If this was Alice's first time opening the envelope and looking at what appeared on the cards, she should still be able to express some surprise and a little novelty.

However, after seeing the same portrait more than ten or twenty times, the starry text that appeared when she touched it was no longer shocking.

Sequence 0, original witch.

This is the same title as the witch sect she learned about, and the hidden existence they believe in...

No, perhaps it cannot be said that the title is the same. The original witch is probably the existence they believe in.

Obviously, the so-called Sequence 0 should be the end point of the "Pathway to God", the ending of reaching the throne of God in a mortal body.

Unfortunately, Alice was unable to find out any more useful information from this "Witch" card.

Her intuition told her that the "Witch" card had not yet shown its true form.

But she had been studying the cards over and over for several days, but she still couldn't find out the secret buried in them.

Based on her past experience, Alice concluded that it belongs to that type of special props with puzzle-solving elements. Only when certain conditions are met, the contents contained within it will be completely released.

It might be a reward from the person who solved the mystery, a piece of important secret-related knowledge, or a map indicating a buried treasure, etc.; at the same time, the possibility of it being someone else's trap cannot be completely ruled out...

After all, there are always some malicious beings who will spread some valuable-looking mysteries and treasures into the world, and then wait for the guesser to solve the puzzle with great interest before telling the other person: Congratulations, you relied on your own wisdom and kindness

Luck has passed my test, so from now on, your wisdom and good luck belong to me...

Well, although a similar situation is only a small probability event, you can't think it is completely impossible, right?

It's a pity that Alice is not good at solving this kind of puzzle without clues or giving any hints.

And instead of slowly guessing the riddle, she wanted to directly use the dissociation technique to dismantle it into basic particles, and then... then there would be no more.

Well, forget it, it would be too rough and a waste of natural resources.

After giving up the idea of ​​violently breaking through the level, she would think about this card from time to time, and along the way, she went to search for some information about the other person on the card - the man in court clothes, Russell Gusta.

Husband-related information.

Before reading the information about Emperor Russell, Alice already knew that he was a very flamboyant and unrestrained guy; and as expected, those historical materials only helped her deepen the relevant impression.

In her eyes, Russell...well, his life was full of legends and he was a typical and controversial historical figure.

Alice knew that if she wanted to delve deeper into the secret behind this "Witch" card, she had two choices.

One is to start with the other person on the card, Emperor Russell, and find relevant clues or even obscure hints from the words or information he left behind.

The second is to find the witch who sent this card, Ms. Mourning Angela.

The first point is easy to understand, but the second method may be more direct: since the mourning lady described this "Witch" card as "the first gift of the end", she must have some feelings about it.

Understand, and may even hold the key to solving the corresponding puzzle...

However, the problem also lies here.

If this card is really a gift dedicated to the great "Dominator", then why didn't the mourning lady who gave the card tell the "Dominator" how to open the gift and let the other party guess?

Or maybe Angela, the mourning lady, thinks there is no need to tell the "Dominator" how to open the cards, because the "Dominator" himself knows very well how to solve the puzzle on the "Witch" card...

Well, Alice knew that these were just her own guesses after all. As for the actual situation, she would have to wait until she found the mourning lady and pried the answer out of her mouth before she could unravel the mystery.

And even though she once declared to Klein with great force that all beings that use eyes to observe things are her eyes. But what she can capture is only pictures.

Of course, if she concentrates and carefully identifies the mouth shapes of the people in the picture, she can also roughly restore the content of other people's conversations.

The search is limited to a small city, but what if the search area is expanded to a country, a continent, or even the whole world?

Before she finds the mysterious witch whose appearance has never been revealed, Alice will be completely swallowed up by tens of millions of information torrent.

...Well, it’s okay to be swallowed up by the flow of information. You can probably recover from being dazed for a few hours.

The trouble is that in that state, she can no longer maintain the permanent spells on her body, and many effects including anti-divination and anti-prophecy will disappear at the same time, which can easily put her in an unfavorable situation.

In short, the secret behind this "Witch" card may only be left to be explored slowly in the future...

Alice put away the inexplicable gift again. Seeing that it was not too late, she got up and left the desk, opened the window, and slipped out of the room in a familiar manner.

She wanted to make some preparations for her trip to Backlund tomorrow.

It just so happened that Saturday of the new week was coming, and Klein had to work "overtime" underground in the church, so the drug testing session had to be suspended for one night. But in this way, Saturday became Alice's day off, and she could rest assured

Spend a full day in the city known as the City of Hope before returning to Tingen.

As for the excuse to explain to Benson and Melissa, Alice has already thought about it: she has to go to Backlund to deal with the rental issue, so she takes advantage of the time she has on the weekend to inspect the location and specific environment of the house!

But before that, she had to call back her familiar Eve, who was fostered by Danitaly. After all, the real purpose of this trip to Backlund was...

"Extraordinary gathering? You did mention just now that you want to attend Backlund's Extraordinary gathering, right?" As if she heard something that surprised her, Danni was listening to the conversation between the witch Alice and Eve.

Tully stood up immediately, walked quickly towards them, and joined the conversation with a slightly raised tone.

Unlike the little robin that chirped and laughed at Danitaly's deafness, Alice instantly understood the meaning behind her question:

"Do you have relevant channels that can introduce new members to join?"

Extraordinaries like them who do not belong to official organizations will naturally only participate in private gatherings with high confidentiality. You know, even Tingen City has similar underground trade fairs, which are held in the capital of the Kingdom of Loen.

, in Backlund, known as the City of Hope, the number of wild Beyonders must be much greater, the demand for trading will be greater, and the places for trading gatherings must be more hidden and difficult to find.

...Although it is not too difficult for Alice to find a similar meeting place, she has not forgotten that she is now a "witch" from a southern city and county. When she heard that there was a way to quickly enter the local circle of extraordinary people,

When receiving the news, she did a good job of showing the appropriate surprise.

Danitaly heard this and smiled:

"I know a few friends who live in Backlund. You know, they are basically Sequence 8 and Sequence 9 Beyonders. They must have contact with local trade fairs. If necessary, I can help you contact them.

Ask about the parties that are going to be held in the near future."

Alice raised her hand and smoothed the white feathers on Eve's body, soothing her restless desire to interject, and then uttered a phrase:

"tomorrow."

Danitaly, who vaguely understood the character of this witch, quickly reacted:

"You're going to Backlund tomorrow? Have you booked your steam train ticket? The earliest one tomorrow?"

...Buy a ticket? What is that.

Before Alice could speak, she heard her familiar boasting unbearably lonely:

"Humph, Alice doesn't need that kind of thing! Alice is amazing. With a snap, she can fly to the place called Shell Blue immediately!"

"...Eve." After giving the little robin a gentle and friendly look, Alice corrected her calmly, "It's time for you to practice your Loenese - it's Backlund, not

Shell Blue... Come, say it to me, Backlund."

It wasn't until Eve shrunk her little head and repeated the correct pronunciation several times with trepidation that Danitaly looked back at the witch and smiled meaningfully:

"Fly? It seems that you have a lot of good things hidden in you... Let's not talk about it anymore. I'm going to ask someone to book a steam train ticket for seven o'clock in the morning. Two first-class seats. Do you think it's okay?"

"...We can arrive before noon." Alice made a rough estimate, feeling a little sorry for the time wasted on the way.

"The journey takes about four hours. We should arrive at Backlund around 11 o'clock. After getting off the bus, we can go to the department store for a while and then find a restaurant for lunch. After the meal, I will go to the door.

The friend who is visiting me...if you don't have any plans, do you want to come with me?" Seeing Miss Witch slightly frowning her beautifully shaped eyebrows, Danitaly added with a smile, "Don't worry, Baekeland.

Gatherings of extraordinary people in Germany are usually held in the evening. If we are lucky, we will have one tomorrow night. Overall, we have plenty of time."

The implication is that if unfortunately there is no extraordinary gathering tomorrow night, then they may choose to spend the night in Backlund.

"That's okay." Alice gave up arguing with her and nodded slightly, indicating that she agreed with these arrangements.

——Emotional issues aside, Danitaly is indeed a very capable person. She has a wide social network, a wealthy family, and knows how to please girls, even as a guide to novice "stealers"

The tasks were completed quite well.

Eve had quietly told her master that she felt obvious signs of the potion being digested. If she continued to work hard, maybe she would be able to completely digest the "Stealer" potion in another month.

So at least in Alice's view, as long as Danitaly doesn't bring up topics related to sleeping, she will still be a qualified and useful tool for her.

Such a simple and obvious truth must be very clear to the other party.

The beautiful lady in men's clothing just smiled again, said nothing more, and said in a brisk tone that she was looking forward to tomorrow.

…………

At noon the next day, in front of a house with a small garden on Tutwa Street, Backlund South District.

This private house, which is rarely visited due to its remote location, welcomed two visitors on a rare quiet afternoon.

Among them, the taller one wearing men's formal attire stretched out his hand and pulled the doorbell, causing it to make a clear tinkling sound.

After about ten seconds, a young man in a white shirt and black vest opened the door and walked out. He asked in a slightly confused and confused manner:

"Good afternoon? May I ask for..."

"Anri Fanidier! Long time no see, don't say you forgot my name!"

Danitaly generously and enthusiastically gave her friend a long-awaited hug, and then when the other person gradually responded to his expression, she let go of him with a smile and took a small step back.

"Deville...Dani Tully! Why did you come to Backlund all of a sudden? Didn't you say that the air here makes you feel bored?... Me? Of course I am still the same as before..."

The relationship between the two people was obviously good. After a brief exchange of pleasantries and banter, the young man named Anri invited the two people outside the door to come into the house. At the same time, while another guest wearing a classical style dress was closing the door,

She quietly gave Danitaly a hand and hinted with a wink:
To be continued...