A Guide to Becoming a God Starting from a Monastery

It was none other than Anna.

"Master Wolf, the Wolf Lord has sent urgent news!" Anna said. "And Master Blue Wolf has also sent a piece of intelligence."

"Give it to me." Thomas put down the text in his hand and said.

Anna presented a special bamboo tube.

Bird-borne messaging was a groundbreaking technology for the Wolf's Den, but long-distance transmission still required some supporting measures. Paper letters couldn't be delivered directly. If nothing else, rainfall had to be considered.

This suggests that the letter may have come from far away, but it's hard to say how far it came from.

Thomas cut the wax seal, pulled out the cork, and poured out a paper scroll from the bamboo tube.

The content is very simple.

The original plan to send people to this wolf's den was cancelled.

Instead, a messenger will come.

Something big is going to happen in Kiev City, so a messenger from the Wolf Lord will come to carry out a secret mission. The entire Wolf's Lair must fully cooperate with this messenger.

Incidentally, this matter determines the annual KPI assessment. In other words, it determines the distribution of non-lethal potions.

It also determines the next step of the wolf leader's promotion.

Although Thomas had just taken over as Wolf Leader and wasn't ready for a promotion even in terms of seniority, he still wanted to improve.

As long as this task is completed and coordination is done properly, then it doesn't matter how badly other tasks are done.

On the contrary, no matter how well you do other things, it will be useless.

"Go down." Thomas waved his hand, signaling Anna to leave.

After Anna left, he fell into deep thought.

What big things will happen in Kyiv?

The Grand Duke was in his prime, and it didn't look like he was going to die suddenly.

The country is at peace, and no foreign forces want to launch an invasion war.

Some time ago, it was said that the Grand Duke wanted to interfere with the neighboring Bulgars, but in fact, since he did not control the little prince, he had no reason to take action now and it was difficult to find loopholes.

Could it be about Malovet?

The messenger will arrive tomorrow, or at the latest the day after tomorrow. He must then bring the members of the Wolf's Den to meet him.

I just don't know if the other party will make any excessive demands.

But it’s useless to think too much about this.

Anyway, as long as he doesn't want to give up his identity as the leader of the wolf, he can only follow the rules.

However, the information sent by Qinglang was not that complicated. It was just an ordinary, rolled-up letter.

Several days have passed.

Although the last robbery of the Star-Moon Cult caravan went unnoticed by the outside world, it had already caused a huge uproar in the Star-Moon Cult community.

After all, it was a big event where an entire caravan and dozens of people disappeared out of thin air.

Ordinary robbers really can't do such a thing.

Robbers often rob caravans, but annihilating them entirely is rare. It's not that we don't want to, it's that we can't.

After all, people can run.

As long as they leave the goods behind, the caravan members can actually escape very flexibly and you won't be able to catch them.

The Star-Moon Cultists searched everywhere, but in the end they only found some fresh wheel tracks.

The wheel tracks alone were obviously meaningless; criminal investigation technology in that era was very backward, and it was impossible to find the whereabouts of the convoy. Another reason was that the Grand Duke did not like the Star-Moon Cult.

There's nothing wrong with wanting to report it to the police, but after that... it will fall on deaf ears.

So although it has a great influence on the Crescent Moon Cult, it has no impact within the scope of Kiev.

Besides, doing business these days is a high-risk business.

There are countless full-time and part-time robbers, as well as unscrupulous businessmen and swindlers everywhere, and of course local lords and officials who extort money.

Fortunately, high risk means high reward. Even a 50% return on a successful trip is considered a small profit. Triple or even quintuple is the norm.

Although the Star-Moon Cultists are still searching, their efforts are clearly decreasing day by day, and they are deploying fewer and fewer people.

It seems that they have accepted this wave of losses.

The higher-ups in the Star-Moon Cult community didn't seem to have any special reaction.

Such things as the annihilation of caravans have happened many times in the past and will happen many times in the future.

Besides, they themselves were bandits before, and even organized professional teams to rob small groups of merchants and travelers.

At the end of the report, Qinglang also thoughtfully included the approximate routes and time schedules of several caravans in the near future.

Some depart from Kyiv, and some arrive in Kiev.

It seems that Qinglang is indeed a smart and capable subordinate.

Thomas remembered that Blue Wolf seemed to have been recruited by the previous leader, which showed that he was indeed a smart and knowledgeable person.

Dealing with smart people saves you time and effort.

After leaving the wolf's den, Thomas turned around and went to "Mouse" Haakon.

This visit was completely different from the previous ones.

"Mouse" Haakon had a smile on his face, and his smile was like a blooming peony.

Thomas estimated that the other party had probably earned more than 40,000 or 50,000 florins in the last round of transactions.

This time he came to get something.

The things had been prepared long ago, and it was nothing else but information about the manor.

It can be regarded as a bonus provided by "Rat" Haakon in the last transaction.

This kind of information seems to have little value, so Wolf's Den doesn't have it.

But if you really try to find out by yourself, it will not only be time-consuming and laborious, but also easy to miss something. What's worse is that you may alert the enemy.

But there is absolutely no problem leaving it to the Rust Belt.

Chapter 138 Wolf's Lair Mission 2

"Rat" Haakon asked very detailed questions.

It was a small, unremarkable estate, not very large, with few inhabitants and limited production. Its annual income was roughly equivalent to one hundred florins.

If anything, it has some nice apple trees and produces decent cider. It's quite popular.

Unfortunately, no matter how popular it is, it is still cider and not worth the money.

The entire manor is not worth mentioning in terms of size or wealth.

The owner of the manor was a businessman, wealthy but not high-ranking. He claimed to be a Christian, but was not particularly active in church attendance or donations. Absence and avoidance were commonplace.

He usually does not live in the manor, but in a nearby city a little further away.

His wife has passed away due to illness, leaving behind two underage children, a boy and a girl. He is currently a frequent visitor to the brothels and clubs in the surrounding area.

A middle-aged man who lives a life of debauchery.

His flour business was doing OK, at least the income was enough to cover his expenses for a life of luxury.

The manor is managed by his steward.

The butler was an educated lower-class citizen from the local area.

When he was young, he also mixed up in the underworld. Later, for some reason, he finally chose to turn over a new leaf and found a legitimate job, that is, working as a butler for the rich.

On the surface, he works diligently in the manor, but in fact, like most butlers in the world, he is doing a disloyal job that benefits himself at the expense of the public.

By various means, large and small, he stole at least ten florins from his master every year.

Fortunately, the owner's income was not mainly from this manor, so even though some of the money was lost, he didn't notice it.

In addition, the serfs and servants in the manor were all lower-class people of local origin.

You can't see anything usually.

Even this Rust Gang report states that they are just ordinary civilians.

If it weren't for the Grand Master, no one, including Thomas, could find anything special about this manor.

But with the reminder from the Grand Commander, Thomas realized something was wrong.

This manor... that is to say, the current situation of "the owner is away, but the housekeeper manages it" has lasted for at least ten years.

The people inside have formed a sect.

If this was an ordinary religious group...it would have started spreading its influence outside long ago!

Because this manor is not located in a remote corner. It is not a prison, so it is natural for the people inside to interact with outsiders.

Thomas remembered very clearly that in his previous life, the old men and women often took religious pamphlets and volunteered to spread the word in places like stations and airports.

This is the norm for devout believers - preaching abroad.

The Knights accidentally discovered that this manor was the gathering place of Marovit's followers.

Even the Rust Gang, who were responsible for the specific investigation... were unable to find out what Malovit believed in.

This report does not contain any content about faith or religious groups.

It should be noted that Marlowet is a minority belief, no different from others, and it is a very obvious feature.

What does this mean?

This only means that Malovit's followers must be planning something here. This matter must not be known to outsiders!

Thomas did not forget Freya's warning.

A huge shadow in fate.

Even though he had the Blasphemy Knight to help him, he still felt that he had to be extremely careful.

At present, it is not advisable to break in directly with violence and bring a team of people to surround the manor and search it carefully.

Should I find an opportunity to meet with the businessman or the housekeeper first, and test the waters by using both courtesy and force?

Or should he imitate a thief and sneak in quietly to investigate?

Or maybe just cut off the source of the problem and find a way to buy the manor?

The owner of the manor is a businessman, and a businessman does not have any special attachment to the land.

However, it wasn't that simple, as Thomas didn't want to show up. Nightmares are silent and can strike for no apparent reason.

If there's a curse or something, Thomas will probably be in big trouble.

It would be best to use some other method to send someone to indirectly test the situation.

And in this regard, the best gloves are the Jews.

They are the best suited for this.

The next day, it started to drizzle.

Thomas had just come out of the Jew's house when he saw a bird perched on his horse's back.

A small red bird was quietly perched on the saddle of its mount, its ruby-like eyes staring at him without blinking.

There was something tied to the bird's legs.

Thomas's heart moved. "Come!" He stretched out his hand towards the bird.

Sure enough, the bird flew onto the back of his hand.

Thomas immediately took the letter off the bird's leg and opened it to check.

Just one look and his expression changed slightly.

Urgent news, the Wolf Lord’s envoy has arrived!

A little faster than expected.