Bai Pu always had a good memory.
Back at the Thorn Suffering Sanctuary, the Gilderâs opening remark was:
"Finally, the last Holy Artifact, has arrived at this sacred sanctuary. Although one was stolen by an intruding rat..."
At that time, Bai Pu and the others acquired a total of five Holy Artifacts.
The Thorn Churchâs external ally, Rosen, the Voter of the Lord of Death, took one Holy Artifact.
The last remaining Holy Artifact was likely the one the Gilder referred to as "stolen by an intruding rat."
Bai Pu and the others, arranged uniformly by the Thorn Church, each had a Gilded Brand on their foreheads. After obtaining the Holy Artifacts, they were pulled into the Thorn Suffering Sanctuary without any power to resist.
The intruding rat should be Redeemer Nur, who came through channels outside the Thorn Church, sneaking into the Divine Gifted Heavenly Pit. Without a Gilded Brand, after obtaining the Holy Artifact, he naturally wasnât pulled into the Thorn Suffering Sanctuary.
Unable to find Bai Pu and the others, the Thorn Church could only vent their anger on the Thorn Cutter Organization.
Now, the Gilder has been transformed into a war machineâthe Melt Gold Giant, and the Thorn Church has dispatched the fearsome Spiritual Lord, the Two-Faced Man, to pilot the Melt Gold Giant.
Through some unknown means, the Thorn Church can always locate the general position of Redeemer Nur and then sweep and hunt him down.
Redeemer Nur, sheltered by the Thorn Cutter Organization, essentially exposed the organization to the Thorn Churchâs Holy War Armyâs edge.
As more and more secret strongholds of the Thorn Cutters were eradicated, different voices began emerging within the organization.
The highest leader of the Thorn Cutters, called "Boras," no longer wanted to shelter Nur, fearing that doing so would lead to the organizationâs complete destruction.
However, his deputy â Bonnieâs father, the former leader of the Storm Church, Bozo, strongly protested. Bozo argued simply that if Nur was taken down by the Thorn Church, his Holy Artifact would be seized, leaving the Thorn Cutters without a means to oppose the Thorn Church.
Redeemer Nur, as a newly powerful figure within the Thorn Cutters, seemed to have other plans, secretly rallying and developing forces loyal to him to establish a new resistance organization.
Even the name of the organization was established, called the "Light of Redemption." Bonnie knew about all this because Nur personally invited Bonnie and her father to join the Light of Redemption organization...
The result was Bozoâs refusal and the meeting ending on a sour note.
No wonder Bonnie looked so burdened.
In Bai Puâs view, the disagreement between Bozo and Boras was essentially the difference between "prolonging survival" and "dying on oneâs feet."
The Thorn Church held the Great Trend, terrifyingly powerful. The gap was indeed too vast to be bridged by wisdom alone.
As for Nurâs own thoughts, they were understandable. He feared being treated as a discard by Boras, so he had to start anew.
The Thorn Cutter Organization, under increasing external pressure, was already beginning to split.
Listening for a while, Bai Pu suddenly spoke up: "Bonnie."
"Master?" Bonnie raised her head in confusion.
"How is your relationship with your father, Bozo?"
"Father... he loves me very much."
"Can you persuade Bozo to provide information about Redeemer Nur to the Thorn Church?"
"!!!" Bonnie widened her eyes in amazement: "Master, my father is a very upright man. He would never betray a comrade. Even Lord Boras wouldnât allow such a thing."
"Then bypass your father," Bai Pu said calmly. "The Thorn Cutters face a dire situation. To break the deadlock, the tumor must be removed first."
"Master means... Nur is the tumor?"
"Isnât he?" Bai Pu retorted. "Before Nurâs rise, there wasnât such a clear rift between the two leaders, Boras and Bozo. Although the Thorn Cutters were on the back foot, they still continued to exist without facing such a life-and-death crisis."
Qin said, "Thatâs right, Nur is the crux of the conflict between the two leaders. Instead of mending the rift between them, he wants to start anew and intensify the split... it would be better to eliminate him."
"But our organization finally obtained a Holy Artifact, and now it will be seized by the Thorn Church again!" Bonnie said.
"Nur obtained a Holy Artifact, not the organization," Bai Pu clarified. "This setup is meant to retrieve that Holy Artifact. When the Thorn Church destroys Nur and his followers, you will strike as a surprise force."
"But... even with careful calculation, we arenât confident we can take back the Holy Artifact, as the combination of the Two-Faced Man and the Melt Gold Giant is too formidable," Bonnie said, lowering her head.
The power gap was too great to be bridged by strategy alone.
"Summon me when the time comes," Bai Pu said.
Bonnie suddenly lifted her head.
"But Master, youâve only just advanced to Advanced..."
"I know what Iâm doing," Bai Pu said.
Bai Pu remembered that the strength of the Original Sin World was 3.6.
While the world of Demon Fighting: Battle Academy had a strength of 5.2.
The general level of the Original Sin World should be Level 7, an Intermediate Spirit Realm forcibly elevated to an Advanced Spirit Realm under external forces, and in the Advanced Spirit Realm, its strength should be at the bottom tier.
Bai Pu believed that with his current strength, he should be considered top-tier in the Original Sin World, providing an excellent opportunity to validate his power.
Bonnie still had some doubts, so Qin said coldly, "Miss Bonnie, have you forgotten your status? Itâs a great honor that Master is willing to personally descend to solve your troubles. Your task is to trust Master and cooperate with him, not to doubt his power!"
Bonnieâs expression changed.
She hadnât forgotten that during the Suffering Ceremony, Bai Pu had entered her Spiritual World, offered a drop of Pure Blood, and saved her.
At a time when she was abandoned by God, it was Master who gave her a new life.
"I realize my mistake. How... how should I cooperate with Master?"
Bai Pu instructed, "Nur invited you to join his âLight of Redemption,â right? Agree to it. Youâve previously served as a Nun in the Thorn Church, and as a Thorn Saint Warrior in the Holy War Army, so youâre familiar with some of the information exchange channels of the Thorn Church as well."
Bonnie lifted her head: "Iâll join the Light of Redemption, then sell the information about its gatherings to the Thorn Church."
"Thatâs the approach, but timing is essential. In the first one or two gatherings, refrain from acting and focus on gaining Nurâs trust," Bai Pu said. "Remember, when you reveal gathering information, the location of that gathering becomes the battlefield for the decisive battle. Choose an advantageous battleground carefully and be prepared to summon me."
"I understand."
By this point of guidance, even if Bonnie was simple-minded, she could learn.
"During the preparation time Bonnie has, I will make a trip to the âCelestial Hero Worldâ and quickly establish the New Song Camp," Bai Pu said, turning to Qin, "You should prepare as well."