Devil's Bible

That is why Isabella never doubted the old pastor.

However, at this moment, Isabella was forced to begin to doubt the old priest.

Previously, he had sensed the stench of decay from the cemetery in the church, but the old pastor interrupted him and used the stench emanating from his own body to make him think that he had misperceived something.

Looking back now, there were so many strange things about it.

It was this strangeness that made her temporarily set aside her resentment towards Nemus and come out with him to search for the tomb raiders.

At that time, she instinctively began to have doubts, but the doubts were not clear, and the old pastor as a target did not clearly emerge.

And this doubt was largely dispelled by the words "I am too old to help" before they left the church.

Now that Nemes has revealed this, a terrible truth has inevitably surfaced in Isabella's mind.

"Old priest, has he perhaps restarted the experiment...!" Isabella needed to turn to the old priest because of her own background.

Her family has a special bloodline. Although it still enjoys considerable prestige and wealth, its members are now few in number, so the family name has been sealed away.

She had a general idea of ​​why the old pastor had left Qiquan City.

The church has a special study on bloodlines, with the old pastor being the main researcher.

This research failed more than 20 years ago.

It caused considerable damage, and his disciple was paralyzed in the incident.

The old pastor felt ashamed to face such a loss and the subsequent problems, so he chose to exile himself.

But no matter what, the old pastor remained an expert on bloodlines.

Isabella wants to revive her family, so she naturally needs to understand her own bloodline.

Meanwhile, in Qiquan City, as the experiment gradually came to an end, people were more willing to say good things about the old pastor.

The information Isabella later gathered did not contain any specific details about the experiment.

At the time, she thought it was just an accidental experiment, and the old pastor even exiled himself because of it.

In an era of widespread irresponsibility, the old pastor's character was quite commendable.

“But if that wasn’t an ordinary bloodline experiment, and the old priest’s self-exile was also to avoid certain punishments, then this matter is…” Isabella walked into the cemetery and gradually headed towards the church.

However, for some reason, the once brightly lit church, and the old pastor waiting for her at the back door, now seemed to have a strangely eerie feeling about it.

"You're back. Are you alright?" the old pastor asked, his voice still as kind as ever, as if all his previous speculations were nothing more than a ghost story born of wild imagination.

"It's alright, we just haven't found the target yet." Isabella quickly composed herself and said after a slight pause, "A murderer who steals internal organs has appeared. It could be an evil wizard, or it could be whale-related disease."

"We estimate that it needs to be reported."

"Is that so?" The old pastor nodded.

"I will report it through the grid immediately."

The old pastor did not delay in agreeing to the matter; instead, he readily agreed.

This relieved Isabella. Perhaps the previous situation was just an accident, and everything that followed was just Nemes's machinations.

However, the next morning, Isabella received bad news—the grid was clogged and it was unclear when it would be fixed.

"This happens often, no need to rush. We have caravans here that we can communicate with, it just might take a few days."

"We can organize people to search the surrounding area in the next few days."

The old pastor's words of comfort did not put Isabella at ease. Her face showed a slight worry, but her heart felt as if it had fallen into an ice cave.

The grid, which uses churches as its base and religious statues as its communication points, is a communication and transmission network built with the help of divine power. Although it has indeed experienced some congestion in some remote locations in the past two or three years.

But everything was too coincidental.

How could the communication have been cut off at just the right moment?

As for the caravan issue, if the person secretly protecting Op was not Nems but the old priest, then the information would be even less likely to get out.

Isabella outwardly feigned concern about the whale disease, but inwardly she was already considering the seriousness of the problem.

At the same time, Isabella closed her eyes in meditation, using her faith to perceive the greatness of God.

Inside the church, she could feel the presence of God, and the grid that existed in relation to God.

The accurate term is the Faith Grid. Before a priest reaches the Gold Seed level, he needs to rely on the grid to cast divine spells.

However, Blackrock priests need to be near a church to sense the grid, while Iron priests can sense the grid directly in most places, but their divine spells are greatly enhanced inside a church.

Furthermore, in critical moments, the pastor can use the grid to invoke God's gaze.

Some priests who are favored by God can even use this to summon God's prayer angels.

At this moment, although Isabella can still draw upon some of the faith power accumulated in the church, she can no longer extend it outwards, whether for communication or for seeking deeper changes.

Isabella opened her eyes and saw the old priest not far away.

He seemed to notice that Isabella had communicated with the grid, and the slight smile on his somewhat aged face seemed to have taken on a different meaning.

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Chapter 38 Hesitation

"Oh no, I've revealed my intentions after all." Isabella's heart tightened; she knew she had been too hasty.

This immediate act of checking the grid revealed his distrust of the old pastor.

This is something she wouldn't have done before.

If the old pastor really was the mastermind behind everything, then my distrust would become a point of suspicion for the old pastor.

Fortunately, the old pastor remained the same gentle old man as before, and asked Isabella to ring the bell hanging above the church.

The clanging and banging sounds attracted most of the villagers.

Church bells are not usually rung unless there is a funeral or a major announcement.

So the people spontaneously gathered towards the church.

As information spread that there might be witch doctors and whale-borne disease patients in the village, many villagers panicked.

However, as Nemes stepped forward and began to direct the village guards and some strong villagers to conduct an orderly search of the surrounding area, although they did not find anything, people's hearts were finally at ease.

Meanwhile, Isabella was also moving with the group, but she deliberately deviated from the group's direction and headed towards another agreed-upon location.

Then I met Jacques there.

They had already made an agreement that they would meet here during the day if there were any special circumstances.

"Why are there so many people searching around the village all of a sudden? What happened?" Jacques asked anxiously.

“Jacques, listen to me first, make sure you calm down,” Isabella urged Jacques to calm down.

After Jacques calmed down, he revealed his guesses and some clues.

"Impossible!" Upon hearing this, Jacques instantly flew into a rage.

The main reason he was able to make such a big decision to land and postpone his trip back to Baiwei Town was to take revenge on Nemus and wash away his shame.

However, he was now being told that Nemes was probably fine, but the problem was with the old pastor whom he had always respected.

However, after his outburst, Jacques quickly calmed down and began to consider the possibility of what Isabella had said.

"I still don't want to believe it. My family has some information about the old pastor. The old pastor used to have a good relationship with the Dartmanley family. When they learned that I was coming here, my family told me to listen to the old pastor's words."

"People like that wouldn't go..."

“This further increases the possibility that the old pastor has problems.” Isabella didn’t have any bias towards the Dartmenley family; just because the family says something is good doesn’t mean it is good.

"Don't forget, it was because Niall reported his family's illegal bloodline experiments that he was banished here!"

"The old pastor also exiled himself because of the bloodline experiment."

"Judging from the timeline, the Dartmenley family's bloodline experiments are very likely a continuation of the old priest's bloodline experiments..."

“Nair is most likely an experimental subject,” Isabella calmly concluded.

"Even during his decades here, the old pastor never gave up on the failure of the experiment and continued to quietly push forward its progress."

"This experiment is most likely still illegal, so the old pastor can't obtain resources openly, which is why he protected Op."

"Most of the profits that Aupu made from selling whale skin ore probably ended up as experimental materials in the hands of the old priest."

This is the only reasonable approach based on the current situation.

Nair, an exiled paladin, frankly doesn't need to resort to smuggling whalehide ore.

After all, paladins at most use some life-restoring potions, which cost money. Their consumption level is even lower than that of noblewomen and young ladies.

Those that need to be supported by long-term illegal profits are either large organizations or experimental research.

Jacques stood there, his face ashen, his brows furrowed, seemingly pondering the possibility of what Isabella had said.

If he could, he even wanted to cry.

His emotions told him that it was all a lie, that it was all Nemes's doing, and that all the problems here were caused by that traitor from Nemes's family.

But reason told him that all of this might be true.

As the filter was shattered, some more serious things also emerged from memory.

He realized that his status in the family had been different since childhood.

Although his parents died early, he was always taken care of by his family. When he had conflicts with other peers, his family would usually stand up for him.

This kind of goodness even makes some people jealous.

Jacques is often proud that this is the family tradition of his Dartmenti family.

However, looking back now without the filter, it becomes strange.

In addition, when he came to the village of Dorsal Fins this time, the head of the family summoned him specifically, looked him over for a long time before letting him come, and instructed him to obey the old priest's orders and not to disgrace the honor of the Dartmenley family.

Looking back now, it was more like a "shipment," putting out a finished product that had been under development for a long time and making it perform better.

The more Jacques thought about it, the more terrified he became.

"No, I have to go ask Nair! I need to find out exactly what these illegal bloodline experiments of the family are!!"

Jacques felt uneasy once again.

He originally thought that the reason why Nair betrayed the family was entirely because Nair was selfish.

Most families conduct some bloodline experiments, which is a very normal thing, just like discussing eugenics. Everyone wants their family's bloodline to become more excellent.

It's normal for there to be occasional violations.

That's why he believed that Neil was a traitor who criticized the cook after eating his fill.

However, upon reflection, I now realize the problem: if it was just a routine illegal bloodline experiment, then why was the Dartmenley family forced to move from their family center, Qiquan City, to Baiwei Town in recent years?

This doesn't seem like a minor violation.

For example, he is now in violation of the rules by delaying his return to Baiwei Town, but he is confident that he can avoid too much punishment by relying on the Dartmenley family.

"Don't be impulsive. If you go back now, it will only make us more passive, and all our arrangements will be lost in an instant," Isabella continued to persuade Jacques.

Although their enemy may no longer be Nems, the combination of overt and covert tactics is not in vain.

Fortunately, after being brutally beaten by Nemes, Jacques, though still impulsive, was no longer so impulsive as to disregard everything else.

At least after that, he was able to calm himself down and think things through.

"I'll make contact with Nair on your behalf. It seems he knows something."

“And Jacques, you have another mission.” Isabella paused slightly as she said this.

The situation here has far exceeded their initial understanding, and even Isabella is now hesitant.

Do they really want to get involved in this?

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Chapter 39: Making Up Your Trump Card (Handsome guys and beautiful girls, come and take a look!)

Jacques turned and left at that moment, choosing to go back was the best option, and it would be best for him to go with him.

Then, whether you report any anomalies in the dorsal fin village or simply forget about everything that happened there, either way you can get yourself out of danger.