[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World

[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 229: Nautica Saloon (1)

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Noelle looked at the signboard in silence, and a feeling of tension began to overwhelm her.


(From now on, things won't be the same anymore. Now that I am alone, no one is accompanying me. But ... It's okay, I can do this all by myself.)


With one hand, Noelle slightly loosened her tie. He took out a small mirror from his pocket, and checked his own appearance.


There's nothing wrong. His appearance was still the same as the one he set for his identity as Noah Ashrain.


For a moment, his eyes were emitting a pretty clear feeling of bloodlust, but he managed to control it.


Fortunately, his eyes had been turned blood red, just like the characteristic transformation of vampires. So, no one would notice the change in him.


Noelle sighed for a moment, then stuffed the mirror back into her pocket. He then opened the door and went straight inside.


The twang of the light bell appeared as a sign of the customer's presence, but no one responded to it other than an old bartender who was using a small cloth to dry the luxurious crystal cup in his hand.


The old bartender looked at Noelle for a moment, then smiled kindly. After that, he continued his activities without being disturbed in the slightest.


It's still noon, but there's already some customers in the bar.


Apparently, this place is not just a bar, but more like a cafe that provides everything, including alcoholic beverages. Noelle only realized it when she looked at the menu list.


Noelle nodded at the bartender for a moment, then entered a room whose door had a small board that read 'Special Staff' hanging on the window.


In the room, there were a few more doors that would lead him to different rooms. Noelle without hesitation directly knocked on one of the doors, before finally opening and entering the room behind it.


"Good day, sorry to keep you waiting."


Noelle immediately bowed and smiled at the person waiting for her, Dolf.


"No problem. Actually, you came sooner than I expected."


Dolf gave a small laugh and started leaning his body forward.


Right now, Dolf was sitting in his chair, which was right behind a simple work desk.


She was there originally sucking on a cigar, but she immediately turned it off when she saw Noelle coming.


The strong aroma of tobacco was still present in this room, but it was not a problem since Noelle could still endure it.


"Please sit down" said Dolf.


Noelle maintained her smile, then pulled the chair in front of Dolf. He then sat there, looking at some sheets of paper strewn across the table.


"Sorry for being a bit messy. There's a lot we have to do these days."


While looking at Dolf tidying up the files, Noelle only shook her head gently. "No problem. Everyone is so busy now."


Even though Noelle doesn't know anything about a real job interview, she still has little experience and knowledge about how to deal with potential employers.


"Well, as I said before, it's not hard to join us. But, you've signed a contract of approval, which means you can't get out anymore. It also means we have a right to your freedom."


" … "


Noelle gave a brief nod.


"Alright, I think you already know it all. These are all the gear you need. We do not have genuine uniforms to keep our whereabouts unknown. But, there are priestly clothes and robes to be used while you are on duty in the church. We also have a dress code. I'll explain later."


Dolf took out a set of priest clothes from the chair beside him, and placed them all on the table.


The priest's clothes and robes had a direct dark blue robe model with black and gold additions in some parts. In addition, there are also simple shirts and trousers whose color is also suitable to be combined with priest robes. The shirt and pants were meant to be internal when wearing a robe.


"Don't worry about the size. It was made from a magic cloth that came from the silkworm monster in the Chilamord mountains. You can adjust the size as you please as long as you have magic energy. Wellh, I don't think that's a problem for you because I can clearly feel how vast the pool is that you have."


(Chilamord Mountains .. If it's not wrong, it's a mountain range in the northern part of the Republic, right? )


Noelle began to check her memories of the Republic's detailed map, while at the same time continuing to focus on listening to Dolf.


"And this is the emblem of the Church of the Goddess. You're obliged to use this when you're engaged as a church member."


Dolf took out a small pin made of a mixed metal between gold and silver. The emblem of the Church of the Goddess was seen shining with silver light, while the round-shaped base was pale gold in color.


"Acst … "


Noelle had already seen the emblem this morning, but she did not expect that it was mandatory to use even during the recruitment of members.


After receiving all the equipment, Noelle stared at all of it for a moment, before finally asking the question she had been keeping.


"I've wanted most of this since, but I didn't have a chance. Actually ... Why is your headquarters in a bar? "


The answer was related to the information Damian had given him back then; the organization under the auspices of the church would definitely have something to cover them up for. The Diamond Heart Organization belonging to the Church of Goddess Anastasia is directly related to several hospitals, and the Church of the God of Knowledge must also have links with the inventor institutes in some places.


So, it is not difficult to guess that the bar cafe where it is currently located is one of the guises belonging to the organization under the Church of the Night Guard Goddess.


Dolf smiled when he heard his question. He then took out a few sheets of paper that he had removed earlier, then began to examine them carefully. At the same time, he also answered Noelle.


"Our organization, the Lunatic Order has some guises that we always use to appear in public. This bar cafe is one of them."


"One of them, yes ... Is there another headquarters in this city? "


"No. Even though our religion is the majority in this country, we still only have one branch in each region. Of course, the scale will be different depending on the size of the territory under surveillance."


Shut up to sign the first dossier, Dolf then continued, "The city of Fencen is quite large in size, so we have a larger surveillance scale than some other cities. But, that doesn't mask the fact that there are some parts of the territory that we can't keep an eye on."


"And that's where other organizations will play a role. We are a little more powerful, but other church-owned organizations still have authority depending on whether there is a church in the city or not."


" …… I understand … "


It is basically just a simple division of roles. Larger organizations will cover areas they can comb, while smaller organizations will oversee areas that large organizations miss. This is nothing more than mutually beneficial cooperation.


Of course, the advantage is a little one-sided on the majority side.


"I've looked at your data, and I know that you're not from this town. So I'll explain it briefly."


It was currently lunchtime, but it did not seem too busy as Dolf could still casually explain the material while working on some sheets of documents.


"Despite the small number, there are still several other religious churches scattered throughout the city. I think you already know, but this is just additional information; the largest number of adherents after our church is the church that worships the Goddess of Love and Hope Anastasia. Their churches are scattered everywhere, and their own organizations are also quite influential in some sectors."


"In addition, there was also the Lumine Light Goddess Church, and the Gerben God of Knowledge Church. Well, there are only four in total, but that's all there is in this city. There's more in a big city like the capital."


"Will every church work together? "


To Noelle's question this time, Dolf simply smiled wryly. From her reaction, Noelle was convinced that Dolf had faced the same question repeatedly.


"Only in certain situations. But, most of the time, we do nothing but take care of internal matters. Because there's not much civil work that needs our help."


Dolf then gave an additional explanation, which made Noelle understand immediately.


Thanks to what Dolf explained, Noelle came to know that church-owned organizations could not take jobs, or missions carelessly.


After all, there were still public service units, and adventurers who were ready to do menial work.


The tasks facing church-owned organizations often involve illegal activities that cannot be controlled by the authorities.


If there is a task that cannot be completed by certain parties such as the guard, police, or adventurer team, then the task will be thrown into the church to be taken care of immediately.


Of course, those parties must try to make the mission they have can be completed well without the need to rely on others. For only then can they maintain their image before the church.


One of the jobs most often thrown at the church, is work involving other underground organizations.


In addition to the church-owned organization, there must be more than one evil secret organization lurking in the country. Taking care of them, is the duty of the church organization.


In short, church-owned organizations have more hidden jobs, and their work is also impossible for ordinary people to know.


Now Noelle only realized it; that she knew too little about the world—or rather the country where she lived before.


The kingdom was a large country, and every city Noelle visited was a city of great size and population as well. However, under it all, there were some secret groups that continued to move without anyone realizing it.


Noelle was surprised. However, at the same time he was also astonished.


In the city of Eisen earlier, he was convinced that the chaos that had engulfed the city had exceeded the normal limits. But why is it that none of these organizations are moving? This question confused him.


Is it because the organization doesn't care? No, it's not possible. After all, they are still part of the church; a group of moral people who have an important role in the protection of all people.


(There must be another reason .. )


Noelle was interested in asking, but she knew she didn't deserve it. Moreover, inquiring about an incident in another country would be a very suspicious thing even for him.


Whatever it is, Noelle will find her herself later. For now, he was faced with another question.


Of all that Dolf had mentioned, Noelle had managed to find something.


He combined all of that with all the information he had about the church and his organization, but still found his clumsiness.


All the names he knew were completely unrelated to the figure of the Creator God, Chronoa.


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