Free Web NovelChapter 883: Chapter 520: Witch Hunt Movement (Part 2)
The internal division within the Daylight Church was also orchestrated by her hands.
Now that former allies have returned, the Daylight Church should begin to serve its intended purpose; Baris no longer needs so many dissenting voices within the Church.
Alice’s framing plan was finally put into use.
The difference between reporting collusion with evidence and without evidence is two completely separate concepts.
The latter is just symbolically punished; everyone knows the real reason behind these reports.
But the former is different; even after a thousand years, the fear of Twilight is etched into the souls of the clergy. Once they know the other party might indeed be a Twilight devotee, they spare no effort.
So, in the following days, Alice used her disguising abilities to masquerade as priests of different factions, blending into their activities, leaving objects that could clearly implicate her in hidden places.
[Alice managed to disguise herself as members of thirty-seven factions in one day.]
Shen Sui saw this and couldn’t help but admire Alice.
This little girl, if she crossed into the real world, would certainly be an expert cosplayer.
Unfortunately, the form of the Hundred-Change Witch had already appeared; otherwise, she likely would have unearthed a similar form this time.
Of course, while a new form wasn’t revealed, a new Spell Card was indeed acquired.
[Ding! You have obtained the Spell Card: Thousand Transformations]
Shen Sui looked at it, feeling deeply satisfied.
Though only one Spell Card was revealed, it was a very rare card with a form transformation effect, making it more useful for Shen Sui than five or six other Spell Cards.
[Under Laudon’s proposal, Alice officially became a candidate for the Daylight Saintess.]
[As a Daylight Divine Selection, Alice reported multiple factions for colluding with the mysterious Dragon Knight to the Sun City Inquisition.]
[The Inquisition took the Daylight Divine Selection’s identity very seriously.]
Goodness, I’d almost forgotten Alice had a Daylight Divine Selection identity.
Though looking back, it might have been Baris’s intention to give her that identity.
But even if Baris had "ill intentions," she’s now the legitimate Lady of Daylight, making Alice a legitimate Daylight Divine Selection as well.
The Divine Selection has always been an exceptionally scarce talent throughout history.
[Inquisition Bishop Doromito looked at Alice, somewhat troubled, and said, "Miss Alice, you reported a full thirty factions, isn’t that a bit..."]
["For the great Daylight, for the entire Dawn Continent, the internal Daylight Church must remain pure." Alice lifted her head, staring directly at Doromito, saying very seriously, "If the Inquisition is unwilling to handle these traitors colluding with invaders and looking to destroy the Eternal Day Sect, I will pray before the Lady’s statue, leaving it to Her to decide."]
[Doromito exclaimed good heavens, this naive Divine Selection girl likely doesn’t know the connection between this invader and the Lady of Daylight. They might be an even purer Divine Selection than you.]
[In fact, Doromito didn’t believe these factions reported were internal traitors because he was certain if traitors existed, they could only be the Pope Aivia or even the Lady of Daylight herself.]
[But such matters, how could they possibly be spoken aloud?]
[Reality sometimes is indeed absurd; knowing is one thing, but if this matter is brought to light, no one benefits.]
[Doromito accepted Alice’s report.]
[That same day, the Inquisition conducted surprise inspections of the locations of dozens of reported factions.]
Sun City, Inquisition.
Looking at the items laid on the table, Doromito fell into deep thought. He parted his lips but remained unsure as he turned to his aide, "Are you sure these items are related to the mysterious Dragon Knight?"
"Positive! Absolutely positive!" The aide priest exclaimed with great excitement, "I’ve confirmed through countless divinations that these are indeed possessions of the mysterious Dragon Knight."
"But these are sunflower seeds!" Doromito slammed the table hard, "And they have been eaten! Do these things have any significance? What do they prove?"
"In fact, it’s not just the seeds, Lord Doromito." The priest was incredibly thrilled and, barring any accidents, this was a major achievement, "We also uncovered much more substantial evidence."
With that, the priest presented what he claimed was stronger evidence.
Doromito looked at the items before him, falling into thought once more.
"This is a very dangerous weapon!"
"This seems to be a nail clipper?"
"Yes, but it’s a very dangerous weapon."
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"It has a nail file at the end."
"So?" Doromito was on the verge of losing it.
The priest sternly remarked, "It’s possible the Sun City’s Defense Array was file-opened by this nail clipper."
"...."
Doromito looked at the priest speaking earnestly and the excited team behind him, beginning to wonder if this world had gone insane.
The Sun City’s Defense Array is an extension of the Daylight Divine Realm, and you’re telling me a nail clipper can file open the Daylight Divine Realm?
Wait!
Doromito suddenly felt that such speculation might very well be reasonable.
Even if it’s a bit far-fetched, it’s precisely because it’s far-fetched that it has a higher chance of being the truth or reality.
For all we know, the mysterious Dragon Knight could breach the Sun God’s defense array simply because this nail clipper pre-opened the defenses.
But it’s not because the nail clipper was extraordinary, instead, it’s because the Lady of Daylight allowed it!
Excellent!
Certainly correct!
Doromito’s sharp instincts, honed from years within the Church, began to sprawl with insight.
Then, what does it mean for these items related to the mysterious Dragon Knight to appear in the faction activity sites?
Doromito didn’t believe the divinely-favored girl would simply wander around Sun City pointlessly, leaving her possessions left and right to frame these church factions.
There must be some deeper meaning.
Doromito patted his forehead.
This was his habit during intense thought, as the constant tapping gave him the illusion of growing a brain.
In this world, no action is completely meaningless.
If it appears so, one must redefine what meaning is.
The invading mysterious Dragon Knight destroyed the Eternal Day Sect questioning the Lady of Daylight’s authenticity and liberated the Gods sealed within the Sun Prison.
The former tactically swept away dissenters among the Lady of Daylight’s followers, and the latter allowed the Lady to strengthen Her authority using the lives of those liberated Gods.
During the invasion, the Pope Aivia’s suggestive silence...
Doromito had no doubt that this Dragon Knight was a purer Daylight Divine Selection than Alice, who just reported.
One Daylight Divine Selection precisely reports names.
And the Inquisition follows the leads, performing searches confirmed by the reports’ details.
The evidence was left behind by another figure likely to be a Daylight Divine Selection.
Doromito paused his steps, halting his actions.
He realized.
He understood!
This wasn’t a mere hint anymore! This was a blatant revelation!
Doromito immediately picked up the earlier list.
Without exception, the factions on the list were conservative and neutral factions within the Church, opposing continued Daylight Church expansion and new wars against other Churches and Gods.
Their ideology starkly contradicted the Lady of Daylight’s actions in recent years.
The Lady of Daylight viewed them as obstacles impeding her progress!
The Lady of Daylight intended to use this opportunity to eliminate them!
Realizing all this, Doromito straightened his chest.
The Inquisition is the sharpest blade in the Lady of Daylight’s hands!
Loyalty!
