During the month that Shen Qi stayed on the tower, he studied all the information about the dragon on the bottom of the sea and the sacrifices from three hundred years ago to the present. The king only thought that he was worried about the future and wanted to know more about the dragon. , opened the door of convenience for him, and sent almost all the relevant books in the Royal Library.
Shen Qi studied it carefully and came to the conclusion that this so-called sacrifice was most likely a means deliberately tossed by the Holy Sect in order to increase its prestige, and it had nothing to do with Long. After all, ahem, he was impotent.
So the question is, where did all the sacrificed teenagers go
The original truth has not been known. No one can prove whether what the girl who escaped said was true or not. Maybe she was trying to save herself, or maybe she said it deliberately because of threats, but the custom of sacrificing a handsome boy came from her. started in the mouth.
Shen Qi made two assumptions. One is that the sacrificed teenagers had no oars and could only drift in the sea. Fortunately, they were pushed by the waves and eventually anchored somewhere. Unfortunately, they died in the sea. On the other hand, these teenagers did not go far, but were captured back, and the people who captured them were members of the Holy Religion. As for what they did, it was self-evident.
On this continent, homosexual love is not allowed, especially the Holy Religion, let alone such a thing. Of course, for the nobles and high-ranking people, it is not upright, which does not mean that they cannot come in secret, so there is In the dark hall, what's more, those nobles like to adopt children, adopting beautiful teenagers in the face of charity.
Shen Qi didn't know about these things at first, but the soldiers guarding him heard him at night when they thought he was sleeping nonsense. They didn't say it very clearly, but Shen Qi has traveled through so many worlds, and he has never seen anything, only a little bit. With so many meanings revealed, he can immediately analyze a cause and effect.
In addition, there was another William who appeared and said that he was only fifteen years old, and he had a beautiful eight-year-old servant by his side. Wherever he went, he took the servant's eyes and made Shen Qi feel sick from the bottom of his heart.
Comparing the two sides, the practice of the Holy Church seems to be paediatric. No matter what, the sacrifices are all fifteen-year-old teenagers, not children.
Shen Qi judged that in the Holy Religion, at least in the Saint Religion group stationed in San Carlos, there are people who like the same sex. Based on the records of the past dynasties, it can even be said that San Carlos, the Saint Religion branch, has been in the center of the Saint Religion. It has become a place where bishops of the same sex choose to delegate.
As for those beautiful teenagers who disappeared, they must have been robbed halfway and detained somewhere.
According to his guess, it should be on a small island not far from the coast. With the ability of the bishop, it is not difficult to use a magic tool to cover an island.
That's why this scene is now. Shen Qi picked up the dagger, two rounds, and reaped six lives. Perhaps these "pirates" didn't expect them to be able to resist. Only about fifteen people were sent to intercept him. half.
The "pirates" were startled and hurriedly copied weapons to confront them. They were obviously all fighters who had practiced martial arts. Two of them were even stronger than Morrie and York. Shen Qi was two against two, and there were a few miscellaneous soldiers standing in the way. Accidentally, his arm was cut, and a string of blood beads fell into the sea water, but he was not slow to fight back, and he subdued the two in the blink of an eye.
Fifteen "pirates" came, and only four survived. They were tied up by Shen Qi and looked at him as if they saw a demon.
"Tell me, who sent you here?" Shen Qi's face was bloody, and this smile was a bit hideous, coupled with his previous ferocity, the four of them shivered with fright.
Seeing that no one answered, Shen Qi's face turned cold in an instant, and when he turned his wrist, he stabbed one of the people's thighs: "Speak or not?"
"Speak! Speak! I'll speak!" The red-haired man who had his thigh pierced burst into tears and hurriedly shouted.
Shen Qi pulled out his dagger, looked at him calmly, and raised his chin: "Speak."
"Yes, yes..." The man covered his injured thigh, his face was pale, and he explained the details while crying, and the three next to him added tremblingly.
The truth of the matter is not much different from what Shen Qi guessed. There is a small island two kilometers away from here. All the teenagers who have been sacrificed over the years have been taken into the island for the enjoyment of the bishop stationed in San Carlos. , initially just to hide from being discovered, gradually, after three hundred years of development, that small island has become a veritable dark cave.
In addition to the teenagers sent in every ten years, the bishop will also ask people to bring some other beautiful teenagers for him to play with. When these teenagers grow up and are no longer loved by them, he will let them practice martial arts and become slaves on the island. After that, it is responsible for logistics.
So generation after generation, after three hundred years, there are more than 400 people living on the island, and all of them are men.
These teenagers who were caught on the island were almost all of civilian origin, and they were educated from childhood. Under the joy, he became more loyal to the Holy Religion.
In addition, all those who resisted were killed and hung on trees as an example. The rest could no longer have the heart to resist, and they lived on the island, self-sufficient and had no worries of food and clothing. Instead, they preferred to live on the island. Island, do not want to go back.
What makes Shen Qi even more speechless, these men are still like women, jealous and jealous. The four people he caught were quite handsome when they were young, especially the two who were powerful in force. They were the teenagers who were sacrificed in the previous session. A pair of twins, so they were sacrificed together. When the two first entered the island, they were very beautiful for a while. They even broke the rule that they can only practice martial arts when they are not pampered. The bishop's knight personally taught the two to practice martial arts, but After twenty, they were pushed aside, and their words were full of sourness towards Shen Qi.
Shen Qi rolled his eyes very much.
He originally wanted to save these people out, but now it seems that there is no need for it. I am afraid that except for the people who have just been caught on the island, the rest of the people have been brainwashed and given up, and they have been on the island for a long time. Even if you let them out, you probably won't get used to it.
Unlike Shen Qi who rolled his eyes, Morrie and York were very shocked. For them, it was almost a subversion of their worldview. After all, it was a holy religion, a bishop. Believe.
After the shock, there was indignation and worry about Shen Qi.
"Your Highness, let's escape!"
"Yes, Your Highness, Mori and I will protect you, and even if we risk our lives, we will send you to a safe place!"
What to escape, he is here to offer sacrifices, and he has not even seen the face of the dragon, where is he going to escape.
Shen Qi looked around the sea, thought for a while, and said, "No hurry, go to that island first."
The coast was full of celebratory crowds, and the bishop had to preside over the celebration for a while. It was impossible for him to appear in a short period of time. Taking advantage of this time, he could go to the island to take a look. Maybe there would be clues that the dragon left behind. .
He asked Morrie and York to tie the three little boats behind the big one, turn the bows, and head for the island.
But even Shen Qi didn't expect it. Just before, the blood he was injured and fell into the sea seeped into the sea, mixed with the corpses that fell into the sea and the blood of others, and slowly descended, in the deep sea, a pair of dark The red eyes opened, and a huge claw stretched out, accurately and clearly, separating the strand of blood from the others, forming a drop of blood that floated in the center of the five claws.
Almost instantly, the dark red eyes burst into flames, and with a loud bang, something broke out of the ground.
Although Shen Qi exchanged his points for the golden finger of martial arts, no matter how strong his martial arts are, he can't fight four hundred with one, so he did not go ashore from the port set up on the island, but let Morrie row the boat to the first island of the island. In a secluded place, I plan to go up from here.
According to the account of the man in red, the island was enchanted by the bishop. People outside could not see the inside, and those inside could not see the outside. There was only a white fog, and only the magic tools given by the bishop were allowed to enter and exit, except for the bishop. With the people he brought, the people inside wanted to go out, and only had the opportunity to sacrifice once every ten years.
As for this magic tool, Shen Qi twitched the corners of his eyes a few times when he saw what one of the twins had pulled out of his arms.
He had seen the jade made of white jade, and it was the first time he had seen it made of gold.
City will play.
Suddenly a little bit reluctant to accept this thing.
But thinking about that dragon, he still gritted his teeth, tore a piece of cloth, and took it. Who knows if it has ever been used.
Seeing this, one of the twins was very angry and couldn't help saying: "This is a sacred object, no one has ever used it, you are blaspheming!"
Shen Qi's forehead burst out with a tic-tac-toe, the holy object is a ghost, if the God of Light really has a spirit in the sky, knowing that his congregation is using this thing to fool people, I am afraid that the hearts of these bishops will be strangled.
He snorted coldly and didn't say much, he didn't care about the idiot!
Instructing Morrie and York to look at the four of them, he held the man and looked silent, and the woman looked at the "key" that would cry, and with light work, the white fog in front of him disappeared and landed on a reef.
It seems that those few people did not lie, this is indeed the back of the island, full of rocks and cliffs, and it is impossible to go up without martial arts.
Shen Qi turned back, there was a white fog, it was only a few meters apart, but he couldn't see the other party, so he couldn't help but become curious about this hidden magic.
But this is not the point now. Once the sacrificial ceremony is over, the bishop will definitely come here. He must first find the traces left by the dragon before he comes. According to records, the dragon appeared near here, otherwise the sacrificial will also be Will not choose the sea area.
And there is only this island in this sea area. If he wants to stay and study or wait, he can only rely on this island.
Killing the bishop certainly won't work. If he kills one, the Holy Church will send the second one, and even more people will be sent to investigate the matter here. He can deal with one, but not all.
If you want to stay and occupy this place, and you have to shut up the bishop, you can only use poison to control it.
Shen Qi looked at his beautiful nails and smiled, alas, who let him travel through so many worlds, and know so many, a little bit of poison can be captured in minutes.
Standing on the edge of the cliff, thinking about a strict plan, suddenly there was a rumbling sound, followed by a click, like the sound of glass breaking. And York looked up at him with a look of panic.
Immediately afterwards, the whole island vibrated, causing a scream and noise, and the originally calm sea caused layers of monstrous waves, which were as high as 100 meters, which was very terrifying.
This is…
Shen Qi's pupils shrank suddenly, and a little under his feet, he flew down and grabbed Morrie and York one by one, took them back to the cliff, and looked at the huge waves again.
The huge waves were getting higher and higher, and then a huge fiery red figure broke through the waves, and with a high-pitched whistle, spit out terrifying flames into the sky.
"Dragon... is a dragon..." Morrie and York fell to the ground in shock, four people screamed under the cliff, and people screamed in fear one after another on the island.
The red dragon roared, flapping its wings, and the huge wave instantly suppressed it, then turned its head and flew towards the island, screaming and screaming for their lives.
Only Shen Qi stared at the giant dragon in the air with admiration in his eyes.
The dragon in front of him was completely different from what he imagined and what was drawn in the books. He was very big. If his wings were fully opened, he would probably be half the size of an island. It was not ugly. There is a dazzling luster under it, which is dazzling.
Wings flap, majestic.
He was getting closer and closer, and the people on the island were scrambling for the boats to flee. Morrie and York had collapsed to the ground in fright. Shen Qi stood upright on the cliff, his eyes locked on him. at every turn.
He had a hunch that he was coming for him.