Chapter 106: Secrets from Two Years Ago

In the square in front of the Church of Holy Blood, it was already a sea of people. A tall, three-story platform had been erected in the center. At this moment, on the second level of the platform, seven women dressed in pristine white skirts were dancing gracefully.

Their arms swayed, their waists swayed; even from a distance, it gave a very comforting feeling.

The two stood at the edge of the crowd, watching the platform.

"What a beautiful dance! Even from this distance, it gives me a romantic and beautiful feeling," Silas said with admiration.

Ada smiled, a hint of excitement on her face. "Right! She's very famous!"

At this moment, a string of words in the language of the Menglian Empire sounded.

"Ms. Elisa is an expert-level dancer. Her dance has the magical ability to soothe people's hearts and evoke beautiful memories. This ability has a very significant effect in comforting those who have suffered from hardships and the aftermath of war."

Hearing this Menglian Empire language, Silas knew who it was without even turning around. "Listening to your voice, you've recovered well."

Ada turned her head and saw Bart, with his salt-and-pepper hair, wearing a black top hat and a greatcoat, walking over with a smile.

"Long time no see, Mr. Bart. You look much more mature," Ada greeted with a smile.

Bart, full of acting skills, greeted in stiff Belland language, then turned to look at Silas. "It's really not easy to see you."

Silas spread his hands helplessly. "Can't be helped, I'm quite busy."

After the previous battle, the relationship between the two had become quite solid. Bart didn't waste any words and got straight to the point. "I'm leaving tomorrow."

"So soon?" Silas's eyebrows twitched.

Bart gave a bitter smile. "If it weren't for these injuries, I would have probably gone back long ago. The headquarters is already urging me madly."

Silas nodded. Although the matter was considered resolved, the ending was not perfect.

"There are advantages to going back late. I owe you a big favor this time. I've come over now to repay it," Bart said with a serious expression.

"Oh? How do you plan to repay it?"

"Do you remember what I mentioned about what happened two years ago?" Bart asked.

Silas's expression changed slightly, then he smiled. "I find you more and more adorable, Mr. Bart."

While the two were chatting, two mature women enthusiastically walked over and embraced Ada, their faces beaming with happy smiles, discussing today's new clothes.

Ada turned her head and said, "The three of us will go for a stroll first. You should have something to discuss with Mr. Bart too. We'll meet at home at noon."

"Alright!" Silas nodded readily.

Ada was always so considerate.

After separating, the two left the crowd and walked along a quiet street.

Today was a collective holiday, and the road leading to the financial district was unusually quiet.

The two walked side by side on the snow-covered street. Silas asked calmly, "Tell me! What exactly happened two years ago?"

Bart didn't answer directly. He carefully sized up Silas's current attire and temperament and praised, "In just over ten days, your change is almost like you've become a different person."

Silas smiled slightly. "There is an ancient saying in the distant East: after a three-day separation, one should be looked at with new eyes. People make rapid progress in just three days. It's been over ten days for me. Isn't it normal for me to change like this?"

"The ancient kingdom of the distant East? You know!?" Bart asked with a grave expression upon hearing this.

Hearing this, Silas's heart skipped a beat. "Damn, I just said it casually. Does it really exist in this world?"

Although he was very flustered inwardly, Silas's acting skills were now superb. He nodded calmly. "I know a little."

After these four words, Silas didn't intend to say more.

Bart didn't ask further either and said in a low voice, "According to rumors, in the distant eastern mists, there exists an ancient kingdom residing on the mountain peaks and clouds. However, from ancient times to the present, no one has found it. Instead, it has contributed to the legend of the Radiant Church's 'Heaven in the Clouds'."

"Ahem, let's end this topic here. Let's talk about what happened two years ago," Silas immediately changed the subject.

Bart snapped back to reality, suppressed the shock in his heart, and began to speak from the beginning.

"What happened two years ago was quite complicated, and it involved a particularly wide range of things. You need to be mentally prepared and don't get confused."

"Don't worry, I'm no longer who I used to be," Silas said confidently.

Bart nodded and said, "The origin of this matter starts with the Holy Blood Labyrinth."

"Ahem, what's the Holy Blood Labyrinth?" Silas felt his face burning.

Bart glanced at him and explained, "The Holy Blood Labyrinth is no secret at the current high-end mystical level. Although the three major Churches originated from the Kabatos Academy, what truly made them prosper were three dungeon labyrinths. According to legend, these three dungeon labyrinths contain ancient knowledge. After mastering the three labyrinths, the three major Churches began to rise rapidly. And the labyrinth controlled by the Church of Holy Blood is called the Holy Blood Labyrinth."

Silas looked enlightened after hearing this.

Bart continued, "At that time, the Assassin's League spread the news that a labyrinth guard had escaped from the labyrinth and, after being pursued by many forces, fled to Bayne City."

"For a time, Bayne City became the focus of the mystical world. The Cold Church, the Apex Aether Research Institute, the Sorceress Sisterhood, the Assassin's League – I won't go into detail about those you know. Besides these, there was also the Twin Alliance from the Highlands; the Radiant Church from the Western Continent; the Phantom Fleet from Vikulas; the Dragonflame Believers from the Northwind Continent; the Wolfblood Legion from the Abyss Border; the vampires from the Blood Haze Holy Pool; the Eternal Remnants from the Forgotten Void; the knights of the Nameless Old King from the Desolate Evil Land; the Enforcers from the Unfallen Fortress; the Divine Descendants from the Skull of the Old God; and even the legendary Scourge Hunters from the City of Scourge appeared here."

Silas blinked continuously, his mind somewhat unable to keep up.

Bart had just mentioned ten new factions. He only knew four of them: the Twin Alliance, the Radiant Church, the Blood Haze Holy Pool, and the Wolfblood Legion. He had never heard of the others.

Bart looked at the bewildered Silas and smiled. "I estimate you've put in a lot of effort reading many books these past few days, but those are relatively basic contents. These organizations I mentioned are not well-known to the public; they belong to the more secretive and high-end organizations."

Silas coughed and changed the subject. "With so many organizations gathered here, didn't the Church manage it?"

Bart continued, "Of course, they managed it. However, you need to understand that the relationship between the three major Churches is not as good as it appears on the surface. They all want to steal each other's knowledge and technology, and even harm each other and poach from each other. Therefore, the Nighthawk and Healing Churches were actually secretly hunting that guard."

Silas said with a strange expression, "With so many people gathered here, they actually didn't flatten the entire city?"

Bart sighed. "It was almost flattened. At that time, almost all the mystical personnel of the Church of Holy Blood here were wiped out, and other organizations also suffered heavy casualties."

"Then how was it pacified later?" Silas asked curiously.

Bart said with a solemn expression, "Later, this matter completely enraged the Church of Holy Blood. They sent out an old man holding a scythe. After arriving here, he slaughtered more than half of all the outsiders overnight. Only a few survivors fled in panic."

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Hearing this, Silas felt his breath catch.