Chapter 166: The True Eye Church
The reason why the True Eye Church can have such a strong influence within the Lake District Alliance is not only because of the glasses that can inherit civilization, but also because of some potions produced by the True Eye Church.
For example, some potions that can help warriors see invisible fog monsters, potions that can help ordinary people successfully complete the ancestral state, and so on.
Although the Wizards Guild and the Apothecary Guild also produce some similar medicines, the effect is significantly weaker than the potions of the True Eye Church.
More importantly, some devout True Eye Cultists will develop some witchcraft-like abilities, all of which are aimed at the fog monsters, and play a special role in discovering and destroying them.
Leo wouldn't have been too surprised if he had just made potions or special glasses, but the fact that he could give his followers some psionic abilities made Leo feel a little strange.
Because according to what he learned from the books on religion, gods, and so on in the world of Velon, in the past, the standard for the Orthodox Church to judge whether there were gods behind a church was whether the devout congregants could gain some power from the gods.
If we judge by this standard, it is clear that there is a real deity behind the Church of the True Eye, and even some other small churches have deities, because it is recorded that almost all the small churches with a little influence have the ability to empower the pious.
"If there is a True Eye Spirit behind this True Eye Church, then what is that one on the outskirts of Miria?" Leo couldn't help but wonder a little when he saw the information compiled by the deputy brain.
Because the True Eye Church is also well aware of the concerns and vigilance of the Alliance Council against them, there is not a single book within their church that propagates doctrines, and all doctrines are only one sentence, and all things exist as true.
Perhaps it is precisely because their doctrine is so simple that even those at the bottom of the population who are not followers of the True Eye know this phrase, which makes the True Eye the most widely spread and known church.
Leo has also seen this phrase in many books, and now the people of the Lake District Alliance have almost regarded it as some kind of proverb or colloquialism, which shows the influence of the True Eye Church.
In addition to the people at the bottom, the nobles, soldiers, chambers of commerce, guilds of the Lake District Alliance, and even within the Wizards Association, there are many believers of the True Eye Church, no wonder when Leo expressed his doubts about the True Eye Church just now, Malek was so cautious and worried, judging from the above information, the True Eye Church is indeed a behemoth.
It's just that the power within the True Eye Church is intertwined and chaotic, even if its power is huge, it is not a rigorous and powerful organization, and there are people from all sides who have infiltrated the True Eye Church to act as a high-level, so the Alliance Council's concerns about the True Eye Church are only in the monitoring stage, and they have not thought of completely erasing the True Eye Church like the Clearing Chaos.
Leo also knows very well that the True Eye Church is not easy to mess with, but he doesn't want to confront it head-on, just to find some small mistakes in this church, and this kind of church with chaotic internal management and intertwined power can find too many mistakes.
It didn't take much experience for the parabrain system to find something useful from some intelligence sources.
"Did you find anything?" Marek, who was sitting across from Leo, had already drunk a whole bottle of wine, and couldn't wait to ask Leo when he saw him return to normal from his meditative state with his eyes closed.
"There are some discoveries. Leo nodded, but as if he had concerns, he stopped talking.
"Is there really a problem?" Malek's face also became a lot gloomy, and seeing that Leo didn't seem to be willing to say, he guessed and said, "Is it very involved?"
Leo nodded again, and said: "You have collected a lot of information, very detailed, I found several suspicious points from it, most of these suspicious points only involve some small chambers of commerce and small forces in the town on the seventh lake, only one place may involve the Ten Towns Merchants Association, the Mechanics Guild, the Airship Transport Chamber of Commerce, the upper echelons of the Fog District Guard Castle, the high-level military nobles of the Alliance, and the Wizard Association. ”
"What? so many forces involved?" Marek was completely confused by Leo's words, originally he thought that this matter would only involve one or two forces in the town of Seventh Lake at most, but he never thought that it would involve so many, which made him wonder if Leo was exaggerating.
Leo didn't explain much, but just picked up an archive, quickly flipped to the middle page, and then pointed to a detailed list of shipments on it, and handed it to Marek.
Malek took it and looked at it, he remembered that this cargo list was collected by his subordinates, it was not very important, in the past so many years, almost every freight trade between airships and the night watch organization and the castle guarded by the fog zone, the chamber of commerce would carefully record a list of shipments, and the council's intelligence officers in the chamber of commerce would also copy a list and submit it.
In Marek's opinion, this list is just a routine intelligence information, so he, like everyone else in the same position, routinely compiles this list into the file, never thinking that there is anything suspicious in this list.
Although Leo now pointed out the problem in this list, Marek still did not find anything unusual after taking a closer look.
Without waiting for Marek to ask, Leo pointed and said, "Time." ”
When Malek heard this, he immediately followed Leo's instructions and carefully looked at the shipping time on the list, at first he didn't find a problem, but when he looked at it a second time, he quickly noticed it and found the suspicion that Leo said.
Of all the cargo airships, only four of them have a fixed time of four or five scales during the rest period, and the same scale when they return. Within the time frame of this scale, the people of Hushang Town have completely rested, and even the city guards are only routinely patrolling the city, and no one will carefully check what the goods transported by the airship arriving at the port during this period are.
These four airships belong to a chamber of commerce organization of the Ten Towns United Chamber of Commerce, but the president and main members of this chamber of commerce organization are all devout disciples of the True Eye, and what is even more interesting is that the ancestors of these people happen to be betrayers of the Chaos Society back then. From the point of view of intelligence, the financiers of this chamber of commerce are not only the true eye, but also the chambers, guilds, and nobles mentioned by Leo, and the most eye-catching of all the behind-the-scenes financiers is the eighth chief of the wizarding association.
Malek's mood became a little heavy, and he said, "It's likely that they are secretly transporting some contraband, and it can't be said that they have anything to do with the chaos." ”
Leo asked rhetorically, "What do you think is the contraband that these people need to be transported so secretly?"
Marek didn't answer, as Leo said, not to mention the special status of the Eighth Chief, even if the other behind-the-scenes financiers of the Chamber of Commerce wanted to transport some contraband, they didn't need any cover-up.
Because it involved a chief wizard, Malek had to be cautious, but he shook his head and said, "This evidence is not enough to prove ......"
It's just that before Malek finished speaking, Leo quickly turned the page again, pointed to the column in the follow-up list, and said, "Look here." ”
Marek followed Leo's finger and saw that this column was at the end of the list, it was the last time that the month ago had brought trade supplies from the Fog District Guardian Castle back to Lake Town, and this time there was a specific mention of the information that there were some retired guard warriors with enough merit to return to Lake Seventh with the airship.
There is nothing wrong with this article on its own, but if you link this information with other intelligence, it is a big problem. Because according to Marek's understanding, there were no soldiers who completed the meritorious service of the guards sent out by the town on the Seventh Lake this time, and naturally there could be no soldiers who retired from the border of the fog region.
And what's even more strange is that the day after the return of these meritorious soldiers who shouldn't have existed, the first murder occurred in District 23, which made Malek can't help but think about it, and the more he thinks about it, the more he feels that there is something wrong with this matter.
Just as a strong look of suspicion appeared on Malek's face, and he repeatedly looked at the suspicious points in the file, Leo showed an inexplicable smile on his face.
Just as he forcibly linked the True Eye Church and the Chaos Society in order to understand the True Eye Church in this dream world, the so-called suspicion of this United Chamber of Commerce was also a game he deliberately made, leading Marek's thoughts to the ideological misunderstanding, and the more he doubted, the more he felt that the United Chamber of Commerce and the financiers behind him really had something to do with Chaos, in fact, it was just a simple smuggling case.
The True Eye Church is indeed very large, but there is no real core inside, the power is very dispersed, and all forces have spokespersons in it, because of the rapid expansion, so that any kind of person can join it, and everyone has the opportunity to use the resources of the real church.
There may not be any problems with the joint chamber of commerce itself, but it is just a cooperative organization created by some behind-the-scenes financiers for closer ties, and it is not even necessarily for business, but only to deliver some novelties to the backroom financiers that are only available in the fog area.
And some people in this joint chamber of commerce happen to use the name of these behind-the-scenes financiers to smuggle some contraband that is enough to make them a lot of money, in fact, the behind-the-scenes financiers of the chamber of commerce and even the high-level of the chamber of commerce may not know anything about these things.
As for the last people who were transported over, I am afraid that they were not from the Chaos Society, but real Fog District Guardian Warriors.
As for why these soldiers who have not yet made enough meritorious deeds returned to Hushang Town, I think it should be to take on some private work, such as a cameo as a killer and so on. They are hired to kill a target, and once they have done so, they are able to leave Lake Town and return to the Fog to guard the castle.
In this case, with the authority and ability of the guards and city guards of Lake Town, I am afraid it will be difficult to find out anything useful.
The reason why Leo was able to see the doorway so quickly was because in the Earth Federation, there were countless such things, and it was no secret for a long time, and anyone with a little bit of brains could easily see that there was something wrong with it.
As an excellent warrior, if Malek can rely on the huge data of the Great Universe Era like Leo, he should also be able to see that the matter of the United Chamber of Commerce is not necessarily related to the Chaos Society, but it is a pity that his own insight limits his thinking, coupled with Leo's guidance, his thinking has fallen into a misunderstanding, and the deeper he falls, the more he looks through the information in the archives, the more he feels that the True Eye is related to the Chaos, and his face is becoming more and more gloomy.
"Smack!" Marek closed the file tightly, took a deep breath, and then warned Leo with great seriousness: "Lord Dodd, please forget about this matter, I don't want to hear any rumors about it outside. ”
Leo smiled, "Don't worry, I don't want to get into trouble, especially at this time. ”
Marek nodded, then was silent for a moment before asking, "Lord Dodd, are you interested in serving as an advisor in my department?"
"Advisor, is it the same as Peter?" asked Leo.
"No, it's different. Marek emphasized: "It's my department. ”
Leo understood that the department Marek was talking about was not the Twenty-Third Security Bureau, but the spy department that the Coalition Council had set up to monitor the various places.
Leo thought for a moment and asked in a deep voice, "What do I need to do to become a consultant?"
"You don't have to do anything, you just need to help me analyze the information I have," Marek said. ”
Hearing this, Leo looked at Malek thoughtfully, and said with a smile: "It seems that heroes are not omnipotent. ”
Obviously, Malek, who is good at fighting the enemy head-on, is not good at civilian work, not to mention that this civilian job requires frequent contact with some discerning guys, so even if he has been in the position for several years, he still has not been able to get started.
Leo's ability to show is just enough to help him in his work, so he suddenly asks Leo about his intentions.
Malek, who was poked at the point, immediately became a little embarrassed, and wanted to refute, but he lacked confidence, coughed lightly, and asked in shame: "Don't talk nonsense, just tell me if you agree or not?"
Leo also knew that it was time to stop, otherwise the other party would definitely be annoyed if he continued, so he changed the topic back to a practical question and asked, "What benefit can I get?"
"Gain my friendship. Marek said confidently.
"Your Excellency Director Marek, are you joking?" Leo looked at Marek indifferently and said, "But this joke is not funny at all. ”
Marek smiled, "Of course, in addition to my friendship, Your Excellency can also get a lot of money, and these rewards can also buy some things that the outside world can't buy, such as potions, weapons, and so on. ”
Leo looked at Marek with interest and said, "Do you know what I'm doing here?"
"I didn't know before, so many outsiders appeared at the same time, so naturally I had to investigate, but I never found out what the reason was. Marek shook his head and said, "It wasn't until you mentioned the waste capital just now that I understood the purpose of your visit. ”