That night, ten o'clock.

The northern corridor on the first floor of the Central Cathedral.

As a building built in ancient times, the central cathedral inherits the style of classical architecture: the main feature is the large floor area and the intricate and twisted structure of the interior.

The northern corridor is the least visited of the six main corridors on the first floor of the Central Cathedral.

Generally speaking, those who walk this corridor will either go to the second kitchen, the rear tower, or the underground church - but all of these destinations can be directly through the central corridor, and few people are stupid enough to take a detour from here.

As a result, the Northern Corridor, despite its elaborate decoration, has always been empty.

This is especially true in the middle of the night, when everyone has gone back to sleep.

But tonight, things are a little different.

Four dark figures crept in from the east gate of the northern corridor, and tiptoed all the way to the middle of the corridor by the bright moonlight through the window, and then stopped.

These sudden visitors apparently alarmed the swarms of rats in the hallway. So everywhere they passed, there was a small creaking sound.

"Hey!" the figure in second place tugged at the leader's robe and whispered, "Are you sure this is the place?"

"This is it!" waved his hand impatiently, "the letter is clearly written!"

"Is he—the lord really coming?" muttered the third figure, and immediately received the leader's vicious gaze.

"Shut your mouth for me!" said Priest Yunston, the leader of the four, "how dare you question—"

Footsteps interrupted the conversation between the night walkers.

From the westernmost end of the corridor, a thin figure in a black robe paced gracefully. The figure walked up to Yunston before taking off his hood.

Elliot Saville's pale face with a slight smile appeared.

"See the Divine Messenger!" the four nightcrawlers hurriedly stroked their chests and bowed their heads.

"Yunston, what's going on?" Lu Chen frowned: in the letter, he clearly signaled to Yunston to come over by himself, why are there three more people?

Yunston seemed a little panicked. He smiled flatteringly and nodded:

"Lord Enlightened God, these are all trustworthy brothers, bring them here, it will be easier for you to do things......"

"Brethren"......

Lu Chen looked at Yunston speechlessly: These people are clearly dressed as priests in the church, but this thing actually directly uses the name of the underworld......

"Come, come, let's introduce!" Seeing that the divine envoy did not delve into it, Yunston hurriedly pulled the three followers over: "This Thomas, before he converted to the Holy Spirit, was a gladiator in the Imperial Capital Arena, and this Locke and this Smith were also brothers in the Thieves' Guild. I'm familiar with the three of them, and I've been with them in my previous 'operations'......."

Lu Chen glanced at the three of them a few times, and his heart was full of admiration.

It turns out that the thieves who have infiltrated the clergy team are not the only ones in Yunston! There is also this Thomas, who looks like a tall man, like a gladiator, and I don't know how he passed the clergy assessment in the first place.

"God makes your lord good!" The three horses hurriedly nodded to Lu Chen.

"Hello, the Holy Spirit will bless you!" Lu Chen fakely drew a cross on his chest.

After dealing with these religious scum, Lu Chen turned to Yunston again and said in a deep voice:

"Give me back my letter. ”

Yunston hurriedly groped in his arms for a while, took out a crumpled piece of stationery, and handed it to Lu Chen respectfully. Lu Chen picked up the letter and looked at it, confirming that it was undoubtedly the one that An Jie sent yesterday, and then put it away.

This kind of correspondence is evidence of rebellion, and of course Lu Chen should pay attention to recycling.

-- There is an elder in the Lu family who is engaged in espionage work, and Lu Daguan, who has been exposed to it since childhood, attaches great importance to the secrecy of intelligence.

"Your Majesty, it's ten past five. Yunston pulled the landing officials, squatted in the corner together, and then said in a low voice, "The guards of the warehouse are changing shifts at eleven o'clock, so we'd better go over and guard them early, so as not to miss the opportunity." ”

"No problem. Yunston, you are an expert in this area, and today's operation is under your command!" Lu Chen smiled.

Having received the title of "Expert" from the Divine Envoy, Yunston's face was suddenly filled with pride.

At the same time, Lu Daguan was also a little embarrassed: Lao Tzu was a thief on the earth before, how did he go to another world, but Lao Tzu followed these thieves and did the thing of stealing chickens and dogs?

Yunston looked around to make sure that there was no one, and gestured to the other four.

Body language is common to all cultures. Even if Lu Chen was a fool, he could see that the meaning of this gesture was "keep quiet and move forward".

A group of five people tiptoed and cautiously groped their way east along the corner of the wall, and soon came to a corner. Yunston led the group around the corner and into another, narrower side hallway.

Unlike the northern corridor, this narrow corridor has no windows, and there are no oil lamps in the middle of the night, so it is pitch black and you can't see your fingers. Lu Chen began to panic in his heart as soon as he took a few steps, but then someone grabbed his arm.

"Lord God, I know this way, you follow me. Yunston's voice rang in his ears.

So, Lu Chen let himself be pulled by Yunston, and followed step by step.

The group walked for about two or three minutes, turning three or four corners. When Lu Chen was wondering when he would be able to arrive, he heard Yun Ston whisper:

"My lord, there is a staircase leading to the underground warehouse. I've counted it before, it's eighty-six steps, be careful. ”

Lu Chen hummed as an answer.

According to Eliot's memory, there were five stairs leading from the ground floor to the basement of the church, and now they should have taken the less common one. The staircase spirals downward, and although it is narrow and cramped, it is not very difficult to walk with Yunston leading the way.

"Eighty-four, eighty-five, eighty-six...... We're here. ”

It was pitch black all around, but Yunston's report still made Lu Chen feel a little relieved.

Now, the group is officially under the cathedral. Although it is rarely visited, important facilities such as the church's dungeon, warehouse, and laboratory should be located on this floor.

"Lord Divine Envoy, do you see the light over there?" asked in a low voice as Yunston leaned over to Lu Chen's side.

Lu Chen's eyes were gradually adapting to the dark environment. He followed Yunston's instructions and stared at it for a long time, and finally faintly saw the faint halo in the distance.

"That's the door to the storeroom. Yunston swallowed and whispered nervously, "Let's just wait here, and when it's time for the shift change, Locke will be in charge of delaying the guards, and the other four of us will be able to sneak in." ”

Lu Chen nodded, not knowing if Yunston could see it.

"Also, Lord Divine Envoy, can I ask," Yunston asked weakly after a pause, "You went to the treasury this time to steal—"

"Steal a ghost!" Lu Chen reprimanded in a low voice, "As an oracle, I theoretically have the ownership of all church property - can I call stealing my own things?"

It's not called stealing, so what are we doing sneaky...... Yunston was slandered in his heart, and he could only smile and say with a smile on his face:

"Yes, yes...... When you went to the storeroom this time, did you want to 'pick up' something? pepper?"

"Pretty much. Lu Chen snorted in his mouth, and a wicked smile that no one could see, but it had already climbed onto his face.