Pioneer Lord: Starting From Daily Intelligence

Chapter 182: Chapter 108: Ancient Ruins: Love Potion (Part 2)

”Even between humans and... bears, it’s possible.”

Sss~

Su Li’s eyes widened instantly, taking a sharp breath. What kind of outrageous words are you saying!

You’re bolder than Xu Xian, daring to play with bears? Or is it the bear playing with the human?

Before Su Li could ask further, Vandar dropped an even more shocking piece of news: ”But before this potion could be sent back to the monastery in Hesse Town, it was stolen by a priest from the Lanode Church. We are making every effort to track it down!”

Su Li immediately arranged seriously, ”We must not allow such an ancient potion to be lost! If the priest from Lanode puts this potion into the well of Hesse Town, chaos will ensue there.”

This is a treasure left over from an ancient relic.

An ancient god like Reya existed at the beginning of creation, it was she and the Divine Spirits like Tal who brought about the distinct four seasons.

It can be said that these ancient gods existed since the creation of the world, and so their faith spreads throughout the world and across all races.

This is different from someone like Redema, who ascended to become a Divine Spirit after the event.

No one knows exactly what she granted to the followers of the ancient era, but what is certain is that this love potion is definitely full of profound Divine Grace; otherwise, it wouldn’t have survived in the ruins long after ancient civilizations were destroyed.

But Su Li was still amazed at the potent ability that lets both humans and bears see eye to eye, just what kind of rough races existed in the ancient era?

Vandar immediately promised, ”We will strictly guard all the wells, not allowing any pollution of the water sources. At the same time, we’ll accelerate the search in Hesse Town and the surrounding villages and farms.”

Listening to his promise, Su Li felt increasingly unreliable.

If that Lanode follower really intended to ”poison” and pollute the water source, it would be practically undetectable. After all, the Territory has grown, with the base of the Knight Order, scattered villages, and farms and ranches spread across the vast plains.

All these villages and farms have their own water sources. If the priest from Lanode wanted to put the love potion in them, it would surely be unstoppable.

Moreover, if there were any special crisis, the daily intelligence system wouldn’t fail to reveal it.

So, Su Li decisively stated, ”No need to strictly guard the wells. If the priest from Lanode really wants to pollute a water source, with Hesse Territory being so vast, they’ll certainly succeed. Spread out the defense personnel, focusing on investigating those occupations in Hesse Town that are likely to become Lanode followers, such as prostitutes, gamblers, drunkards, and thieves.”

This less severe crisis also profoundly revealed the current state of the Territory.

Now that the Territory has grown, it’s no longer just Su Li’s personal domain. It belongs to all the nobles, knights, residents, and people from all walks of life.

The development of many things is completely beyond Su Li’s control, and situations don’t shift according to his will.

When there’s a large number of people, thoughts get mixed, making it easy for followers of various sects to emerge. In brothels and row houses, there inevitably are situations where sinister elements hide, with Lanode priests, Sado-corrupted cultists, and members of various orders from all walks of life mixing in without notice.

Su Li seriously suspected that this love potion was stolen by a prostitute to attract customers! After all, just a drop mixed with liquor would make her appear ”radiant” and full of charm in others’ perspectives once they drink it.

Therefore, Su Li specifically instructed, ”Have the Knights lead a team to assist your Dawn Church’s search, paying extra attention to those prostitutes whose performance suddenly surged.”

Su Li recalled last time when a hidden Lanode monastery under a brothel was dismantled, but the restraint of Lanode followers wasn’t high. They moved around while committing crimes, possibly letting one or two escape.

Especially since the last time, it was Philis who was in charge. Her capabilities weren’t outstanding, and she was quite soft-hearted, so she probably overlooked any Lanode followers.

Of course, there’s no need to blame her too much. Because the Sun Goddess Church and Lanode Sect only have conflicts, they don’t have a deep vendetta, not to the extent of triggering a full-on war of faith.

In the Empire, their internal conflicts might sometimes lead to skirmishes, but truly aren’t to the point of undying and unyielding.

In Hesse Territory, when a thief is caught, they’re at most thrown into the slave camp at the Bjorn Shallow Bay. Brutally fatal methods have also been stopped by Su Li.

The Dawn Goddess Church also doesn’t want to get entangled with people from Lanode Church, so Vandar immediately said, ”If we retrieve this potion, we’ll deliver it to you immediately, Lord.”

”Please don’t misunderstand this potion; it’s not an evil potion. It’s an advanced potion from our Reya Church. After all, childbirth and children are within the scope of the Reya Goddess’s Divine Authority, and sometimes during the Spring Brings Life to All Things ceremony, we may use a little bit of this potion to enhance the reproduction of the residents and livestock.”

”The most important difference between the Reya Goddess and the Dark God, Joy Prince, is that Reya promotes moderation while the Joy Prince encourages indulgence and greed.”

”This potion doesn’t actually have much harm. We just worry about the priest from Lanode using it inappropriately, too much, causing some trouble.”

Su Li suddenly realized and asked, ”Can this potion also be effective on animals?”

Luckily, this is Hesse Territory. If it were in the South Asian regions of Earth, this potion wouldn’t dare to be used recklessly. Otherwise, after the Spring Brings Life to All Things ceremony, even lustful men wouldn’t spare the sheep, leading to dazzling issues.