1339 The Alert Over Five Thousand Kilometers of Shoreline (1/2)

Translated by XephiZ

Edited by Aelryinth

”The Cold Prince is a great strategist, just like Salan. His infamous masterpiece was the incident of the Red Mediterranean Sea. The water in the eastern Mediterranean Sea turned red for half a month. The scent of blood lingered in the cities along the coastlines of Greece, Egypt, Italy, Turkey, and several other countries. It led to the worst plague and invasion of sea monsters in the past decade, resulting in uncounted deaths,” Zhao Manyan informed him.

”Incident of the Red Mediterranean Sea? Why have I not heard of it before? Why didn't the media report it, if it was that serious?” Mo Fan asked, confused.

Mo Fan knew how big the Mediterranean Sea was. How many people's blood would it take to turn the sea red and the scent of blood linger in so many countries along the coastline?

”Do you think it's something they could afford to tell the public? Lots of people kept demanding to learn the truth, they asked for democracy, but there are certain things that can't be made public. Publicity means giving exposure to the mastermind of the incident. It will stir up the urge to commit crimes among the lunatics. Those that hold a strong grudge and hatred for society will follow in their steps. It would further strengthen the Black Vatican's influence in the world and help them grow!

”Just look at Salan; so many people are mimicking her after the Calamity of the Ancient Capital. Many cities are suffering because of her. The number of Salan's worshipers could fill up the entire Mediterranean Sea. Even the younger generations who have had enough of society think of how 'cool' Salan is. Studies have proven that laughter is contagious, but so is evil. The maniacs of the Black Vatican might just be some people that have thoughts after being mistreated, and which eventually led them astray… perhaps they were only ordinary people before,” Lingling said sternly.

Every person had good and evil sides. There was no clear boundary between what was good and evil. A mother who stole money just to feed her daughter was not necessarily evil, nor was the daughter who killed the judge for pronouncing her mother guilty for stealing the money kind. Even a gentle person could turn into an unforgivable criminal after they were provoked!

Many people had lots of negativity in them. Their minds were constantly occupied by thoughts of killing the people that bullied and humiliated them to vent their frustrations. Those that were poor were hoping that everyone else would suffer together with them. They hoped the rich and the blissful people would suffer just like them. If they were given a button to make everyone suffer like them, it was very likely they would press the button, since they believed they were beyond redemption and burst out laughing...

The button did exist. The Black Vatican was the button. Zhao Pinlin was one of the people that had decided to press the button. He was just an arrogant, proud student on the bus, but what did he become at the villa?

If the Calamity of the Ancient Capital had not happened, his mind might not have been filled with evil thoughts. Without those thoughts, he might not have chosen to step into Fang Shaoli's trap...

Most people did not have their own moral strength. They would pretend to be mature by arguing it was just how the world was in coldness, disdain, and envy. The truth was, they were no different from immature kids; they did not have their own beliefs, and they lacked the ability to judge on their own. They were blindly following others. Parents did not allow kids to watch gory and violent movies because they were afraid the kids would be influenced by the movies, since they had yet to discover the right values. It was the same reason the authorities would try their best to gloss over news about tragedies from the public.

Not every adult had mature thoughts and beliefs. Perhaps they might not immediately become a crook after seeing evil deeds, but if they found a chance to do evil, they might hesitate and make the wrong decision, just like Zhao Pinlin had made.

Even if the odds of making a wrong decision were only increased by a hundredth, or even a thousandth, it would still be devastating for the world. If they were unlucky and another criminal genius like the Cold Prince or Salan was born, the time before another tragedy would happen would start ticking!

Therefore, was it really necessary to tell the people who demanded democracy everything, when most of them were just trying to satisfy their curiosity, or even gloat over the sufferings of others?

If they could reduce the number of criminals in the world by thousands or even tens of thousand by trading away the right to know everything that happened, why would they even bother with democracy?

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The incident of the Red Mediterranean Sea that the Cold Prince was responsible for was not made public, sealed off by the European Union and the Shoreline Alliance. Therefore, it was unlikely for Mo Fan, who learned most of his knowledge from textbooks, to read about it. As a matter of fact, many incidents across the world were sealed off by the authorities. They were not trying to point their fingers at others, but to limit the negative impact of the incidents, since there were just too many fools in this world.

”Salan's influence is even greater than the Supreme Pontiff of the Black Vatican. I believe the Cold Prince, who's also a psychopath, doesn't want people to think he's inferior to Salan. The incident of the Red Mediterranean Sea wasn't that significant compared to Salan's achievements. If the Cold Prince is planning something, it's going to be worse than the incident of the Red Mediterranean Sea without a doubt, and there's a chance it will happen in our country,” Lingling said.

”F**k the Black Vatican; why do they have to pick on our country when there are so many countries in the world?” Zhao Manyan cursed.

”We can't let it happen!” Mo Fan swore.

Mo Fan was aware that the conspiracy was beyond what the few of them could handle. They had to ask the authorities for help. Mo Fan immediately thought of Han Ji. The man would clearly be the first to step forward if he learned the Black Vatican was up to something.

However, Han Ji could only represent the Clock Tower Magic Association. If the Cold Prince was planning something worse than the incident of the Red Mediterranean Sea, he obviously needed the help of someone with greater power. Mo Fan believed it was better to contact Zhu Meng. As a Councilman, he would have more say in things like this.

”Aren't you close with Chairman Shao Zheng? Why don't you try contacting him? If he gives us permission to investigate the Cold Prince, we should be able to get more help,” Zhao Manyan also had the same idea.

”I'll try.” Mo Fan dialed Chairman Shao Zheng's number, but his secretary answered the call.