Massacring civilians?
At that time, Wang Lu was startled. What kind of thing was coming to the Western Continent these days? Since the news that the key to the group of immortal tombs might be in the Western Continent was leaked, Wang Lu did not expect that group of miscellaneous soldiers could reflect the high quality that Nine Regions cultivators should have. With a large number of cultivators from second and third rate sects crossing the ocean, the occurrence of low-quality incidents was simply a matter of course.
After all, in the Western Continent, there was no Wanxian League to maintain the law and order of the world, and there was no terrifying ninth heaven thunder tribulation. After killing and arson, as long as one brushed one's clothes and safely returned from the ocean, there would be no consequences at all.
Could the Western Continent people form a group to go to Nine Regions for revenge?
Since the first contact between the Eastern and Western civilizations, similar things have happened from time to time. It was just that, it was rare to see a city being massacred. Even if there was no heavenly tribulation in the Western Continent, would they not be afraid of the demon heart tribulation after returning to Nine Regions? Or was there really a devil sect that came to join in the fun?
Wang Lu thought about it and could not help but sigh with emotion, "This is simply pulling down the lower limit of the people of Nine Regions. Although my Lingjian School has never regarded itself as the maintainer of the order of Nine Regions, when encountering this kind of thing, I can't just stand by and do nothing.
Tsk, tsk, a city massacre is rarely seen in Nine Regions, but this is an eye-opener in the Western Continent! "
"Therefore, please forgive his rudeness just now. After the Storm Wind City incident, the people in several nearby cities have a more extreme impression of the people of Nine Regions, so their attitude is inevitably offensive …"
Although the initial dialogue was full of unpleasantness, on the way back to the Deep Earth City, the Deep Earth Guardian repeatedly apologized to Wang Lu, which made him unable to lose his temper. Before long, the group returned to the Deep Earth City and met the Master of the Deep Earth City, Sir Haddock, in a heavy fortress.
Sir Haddock was a standard Western Knight, and looked to be in his forties or fifties. Time had chiseled lines into his meticulous face, but his neatly trimmed beard and short hair, and his sparkling eyes showed that he still had great energy.
When they met, he was wearing casual clothes. Apart from the decorative sword on his waist, he didn't have any equipment that could be called armed. However, Wang Lu still felt a strong pressure when they met face to face. This Lord of Deep Earth City was at least a high-grade profession. Moreover, he was quite strong even among high-grade professions. He alone was stronger than the entire personal guards.
This was also the norm of the city-states in the eastern part of the Western Continent. Most high-grade professions were inextricably linked to the mortal world, and the lords of cities and even countries were usually held by high-grade and legendary professions. This was very different from the path of immortals and mortals in Nine Regions. So when he saw Sir Haddock, Wang Lu was not surprised by his strength.
But when Jazz opened his mouth, everyone was taken aback.
"Everyone, I already know what happened to you."
In contrast, even Aya, the heroic spirit girl who had lived in Nine Regions for decades, seemed to lack some of its charm.
Seeing the surprised face of Wang Lu and the others, Sir Haddock gently explained, "I found that when dealing with Nine Regions people, if I can speak the native Nine Regions language, I can always get unexpected benefits. You people attach much more importance to cultural identity than us. Later, I found out that I also have some talent in the Knight's path. "
As a trade hub city, Deep Earth City's trade between the East and the West Continent was of utmost importance. Although Sir Haddock was a high-grade profession and also the City Lord, he still earnestly learned the language of Nine Regions.
After some idle talk, Sir Haddock sternly said, "I believe on the way here, my men have already told you about the situation. In the past month, more than twenty Nine Regions cultivators have been intercepted and killed in the territory of Deep Earth City, and only a few of you survived. This situation has seriously affected the order of Deep Earth City, but Deep Earth City alone is not enough to solve the problem. I need more help. Of course, I won't let you work for nothing. "
Sir Haddock went straight to the point and didn't waste time on pleasantries.
That being the case, Wang Lu also went straight to the point, "You're the City Lord of Deep Earth City, the Great Lord of a territory of thousands of miles, can't you solve the security problem in your territory?"
Haddock said, "If it's just a problem in Deep Earth City, I can naturally solve it, but there are deeper forces behind this matter. I believe you can also guess that the bloodstained scroll is not made by an ordinary person. "
Wang Lu said, "Yes, it seems that some powerful person is deliberately targeting us Nine Regions people. Sir, do you have any clues?"
"The origin of the bloodstained scroll is very mysterious. At present, there are not many conclusive clues … Half a month ago, my men sneaked into an adventure team and met a scroll merchant. The kind of scroll that can suppress the cultivators of Nine Regions can be bought for only five hundred magic coins. The price is unbelievably low. "
Five hundred magic coins was a sky-high price for low-order professions, but it was nothing for high-order professions. Relying on the suppression of the scroll to intercept and kill the people of Nine Regions, once successful, the harvest would be ten or twenty times more. Naturally, it would attract people like a flock of ducks.
However, Wang Lu had personally experienced the overbearing power of the bloodstained scroll. The method to manipulate the law of the Western Continent to suppress people was not something that could be bought with five hundred magic coins. At least in the Nine Regions, with Wang Lu's current cultivation base, he didn't dare to hope that he could manipulate the world's main path like this. Perhaps only the Elders of Heavenly Sword Hall had this kind of ability. However, the cost of making a scroll was more than a thousand spirit stones.
Five hundred magic coins, which was equivalent to five hundred spirit stones, was basically a losing business.
"It should be because they don't want to expose their existence." Wang Lu speculated, "Using the scroll to incite the neutral adventurers to intercept and kill the people of Nine Regions, while hiding behind the scenes. But what's the benefit of doing this? No matter how many people of Nine Regions die, the spoils of war will still belong to the adventurers. If they sell the scroll, they won't even be able to recover their capital. "
Haddock said, "I was also puzzled by this at first. Generally speaking, there are only two kinds of people who would do this. One is the extremists, who hate everything in Nine Regions. However, in recent years, extremists have become fewer and fewer. Moreover, if they want to do something, they won't hide their heads and show their tails. They would rather fight in front of the public so that more people know their ideas. The other kind is the followers of some evil god, who use special rituals to please their god, but there are many things that don't make sense. It wasn't until ten days ago that I realized that I was confused and didn't notice an obvious clue. "
Wang Lu asked, "What's wrong?"
Sir Haddock somewhat wryly smiled and picked up a report on the table. "This is the latest trade data from my men. These days, our trade with the people of Nine Regions has dropped by seventy percent! In addition to the situation on the Endless Sea, the biggest reason is the rapid deterioration of the public security in Deep Earth City, which makes many merchants and cultivators of Nine Regions very uneasy. Although the storm on the Endless Sea has not yet subsided, many people have made up their mind to return to Nine Regions. Many people have migrated to the western inland area because there has never been a killing incident against the people of Nine Regions. "
Wang Lu gawked for a moment, and then said with a smile, "Does this mean that we, the people of Nine Regions, have been caught in the crossfire?"
"In short, I suspect that there is someone behind the scenes trying to sow discord between the people of Nine Regions and our Deep Earth City. In fact, not only Deep Earth City, almost all of our eastern city-states have encountered a similar situation. Even if it doesn't happen in our own territory, if it happens in the surrounding area, it would still make people panic. "
Wang Lu asked, "Who can benefit from this? What enemies do your eastern city-states have? "
"Our eastern city-states generally rely on trade. To do business, we need to make friends. Generally speaking, we won't deliberately make enemies. But … speaking about enemies, we do have them. "Haddock pondered for a moment and then said," Have you ever heard of Holy Light Religion? "
Wang Lu thought for a moment. "Is it some kind of welfare organization that specializes in women's skirt?"
Haddock froze for a long time, and then helplessly explained, "Holy Light Religion is the largest religious organization in the Western Continent. Their power is mainly concentrated in the western region. They believe in Holy Light, and generally speaking, they are a decent organization. However, in recent years, they have shown a strong aggressiveness. They have no tolerance or pity for the heretics. In order to expand their power, they do everything possible. If they can be conquered by force, they conquer by force in the name of holy war. Otherwise, they use various means to carry out internal destruction. For example, this bloodstained scroll is likely to be their handiwork. When it comes to the perception and manipulation of the continent's laws, who can compare to Holy Light Religion? At the same time, they have been trying to annex the eastern kingdom for a long time, but they haven't succeeded. "
"So that's how it is. Since you have locked the real culprit, then immediately unite the many city-states of the eastern kingdom to form a coalition to crush them to death. Burn all the Holy Light Religion believers on the stake and so on."
Haddock said, "The power of Holy Light Religion is too strong. We can't even protect ourselves, let alone take the initiative to attack. On the surface, they have more than five legendary level powerhouses, which is far above the eastern kingdom. "
"Five legendary level powerhouses? Tsk, tsk. " Wang Lu repeatedly shook his head. In Nine Regions, a legendary level powerhouse was equivalent to peak Deity Stage or even Supreme of Unity Stage. A sect with five legendary level powerhouses was basically the same as the Five Uniques of the Wanxian League. To provoke such an opponent, wasn't that just asking for trouble?
"By the way." Sir Haddock said, "The destination of your trip, Taobao City, is one of the holy places of Holy Light Religion, which is strictly managed and ruled … Therefore, for you, Holy Light Religion is something that you can't avoid."
What the!? There's such a thing? Aya never said it!
Aya also frowned. "Is there such a thing? More than a hundred years ago, Taobao City was jointly governed by various countries, when did it become the holy place of Holy Light Religion? "
Haddock replied, "Eighty years ago, the current Pope received an oracle, saying that Taobao City is the holy place of Holy Light Religion, and then dispatched Holy Light Knights to capture Taobao City."
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