Ascension To Divine Throne - Chapter 118

Chapter 118: Chapter 118: Signs of Turmoil
Chapter 118: Signs of Turmoil

This was William’s insight as a former power leveler.

As long as the reward is sufficient, players will agree to do anything!

“Alright, leave it to me.”

Mora readily agreed. If there were no special requirements, it was easy to arrange for someone to handle it.

Each to their own profession!

While it might be troublesome for William to personally arrange these matters, for Mora, it was his area of expertise. With his connections and resources, he could easily handle it.

“Oh, by the way, here’s some recent intelligence. I brought it over for you.”

Suddenly remembering something, Mora took out a stack of intelligence reports from his storage ring and placed them in front of William.

These were the reports that William had asked Mora to collect, and he had been keeping them in mind.

William glanced through them briefly, but this time, he focused not on the prices of goods, but on some comprehensive information and rumors about the Kingdom of Phis and the city of Canlight.

As William perused the documents, Mora said deliberately:

“The steward of the Canlight United Chamber of Commerce came a few days ago, saying they wanted to increase their investment in our chamber of commerce.”

“Is that so? How did you respond?”

William replied. He and Mora had long since agreed on this matter.

“Of course, I refused. I know how much potential our chamber of commerce has for development. How could we let them have extra shares?”

Mora smiled, saying that these were all prearranged matters.

“But it’s strange. Even though I rejected their request to increase investment, that steward insisted on adding an additional fifty thousand gold coins, without asking for shares. It’s really strange.”

“Just accept it, what’s there to worry about having more money?”

William glanced at Mora, saying indifferently.

“But that’s fifty thousand gold coins, you know? I just don’t feel comfortable accepting it without knowing the reason.”

Mora chuckled and said in a strange tone.

“What do you want to ask? Why does it feel so awkward?”

William said without lifting his head, as if the information in the intelligence report was more attractive.

“I heard that you were accepted as a disciple by Lord Flame of Judgment, is that true?”

Mora leaned closer to William and whispered.

“Yeah.”

William responded calmly, as if it wasn’t a big deal to him.

“You’re amazing, brother! That’s a legendary powerhouse!”

“Now let’s see who dares to bully us. I always thought it was strange how Duke Harold suddenly sent us fifty thousand gold coins. It turns out he was trying to curry favor with you.”

Mora was a little excited, thinking that William had been accepted as a disciple by a legendary mage.

“It shouldn’t be Duke Harold’s idea. If he wanted to show goodwill, he wouldn’t have sent a steward; he would have sent Jason to negotiate with me.”

William thought for a moment and voiced his speculation.

“So… it’s His Majesty the King?”

Mora lowered his voice and asked.

“As long as you know, don’t spread it around.”

“And don’t tell anyone that I’ve become the disciple of the dean. It’s not necessary for everyone to know about it.”

Mora shook his head and said, “I won’t.”

Mora nodded, assuming William was concerned about displeasing the dean.

William continued flipping through the intelligence reports and suddenly came across one that read:

“In recent days, there have been dozens of fatal incidents in the western district of Canlight City, with the perpetrators still at large. The number of missing persons in areas such as Gedo Street, 16th Street, and Noah Street has increased, and various factions, including local gangs, are searching for the reasons behind it. The Dawn Church has dispatched personnel to patrol the western district multiple times, seemingly forming a routine.”

Seeing this information, William frowned.

Chaos. Were there already signs of it so early?

Before the Annual Holy Festival, both Canlight City and even the Kingdom of Fis, while experiencing some undercurrents, still appeared peaceful and serene on the surface.

But after the assassination at the Annual Holy Festival, accompanied by the Kingdom of Fis declaring war on the Bertich Kingdom, it was as if a powder keg had been ignited, ushering in an era where all manner of creatures emerged.

Cultists of dark gods, monsters, dark creatures, demons, devils, and abominations—various anomalies began appearing across the continent of Fanor, accompanied by a series of major events.

It was a chaotic time, but amidst the turmoil and suffering, precious opportunities also arose.

Countless ordinary people perished in the flames of war and chaos, but at the same time, many strong individuals rose from the blood and fire.

It was a disaster for the common folk, but a golden age for the strong.

During that period, even in Canlight City, the capital of the Fis Kingdom and the strongest region in the kingdom, many conspirators set their sights on it.

But before the appearance of players, Canlight City shouldn’t have caused much commotion, right?

William recalled for a moment, feeling uncertain.

Seeing William seemingly lost in thought, Mora leaned over to take a look and said:

“The western district is indeed a bit chaotic, but it’s still relatively calm in the eastern district. The security forces there are a bit more adequate.”

Indeed, most of the city guards’ forces were usually concentrated in the eastern district, ensuring the safety of the nobles and wealthy merchants.

After all, the leader of the city guards was among them.

As for the commoners, losing a few wasn’t a big deal.

That was also why those cultists of dark gods could cause trouble successfully in Canlight City.

“By the way, there was a serious incident in the Golden Lily Lane last night. Many people were injured, but it was suppressed.”

“I heard that both sides involved in the conflict used blood magic, and several vampire corpses were found at the scene.”

“The vampires who attacked seemed to possess gold-level strength, which is quite strange. Are they having internal conflicts?”

Mora was curious, as the incident seemed to defy common sense.

Golden Lily Lane?

William felt it sounded familiar and remembered it was the Red Light District in the western district of Canlight City, where mercenaries frequented.

But discovering vampires in Canlight City wasn’t uncommon. These creatures depended on sucking human blood for survival, so they often lurked in human cities.

And because they could shape-shift to resemble humans, they were hard to completely eradicate, even though the Dawn Church, led by the gods of light, had been trying to exterminate them.

Thinking of this, William glanced at Angela, who was sleeping on the nearby sofa.

Was she really a vampire?

As time went on, William realized that Angela was quite different from the vampires he had encountered in his previous life.

Those monsters exuded madness, lust, bloodthirstiness, and chaos, representing a typical type of dark creatures.

The evil and chaotic feeling they emanated was very repulsive.

But Angela was different. Whether it was the blood aura or the dark aura on her, they were very pure and immaculate.

There was even a pleasant fragrance, which William had personally confirmed.

But no matter how William recalled, he couldn’t remember encountering a similar vampire in his previous life.

Angela definitely had secrets!

However, William wasn’t worried. After all…

She was just a white bat who loved to eat and sleep lazily.

The only commendable thing was that she was quite responsible as a bodyguard.

Thinking like this, William stood up.

He didn’t plan to continue studying and researching today; he had other arrangements.

He was going to visit Shopkeeper Jack.