Chapter 266: Cultists in the Andes

Lannister sat in the guest room that had been arranged for him, looking very painful.

It was true that he had reached the silver level now, but giving away gifts worth about two thousand yuan at once made him feel like his heart was bleeding.

"I can only go back to the headquarters to apply for reimbursement, but when it comes to gifts, there's no proof, so I'm sure we'll have to argue a lot."

After thinking about it carefully just now, I realized that today's situation cannot be blamed on Fekart's inadequate intelligence work.

With the newly learned detection spells of a third-level warlock, it was normal to make a mistake. He himself only realized the fact that the target had advanced to the silver level when he was very close to him.

However, it's too late to say anything now.

Lannister knew that Fecat must have been exposed by using the detection spell, otherwise he would not have given such a generous and expensive gift.

The original plan was to obtain the formula and take it back to Shandani Island for mass production. Now, if you want to get the potion, the only way is to go through normal trading.

This way, the price paid is much higher.

The headquarters attaches great importance to this medicine. He will stay here to discuss a plan and the trading volume must be increased.

If it is a transaction, it would be very time-consuming to transport the potion back to the headquarters of the Warlock Brotherhood, and a large amount of potion must be stockpiled to make the round trip necessary.

He had to meet with the liaison officer of the Hammers City Office and have him report the current situation to the headquarters. He also needed to go back to Rhine City to visit the archbishop of the lower diocese.

Lannister wondered what rank the archbishop here was.

If he were still a third-level extraordinary being, there might be some chance to "convince" the archbishop to speak for him.

. . . .

That night, Crown did not return to the mansion. A silver warlock stayed in the church and he needed to stay there to take charge.

The airship carrying the supplies will arrive in Hamers City tomorrow. He will inform the head of the church about what is happening here and ask the archbishop to come.

He knew in his heart that the warlock had some ill intentions, otherwise he would not have generously given away two pounds of mithril. However, the other party did not take any substantial action. He could not start a war just because he felt that others had bad intentions.

Klauen dug out the blueprints of the soul-infused weapon and began to study it.

He had obtained this blueprint a long time ago, but since there was still room for improvement in his forging skills and he suffered considerable losses after the failure of soul injection, he had only briefly understood it. Today was the first time he had studied it seriously.

In the blueprint, the most difficult part is to perfectly integrate the materials that make up the magic circle into the weapon, and at the same time melt the spirit into the core of the magic circle.

For him, the most technically demanding step is that there cannot be even a single mistake in the process of forging the soul. Any tiny mistake will result in failure.

Clown studied the blueprints and took notes. He planned to wait until the Archbishop arrived and solved the problem of the Silver Warlock before starting forging.

With his current forging skills, he quickly understood 70% to 80% of the drawings.

He decided to practice with other materials first, and would consider it a success if he could perfectly integrate the magic circle into the weapon.

As for melting the spirit into the core of the magic circle, there is no practice required and it must be successful in one go.

There is only one spirit in hand, and there is no room for error.

But compared to other top blacksmiths, Crown's success rate is much higher.

He possesses forging skills at the ultimate level, and the chance of making mistakes is very small, which is also his confidence.

After carefully reading the forging notes twice, he put the drawings away. There were some parts that were not very clear, so he planned to study them tomorrow.

He closed his eyes and visualized the Golden Light Mantra for two great cycles to restore his energy, then Clown took out a rune crystal bottle the size of a fist.

There was a blue light flickering on the bottle, and a black spirit was floating inside, which was the soul of the Deer-Headed Spirit.

The spirit's form constantly undergoes subtle changes, but its antlers, like dense tree branches, always stand out.

If other people want to purify their spirits, they must prepare a purification array, but for him, it doesn't need to be so troublesome.

Crown found a bowl as big as half a football and poured the golden talisman water into the bowl. He stopped only after he had poured half the bowl.

He then released the spiritual seal on the crystal bottle and opened the lid.

The spirit of the Deer-Headed Spirit, which had been moving slowly, immediately reacted and floated towards the mouth of the crystal bottle.

He held the large bowl steadily in his hand, and the golden talisman water poured into the crystal bottle like a waterfall.

The crystal bottle doesn't look big, but even if all the talisman water in the bowl is poured into it, the crystal bottle is still not full.

The spirit of the Deer-Headed Demon who wanted to leave fell into the ocean of talisman water and kept sinking and floating like a drowning man.

The color of the talisman water became lighter and lighter, and the same was true for the black color on the spirit.

From the outside, the talisman water in the crystal bottle was constantly decreasing, and this spirit was like a sponge, constantly absorbing the talisman water.

Clown observed the changes in the crystal bottle and continued to add talisman water into it. The difficulty of purifying the spirit of the Deer-Headed Spirit was beyond his expectations. With his current ability, he consumed twenty-one bottles of golden talisman water to complete the purification.

After purification, the spirit's size became one third smaller than before, and the black color on its body completely disappeared, turning into a light blue color with golden flashes.

After pouring out the waste talisman water in the crystal bottle, Clown poured another bottle of cleansing talisman water into it.

With his current understanding of the Golden Light Mantra, the Heart Purifying Talisman Water can also play a role in replenishing spiritual energy consumption.

He replaced the lid on the crystal bottle and resealed it.

. . . .

Two days later, in the afternoon.

An airship had just left Hamers City in the morning, and another airship landed in the afternoon.

Flanders got off the airship, took a carriage to the central church, and met Lannister.

In the meeting room, all the bishops of Hamers were present.

Lannister was extremely shocked. The Archbishop of the Rhine Diocese was also promoted to Silver, but the Brotherhood branch also had no information.

"Is this the gap? The entire Warlock Brotherhood only has two Silver-rank warriors. We are ecstatic and think that it won't be far before we have the same powerful power as the major churches."

After all, only the popes of the churches stand at the silver level, but in Rhine City, I actually saw two silver-level masters.'

For a moment, Lannister was in a low mood.

Flanders said, "It is unreasonable for you to come to Hamers Parish without permission."

Before meeting the silver warlock, he had learned the situation in detail.

Normally, a transcendent of this level must report to the Vatican when entering the territory of the church.

The destructive power caused by the strong man standing at the top of the world is really too great.

“The Brotherhood Headquarters wants to contact Lord Crown as soon as possible to obtain more Golden Light Potion.

To be honest, we were worried that if we reported it to the Vatican, the transaction would be hindered, so we had no choice but to send me here for a secret meeting."

Lannister also knew that he was not following the normal procedures because his original intention was not to make a friendly deal.

It's just that he found that he couldn't complete the original plan at all, and was caught by a transcendent of the same level, so he had to step to the front.

But he didn't panic because he didn't actually act on it and didn't cause any harm to anyone.

Although his behavior was indeed inappropriate, it can be explained away as diplomatic issues.

Anyone with a discerning eye knew that Pope Oster of the Lord of Fire did not have much goodwill towards the Brotherhood.

It makes sense that he had secretly contacted Crown.

Under the premise that the spiritual concentration in the world is constantly increasing, all forces are facing a common enemy, so the possibility of a violent conflict between human forces is not great.

All forces are very restrained, which is why the Brotherhood Headquarters wants to obtain the potion formula but is not prepared to harm the inventor.

Flanders was unmoved: "The necessary procedures still need to be followed. Your sudden appearance here makes it difficult for me to handle this. In any case, you need to explain the situation to the Pope."

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

He knew that contacting a silver-rank warlock in private would cause the Pope's displeasure.

The archbishop glanced at the people in the conference room. They were all his own people. He said softly, "You don't have to mention the transaction, but you must report your whereabouts to the Vatican."

"Can't we discuss this? I've been hearing from the branch sorcerers about your idea of ​​'uniting all forces to fight against the evil god'."

Flanders was unwilling to talk more: "The process cannot be abandoned. Your Excellency, please prepare and return to Rhine City with me tomorrow."

Hearing the Archbishop's insistence that no one would be refused, Lannister nodded helplessly: "Understood, Your Excellency."

He couldn't figure out whether Flanders had agreed to make a deal with the Brotherhood. If he reported this to the Vatican, he was worried that there would be other twists and turns.

. . . .

Lannister left the meeting room and returned to the guest room in the church.

"Archbishop, what happened?" Crown asked.

He understood that the Archbishop did not object to the transaction of the Golden Light Potion, but given the Pope's attitude, it would be difficult for the Silver Warlock to stay in the Kingdom of Farouk for any longer.

Since they were not against the deal, why would they expel the other party in disguise? There must be something else going on.

Flanders smiled bitterly: "Things have changed. The airship detected an abnormal situation in the Andes Mountains. Quite a lot of pagans gathered there.

These pagans are extremely deformed and have obviously been severely contaminated by evil gods.”

As soon as he said this, the faces of the others changed.

Nick frowned and asked anxiously, "How far is the enemy from Zak Town? Have you found out how many people there are?"

The town of Zak is the northernmost part of Farouk's kingdom, bordering the Andes Mountains, and the situation is so critical that the entire Rhine city is threatened by war.

This is not the most worrying thing. They once thought that the change in the fog came from deep in the Andes, rather than being blown in from the ocean by the monsoon.

If the evil god's city rises from the west coast of the Andes Ocean, things will be very troublesome.

The Rhine Diocese had to guard against enemies in the town of Lorente as well as enemies in the Andes Mountains, and was inevitably caught in a two-front war.

Although the population is beginning to explode now, with more and more extraordinary people being born, and many extraordinary people going further to become higher-level extraordinary people, the combat effectiveness of those evil gods' followers is very strong.

Fanny also asked, "Have you discovered the evil god's city?"

Flanders shook his head: "The weather is bad now, and winter is coming soon. The airship cannot cross the towering Andes Mountains. There is no way to know the situation on the west coast. No one knows whether the evil god city has appeared.

The place where the cultists gathered was very far from Zak Town, about 300 kilometers away in a straight line, and there were about 30,000 to 40,000 people. It was about to snow, and in this weather, marching would be very difficult.

I am not worried that Rhine City will be attacked now. The harsh winter will deter all enemies. With ice and snow and biting cold winds, a forced march will only bury us in the wind and snow.

But when the ice and snow melt next year, the situation we face will be very severe, and we must be prepared to fight on two fronts."

"In this situation, we must ask for the support of the Holy See."

Clown felt a little annoyed, thinking that he might not have much time left to develop peacefully.

"I originally wanted to wait until next spring to go to the Holy See, but it seems I can't delay any longer. I've already contacted my old friends. In half a month, several of us at the Silver level will go to the Holy See to obtain the next stage of knowledge."

Flanders has connections with archbishops in other dioceses who have become silver-ranked archbishops. The archbishops in other dioceses intend to wait and see whether new silver-ranked archbishops will be born after a few months.

It seems that we can’t wait any longer. Rhine City will definitely face war next spring, and the Holy See must send more friendly forces.

Clown understood why the Archbishop had been so cold to Lannister just now. It would be disadvantageous to arouse the Pope's suspicion at this time.

However, he was still very happy at the thought of being able to gain more extraordinary knowledge, and he responded: "I understand, Your Excellency."

Flanders nodded slightly with a smile on his face:

"During this period of time, you need to prepare more military supplies and store more food supplies in preparation for the war."

With three silver-level warriors in the parish, he was actually very confident. The only thing he feared was the heavy casualties among the ordinary troops.

He decided to relax the restrictions on the type of automatic firearms that the Society of Rare Objects was researching and manufacture a batch for backup.

Cultists are still flesh and blood creatures, and firing a large number of bullets from a gun in a short period of time can block the enemy's attack. The only thing to note is that the person operating the gun must be a transcendent.

Extraordinary people have stronger will resistance and can fight against spiritual pollution.

Otherwise, it would be a disaster if soldiers used such guns to kill each other.

Fanny nodded and said:

"I'll take care of the other supplies, but the blacksmith shop needs to run at full capacity. Lord Crown needs to work hard."

A smile appeared on Clown's lips. "No problem. I have some news. There are two more senior blacksmiths in the blacksmith shop. My work will be relatively easier."

Not only that, the skills of the other two blacksmiths who were being trained in the blacksmith shop were also steadily improving after a lot of practice.

Before long, the blacksmith shop will have four senior blacksmiths.

In a state of war, weapons and armor will be consumed in large quantities, and Clown will have more sources of income.

The only concern is that the high-intensity fighting cannot continue forever, otherwise the church’s finances will be tight.

It is possible that the church will end up with an IOU, but the production of weapons and equipment cannot be stopped. We can only pray that we don’t encounter such a situation.

Crown needed to produce more high explosives in order to make more shells.

(End of this chapter)