Chapter 3557: The Person Seeking War

Xia De said to the three of them with a bad temper:

"Don't you want these companions of yours anymore?"

This refers to those who were unconscious on the shore, and before the leading high-ring Ringed Shushi could speak, Xia De narrowed his eyes again:

"Or, do you have something on you that cannot be obtained by others even if you abandon all your companions?"

The three of them were all bound by the imprisonment miracle cast by Audrey at this time. Their level was originally not as good as the witch, and it was even more impossible to resist the witch's secret method after the great battle with the snake.

None of the three spoke, so Xia De asked Emilia and Ajelina:

"What's the situation here?"

Emilia described it simply:

"We originally planned to come here to see the scenery, but after arriving, we found that this group of people had already come. They didn't find us. At that time, they were trying to break the ice surface. We heard them say from a distance that they seemed to be looking for something.

But no matter how they tried, the ice surface couldn't be melted or destroyed, and then someone said this was absolutely impossible. There were no traces of abnormal elements here, and there were no traces of any rituals or rune locks, and then the snake appeared."

Ajelina pulled Xia De's hem and stood by his side:

"We felt something was going to happen at that time, so we let the little guy go back to find you. When we and the other little guy stayed here to watch the situation, we found that these people didn't recognize the infinite snake at first, and it was too late when they recognized it. In order to prevent the situation from being uncontrollable, we also took action to help, and then you came."

The matter was not difficult to understand, and Emilia and Ajelina's handling method was no problem.

Afterwards, the group left the ice surface temporarily. These cultists had a very small camp by the lake. In addition to their personal belongings, there were a large number of survey reports and records of the northern terrain of Fatumunster Island, but unfortunately there was nothing else of value.

And during the time Xia De searched the camp, Audrey gathered the cultists who were seriously injured by the infinite snake and a small number of corpses. After asking for Xia De's opinion, she cast a spell to stabilize the injuries of a few dying people.

Xia De looked at the three cultists who kept their mouths shut beside the camp again:

"You should know that there are many ways to make people talk, right? I'll only ask one last time—what are you doing?"

The leading high-ring Ringed Shushi also knew that this was the last chance Xia De gave them. He hesitated for a while and finally spoke:

"Sir, we are very grateful that you can treat our companions, but some things still cannot be said. You can kill us, and then whatever you find from us will be your own harvest. It's our bad luck to run into the snake this time. This failure is not our decision-making error."

He had a typical northern appearance, and looked close to fifty years old, but his real age was probably older.

Xia De then looked in the direction of the ice lake, and then said in Derarion language:

"Some things are probably hidden in your heads. Even if you don't necessarily know after the fact... You want to dig open the ice lake, wouldn't it be to find the passage to the underground?"

Although the three deliberately concealed it, even Ajelina could see the change in their expressions at this moment, so Xia De knew he had guessed right.

He was still thinking yesterday about how the candidates would learn about the secrets of the meteorite if there was no Luvia's divination. Now it seems his guess was right. Not to mention the Diviner Association, obviously the 【Tyranny Club】 also knew what was here, and the believers of the God of Tyranny were also looking for the "destiny of war."

However, this group of cultists obviously didn't know about the passage blocked by the Fatum people. They looked like they had only confirmed that the entrance was on the north side of the snow mountain.

Seeing that the three still didn't speak, a few words jumped out of Xia De's mouth:

"Meteorite, war, destiny. You can use secrets to exchange for your lives. This is a very fair trade. I know you have enough secrets to buy your lives."

Audrey on the side acted as the "villain":

"Just kill them all. After the owl lady arrives, let her summon the Wall of Sighs. Once the soul is on the wall, it's not difficult to know any secrets."

The two middle-ring Ringed Shushi both looked at the high-ring one, and the latter asked Xia De with a firm look:

"Can you answer one of my questions first: Are you the God-Caller?"

"What is the meaning of this question?"

"Being forced to answer questions by you, the punishment we receive after returning to the cult will be lighter."

Xia De nodded:

"I am."

"That's good. You can ask three questions at will. After three questions, if you feel the value is not enough, kill us, we will have no complaints. Without you, that snake would have killed us all. If you feel the value is enough, let us leave. I only answer three questions. This is for the lives of my colleagues."

"You have so many requirements after being captured... But let's see the information you provide first."

Xia De asked curiously again:

"You behave so uprightly, why do you believe in that God of Tyranny?"

So the high-ring Ringed Shushi explained his faith very seriously:

"War and tyranny can make civilization spontaneously move forward faster. This is not the purpose, it is the means. I know that some of my colleagues just simply like chaos and war, while I simply think that what we are doing is just—war makes the world better."

It can be seen that his two companions don't agree with his words, and Xia De also understands that he is facing a mental patient. Trying to understand the cultists' thoughts is purely a waste of effort.

He then discussed with Claire and Audrey, and soon came up with three questions:

"Is what you are looking for the star that once fell in the bay? If so, how did you know of its existence? This is one question. If you dare to say this is two, I will send you to the end now."

The man sitting in the snow by the lake closed his eyes and answered:

"Yes, what we are looking for is the fallen star. We only know that it is deep in the seabed, and it can only be reached through a specific passage, so we came here to find the road.

As for knowing the existence of that star, this is not our research result. The cult has always been cooperating with a knowledgeable 'sage' in the Green Lake area. We provide manpower to help him do things, and he used this secret to give back."

Audrey's expression on the side immediately became very uncomfortable. The "sage of Green Lake" obviously referred to her ancestor. In fact, during the Green Lake incident, everyone knew that the 【Tyranny Club】 was cooperating with the existence on the island (Chapter 1677), but this cult group did not participate too much in the story of Green Lake at that time, so no one thought of the reason why they did so at that time.

But thinking about it this way, since the cultists learned about the "Ring Beast" from Laplace Howard, and Laplace Howard is a traitor to the Diviner Association, then he probably learned about this secret when he was in the association, and then had further research after defecting.

So, the origin of this secret still has to be attributed to those diviners on the other side of the ocean.

"It really has his name everywhere... Very good, the second question, how many of your people are in the Starfall Bay area?"

"I cannot answer this question..."

"Just say the number. The first question was answered, isn't it a pity to give up here?"

The cultist then closed his eyes again and said:

"One-third of the cult's power has come here, but there are very few people on the island, and more people are hiding on the ships on the sea. The people who landed on the island are divided into two batches. We were sent to find the passage, and the other batch has a very small number of people. They plan to launch an assassination plan to disrupt the situation when the two countries reach a reconciliation, but now it seems they don't need to act at all."

Because whether it is Derarion or Kassenrik, they have no intention of stopping the war at all.

Although the 【Tyranny Club】 is not well-known in the peaceful years of the Old Continent and has not done much, this cult group is famous. Whenever there is a war, they always jump out in large numbers.

One-third of the cult's power is here, which is already a considerable action. It seems they are also determined to win the "Ring of War," but fortunately they haven't found the entrance... Thinking about it this way, this group of people is the true "guide" at the opening of the fourth act of the story, and all parties will probably encounter them later and get clues.

"That's good, the last question: How much do you know about the current specific situation of the Starfall Beast? And how do you plan to deal with it?"

This time the high-ring cultist shook his head very directly:

"I won't say this is two questions again. You see, I am here to execute the mission. Although I am also considered a high-level member of the cult, some secrets are not my turn to contact. I definitely don't know.

I'll tell you this, Starfall Beast... we call it the situation of the Beast of War. The bishop once asked for instructions from our Lord, and the oracle told some information, but my status in the cult is not enough to contact the oracle. I only know that the bishop seems to have mastered its weakness."

Since even the high-ring Ringed Shushi who was the leader didn't know, the two middle-ring Ringed Shushi couldn't possibly know.

"As for how to deal with it, although I am not completely unaware, I only heard that after the Starfall Beast is defeated and it becomes weak, it can be stripped of something important through some means. Putting it on a specific ordinary person will definitely cause a great war in the entire Old Continent, and even the entire material world."

"You successfully avoided all the key points. What is the difference between this and saying nothing?"

Xia De actually thought that they probably really didn't know. He had already planned to go to Drout Gilles and Last Edwards again, maybe the little girl could remember something.

Or contact Jarvis Edwards who surrendered to the church. He was arranged by the "ancestor" to join the 【Tyranny Club】 as a liaison, and was asked by Xia De to surrender to the church after the Green Lake incident. He might know the details of the transaction between the two sides. ===== CHAPTER 3558 =====