Lorenzo didn't feel anything about the name Azure Dragon Team, although he thought Black Dragon Team or Golden Dragon Team would be better. But in comparison, this name was much better than the inexplicable "Black Tortoise Team" that the two Sword Tower Saints got.
However, he was a little surprised to be assigned to Kalanda. Kalanda was indeed the weakest among the saints, and he himself was not strong in front of many saints with special abilities or rich experience. In his opinion, it might be a more suitable combination to pair Kalanda with Liu Yisheng and Gabriel with himself. But the final result of the assignment was that Liu Yisheng and Gabriel were in one group, Mo Yu and Gao Wen were in one group, and Amaranto and Yvette of the Sword Tower were in one group.
Later that afternoon, when they were communicating privately, Wang Jiyuan told him that the four teams were not evenly distributed in strength. They put the strongest Liu Yisheng and Gabriel, who had the God of War Armor, together, and then added a group of top masters such as Anar, hoping that they could conquer the more powerful temples. Lorenzo's team would be assigned to the temples where the enemies were relatively weak. Most of the targets he had to deal with were saints that Liu Yisheng had dealt with in other worlds. He had mastered some of their weaknesses and had summarized them and handed them over to Lorenzo.
Lorenzo was secretly unwilling to accept this. He was never content with mediocrity, otherwise he would not have lurked alone in the Temple of Wisdom. However, he still obeyed Wang Jiyuan's tactical arrangement. In his opinion, if he could seize the time to kill a few more enemies, the number of saints eliminated could replace the quality.
On the evening of the day the meeting ended, after the team members were confirmed, they used the teleportation array to go to the southern end of the China Tower territory, and then sneaked into the southern city-state at night.
The natural temples in the territory of the Tower of China have always been suppressed, and the remaining strength is relatively limited, so they are not the targets of the Saints of the City of God. Most of the temples listed as targets are located in the kingdom, empire or southern city-states.
The first target of Lorenzo and his party was a natural temple located in the west of the southern city-state.
This natural temple is located on the edge of a city-state called Sulugaya. According to intelligence, the two saints who came here to take over the temple are Miliana and Polidaro.
After Lorenzo and his party arrived in Sulugaya, they contacted the intelligence officer stationed here, a young man named Ma Qin. His ostensible identity was to run a trading company here on behalf of the Tower of China.
But in fact, he is the head of intelligence for the western region of the southern city-state. His identity is not very secret, because his black hair and black eyes are typical of the Chinese Tower, but this appearance also provides him with the best protection. Knowing that he may have problems, the kings or governors of various city-states must treat him as a guest of honor.
Ma Qin brought Lorenzo and others to the local China Tower Trading Company, a large courtyard located on the edge of the city. It didn't look very luxurious, but it had high walls and patrolling guards, and it looked very well defended.
Walking into the courtyard of the trading company, Lorenzo found that there were many guards on duty in full armor, and the atmosphere seemed very tense. There were several carriages parked in the middle of the courtyard, and people were constantly moving boxes from the rooms to the carriages, as if they were preparing to evacuate.
Lin Lichuan and Ma Qin were old acquaintances. He asked, "The atmosphere here is not right. I don't think those cowards in the southern city-state would let you be so alert. Is there any movement in the temple?"
Ma Qin nodded and said, "We have received inside information that the Temple of Nature is going to make trouble for us. It is dangerous for us to stay here. If you hadn't come, we would have planned to evacuate Sulugaya at dawn tomorrow."
"Inside information?"
"I have a good relationship with the leader of the Shadow Group of the nearby temple. He and I jointly opened a business in the city, and we often bring new good things from the River Bay New City. I got the news the day before yesterday that the two new saints have already subdued the original temple chief priest and basically controlled the interior of the temple. They have begun to take action against the merchants and nobles in the city. If they subdue the nobles here, they may take action against us."
Lorenzo asked, "Do they want those nobles to take action against us?"
"It's very likely." Ma Qin said, "If those nobles take action against us under their pressure, they will have to follow the Temple of Nature wholeheartedly. I don't want to be their pledge of allegiance, and I don't have the ability to confront a saint, so I can only withdraw early."
Lorenzo said, "Since we are here, you don't have to leave."
"No need to leave?" Ma Qin seemed very surprised. "I thought you were here to help us retreat, but when the higher-ups contacted me, they only told me to fully cooperate with you and that the specific action plan would be decided by you after you get enough intelligence. I still don't know what your mission is."
“If those two saints are dead, you won’t have to frown anymore.” Lorenzo smiled slightly.
Ma Qin stopped in shock and said, "These two people are two saints!"
"There are also two saints in front of you." Lin Lichuan said with a smile.
Ma Qin took them into a secret room in the basement of the trading company, which was protected by a complex magic array and seemed very safe. At this time, he already knew that Lorenzo and Karanda were the two newly promoted saints.
Lin Lichuan said, "Don't be surprised. You should be able to understand the basic situation of this operation at your current level. That's right. Wang Jiyuan's strategy is to take the initiative and strike first. We should kill as many saints as possible and get as much benefits as possible. We should catch them off guard before they can react. As long as your intelligence is in place, we will have a better grasp of our actions and can even achieve our goals with minimal losses."
"What a big deal. Wang Jiyuan is so damn brave. But think about it, it's not impossible. In fact, the Temple has long been integrated with the locals in this area. Whether you want to say corruption or decadence, they and the locals are a community. Although we are outsiders, we have also got involved in this community because of various businesses. So if the two saints want to force their way in now, it will definitely be unpopular." Ma Qin pondered and said, "I don't want the place I run to be destroyed by the people of the City of God. Tell me, how do you need my cooperation?"