Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?-Chapter 1070 - 695: City Lord Banquet (Part 3)

Generally speaking, people who exhibit such a personality probably wouldn't be involved in shady dealings like colluding with the Demon Clan, because followers don't seem to have any reason to collude with the Demon Clan.

Although the Holy Light Church can be quite annoying at times, in recorded history, whenever the Demon King resurrected and people went to war with the Demon Clan, the Holy Light Church was the most actively involved, and the sacrifice in personnel and casualties far exceeded other churches. It was only natural for the Holy Light Church to appear on the battlefield against the Demon Clan in people's eyes.

"By the way, Gedwin, you don't seem to have faith yet. Do you want to also believe in the Holy Light? With the blessing of the Holy Light, your dungeon won't have a bad reputation among mortals."

"My reputation is pretty good; everyone loves Sain."

Faced with the follower suddenly beginning to preach, Gong Qiying immediately took his wine glass and moved away from him, distancing himself from the preaching starting with himself.

The last City Lord, and also the most obscure to see through, was Irene.

It's physically obscure because this person is quite skilled in Shadow Magic, and has kept her entire body covered in shadows until now.

She only removes the shadows below her nose when drinking, revealing a porcelain-white chin and faint red lips, and when she opens her mouth to drink, sharp teeth are exposed.

She doesn't seem tall, appearing a head shorter than Luluwo, but Gong Qiying wouldn't treat her like a child because of her height.

Irene seems unaccustomed to speaking with strangers; when Gong Qiying tossed over a few topics, she only responded with low hums, which were impossible to interpret, or perhaps those hums were entirely meaningless.

This is tough; communication is simply not possible.

The only topic that made her respond was about adventurers.

"I like observing them," Irene's voice was very light. "They are easily swayed emotionally: bitten by bats they suffer, drained of blood they scream miserably, a companion turned into a Blood Servant brings confusion and anger, cornered to a dead end they despair. Just a finger movement from me and they produce corresponding notes, he-he-he..."

Even though her voice was very light, the content was surprisingly horrific.

Gong Qiying felt his "malice" towards adventurers was already significant, but compared to Irene, it seemed inadequate. Her demeanor didn't seem to be an act.

"But sometimes, I still somewhat hope they could smile a bit..." Irene said this so softly it was almost inaudible.

Afterward, Gong Qiying never heard her speak again.

The banquet didn't last very long.

When the Cross resurrected once more, and it revived within the Burning Furnace Golem, the City Lords realized this time things were assured.

Now, it's hard for the Unbelievers not to become the "Ember King."

Finally, everyone unanimously decided to let the Burning Furnace Golem burn the Cross some ten times here to completely intimidate the Unbelievers. After confirming this plan, Flame Fire and the others left, leaving Gong Qiying and Red Teeth still here.

As everyone left, the atmosphere was quite joyful, making one feel everyone had become good brothers and sisters.

"So, is there anyone worth suspecting?" Red Teeth asked.

"Speaking of suspecting... let's temporarily observe Irene."

After all, her malice towards adventurers was almost like the evil of this world.

"By the way, earlier they seemed very friendly towards me."

"Everyone knows to be decent, so when cooperating they naturally won't say much... You mean, when they pretend to be decent people, you can't gain any in-depth understanding, right?" Red Teeth caught on.

"That's the gist." Gong Qiying nodded.

"So, in a few days, I'll deliver the news that I will take over the Fanaticism Dungeon to them and see how they react."

"Hmm, that's a good idea. Their behavior today indeed doesn't match my understanding. I don't recall Flame Fire ever being as calm as today. I'll leave this matter to you. Feel free to ask for help if needed."

In the following ten days, Gong Qiying continually manipulated the Burning Furnace Golem to scorch the Cross repeatedly.

By the end, this Cross visibly became languid, the originally upright stance now bent and twisted beyond recognition. When the Burning Furnace Golem took it out from the fire pit, it collapsed on the ground not moving.

Clearly, this thing completely surrendered.

"With the Sealed Item resolved, it's time to take over here."

Looking at the Fanaticism Dungeon, which will sooner or later be renamed Sain, Gong Qiying drafted three letters and sent them to the Blast Flame, Holy Light, and White Blood Dungeons.

The content was simple, just one sentence:

"I'm going to be your neighbor, looking forward to future cooperation."

After sending the letters, Gong Qiying sat on the altar and murmured to himself:

"Alright, let's see what reaction they will——"

Before finishing his sentence, clangs rang through the Dungeon.

"Blast Flame Dungeon has initiated a dungeon battle towards you!"

"Holy Light Dungeon has initiated a dungeon duel towards you!"

"White Blood Dungeon has initiated a dungeon duel towards you!"

"Nature Dungeon has initiated a dungeon battle towards you!"

"Moonlight Dungeon..."

"..."

Seeing this sudden chain of messages popping up, Gong Qiying's expression became hard to describe, probably a mix of laughter and tears.

"Is my welcome ceremony this enthusiastically warm?"