Chapter 1312: Request for Divination
When he was exchanging dimensional stones with other cultists, the gold and silver treasures he took out did not interest others. Except for those with specific reasons, most believers of the Church of Gluttony were not too poor, as they were all high-level members.
However, they were very interested in the strange insects in the bottles and jars. There were green beetles that looked fully armored with head shapes like battering rams, beetles with two pincers, and butterflies with dreamlike wings.
“Everyone, take a look. These are hunting insects that hunters often use, especially useful in combat with magical beasts. This energy-devouring beetle can devour magic power, any attribute. And this dream-inducing butterfly’s scales can cause hallucinations. Ten dimensional stones for one, and you can use it as soon as you get it.”
Believers of the Beelzebub Church have a talent for controlling insects. As long as they are insects, they can be controlled directly without needing a psychic link or cultivation of tacit understanding. Therefore, insect races with combat capabilities have always been a good way for Beelzebub believers to quickly increase their strength.
“How does he have so many excellent异虫?” someone asked curiously. A familiar person beside him replied, “That is a bug tamer. He is very good at cultivating various insect races. Those who have dimensional stones this time are in luck. Usually, the fighting bugs he trains are not sold so cheaply.”
A thought struck me. If he is good at cultivating fighting bugs, then this flesh and blood gun that can produce larvae might be of special use to him. I started to wonder if I had quoted the price a little low just now, and could have exchanged it for more dimensional stones.
The fighting bugs cultivated by the bug tamer were very popular, and soon many cultists took out dimensional stones to trade with him. He easily collected a hundred pieces, all of which were large, high-quality ores.
Dimensional stones are highly radioactive and can easily cause surrounding people to be corroded. Even the bug tamer carefully put them into a radiation-shielded bag before handing them to me.
I put a bag of dimensional stones into the small bag I had just acquired. This, plus the dimensional stones I obtained from Sturgeon No. 3 earlier, should be enough.
“Here’s the gun for you. Can you satisfy my curiosity, what do you want to use this gun for? It’s okay if you don’t want to say.” I quietly asked the bug tamer as I handed him the flesh and blood gun.
“There’s nothing I can’t say. The Terr gun can continuously breed larvae. These larvae are actually members of the Terr, but they are from the lower levels.” The bug tamer, who had received the flesh and blood gun, was obviously in a good mood and answered my question directly.
“They are especially suitable as food and sparring partners for my fighting bugs, and they are produced infinitely. My fighting bugs are sometimes very picky. Only by consuming powerful insects can they absorb biomass and become stronger. These larvae carry the genetic factors of the Terr.”
So that’s how it’s used. Unexpected but reasonable. As the saying goes, you can see the big picture from the small. But who would have thought that such a small, fragile larva contains the same fundamental genes as those gigantic insect ships that devour planets?
By devouring them, the genes can be utilized, and his fighting bugs will become even more powerful in the future. No wonder the bug tamer valued the flesh and blood gun so much. But I wonder what the General wants the flesh and blood gun for.
“Then I wish you success in cultivating more powerful fighting bugs,” I said with a smile. The bug tamer was also very happy, “Thank you, Saintess, for your blessings.”
At this time, the corpses of two Insectoids that had been dissected on the other side were also distributed. The Pope spoke, “Next, we will enter the mutual assistance session. If anyone needs help, please speak up and see if we can offer some advice.”
“I have a request for help.” This time, I took the initiative to seek advice. Everyone looked at me in surprise. The Saintess had always been the one to help others solve problems, such as giving advice to the Princess or translating for the old scholar. This time, she was actually asking a question herself.
“Does anyone here specialize in divination? Does anyone know how to divine a Shadow-based mage who can conceal her destiny, and who is also a believer of the Murder Church?” I said.
“Murder Church?! Isn’t that one of Baal’s sects, a divine incarnation? Saintess, have you come into conflict with them?” The Pope immediately looked at Lavias, who he knew was lurking in the territory of the Murder Church.
Everyone else also frowned. Fighting amongst oneself has always been a major issue, let alone the Saintess they recognized coming into conflict with another sect. If a fight really broke out, they would have to help, and this could potentially lead to war.
“Don’t worry, this is just a personal conflict. That bastard tried to assassinate me and was shot through the heart before fleeing. I think she will come back to trouble me again, and I intend to resolve her once and for all, but she is too well hidden, and I can’t find her, so I’ve come to ask for your help.” I said.
Lavias also confirmed for me, “I have confirmed with the Murder Church. It is not their official stance, and they are also unsure who dared to attempt to assassinate the Saintess. If the Saintess kills her, the Murder Church will not seek any responsibility.”
Everyone immediately engaged in speculation. Brothers from the same lineage sent believers to assassinate the Saintess, and afterwards claimed they knew nothing about it, and that even if the assassin’s mission failed, it had nothing to do with them. The atmosphere was full of conspiracy.
But in reality, they were overthinking it. The organizational structure of the Murder Church was too loose. Unless it was a matter that truly conflicted with their doctrine, where life and death were irreconcilable, they would not send people to assassinate.
Moreover, their doctrine was like a master leads the way, and cultivation depends on the individual. A failed assassination was due to your poor skills. They did not believe in revenge, so it truly had nothing to do with them.
“If that’s the case, then it’s quite troublesome. Whether it’s a Shadow-based mage or a killer from the Murder Church, they are too skilled at concealing their figures. It’s very difficult to lock onto her through divination.” A cultist who specialized in divination said.
“However, prophecy mages throughout the ages have been researching methods to bypass divination shielding, such as indirect methods, divining people or things around her, and thus locking onto her location.” Another person who was skilled in divination added.
“This requires extremely high standards and is very difficult. First, you need to understand the information of people around her, or obtain a piece of an item from around her. As for people, the requirement is that they must have a very close relationship. As for items, the requirement is that she carries them with her often, which is too difficult.”
I spoke, “Coincidentally, I might have both of these. Either a person very close to her, or an item she likely carries with her.”
“Oh? Then that should be enough. As long as the conditions are met, but if she also shields these two, we will be helpless, after all, we are not professional diviners.” They all expressed their amazement. As expected of the Saintess, she actually found these two conditions.
“It’s okay, we’ll know after trying. I think there’s at least one thing she absolutely cannot hide. Regardless of the divination result, I will at least be able to lock onto one possibility,” I said confidently.
