Chapter 85 Open the door! Check the water meter!
Lordiff City Lord, he is indeed related to the people of the "Ancient Hermitage".
At this time, Rodive was holding the secret letter tightly, pacing back and forth in the room, mumbling something.
"The spirit-loving ones are being counterattacked...the 'Hermitage' is also unreliable..."
"My illness... then my illness..."
"..."
Suddenly, when Rodive came to the door of the room, he stopped walking.
He opened the door to the room, held the letter in his hand and walked to a fireplace.
He casually threw the letter from "The Ancient Hermitage" into the blazing fire in the furnace.
Then, Lodiv turned around and walked to another bedroom.
What he didn't realize was - even as he threw the letter into the fire.
A wisp of black mist had followed the black smoke from the charcoal fire and entered the interior of the fireplace.
"Foggy Night" faced the burning flames, its obsidian beak rescued the charred letter on the edge from the fire, and then flew away from Rodive's mansion.
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Red Maple City—Glory Church.
When Wu Yefei returned to Luo Xiu, it was already dawn.
Luo Xiu took the secret letter and read its contents.
【To the Lord of Lodiv——】
【……】
[The plan of the "Hermitage" encountered some obstacles. Those "cheap sacrifices" did not turn out as expected. Because the operation went smoothly, they continued to deepen...]
[We sacrificed two compatriots in vain, and the arrangement of the "killing and robbery cage" did not have any effect. And Lord Starro, the "Spirit Beloved", also suffered serious injuries from the "Wandering Spirits"'s backlash because he was unable to satisfy the flesh and blood desires of the "Wandering Spirits" who had requested to surrender in advance...]
[However, this is the price we pay for seeking ‘loss’. This is proof of our devout faith. None of us are afraid of death, just as moths are not afraid of fire...]
[Therefore, the "Hermitage" hopes that you can delay as much time as possible, waiting for us to really find the "ancient seal", or for the "Spiritual Favored One" Lord Starro to recover...]
[Please rest assured that this defeat was caused by Master Starro’s miscalculation of the situation. You will still be our closest friend...]
[When we kill those sacrifices and "smelt" their souls into the key to unlock the seal, we will allow you to embark on the "lost" path of life as agreed, and give you the mystery of regenerating the 'root of life'. Secret; the Mother Goddess will bless you and make you 'live forever' from now on...]
【……】
[——"Elemental Envoy" Alonso (codename three)]
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"'Killing and Robbery Cage'...'Cheap Sacrifice'..."
Luo Xiu chewed and extracted several key words from the letter.
Luo Xiu was familiar with the term "killing and robbery cage".
This is a type of "curse" ritual that requires specific conditions to be triggered and requires strong control. It seems that this kind of thing was lurking deep in the previous "Hermitage" stronghold.
And the "cheap sacrifice" should be directed at their Holy Judge...
Luo Xiu fell into deep thought.
He has clearly seen that the relationship between the Lord of Lodiv and the "Ancient Hermitage" is not just about "an affair."
The purpose of the "Ancient Hermitage" is still closely centered around the "Ancient Seal".
Their usual method of sealing is also to sacrifice, but unlike [Red Lotus] who frequently massacres entire villages, they prefer to "sacrifice the souls of extraordinary beings."
Because the "spirituality" of an extraordinary person has more "plastic" value, and killing one extraordinary person is less likely to attract attention than killing a thousand civilians.
The "Holy Judge" is the "extraordinary sacrifice" chosen by this group of [Lost] believers.
Because the "Holy Judges" of the "Holy Court" are specifically responsible for handling "extraordinary events" and "adjudicating heresy", their sacrifices are also a very ordinary thing in the entire extraordinary world.
Even if it will attract the attention of higher-ranking people in the "Holy Court" later, by that time, the "Primordial Hermitage" will have already escaped.
The fundamental purpose of the false alarm reported by the Lord of Lodiv was not to deal with the so-called "heretics". He simply wanted to trick the "Holy Judges" into coming and killing them.
As for the purpose of "Lordive City Lord".
I learned from the letter that he wanted to join the [Lost] Path of Destiny and become extraordinary so that he could grow the "root of life" again.
——That is, the legendary "Chickenless Talk"...
Luo Xiu didn't know what Rodive had experienced, but he probably didn't have that function.
It hurts, it hurts too much.jpg
And this kind of pain can only be completely cured through [Red Lotus] or [Loss].
[Red Lotus] - Replace yourself with the oregano of Warcraft; [Lost] - Pray to the "Mother Goddess" for the gift of life regeneration.
Lodiff chose the latter, and therefore chose to cooperate with the Priory of the Ancients.
"..." Luo Xiu's expression froze for a moment.
This was the first time that he saw such a fresh and refined reason for wanting to become extraordinary.
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Generally speaking, if the investigation reaches this level, Luo Xiu can already apply for the entire team to turn back and explain Lodiv's criminal evidence to the [supreme] person in the Department of Justice.
But Luo Xiu didn't intend to do this.
In his mind, he once again established a spiritual link with "Foggy Night".
The raven took the secret message and returned to Lodiff's mansion.
At this time, the Lord of Lodiv had fallen into a deep sleep. Wu Ye came to the room where Lodiv had wandered before and stuffed the secret message back into a thick book on the golden nanmu table.
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Morning has arrived.
Pamier walked out of the room early. She was wearing heavy paladin heavy armor, waving her sword in the courtyard, and practicing her routine daily lessons.
And Connor was leaning against the trunk of a fir tree, squinting and taking a nap.
After staying up all night, Luo Xiu came to the fountain of the "Valkyrie Statue" in the courtyard, grabbed a handful of water, washed his face, and forcibly cheered up.
The three people had reached a certain tacit understanding at this time, and they all looked towards Captain Anthony's room.
After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, rustling footsteps came from Anthony's room.
——Creak, the door to Anthony's room opened.
Anthony, who thought he had woken up early, was suddenly shocked by three disdainful looks.
"Everyone gets up so early..." Anthony smiled and arranged his clothes at the same time.
"Let's go to the city lord's mansion."
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When Anthony led the entire "Holy Judge" team through the main street of Red Maple City, they came to an ocher-red four-story building.
The manor fence outside the "City Lord's Mansion" isolates Anthony and others.
The entrance, which should have been guarded by guards, was completely unmanned at this time. Only a thick black iron chain locked the gate to express that the mansion was "rejecting guests" at this time.
Anthony didn't say anything more, he just silently took off the silvery steel-forged war hammer from behind.
Golden haze emerged from Anthony's right hand, from his arm to the war hammer, gradually revealing complex and fine golden lines, and a layer of mist-like "holy flame" filled the air.
Then, Anthony raised his war hammer and slammed it down on the chain!
--clang! ! !
The chain broke along the impact point of the impact, with orange-red gold water dripping from both sides of the break, and black smoke billowing out.
"You can go in," Anthony said.
"He still had time to come up with a reasonable explanation before we actually met Lodiv..."
(End of chapter)