Blood tax

Chapter 282 The Dangerous Homewatts

"Very good, um, very good," Professor Heinz said several times after reading Griffith's summer report.This is a rare treat.

I don't know if he said that my report was well written, or that it looks like a war is going to be a good thing... Griffith silently looked at the professor, waiting for instructions.

As soon as he returned to school, he submitted an investigative report on the alliance of orc clans.The trip to the Belomon ruins is also a good summer topic, but the events of the Canaan and Flint tribes are more valuable for Shutoral like him.Moreover, what I wrote will not involve plagiarism, Lana will definitely copy Fiona's report, if the professors find out...

In any case, after nearly two months of adventure, Griffith discovered that there was a large amount of food trade and weapon smuggling in the border area, and the clan alliance traded fur and minerals, and its strength was growing every day.

Borunav's adventures with the Flintstone Tribe are just a microcosm of the warchief's tightening grip.The warriors from the Great Chief's command are gradually gaining control of various small and medium tribes.They gain prestige by force, and they must also use their spoils to calm restless clan members according to orc rules.

Orcs like Brunav who started planning their own territory the next day may be a case, but the chieftain spreads out his forces. If he doesn't do something, sooner or later these subordinates will become independent and gradually leave his army. Control range.

"The inter-war period is only a short year." The professor put away the report, tapped the desktop and said, "Your report is worth an A, and I will keep it in a confidential file. If a war breaks out, where do you think it will be?" ?”

Griffith has thought about this issue: "If you think about it conventionally, it should be a border invasion. The north of Sevasto is defended by Canaan, and the defense is strong and relatively desolate. The Clan Alliance will try to invade Odessa direction to seize some supplies and land. The scale of the war will be relatively limited.”

"Well, conventionally, it's a limited border conflict to stabilize the warchief's control," the professor nodded, "but what?"

Griffith continued: "However, judging from the events of the past year, you mysterious beings are plotting certain conspiracies that we don't understand. The Order of Death Whispers is the main planner of these events. against secular forces.

"As far as I know, believers who believe in the evil god 'Creator' are also hindering the actions of the Deathrattle Order. The purpose is unknown. If this war has their impetus, the nature will be different."

Professor Heinz stood up and took some records from the shelf:
"The evil gods are different from us. They possess vast spiritual power and exist in other planes, but they are always tempting the world.

"From the past records, almost all the things that can attract the interest of the evil god are the ways for him to enter the world. There are many ways, such as holding evil rituals, tearing the plane through the sacrifices of a large number of believers and spiritual resonance, Or let the body of the believer carry His power, and cast a clone that can walk in the world. This can allow a part of His power to be projected.

"Once the descent is completed, um, I haven't heard of this, but once it descends, the whole world will be polluted by his mysterious power.

"The power projection of the Seven Gods in the world is limited, if the evil gods are allowed to succeed, it will be a catastrophe.

"Griffith, how do you think this can be stopped?"

The quasi-knight replied:

"Look for the criminal among those who can profit from the crime. Look for the flow of profit at the source of the incident.

"Evil gods need the cooperation of believers to be able to come. Believers' beliefs are not without reason. What they pursue must be spiritual power, longevity, wealth or similar interests. The concentration and mobilization of these interests will be discovered by us. Just destroy The way they gain benefits can prevent their master from coming."

"Yes," the professor patted the table, "I have made progress. This is also the reason why you command the Storm and the 603 Squadron. Although it is impossible for these two small troops to defeat the evil god, they are fast and sharp enough, just like a team. a dagger.

"You have to be vigilant and independent, and as soon as you see something, you have to go into battle."

Professor Heinz changed the subject and started talking about other things:
"Did you know that the Church of the Holy Light stopped selecting saints many years ago?"

"I know, Professor."

"Well, this is suspicious. That girl from Anjou is very mysterious. Until now, we don't know her appearance and origin. Why did she appear at this time?" Professor Heinz was full of doubts. "Bayelan sent inquiries to the Holy See of Holy Light, but these gods refused to answer anything. The spokespersons of other gods also made representations, accusing the Church of Holy Light of breaking the agreement and tacit understanding.

"I suspect that this is not the direct will of the Holy See, otherwise it would not be so rough. It is likely that some local churches are going alone. The saint's appeal to the people at the bottom of the cloudy and dangerous time cannot be underestimated. As long as it causes A fait accompli..."

Griffith's heart skipped a beat: "Could it be that the current situation and the events in Canaan are all part of a conspiracy, and evil forces are laying out their plans.

"However, what I don't understand is that the saint will only strengthen the power of the Holy Light. In the end, won't she still become the enemy of the cult? It shouldn't, it shouldn't be..."

"No!" Professor Heinz interrupted Griffith's speculation, "The Church of the Seven Gods has some grievances and disputes with each other, but they are consistent and firm in their goal of preventing evil from entering this world. If you want to guess, it is better to speculate that some middle and high-level members of the Holy Light Church foresaw the crisis and took independent actions in advance to fight against the evil. This is somewhat logical.

"Of course, common sense and logic cannot be completely relied on in the face of a powerful monster like the evil god. The current events may have deeper plans and layouts among each other, and some seemingly harmless actions and behaviors are used as a cover."

That's the end of this topic.The two continued to talk and it became an unfounded ghost story.

When he was about to leave, the professor suddenly stopped Griffith: "You will have an alchemy class later, right? Go to the laboratory to apply for some grenades to test after the end."

"Grenade?" Griffith asked in surprise, "Is it a porcelain bottle like a tear gas bomb?"

"Better than that, it's a new product that needs to be ignited. Be careful not to blow yourself up."

……

As a student of an institution of higher learning, the only time I can have a little leisure time is only a holiday.After returning to the daily study at Homemonwarts, the intensive curriculum and assessment arrangements keep everyone very busy.

After leaving Professor Heinz's office, Griffith immediately rushed to Professor Salorian's intermediate alchemy class.After two semesters of introductory courses in first year, Griffith moved on to advanced courses in the subject.

The knowledgeable Professor Salorian also began to participate in teaching more and more.He controlled the progress of the experiments with fine precision, and his understanding of potions and alchemy was unrivaled.Under his leadership, this discipline, which was once not favored by wizards, bloomed with incomparable brilliance and opened up a new field.

Moreover, he seems to have established a lot of contact with Roland, and introduced the research on the explosive reaction of granular gunpowder and catalyst in this semester's course.The grenade that Griffith will test later is one of the experimental items of cooperation.

When Griffith arrived, the course had already started.He slipped in through the crack of the door and stood in the last row of the crowd.Galadia and Sonia were also together. They looked at the experiment for a while, and the professor for a while, with suspicion and wariness in their eyes.

A trip to the ruins of Belomon reveals that both the professor and the headmaster are involved with some kind of terrifying creature.If they had been infected by then, or gone mad, Homenwarts would no longer be safe.

Something has to be done to prevent...

Griffith ponders how to act.It is difficult to say that leaving Homonwarts is a safe and reasonable choice based on the existing evidence alone.He didn't dare to test the demigod easily.

The wise Magic Supreme seems to be in order now, and his experiments are proceeding in an orderly manner.Iletia, whom he loved so much, turned out to be a monster.Humans should be very afraid of her, and they should be very taboo about her existence, but even so, Professor Salorian still loves her deeply.

The horrifying and distorted figure can scare Sonia almost to the point of collapse, but the existence of the same kind turns into a pure and beautiful girl, and even makes the young genius wizard deeply obsessed in the relationship, which is unforgettable after many years.The senior on the Silver Moon Pagoda might be Miss Iletia, she is indeed beautiful.After all this, Salorian, from his point of view, how should he face the world?
If, I mean if, such an amazing existence appeared in my life.To give an inappropriate example, let's say Krista was resurrected and appeared in front of me... Reason tells me that the truth behind her is so cruel, evil and twisted.But if she looks human, even regardless of form, the essence of the soul is not different from us.

What should I do?
I'm probably going to go crazy...

……

After class, Griffith approached associate professors and teaching assistants, and used Professor Heinz's letter to apply for a bunch of experimental grenades.

It was a stack of small, thin-skinned metal cans that could be held in one hand and ignited by a match at the top.After igniting the fuse, it must be thrown, otherwise it will explode in the hand.

The person in charge of managing these things is Associate Professor Velonos.He introduced it casually:
"Offensive grenade can create a small range of shock waves and flashes, but the lethality is weak. Defensive grenade will explode a bunch of fragments, and it is safer to use under cover. Use gunpowder to detonate the outer metal shell, add a small amount of specific In the case of attribute dust crystals, it is more powerful, but very expensive."

"It's very dangerous to use, we tested it with brownies and we killed a few. Grenadiers have to be tall and strong enough to get the grenade on target, or at least be able to throw it far enough that it doesn't blow up own companion."

(End of this chapter)