Chapter 2214 - Evil Herbalist (1/2)

Translator: Exodus Tales  Editor: Exodus Tales

Translated by XephiZ

Edited by Aelryinth

Mo Fan added when he saw Lily hesitating, “Lily, things aren’t as simple as you think. You might think the village is only planting some illegal plants, but you should know those plants are the ingredients for something called the Frenzy Liquid. The Black Vatican uses it to drive hordes and kingdoms of demon creatures into a frenzy, resulting in great calamities. The Black Vatican once caused a bloodbath in my homeland with the Frenzy Liquid. More than a million lives were lost in the tragedy. Do you have any idea how many lives that is?”

“A million lives?” Lily was so shocked that she was struggling to stand properly.

Their village’s population was only around seven to eight hundred people. The whole Aorus Sacred Institute only had around ten thousand people!

Norzak City might not have a population of a million people, but the people on the streets, and the number of buildings and vehicles was already a lot for her!

A million lives would include all these people she could see, and a lot more she could not see!

Weren’t the dead bodies enough to pile up into mountains and fill the ocean?

“I’ve seen people being slowly brainwashed by the Black Vatican, including adults with strong willpower, officials, and the leaders of countries. Anyone who doesn’t stick to their principles will end up as a victim… You were wrong when you said I’m taking pity on you. The truth is, I’m impressed by you. You didn’t collude with the villagers when they are benefiting greatly from planting the Frenzy Poppies.”

“Most people would have compromised, but you chose to stick to your principles. You have saved many lives because of your actions.”

Lily had never heard these things before…

Mo Fan had decided to tell Lily the truth when he asked about the Frenzy Poppies.

Apas was monitoring Lily’s thoughts. Even if Lily did not answer Mo Fan’s questions, she was pretty sure the village was planting the Frenzy Poppies the Black Vatican needed.

If the villagers were planting the Frenzy Poppies, the Black Vatican would be giving the villagers a lot of benefits in return. Lily had grown up in the village. It was not a surprise for her to collude with the villagers, but she chose to separate herself from the village and work in the Aorus Sacred Institute, despite being bullied. She did not fall into the pit like everyone else in the village.

Mo Fan recalled the student called Zhao Pinlin who had joined the Black Vatican on Chongming Island for his own desires. He had even used violence on his classmates.

Lily had ticked all the boxes to be recruited by the Black Vatican. She had a lowly background and was bullied by the people around her. She had a great desire to change her circumstances.

Mo Fan was quite surprised when Apas told him Lily was not involved in planting the Frenzy Poppies. He found her determination to stick to her principles very impressive.

Knowing the Black Vatican, they would normally easily convince a naïve girl to join their ranks!

“What do you want to know?” Lily eventually calmed down, realizing that she was caught up in something she could never have imagined.

There was indeed something fishy about the village.

Lily had learned it long ago. The villagers kept mentioning something about some religion, but Lily knew there was no such thing as free lunch in this world. Lily did not accept her aunt’s offer, even though her aunt had even promised she could make that senior pay after Lily was fired by the Aorus Sacred Institute.

She was afraid of the things the villagers were doing. She was also afraid of being punished for what they did.