Chapter 169: Responses of Both Sides

"The news about the crusading army was originally known only to the church's top brass."

Lei Ming looked at Fari. In his opinion, as a giant dragon with a special status on Dragon Island, Fari should know a lot of things.

And the fact that he appears here at this moment means that he should intervene.

Although he didn't know Fari's specific purpose, Laming believed that Fari should not be an enemy of the church.

Although there are many evil dragons among the dragons individually, as a group, the dragons on Dragon Island are still the maintainers of order most of the time, and they rarely really intervene in the situation on the mainland. And according to the few records of Dragon Island in the church, those times when Dragon Island really intervened in the situation on the mainland were when some kind of crisis was brewing. And the dragons don't seem to want those crises to really break out.

"Originally, those crusaders should have disappeared completely, and all related news should have been spread only to the top leaders of the church. However, now, there are many rumors about that crusaders spreading everywhere."

Reinhardt seemed to understand something. When he was lurking in the Cult of the Sun in the Kingdom of Valandi, he came across many rumors related to that crusader army.

And those rumors were obviously not released by the official church. They were completely spread by word of mouth among the lower-level priests. Reinhardt had no idea where these rumors came from at the time.

"It's those underground churches. They are spreading the deeds of the Crusaders."

As a twelfth-level warrior, he has begun to gradually understand the role of these deeds and legends.

"Every rumor like this will attract some priests to join their ranks. The church's current silence is also causing dissatisfaction among grassroots priests."

The church originally hoped to make those groups of priests who hated foreigners "disappear" in the church and then quell the impact they caused, but it seems that those priests did not want to disappear like this. They left behind underground churches to spread their deeds.

"We have discovered traces of those underground churches and are cracking down on them."

The church obviously did not intend to let it go. During the commotion caused by Reinhardt before, they discovered the existence of the underground church, and soon they began to investigate and crack down on it.

"It only takes a little time for them to disappear under the blows of the church."

Laming obviously still believed in the power of the church, and he could only believe that his colleagues in the Kingdom of Valandi could solve this problem. After all, he was now in the Principality of Windwhisper, and it was difficult for him to influence the situation there.

But similarly, those underground churches in the Kingdom of Valandi can hardly influence him in the Principality of Windwhisper. As long as he can continue to advance his missionary work, he can dilute the number of extreme believers.

At least in his opinion, this can help the church.

"You didn't come here just to say this, did you?"

Fari ignored Laming who was still comforting him and looked at Reinhardt on the side.

According to his understanding of Reinhardt's wingman, he would not come just to tell Laming the news. If he found Laming, it must be because there was something that could change the situation and required Laming's strength.

"I noticed that some Skitarii left the camp at night. They seemed to be accepting promotions from the 'Headquarters'."

This news almost made Laming's heart stop.

"Someone is responsible for monitoring the Skitarii camp, and the personnel will be rotated every two weeks..."

Laming received no reports from the surveillance personnel of any Skitarii personnel leaving.

"Who are they going to find?"

Soon, Lemming got back to the point. "They didn't mention that name, they just said they would go to the capital of the Windwhispering Principality and meet at a tavern called 'Pu Zhao'."

The expression on Laming's face was not pretty.

"That is the location of the most important church in the Principality. All promotions below the chief priest are completed there. That tavern is also the favorite place for priests to relax and have fun."

What was more important to Lemming was that the two crusaders did not return to the Kingdom of Valandi. Instead, the "headquarters" they mentioned was in a principality that he believed was not influenced by the underground church.

"I need to go back."

Lemming looked around. He needed to return to the church and screen and clean up all the personnel. The church was infiltrated more deeply than he thought. All the priests transferred to the principality should have been screened. In theory, only priests who were not influenced by hatred of foreign races would come here.

The screening of personnel is also the responsibility of a high priest. Now it seems that even a clergyman at the level of the high priest cannot be fully trusted.

But whether or not Lemming can return to that church does not depend on him, but on the people around him.

"what are you thinking."

Fary looked at Lysabel.

He is not clear about the intentions of the big hand behind the scenes, but it is obvious that Lisabel plays an important role in the plan of that big hand, and he is the protection that the big hand wants to provide to Lisabel.

Farrell doesn't know what will happen if he makes a choice that is different from what the big hand behind the scenes expects.

"Do I have any choice?"

Lisabel also realized that what was happening now was not a struggle between a few high priests, but the gods of the Sun God Cult.

Killing a high priest on the battlefield is not a big deal. Although the Sun Cult will retaliate, the resources spent will not be particularly large. Lisabel believes that the resistance fighters can still make certain sacrifices to quell the Sun Cult's revenge.

But once things involve gods, it's a completely different story.

"I just want a guarantee so that we can get rid of the pursuers around us."

"That's not a problem. I'll give you the church's pass. You just need to disperse and disguise yourself as priests. You can pass through the blockade and reach the assembly point without being discovered."

Laming made the promise and pointed to the injured priest nearby.

"He has the authority to sign the pass, which is left to you until you get through the blockade."

Lisabel's original purpose was just to hold Laming hostage, and the result she got now is considered good for her.

She nodded, accepting the current result.

"We'll go with you."

Reinhardt looked at Laming. It seemed that the headquarters of the underground churches were hidden in the Principality. His mission was to investigate the anomalies of the Sun God Church, and the investigation was not yet over.

Lemming did not object. He could not completely trust the priests around him. Compared with those priests, he was more confident in Reinhardt and his party.

(End of this chapter)