nagpurpolice Chapter 70 Testing the Waters
Chapter 70 Testing the Waters
Zag was delighted: "Really? That's wonderful!"
"Yes, yes, we will be holding a gathering on Friday evening at sunset. If you are interested, you can come to this address to participate."
"Zag Liam" pulled a business card from his pocket and handed it to Zag, emphasizing, "These are all people who are very dedicated to the study of magic. There are mages, alchemists, magic circle practitioners, and researchers in magic. You'll definitely enjoy this gathering!"
"My pleasure."
Zhage smiled, took the business card, and glanced at it.
The sign above read "Research Meeting on the Essence of Life," and the meeting president's name was "Bernisi Cecilius." The person in charge's name was indeed "Zag Liam," though the spelling was slightly different from Zag.
But this could not possibly be a coincidence!
It's worth noting that the name "Zag" has a negligible rate of being the same as someone else's, because the name originated from the meaningless groans his grandmother made when she was seriously ill. His parents named him "Zag" in memory of his deceased grandmother.
In other words, this imposter must have used this name after meeting me!
What audacity!
Zha Ge was so angry that he was now calm enough to just want to eat braised chicken rice!
But he still tried to gather as much information as possible: "How long has this gathering, I mean, this group, been around? I don't think I've heard of it before?"
"It hasn't been long, and we've only been recruiting members for a week. But our project has been going on for three years and has been very successful, especially in the transformation of magical creatures into life forms, where we've achieved amazing results."
"Zag Liam" said proudly, "You know, many magical creatures are actually a kind of curse, such as various beast diseases and vampires, especially werewolves, which have the characteristics of both beast diseases and undead creatures, which is very magical."
"But this curse is completely different from the principles of illusion magic in magic, and contains a higher-dimensional mystery. Once we decipher this secret, we can touch the essence of God—that is, the Holy Spirit."
"Think about it! Why is it that in many racial cultures, their ancestors can become Holy Spirits, and even become beings as great as those foreign Holy Spirits? So once we explore the essence of the Holy Spirit, perhaps we can 'create' the Holy Spirit!"
"What a great undertaking this will be!"
Looking at the excited "Zag Liam" before him, Zag nodded in agreement: "It is indeed a great undertaking."
This is the truth.
For mortals to question "God" and attempt to uncover the essence of "God" and bring him down from his pedestal is truly remarkable, especially in a world where magic and God objectively exist; such an act requires even more courage.
But that doesn’t mean they can use any means necessary, especially to so carelessly harm those who have little or no voice.
If it weren't for Zag, no one would care about Lanmir's death as a werewolf. Even if they found the werewolf's body drowned in the Fairy River one day, no one would think much of it. Lanmir himself would likely be assumed to have left Cabbage Town long ago, perhaps for adventure, perhaps for some other reason—who knows? No one would care about the whereabouts of a drunkard with no relatives or friends.
No one would care about Rosa and her father, a poor farming family, their disappearance and death were just ordinary daily occurrences for ordinary people at the bottom of society.
Perhaps it is precisely because of this absurd population consumption that the world's population has remained at a low level for a long time.
From this perspective, the fact that ordinary people in this world have not been wiped out is probably thanks to those "holy spirits".
As they were talking, the bartender suddenly interrupted with a serious expression, cutting off "Zag Liam's" impassioned speech: "Brother, I have to say, the Holy Spirit is the Holy Spirit. I understand that you magicians always have some special views, but the Holy Spirit is the Holy Spirit, especially our Mother Goddess, the great Meredra, who can never be profaned by mortals!"
Perhaps because it mentioned one of the nine most widely worshipped Holy Spirits in the Eastern Frontier, many people in the tavern noticed this place and looked at Zag and the imposter "Zag Liam" next to him, making Zag feel a little uneasy.
Fortunately, Zag Liam realized this as well—one should not belittle the faith of a group of fanatics. Thus, his excitement was immediately extinguished.
He didn't argue with the bartender, but instead smiled and replied, "Of course, of course, I absolutely respect the great Mother Earth."
The bartender nodded in satisfaction: "That's right, the great Meretra will be everyone's salvation!"
Seeing that "Zag Liam" had acknowledged Merettra's status, the others also looked away with satisfaction, and the tavern seemed to have returned to a peaceful atmosphere.
Snowball, standing nearby, bristled, but its little mouth remained defiant: "I told you that disgusting Meretla was a hypocrite! She's brainwashed her own followers! Disgusting! Hypocritical!"
"I'll consider the gathering. However, I have other matters to attend to today, so I'll take my leave now."
As he spoke, Zag finished the remaining Bone-Moving Flower Bliss in his cup and then bid farewell to "Zaga Liam".
"Zag Liam" replied with a smile, "Of course, please do as you wish, have a nice night."
"The same to you."
After exchanging his last polite words, Zag left the tavern immediately.
The way home from the Free Drinking House wasn't far, but Zag deliberately took a two-block detour and, while passing through the temple of Meretra, removed the Concealment Necklace in a secluded corner before heading towards Domino Street.
On the way, he whispered to Snowball about what had happened that day: "I feel like something's not right in Dongchui Port either."
Snowball didn't quite understand: "What do you mean?"
Zag glanced around the street to make sure no one was watching before continuing, "Let's leave aside the fact that the cultists are openly recruiting in the tavern. Didn't you notice that everyone in the tavern acted a little strange when Meretra was mentioned earlier?"
Snowball was still confused: "Aren't they just fanatical followers of that hypocritical Holy Spirit? What's wrong with that?"
Zag explained, "It was really strange. The atmosphere was as if everyone would kill us if we said anything bad about Meredra!"
Snowball rolled his eyes: "Are you stupid? If you say anything negative about the entity you believe in to any fanatic, they'll fight you to the death!"
"No, that's not what I meant. It's just... I don't know how to explain it to you, but I just feel like those people are being manipulated!"
At this moment, Zag especially hoped that Snowball had traveled through time in the same way as him, so that he could simply describe it as "being cursed".
That explanation might be understandable to Snowball, but unexpectedly, it confidently replied, "That's impossible, He doesn't have the time for that!"
————————————Divider Line————————————
[Snowball's Popular Science Mini-Drama]: Among the Nine Holy Spirits, seven are of demonic origin. As the most powerful beings among the demons, they are also known as "Demon Gods" or "Demon Lords," meaning beings who possess their own territories in "Annihilation." Their territories are often regarded by mortal believers as "divine kingdoms."
The remaining two are the ancestral gods of the Dawn Continent world, namely, the two great ancestral holy spirits who transcended their own limitations within the civilization built by the life forms that originally existed in this world.
In fact, the term "Holy Spirit" was also used to refer to these great beings in the history of these native civilizations, but it was later adopted by the demons who enjoyed the spoils of the Dragon Slayer War.
"What I mean is, the winner takes all, the loser is condemned. The Mother Goddess became one of the Nine Holy Spirits because of her power! She's completely different from that hypocritical demon god like Meredra, who only knows how to please Mordo! Meow!"