Devil's Bible

Chapter 23 Witness
Seeing that Jacques was about to say something more, Nemes, unwilling to waste any more words, simply offered this piece of advice before turning to get back to work.

Accompanying Jacques and Isabella this time were more than a dozen other migrants who wanted to join the Dorsal Fin Village.

He needs to check carefully to make sure there are no wanted criminals, demon-related individuals, wizards, or anything like that inside.

Jacques, who stayed behind, didn't quite understand what it meant to eat more meat now.

Although he didn't quite understand, Jacques felt a chill rise from the bottom of his heart, and a feeling of nausea lingered, causing him to frown.

Jacques was indignant and was about to chase after him to continue the conversation with Nemes.

But it was at this time that Opus arrived.

He still looked the same, still wearing that somewhat out-of-place robe, and his head always seemed to be stained with sweat.

He kept the handkerchief he used to wipe away sweat in his hand.

"These two must be the new priest and paladin. It's a pleasure to meet you!" Opp seemed unaware of the screening process and greeted the two warmly. At the same time, the people with Opp quickly went to greet the other migrants.

Next, we need to make some overall arrangements for accommodation, work, and living supplies in the village.

A dozen or so people may not seem like much, but for a small village of over five hundred people, it's a huge addition.

Op's behavior was completely normal, just like that of a village chief with some wealth.

For a moment, even Jacques, who came to inspect, was slightly bewildered.

Especially after receiving the gift, the thought arose that this person was so enthusiastic, perhaps they were a bad person who was breaking the law.

The gift wasn't expensive; it was just some herbs that the villagers had picked from the back fin mountain. According to Aupu, they were used to make soup or tea, which women could drink for beauty and health, and men could drink for women's beauty and health.

However, Nems noticed that when Op looked at someone in the crowd, there were some very subtle emotional fluctuations.

If Nemus weren't a demon, and his perception of emotions and desires were as instinctive as his own, he might not have even noticed Op's slight emotion.

"So this person is the tainted witness?"

"But how did Op confirm the other party's identity?" Nemus felt a little strange. The other party had just swaggered over without any disguise, so he must have been sure that Op didn't recognize him.

But judging from the current situation, it's quite interesting that Opp recognized the other party at just one glance.

As Nemes thought about it, he began to conduct a basic check on those people.

While examining the person who had caused Op's emotional fluctuations, Nemus keenly discovered that there was a faint, intangible fluctuation emanating from this person.

"It must be the limitations that the church placed on him."

"It's probably something like the Sin Nails." The Sin Nails are similar to the Holy Nails on Nemus's body; both are special things formed by invisible forces.

However, its function was the opposite; it was used to imprison and restrain church prisoners.

"Is this how Op noticed it?"

Nems was somewhat puzzled, but he pretended nothing was wrong and continued to check on the others.

Apart from that, there was nothing special about the rest of the people, and the inspection was considered complete.

Op led his men to make the arrangements, Nems said goodbye to the old pastor and left, while Isabella and Jacques said they were going to look around and left as well.

The once bustling church fell silent. The old pastor glanced at the departing people with a complex expression, then turned and entered the church, cleansed himself with holy water, and knelt before the statue of God, praying softly.

Jacques, on the other side, also felt something incredible: most of the villagers were speaking well of Nems.

In their eyes, Nair was a dutiful and good paladin, kind and polite to people, and he had never caused any trouble.

As for the village chief, Op, most of the reviews are positive.

For example, the village originally had dirt roads, but it was Aupu that funded the replacement with gravel roads.

In these respects, Aupu is a man of action who respects talent.

If any family is in trouble and comes to Op, Op will help them out.

“No, we won’t find anything by searching like this.” Jacques quickly realized.

Their current status is that of trainee clergy, and in the villagers' eyes, they are in cahoots with Nems.

Even if they had a bad impression of Nems, they would swallow their bad words when they saw that they were clergy.

“You’re too hasty, Jacques.” Faced with Jacques’s situation, Isabella could only advise him in this way: “This inquiry was just to find out a little about their rumors and to investigate the situation in the village.”

"There was no need for any gain in the first place."

Of course, Isabella also understood why Jacques was in such a hurry.

The old pastor was getting old, which is why there was a trainee pastor system.

However, Nemus is still in his prime, and under normal circumstances, he doesn't need to trainee paladins.

So Jacques's arrival this time was actually the result of the Dartmentley family's efforts. Even so, they couldn't openly investigate him, or at least they couldn't arrest him without any evidence.

The church has great power, but this power cannot be abused, otherwise it will affect faith and regional stability.

In recent years, for some reason, the church has become increasingly concerned about these things that it used to not care much about.

A month ago, Isabella needed to seek help from the old priest for some reason. After learning about this, Jacques took the initiative to collect information about the village of the backfin.

After an unexpected discovery that a criminal who sold contraband had been arrested, the village chief of the village was bitten.

He claimed that he obtained the goods from members of the Aupu caravan and that they had told him he worked for Aupu.

Normally, if we contacted the old pastor about this kind of accusation, even if we didn't get a clear answer, the church wouldn't send anyone to investigate.

However, Jacques remembered Nemes' existence, partly to find trouble for Nemes, the traitor to his family, and partly to be with Isabella, which led to the arrival of the two trainee clergymen.

"If the people here are really illegally mining whale skin, then they must be hiding it very well."

“We now have key personnel at our disposal.”

“Benjamin said he had met the traders and that after a while, once he got to know the people in the village, he would be able to identify them secretly and help us with the investigation.”

"Only when we find actual evidence of wrongdoing can the church truly take action."

"Faced with the Church's scrutiny, those people have nowhere to escape." Although Isabella didn't want to get involved in the Dartmenley family's affairs, Jacques had pursued her for so long with such enthusiasm, and she couldn't just let him run around like a headless fly.

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