Chapter 40: Aftermath (Please Add to Library)

Black Stone Territory, a certain residential house.

A large number of guards directly surrounded the place. Knight Yiman, clad in armor, charged in first, kicking open the door.

Crack!

"Ah... My Lord!"

A woman by the soup pot was so frightened that the spoon in her hand fell to the ground. A farmer beside her knelt on the floor: "My Lord... you... you..."

Crying sounds came from several children.

"There is no one in the back!"

Bazhi also entered. Looking at this scene, a look of doubt appeared on his face: "Could it be... the intelligence was wrong?!"

This looked like a very ordinary family; how could they possibly be linked to the mastermind?

Knight Yiman had a cold expression. He suddenly stepped forward, scooped a spoonful of soup, put it into his mouth, and tasted it. A smile appeared on his face: "The soup has salt, and there is meat... since when can ordinary farmers eat so well? Or... did you prepare this for someone else? Search them!"

A deathly gray color immediately appeared on the farmer's face, and then, a group of soldiers rushed in, smashing everything.

"There is a cellar!"

Bazhi was searching every inch of the floor when he suddenly pulled up an iron ring and shouted.

After prying open the cover, a downward passage was revealed.

Knight Yiman had a cold expression and was the first to charge in.

"This really is... risking everything to clear one's name."

Bazhi shook his head and followed behind.

Not long after, the sounds of weapons clashing came from the cellar, along with a few screams.

A man with blood on his face was dragged out by Bazhi as if he were a dead dog: "Soft-skinned and tender, he's likely a noble lord! Knight Yiman, do you recognize him?"

"Jon Davis!"

Knight Yiman nodded and said: "A collateral branch of the Davis Family, a missing person from the Black Crow War..."

"Then, the case is solved."

A smile appeared on Bazhi's face.

The next day.

Aaron was eating breakfast while listening to Albert's report.

A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall; as a lord, he had plenty of subordinates, so why should he risk his own life? The duration of his Spirituality had already passed...

What's more, he had Knight Yiman to charge into the fray for him.

He only needed to stay in the safe villa and quietly wait for the results.

"After interrogation, Jon also confessed to a hidden organization plotting against us, and there is a list..."

Albert handed a list to Aaron.

Aaron took a sip of meat soup and scanned it casually: "As expected, it's the remnants of the Davis Family... but they will only get weaker and weaker; they don't amount to much."

"Regarding the aftermath of this matter..." Albert asked hesitantly.

"Let Knight Yiman execute Jon himself, then write the course of events into a report and send a copy to Sotos Castle. That will be all."

Aaron waved his hand.

The ripples of this matter would soon pass.

Furthermore, there was an invisible benefit: having been dragged into such a major affair, Knight Yiman was overwhelmed and would soon return to his territory, having no heart to bring up any talk of marriage again.

Dream World.

Diate.

The former Baihuo Dasha, now a branch of the Redemption Light Cult.

Olivia, Lin, and some ordinary people were praying.

"Praise my Lord!"

"You are the Spirit of Falsehood wandering in the unknown, the Absolutely Neutral Existence, the Silent Observer..."

"You are the symbol of free will, the only redeemer of the end times, the Supreme Light..."

"Please listen to the prayers of your believers, please cast your merciful gaze..."

'Symbol of free will? When did I gain another authority? Don't just make things up...'

Aaron watched this scene, his eyelids twitching, and he immediately connected the 'link'.

"My Lord!"

Lin trembled all over, a look of reverence appearing on her face.

And Olivia's body was shaking continuously.

After truly coming into contact with this great existence, she could fully feel that the other party was absolutely an existence equal to the 【Cocoon】.

That kind of... terrifying existence that humans cannot perceive and is difficult to describe!

Moreover, the other party did not erode her rationality; instead, it felt as warm as the sun in the middle of winter!

The bit of doubt and confusion she originally had vanished without a trace.

"Are there already so many people?"

Aaron glanced at Lin's Cult and found there were already over twenty people; of course, there were still only two Extraordinary individuals.

Therefore, only these two could sense his presence after the Mysterious link was established.

As for the other mortals, they could only look at all this in confusion, or pray even more piously.

He listened quietly to Lin's report, affirmed her contribution to the development of the Cult, agreed to the "request" to establish another permanent Altar here, and then disconnected the link.

"Our Lord has shifted His gaze away..."

Lin stood up and announced loudly: "But He watches over us, watches over everyone! He has affirmed our piety and granted us permission to build a second shrine to worship Him..."

The ordinary members of the Light of Redemption cheered, and Olivia also wore a smile.

Then, as those ordinary members began to collect materials to build the Altar, the two high-ranking members of the Light of Redemption gathered together.

"Did you feel it? That is our merciful Lord..."

Lin said softly.

"How merciful, how tolerant..." Olivia wiped the corner of her eye: "I cannot wait to get closer to our Lord..."

Compared to existences like the 【Black Sun】 and 【Cocoon】, this one is indeed kind enough and holds goodwill toward humanity; this is too rare!

Lin's small face wrinkled slightly: "It is just a pity that we still have not received our Lord's recognition to be bestowed with His Taoism..."

"As long as we persist in faith and sacrifice, one day, the Lord will bestow everything." Olivia said firmly.

"You are wrong; it's not that I don't bestow Taoism, it's that I truly don't have any..."

Aaron, standing to the side, watched as the corners of his mouth twitched.

However, he was also very curious about what path the Mysterious energy produced by his dream-entering could be classified into.

"Speaking of which, the effect of using Mysterious energy to strengthen my own consciousness has become increasingly weak... The efficiency is not as good as the triangular trade of sheltering believers and then having them sacrifice Spirituality to me... Spirituality originally originates from Mysterious energy, originates from me; why is it that after being sacrificed, it can break the shackles of the world and be sent into reality?"

A doubt arose in Aaron's heart, but he also knew that this was not a problem he could understand right now.

"Having said that, if I can find a way to utilize the Mysterious in reality and use the Extraordinary, even if the loss is a bit high, I will accept it..."

Just then, a Cult member ran over in a panic and shouted: "Saintess, Bishop... something has happened!"

Aaron followed Lin and Olivia to another room and saw the wounded person lying there.

On the other party's arm, there was still a layer of pitch-black, viscous flames that were still burning continuously, but strangely, the temperature was not very high; instead, it made one feel cold.

The burned cultist was unconscious, and their life force had dropped to an extremely weak level.

"Barnard, what is this all about?"

Olivia looked toward the person who had brought the news.

"We were ordered to go out to search for supplies and survivors, and then we encountered a group of people. They were wearing black Cleric robes and had burn scars on their bodies. They wanted to recruit us into their cult, and of course, we refused, and that is how the conflict occurred..."

Barnard said shamefully.

He was once a soldier, had received good training, and was one of the best among the ordinary people of the Light of Redemption.

With firearms, he could even fight if he encountered strange monsters, but at this moment, cold sweat was dripping from his forehead; he was clearly terrified.

"It is the Black Sun Cult; their influence has expanded to here."

Lin gritted her teeth and said.