People in Terra, governing a bizarre little country

However, when his gaze fell upon Ernst, it suddenly flickered, as if he had seen something. He frowned abruptly, shook his head, and said:

"I'll have to confirm that."

Ernst turned around as if sensing something, but behind him was a spacious hall with nothing in it.

Grace leaned down slightly and whispered in Ernst's ear:

“There’s a Hai Si who was just looking over here.”

"It shook its head at Alfonso."

Well, it seems the water is even muddier than I imagined. It's unexpected yet reasonable that Alfonso has a connection with a sea creature.

But could I have misjudged him? This Deep Sea Cultist was disguised so perfectly?

Ernst glanced at Alfonso suspiciously, but saw that he looked perfectly normal, as if nothing had just happened.

Since that's the case, he might as well stir things up again and see what kind of fish you're trying to catch in this muddy water.

"It's alright, Mr. Alfonso, perhaps we can help you solve one of the problems."

He smiled, and before Alfonso could react, he looked directly at Skadi and asked her in front of Alfonso:

"Miss Skadi, can you still feel that sense of familiarity?"

"Take us there."

"Meet this resurrected deep-sea hunter, yet another one."

The seabed where the Stutifaira is located, in Milialium.

"Your Excellency, we have received a reply from the mainland."

The governor, with his short, light blue hair, turned to look at the coast guard captain, Sikunda, who was giving the report, and asked:

"Why did the Coast Guard report this to me?"

"The messenger they sent contacted a bishop from the deep sea, who recently surrendered himself to us."

Upon hearing this news, even the usually composed and expressionless governor showed a hint of disbelief on his face:

"what?"

"An envoy? A bishop of the deep sea? Turning himself in?"

Clementine could understand each of the three words individually, but why couldn't she understand them when they were put together?

Do you think these Agorians don't know what kind of person the Deep Sea Bishop is? The only redeeming quality of those filthy idiots is their stubbornness. Would they really confess?

Has the sun risen in the west? Has Haisi switched careers to become a pet?

Sikunda was aware of Clementa's shock; in fact, when she heard the news, her shock was no less than Clementa's.

But there's nothing that can be done; that's the truth. The deep-sea bishop really did come. Regardless of Agor's reaction, whether they believed it or not, he came, and he brought this news.

Moreover, he also stated something else quite frankly. Although Siquinda felt that this matter didn't have much to do with Agor—it was Cicero's men who had sent the letter to the small country of Shelag on the way, inviting "Ernst" to visit Iberia.

Therefore, in a sense, it was he who brought this "disaster" upon the Deep Sea Church.

"Why did he do this?"

Even knowing that Sikunda was unlikely to give her an answer, Clementa still asked incredulously.

Siquinda could only respond according to Cicero's "confession":

He said his research was not over yet.

He couldn't bear to die like that.

"He hoped that after we contacted the agent, he could also meet with the agent."

Clementine remained silent for a long time, then curled her lip in disgust:

"madman."

"Lock him up and interrogate him."

Despite her outburst, she quickly returned to the main topic:

"So, the people on land have chosen seven agents?" Lu ≈= Si

"Yes, it's been chosen."

Sikunda pointed to the dome above her head, and Clementa knew that meant "above the sea."

"Right above our heads."

"Is it reliable?"

"Clementa asked."

Sikunda gave her advice very decisively:

"Completely unreliable!"

That agent—Ernst Shivaesh—was someone sent by the Deep Sea Bishop Cicero to invite Iberia to that small land country of Sheragri! In other words, he himself is very likely to have some connection with the Deep Sea Church; otherwise, why would the Deep Sea Church's bishop specifically send someone to invite him?

Moreover, his rise to power was already too "legendary." One of the biggest reasons why Agor would focus on the two countries of "Iberia" and "Sherrag" in this world is Ernst's "special nature."

But if he was originally connected to the Deep Sea Church, then this special nature can be explained!

Although the Deep Sea Church is trash, it cannot be denied that they are capable! With their assistance, although it is not as easy as Agor's direct enlightenment, it is indeed not difficult to support an agent on land.

Even if we take a step back and assume that Ernst has no connection with the Deep Sea Church, and that the above-mentioned well-founded suspicions are purely deliberate framing, Ernst is still a twenty-three-year-old young man!

Agor does not discriminate against young people, but he does discriminate against young people on land.

They are arrogant, impulsive, ill-mannered, shallow and ignorant, not even a hair on the head of Agor's young men, let alone a "young politician".

Please, Agor isn't going to argue with some self-important, know-it-all guy about whether Agor or Sherag should be on the left when hanging the flag on the greenbelt. They're going to lead the Terrans in a fight against the threat of Haisi!

"It's better to rebuild ties with old acquaintances in Iberia than to talk to such a person."

In short, it would be a miracle if Ernst were reliable!

"But the intelligence I received said that a battle had just taken place at sea, between land and sea creatures."

"The commander on the land side is Ernst."

Clementa said.

Sikunda nodded; she was aware of the news as well, since it was originally information detected by the Coast Guard.

Therefore, she also came to a conclusion.

"Act."

"This is a common tactic of the Deep Sea Cult: to gain trust by incurring some losses. It's just that this time it's the land people who have been replaced."

This method is commonly used by the Deep Sea Cult, and Agor has fallen for it before.

Those deep-sea believers, you say they respect life, yet they are completely indifferent to the deaths of their fellow sea creatures. The closer their thoughts are to those of the Sea Cult, the more indifferent they are to individual lives. They even actively devour the corpses of their fallen comrades, saying it is to "return to the multitude and serve as nourishment."

But you say they don't respect life, yet they treat Hai Si like their own parents, showing him the utmost filial piety.

All I can say is that a madman is a madman. Forcing a module of ideas that is incompatible with his own interface will either result in it being forcibly inserted and becoming someone else's shape, or it will only lead to a crash.

Clementa pursed her lips and fell into deep thought.

She certainly understood Sikunda's concerns and knew that what she said made a lot of sense.

But the little manta ray is a very imaginative ruler.

Therefore, after some thought, she came to her own conclusion:

"In that case, let's see what happens above our heads."

"We'll make our move once they've decided who's the winner."

"Let's take a look at the quality of this Ernst."

Chapter 752 I've never learned this, Captain

Ulpian was puzzled.

Have there been a lot of people coming to the Stutifaira these past few days?

He was the first "guest" on the ship in the strictest sense, though he was an uninvited guest.

Their purpose in coming here was simple. First, like Gladys, they hoped to find a way back to Agor using the information left behind by Breogan. The Deepsea Hunters were, after all, a combat unit of Agor, and even though their organization was almost wiped out, as long as some were alive, their duty was to "return home." Second, they were searching for something shady.

For example, evidence of treason and collusion between the upper echelons of Agor.

Some might ask, why are you looking for this kind of evidence on land instead of in Agor? Isn't that going in the wrong direction and going south when you should be going north?

Actually, that's not the case.

Urbian had considered this issue. There were definitely traitors within Agor's upper echelons, and in considerable numbers; that was inevitable. Don't ask why, for his eyes wouldn't lie.

Back then, in the final battle against the Sea Child [Newborn], he, as the captain of the third team, was supposed to personally deliver the final blow to the Newborn. However, he suddenly lost contact with the team, so the mission was temporarily passed on to Skadi.

The reason why he witnessed a rusted water vein device lodged within the shattered flesh of the [Newborn] creature.

That was a model from several hundred years ago in Agor, and Ulbian wouldn't mistake it. Based on the degree of mutation of the Water Vein Instrument, that thing had been stuck in that [newborn] body for at least 200 years.

Although some people in Agor had made direct contact with the Firstborn, all the information and intelligence that Ulpian had obtained indicated that the raid was the only time in Agor that they had directly confronted the Firstborn.

This means that long before the creature Haisi came into the sight of Agor, there had already been contact between Agor people and "newborns", and Agor knew nothing about it!

There are only two possible interpretations for this situation. Either, there was an extremely ordinary Agorian with no voice, who, like someone who jumped off a cliff and found a martial arts manual, had an old man living inside his ring, and was an orphan, was blessed with numerous buffs, and experienced countless coincidences with an infinite probability approaching zero, that "by chance" crossed countless sea creatures and terror fish that could have killed him, and in a trench environment that could destroy an Agorian's body, encountered this [newborn], then inserted a water vein device into its body, and disappeared without a trace.

Either someone is covering up the news, or the person capable of doing so wields absolute power.

Ulpian was not a paranoid person, nor did he believe in the existence of so-called chosen ones. Therefore, he believed it was the latter.

But it was too difficult for him to find any trace of these traitors in Agor.

The Deepsea Hunters have been expelled from Agor's ranks. Everyone assumes they've perished. Even if they return, they'll face repeated scrutiny, possibly even an interrogation in a battle of wits to prove their innocence. Most importantly, even after going through all that, they might not have access to the hidden secrets.

Even if he intends to investigate, by the time he finishes the procedures, it will be too late.

Therefore, it's better to lie low. Rather than the enemy being in the shadows while we are in the light, it's better for both of us to remain hidden, and for us to hunt down the shadows together!

And the land wasn't entirely without clues either.

In the past, several underwater cities of Agor were invaded by the sea monsters, resulting in a large number of refugees. Some of these refugees fled to the land and became known as the "islanders" among the Iberians.

But even in the shadows of history, those who are observant can always discern a different flavor.

The islanders did bring Agor's advanced technology, which contributed to the glory of the Iberian Golden Age, but they also indirectly brought the faith of the Deep Sea Church.

It's fair to say that Iberia's later attribution of the Great Tranquility directly to Agor and the "islanders" wasn't without reason.

This is where you can start with Ulpian.

Was the disaster that struck those underwater cities a sudden and unexpected event during the expansion of the marine species, or was it a deliberate scheme by the Deep Sea Church?

If it's the latter, then what are they looking for when they come ashore?

Following this line of thought, could there have been a high-ranking spy from the Deep Sea Church among the governors of those cities and those connected to them, who secretly orchestrated these tragedies?

This is the direction of Ulpian's investigation.

So far, his findings haven't been substantial. After all, that happened nearly a century ago, and Haisi's destruction of those cities meant that most of the data was lost in the vast ocean of history, making it difficult to find. The subsequent Great Silence in Iberia created a huge gap in Iberian history, and the loss of various documents has made Urpian's investigation extremely difficult.

He only recently found the "Fool" ship by relying on the strength of the Deep Sea Hunters and the tiny, insignificant clue about the unusual movements of the Deep Sea Church.

But he didn't expect that just a few days after he took action, the main force would follow!

The Deep Sea Church, Iberia, and the recent international summit that has caused such a stir in Iberia—everyone wants a piece of the Fool's Ship.

Ulpian didn't care what happened to the ship, but he had to get what he wanted! 5=

Therefore, no matter what stands in his way, he will not back down.

"Didn't you hear me tell you to put down your weapons?"

The clamor returned to his ears, and Ulpian ended his thoughts.

Standing before him were orderly ranks of punitive soldiers, armed with swords, spears, and crossbows, and behind them, the Iberian saint Carmen, who raised her hand cannon and aimed it at him.

Ulpian never believed in any saints.

So he silently put the storage device containing all of Breogan's records, which he had seized first, into his own pocket, and then picked up the strangely shaped "weapon" in his hand.

This is a sickle, and also a giant anchor!

By wielding it, Ulpian can clear a path for himself and the hunters; by smashing it down, Ulpian can also suppress the tides for himself and the hunters!