Chapter 658 Dream City
Gaia's guess was correct, the three of them received an invitation to the banquet.
The originally dragging negotiations suddenly became efficient. The Mechanical Temple finalized the transaction procedures at an extremely fast speed and asked them to transport the transaction items, such as steam rifles and other holy relics.
As for the information provided by the Mechanical Temple, it is said that it will be handed over by His Holiness the Pope himself. This project will be carried out at a banquet to show the importance that the Candlelight Society and the Mechanical Temple attach to it.
When Gaia and Zoe heard this process for the first time, their hearts skipped a beat.
Why does this process sound weird?
Could it be that the Mechanical Templar wants to steal their holy objects and capture them directly?
Erwin didn't even hesitate and just found a reason to leave. It was obvious that he was going to make preparations.
After all, he is just a mortal, while Zoe and Gaia are extraordinary beings. If they really get into trouble, he will only be a burden.
Gaia was still worried, but Zoe was still so relaxed and continued to attend the Gear Sage's classes every day.
Finally, the day before the party, Zoe was blocked by Gaia on her way back to her room.
Zoe couldn't help but smile as she saw Gaia's anxious look.
"What's wrong?"
Gaia was silent for a moment, then shook her head in frustration. "Zoe, you've been to Blood Harbor before the Mother Goddess rebellion. You should be more experienced, right? I see you're still acting unhurried. Do you know what the Templar Machine is up to?"
“Not really.”
"ah?"
"But I went to the square yesterday, where the airship is docked, and the supplies on the airship haven't been unloaded yet."
Gaia raised her eyebrows in surprise and bit her lip thoughtfully: "You mean..."
"If the Mechanical Temple really wanted to seize our traded goods, they should have urged us to move them down long ago. However, they only made a request and did not follow up."
"And, Gaia, think about it, if you want to steal our sacred objects, what preparations should you make?"
Gaia's eyes lit up, and she slowly said, "Don't let us find out."
"Yes, but the Mechanical Temple's request and invitation were sent together, without any intention of hiding anything, so..."
"Aren't they coming for us?"
"Yes, I even think this is a reminder. After all, they are too open and aboveboard. This banquet may not be simple."
Gaia is not stupid, she just doesn't have much experience in negotiation. The reason why Zeus sent the two of them together was that he hoped Zoe could make up for this shortcoming.
She thought for a moment and then asked in a low voice, "Do you think it's between the two churches?"
"It's very possible. Theoretically, the Mechanical Templar and the Candlelight Society govern the Rhine together, but all we see in the Upper Rhine are Candlelight Society spires. We haven't seen many Mechanical Templar churches. Moreover, this time we are trading with the Mechanical Templar, but the person we are meeting at the banquet is the Pope of the Candlelight Society."
The Mechanical Temple was founded with the support of the royal family, but when Queen Isabella was assassinated, it joined the Candlelight Society. Now it seems that the two sides are not united.
This banquet might be the scene of the confrontation between the two sides. If nothing unexpected happens, they should see a good show.
“Will this affect our business?”
"It shouldn't be a problem. Don't forget, according to procedure, Beatrice personally delivered the technical information to us. This should also be the attitude of the Candlelight Society. We just need to wait and see. Whoever controls Rhine in the end will be the one we will trade with."
Gaia nodded, she had already made a judgment in her heart.
The size of the Mechanical Temple is still insignificant compared to the behemoth Candlelight Society. If nothing unexpected happens, this church will soon become a complete puppet.
This banquet should be the last struggle.
"No, the Mechanical Temple doesn't have any extraordinary means or combat power. Although they can barely compete with the extraordinary with the power of machinery, the number of their holy relics is too small."
Gaia suddenly reacted. She didn't know how many tricks up the sleeves the Mechanical Temple had, but in terms of its apparent combat power, it was still crushed by the Candlelight Society.
After all, the Candlelight Society controls the entire empire, with over a hundred extraordinary people alone, and this is Rhine, the church's most core city.
"So something has to happen. Erwin is back!"
Gaia turned around and saw Erwin opening the door.
"Any progress?"
"There's good news and bad news," Erwin said as he hung his coat on the hanger and fixed his hair. "I've tried to find any trace of Frey, but I can't see any. However, my whereabouts are restricted, so he might be safe."
There was a moment of silence among them.
They knew the situation in Rhine very well. The entire city was almost under the control of the Candlelight Society. Frey disappeared as soon as he entered the city, and there was a high probability that he was in great danger.
"What's the good news?"
"I may know why Isaac disappeared."
“!!!”
Zoe and Gaia were shocked. Isaac was the leader of the Ashes Alliance and a dual-path transcendent himself. If they could really find his whereabouts, it would be very helpful to their current situation.
"I contacted the Ash Alliance, and they said something has happened in Zamora Sem recently."
"Sumo. What?"
"Zamorasem, the name of a city. I'm afraid you don't know this, so I'll change the name to the City of Dreams."
"hiss"
They both took a breath and looked at each other, their faces filled with shock.
Zamorasym, the city of dreams where one can never wake up, the scar of the empire, the incident that almost destroyed half of the Church.
Even Gaia and Zoe, who had just become extraordinary beings, had heard of this incident. It was considered one of the most dangerous anomalies.
The reason why the two were so impressed by the so-called Dream City was because of the rebellion of the Mother Goddess Church in Blood Harbor.
During the rebellion, Mira, the chief priestess of the Church of the Mother Goddess, summoned the evil god [Mother] at the cost of herself, almost all of the Mother Goddess's believers, and half of the city's civilians. If the Sky Veil Behemoth had not arrived in time, this infinitely growing evil god would probably have been invincible.
The Fire Moth's summary of this incident was that it was "second only to the incident in Dream City in terms of danger."
As a member of the Fire Moth, Gaia personally participated in the discussion. Richard, Chloe and others believed that if Castel had not intervened, the continued growth of [Mother] would have been the result of the Dream City - and it would have required the lives of extraordinary people to fill it.
"That incident happened decades ago. Almost all the extraordinary people who went there to provide support died. Only two people survived."
"Isaac, and Jules."
(End of this chapter)
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