Chapter 64: Pigeons Gathering
Old Bruce suppressed his hunger and sat quietly at the desk, waiting with his eyes closed. If it weren't for his long breathing, others might have mistaken him for a statue.

He only ate a loaf of oatmeal bread in the morning. After arriving in Backlund, in order to show his piety, he immediately entered the Holy Wind Cathedral without having time to eat lunch.

"Huh, "Wind-loving One", I really want to eat him... After the promotion, the hunger instinct emerged... Is this also a kind of aggregation?"

Old Blue grinned, and used meditation to gather his thoughts, suppressing his desire for the next sequence of potions and hiding his malice towards the next sequence of extraordinary people.

This is not complicated. He is used to hiding his anger in his heart, so it is not difficult to add some distracting thoughts in it.

……

Inside the Holy Wind Cathedral covered with solemn murals, three rows of figures stood proudly. Most of them had blue hair, a few had black and blond hair, and only the leftmost person in the third row had white hair. With their eyes, they welcomed the convener of this gathering - Ace Snake.

The "Singer of God" wearing a black soft hat, a square face, silver eyes, and a black robe embroidered with storm symbols walked to the top. Behind him was the altar of the storm, on which there were huge lightning and wave-shaped storm holy emblems, making the figure of the archbishop extremely solemn. People would lower their heads just to face him.

His magnetic voice sounded:

"According to reliable intelligence, Qi Lingos has secretly infiltrated Backlund."

"In the past three years, some of the Punishers who were chasing these pirates on the sea were able to return, but many of them never returned again."

The cardinal's voice seemed to thunder, and it became louder and louder:

"I don't care what this despicable pirate wants to do, find him, capture him, and kill him."

"You are all elite Punishers selected from various parishes, and you have extensive experience in hunting down traitors. In the coming period of time, Roy will lead you to hunt down the traitors with all your strength."

"This is Storm's will. In Backlund, Storm is not afraid of any challenge. Anyone who offends will suffer the wrath of thunder."

“The storm is with you.”

There was only one person in the first row, Roy Wellington. He took the lead in saluting, punched his left chest with his right fist and said:
"As you command, Cardinal! The storm is with you!"

"The storm is with you!"

Old Blue followed the other 11 people in saluting and shouting, and he was even more confused. Did the Church of Storms react so early? And they even sent the Mandated Punishers from various parishes? Then he was sent here? Wasn't it because of the promotion review? I thought it was the little quill that was messing with me...

Then, everyone watched the Singer of God leave. Roy turned his head and said to the two rows of people behind him:

"Qilingos is a Sequence 6 'Wind-loving One'. I think you should all be familiar with him..."

Listening to it again... Old Blue was a little bored. The Hanged Man Alger knew more than Roy and the others.

Hmm? Did Alger report it to the church? He probably hasn't arrived in Backlund yet. He just captured the people on Qilingos' ship, interrogated them, and sent a telegram?
Or... other clues... Oh, Justice Audrey should have already commissioned Xio and Fors to find Qilingos...

The two ladies commissioned the great detective Isengard Stanton...

Damn... So that's how it is. Old Blue figured it out. The Tarot Club threw the stone, which caused such a commotion... But with such a big fanfare, they definitely can't catch Qilingos... They have the help of the Psychological Alchemy Society and the XX Hermit Society, but they still have to rely on the Tarot Club's strength...

Hmm? I am also a member of the Tarot Club... Hey, I almost forgot who the Priestess is after not attending the Tarot Club for a few days...

Roy's expression was extremely serious. "Qilingos, who possesses 'Creeping Hunger', is extremely dangerous. Don't try to take all the credit. Send a signal immediately after discovering him and wait for support. His Excellency the Archbishop will be on standby at any time. Also, keep it confidential and don't cause panic..."

"I emphasize again that we are a search team... Don't be greedy." "Starting tomorrow, we will gather at the church at 9 pm every day to report our intelligence and then decide whether to act as a group depending on the situation."

"……Wish ya'll good luck."

Hmm? Old Blue instinctively heard something wrong in the last sentence... Shouldn't it be, "The storm is with you"...

As one of the 12 Punishers, he left with the young and middle-aged people with fanatical expressions on their faces. He looked back and found that Roy Wellington was still standing there, his lean body rooted to the ground, staring deeply at the departing crowd.

……

"Great, the opportunity for promotion has come!"

"Heh, I must have found that pirate first... I have a friend in Backlund..."

"Hello, are you interested in forming a team? We'll split the merit equally."

"The target of the hunt is the 'Wind Blesser'. We are all 'Navigators', right? This is no secret... let alone what the reward is! There are risks, but the benefits are greater!"

"I'm from Jianhai County... I'm not familiar with this place. Please take me with you. I won't steal the spoils. Storm is my witness."

The moment they walked out of the Holy Wind Cathedral, a noisy sound was heard. The 11 Punishers were each looking for a suitable partner. Naturally, the white-haired old Blue was not among their first choices.

He also looked deeply at the group of punishers, raised his simple cane, and left silently.

"Did you see that? That old man actually has a fellow this old..."

"Maybe he's here to make up the numbers... Extraordinary people, at this age, will be in low condition."

"Don't talk about him. They are all Punishers, and they are all Christians..."

"One less competitor... that's good."

……

He ignored the discussions behind him, and of course there was no "protagonist" with a unique vision to stop him and take him to start the journey of catching wolves in Beicheng.

Old Blue hailed a public carriage, told the destination, put his hands on his cane, closed his eyes and rested as the carriage swayed, looking forward to the upcoming dinner.

As for finding Qi Lingos? Well, if you want to find him, that's easy. If you want to kill him, that's fine too, but... if you want to kill him while hiding your strength and identity... that requires planning and timing. In other words, you can't be impatient.

The more obvious opportunity was that when Xio and Fors went to look for the informant Darkholm, they encountered a cunning pirate hiding there. If he followed the two of them... a fierce battle would break out and he would have a chance to capture him. If he attacked by surprise, the chance would be even greater...

Second, Qi Lingos failed in his assassination attempt on Duke Negan and fled to the vicinity of the Municipal Park, which is where Azik killed him instantly... But by then there would be no need for him to take action himself, and he could just be a bystander.

The third chance...

"Storm Church... Hey, they've spread out twelve baits, and now it all depends on whether Qilingos will bite the hook... This is too obvious... It's really the style of Storm Old Pigeon..."

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