405. Familiar Advancement
Just as they had forced Winter's agent to leave the Lost Land, this time it was once again an open scheme—one that the agents could not refuse.
Because the upheaval in Lotus City was clearly not merely an accident meant to force the agents to show themselves. There were currently no agents outside capable of contending with the Pope of Cup, and Winter's death seemed riddled with suspicions. Under such circumstances, they had to leave the Lost Land and take charge of the situation.
What was more—
Cup had caused such a massive disturbance. As participants in Cup's original expulsion, they could not possibly remain indifferent.
At last, the world was descending into chaos.
Xu Zhi's red eyes narrowed beneath her hood, concealing the pleasure and anticipation in her expression. She could not let others know that she was actually happy to see the world fall into turmoil.
After the sudden upheaval in Lotus City, she should have been the one overseeing the city. But because Xu Zhi had quietly hidden herself away, Lotus City had briefly descended into chaos. Warlords rose everywhere, and in barely a week, every level had produced several leaders, large and small.
In recent days, the outside world had not failed to attempt contact with the city. Yet no matter how fiercely the city fought among itself, when facing those outsiders, the believers' attitudes were surprisingly unanimous: they ignored them.
They were also waiting for the internal struggle to settle, for a true leader to emerge—or for several leaders to reach a partnership and discuss how to deal with those outside.
Though few of them had ever received guidance from God, they instinctively knew what could and could not be done. Moreover, this group possessed an "innate" and rigid hierarchy, as well