Chapter 608: chapter 66 – The “Secret” to Destroying the Frost Calamity
It was precisely because of this that, in his discussions with Verafia, he speculated that the cultist organization called the “Kasha Cult” might have other hidden reasons.
However, unexpectedly, perhaps due to the strict security of Vinash City, no one approached them for a full half a month.
Moreover, Ig had also tried to inquire with Count Sirius. At that time, the Young Count nodded thoughtfully, then smiled and softly told him that he would investigate.
“The Kasha Cult… the cultists from that day?”
Irene murmured softly, then shook her head slightly. “Mr. Ig, as the Young Master said, he did have people investigate, but there aren’t many leads yet… If there are any questions, I will inform you in person.”
“What could be the reason for that?” Ophi raised her beautiful frost-blue eyes, her curiosity easily piqued.
The Silver Moon Elf maiden shook her head slightly, gently put down her cutlery, and her exquisite face, with silver eyes like moonlight, looked up:
“Actually, it’s because a Cardinal from the Church visited. He brought with him a major secret, not only the Young Master, but Sir Trist and the Knights of the Inquisition were also guarding him.”
Verafia, who was acting up beside them, temporarily put aside her displeasure with Ig and slightly raised her golden pupils.
On that day, she remembered Sirius’s final explanation, perhaps the infiltration of the Kasha Cult was for the Church Cardinal who would visit in the near future.
“A secret that makes even Lord Trist moved… Could it be related to the Frost Calamity?”
Ig tried to utter a sound.
During the half month in the castle, not many clergymen from the Church bothered him. Perhaps it was Count Sirius’s status that shielded him from unnecessary persuasion, but Sir Trist, the stern leader of the Inquisition, he had met more than once.
Even with only brief contact, Ig could tell that Trist, as a Knight, was a pure warrior, undoubtedly dedicating his entire being to the war against the Frost Calamity.
If not for his relationship with the previous Count of Vinash, Trist would never have been so attentive to a secular lord, and even a Cardinal from the Church would not alter his decisions.
In Ig’s speculation, the fact that this Knight, who hated the Frost Calamity, was moved perhaps meant that the Cardinal brought something related to his usual duties.
“Mr. Ig is right.”
To Ig’s surprise, he had spoken casually and didn’t expect Irene to actually answer. The Silver Moon Elf chuckled softly, “The Cardinal who came from Lailin City is said to have brought a secret powerful enough to destroy the Frost Calamity.”
Ig was startled, looking at the Silver Moon Elf in disbelief. Sitting beside him, Verafia’s slightly raised golden eyes were tinged with a novelty.
For Verafia, the Frost Calamity shrouding the entire Aer Continent was one of the few things that piqued her interest.
“Mhm!”
Ig gently tapped her little head. Verafia, holding her head with her little hand, looked at him with her golden eyes, filled with a hint of resentment.
“I’m sorry, Miss Irene… I shouldn’t have asked about such an important matter.”
Ig apologized to the Silver Moon Elf.
The boy’s actions entered the elf maiden’s eyes, causing her to smile softly. The silver-haired elf maid smiled and shook her head.
“You are the Young Master’s friends, it doesn’t matter. Moreover, what that Cardinal will bring in the future to counter the Frost Calamity, this is not considered a secret, perhaps the entire city will know about it before long.”
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The long street was still thriving with the city’s hustle and bustle. Outside the enveloping cold, the brilliant sunlight that scattered seemed to melt away some of the perpetual chill.
“Mmm, a secret that can counter the Frost Calamity…”
Ophi rested her little hand on her chin. The words of the Silver Moon Elf in the castle had indeed made the little princess of the Ice Dragon unable to suppress her curiosity. Suddenly, she lightly raised her golden eyes and looked at Ig, who was gently holding the golden-haired girl’s hand.
“Um, Ig, Verafia, you guys, do you think their secret weapon… is it the Sacred Relic of the ‘Fire Saint’ hidden in the Church, as the Young Count mentioned that day?”
Ophi was also in the carriage when Sirius introduced the Church of the Fire Saint. And unlike Verafia and Ig, who always stayed in the castle, Ophi often went out for fresh air during the half month. Therefore, she considered her knowledge of the Aer Continent to be much better than those two guys.
“Just the Sacred Relic of the ‘Fire Saint’… the possibility might not be very high.”
Ig smiled and tapped her head. As Irene had said, the matter of the Church Cardinal bringing the secret to counter the Frost Calamity to Vinash City had already been vaguely rumored. walking on the street, he could hear passersby discussing it.
Ophi looked at him with some confusion, and Ig explained:
“The Sacred Relic of the ‘Fire Saint’ has always been in the Church’s possession, but it could only provide temporary resistance, and they still had to place their hopes on the so-called envoys of the oracle… If, as Little Fei said, unless they obtained a new Sacred Relic, or found a new way to use the Sacred Relic under the oracle.”
Ophi tilted her head slightly and thought about it carefully, finding that it was indeed the case.
“Moreover, if they really had something to counter the Frost Calamity, why would they specifically bring it to Vinash City?”
Ig smiled and shook his head, saying, “Perhaps it was something the Cardinal accidentally obtained on his way here, which is why the news leaked, and Count Sirius and Sir Trist were sent so suddenly… What do you think, Veer?”
As his voice fell, Ig gently pulled the girl’s little hand.
The white-dressed, golden-haired girl raised her delicate face, her golden eyes, as if sprinkled with sunlight, unlike their usual dimness, showing a rare and relaxed vibrancy:
“You mean this… Well, the essence of the Frost Calamity is actually the Deity behind it. This young lady thinks, perhaps, they found a secret weapon that can target the Frost God who is currently reviving.”
Ig nodded gently. In his heart, to completely destroy the Frost Calamity, the figure of the Frost God had to be eradicated.
Verafia tilted her little face slightly and blinked her golden eyes charmingly.
“Of course, finding a god-slaying weapon, even for an incomplete Frost God, how easy could that be… This young lady guesses, it’s possible they deliberately released this news in order to lure out those minions of the Frost, and then wipe them out in one fell swoop.”
Ig revealed a smile, and holding the girl’s smooth, tender little hand, he also nodded.
However, the young man’s gaze became a little more solemn.
He once again recalled the Kasha Cult from that day… and the organizations that worshiped frost in the deeper shadows.
Regardless of which of the girl’s guesses was correct, the Kasha Cult, and the frost worshipers hidden deeper, whom he had never met but whose ill repute was already known, would they truly reveal themselves?
He vaguely felt a sense of crisis, worrying that in the confrontation with the frost, he would not be able to protect the girl beside him.
Suddenly, his palm was gently pulled.
“Mmm, Ig, what’s wrong?” Verafia asked, raising her little face in confusion.
“It’s nothing, I just feel… the weather seems to have gotten a bit colder. Veer, don’t catch a cold.”
Ig smiled. He didn’t want the girl to know his worries, so he changed the subject, gently pulled her into his embrace, and stroked her beautiful, smooth golden hair, looking at her snow-white, delicate face.
“Mhm. Veer, we should hurry. Master Kaon is still waiting for us.”
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My state has not been very good recently…
