Chapter 1127: Leading the Way

Chen Chuan combined the map and found that the distribution of these sacrificial points was very particular.

From the Great Monte on the west coast to the Sannoi on the south coast, almost all of them have sacrificial pits, some with more, some with less.

Sometimes sacrifices are offered repeatedly at a similar location, as if it were some special place.

According to the data, this process lasted for a long time, and can be traced back to more than a hundred years ago when the major leagues were not yet established.

It says that at that time, the New Light Sect was still a branch of the "Secret Sect", and later it completely separated from it.

It turned out to be a branch of the Secret Sect...

Many thoughts flashed through Chen Chuan's mind. Although the information did not mention much about this sect, he did have some understanding of it.

Because when I was reading and studying the summary of secret rituals before, the Secret Sect was mentioned above. This is a cult that originated in the Western Land and has an ancient heritage.

This sect believes that there is a "Door of Truth" in the world. Once this door is opened, people can seek power and knowledge. However, these are not without price and require the sacrifice of enough "treasures".

Sacrificing human lives is a common method, because people are the most easily obtained sacrificial material. However, the upper echelons of the secret door need to use kings, nobles and the like for sacrifice. The higher the status, the better. As a result, they were suppressed by many sects and countries, but they actually survived the entire old era and completely disappeared until the advent of the new era.

If the New Light Sect is a branch of it, then it seems that it has inherited a lot. Although the Secret Sect is a cult, it does have its own set of esoteric rituals, which were later adopted by many sects. If you want to study the ritual books of various countries, you can't do without it.

Back to the map in front of me, although there are sacrifice sites everywhere, there are actually two blank spots on the entire west coast. These two places have never seen a sacrifice. One is Viagra, and the other is Arcana in the north.

The central city of Viagra is not so bad. It is one of the five continents of the Federation, the earliest population gathering point, the core of the West Coast, and the city of fighters. It can be said to be the most orderly place on the West Coast, and the activities of cults there are very restricted.

As for Arcana Continent, it is where Kavatua is located. The richest part of that place is still in the hands of the First People. The central city there is the smallest in the Federation, and resources are also scarce. It can be said to be on the edge of the Federation. Maybe this is the reason why the New Light Church does not perform sacrifices there?

But there is another possibility, that is, the New Light Church does not want to be there, but it wants to do something but has not been able to do it.

Considering that the New Light Cult has been pushing for the extermination of the First People and was also an active participant in the attack on Kavatua, does this indicate what they are actually preparing to do here?

He took a pen and marked some of the places discovered by Skarsson one by one on the federal site. If Kawatua was also selected, then these places seemed to be connected into one, and the center of radiation happened to be in the direction of the central city of Viagra.

This looks like a large-scale secret ritual, but the scope is so large that it seems a little unrealistic.

You have to know that places like the Secret Treasures and the Throat of the Stars are already most of the power that a dynasty can mobilize, and this is only limited to a small area on a continent. If there is such a large-scale secret ceremony, not to mention the manpower and maintenance, as well as the organizational system, the amount of esoteric materials consumed alone can be said to be astronomical.

Even if the Federation mobilized its upper echelons and the whole country to do this, it would probably take more than a decade to accomplish this. Even though the New Light Church is strong, it is nothing in the context of the national system, so this is a fantasy.

The most likely explanation here is some kind of religious purpose. Of course, there may be other possibilities. But we don't need to worry about the reasons for now. The key is to find out where Skarsson is.

He looked at the circles and ink on the documents, tried to distinguish them one by one, and found the most recent one based on the ink residue.

The picture shows a suspected sacrificial site, located at the junction of Sannoy and Serranocha. In addition, some places are drawn with a rare brush, and the clues mentioned by Skarsson are most likely there.

In that case, he also needs to go there and take a look.

It was not far from where he was now. It only took half a day by train to get there.

However, as a member of the Dashun delegation, he needs to apply if he wants to go there, which may take several days, so it will be delayed. Therefore, the best way is to get a temporary assistance investigation certificate from the international investigation team.

This is still based on the regulations during the Major League period. If the investigation team finds a problem, then the surrounding people, regardless of nationality or race, are obliged to participate and help. With this proof, he does not have to wait any longer and has the legal right to investigate the matter.

Of course, if any problems arise, the investigation team will need to be responsible for the matter, so international investigation teams are generally very cautious about issuing this certificate.

He came out of the room and told the head of the investigation team about this matter. The latter said hurriedly: "Mr. Chen, we have prepared this certificate for you. If you are willing, you only need to sign it again."

He called out and one of his subordinates handed him a paper document.

He didn't give it to Chen Chuan before because he was not sure what Chen Chuan meant. This person came over, but he might not be willing to take care of it. If he just handed the thing over casually, it would make both parties look bad. Now that Chen Chuan took the initiative to offer it, it was just the right time to take it out.

Chen Chuan took it, looked at it, signed it, and asked, "When did Mr. Skarsson apply for international investigation?"

The person in charge replied, "It was the day before the captain said he was going to look for clues."

Oh? Only one day apart? Chen Chuan was thoughtful. He asked, "How many people did Mr. Skarsson talk to about applying for international intervention?"

The person in charge said: "I have told us that it is impossible for the captain to make this decision alone. We need to sign together."

Chen Chuan's eyes moved slightly, and he asked again: "Then who did Mr. Skarsson tell when he said he was going out to investigate?"

The person in charge hesitated and said, "Almost... everyone knows it."

Chen Chuan nodded and looked at the assistance investigation form in his hand. Now he had an idea. Skarsson's application for international intervention in the investigation might not be his main purpose.

Because if the news spread, it would be an underestimation of the federal intelligence system to successfully submit the application. And he went to investigate somewhere immediately afterwards, which simply gave people the opportunity to solve his trouble. Especially since these two things happened only one day apart, so this was most likely just a strategy of his.

Skarsson might be using himself as bait, or even sacrificing himself to promote this matter. Even if international intervention is not initiated, this is enough to attract the attention of the investigation team and even the international community. For example, Dashun can openly express its concern about this matter.

How to put it? This is indeed Skarsson's style. For the safety of the world, he is willing to sacrifice himself.

He handed the list back to the person in charge and said, "Is this all right?"

The person in charge took a look and said, "Yes, Mr. Chen, it's OK."

Chen Chuanshuo said: "Then leave as soon as possible, we don't have much time."

Even if he was assisting in the investigation, he would still be subject to great restrictions. He might be able to conduct long-term investigations in disadvantaged regions and countries, but in countries like Dashun and the Federation, he would only have three or four days of activity at most, and he could not enter the central city during this period.

So he had to set off as soon as possible.

The person in charge asked: "Mr. Chen, where should we go first?"

Chen Chuan took the map and circled a location on it, then pointed and said, "Let's go there first."

The person in charge took a look and said in surprise: "Kashuo?"

This place means "Black Swamp" in the language of the First People.

The person in charge didn't know how Chen Chuan determined the location, but now Chen Chuan was the only person they could trust, so he immediately ordered train tickets, and then the group took the train at noon that day to the location.

The situation is urgent, and the best option is to take an airship that ignores the terrain. However, within the Federation, for safety reasons, fighters are not allowed to fly, even in the name of an international investigation team, so they can only take the train.

Fortunately, the distance was not too far and the train arrived at the station in the evening.

To their delight, after getting off the train, the investigation team found the contact code left by Skarsson near the station.

This meant that this person had indeed been here, and that their investigation was not wrong. Everyone was immediately excited, and felt that they had a direction. As the sooner they found the person, the better, they did not rest, but rented five off-road vehicles and headed straight for the black swamp.

After another four hours of travel, they finally arrived at the outskirts of the swamp. There was almost no one around and the road was very muddy. The car could not move forward, so they had to get out and walk.

Visibility was very low in the dark night, and they all lit up their algae oil lamps. Everyone was very cautious. This was a swamp, and even though they were all fighters, they could still get trapped if they were not careful.

Chen Chuan took a look, then stretched out his finger and pointed. A little platinum light flew out from his fingertips, scattered outwards, and hovered above everyone's heads. In an instant, a large area around them was illuminated like daylight.

Everyone looked at this scene and let out a low exclamation, thinking that he was indeed a fighter.

But they don't know that this method of condensing the spiritual fire into one point and keeping it from dissipating for a long time is not something that every fighter can do, not even the fighters of Changsheng Temple can do it.

This is a skill that Chen Chuan mastered after gradually revitalizing the alienated organization, proving that his control over the alienated organization has risen to a new level.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Chen Chuan said, "Let's go." As he spoke, he held the Xuejun Knife and walked forward first.

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(End of this chapter)

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