Chapter 221
Jonas, sensing his father’s hesitation, added, "Father, if what she says is true, this could be our only chance to stop Silas. We need to be very active on this. The safety of the majority of our people is most important at the moment."
Erik sighed, the weight of the decision pressing down on him. "Very well. We will collaborate on this. I already have an idea of where the pick can start."
"Silas obviously will need to have eyes on key figures in my kingdom, so it would be no surprise if his puppets are those dear or near to those key figures."
"I will give you a list of nobles and those I think you should pick out. We will offer no help except for the names, so handle it the best you can and risk not exposing yourselves," Erik said to Iris, who understood his intentions.
"He will give us names and information, but at the same time, he steps back from the action in case it surfaces after a while. The blame can be put on us, not him," Iris looked at Erik with a new appreciation. "It seems he is not that bad of a leader," she thought to herself as she smiled at Erik before nodding.
A few weeks back, up in a place most mortals or beings will never have the chance to set their feet upon, five colossal beings stood with serious expressions on their faces.
Four of the colossal beings were staring at one of their own, a humanoid ape-like creature with forest-like features all over him.
The attention of the Origin gods was turned away when they noticed the presence of their mother joining them.
Ikenga cleared his throat. "I was summoned by someone we all know a few days back and was offered an interesting proposition."
Jaws looked at Ikenga and said, "You have never had an encounter with him, so why did he choose you?"
Ikenga laughed and said, "I asked the same question. He said it was because gods who have a divinity close to nature, like mine, are those willing to sit down and have a conversation with him without immediately trying to kill him."