While the southerly monsoon brings the first coolness, Lear is pacing alone in a natural garden north of Misty Island.

During a chance inspection, he found that there were strong magic fluctuations here, but he didn't have time to take a closer look because of the rush of time.

Misty Island was too big, and there were so many things for him to worry about right now, but he had come here today for this purpose.

Visiting a guest, or perhaps a host.

"I took the liberty of interrupting. ”

It took Lear an hour to finish the natural garden, and it was worth it, because when he came to the thatched hut, he felt his magic grow markedly.

"Looks like you've got something. ”

A man in a rough cloth robe appeared at the door of the hut, and he looked at Lear quietly, neither sad nor happy, nor at all abrupt.

There is a kind of people in this world, they do not seek power but have great power, they have knowledge but do not spread or save, it seems that they only exist to explore and seek, and have nothing to do with the whole world.

But if you have what they need and can find them, be able to exchange with them.

This exchange depends on them, sometimes you get knowledge, sometimes you get money, sometimes you even get a strong army.

They seem to belong to a mysterious organization, quietly watching the passage of time and the change of dynasty without disturbing.

Blind Brotherhood.

And these people prefer to call themselves prophets.

Lear was the man in front of him.

"I occasionally discovered your presence and took the liberty of bothering me, but luckily your guards didn't attack me. ”

"You mean them?"

Ikas's gaze fell behind Lear, where a group of gray dwarves and polar dwarves were probing their brains.

"They're not enough to be a threat to you, and I don't want to clash with the island's new owners, so I've kept them hidden. ”

Ikas doesn't seem surprised that Lear knows him well, and even though he knows that Lear is the new owner of Misty Isles, he has little awe.

He spoke more like he was facing an old friend he hadn't seen in a long time.

"Is there anything you need on this island, or what are you looking for?"

Lear didn't mind the peeping of the weak creatures behind him, and with his current strength, destroying them wouldn't be much more difficult than flipping his palms.

And Ikas won't do that.

"The Ring of Life, I've been searching for its whereabouts for the past ten years, until five years ago I heard that it had appeared in this area, so I came here. ”

Ikas stepped out of the door and motioned for Lear to come in and sit down.

"And what do I get if I help you find it?"

After the two sat opposite each other at the wooden table, Lear asked his question.

"Gold, knowledge, or whatever, in fact I am not surprised that you know us so well, but you should also know that what you give is all with us, and you have no right to ask for it. ”

Ikas smiled faintly.

"In the name of Yasha, I think I have. ”

Lear responded equally unfazedly.

The Blind Brotherhood, the Sisters of Silence, and the Necromancer, the three organizations in this world secretly worship the three faces of Asha: Life (the Silent Sisters also deliver births), Death (Necromancer), and Gifts (the Brotherhood of the Blind).

The prophets felt that the gift was God's right to act in Asha's place on earth, so they never considered the needs of the seeker and left it up to their own judgment to give anything.

Ikas thinks that Lear's knowledge of them comes from Asha, as he senses a familiar hint of divinity in the latter.

It's just that what puzzles him a lot is that the trace of divinity is much stronger than those of them who have worshiped Asha since childhood.

It's so jealous.

Moreover, this man had no taboo to call Asha by his name, knowing that they dared to pray only in the name of order.

Is it because of this that he has received more divine graces? But he would not dare to try this kind of attempt.

"Have you ever wondered why other gods have a Pope and a Son on earth and at least a spokesperson, while Asha has none? ”

Lear continued to ask.

"The Dragon of Order is the supreme creator god, the mother of the world, she doesn't need those empty things at all, even our worship is carried out secretly and spontaneously, her will is the will of the world, and no one can speak for it. ”

Ikas answered this question with a face full of holiness and devotion.

And humility.

"In fact, it was really not needed before, the world was created by her, what can those small souls give her? But now there is a little difference, she is injured, so she needs the feedback of the world to allow her to recover quickly from serious injuries, so she chose a spokesperson. ”

Lear smiled.

"That's me. ”

"Impossible!"

Ikas stood up directly, pointing his finger at Lear angrily, as if he had done a great insult to Asha.

"No man, no god, no being, can hurt Asha! She is the supreme master, she is invincible! immortal and immortal!"

The Prophet was almost ranting.

"Supremacy or immortality may be true, but invincibility may not. Haven't you heard of the name of Ogas when you worship her so much? Then I think your worship really deserves its name, the Blind Brotherhood. ”

Lear wasn't annoyed, just picked up the glass of water in front of him and took a sip gently.

"You know the devil's name?"

Ikas was a little incredulous, he had served Asha for forty years, and he hadn't heard of the name until a year ago, but that was it, nothing more.

"As I said, it is not surprising that Asha has chosen me to be her earthly spokesman, so I know more than you, and in Asha's name I now ask for your help, to correct her distorted will, and to make the land call her holy name again. ”

Lear stood up, and he released a little bit of Asha's divine sense, just a simple act that made his figure extremely tall in the eyes of Ikas.

Straight into the sky, calm the mountains and seas.

“......”

Ikas looked at the young man in front of him with wide eyes, as a person who had served Asha since childhood, he certainly felt that the will emanating from Lear was the incomparably pure will of Asha.

It is countless times purer than the pitiful little divine grace they received after countless worship sacrifices.

He couldn't speak anymore.

"I'm not asking for your help, I'm asking, I don't think you're going to refuse me, right?"

Lear snickered proudly in his heart, you don't give me strength, but it doesn't prevent me from blackmailing you from the human organization at all.

"As you wish, I will contact our brothers on the mainland as soon as possible to provide you with all the help you need. ”

Ikas bowed his body deeply.

"For Asha. ”

Lear turned around after leaving such a sentence, leaving Ikas alone behind him for a long time.

............

When Lear returned to Spartacus from the Prophet's Hut, Valenk was the first to tell him the news.

Adela is back.

She brought back news of the successful alliance and an emissary who served as Peterley's liaison.

Annabelle.

When we met again in the council hall, Miss Anna was treated with a high courtesy, which was of course completely different from when she had been a prisoner half a month ago.

"Thank you, beautiful lady, for the influence you have had on Your Excellency Peterley, I think our meeting would have been much more difficult. ”

Lierwin smiled and said to Annabelle, who was sitting at the bottom of the seat.

"Don't thank me, I just did what I had to do, you saved my life, I also saved your subordinates, and now we don't owe each other. ”

It was the words that Annabelle whispered in Peterley's ear at the critical moment that made the latter finally maintain a little patience, otherwise, Adela and Guina would be in jeopardy.

"Now, let's talk about the deal. ”

She added coldly, as if she wanted to finish the conversation and leave, after all, no one would be in a good mood when facing an enemy who had destroyed half of their life's work and savings.

Even if everyone has temporarily turned enemies into friends.

Yes, for the time being.

There will never be any real friends on this sea, there will only be a naked exchange of interests and the law of the jungle.

"I suppose Mr. Peterley must have commissioned you to bring his ideas, and I listened to them. ”

Lear said lightly.

"Artillery, Mr. Peterley would like to get a hundred, the price is yours, and the sulphur ore of the Misty Isles must be owned by us, and finally, the Lord Leader would like you to provide us with a chart of the route of the Misty Isles, so that our ships can enter and load their goods. ”

Anna calmly made the offer, and as soon as her words fell, everyone was angry.

The lion's wide opening, especially the last one, is tantamount to making the misty island surrender.

"Unfortunately, I won't promise you a single one, I can provide ten pieces of artillery, ten per year, the possibility of a sulfur mine monopoly depends on whether your price is better than that of the border city and the rest of the party, as for the nautical chart, you can just don't think about it. That's my final opinion, if you want to pay back the money at a high price, I'm sorry I'm more direct. ”

Lear's eyes were calm, and he couldn't tell what he was thinking.

"Do you want war?"

Annabelle stood up and shouted, and it was clear that she was genuinely angry, not only for herself, but also for Peterley who had never been rejected in the face of fame.

She felt insulted and belittled.

"Let's fight, then. ”

Lear waved lightly for Haag to see him off.

"Also, please tell me Mr. Jeremy, I have a lot of good ideas waiting for him to come back and share. Boyazi period, you can't miss one of them. ”

"Delusional! Just wait for Master Peterley to set foot on your island!"

Although he didn't understand what Lear's second half of the sentence meant, how could Peterley let Jeremy back after knowing how precious he was?

Annabelle hurried away after dropping such a cruel word.

"Lear..."

Adela was a little helpless, so the risk they took this time was pointless.

"Don't worry, you can't fight, the next messenger will be our lovely Mr. Jeremy, I still prefer to negotiate with men than women." ”

Lear laughed.

"Uh...... Except for you. ”

After seeing Adela's increasingly gloomy face, he hurriedly added.

......