Chapter 450: Mysterious Sage
Lu Xiao learned a lot of information about the Eclipse Sect from Ou Lin's mouth, including the exact time when this cult was established, as well as the identities of the sect leader and most of the high-ranking people.
The leader of the Eclipse Cult was none other than Siris, and the top officials of the Cult were old-fashioned nobles and priests who had fled to Sunset Castle with Bahawa and Siris.
During the reign of the Mad King Geelong, the Kingdom of Calga remained slave and spent a lot of money and resources to build a majestic arena at Sunset Fort.
The original intention of the arena was to please the nobles, and to give them a thrilling pleasure through the brutal struggle between humans and machines.
After Yavid ascended to the throne, he abolished slavery and closed the arena, which offended many nobles.
These nobles followed Bahawa and Siris after their escape, and now entrenched in the Sunset Castle, continuing to enjoy the excitement of the arena.
"What kind of person can make that wild Siris do what he says?"
Lu Xiao touched his chin puzzled: "Isn't it a shadow in the belief system of the Calga people?" ”
Orin nodded: "The Shadow does exist, it is said that he is possessed by an ancient machine, and has been urging Shadow Kargar to excavate ancient ruins and metal demons. ”
Ou Lin roughly understood Lu Xiao's doubts, and explained to him in detail: "You probably confused the identities of the two people behind the scenes. ”
"The Shadow is the Eclipse Cult's greatest backer and faith, and it is still active behind the Eclipse Cult and Shadow Calgar."
"But there was once an unidentified mysterious man under the shadows, and it was he who brokered the gap between the shadows and Siris, and helped Siris found the Eclipse Cult that believed in the shadows."
"According to the Eclipse cultists, the sage drifted away after the cult was founded, and his whereabouts have never been found since."
As soon as Ou Lin explained this, Lu Xiao's train of thought was immediately straightened out.
The so-called Shadow Eight Achievement is a disguised Hades, who once had a mysterious person who helped Hades and Siris find the Eclipse Cult.
The purpose of the mysterious man is unknown, and he completely disappeared after the establishment of the Eclipse Cult.
Lu Xiao speculated that this person should have known too much and was killed by Hades.
The person who can be called a sage by Sirius is by no means an ordinary person, and this kind of person with a good brain is certainly not as easy to control as Ciris, who is a soldier, in the eyes of Hades.
After the official establishment of the Eclipse Sect, it became a matter of course to unload the mill and kill the donkey.
'But is the mysterious sage really dead?' Or did he escape Hades's plot and quietly hide somewhere to secretly observe the changes in the situation? ’
Not to mention a peripheral member like Orin, I'm afraid that even Sirius doesn't know the answer to this question.
"Next question."
Lu Xiao looked at Ou Lin and asked, "When do the Eclipse Sect and Shadow Calga plan to attack Karga?" ”
Orin thought for a moment before making a guess: "It should not be more than 3 months at the latest, the Eclipse Cult has already collected a large number of ancient war weapons, as long as the shadow hiding behind Sirius judges that the time is ripe, they can launch a large-scale attack at any time." ”
"With all due respect, the elite soldiers of Meridian City, as well as the craftsmen of Osselland, provide powerful weapons."
"But you want to defeat the vast array of ancient weapons controlled by the Eclipse Cult...... I'm afraid it's not that easy. ”
In terms of total strength and logistical supplies, it is undoubtedly the Kingdom of Calgar that has the upper hand, but the War Machine and Corrupted Automatons mastered by the Eclipse Cult are the killer features of Shadow Calgar.
Orin gave all the information he knew without reservation, including his initial meeting with Aloy.
The meeting between Orin and Aloy was just an accident, but this accident led to the inevitable subsequent development.
Hades, who was hiding behind the Eclipse Cult, identified Elizabeth Sobek as the highest level threat when he saw her, and ordered the Eclipse Cult to kill her at all costs.
With the help of Lu Xiao and Yongzhen, Aloy escaped successfully.
Although Sirius wanted to continue to hunt down Aloy, the current situation of the fire in the rear due to the war of public opinion made him unable to spare time for the time being, and Aloy took the opportunity to destroy one of the Eclipse Cult's bases with Sona.
The value of Orin is over here.
Under Lu Xiao's reminder, Yavid strengthened the security in the city in advance, but there must still be Shadow Calga spies who have already infiltrated the city.
Orin is a traitor to the Eclipse Cult, and if Siris learns of his return to Meridian City, he will definitely order the spies in the city to get rid of him and his family.
After telling Lu Xiao what they knew, the two husband and wife prepared to take refuge in the distant countryside.
"In that case."
Lu Xiao gave the two of them a choice: "You might as well take refuge in my base for a while, and wait until everything settles before returning to Meridian City to live." ”
Vault 53 is so hidden that it would be almost impossible for the Eclipse Cult to discover the remains buried deep underground if the rift at the entrance was blocked.
In addition, there is a sub-program of Althea in the base who is responsible for co-ordination, once the base is attacked, Lu Xiao will get the news as soon as possible, and he can rush back to support at any time, just in time to destroy the Eclipse Sect again.
Ou Lin discussed it with his wife and decided to accept Lu Xiao's kindness.
After the Orin family prepared the necessary logistics for their underground life, Lu Xiao launched a teleportation technique to send the three of them directly to Vault 53 and handed them over to Altheia's sub-program to take care of.
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In the council hall of the Meridian City Palace, Yavid frowned deeply after listening to the information conveyed by Lu Xiao.
"The army of machines, with the current strength of the Calgar Kingdom, it is indeed difficult to block the impact of a large number of machines."
The situation has developed to this point, and it is no longer a question of whether Avid wants to fight or not, but he has to prepare for the battle in advance.
"Lu Xiao, I heard about Oulin, do you have a way to quietly weaken the combat power of Shadow Calgar and the Eclipse Sect?"
Yavid looked at Lu Xiao expectantly: "Even if it's just a little bit, at least it can hit the will to fight of that group of traitors." ”
"Hmmm......"
Lu Xiao lowered his head and thought about it for a moment: "According to the information provided by Ou Lin, the headquarters of the Eclipse Sect is not in Sunset Castle. ”
"The wild and untamable Siris have set up their base in the wild, and they can only roughly know that they are in the tropical jungle southwest of Meridian City, and the specific location is not clear for the time being."
In this respect, the High Priest Bahawa and the Eclipse Leader Siris may not be entirely of the same mind.
The two temporarily stood together because of their common position, but their respective demands were different.
Bahawa didn't really want war, he just wanted power.
Siris, on the other hand, wants the world to fall into chaos so that he can find the meaning of his existence in the endless war.
"Bahawa is easier to solve, as long as the queen and the little prince can be taken away from him, the Shadow Karl, who has lost his righteous name, will naturally gradually collapse."
"As for Siris......"
Lu Xiao said to Yavid: "If we want to reduce the number of Eclipse Sect's troops, we must first find their headquarters,"
"King Arvid, I hope that Calga's spies will enter the jungle to search for traces of the Eclipse Cult, and during this time, I will first go to Sunset Castle as a traveler to check on the situation, and maybe rescue the queen and the little prince who have been taken captive."
"No problem, I'll have Mallard send spies to search the jungle."
Yavid solemnly bowed to Lu Xiao: "I will ask you from Sunset Castle, I hope you can bring my brother back." ”