The bus was running, and Bai Zhou, who was sitting at the back of the bus, shook Five Ghost Bag in his hand and counted the treasures inside according to the method just taught him by [Paroxetine].
"This one is okay, this one is useful, this one is just average..."
As a Ritualist with Celestial Pivot, identifying Ritual materials is a basic skill, and "antiques" and luxury goods such as jade and gold are the most common and best-used Ritual materials.
The advanced Ritualist is often good at identifying antiques and gambling stones, and this is especially true for the Bai Zhou equipped with Celestial Pivot... He only needs to look at the Celestial Pivot to identify the approximate year of the antique and whether there are any traces of repair and splicing in the details.
Almost a month ago, Bai Zhou was still thinking that one day he would no longer be able to survive in Mystic World, so he would set up a street stall to sell paintings, and maybe make a living. Now it seems that he might be more popular if he joins a jewelry store.
No wonder people say Ritualist is an aristocratic profession. Just say that the basic skills derived from this profession are basically closely related to art and luxury goods. If it weren't for Bai Zhou directly carrying Celestial Pivot, just the necessary process of identifying Ritual materials and practicing basic skills with many antique treasures can consume a lot of time, energy and wealth of Bai Zhou as Ritualist.
Fortunately, he has Troy.
"What would be the reaction of Authorities people if they saw those smiling corpses of Art Club?"
At this time, the discussion between [Sertraline] and [Fluoxetine] came from not far from the front left.
[Sertraline] was very interested, "I really want to see their expressions..."
"They must have worked very hard to get to the scene, well, very hard, and then they were so surprised!"
As he said that, [Sertraline] burst into laughter.
At this moment, after the battle just now, the atmosphere in the car is no longer as dull as it was when Bai Zhou first arrived.
Apparently, this small group has embraced Bai Zhou.
"I bet Authorities has arrived at the scene to call for reinforcements by now."
[Fluoxetine] said listlessly:
"Also, [Sertraline], you are really noisy."
"Why do I always bother you? You can't deprive me of my freedom to speak hard - for the sake of my hard work."
After hearing what the other party said, [Sertraline] stared and looked unhappy:
"And, as far as I know, your ears are not very good, [Fluoxetine]!"
[Fluoxetine] rolled his eyes, "Because you hurt my eyes, please, shut up!"
The big-headed dwarf and the small-headed Skinny Man are like a mindless and unhappy pair.
The two people's voices kept ringing in the bus, which unexpectedly made this dark and ghost-like late-night minibus more popular. Blood Worship Cult Holy Son, who was sitting at the front, seemed to turn a deaf ear to it, as if there was some barrier around him to block out the sounds from the outside world. "There is no doubt that Sir [Sloth] will shake the whole Tinghai tonight."
[Paroxetine] turned to look at Bai Zhou:
"After this night, everyone will sing your name."
"This is what every Blood Worship Cultist dreams of."
"All of us are honored!"
Every Blood Worship Cultist dreams of becoming the most wanted criminal of Tinghai, right...
Bai Zhou's expression almost failed to calm down, and he was thinking in his mind that he had just cleared the shore and became a semi-regular officer, how could he suddenly be exterminated and become the extremely vicious Blood Worship Cult evil party.
But it doesn't matter, after all, what does [Fallen Saint Physician]Sloth do have to do with him Tinghai Savior, Adventurer Bai Zhou? One code equals another, thank Art Club for his outstanding contribution to [Sloth]'s promotion.
"This is all...Holy Son's leadership is meritorious."
Bai Zhou shook his head and then asked a confused question in his mind:
"But, what you said Authorities... aren't we Blood Worship Cult afraid of Authorities's revenge?"
"[Sloth] Sir, it is normal for you to have this doubt."
[Paroxetine] stood up from his seat, his high heels clicking on the ground, and walked slowly swaying.
She sat in the last row and came next to Bai Zhou. This move made Bai Zhou's muscles tighten, and she felt an instinctive danger physically.
"You were born not long ago, so you don't know enough about Tinghai or this Blue Star. I will tell you about it slowly later."
"Now, let me briefly describe..."
Hearing this, Bai Zhou listened attentively.
He really wanted to hear what Mystic World's power layout would be like in the eyes of Authorities's enemies like Blood Worship Cult after jumping out of Authorities. Then, he heard [Paroxetine] say in a deep voice:
"Actually, the so-called Authorities or not, this identity is nothing in the eyes of us Blood Worship Cult."
"After all, in the long history, extraordinary people have always stood behind the scenes and controlled the situation of the world... The so-called Authorities organization was just the largest investor before the establishment of the current regime. It suddenly came ashore and had more resources."
"The current East-West Federation on Blue Star was founded in 1999 at the turn of the century. Third World War was only thirty years ago." "But how long has our Blood Worship Cult been passed down? Thousands of years!"
"Before East-West Federation was established, Blue Star had no concept of large metropolitan areas. At that time, how many countries, how many regimes, and how many dynasties and so-called Authorities institutions were there in the world at that time? It is simply too many to count."
"A metropolitan area like Fog City, which is now at the forefront of the world, is the essence of its original country of Britain."
[Paroxetine] said:
"Even if it's us Blood Worship Cult..."
"From East Asia to Southeast Asia, from Southeast Asia to South Asia and finally back to East Asia, Blood Worship Cult has undergone many changes over the past thousand years. During this period, it has not failed to support the political power of some countries and became the so-called Authorities organization of a country."
"Even looking into Root, the earliest origin of our Blood Worship Cult is even rumored to be related to an ancient state religion in Western Europe!"
As he said that, [Paroxetine] sneered, "The winner is the king, the loser is the bandit, that's all!"
"The Authorities organization is just the mysterious forces that are most capable of fighting in the current era."
"Of those mysterious forces that have been passed down for a long time, which ancestor has not had a glorious past? If you look through the family tree, every one of them is a prince or general!"
[Paroxetine] shook his head and said words that somewhat subverted Bai Zhou's knowledge - to a certain extent, they were able to answer Bai Zhou's doubts and were unexpected.
"Now, Federation has been established for thirty years. On the surface, everyone's life seems prosperous and stable, but in fact, the hidden dangers of the world war have not been eliminated." "Federation's main force is fighting on the front lines deep in the Reflection Ruins Realm, and there are even more undercurrents behind Present World - so, this is our last chance in this era!"
"If we cannot seize the last opportunity of this chaos and wait until Federation stabilizes, the remnants of the previous generation like us will be doomed to lie dormant for a long time in this era, and may even face the crisis of extinction!"
"This is a life-and-death struggle. In every era when dynasties change, various mysterious forces will experience such things... but this time it is extra urgent."
As he spoke, [Paroxetine]'s serious eyes shone brightly:
"For this reason, many conspirators in this era have jumped out to make trouble. Federation, because its main energy is still being restrained by other places, currently focuses on maintaining stability in various places, trying to find the best balance point among Mystic World's major forces."
"Maintaining the separation of Surface World and Mystic World and maintaining the stability of each metropolitan area are the primary tasks of Authorities organizations in each metropolitan area." "And in Tinghai, Authorities organizations, chaebols, major neutral associations, and religious groups that secretly oppose Authorities... These forces form a delicate balance."
"Yes, in fact, we Blood Worship Cult have every reason to look down on Tinghai's Authorities." At this time, [Fluoxetine] on the side also spoke in a deep voice.
"Due to some special reasons, the Wilderness between various metropolitan areas on Blue Star can only rely on special trains to cross. This leads to transportation difficulties in various regions and a high degree of autonomy for each region."
"Federation, Federation... the answer lies in the mystery."
He said:
"The structural form of Federation means that the constituent countries work together to form Federation, and the integrated Federation acts as the main body to exercise a series of sovereignty such as diplomacy and military affairs, while each constituent country exercises autonomy in accordance with the provisions of the Federation constitution."
"In this case, pursuing the so-called balance and stability of various forces, and even compromising to a certain extent... is the consistent tradition of East-West Federation from top to bottom."
"For example, Eastern Federation has power across three and a half continents and two oceans. What kind of power can completely unify them? It can't be done." "Such a Colossus can only be a voluntary alliance of various countries. It is a special product of the great changes of the times!"
"In this process, led by [Unified Coordination Bureau] from Asia, with the help of [Ideal Wings] from Oceania and [Babel Tower] from Africa, "Three superpowers have mastered the complete Destiny Path, and thus led the establishment of Eastern Federation spanning three and a half continents, opening the curtain of a new era."
[Unified Coordination Bureau]!
[Ideal Wings]!
[Babel Tower]!
The three superpowers who had complete control over Destiny Path came into Bai Zhou's sight.
Blue Star, the whole picture of this world, past and present, under the description of Blood Worship Cult, finally gave Bai Zhou a glimpse of the tip of the iceberg for the first time. Before this, Bai Zhou had only heard the name [Unified Coordination Bureau].
Because the prefixes of Authorities institutions, Special Management Department and Bureau of Anomalous Investigation, will be specially marked with the name "Unified Coordination Bureau".
"These three major organizations can be said to be the most powerful mysterious forces in each continent in the current era - and Unified Coordination Bureau sits in Tianjing, making Tianjing the well-deserved capital of Eastern Federation."
Mentioning their existence, even a few people from Blood Worship Cult couldn't help but look in awe, as if there was a kind of awe engraved in their bones.
"However, Eastern Federation is vast, Unified Coordination Bureau's main force is still in the Reflection Ruins Realm, and it is impossible to control all urban areas in Present World... Every potential Extraordinary is hard to find, so how can there be so many people available?"
"So, they need subsidiaries."
[Fluoxetine] Talking about a past that few people know about, or that has long been deliberately buried:
"During this period, they did two things."
"The first thing is to expand enrollment and expand enrollment on a large scale. Unified Coordination Bureau takes the initiative to attract new people with potential. After training, they will be placed in various metropolitan areas. Ordinance Hall institutions will be established to serve as the highest regulatory authorities for Authorities institutions in each metropolitan area."
"The second thing is adaptation and integration."
"Unified Coordination Bureau has reached cooperation with mysterious forces with good behavior and lawful morality in various places. Those forces voluntarily changed their names, accepted the command and supervision of the Ordinance Hall, received capital injection and reinforcement from the Unified Coordination Bureau, and were responsible for different functions..."
He said, "This has become the so-called Authorities organizations that you will often encounter in Tinghai."
Bai Zhou understands clearly.
"The so-called Tinghai Metropolitan Area is a large-scale metropolitan area formed by integrating many nearby cities and countless towns after the establishment of Federation." "In fact, according to the common definition hundreds of years ago, it is not an exaggeration to say that the area covered by Tinghai Metropolitan Area is a small country, and the city of Tinghai is the capital of the country."
"In this land, a unique cultural atmosphere was born, a special civilization origin, and a long history."
"This is the key reason why Tinghai was able to get Federation's policy support and become one of the top 300 Federation, that is, the 285th largest metropolitan area!"
"But correspondingly, there are also many inheritances of mysterious forces here."
Then, [Fluoxetine] mentioned several names that seemed familiar to Bai Zhou:
"Thirty years ago, Blood Worship Cult's [Seven Sins Institute] was still in charge, and at that time Tinghai's lawful side overlord force [Holy Relic Institute] fought to the death every day;..."
"In the end, those damn "Sun Knight" and Seven Sins Institute basically died together, which directly caused Blood Worship Cult to fall into long-term weakness, and was eventually taken advantage of by other forces."
Seven Sins Institute!
Holy Relic Institute!
Sun Knight!
These three nouns inexplicably attracted Bai Zhou's attention.
"At that time, an extraordinary force named [Reset Pact] reached a cooperation with Authorities, and was voluntarily split into two first-level organizations, Black Box Special Management Department and Bureau of Anomalous Investigation, under the supervision of the Ordinance Hall. Their leaders and core members were transferred, and Unified Coordination Bureau sent people to serve."
[Fluoxetine] also said, "Other mysterious forces reorganized and merged to form secondary organizations such as FZDC and Armory." "There were also some mysterious forces that semi-cooperated with the Unified Coordination Bureau, but did not want to become vassals. In the end, they migrated and developed in many aspects, and they became the chaebols that Tinghai later became famous for."
"Recently, Tinghai's famous celebrities, Elder Wu and Purple Thorn Group's Luo Family, all emerged in that era." When [Fluoxetine] said this, [Paroxetine] on the side frowned and spoke in a deep voice again:
"It stands to reason that in a metropolitan area, there should be an overlord-level lawful force that has been adapted into the local Authorities main force, but Tinghai happened to be absent at that time."
"That's why Tinghai has so many messy departments, but there is no one strongest organization. It's just that each department is responsible for different functions and checks and balances on each other."
"This should have been our chance."
Having said this, [Paroxetine] shook his head regretfully:
"But unfortunately, at that time, thanks to [Holy Relic Institute], Blood Worship Cult happened to turn from its peak to decline and fell into silence..." "As time went by, even many Stronghold and important experiments were forced to give up, and it was not until recent years that they regained their strength."
Stronghold? An important experiment that was forced to be semi-abandoned?
As a product of the experiment, Bai Zhou from Evening City was moved by this.
Because he suddenly discovered that the great changes of the times and the reshuffle of various forces mentioned by [Paroxetine] were even directly related to his own birth and growth.
Those snowflakes from the past era have actually fallen on Bai Zhou's head a long time ago, and they are the Root of all his current tragedies and comedies.
"When we came to our senses, those miscellaneous fish forces that we looked down on in the past have developed with the support of the Unified Coordination Bureau." "The Black Box resources controlled by the Special Management Department are mind-numbing. Bureau of Anomalous Investigation has a direct background to the Unified Coordination Bureau. Even FZDC has made great progress in repeated disaster prevention..."
Looking at Bai Zhou, the sickly beauty sighed quietly:
"Now that they are united, even if some of the main force has been transferred to the Reflection Ruins Realm, it is enough to make me, Blood Worship Cult, feel afraid... After all, I, Blood Worship Cult, am not in my heyday anymore."
"If the commotion becomes too big, it might even attract the backers behind them..."
Got it.
Now, Bai Zhou understands everything.
Why does Tinghai need so many departments to be responsible for various affairs, and there are so many chaebols in power.
Because at that time, Tinghai, the overlord force on the lawful side [Holy Relic Institute], had just been destroyed.
All parties came together to catch up with the dividends of the times, thus carving up Tinghai, and this pattern has been maintained to this day.
Why is Blood Worship Cult so disdainful of these Authorities institutions?
Because everyone has the same origin.
Back then, Blood Worship Cult and Holy Relic Institute fought to the death and finally got rid of the regional overlord on the lawful side. When they were about to dominate Tinghai and enjoy the fruits of victory...
Third World War started fighting, Eastern Federation unified.
Unified Coordination Bureau came and went, leaving behind a bunch of so-called Authorities institutions that check and balance the dark side.
These lawful forces, which Blood Worship Cult looked down upon in the past, got on the Unified Coordination Bureau's express train. After thirty years of development, they had the capital to compete with Blood Worship Cult or even overwhelm the other party...
If Bai Zhou is replaced by Blood Worship Cult, it will only stomp even more.
The winner is the king and the loser is the enemy, that's all.
But on the other hand, the profound foundation of Blood Worship Cult is not comparable to that of upstart institutions.
"[Seven Sins Institute] has been vacant since thirty years ago."
[Paroxetine] said, "Back then, Seven Sins Institute was all-powerful. Within the department of Blood Worship Cult, which had one religion and three branches, Five Elders Seven Sins, its prestige was even second only to the leader himself!"
"And now, with the leader gone, Seven Sins is empty."
"[Sloth] Sir..."
Paroxetine looked at Bai Zhou with confused eyes, his face flushed:
"His Highness Holy Son hopes that you can take charge of Seven Sins Institute for him and recreate the great glory of Seven Sins Institute back then!"
"Even..."
She came closer and whispered quietly into Bai Zhou's ear. The pungent smell of disinfectant made Bai Zhou and Fang Xiaoxia, who was sitting next to Bai Zhou, frown. "I heard that there is a huge secret hidden inside Seven Sins Institute!"
"Only the owner of Seven Sins Institute can master this secret..."
Big secret?
Bai Zhou's heart moved, thinking whether this might be the reason why Holy Son cultivated [Sloth].
But...
"That..." Bai Zhou hesitated to speak.
"Sir, tell me!"
[Paroxetine]'s eyes lit up, thinking that this was probably the first time Bai Zhou had given her an instruction on his own initiative, and she must complete it well.
"Can you sit a little over there?" Bai Zhou said seriously and a little embarrassedly
[Paroxetine]:"?"
"You're a little too close to me."
Bai Zhou's upper body is tilted in the opposite direction, far away from [Paroxetine] on the left, and almost touching Fang Xiaoxia on the right.
After hesitating for a moment, Bai Zhou said seriously:
"You... smell."
[Paroxetine]..."
The minibus was extremely quiet, but at this moment [Paroxetine] seemed to hear a low sneer coming from the front.
The woman immediately looked around with sharp eyes, and first saw Fang Xiaoxia's face that was flushed and suppressing a smile.
Oh, this is Mr. [Sloth]'s ghostly assistant, you can't afford to offend him.
Immediately, the woman cast aside her vicious gaze, and then looked at [Fluoxetine] and [Sertraline] who were sitting upright.
The two brothers stopped making noises now. They stared straight ahead, each with a more serious expression than the other, as if they were reciting the religious oath of Blood Worship Cult seriously.
If it wasn't them, it couldn't be His Highness Holy Son who was eavesdropping on their conversation and then laughing...
At this moment
"Squeak"
The wheels rubbed against the ground and the minibus braked suddenly.
"What's going on!"
Bai Zhou looked out with a sharp look.
Outside the car window, on the dim and rugged road, lights illuminated the surroundings.
"Clatter..."
Densely packed soldiers with guns and ammunition protruded from the bushes, woods and hillsides in all directions, like a heavy tide, surrounding the minibuses.
Enemy attack!
Even, Bai Zhou saw a few familiar people in the crowd...
In the sky, Chief Instructor Shi of the Sword Bearer unit, riding a flying shuttle made of flying knives, looked heroic in a dark combat uniform.
Her overlooking and sharp eyes almost immediately crossed the car window and locked on Blood Worship Cult Holy Son in the car!
"I caught up pretty quickly..."
Holy Son muttered impatiently, and stood up slowly from the seat in the car against the tight Black Robe.
The driver on the side turned around, as if he had experienced many battles. There was no panic on his plain face, but he looked at Holy Son with a questioning look. The atmosphere suddenly became Tense Atmosphere.
Even...
Bai Zhou looked stunned and saw an acquaintance in the crowd blocking the front of the car.
Half of the mask is covering the face, the gorgeous dress and Silver White's long hair are flying under the moon, and the gems on the belt are shining with light.
As if sensing the gaze of Bai Zhou in the car, the man's sharp and cold eyes glared back fiercely.
An acquaintance, an old friend, an old friend that cannot be forgotten!
Just meeting again in this way... acquaintances meeting each other, but not knowing each other.
"Celebrate!"
The gem was put into the slot, and the man's belt shouted loudly:
"Magician! My Lord is coming!"
"The heinous criminals, the representative of justice My Lord 1"
Under the gaze of Bai Zhou's strange eyes, the man began to transform, with the belt around his waist still shouting menacingly:
"My Lord Gem Witch, you and others will be brought to justice!"