Chapter 104: Pale Wing Bone
Hun Tong and the imperial secret spies had a good plan, but in fact, before the plan bore fruit, a new change had arisen.
The Vinegar Jar Pirates suddenly asked the imperial secret spires to obtain a map of Two Eyes Island’s defenses.
Why would a pirate group want a map of the island’s defenses?
They wanted to attack Two Eyes Island!
Hun Tong and the secret spies were both angry and secretly happy.
The Vinegar Jar Pirates alone did not have the force to take Two Eyes Island. When the moment came, the Blue Green Coral Fishman Clan was bound to act too.
This was a golden opportunity that appeared only once in a blue moon!
The secret spies’ plan had made a breakthrough.
This time, when Xi Dai Zi went incognito onto the island, besides trading for the map of the defenses, he also forced the imperial secret spies to serve as their inside man.
This made the imperial secret spies very happy.
He insincerely negotiated with Xi Dai Zi, and after some bargaining, determined their cooperation in this.
He also planned to entertain Xi Dai Zi to listen to the other’s plans, most crucially when it was happening.
But Xi Dai Zi was still suspicious of them and wanted to leave the island.
The secret spies knew hast3e was irrational here and decided to let him go. As a result, strange things occurred, not only was someone eavesdropping, but a necromancer also appeared too!
All kinds of indications indicated that a third party power existed.
The secret spies and Hun Tong were very disturbed!
News of the necromancer couldn’t be suppressed.
According to imperial law, those that knew must immediately notify the higher ups, and the Blood Light Punishment Institution would immediately dispatch a team to hunt down and kill the necromancer.
But Hun Tong didn’t want this to happen!
The necromancer’s residual life aura was only iron level, they didn’t have anything that could threaten him.
Even if he was attacked by the necromancer, couldn’t he just run away?
If the Blood Light Punishment Institution’s people came, the auction would be canceled.
The Blood Light Punishment Institution was a group of lunatics that wanted to use bombardment spells to flatten the area. If they didn’t dig up any clues, they might even destroy Two Eyes Island.
Hun Toing didn’t doubt they’d do this.
Because there were many proven accounts of this happening.
If the Blood Light Punishment Institution dispatched people here, Two Eyes Island’s future would be bleak!
Although the imperial secret spy also wanted to purge Two Eyes Island of threats, Hun Tong could discuss things with him and had a large amount of space to operate.
Unlike with the Blood Light Punishment Institution who would demand Hun Tong’s unconditional cooperation and give him no say in the matter.
Two Eyes Island was Hun Tong’s sole territory, the place he had settled down on.
The imperial secret spy didn’t want the Blood Light Punishment Institution to come here either.
His painstakingly arranged plan to bait in a larger fish had just made headway.
If a Blood Light Punishment Institution expert came, would the fishmen dare to attack the island?
His efforts would be wiped away, and his dream of merits and promotion would all be in vain.
Another thing, the Blood Light Punishment Institution’s cultivator was bound to conduct a comprehensive investigation. If the imperial secret spy’s plan was implicated and revealed that the secret spy was leaking merchant alliance shipping routes, the secret spy would be in big trouble!
However, just like before, Hun Tong was confronted with the imperial secret spy’s request. This was not a problem of willingness, but rather it was compulsory.
Imperial law regulated that if a necromancy was discovered, even if it was a small sign, it had to be reported immediately.
If information was concealed, when those who were responsible were investigated, they would be judged accomplices or a harborer of sinners and be consigned to eternal damnation.
Necromancers were enemies of the gods!
Those people played with life and death, controlled souls, and touched the gods’ forbidden domain.
As long as there were gods, there would be no tolerance for these magicians.
Regardless of whether it was the Sheng Ming Empire or the other continents, whether it was human, elf, beastman, or dwarf, all were like this.
The study fell into a deathly stillness.
Both Hun Tong and the imperial secret spy were pondering.
It went on for a long time.
A deep sigh transmitted from the secret spy through the alchemy communication device, “Since the information has already been leaked, we must report this.”
“But reporting it now won’t do, lest we squander our prior efforts!”
Hun Tong clenched his teeth, “If we delay our report, we will be held accountable, I don’t want to spent my remaining years in prison.”
“No one saw the necromancer; it is just suspicion.” The secret spy stressed, “We have reasonable justification. The Blood Light Punishment Institution is busy working, and giving thought to that, we wanted to first determine the actual situation. Therefore, we decided to do an investigation, then after clearing things up, we would then report it!”
Hun Tong coldly snorted, “That is a justification. But the Blood light Punishment Institution is insane, if they believe we were procrastinating, they wouldn’t listen to that justification.”
The imperial secret spy continued, “That is why we not only do an investigation, but we also find the necromancer!”
“That wretched guy!”
“By finding him and executing him, we won’t need the Blood Light Punishment Institution to come here, and we’ll be heroes.”
“There is also that third party power that suddenly popped up, we also need to investigate them thoroughly. The power that has the guts to dare ruin our plan must bleed for it!”
Hun Tong’s eyes narrowed, and he sank into pondering once again.
If he chose to report to his superiors now, his prospects would be ruined. Not only would Two Eyes Island be done for, his arduous and conscientious collaboration with the imperial secret spy would all be wasted efforts.
Choosing to delay would have two outcomes.
One was that they found the necromancer, eliminated him, and distinguished himself, thus, everything was all cheers and happiness.
The second outcome is that they couldn’t find the necromancer, but they were able to resolve the fishman problem, however, this outcome was unacceptable.
Because when the Blood Light Punishment Institution intervened, the investigation would determine that they had procrastinated and covered up suspicion, and thus, they would be punished for that. When that happened, the Blood Light Punishment Institution would still purge Two Eyes Island.
Two Eyes Island’s population would be decimated, and it would take more than ten years to recover.
Fighting meant an unclear future and great risks.
But if he didn’t fight, Hun Tong’s foundation would cease to exist.
This was unquestionably a difficult choice.
For a moment, Hun Tong strolled around his study.
He bowed his head in pondering, grinding his teeth from time to time, occasionally snarled, and sometimes looked onwards bewildered.
Finally, he swept away his hesitation and through gritted teeth, grumbled out, “Go investigate, go find them! We must do everything we can to find him, even if we have to dig ourselves under!”
“Grind that damned necromancer to boney ash!”
“I want my Two Eyes Island to continue to prosper. It is my foundation!”
The sunk costs were too high, and so Hun Tong decided to take the risk.
If he didn’t fight, he would regret it for the rest of his years.
At the deepest level, Hun Tong had an adventurous spirit.
Otherwise at the time, he wouldn’t’ have given up his previous foundation, sailed into the boundless ocean, and commanded his troops to storm Two Eyes Island.
As a necromancer, Chi Yu was always careful.
He quickly sensed something was amiss.
The atmosphere changed.
Originally, it was a relaxed atmosphere that was now becoming faintly tense.
“What’s going on?”
“The information inquiry went very smoothly.”
First off, the act had been very big. The city guards who had done the investigation were many and news concerning the necromancer had already spread like the wind.
Two Eyes Island’s inhabitants were panicking for this very reason.
Necromancers were undoubtably an extremely sinister existence.
Chi Yu felt bewildered, “There is another necromancer on Two Eyes Island besides me?”
“What did he do?”
“He unexpectedly started a fight here!”
“The timing is terrible.”
Like Cang Xu, Chi Yu was also stressed about his lack of necromancy materials.
He had infiltrated Two Eyes Island to replenish his materials.
Magician cultivation need a lot of resources.
Sufficient materials could not only be used for casting, but they could also be used to make necromancy type magic items. If they were of no other use, the materials could still be dissolved to construct a meditation space suitable for necromancers.
This was not the first time Chi Yu had come here.
Because of his previous experience, his harvest was far greater than Cang Xu’s.
Cang Xu was a novice and still at the exploration stage, while he was on an easy drive across a familiar path.
Chi Yu had been preparing for this shopping for a while, and still had abundant funds on hand.
“Should I stay to continue buying or should I leave the island?” Chi Yu hesitated.
He didn’t want to let this rare opportunity slip by, but since a necromancer’s trail had been exposed, Two Eyes Island was bound to conduct a large scale search. It was even quite possible that the Blood Light Punishment Institution would be drawn here.
When he thought of the Blood Light Punishment Institution, Chi Yu immediately sobered up and cleaned away any thoughts of luck, “Leave, I have to leave as soon as possible.”
He put on an ashen death mask and skulked away.
He had refined this magic item with great difficulty, it could restrain his necromancy aura and suppress his iron level aura to the level of an ordinary person.
Along the way, he saw many patrols and a distinct increase in guards.
When he arrived at the port, he saw a congested crowd, then heard the bad news.
The port was sealed!
No one could go in now.
The reason the official gave caused Chi Yu’s heart to jump – they were checking for necromancers!
“Who is responsible for this?”
“If I run into them, I will make him pay!”
The implicated Chi Yu had no choice but to turn around and give up his plan of evacuating via ship.
Although he was an iron level magician, he didn’t have the means to travel across the sea and needed to ride on a ship.
Furthermore, in the current circumstances, Two Eyes Island’s coastline was surely being monitored too. Him diving into the ocean by himself was too conspicuous and was liable to be noticed by others.
Chi Yu was forced to return to where he had been hiding.
“If I cannot leave by ship, I have no choice but to depart by air.”
He took out a big piece of necromancy material from his storage bag.
It was the ice blade fish bones. He had gotten it after outbidding Cang Xu in the store warehouse.
He had purchased it at a premium because this material because it was very helpful for his plans.
“After processing these fish bones, I can obtain enough materials.”
“As long as I refine a pale wing bone, I will have the ability to fly.”
“If I succeed, I can fly far away from this troublesome spot.”
“No, if that wretched necromancer is caught, perhaps I can still continue shopping here.”
Chi Yu formulated a plan, dissipating the franticness in his heart.
He buried himself in work and began the initial processing of the ice blade fish bones.