Nightmare Light

Chapter 294 Departure to the North
The destroyed Book of Infinity only contained previous visitor records, so Lin Wang and Cang were unable to find the complete ritual method for "Crimson Purification".

However, through the access records of several branches, as well as the "access terms" previously entered by the user, Lin Wang and Cang were still able to analyze the whole picture of this ritual.

An evil ritual.

To summon or create a certain being.

A massive amount of energy is required to complete this ritual.

However, these energies contain contamination, so "scarlet purification" is needed to cleanse the contamination from the energy.

“I have someone I suspect now,” Cang said, folding his two tentacles inward above his eyes to mimic a frown as he spoke. “A clue to the Divine Blood Cult…”

"Master Hongxiang?" Lin Wang said.

"You know Him?" Cang asked curiously.

Lin Wang told Wenqu Jun about his encounter with Lu in Red City and the information he learned from Lu: "...So I guess, could it be that Lord Hongxiang has taken in the Divine Blood Cult as believers here to continue His purification experiments?"

“That is indeed a possibility…” Wenqujun said, then changed his tone, “But the problem is, Lord Hongxiang is just a ‘Lord’ level immortal, is it really necessary to go to such lengths? Even using a Grand Lord’s treasure?”

Lin Wang shook his head: "No matter what, we must stop this ritual—those crazy guys are definitely not doing anything normal."

Cang used his tentacle to make a checkmark: "The problem now is that the crazy woman has run away, and we don't know where the Blood Church is causing trouble."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Lin Wang place his hand on the counterfeit book once again.

"Lin Wang, what are you doing?"

"The Blood Cult would never have imagined that when the gods create treasures, they leave behind something called a factory record."

As Lin Wang spoke, the pages of the book began to glow.

A few seconds later, the page full of error messages disappeared, replaced by a page full of dense records.

Manufacturing date...

Version number...

Treasure number...

Address...Hutougou Village, Xiaoshi Town, Shuofeng City...

Lin Wang looked at the address, and the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

This address is full of flaws...

It's clearly a high-end gadget, but once you see the manufacturer's address, it instantly gives off the vibe of a broken shovel from an old man at the village entrance...

Lin Wang thought to himself, "This is what I'm complaining about."

Just then, a burst of energetic shouts rang out from outside the blood pool room.

"Blood Cultists! I'm coming to annihilate you all! Don't let a single one of you escape!"

Amidst the shouts, a girl with wheat-colored skin, carrying a gun in one hand and a grenade in the other, rushed into the room, making a ruckus.

"Blood... Oh, is it over?"

She walked into the room, circled the blood pool, and looked at the metal pipes and equipment: "Eh... they processed the stolen blood here, didn't they?"

Then she saw the desiccated corpse and shrunken clothes on the ground.

Tian Taozi was taken aback and looked at Wenqujun: "You used to only eat brains, now you're eating people!?"

"I am the god of wisdom! The god of knowledge! Not the god of food!" the Big Brain roared in fury. "You are blaspheming! Blaspheming!"

At this moment, Jiang Shanjun and several police officers entered the room. The officers began searching the entire room. Upon seeing this, Lin Wang put away the Book of Infinity and the Essence of Blood.

The female section chief of the Public Security Bureau saw Lin Wang's actions, but she only opened her mouth and ultimately said nothing.

Lin Wang asked the group, "Do you know where Shuofeng City is?"

"Shuofeng City? Does the Federation have such a city?" Tian Taozi was stunned.

Several other operators nearby also said they didn't know.

Jiang Shanjun pondered for a moment and said to Lin Wang, "This place name has been mentioned in some very old records. It was an ancient city from the time of the Three Sovereigns, but now only ruins remain."

Lin Wang asked her, "Where is this city?" Jiang Shanjun replied, "It's several hundred kilometers north of Tangsheng City."

Lin Wang's heart skipped a beat: "The North?"

"The North."

……

Two days later, outside the north gate of Tangsheng City.

Lin Wang stood in the slightly sultry summer breeze, looking at both sides of the highway in the north of the city.

The straight highway, like a sharp sword, points northward and pierces into the fog.

Along both sides of the road, hundreds of military vehicles roared with a dull thud as large numbers of soldiers loaded supplies onto them.

Further away, people dressed in various styles and with their faces painted were also waiting for a bus.

Lin Wang saw excited smiles on the faces of some of the young soldiers.

He felt as if he could smell blood in the air.

A gigantic brain, waving several tentacles, gradually took shape beside him—of course, only Lin Wang himself could see it.

“There is a view that war and knowledge are two sides of the same coin for human society—without war, civilization would not progress,” Wenqujun said.

Lin Wang glanced at him: "You agree with this view?"

“I am the god of knowledge, I cannot reject knowledge—this viewpoint is also knowledge, right?” At this moment, He suddenly became a little excited, “Hey, that person just now was quite good-looking!”

“That’s a steel helmet. Can’t you have a normal sense of aesthetics?” Lin Wang shook his head. “I don’t think it’s progress for a civilization to take the path of war and death—people can only truly think when they are safe.”

Nearby, the sound of a car engine rang out. Dog Brother parked the car not far from Lin Wang: "Boss, we're ready to go anytime!"

Lin Wang nodded and got into the car.

Actually, the purpose of this trip to the North is to penetrate deep into the Blood God Cult's lair. We should have chosen a few capable companions—like Old Joe or Shi Xionglue.

However, the Light Chasing Legion had already set off ahead of time and was not in the city. Lin Wang also didn't want the people of the temple to know too much about him—he always felt that the temple was mysterious and had many secrets.

So after thinking it over, I decided to let Dog Brother go with him.

Dog Brother called a young male mercenary to drive with him.

After Lin Wang got into the car, he noticed that the mercenary looked a bit unfamiliar, so he asked Dog Brother, "This brother looks a little unfamiliar?"

Dog Bro chuckled: "Recently, there have been many more people applying to join the Wild Wolf Gang, so our gang is doing quite well."

Lin Wang was taken aback at first, then realized—the Wild Wolf Gang had already completed the conscription order.

According to federal regulations, a mercenary group that has fulfilled its duty in this war is considered to have done so.

According to regulations, unless the Chu Federation faces a life-or-death situation, mercenaries who have already fulfilled their conscription orders are not required to go to the battlefield.

The Wild Wolf Gang has long since moved away from the war.

In this situation, this previously insignificant "weakest mercenary group" suddenly became a hot commodity in the eyes of many.

Moreover, because all mercenary groups except the Wild Wolf Gang were conscripted to the battlefield, a large number of missions went unattended—which led to a large number of commissions being placed on the Wild Wolf Gang.

The current Wild Wolf Gang is even showing signs of becoming a major mercenary group.

Lin Wang, having figured this out, was both amused and exasperated.

He asked Dog Bro, "Since you're so busy, why did you still come out on this adventure with me?"

"Boss, I know what's important." Dog Brother sat in the front seat, his big beard splayed out in a wide grin—a smile that was a bit carefree.

No matter what my group is like, it's not as important as you.

Hearing Dog Brother's words, Lin Wang smiled but didn't say anything.

Just then, everyone suddenly heard a low noise coming from the trunk of the vehicle!

(End of this chapter)