Chapter 268 Investigation of the Cult of the Gods

“uncle.”

Seeing the huge dragon on the opposite side who took the initiative to contact him, even though the other party had not yet opened its mouth to make a request, Urnos had already roughly guessed the other party’s intentions.

“Uornos, I haven’t seen you for a while, what have you been busy with recently?”

Noah saw the increasingly majestic young monarch opposite him. Unlike his father, although he had been in power for nearly a hundred years, his appearance remained the same, his face was not old, and there was no sign of blood decay or decline in strength. For a legend, Urnos was too young.

“Have you made any breakthroughs in your realm?”

“…”

After the Holy Dragon awakened, Urnos, who had taken the initiative to challenge, fell silent. At that time, he found that fighting with this uncle dragon could make his blood boil, so in the following period of time, he made several consecutive visits.

But later he discovered that fighting with his uncle only made his blood extremely active, but could not stimulate his blood to awaken further.

If his bloodline could not be awakened, then going to fight with this Uncle Saint Dragon would be nothing more than a one-sided beating. Although he liked fighting, he did not like being beaten unilaterally.

For Urnos, his bloodline has come to an end and there is no way forward, so the questions asked by this uncle hit his sore spots.

Urnos didn’t believe that the other party did it unintentionally. It was clearly intentional.

“Uncle, if you have anything to say, just tell me.”

Although he felt a little angry, the other party was superior to him in both strength and seniority, so this tyrant who was known for his tyranny and ruthlessness could only choose to endure it.

“You should know what happened in my territory.”

“Know something.”

Urnos said very subtly.

More than just knowing a little, among the many secret departments he set up, there are intelligence agencies targeting Uncle Jinlong and the territory he rules.

“Now that you understand, it will be easy. Give the order and cooperate. Many officials and nobles on my side have chosen to abscond recently. Many of them should have fled to your side.”

The leader of the fairies who stepped onto the stage, Sifrea, the first attendant of the Holy Dragon, the first thing she did was to attack her own people. Not to mention the great fairy who was executed, she even did not spare her old friends. Her methods were so ruthless and cruel that they really scared many officials and nobles.

It would be fine if only this dragon fairy was leading the investigation, but the problem is that more and more holy warriors are gathering in the city of Elisim.

When these holy warriors obtained the official status issued by the dragon fairy himself, many officials and nobles who were already uneasy could no longer sit still, and escape became the first choice for many powerful people.

Originally, these guys could just run away, Noah didn’t care much. Three-legged frogs might be hard to find, but two-legged officials were everywhere.

But the problem is that these guys who already control power have too much money and extraordinary resources in their hands, and when they escape, they do not forget to take away everything they can.

How could Noah tolerate this? He issued arrest warrants for all the officials and nobles who refused to resign and abandoned their positions and territories.

Of course, just issuing a wanted order is far from enough, so Noah first found his eldest nephew and asked him to cooperate, because more than half of the powerful people chose to flee to the Kingdom of Atlas.

“You can give me the list, and I will order the officials below to cooperate in the hunt, but…”

“But what?”

“Uncle, I have no intention of offending you, but I just want to make it clear in advance that the funds that the nobles under your command who defected may not be fully recovered when they fled, and there may be some discrepancies between the amount they took with them when they fled!”

“How many inconsistencies are there?”

Noah’s dragon pupils narrowed slightly. He could tell from what he heard that his nephew wanted to take advantage of him and get some benefits from him.

“Maybe half.”

“half?”

Noah smiled, but it was a dragon’s smile, with the corners of his mouth stretched wide, revealing his white dragon teeth. Even a kind dragon like the Golden Dragon could look quite scary when he smiled.

“In that case, the people I sent out will have to get to the bottom of it and see who is trying to covet Mo Long’s treasure!”

The importance that the dragon attached to its treasure was self-evident, so after Noah spoke, Urnos was silent for a while.

“Half is indeed too much. Perhaps 70% will remain.”

“Seventy percent? Oh, would someone who only wants to escape have such a huge expense?”

Noah sneered, also tired of the idea of ​​bargaining with his eldest nephew.

Urnos clearly wanted to take advantage of the unrest in his territory and plunder resources from the fleeing dignitaries.

Although the Holy Dragon Land is called a territory, it is actually a country, and it is not an ordinary country. The wealth gathered here is so huge that it is not surprising that a king like Urnos who wants to make a difference would covet it.

“Not a single copper coin can be lost. I will get back as much as they took out.”

“Uncle, if that’s the case, then my officials will have no way to cooperate.”

It’s not just that they can’t cooperate. If they follow the dragon’s request, the officials in charge of the investigation will have to pay for it. After all, the fleeing nobles have to incur expenses along the way, and these expenses must be recovered? What a joke!
“At least 90%, that’s the bottom line.”

Noah also understood that if you ask someone to do something for you, you still have to pay them. If you don’t pay them and expect them to pay you, then it’s impossible to expect them to do things for you.

Unless you put a sword to the opponent’s neck, passive resistance is the lightest punishment, and not causing trouble is considered good.

“Too little!”

“It’s not a small amount. That’s it. This is my bottom line and the maximum I can tolerate. If I find that a copper coin is missing, I will tear down your palace to make up for it.”

Noah ignored his nephew’s protests, and at the end, he threatened without any scruples.

This is how much the dragon values ​​its own treasure, and Noah is no exception. Although he spends money lavishly, it is because he understands that all the money will eventually flow into his hands, and he spends money only to achieve his goals.

But now the powerful and wealthy are fleeing on a large scale. If the resources they took away are not recovered, Noah will not be able to sleep well, although he doesn’t need to sleep in the first place.

In the eyes of the dragon ruler, everything in the territory, including the officials and nobles who serve him, the common people and slaves, as well as their own private property, are his property.

Although Noah felt that this perception was too extreme and allowed the free trading of his own assets, he still subconsciously agreed with this concept.

Therefore, in Noah’s cognition, the money carried by those fugitive nobles was all his money. Therefore, even a noble and sacred being like the Holy Dragon could not deal with it indifferently.

“Uncle!” After rudely threatening his nephew, Noah went to find his niece, Parvati, who was now in the limelight in the Elf Royal Court.

For the nobles who fled from the Holy Dragon Territory, the Elf Royal Court was the first choice. The Kingdom of Atlas was the second-best choice, which was the helpless choice of the small and medium-sized nobles with little power.

The territory ruled by the Holy Dragon was still nominally under the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Atlas, but the Elf Royal Court was just short of clearly publicizing their hostile relationship.

Even so, the discord between dragons and elves was well known, so it was quite wise to flee to the enemy forces.

Noah agreed with their choice and approached his grandniece.

“I understand your request. I will order the border authorities to conduct strict inspections. Once they are found, I will ask them to be repatriated immediately.”

Compared to that greedy father, Parvati seemed much more reasonable. When Noah asked her to try her best to recover all the assets, she agreed immediately.

After all, an old power like the elves, with its profound heritage, is different from an emerging power like the Kingdom of Atlas. With its profound heritage, it looks down upon such superficial wealth.

“well.”

Noah was very pleased and soon found the third person, who was also his good nephew.

“Uncle, what do you want to talk to me about?”

“I’m currently looking for a group of officials. Let your little guys hunt them down.”

Although it was impossible for any powerful person to flee to the north, Noah knew that although Wayne openly ordered the Kingdom of the Undead to shrink its power, he made many small moves in secret.

The vampires are known as the nobility of the night. These monsters with the same appearance as humans can perfectly integrate into human civilization as long as they can restrain their bloodthirsty impulses.

These monsters are great for doing dirty work, so Noah decides to give them the most difficult targets to track down.

They are also the third most troublesome category among the fugitive nobles. These guys have no clear purpose. They will run to wherever there is backwardness, information transmission is not smooth, or the place is remote.

“it is good.”

Although he was not very willing to help Noah do such dirty work with little benefit, Wayne still agreed reluctantly.

So, all of a sudden, the exiled nobles who fled from Noah’s territory found that no matter where they fled, someone was chasing them. It was as if they were rejected by the whole world. Although Zealandia was large, there was no place for them to stay.

The purge and reorganization of the judicial system in Noah’s territory was in full swing, causing such a sensation that almost half of the continent knew about it.

In the past history, no force has ever carried out such a thorough purge within itself. The momentum is as if they want to tear everything down and rebuild it.

However, although the purge movement that attracted the attention of many people and various forces was very loud and powerful, it was just a secular matter and was not worthy of attention from some religious forces that believed in gods.

Their attention was focused on the source of this purge, a court located in a border town in the Holy Dragon Territory.

“We have investigated clearly. The golden dragon only patrolled its territory when it woke up. After returning to its palace, it never left the Aldis Mountains again.”

A figure dressed in a grey robe, whose figure almost blended into the shadow cast by the house, unnoticed by anyone, reported in a low voice to the darkness in front of him.

“So, when the so-called Holy Dragon Punishment occurred, the dragon was still in the palace 800 kilometers away from here?”

“Almost certain.”

“Have you ever seen the dome of that building? It was said that it was originally just a mural, but now it has become a statue.”

“I sensed an aura similar to that of the Holy Statue of Our Lord in the Main Temple.”

In the shadows, there were whispered discussions.

“Nonsense, it’s just a dragon statue. How can it be compared with the holy statue of our Lord?”

“That’s not what I meant.”

“Well, let’s stop arguing. It is certain that the golden dragon is touching a power that he should not possess.”

“Isn’t this obvious? What holy dragon? Everything he does is to raise faith.”

Someone sneered with disdain.

“What should we do? Slay the dragon?”

“That’s a legendary golden dragon. He has his own magic palace and has established more than one legion for the purpose of protecting himself!”

“So what? Are you afraid?”

“Are you questioning my faith?”

“It’s just a false god that has just touched the power of faith. It’s just a long snake reptile. Look how scared you are. You have already felt fear just now!”

“I just think that there is no need for our Shadow Cult to conflict with him. The gods of the dragon clan never compete for overly important priesthoods, and there will be no conflict between him and our Lord!”

“This dragon is different. This time, he descended from the sky to seek fairness for a farmer’s son. He portrayed himself as a dragon that is not afraid of power, upholds fairness, and defends justice. Aren’t these actions enough to show his greed?”

“If that’s the case, we’re not the only ones who should be worried.”

“That’s right, we’re not the only ones who should be worried about spreading the situation here.”

The unknown border town has become the core source of the vortex, and all the turmoil started from here.

The legendary golden dragon is certainly awe-inspiring, but once faith is involved, under the majesty of the gods, the fear of dragons will naturally disappear.

Noah also quickly noticed the undercurrents in his territory. Almost all the righteous groups that preached in his territory had some unusual activities.

Some kind of dangerous aura was descending from the sky, and when Noah realized this, a holy warrior revealed some information to him in a vague way.

“Is this the disturbance caused by the Word Spirit Emperor?”

When Noah learned what caused the various groups of gods and spirits in his territory to become restless, he could not help but smile. The dragon’s eyes were bright and bright, as if there were golden flames burning in them, and there seemed to be a purple sea surging and boiling inside.
“I want to see which gods can’t sit still.”

Noah did not regret using the Word Spirit. The power of faith accumulated around him was so great that it could not be wasted. The Word Spirit Emperor just met his needs.

(End of this chapter)