Chapter 829: 547
Five days passed in a flash.
A carriage, guarded by soldiers, left Silver Wing City.
It moved forward slowly.
Xu Haide sat inside the carriage, his face somewhat pale.
He and Baccarat had already returned to Silver Wing City yesterday.
This morning, he went to the church to convey all the intelligence he had gathered to the church hierarchy.
But they had not brought back any useful information.
The photos taken only showed scattered Skeleton Undead, still within the Orc territories.
After that, they proceeded to Lyss City.
Similarly, the Temple still enshrined the statue of the God of Light, and they found no clues regarding the lost faith.
This caused some disappointment among the church leaders towards him.
The Archbishop, who had always been quite trusting of him, did not speak up for him this time.
Voices of rebuke surrounded him.
They said he had wasted the church’s effort and finances on trivial matters.
Even though Xu Haide knew in his heart that there must be Undead in Fang Hao’s territory,
he simply could not find any evidence to prove it.
He stepped out of the church.
The dazzling sunlight made him squint.
A sense of unprecedented loss weighed heavily on him.
Alas!
“Could it be that I am not the protagonist? That shouldn’t be the case,” he thought to himself. His situation, the resources and status he had obtained, they were all befitting of a protagonist.
Why was this endeavor so fraught with hardship?
“Having lost faith in the church this time, my standing in the Archbishop’s heart will surely decline, and the chance to become the next Archbishop is likely gone.”
The more he thought about it, the more despondent Xu Haide felt.
All his previous efforts were for naught after this one failure.
As Xu Haide pondered, the carriage had already returned to the city.
“Saint, the forces of Cao Zhengzhi are waiting at the gate!” The voice of an attendant from outside the carriage roused Xu Haide from his reverie.
He pulled back the curtain and saw at the city gate a group of troops gathered.
The person waving at him from the front was the transmigrator Cao Zhengzhi.
“Open the city gates and let them in together.”
“Yes, my lord.”
The city gates opened, and the two groups entered the city, one after the other.
…
They entered the Lord’s mansion.
A maid began to help Xu Haide off with his fur-lined overcoat sprinkled with snowflakes.
Cao Zhengzhi waited silently on the side.
It was apparent that Xu Haide was in a bad mood; he must have encountered some trouble.
In the past, under such circumstances, he would have found an excuse to leave and avoid being scolded out of anger.
But remembering the task given to him by Li Rong,
As a double spy, he had no choice but to stand his ground and wait.
Xu Haide changed into a set of loose clothes and sat down by the stove.
After heaving a sigh, he asked, “What’s the matter, speak up!”
Cao Zhengzhi leaned forward and said, “Lord Xu Haide, I traded with a transmigrator yesterday and obtained some intelligence during the conversation that I felt might be helpful for your future, so I made a point of coming to let you know.”
Upon hearing the word ‘future’,
The veins on Xu Haide’s forehead throbbed.
His future had just been ruined that very morning.
After this incident, other Saints would likely climb above him, and the church’s resources for him were expected to be reduced.
“Speak!” Xu Haide’s tone was somewhat sharp.
Cao Zhengzhi spoke up immediately, “The transmigrator was from the Undead Overlord’s territory. He told me that the Undead King has captured all the transmigrators and is using them to mass-produce equipment for the Undead.”
Xu Haide’s brows furrowed slightly.
He sensed some information in this statement but couldn’t make it all out.
“What does this have to do with anything?”
It was not unusual for transmigrators to be controlled.
If not for the human faction being managed by the Hall of Justice,
The transmigrators here would have received the same treatment.
This was no strange matter, and he would not go to rescue these people, nor did he have the capacity to do so.
Cao Zhengzhi then explained urgently, “No, what he said is, the Undead are amassing a large army, collecting bone taxes from the affiliated living creatures up to age 30, and massively producing weapons. He suspects they are planning to attack the Hundred Cities Federation.”
Crash!
Xu Haide, who was lying on the chair, fell to the ground.
The young maid immediately went to help him up, but he pushed her away.
Looking directly at Cao Zhengzhi, he said, “Are you certain? The Undead are going to attack the human Federation?”
“Uh, that’s what he told me, and he sent me several photos, all filled with dense skeletons. It was terrifying.”
Cao Zhengzhi took out the Book of City Lord and showed Xu Haide the pictures inside.
Xu Haide looked through them one by one.
His expression shifted from grave to gradually joyous.
He murmured, “We targeted the wrong one, targeted the wrong one.”
“Huh? What’s mistaken?” Cao Zhengzhi was curious.
“Turns out that the Undead army mentioned in the channel was from the soldiers of the Great Cemetery. They must be plotting something,” Xu Haide said with excitement.
He had set his sights on Fang Hao from the very beginning, which was a mistake.
Even with Fang Hao’s capabilities, as a transmigrator, he wouldn’t have been able to amass such a large-scale force so soon.
Thus, from the start, he had entered a misconception.
If the Undead army had been attributed to the Great Cemetery of Odys, it would have entirely explained the origin of the Undead.
Moreover, this would be key to regaining trust from the Archbishop and the bishops.
Regardless of whether Odys posed a threat to the Federation or not, it must be treated as a threat.
Xu Haide’s face overflowed with growing joy.