No matter which way he looked, there were irregularities.
"You're right, Jelro city only has about a million people, almost all of them are normal people. This place doesn't even have magical protection, it can be destroyed at any time."
"So that's how it is..."
Warren nodded slightly.
In the Lindshey family's territory, there are countless cities like this. If there are not a thousand cities like this, there are probably eight hundred. It is not uncommon for a new city to be built every day, and an old city to be destroyed every day. As a member of the ruling class, Warren simply did not take this kind of thing to heart.
"The Sword God and the Witch of Decay both came to Jelro City for their descendants. So have they ever fought?"
Warren asked.
One took revenge for her daughter, the other to protect his student. If these two people collide, it's inevitable that they will have a fight. Not to mention that the relationship between the two associations is already like water and fire.
Warren was thinking, if during the fight the two had accidentally opened that crack, then it could explain why the witches also knew about the resources below.
But the subordinate's answer was contrary to Warren's prediction.
"Sir, there was no battle between the two, at least as far as I could investigate."
Warren was skeptical. If there was no fight, why would that crack appear?
"Tell me a little more clearly so I can hear you."
"Sorry for my uselessness, I couldn't find the specific situation..."
"However, through asking for information from the residents of Jelro City, I learned that both the Sword God and the Witch of Decay, after entering the city, went to a place..."
"A place?"
"A place called… Guidance of The Truth."
Guidance of The Truth…
Warren slowly swallowed this name in his head. Truth, until now he has never seen anyone dare to hang "Truth" on their lips, let alone use it to name it.
Except for ignorant people, deceiving a few ignorant people is fine, but against existences with strength and power far beyond the imagination of ordinary people, it is nothing more than a farce.
"Is that thing… a newly established organization or sect?"
"No sir, it's just a small store."
The subordinate shook his head, then spoke.
"We have been observing this store for a while and have never detected any unusual signs."
"Inside there was only a young man who seemed to be the store owner, along with a young girl."
"That young girl is a student of the Sword God."
"..."
Warren shivered slightly, he felt like something was wrong, but in the end he couldn't say what was wrong.
"August and Brenna don't fight…"
"If there was no fight, then where did the trace of the collapse from the crack come from?"
"Did it suddenly appear?"
"Then August just passed by and became a God?"
"Isn't this too coincidental?"
The probability of all the above developments being completed is too small, it is unlikely to happen once in a thousand years.
Warren's head swirled with many unanswered questions, however, he still knew one thing.
That is when there are too many coincidences gathered together at one point, then it is probably not a coincidence.
"Wait…"
"August has become a God, but won't he bring his student back to the Knight Association?"
"No sir."
Having received his subordinate's answer, Warren fell into contemplation. But before he could think carefully, the subordinate gave another piece of news.
"After the Sword God became a God, he immediately returned to the Knight Association, then only appeared again when fighting God level witches, never once passing through Jelro city."
"That's weird…"
Warren pondered. Is it possible that that student is not respected by August?
Warren admitted that he still understood August's personality quite well. The Sword God had only taught three students in his entire life, so there was no reason why he wouldn't be taken seriously.
If that student was not respected, then why did August have to travel all the way to Jelro city? If that student was valued, why didn't August bring the student back to a safe place after August became a God?
Almost everyone knows that witches are extremely, extremely vindictive. Moreover, there is no sense of shame, any dirty trick can be done, as long as the goal is achieved.
There was once a story that a witch used two thousand years to slowly infiltrate and destroy an entire organization protected by God level. Even though there are quite a few witches who can do this, this is also a testament to the brutality of witches.
But August, knowing full well that Brenna was not dead, still left his property in Jelro city without exploiting any protection measures.
This point is too difficult to explain, because it contains a contradiction.
Unless… there's no contradiction at all.
Inside the city of Jelro, the Sword God's students were protected. So much so that even a Demigod like Brenna is helpless, unable to do anything.
Warren seems to have gotten the point.
It's that store.
August's chance to become a God was absolutely not a random event. The same goes for the appearance of the Witch Association in this story.
If not, then no other explanation is plausible enough.
"How far is this place from that crack?"
"About half a million miles, sir. But for now I advise you not to step foot in it."
"Oh, why? Has the situation changed there?"
"The God War has begun once again. The God level of the Blacksmith Association has allied with two Elder Witches of the Witch Association to fight against the Sword God and two Elder Lords of the Knight Association. Right now the war is extremely tense, entering a range of one hundred thousand miles around has become very dangerous."
"Please consider it."
Warren nodded. God of War restarting again was not beyond his expectations. After all, the witches were not a group of witches who lost once and immediately gave up.
What surprised him was that the God level of the Blacksmith Association was allied with witches. Is it true that the Blacksmith Association needs resources so much that they are willing to shamelessly throw them away?