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.
But he didn't know that it was the Imperial Navy that secretly invested in the construction of Crescent Harbor.
The empire wants to build this place into a qualified secret supply port to facilitate the conduct of espionage missions.
The thief said that "Crescent Port has gradually become different in the past two or three years", which shows that the empire's plan to promote the construction of a secret port had already started two or three years ago.
The competition for the Pirate Throne began this year, but the wise men of the empire had long heard or predicted this situation and made plans in advance.
The reason why the Shengming Empire is the number one force in the world is not only its strong muscles, but also its smart mind and far-sighted vision.
Although the thief's guess turned out to be wrong, it was logically self-consistent. It was a pity that he belonged to the lower class. If he had a higher status and received more secret information, he should have been able to guess the correct answer.
"How many gold coins do you want? I will cooperate with you. I hope you will release me as soon as possible, because I have important tasks." Cang Xu sighed, "Compared with the loss of this money, I delayed the tasks assigned by the superiors, and the consequences are more serious.
.In addition, I have to warn you two, after you get the ransom, please leave this town as soon as possible and try not to come back again."
"Because once I regain my freedom, I will definitely use manpower and material resources to arrest the two of you. Of course, I don't really want to do anything bad to you, but my identity determines that I cannot embarrass the nobles behind me. Please also
Please cooperate with me and don't make things too difficult for me."
"Hehehe." The thief said with a mocking look on his face, "I know, it's the honor of the nobility!"
"Tell me how much ransom you want. If you can write, I can help you write the ransom letter." Cang Xu said.
The two thieves looked at each other. They didn't expect Cang Xu to take the road like this. One of them asked tentatively: "Then a hundred gold coins?"
"Okay." Cang Xu immediately nodded in agreement.
Seeing him being so straightforward, the two thieves immediately regretted: "No, two hundred gold coins."
Cang Xu nodded.
"Three hundred gold coins, no, five hundred gold coins!" The thief regretted again.
Cang Xu shook his head: "Five hundred gold coins is too little. Why not just give it one thousand gold coins."
The eyes of the two thieves glowed.
"But the question is, can you afford these one thousand gold coins?" Cang Xu said with a smile.
The two thieves suddenly changed their expressions, and the mockery in their smiles was too strong.
"Old man, I'm going to make you suffer." The thief who detained Cangxu moved his dagger.
The next moment, the dagger pierced Cang Xu's cheek, leaving a long wound on his face.
But no blood flowed from the wound.
Not only that, judging from the cuts, Cang Xu's internal skin and flesh were pale and lifeless.
"Who are you?!" The two thieves were horrified.
Cang Xu smiled and stretched out his hand to touch his cheek. He touched the wound and pressed it with his fingers, pressing the cut layer of flesh back to its original position.
Then, the other three people saw that the wound on Cang Xu's face healed quickly.
The two thieves realized something was wrong and wanted to retreat and put some distance between themselves and Cang Xu.
But at this time, they realized that they could no longer move.
An unspeakable coldness froze their souls.
"you you you!"
"Spare your life, spare your life!"
The two people's faces were twisted and they were begging frantically for mercy.
Cang Xu began to sing.
After a dozen breaths, his spell was cast, and the souls of the two thieves were forcibly extracted, while their bodies fell to the floor.
"You are the Necromancer!" the souls of the two thieves screamed in unison.