Chapter 823

Priest Augustus set off from Tobesk station in early autumn and returned to Tobesk train station on a Sunday morning in late autumn. Although Xia De knew that Priest Augustus had experienced many dangerous things in Midhill, the danger he encountered during the Midhill incident was no less than his own.

But when Xia De put his hands in his pockets and, together with the welcoming team of the Dawn Church, saw the old man smiling and carrying his suitcase off the train that sprayed steam from the bottom to both sides, he still trance-like thought that the priest had gone on vacation.

The priest's luggage was of course not just a suitcase. Other large luggage was piled up in the freight car and would be sent to the Dawn Church by special personnel.

The weather at the turn of autumn and winter was not bad, but the city was still filled with polluting fog. The chaos of the platform made this scene of life even more hazy and illusory, but at least Priest Augustus was really back.

A total of 7 local old priests returned with Priest Augustus, belonging to the Five Gods Church. Although they could not hide the fatigue of the journey on their faces, everyone was very happy to be able to return to Tobesk, the pearl of the north.

"Even the smell of pollution in the air is so intimate."

Priest Augustus even said such things, and then was choked into coughing. The air pollution level in the past few days was indeed outrageous. Although Midhill, which relies on mountains, also has steam industry, the overall level of air quality is far better than Tobesk.

On the platform, which was low and dim, full of travelers carrying suitcases, and filled with strange odors in the air, the Five Gods Church held a very short welcoming ceremony for the old priests returning home, and then they returned to their respective churches.

Priest Augustus of course would not follow Xia De to Saint Theresa Square No. 6, but he still knocked on Xia De's door at two o'clock this afternoon.

"Welcome back, Priest Augustus!"

Xia De said with a smile after opening the door. The old man outside the door was also full of smiles:

"Yes, Tobesk is still better. I won't go on such a long trip again in the future. Oh, your gift."

The gift Priest Augustus prepared for Xia De was a black hat with colorful feathers on it. The feathers were dyed with dye.

Xia De held Mia and led Priest Augustus to the second floor to talk. Tea had been prepared in advance, and Priest Augustus's first sentence was a question:

"Have Joey Barton and that Miss Marilyn Handel left Tobesk now?"

"Yes, the last time I saw them was at the Tobesk Public Cemetery seven days ago."

Xia De replied. The priest nodded and did not ask about them again:

"When I was in Midhill, I promised you that I would tell you about my pair of wings. Detective, you already know that those wings belong to an angel, but maybe you don't know that the angel is..."

"The first angel, the first angel born in the world, the Angel of Death."

Xia De added, signaling Priest Augustus to sit down. The priest sat on the short sofa and looked at him very unexpectedly:

"It seems you know more than I thought. Then that's fine, I don't have to introduce too much. I am of course human, just able to borrow the power of an angel... Well, a long time ago, because of an accident, I obtained a part of the remains of the Angel of Death."

"Remains?"

A bit surprised, but it didn't seem particularly surprised. Compared with other possibilities Xia De thought of, such as Priest Augustus being an angel, this answer was not particularly outrageous:

"That angel, died?"

The priest shook his head and smiled:

"It seems you don't know everything either, otherwise I would think you... Although angels are not the Great Ones who created them, they also have near-immortal lives and are beings higher than humans and mortal creatures. Most angels accompanied the Old Gods and left, and the Angel of Death left its shell in the material world. The shell collapsed, and when I was young, I accidentally merged with a part of the remains, including the wings."

The story of Priest Augustus's youth should be the Tobesk Level 0 relic runaway incident mentioned by the Academy. But the priest still did not explain why everyone died, but he not only survived but also gained power. This should be a secret that Priest Augustus is unwilling to tell.

Fortunately, everyone, including Xia De, has secrets, so he will not explore too much.

"Then that right arm bone implanted in Joey Barton by the 【Truth Society】 is..."

Xia De raised his eyebrows.

"Detective, you are very keen, yes. The remains of the angel gave me part of the power of the Angel of Death. Relying on this power, I am not only extremely sensitive to death, but also can perfect that power by constantly collecting other parts of the remains."

The priest stretched out his right palm, and some gray mist jumped in his palm.

"Meow~"

Mia instantly exploded, making a low threatening sound at Priest Augustus with her throat, which startled both Xia De and Priest Augustus.

Xia De comforted his cat and hesitated:

"But you don't look like someone who pursues power. Sorry, I mean, usually such an extremely difficult item to collect will cause unimaginable things once aggregated. Priest Augustus, why do you want to collect the remains of the angel? I am worried that once you collect them all... the angel will... revive in your body."

The Outsider has read many similar stories.

The priest shook his head:

"Detective, do you think the departed Old Gods will return easily?"

"Of course not."

"Then why would the angels who left with them return easily?"

The priest said, and only then was Xia De relieved. This indeed makes sense:

"Then why do you collect these remains?"

"They are very dangerous, abnormally dangerous. Don't look at me like an ordinary person now. Actually, in order to suppress the power of the Angel of Death, I also paid a considerable price. This is not power that should be left in the material world, so I want to seal them myself. Moreover, with the return of this power, I can also know more information, information about those ancient gods."

He glanced at Xia De:

"Aren't you pursuing this knowledge?"

Xia De smiled:

"Yes, I am also pursuing those ancient myths, learning about past stories in the dust of history. This is what I, as an investigator of the History Academy, should do. Then, in these years, have you searched for many remains of the Angel of Death?"

The priest shook his head, picked up the teacup and leaned back on the backrest:

"I have been looking for information in this regard all these years, but you can also imagine the difficulty. Except for the initial remains and the right arm bone taken from Joey Barton's body, I accidentally obtained a small piece of leg bone 12 years ago, and got two finger bones three years ago. Far from it, far from it."

The priest took out his pipe again, but just wiped it. He of course would not smoke in Xia De's house. And Xia De noticed that the priest did not mention how many of the remains he initially merged with.

"If you don't have to worry about the risk of the angel reviving in you, I will also help pay attention to the information about the angel's remains."

Xia De nodded, and besides demons and fire, he had one more collection item.

"I knew you would help me, Xia De. With the continuous completion of the Angel of Death, I can also obtain more knowledge and information. I think these are the most important compared to power. After all, knowledge is priceless, knowledge is power, and I am willing to share this power with you. For example, this..."

He took out a small glass bottle from his pocket. Xia De pushed away the cat that was stretching its neck and wanting to sniff it, and shook it after picking up the glass bottle:

"Holy water?"

"Yes, I made it myself. According to the effect, it is roughly equivalent to between No. 3 and No. 4 holy water."

Xia De looked at the priest in surprise:

"I always thought that only the Nature Church could make holy water... Wait, the Nature Church makes holy water by relying on five angel statues relics from poet level (5) to angel level (1), so, is the manufacture of holy water related to angels?"

"Yes, the power of angels can make holy water. Of course, this also requires knowledge."

The priest pointed to his head with a smile:

"Now, I can make a large amount of No. 4 holy water. Except for material costs and time, there is almost no extra consumption. This bottle of holy water in your hand is stronger than No. 4 and weaker than No. 3, and it is still a bit laborious to make. But in the future, you can buy holy water from me, and I only charge you for the material costs."

"That's really great."

This kind of strange magic potion, holy water, has the effects of expelling negative energy, expelling curses, detoxifying, mental recovery, healing, adding holy effects, etc. Although the effect of No. 4 holy water is far less than the two bottles of No. 2 holy water Xia De put in the drawer, it is also quite valuable.

"Besides that, I also learned to make some strange items related to angels and death. The most powerful alchemical item, 'Horn of Death', even has a large-scale instant death effect. However, I have to think about these strange items before trying to make them. Some materials are probably difficult to find in the short term. If you are interested, you can take a look at my magic potion workshop."

The priest added. It seems that that arm bone really helped him a lot. It's a pity that Xia De and the priest couldn't ask the 【Truth Society】 about the origin of that bone, otherwise they might be able to find more angel remains according to the clues.

And Priest Augustus opening the sale of holy water and special alchemical items to Xia De also shows the value of the knowledge of those ancient beings. Thinking about it now, Dr. Schneider should also be able to make some alchemical items with demon characteristics, such as the amulet that allows Xia De to use demon power in his dreams.

The reason why the doctor rarely mentions his knowledge to Xia De is obviously because the power of demons cannot be used easily. Being discovered by the church using angel power will not cause trouble, but being discovered by the church using demon power is really causing big trouble.