Volume 2 Xuancai Mountains 134: The Seven Virtues
Fang Nuo, who retreated into the background, did not need to end up in person at all, he only needed to create the illusion that he was "not interested, retracted his gaze" or "lacked ability to snoop", and people would expose their true colors to his field of vision one by one.
He felt that he could finally understand the thoughts of those legendary beasts who were extremely powerful, but were willing to retire to Beast Island.
Once the combat power is strong enough to control the atmospheric spiritual power freely, so that everything in the world can be turned into his eyes, hands and feet, then even if he seems to be indifferent to everything, in fact, they are developing according to their own hearts, and everything is controlled in their own hands.
If the development of events deviates from the idea of the strong, they can also exert influence remotely through spiritual power, and they will not face the situation of being in prison at all.
"The high-ranking beast clan is like the embodiment of this heaven and earth." The snow-white figure slowly walked away from the edge of the cliff, he had already confirmed the limit of his ability, and he no longer needed to keep an eye on the wind below.
Fang Nuo picked a random rock nearby, sat cross-legged in its shadow, closed his eyes, and silently took in what his "other eyes" saw.
At this stage, the most interesting thing for him is naturally the deeds of the head of the Holy Cross, the "White Bridge".
The party was funded by the human, but not everyone on the team was under his command.
As it stands, the most harmless adventurer lady, Silver, seems to have been planted into the team by Shirabashi, and her companions don't know who she is, and what she is.
Everyone thought that she and her missing friend were just "free adventurers" with no support behind them, so they warmly welcomed them to join.
And the two of them also diligently played this misunderstood identity along the way, and also got the position of "liaison funder", so it was logical to report to Baiqiao about the discoveries worth caring about during the journey.
Fang Nuo rubbed the socket of his left eye, although it was painful to use the ability, it was a very happy thing to obtain information.
From Silver's conversation with her communication partner, the man they respectfully called "Mr. White Bridge", Funno learned that within the Holy Cross, since the dissolution of the Orc Hunter Guild, they had secretly organized a team called the "Seven Virtues".
Forbearance, zeal, temperance, humility, gentleness, generosity, and chastity.
Silver is the "gentle" of them β and it's a code name.
The members of this team are not constant, and if someone disqualifies or dies, a new person will soon be replaced.
Their mission is to seal the "rebellious" orcs around the world, and then bring the containers containing the sealed back to the headquarters of the Holy Cross, where they will be publicly destroyed.
If the seal container were destroyed, the lifeforms inside would not survive.
In other words, no matter how powerful and high-ranking the orcs are, as long as humans seize the opportunity to seal them into a specific container, even if they have the power to destroy the world, they will not be able to exert it, and their lives will no longer belong to them.
Hearing these things made Fang Nuo, who was an orc, shudder.
Although he has an extremely special identity, he is at best only a one-year-old beast who has never seen the world, and even if he has more eyes, when he meets a truly sinister human, he will probably suffer a big loss.
Fang Nuo couldn't help but think of the berserk beasts who were sealed in the book by the witch, there were 17 of them.
Although he had heard that these creatures had lost their freedom because they had done too much evil, he didn't know if they would have exuded such a strong malice in the first place, or if they had been locked up for a long time and gone mad to be unconditionally hostile to all the creatures that approached the sealed book.
The book and the creatures imprisoned in it are still a method of attack mastered by the witch, using the orcs against the orcs, and the sealed lives to deprive other beings of their freedom...... It's exactly what the woman called "Witch" would do.
On the other hand, the "Seven Virtues" were also responsible for another task.
They have been placed among the various classes of the human kingdoms of the world, and although there are only seven people in a generation, they are able to build a very large network of relationships, and countless people are involved in their unclear conspiracy.
The war that humanity has never been able to end is also inseparable from the gang sent out by the Holy Cross.
Fang Nuo guessed that the "Kingdom of Edriel" and the "Empire of Caslano", which had been talked about by the witch and Mr. Yoi's group, that is, the two human countries with the widest sphere of influence and the most far-reaching influence on the planet, might have followers of the Holy Cross among their high-level people, or even a member of a certain generation of the "Seven Virtues".
"Those seven code names don't seem to be quite the same as those recorded in the orc literature, but there are many different versions of them, and humans may have just picked the most pleasing group among them." Although he didn't say a word on the surface, Fang Nuo was still quite talkative in his heart, "Whatever, it has nothing to do with me." β
Listening to the conversation between Silph and White Bridge in the building below, the purpose of this team of adventurers funded by the Holy Cross is not only to arrive at the "Summoning Peace Valley", but also -
It's just to find the legendary orcs -
"Rui Beast".
The other adventurers in the party may just want to say hello to the beast and ask him for a blessing, but the "gentle" lady is not limited to that.
She, and the white bridge standing behind her, are there to kill the beast.
They seem to have visited many villages hidden in the Xuancai Mountains, but there is very little news of the orcs they have inquired about.
This legend seems to really be just a "legend", and its authenticity is questionable.
At this time, Sylph was complaining about this to the person she was communicating with, and it seemed that the relationship between them was not limited to superiors and subordinates, or that the class differences within the Holy Cross were not very obvious, and the low-status believers could also be "brothers" with the high-ranking chiefs.
"The gap between her performance in front of people and her current appearance is so big that it looks like two people."
Silver disguised herself as a weak lady in front of her teammates, and because her lover was gone, her psychological condition fell into a very low and dangerous situation, and she was cared for by her companions.
But when she communicated with Bai Qiao, she changed her weak voice and tone in the past, and there was always cynicism and yin and yang in her sentences.
Moreover, the smile in her words sounded a little exaggerated, as if the love and care she had received because of her role before seemed to her to be something that made people laugh.
"What a human being with two faces." Fang Nuo rubbed the corners of his mouth with the back of his fingers, since he turned into a human form, it was difficult for this face to show expressions related to "laughing", "It's terrifying." β
"When are we going to look for those missing White Dove family members?"
Not far from Fangneau, Ghad Gerz still stood on the edge of the cliff, looking down at the silent shelter below.
Although their encounter was only accidental, after this period of contact and a failed sneak attack, Gai already regarded Fang Nuo as his companion and his "person for help".
Fang Nuo opened one eye, his left eye still closed: "Wouldn't it be good to wait for those humans to help with the investigation?" β
"We don't have to do it ourselves." He quickly closed his eyes again.
"Psychic powers can't sense their presence, they should be isolated in another dimension, and those humans will help you find clues, or, sort out all the possibilities of their whereabouts."
"Your purpose is the same." The adventure team is also concerned about the traces of the missing evacuees and soldiers, "What humans can't do, it's up to the monsters to do, right?" β
After all, they are different races, and they can achieve different things.
"So, what we're going to do now is wait?" Gai gritted his teeth and asked unwillingly.
Fang Nuo didn't care at all about the creatures who had nothing to do with him: "If you are impatient, you can go down and help." β
"Just say that you are from the Holy Cross, and they will surely welcome you with joy."
"Provided you don't tell them the specifics of your mission." Fang Nuo's eyes were closed, and his mind was always focused on the activities of the humans below.
Every interaction between them, the small movements behind everyone's backs, made him interested.
He saw the daily interactions and actions of humans who were different from those of the inhabitants of the mountain village, which was very new to him.
"My mission ......" Gai on the side lowered his head, his body trembling slightly.
"'Extermination.'" For this word, Fang Nothan the beast that received the task remembered it clearly.
At that time, in the long river of blue memory, he still heard it for the first time in his memoryβa strange human being, saying such cruel words in such a cold tone.
"Clear everything you feel needs to be cleared." Fang Nuo, who had his eyes closed, recalled the key sentences in the task for the other party, with a sneer in his tone, but the expression on his face never changed.
"Those humans entered this canyon, and now, they're your target." Fang Nuo half-heartedly pulled the topic, not caring at all what the other party would think after hearing this, "Do you want to erase them too?" β
Fang Nuo would not doubt the ability of a demon beast to deal with humans, especially when one party was prepared, and the other party was only vigilant, fearing that he would disappear like everyone else, and did not consider such a thing as a surprise attack by a demon beast from the sky.
Adventurers can be a bit tricky to deal with, though.
Hawkers, it has nothing to do with me anyway.
Under normal circumstances, monsters with the ability to think generally do not attack capable people passing by...... Unless, their territory has been invaded by those who are able.
Thinking of this, Fang Nuo remembered his nonsensical journey home.
At that time, he was so impatient that he didn't wait for the transformation ability to be automatically lifted, so he broke into the Huangxian Ridge.
Now that I think about it, in fact, in this behavior, there is also the factor of "I don't really want to face my relatives".
It was he who "personally" ruined the homecoming, and he was not mentally prepared to face the elders of the family, to question them, and to explain what he had learned in those few days.
Although it seems to be an unintentional and forced behavior, it is actually something that he subconsciously acquiesces to, or even hopes for, to happen.
And in the end, he learned the facts he wanted to know from the secret realm, and he no longer needed to get information through the elders, so he simply left Huangxian Mountain.
Although I was very depressed and felt lost, I didn't resist and accepted everything that happened afterwards.
"Summoning Peace Valley is your hometown, right?" Fang Nuo looked like he didn't think the matter was big enough, the corners of his mouth barely raised upward, and he encouraged the demon beast on the edge of the cliff to say, "What can you do for your hometown?" β
"Ahh At this moment, he said, the "gentle" lady in the underground building had hung up the communication and was ready to keep up with the large group that was going first.
"Just take this opportunity to end your rebellious period and make yourself an excellent demon beast...... No, believers of the Holy Cross, how about fulfilling the mission that your 'Mr. Hakubashi' has given you? β
Fight, or cooperate.
This was the choice that Fang Nuo provided to Gai, and in fact, he didn't need to mention it specifically, and the other party knew that he was facing such a choice.
In this regard, Fang Nuo, who has nothing to do with these things and is purely a bystander, is happy in his heart, and the pain of "voluntarily leaving his hometown" seems to have been covered up by the fun that is about to happen in front of him.
It's really interesting, the outside world, and the relationship between the living beings in the outside world.