Chapter 202: Map Unlocked

Although she knew the ships built by those new Believers were fast, Saina found it even more incomprehensible that the Queen hadn't even delayed for a single night, sending the envoy back immediately.

She did not understand why this Queen seemed even more anxious than the Federal side.

"Please rest here for a moment; I have already dispatched others to contact the Governor. He did not expect you to return so urgently." After using this sentence to clear up the issues with the alliance's hospitality and simultaneously shifting the blame for the impoliteness onto the other party, Saina sat down to ponder what had happened.

This battle had ended faster than anyone had anticipated; even after the Federal army arrived, the war concluded before they had even spent much time resting.

All told, from the start of the war to its end, it had only been a little over a week, counting from when the Federal army was deployed to Tana City.

As a result, although the War Church had achieved its goals, accomplished its objectives, accumulated merit, and publicized the War Church's achievements, there was nothing worth mentioning about their actual combat process.

Even when the battle report was sent back to the Royal Capital, it was unclear whether the results could be considered significant or not.

Because there was almost no fighting at all.

Even if the propaganda claimed ten thousand casualties and fifty thousand enemies annihilated, it looked like nothing more than a patch of ash, and one that lingered for a long time.

Hearing Saina say this, Jimola's old face flushed red.

She also knew the Queen was truly too impatient; at worst, she could have just let the Federal ships leave and taken a small boat over herself.

There was absolutely no need to be so anxious.

It wasn't just her who thought so; Ganseer thought the same.

"I still don't quite understand why they would do this." After listening to the players' report, Ganseer finally revealed an even more perplexed expression.

No matter how Xin Zhi Xiang Wang explained it, he did not feel that the Queen had any reason to act as if she wanted a closer relationship with the Federal side when she had clearly been defeated.

"I think it might also be because of those nobles." Xin Zhi Xiang Wang recalled the posts on the forum, where several big shots who didn't even have closed-beta access had analyzed the economic situation of areas like Tana City, the Federal region, Port City, and the Barbarian lands.

Although the Federal region was very wealthy and possessed many technological products, it did not radiate to other surrounding areas.

Like Rierna, most ships were still ordinary wooden sailing ships, and even a three-masted ship was considered a very remarkable large vessel; compared to the Federal Cement Ships, they were far inferior.

And that was still the kingdom of Storm; the backwardness was already visible to the naked eye.

"Nobles?" Ganseer nodded in realization. "You mean, the nobles of Gannaer's own country should be yearning for the Federal side?"

"That's not what I meant." Xin Zhi Xiang Wang explained, "The Wealth Church hasn't reached Gannaer, but there is no one who doesn't believe in wealth. Everyone hopes to be richer, and Gannaer previously didn't want to do business with the Federal side at all; those nobles either took a long detour to do business overseas or simply opened a private port. Even Baroness Clara is the same; she is already the Queen's most loyal noble, but she also owns a private port."

"What you say also makes sense; I understand."

Regardless of which faction those nobles belonged to, they all had the idea of making more money.

"I didn't expect the Wealth Church to be lagging far behind in Tana City, but perhaps it will have more opportunities in Gannaer." Ganseer gave a bitter smile. "That's fine, anyway, as long as those merchants have money to make, it doesn't matter if they die."

"Do you still need us to go and scout for more information?" Having just become one of Ganseer's subordinates, Xin Zhi Xiang Wang was eager to immediately redeem 1,000 points to see what kind of formula he could exchange for.

Ganseer shook his head. "We will go back tomorrow too. Since trade has begun, our return won't seem too abrupt. I see that some ships are already planning to head to Tana City overnight; no one wants to stay here too long."

"Are you saying that tonight, the witches will..."

"Of course they will struggle, and they will use very terrifying methods, but the Queen should already have a way to deal with it." Ganseer didn't care whether Gannaer was in chaos or not; it had nothing to do with him anyway.

This time he hadn't been able to get more useful information and had instead lost to these Xiahui People who didn't even know the language, and he already felt a sense of resentment in his heart.

Being able to foresee that something would happen to the witches, while these Xiahui People hadn't thought of it, gave him quite a bit of self-confidence.

He could finally regain some sense of superiority from this matter.

Offline, the players were discussing heatedly on the forum; today's war and peace talks had caught everyone off guard, and many said this battle was too fast, to the point where they didn't even feel anything, and it wasn't at all like Mysticism.

Autumn Leaf Listening to the Rain: Did we go too far? We used the maximum power weapon and turned the Barbarians directly into ash; won't there be nothing left to fight in the future?

Xin Zhi Xiang Wang: First you have to have something to fight, then you can consider whether there is anything left to fight.

Autumn Leaf Listening to the Rain: Damn it! My mom and dad both have Helmets, but I don't!

Luolita to Autumn Leaf Listening to the Rain: Why don't you consider translating directly? Or hire someone to translate for you; I think you big shots should be very rich.

Autumn Leaf Listening to the Rain: QAQ, where would I have that? Now I watch them play every night, and my heart is itching. Official, please release some Helmets; I've already got the money ready!

You'eryuan: Instead of considering whether there is anything to fight, you should consider whether there is anything to earn. I'm already preparing to open a shop in Gannaer, but I suggest Fuling transport goods to Gannaer, or just open a shop there.

Yunxiao: I heard that Gannaer people all hope to have more daughters and fewer sons because daughters usually have higher inspiration and are easily become Priestesses; they sometimes even throw their sons away. So the women's clothing business will definitely be very good.

Chimu: I don't know if the men of Gannaer are lucky or unlucky.

Hui Huahua De Ai Ai to Chimu: You men need to stand up!

Yezi: I want to go to Gannaer to perform, mainly to perform plays related to the God of Death, but I haven't convinced Emond yet.

Hui Huahua De Ai Ai to Yezi: If you go, I can draw the latest posters for you, the kind that are absolutely shocking!

For the players, Gannaer was already a confirmed, open map.

For Chen Zhi, it was indeed the same.

The final result of the war was that too many deaths occurred, which was also part of the Calamity; after all, death would produce a large amount of resentment.

Especially death in this manner.

Chen Zhi's current power had been constantly rising since the outbreak of this war; that continuous stream of resentment and the painful Calamity had greatly increased his strength.

It seems the greatest contribution of the Red Moon Goddess's existence was delivering takeout to him; originally his vision could only see Tana City and the vicinity of Port City, but now he could even see half of Gannaer, parts of the Barbarian Plains where no Barbarians lived, and the entire Port City area.

In other words, the Red Moon Goddess must have let Her Believers use the power of sacrifice.

And this power had once again come to Chen Zhi.

He vaguely felt that if he wanted to go further, he should be able to see Tuoketuo County further to the north, but there were high mountains in between, so he couldn't see it very clearly and could only sense the mountain ranges there.

It seems it wouldn't matter if the players went to Gannaer; at least he could see most of the Gannaer urban area, unless these players insisted on going into the mountains.

It is said that those Gannaer people living in the mountains are extremely xenophobic, and many are Believers of the Red Moon Goddess; if the players went, it would likely be a 1-day cooldown, so I guess no one would be that reckless.

Of course, if they wanted to believe in the Red Moon Goddess, then he would have to give them a good lesson.

And what made him pay more attention was the post Xin Zhi Xiang Wang made.

He had successfully fooled Ganseer and become a Federal spy.

And after succeeding, he could possess a large amount of formula redemption rights.

He could even let Evans awaken to the second stage.

Stealing time, that was something Chen Zhi had dreamed of having.

If he could return to the past, return to his own body, then Chen Zhi certainly would not have put on the Helmet, nor would he have come here.

Even with all the money in the world, it would not be as good as returning to his own home.

Thinking of this, Chen Zhi silently closed the forum and looked at Anna.

"How long has it been since you went to the surface?" Chen Zhi asked.

Anna was stunned for a moment, "I, I do not want to go to the surface; serving you is the only thing I want to do."

"I mean, the strength of the Red Moon Goddess has greatly diminished this time; you should have seen the newspapers." Chen Zhi would have players deliver newspapers, which was also a fixed task; every day, several players would scramble to deliver them.

And he would also have Anna randomly reward those players who delivered newspapers to increase the players' enthusiasm.

This way, they would be more obedient when doing things for him.

Anna whispered in agreement, "These Believers of the Red Moon Goddess should not be coming to Tana City anymore."

"No, I mean, they might come even more." Chen Zhi looked at Anna, "I will have Evans protect you, but you also need to do something; you should be able to identify witches, right?"

"I..." Although Anna had not said it during this time, Chen Zhi had already sensed it.

There would be a mental connection between witches; even if there was no sensing at the beginning, it would be sensed later on.

This was also the reason why those witches would come near this street; Extraordinary people might be naturally more compatible with those on the same path, and as for Evans, he must have some way to get rid of this influence to have lived in seclusion in Tana City for so long.

"Just like how the Red Moon Goddess is always causing me trouble, you should also be sought out by those people. Rather than passive defense, it is better to take the initiative." It was just waiting for a rabbit to hit a tree; with Anna there, those witches would always show their flaws.

Tana City is now very stable, and there is plenty of work, with wages constantly rising.

Many people from Port City would come to Tana City to find a job; those Sailors, if they wanted to give up their seafaring work now, would prefer to settle in Tana City.

This was something that had only happened recently, but Chen Zhi could imagine that in another half a year, the population of Tana City would be even larger.

Especially after the War Church resolved the barbarians, not only the cities around Tana City, but even some people within the Federal would invest here and set their sights on this place.

After all, this place is very close to Port City, very suitable for building factories, and also has many neighboring countries; the land is cheap and fertile, and whether it is planting crops or opening factories, there are only benefits and no disadvantages.

The Wealth Church would even transport quite a bit of labor here; it is said that Sarana has already begun to sign employment contracts with some small overseas countries, which is to put it bluntly, transporting some workers here.

Well, as for whether those workers would have accidents during the transportation process, that was not something Chen Zhi could know.

"I am willing, whether it is to serve you or to contribute to capturing those witches." Anna knew that there was no way this deity could be so kind.

After spending a long time in days without seeing the sun, He finally remembered her use.

How could an Awakened be used as a maid?

He could completely let His Believers do this.

"You don't need to have too much psychological pressure; this is something I have thought through carefully. Those witches are not scary, as long as someone protects you." Chen Zhi also could not clearly say whether he was too heartless; after all, compared to the players, he had even less sense of reality about this world.

But the Red Moon Goddess was indeed too aggressive; She did not care about human lives as She rushed into Tana City, surely for his sake.

Chen Zhi was not a real deity; he did not even know how to operate his own body, and until now, he had not been able to move a few more steps in the Sewers.

There were already quite a few players on the forum calling him the deity in the Sewers.

A great humiliation!

But there was no way around it!

Rather than letting himself be in danger, it is better to let his loyal Believer go to the surface to be his eyes.

At the same time, it could also attract the attention of those witches.

Helping the players make better contributions.

So Chen Zhi said like a charlatan: "Do not worry, I will bestow misfortune upon your enemies; this is a Misfortune Charm, and you can use these things on anyone."

"Yes, then when will I go to the land?"

"Do not be anxious, I will arrange for Saina to pick you up."

At this time, Saina was still waiting for her father in the office, and waiting with her, looking forward with expectation, was Jimola.

The sky had slowly turned dark, and that Governor had not yet come, and as for the City Lord, he had already sent someone to say that he had drunk too much Wine with the people from the War Church and could not come today.

Jimola had no choice but to chat with Saina, while also understanding her thoughts on Gannaer.

"We will certainly send people over to trade, but rest assured, people from the War Church and the Wisdom Church will not go, but it is hard to say about the people from the Wealth Church; we cannot control those merchants going to Gannaer to do business." Saina took a sip of water and said with a dry throat, "Of course, we also welcome your people to come and do business, but we will restrict you from using force and abilities after being Awakened, and it is even more impossible to allow you to fight with other Death Faction members in the city."

Sigh, he finally contacted me, two months, and he stopped his medication on his own again. This time he still couldn't hold on, always telling me it was going to end, saying every day that he had a headache, falling into emotions and unable to walk out, suffering from both physical and psychological pain; I urged him to take medicine but he lost contact, and his family didn't take it seriously, thinking he was just being pretentious and groaning without illness, sometimes even thinking he was exaggerating and looking for trouble, sigh, depression is really terrifying.

(End of this chapter)