Although Hao Ren was very curious about Y'zaks' soul interrogation process, he did not dare to follow him out of consideration of protecting his worldview. Instead, he went to Becky's house with the others to say goodbye to the elves and received some information about the Cult of Origination. When he led the others back to the royal city, the interrogation process had just ended.
With Ophra leading the way, they went directly to the cathedral and met the Pope and several bishops in a simple but very spacious room. The Pope still looked a little listless. The assassination that happened today was still a big burden on him. But after all, with the support of divine power, he recovered quickly. Y'zaks and his daughter were also standing in the room. It seemed that the 'work' was done.
When the little girl Y'lisabet saw Hao Ren, she immediately rushed up to greet him. "Uncle Ren! It's done! The Rune of Pain is very useful! "
Hao Ren patted the delicate little horn on the little girl's head. After a period of contact, he knew that the little demon liked to be touched, which meant intimacy. He then looked up at Y'zaks and asked, "Y'zaks, is it really okay for your daughter to learn these?"
Y'zaks also nodded in agreement. "It's a little late to learn Soul Extraction and Rune of Pain at this age. But after all, this child's blood is not pure. She should learn demonic magic later than other demons of the same age. "
Hao Ren said, "... I didn't mean that. Well, forget it. I can't understand the world with you two. What did you get out of it? "
"The monster is a 'fusion corpse'. The Cult of Origination created it with a kind of 'divine power' they call 'God-given Power'. It is somewhat similar to necromancy, but it is a living creature and is not afraid of all kinds of divine power. So I suspect that the Cult of Origination really has some knowledge related to divine power, but they have used it in the wrong way."
Y'zaks said as he sat on the wide-back chair next to him. "In addition, the Cult of Origination does not know the real situation of today's banquet in the palace. From the beginning, the Disciples of Glory had kept the secret about the First Born and the outlanders. They had deliberately misled the public and released false information to some suspicious people. Therefore, the Cult of Origination mistakenly thought that today's banquet was just an ordinary aristocratic banquet. They had been planning the assassination for more than two months, even infiltrating part of the Royal Guards and high-ranking monks. They chose to do it today because the king and the pope were present, and some of the soldiers on duty in the Royal City were under their control. More importantly, they had obtained some kind of divine artifact — that scroll. However, they were unlucky. They didn't expect that the banquet was actually for a group of extraterrestrial superhumans. They failed just like that. "
When Lily heard this, she felt that she had made a great contribution. She wagged her tail happily and said, "So I'm pretty good, right?"
"Fine, fine, fine. You're amazing." Hao Ren pressed Lily's head to stop her from jumping. "Why don't you try to recall that sour taste again?"
Before Lily could say anything, Vivian hit Hao Ren hard on the back of his waist. "Are you taking advantage of the meal time to take revenge on society?"
Ophra's expression was unusually serious. "The royal guards and high-ranking monks have been infiltrated? How could those cultists do this? "
"Because they are good at controlling spiritual power," Y'zaks replied. "They got a lot of evil spells from an evil god. These cultists are very patient. They did not sit still when you were pressing them. "
"The evil god should be the 'Voice of the Master'." Hao Ren immediately thought of the information he just learned today. "And then? Did you dig out the list of infiltrated personnel from the soul of the monster? "
A white-robed archbishop next to him shook his head. "There is no list. The monster is just an assassin. He doesn't know too much detail. And even if there is a list, it is useless. After the assassination, we tracked down the guards on duty, but found that many guards have disappeared. We found the bodies of some guards near the outer wall of the palace. From the looks of it, they had committed suicide. But it is possible that they were forced to commit suicide under the condition of mind control. The other missing soldiers should have a similar fate. Those heretics have the power to control people's minds, which allows them to carry out their every operation without any loopholes. There's almost no problem of being captured alive, leaking secrets, or having poor communication — except this time, when we successfully interrogated the heretic's soul. "
Hao Ren scratched his chin. "That is to say … all the infiltrated personnel are dead?"
The pope sighed. "Not a single one."
At this time, Lily suddenly interrupted. "But how do you know that there are no remaining guards who were controlled?"
Hao Ren did not react for a moment. "Didn't the mind controlled guards all run away?"
"We let some of the abandoned ones run out to attract your attention, and pretend that after the matter was exposed, everyone had evacuated. This way, the rest of the guards will naturally not be suspected. At most, we will do a routine check." Lily shook her head gently. "But God knows how many of the remaining guards are still controlled."
Vivian suddenly looked at the silly husky in surprise. "Not bad, Doggie. I didn't expect you to be so scheming."
Lily crossed her arms and wagged her tail vigorously. "Nonsense. No matter what, I am also a novelist. I still have this bit of logic. And what do you think the spies did when the country was in chaos and war? I have seen a lot! Let me tell you, back then, the Commander and the Commander … "
Hao Ren quickly covered Lily's mouth. "Don't say things that have nothing to do with the topic … Don't bite my hand!"
"Anyway, all the soldiers and monks of the church have to be investigated," Ophra said in a deep voice with her hand on the hilt of her sword. "The situation is far from what we think. But this time, fortunately, the problem has been exposed. Otherwise, I am afraid that if it continues to develop like this, I am afraid that it will really be a big problem. "
"By the way, have you found the lair of the cultists?" Hao Ren looked at Y 'zaks while wagging his finger.
"They have all run away," Y 'zaks shrugged. "They have a spiritual connection."
Vivian then asked, "What about the information about the scroll? Where did the scroll come from? Who sent it? What was it originally used for? "
"This is a little bit interesting," Y 'zaks laughed. "In the soul memory of the fusion corpse, the scroll came from' outer space '. It was brought by a' great 'creature from the goddess and handed over to the Cult of Origination. They called that great creature the voice of something … "
Hao Ren reminded, "It is the Voice of the Master."
Y 'zaks patted his big bald head and said, "Oh yes, the Voice of the Master. I knew it was definitely not the voice of the campus … By the way, you also know?"
"It seems that it is similar to my speculation," Hao Ren laughed. "There is a gigantic brain on this planet, and it has the ability to bring things from its home. But it is not easy, so the Cult of Origination only has one scroll so far, and the outer sects can only stir up the atmosphere by summoning the gigantic brain's avatar. "
Speaking of this, he looked up at the Pope and Ophra and said, "I am more straightforward. You can handle this on your own, right?"
"This is the responsibility of the goddess' people," the Pope nodded slightly. "Let us handle this on our own."
"Then I have to leave," Hao Ren stood up. "After all, compared to a group of cultists, I have to deal with something more troublesome — the two lumps of steel wire that I dug from your planet still have to deal with."
After leaving the cathedral, they had to go to Tannagost through the portal in the basement of Becky's house. The whole basement was filled with the aroma of wine: the elves accidentally knocked over a small wine rack when they came over. The mercenary maiden looked at the treasures in the wine cellar with a worried look on her face. "I have to get someone to dig another wine cellar next to it. It is too unreliable to put the treasures at the exit."
"You have to keep an eye on things here," Hao Ren told Becky before leaving. "You are now a noble, you can directly participate in a lot of things. If there is any progress in the investigation of the heretics, remember to inform me immediately. Also, Big Beardy will stay here, you two look after each other. Safety first, if you can't beat them, just run away … "
Becky nodded and said, "Don't worry, I am good at this."
Hao Ren was speechless.
(I need to go out tomorrow and don't know how long I will be busy, so I asked for leave in advance. I can't update at noon, but it should not be delayed at night. Well, in theory.)
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