Chapter 408: Abundance

Somewhere in the sea, in a remote area far from the main shipping routes, the main island of the Natsuki Islands.

The Xiashu Archipelago is an area of ​​sea with more than a dozen islands of varying sizes not far from each other. The largest main island is quite large, almost as large as half a county of Put. Among the lush trees on the main island, there are ancient towns hidden, inhabited by an ancient nation called Xiashu.

The most spectacular scenery on Xiashu Island is the towering tree that is almost one hundred meters high. Compared with the low trees on the island, this tree stands out like a crane among chickens. During the day, it is more prominent than the lighthouse on the island. Under this giant tree, the largest town on the main island of Xiashu is hidden.

In this ancient town hidden in the lush woods, roads paved with irregular stone slabs extend in all directions through the woods. On both sides of the road are simple houses, most of which are wooden three-story buildings with vines climbing up the walls. There are also low stone houses made of rough stones. The stone walls of the houses are covered with moss. Occasionally, you can see some simple wood carvings placed beside the road. The wood carvings are almost all abstracted plump female figures. There are traces of lush trees carved on the wall pillars of many houses.

This town built among the woods exudes a harmonious natural atmosphere everywhere. If it weren't for the tense atmosphere that permeates the city, it would definitely be a relaxing and refreshing place.

On the stone road, weeds grew out of the cracks in the bricks and stones. On the road, people wearing distinctive simple robes were walking back and forth, some carrying fruits and some carrying fish baskets. Each of them revealed a hint of worry in their eyes. Occasionally, some people stopped on the street and discussed something with each other with uneasy looks, while some people stopped when passing by the female wood carving and prayed devoutly with uneasy looks.

In a large house somewhere in the town, a group of young men were having dinner around a burning bonfire. In front of them were a rich feast of grilled fish, fruits, barbecued meat, some exotic pasta products, and even some alcoholic drinks. These young men were almost all soldiers who participated in the hijacking of the church ship. Hosted by Bahoda, they raised their glasses to drink and happily ate the food in front of them.

At the banquet, those who were celebrating were chatting and laughing with each other in an enthusiastic atmosphere. Although everyone had a smile on their face, deep down in each smile there was a hint of uneasiness. It was just that no one expressed this inappropriate emotion at what should have been a lively banquet.

Finally, with the passage of time, the sun in the sky completely sank below the distant sea, and the dusk on Xiashu Island ushered in night. After the banquet of the Xiashu warriors lasted for a while, it was finally coming to an end. Just as the banquet was coming to an end, a man who had been drinking alone and looking worried from beginning to end turned his head to look at Bahoda, and then spoke.

"Bahoda, do you think the Glorious Church will really agree to our conditions and respect our beliefs?"

After listening to the man's words, the party that was about to end suddenly fell silent. For a moment, all eyes were focused on Bahoda. After a slight pause, he slowly spoke.

“I don’t know… Although I cannot confirm what Hui Guang’s attitude will be, I know that Xia Shu cannot live without the blessing of abundance no matter what. We have been blessed by the goddess for a thousand years, and Xia Shu has long been unable to live without her.

"For this movement, we can only say that we have grasped a ray of hope amid despair, but for the final result, I think you'd better be mentally prepared."

Bahoda said this and then left the party alone. The remaining soldiers looked at each other and then got up and left.

After the banquet, all the people who attended the banquet left the scene one after another and walked along the streets of the town. They did not stay for too long, but returned to their own homes. Due to the intense escort in the past few days, they were mentally exhausted and went to bed without doing anything when they got home. After a while, they all fell asleep.

Just as they fell into a deep sleep, a hidden extraordinary force came from the other side of the distant ocean. Among these sleeping soldiers, three of them suddenly opened their eyes. They slowly got up from their beds, sat in front of the window, and looked at the street scenery outside the window with dull eyes.

"Finally... the time has come for everyone to fall asleep on their own. Now, let me use this body for the time being..."

In the city of Troigny on the far other side of the sea, Dorothy, in her pajamas, sat in her hotel room and murmured. At this moment, she used the puppet marks buried in the bodies of three people, and controlled them while they were sleeping, turning them into puppets completely controlled by Dorothy.

After controlling the three flesh puppets remotely, Dorothy immediately had them all leave their houses and go to the town under the tree to conduct reconnaissance activities. Now that Vanya was imprisoned, Dorothy, who was in a remote place, could only collect intelligence through these living puppets in order to implement her rescue plan.

Although she knew that the church would most likely organize a rescue operation, Dorothy did not intend to put all her hopes on them. In this incident, she at least wanted to ensure Vanya's safety.

The core goal of Dorothy's operation this time is to ensure Vanya's safety. On the premise of achieving the core goal, she will try her best to ensure the safety of other pilgrims.

Although Dorothy felt that these natives who fought for freedom of belief were quite sympathetic in a sense, and she also wondered whether they could be saved so that they would not suffer terrible disasters under the revenge of the church in the future, after thinking about it, Dorothy could not think of any way to save this nation, and she did not know how to deal with this sharp contradiction of faith.

In short, although Dorothy also wants to save more people and prevent the disaster from happening, her current ability is not enough to intervene in such a big situation. Keeping Vanya safe is the minimum requirement.

Then, Dorothy controlled the three meat puppets to wander on the dark streets of Xiashu Island, collecting information from different locations and confirming the specific information about the locations where the pilgrim and Vanya were imprisoned. However, the conclusion she came to was not very good.

From the reconnaissance information obtained from different perspectives, Dorothy could roughly judge that the pilgrims on the three ships had now been taken ashore and divided into several parts and detained in various locations on the island to prevent them from being rescued by the church in one go.

These natives have left sufficient guards at each location. If one location is attacked and rescued, the hostages in other locations will most likely be killed. In this case, even if the church comes to rescue, it will probably be difficult to rescue everyone in one go. The result of a forced rescue will probably cause considerable casualties.

Currently, Vanya is being held in solitary confinement in a small house on a lake on an island. The location is very hidden and the guards are very strict. If the church breaks in and forces a rescue, there is a high risk that Vanya will be killed.

There are countless water magicians guarding this hut which is surrounded by water and can only be accessed by boat. The opponent has a great advantage in terrain.

Vanya didn't have any weapons at hand, so Dorothy wanted to strengthen Vanya and force her to break out, which was very dangerous. In the past, Vanya was able to resist the power of the Cretaceous Stage largely because of the Feast Seal, but now Dorothy's Feast had been used up, and without a sword, Vanya's swordsmanship was difficult to use. It was very difficult to escape from the care of a group of water masters in such an environment surrounded by water.

"This is troublesome... With this arrangement of the natives, it will be difficult for Vanya to escape, not to mention the other pilgrims. If the church comes to rescue, I don't think they can save many people..."

After completing a preliminary survey of the scene, Dorothy thought with a little distress that, at the moment, with her body not being there, the possibility of her rescuing Vanya safely and successfully was very small.

Although she was not very clear about the situation at the church, but judging from the current situation, if they did not dispatch extraordinary forces at the level of Chicheng, it would be difficult to rescue everyone. However, the Chicheng of the church almost all had the function of guarding large cities and deterring large cults, so the possibility of them coming here in person was very low.

Dorothy couldn't help but frown at the situation. From what she knew, Vanya was in a very dangerous situation and her chances of success in rescuing her were very low. She had no idea what the church was planning and she would not put her hopes on something she couldn't control.

"It seems that we need to conduct a more thorough investigation to see if we can find some other useful clues."