The next day, Duguli.

The letter sent from the Imperial Diocese was properly preserved, waiting for Liszt to return and open it.

"Who the hell is this Tiger-man?"

Rein looked at Nashano, who was dressed like an aristocratic old moneybags, and was infuriated. The kind of nobility who had been specifically trained in etiquette were inherently different in temperament from ordinary people.

Even though he was an addict, he still sat on the edge of the chair, keeping his back straight, resting both hands on a cane planted on the ground, with a coat draped over his shoulders and a pocket watch hanging on his shirt chest.

"A new partner, aimed at becoming a training master for anti-imperialists."

Liszt said, feeling a bit scared. Isis had gone out to have fun around Aran with her girlfriends and would return to the Imperial City for the Stargazing Festival.

There shouldn't have been any problems last night, right?

It was truly amazing that, counting it all, his first experience in the Western Continent was with this woman.

"Aren't you going to say something to your fellow countryman?"

Rein asked Swan to "tidy up" the haughty Tiger-man who looked like he was worth 280,000.

"Not from the same tribe, thanks."

Swan refused.

In terms of looks, Swan was handsomer than Nashano, both in Tiger-man and Human Race aesthetics. Nashano belonged to another ethnic group among the Tiger-men.

"A Hall-level Adventurer, it's truly rare."

Nashano's status rarely allowed him to encounter these elusive guys, and here he met two at once.

"As expected of Brother Li, pulling in sponsors. Brother, treat me to a night at Cloud Palace Top tonight, and I'll have your back from then."

Chuan Che loved freeloading.

Cloud Palace wasn't an option recently, as those pirates, using their name, killed Aran officers, damn.

But Duguli had more than one high-class club. The clubs here liked associating themselves with the clouds; there was another one, Cloud Palace Top, like a sky hotel on the top floor of a high-rise, where some second and third-rate Minstrels performed, with very high expenses.

"Cloud Palace Top?"

Nashano was puzzled.

"It's a brothel, world-class whores."

Rein clicked his tongue.

"Why are you all acting like Mika these days?"

Liszt felt a lump in his throat. "Damn it, Brother Sha and Shadi are fighting for their lives in Mulong, and you guys are indulging in debauchery, is that really okay?"

A ship of plastic brothers, that's all there's to say.

If it weren't for the "run or die" rule, all the money in hand would be spent immediately.

He also learned from Swan that the bounty called out by Fen was not just for show. A considerable amount of money was spent, even connections in the Black Magic World were utilized, hiring Demon Hunters from the Life Weaving Society to kill Haywood. They were world-class Demon Hunting experts. The reward was one thing, but the organization's mission was another. Haywood absolutely had to die.

From this, it was clear that running was no joke. Pirates ultimately did not value loyalty.

Although Nashano boasted about going through fire and water, Liszt didn't fully disclose everything, only mentioning the current plight of the Black Sail.

You might not want me dead, but I don't know how many people want me dead. Only by finishing up the affairs in Mulong can I continue to live.

As soon as he returned, Swan briefed him on what had happened over the past few days.

The Aran Navy had even found their place. Clearly, it wasn't the time to go on a big adventure with Nashano.

Liszt glanced at Swan, this person with a Thief background, who appeared honest but was ruthless when killing. During a trip to Aisnor, he even chopped up a Navy officer.

"Given the critical situation, we can't stay in Duguli for long. With the Royal Court's style, a military officer's accidental death will definitely be thoroughly investigated."

Nashano reminded everyone.

"The letter you've been waiting for has also arrived. How do you plan to deal with the Netherworld Envoy's mess?"

Saleret had trekked from Golden Palm Port mainly to deal with that silver-haired, golden-eyed woman. Unfortunately, being the sharpest sword of the Thief Guild, his methods were even more advanced than Ben's, possessing an object that could transform at will, even he failed in the pursuit.

"Let me read it first."

Liszt had Galen pass him the letter. It was sent three days ago, but having a reply was good enough.

Sharon was definitely entangled in the Royal Court and Sect struggle. She was preaching in the Imperial City Industrial District, and the Emperor loved to set up military and police stations; due to industrial development, a new military unit called Engineers was created, clashing with the Court Madmen and Magic.

It seemed like a promotion, becoming a Priest, but in reality, she was placed in an extremely dangerous position.

In the previous letter.

Marcus's "Dragon Lord's True Prophecy" mentioned that he was part of a certain destiny trajectory.

After learning about the Mother of All Mother, Liszt realized the authenticity of the "Dragon Lord's True Prophecy."

Sharon's promotion was recommended by Marcus, who also positioned her there.

That damn blind man, Liszt vaguely guessed that he was trying to use himself for something, so he didn't inform the Sect about Haywood.

Otherwise, the emergence of such creatures on the isolated Western Continent would truly shake the heavens.

Opening the envelope.

It was Sharon's handwriting, written in English, which made Liszt feel somewhat relieved.

Just as he suspected.

It wasn't that gods needed believers, but believers needed gods.

Religion serves the political ecosystem; when life is too good, gods are like singers, they don't need some fictitious entity as spiritual support.

And with the rise of cheap fuel industries replacing the high-consumption, unaffordable Magic Energy Industry, reaching civilian use.

It made the Pope feel a great sense of crisis. He himself was a leader of Madmen, and now it was even more overwhelming.

The Emperor had always worked overtly and covertly to diminish his influence, but everyone knew the Emperor's short reign compared to the Sect's long history. It wasn't achievable in his generation.

But with the rise of new industries, the Emperor had the opportunity to eradicate the Aran's biggest parasite, the Eternal Sect, at least for him it was a parasite.

This also enraged the Pope.

The essence of Sharon's letter was.

The task finally fell to Sharon. She was the preaching Priest of the New City Industrial District.

He dispatched the Time Sword to abduct Lagrange. Calling Lagrange "Mu Ran No.2" was inappropriate; Mu Ran was Little Lagrange, not the other way around. Lagrange was the ultimate traitor, the general director of the underground research lab.

Not only that, the research lab also had students, some teachers, researchers, and even physics professors who had taught both Sharon and Liszt. All those people were in Lagrange's camp, and research in this different world was their most important pursuit.

Relying on Lagrange alone wouldn't be enough to train so many Engineers adept at operating machinery.

In other words, Akasa had a... team of scholars from various fields.

Cicero claimed that Lagrange was more reliable than the Tower Master; even the Emperor had praised him.

But Lagrange was a two-faced servant of the Mysterious Wizards, protected by terrifying defensive measures.

The Time Sword had fled the scene, failing the abduction.

However, Marcus's former superior, Zote, accomplished it, using Lagrange and other scholars' lives to blackmail the Royal Court into concessions.

He succeeded.

He also entered the Eternal Sect, advanced to Mulong, established the Eighteenth Formation of the Time Sword, and returned to high power.

Sharon had also somewhat heard about the Black Sail's affairs in Mulong; these things couldn't be hidden from the Royal Court and Sect's worldwide spies.

Involving Liszt in Mulong's affairs indicated that there was no one who was the Old Aran's second-in-command in terms of violence against him.

Additionally reminding him, she was safe now and would relocate from the New City Industrial District to another Cardinal Church, so Liszt need not go to the Imperial City to fetch her.

Liszt, having read the letter, felt puzzled.

Zote?

The Deputy Director of the Witch Hunting Secret Department?

Rumored to be the deadly man who escaped from the Northern Prison eleven years ago?

And Sharon, was she really safe?

He didn't feel assured.

"There's also another letter, just delivered this morning, the postmark address is also the Imperial Diocese."

Galen handed over another letter.

Liszt didn't delay, quickly opening it.

This time...

It was written properly in the Cyrudil Language.

Signed by Marcus.

The first sentence already carried a threatening tone.

[If you're concerned about her safety, meet me at Dragon Stone Square.]

[As a manifestation target of the Dragon Lord, I'm under the Sect's secret surveillance, it's hard for me to move, act fast.]

Liszt frowned deeply, anger rising within, fierce determination emerging. Yes, he had to confront Marcus's third phase.

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