It's not uncommon to see this group of guerrillas create chaos in areas controlled by the Three Great Religions and then hand over the spoils of victory to the rebel army. This leaves Hevi and the others baffled, unable to understand what the Bright Light group wants to achieve.

And now, look at them running off to proselytize in another country.

"This group only arrived in Bed City a month ago, and they immediately caused trouble with the locals, almost getting kicked out by the Earl. They've only recently started behaving."

Luluwo could guess why this group clashed with the local residents; it's because their beliefs are quite extreme.

"They call themselves the New Holy Light Church, bringing forward a revised version of the New Holy Light Church Doctrine, and declare their split from the Holy Light Church, claiming the latter are heretics who arbitrarily changed the name of God, while they themselves are true and pure believers."

"You might not believe it, but their main disagreement is surprisingly about the name of the Holy Light God. The Bright Light insists that the Light God is the original name of the Holy Light God, and by using this name, they are on the righteous path."

"But the Holy Light Church doctrine says the name Light God was abandoned by the Holy Light God, and that the Holy Light God, who evolved from the Light God, is the best and... blah blah a bunch I can't even repeat. Anyway, they only recognize the Holy Light God, not the Light God."

"Just like that, these two churches, with only a one-word difference, formed an unbreakable grudge."

Maru's explanation helped Luluwo understand the situation and couldn't help but sigh:

"A single name can cause so much dispute; truly, it's what religion is all about."

"I think the conflict between them might be more complicated than you said..." Maru silently retorted.

So, the last question, what on earth is the Mad Fire God Sect?

Maru's answer to this question was:

"I don't know."

We've never heard of such a wild church existing in Yanor Kingdom. Do they daily pray in the Sick Village or what?

The two exchanged glances, seeming to understand the meaning in each other's eyes.

"I always feel it'll be troublesome to leave them unchecked."

What if this Mad Fire God Sect eventually turns into a terror group that likes to publicly broadcast Mad Fire projects of chaos in the whole city?

At this moment, the Mad Fire Preacher couldn't tolerate being pinched by the New Holy Light Missionary any longer, and yelled, "Bastard, let me show you the power of the Mad Fire!"

Luluwo shuddered in shock upon hearing those words, immediately seeing the young man vigorously rub his eyes, his head trembling slightly.

Wait a minute, this move... no way, does he really have the ability to wield Mad Fire?

In the next moment, a twisted flame shot out from the young man's eyes, smacking with a "pop" onto the face of the New Holy Light Missionary, who instantly screamed, releasing his grip instinctively.

"You asked for it, bitch!"

The Mad Fire Preacher laughed heartily and seized the opportunity to run away.

"Ah..."

However, Luluwo, who had been showing a shocked expression initially, abruptly calmed down upon seeing the flame shoot from the Mad Fire Preacher's eyes.

"This, isn't this just regular flame magic?" Maru voiced her inner thoughts.

"It's flame magic integrated with a bit of illusion magic," Luluwo couldn't help but cover her forehead and sighed. "I actually believed he could use Mad Fire..."

Any magician with a bit of talent can use magic without a magic wand, though it requires consideration of the magical power's reduction.

If Luluwo wanted, she could spew fire from her mouth, eyes, or any other place, playing the role of a fire-breathing dragon.

"But the integration of fire magic with illusion magic, that's indeed a method I've never thought of. Was it designed by that man himself?"

As she spoke, Luluwo's figure suddenly disappeared from the spot, and in the blink of an eye, appeared in front of the Mad Fire Preacher, blocking him in a dark dead-end alley.

"Who, who are you!?"

The Mad Fire Preacher was exceptionally wary of Luluwo's sudden appearance.

Upon closer inspection, he looked indeed very young, seemingly not yet an adult.

Luluwo examined him for a moment, the corner of her mouth curled up, and her eyes suddenly emitted a pink glow.

"Hypnosis Magic! Bastard, you dare..."

The preacher intended to resist, his eyes beginning to flame, but Maru suddenly appeared behind him, raised her hand, and manually closed his eyelids for him.

A fun fact, hypnosis magic doesn't require face-to-face eye contact to activate.

In the next second, the Mad Fire Preacher, trapped by hypnosis magic, stood dazedly on the spot, transforming into a mindless answering machine.

"I say, doesn't this count as illegal assault? If the guards see us, we'll be arrested." Maru nervously glanced at the street outside the alley.

"But the Mad Fire God Sect is out here, should we care about legal or illegal," Luluwo shook her head, "Although security issues aren't my responsibility, I do have some feelings for this place. Let's interrogate first, and hand him over to the Earl if there's trouble, otherwise let him go."

Although her actions violated human rights a bit, spreading belief in Mad Fire—is that something a normal person would do? Being strict about it, that could count as cultist behavior, right?

"Who founded the Mad Fire God Sect, what's your purpose, what are your daily activities, why did you come to Bed City?"

Luluwo fired off several questions in one breath.

"Our divine sect was founded jointly by the two Lords Sect Leader, who else..."

The preacher murmured in confusion. He seemed not to know the names of the supposed Lords Sect Leader, otherwise, he would have revealed them under the effect of hypnosis magic.

"We, we shelter all those destined with the Mad Fire, as long as they express belief in the Mad Fire, we accept them."

Luluwo frowned, "And then what? What do you do after accepting outsiders?"

She linked to a series of cult sacrificial rites, her expression turning sour.

The preacher still in a daze responded immediately:

"We shelter them... keep them..."

"Keep them!?" Maru widened her eyes, "Do you mean living sacrifice?"

"What do you keep them for?" Luluwo's gaze became increasingly dangerous.

The preacher's throat quivered before saying:

"To work..."

"?" x2

Luluwo and Maru simultaneously drew question marks.

"Our believers, many of whom have lost their homes due to war, are taken in by the Sect Leader, but the Sect Leader can't afford to support them, so can only lead them to find work..."

On the preacher's dazed face appeared a trace of small pride, saying:

"We can secure half of the contract labor market in the entire capital!"

"..." x2

Maru was silent for a moment, then whispered into Luluwo's ear: "Why do I feel like this isn't going in the right direction."

Luluwo let out a deep sigh, having grasped the essence of the situation, pointing out sharply:

"This so-called Sect Leader is nothing more than an intermediary recruiting people under the guise of religious faith..."

That's very Scameroon.

Suddenly she felt that the Mad Fire God Sect differed significantly from the cult she had imagined, losing its prestige entirely.

But maybe due to a persistence effect in his heart, the preacher, upon hearing her words, actually showed a bit of anger, indignantly shouting, "Without the help of Lord Sect Leader, many of us would have died. It was they who kept us alive!"

"This guy is quite loyal."

Luluwo posed one last question.

"Why did you come to Bed City?"

"Because Lord Sect Leader told me to recruit more helpers, whether it's the Three Great Religions or the rebel army, we have to overthrow them; we want to establish a peaceful Mad Fire Scameroon!"

You do know the words "peace" and "Mad Fire" have absolutely nothing to do with each other...

The cult seems not related to Mad Fire and probably just picked a title with some clout, like those people who worship Greg.

Coming to recruit from Bed City, so far from Scameroon? And this person's strength is clearly insufficient to beat a Steel Giant Puppet, so did he really just rely on his own two legs to get here?

There's no way to explain this behavior with rational logic, and Luluwo could only attribute it to those in religious circles having a slightly rigid mind.

Making such ridiculous decisions, the so-called Lords Sect Leader probably isn't a normal person either, but it seems this crowd really poses no harm, what can a gathering of odd jobbers do?

Surely they can't really rebel in Scameroon Capital.

Do you think the Holy Light Church just sits around doing nothing?

"But still, it wouldn't be good if someone truly believes in their madness and gets wrapped up in Mad Fire."

Luluwo thought it over.

"Better hand them over to the Earl and let him handle it."