Charming Blue God.

The sea god believed by fish people.

The fairy tale of the mermaid is His artifact.

However, everyone knows that his followers are not just fish-men.

Faith will spread.

Any aquatic group is very likely to believe in the Charming Blue God. Before the Charming Blue God ascended the throne, his body was a mermaid. Therefore, most mermaid groups also believe in Him.

Similarly, it is not surprising that humans believe in this god. Especially in coastal areas, his belief is more easily spread.

There has always been no orthodox Poseidon in the Shengming Empire.

The Charming Blue God is a rather orthodox Poseidon.

Belief in Him is of great benefit to believers. It can make navigation smoother and allow more fish to be harvested. Sometimes sea fishing can yield large shells containing pearls or other rare fish.

The key is that He is a foreign god.

The Shengming Empire has always cracked down hard on such gods.

Because faith is very important, competition among gods has always been fierce for this unique resource.

Faith is a very powerful force.

It involves the secular world. Donations from believers bring massive wealth, and sectarian forces can separatist armies. It also involves humanities. The mutual understanding between believers must be far beyond ordinary people. The same belief means the same values. Especially positive beliefs can

Greatly promote collaboration among humans.

Finally, it involves the gods. The gods are the oldest living beings in the world and are often the most powerful. The secrets of the gods are not well known, but in general there is a rule that the more believers a god has, the greater his

The stronger the force.

Therefore, anyone who believes in gods such as Charming Blue God will be classified as a cultist. The fate of cultists is often very miserable. From the perspective of the empire, they must be killed as a warning to others!

"This is really an unexpected gain!" Cang Xu was moved. He didn't expect to find clues about Meilan God by searching for information in the tavern.

They are now encountering great difficulties, part of which is related to the mermaid fairy tale.

This artifact can produce pearl foam, and everyone consumes these pearl foam to hide themselves. However, the production efficiency of the artifact is getting lower and lower, and in the near future, everyone will have no pearl foam to use.

At that time, it will be difficult for them to resist spells, prophecies in divine magic, and detection methods, which will quickly expose themselves.

Once caught by the Empire, they are doomed.

"If we find such a cultist and use him to find a way to help the artifact increase its production capacity or use the pearl foam more efficiently, it will be of great help to us!" Cang Xu thought in his mind.

Zidi is so addicted that it is difficult for everyone to contact the leader of the Baizhen clan. It is difficult to atone for their sins for a while.

In this case, the longer the delay, the greater the possibility of salvation for everyone.

"Unfortunately, this cultist was caught. This may be due to his carelessness or lack of strength. The end of the poem also said that his fate was publicly executed. But even so, this is a valuable clue. Maybe,

I can discover more things. Maybe there are cultists with the same beliefs hidden here, not just him."

So late at night, when the four of them left the tavern and started to take action, Cang Xu said: "We will take action separately. Lan Zao, San Dao, you go explore the dock and confirm that it is safe. Bai Ya and I will go to check

The cultist’s residence.”

Blue Algae nodded in agreement.

The fairy tale about the Blue God and the Mermaid is indeed worth exploring in depth.

On the other hand, Bai Ya was hesitant to speak, feeling a little unkind to being alone with Cang Xu. The young man now harbored a faint fear of the old scholar.

But Cyanobacteria and San Dao left straight away.

"Let's go." Cang Xuye urged.

Bai Ya gritted his teeth and forced himself to follow the old scholar.

The cultist's residence is located on the seaside. It is a crudely built dock. The dilapidated wooden steps and the roof are in disrepair and are leaking from the wind. It is extremely sad.

The old scholar arranged for Bai Ya to guard the door, then opened the door by himself and went in to explore.

The destitution in the small dock is clearly visible. After what happened to the cultists, this place has been visited many times by other people.

"Wait a minute." After the old scholar looked around for a week, he suddenly paused slightly and his eyes stopped at his feet.

This floor seems to be a little too loose.

The old scholar leaned down and groped for a moment under the clear moonlight.

Soon, he lifted up the floor.

It turns out that this is a specially made floor that can be moved.

But Cang Xu was soon disappointed again. There was calm sea water under the floor, and there was nothing else.

But just as he was about to close the floor, he accidentally caught a glimpse of a symbol.

This symbol is carved on the bottom of the floor, as if it was carved directly with a knife. The symbol is very clear, like a straight vertical line in the middle of a U letter, and the vertical line passes through the bottom of the U and extends out long. At first glance

It looks like a simple drawing of a fork.

At this moment, Cang Xu's pupils shrank sharply. He was shocked, because he was one of the few people in the world who knew the special meaning of this symbol!

"Don't move!" At this moment, a sharp dagger suddenly lay across Cang Xu's neck.

A humanoid black shadow gradually appeared behind Cang Xu.

He is a thief.

"I've got him!" the thief shouted.

Apparently, he has accomplices.

The next moment, the door of the house was kicked open. Another thief escorted Bai Ya into the room.

Although Bai Ya was restrained, he struggled hard and did not give in.

The thief who was escorting him snorted coldly and immediately used his fighting spirit.

Fighting energy rushed into Bai Ya's body, causing Bai Ya to howl miserably, her strength suddenly lost, and she almost collapsed to the ground.

"Be wise, you brat. If you continue to cause trouble, I'll kill you!" the thief behind him threatened.

"It's you." Cang Xu looked at the moonlight and saw the thief behind Bai Ya. Wasn't he the one who successfully stole his money bag in the tavern?

It turned out that although the thief failed in the theft and was thrown out of the tavern, he did not give up. He was a member of the Thieves Guild, and he found a helping hand and kept an eye on Cang Xu and the other four.

They were just two bronze-level thieves. Originally, they had no chance, but the benefits of tracking them soon became apparent, and the four of them separated.

The strongest three swordsmen, Lan Zao left, while the weakest Cang Xu and Bai Ya took another path.

This strategy of dividing the troops seemed extremely stupid to the two thieves, but it also made them very happy.

They followed up secretly, and when they saw Cang Xu entering the small dock and there was no one else around, they immediately took action.

"As I said, opportunities always favor those who don't give up." The thief suppressed Bai Ya and looked at Cang Xu with pride.

Cang Xu shook his head and sighed: "Don't hurt us, what do you want? I can give you money."

The thief in front of the old scholar suddenly laughed: "See, I said this is a fat sheep!"

The next moment, Cang Xu heard the thief behind him reply: "Those who can afford bronze cider are naturally fat sheep."

"Speaking of which," Cang Xu changed the topic, "You kidnapped us, aren't you afraid that our people will come to trouble you? Do you know who we are?"

The thief who detained Bai Ya smiled and said: "Of course you are not a mercenary group. But that goblin may have been a mercenary. People are different. Even if they hang out together, in my eyes, you all have distinct origins.

.”

"If my guess is correct, your backer should be a certain noble. You are the noble's lackey!"

"As for this young man, he is just a newcomer, too young."

Cang Xu nodded: "Your guess is quite good."

The thief became even more proud. He continued: "I have been in Crescent Town for many years. In the past two or three years, Crescent Port has gradually become different. On the surface, it doesn't seem like much, but in fact, I know that secretly it has changed."

Some forces have extended their tentacles here."

"The noble behind you probably wants to smuggle."

"So I value this place and want to make huge profits through sea routes."

"So, you built a dock and secretly dispatched personnel, hoping to join the pirates and build a network of relationships."

"No, the force behind you is not necessarily the human race. Haha, it may also be the elves in the Honeymoon Forest. I have heard rumors for a long time that the Honeymoon Elf King has always wanted to return to the Elf Hall. Although the trade with the empire is increasing,

It’s getting bigger, but the status of Honeymoon Forest is declining year by year.”

Cang Xu laughed dumbly.

The thief in front of me is quite imaginative.

It's not surprising that the thieves knew that Cang Xu and his gang wanted to join the pirate gang. Cang Xu asked the bartender for information about others, and the bartender would also sell his information to others.

This is the intelligence business.

The thief's vision was very accurate. To a certain extent, he could see the details of Cang Xu, Bai Ya, Sandao and others.
To be continued...