Brightness

Lord Horus, this is the investigation report on the theft of the Land of Souls.

Put it on the table, I'll take a look later.

Suspected discovery of large-scale espionage, preliminary report on the collapse of the Land of Souls, risk assessment for the liberated group...

Do you want to take a look at these documents? Consider it as part of the reward.

No need, Lord Horus.

I am an assassin, a thief, a mercenary, but not an intelligence broker. I understand that the more I know, the more dangerous it becomes.

I just want money.

Alright, never mind if you don't want to look at it.

Originally, I just wanted to cast a long line to catch a big fish, but I didn't expect the bait to be so troublesome.

I don't know if the guardian gods of those big tribes can still sit still now.

When did you cover your ears?

...

Hehe, Miss Assassin?

Um, ah. Lord Horus, did you call me?

Yes, there's nothing going on here, you can leave now.

Phew, thank you for your generosity.

Horus! Something has happened, something very serious.

What's wrong?

A large number of pilgrims appeared in the city to perform primitive rituals, and according to the intel, the mastermind behind the scenes is likely Anubis' sister.

Primitive sacrifice? She actually dares to... Tsk, I still underestimated her.

How many people are involved in the original sacrificial ceremony? To what extent has it been carried out?

There were about a hundred people, and by the time I received the intel, about one-third of the pilgrims had completed the original ritual.

It's too late to stop the pilgrims now, let's go catch the mastermind behind the scenes first.

Yes! The position of the mastermind behind the scenes...

Location is not an issue, what's important now is to catch the person as soon as possible and prevent any further accidents.

Hmm? Do you already know something?

Not long ago, I made a deal with a mercenary and got some intel.

Some... crucial intel.

Is this the place where Sister Anubis is?

This place is too narrow.

There are people ahead!

Watch out!

Shh, they're coming.

Yes, Lord Horus... the chosen one by the gods...

Since you are so afraid of Horus, why do you still resist?

We have never rebelled against Lord Horus! How dare we rebel against the chosen one by the gods!

We just want to offer our faith to the gods like we did in the past... that's all.

No need to worry, I understand your needs.

What do you want, just let me know, Nebu is everyone's Nebu, your voice is also Nebu's voice.

Well, some voices.

Thank you for your understanding, you are indeed a person loved by God!

Has it turned from being selected to being deeply loved? Let's stop the sweet talk here.

Tell me, where did the person who organized you all go?

No need to ask, I'm right here.

The captured Nile is also here.

Uh uh!!! (Horus, save me!)

Now stand up, do you want to make a final fight?

What a coincidence, my army didn't follow, and the city defense forces can't support here in a short time.

You must be joking, you are the leader of Nebu, and every citizen of Nebu is your soldier. Your army is right here.

Uh uh uh!!!!

Don't move!

She wants to escape!

Stop her, Bastet.

So strong... too strong, isn't it!

Facing us is the biggest mistake you've made.

Don't move!

What is this on you...

Don't look!

Who?!

The Set is gone...

Boohoo!!!

Wuwu...Cough cough!

Whew, finally saved.

Sorry, Horus, we let her escape, we should have brought the army here.

It's too late, the city guard was led away by that priest, and by the time the army arrives, she will have already run off to who knows where.

She must have gotten help from that guy, so it's difficult for us to catch her for now.

Wadjet?

I can prove that when I was caught, I heard Set contacting the blind fortune teller under Wadjet's control. It's hard to say they're not in the same group.

It probably wasn't in the past, but it definitely is after this.

It's just that the fish I want to catch is not Wadjet.

Forget it, there are still a bunch of messes to deal with, let's go back first.

Lord Horus, I have disappointed you.

Due to my negligence, the city defense forces were exploited by the enemy, causing irreparable losses. Please punish me.

Rise, Taweret, it's not your fault that Nile was captured.

...Please punish me!

Oh.

City Guard Commander Taweret, heed the command.

At!

The city guard is lax in management, with numerous internal factions, and is unaware of being infiltrated by enemies, showing extremely bad behavior.

You, Taweret, as the commander, shall bear full responsibility. From now on, you will be relieved of your command and demoted to the captain of the city guard defense team.

If there is any dereliction of duty again, you will be dismissed from the military.

Yes!

And you, lucky priest.

What's wrong with me?

Your safety awareness is too weak, now even a Normal person can take you away, and I don't want this to happen again.

Normal person? Even Bastet couldn't catch them, and you call that normal?

Do you have any opinions?

...I don't have it, how do you plan to deal with it?

Strengthen the guard, block the secret passages, and resume combat training, this is for your safety.

...

Finally, it's Golden Marsh Celestial, Wadjet.

I'm here~

This time, the intel provided by Wadjet was very timely, allowing us to avoid the worst situation. I think we should give some rewards to the Golden Marsh Tribe.

This is what the Golden Marsh Tribe should do, leader.

Skip the useless parts and let's quickly move on to today's topic.

Regarding the destruction of the Land of Souls and the vote to restore the sacrificial ceremony.

I have reviewed the investigation of the Anubis priests and can confirm that the source of this incident is actually the loss of control over the people's beliefs.

The Land of Souls, Herispos, I believe everyone knows this name, as all the Celestials present here were chosen from there.

Ah, if it weren't for this incident, I would have forgotten that there was such a place.

After all, I was young when I was chosen as the guardian there, and since the Dark Ages, people have been reluctant to mention it.

Wadjet, if you can only talk nonsense, then don't speak.

Ifurito is really too impatient. What I want to say is that although people are reluctant to mention it again, its influence has never disappeared.

The evidence is that people still call me the guardian of the Golden Marsh Tribe to this day, the incarnation of the gods that people believe in, and this is the same for all of you.

This leads to the better we treat the tribe, the better the tribe develops, and the more deeply rooted the influence of the priests becomes.

Hmph, do you even have the nerve to say you're good to the tribe?

Under my leadership, the Golden Marsh Tribe has become the second largest tribe after the Kasi tribe, and I have the confidence to say so.

Does Lord Ifurito have a different opinion?

Let's put an end to this argument.

Our Nebu Alliance was established under the faith of the gods depicted by the priests, and faith is an indispensable part of Nebu.

Because the priests indirectly caused the Dark Ages to appear, we have been deliberately ignoring the impact of faith on the people.

Now the events in the Land of Souls, Herispos, remind us of the importance of faith, and I think this is a good thing.

I know that before the Dark Ages, priests held the right to interpret the beliefs of various gods, which gave you many terrible memories, but the Dark Ages are over.

Nowadays, the power of priests has been greatly weakened, and the interpretation of the faith in gods is in our own hands. Some things should be more relaxed.

What do you guys think?

Leader, these words don't seem like something a person with faith should say.

I am not a person of faith, I am faith itself.

Start voting now.

I support the restoration of sacrificial rituals.

Ah... I also support the restoration of sacrificial rituals.

Voting has ended.

Great, I would like to congratulate the leader in advance.

What are you congratulating for?

Holding a sacrificial ceremony requires a priest, and now there are only a few active priests in the whole Nebu, and there happens to be one right by your side...

I will not favor anyone, I will let the Anubis priests initiate the priest selection, and each tribe can send people to participate.

The priest who finally held the sacrificial ceremony, various tribes competed fairly.

No need for that, just let Anubis priest be the first high priest, no one will have any objections, don't you think, Lord Ifurito?

If you say so... Anubis priest is indeed a good choice, I have no objections.

In that case, let's nominate Anubis as the first choice for the high priest.

Nominated jointly by me, Wadjet, and Ifurito, we will proceed with the final confirmation once all preparations are complete.

Everything will follow the leader's instructions~

Is this the home of the first pilgrim who chose the original sacrifice?

Every pilgrim is recorded by the priests, right here.

Wow! It's Lord Horus! Mom, the leader is here!

So cute, what's your name?

My name is Shana! Mom, look! I told you dad is a hero, even the leader is coming to see us!

Shana!

I'm sorry, Lord Horus, Shana is still young and ignorant, please forgive her.

No, she didn't say it wrong, Shana's father is indeed a hero.

I am here to deliver the condolence money.

Compensation? But, Shana's father...

Let me say, let me say! Dad went to see the desert gods, he will come back, no need for compensation!

Compensation is for those who can't come back, but dad will come back!

Shana...

Lord Horus, that's right, we cannot accept the condolence payment.

.....I understand.

The original sacrifice never had the ability to die and rebirth, Shana's father...

Compensation will be issued as usual, but under a different name.

Regarding the bonus for the ''Promoting the Restoration of Outstanding Tribute Award Ceremony''.

I understand.

Even when shaken, the pilgrims never thought of harming Nebu; their most intense resistance was only to offer their own HP.

They are my most loyal subjects, yet they lost their lives in vain under the manipulation of those with ulterior motives.

Lord Horus?

Remember the priest who did such a thing, she is our enemy, and she has only this identity.

Who are these people?

That subordinate of the priest (Set) was captured alive by me.

Do you understand what I mean?

They...are enemies.

Well done, Anubis.

In the future, if you encounter your sister on the battlefield, you must be as ruthless as you were today.

...Yes.