Chapter 13: The Haitian Society
Outside of the Dragon's Den, Douglas has gradually approached the truth of thirty years ago.
But on Dragon's Nest Island, Wright has already been involved with the insider of the incident without knowing it.
… To be honest, when he was brought to the Aeolus Shrine, the navigator had basically assumed that a fierce battle would break out between the two sides, but things didn't go the way he expected.
Wright could see that High Priest Orleans had undisguised killing intent towards Changye Gong, but even in this case, he still chose to send the three of them away quite politely after questioning, including himself and Ioros.
Not to mention Orleans himself, who has an unknown Devil Fruit ability, in Harry's presence, the combat power of the two sides in the altar is not at the same level at all, if the High Priest is intentional, it should not be difficult to take down the three of them.
But since in fact the other party chose to give up, Wright could only think that maybe Changye Gong's status on Dragon's Nest Island might be higher than he imagined, even with the help of religious excuses, Orleans didn't want to do anything to the old man easily.
Or, in addition to the shield that Ioros took out, what other black technology equipment does the isolated island inventor of Changye Gong have, which is enough to erase the strength gap between the two sides...
- No, that's not the point.
Wright shook his head, quickly changing his mind.
Based on his long stay with Douglas, it was obvious that Wright could sense the hidden conspiracy, so where would the real danger come from after leaving the altar?
The godfather had taught other young family members to learn to put themselves in each other's shoes when faced with difficult puzzles, so at this moment Wright is also trying to break through in this direction.
Assuming that High Priest Orleans really intends to get rid of the Long Leaf Prince, but doesn't want to do it himself, then where does the power of his prosthetic hand come from on this isolated dragon's nest island?
… Guardians of the Aeolus Cult?
No, it's impossible, not to mention whether these fanatical believers have the ability to kill Changye Gong, for this small island with a limited area, this kind of assassination operation is simply not a secret.
… Take advantage of the Devil Fruit's special abilities?
If the flying ability that Orleans displayed was not his Devil Fruit, and if the High Priest's ability was some kind of invisible means of killing people, then it was not impossible to deliberately make a superficial gesture of forgiveness and find an opportunity to secretly attack.
But if he could really do this kind of thing, then he should have found a more suitable time to do it for the entire thirty years before Wright landed on the island, and there was no need to delay it until now.
… So, is he going to set the blame?
In the conversation just now, Orleans mentioned that this was the last chance for the Duke of Nagaba, and as far as the current situation was concerned, the only recent change on the island was the unexpected landing of Wright, a stranger from the open sea.
In connection with the belief that "all people in the outer seas are demons" propagated by the Fengshen Cult, "planting the theory" seems to be the most likely plan among the several conjectures at present.
After all, if Changye Gong, a "heretic" in the eyes of everyone, was really recognized as dying at the hands of the people of the open sea, the Fengshen Sect's argument of bluffing people could be regarded as completely self-justifying.
But even so, Wright felt that the actual process of this guess was too complicated...
In his view, Orleans, though a cult investment with some means, is not quite the kind of conspirator who can devise such an elaborate plan. This was beyond his ability, nor was it in keeping with the high priest's ostentatious personality - at least Wright had never seen so many useless jewels on other high-ranking people of the city.
But if this possibility is also dismissed, the problem returns to the beginning.
On this small island, what other power can be used to borrow and kill Changye Gong?
… With thoughts tangled in his head, Wright followed Ioros and the old man all the way back to the hut by the beach, but barely participated in the conversation between the two.
In the midst of depression, he inadvertently looked up at the sea close at hand, and the first thing that caught his eye was naturally the towering wind wall that connected to the sky.
From the inside of Dragon's Nest Island, the huge wind wall that almost blends with the sea is gently surging like a living thing, almost like an abyssal beast with a huge mouth open, ready to swallow the Dragon's Nest Island in the center at any time.
"Wait... No way!? ”
Wright stood up in shock, and he suddenly realized that the answer he had been thinking about might be closer to him than he thought...