Azur Lane: I Crossed the Graduation Port Area

Chapter 1401: The Pagan Violation of the Tide Court
As the young nobleman began to speak, the people around him began to talk.

But as Lin Lan slowly approached and raised the Inquisition badge with his right hand, everyone on the street gradually stopped talking, knelt on their knees, and clasped their hands together.

For a moment, the whole street was silent. The only sounds that could be heard were his footsteps, the footsteps of the two ship girls beside him, and Logatis, as well as the painful cough of the Lipton family assassin's guard.

"Don't make any assumptions. We are just investigating the Lipton family.

"Do whatever you need to do, and disperse."

For the vast majority of people who live in towns and follow a law-abiding education, the status of the clergy of the Church of Holy Light is already extremely high, representing the will of God.

What’s more, this is an order from the Grand Inquisitor, whom they have hardly seen for generations?

So the people on the street stood up and dispersed according to his orders.

Although there are still some curious people who cast their eyes at them from afar occasionally, it is harmless.

"Let her go, she has no ability to resist."

After Lin Lan walked to Mogador, he spoke softly to the purple-haired girl.

Hearing this, Mogador had no doubts and stood up from the other person's back.

The female assassin was about to take the opportunity to get up and escape, but the next second, she felt the breath of death locking onto her.

“If you don’t want to end up like the gate of Manor Manor, I suggest you just follow me.

"Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for you, the Lipton family. Otherwise, I wouldn't have deliberately dispersed the crowd."

Lin Lan had already signaled the dragoons to take out their muskets and aim at the tall woman.

Hearing his calm words, the female assassin finally realized that she could not escape no matter what, so she could only cooperate and stood up. She was escorted by the dragoons and walked with them to the Lipton family mansion.

"I'll use the light-transmitting sea curtain to cover our voices and figures. Ask her about the treasure!"

Logatis couldn't wait any longer, he raised his arm and released the Naga water magic to cover everyone.

Lin Lan looked sideways at the Naga helplessly, but didn't say much.

After all, anyone would be anxious if the treasure they were escorting was lost.

So he walked away and asked the assassin:
"I think you should know why our Inquisition specifically came to the Lipton family, right?"

"..."

Seeing that the other party had a cold face and did not answer, Lin Lan continued to speak:

“If I’m not mistaken, the Lipton family should have been in a state of chaos since yesterday noon.

“It’s like you’re all having a collective nightmare, and many of you are suffering mental breakdowns because of the memories of the sins you’ve committed.

"It is difficult for you to understand why the 'God' you believe in would allow you to kill and sacrifice your compatriots. It is even more difficult to understand why your 'God' would allow your thoughts to become like this, to the point of..."

Before he could finish his words, the assassin guard of the Lipton family screamed and covered his head:

“Enough! Enough!!!”

"Why do you know it so clearly? Why..."

Ignoring the guns of the dragoons behind him, the assassin collapsed to his knees, his entire body shaking violently. His pupils shrank sharply on his pale face, as if his words had brought back nightmare memories.

Big tears flowed from his bloodshot eyes, and the assassin's fingertips left bloody marks on his face, as if the string that had been taut for a long time had finally broken at this moment.

"She is..."

This sudden and violent reaction without any warning made Logatis stunned.

Lin Lan winked at Mogador, and the purple-haired girl saw this and struck the assassin, who was in a state of madness, on the back of his neck with a knife, causing him to faint immediately.

The dragoons also put away their muskets, took out a cart from the ship's storage space, and threw the unconscious female assassin into the cart.

After getting back on the road, Lin Lan asked Logatis, "Are there no pagans in your Tide King Court?"

"Yes, there are, but the pagans in the Tide Court all believe in the goddess of the sea who only came more than ten years ago."

Logatis swallowed his saliva. He couldn't get over the assassin's sanity just now.

"The goddess of the sea will grant the pagan believers in our royal court protection from attacks by pagan gods after they sacrifice magic items or rare materials.

"The most important thing is that their mental state is not so exaggerated, and they usually get along well with other fellow citizens of the royal court."

"Pagan messenger? What is this?"

Lin Lan keenly caught the word and raised his eyebrows.

"It is a being that descended together with the goddess of the sea, has the same white-haired female appearance and steel weapons, and is named 'Siren' by the teaching country."

As Logatis spoke, he pointed at the dragoons:
"The firearms of the pagan gods are as powerful as the explosive power of the firearm she just used. There are also pagan gods who can release magical devices that fly in the sky and cast explosive magic."

After hearing what Logatis said, Lin Lan and the three ship girls beside him already fully understood what the pagan messengers of the Tide Court were.

It was the Antiks Laboratory that arrived in this alien world ten years ago.

But Marco Polo touched his chin in confusion, looked at him and asked in a low voice:

"Commander, will the Siren also be short of supplies?
"Even if I don't want to admit it, in my impression, the Siren has always been rich and powerful. Even if they want to collect information and intelligence from other worlds, there is no need to use such troublesome and inefficient methods."

Although this Sardinian battleship girl with long black hair looks like a funny person on weekdays.

But in such a serious occasion, Marco Polo still demonstrated the thinking and judgment of a qualified and reliable battleship of the camp.

"Yes, this is indeed not something an experimental agency would do."

Lin Lan glanced at Logatis, who seemed to be confused and intimidated, and was too lazy to persuade him to avoid the situation. She directly started to discuss with Marco Polo:

“If the experimental agency wants to collect intelligence and analyze data, it does not need the help of indigenous people at all.

"Even if they are secretly controlling the top management of Orlan, the experimental agency is also trying to obtain variables to advance the Inquisitor Project and use Orlan as their experimental field."

With the experiences in Liaozhou and Natlan, Lin Lan already knew very well how abnormal Antiks's cube technology had developed to.

It is no exaggeration to say that even the experimental agency's pioneer executor fleet can easily collect any information and materials they want in various countries in this alien world.

To control a mere Tidal Court, Antiks would never resort to such inefficient means as spreading faith.

What's more, he only controls a small part of it, which goes against his impression of Anticus.

Look at the sheer ice and snow of the northern frozen land, the alien royal army that has been transformed by experimental institutions, and the size of the Leviathan tribe sent to Oran.

If Antiks really wants to use the natives of this alien world for experiments, it will be a large-scale move that will lead to confiscating properties and stealing the country.

"But the question is, if what she said is true, how can we explain that the heretics of the Tide Court will not be attacked by the Siren Fleet?"

Mogador, who was pushing a cart, also joined in the conversation, raising questions thoughtfully.

In the end, he and the three ship girls were unable to reach any conclusion on this topic.

"Otherwise, let's wait until we get back to the tavern and ask Helophon."

However, Lin Lan still thought of a key person who could provide help:

“Although she was controlled by the bad omen before, it is an indisputable fact that she still had the authority of the reversed mode of the arbitration agency at that time.

"Maybe she'll know something about it."

In response, the three ship girls nodded, and the bewildered Logatis also nodded.

At this time, they also passed a corner and arrived at the deserted main entrance street of the Lipton family mansion estate.

(End of this chapter)