Chapter 274: Traitors and Rumors
"You mean, the one in the Castle in the Sky?"
Hearing this, the black-robed man sitting in the second seat on the right took over the conversation.
"It's possible."
The gray-robed prophet nodded, neither denying nor confirming.
"I feel that the probability of him taking action in this matter is very small, but it is not ruled out that the Zhenzhi Society paid a price that was enough to tempt him."
At this time, the shadow of the black-robed man in the second seat on the left shook his head, not very optimistic about this assumption.
"So, Gray Mist, what do you think?"
The black-robed man at the first seat on the right side of the long table spoke at this time, looking at the only real person present, but his voice was a somewhat neutral female voice.
"I can't guess what he's thinking. After all, he's the only ninth-rank prophet on the continent. I don't know what he's seen, nor can I determine the reasons and patterns for his actions."
The prophet known as Gray Mist shook his head and did not comment on this.
"Like those strangers?"
The third black-robed man on the right asked, and while speaking, his dark face turned slightly, as if he glanced at the black-robed man at the end of the left side unintentionally.
The others also looked at him more or less. The latter was keenly aware of everyone's gaze, but did not say anything. He just put one hand on his chest and saluted everyone.
"Almost. Abyss. I think you can understand it this way."
In response to his question, Gray Mist nodded casually.
"In the eyes of many people, the behavior of fortune tellers may be elusive. But in fact, it is just because they see things very differently."
"It's like an ordinary person suddenly gets the news that his house will be struck by lightning and catch fire tonight. Then he will immediately move his belongings out of the house.
His neighbors didn't know about this, and when they saw him moving items outside in a panic, they thought he was crazy or possessed by witchcraft.
“They will regret it only later that night, when lightning hits the house and flames burst into flames, but by then it will be too late.
To us, ‘he’ is like the only person who knows the news, and we are his neighbors who know nothing.”
"Okay, Gray Mist, we understand what you mean."
At the head of the long table, a man in a black robe with a dark gold emblem gently raised his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet.
Then, he looked at the man in black robe who was sitting at the end of the left side of the long table, who had been the focus of everyone's attention.
"Zero, what do you think about this matter?"
Facing the invisible gazes of the leader and others, the black-robed man called 'Zero' did not show any nervousness. He just crossed his fingers and spoke calmly.
"First of all, I must make it clear that I don't have a deep understanding of high-level magic. Therefore, I will not analyze it from the perspective of magic."
“What I want to say is that you can actually consider it from another perspective.
To achieve the effect of breaking Lord Gray Mist's concealment without leaving any trace of the spell, it does not necessarily require a very advanced prophecy magic, nor any other lost magic, but there is a traitor within our organization!"
Zero's words were like a depth charge that dropped, causing a commotion among the crowd.
It’s not that no one has thought of this possibility. On the contrary, most of the people present have this idea in their minds, but no one has actually expressed it out loud.
"I know that this world may have some high-level contracts that can limit betrayal, but I believe that you should also have ways to circumvent or remove the restrictions of these contracts."
Unlike others, Zero had no scruples about this, and even hinted intentionally or unintentionally that the traitor might be among them.
"Of course, all of this is just my personal speculation. The specific possibilities are entirely up to you to judge. But I suggest that you conduct an internal investigation of our organization as well."
Although the word he used was 'everyone', Zero's eyes were always looking in the direction of the leader.
He saw it very clearly that as long as his existence was beneficial to the leader and did not offend anyone, there would always be a place for him here.
As for other people disliking him and even trying to do something bad to him? As a player who doesn't care about his level, this is what he is least afraid of!
"Let's put this topic aside for now. Whether it's someone who took action personally, or there's a traitor, or the other party used a special item, it's not a problem that can be solved by a simple discussion."
Glancing at the reactions of everyone present, the leader remained calm.
"Xing, how about leaving the investigation of the traitor to you? I will temporarily grant you special authority to mobilize all the resources of the organization without restrictions."
"Okay, Your Excellency, Chief."
Hearing this, the first black-robed figure on the right nodded.
"Gray Wu, can you find a way to solve the problem of prophecy? I don't ask to stop that person from spying, but at least we should be able to detect and warn in time."
Then, the leader turned his gaze to the gray fog.
“There are some new ideas. Perhaps we can use the method of fate grafting to add a false fate mirror image into the interference fog. Even if it is breached, it can still serve as a camouflage and early warning.
But this spell is not mature yet, and I am afraid it will take some time to develop and study it."
The blurry figure of the grey-robed prophet said calmly.
"good--"
The leader nodded.
"Then, before Gray Mist develops a new stealth magic, please notify other members remotely and ask them not to gather in person for the time being to prevent sudden attacks from the enemy."
"Now, since Gray Mist has called the meeting in advance, there is another thing you need to know.
Due to the accidental exposure of the Silver Wind City base, the middle-ranking nobles in the empire that we had contacted before have become extremely suspicious and distrustful of us. "
"The time for the Web of Fate to change is almost here, and we need to cause chaos in the Gloria Empire more quickly. Does anyone have any suggestions on this?"
As the leader finished speaking, everyone started to speak.
"How about continuing to support the Shadowless Conclave and other organizations and carrying out indiscriminate attacks on cities across the empire? As long as we don't go to the empire ourselves, the Ninth Order of the True Knowledge Society won't be able to do anything to us."
"Perhaps we can control some of the minor nobles, attack the students of the Professional Academy, and create panic."
…
"Guys, I have an idea."
After everyone had finished expressing their opinions, Ling suddenly spoke again, attracting everyone's attention.
"Haven't we secretly cooperated with the Shadowless before? I have also heard about their recent attacks on many major cities in the Gloria Empire."
"Why don't we spread rumors among the people of the empire, saying that the recent attacks were not attacks by the Shadowless as the official claims, but a conspiracy by the high-ranking nobles!"
"They fabricated an organization that didn't exist, and used it as a pretext to use the lower classes as sacrifices and experimental subjects, and carried out all kinds of shameful and evil activities in order to incite conflicts between the upper and lower classes—"
People have different opinions on his suggestion.
"What's the point of provoking opposition between the lower class and the upper class? Even if the lower class people of the entire city were gathered together, wouldn't it be easy for high-level professionals to suppress them with a wave of their hands?"
It was still the third black-robed man on the right, 'Abyss', who spoke. He had long been displeased with Zero, who was only at the first level of strength but was able to sneak into their meeting table, but he was unable to do anything due to the pressure from the leader.
Seeing an opportunity now, he spoke out directly to criticize.
(End of this chapter)
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