An evil god?
What evil god? Wait... Could she mean Worker Theus?
Theus's expression turned strange.
Come to think of it, he seemed to have purified their Moth Lord and been mistaken for an Outer God...
So what exactly was an Outer God?
After thinking for a moment, Theus's face changed dramatically. "What? You still have an evil god with you? How could you keep something that dangerous in your territory?!"
"It's not dangerous, it's not!" Chloe hurriedly explained. She was starting to regret bringing this up now. What if Theus changed his mind and drove them away?
"It's actually not an evil god. Something must have gone wrong with the summoning ritual, and it summoned an Outer God."
"An Outer God?"
"Yes, an Outer God... I can't say any more about that. It would cause contamination."
"Go ahead. Don't worry about contamination—I have a way to deal with it."
Chloe clenched her teeth. "I know you can deal with contamination. I mean I'll be contaminated just by saying it!"
"Huh?"
"Knowledge can bring contamination. This kind of contamination isn't one-sided—it affects both parties. Otherwise, it would have been used on the battlefield long ago."
Theus blinked.
That... seemed to make sense.
If speaking knowledge could contaminate the other side, Moth Chasing Flame shouldn't be in such dire straits. What lord wouldn't welcome them? They could just give two lectures on advanced mathematics on the spot, and the lord would explode. How could they have ended up like this?
Wait, if speaking knowledge could cause contamination, wouldn't teachers be the easiest people to contaminate?
Chloe glanced at Theus and curled her lips.
"You probably haven't come into contact with any esoteric knowledge yet. Most relatively simple knowledge won't cause contamination. But with deeper knowledge, if you don't understand the specific