Madmen don't keep diaries

Chapter 309 308 He Doesn't Like Me

After spending some time in Feiquan'ao, Shunzi finally gained a relatively clear understanding of the relationships between the people there.

For example, the relationship between Jiang Zhiyi and the Divine Guard Army.

From Carius, Shunzi learned that the Grand President had issued a decree specifically targeting the Church of the Supreme God, stipulating that a clerk from the Great Xuan Army must be stationed within the main camp of the Divine Guard to exercise supervisory authority. The clerk would strictly record all major movements of the Divine Guard and regularly send messages to the capital.

The clerk wasn't a high-ranking official, but he could do whatever he wanted in the Divine Guard barracks. Although he couldn't order people around, no one could order him around either.

Therefore, Jiang Zhiyi was not very popular in the camp. As for the officers of the Divine Guard Army, they could not feel any goodwill towards this eye that was always watching them.

But at least on the surface, a harmonious atmosphere was maintained.

Jiang Zhiyi was a gambler, and in his spare time he would join the Divine Guards' gambling games and play dice with them. It seemed that only at these times would he not have a stern face, but instead smile broadly with everyone else.

It is worth mentioning that only the officers actually harbored a clear aversion to Jiang Zhiyi, while most of the Shenwei Army guards did not care about such things at all.

The reason is simple—the vast majority of the guards are from Xuanguo, but from the guard officers upwards, they are all foreigners from the church.

Shunzi, a local guard officer from Fancheng, became the only one of his kind.

This led to many people trying to get close to him, and no matter where Shunzi went, he would always encounter guards who would greet him.

Even Jiang Zhiyi noticed him.

That night, the guards were gambling, and Shunzi was just passing by when Jiang Zhiyi invited him to join in.

This was the first time the two had spoken, but Shunzi was used to being frugal and had no intention of participating, so she directly shook her head and refused Jiang Zhiyi.

In the camp's routine arrangements, the troops will be divided into batches for out-of-camp drills and patrols around the Feiquan'ao area.

Then one day it was Shunzi's turn to join the army.

Before leaving, Carius met with Shunzi alone and gave him a secret mission.

He handed Shunzi a seemingly ordinary dagger and then solemnly instructed him to bury it in a designated spot along the way.

Carius gave a very detailed account, specifying exactly how many stones were under which tree, as if afraid that Shunzi might have gone to the wrong place.

Shunzi, on the other hand, curiously examined the dagger in her hand.

Now that he possesses cultivation, he can naturally see that there is something wrong with this dagger—the dagger is indeed just an ordinary dagger, but the strange thing is the pendant used as decoration at the end of the handle, on which a gemstone is strung.

Shunzi could sense the magical power contained within the gemstone, but it was clear that the dagger was not a magical artifact. Rather, the dagger's ordinariness was merely a cover for the gemstone's extraordinary nature.

Unfortunately, Carius didn't offer much explanation, so Shunzi didn't press the matter further.

After the army left the camp and arrived at the designated location, the various squads dispersed according to military orders.

Shunzi's squad advanced in the direction of the military order, and sure enough, they soon saw the place described by Carius.

He signaled the squad of guards to disperse and patrol, and once no one was around, he buried the dagger in the designated location as Carius had instructed.

Out of curiosity, after doing all that, Shunzi wandered around the area alone, trying to find out if there was anything special about it. When he returned without success, all the team members had already arrived, and he was a step too late.

The end result was that they failed to return to camp within the allotted time.

Shunzi didn't think it was a big deal, but Carius came over with a serious expression.

Shunzi expected to be reprimanded, but to her surprise, Carius simply asked Shunzi if she had done a good job.

After receiving a definite answer, Carius instructed Shunzi to say that if anyone asked, he should make an excuse that he was new to the area and unfamiliar with the route.

Shunzi was still wondering why anyone would ask him this out of the blue.

As a result, Jiang Zhiyi arrived that evening. Shunzi wasn't familiar with Jiang Zhiyi, and since Jiang Zhiyi immediately adopted a questioning attitude, Shunzi naturally sided with Carius. So, following Carius's instructions, she managed to fool Jiang Zhiyi.

Jiang Zhiyi did not suspect anything—he was unaware of what Shunzi had done, and his inquiry was merely a formality. After receiving the same answer as Commander Duoluo, he no longer harbored any suspicion.

He stopped worrying, but Shunzi's suspicions were stirred up.

In the days that followed, Shunzi observed quietly and gradually figured out the clues.

He wasn't the only one to receive a "secret mission"; almost every time a soldier left the camp, there was someone like him.

This person was at least a guard officer, and could not possibly be an ordinary guard.

This indicates that this was not Carius's own idea, but rather came from someone with higher authority—in the entire camp, only Commander Doro was of higher rank than the Chief of the Guard.

Furthermore, Commander Doro clearly did not trust ordinary guards, so he would only entrust this matter to the guard officer or the chief of guards.

There is only one reason for this arrangement.

He kept it a secret from Jiang Zhiyi.

As for what exactly the military camp was secretly doing, Shunzi had no clue.

But at least one thing is certain—this is definitely not a good thing for the Xuan Kingdom.

Shunzi felt that this matter must be serious, so she was considering whether to find an opportunity to tell Feng Xiuhu about it.

Thinking of Feng Xiuhu, he also thought of Feng Xiuhu's promise to let him join the agents.

Why hasn't the appointment letter arrived yet?
……

It's almost there.

On the evening of the handover ceremony, the church held a grand banquet in the cathedral.

This was both a welcome banquet for Findlay and a farewell banquet for Vadragio.

All the high-ranking officials of the government and the Duke of the Great Kingdom were present. Vadracho introduced these people to Findrezhou one by one so that he could quickly understand the situation in Sail City.

Feng Xiuhu, who was supposed to attend, didn't go because he was still angry. However, he later heard that the officials who chatted with Findlay Zhou at the banquet kept mentioning Michael, which made Findlay Zhou very impressed with this young priest who was highly praised by others.

The next morning, Vadracho departed aboard the Silver Scepter.

Now that the church leader of Sail City has officially become Fendere Zhou, Vadrajo did not make a big fuss or have anyone see him off. The only person present was Feng Xiuhu.

Feng Xiuhu received the letter last night, and only when he arrived today did he realize that he was the only one who came to see him off.

Braving the sea breeze, Feng Xiuhu helped Vadracho onto the ship.

Vadragio gave him only one final instruction.

"If you encounter danger, go to the Great Church; the mist will not abandon its most devout believers."

He thought Feng Xiuhu didn't know, but Feng Xiuhu knew exactly what he was talking about.

Watching the fleet sail away, Shi chuckled to himself, "How touching, he really likes you as a student."

Feng Xiuhu waved to the fleet, then calmly walked back.

"you are wrong."

"He didn't like me, he liked my piety."

(End of this chapter)