“Perhaps I can answer that question.”
Suddenly, a weak female voice came.
Ling Xiaoyou looked over and saw Team Leader Lin being supported by a doctor, walking over with difficulty.
Seeing how weak she was, Ling Xiaoyou was afraid she might suddenly collapse.
As a good child who respects the elderly and cares for the young, Ling Xiaoyou naturally wanted to step forward and help support her.
‘Hmm, I could use water tentacles to lift her up and let her walk, just like Doc Ock in Marvel.’
But considering that a doctor was already there helping, Ling Xiaoyou quietly dismissed the idea.
Team Leader Lin, walking over slowly, naturally had no idea what was going on in Ling Xiaoyou’s little head.
She looked at the two of them, then finally fixed her gaze on Ling Xiaoyou and said, “I think your guess just now is very possible. Those demons wouldn’t attack the Exorcists Association for no reason.”
“First, let’s set aside the question of why the Exorcists Association was taken over so easily. There is actually a reason why the demons focused their attention on it.”
Hearing Lin’s explanation, Ling Xiaoyou, who had been daydreaming a bit, immediately put away her wandering thoughts and listened carefully.
“Ling Xiaoyou, you’ve heard that the Exorcists Association has stations in every major city and some prosperous small cities, right?”
Lin looked at Ling Xiaoyou but didn’t explain right away.
Instead, she asked a question.
Though she didn’t know what Lin was getting at, Ling Xiaoyou understood this was a necessary part of the explanation.
In gaming terms, it was the prerequisite for triggering the plot.
“Yes, I’ve heard. I remember some cultivators were unhappy about it, saying the Association should treat all cities equally and set up stations in every city regardless of prosperity, to prevent any incidents.”
Ling Xiaoyou nodded her little head, sharing what she knew.
“Mm-hmm, that is a common thought. But I won’t comment on it—it’s none of the Regulatory Division’s business anyway.”
Lin nodded and continued asking Ling Xiaoyou, “Then are you curious why the Association doesn’t do what those people say and set up stations in every city?”
Hearing this, Ling Xiaoyou was taken aback.
She really hadn’t thought about it.
After all, it had nothing to do with her, and she never bothered with things that didn’t concern her.
But according to Lin, was there actually something hidden behind this?
Thinking this, Ling Xiaoyou’s expression turned a bit more serious.
She nodded her little head and said, “I hadn’t given it much thought before, but now I am curious. Why doesn’t the Association set up stations in every city? Logically, they have more than enough manpower and resources, right?”
“That’s right.”
Lin nodded, her expression also turning serious.
“Unlike our Regulatory Division, which has never been interrupted, the Exorcists Association has been passed down in the human world continuously. They are very powerful, fully capable of establishing stations in every city.”
“But what if I told you it’s not that they don’t want to, but that they dare not?”
“Dare not?”
Ling Xiaoyou was stunned.
She never expected the word “dare” to be associated with a behemoth like the Exorcists Association.
Such a powerful organization—was there anything they wouldn’t dare to do?
“That’s right.”
Lin nodded and said seriously, “More precisely, it’s because they are unwilling to bear the consequences of spreading their personnel thin.”
As she spoke, Lin turned her gaze to the Exorcists Association building nearby and said, “I don’t know if you’ve ever heard the term ‘earth vein.'”
“Earth vein?”
Hearing this term, Ling Xiaoyou was startled.
This she was familiar with.
A concept often seen in web novels—essentially, the blood vessels of the earth, spread throughout the entire world.
“I have heard of it. Are you saying that the reason the Association doesn’t want to spread its personnel to other cities to set up branches is because of the earth veins?”
Having said this, Ling Xiaoyou had basically caught on to Lin’s line of thought.
“Yes.”
Lin withdrew her gaze, looked at Ling Xiaoyou, and said, “Although the earth veins of Eastern Radiance have long been isolated from other countries using secret techniques, the internal circulation still continues.”
“And these converging nodes are called ‘earth vein hearts.'”
“Earth vein… hearts.”
Ling Xiaoyou couldn’t help but murmur softly at this unfamiliar term.
“Earth vein hearts are not like human hearts—there isn’t just one. There are many earth vein hearts of different sizes, distributed all over Eastern Radiance.”
Lin explained.
Hearing this, Ling Xiaoyou could basically guess what Lin was about to say next.
“Those are the locations where the Exorcists Association has its stations.”
Lin’s words did not surprise Ling Xiaoyou.
“Because these earth vein hearts are too important, the Association cannot and will not spread the personnel guarding those stations to add stations in every city.”
“Even if spreading out might not cause any accidents, they aren’t willing to take the risk.”
Having said that, Lin gave the Association building a complicated look.
“So normally, the Association stations are where they have the most personnel and the strongest strength. But the Imperial Capital’s Association was mysteriously wiped out in a short time—that’s definitely not normal.”
“If it’s not a particularly powerful external enemy that’s hard to resist, then it’s…”
An insider.
Thinking this, Lin sighed softly.
To be able to strike down so many people, that person’s position was certainly not ordinary.
She wondered who could have done such a thing.
Hearing Lin’s soft sigh, Ling Xiaoyou didn’t pay it any mind.
She pinched her smooth chin, deep in thought.
Now things were clear.
Since the demons had come to attack the Association station for the earth vein heart, they definitely wanted to do something with it.
Whether it was the initial occupation or the current restriction and demon tide, it was all for that purpose.
But what did they want the earth vein heart for?
The earth vein heart is just a node in the earth’s veins.
Though it sounds impressive, it’s simply where the earth vein’s meridians converge.
That’s the only thing that makes it special.
Other than that, it should have no use.
Unless…
They wanted to use the earth vein to transmit something.
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