When the Saint comes, she does not collect food

Chapter 1003 Revisiting Cynthia

For the next two weeks, Horn did not stay in Celestial Maiden City, but instead continued his southward journey to continue the talks.

I went to Solaburg, toured the surrounding area, and spoke with nearby councilors, reaching a consensus.

They also interviewed merchants at the border post of the Road and Bridge Bureau and met with nobles from the opposite Lilac Corridor.

By the time they returned to Celestial Maiden City, it was almost early May.

On the ship returning to Celestial Maiden City, Horn received a series of good news.

First, a letter arrived from Mudiay's side, which was actually a large package.

This includes the Musk River channel and geographical maps, and the general situation has been figured out, but riverboats are difficult to enter the sea.

It was already May, the rainy season, and the Musk River was too turbulent for Mudiay and his men to continue, so they had to turn back.

Mudiay also enclosed a price list in his letter, requesting Horn's support in the form of food, mortar, linen, beer, and alchemical potions.

The grain was used to hire laborers, and the mortar was used to reinforce the riverbanks and build barracks.

Linen and beer were used to win over the lower-class citizens of the beastmen, while alchemical potions were used to win over the upper-class citizens.

In addition, these goods can be used to open up the market and exchange for dragon blood peppers and various gems.

According to Mudiay, further east of the Musk River lies a mountain range inhabited by beastmen and rich in various gems.

As the saying goes, wherever the Holy Alliance's hand reaches, the road is paved.

In order to mobilize troops more quickly and penetrate deeper into the interior, it is also necessary to facilitate trade.

Sitting on the slightly rocking boat, the lights flickered like fireflies, and everything around us was shrouded in the darkness and torrential rain under the dark clouds.

Horn sat alone in the cabin, closed his eyes and thought for a while, then said to Edwin beside him, "Write this down."

"Yes."

“Send a letter to René, instructing him to take the female vampire to the frontier and contact his relatives.”

Then send another letter to Busak, instructing him, as the Holy Alliance's envoy, to go to Port Argo and buy an existing port, with the Holy Heritage Authority providing the funds.

Then send a letter to Martin, who complains every day about delaying the repeal of the Alcohol Prohibitions.
There's a food shortage in the Eastern County, albeit a small one, but it will at least lessen the losses for the farmers in Kasha County. Surely they won't complain about that?

Half an hour had passed since Horn arranged everything one by one before he finally picked up the second letter.

This letter actually arrived around the same time as Mudiay's letter, but it came from Long Beach.

The county council of the northern county has reached an agreement that the two border villages will be the first to invite the Church of God to set up camp.

Meanwhile, the North County has established a special fundraising committee for the "pest control campaign" to raise funds.

In this way, the first nail has been driven in, and the power of these plantation owners has been used to bring the beastman tribe under their control.

Once these beastman tribes have been assimilated, they will be used to control the plantation owners. When the jungle is stable, the slave strikes and civil rights movements will begin.

The next step is to proceed gradually, like boiling a frog in lukewarm water.

Once the water boils, simply use the pot lid to press down the frogs that have realized what's happening.

However, this process will be quite lengthy, possibly taking ten or twenty years.

Therefore, on the other hand, Black Snake Bay also needs to start reforms as soon as possible.

The moment the slave strikes and the civil rights movement end will be the moment the Black Snake Bay Federation becomes history.

The rain pattered softly, but it grew increasingly heavy.

The ship began to rock, so much so that Horn was dizzy and couldn't see the letter clearly, so he had to give up.

After leaving the letter, Horn put on his raincoat, stepped out of the cabin, and stood under the eaves on the side of the ship, gazing into the distance.

The rain pattered down from the sky, while the distant roar of rushing water filled the air. The sounds of frogs, insects, and birds mingled and poured down in a torrent of noise.

Taking a deep breath of the stuffy, muddy air, Horn steadied himself on the gunwale: "It's about time to go back. There's only one last thing left."

This last thing, naturally the most important thing on the trip, was to visit Cynthia again.

Holding tightly to the gunwale, Horn frowned deeply.

He could never figure out the thoughts and origins of this eccentric old red dragon.

According to the rubbings of images taken by Moody from inside the pyramids of Jupiter, the "feathered serpent" was actually a dragon. If the records are accurate, the serpent people may have existed here tens of thousands of years ago.

Within the narrative history of the empire, there is a clear and distinct pattern of historical shifts.

In the Age of the Outer Gods, giants and gods fought each other, while mortals remained ignorant.

In the era of El, the elves rose to power, and five hundred elven gods wiped out all the outer gods and evil gods of the entire western continent.

Then came the Imperial Age, when Myrcella was born and completely ended the barbaric evil gods.

However, based on Horn's archaeological work and the information he has collected, it can be found that the so-called evil gods and outward gods are actually demons.

As for the giants, they are humanoid monsters; the giant gods worshipped by the Norn are actually monsters.

No witches were born during this period, nor were there any mention of centaurs, beastmen, or dwarves.

On the contrary, these alien species only began to emerge on the continent after the appearance of the elves and the El Empire.

The witch descended only after Myrcella ascended to heaven.

Prior to this, according to imperial historians, it was a state of utter ignorance, and no second civilization existed.

As for dragons, they are merely a legend, something that exists only in literary works.

Upon seeing Cynthia, Horn knew that the dragon was not a lie.

Obtaining the giant dragon head and the rubbing of the mural revealed an era in which snake people and dragons coexisted—Horn wasn't sure if it was true or not.

However, the Snake Man Scroll has a clear timeline and star map, which could be verified by the scholars under his command.

Based on the construction time of the pyramids and the authenticity of the star maps depicted in the murals, one can roughly deduce whether they are genuine or not.

If true, where did the dragons come from? What happened that caused them all to disappear?
How did Cynthia survive? Why did she refuse to leave that deep pit?

The sky was covered with dark clouds, but it was already afternoon. By the time Horn's ship arrived at Celestial Maiden City, it was only around eight o'clock.

After quickly eating a curry chicken wrap, Horn rinsed his mouth with mint water and followed Ottila toward the underground palace.

The door was still opened with blood, but today there was no moonlight, only ghostly blue lamps.

Upon entering the underground palace, a foul, damp stench greets you, mixed with the smells of mold and rotting fruit.

Ottila looked at Catherine and Carrie, who were arriving for the first time, and explained helplessly, "The weather in Black Serpent Bay is like this, there's nothing we can do, even though we clean it every day..."

"Otatila!"

Before Ottila could finish speaking, a scream came from the giant pit: "Who's here? Let me see if it's that brat Horn and Serfaye's daughter?"

Horn nodded to Jeanne, and the two of them headed deeper into the underground palace.

Once they reached the bottom of the giant pit, this time the red dragon Cynthia didn't try to be mysterious like she had last time.

She stepped back, stood up, and looked up at Horn, who was walking down the steps, and called out, "Oh, Your Majesty Horn, where is that wolf girl?"

Horn walked expressionlessly to a terrace by a set of steps, facing Cynthia directly.

Seeing that Horn was only accompanied by a few witches and not the wolf-eared Sylph, the giant red dragon was seventy percent certain.

“Let me guess.” Cynthia’s eyelids swept across her pupils. “She felt uneasy as soon as she left Dazexiang, didn’t she?”

Standing on the terrace, Horn looked up at her with a half-smile: "You did this on purpose?"

As soon as Horn said that, she immediately understood.

"Pfft hahahahaha."

When Cynthia laughed, the entire underground palace of the Celestial Maiden Palace trembled, dust fell in abundance, and the snake-man guards hissed and scattered in alarm.

She laughed so unrestrainedly that she even fell backwards to the ground, clutching her stomach and laughing.

"It's really true, it's really true, hahaha, even if you've lost your true soul, you still have a plan."

Serfaye planned his whole life, and this is how it all turned out. He was too clever for his own good, hahaha.

This is absolutely hilarious, utterly hilarious!

(End of this chapter)