Chapter 361 Thomas: "Am I super?!"
Red Maple City Church, in the Holy See of the Bishop.
Luo Xiu, who had just finished a lecture to the new "Adventors", had returned here and was sitting on the edge of the bed in his bedroom, browsing the [Player Forum] on the panel with great interest.
This time, the content "preached" to the new players was almost the same as the draft during the closed beta, with only some detailed changes, and the effect satisfied Luo Xiu.
Of course, this is also influenced by the fact that Luo Xiu issued a unified novice mission [New Home] to the players at the end of his speech——
From the discussions among players in the forum and chat channel, we can know that most of the players are quite willing to join the "Red Maple City Church" as the first camp. This is exactly what Luo Xiu wants to achieve.
As for the "Holy Abyss" - the players have just arrived. Although beta players have already discussed and speculated about it, it is still too early for the "Holy Abyss" to actually appear in front of the players. Luo Xiu is prepared to wait for a few days. Look again.
At this moment, it was in the chat channel that Luo Xiu was browsing.
A closed beta player he had been following - "Thomas the Tank Engine" - was chatting with other closed beta players in the "Red Maple City Church" group.
[Thomas the Tank Engine]: My family, who knows? I just returned to my previous 'room' and found that all my belongings were kept, and the room was quite clean. It looked like the church had someone clean it regularly!
[Big Crocodile Stewed in Iron Pot]: Me too, even the ‘Bronze Key’ that I exchanged my merits for during the internal beta but was reluctant to use is still on the bedside table. Brother Meng, I’m going to be promoted!
【Thomas the Tank Engine】:?
[Shut up]: When I type "?", it's not that I have...
[Alicia]: Everyone, remember that the captain only asked us to rest for a while. After confirming that there is no problem with the room, it is time for us to return to the church to gather.
[CaiGou]: Uh-huh, I was sealed by the quilt. Why are the quilts in the game world so trapped, too? ! !
【……】：……
The chat channels of the Red Maple City Church and the ‘Holy Guard’ player group are quite lively.
Like this chat group that is limited to a camp or a few players, Luo Xiu, who has an NPC panel and a player panel, has already discovered that he can enter and peep at will, so he was very happy.
However, Thomas, Crocodile and the others just chatted afterward.
After watching it for a while, Luo Xiu began to think about other things in his heart.
As far as this open beta is concerned - closed beta players like "Thomas the Tank Engine", with their own efforts and benefits, should be able to firmly hold on to the players in Red Maple City and even Songyuan Territory, and be promoted to extraordinary. the first echelon.
With Thomas and the others taking the lead, they will continue to operate through their own efforts.
The Church of Red Maple City should be able to recruit hundreds of "second destiny" extraordinary players in a short period of time. This will be the first force that will go to the Dark Principality and attack Fafnir City.
The sooner this happens, the better.
In Luo Xiu's consideration, he should prepare to kill in the other direction after dealing with the upcoming executioner attack - because time is indeed very tight.
Even if Luo Xiu could wait, the dying Bishop Fabian could not.
"..."
Luo Xiu was thinking a lot.
He took one last look at the chat group and saw that the unread messages showing "+1+1" were still beating rapidly, so he closed the panel, got up and walked out of the bedroom.
Leaving the Holy See and coming to the courtyard, "Guide Priest" Coren is already waiting here.
Accompanied by Column, Luo Xiu walked out of the courtyard and towards the secret place.
……
Red Maple City Church, Secret Secretariat Courtyard.
After walking out of the bishop's throne, only about five minutes had passed. Luo Xiu and Kelun had arrived in the courtyard of the secret sanctuary.
Several low-key and simple buildings are located here. Compared with the "Missionary House" and the "Holy Inquisition", this sanctuary is indeed not very eye-catching, and its presence is somewhat thin.
But this is where most of the church's information is collected and circulated. It is one of the three indispensable sanctuaries of the church. The level of defense Luo Xiu has configured for the secret is second only to the missionary, and the operating funds allocated It is also the highest among the three major sanctuaries.
They arrived at the front door of a building in the sanctuary courtyard.
Coren took a step forward, knocked on the locked door lightly with Luo Xiu's acquiescence, then took out the key and inserted it into the keyhole.
……
Inside the secret place.
The new priest, "Knight of Enlightenment" Fran, is currently in the priest's room, reviewing many diplomatic files.
Olga, the former "chief officer" of the secret base, was on the sidelines, assisting the airborne superior, and at the same time paying attention to the many questions that Fran would ask at any time.
Just when the two were focusing on their work, there was a gentle knock on the door outside the room.
Fran raised his head and glanced at the door with his dark golden eyes. Just as he was about to ask, the door was pushed open with a "squeak".
He saw his superior, the "Bishop" of the Red Maple City Church, Rossiu Carlos, walking in together with his attendant priest.
Fran and Olga stopped their work, stood up, and prayed to Luo for the sacrament.
Luo Xiu waved his hand, motioning for them to sit down, and asked at the same time:
"How is the situation over there in the side court?"
"Yesterday, Albert said that he had found out the details of the enemy. Did anyone from the side court say anything?"
"..."
"We were about to report this to you, Bishop."
"Priest of the Secret Fortress" Frank nodded slightly and respectfully replied to Luo Xiu:
"This morning, the envoy from the side court did come."
"He didn't talk to us much. He only left the handwriting of 'Thunder General' Albert and asked us to hand it over to you intact."
Fran said, he pointed his eyes at Olga.
Olga leaned down, picked up a dark red letter in an envelope from a low table in front of her, and presented it to Luo Xiu with both hands.
Luo Xiu reached out and took it. After a double inspection of his spirit and the panel, he confirmed that there was nothing wrong with the writing paper in his hand. Then he opened the seal and pulled out a small roll of paper.
Unfold the paper, it is a somewhat gray paper, with a brief message written in black ink and strong fonts——
"[Red Lotus] Executioner, 'Silver Blood Dragonborn' Quilton, thirty miles away from Red Maple City;"
"[Void] Executioner, 'Crow of Despair' Asterais, whereabouts unknown;"
"[Ku Tu] Executioner, 'Storm Lord' Musette, commander of the Dark Army, sixty miles away from Red Maple City;"
"[Lost] The original sect, 'Bishop of Ring Flame' Drummond, is hiding in the main street, and his whereabouts are unknown."
"..."
These are the fates, identities, extraordinary professions and names of the four "saints" from the Dark Principality and the Holy Tower Theocracy who will pose a threat to Red Maple City.
This is also a highly simplified version of the information obtained from the side court's investigations over the past few days. The most important of these is the fate and corresponding occupations of these enemies - which are recorded in the church's existing intelligence files, so that preparations can be made in advance to deal with them.
Albert only wrote this in writing.
While writing down these brief pieces of information, he also drew a big circle with bright red ink on the words 'Bishop of Ring Flame' Drummond.
Luo Xiu knew what Albert wanted to express - he just wanted to remind himself that paying attention to the traces of the 'Ring of Flame Bishop' Drummond was what he should do...
Luo Xiu didn't mind, so he arranged it according to Albert's ideas.
He then rolled up the paper and stuffed it back into the paper. A sparkling golden firework jumped up from his fingertips and lit it from the edge of the paper. The flame became brighter and brighter, and half of the note was reduced to ashes, while the other half quickly followed suit.
"Flan, and Olga."
While burning the writing at his fingertips, Luo Xiu said to the two priests in front of him:
"Go to the side court in person and tell that 'Thunder General' Albert - I have received his letter and I am very grateful for the information he sent. Also, about the 'Ring of Flame Bishop' Drummond. Threat, I will solve it”
"Also, regarding the incoming Dark Army, they are already quite close."
"I will leave temporarily before the imminent bloody battle really comes. At that time, Anthony, the 'President of the High Priest', will be in charge of the church on my behalf, and you will listen to his orders."
"..."
"I obey your instructions, Bishop."
Fran and Olga nodded solemnly and responded respectfully to Luo Xiu.
……
In the 768th year of the Tianqi calendar, February 25th, in the evening.
On the first day of the official opening of the "open beta", Thomas had already changed into a suit belonging to the "Church Patrol". After returning to his previous residence to rest for a while, he went to the streets with the other "Church Patrol" , perform patrol tasks.
Starting around 4 p.m., Thomas and other "Church Patrol" players have been patrolling for about two hours.
"Speaking of which..."
Thomas, who was holding a small buckler and the extraordinary weapon "Mithril Straight Sword" customized during internal testing recovered from the room, was heading into a deep dark alley. He looked at the paladin armor beside him. "Stewing giant crocodiles in an iron pot", he said with some emotion:
"Have you ever felt that Red Maple City has become a lot more deserted than during the closed beta?"
"...Indeed." The predator nodded.
"I heard another clergyman say that residents of Red Maple City seem to move to the interior of the empire in large numbers every day to avoid disasters; and from the Songyuan Territory or from other important military cities, too Troops and reinforcements will be sent here continuously. Rather than calling this a 'city', it is indeed more appropriate to call it a 'fortress'..."
"It's just a little regretful."
Thomas shook his head and said, "After all - a barbecue restaurant I used to go to was closed during the closed beta. It feels like there are not many shops still open on the street during this open beta."
"After all, it is a 'fully real' immersive game. There are many stores that I have never been to."
"Hey." The big crocodile laughed dumbly, "Why do you feel like you are clocking in..."
"What do you know," Thomas replied casually.
"This is the pursuit of RPG players!"
"..."
While chatting with the predator, Thomas and several other "Church Patrol" players went deep into the alley.
Their team has a total of ten people, and "Iron Pot Stewed Crocodile" is the captain of the team - because he has retained the "Bronze Key" from the closed beta, he is also the only second-level player in the current ten-person team. A person with a heavy destiny, the [Glory] profession he chooses to be promoted to is the Paladin.
"Wait a minute."
At a certain moment while moving forward, the predator suddenly stopped and raised his hand to signal the players behind him to hold their breath.
"Front... my panel seemed to have entered the war in an instant. I don't know if it was an illusion."
"You entered the war?" Thomas asked in a low voice.
"Enter war" - that is, entering a wartime state. This is a new mechanism added in the "open beta".
For players, if they are judged as "entering combat", they may be attacked, injured, or targeted with damaging skills.
Once a battle begins, the panel will give corresponding prompts to give players an advance warning of the upcoming battle.
Thomas also learned this from the forum.
His panel has always been hanging in front of him and has not been closed, but it has not triggered the "enter battle" prompt.
He looked at the wary look on the "iron pot stewed crocodile" in front of him, and suddenly he had a premonition of a fight.
He already had a lot of experience points initially, and he didn't want to be greedy for the experience of leapfrogging kills, so he simply raised his level to the full level.
After acquiring the knowledge of the "Brilliant Engraving" skill from the previous mission of "Bishop's Blessing", Thomas can embark on the path of "Brilliant" and choose his initial profession.
Among the three initial professions of "apprentice priest", "apprentice priest" and "apprentice paladin", the occupation Thomas chose in this open test is "apprentice priest".
After completing the upgrade, Thomas allocated the newly acquired 10 free attribute points to physique, strength and divinity in a ratio of 4:3:3. The remaining experience points were used to improve the [Glory] profession "Trainee Priest". Initial skill - [Basic Light Spear] skill level.
After completing the upgrade and confirming that he was in peak condition, Thomas took a step forward and stood in front of the "iron pot stewed with predators"——
Uh-huh!
As soon as he took this step, the background color of his panel suddenly turned red. This is the symbol of entering the war state!
The content displayed on his panel also turned bright white at the same time, and the blood volume [130/130] number also began to jump at the same time, and quickly dropped by 3 points!
Just as the predator said, he did "enter the battle" and was hurt.
And his body also felt an obvious burning sensation at the same time, as if taking the previous step was like stepping into a furnace, and he felt a little uncomfortable.
"What's going on..."
Thomas turned over the panel, a somewhat confused look appeared on his face, but he could not confirm the source of the attack based on the 3 points of damage he received.
Because it was judged to be environmental damage... not exactly coming from a certain enemy.
The predator next to Thomas was equally confused.
As a "Paladin", the predator has also raised the "Holy Sword" issued in his hand, stimulating a bright golden light and providing a layer of "Holy Light Protection" to all the players behind him.
[Brilliance] The unique skill of the second-level destiny paladin [Holy Light Protection] provides a shield that can reduce damage caused by high temperature environments. After setting up shields for his teammates, the predator turned back and said:
"It feels like...there's a big baby in front of me."
"Let's go take a look?"
"Let's go." Thomas looked excited and ready to make a move.
The other players in their patrol team had no objection to continuing the exploration.
So, under the leadership of the predator, everyone continued to walk deeper into the alley despite the unusually high temperature.
But not long passed before they continued deeper.
It was only about thirty seconds, when Thomas and the predator at the front took the final step forward...
--boom! ! ! ! !
A violent explosion shook the soles of the predators, Thomas, and the players behind them!
Pillars of scarlet fire rose into the sky, and the shield of the predator was as brittle as paper in front of it. Before all the players realized what was happening, they were melted into ashes by a piece of scarlet!
Thomas also "died" on the spot, and while his consciousness drifted away from his body and entered the resurrection and cooling-down viewing angle, he noticed that new content had been displayed on the panel——
[Attack from ‘Bishop of Ring Flame’ Drummond, receiving 82864 points of damage...]
Thomas: "..."
"I'm super?!"
……
(End of chapter)