Don't call me evil god

Chapter 400 Tracing the Source
Griffin was even a little worried.

That's too low a price.

Can valuable evidence of a crime really be unearthed with this kind of reward?
Don't get blamed for not spending all the money.

Then he must regret it to death.

Ask the questions in your mind.

Yaan was stunned for a long time, looked Griffin up and down, and then suddenly said:
"If you want to pay more, you can, of course."

"But for the sake of the gold coins, I'll tell you anyway."

"In fact - even if you don't offer this reward, Bishop Henry Tran probably won't be able to hold office for long!"

"You were looking for evidence of the other party's crimes. I thought you were going to take advantage of the situation..."

"Anyway, if you have an idea, you might consider taking a ride when the time is right."

……

Yaan is telling the truth.

He thought that the other party knew that Bishop Henry Tran was about to be finished and planned to take the opportunity to rise to power, so he was collecting evidence in advance and preparing to make merit by reporting.

It turns out this guy knows nothing!
Outsiders don't know.

How could the knowledge-seeking believers who were directly involved in stopping the Countess from fighting not know?

The two mysterious black-robed men who seduced and guided the countess.

Seeing that he couldn't resist, he blew himself up without saying a word.

The kind where no remains are left.

The clues were almost completely cut off.

This is the most frustrating situation.

There is no way to trace it even if you want to.

There is obviously a huge secret behind these black-robed men.

Those strange hexagonal gems alone gave Nowen a reason to guide believers to find them.

Every time I see them, they have something to do with gems!
For this purpose, Nowen directly edited a task and distributed it.

Arrange believers to investigate and collect clues related to the man in black robe.

According to the clues Nicole had provided, she had seen Bishop Henry Tran having a secret meeting with these men in black robes.

Of course, the idea of ​​a head-on meeting is not accurate.

Nicole describes the actual situation as follows:

She accidentally saw two similar-looking men in black robes sneaking into the relief center of the Glowing Church outside Ceylon.

The relief center is an institution run by the Glorious God Church.

Food and accommodation are provided there every day, and preachers preach to those who receive relief.

Food and accommodation are not completely free.

Generally, they have to do labor, such as washing clothes, organizing various church ritual supplies, etc.

Only after completing these tasks can you receive food distributed by the relief center.

Say it's food.

It is actually porridge with pickled vegetables.

There were only a few grains of rice in the whole pot of porridge, and the pickled vegetables were only the size of a fingernail.

It can only ensure that you won’t starve to death.

Not to mention where to live.

A thin bamboo mat served as the bed, with dozens of people crammed into one room, so crowded that their heads were touching their feet and their feet were on their heads. They also had to share chamber pots and urinals.

Refugees from outside Ceylon were frequent visitors to the relief center, but not all of them were allowed in.

Most of the time, one has to give some benefits to the deacon priest in charge of the relief center in order to get a precious spot, which is only available for a limited time.

Normal people would hardly go near such a place on weekdays.

Nicole happened to see two men in black robes entering the shelter under the cover of night.

And then he never came out again.

At least during the time Nicole was observing, until midnight, she did not see any man in black robes leave.

Nicole later learned that that day happened to be the monthly charity day.

Bishop Henry Tran would go to the soup kitchen and personally serve porridge, treat illnesses, and preach to the people who received relief.

Not only Bishop Henry Tran, but other kind-hearted nobles, businessmen, citizens, etc. will also go to the relief center on this day and make generous donations.

after that.

Nicole paid special attention several times. On this day of every month, she could see a figure in a black robe entering the shelter.

It is not entirely certain that the other party is related to Bishop Henry Tran.

But the other party's strange pattern of action at least shows that they must have some connection with the Glowing God Cult.

As long as we can find solid evidence, it will be easy to bring down a bishop.

……

As for Pete, after the Countess returned to the castle, he took Miranda and Gail into the castle again and met and talked with the Countess in the study.

The reason why Brandon was not brought along is that he can't do things that require brainpower.

Brandon was responsible for taking away the bodies of the fallen soldiers with his companions and waiting for others to come back and claim them.

He is quite good at this job.

Pete and his team continued to collect clues about the man in black robe.

"Ma'am, do you know anything about those two men in black robes?"

Pete asked very seriously.

"This is very important. In fact, the disaster in Ceylon is absolutely related to them."

"If this hidden danger cannot be resolved, they may continue to secretly deceive others."

The Countess of Ceylon had nothing to hide anymore.

She recalled and said slowly:

"They came to us on their own initiative."

"The reason I chose to believe them at the time was because of the artifact they took out."

"After Serp disappeared, I tried various methods to reappear but all failed, except for that artifact."

"As long as I follow their instructions and hold the divine weapon in my hand, I can use the illusion magic again and let Sep return to me."

"I don't know much about their identities."

"Because...it seems like there are more than two of them..."

Pete frowned.

"More than two?"

"Have you seen more black-robed men?"

The Countess explained: "No, what I mean is that although only two people come to see me each time, they are different people every time."

"I suggested that we must see their true faces under their black robes before we can trust them."

"But every time I see them, they are new faces that are different from the ones before."

"When I first saw them, one of them was a dwarf with a thick reddish-brown beard on his face, and the other was a one-eyed man wearing a cloth eye patch."

"The second time a man in black robes came to our door, neither the bearded dwarf nor the one-eyed dwarf came. Although he was still a dwarf, he had a bald head and a Mediterranean hairstyle."

"I asked them why the two people from last time didn't come, and they refused to answer."

Pete's frown deepened.

The situation is more complicated than expected.

According to the Countess's description, there are more than two people in black robes, but a large-scale organization!

"Is there any other information you think is valuable?" Pete asked.

The countess seemed to have made up her mind.

"Have!"

She raised her hand and waved.

The wizard's hand, emitting a faint blue light, flew out and took down a small safe from the bookshelf.

The safe is covered with complex rune patterns and energy circuits.

"Click."

The white light of the secret lock gradually faded, and the countess unlocked it with her own hands.

He took out a somewhat old wooden sign from inside.

There were words carved on the wooden sign, but they were not in a common language.

For a moment Pete could not make out what it was.

Miranda recognized it:
"This is a clan card unique to the Stone Castle dwarves!"

……

(End of this chapter)