Evil God? My servants are players!

Chapter 182 Delegation of Power

However, it's not hard to see from Camellia's behavior that she's already quite adept at dealing with players.

After dealing with the palace guard rats, Camellia then went to the palace.

However, unlike her last visit to the palace, Camellia had no interest in observing the palace's decor and went straight to the council chamber.

When Camellia pushed open the door and went in, she indeed saw Wei Huashi, the mentor, and Iris sitting at the council table.

However, the two did not speak, and instead still had worried expressions, as if Wei Hua had told Iris about what had just happened.

When the iris saw the camellia arrive, it weakly greeted it, saying, "You've come, have a seat."

After Camellia sat where Iris pointed, Iris continued, "How credible do you personally think that church's information is?"

Instead of beating around the bush, Iris directly asked Camellia for her thoughts.

After a moment's thought, the camellia replied, "They are mysterious, which means they are powerful."

"Their secrecy also makes their attitude ambiguous, but if they are truly acting in good faith, this information should be quite reliable."

Camellia shared her understanding of the "Resurrected" forces.

After hearing Camellia's explanation, Iris nodded and then asked, "Can you still contact their higher-ups?"

"No, they can only contact me one-way through this thing." With that, Camellia pushed the phone out.

Just as Iris saw the phone and was about to ask the next question, the phone suddenly lit up.

A line of text appeared above: "Let's talk."

The three rats present all wore solemn expressions after seeing this line of text.

"Who are you?" Iris asked tentatively.

[You don't need to know, you just need to know that we're here to help you.]

"What is your purpose?" Facing the "unfamiliar presence," Iris Orchid did not mince words.

After all, if the infection news is true, then the situation is very urgent.

[The deal was already done; we helped, and you rewarded us.]

After seeing this sentence, the iris orchid looked at the camellia.

"They wanted to preach here, and I agreed because I thought it was a legitimate church."

Finally, to prevent Iris from misunderstanding, Camellia added, "They only asked for a missionary permit and didn't ask for anything else. I didn't cheat them either; I told them at the time that we allow orthodox religions to spread their faith."

Iris was taken aback when she heard this, after all, the reward was too meager.

Iris Orchid had assumed that Camellia had sold all the goods from the traveling caravan to obtain this wave of reinforcements. She truly hadn't expected that Camellia could get such reinforcements with just a missionary permit.

However, Queen Iris knew that it wasn't that no church had tried to preach here, but even the most powerful Holy Light Church in the human empire had been defeated by the rat.

After all, religious belief is essentially a pillar of one's spiritual world.

The image of "the mice, who have been isolated from the world for a long time, have already created a garden in the cultural sphere" is also present.

The "garden" is, in a sense, the native religion of the mice, so they naturally don't need another spiritual pillar.

Unless that church is really willing to spend money to convert the first batch of believers who voluntarily believe and spread the faith, and to adapt the religion to the local conditions of the mouse.

However, it seems that no church has that kind of spare money.

After all, if there's still cake, no one would be willing to spend a lot of money to eat this steamed bun.

The world is so big, there are many other races to convert to. Naturally, no one is eyeing the rat, this tough nut to crack.

After learning everything, Iris fell silent; she had never experienced such an unequal relationship before.

Iris was already used to power exchanges and deceit, and this kind of relationship where I help you but don't need much in return left her at a loss.

Seeing that Iris Orchid had fallen silent again, Shen Yuan could only continue typing to bring the conversation back on track.

[Let's get back to business. We can discuss effort and reward later, once things are settled. All you need to know is that we don't want you to fail.]

[Moreover, the Zerg will eventually become a threat to the entire continent.]

After seeing this sentence, Iris Orchid's thoughts returned to normal.

After all, the most urgent task is dealing with the Zerg; only by surviving can we talk about the future.

Instead of waiting until you're dead to ask, "Was it all really worth it?"

"I understand. We have no other options regarding the current situation. We will do our best to cooperate with you."

Iris's answer was straightforward, even overly straightforward, but that's just how it is for mice.

Their only remaining hope had become chaotic and uncertain. They might have no future left and could only cling to this last straw for a desperate gamble.

Iris's words startled Shen Yuan even more. Shen Yuan's purpose in communicating with the higher-ups of the rats was simply to get the rats to cooperate.

After all, Shen Yuan was hiding himself, so these rats knew nothing about him. As mentioned before, they didn't even know the name of the church.

Moreover, although those players all possessed divine magic, none of them looked like good people.

And Iris simply handed over the reins to Shen Yuan, a completely unfamiliar and suspicious outsider.

Perhaps the mice were truly at their wits' end, since they had already planned to implement the Fire Seed Project before the players arrived.

After a moment of shock, Shen Yuan didn't refuse and readily agreed to Iris Orchid's offer. After all, why not take something that's given away for free?

Moreover, Shen Yuan also knew that what was given away for free was the most expensive, since the rats were not easy to save.

However, Shen Yuan was not without options. After all, his goal was not to defeat the insectoids, but to collect the emotional energy of the rats.

However, Shen Yuan still had one question: why were the Zerg attacking the rats?

So after accepting Iris Orchid's relinquishment, another line of text appeared on my phone:

Do you know why those insects attacked you? As far as I know, they had been lying dormant underground.

After seeing this line, Iris simply shook her head and said, "I'm sorry, I know nothing about this either. All I know is that there is a time difference of several days between the appearance of the Zerg and the start of their large-scale attack."

Then, Iris continued her analysis: "So they probably discovered something first, and then devised the attack plan. Of course, this is just my guess."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuan only felt a greater headache, since it was as if he hadn't said anything at all.

Helpless, Shen Yuan could only put aside his questions for the time being and start thinking of ways to save the rats.