[Vol. 9] Chapter 86: Make Them Work Hard for Us!
“The Grave Robbery Case, as the name suggests, was when a group of bold tomb robbers dug up a certain tomb and stole some of the treasures and bodies buried inside. But that time, the tremors didn’t just shake the mountains. Even I, who was living in seclusion, and Tiyelu were alarmed and personally took part in the investigation. Miss Violet, do you know why?”
A sharp light flashed in the black-haired girl’s eyes, she already understood.
“Because the stolen corpse had an important origin?”
Minchen nodded slightly.
“It wasn’t just an ordinary corpse. In fact, it can’t even be simply called a corpse…”
“You should know that in today’s Ten Thousand Demon Alliance, the three strongest races are the Moonshadow, Steelclaw, and Blazingfeather. The reason they could rise above the others and become rulers of the mountains is mainly because the ancestors of their bloodlines once followed the Demon God in battle. Though they weren’t as strong as the Demon God, they had already reached the true level of a god.”
“The White Wolf God, the Blazing Phoenix God, and the Savage Beast God, these were the first ancestors of those three races and the trusted generals of the Demon God. You probably saw the Moonshadow tribe’s White Wolf Temple before. Although all of them disappeared together with the Demon God Olivia a thousand years ago, the Blazingfeather Tribe’s Blazing Phoenix God was an exception.”
Hearing this, the priestess couldn’t help showing a surprised look.
“You mean that Blazing Phoenix God didn’t die?”
Minchen shook his head.
“I can’t say for sure whether the Blazing Phoenix God truly died or not. But phoenixes have a very special gift, even if they die, as long as a single feather remains, they can be reborn in flames when the time is right. And since the Blazing Phoenix God is the god of all phoenixes, this ability is even stronger. It reaches the level of laws and causality itself.”
“So, that god is almost impossible to kill.”
“It’s said that before the Blazing Phoenix God disappeared, it gave one of its own tail feathers to a direct subordinate as a form of insurance. The god didn’t explain much, but its descendants kept that feather carefully as a sign of hope for their ancestor’s future return. Other races never knew where the Blazingfeather tribe hid that divine feather.”
“Until about a year ago, when the Grave Robbery Case suddenly broke out. The Blazingfeather tribe’s ancestral tomb was robbed. Realizing how serious it was, they revealed the secret to the top leaders of the Alliance. Both the Ten Thousand Demons Mountains and the Human United Kingdom began a massive hunt to recover it. But due to interference from many sides, a small group of criminals managed to escape with the divine feather, and then… vanished without a trace.”
“So that’s what really happened, how interesting~”
The priestess nodded slightly, intrigued by Minchen’s revelation.
“I can roughly guess what happened next. Those criminals must have escaped north with the Blazing Phoenix God’s so-called corpse, that divine feather that might allow the god to be reborn. When you heard the news, you brought Hongyan along to chase after them, right?”
“Yeah, something like that.”
The man in simple clothes showed a helpless look and spread his hands.
“Otherwise, why would an old man like me, who’s half-retired, give up a comfortable life just to rush to this freezing, godforsaken place?”
“Hmm…”
Violet ignored his complaints and rested her chin on her hand, thinking carefully about what Minchen had just said.
This matter was clearly not as simple as it looked on the surface.
First of all, the Blazingfeather tribe’s ancestral tomb, the one that hid their ancestor’s divine feather, how could a random group of unknown grave robbers possibly find and break into such a place? Even if they really did succeed by sheer luck, after that, with the two great powers joining forces to hunt them down, and even hidden forces like the Sin Wardens and Minchen himself taking action, how could those robbers possibly escape? Where could they even run?
Back in the Courage City, when the Right Guard mentioned this case, he said that those criminals had already been surrounded in a small town. They were basically trapped and waiting to be caught. But somehow, the enemies suddenly performed an evil ritual and summoned a strange, powerful force that didn’t belong to them. Because of that, the entire operation failed at the last moment.
So, although it looked like a simple theft, there must be another group secretly supporting those robbers. This case was most likely just the tip of the iceberg. A small part of a much bigger plan hiding in the shadows.
And in this world, there were very few groups capable of standing against both the Human United Kingdom and the Ten Thousand Demons Mountains at the same time, while still carrying out such a carefully planned scheme.
Violet raised her head to look at the gray-haired man in front of her, her eyes flashing with complete certainty.
“Who was it?”
Seeing the priestess’s expression, Minchen, who already knew how sharp she was, nodded silently. He didn’t bother pretending or hiding anything and answered directly.
“Based on our current investigation, the biggest suspect is the Twilight Council.”
“The Twilight Council, huh…”
That answer didn’t surprise Violet at all.
Aixmont had already told her before that the Twilight Council’s plan was now in full motion, and he even hinted that it was likely connected to the events happening in the northern region. Now it seemed that his judgment hadn’t been wrong.
The current situation in the snowy lands looked messy and complicated, with countless hidden powers involved, but Violet was almost certain that all of this revolved around a single core. She just hadn’t found that key point yet, that’s why everything still felt scattered and unclear.
Maybe… she could follow the trail of the Grave Robbery Case to investigate further?
Wait, no no no, she was falling into her old habit again! This curious personality of hers…
Violet shook her head hard, forcing herself to calm down and push away the swirling thoughts.
She looked at the handsome, slightly annoying gray-haired man in front of her, and her dark eyes rolled playfully as a new idea popped into her mind.
After all, she was the boss now. She had invested so much effort and money. If she still had to do everything by herself, then what was the point of hiring all those “heroes”?
Forget overworking, the smart move was to dump all that work on someone else!
Heh-heh!
Feeling a chill from the black-haired girl’s suddenly mischievous smile, Minchen shivered and quickly took a cautious step back, looking nervous and uneasy.
“W-What? Don’t look at me like that! You know, with that face, you look just like one of those creepy uncles trying to give candy to kids! I’m warning you, don’t do anything weird, I have a wife, okay?!”
“As if anyone would want you. If I were to trick someone, I’d rather trick that little girl behind you…”
Violet rolled her eyes in disgust, but then quickly changed her face into a bright, friendly smile. The kind that looked far too sweet to be trusted.
“So~ Brother Minchen, since you’ve shared all that classified information just now, I guess it’s only fair that I share something too, right? I actually have quite a lot of useful intel on the Twilight Council. Would you like to hear about it~?”
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