"Here."

Gwen followed the guidance of the Star Mark Spirit and reached out to dig up the soil on the ground. It didn't take her long before a narrow cave appeared in front of everyone. This cave was located on one side of the hillside, and a dozen meters further on the other side was the vine city of the Four Pillars Cult.

If it weren't for the group miracle that Igula used to reduce his presence, the long-range miracle of the Four Pillars would have been aimed at them. Even with the help of miracles, they still had to wear wasteland camouflage, otherwise they would still attract attention.

It's funny, during the blood moon, Ash and his men were very weak, and they could only use their energy to improve their combat effectiveness, and could not take care of other aspects; during the gospel, although they had a strong need for reconnaissance, the mechanism of the gospel book was superior to all reconnaissance miracles, so they did not make up for it; when they arrived at the Senluo Wasteland, although they wanted to hunt down the Silver Lantern, except for the prophecy miracle of the Mercury Trojan Horse, other methods made it difficult to locate the Silver Lantern, so they still did not make up for this loophole.

Of the six directions of attack, defense, treatment, movement, reconnaissance, and assistance, these Sanctuary magicians generally only developed the first four. They were unable to achieve such a simple and common need as tracking traces.

Fortunately, Gwen has the Star Trace Spirit and the Star Light Spirit. The former can track the traces of starlight, and the latter can attach starlight to any target. As long as you prepare in advance, you can track almost any target.

"Mr. Tamashi should have sneaked into the city through this tunnel." Gwen asked, "Should we go in?"

Ash glanced at the quiet vine city and shook his head. "He sneaked in under the cover of night, so maybe he didn't attract other people's attention. But if so many of us go in, that's not necessarily the case. Let's retreat to a safe place first, have breakfast, and then discuss it."

No one objected, and everyone retreated to the shadow of the Gobi Desert a hundred meters away. Chikala skillfully took out a flat pan and a stove, heated the pan, added oil, and put the marinated beef in - breakfast was beef macaroni - then he immediately made his position clear: "Mr. Tamashi must have gone to assassinate Mercury Trojan. He is in danger now. We should go to pick him up!"

Igula raised his eyebrows and said, "If you were in the Blood Moon Kingdom, even if you couldn't become the mayor, it would definitely not be a problem for you to become a councillor. It's really unfair for you to be born in Senluo with your talent for adapting to the situation."

"Alas, I often complain about why I am not from the Blood Moon." Chikara sighed, "This way I can meet Mr. Borgin, Mr. Harvey and Mr. Ash in advance... I wish I was born in the Blood Moon!"

"We met in the death row prison," Harvey said while clipping his nails.

But he wasn't cutting his own nails.

He took the coffin out to bask in the sun, and sat on the lid. Alice, who was lying inside, stretched her hand out of the coffin and asked Harvey to trim and maintain it. It must be said that the power of habit is indeed strong. Now Chikara and Gwen can look normal in this pungent mixture of preservative and corpse odor. As for Ash and Igula, it's even worse - their sense of smell has long been damaged.

"Mr. Harvey, what you said is true," the orc chuckled, "Don't I look like a death row inmate? But if you think about it carefully, except for Mr. Tamashi, everyone else among us can be said to be a death row inmate..."

"So is Tamashi." Ash said calmly, "He has long been prepared to go to hell and suffer."

The beef sizzled in the hot oil, and Chikara quickly added the scallions to stir-fry. In the steaming mist, Ash looked at Gwen, and then looked at Igula.

"You also have clothes marked with the Starlight Mark." Igula took the initiative to explain: "I am not targeting Black Crow. This is an insurance that everyone has. Of course, if Gwen betrays us, we can just use the marked clothes to set a trap."

"But you know the Mercury Horse is right down there, right?" Ash's tone seemed to be slightly accusatory: "After all, even Tamashi could see it."

"I can only say that I'm not sure." Igula said frankly: "Mercury Trojan is cautious, afraid of death, loves pleasure, is cruel and ruthless, and yet she can descend into the believers' container to command the believers. It's not surprising that she is hiding anywhere."

"But judging from her personality traits, Mercury Trojan is a person who puts her own safety first in everything, so she will definitely hold the strongest bargaining chip in her hand - that is, the legendary magician she can control, the Pope of Extermination Orewa."

"According to my investigation, even if Orewa has to go out to fight, she will quickly return to the Four Pillars Cult's headquarters. Mercury Trojan certainly won't live near Orewa, but Orewa will definitely not be too far away from her, so that if she encounters any accidents, Orewa can quickly rush to support her."

"Now Orewa has entered the spiral of silence, and it is likely to stay there for more than half a month, so the Mercury Trojan is very likely to be in the spiral of silence as well. This is evidence one."

"Black Crow said that except for him, everyone in the Crow Killing Sect is addicted to Crow Blood Wine. There must be some addictive ingredient in this wine. Obviously, Mercury Horse is also addicted to Crow Blood Wine... The Four Pillars Sect moved so much Crow Blood Wine into the Spiral of Silence. It's hard not to guess that this is to supply Mercury Horse. This is evidence two."

"The Four Pillars Sect has withdrawn all its forces and abandoned almost all strategic points. It has allowed the Qinri Alliance to attack its hinterland, but it is determined to maintain the Spiral of Silence. This is enough to show that Mercury Trojan is making a desperate bet this time without caring about the consequences. With such a gamble of fate at stake, it is hard to imagine that Mercury Trojan is still hiding somewhere else waiting for news. This is evidence three."

"But even so, I dare not draw a conclusion." Igula paused: "Only Black Crow, who has been with Mercury Trojan for more than 20 years, can be sure that the old friend is down there."

Ash moved his lips, but in the end he said nothing.

Chikara divided breakfast into portions for everyone, and even prepared one for Alice, eating it directly from the flatbed pan.

Feeling the subtle atmosphere, the orc took the initiative to bring up the topic: "If we want to sneak in, it's best to use the help of the night. We can even destroy the statues of the Four Pillars and reduce their bright areas to cause chaos. By the way, I know the Dark Gold Bishop stationed at the west wall. That guy is a coward. If he encounters an accident, he will definitely ensure his own safety first..."

"But there are still nine hours until dark," Gwen said. "Will it be... too late?"

"That's right." The orc touched his hairless head and said, "Look at my brain. Fortunately, Miss Gwen reminded me. Then-"

"Shut up and eat your breakfast." Igula said coldly: "If your mouth just wants to talk, I can also help put the flat pan into your mouth below."

The orc's sphincter tightened.

"Why take your anger out on Chikara?" Ash shrugged. "He just said something I wanted to hear. Thank you, Chikara, but I dare not say a word for you in front of Igula. You might as well please Igula instead of me."

The Orc Sanctuary laughed dryly.

"Or maybe you're actually saying the opposite, trying to get me to give up by encouraging me to save Tamashi."

"No, I, Chikara, never lie—"

"If that's the case, you're worrying too much."

Ash said, "I didn't even intend for everyone to rescue Tamashi."

Everyone was stunned.