Chapter 114 Expert
At dusk, in Gramorn, the light of the setting sun shines on the wide surface of Star Lake, creating shimmering orange and yellow waves.
Above the huge church that suddenly appeared in the middle of the lake, the crusaders and knights from the Church of Radiance were searching and exploring. Under the leadership of the Holy Relics Tour Group, the local church and the Security Bureau had completely controlled the church and the surrounding waters. Any boats that attempted to approach were expelled, and many ordinary people who came here to explore with curiosity were driven away from the church.
Now, the church in the lake that suddenly appeared had become a public restricted area. After the news of the nearby expulsion spread, the citizens of Gramorn, who were originally very curious, became even more curious. Various messages quickly spread in the city, and countless ordinary citizens were eagerly discussing the origin of the mysterious church in the lake and why the government wanted to control it in the first place.
Since the church suddenly appeared when Sister Vanya visited Gramorn, there was a rumor among the locals that Sister Vanya was the spirit who appeared in the church. It was a miracle bestowed by the Holy Father. Sister Vanya, as the Holy Father's messenger on earth, appeared in Gramorn. The church was the blessing that the Holy Father and the nun brought to Gramorn.
This statement is a bit outrageous, but it is the most widely circulated one among the many different statements that are being discussed in the Gramorn area. Moreover, this statement is the only one that connects the two hottest topics in Gramorn and has the highest degree of credibility.
Just as the Gramorne area became lively due to the appearance of the mysterious church, on the edge of the lake in Star Lake, far away from the area, in an uninhabited coastal woods, a dense rustling sound was heard in the woods, and a few tiny shadows flashed through the woods at dusk.
Countless bats were flying in the deserted woods and gathered towards the same location. In the dark woods, these bats gathered together to form two black shadows, a man and a woman. They were none other than the two high-ranking officials of the Eight-Pointed Nest, Barard and Gusmore.
When the figures of the Eight-pointed Spider Fang Priest and the Shaman were finally condensed, they looked towards the direction of the lake not far away, and their expressions revealed a hint of solemnity, especially for Gosmore, whose face was filled with anger and displeasure.
"That charlatan nun... actually wanted to seize our territory and turn the temple that should belong to the Queen of the Deep Web into a sheepfold for their faith. Wasn't it enough that they robbed us before? And they are still asking for more! Disgusting thing!"
Gritting her teeth, Gasmore recalled the information she had just eavesdropped on in the church in the lake, and could not help but say angrily. She slowly clenched her hands, scratching her palms until they bled.
"Now I really want to capture that charlatan nun and torture her to death slowly, so that she will know whose territory she is treading on..."
"Calm down, Gasemore! Think about what you said before. Now is not the time to take action against that nun. We...even the entire nest cannot afford the consequences of the church's in-depth introduction of the situation in Putt! That nun cannot have any mishaps in Gramorn!"
Board spoke to Gusmore in a serious tone. After hearing Board's words, Gusmore breathed a sigh of relief, and then responded to Board coldly.
"Hmph, I know... I was just talking. I still have the self-control I need. I felt that I hated these charlatans enough in the past, but I didn't expect that they could make me so sick today..." Gsmore said slowly, then she shifted her gaze to Barad beside her, and then spoke again.
"So, what is going on now? Why did the Moon Bitch Temple suddenly rise up? And it happened to be right in front of those charlatans. Don't tell me this is a coincidence, Board."
"Of course I don't think this is a coincidence. The appearance of the Night Sky Temple at this time is not a normal phenomenon. It is not the temple's self-mechanism. Otherwise, the locals here would not be so surprised. Someone must have deliberately created the temple at this time. The key is who that person... or those people are?"
With a serious tone, Board spoke slowly, and then he began his own analysis.
"First of all, although the Glowing Sister seems suspicious, I think it is unlikely. If Glowing Sister really knew the secret of this lake, she would definitely send someone to investigate, not just a pilgrimage team. We also monitored the Sister and her subordinates throughout the whole process. They clearly did not know the existence of the Night Sky Temple, which was an unexpected situation for them. So the person who brought the temple out was definitely not someone from the Church.
"Excluding the church, the biggest suspects are those guys who are secretly against us. The force behind the wind mage who fought against the Night Demon in Tivian is most likely the vigilant faction among the upper echelons of Putt. They also know the secret of this lake. They are likely to have come here secretly and launched an investigation in secret, and even achieved results before us, and we didn't even find them..."
Board spoke in a serious manner. Listening to Board's words, Gesmore couldn't help but frowned slightly, and then continued to speak.
"Impossible... We monitor the lake closely every night, how did they investigate the lake? And they are progressing faster than us?" Gsmore said puzzledly. She knew before that there might be other forces spying on Star Lake, but she always thought that she was ahead in the progress of the investigation on Star Lake. But this situation suddenly occurred today. She didn't understand how others could find the temple first when the lake was completely under her control.
"This... is still unclear. One possibility is... the secret of the lake is not hidden on the surface of the lake, but somewhere else, a place we are not monitoring. Another possibility is that among those guys, there are also Crimson-level 'Shadows', and they are 'Shadows' with extremely outstanding concealment capabilities. They used this to avoid our surveillance, secretly investigated the lake, and produced results earlier than us..."
With a gloomy face, Board continued to analyze and speak seriously. Listening to Board's words, Gusmore couldn't help but snorted coldly and spoke.
"Heh, it seems... we really underestimated that group of people. The fact that they were able to investigate this place proves that they are quite capable. We... underestimated them before.
"But there is still a question. Since those guys have found a way to make the temple appear, why did they choose to make the temple appear at this time? By directly making the temple's existence public, don't they want to keep the temple for themselves?"
After thinking for a while, Gsmore asked again, and Uncle Ade continued to answer slowly after a little hesitation.
"Perhaps... they really don't want this temple. The secrets of this land in the past are not known to Despenser now. The reason why those vigilant people found this place is because they came here for us. They may not know the significance of this temple? What use is it to them? They may just see that we, as enemies, are targeting this temple, so they try to find it, make it public, and make things difficult for us.
“Even if they really know the significance of this temple, they may choose to give up. If a temple-level ritual site wants to fully function, it must lift the restrictions. Lifting the restrictions will inevitably make us notice. They may think that they are not as powerful as us, and after lifting the restrictions, they will not be able to keep the temple in our hands.
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