Chapter 339: Forming an Alliance


    Upon learning that the expedition team had been attacked by unidentified assants, Miskatonic University immediately exerted pressure on the Ind Nation government through the United States of America. After all, there were many Miskatonic University students within the United States of America’s political sphere.


    As a result, the gravely injured Professor rk (Alice’s master) and three other survivors, along with the bodies of the deceased expedition members, were transported back to the United States of America.


    After his release from the hospital, Professor rk submitted his resignation to Miskatonic University and took with him the badges of the other deceased professors. He vowed to avenge them.


    Leaving Miskatonic University behind, Professor rk returned to his hometown of London to investigate the identity of the mysterious attackers who had targeted the expedition team.


    Soon enough, Professor rk, using hiswork of connections, discovered a local secret cult that worshipped the Deep One, and this secret cult was none other than the Deep Sea Gospel Society.


    Therefore, Professor rk concluded that the Deep Sea Gospel Society was the mastermind behind the attack on the expedition team. During his subsequent investigation, he also found a connection between the Deep Sea Gospel Society and the tribes on several small inds. This strengthened Professor rk’s conviction.


    However, even though he had identified the culprits, Professor rk knew that he couldn’t confront the vast secret cult of the Deep Sea Gospel Society alone, especially since the Ind Nation was their territory.


    So, Professor rk had no choice but to bide his time and establish his influence in London.


    Using his title as a professor of Miskatonic University’s ult studies, Professor rk quickly became a prominent figure in the London area. He also built a rtionship with the London police force by assisting in solving numerous supernatural cases.Then, Professor rk started recruiting disciples. Soon, he had ten promising students under his tutge, including Alice.


    Under Professor rk’s careful guidance over five years, these ten disciples became proficient in ult studies, nearly matching his own expertise. In addition to the ult, Professor rk required his disciples to study skills such as cryptography, psychology, and more.


    Among them, Alice chose to study acting, investigative techniques, psychology, and self-defense for women.


    After holding a graduation ceremony for his ten disciples, Professor rk shared the story of the expedition with them and expressed his hope that they would help him seek revenge.


    "One day as a teacher, a lifetime as a father."


    This saying held true in every corner of the world.


    Naturally, Professor rk’s ten disciples wholeheartedly agreed, as his five years of dedicated teaching had earned their respect and admiration.


    As a result, Professor rk arranged different missions for his disciples based on their individual abilities. Alice, with her exceptional acting skills and sharp mind, was assigned to go undercover within the Deep Sea Gospel Society.


    Since secret cults had a peculiar nature, especially one deeply rooted in the Ind Nation for years, it was nearly impossible to destroy them through conventional means.


    Professor rk’s strategy involved gathering evidence against the Deep Sea Gospel Society while infiltrating its ranks. When the time was right, they would strike from both within and outside to eradicate the Deep Sea Gospel Societypletely.


    Therefore, Alice arrived in the Ind Nation’s Kyoto region. Following the information provided by Professor rk, Alice attended a social gathering and befriended Fujiwara Yuko, gradually bing her close friend.


    Over time, Alice’s rtionship with Fujiwara Yuko grew stronger, and when the opportunity arose, Alice began subtly introducing Deep One to Fujiwara Yuko, weaving a passionate tale of her own "love story" with the Deep One.


    Alice’s acting skills were on par with an Oscar-winning actress, and with the help of a senior disciple who specialized in literature and logic, Alice even had a "Mermaid’s Love Song" written for her. Consequently, Fujiwara Yuko wholeheartedly believed Alice and officially introduced her to the Deep Sea Gospel Society.


    Within the Deep Sea Gospel Society, Alice quickly showcased her talents in handling intelligence. Combined with her persona as a "Deep One lover" and her close friendship with Fujiwara Yuko, Alice swiftly became the head of intelligence for the Deep Sea Gospel Society’s Kyoto branch.


    Upon assuming her position, Alice began nurturing her ownwork of loyal agents and investigating the Deep Sea Gospel Society’s activities in Kyoto.


    Soon, Alice noticed something unusual about Morimoto Academy. However, her intelligence duties were primarily focused on other secret cults and the Kyoto authorities, leaving her in the dark about the specifics of Morimoto Academy.


    Alice had to find a way to gather information indirectly. Fortunately, she caught wind of a group known as "Watanabe Ryuusei" due to their conspicuous involvement in the Morimoto Academy incident. After conducting investigations through her intelligencework and discovering the true identity of "Watanabe Ryuusei," Alice was convinced that they were intentionally targeting the Deep Sea Gospel Society.


    When the Morimoto Academy incident erupted, Alice received orders from the Deep Sea Gospel Society headquarters toy low temporarily. She had no choice but to leave Kyoto, change flights, and return to London. There, she shared her experiences with Professor rk.


    Upon learning about the Morimoto Academy incident, Professor rk saw potential in cooperating with "Watanabe Ryuusei." He instructed Alice to find an opportunity to make contact with them and decide whether a partnership would be beneficial based on the oue.


    Certainly, Alice had learned through her intelligencework that "Watanabe Ryuusei" had epted Dogo Aige’s invitation to visit Fisher’s Vige. Moreover, since Alice happened to know Matsui Yui, she reached out to her and epted Matsui Yui’s invitation.


    So, the previous conversation between Alice and Liu Xing was a test on Alice’s part. If Liu Xing had shown a willingness to rebuild the Worshipers of the Yellow Sect, Alice would have found a way to exploit the situation, allowing the Deep Sea Gospel Society to deal with Liu Xing. After all, Alice was not inclined to support the resurgence of the Worshipers of the Yellow Sect after dealing with the Deep Sea Gospel Society.


    Hearing this, Liu Xing couldn’t help but feel relieved that his previous covert allegiance to KP Green Light seemed to have passed unnoticed. Otherwise, he would have had to deal with trouble from the Deep Sea Gospel Society after leaving Fisher’s Vige.


    However, what concerned Liu Xing even more was the effectiveness of Alice’s intelligencework. It seemed she had uncovered his eptance of Dogo Aige’s wedding invitation. Liu Xing briefly considered whether this was a result of Alice’s intelligencework or a deliberate arrangement by the module.


    With these thoughts in mind, Liu Xing replied earnestly, "I see. I’m genuinely sorry about your master, Professor rk. However, since we share the same goal—to bring about the downfall of the Deep Sea Gospel Society—it’s only logical that we cooperate. Please go ahead and tell me what kind of cooperation you have in mind, Miss Alice."


    Alice nodded and began, "Our cooperation is quite straightforward. Our primary objective is to eliminate the Deep Sea Gospel Society. I can provide assistance on my end, mainly in the form of intelligence. Based on my recent appointment, I may be assigned to the Deep Sea Gospel Society’s headquarters to handle diplomatic rtions with secret cults outside the Ind Nation. Currently, the Deep Sea Gospel Society primarily engages with secret cults outside the Ind Nation, given the limited scope for development within the nation."


    Liu Xing nodded in agreement. As Alice had mentioned, the Ind Nation’s situation was unique. Although its territory was rtively small, it had a significant poption, ranking among the world’s highest. Additionally, there was a vast disparity between urban and rural poptions. This led to numerous secret cults of varying sizes congregating in the same areas. For example, in the capital, Tokyo, there were over a hundred secret cults rooted.


    However, there were established rules within the Ind Nation’s secret cultmunity. In a given area, only one secret cult served as the dominant entity, with other secret cults ofparable size voluntarily keeping their distance. Moreover, thebined strength of surrounding secret cults had to be weaker than that of the dominant secret cult, ensuring their control in the area.


    Lastly, the dominant secret cult was not allowed to harm other secret cults in its territory unless thetter encroached on its core interests, such as recruiting followers.


    In addition to these rules, there was a special provision: in Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka—the three most important regions in the Ind Nation—there were no dominant secret cults. All secret cults could establish branch offices in these areas, but they were limited to that form.


    The Worshipers of the Yellow Sect had vited these rules in the past, leading to their downfall.


    As a result, the Ind Nation’s secret cults resembled the Warring States period of ancient Japan, each upying a specific territory, maintaining a facade of peaceful coexistence while engaging in underhanded schemes behind the scenes.


    Therefore, it was clear that the Deep Sea Gospel Society was not interested in genuine cooperation with other Ind Nation secret cults. Their fundamental interests shed, and both sides knew that sincere coboration was unlikely.


    Hence, the Deep Sea Gospel Society’s cooperation was directed towards foreign secret cults.


    With this in mind, Liu Xing asked with curiosity, "So, you mean to say that the Deep Sea Gospel Society is currently cooperating with secret cults from the United States of America, Cosmic Country, and other nations? Considering the recent Yueshihao incident, where I saw a Deep One hybrid from the United States of America leading the Ritual Ceremony, it seems Cosmic Country’s secret cults would be involved as well, given that the incident urred within Cosmic Country’s territorial waters."


    Alice nodded and said with a smile, "Exactly, as far as I know, the Deep Sea Gospel Society is currently cooperating with secret cults from the United States of America, Cosmic Country, and other countries. However, all of these secret cults share a belief in the Deep One. While I am responsible for liaising with these secret cults, I also handle various other pieces of information. So, when Ie across any information that could be useful to you, Ryuusei-sama, I will find a way to notify you. I will also conceal certain pieces of information that could be detrimental to you, as I just mentioned."


    Liu Xing leaned back and pushed up his non-existent sses. "What do you want in return for this cooperation?"


    Cooperation naturally required mutual assistance.


    Alice smiled and took out a key from her pocket. "This key can open a public storage locker in a certain shopping mall in Kyoto. Inside the locker, you’ll find a college eptance letter. You just need to use that letter to enroll."


    "Is this college rted to the Deep Sea Gospel Society?" Liu Xing asked.


    Alice nodded and said, "Yes, indeed. The college has ties to the Deep Sea Gospel Society, but unlike Morimoto Academy, the Deep Sea Gospel Society is merely a sponsor of the college. Ryuusei-sama, you should be aware of the unspoken rules in the Ind Nation’s secret cult circles. Secret cults operating in Tokyo can only establish branches, and the Deep Sea Gospel Society’s Tokyo branch is located within that college."


    Liu Xing raised an eyebrow. "So, you mean you hope I can eliminate the Deep Sea Gospel Society’s Tokyo branch?"


    "Exactly. For the Deep Sea Gospel Society, their Tokyo branch is of great significance. If you can eliminate it, it would be like severing their right arm, a significant step toward our goal of dismantling the Deep Sea Gospel Society," Alice exined earnestly.


    Liu Xing thought for a moment and nodded. "Alright, let’s make that our n. I will find a way to eliminate the Deep Sea Gospel Society’s Tokyo branch. However, Miss Alice, you’ll need to provide me with more information."


    Liu Xing agreed to cooperate not out of arrogance, thinking he could single-handedly confront the Deep Sea Gospel Society’s branch, but because he anticipated that his uing module progression might involve the Deep Sea Gospel Society. Taking the initiative would allow him to gain an advantage in intelligence gathering.


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