My Professions Have Too Much Personality - Chapter 198 - 132: People from Yuan Capital: The Worshipped God?
Chapter 198: Chapter 132: People from Yuan Capital: The Worshipped God?
The two chatted about this for a long time, and Su Chen learned much about the old history of the four cities.
“Our Yingfeng is the strongest, with one hundred twenty-five Subordinate Cities. Yuan Capital is next, ruling over about one hundred. Lieyang is after that, and Celestial Joy is the weakest.”
“The number of cities represents the resources we can mobilize, the talent that can be produced…” Bu Siqi explained.
“What was the name of the Divine Spirit that Yuan Capital believes in again? I think it was… called… Ve-ner-a-ble… Red…”
“What was that?” Su Chen was surprised. ’Venerable… Red… That name sounds an awful lot like an abbreviation for Great Venerable.’
Of course, it also sounded a lot like the name of this planet.
Bu Siqi drifted into his memories. “…I’ve forgotten the specific name. It’s been a long time since I’ve had any contact with them. Besides, their belief isn’t the same as the kind for a Deceitful God; it’s more of a form of guidance.”
Su Chen had already suppressed his emotions. His earlier question was just a subconscious reaction to hearing that name from Bu Siqi’s lips.
’Venerable Red. It could represent this planet, or it could point to the Great Venerable Red Flame Thunder Resonator.’
’The former wouldn’t be a big deal, but if it’s the latter, that would be astounding. Perhaps Black Tuo and Faceless Ghost are, in essence, just professions too?’
’Hmm… no, that’s not right. Black Tuo clearly has its own consciousness, and Yuan Capital doesn’t seem to have the same fanatical worship as they do for Deceitful Gods.’
’Maybe they just got the name from somewhere during a more ignorant age and have treated it as guidance ever since…’ Su Chen’s mind raced. His curiosity about Yuan Capital had undoubtedly peaked.
Moreover, Yuan Capital also had the Spiritualist profession that Purifiers needed.
Unfortunately, Yingfeng was too far from Yuan Capital. He wouldn’t be able to make contact anytime soon.
“Thank goodness Old Teng’s life is safe for now. Everything will be easier to handle once Master returns.”
Finally, Bu Siqi couldn’t help but sigh, then he warned Su Chen, “I heard you were almost ambushed by a Priest Black Tuo this afternoon. Don’t go out for the time being.”
“In all likelihood, Meng Qi was the one who killed Zhu Xuan. I wonder if they have any other tricks up their sleeves.”
“Okay.” Su Chen agreed and saw Bu Siqi to the door.
The sudden incident sparked by Meng Qi’s death had been temporarily suppressed.
The next day, the Judicial Court ordered Su Chen and the others to end their investigation within Yingfeng City and regroup their teams.
At the same time, a strict gag order was issued to everyone present that night. The death of one Core Seed after another was a huge scandal.
But secrets never stay secret for long. Some details inevitably leaked, attracting attention from all sides. The Third Division of the Security Department gloated over their misfortune; it was rare to see the Judicial Court repeatedly make a fool of itself.
However, some of the rumors were so bizarre that almost no one believed them, such as the one about a Black Tuo Follower showing up to make an accusation.
…
“That Teng Liang is actually fine?”
In a hidden location somewhere in Yingfeng, the floor was inscribed with complex patterns. They crisscrossed and converged on a pillar in the very center, which occasionally pulsed with a strange light.
And on that central pillar sat a multifaceted crystal. A milky-white substance flowed within it, and it was from this crystal that the voice emanated:
“Are their Core Seeds just for show? Or did Meng Qi die without a care because he had no backing?”
“The Judicial Court seems certain there’s something wrong with that vessel of yours. They are investigating further,” a Faceless Man reported in a low voice.
“How could they possibly have figured it out!” The voice from the crystal was filled with rage. After a moment of silence, it continued, “It must be that Su Chen. To be targeted by Black Tuo, he’s definitely not simple.”
“For such a small place to have something so interesting happen…”
“Divine Son…” the Faceless Man explained quietly, “According to the bits and pieces we’ve gathered, it seems a Black Tuo Follower entered the Judicial Court and identified you.”
“A Black Tuo Follower?” The voice, belonging to the one called the Divine Son, was stunned. “They… identified me?”
He never expected to hear such an inconceivable piece of news from his subordinate.
’They also know I projected my consciousness to steal…’ His heart tightened, but then he realized something was wrong. ’It’s a corpse. What’s the use of identifying me?’
’No, this is to clear that Teng Liang of his crime. He must already be one of Black Tuo’s people.’
Arriving at this conclusion, his heart tightened again. Being discovered by Black Tuo was, in a way, easier to accept than being found out by a native, but it was also far more dangerous.
“Divine Son, there’s another piece of news,” the Faceless Man continued his report. “Around the same time your vessel was discovered, Teng Liang’s junior brother, that Su Chen, led a team to wipe out the Black Tuo Sect’s den in the city. A Priest was captured.”
The crystal flickered and was struck silent.
’Could it be that Teng Liang isn’t one of Black Tuo’s people? Otherwise, he definitely would have tipped them off in advance.’
Things were getting more complicated. He couldn’t make heads or tails of it.
’How could this place be in such a chaotic state?’
’Teng Liang… the Black Tuo Followers… Su Chen… my identity being exposed… There are too many threads… they seem to be intertwined, yet also unrelated.’
“Also, the latest update: of the ten-city blood sacrifice, only two cities were successful…” the Faceless Man added.
“Only two cities?” The voice suddenly became shrill. “What a bunch of trash. Working together was truly the stupidest idea.”
“Then what should we do now?” the Faceless Man asked.
The voice fell silent again, filled with an indescribable frustration. The reason he had so decisively abandoned that vessel was to prevent that Teng Liang from damaging his body.
Under normal circumstances, he would have had a chance to get it back. Not by reviving as Meng Qi, of course, but by using the body as a base, paying a certain price, and taking on a new identity once more.
But now, the Judicial Court already suspected something was wrong with him. That corpse would likely be placed under heavy guard. Getting it back would be extremely difficult.
