Chapter 1653: Chapter 1653

Adventurers rarely have time to "stop" and enjoy themselves as the pressure increases with higher-level adventures. But when they picked up the fine wine in front of them and took a sip, they spat it out: "What is this?!"

Faithe waved her hand: "Alright, we’re not here to enjoy ourselves! Let’s summarize the intelligence we’ve gathered." Each person shared the information they had collected, and after discussing it together, Faithe said: "Based on the information we have, the so-called Saintess has a power that we cannot oppose right now. Even if we pay a great price and use the special Artifacts this time, we may not be strong enough, so we have to outsmart her."

Everyone nodded, and after looking at each other, someone suggested: "I think the Saintess’s flaw lies in the unstable foundations of the Holy See!"

They all discussed: "The Pope may not be willing to play second fiddle to the Saintess."

"We can create an opportunity for the Pope to believe that he can eliminate the Saintess and regain his dominance over the Holy See like before."

"However, the current Holy See is different from the past, as believers recognize the True Water Lord as the Father God of the Eternal Divine Fire, with both gods standing side by side in their faith."

"Then let’s find a way to make the Pope replace the Saintess and become the Holy Son of the True Water Lord..."

With their rich experience in Adventuring, they knew that victory was not always based on strength._ Instead, often strategy and tactics were the most important. After discussing and supplementing each other’s ideas, a plan quickly took shape.

Faithe was satisfied, nodded, and raised her glass: "Let’s start executing this plan tomorrow, wish us a victorious start and completion of the adventure!" They all clinked glasses and drank up.

"Pfff--" They spat it out at almost the same time: "What is this stuff? Bad luck!"

After discussing their main agenda, they began to indulge in pleasure. This high-end club was dedicated to providing high-quality services to the distinguished noble Masters. As long as you had enough Gold Coins, you could buy anything you wanted here.

The Adventurers were under tremendous pressure, and Faithe’s group had almost no bottom line. Soon, a group of handsome men and beautiful women were brought in, and everyone chose their partners, pulling them into their laps, laughing and teasing. Faithe picked a man and a woman, both outstanding beauties from the Red Clan, and she sat like a queen, scolding and training them.

The private room was immediately filled with debauchery.

Master Sun was in the next private room, and he was quite interested in the local high-proof alcohol. Master Sun had always been willing to try new things. On the table next to Master Sun’s bottle, there were two bird cages.

In Magpie’s cage, there was also a wine glass. Magpie’s beak went into the glass, and with a slurp, it finished the wine. She really liked the wine and gently tapped the edge of the glass with her wing after drinking it: "Refill, refill."

The Master refilled her glass again, and she slurped it down. Impatient, Magpie requested, "Give me a bigger bowl." Instead, the Master casually tossed her a few bottles, and she was delighted.

Master Sun had come out tonight to run some errands. Magpie and Little Princess had begged him to take them out to play. Magpie was really stifled, and Little Princess didn’t want to stay in Stumbling Stone’s hands either.

In the other cage, Little Princess started acting recklessly, jumping up and down and making a crazy suggestion: "Brother, brother, they’re picking people now. Brother can go, with Brother’s strength, they won’t see through it. Brother can play role-playing with them, Sword Mirror Fairy told me about this..."

The "no speaking" rule in the birdcage fell once again.

Magpie drank 20 bottles of eighteen-year-old liquor, entering a "tipsy" state, feeling very comfortable. Master Sun left with the two bird cages. The Adventurers in the next room indulged themselves until midnight before staggering, drunk, to settle their bill and leave.

In their bill, they were also charged for the 20 bottles of wine from next door. Normally, Sixth Great Realm adventurers would notice irregularities in their bill, even when dead drunk. However, this time they turned a blind eye and gladly paid for it.

The next morning, they found an opportunity to approach the Pope. The Pope was very cautious. After several unpleasant disputes, they finally "turned enemies into friends" and sat down to negotiate with him.

Indeed, the Pope was not content with his position, but he did not dare to act recklessly. Faithe’s persuasive words convinced the Pope. The plan devised by the Adventurers was indeed perfect:

First, the Saintess "locked" herself in her living quarters, while everyone in the Holy Fire Temple was loyal to the Pope. As long as they were prepared, the Pope and the Adventurers could join forces, kill the Saintess, and suppress the news without any problems.

Then, using corpse manipulation techniques, they would control the Saintess’s body.

It just so happened that the Adventurers had a Water-element Magic Treasure, which could recreate the miracle of the True Water Lord in the Great River outside the city. Although it would be weaker in power, the spectacle could still be grand. Ordinary believers would never notice the difference

Combining the two, they would make the Saintess return to the True Water Lord’s Divine Kingdom and crown the Pope as the Holy Son of the True Water Lord. From then on, the Pope would hold both the Eternal Divine Fire and the True Water Lord’s positions, remaining the number one authority in the Holy See without sharing any power or glory with others.

Meanwhile, the Adventurers could search for clues on the Saintess to find the mastermind behind her, thus completing their journey.

The Pope was somewhat worried that the True Water Lord would see through his actions, but the Adventurers provided ample evidence to prove that there was no such thing as the True Water Lord and that the so-called father-son relationship was all made up!