The intelligence brought by Longjing Tea undoubtedly had great significance.
In combination with other pieces of evidence, not only could it directly prove the "Brotherhood of the North’s" guilt, but it also gave Annan new ideas—
There might be a "Fallen King" sowhere.
At the very least, the fallen in different countries seed to have a special communication channel that had not yet been discovered.
This directly disrupted the players’ previous plans...
Next, Lin Yiyi’s team would probably have to stay in Saltpeter Ranch for quite a long ti— or rather, they could take advantage of the Blood Hand Brothers’ removal to pull off a perfect surprise and attempt to directly control the area.
After all, this was originally a godforsaken place that didn’t even et the minimum requirent of having "one wise man and one digger."
Instead of waiting for the news of the Blood Hand Brothers’ elimination to spread, attracting wisen and diggers from other areas, it was better to directly occupy the place.
This wasn’t a difficult task for them.
Once they stayed a bit longer and established the teleportation point, they could start teleporting in reinforcents.
And that ant, the mission to chase after "Captain of the Ship in Stone," Selicia, would have to be handed over to another group.
anwhile, since the Brotherhood of the North was about to be hit by Annan, he urgently needed to get Selicia’s first-hand testimony... If soft words couldn’t persuade Selicia.
—Then, a forced capture might be necessary.
To achieve this goal, Annan granted Longjing Tea super team privileges that included free teleportation within the month and reduced resurrection cost to one-fifth, a "Super Deluxe Big Monthly Card," so to speak.
Longjing Tea could find powerful, well-coordinated teammates to form the strongest team.
They would need to teleport to The Holy Nation and then take an airship to the Duchy of Mourning Song. At this ti, the treasure ship "Silver" shouldn’t have arrived yet... This ant they could wait for their quarry.
To ensure their journey was smooth, Annan had Longjing Tea first teleport back to Heath Tower of Black to get a "pass" from Tower Master Hugo. It basically served as a guarantee from him to The Holy Nation, renting an airship that was going "off the regular flight path."
The Qishen Church had airships of their own.
Annan originally wanted to ask around—he had already taken out the mirror, to see which True God currently had a spare airship that could be rented out, asking them to delay its departure for now.
He thought that he would end up borrowing from Mr. Radiance.
Among the deities of The Holy Nation, Mr. Radiance seed to be the most friendly towards him.
Unexpectedly... the first deity Annan inquired, the Goddess of Cup, agreed very readily.
And she offered to rent it out for free, with no charge at all.
Annan gained the most luxurious airship from the Goddess of Cup’s church for a full six months... This ant that in addition to teleportation and subways, players now had another ans of intercontinental travel.
"—Thank you very much, everyone."
Longjing Tea bowed elegantly to the people in front of him: "I greatly appreciate your help."
"Oh, it’s nothing, it wasn’t even our airship that we applied for."
The lady standing in front of him had a face full of smiles: "It’s our job. I’m glad if we could help you."
The man in front of her wore a black and red high-collared coat with black and red mismatched gloves, a powerful wizard, handso and youthful. He had a gentle smile, clear voice, and courteous manners, appearing much like the heir to so major noble family.
——No, if he were truly of noble birth, there would certainly be an air of arrogance about him that could not be dispelled. This sense of warmth, it’s more akin to that of a great scholar...
However, the lady before him knew in her heart that this man’s status might be even more noble than that of so aristocratic heirs.
Because this genius Wizard was a direct disciple of "Salvatore," the Tower’s Child of Heath Tower of Black.
After Heath Tower of Black recently suffered a terrible disaster, with nearly all of its heirs killed, the remaining direct-line Wizards had beco scarce.
It was rumored that this generation’s Tower’s Child, Salvatore, was in a very unstable condition. Given the talents of this young Wizard known as "Dragon Well Tea," he was highly likely to beco the next Tower’s Child.
If one could make the acquaintance of this future Tower Master on behalf of the temple, perhaps I could also beco a higher-ranking Cupbearer...
In fact, even if Hugo, the Tower Master of Black Tower, hadn’t written a letter of introduction for him... no one would stop them.
——Because this "Pleasure Class" flying ship was transferred from the Hall of Purity.
She, along with three other colleagues, had also received orders within the temple—to dismiss all ordinary human servers, and they, four Priestesses of the Goddess of Cup, would serve aboard this flying ship, "loaned out" for half a year. It was hinted that they should try their best to accommodate the requests of the owner of the flying ship.
This was a command from a level of administration above cardinal... in other words, it was either the Pope or the Goddess of Cup herself.
Though she was rely an assistant Priestess, only ranked as a "Blood Drinker," she had begun learning Divine Arts and attempting to purify nightmares. She was, after all, a formal Priestess.
How could a Priestess simply be loaned out so easily?
Among the four of them, there was even a "Cupbearer," the main Priestess of the Goddess of Cup. Technically, the main Priestess no longer had to do these nial tasks.
The Priestesses of the Goddess of Cup who worked in flying ship docks, bars, hospitals, and theaters were not there because the church was short on money... they were simply being trained in their "smiles."
The Priestesses of the Goddess of Cup were required to exhibit a smile that could warm the hearts of others under any circumstances.
This is not the sa concept as the "smiling service" that the Silver Baron demands from his clerics... The Silver Baron asks more for a sense of "equality" and "respect" among traders.
The Goddess of Cup believes that one can influence another person with just a single action or gesture.
A re smile, a song, a gesture, a look can imdiately change another person’s mood, or even indirectly change their life.
High-ranking Priestesses of the Goddess of Cup can even use a smile to make soone instantly relax their guard or use brief physical contact to heal one’s spirit. And the envoy of the Goddess of Cup, the "Tempter," can reshape a person’s character through sheer "talk therapy."
In theory, the "Tempter" can rekindle the "desire to ascend" in Transcendents who once had the potential but lost the qualification for Gold advancent due to various subjective and objective reasons, or no longer have a strong desire.
——This is the highest application of the realm of desire.
If a Priestess cannot imdiately soothe an agitated person with words and a smile, it ans her understanding of the realm of "desire" is insufficient, and her professional skills are not up to par.
Low-ranking Priestesses are sent to various places to hone their ability to "comfort the heart," which is, in fact, a ritual for selecting talent.
Yet even so... they are still Priestesses sent to train their abilities in such environnts, not real service staff.
...And now, they are sent away just like that?
They weren’t even people specifically requested to be loaned out.
The flying ship was rely loaned... and they were sent away as "bonus gifts."
That is to say, the Pope was probably afraid that the people who borrowed the flying ship from them wouldn’t be able to operate it.
——Just who is this person with such influence?
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