Chapter 399: People of the Secret Society
Qiao Xi slapped the table angrily, and the wind he created even slightly shook the newspaper on the table.
Zoe in the distance looked over with some surprise.
This is Blood Harbor.
After being reviewed by Xius, the secret society was not disbanded directly. Even Josh was still temporarily acting as the high priest.
To be honest, this surprised Josh. The believers did not react much to this. Although Zeus personally refuted the rumor that he was not a god, the people in the secret society still chanted his name secretly, but no longer worshipped him publicly.
This matter was even somewhat tacitly understood, and the believers seemed to regard it as some kind of test, and it did not really shake their faith.
After the reconstruction of Blood Harbor began, the prince designated a new site for the Secret Order. It was adjacent to the upper town and not too far from the dock, so it was in a very good location.
Diplomats like Zoe have also established a base here, which may become the prototype of an embassy in the future.
The main members of the Secret Order are all from the North. Most of them had served in Nora's resistance army before. Jeremiah's Black Pearl transported these people from the North. They were the earliest members of the Secret Order.
As for those who joined later, many of them were refugees from the North, and Nora's name was very famous among them.
In short, almost no one in the North didn't know Nora. The rebels she brought gathered most of the refugees and opened up a way out for them in the chaotic North.
In the eyes of the believers of the Secret Order, Nora is second only to Zeus. If Zeus is the unreachable god, then Nora is the saint on earth who protects them from wind and rain.
This status is even slightly higher than that of Zeus. After all, the believers only know about Lord Zeus from the doctrine, but Nora's help really falls on them.
The refugees in the North were willing to risk their lives to join the secret order just for a bowl of hot porridge, let alone Nora, who saved them personally and sent them away from the North.
And now, Nora was dead, and even her head was cut off and sent over.
The moment the prince heard the news, he chose to cut ties without hesitation, even at the cost of tearing up the alliance.
If the people of the secret order knew that the prince stood with the lords of the north, they would probably repeat the rebellion of the Mother Goddess Church immediately.
Josh's hands were shaking as he held the newspaper. He knew what kind of uproar would be caused in the secret order once this news was told to the believers.
As for Castel's attitude - there is no need to say more. The newspaper's comment on this was very brief, with only one line:
"Blood debt must be paid with blood."
There were no unnecessary comments, no verbal threats, just as the prince had directly beheaded the envoys sent by the northern lords. Castel had no intention of dialogue or resolving the issue through diplomacy.
Castel is here to make friends, but not everyone is worthy of Castel's friendship.
In response to the provocations of several lords in the north, Hughes felt that the diplomatic approach of the Silent Temple was more reliable - let the flails fall on their heads, smashing in the doctrine and awe together.
Josh was stunned. Castel was ready for war and was ready to respond to provocation with war.
The newspaper said that an expeditionary force would be organized among the Crusaders and would travel there on newly built ironclad ships.
And all of this was not transmitted through secret codes, but was published in publicly available newspapers.
What this meant was self-evident. It was not until this moment that Josh truly understood the prince's actions - at first he was a little puzzled when he knew that the prince had stated his position so fiercely and resolutely.
She is more or less his ally, so is there any need for such an extreme response?
Now it seems that the prince has a keen political sense. He may have anticipated Castel's reaction. Originally, the relationship between the prince and the four northern lords was rather awkward, but now that he has taken the initiative to declare war, he has regained the initiative.
"Master Priest! Qiao Xi! The big brother who cooked the porridge! Come back to your senses, come back to your senses!"
Only then did Qiao Xi see a small hand waving in front of his eyes.
When he looked down, he realized it was Gwen.
The little girl luckily survived the last rebellion, but she didn't seem to have learned much. She still runs around everywhere every day, which always gives Josh a headache.
"What happened? Why are you distracted?" Gwen opened her white eyes wide, tilted her head slightly, and her snow-white hair fell down.
This is the typical appearance of people from the White Crow Principality, where people always prefer the color white, even their hair is as white as snow.
Josh hurriedly put away the newspaper, forced a smile, and patted Gwen on the head: "It's nothing, go out and play."
Gwen's eyes fell on the newspaper, then moved back to Josh's face. When Josh's heart began to beat, the little girl suddenly smiled: "Yeah!"
She scurried out the door.
"What the hell is that? Why is it hiding so secretly?" Zoe also noticed his actions and glanced over curiously.
Josh walked to the door and watched Gwen disappear into the alley before he closed the door and handed over the newspaper.
Zoe took the newspaper and quickly skimmed through it, and soon her fingers clenched.
Her chest heaved violently several times, and she let out a long breath before barely suppressing her anger, but she still gritted her teeth when she put down the newspaper.
Josh sighed and walked to the door: "I will announce this to the believers."
"Wait! You're just going to go like this?"
Josh was stunned: "What else do you need?"
"That's Nora, the protector of the northern refugees. It's no surprise that the believers would do anything when they heard the news of her death!" Zoe walked quickly to the door and grabbed a coat. "Let's go and ask the lord for more places for the secret society from the expeditionary force going to the north!"
Qiao Xi took a breath and said, "Will the Lord agree?"
"If you don't agree, the believers should organize their own team and go on the journey. You have been dealing with the people of the North for such a long time, don't you know what kind of character they are?"
Qiao Xi fell silent. The White Crow Duchy in the north had always been a little backward. Even fashionable weapons like muskets were not passed on to them. However, even the empire in its heyday was defeated here. Those brave and fearless warriors were like stones frozen in the wind and snow, causing the empire's musketeers to break their teeth.
They will not clamor for revenge, but will quietly line up and go to the battlefield one by one.
Thinking of this, Josh didn't even bother to take his clothes, and hurriedly followed Zoe out of the room.
(End of this chapter)
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