Sir! Don't close the net!

"Mr. Dante, you will soon understand everything..."

The priest gave a meaningful smile and then patted Dante on the shoulder.

"I don't know what you're talking about, but don't try to get close to me like that," Dante said, slapping the priest's right hand away with a displeased expression, and quickened his pace past the priest.

The priest glanced at his right hand, his fingers tightening slightly, but his smile remained unchanged. "I understand, Mr. Dante. Then let's talk about official business. For example, Mr. Puss, the righteous sheriff, seems to be forming a self-defense force these days? It seems that others have tried to do this before, but unfortunately, they only succeeded halfway. Now it seems to be called... the Mafia."

Dante paused, clenching his fist.

“Mr. Dante, there’s no need for such a terrifying expression,” the priest walked to Dante’s side, tilted his head slightly, and whispered in Dante’s ear, “The Church of Steam and Steel watches over the entire wasteland, even the Triassic Circle is under their watchful eye. Since it has happened, it means that this is what the Church of Steam and Steel wanted to happen.”

Dante's pupils slowly dilated.

“To be honest, we are really relieved to have a righteous person like Puss forming a self-defense force,” the priest said, shrugging his shoulders as if he hadn’t seen Dante’s horrified expression, and continued walking forward. “No matter how powerful a religion is, it cannot conflict with the state itself.”

“Now Earl Wilson is determined to disrupt the original order of the Triassic Circle and let the Triassic Circle's vagrants do whatever they want. They are not intervening directly, but intimidating. We don't want to see this country, which we have finally built up in the wasteland, become worse and worse, but religion cannot go against the government.”

"If the inhabitants of the Triassic do not intend to resist, but we help the Triassic Circle to show signs of resistance, it will turn into the Cult of Steam and Steel inciting the wasteland inhabitants to defy the wasteland monarchy. It would not be surprising if the Cult of Steam and Steel ended up wanting to usurp the country."

"Fortunately, there are still people like Mr. Puss who are righteous in the wasteland. Since Mr. Puss has mustered up the courage to form a self-defense force, we, the Church of Steam and Steel, cannot let such rare courage go to waste. Therefore, we plan to assist Mr. Puss's self-defense force."

"But it's regrettable..."

The priest held up his finger and waved it from side to side.

"Mr. Puss seems to think that we, the Cult of Steam and Steel, and the Wasteland Royal Family are in cahoots. He is very wary of us, and even if we want to offer help, he probably won't refuse outright."

"To be honest, we are very worried because... in the last couple of days, the law enforcement forces of the Triassic Circle discovered that Earl Wilson had secretly hoarded a large quantity of... [amount of money] that is extremely valuable to ordinary people."

The priest drew out his words, turned his head slightly, and saw Dante's frozen face reflected in his side profile.

“Dangerous weapons, and they seem to want those homeless people to have them.”

Dante held his breath, and everything in his field of vision instantly receded, white spreading outwards and pushing the priest and the streets of the Jurassic Circle further and further away.

The Church of Steam and Steel is aware of the Jurassic Circle's activities, and perhaps even the Cretaceous Circle's activities are under their watchful eye.

So what exactly was the priest trying to convey to him?

The Cult of Steam and Steel... supports Puss in forming a self-defense force?

A bead of cold sweat trickled down Dante's eye.

"Mr. Dante?"

No, it's definitely not that simple.

"Mr. Dante?"

The priest's words kept echoing in Dante's ears.

We don't want to see this country, which we've worked so hard to build in the wasteland, become worse and worse.

But religion cannot

[Disobeying the regime]

Fortunately, there are still people like Mr. Puss in the wasteland who have a heart for justice. Since Mr. Puss has mustered the courage to form a self-defense force, we, the Cult of Steam and Steel, cannot let such rare courage go to waste. Therefore, we plan to assist Mr. Puss's self-defense force.

Mr. Puss seems to believe that our Cult of Steam and Steel and the Wasteland Royal Family are in cahoots, and he is very wary of us. Even if we wanted to offer help, he probably wouldn't simply refuse outright.

The Wasteland Royal Family is making the Wasteland worse and worse. The Cult of Steam and Steel does not want to see this happen, but as a religion, the Cult of Steam and Steel cannot go against the regime. Therefore, people full of courage are needed to stand up and resist the Wasteland Royal Family.

This "person" could be Puss, who formed a self-defense force in the Triassic Circle due to dissatisfaction with the actions of Earl Wilson, who represented the wasteland's royal family and nobility, or it could be...

The Jurassic Circle and Cretaceous Circle are now preparing for war to overthrow the wasteland royal family.

"Mr. Dante, are you alright?"

The priest raised his hand and patted Dante on the shoulder, waking him up.

Chapter 121 An Inescapable Trap

Dante felt a sudden dizziness as something seemed to overturn all his previous ideas and wildly establish a new line of thinking and a new perspective.

In this new perspective, the Jurassic Circle's attempt to instigate war is no longer an adventure, but a natural ascension to the throne. With the support of the Cult of Steam and Steel and the Cretaceous Circle, even the Triassic Circle could replace the Wasteland Royal Family, let alone the Jurassic Circle. And this act could even be cloaked in the banner of justice.

But he loathed this new perspective because it meant betraying himself and accepting that it was right to accept the war started by the mob, yet he also felt powerless because he had to betray himself.

The priest had made it very clear that the Jurassic Circle's weapons were in the hands of Earl Wilson, who was using vagrants to cause trouble in the Triassic Circle and was very likely to secretly give the seized Jurassic Circle weapons to the vagrants.

Count Wilson wouldn't personally confront the self-defense force established by Puss, but the vagrants might be a different story. If they were just ordinary vagrants, Dante wouldn't care too much, as the Triassic circle's physical condition would certainly be better than that of a vagrant who had been exposed to the elements. However, it would be a different story if the vagrants obtained the Jurassic circle's weapons confiscated by Count Wilson.

The Cult of Steam and Steel surely has a way to get the weapons that Earl Wilson has confiscated and hand them over to Puss.

However, Puss was wary of the Cult of Steam and Steel and would never accept support from them.

As a religion, the Cult of Steam and Steel does not directly oppose the Wasteland Royal Family. They will only devote their power to supporting a courageous representative.

Clearly, in the Triassic Circle, Puss and the self-defense force he built were the agents to whom the Church of Steam and Steel was willing to pour its power.

To connect the Self-Defense Forces with the Church of Steam and Steel, a bridger is needed, such as... Dante, who gained Puth's trust simply through letters.

In an instant, Dante had a terrifying feeling that he had fallen into the trap of the Cult of Steam and Steel. The Cult of Steam and Steel needed a successor, and that person could be Li Yili or Annie. Li Yili and Annie had not only spent time with Puss, but also knew him very well. Puss probably trusted them both very much. There was no one more suitable than the two of them to be the successor.

But the Cult of Steam and Steel appeared before him, a rather tenuous candidate who had never met or spoken with Puss and only had a letter between them, right after Li Yili and Annie, the best candidates, left the Jurassic Circle.

This shows that Li Yili and Annie saw through the Cult of Steam and Steel's true intentions. The Cult of Steam and Steel knew that Li Yili and Annie could not become Transcendent Humans, and now that Li Yili and Annie were in the Cretaceous Circle, that layer of walls was beyond their reach. As for writing letters to contact Li Yili and Annie, that was utter nonsense.

The priest in front of him had already laid his cards on the table, and under these circumstances, even if the priest said he wouldn't read the letters he sent to Li Yili and Annie, he wouldn't dare believe him.

As for concealing information... Dante didn't think he had the brains to concoct a letter that could fool the Cult of Steam and Steel.

The purpose of the Church of Steam and Steel is definitely not as noble and righteous as it appears on the surface!

But what's even more terrifying is that unless he wants to watch helplessly as Puss and his self-defense force are destroyed by the vagrants who have acquired Jurassic Circle weapons, he will not only have to jump into this trap, but he will also have to thank the Cult of Steam and Steel for giving him the opportunity to jump.

He didn't have much time to jump. The Jurassic Circle's weapons had been in Earl Wilson's hands for almost two days. Earl Wilson might have already accidentally let the weapons fall into the hands of the Triassic Circle vagrants. Puss's self-defense force had just been established. As the leader, Puss was an obvious and very important target. Earl Wilson could instruct the vagrants to kill Puss and the existing members of the self-defense force at any time.

Once Puss and the existing Self-Defense Force members die, the Triassic Circle may not necessarily become a haven for vagrants, but it will definitely descend into chaos. It will be impossible for a second Self-Defense Force to emerge. The Church of Steam and Steel God may secretly protect Puss and his group, but that will only allow them to have a few lucky breaks.

"Hey~ Mr. Dante, are you alright? You seem to have lost your mind. I didn't say anything that complicated."

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Dante's eyes remained empty, and the priest waved his hand in front of Dante.

Dante took a deep breath and grabbed the priest by the collar. "How will you help Puss?"

The priest's lips curled slightly upward as he raised his hand and placed it on Dante's right hand, which was gripping his collar. "Of course, we'll help without reservation. The power that can so easily take a life shouldn't be in the hands of a group of people who don't respect life, should it?"

Dante reluctantly released his fingers, brushed past the priest, and walked toward the church of the Church of God, now visible amidst steam and steel. "I don't need a vague answer."

The priest straightened his wrinkled collar, smiled, and followed behind Dante, spreading his hands to his sides. "Ah~ this is my fault, Mr. Dante, I apologize. As for specific help, it's nothing complicated."

"To put it simply, we will steal the weapons from the Jurassic Circle that have been seized by Earl Wilson. This is not a difficult task. The difficulty lies in how to hand these weapons over to a righteous sheriff who will not use them for personal gain."

The priest put his hands on his hips and shook his head helplessly.

"Although the righteous sheriff always seems naive and easily fooled, he is actually quite shrewd and would never believe arms donations from unknown sources."

"So this is where I come in, right? I hand over the weapons to Puss in my name so he can use them without worry?"

“I prefer to describe it as safekeeping rather than using,” the priest emphasized. “A righteous sheriff would never use firearms on anyone else, and no one in the entire Triple Circle is more suitable than him to [safeguard] these powers.”

Dante, his face cold, strode across the church doors and plopped down on a prayer bench, arrogantly crossing his legs. "You're sure I'll agree, so you should have already prepared the location and exact time for Puss to take over the arms you stole from Earl Wilson, right?"

Of course~

The priest smiled and placed a blank sheet of paper and a pen beside Dante. But Dante did not immediately begin writing. Instead, he crossed his arms and asked, "But what should we do when Earl Wilson discovers that the seized weapons have disappeared?"

“Ha… Well, Mr. Dante, who do you think has the ability and guts to steal things from Earl Wilson in the Triassic, especially confiscated weapons?” The priest raised his hands to the sides. “It’s only us. Just as we don’t want to have a direct conflict with the Wasteland Royal Family, an earl, especially Earl Wilson, won’t fall out with us over the Triassic.”

"Just as Earl Wilson deterred the vagrants, we can deter Puss and his ilk."

Dante let out a long sigh, picked up his pen and paper, and began to write a letter under the priest's radiant smile.

"This is my last question."

"Hmm? Please go ahead."

“Who is the intermediary between you and the Jurassic Circle? It can’t be the Cretaceous Circle,” Dante said, narrowing his eyes.

The priest tilted his head to the side, his smile spreading like a crescent moon.

Chapter 122 [Please be careful]

Puss whistled after getting another autograph, flicked the increasingly thick list in his hand with his finger, nodded in satisfaction, and just as he turned around, he felt a chill down his spine. He subconsciously turned his head to look, and his slightly dilated pupils reflected the somewhat empty street and the priest standing in the middle of the street like a blur.

After a brief moment of surprise, Puss narrowed his eyes, rolled up the list in his hand and stuffed it into the belt behind his waist. He took a heavy step and walked to the middle of the road. He suddenly turned to face the priest, his shawl fluttering slowly. Puss spread his arms slightly to the sides, his fingers pointing toward the revolver in the holster.

“Oh, Mr. Puss, you seem to be in a good mood,” the priest said with a slight upturn of his lips.

"Hmph—last time you came to the store, this time you came straight to the door. Are all the priests of the Church of Steam and Steel so idle?" Puss snorted unhappily, lowered his hands, straightened his body, and pulled his shawl tighter.

“We’ve been very busy,” the priest smiled and pulled a rather thick-looking letter from his pocket. “Mr. Puss, there’s a letter for you.”

Puss's expression changed, and he quickly walked up to the priest, snatched the letter, and stepped back. "Alright, it's all over. You can go back now."

“Mr. Puss, we are not your enemies, there is no need to be so wary, or perhaps Mr. Puss… you are feeling guilty?” The priest glanced at his right hand, then slowly lowered it and put it behind his back.

"Ha—I feel guilty! Why should I feel guilty!"

Puss's lips twitched, and he suddenly raised his voice and shouted loudly.

He was definitely feeling guilty, and very guilty at that.

“Mr. Puss, Mr. Puss! I suggest you don’t speak so loudly. It not only makes you seem guilty, but it also makes you look very strange,” the priest shrugged and looked to the left.

Puss looked over as well, and his heart skipped a beat. Some residents of the Triassic Circle were looking in his direction.

He doesn't have a photographic memory, but he'll do everything he can to remember important things, like who has joined the self-defense force he's formed, and the residents of the Sanjiequan who are now anxiously looking in their direction are the ones who signed up.

If the residents of the Triassic Zone were to conclude at this point that the Cult of Steam and Steel harbors resentment towards the Self-Defense Forces, the establishment of the Self-Defense Forces might be doomed.

Even if the residents of the Triassic Circle harbored great resentment, they would never dare to oppose both the Wasteland Royal Family and the Cult of Steam and Steel simultaneously.

Puss's lips twitched violently.

If this were a duel, he would now have lost all power of choice; whether he lived or died was entirely up to his opponent.

"Of course—I know you're not doing anything bad, Mr. Puss."

The priest laughed heartily as he walked up to Puss, firmly grasped Puss's right hand, and waved it up and down. With a sunny smile, he turned his head and nodded to the residents of the San Die Quan who were looking in their direction. The harmonious atmosphere made the San Die Quan residents who were looking around breathe a sigh of relief and even show smiles.

But Puss's heart sank to the bottom.

This scene will surely spread rapidly throughout the Triassic community. As for how it will be interpreted, that depends on what the residents of the Triassic community need right now.