeling.

Very powerful... This performance is stronger than Forsyth's. She is indeed one of the members of the "Curly-Haired Baboons Research Society" who has gone the furthest on the path of God... Lu Mi looked at "Hela's" dark eyes that seemed to be able to absorb all light and said calmly:

"I have had some new gains during this period."

"Hela" didn't speak, quietly looking at Lu Mi, waiting for him to continue.

"I caught Guillaume Bénet." When Lu Mi said this sentence, there was no emotion of showing off, just like a bartender at the Wind Dance Hall saying I just mixed a cocktail.

"Hela" had no emotional fluctuations, just nodded, not interested in the fact that Lu Mi could catch Guillaume Bénet or the details of how he caught him.

Taking Guillaume Bénet as a starting point, Lu Mi talked about "Muggle," which was Aurora's changes and various abnormalities, including the appearance of the lizard-like little sprite, the name Roche Louise Sanson, etc.

Finally, he took out a stack of papers:

"These are the occult notes my sister wrote three months before the faith of fate began to spread in Cordu Village. Take a look and see if there are any problems."

Throughout the process, "Hela" listened very attentively, but rarely had emotional fluctuations or changes in expression. Only when she heard the lizard-like little sprite appear again and "she said her name was Roche Louise Sanson" did she frown respectively.

"Hela," who remained silent, flipped through those occult notes. Her speed was very fast, as if she could master the corresponding occult knowledge and distinguish whether there were problems just by browsing.

After five or six minutes, she pulled out a page of notes.

It was precisely the "Soul Calling Technique" recorded by Aurora.

Only members of the "Curly-Haired Baboons Research Society," only those with shared experiences, could see where the problem was at a glance... Lu Mi suddenly felt a bit nostalgic.

"Hela" picked up the absinthe again and poured the green liquid shimmering with dreamy light into her mouth.

After drinking, she looked at Lu Mi and said:

"Regarding the lizard-like little sprite, what are your thoughts?"

"I heard people say that there is a legend circulating in recent years that the Kingdom of Heaven has banished a batch of little sprites, and among them seem to be transparent lizard-like ones." Lu Mi didn't mention the symbolic meaning interpreted by Mr. "Poet," using the statement of the official investigator Ryan.

"Hela's" face was more rosy than just now, and the cold feeling faded slightly:

"I have a certain understanding of those little sprites and have studied the situation of some of them.

"They are not banished from the Kingdom of Heaven; they are more likely to come from an alternate dimension. When certain folk legends become closer and closer to certain things in the alternate dimension, as time passes, the latter has a chance to descend upon the earth through the Spirit Realm.

"This is just my personal speculation for now, not yet confirmed. I just want to tell you that I have done quite in-depth research on the little sprite phenomenon in recent years and have also seen transparent lizard-like little sprites with my own eyes, but that is different from the lizard-like transparent creature you described."

"Not a real little sprite?" Lu Mi wasn't too surprised by this statement. After all, Ryan and others were just guessing, and Mr. "Poet" believed that it was closer to the representative of another force.

"Hela" didn't give too much explanation, giving an affirmative answer with a nod:

"I will pay attention to whether there are similar images in the little sprite legends of other places."

After speaking, she turned the page of notes with "Soul Calling Technique" half a circle and pushed it in front of Lu Mi:

"Your sister's problem is very likely here."

Lu Mi expressed his waiting for an explanation with his eyes.

He really wanted to see how "Hela" would talk about this matter. She shouldn't directly reveal the biggest secret of the "Curly-Haired Baboons Research Society" like Forsyth.

"Hela" said in a cold voice:

"I have had quite a few contacts with your sister and know that she has always had a certain psychological problem, which comes from her original family.

"Her original family seems very abnormal. Your sister had to stay away from them and hide in a border mountain village, just like you gradually discovered that Cordu Village was becoming more and more abnormal and wanted to escape, so I suggested you investigate in this direction.

"And if the 'Soul Calling Technique' recorded on this page is used on oneself, it is very likely to turn your sister's psychological problem into a mental illness, appearing as a true personality splitting."

"Do you mean that Roche Louise Sanson is a personality split from my sister? Is the source of the fate faith her original family?" Lu Mi asked thoughtfully.

Without revealing the biggest secret of the "Curly-Haired Baboons Research Society," this seemed to be the most reasonable explanation, but Lady "Magician" also believed that personality splitting was one of the reasons, or part of the reason.

"Hela" sipped the triple-concentrated Lim coffee:

"It might be more complex than personality splitting, involving certain weird occult phenomena. This remains for your subsequent investigation."

Lu Mi nodded and asked in a deep voice:

"Does the 'April Fool's' member who sold the 'Soul Calling Technique' to my sister have a problem? Did he foresee that similar personality splitting would occur?"

"Hela" was silent for a few seconds before saying:

"There is suspicion, but it's not certain. I will try to investigate, but this may take a long time. You also know that the organizational structure of the Research Society is very loose, and those people in 'April Fool's' are not close to me."

"I understand." Lu Mi had heard similar words from Forsyth.

"Hela" glanced at him and thought for a moment:

"Actually, the person most suitable for investigating this matter is you, but unfortunately, you don't yet possess the corresponding conditions."

"Why do you say that?" Lu Mi asked in astonishment.

Known for his broad thinking and fondness for pranks in Cordu Village, he had never thought that he could be responsible for investigating this matter, believing that the most he could do was assist Forsyth.

"Hela's" tone remained cold:

"If you possessed the Beyonder ability to change your appearance from the flesh level, you could completely become 'Muggle' and participate in various gatherings of the Research Society in her identity.

"By then, you could observe who among the members of 'April Fool's' felt surprised that 'Muggle' didn't have problems and showed abnormalities, and you could also use yourself as bait to try to fish out the person hiding dark motives."

I become Aurora and become a member of the "Curly-Haired Baboons Research Society" with the code name "Muggle"? Lu Mi had never thought that this could be done.

He frowned and said:

"Even if I have a transformation item, I can't play my sister, especially within your Research Society?"

He wasn't a person from another world and didn't know many things, so how could he communicate with others?

Perhaps he would be exposed in one or two sentences!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 341 =====