Chapter 300: Instructions from the Tranquil Church

Chapter 300: Instructions from theChurch of the Evernight Goddess 

**Puning Port.**

After patiently waiting for two days at the inn, Illya finally received news from the church, but it came from theChurch of the Evernight Goddess .

This made Illya's mood sink slightly, and her expression became much more serious.

She hadn't expected that merely inquiring about the origins of this new organization at St. Samuel's Church would alarm theChurch of the Evernight Goddess , and that they would send the latest instructions from there.

"The Yellow-Robed Monks, a new organization hidden in the dark, walking on the edge of fate, following the shadow of some existence. Its founder is an elderly lady who is both the creator and the leader, guiding the direction of the entire organization."

"Their extraordinary abilities lie in manipulating, playing with, and stealing fate. Be extremely cautious when investigating them, especially their high-sequence extraordinaries."

"The deity they worship is called the King in Yellow,The Lord of the Starry Sea in the distant sky, the formless and nameless one, the Planner of Fate.

Besides these basic introductions, there was also a very clear instruction.

TheChurch of the Evernight Goddess hoped they would investigate whether Item 008 had indeed fallen into the hands of the Yellow-Robed Monks and find out the recent arrival of their divine envoy.

**Divine envoy?**

Illya was very sensitive to this term.

For example, the Aurora Society had twenty-two divine envoys, but these were self-proclaimed and not recognized within the church.

Because their strength did not warrant such a title, a true divine envoy is a representative of a god on earth, capable of directly communicating with the deity and even borrowing divine power, a being more terrifying than a god's favored one.

This meant that theChurch of the Evernight Goddess believed the mysterious entity pursued by the Yellow-Robed Monks was comparable to a deity.

There are many mysterious organizations in the extraordinary world, but only a few truly have divine miracles.

For example, the Witch Sect that worships the Original Witch, the Aurora Society that fervently follows the Fallen Creator, and the Rose School of Thought, which has recently caused the most commotion.

Of course, the deities they worship are considered heretical evil gods by the seven major churches, fallen and filthy entities.

However, the information sent by theChurch of the Evernight Goddess this time did not mention that this was an evil organization. It stated that they were good at hiding and waiting, rarely intervening in the real world, and had not caused any harm so far.

This fundamentally distinguished them from the Aurora Society and the Witch Sect.

Their positioning was similar to that of the Hermetic Order, the Psychological Alchemy Society, and the School of Life.

The seven gods' churches do not always call for the eradication of members of these extraordinary organizations, as long as they do not cause significant harm or major impacts, they are mostly left alone.

After reading all the information, Illya gently rubbed her temples, thought for a while, and then gathered the Red Glove squad.

Once everyone was present, Illya pulled out three pages from a pile of documents and said, "This is information about this newly emerged organization. You can read it yourselves later. If anyone has any relevant information or clues, you can contact me directly."

"Our next goal is to find out whether Item 008 is in the hands of this organization and to identify their recently arrived divine envoy."

After assigning the tasks and giving several precautions, Illya let the Red Glove squad members read the documents themselves.

After reading the information, Leonard clicked his tongue lightly. This organization called the Yellow-Robed Monks was so deeply hidden that even the church knew very little about them.

The title "King in Yellow" was also new to him. The sparse descriptions made it inexplicably terrifying.

He would rather deal with the brainless Aurora Society than this new organization that liked to hide and wait.

No one had any impression of this organization after reading the relevant information; it was the first time they had heard of it.

Seeing this, Illya told them to rest for the night and start the investigation the next day.

Back in his room, Leonard took a bath, lay on the uncomfortable bed, turned over, and began calling the old man in his mind.

"Don't ask me. I probably know less about this organization than you do," the old man blocked Leonard's question with one sentence.

Leonard thought seriously, "That's right, this extraordinary organization of the Yellow-Robed Monks was established only about a hundred years ago. By then, you should have already become a wandering ghost, right?"

"Ah!"

Leonard's head suddenly hurt, and he quickly apologized to the old man for his mockery.

"The King in Yellow, the Lord of the Starry Sea in the distant cosmos, an indescribable entity of chaos and formlessness. Heh, such a description, his rank is very high."

Leonard's eyes lit up, and he tentatively asked, "Compared to the Original Witch and the Fallen Creator, which one is more terrifying?"

"One thing you need to remember forever is that anything related to the starry sky is very terrifying. If you encounter it, try to run as far away as possible. If you can't avoid it, buy yourself a good coffin."

"..."

Leonard ground his teeth but didn't argue with the old man's small curse. Instead, he asked, "Old man, you haven't answered my question yet."

"With your current strength, do you think you can casually pry into matters between deities?"

The old man's annoyed words made Leonard laugh awkwardly.

After a while, Leonard tentatively asked again, "Do you have any advice for me regarding this matter?"

"Stay away from here and return to Backlund."

"Old man, I can't make that decision," Leonard smiled bitterly.

"Then why are you asking?"

The old man left with a final crude remark and then disappeared.

"..."

Leonard was stunned for a while, unable to sleep.

...

In the following days, the Red Glove squad investigated the Yellow-Robed Monks organization in Puning Port but found nothing.

No one had even heard of this organization; it was very secretive.

With no results, someone proposed a new idea.

Viscount Stedan might be a member of the Yellow-Robed Monks. He invited Ince Zangwill home to plot against Item 008 but was discovered and killed by Ince Zangwill, who was then hunted by the Yellow-Robed Monks.

This was a very plausible guess, and Leonard agreed with this new idea.

If Viscount Stedan was indeed a member of the Yellow-Robed Monks, then Hastur, who had clashed with him, could be ruled out as a suspect.

At this time, Illya, who had also been out looking for clues, returned, claiming to have found traces of Ince Zangwill's battle in Puning Port.

Based on the investigation of the battle traces, she discovered that the person who truly harmed Ince Zangwill and possibly took Item 008 that night should be two people.

One of the traces was quite obvious, likely from an extraordinary path inherited by the Rose School of Thought, probably a Sequence 5 Wraith, who ambushed Ince Zangwill.

Illya was confident in her judgment. She had been the head of the everNight Church in the Southern Continent and was very familiar with the Rose School of Thought, including their internal division into the Hedonistic and Temperance factions.

According to her observations and deductions, the person who acted that night should be from the Temperance faction.

The information about the Temperance faction of the Rose School of Thought, combined with the Sequence 5 Wraith, was enough to proceed with the next investigation.

When Illya sent the information back to St. Samuel's Church, she quickly received a reply.

The letter contained a person's name and related information.

Sharon, a lucky one who escaped during the internal strife of the Rose School of Thought. Her teacher was Reinette Tinekerr, one of the leaders of the Rose School of Thought.

After the internal strife, Reinette Tinekerr was suspected to have fallen, and Sharon crossed the ocean from the Southern Continent to the Ruen Kingdom, briefly settling in Backlund. Recently, she had shown up in Puning Port.

A merchant ship from the Southern Continent, carrying a coffin with a mummy, mysteriously disappeared, suspected to be Sharon's doing.

The letter also mentioned a possible reason for Sharon's appearance in Puning Port.

In Backlund, Sharon had frequent contact with a man named Hastur Campbell. Recently, Hastur Campbell was appointed by the king to handle affairs in Southwell County.

Sharon was suspected to have followed Hastur Campbell to Puning Port at that time.

Such detailed intelligence showed how much the church valued this matter, even using their informants within the Rose School of Thought.

Developing informants and monitoring the movements of every heretical church is a tradition of the everNight Church.

"Hastur Campbell, in the last investigation, he clashed with Viscount Stedan because of a pretty girl. It seems this girl is Sharon."

"There were indeed two extraordinaries targeting Ince Zangwill. Things seem much clearer now."

Illya began to piece together the events, dispelling the original fog and revealing the truth.

If Sharon was a key observation target, then Hastur Campbell also needed to be included in the observation list, and he might even be the main target.

Sharon was already a member of the Rose School of Thought and the temporary leader of the Temperance faction. She couldn't possibly be a member of the Yellow-Robed Monks.

So, the only one possibly related to the Yellow-Robed Monks was Hastur Campbell.

Of course, it was also possible that neither of them was related to the Yellow-Robed Monks and just happened to target Ince Zangwill.

When Illya shared her speculations and the message from St. Samuel's Church with the Red Glove squad members, Leonard's mouth opened wide, and his eyes were dazed. It really was related to Hastur!

Apart from being slightly shocked, Leonard had no other strong emotions.

When the old man refused to answer his questions directly, he should have connected this matter to Hastur.

Although it couldn't be confirmed yet, Leonard was almost certain it was Hastur.

At this moment, a Red Glove squad member raised his hand slightly. With Illya's nod, he said, "During today's investigation, we found an important clue. When Ince Zangwill arrived at Puning Port, Item 008 had already been lost at sea."

This statement immediately drew everyone's attention, even Illya's eyes showed a hint of disbelief.

When Ince Zangwill arrived at Puning Port, Item 008 was already lost?

Wasn't it supposed to be taken after he arrived at Puning Port?

(End of this chapter)