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Because Su Hao's arrival at Sumeru is, in a sense, a sign of the Tree King's displeasure.

Su Hao was unaware that Tinali had already imagined things to this extent. He continued, "The Great Tree King used a secret method to allow me to contact Seno. He sent me to find you, hoping to get your help."

"He said he could completely trust you, and that he had obtained some leads regarding the investigation of your mentor, and was still investigating the Church's secret operations in the desert."

"After he finishes his investigation in the desert, he will find an opportunity to meet up with us."

Upon hearing Su Hao's words, Tina nodded again, because he had only told Seno about his mentor.

He also asked the other party to investigate whether his mentor had encountered any problems.

It now seems that my mentor has been caught up in a conspiracy.

Su Hao continued, "As for me, I was entrusted by the Great Compassion Tree King to come and rescue the Little Auspicious Grass King from her cage."

"Because there is something that only she, as the Grass Goddess, can do. The crisis is imminent, and we cannot wait any longer."

These are the original words of the Great Tree King. After she became the administrator, her forbidden knowledge was suppressed.

But the World Tree is different. The World Tree did not join the chat group, so the Great Tree King can only be considered as an existence that barely survives by relying on the World Tree.

So just because she's in better condition doesn't mean the World Tree will be in better condition.

Therefore, rescuing the Little Lucky Grass King is necessary no matter what.

"Can only the Grass God do this?" Tina Li muttered to himself, frowning as he did not immediately reply to Su Hao.

Su Hao and the others remained calm and waited quietly for Tina's reply. If she still didn't join them after that, then...

It can only be said that Seno misjudged him, or that Tinari is a coward who only knows how to run away when faced with trouble.

“I understand.” After a brief hesitation, Tinari said calmly, “Just tell me what kind of help you need.”

Chapter 303 The Plan

Tina agreed. He was a smart man; unlike some hot-blooded fools who would readily agree and join the team based on a few words, he was not.

He knew very well what Su Hao's words meant, and no one knew the current situation of the Order of the Fathers better than him.

Although he trusted Su Hao and Seno and received the divine oracle from the Great Tree King, the scholars in the Order of the Church certainly wouldn't think that way.

Putting aside other things, most of the scholars in the Academy of Educational Sciences are now arrogant and conceited.

It's not that being arrogant is bad; for those exceptional geniuses, it's normal to be arrogant.

But now, how should I put it, most of the scholars in the Academy feel that they are naturally superior because they possess "wisdom".

Scholars traveling to other countries may approach them with humility, but those within Sumeru City…

Tinali didn't say much. He trusted Su Hao and Seno, but other scholars, or rather, great sages, were very likely not to trust what Su Hao and Seno said.

The logic is simple: if the Tree King really could deliver messages, why wouldn't he deliver them to the Sages of the Order of the Fathers?

Instead, why not pass it on to Su Hao, the next Thor?

This is completely unreasonable!!!

Their Order of the Tree King is the most loyal being.

Therefore, Su Hao and Seno are definitely lying! They never received the Tree King's divine decree! It was all fabricated out of thin air!

Then the conflict escalated, and those people from the Order of the Order would definitely tell Su Hao and Seno to shut up and not say those words.

Because once the world knows that the Great Compassion Tree King cares about how his successor is doing, and that the Little Auspicious Grass King hasn't left the Pure Good Palace for five hundred years.

The authority of the Church will be completely lost, and the so-called sages who are closest to the Great Tree King will bear unimaginable infamy.

In short, if Su Hao and Seno are acknowledged, the Order of the Church will lose all its authority and become a laughing stock for other divine kingdoms.

Yes, this is not a joke.

Therefore, Tinari knew that this action was tantamount to making an enemy of the entire Council of Fathers.

But... for the sake of the Tree King, for the sake of the Little Lucky Grass King, why not?

The Order of the Church has been wrong for five hundred years and cannot continue to be wrong. Therefore, Tinari decided to assist Su Hao and others in taking action.

"Phew." Cole breathed a sigh of relief, then a rather worried expression appeared on her face.

She was quite intelligent and knew very well what would happen next after her master agreed.

But that's the Order of Favonius, which in Mondstadt terms is equivalent to the Knights of Favonius.

Faced with such a behemoth, there really was no...

Thinking of this, Ke Lai glanced at Su Hao quietly, blinked, and suddenly her mindset calmed down.

She was so worried about her master that she almost forgot about Su Hao, who was the next Thor. With him around, everything would probably be fine.

"It's nothing really, we just want to infiltrate Sumeru City and need your help."

Su Hao planned to infiltrate Sumeru City because, theoretically, Naxida's body was sealed within the Pure Goodness Palace.

Her consciousness could travel everywhere, whether it was the desert or any other place, she could be found almost anywhere.

But most of the time, Nasita would stay in the city of Sumeru.

Therefore, Su Hao still needs to infiltrate Sumeru City. First, he wants to find Nasita, and second, he wants to see how far the Church Council and the Fools have progressed in their god-making plan.

"Infiltrate Sumeru City?" Upon hearing Su Hao's question, Tina Li stroked his chin and then inquired, "Do you intend to infiltrate Sumeru City without revealing your identities?"

"Given your status, you could enter Sumeru City openly and honestly without any problems, right?"

Tina was somewhat puzzled. Su Hao's status was extremely noble; he was the next Thor, a figure equivalent to a god.

Now, Tinari has a clear understanding of the situation regarding Sumeru: Lord Little Auspicious Grass is imprisoned, and Lord Tree King is suspected of being trapped.

Sumeru is ostensibly a being protected by the gods, but now...

With no divine protection, Su Hao can walk sideways, and the sages of the Instruction Academy will absolutely not do him any harm.

"Yes, I can enter Sumeru City openly and without any problems, but I'm afraid I'll be well protected."

Su Hao nodded in agreement. If he were to enter Sumeru City openly and honestly, then on the surface, there would definitely be no problem at all.

However, if they want to investigate something, it becomes extremely difficult, as is the case with Luminous and Paimon in the story.

If Elhesen hadn't realized something was wrong and decisively chosen to betray the Great Sage, things would have been different.

Therefore, it can be said that Ying and Paimon's every move was under the surveillance of the Order of the Church.

In fact, that was indeed the case. Although the Sumeru chapter had not been fully unlocked when Su Hao transmigrated.

However, the frustration Ying and Paimeng felt in Sumi made Su Hao, who had experienced the storyline, feel helpless.

You can't kill them, the investigation is being obstructed, and the other side has the means to control the public. How are you supposed to play this game?

So, to avoid feeling stifled, Su Hao simply decided to slip into the shadows. Given the many inconveniences of exposing his identity, he figured he might as well forge a new one and infiltrate Sumeru City.

"Is that so?"

Hearing Su Hao's words, Tinali remained silent for a moment. He seemed to have thought of something and said, "You only have one request: to infiltrate Sumeru City?"

Su Hao nodded. As long as he could infiltrate Sumeru City and find the Little Auspicious Grass King, everything would become much easier.

In any case, finding the Little Lucky Grass King, also known as Naxida, is the most important thing.

First, make contact with her and tell her about the situation. Then you can figure out a way to rescue her.

"That makes things simple."

Tina smiled and looked at Su Hao seriously, saying, "You can disguise yourselves as the Gilded Brigade and enter Sumeru City."

"A gilded troupe?" Hisaki blinked, her expression somewhat strange. "You want us to disguise ourselves as bandits?"

Coral Palace Heart Sea blinked, and asked with some curiosity, "Is your Sumeru so...open? Even bandits can enter a city protected by the gods?"

In the eyes of Hisuki Shinobu and Sango Miyako Shinkai, the Gilded Troupe was nothing more than bandits, equivalent to a treasure-hunting gang or the Nobushige.

What kind of organizations are the Treasure Thieves and the Wild Ambush Clan? Anyone who dares to enter the city is bound to be arrested.

Unless they disguised themselves to gain entry into the city, their brazen entry was tantamount to provoking the local guards.

Wouldn't that land you in jail?!

“No, it’s different.” Tinari shook his head with a smile, explaining gently, “The Gilded Brigade isn’t all bandits.”

"The security measures in Sumeru City are now handled by a gilded brigade called the Thirty-Man Group."

"As long as they are not gilded troupes with criminal records and blacklisted by the Void, they will generally be fine entering and leaving the city."

"You just need to pretend to be extreme and loyal followers of the Red King."

Tina spoke calmly, but his words stunned Ella, Black Ella, Kuki Shinobu, Coral Palace Heart Sea, and Shin-haku.

What is the connection between the Gilded Troupe and the Red King?! And isn't the Gilded Troupe a true bandit organization?

What about the guys who robbed them earlier?

Since none of them were Sumeru people, even Su Hao only knew a little about the Gilded Brigade, only that their behavior and style were similar to mercenaries.

Although they are both called the "Golden Troupe," their conduct differs greatly. Some members prioritize protecting their employers and give the impression of being very upright.

Some people, however, will rob their employers, cheat and swindle, or commit highway robbery.

Seeing the bewildered looks on Su Hao and the others' faces, Tinari and Cole began to explain the general situation of the Gilded Troupe.

Simply put, the Gilded Brigade is a loose mercenary group from the golden desert.

They are willing to work for anyone in exchange for payment.

The term "Gilded Brigade" is a general term used by people outside the Sand People to refer to them. They include mercenary groups as well as tribes.

The desert people worship the Red King, but the Red King has been dead for a long time. Whether it is the people of the desert or the current Gilded Brigade, they are now beings without divine protection.

This is why Tinali had Su Hao and his group disguise themselves as a gilded troupe to enter Sumeru City.

"But why should we declare ourselves to be extreme and loyal followers of the Red King?"

Coral Palace Heart Sea was somewhat puzzled. To be honest, she was a little repulsed by this, because she was the living goddess priestess of the Sea God Island.

When she inherited the position of the living goddess priestess, her body was essentially dedicated to the sea goddess Omikami.

She wouldn't say much about respecting General Raiden, because Umijima and Lord Omikami had indeed committed unforgivable sins.

But who is the Red King? She doesn't know him. It's not impossible for her to temporarily portray him as an extreme and loyal believer in a god, but it still feels a bit awkward.