Chapter 50 Chapter 53 The Suspenseful Disaster Part 2

"You should ask Father Paris. His ancestors have been agents of Poseidon, maintaining the normal operation of Poseidon's Temple. He and I are old friends."

Uncle Chelle didn't ask them why they were asking.

"Are you looking for him? He is indeed very busy now. Apart from the festival days, he is rarely seen. Other servants are in charge of the temple affairs."

Xu Kuiaya couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine when he thought of the scene he saw last night.

The person who blasphemed God was actually God's agent. Xu Kuiaya didn't even dare to think of this possibility. Serving at the throne of God every day, he should devote himself wholeheartedly to God, let alone harbor evil intentions.

Isn't that Paris afraid of retribution?

Perhaps because the girl's expression was too bad, Uncle Chel asked with concern.

"What's wrong with you? Are you okay?"

Xu Kuiaya didn't know whether she should tell Chel the truth. She looked at her three companions with concern and help.

Just as Xu Kuiaya thought, Father Paris was the agent of the sea god and was deeply loved by the residents of Shouyu Island, who were strictly speaking just travelers staying for a few days.

No one would believe it if it was just said like that. If Paris wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of them, it would be justified, and they would turn from being active to being passive.

"Just asking, does Uncle Chelle still know Hector?"

Puis shook his head slightly at Xu Kuia and then changed the subject.

Uncle Chelle had no doubts. "Hector? This name is unfamiliar. He should not be a resident of the island."

Puis was not surprised. From the conversation between the two men, it was not difficult to see that the relationship between Paris and Hector was probably just a combination of interests.

"Are you asking this because there is a problem between the two of them?"

Uncle Chelle knew what they were investigating and was naturally suspicious.

It is impossible to get the islanders to support them with just this one-sided statement; they may need more concrete and effective evidence.

"I just have some clues to confirm. Uncle Chelle, do you have any idea about the alien world that appeared in the sea near Shouyu Island?"

This is also what the priest named Paris mentioned.

"But there is another alien world outside Shouyu Island that has not been sacrificed. If we force it to open, we will all be killed!"

Later he even asked his subordinates.

'Are there any of our followers still at sea?'

There is no doubt that the alien world above the sea was planned by him, and he even took advantage of his believers.

Wait a minute...believers?

Just as Chel was about to tell what he knew, he heard Puys ask another more urgent question.

"Shounan was one of Father Paris's most devout followers, wasn't he?"

Pomo understood, but not completely.

Xu Kuieya blinked blankly, not knowing what was going on.

Only Ni Lan curled up the corners of his lips quietly. Everything he couldn't tell about the future was something his good friends would try to find out.

"That's true. Shounan was an orphan, as he has said, but he was actually one of the orphans adopted by Father Paris."

Because Father Paris was so well-loved, the islanders were willing to help him share some of the costs of raising his children.

"......"

The boy didn't want to look overly serious in front of Uncle Chelle. Even though he was not a resident of Shouyu Island, Puis couldn't help feeling scared and angry when facing such a terrible truth.

"Among the victims of the alien worlds known so far, there are residents of Shouyu Island, right?"

Chel also felt heavy when he thought about it.

"You can ask Captain Macka for a list of the victims. The locations of all known alien worlds are on the map shared by their captains, if that would be helpful to you."

Death is approaching, but as the investigation deepens, things are far worse than they imagined.

It was not only the rebellion of the local people of Shouyu Island, but also the seduction of outsiders.

With internal and external troubles, can they really do it in less than three days?

It’s not a question of whether or not you can do it, but whether or not you must do it.

"Thank you, Uncle Chelle. We will go find Captain Macka first."

It would be best if his guess was wrong, but if it was correct, a fleet on the sea would be in danger.

"He's still upstairs! He didn't go out today, go ahead! Come on."

On the way upstairs, Bomo walked past.

"You've guessed something, right, Ess? Tell me, I still don't understand."

"Tell me what you guessed first?"

Puys felt that Pomeranian should know about the same thing as he did.

Pomo scratched his head, "Shou Nan has a problem, and it's a big problem."

Very simple and direct, but correct.

"Shou Nan is capable of steering the ship, and he is an experienced sailor. He already knew about the alien world on the sea, and he deliberately led us there."

Pomo just didn't think of this, "Then he will die too!"

Indeed, even long-lived men die.

But he never intended to live.

Faith can bring strength to people, but this strength can sometimes be distorted.

Paris didn't adopt those orphans out of any divine favor; he adopted those orphans just for today!

What is the difference between this and raising dead soldiers?

"Yes, he will die too. Sacrificing everyone on the ship to the other world is the purpose of him and the man behind him, Father Paris."

Puisi and the residents of Shouyu Island could never have imagined that their friends and even relatives, who had been with them day and night and prayed together in the temple, were doing something that would put everyone to death.

Pomo couldn't understand why he needed a reason to do anything.

At least in the boy's view, there must be a reason.

Why did Father Paris drag everyone into hell?

Pomo felt a little sad for everyone here.

Finally, they arrived outside Uncle Maca's room, and Puis knocked on the door.

"Come in!"

Puis and Xu Kuieya walked in first, while Ni Lan grabbed Pomo's sleeve.

The boy tilted his head, "What's wrong?"

"Some people's malice is inexplicable, some people's malice is long-lasting, and some people's malice is based on interests. Sometimes, we don't always need to know the reason."

Ni Lan gave this answer as if she knew what he was thinking.

When Paris decided to take that step, betray his own beliefs, betray his own believers, and extend his evil claws to innocent people, that reason was no longer necessary.

Because that is not a reason, but a motive.

Pomo thought this sentence was very strange, very reasonable, yet a little inconsistent.

This is not Pomo's illusion. The boy who relies on intuition never perceives mistakes.

"I don't know what to say."

There is something fishy behind that disharmony.

But Pomo couldn’t figure it out, and he didn’t know whether he really couldn’t figure it out or just didn’t want to figure it out.

In the end, it was Ni Lan who pointed out the violation. He looked at Bo Mo honestly and said those words calmly.

"Including me."

Pomer was stunned for a moment, but Ni Lan had already turned around and was about to enter Captain McCabe's room.

"Wait a moment!!!"

Bo Mo tried to pull Ni Lan, but he missed her by a tiny bit.

The boy's heart skipped a beat when he felt something he hadn't expected.

Ni Lan seemed not to have heard his words and walked in without stopping.

Ni Lan and Paris are absolutely different! Absolutely!

This is the boy's intuition.

What Ni Lan said seems to make sense, but whether the reason is necessary or not does not affect his existence!

Just like the truth that he and Esther were pursuing, the truth about Ni Lan, it was definitely not unnecessary.

When Ni Lan said that, it was as if she was sentencing herself to life imprisonment.

But that is not something Ni Lan can decide, nor is it something they can decide!

He would never compromise. They would definitely find out the secret behind it and the reason why Ni Lan wanted to hide it.

It doesn't matter if they are enemies, but it is even more necessary to do so if they are friends!

Pomo could only grit his teeth and follow him in.

Captain McCarty was already using his terminal in an inexperienced way to transmit the map data to Puys.

The two of them stayed outside for a while, which naturally attracted Puis's attention.

Ni Lan seemed to be unchanged, but Bo Mo was obviously angry and even unwilling.

He couldn't imagine what had happened to make the cheerful Pomo show such an expression, but Puis was not in a hurry. He knew that Pomo would come and talk to him when he had the chance.

"Okay, that's all. I don't know what you are doing, but I wish you safe journey!"

Captain McCarty put the terminal back into his pocket with a sense of relief. He would not have been willing to take it with him if his daughter had not strongly requested him to do so.

This thing is too delicate for him to handle.

"Also, in three or four days, we will be ready to set off again. If you can make it, remember to tell me in advance! I can wait for you for a few days!"

Captain McCaul usually stays at the place where the fish is unloaded for about a week. After all, he has a boatload of crew members to feed, and if he rests for too long, everyone will have nothing to eat.

"Got it. If there's still time, we'll find you."

They couldn't think of a time to go - and they didn't know when the future three days later would become out of reach.

After returning to his room, Puis immediately went to check if there were any special or common features in those alien places.

Xu Kuieya was not familiar with that, and Bomo was still "bothered" by Ni Lan.

In the end, Puys was the only one working.

Fortunately, they came here to confirm something, not to guess something through this map.

"I know what's going on."

He projected a map of the entire Deep South Sea.

The known alien worlds are represented by red dots, and finally by simply connecting them, we get a huge 'X'.

"The blue dot is located at the border, which is Shouyu Island. The green dot is the alien world we escaped from."

"The Lightless One!"

Pomo recognized it immediately.

Puis nodded.

"As expected, Hector is the Lightless One, or at least an officer."