Chapter 147: Prayer begins!
“These refugees are unable to change the current situation. Their destiny has been fixed for them, and it is difficult to shake it.”
"What Hugo did was give them a chance."
"A chance for them to make their own choice, whether to pay the price or not, to change the destiny of themselves and their families."
"You may think this is a bit cruel."
"But for them, it is truly cruel to just watch helplessly as their destined fate gradually befalls them."
"As long as there is a chance to change destiny, no matter how high the cost, someone will have the courage to try."
"No matter where you are, there is never a shortage of gamblers."
Miranda listened to Gale's explanation and fell into deep thought.
She needed some time to think.
…
The next day.
morning.
As the golden sun rises, the border exit of Ceylon's No. 3 Defense Line gradually gains popularity.
Teams of adventurers and mercenaries lined up to pass through the exit of the defense line, carrying their own weapons, equipment and luggage.
There was no laughter or joking, and most people had serious expressions.
At most, they would give each other a slight nod when meeting other adventurers and say "take care" to each other.
After passing through [Past Glory], one faces the threat of evil god pollution. There are often people who never come back after leaving.
With luck, latecomers might be able to find his remains on the outskirts of the dark forest.
Once you cross the border, you must stay focused.
Everyone will be on high alert and can only relax after the monster hunting is over and they return safely to the kingdom.
When Pett and his party arrived at the exit of the defense line, a mighty team of 30 people arrived.
Many adventurers were surprised when they saw this scale.
Normally, the number of adventurers in a team that hunts monsters will range from 3 to 5 people. The number of people can be neither too many nor too few.
If there are too few, the force will be weak and accidents may occur; if there are too many, the target will be too large and monsters may easily discover and besiege them.
To be able to organize a team of dozens of people, this must be the attitude of the top mercenary group in Ceylon after getting some important information and launching a big operation for some rare materials.
However, after carefully observing the situation of Peter and his party, the adventurers found that something was not right.
Most people are "old, weak and sick" in the true sense of the word.
There are also ordinary people who go to the dark forest. Some mercenary groups will bring a few ordinary people with them to carry luggage and trophies during operations, but the ones they choose are all strong young people. If the situation is really urgent, Can serve as half of the combat force.
Peter and the others brought these.
They all looked old at first glance, and their bodies were not very strong. Even the outer reaches of the dark forest, where the density and intensity of monsters were slightly lower, were still out of bounds for them.
"What are the backgrounds of these guys?"
"Are they...going to die?"
The adventurers exchanged puzzled looks with each other, while Peter turned a blind eye to their reactions and even had the time to shout:
"Everyone in line in front of you, don't just sit there and wait, hurry up!"
The queue started to flow again.
The soldiers of the King's Army who are responsible for guarding the border defense line do not pay much attention to the strength and identity of the people who apply to cross the border, but simply record the number of people.
Stricter inspections will only be carried out when returning to the kingdom, mainly to determine how serious the symptoms of evil god pollution are in those who return. Those in worse condition will be forced to stay at the border defense line for a period of time, and can only leave after the pollution has been purified and dissipated.
As for who plans to go out and what they do, they don't bother to care.
As long as there are no problems with the people who come back, that's fine.
…
Peter stretched out his hand and gently touched the wall of [Past Glory] light in front of him.
When your fingers touch it, the disembodied light wall seems to ripple in circles, and you can vaguely feel the peaceful warmth coming from your fingertips.
Take a deep breath.
Take a step forward and walk through the translucent wall of light!
A depressing breath hit my face instantly!
Even the air you breathe seems to be a bit filthy!
After he passed through the light wall, it seemed as if there was some dangerous presence that immediately cast a vague gaze on Peter.
However, this feeling of gaze only lasted for a moment and then disappeared, so that Peter was not even sure whether it was his illusion.
The companions who followed Peter through [Past Glory] didn't look very good either.
Without the protection of miraculous magic, the contrast is obvious.
Miranda showed the biggest reaction, she even couldn't help but retched.
"What a bad smell, I seem to feel something evil is being born deep in the forest!"
The situation of the twenty-five hired "stand-ins" was even worse.
Suddenly being hit by the evil god's polluted aura, the facial features on many people's faces wrinkled together in discomfort.
They were already suffering from various diseases, and their symptoms became more severe after being affected.
One of the men covered his chest, tried hard to suppress the feeling of nausea, pulled himself together and assured Peter:
"Your Excellency Qinar, please rest assured."
"We can hold on and won't drag you down."
Despite all the severe physical discomfort, they were all refugees who had endured various hardships. After a few minutes of adaptation, they gradually regained their ability to move.
[Main mission, target positioning has been updated! 】
[Outskirts of the dark forest, misty valley, current distance: 27KM]
The oracle from Novin appeared in the minds of Pat and others.
Pat calmly compared the map drawn by Baron Cynard.
Sure enough, he found an area marked "Misty Valley" on it.
Next to it is a line of notes left by Baron Chenar:
"The outer edges of the valley are filled with perennial gray fog, and the internal situation is unknown. Some adventurers tried to enter it to explore, but they did not return."
After the target location is determined, the next step is to carefully avoid the groups of monsters on the road and find a way to lead people to the altar of creation required by the main mission.
But before setting off, Peter still had one very important thing to do:
He boasted about Haikou "hiring" these stand-ins, even spending most of the 50 gold coins he had obtained from Shadow Gravel. Of course, going out is not for these people to waste their time exploring the road and die.
If you want to open up a civilized territory outside the border, the territorial population is essential.
These people in front of me have no intention of being afraid, no intention of running away, and are even prepared to die outside the borders of the kingdom... Aren't they the perfect candidates to open up the territory!
After taking them slightly away from the entrance and exit of the border defense line, and ensuring that they were far away from other adventurers and mercenaries, Pett began to preach:
"Everyone——"
"I wish to introduce you now to a truly great and supreme being!"
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(End of chapter)