Violet Orchestra

Violet Orchestra

"Why is it that Hayden Woods is clearly the regional god of Onelia, but he is so focused on stretching his hand to the south?" Warlock patted the location of Mount Trillance on the map, and motioned everyone to take a closer look, "I guess... Those tribes who disappeared from the Trillance Mountains are inseparable."

"What do you mean?" Violet couldn't react, "Why is it involved again? Hayden Woods is obviously..."

"You suspect that his 'origin' is those lost tribes?" Ventus asked with a frown.

"It's still just my suspicion, but I can find a way to confirm it."

Then, under the dubious eyes of everyone, Eros took out something from his pocket and threw it to Elaine, and said to Petra, "Drip the blood on the plate."

What he threw to Elaine was a quaint clay plate, engraved with slender tree totems, which looked like some kind of sacrificial utensil.Petra drew out the dagger and gestured at her hand, but did not cut it off immediately, but glanced at him first: "What is this thing?"

Eros was stunned by the question, and then laughed: "Don't you believe me?"

No one answered him, only Elaine hesitated to speak while holding the clay tray, and finally sighed: "You do look suspicious."

Even Elaine, who had been with him the longest, said so, and Eros had to admit that he might really be a little suspicious.

"Is it because I know too much?" He turned to Elaine and asked with an innocent expression, "But what can I do? This is how I make money."

"...You look even more suspicious like this." Elaine said angrily.

Their conversation was so interesting that Violet couldn't help laughing out loud, and he stopped when the two looked at him suspiciously.

"Sorry, I rarely see Elaine talking to people like this, and I find it very interesting." The smile on his face did not fade, and he said to Eros very gently, "I believe you really want to help, but to be honest It's always easier to gain trust than to make up a less-than-believable lie."

The warlock was stunned for a moment, apparently not expecting him to say such a thing.Not only did he express his attitude, but he also gently suggested that he tell the truth. He is obviously a person in need of help, but he does not appear humble or arrogant. It only makes people feel that he is really sincere and likable.

He also couldn't help laughing: "I seem to understand why Elaine likes you."

He took the clay plate back from Elaine, and temporarily stopped mentioning the matter of bleeding Petra, but talked about his real purpose as Violet wished.

"I'm not lying about one thing." Eros said, "I'm indeed the boss of the cocklebur fortress and a believer of Iko, but it's not as simple as an ordinary believer—let's put it this way, my status is roughly the same as that of Hai Den Woods is similar, because the 'friendship' between the two goddesses is very close, so I have known the existence of Hayden Woods for a long time."

He spoke without changing his face, but it seemed as if he had dropped a bomb, which exploded violently in the calm air of the room.

"You are Ako's priest?!"

Elaine had spent the longest time with him and was also the most familiar. When she suddenly heard that her friend had an amazing identity, she was the first to confirm it.

"I don't look like it?" Elos asked him confidently, "Do you think I'm too handsome, or is it cool to be a bandit leader? I think so too."

"..." Elaine didn't want to talk immediately, "You continue."

Violet snickered and reached out to touch his head, feeling that his little Romeo didn't seem to have grown up much, but became more lively when he was with his friends.

"Iko did not fall, but due to unknown reasons, there are not many her territories and followers left now, and it will not take long to repeat the mistakes of Patros. This matter is difficult to solve, so I started from more than ten years I started looking for the root of the problem before—and found out Hayden Woods." Eros changed the topic as quickly as he changed his face, and he spoke very seriously. He motioned everyone to look at the map with his eyes, "I found that although he He is the regional god of Leah, but he is gradually encroaching on the believers and territories of the two local goddesses, and the speed is astonishing, and the results have been remarkable in just a few years. If such a powerful character really appears here, I can't have any impression , but he just popped up so quietly, and his power grew stronger day by day, to the point where he almost took Onelia as his own.

"God will grow gradually, but the speed should never be so amazing. Apart from conventional means, he must have some other way to improve himself."

"Is that what you said about stealing faith?" Ventus interrupted suddenly.

Eros didn't care, nodded and continued: "But I have never grabbed his tail, and there is no rule that Catherine's priests cannot surpass her to become a regional god. This possibility exists, as long as I can't find it. When it comes to the evidence and the origin of his beliefs, it will be difficult to prove my guess. That's why I occupied the Cocklebur Fortress and started doing various intelligence businesses in the name of ordinary people, taking the opportunity to investigate everywhere."

"That is to say, even if I don't go to you, you will find a way to weaken Hayden Woods?"

Elaine asked.

"That's right, I used you to some extent." Ai Luo admitted this frankly, as if he didn't think there was any problem with it, "I lacked a key point, and you brought me I found an opportunity—in your experience, I found what I wanted.”

He pointed to Mount Trillance on the map: "I suspect that Hayden Woods' real source of belief is here."

Petra, who hadn't spoken much, frowned.

"You mean...the tribes that disappeared?"

"Yes, that's why I want to use your blood to find them. After all, Sancho and those tribes have the same blood in their bodies. If they still exist, maybe I can find a way to ask something."

He's a priest of Iko, so it's not surprising that he has such means—if he is.

But Petra nodded, pulled out the dagger in her boot, and cut a cut on her arm: "Is this enough?"

Startled by her sudden movement of drawing the knife, Eros shook his head helplessly: "Thank you for your trust, but actually... just cut your fingers."

The person involved didn't care anymore, and the others didn't say anything. Eros took her hand and dripped blood on the clay plate, and took out a handkerchief to bandage her wound.After taking good care of the lady's wound, the warlock held up the blood-stained clay plate and muttered a few words silently. The plate with plain patterns and plain appearance started to glow from the blood-stained part, and gradually lit up from the inside out. .

It is a soft green, like a tree that sprouts new buds in spring, and begins to spread vigorously.

Those branch-like lines radiated green light from the inside, and even the face of Eros holding it was illuminated. With his eyes closed, he continued to silently recite unintelligible sentences, as if he saw something through the glowing plate .

No one doubted his identity as a priest of Aiko anymore, because the room was now filled with the gentle power of the forest goddess, making people as energetic and full of vitality as a new tree in the forest.

That's the power of God, no doubt about it.

In the end, the clay plate was still a clay plate. After the light dissipated, it turned back to that dusty and inconspicuous plate.Eros put it away, thanked Petra again for the blood, and seemed to have the information he wanted.

"How is it?" asked Elaine, who was standing beside him.

Eros nodded: "Still."

Petra's amber eyes lit up suddenly.

Although she is "no longer a Sancho" in name, she still regards Dewendora and the others as compatriots in her heart. If she can find other tribes in the same line, maybe Patros may return to the altar .

"On the other side of Trillance Mountain, they are in the cave." Eros circled the approximate location on the map, and said, "But there are not many people left, and the situation may not be optimistic... I will try to find a way Get one out and see if we can communicate."

Petra nodded, knowing that this was the least risky way, so she simply thanked her: "Thank you."

"You're welcome, I have selfish intentions." Warlock waved his hand, "I suspect that Hayden Woods was involved in the fall of Patros. If I can find someone to ask, it will save me a lot of time and effort."

Although he spoke with confidence, things didn't go too well.It wasn't until a certain morning half a month later that Ventus' residence received a huge, tightly wrapped package, which was half a person tall and looked very suspicious.

"Ah, it's finally here." Eros was the first to lean over to unpack the package. Under the layers of oil paper was a tight but breathable cloth. He untied the tied opening and peeled a person from the inside like a candy wrapper. come out.

"What did you send to my house?" Ventus looked disgusted.

"Of course it's a good thing." Warlock blinked. During this period of time, he has thoroughly grasped the habits of the bad-tempered consul in Icethorn City, and he is not afraid of his anger at all. "It is a distinguished guest that everyone has been waiting for a long time. I suggest Go and make a cup of tea for him first."

This is of course just a joke, no one would tie a real distinguished guest in a sack and transport them to the door, just like no one would be willing to be wrapped up in garbage as a guest.He stripped the "guest" who was tied like a caterpillar out of the package, and went to untie the dense ropes on the other party, complaining while untying: "Tell them not to let people run away, why tie me so tightly... "

In the end, Ventus still found someone to help him, and moved the unconscious "guest" to a separate room, lest the garden be turned into a kidnapping scene by this unique arrangement.

When the unlucky guy who was tied up was awakened by the magic spell, he thought his house had been burglarized. "Ahh!" he sat up and was about to find someone to fight with. When he saw a room surrounded by him, he shut his mouth in doubt and turned his head. Looking at the surrounding environment, he hesitated and said something that he didn't understand.

"I just couldn't understand what he said, so my people tied him up and sent him here." Eros shrugged, "Don't look at me, I don't understand."

"He asked who we were," Petra said.