Chapter 50: The Seed of Rot
In the dark night in Mon Carlo, in a suite of a luxurious hotel, Dorothy in pajamas sat on the sofa of the suite, gazing out the window at the night view while recalling what she had seen and heard in other people's dreams. She couldn't help but touch her chin and sigh in her heart.
'I really didn't expect that the purpose of the people from the Sea Abyss Cult coming to Mon Carlo was to recruit him for the purpose of prolonging his life, so that he could return to the Sea Abyss Cult secretly, and as a token of his return, he actually helped corrupt Vanya...
"It seems... it was my action of asking Vanya to go to Mon Carlo for the first time that prompted the Sea Abyss Church to take action. This messenger named Tonik came about a week ago, and that was exactly when Vanya announced the destination of her first pilgrimage. Vanya had cheated the Sea Abyss Church when she was in Xia Shu, and now the Sea Abyss Church has finally found an opportunity to retaliate. At the same time, they can also take this opportunity to regain Edward and make him show his loyalty."
"Haha... this is a really good calculation... Although I had foreseen that Vanya's visit to Mon Carlo might cause some changes in the situation of the conquest of the sea, I didn't expect that it would actually provoke the Red Sea of the Sea Abyss to take action. The situation here is becoming more and more complicated..."
Dorothy thought so while picking up a cup of water on the coffee table and drinking it. During the incident of the White Pearl, she had already known the name "Jian Lin" from the two Haiyuan Church cadres she met at that time. He seemed to be a high-ranking member of the Haiyuan Church, living in the White Tears Island. He had a certain degree of influence on many Haiyuan Church activities to conquer the sea.
"Edward, the great pirate of Mon Carlo, Jianlin, the leader of the White Tears Island Temple, Ku Chi, a high-ranking member of the Black Dream Hunter Group... I never thought that there would be three red-blooded people on this small Mon Carlo at the same time, and they will be participating in an auction soon... This is really a situation that I had never expected before..."
Dorothy said this with emotion in her heart. In fact, she was not completely unpredictable about the actions of the Sea Abyss Church. As early as when Vanya announced that she was going to Mon Carlo, the top leaders of the church's Redemption Faction had given Vanya some reminders.
At that time, Sister Evi of the Redemptionists had told Vanya via a repeater remote communication that the situation in Mon Carlo was a little delicate at the moment, and that she had better be careful in Mon Carlo. If she sensed any danger, she could use the repeater to call Evi, who would cruise in an area slightly closer to Mon Carlo during Vanya's visit.
At first, Evie did not explain the matter clearly to Vanya, but from some of her words, Dorothy sensed that the Redemptionists seemed to be worried about the situation in Mon Carlo, and worried that something might happen. They seemed to want to intervene in Mon Carlo, but they were unable to do so due to the internal political factors of the church and the countries of the main continent. They could only persuade Vanya to be cautious in Mon Carlo and to respect the local Edward forces. They seemed to expect Vanya's visit to be a message from the church to show goodwill to Mon Carlo.
'Although Sister Evi's warning was somewhat incomprehensible at the time, I now almost completely understand what she meant... Judging from the current situation, Edward is going to die... However, because he is often double-faced and secretly engaged in illegal transactions, the mainstream within the church and the major powers on the main continent are not very happy with him, and are basically willing to watch him die. Even if there are opinions that want to help Edward prolong his life, they will be immediately suppressed. The Redemption Faction can only make Vanya's visit a normal activity in Mon Carlo while taking precautions.
'It is probably because Vanya does not have much experience in foreign affairs. Telling her more information may cause Vanya to say the wrong thing during the conversation with Moncarlo, thus causing Edward to misjudge. Therefore, Vanya did not reveal more information.'
Dorothy analyzed this in her mind. From the church's perspective, Vanya's trip to Mon Carlo did not have any mission related to Edward, so naturally she was not told any information unrelated to the mission. This was to prevent Vanya from bringing up similar topics or saying the wrong thing when asked about these topics.
For example, if Edward met with Vanya and asked her whether the church had any plans to help him prolong his life, it would be problematic for Vanya to say yes or no, and even if she expressed some inclination, it might be over-interpreted. In the eyes of the church, it would be better for Vanya to know nothing about such information. It is estimated that in the church's thinking, Edward also expected Vanya's visit to be interpreted as a sign that he would not ignore his intentions.
However, the church did not expect that the Sea Abyss Cult would act so quickly and generously, directly sending a red man with a treasure like the Fountain of Youth to alienate and win over Edward, and also taking covert rather than direct action to corrupt Vanya. In this regard, the unity within the Sea Abyss Cult seems to be much stronger than the current church with many contradictions and inconsistent decisions, and it does have the upper hand in this matter.
After fully understanding the intricate situation on the island, Dorothy leaned back on the soft backrest of the sofa and began to think about the next countermeasures. Although the current situation on the island is complicated and dangerous, it is also full of opportunities for her, an outsider who already has an intelligence advantage.
"There are three red-blooded people on the island now. The situation feels extremely dangerous... But fortunately, we have insurance in hand. If the situation is really urgent, we can call that Evie daughter over. With this Evie daughter as a trump card, even if there are three red-blooded people, there is still room for maneuver."
Dorothy thought in her heart that Evie's existence was the reason why she dared to try to operate in front of the three red swords, but she would not play Evie until the last moment, because although Evie could calm the situation, it would also alarm Withered Wing and make him run away. And unless it was a life-saving moment, Dorothy would not let Vanya call Evie.
"It would be best if I could still solve all the problems in secret like before, but this time it will be a little more difficult... More importantly, although Edward and the Sea Abyss Cult have collected a lot of information, there is almost no information about the Dead Wing. My main target is him..."
Dorothy continued to think in her mind, and after thinking for a while, she decided that since she couldn't find any clues about the withered wings for the time being, she would continue to dig deeper into the Abyss Sect and Edward to see if she could make any breakthrough from them.
Just like that, Dorothy, sitting on the sofa, silently closed her eyes and began to communicate with the little fox Sarah who was still in her dream in the distance.
"Ms. Fox, please ask that Tonik again, ask him if he knows where the sword scale is? How did he communicate with the sword scale? Does he know what the sword scale looks like and what its characteristics are?"
On the other side of Mon Carlo, in a dream outside the real world, a little white fox was sitting on the throne in the huge audience hall in the dream, wagging her tail and waiting for a response from outside the dream in a bored manner. When she heard this response, her ears twitched slightly, and then she looked at Tony who was standing on the red carpet below and asked.
"Hey, do you... do you know what the sword scale you mentioned looks like? What are his characteristics? What are his abilities?"
"Lord Jianlin is the leader of the temple on White Tears Island, an important base of the Divine Religion. It is said that he holds a divine sword made from the scales of the heir of the Lord of the Abyss, which is why he got his name. I am not qualified to know about his abilities, but I have seen Lord Jianlin several times. He looks like this."
As he spoke, a shadow condensed in front of Tonyk. After the shadow was completely stable, a man with black hair and beard, dark brown skin, and an appearance of about 40 or 50 years old appeared in the audience hall in the dream. He was wearing a combination of armor and sacrificial robes, and a copper snake crown. He was of medium build and had a sharp gaze. His facial features showed the shadow of traditional islanders of the Conquered Sea. He should be similar to Xia Shu, the primitive islanders in the Conquered Sea Islands. They are called Haiyi people.
"This is the sword scale... In other words, I can find the sword scale on Mon Carlo Island based on this image?"
Looking at the memory influence emerging in front of him, the little fox asked curiously, and Tonik spoke in the negative.
"No, Master Jianlin came to Mon Carlo in a complete disguise. His appearance when he was active in Mon Carlo was completely different from this. I don't know what he looked like. I don't know what identity he came to Mon Carlo with, and I don't know where he lives."
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