Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?
Chapter 550 - 378: Gwendolin’s Faith Impact!

Chapter 550: Chapter 378: Gwendolin’s Faith Impact!

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What does the adventurer guild branch president need to do in a day?

Luluwo: "Sit at the desk like a schemer, strategizing all guild affairs? Perhaps ostracize adventurers who don’t agree with the guild and recruit promising talents."

Leon: "Diligently strive for the welfare of adventurers, bear pressures from all sides, yet prioritize adventurer activities, and devote a lifelong commitment to adventure."

Truly, people of different personalities have different guesses.

The reason these two are gathered here speculating about Ceder’s daily life is because...

They’re waiting for Ceder to finish his work and join them in the Dungeon.

A couple of nights ago, they had agreed to enter the Dungeon together. Today, after a well-rested pause, they naturally showed up for the meeting.

However, unsure of what the other person was doing, they just knew there was something to handle. Assistant Jina even told them it’s best to go home and rest, coming over at dusk because that’s when Ceder would be done with work and have some free time.

Both chose to heed this advice, but heading straight home was uneventful, so they decided to walk around Bed City’s streets.

Luluwo found it quite interesting; who would have thought that a few months ago, the formerly fiercely competing captains of two Strategy Groups would now calmly stroll the streets.

Although the competition had mostly been one-sided on her part.

The era of The Great Invasion she had initiated was seemingly positive; at least it gave Sain System adventurers an advantage over other Dungeon adventurers during the Meteor Shower events.

"What’s happening over there, it looks noisy." Not far away, a gathering of people, all wearing matching warm yellow hooded robes — turns out to be followers of the Holy Light Church — were assembling in front of the Church, shouting and causing a commotion.

Leon and Luluwo were drawn by the spectacle, moving toward it, when suddenly, they saw a somewhat familiar face emerge from the Church doors, sternly pushing through the crowd, ignoring the voices, and leaving the Church without turning back, directly approaching the two.

Leon raised his hand in greeting: "Albud, finishing work so early?"

Albud, the Holy Light Knight, upon seeing the two, seemed momentarily taken aback, especially at the sight of Luluwo, whose gaze turned peculiar. But he quickly masked his slip with a stern expression, nodded slightly with a "Mm" and passed them by.

"You know him?" Luluwo looked at Leon, curiously asked.

"Yeah, a former adventuring partner. Back when our Exploration Team was the first to clear the initially mutated Sain Dungeon," Leon replied, "If you go to the number one Teleportation Gate at Sain now, you can still see the monument etched with our names."

"Oh~ so he’s an old legend." Luluwo showed a knowing smile, glancing back at Albud’s departing figure.

If that silhouette donned a black robe and wore a Blood-red Eye Orb, he’d be someone she’s familiar with.

"The partners in those early adventures now fare well, except him, it’s a pity." Leon sighed, "I’ve mentioned offering help, but he declined."

"I heard he once had quite a reputation in the Holy Light Church..."

"Yes, but later his position got snatched by an incoming rival with backing, and Albud had to endure it."

Leon watched as the Holy Light Knight’s figure vanished around the corner, lamenting:

"Since then, I haven’t seen him smile."

Though when you aren’t looking, he smiles quite merrily. Luluwo’s expression almost faltered.

Albud’s passing made the atmosphere and topics rather heavy. But right at this time, among the gathered followers at the Holy Light Church’s gate who were blocked by guards, someone loudly shouted:

"Why doesn’t the bishop stop those heretical doctrines, why allow false beliefs to spread rampantly, persecuting our true faith!"

A chorus of angry voices ensued: "Those unheard-of pseudo-gods appearing in Sain Dungeon are corrupting our pure beliefs!"

"Exactly, just a day before yesterday I was beaten by people from Starfire Church, and yesterday hung by some Shadow Sun followers, when will the bishop stand up for us!"

That should be the guards’ job, right!? The gatekeepers couldn’t help but grumble internally.

A heartfelt cry rang out from a devout old mother in the crowd: "My poor child is enchanted by Sain Dungeon, going daily to that Dark Moon Altar, saying he’s listening to Gwendolin speak, oh my, my child used to be a devoted Holy Light believer, now he’s misled! His future’s lost!"

The Holy Light Church’s followers’ emotions intensified, while the gatekeepers tried their best to appease.

"The bishop is aware of these matters, please wait a while longer, a resolution will surely come!"

The old mother grew incensed: "How much longer can I wait, if my child truly gets involved in pseudo-god beliefs and can’t apply for a Church priest position, will you take responsibility?"

"I I I..." The guard let out a chicken-like cry.

"What’s going on here?" Leon quietly retreated a few steps, distancing himself from the noisy crowd.

"Starting trouble again, that’s why I say religious beliefs are harmful." Luluwo sighed, rubbing her forehead, explaining to Leon:

"You know Starfire Church, right? The one that turned the Fire God into Gwyn, their archbishop once entered Sain Dungeon with you."

"Flame Cultivator? I know."

"Originally, the Holy Light Church dominated the kingdom, suppressing other churches severely to the point where Starfire Church was barely surviving. But after they started worshipping Gwyn, they revived instead. With Sain Dungeon’s growing influence, theirs expanded too, now they have heaps of followers."

"Although I think most people joining Starfire Church are just adventurers jumping on the bandwagon, the large numbers are undeniable; their Gwyn acts cause dissatisfaction among Holy Light’s believers. You’ve probably heard of the various conflicts arising. Holy Light Church was about to take action against them, but guess what happened, Sain Dungeon rampaged unexpectedly."

Sain’s muscle show silenced the Holy Light Church, preventing them from messing with the Starfire Church, which gave the opposing side a chance to develop. Now, the Starfire Church in Bed City can arm-wrestle with the Holy Light Church. No, it should be said that they are overwhelming the Holy Light Church.

Luluwo took out a silver-gray ear, which was the oath item of the Dark Moon Oath.

"One Starfire Church is already enough to make the Holy Light uncomfortable. Now, the Dark Moon Sword has appeared. My description might be inappropriate, but the faith related to the Shadow Sun has spread like locusts across areas under Sain’s influence, making the followers of the Holy Light completely anxious, leading to today’s situation."

Leon frowned, looking at the noisy crowd, and said, "Why didn’t they cause such a disturbance during the development of the Starfire Church, but started causing trouble after the Dark Moon Sword appeared?"

"Firstly, because the Shadow Sun is really admirable and good at encouraging people, and the rewards they can offer are truly abundant. Secondly..."

Luluwo paused and smiled, "The person who can become the Dark Moon Sword truly has the capability to beat these Holy Light believers into submission."

They truly felt threatened, which is why they started causing a commotion.

"This is really..."

Leon found it somewhat amusing and suddenly saw a familiar face among the riotous Holy Light believers, seemingly an adventurer.

Wait, isn’t that person the Dark Moon Sword who used to be escorted by him and Fingerley to make the oath?

Upon seeing that person, Leon showed a look of disappointment, knowing why that adventurer was doing this.

Because when they were in Yanor Londo, they entered Gwendolin’s Fog Gate and offended him, leading to the Dark Moon Oath being lifted.

It has spread that wearing the Dark Moon Priest Ring to enter Yanor Londo allows one to meet Gwendolin, but along with that came the warning to "absolutely not enter the Fog Gate!", as such actions lead to the Dark Moon Oath being lifted and a series of terrifying consequences.

That adventurer causing trouble among the Holy Light believers, demanding that the Holy Light Church deal with the Dark Moon Sword, is someone whose Dark Moon Oath was lifted and can’t find a way to restore it, turning from a fan to a hater.

It’s all Gong Qiying’s fault, why hasn’t a redemption mechanism been rolled out yet.

People like this are ultimately a minority; even after so many warnings from Gwendolin, they still insist on entering the Fog Gate. That must be on purpose.

Unfortunately, Leon’s good mood for the day was ruined after seeing this person, just as he was about to leave this bustling street, when—

"The bishop is deliberately avoiding us. They must have secretly compromised with the Sain Dungeon. Brothers and sisters, let’s charge in together to demand answers!"

A somewhat familiar voice rang out, and Leon quickly turned his head.

The believers rioted, and the guards couldn’t stop them! The clamor filled the sky.

In this chaos, a man calmly walked out of the crowd of believers and headed out onto the street.

It’s President Ceder!

He was the one inciting the crowd just now!

Leon and Luluwo exchanged a glance, disbelief in their eyes.

Wasn’t the president supposed to be working hard? Was his work to come here and fan the flames?

The two sneakily followed him, and then discovered that Ceder’s day was indeed eventful.

He incited the Holy Light believers, causing a crowd riot, and left promptly when it was over.

He incited a matchup between traditional chefs and Sain System chefs and freeloaded on the resulting banquet.

He orchestrated a meeting between people from the Magic Association publicizing magic theories and Elf clan members of Vienma, watching as a street brawl erupted.

And...

By the end, Leon and Luluwo were numb.

They had heard that Bed City’s public order had declined, with frequent disputes, but now seeing it...

These disputes seemed orchestrated by Ceder himself. What kind of situation is this?

Finally, Ceder turned around and walked toward the two.

Neither Leon nor Luluwo were nervous about being caught. They felt Ceder must have known they were there and intentionally let them see. Leon even directly asked:

"Is this your daily work? What’s the benefit of doing this?"

Ceder shook his head with a smile and said, "At most, it’s weekly. As for the benefits you ask."

He looked at the still noisy Holy Light Church from afar and said:

"If I don’t keep them busy, they’ll come trouble me, trouble the guild, trouble Sain."

Not caring whether Leon understood or not, he patted both on the shoulder "You’ve waited long enough; shall we go to the Dungeon now?"

Though appearing friendly, Ceder exuded an aura that made it hard to refuse.

Luluwo swallowed all her questions and nodded obediently.