Mystery: The Ultimate Tarot

Chapter 107 Relics of the Fourth Century

Chapter 107 Quaternary Relics

Mr. C explained in detail the mission Raphael was to undertake. The Aurora Society was responsible for Ms. S, the messenger of the industrial city of Constance. She followed the clues from a notebook to an ancient ruin and finally determined that it was located in the western suburbs of Backlund.

Because a saint had been paying attention to this matter, Mr. C, who was in charge of Backlund, provided Ms. S with some assistance and sent several people to help her.

But the day after Ms. S entered the ruins, the people sent there returned, saying that Ms. S was trapped inside the ruins.

Mr. C immediately sent people to rescue them, but they discovered a powerful seal in the ruins, and it seemed very dangerous inside.

So Mr. C prepared to organize another rescue operation. He originally planned to send two people, Raphael being just one of them.

As a result, the Aurora Society members in Backlund were attacked by the "Punishers" first, and another member who was preparing to rescue Ms. S was killed. Now Raphael has to go alone.

Fortunately, Raphael was promoted; otherwise, this mission would have been extremely dangerous.

Raphael asked, "What era does that relic belong to?"

"I discussed this with Ms. S," Mr. C said. "It should be a Quaternary relic, but we don't know why there's a seal inside, or what's sealed inside."

"I need you to go in and determine if Ms. S is dead. If she is still alive, you can assist her in completing the mission. If she is dead, you need to bring out her extraordinary characteristics or something that can prove her identity."

"But if you encounter danger, turn back immediately; don't push yourself too hard."

Raphael nodded slowly, understanding Mr. C's meaning: sending someone to search for Ms. S again was already more than enough, since it wasn't Mr. C's responsibility. However, since a saint was paying attention to this matter, it was necessary to maintain appearances.

Raphael didn't accept the task, but instead asked, "After this mission is completed, can you assign me a few subordinates?"

He shrugged and said, "There are some things that are not suitable for gangsters to do."

Mr. C wasn't angry at Raphael's "asking for benefits": "After the mission, you can choose three members from Backlund's 'lower sequence'."

Raphael smiled and said, "Alright, I will complete this task diligently."

Mr. C had Logan give Raphael further information before beginning today's conversation.

Raphael couldn't understand why, when the countries of the Northern Continent were already at war and the Aurora Society had just been attacked, they would organize such a casual conversation.

He could only guess that it was related to the important matter Mr. C had mentioned earlier, but he had no idea what it was.

They talked for more than two hours, and Raphael didn't go back until it was almost dawn.

Raphael didn't feel tired. He sat down at his desk and looked through the materials. Judging from the information alone, the ruins didn't seem to pose much of a danger. He decided to go and check on the ruins this afternoon.

After taking a short nap and having lunch, Raphael went to the factory he had rented.

Three "Iron Houses" have already been completed, and he plans to bring them with him on this mission.

"Iron House" is not only stronger in combat than "Bronze House", but more importantly, Raphael can manipulate it in detail through the spirituality he left in "Iron House", and can even make some expressions.

Most importantly, by injecting more spiritual energy, the "Iron Corpse" can be made to look like a real "living corpse," and even the ability of "spiritual vision" will find it difficult to distinguish which one is the real body in a short time.

With the "ventriloquism" technique from the "Three Secrets of Corpse Refining," Raphael could easily place an "Iron Corpse" at the front of the line, disguising it as his true form, while he himself would pretend to be an ordinary living corpse.

However, these three bodies belong to the leader of the "Three Brothers" and his two brothers, and many people in the Bridge District know them.

So they had to put on makeup, and Raphael himself also put on makeup, turning into a middle-aged man with a short beard.

After making the preparations, Raphael took the five undead, found a spacious horse-drawn carriage, and headed straight for the western outskirts of Backlund.

After getting off the carriage, we walked briskly for more than half an hour before arriving at our destination.

This area is already within the Balchis Mountains, but there are still many villages here, so it doesn't look desolate.

Raphael's target was a small hill with the ruins of an ancient castle on it. On the other side of the hill was a village, but the autumn harvest was long over and there were no longer any busy farmers in the fields.

Raphael and his party arrived at the ancient castle ruins halfway up the mountain without attracting much attention. This castle used to belong to a baron, but later, as Loen entered the colonial era, a parliament and a government were established.

Many nobles moved to the city of Becquerad in search of new political status and investment opportunities. As a result, many nobles lost everything in this great upheaval. The castles in these villages changed hands many times. Some castles that were suitable for hunting or had large estates attached were still worth repairing.

There are also some castles built on hilltops or hillsides, these wartime-style castles were mostly abandoned and left unrepaired for decades, forming the ruins we see today. The entrance to the ruins is in the basement of this castle, which was deliberately built on the ruins.

The notes that Ms. S received were left by one of the former owners of the castle, a baron.

Their family had been secretly searching for a way to enter the ruins, but had never succeeded.

The reason they failed was simple: their family had never produced a "middle-sequence" extraordinary individual. They had obtained a level 2 sealed artifact, but they still failed to open the ruins.

And because they were reluctant to invite others to share the benefits of the ruins, the ruins remained unopened until the family lost its noble title.

Their attempt was essentially a trial and error process for Ms. S, while the information Raphael obtained contained a way to open the ruins, which saved Raphael time in his exploration.

He had one of the "Iron Corpses" walk in front, and the "group" entered the ruins of the dilapidated castle. It was empty, with many windows pried off by the surrounding villages, and the spacious living room was overgrown with weeds.

After quickly determining his direction, Raphael entered the dark and slightly damp basement and found the entrance to the ruins in an inconspicuous corner.

This entrance was recently forcibly opened, and this place is now part of the ruins. In the long corridor, there are some murals that have been severely damaged.

As Raphael turned the corner, his eyes narrowed. Ahead stood a man in a trench coat, with striking looks and a poet-like demeanor, intently examining a fairly complete mural.

This was Leonard Mitchell, who had also come for the mission.