bookrandom Chapter 227 The Struggle for Incense
Chapter 227 The Struggle for Incense
"Old monk, what do you mean?!"
Upon hearing this, Yi Chen looked astonished, then shouted angrily.
He simply felt that these monks had broken their vows and were raising insects to help themselves evolve.
The Queen Insect's journey to Kangcheng was simply because they failed to control it.
As a result, the monk actually said that his purpose was to let the insect swarm pass through Kangcheng.
He thought his perception of these monks was bad enough, but the reality was even worse!
They did it on purpose!
But Yichen didn't understand why they were doing this.
If it weren't for the battle against the Queen Insect, Kangcheng would never have any Tier 3 Evolvers.
Among wild evolved creatures, the number that have broken through to the second tier is far greater than that of humans!
Even if you're going to raise a queen insect, there's no need to deliberately let her infect human survivors!
"Well... perhaps these few big insects know this better than you do."
The tall monk glanced at Cang Nian with a half-smile.
"What do you mean? How would I know what their purpose is in sending the Queen of Insects to Kangcheng?"
Are you saying I forced the insect swarm to change direction, which is why Kangcheng was affected?
Upon hearing this, Cang Nian couldn't help but feel guilty.
However, his guilty conscience lasted only two seconds before he realized something was wrong.
These monks probably couldn't have predicted that their own family's existence could cause the insect swarm to change its marching direction!
Moreover, even if they had some means to calculate it, these monks certainly couldn't have controlled where the insect swarm would deflect more than ten days ago.
After all, the thing they used to control the Queen Insect was probably that purple-gold bowl.
That thing is powerful, but the farther away it is, the less restrictive it becomes.
Cang Nian estimated that the thing would have no effect at all if it was more than ten kilometers away from it.
If these monks were near the Queen of Insects at the time, how could they not have stopped the Kangcheng Police Department and their own family from dealing with the Queen of Insects?
Even if they are confident in the Queen's strength, if they see her being defeated and forced to flee, they would probably secretly follow her to ensure her survival.
At the very least, after killing the queen, they could just kill his entire family and steal her corpse!
Given the strength of these monks, Cang Nian was certain that dealing with his own family would have been incredibly easy for them.
“If it weren’t for our family blocking the way, the swarm of insects would have continued eastward along the river next to the pine tree.”
However, they seem to be somewhat afraid of water, or rather, dislike water.
So they continued eastward, following the same road the fisherman had taken back to Cannes, until they reached the confluence of the river and the River Cam.
Then...we changed direction, headed back west, and eventually we still encountered Kangcheng..."
Thinking of this, Cangnian immediately tried to deduce how the insect swarm would develop if his family were not involved and the swarm continued to advance.
After completing the deduction, he felt a chill run down his spine.
What the monk said is true!
Even without their own family's obstruction, the insect swarm would still reach Kangcheng, causing severe damage to the unsuspecting Kangcheng!
After figuring this out, Cang Nian understood.
The fat monk said that his family knew better than anyone why they let the insect swarm ravage Kangcheng, and that it had nothing to do with his family changing the direction of the swarm.
"Wait... Could it be the power of the mountain god?"
What they want is not only the fattened queen insect, but also the faith of Kangcheng and the incense of Kangcheng!
A survivor city that is gradually getting back on track and thriving does not need a savior, and it is naturally difficult for worship and faith in a particular person or group to emerge in a short period of time!
Therefore, they deliberately brought the Queen of Insects, a catastrophe that most surviving cities could not overcome, to Kangcheng.
Even though this would cause huge casualties, the powerful evolved beings in Kangcheng could still operate within a range of twenty or thirty kilometers at that time.
If people detect the insect swarm in advance and focus solely on escaping at all costs, a large proportion of them will still be able to survive.
After the insect swarm's devastation, the fear of death, the shortage of food, and the sacrifices of blood and tears will fuel the people of Cannes's yearning for a strong leader and their longing for a savior.
If they then appear to rush over in a hurry, displaying great power and compassion, and go after the swarm of insects, they can reap a great deal of faith and offerings.
If they wait until the queen insect is fattened up before bringing back her head, then the incense offerings and faith will reach their peak!
Moreover, since they are also human, it is much easier for them to obtain incense offerings than for our family, and the mountain god power they generate will be incredibly terrifying!
So that's how it is. Now I understand why he kept our family under control instead of killing us.
The queen insect is dead and cannot be retrieved, so the monk manipulated our family to attack Kangcheng.
They will kill us after we have wreaked havoc in Kangcheng.
The people of Cannes have shifted their worship from our family to these monks, and this trend will only intensify and solidify!
Having ruled out the wrong options, Cang Nian suddenly remembered another possibility.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that he was right, and all his previous doubts came together!
Even more so, why is it that the Queen Insect, who is only a third-order evolved creature, has such terrifying evolutionary factors within her body!
Although its evolutionary rank is not the initial stage of the third rank, the corpses left behind by ordinary third-rank evolved creatures can help a dozen or so evolved creatures that have reached the second-rank limit to break through to the third rank, which is already quite impressive.
But in the end, the queen's flesh could enable hundreds of second-tier limit evolved creatures to break through to the third tier!
This thing didn't grow naturally; it's a living, highly prized medicinal plant that these monks specially cultivated!
Now, Cangnian understood why these monks hated him so much.
Not only did they slaughter and eat the large medicinal herbs that they hadn't even fully cultivated, but they also took away the incense offerings from Kangcheng.
The power of the mountain god has allowed me, who had just entered the third tier, to now possess an evolutionary level comparable to the late third tier.
Based on what Cang Nian understands, the people of Kangcheng's faith in their family is at most "since it's free, we might as well believe a little bit" plus the fact that they heard their family had saved them, which makes them feel skeptical and grateful.
If one could gain a loyal and fervent faith, the incense offerings and the power of the mountain god would be unimaginable!
"It seems that you, you big worm, have figured out where you offended this old monk, haven't you?"
If that's the case, then pay the price for your foolish actions!
Perhaps it was Cang Nian's expression, or perhaps the shock in his eyes that he couldn't hide, but the tall monk glanced at Cang Nian, smiled indifferently, and then his eyes turned icy cold.
"Wait! What is it?!"
Hearing the tall monk speaking in riddles, Yi Chen was completely bewildered and shouted.
"Director Qin, let's leave. This has nothing to do with us..."
At this moment, a third-tier evolved being swallowed hard.
Judging from the fat monk's attitude, he doesn't take Cangnian's family seriously at all. With that kind of strength, they don't need to get involved in this mess!
"Idiot! He told us all this because he didn't intend for us to get back alive!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Changyi's face twitched, and then he shouted in a low voice.
“This benefactor has wisdom, and this old monk truly did not intend for you to return.”
No, it's these big insects that won't let you go back.
The fat monk said with a smile.
As he spoke, he raised his hand, and the purple-gold bowl in his hand flew high into the air, then swelled in the wind!