Chapter 1455: Chapter 898: Corrupting the Upper City District (Part 2)

If the Three Great Religions discover the actions of the Mad Fire God Sect and send a bishop from the Martial Arts Faction, they will be scattered like stars in the sky. In such a situation where the enemy’s strength is so overwhelming, the only way to survive is to ’endure’.

Now, what the Mad Fire God Sect needs to do is no longer to expand barbarically but to absorb the slums as soon as possible and completely transform them into its own strength.

By the time that happens, even if the Three Great Religions send any bishop over, as long as they dare to kick the slum.

Then thousands of followers with eyes blazing with Mad Fire will immediately rush out and fiercely spray at him.

Just thinking about that scene made Todd a little excited. The old him wouldn’t find such a chaotic scene entertaining, perhaps because his mindset had also been transformed by the Mad Fire. But now he no longer cared about such things.

Every night when he fell asleep, he could see the noble appearance of the Mad Fire God for a moment. Although his God never spoke, Todd could feel the deity’s emotions from the dance of the flames.

Every night, the Mad Fire God sends him praise and accolades!

"As promised, today I’ll take you for a tour around the Upper City District."

The knight approached at this moment, his face filled with compliance.

"But you can’t leave my side, and you mustn’t get too close to places controlled by the Three Great Religions. Following this rule is good for both of us. If someone targets you, I might not be able to protect you, as I’m just a knight."

"In a place like the capital, where tigers and dragons lie hidden, there might be someone at a higher position than me selling snacks at a stall. My status really isn’t worth much here."

No wonder the knight still relies on the people in the slum to pay tribute to him, for he is also just a small fry in the capital.

"I promise you," Todd said with a smile, patting the knight on the shoulder, "We are all Mad Fire brothers now."

"Hahaha..."

The knight let out a laugh filled with despair and exhaustion.

The capital of Scameroon is naturally divided into different districts. A rustic person from the slums wanting to enter the wealth-filled Upper City District wouldn’t pass the guards’ inspection, but if accompanied by a knight, there’d be no problem.

Todd dressed himself in the best outfit, looking barely suitable to enter the Upper City District. He slicked his hair back to appear full of vitality.

Before long, he and the knight reached the gate leading to the Upper City District, easily passing the strict inspection that would be harsh for others.

Upon entering, their eyes were met with the stark contrast of brightness and grandeur compared to the slum, and even the air seemed to become sweet. No, it seemed like the scent was truly coming from a pastry shop nearby.

"It’s rose cake, I haven’t had it in ages."

Todd walked over, skillfully ordering two portions of the pastry, and naturally requested specific sauce toppings, finally sharing one with the knight.

The knight took the pastry, displaying a look of surprise, and said:

"This kind of pastry shop only exists in the Upper City District, you’ve been here before?"

Judging by the natural way he bought the pastry, it didn’t seem like he was someone who’ve only been to the Upper City District once or twice.

"I, uh, have a surname. Ever heard of the Speck family?"

The knight immediately raised his eyebrows, "The Skebek family? The family that serves the Holy Light? You’re actually from there!"

"Due to certain past events, I left the family long ago. Otherwise, why would I need your help to enter the Upper City District, where I grew up?"

Eating as he followed familiar paths, Todd said, "Let’s go, our goal this time is my family."

The knight gasped, "You’re going to take down the entire Skebek family..."

Todd tilted his head, looking at him, "Well, what else?"

"Impressive, impressive..."

Everything in the Upper City District made Todd feel nostalgic. It was quite similar to his childhood memories.

But as they continued walking, something appeared that didn’t match his memories.

"God bless, thank you, guards, for keeping us safe."

"With the God above, it’s our duty, no need to thank us."

Todd found it strange as he watched the guards amicably interacting with residents, "Do they not mention the specific name of the God in their prayers now?"

"Such changes started long ago, first proposed by the Holy Light Church."

The knight said, "That Pope claimed that praying under the vagueness of God’s name helps ease tensions between people, and internalizing the name within our hearts better displays loyalty or something like that. Anyway, that’s how everyone says it now, and I think this simplification is quite good, saves us some breath."

Todd watched the people exchanging "God bless" wishes and suddenly shook his head, saying, "Pitiful people."

His expression changed slightly, as if he noticed something, and then said aloud, "We’ll need to be careful with our actions this time; the situation has exceeded my expectations."

The knight didn’t quite understand why he said that, but nonetheless replied with an "Oh."

However, what Todd did next shocked the knight.

"No, hey, why are there underground tunnels in the Upper City District!?"

The two walked through a narrow underground passageway, covered with dust as if it hadn’t been visited in ages, causing the knight to be very surprised by its existence.

"I dug it when I was a child. It leads directly to the Speck family," Todd recalled, "And it also leads to my father’s fireplace."

"..."

The knight was left speechless.

He thought Todd was just a fortunate soul who stumbled onto power, but now Todd’s image became increasingly mysterious.

What shocked him even more was...

"Hey, hey, hey, isn’t this the private room of the Speck family head?"

The knight peeped through the gaps in the fireplace bricks, inspecting the room in front of them, instantly spotting the family crest and various antiques and treasures hanging on the walls. There was even a portrait of the Skebek family’s current head on the wall!

Todd, you are not someone to be underestimated!

"Be quiet."

The room’s door suddenly opened, and a middle-aged man with a face somewhat resembling Todd’s walked in.

His face was clearly adorned with a flattering smile. Following him into the room was a woman.

Todd widened his eyes; that woman was the hero Anleisi!

He couldn’t forget Anleisi’s form; why was that woman here!?

With the hero’s abilities, she might become aware of the two hidden there. Todd broke out in a cold sweat immediately.

Fortunately, Anleisi didn’t look towards the fireplace. Once seated facing the family head, the head immediately said:

"I’m sorry for inviting you over at a time when you must be weary from your journey, Miss Anleisi."

Anleisi rubbed her brow, speaking tiredly, "It’s fine, what is your request? If there is a reward, I will do it."

"Straightforward, then I’ll be direct."

The family head clasped his hands together and said: "The Skebek family has already heard that you will be redeployed to the battlefront led by the Holy Light Church, meaning you will once again fight against the Starfire Church."

"Hmm?"

"The assistance I ask of you is to kill a member of the rebel army. The Skebek family will reward you richly thereafter."

Anleisi sipped her hot tea and signaled him to name that person.

The family head hesitated for a moment and said:

"That person is called Luluwo, who was an adventurer before joining the rebel army."

...

Soon after, Anleisi had already left, leaving the family head alone in the room, silently contemplating something. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

A serene expression appeared on his face, feeling very satisfied for having acquired Anleisi’s assistance.

"With this, I can finally feel at ease. The troubles of my past are finally going to disappear..."

The family head hadn’t finished speaking.

"Crack..."

The fireplace suddenly dropped some brick fragments.

"Hmm?"

He looked towards the fireplace.

Behind the burning firewood, he saw a pair of eyes glowing with yellow light.

"Eek!"