Chapter 1433 - 609: Association of Pleasure Seekers

Chapter 1433: Chapter 609: Association of Pleasure Seekers

Since Laine rose in the Old World, especially after slaying the Champion of Khorne, King Egil the Red-Eyed of the Skalings, his presence has formally entered the sight of the Chaos Four Gods.

Countless schemes have always surrounded Laine, but no matter how troublesome, he has endured them (many troubles are solved with the help of the Emperor’s Guard and Angerong).

The Chaos Four Gods are also facing a problem: their influence on the Prime Material World is restricted by the Great Guardian and the Great Vortex, making direct intervention in the Mortal World difficult.

So the Evil Gods pin their hopes on the Chaos Sect that operates and lurks in the Mortal World.

Then the question arises, is the Knight Kingdom across the mountain conducive for the Chaos Sect’s activities?

The answer is, it’s not convenient.

The knights of Brittania generally believe in the Lake Fairy, with a rare few believing in the Sea God Manannan (Boldro), the War Goddess Mirmidia (Kakasong), or the Merciful Goddess Shalya (Kulona). Knights are often the guardians of order and firmly control their territories, which keeps chaos forces’ corruption among the nobility very low.

As for the peasants, there’s no need to mention them, because they probably wouldn’t understand what these strange folks are talking about even if you explained it to them for a long time.

Therefore, it’s particularly difficult to cause trouble in Laine’s territory, as there is neither a mass base nor upper structure.

But it’s entirely different in the Empire; as mentioned earlier, the Chaos Sect in the Empire can be described in eight words: a hundred flowers bloom, and a hundred schools contend.

The Association of Pleasure Seekers is one of them, the largest Slaanesh Cult in the history of the Empire. Its history has accompanied the Empire’s glory since Charlemagne founded it, persistently haunting and continuously eroding the circle of great nobles. As people were engrossed in achievements in architecture, art, and culture, the Association of Pleasure Seekers also gradually spread in the Empire’s noble circle. Initially, they were only responsible for providing entertainment and dining for the court, but over time, this association grew larger, corrupting many great nobles into Slaanesh cultists.

Until the Three Emperors Era approached, a Demon Hunter accidentally discovered that the Great Chant Master of the Justice Church at Nuer was actually a Slaanesh cultist. Despite the countless great nobles and clergy attempting to eliminate this Demon Hunter and erase the truth, this Demon Hunter still revealed the truth to the public before dying, shocking the entire Empire and prompting them to send troops to eradicate it.

But subsequently, the famous plague—the Black Death, broke out, allowing the Association of Pleasure Seekers to survive. It began to lurk in Nuer. Having learned their lesson, this Chaos Sect is now very, very cautious, avoiding involvement in the court’s internal affairs or wars, believing wars are Khorne’s business, internal affairs are Tzeentch’s, and the pursuit of health and longevity Nurgle’s. They only want to satisfy their desires, keeping them out of the sights of Demon Hunters and Combat Priests, at least for the time being.

And now, they set their sights on something new.

In the darkness, several voices continued their conversation.

"Laine Macado’s strength is simply too great; we cannot hope for a direct confrontation," a twisted voice said. "We must protect ourselves, hide ourselves, to find an opportunity."

"We’ve confirmed the target’s presence; he’s indeed in the top suite of the Royal Hotel," said another, younger-sounding voice. "But how do we implement the plan?"

"Shut up, it’s none of your concern. You need to execute, not understand," a voice in the shadow said impatiently. "If there’s a concrete plan, we’ll inform you, but for now, the fewer people who know, the better."

"Now, let’s see what we can do," the twisted voice echoed in the darkness. "This is Brunswick; it’s hard for us to assemble an army, and no one can handle Laine Macado. We must even confirm the target when he leaves with others to do so."

"No rush, we have plenty of time; this is the will of Lady Qingrou."

"We are in the dark, they in the light. There are many of us in the Imperial Capital; we must patiently wait, and right now, there’s an excellent opportunity."

"The Royal Chief Grand Wizard Tournament?"

"Yes, patiently wait! We’ve collected this."

At this moment, a faint purple light finally brightened in the room. A carpet splashed with hot milk was laid on a table, and several black hands searched the carpet before picking up a golden hair. "This is it."

The leader began chanting.

Halfway through the spell, the lead Slaanesh Cultist suddenly stopped casting: "Wait, something feels off! The spell went wrong; this isn’t the spell I wanted!"

No one answered him.

"Damn it! You?" The lead Slaanesh Cultist immediately pulled a dagger adorned with Slaanesh’s Holy Emblem from his bosom, his hand trembling uncontrollably: "Answer me!"

Still, no one responded.

Soon, the room returned to silence.

A week later.

"A large murder case occurred at a famous house of the von Slek family in Brunswick’s wealthy district, where over a dozen members of the von Slek family were all murdered. The perpetrator even stayed at the scene for several hours after committing the murders before leaving." Sitting in the living room of the top suite at the Royal Hotel, Laine read the newspaper, furrowing his brows. "Such things can happen even in the Imperial Capital; I think Carl Franz needs to send people to straighten things out."