288 I Am Going to Become Golden Kingsman (1/2)

According to the Master of Deep Earth City, Sir Haddock, Holy Light Religion has become an obstacle that could not be circumvented by Wang Lu and his team.

In addition to the bloodstained scroll incident, they have also occupied Taobao City, posing as its Master. In recent decades, it was actually only after Holy Light Religion managed to occupy Taobao City did they become the most powerful organization in the whole continent. Prior to that, their influence was restricted only in one country.

”There is no doubt they have received great benefits in Taobao City. Rumor has it that someone in Holy Light Religion has been recognized by Golden King’s Treasure House as something akin to an administrator. Although it could not arbitrarily call out treasures at will, the jurisdiction is still very alarming.”

Wang Lu asked, ”Did the other forces just let them occupy Taobao City like that?”

Haddock lightly said, ”They certainly not, but each of them has been beaten back so they could do nothing.”

Although what Sir Haddock said seemed to be an understatement, Wang Lu could imagine how bloody the battles were. Certainly, Holy Light Religion has sacrificed so much to occupy Taobao City, so of course, they would never let that place go.

However, Wang Lu’s purpose was not to occupy Golden King’s Treasure House—obtaining the key alone was enough for him. Thus, he didn’t need to have a life and death struggle against Holy Light Religion. The only issue was, would Holy Light Religion allow Wang Lu and the others to take away the immortal treasure level key from the Golden King’s Treasure House that they considered as exclusive property?

In view of the present situation, it was clear that Holy Light Religion simply wanted to get rid of the Nine Regions cultivators as quick as possible.

”Holy Light Religion does not deliberately target Nine Regions. But, in their opinion, the people of Nine Regions are undoubtedly heathens and infidels. And for Holy Light Religion, putting infidels on stakes as sacrifices are perfectly justified. They call it purification.”

Wang Lu sneeringly said, ”Is that the kind of purification of ‘big fish eat small fish while small fish eat small shrimp’?”

Sir Haddock said, ”In the teaching of Holy Light Religion, the world is filthy and filled with sin, and can only be saved if one is converted to Holy Light. As for the way of conversion, kneeling down and bowing politely is one way, being burned at a stake is also a way… In any case, to achieve your goal, you will inevitably have to deal with the Holy Light Religion.” After a pause, that middle-aged-looking Knight also said, ”Of course, the strength of your several people is not enough to face off against such a colossus like the Holy Light Religion, but your sect certainly can.”

Wang Lu was curious. ”Do you know my sect?”

Sir Haddock explained, ”I certainly don’t know, but at least I know that for a Nine Regions cultivator as young as you who, in Western Continent term, haven’t crossed the threshold of high order profession yet can understand the universal law and achieve cultivation transformation, your background is definitely not ordinary.”

Wang Lu smiled, thinking that Sir Haddock was indeed worthy to be the Master of the city. Although he came from the Knight profession, he relied more on the mind rather than the physical strength of the body.

”Sir, do you want to use the strength of my sect to confront the Holy Light Religion?”

Haddock said, ”I definitely don’t want to gain something without risking anything of my own, but rather making the best of a new opportunity. The Holy Light Religion is our common enemy, so of course, collaboration to defeat the enemy is better. Your sect definitely has formidable strength in Nine Regions, but here, you lack the local support. And although we have all kinds of favorable conditions here in Western Continent, our strength is not powerful enough. This means that we can make up for each other’s flaws, so why not cooperate? Of course, I know that this matter might not be decided by you, but I hope you can pass on my sincerity… Not only me and Deep Earth City, but this is also the common will of the more than thirty City-States in the Eastern Kingdom.”

Wang Lu nodded, acknowledging that Haddock’s argument was indeed very persuasive.

The support of local forces in Western Continent was undoubtedly very useful. However, if the price of this were to offend the Holy Light Religions who has astonishing power, it would be too big. Moreover, Wang Lu was very clear that Spirit Sword Sect, or even the Five Uniques did not have the interest in investing a lot of energy in the Western Continent.

After all, this was not Nine Regions, and did not have the world’s main path of the Nine Regions. This could be a very great place for experiential learning, but this was not home, and never will be. Therefore, they just needed to put on the cool eye of a bystander towards all kinds of dispute in Western Continent. There was no need at all to be somebody else’s powerful cat’s-paw.

Haddock’s idea was good, but he was seeing things through rose-tinted glasses.

Nevertheless, the idea of joining forces was not wrong.

”It would be very difficult to persuade the sect. But, is there a need for the sect elders to be involved in little things like this?”

Seeing that Sir Haddock slightly wrinkled his brows, Wang Lu smiled and then explained, ”Taobao City has now become one of the important foundations of Holy Light Religion. But, the sovereignty over Taobao City, on the one hand, enabled them to dominate the others, while on the other hand, approved by the Golden King’s Treasure House. However, the latter is not without the possibility of wavering.”

Sir Haddock’s brows furrowed even tighter. ”I’m sorry, I don’t understand what you mean.”

”In short, I am going to make Golden King’s Treasure House no longer acknowledge them. The inheritance left by Golden King has its own rules, thus, for Holy Light Religion to become its administrator, they must have pleased the Treasure House. Hence, as long as I can do better than them, wouldn’t I have the opportunity to win the position of the administrator? It is rumored that the thing that Golden King like to do the most is to let his warriors compete for reward; he is a kind of king that extremely encourages competition. This means that the Holy Light Religion administrator position is not hereditary.”

Haddock repeatedly nodded. ”Yes, that is indeed the truth. But to take the administrator position is easier said than done. Before Holy Light Religion, for years, no one can unify Taobao City and gain the recognition from Golden King’s Treasure House…”