Chapter 132 Disaster Hidden Dangers
Inadre City, St. Joseph Street.
This street runs through the city from north to south. The section from Groom's Lane to the north city gate is the most lively area in the entire city of Innadli. Various high-end clubs, concentrated blocks of inns and hotels that accommodate foreign caravans, and free markets directly under the jurisdiction of the Department of Commerce are all concentrated on this street.
The church of the Fiery Sun Church is located on the southern section of St. Joseph Street, east of the Free Market.
Walton, the captain of the Fiery Sun Church's cavalry regiment, hurriedly left the hotel where the cavalry regiment was staying at dawn and rushed to the cathedral.
The white-robed priest met the leader in the prayer room as usual, and asked anxiously, "What's going on?"
Walton nodded slightly as a greeting, and said solemnly: "Your Excellency, I suspect that those former city defense soldiers may have suffered from some kind of mental pollution."
The white-robed priest straightened his back immediately.
However, the priest soon understood more of the meaning and frowned, "What do you mean by 'maybe'? Pollution is pollution. Is there anything that cannot be confirmed?"
Walton bowed slightly in apology: "The Bartles family tried every possible means, and even used the 'Soul Ball' I brought, but still couldn't find anything unusual about these soldiers. However, one thing is certain, there is definitely something wrong with these soldiers."
After a pause, Walton said with a more serious expression: "-These forty-three people all have a strong intention to return to Westham."
It is really unreasonable that these soldiers wanted to go back to the place where they were captured and forcibly detained for half a month after being defeated in the war...
"What?!" The white-robed priest was shocked, "This...'Homing Instinct'?!"
Walton nodded seriously: "It's very likely."
The white-robed priest gasped and stood up with a look of fear. "Walton, do you know what you are talking about? Forty-three people have been infected with the 'homing instinct'. This is a big event - a big event that can alarm the entire continent!"
The so-called "homing instinct" does not refer to animal nature, but refers to the most dangerous, bizarre, and terrifying of the many incidents of spiritual pollution recorded by churches in various places. Each time it occurs, it causes a large number of deaths.
"Your Excellency, I know exactly what I am talking about. I have experienced the 'Homecoming' incident on the Karan Peninsula, and a friend of mine died in that disaster."
Walton exhaled lightly and said in a deep voice: "A fisherman was parasitized by an unknown creature, and before he was completely assimilated, he infected a large number of townspeople... When my companions and I arrived, under the moonlight, thousands of infected people lined up to jump off the cliff like wild animals returning to their nests. I still remember it vividly."
"This investigation of the forty-three former city defense soldiers gave me a strong sense of déjà vu. It always reminded me of the horrific scene I witnessed with my own eyes... The city police chief has already found out that these soldiers were secretly inviting their relatives, friends, and neighbors to bring them all to Westham!"
The white-robed priest's breath choked and his face gradually turned pale.
"How is it possible... How is it possible? That is clearly the Nightmare Butcher's territory - how could that madman kowtow to the evil god?" The white-robed priest was puzzled.
The group of spellcasters has never gotten along well with the various churches. Even if the relationship is not as bad as that between Yang and the Church of the Fiery Sun, the two sides are not very friendly.
But no matter how hostile the church is, they will not push the spellcaster towards a cult.
The reason is simple: the magic that is as important as air to spellcasters is essentially the "whale fall" of the ancient gods.
If a spellcaster begins to believe in a certain god, then he can no longer continue to control magic power - the magical legacy left by the ancient gods who fell because of the loss of divinity will inevitably exclude the belief in a single god.
Walton shook his head and said with cold sweat, "I think it may be because we have misunderstood the situation in Westham... These forty-three soldiers did not mention Yang. Yang seemed to rarely appear in Westham. Many of them had only seen Yang once or twice. The person mentioned by these soldiers more often was Charlie Rex!"
The white-robed priest immediately thought of the scene when Yang came with "Charlie Rex" to ask for "peace talks".
Because of Yang's sudden appearance and the incredible yet irresistible request for "peace talks", the white-robed priest had no time to pay attention to "Rex" who was quietly following Yang. He only remembered that he seemed to be an illegitimate son of a nobleman with decent upbringing and family education.
Thinking back to that day many days later, the white-robed priest felt more and more that something was wrong.
The young nobleman named Charlie Rex's behavior was totally unlike that of a normal young man!
He is too calm!
The black magician used force to threaten the church priest to negotiate in such a shocking scene, but the young man was not moved at all, as if what happened at that time had nothing to do with him at all!
"……I see."
The white-robed priest lifted the hem of his robe and slowly sat back down.
It makes sense that the key reason why the former city defense soldiers showed the "homing instinct" phenomenon was not Yang, the spellcaster, but a young noble who was not right in his brain and was likely to have mental problems.
"What good does it do for Yang to support a crazy noble who kowtows to the evil god to become the lord of a place?" The white-robed priest still found it difficult to understand and muttered to himself, "Or maybe he doesn't know that the noble he promoted is secretly doing something? Would this guy be so stupid?"
Seeing his reaction, Walton's eyes suddenly widened, and his hands on his knees clenched subconsciously.
All people living on the continent of Nabarron need to pay tithes to the local church, and this tax is not collected in vain - when a disaster occurs that ordinary people are unable to solve, the local church must step in.
Before joining the Inquisition's Guardian Cavalry Regiment, Walton worked as a night watchman at the Cathedral of the Karan Peninsula for more than ten years. Having been on the front line countless times, he knew very well what disasters meant to the local people.
"Sir, regardless of whether the evil noble Rex acted under Yang's instructions, I think we all need to intervene. You and I both know that the consequences and harm of a 'homecoming' type disaster are very serious and must not be allowed to develop," Walton advised sincerely.
The white-robed priest glanced at him indifferently.
"You are right, Walton. Homecoming disasters always lead to the death of a large number of people. We cannot sit idly by and watch." The white-robed priest said, "However, this is not Kenya after all, but the Rhine. We, the Blazing Sun Church, are not the masters of this place. If we intervene rashly and cause the resentment of the Gold Coin Church, it will be a big trouble."
——The people of the Rhine don’t pay tithes to the Church of the Fiery Sun, so why are you so anxious for them? Do they appreciate your kindness?
Walton was speechless for a moment.
After leaving the cathedral, Walton was blown a few times by the cool autumn breeze in the early morning, and then he realized that he had done something stupid - if the main cause of the "Homecoming Disaster" was not Yang , but the Rhine man Charles Rex, then His Eminence the Bishop would certainly not take active action.
The whole continent knows that Nightmare Butcher Yang is being chased by the Fiery Sun Church. Yang's appearance in the Rhine Kingdom is the credit of the Fiery Sun Church Inquisition. If this madman is personally contaminated by the Chaos Evil Scripture, the Fiery Sun Church will be held responsible.
Since it had nothing to do with Yang, or it was not Yang himself who was involved, His Eminence the Bishop naturally adopted the attitude of "less trouble is worse than more trouble".
Anyway, the matter has become a big deal, and the ones who are most affected are Yang himself and the Rhine people. Why should the Kenyans step in?
Walton stopped and stood on the side of the road in a daze.
Walton is not a good guy in the traditional sense.
If some people were "sacrificed" in order to achieve certain goals and he was not among them, Walton would not think this was a serious problem - Yang exposed to his face at the time that church knights like him were just consumables by the top leaders of the Inquisition, and Walton was just angry that he was not valued, not that he was angry that the top leaders of the Inquisition should not do this.
But if he learns that something will cause thousands of ordinary people to lose their lives, he will still think that he must try his best to stop it - after all, he is a human being and will sympathize with his own people.
The forty-three soldiers contaminated by the "homing instinct" still maintained a certain degree of sobriety and rationality, were not aggressive, and were relatively less contagious - the reason these soldiers who were dismissed after returning were exposed was because their families became uneasy about their words and deeds and took the initiative to report them to the city defense forces.
Walton believed that this was because the evil power that Charlie Rex could control after bowing to the evil god was still very weak.
If intervention can be made early, Walton believes, the impact of the disaster can be controlled to a relatively small range.
"...Whatever." After standing on the street and feeling the cold wind for a while, Walton took a deep breath and his expression became determined.
Since the bishop who was just sitting there doing nothing could be relied upon, then he would do it himself!
An hour later, Walton appeared at the headquarters of the Innadri City Defense Force. With the help of the sign of the leader of the Knights of the Fiery Sun Church, he easily met Horn, the leader of the Innadri City Defense Force.
"Captain Walton, you mean... that you want me to release those soldiers? Let them go to Westham?" After hearing Walton's purpose, Horn was so surprised that the teacup in his hand shook, spilling a lot of tea.
"Yes." Walton said calmly, "To determine whether there is a hidden danger of disaster in Westerham, it is best to confirm it with your own eyes. Captain Horn, please send your most capable non-commissioned officers to go to Westerham with my people to investigate what Charlie Rex did to these soldiers."
"If Charlie Rex's behavior is inappropriate, then your sergeant and my people are the best witnesses to convince the Gold Coin Church and the Blazing Sun Church to send out the Night Watch." Walton paused and said in a deep voice, "I have personally witnessed how the 'Homecoming Disaster' turned a prosperous seaside town into a dead city. Captain Horn, please pay attention to this matter."
