The Secret Code of Monsters.

Chapter 922 Ch.921 Spread
Mr. Yoram Ben Bertrand has been having a lot of trouble lately.

There has been no news since Basotai and Griff Hyman sailed to the East half a year ago.

——For this "gentle colonization" plan, he paid a very high price, buying a large amount of opium and laudanum (both containing ointment) in advance, and even risked his entire fortune...

If you ask any qualified businessman about the act of All-in, you will get the same answer:
madness.

In Randolph's words: The larger the capital, the lower the risk appetite.

How exactly are they better than those new and reckless "gamblers"?
They can lose a lot of times.

And gamblers have only one life.

Yoram Ben Bertrand was not really stupid, he certainly knew that his behavior had 'certain' risks - but who taught him that the 'margin' was too much?
First of all.

Everyone could see that their great and wise Majesty was preparing to take action against that dangerous land in the East, and even the gunboats had already set out.

Second.

The old man in the Heiman family sent out his most capable son: Griff Heiman, a high-level ritualist of the "Great Whirlpool".

then.

Mr. Basotai, a subordinate of the Eastern monarch's brother, even came to the empire in person to pay his respects.

At last.

Let’s review the monthly demand for laudanum in the empire…

With so many conditions as the "deposit", Yoram could no longer think of any problem that would cause him to lose all his money - unless that continent completely disappeared from the world.

It is not funny.

He must seize this opportunity, make a complete leap, and enjoy the delicious food at the real and important table.

Instead of being like vultures, always eating what is left over.

He has the ability, the courage and the spirit...the rest depends on fate.

but.

Fate didn't seem to favor him.

For the next six months, every day felt like a year - there was no news about the ship, and he sent people to Heyman's house to inquire, but got a vague reply: Isn't Master Heyman more important than your tiny bit of gold?
If the primitive peoples of the East really had the ability to fight against the Empire's fleet, they would not have waited until today.

Appeasement, commitment, irritation, arrogance.

Wait and wait.

Wait from spring to summer.

Until the Heyman family also began to get anxious.

——Griff Heyman can be said to be the most powerful fist in the Heyman family except Louis Heyman. If he really encounters an accident, it will be more painful than cutting off old Heyman's penis (because it is of no use).

then.

The enforcement officers who were sent out to hunt down the cultists returned safe and sound.

Yoram hurried to the court to ask what was going on - Enid had been unwell for the past two days and needed to sit on the softest cushion and lean against a pillow - a move that Yoram considered undoubtedly disrespectful.

He suppressed his anger and waited until Roland was called over, then asked in detail what had happened in the East.

The answer was:
'It is gone, Mr. Bertrand. The continent is gone.'

Are you kidding me?
"To be exact, it was 'swept away in a mist', Mr. Bertrand. I am a ritualist and a believer in the Benefactor. I will not lie."

"I don't care if you can lie, kid. You want me to believe that a vast land just disappeared before your eyes?"

"I am blind, and using the word 'before' -"

"I didn't ask you if you were blind!!"

Getting angry won't solve anything.

After calming down, the fat man with a sullen face asked Enid how His Majesty handled the matter - after all, the East was a key link in the empire's expansion plan, and Victoria should pay more attention to it than he did.

"Same reaction as you, Mr. Bertrand. I guess we'll have to wait for a letter from the sea..."

Yoram stared at the candle on the table without saying a word.

After a while, he suddenly asked Roland whether he had captured the cultists who were causing trouble.

"They are more astute than I thought... sir. I even suspect that they did not leave London at all and sail to the East."

“You can’t fool me, kid. This is your most basic duty as an executive officer - you let a group of cultists who might cause trouble escape under your nose…” “I’m blind, and I used the word ‘under my nose’ -”

This time Yoram didn't have the energy to get angry with the golden-eyed man.

He sulked and was ready to say something unpleasant, but Enid said that she had already given her men the "most painful punishment".

"Roland is the executor, Mr. Bertrand. The executor of the Inquisition—not to mention, I gave him the 'painful, dry and uncontrollable' punishment a few days ago... a punishment that he will never forget."

Roland looked at the woman leaning on the pillow, wondering who he would "unforgettable for life"...

all in all.

There were many people who shared Yoram's attitude - no one in their right mind would believe that an entire continent would just disappear like that.

Many people in London are waiting for a letter from the sea.

half a month later.

The letter arrived as promised.

Rumors also spread.

It is said.

Just said.

The rumor circulating among the people is that there is a man in a black robe wearing a wolfhound mask, who preaches their gods everywhere and says that the "disappeared eastern continent" is a warning and mercy from their gods to the people of the empire.

Laudanum, opium, balm.

A cursed evil that brings despair to the world.

The gods sent down punishment.

now.

The group of people obsessed with opium, along with the land beneath their feet, disappeared into the vast fog...

What should the Empire do?
Continue this foolish indulgence, waiting for the day when the gods lower their eyes, the fog rolls away, and the empire becomes true history - or wake up from the warning and completely get rid of this incurable disease that poisons the world and breeds in human flesh and blood...

At first, no one believed it.

After all, laudanum had become a daily necessity: especially for workers, who worked twelve to sixteen hours a day, how could they do without this elixir that could clear their minds?

soon.

Someone recognized the 'mask' - it was the same 'cultists' who hanged the factory owner.

A small number of people were skeptical, after all, they did "uphold justice" everywhere.

then.

Many businessmen in the ocean-going industry began to speak out, saying that the 'disappearance' reported in the newspapers was true and credible.

There is also a small group that believes it.

then.

One night, the mad dog brought in a young man who was addicted to opium. He had been taking laudanum for more than five years, and now he was just skin and hollow bones.

The scene of wailing and begging for mercy was really scary.

The rumors continued to spread.

A small part believes it.

It was not until the newspapers officially published the discussion between Victoria and the courtiers, warning ships departing from the empire that were not allowed to go into the fog in the east.

Only then did the citizens believe it.

As the rumors spread, by the time the priests of the Holy Cross realized something was wrong, the storm had already formed:
It is not a "rumor" but a premeditated conspiracy to spread evil cult doctrines and false gods.

They immediately sent pastors to the East District, the South District, and the most obscene and dirty streets to tell these naturally lowly lambs to avoid being deceived by the cultists.

'False gods do not have such power, child.'

'Then can you explain how that continent disappeared?'

"It's the benefactor. The anger of the benefactor——"

"Bullshit! I said that first!"

(End of this chapter)