Just like that, Baiyi spent the Grace Day in peace. In between, the Church's Pastor Weasel came knocking on his door once, with cabbages on his head and a hand on his buttocks, where he had bitten off a piece of fabric, and asked where he had been. They had invited him to preach in the Holy City, but Baiyi had suddenly disappeared.
After that, Baiyi told the priest about his adventure in a lesser realm, where he was hunted down by the Godsfall cult. When he heard that there was a Holy-level Northern Warrior among them, Priest Weasel's face paled.
"Why are you only telling us about this now?!" Priest Weasel said anxiously.
"I killed them all, and I didn't get any useful information out of them. What can I say?" Baiyi replied calmly. He handed the priest a towel so that he could wipe the vegetable juice off his face.
"This is serious. Please wait for me to inform my superiors," Priest Weasel said as he took out a communication tablet from his robe and started to contact his superiors.
Not long after, he heard a commotion coming from the courtyard.
"Whoa! Why is this cactus spitting at me? These spikes can even pierce through my armor?! "
"Watch out! A watermelon is coming! "
"A monster is trying to bite my butt! I'll kill it with my sword! "
"Don't! Don't forget the warning sign at the gate! "
Due to the aggressive nature of the plants, Baiyi had erected a warning sign outside the yard to protect the safety of passersby. It read, "Evil plants inside. Do not trespass without permission. We will not be responsible for any damage."
Above the sign, in large, bright red letters, was a reminder. "Anyone who damages the plants in the yard shall bear the consequences!!!!!"
The bloody exclamation marks looked as if they had been drawn in the blood of a person who had died a horrible death. It was a clear indication of how terrible the consequences would be.
This also indirectly led to every visitor who saw the warning sign to focus on this warning, often subconsciously ignoring the more important reminder. Just like the people outside now, they were also in a state of chaos.
Fortunately, Priest Weasel had arrived in time to bring the paladins and inquisitors to Baiyi, preventing a tragedy from happening.
After they entered the door, a young paladin could not help but let out a sigh of relief. As he pulled out the spikes on his armor, he sighed and said, "I've only heard of some people raising those fierce dogs and beasts in their homes, but no one has ever heard of flowers biting people."
"Alright, let's clean up and get down to business." The paladin, who was the leader of the group, was much more composed. The plants did not pose a threat to him at all. After composing himself, he turned to Baiyi, who was sitting in the middle of the living room, and said, "Master Hope, we meet again."
Baiyi stared at the man and tried to recall who he was. It was the Great Knight Commander who had delivered Laeticia to him. His name was Grunewald, right? Baiyi quickly replied, "It's nice to meet you again."
"Friends of the Church, please take a seat." Baiyi continued to feign civility. He gestured for Attie to pour some tea while he gestured for the rest to take a seat. He had also noticed that there were two judges from the Judicial Court among the group. Why would they travel together with the Paladin?
The Great Knight Commander took the tea from Kitty Cat Maid and thanked Baiyi. Then, he asked, "Master Hope, could you tell me more about your encounter with the Godsfall cult?"
Baiyi nodded and told them about the situation, including some of his deductions. For example, the cultists had been watching him for a long time, and then they had infiltrated the mansion and hypnotized the maids. Then, they had followed the teleportation portal to the mansion.
The Great Knight Commander also emphasized on the strange formation of the cultists. They were all targeting sorcerers, and they seemed to have a good understanding of Baiyi's strength. They had also tried to frame Grant, the Vice President of the Sorcerer's Association, by accusing him of being a secret Godsfall cultist.
Truth be told, the Vice President was the prime suspect. If not for the fact that he had encouraged Baiyi to participate in the Power Level Examination and put on a big show, the Godsfall cult would not have dared to act so hastily. Therefore, when the Vice President returned, he had considered whether or not to retaliate. Although he did not have concrete evidence, he did not need it. Suspicion was enough.
However, after weighing the pros and cons, the Vice President decided to let the matter rest for now. After all, the cultists were high-ranking Holy-level powerhouses, and they were not some small fry that could be squashed to death. Acting rashly would attract a lot of unnecessary trouble. Besides, the Vice President did not have any evidence. Assassinations were possible, but public executions were out of the question.
More importantly, the Vice President had been nice to Baiyi, and the Sorcerer's Association would have to go through a lot of paperwork to establish Baiyi's academy. Keeping the Vice President around would be a good idea.
As for the Godsfall cult's truce? Not even a three-year-old would believe that! Did they really think that offending the Fifth Walker meant nothing to them? Not even a little bit of sincerity! Not even a little bit of sincerity would be enough to send Vidomina's mother to his bed! Baiyi's helmet was not green, so he would not forgive his enemies easily, much less enemies who wanted to take his life.
Now that the Church had come knocking on his door, Baiyi decided to dump the problem on them. 'You're all powerful people anyway, so go ahead and hurt each other!' As for Baiyi, he still needed to focus on the academy.
After that, Baiyi continued to push the topic to Grant. However, no one dared to make a decision when it came to investigating the Vice President of the Sorcerer's Association, not to mention that he was a Holy-level sorcerer. They could only frown and nod, not daring to say anything.
However, as the conversation progressed, Baiyi realized that they were more interested in the Northerner. Most of the questions were directed at the Northerner, and no one mentioned the Vice President again. It seemed that Baiyi's plan of 'driving the wolf to devour the tiger' was not going to work so well.
Baiyi decided to cut to the chase. "You seem to be very interested in the situation in the Northern Land."
The paladins looked at each other and nodded. Finally, the Grand Paladin Commander said, "To tell you the truth, we suspect that the Godsfall cult's headquarters in Isythre is located in the Northern Land. Based on the limited information we have so far, they seem to be in cahoots with the Northerners. What you've seen today has confirmed our suspicions."
"Is that so? That's going to be troublesome … "Baiyi sighed.
The Church had opened many churches in the Northern Land, but due to the cultural differences and the covert suppression of the ruling class, they did not have many followers, and their influence was limited. The Church might have cooperated with the Church in capturing cultists, but it was impossible for the Church to expend much effort on them.
Now, it seemed that there were people in the Northern Land who were in cahoots with the Godsfall cult. Perhaps the cult's influence was even greater than the Church's. This was going to be a huge problem. Although the Church's influence was widespread and could be seen everywhere, it did not have enough power in every place. When the local secular governments did not cooperate, the Church would have to be cautious.
If the Godsfall cult continued to infiltrate the Northern Land, the Church would not be able to do anything about it. The only way they could do that was to conquer the entire Northern Land. However, that was not the Church's style.
"This is going to be a tough war, and it's going to be a war of many different domains. We've really underestimated them," the Grand Paladin Commander said solemnly.
"Hmm … Let's start with their influence in the Southern Land, shall we? For example … "Baiyi began to lead the Vice President on.
"We know, we know. We've been working very hard," the Grand Paladin Commander replied.
"Come to think of it, how did you manage to capture them alive? You even managed to find out that they're in cahoots with the Northern Land? "Baiyi asked.
"Why not? The low-level cultists are easy to capture, aren't they? The higher-level cultists, on the other hand, are troublesome. They commit suicide too quickly. But the low-level cultists know too little about them, so capturing them won't do them much good, "the Grand Paladin Commander replied. The Grand Cross Commander replied, "As for the information you mentioned, it was actually obtained by our branch in the Northern Continent."
"Understood." Baiyi nodded.
Since there was nothing else to talk about, it was time for them to leave. As Baiyi was sending them off politely, the two inquisitors, who were walking at the back of the group, suddenly stopped in their tracks. The two men, who had been silent all this while, suddenly turned to Baiyi and said in a low voice, "We'll keep an eye on that Grant. Thank you for the information you provided."
"Please keep this a secret for me," Baiyi reminded them.
"Of course. Don't worry," the inquisitor replied, nodding goodbye to Baiyi.
'Looks like even after the great purge, the style of the Inquisition has been passed down well …' Baiyi sighed. 'Being targeted by the Inquisition is no easier than being targeted by the Church. Who knows, maybe I'll be able to meet Vice President Grant in the Void soon? '
After sending off the people from the Church, Baiyi returned to his room and began to write letters. One of them was to Joseph. According to their agreement, it was about time for him to start working part-time. The other letters were to his former colleagues, such as Mr. Sorry and Mr. Owl. The content of the letters was, of course, to invite them to teach at the academy.
The group of colleagues were quite good, so they would not have any problems becoming teachers. If they were willing to come, the lack of teachers could be filled up.
Aside from the manpower issue, there was still the issue of funding, construction, procedures, and so on. Baiyi was going to be very busy for a while.
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