Inside the West Wind Cathedral, the two walked down the stairs. At a glance, they could see the Aeolian Harp used two years ago on the farthest shelf.
"It seems that there is nothing wrong." Qin looked around relying on Lin Zixuan's illusion.
"Of course it's not that simple. The cathedral above takes up such a large area. Do you think it's reasonable that the underground floor is so small?"
After many twists and turns, they arrived at a large gate, where two elite knights stood on both sides.
"Noble prayer room?" Qin looked at the door and seemed to have never seen it before.
"It's just a room covered by an illusion formation. It's normal that you haven't seen it. The church is rich, so it's not uncommon to buy such a high-level formation from Liyue.
The road ahead is hell for you! I suggest you don’t go in, because you are very likely to collapse.”
Qin looked at the man in front of her. He would not say this for no reason.
"Lord Barbatos, Lord Vanessa, please guide me. I... want to know the truth!"
"Alright! Try to keep the chivalry in your heart! But shouldn't you pray to me? After all, it's not them who are guiding you now."
A "well" character appeared on Captain Qin's head. This man is so annoying!
"By the way, let me make it clear in advance that I will not take any action. Once I take action, it will most likely affect Liyue. So, I'm just taking you by the way."
"Okay!" Qin nodded.
The door opened and after walking in, it was a very ordinary prayer room. However, the statue of the God of Wind standing in the middle was a little different from the huge statue outside. It should be said that it was more specific and vivid. Long hair, wings, and a plump figure.
While Qin was looking at the statue of the God of Wind, she didn't know what mechanism Lin Zixuan manipulated, and the floor slowly dropped. Soon after, the floor stopped dropping, and the door in front reopened.
"Uh, what should I say now? Got it! Welcome to Mondstadt's new bloody arena!!!"
"What...were you talking about...just now?" Qin rushed out quickly, as if she didn't hear Lin Zixuan's introduction.
A huge underground arena appeared in front of Qin. There were countless seats above the arena, which could roughly accommodate tens of thousands of spectators.
Since it was not night yet, there were only a dozen or so masked nobles sitting on the seats above, watching below.
"Xuan... Master, tell me, this is not true! Tell me quickly! This must not be true. How could there be a Colosseum under the church?"
The people of Mond were once again shocked speechless by this scene. The slave arena that the Lawrence family once loved to play was actually rebuilt under the West Wind Cathedral.
"Ladies and gentlemen. The next match is between the little mouse that sneaked into the church and the beast hound. They are very promising and top-notch goods, so everyone is welcome to place your bets! In the last match, they fought against the Fire Axe Hillbillies and won in a thrilling way. Will they win again this time?" The host of the Colosseum began to introduce the lineups of both sides.
The masked servants below walked towards a trading table. It seemed that the nobles had already placed their bets. But when the iron bars on one side of the Colosseum were opened, Captain Qin seemed to be greatly stimulated and wanted to rush down, but was tied up by Lin Zixuan with vines.
Two Favonius knights appeared on the side, their armor was tattered, blood was flowing in many places, and their faces were destroyed. But there was no fear in their eyes.
"Let me go! Those are Riley and Leon. They're the two people I sent out to investigate the church. I have to save them."
"Don't make so much noise. Although I have blocked the sound, any excessive movement will still cause unnecessary trouble. If you make any more noise, I will send you out.
They were already dead when they received your mission. There are more than 30 strong men of the same level around here, and you can't save them at all. Are you thinking of changing the next beast fight to a woman who has been poisoned and mute and disfigured?"
Captain Qin walked up to Lin Zixuan and knelt down, not on one knee, but on both knees.
"Please, save them. I know you have the ability to do it." He then prepared to kowtow, but Lin Zixuan grabbed his head and lifted him up.
"I've told you before, this is hell, I won't do anything. And you, just watch them carefully! Remember this."
The iron bars on the other side opened, revealing a Thunder Beast Realm hound. These two Favonius Knights were already at the end of their strength, and there was no way they could win. They were probably planning to torture them to death, so that those crazy nobles could get great spiritual pleasure!
A cruel scene was playing out in front of Qin, and her tears never stopped.
"It's over. It's time for us to go to the next location." He picked up the limp Captain Qin and walked towards another staircase guarded by ten powerful men of the same level.
"They were true knights. I can't let them die in vain. Can I?"
Captain Qin gradually returned to normal. Lin Zixuan was very surprised. How could he not turn evil even after this?
"We're here. This is the place where the Mond taxes you wanted to know are collected. I have removed all the guards and traps. Please open the door."
Qin stood firm again and pushed open the door. The golden light entered her eyes. On the left, countless Moras were piled up like mountains. On the right, sets of top-grade knight armor were neatly arranged, tens of thousands of sets, with the two words "Judgment" printed on the armor.
At the back, there was a large room. There was a large desk, and on the wall behind it hung a map of Mondstadt, nearly three-quarters of which was painted white. On the side was a huge shelf with countless documents on it.
Qin opened a document and found it was a land deed. She opened another one and found it was also a land deed. She picked up another document at random and found it was also a land deed.
Qin stepped back in horror. This wall of documents, plus this map. Did the church control three-quarters of Mondstadt's land? Was Fengqidi sold? Was Qingquan Town also sold? Did Xingluo Lake also belong to the church?
"Not bad. After so many years of accumulation, I have actually acquired three quarters of the land." Lin Zixuan looked at the map. "Maybe in the future, any fruit tree in the wild of Mondstadt will have an owner."
"Why are all these stamps from the Knights of Favonius? This one is from last month, I have never had this stamp before!" Qin was very confused.
"Could it be that the seal in your hand is fake?" Lin Zixuan smiled.
"Impossible! This chapter was given to me by the Grand Commander!"
"Didn't he say anything when he gave it to you?"
"Well, he just threw it to me and told me not to take it too seriously. Could it be that... the Grand Commander..."
"You guys in Mond are really interesting. Even the official seal of the Knights of Favonius that 'manages' Mond is fake. So guess what the reason is that the Knights of Favonius still exists?"
Qin's expression changed. She walked to the table and quickly flipped through the documents on it.
"The Knights of Inquisition Project"
"The Sisters Assassination Group Plan"
"Trial Knights Talent Training Program"
"Pious Orphan Collection Program"
...
As she turned over and over, Qin's eyes turned black, her legs went limp, and she fell backwards. Lin Zixuan supported her, and then she began to cry.
"Why do you treat the people of Mondstadt like this? Did you do anything wrong?"
"Isn't this the same plan Mond used to use? The nobles sponsor the treasure-stealing group, letting them plunder everywhere and occasionally massacre a village. Then the church becomes a good person, accepts the remaining children, and brainwashes them, so that they can get a child who is very loyal to the church.
Then let these children undergo inhumane training from a young age, and then use the method of raising poisonous insects to decide the winner.
The loser is sent to the Colosseum to shed blood for entertainment, and the winner becomes a reserve of inhumane knights of judgment, aided by props such as prohibitions, to serve the church forever.
This cycle continued endlessly, and the church gained a good reputation and people, while the nobles gained a lot of property.
Ordinary people lived in the shadow of bandits and desperately donated money to the church. After all, the church was equivalent to the wind god Barbatos. People believed that if they paid money to the church, the wind god Barbatos would protect them.
Isn't this a perfect plan?
The people of Mond who paid the money were protected by the church and lived a free life.
Those who paid less or no money will be visited frequently by the Treasure Stealing Group to provide the church with children and fertilizer for the Colosseum."
"No! I will never let Mond become like this!" Qin stopped crying and cheered up. At this time, her voice was hoarse.
"Mond has been like this for a long time. You should think about how to get out of this predicament first!"
Qin ignored Lin Zixuan, but the blue veins on her forehead proved that she was really angry. Then, she turned over a locked iron box and asked Lin Zixuan to help open it. There was a plan inside.
"God-killing Plan".
Killing gods? He opened the plan with horror, but it was completely blank.
"The God-killing Plan? The contents here should require a special potion to reveal. Unfortunately, none of us have that potion."
"I think he is going to kill the Wind Dragon. There aren't many people in Mondstadt who can be called Demon Gods."
"Why did you leave out that name on purpose?"
"Which...which name?"
"Barbatos, the god of wind."
"This is impossible! The church worships Barbatos, the god of wind. How could they kill him?"
"Let's go! The bottom level of the church has everything we want to know."
The video ends.
At this time, the people of Mondstadt saw a huge barrier enveloping Mondstadt. Countless West Wind Knights appeared and guarded the main passage of Mondstadt, prohibiting anyone from leaving the city.
"Are you finally unable to sit still?" Qin watched the operation.
"Is it true?" Lisa asked in horror.
"you guess?"
Chapter 156 Darkening 2
The people of Mond were horrified to see teams of knights blocking the headquarters of the Knights of Favonius, and they were wearing the same Judgment Knight suits that appeared in the video.
These trial knights all knew the truth, and some of them had not yet completely turned into zombies. They tried to break free from their restraints, but were still being manipulated like puppets.
Their expressions were different, some looked ashen, some were crying, and some were struggling. This was the reason why they became orphans and were sent to the church.
"God says, kill Jean Gunhildr." A voice came from the air.
"Hahaha... The Wind God is right in the crowd, and he didn't say anything. People who are hiding in the dark and dare not show up, are you sure this is what Lord Wind God Barbatos meant? Are you so afraid that I will tell the people of Mond what happens next?" 'Qin' laughed.
The black one-handed sword stuck on the ground had purple-black energy on its blade, which quickly spread out along the ground like flowing water. Black-purple restrictions appeared around the headquarters of the Knights of Favonius, blocking the advance of these trial knights.
The scene in the video continues.
Lin Zixuan and Captain Qin continued walking down the stairs to the deepest part.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible." Qin kept refuting.
"Do you think that the church, which has done so many bad things, is afraid that it will be liquidated by the Wind God one day?"
Qin was silent for a long time, then slowly uttered a word: "Afraid".
"If they are afraid, why do they still dare to act so arrogantly? What is the confidence behind this?
Even though we have Geo Lord in charge of Liyue, there are still cases of selling minerals and embezzling taxes.
Mondstadt is under no supervision, do you think the situation will be much better than Liyue? When you saw the situation in Liyue a few years ago, the people they caught were just small fish and shrimps they gave to you to catch.
When the mice dictate that the cat must use specific routes and specific steps to catch them, do you think the cat can still catch the mice? "
"I have no idea......"
"Here it is, the true secret of the church."
The seals on the gates were lifted one by one without triggering any alarms. Lin Zixuan made a gesture of invitation to Qin.
Qin pushed open the heavy door with trembling hands, and then collapsed on the ground.
In front of her was a huge petri dish, with countless tubes converging on top of it. Inside the dish, there was an extremely beautiful... girl? Elf? Angel? She had waist-length golden hair, a golden crown, pointed ears, a plump body, and a pair of white wings.
"This bionic doll is so beautiful, it fits my... ahem. It must have cost a lot to make. It makes me want to replace my servant Aji.
Should we call her "False Wind God Barbatos"? Or "God-killing Angel"? Isn't this "Wind God" controlled by the church good?" Lin Zixuan was amazed.
Everyone in Mond took a deep breath. Is this the true secret of the church? Many people have already started to kneel down and pray.
"She is not the God of Wind, absolutely not!"
"The real Wind God, the people in Mond who know him can be counted on ten fingers. The church says that this bionic doll is the Wind God, so she is the real Wind God. The God you know is a heretic, a false God.
Or do you think that such a small group of people can argue with the Church that controls all of Mondstadt about which is true and which is false? The people who believe in the Church can drown you with a spit. "
"I will destroy her. As long as I destroy her, I can save Mondstadt!"
Qin drew out the Wind Eagle Sword and tried to destroy the petri dish, but was once again bound by Lin Zixuan's vines and struggled desperately.
"Why, why did you stop me!"
"I've said before, this time I'll only take you to have a look. I won't do anything, and I won't let you do anything. After all, with your strength, it's impossible for you to get here. If you don't solve the problem from the root, it will just be a repeat of history again and again."
“History repeating itself?”
"Remember old Mondstadt? The demon god Diekarabian, the King of the Gale."
"Remember. It was because of the struggle of our ancestors that the tyrant's rule was overthrown."
"It is really beautiful that the victors write history."
"what are you saying?"
"Although the king was a little eccentric, his starting point for many things was very good, but there were some problems with his approach. He trapped you in the hood only for your own good.
You have to know that at that time, outside the hood of Mondstadt, it was all snow! There was no human habitation, no animals, and even birds couldn't survive. After people ran out, they either froze to death or starved to death. As a king, I would not let countless people starve to death or freeze to death just for the wishes of one or two people.
Let me tell you a secret. The ancestor of your Gunhild family swore that the entire family would always be loyal to Deakarabian, the King of the Wind.
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