Chapter 1088: Business as usual
"How is Xirik doing?"
"You should have done some covert investigation, Crane."
Speaking of the name of this core member of the current navy, Sengoku had a complicated expression.
Even He, who was holding the teacup, couldn't help but pause.
The teacup was placed on the table, making a crisp sound.
"Ugh!"
Crane sighed.
"If nothing unexpected happens, Xirik is the founder of the Dark Sun Cult of the North Sea..."
"Mystra and Harken are both from Cyric."
Zhan Guo asked He to investigate Xirik, which was actually to search for the relationship between Xirik and the Dark Sun Cult.
In fact, it was also an accident. The unreasonable expansion speed of the Dark Sun Cult attracted the attention of the navy.
Tracing the development of the Dark Sun Order, they unexpectedly discovered the shadow of Xirik.
At that time, Xirik had not yet joined the navy.
Many footprints cannot be erased.
Especially when the Dark Sun Order was first developing, it was impossible for the founder, Cyric, to hide in the dark.
The core members moved behind the scenes after the Dark Sun Cult developed.
When Sengoku thought about the brainwashing ability of Xirik's fruit, he guessed that Xirik might be related to the Dark Sun Cult.
Both he and He, who got this guess from her, were very shocked.
Because the Dark Sun Cult has now become an undisputed behemoth in the North Sea, and its strongholds have been established on thousands of islands.
The terrifying influence covered most of the North Sea.
Such influence is extremely terrifying, and the huge number of believers is also a force that cannot be ignored.
If the mastermind behind the Dark Sun Cult was Cyric, this news would be enough to shock the entire world.
You know, how old was Xirik at that time?
He single-handedly created such a terrifying force in such a short period of time.
Although he was a little bit unconvinced, Zhan Guo still arranged for He to go and confirm it.
Their guess was not wrong, and they went to search specifically, and indeed found some clues.
Harken and Mystra are both generals in the navy today.
There were few outstanding female soldiers in the navy, and Mistra was someone that Crane had noticed and personally trained early on.
As Brigadier General, Mystra has retreated into the background as Cyric's wife.
And Harken is a lieutenant general of the headquarters with powerful combat capabilities.
He has been a follower of Xirik since he joined the elite training camp.
Such a relationship is not difficult to find, and they were even very close when they were still in Beihai.
"What should we do? With Xirik's wisdom, he should have known that we are investigating him."
He looked at Zhan Guo and asked seriously.
The decision-making power lies in the hands of the Warring States.
Don't forget that Xirik is now a core figure in the navy.
He has extremely high prestige. He is the former head of the Criminal Investigation Department and now the Chief of the General Staff.
He is also a management-type naval general with strong combat power and comprehensive capabilities.
"He shouldn't have done anything to offend the navy, right?"
"The Dark Sun Cult did not cause too much negative impact and maintained order and peace on many islands."
Zhan Guo said this, constantly convincing himself.
Although Xirik hid his identity, it did not harm the interests of the navy.
However, the Dark Sun Cult is now too large to avoid suspicion.
Even if we have to deal with Xirik, what kind of reason should we use?
What’s important is that the capture of Xirik will have a huge negative impact on the navy.
Over the years, Xirik has been very dedicated and responsible in the navy.
In the battle to execute the Titan Atlas, Cyric could have stayed out of it.
In the end, Atlas was killed, which was undoubtedly a decision made from the perspective of the navy.
No matter what, Zhan Guo did not want to lose such a capable general.
Crane saw what Sengoku was thinking.
"During the elite training camp, Sakaski and Xirik didn't have much interaction. When Sakaski was the governor of the North Sea, Xirik began to become Sakaski's deputy."
"Or rather, choose to be Sakaski's deputy."
"Whatever Xirik's particular ideas are, he bears no ill will toward the navy."
"The North Sea Navy is now completely controlled by Sakaski and Xirik."
"Considering the current situation, we cannot create any more complications and avoid too much turmoil within the navy."
Crane reminded softly.
Essentially, Xirik's presence is beneficial to the navy rather than harmful.
But Xirik's intention to join the navy was not pure.
So some doubts.
And now, Xirik's contributions within the navy are enough to rank among the top, and he has been completely integrated into the navy.
What's more, Xirik is Sakaski's man.
Xirik has made a great contribution to Sakaski's changes and growth.
In the past, they could tolerate some of Xirik's methods.
Even Sakaski could trust Xirik.
They could still trust Cyric.
For them, it was enough that Cyric was a navy.
As for the identity of the founder of the Dark Sun Cult, it has nothing to do with them.
The Dark Sun Cult is not an illegal organization. Instead, it is a huge church recognized by many member countries and the public, with many believers.
Thinking of this, my mind suddenly became much clearer.
Sengoku made his decision, tapping his fingers on the table.
"Then let everything remain the same and just pretend you don't know."
Having said this, he couldn't help but pause, and then continued.
"Destroy the data and don't let the world government know."
This news only needs to be known by the two of them, and not only that, they also need to provide cover.
Completely eliminate the trouble caused by Xirik and avoid any accidents that may happen if the world government finds out in the future.
As long as Xirik remained the same and the Dark Sun Cult did not cause any negative impact, they would pretend not to know.
Thinking of this, both of them felt a lot more relaxed.
The loss of Xirik would be too great for the navy.
They don't want to act rashly and become enemies.
More importantly, they knew how terrifying Xirik was.
Know of Cyric's influence.
In the dark, the power Xirik holds is far greater than imagined.
There is no telling how much power the Dark Sun Cult alone has hidden.
Xirik did nothing wrong, there was no need for them to cut off their own arms.
Not to mention the internal turmoil in the navy that needs to be taken into account.
Besides, Sengoku and He have already regarded Sakaski and Xirik as their future successors.
Sakaski will be trained as the naval marshal, and Xirik will be the future naval chief of staff.
In He's opinion, Xirik is more capable than himself.
He is able to restrain Sakaski and has an amazing understanding with Sakaski, and they are very compatible.
As for Xirik, they couldn't and dared not move.
