331. [The Benevolent Heavenly Father Statue]

As the guard began to pray, Lu Ban clearly heard some kind of foreign murmur echoing in the warehouse.

However, although these sounds were annoying, they did not cause Lu Ban any pain or confusion in his head.

Compared to the ramblings in "The Fool's Wisdom" that I heard before, these seem like child's play.

"Could it be that my resistance is too high?"

Lu Ban thought to himself.

If we start from this point, then the evil god represented by the statue worshipped by the guard doesn't seem so dangerous.

Above the blood-red Magic Circle, a kind of green smoke began to waft out.

The smoke seemed to have its own will, spreading towards the water and food in the warehouse.

Even Lu Ban could foresee that if people were infected by this smoke, their food and water would definitely be in trouble.

During a long voyage, if logistics go wrong, despair and chaos will inevitably follow.

Lu Ban saw that the two bags of ingredients near the Magic Circle were infected by the green smoke and swelled up slightly, while a bucket of water was also filled with smoke and seemed to make bubbling sounds.

However, the smoke did not continue to spread; it only affected this small area.

The guard then worshipped the Magic Circle for a while, put away the statue, and prepared to leave.

Lu Ban decisively struck the guard on the back of the head with a crowbar, and the guard completely lost consciousness.

He first took out the two bags of contaminated food and the bucket of water. When he opened the food bags, he smelled a putrid odor.

The bucket of water was also filled with green algae and emitted a foul stench.

After just a couple of sniffs, Lu Ban felt like grass was growing in his nose and throat, as if he had been eroded.

"Can this Magic Circle transmit diseases and exert corrosive effects?"

Lu Ban put these aside, intending to throw them into the sea later.

It was clear that the guard was either controlled, bewitched, or was a bad guy who had been instructed by some shady characters to cause chaos on the ship, and the end result would certainly be Amber's life.

Since that's the case

Lu Ban took out the statue and examined it carefully, finding it extremely familiar.

He browsed through [Silence Department Store] but couldn't find the corresponding item.

"Was it redeemed by someone?"

Lu Ban quickly thought of more.

First of all, if this item was exchanged by the Chosen of the Gods of the Silent Land, then Lu Ban should have had companions. The Silent Land does not currently show any contradictions and would not instruct two teams to do completely opposite things.

Lu Ban could vaguely remember that the statue should be a "Benevolent Heavenly Father Idol," which came from the wasteland and was a tool that could communicate with the gods. Because it was cheap, he still remembered it.

Therefore, the reason why it disappeared from the Silence Department Store and then reappeared in the hands of Lu Ban's enemies is self-evident.

It's likely that some Chosen of the Gods from the Silent Land redeemed it, then encountered Chosen of the Gods from a hostile faction, was killed, and left this behind.

"Therefore, hostile invaders have already set their sights on this place."

Lu Ban strongly suspected that the enemy might belong to the current ruling faction of the Wa Island Grand Shrine, which would explain their ability to mobilize so many people and use such a tool to weaken the fleet's defenses.

When there is not enough fresh water and food on board, even the most loyal guards have to consider whether they should still be loyal to their masters, and most mutinies at sea stem from survival crises.

Lu Ban felt that things couldn't continue like this.

He placed the statue on the Magic Circle, and then, imitating the guard from before, uttered a prayer.

A moment later, the blood-stained Magic Circle emitted a faint red light, and Lu Ban heard layers of illusory murmurs emanating from his surroundings.

Amidst these murmurs, a detached yet grand voice resounded.

"What is it?"

at the same time.

On a warship about twenty nautical miles from the flagship of the priestess Amber.

His entire body was wrapped in bandages, like a severely injured man, who sat cross-legged in the center of a Magic Circle painted with vermilion pigment, exuding a frenzied quality.

"Didn't they just bestow blessings? Why are they coming again?"

His name, in the language of this world, is "Thunder." As one of the two Chosen of the Gods participating in this mission, Thunder was summoned by a man dressed in magnificent silk robes as soon as he arrived in this world.

Although he found the foreigner ugly and fragile, he maintained a certain level of courtesy for the sake of his mission.

The other party asked him to assassinate someone, and Thunder had already told him the specifics of the mission.

They were going to kill a witch named Amber.

The supreme rulers of this world seem to be the shrine maidens, or rather, the noble families from which the shrine maidens come. These shrine maidens are able to effectively resist the pollution of this world. And now, this Amber is a very powerful shrine maiden. If she successfully inherits the Wa Island Grand Shrine, then the pollution of this world will likely take much longer to erode other regions.

In order to survive, Thunder had to complete all sorts of missions in foreign lands, and having witnessed those cruel and terrifying things, he had already hardened his heart to be cold enough.

Moreover, in order for his race to survive as those great beings gradually awaken and return, Thunder must be ruthless and cold-blooded.

His identity in this world seems to be that of an assassin, and Thunder is skilled in similar methods.

In a previous mission, Thunder killed a human and obtained the idol from him. According to Thunder's analysis, the idol seemed to be able to connect with a sealed and restricted deity in some other realm. Thunder's race itself has a far greater understanding of sealing and such matters than other other realms.

Therefore, Thunder made certain modifications to the statue, using the power of the deity whose whereabouts were unknown, and transformed it into a communication device that could communicate with him through special means.

At the same time, the statue itself possesses the power of corruption and plague; if prayed to in a specific way, it can summon a ghostly green mist powerful enough to corrode steel.

In this situation, the Thunder's plan is quite simple.

Using their supernatural powers and tools, they get someone on the ship to get the idol and pray when the long voyage begins.

In this way, it won't be long before all the food on that ship is contaminated. Once the sailors can't stand it anymore and start mutinying, Thunder will only need to go and collect their heads.

Originally, everything was proceeding in an orderly manner. After the other party's mind was affected to some extent, they prayed and, under the guidance of Thunder, spread the plague.

But how come it suddenly got back online?

Thunder felt something was off, so he listened carefully.

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Bonus chapter for the second monthly pass in October (3/3)