Industrial Cthulhu, starting from the island lord

Chapter 115 We have a traitor among us

Chloe returned to the church with a complicated look on her face.

Carefully moving the somewhat rotten door, she pushed open the trapdoor and entered the secret base underground.

The fire moths are best at hiding and camouflaging, and they can even use some rituals to achieve amazing effects.

For example, this trapdoor, when Chloe enters, it is the gathering place of the cult, and when others open it, it is the cellar where Candlelight stores miscellaneous items.

Moreover, these two spaces are not fake things that can be seen but not touched. They really exist and are just superimposed on the same door through certain techniques.

Extraordinary ability: cocoon.

This is also the confidence that the Fire Moths have in hiding in the Candlelight Society's church. You must know that heretics are much more hateful than pagans, and the ones who hate the Fire Moths the most are the Candlelight Society - their former brothers and sisters.

"What's going on, Chief?"

"What did the lord say?"

The members of the cult gathered around and looked at Chloe worriedly.

In their opinion, Zeus's dinner party should be a den of wolves and dragons. The last group of banshees left a deep impression on them.

Silent encirclement, perfect coordination, decisive decision-making, this group of extraordinary creatures are natural warriors. If these moths were not good at escaping, they might have been left there.

What's more, there are a lot of banshees.

"It went quite smoothly. The lord was not what we had imagined. He seemed to have never been in contact with the Church of Poseidon, nor had he summoned the evil god."

Chloe gave a tired smile.

"In fact, I have some good news—the lord is also very interested in knowledge, and he has promised to share it with us!"

The crowd quieted down.

The followers of the Fire Moth opened their eyes wide, as if they didn't understand what Chloe said.

What does it mean to be willing to share knowledge with us?

"You mean, he doesn't intend to hunt us down, doesn't intend to expel us, or even..."

"Yes, he allowed us to study on his territory and even offered to share his knowledge with us."

Chloe repeated.

The believers looked at each other, their faces even showing a hint of confusion. They had always been hated and driven away by everyone, but now they really got the lord's permission to stay here?

Does sharing knowledge mean that they even gain some recognition?

"We can be here from now on. We can stay here. We don't have to hide here and there. We can walk in the sunshine openly."

In fact, it is not that fair. The Candlelight Society is still hunting them, but at least a lord is willing to shelter them temporarily.

It has been an unknown amount of time. Once the Fire Moths are discovered, they need to flee. This is not the first time Chloe has gone to negotiate with the lord, but it is the first time that the believers have seen her smile after returning.

Zeus didn't know that while he was being very cautious in his contact and information exchange, for the Fire Moths, it was already a beautiful and somewhat unreal ending.

Being able to stay here safely, without having to be ready to flee for your life at any moment, even sounds a bit like home.

When Chloe heard Hughes' promise in the manor, her heart couldn't help but tremble. She used all her strength to endure it.

She patted her face. She was the chief of the Fire Moths and needed to lead the cult. She couldn't be so weak.

"We have only reached a verbal agreement, and the basis for cooperation is very fragile. We must remain cautious in future contacts."

The members of the Fire Moth nodded in agreement, their eyes filled with unstoppable joy. Many of them had packed up their things and were ready to evacuate as soon as they received the signal.

Now it seems that there is no need for that, and they can finally sit down and spend time doing research.

"There's another good news, this!" Chloe raised the box she had been holding.

"This is soap, a cleaning product provided to us by Lord Hughes, a recent creation of Castel!"

"It's said to be a new invention. The lord also told me that it's made from olive oil. Maybe we'll have the chance to see how it's made in the future."

Chloe took the soap and distributed it to the believers.

The Fire Moths had heard of this new thing and had secretly gotten a few pieces, but this box was a gift from the lord, so its meaning was naturally different.

The believers carefully held the soap and raised it to observe it carefully.

“No matter how many times I see it, it’s still amazing that this is made with olive oil – is it edible?”

"Try it, you'll know if you try it. Wow, you really eat it!"

"What is the taste?"

“Evil, very bad”

"Hahahaha"

Looking at the people in front of her passing the soap around, Chloe couldn't help but smile.

Really lucky.

The lord was interested in them, in secrets, and best of all, in knowledge.

Perhaps there will be more cooperation in the future, and even funding for their experiments and research. This is an isolated island, far from the Empire, and those damned Candlelight investigators won't be able to find us. It's a wonderful thought.
She shook her head. She couldn't indulge in fantasy like this. She still had things to do.

"Isaac, come with me."

Chloe looked at the silent man in the distance, walked over, patted his shoulder, and whispered beside him.

The man nodded and followed calmly.

The crowd was still noisy. The long period of repression made them a little hysterical at the moment. It was hard to tell whether they were venting or simply happy.

The two walked all the way to the inner room, Chloe locked the door with her backhand and spoke in a low voice.

"Mr. Isaac, I need your help."

"Please say."

"I suspect there is a traitor in our order."

Isaac slowly raised his head. His eyes were covered with cloth, but he seemed to be able to see and stared straight at Chloe.

"Did you find anything?"

"That lord knows too much about us."

Chloe said with a gloomy look in her eyes.

The Fire Moth is the best at hiding, but Zeus successfully discovered her identity.

She believed that she had not exposed herself in any way. Last night, when Zeus and Ash went to the cemetery to dig up the body of the Moth Lord, she had not yet discovered her identity. However, the invitation was delivered to her desk this morning.

There is only one possibility, someone informed on me.

"It's been a while since we've had a traitor in our order, huh?"

Isaac suddenly raised his hand, and Chloe immediately stopped talking.

The man gestured to the door, Chloe nodded, took out a dagger, walked over quietly, then suddenly opened the door, raised her hand and put the dagger to the neck of the man at the door, and then
"Lina?"

(End of this chapter)