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The headquarters of "Remnants of the God-King" operates under the name of that "God-King," also known as the Red King, claiming to be the spokesperson of the gods, yet engaging in the most blasphemous acts. It commands several affiliated gilded guilds, forming the largest gilded guild force in the desert, running rampant and unchecked—these people have no moral compass; they'll do anything for Mora.

Robbing caravans, murdering scholars who went to the desert to explore, or plundering desert tribes and villages, and forcibly annexing small brigades... such things were commonplace for the "Remnants of the God-King".

In fact, Dixia's acquaintance with the Humai family began when she protected the caravan during the robbery of the Humai family by the "Relics of the God King." Later, to express his gratitude, Lord Humai offered her an irresistible price to hire "Blazing Beast Hunter" as the caravan's dedicated bodyguard, who then gradually became Dina Zede's "personal bodyguard."

Kidnapping the eldest daughter of the Huma family for money is indeed a very normal thing for the people of "God King's Legacy". Given their audacity, it is not impossible for them to come to Sumeru City to kidnap Dina Zede and provoke the Order of the Church and the "Thirty-Man Group" - but there is a premise: that they know about Dina Zede's existence.

Dina Zede had been recuperating at home due to "Demon Scale Disease" until recently when she left home for the "Flower Goddess's Birthday Festival". Most people in Sumeru City had never heard of the Humai family having a young lady before, let alone the "Relic of the God King" entrenched in the desert.

It is obvious that someone who knew of Dina Zede's existence and had a grudge against the Humai family hired "The Relic of the God King" to do this.

There aren't many people who meet this criterion. Dixia had been with the Humai family for a few years and probably knew some of their rivals who were envious of their businesses. Only by bringing out the mastermind behind the scenes could this matter be resolved completely. Otherwise, even if they managed to defeat this wave, the other party could hire another batch of desperados to continue threatening Miss Dina Zede.

After breaking two of the young mercenary's fingers, the man finally revealed the mastermind: "...I...I'll tell you, the person who hired us is the boss's fellow townsman...that one, Setare, who got into the Faculty of Orders..."

Chapter Sixty: Knowledge of Divine Jars

"Setare...?"

Dixia had heard of the name, but only heard of it.

Although she and these mercenaries all belonged to the desert people, there were different origins among the desert people.

There are many tribes in the desert, each with its own fixed territory. There is little interaction between the tribes, and outsiders rarely know what happens within them. As for Dixia, she has lived in her father's guild since childhood, which is considered her "tribe," so she has limited knowledge of the affairs of other tribes.

She had only met and fought with Baddis and his group once, so they could hardly be considered friends. As for Baddis's "fellow townsman," Dixia was even less familiar with him.

All Dixia knew about Setare was that she was the most outstanding genius in the desert.

Like her nickname "Lion of the Fiery Mane," Setare also has a nickname, "Star"—the name Setare means "star" in the desert language, and academic geniuses born in the desert are undoubtedly the brightest stars in the night sky.

It is important to know that after the death of the Great Tree King, the Church began to implement a policy of complete racial segregation:

More "sand barriers" were built along the desert borders to geographically separate the Sumeru Desert from the rainforest; at the same time, the spread of wisdom to the desert inhabitants was strictly prohibited, and any paper with writing on it that wanted to enter the desert had to undergo strict examination by the Religious Council, let alone books that recorded knowledge...

Such policies completely deprived the desert people of the opportunity to receive education. In the eyes of the scholars of the Order of the Monastery, most of the desert people were the lowest level of "illiterate".

The little cultural knowledge that Dixia learned was largely thanks to her father, who was the leader of a troupe and loved legendary stories. He "smuggled" a lot of books from Sumeru through hand-copying or smuggling, which at least taught her basic language and writing... Otherwise, before the "Void Terminal" became widespread, she probably wouldn't have been able to communicate normally with her employer.

But Setare was an anomaly.

It is said that when Setare was young, she went to the village of Aru on the edge of the desert and followed several scholars who had been exiled to the desert for committing crimes—whom the desert people called "village guardians"—to learn cultural knowledge and showed amazing academic talent.

Later, she even entered the Order of the Church, becoming the only desert dweller in five hundred years to have the status of a scholar.

After becoming a scholar, Setare never returned to her hometown.

...This is a very common occurrence; most people who have the opportunity to leave the desert will never go back, and Setare is no exception.

The saying goes, "People strive to rise higher." If you can become a "star," who would want to go back to being "gravel"? Dixia didn't think it was anything to be blamed for.

But this desert scholar's hiring of a gilded band of fellow countrymen to kidnap Dina Zedee fueled her fury—

Having finally escaped the desert and entered the Order Institute... let alone using the knowledge I've learned to build my hometown, even just quietly being a scholar in the Order Institute, spending my days with books and papers, would be better than doing these heinous things, right?

Moreover, if this matter gets out, it will further confirm what some people in the Order of the Church say about the "desert people being born bad," and the Order of the Church's discrimination against the desert people will only become more serious in the future!

At this moment, Han Fulai suddenly turned around and asked Ying and Paimon, "Setare... is she the Grand Sage's assistant that researcher Ruhari mentioned to you?"

Ying and Paimengjing also remembered it when he mentioned it: "Oh right! I remember that name! Ruhari seemed to have told us that he knew about the Sage's schedule because he was on good terms with Miss Setare..."

"...Could it be that the mastermind behind Dina Zede's kidnapping is actually the Great Sage?"

"Huh? How could this be?" Dina Zede couldn't help but be speechless.

It's understandable that the Gilded Troupe kidnapped her because they coveted the Humai family's wealth, but what were the reasons that the Great Sage's assistant, and even the Great Sage Azar himself, wanted to deal with her?

Han Fulai held the red "canned knowledge" in his hand and pondered deeply—regardless of whether Setare did this on the instructions of the Great Sage Hazard, as long as she was still Hazard's assistant, this matter was inextricably linked to Hazard.

In a situation like that of a melon patch or a plum tree, Hazard couldn't explain himself.

Now that we have both witnesses and physical evidence, if used properly, this incident could be turned into powerful evidence to bring down Hazard. Hmm, he needs to contact Saidafie quickly; the "Pulbirouni family" knows what to do.

Just then, a series of chaotic footsteps came from outside the courtyard gate, and a group of fully armed mercenaries known as the "Thirty-Man Group" arrived at the scene.

The leader was a disciplinary officer in the green uniform of the Order of the Church. He scanned everyone present with sharp eyes, especially Han Fulai: "Target spotted, arrest immediately!"

The mercenaries of the "Thirty-Man Group" surrounded the group. Several mercenaries rushed up and tied up the "kidnappers" lying on the ground, while the rest pointed their long guns at Han Fulai and the others.

"Wait, we're not in cahoots! These people are kidnappers; they want to kidnap Miss Dina Zede, and I'm a bodyguard hired by the Huma family. I just fought with them..."

Dixia tried to explain the situation, but the disciplinary officer waved his hand dismissively: "Take them all away!"

Then he reached out his hand to Han Fulai: "And you, hand over that 'Knowledge in a Jar of Gods'!"

"'Divine Knowledge in a Jar'?" Han Fulai weighed the "jar of knowledge" in his hand. This thing was actually given the name of "divine"?

...It seems that the kidnapping case involves more complex issues than he thought.

The disciplinary officer glared at him: "What are you pretending for? This is the stuff that your gilded guild stole!"

"Wait a minute!" Dina Zede quickly stepped forward. "I am Dina Zede from the Huma family. Dixia, Mr. Jiang Xue, Ying, and Paimon are all my friends. They are the ones who protected me during the kidnapping just now. I can assure you that they have nothing to do with these kidnappers!"

The disciplinary officer gave her a deep look.

The clothes Dina Zede was wearing were indeed made of expensive materials that only young ladies from wealthy families could afford, so her identity should not be fake. And the scene in front of her did not look like an internal conflict within the Gilded Troupe... But as the disciplinary officer, he was just following orders and had no authority to release people.

He shook his head: "If you have anything to say, go to the 'Gathering Sand Hall'. If your identities are true, we will naturally clear your name."

Dina Zedai and Ying wanted to argue, but Han Fulai stopped them with a look and tossed the "divine knowledge in a jar" to the disciplinary officer.

"We'll cooperate, let's go."

Chapter Sixty-One: The Conspiracy of the Order of the Church?

The name of the Huma family was quite useful. After the disciplinary officer brought them back to the "Gathering Sand Hall", he did not make things too difficult for them. He simply asked them to cooperate in making a simple statement.

During this time, Han Fulai also tried to subtly probe and gleaned some information about "divine knowledge in jars" from the disciplinary officer. It was roughly said that this special "jarred knowledge" was something that the Order of the Church had unearthed from various divine relics. It contained the wisdom left behind by the Great Tree King, so it was extremely valuable.

It seems that someone is buying these things on the black market and reselling them for exorbitant prices. "Knowledge in the Jar of Gods" has become a tempting target for the gilded troupe.

Some time ago, a batch of "canned knowledge" destined for the Order of the Church was lost en route, including this "canned knowledge of the gods." The Order of the Church has been investigating the matter and has focused its suspicions on some members of the gilded guild with a history of misdeeds.

As luck would have it, when the Order of the Church was investigating the members of the Gilded Brigade, these few happened to be at the scene, holding "divine knowledge in a can", so they were also brought back for investigation.

Afterwards, the Humayi family received the news and quickly sent people to bail them out.

Unfortunately, after such an incident, Master Humai could no longer allow Dina Zedai to stay outside, and Dina Zedai was unfortunately taken back home by the people sent by her father.

Ying and Paimon both had their complaints—if it weren't for the interference of the people from the Order of the Church, they could have temporarily suppressed the matter and spent the "Flower Goddess's Birthday Festival" with Dina Zedai, which was also Dina Zedai's intention. As a result, it escalated to the point where the Humai family had to step in to vouch for her, and Dina Zedai no longer had an excuse to stay in the Grand Bazaar.

On the way back to the Grand Bazaar, the two of them complained to Han Fulai quite a bit. After all, it was Han Fulai who had told them to cooperate with the disciplinary officers beforehand... If they had revealed their "Honorary Knight" status at that time, they might not have been caught and taken to the "Gathering Sand Hall" to cooperate with any investigation.

Han Fulai simply shook his head at this: "It's no use. Even if you say you are the Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius, that disciplinary officer will still arrest us."

Ying and Paimon were both taken aback: "Huh? Why?"

Han Fulai retorted, "Don't you think that disciplinary officer arrived too quickly?"

From the moment the kidnappers appeared to the moment they were defeated, it took less than ten minutes.

Even if someone discovered the fighting and reported it to the "Thirty-Man Group," the "Thirty-Man Group" couldn't possibly arrive so quickly.

Moreover, when the disciplinary officer brought his men over, he said something like "the target has appeared," which clearly indicated that he was prepared in advance... If this was just a routine inspection, why did the disciplinary officer come at the perfect time—just after they had finished their work and were cleaning up the floor? Isn't that a bit too coincidental?

After hearing what he said, Ying and Paimon finally realized what he meant:

"They already knew that the 'divine knowledge in a jar' was there!"

"The disciplinary officer came here for this very reason from the very beginning!"

Han Fulai nodded slightly and pointed to the "Void Terminal" by his ear: "Remember? Baddis has this too. Everyone who enters Sumeru City is required to wear this. Through the 'Void Terminal,' the Order should be able to track the location of everyone in the city, so it's not surprising that the Disciplinary Officer knows where to arrest people."

But this raises a new question—

"Leaving aside how Baddis and his gang got their hands on that 'divine jar of knowledge' from the Church Council, instead of running away after stealing it, they actually came to the Grand Bazaar to kidnap Dina Zede. Aren't they incredibly audacious?"

“Oh, really…?” Ying and Paimon exchanged bewildered glances.

Han Fulai smiled and said, "Think back to when we were taking statements earlier. We told the disciplinary officers that Setare had hired these people. What was their reaction?"

Paimon puffed out his cheeks: "They don't believe us at all!"

Ying also pouted: "They wouldn't even bother to investigate, the statement was taken for nothing..."

“But why wouldn’t they believe it?” Han Fulai winked at Yingmei. “According to normal investigative logic, it’s quite normal to suspect that there was an insider who leaked the transportation information of the ‘divine canned knowledge,’ right?”

"And it's one thing if they don't believe me, but why don't you believe me either? You're an 'Honorary Knight' of the Knights of Favonius, a renowned adventurer, and a good friend of the young lady of the Huma'i family. You just stood up for justice and helped the Order of the Church capture the gilded bandits who stole your belongings..."

"Even if it's just a perfunctory gesture, shouldn't they at least give you the face to investigate? Why aren't they even willing to put on a show?"

"This is because..." Ying paused here.

Following this line of reasoning, Ying can only draw one conclusion—

Han Fulai spoke up for her: "Because they're in cahoots. Setare and the 'thirty-person group' that just came to arrest them are accomplices. The one who hired the Gilded Brigade to kidnap Dina Zede is essentially the Council of the Church, or rather, Setare's superior, the Great Sage Azar."

If Baddis and the others were truly robbers who stole the "Knowledge in the Jar of Gods," the Council of the Church should have been able to arrest them long ago with the "Void Terminal," so why wait until now?

It's more likely that this "divine knowledge" was given to Badis by Setare, and as Hazard's assistant, Setare was probably doing this at Hazard's behest.

This kidnapping was originally a conspiracy devised by the great sage Azar, and even the disciplinary officer who came to arrest the kidnappers was acting on the orders of the great sage.

But the problem comes again...

"What is their purpose in doing this?" Yingmei asked, her face full of doubt. "If they wanted to deal with the Huma'i family, they shouldn't have sent people to arrest the Gilded Brigade; and if they wanted to deal with us... why did they release us so easily after arresting us?"

Han Fulai nodded silently. His willingness to cooperate with the disciplinary officers was also to see what they were really up to. Azar had good reason to deal with them. They had previously represented the Zubair Theatre Troupe at the "hearing" and refuted Instructor Sharif, preventing the theater from closing down. Azar certainly wanted these troublemakers to disappear.

The matter of "divine canned knowledge" is a perfect excuse to smear them—all they need to do is get Badis and his gang to identify them and the Huma'i family as the buyers of "divine canned knowledge."

However, the "Gathering Sand Hall" could not contain him and Yingmei.

If the other party has ulterior motives, they can then openly and legitimately retaliate.

But why did Hazard go to such lengths to arrest them, only to release them after less than an hour?

Moreover, since the Gilded Brigade revealed Setare's name, they now have leverage over Hazard. How will Hazard deal with this?

It might be easy for the Order of the Liyue to control mercenaries like Disia or "Liyue fishermen" like him, but why should they silence the young lady of the Huma'i family and the "honor knights" of Mondstadt? To silence them?

This matter is becoming increasingly shrouded in mystery.

Han Fulai thought about it all the way, and finally said goodbye to Yingmei and the others at the intersection of Baoshang Street: "You guys go back to the Grand Bazaar first, I need to go find Mr. Saidaf to ask about some things."

Across the street from them, in the "Gathering Sand Hall," a young man with short, smoky gray hair sat in an interrogation room, facing Baddis and his gang.

He held the "divine jar of knowledge" in one hand, while using the other hand to record the other party's confession on paper.

"'Eye of Ahmar,' 'Cat Crawler', 'Legacy of the God-King'... they're all loyal followers of the Red King. Hmm, now, the gilded guild that stole 'Knowledge in the Jar of Gods' should all be brought to justice, right?"

"Yes, Secretary Elhesen."

The disciplinary officer bowed respectfully to the young scholar named Elhesen.

The clerk is a typical "lowly ranked but powerful" position. Although nominally responsible for archiving and backing up various written materials and organizing and issuing various written notices to the Church, he does not participate in any decision-making. However, on the other hand, this position is involved in all affairs of the Church, including the theft of this "divine knowledge" case, and the results of the trial must also be kept on file by him.

—Perhaps this clerk could be called the "Permanent Secretary of the Sumeru Order Institute".

Elhesen tapped the "Divine Jar of Knowledge" with his pen, a meaningful smile appearing on his lips: "Hmm... should we deal with this first, or write the report the important people want?"

Chapter Sixty-Two: "Teyvat Knowledge Network" and the "Secret Project"

Han Fulai confirmed several things with Sadaf.

Firstly, the Church Council is indeed excavating so-called "divine knowledge in jars" in the ruins throughout Mount Sumeru.

As far as Saidafi knows, this thing is the result of a recent joint research by two sages, the "Gnosticism" and the "Causalism" schools. The general principle is to find the wisdom left behind by the gods in the relics of the gods, transform it into "canned knowledge" and then input it into the database of the "Void" system for scholars to study and research.

In name, "divine knowledge" is an alternative solution created to address the problem of the "World Tree".

As the World Tree's condition worsens, scholars are finding it increasingly difficult to connect with it. Not to mention ordinary dasatas like Haibasha, even haphats like Saidatta, and even great sages, find it hard to contact the World Tree through conventional meditation.

So the sages changed their approach—since everyone was trying to access the World Tree to gain the wisdom of the gods, it didn't really matter whether the wisdom came from the World Tree or not, as long as it was the wisdom of the gods.

To this end, the Kyodō-institute has sent many research teams to various places since the beginning of this year to excavate "divine wisdom" from the ruins. "Divine knowledge in jars" is a "portable hard drive" used to store "divine wisdom".

Not only in the rainforest region, but also the Great Red Sand Sea Cult Academy sent a lot of people there, and the "Thirty-Man Group" also sent many mercenaries to escort them, making manpower quite tight...

Secondly, some of the "knowledge of the gods in jars" has indeed been lost.

It was precisely because the "Thirty-Person Group" was short-handed that the gilded troupe exploited their weakness during the transport of the "Divine Jar Knowledge," resulting in several thefts of the "Divine Jar Knowledge."

The lost "divine knowledge in jars" are all numbered and recorded. The Council of the Church has made the relevant information public on the "Void" network. Grand Disciplinarian Seno and his subordinate Disciplinarians are investigating the lost "divine knowledge in jars". The progress of the case is also being tracked in real time on the "Void" by the scribes of the Council of the Church.

On-site, Saidaf used the "Void Terminal" to query relevant information about the theft of "Divine Jarred Knowledge" and confirmed that all the lost "Divine Jarred Knowledge" had been recovered. The Badis gang, which Han Fulai and others helped to capture, were the last batch of criminals to be arrested.

Thirdly, regarding the connection between "divine knowledge" and the power of the abyss.