Lu Xiao learned a lot of information about the Eclipse Cult from Ou Lin, including the exact time when the cult was established, as well as the identities of the leader and most of the top leaders.
The leader of the Eclipse Cult is Sirius, and all the senior leaders in the sect are conservative nobles and priests who followed Bahawa and Sirius to flee to the Sunset Castle.
During the period when Mad King Jilong was in power, the Kingdom of Calgar still maintained slavery and spent a lot of manpower and material resources to build a majestic arena in Sunset Castle.
The original intention of building the arena was to please the nobles, and to provide the nobles with a thrilling pleasure through brutal battles between humans and machines.
After Yavid came to power, he abolished slavery and closed the arena, which offended many nobles.
These nobles followed Bahawa and Sirius after they fled, and now they are entrenched in Sunset Castle, continuing to enjoy the fresh excitement brought to them by the arena.
"What kind of person can make that wild Sirius obey his words?"
Lu Xiao touched his chin in confusion: "Isn't it the shadow in the Kalgar people's belief system?"
Orin nodded: "The shadow does exist. It is said that he is possessed by an ancient machine and has been urging Shadow Calgar to vigorously excavate ancient ruins and metal demons."
Ou Lin roughly understood Lu Xiao's doubts and explained to him in detail: "You may have confused the identities of the two people behind the scenes."
"Shadow is the biggest backer and belief of the Eclipse Cult, and it is still active behind the Solar Eclipse Cult and Shadow Calgar."
"But there once was an unidentified mysterious man under the Shadow. It was he who brought the connection between the Shadow and Sirius and helped Sirius found the Eclipse Cult that believed in the Shadow."
"According to the Solar Eclipse believers, the sage drifted away after the establishment of the sect, and his whereabouts have never been found again."
When Ou Lin explained this, Lu Xiao's thoughts immediately straightened out.
The so-called Eighth Achievement of Shadows is Hades in disguise. There was once a mysterious man who brought Hades and Sirius together to help them found the Eclipse Cult.
The purpose of the mysterious man is unknown, and he disappeared completely after the establishment of the Eclipse Cult.
Lu Xiao speculated that this person probably knew too much and was silenced by Hades.
The person who can be called a sage by Sirius is by no means an ordinary person. In the eyes of Hades, such a person with an easy-to-use brain is definitely not as easy to control as Sirius, who is a soldier.
After the Eclipse Sect was officially established, it became a matter of course to kill the donkey.
'But is that mysterious sage really dead? Or has he escaped Hades' plot and is quietly hiding somewhere to observe the changes in the situation?'
Let alone peripheral members like Orin, even Sirius might not know the answer to this question.
"Next question."
Lu Xiao looked at Orin and asked, "When will the Eclipse Cult and Shadow Calgar plan to attack Calgar?"
Orin thought for a while before making a guess: "It should not be more than three months at the latest. The Eclipse Cult has collected a large number of ancient war weapons. As long as the shadow hiding behind Sirius determines that the time is ripe, they can launch a large-scale attack at any time."
Attack."
"With all due respect, the elite soldiers of Meridian City and the craftsmen of Oseland provide powerful weapons."
"But if you want to defeat the large number of ancient weapons controlled by the Eclipse Cult... I'm afraid it won't be that easy."
The Kingdom of Calgar undoubtedly has the upper hand in terms of total military strength and logistical supplies, but the war machines and corrupted mechanical beasts controlled by the Eclipse Cult are Shadow Calgar's trump card.
Orin told all the information he knew without reservation, including the whole story of his first meeting with Aloy.
The meeting between Orin and Aloy was just an accident, but this accident triggered inevitable subsequent developments.
Hades, who was hiding behind the Eclipse Cult, identified "Elizabeth Sobek" as the highest-level threat the moment he saw her, and ordered the Eclipse Cult to kill her at all costs.
With the help of Lu Xiao and Yongzhen, Aloy successfully escaped.
Although Sirius wanted to continue to hunt Aloy, he was temporarily unable to spare time due to the fire at the rear due to the public opinion war. Aloy took the opportunity to destroy one of the Eclipse Cult's bases with Sona.
Orin's value ends here.
Yavid strengthened the security in the city in advance under Lu Xiao's reminder, but there will definitely be the Shadow Calgar spies who have already sneaked into the city.
Orin is a traitor to the Eclipse Cult. Once Sirius learns that he has returned to Meridian City, he will definitely order the spies in the city to get rid of him and his family.
After telling Lu Xiao the information they knew, Ou Lin and his wife prepared to take refuge in a distant countryside.
"In that case."
Lu Xiao gave the two of them a choice: "Why don't you take shelter in my base temporarily, and then return to Ziwu City to live after everything settles."
The location of Vault 53 is very hidden. As long as the crack at the entrance is blocked, it is almost impossible for the Eclipse Cult to discover this ruins buried deep underground.
In addition, Aletheia's subroutine is responsible for coordinating the base. Once the base is attacked, Lu Xiao will get the news immediately and can rush back to support at any time, just in time to destroy the Eclipse Cult again.
Ou Lin discussed with his wife and decided to accept Lu Xiao's kindness.
After the Olin family prepared the necessary logistical supplies for living underground, Lu Xiao activated the teleportation technique to send the three of them directly to Vault 53, and handed them over to Aletheia's subroutine to take care of them.
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In the meeting hall of the Ziwu City Palace, Yavid frowned deeply after hearing the information relayed by Lu Xiao.
"Is it a mechanical army? With the current strength of the Kingdom of Calgar, it is indeed difficult to withstand the impact of a large number of machines."
The situation has developed to this point. It is no longer a question of whether Yavid wants to fight or not, but that he has to prepare for the fight in advance.
"Lu Xiao, I heard about Orin. Is there any way you can quietly weaken the combat effectiveness of Shadow Calgar and the Eclipse Cult?"
Yavid looked at Lu Xiao hopefully: "Even if it's just a little bit, it can at least dampen the will of those traitors to fight."
"Um……"
Lu Xiao lowered his head and thought about it: "According to the information provided by Olin, the headquarters of the Eclipse Sect is not in the Sunset Castle."
"The wild and untamable Siris set up their base in the wild. They can only roughly know that it is in the tropical jungle southwest of Meridian City. The specific location is not yet clear."
From this perspective, High Priest Bahawa and Solar Eclipse Cult leader Sirius may not be completely of the same mind.
The two temporarily stood together because of their common stance, but their respective demands were different.
Bahawa did not really desire war, he only desired power.
Sirius, on the other hand, hopes that the world will fall into chaos so that he can find the meaning of his existence in endless war.
"Bahawa is easier to solve. As long as the queen and the little prince can be taken away from him, Shadow Karl, who has lost his righteousness, will naturally gradually collapse."
"As for Sirius..."
Lu Xiao said to Yavid: "If we want to reduce the number of troops of the Eclipse Sect, we must first find their headquarters,"
"King Yavid, I hope that Kalga's spies can enter the jungle to search for traces of the Eclipse Cult. During this period, I will first go to Sunset Castle as a traveler to check out the situation. Maybe I can rescue the kidnapped queen and the Eclipse Cult.
Little prince."
"No problem, I'll have Mallard send spies to search the jungle."
Yavid bowed solemnly to Lu Xiao: "Sunset Castle is entrusting you. I hope you can bring my brother back."