Chapter 180: Leaking Secrets (Seeking Monthly Votes)

Because the gathering today had been too shocking, Liliyat felt somewhat distracted.

However, she still maintained the most basic vigilance, and after confirming there were no followers, she walked into the Safe House.

The next moment, she saw a figure illuminated by the gas lamp and hurriedly bowed in salute: "Mr. Yasuo!"

Since the other party had previously announced the end of the gathering, why had he come here again?

Doubt arose in Liliyat's heart, but Aaron immediately provided the answer: "The Crow is not yet trustworthy, so I still have some information I haven't shared... for example, the specific location of the Green Forest Earl Lingmu... hmm, it is located beneath that ruin where the Evil Spirit exists!"

"That place?"

The flickering text passed through the gap and vanished.

Liliyat bit her lip, finally unable to hold back, and asked.

What was even more critical was that it could not be reused, and each time required a long period of preparation in advance.

"Teacher..."

Aaron muttered a complaint in his heart and continued: "And when the Green Forest Earl Lingmu opens, you will join the exploration team together with 'Stiletto'."

As long as he persisted in showing no flaws, in the eyes of the other party, a Bishop who had fallen into becoming an Extraordinary was not a very valuable target.

This morning, he pulled back the curtains, letting the warm and gentle sunlight stream through the window, illuminating the tiny dust motes in the air.

'Sigh, I am also a benevolent person. To prevent wanton killing and accidental injury, I have to follow those greedy people myself to explore my own grave, then judge who deserves to die and who does not, thereby adjusting the layout...'

In the middle of the candles, a silver mirror was placed.

"I will."

Nicholas had been very well-behaved during this period, leading other church members in prayer every morning, then counseling believers or visiting the critically ill Leisinuo at the Church Hospital; his every word and action strictly adhered to the standards of an ascetic, playing the role of a devout church Bishop.

"All of this is God's will!" Aaron's expression remained unchanged: "And as a Formal Member of the Secrecy society, I don't need to hide it from you, do I? Besides... you can use this news as a bargaining chip to complete the test I gave you earlier, but you must not tell your family or the Green Banyan Council! This is also God's will!"

From the other side of the silver mirror came some knowledge taught by Gwen: 'I suggest you use your merits to request a "Radiant Surge" Ritual from my mentor... It can minimize the accumulation of madness to the greatest extent, but you must remember, sanity is only temporary, while madness is eternal!'

Nicholas immediately replied with text—'I have already obtained some intelligence; regarding the death of Archbishop Roberts, a high-level existence of the "Underworld" pathway should have been involved behind the scenes...'

Iver Bridge District.

'No... the path of my Lord can completely eliminate madness.'

Nicholas knew very well that this squirming, changing light spot was the effect of a certain ritual, and its source was his mentor in the Sunset School—Gwen!

He pulled the curtains shut, letting the room fall back into darkness, and took out ritual tools such as candles, incense, salt, and essential oils from the desk drawer.

Nicholas dripped the incense into the candles one by one, reached out to touch the silver mirror surface, and chanted in a tone like the Spirit World Language:

"To awaken things, one must first awaken oneself..."

His Spirituality was active, forming a line of flickering text on the mirror's surface—'Teacher, I have indeed been under surveillance; the other party is the follower I encountered during the last gathering. I feel that the other party's goal is not me, and the level of surveillance is relatively mild, so I did not rashly attack them to avoid causing intense consequences...'

'After all, this isn't some treasure, but a Slaughter Pig Scheme! If the slaughter knife falls on one's own people, it always feels a bit embarrassing.'

Nicholas had heard of the "Radiant Surge" ritual; it was said to be quite high-level knowledge even within the Sunset School, capable of purifying one's own Spirituality.

Not long after, the dazzling light turned into another line of reply—'Very good, regarding the last mission, what progress have you made?'

Nicholas stretched comfortably, preparing to go to the church for a morning prayer. Just then, he noticed the light spot in front of him twist and squirm, forming a line of text on the wall—'You are being watched, use Scheme Number Three to contact!'

'Very good, continue the investigation. My teacher will arrive in this city soon. By then, with the merits and contributions you have accumulated, you can definitely obtain a promotion... but I do not suggest you do so, because accumulating Spirituality is accompanied by the accumulation of madness, and opening a new Essence will completely ignite that madness!'

And he also understood that in the shadows, there had always been a watcher spying on his every move; the other party should belong to some Mysterious organization, monitoring all the members from the last gathering. Although he did not know why they were doing this, there must be a secret purpose.

Not letting him tell the Sotos Family and the Green Banyan Council was just to avoid accidental injury.

Because Mr. Yasuo had already said that it was the will of the False Spirit!

'Is it too much of a loss to trade the intelligence of the Green Forest Earl Lingmu's location for the Sotos Castle?'

For a religious person, keeping these items on hand did not seem out of place.

Liliyat muttered to herself in her heart, but did not speak.

In fact, Aaron was eager for the location of the mausoleum to be leaked; the more people who came, the better.

He understood that the watcher's level of surveillance on him was not high, and as long as he avoided other Extraordinaries, using rituals within the church was fine.

She was quite worshipful of that ancestor, and now that she had the opportunity to explore their mausoleum, she naturally did not want to miss it.

Liliyat stood frozen on the spot: "That ruin of the Sotos noble mausoleum found by the 'Beast'... is it... isn't it a building from the late Fabri Dynasty?"

"My Spirituality is twisting like a snake, spiraling through the gap in the mirror..."

Amidst the Spirit World Language that sounded like a hymn, the mirror in Nicholas's hand instantly became deep, as if it connected to another Abyss.

"May the sunlight illuminate my path ahead..."

Liliyat felt as if a stone had finally fallen to the ground in her heart, but she was not afraid.

He continued to tell Liliyat the detailed location: "Hmm, that place was previously occupied by the Bone Worship Society, but they only discovered the most superficial things and missed the gold mine underneath..."

"Yes..." Aaron chuckled: "I don't know if it's luck or misfortune, but the tomb of that great noble happened to be built on top of the true Green Forest Earl Lingmu, forming a pattern of an inverted pyramid supporting an upright pyramid below; the two together look like an hourglass, isn't that interesting? And the location of that ruin is in the Green Forest suburbs, near the Weikenuo Racecourse."

Aaron looked at the flame of the gas lamp, and a certain light seemed to burn in his eyes as well.

Then, Nicholas locked the door, lit three candles, and prepared to perform a simple ritual.

This was content he had specifically asked about earlier and could be disclosed: "And that existence should belong to another faction and have its own purpose..."

After Leisinuo was hospitalized, he no longer had any scruples in this regard.

"Mr. God's Messenger... why are you telling me such secret information?"

To obtain a baptism, one needs to pay many things and must also have their loyalty tested.

'I understand.'

After thanking Mentor Gwen, Nicholas ended the ritual, blew out the candles, and thought thoughtfully: "My teacher's teacher?"

He knew a little information about that person; that individual was one of the seven high-level "Lamp Bearers" of the Sunset School, with the title "Blazing Sun Mentor"—Sasuluofei! A true "Non-human Existence"!

(End of chapter)