It seems that Becky still has a long way to go to become a qualified nobleman. Of course, considering her mercenary habits, she probably has to walk this way for a lifetime. After the topic of Jiji passed, everyone was afraid that this guy would say something amazing again, so they hurriedly focused the topic on the cultists again.
In fact, to be honest, Hao Ren is not interested in returning to the sphere of influence of the sect or the religious situation in this world—he just came here to catch that brain monster. But now that Ofra hasn't come yet, and Becky is talking with great interest, he just listens to it.
"By the way, where is the home of the Returning Sect?" Hao Ren asked curiously.
Becky pointed at the map casually: "You'll never guess it... It's in the mountains further west of Beinz Parish. It's the holy mountain of the werewolf tribal country beyond the poisonous plain."
Lily was stunned: "... beside the blood lake?!"
"That's right, next to the Blood Lake, but going deeper into the mountains, it has reached the territory of the werewolf tribal country, hidden in the mountains. The layers of mountains there are natural barriers and camouflage, and the werewolf tribal country is against the 'Holy Mountain' It is very important, and foreigners are forbidden to approach at will, so we never thought that those cultists would hide in that mountain. They actually dug tunnels underground and built a mountain fortress under the eyes of werewolves and the church."
Izaks stretched out his hand and gestured to the area on the map that represented the Beinz Blood Lake (now renamed the Beinz Crystal Mine): "So the landlord fired the cannon that day and almost wiped out the cultist's lair?"
"But it's just a little bit worse," Becky spread her hands, "or life is always more exciting than stories, you see this dramatic. Those cultists know that the most dangerous place is the safest place, and they are in the church There are also eyeliners inside, and some members are even high-ranking monks of the Glory Sect, so they are well aware of the various arrangements of the diocese, which allows them to hide under the nose of the church safely."
It sounds absurd at first that the cult headquarters is hiding next to the Beinz Parish, but when you think about it, it is very clever: the Beinz Parish is the most special place in the world. There are few people there, and the deadly situation of poisonous plains and twisted territory seriously hinders traffic, even though it is a large parish. However, due to various natural dangers, it is difficult to monitor, and in addition to being next to the werewolf tribal country, the Huiyao Sect is a bit restrained in its activities there. Those who return to cults only need to use these conveniences to hide in places where the church is difficult to notice according to common sense. It is tantamount to avoiding the possibility of being discovered fundamentally.
And considering that the return sect also has an inexplicable connection with the goddess, Hao Ren suspected that those cultists were not hiding beside the blood lake just for concealment—the sanctity of the blood lake itself was also one of the reasons.
Although the Huiyao Sect is unwilling to admit it, Hao Ren and others are very clear that the Huiyao Sect and the Returning Sect worship the same god. The former's holy place and foundation are also the pillars of the latter's belief.
Lily probably didn't expect it to be so complicated. She was surprised when she heard that the cultists were hiding next to the blood lake: "It's a pity. If the landlord's cannonball was more powerful at that time, it would have been fine-the gang of cultists didn't know how to scare the psychological shadow at the time." Is it gone?"
Hao Ren gave Lily a sideways look: "Don't make trouble, if that shot really missed, your fellow werewolves in this world would be extinct."
Lily thought about it too, stuck out her tongue and remained silent.
At this moment, everyone suddenly heard the sound of carriages and horses coming from the yard outside, and then a servant sent a message outside the door: "Mistress, Your Excellency the Marshal is here to visit."
Becky stood up happily: "Miss Ophra is here! Let's greet her quickly..."
When the group came to the courtyard, they saw a group of knights in bright armor and a group of monks in gray cloth robes waiting in line in front of the promenade, and the leaders of the group were Ophra and the bearded ascetic: these two It's been a long time since I saw you. Ofra looked even more heroic than when they met before. It seems that the battle with the cultists made the female marshal more energetic, but the bearded man looked unchanged, except that the robe on his body seemed a little more worn out, and his beard was messier than before.
As soon as Hao Ren saw the old acquaintance, he ran up to say hello, and then introduced the Nangong couple who came here for the first time. The bearded man smiled and nodded slightly: "Congratulations, a family reunion is better than anything else."
"How is the situation here?" Hao Ren looked the bearded man up and down, "Are you still used to life after returning to your hometown?"
"It's the same everywhere, the glory of the goddess is everywhere," said the bearded man with a serious look, "as long as you live under the grace of the goddess. There is no difference between the mountains and the far land."
After everyone had greeted each other, Hao Ren nodded to Ophra with a serious face: "I probably heard about the situation from Becky. How is the situation on the 'frontline' now?"
Ofra turned and pointed to the large carriage behind her: "Let's set off for the Mage Tower right now, and I'll tell you more about it on the way."
After the group got into the carriage and there were no other people around, Ofra explained the situation on the front line of the battle in detail: "The Church Knights and the Royal Knights have surrounded the Western Mountains, and His Majesty the King has also communicated with the werewolf tribe through diplomatic channels. The tribal state helped to block all the large and small mountain roads in the mountain, making it difficult for the cultists to fly. There have been several battles in the western mountain range in the past two days, but the knights took the lead at the beginning, and the time to encircle the mountain range is very good. It's early, so the cultists in the mountain haven't had time to gather their troops, and they haven't had time to ask for help, so I don't think they're doing well."
Ophra was very confident when she said these words, and her face was filled with the victorious demeanor of a general who is always victorious. When Hao Ren saw this situation, he quickly confirmed it: "You didn't go too deep, did you?"
"Don't worry, I'll keep your warning in mind," Ophra nodded with a smile, "And some soldiers do have frequent hallucinations or nightmares after entering the mountain. We have drawn rough mental power according to the places where these soldiers have hallucinations. Field distribution map, so that people can prevent people from entering the mind control range of that monster."
The bearded man next to him added a few words: "Her Majesty has covered the entire mountain range with the magic of detection, but there is an area in the hinterland of the mountain that cannot be penetrated by magic. We suspect that the demon is hiding in a place that cannot be touched by magic." The place."
Vivienne kept touching her chin and listening quietly. At this time, she suddenly asked curiously: "By the way, why didn't that brain monster escape? Didn't it move? Its mind control ability is far away. If it moves in the mountains, isn't it Can it cause you a lot of trouble?"
After hearing this, Ofra also showed a serious look on her face. Obviously, Vivienne was not the only one who could think of this question: "This is really strange. We imagined from the beginning that if the monster saw the situation and ran away or relied on its own What should I do if the spiritual power takes the initiative to attack, but it has been two days since it surrounded the mountain range, and the monster has never moved, and the energy distribution of the entire mountain range has not changed... I don’t know what it is thinking.”
Y'zaks asked in a deep voice: "Are you sure that is the lair of the cultists? Are you sure that the brain monster is in the mountain?"
"Of course I've confirmed it, otherwise I wouldn't have notified you to come here," Ofrah nodded vigorously, "There will be no problem with the Pope's magic. He confirmed that there is an impenetrable energy field deep in the mountain, except for the power of the monster. There's no other explanation for that."
"Is there something trapping it...or is there something wrong with that brain monster, which makes it temporarily unable to move?" Vivian frowned and looked at Hao Ren, "What do you think?"
"I can only figure it out after the past," Hao Ren smacked his lips. "I have a bad feeling... Brain Monster is not a fool. It must have a problem if it sticks to one place under such circumstances."
Everyone lowered their heads and thought about their own concerns, and after a while, the team arrived at the mage's tower on the north side of the king's city. The wonderful high tower broken and suspended in mid-air is still as shining as the last time I saw it, and it looks even brighter. Eye-catching light flashes can be seen constantly in the cracks in the space above the high tower. The entire high tower All were making a soft humming sound. A large number of temporary magic facilities can be seen around the mage tower. They are square prisms several meters high, and some mage apprentices are maintaining the operation of these facilities. They are things that provide extra energy for the Mage Tower: In the past few days, high-ranking monks and knights have been traveling from the capital to the Beinz Parish. This Mage Tower with a large teleportation array is already fully powered and needs additional energy supply to withstand those loads.
The group did not stay in the capital, and after greeting the vice president of the Mages Association, they went directly to Beinz Parish through the teleportation device. (to be continued~^~)