Chapter 242 The main plot begins
September 21, 4419 in the solar calendar.
The Red Apple Church's planning of the plague was revealed.
All relevant criminal evidence was reported by the Fossil City Asylum, and the Six Nations Council held a large meeting specifically for this purpose to discuss how to deal with it. At the same time, the Sun Royal Family also received the news.
It was different from the gallery case and the battle in the square that Chen Lun had experienced a year and a half ago. Although the man behind the incident was also the Red Apple Church, the negative impact it caused was limited to the inner city of a city.
And because of Chen Lun's timely stop, there was no irreversible situation in the end.
Therefore, the result of the treatment at that time was nothing.
The empire came forward to suppress all voices, and the Red Apple Church only gave up the missionary rights in that area and declared the end of the matter.
In fact, the Red Apple Church had no losses at all.
Such an "indulgent" situation is not what the Sun Royal Family wants, but it cannot be.
It is no longer the beginning of the founding of the country. Over the past thousands of years, many shortcomings have become more and more serious. These deep-rooted problems have involved too much energy of the Sun Royal Family. As the most powerful extraordinary force, the Zhengshen Church, even the Sun Royal Family, cannot touch them at will.
In the past, the royal family was not unaware of some small actions of the Red Apple Church, but because the matter did not touch the "fundamentals", they simply turned a blind eye.
However, the scope of the plague this time was too large. It had spread all over the southern Gem State, affecting five or six cities, dozens of small towns, and hundreds of villages.
The number of deaths and indirect economic losses are difficult to estimate.
The Red Apple Church is not to blame.
Most importantly, the incriminating evidence has been uploaded and made public.
The Sun Royal Family could no longer remain indifferent.
Regarding this matter, the Church of the Moon, the Sect of the Stars, the Historical and Ritual Association, and even the usually extremely low-key Hailing Group and the Madman School all began to denounce the Red Apple Church.
The five major righteous churches jointly recommended that the Sun Royal Family expel the Red Apple Church and, if necessary, even use force to suppress it.
They will all help.
But just when the Sun Royal Family was still hesitant, Prince Dazlet defied all opinions and solemnly announced that he would impose "sacred sanctions" on the Red Apple Church - that is, to completely expel it from the country and prohibit Madam Rose's belief from continuing within the empire. Internal missionary work.
As soon as this decision came out, there was a wave of public opinion among the high-level circles of Wangcheng.
This is the Seven Orthodox Churches! It is the true church of God!
If we really do this, I'm afraid it will cause an unimaginable war!
However, before the order was officially conveyed, another big news came first——
The Anlong United Kingdom officially declares war on the Trisur Empire!
The situation on the western border suddenly became tense and solemn. Both sides began to mobilize troops and generals, and the war was about to break out!
The entire empire then fell into madness, and most of the empire's residents raised flags and shouted, fully expecting the empire's army to defeat the Anlong United Kingdom and regain the territory that the empire had lost for hundreds of years.
There are also some people who are worried. After all, war is cruel. The fighting between the two countries will ultimately lead to the death of many people.
Not even two days had passed since the Anlong United Kingdom declared war, large-scale turmoil suddenly occurred throughout the empire!
Towns were destroyed, countless civilians died in vain, explosions and fires destroyed all houses and lives, presenting a tragic scene of hell on earth.
Investigating its origin, it is all the work of the Red Apple Church!
They seemed to know the decision of the Sun Royal Family and chose to strike first!
The turmoil in the empire has officially begun!
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Gem State.
Tortoiseshell City.
This is a remote city, slightly smaller than other cities in the same state. But it is located in a valley, rich in industrial ores, and heavy industry is developed.
Among the many cities in Gemstone State, its status ranking is not low.
On this ordinary day, the Red Apple Church in the center of the city suddenly became a little strange.
Many believers who came to worship never came out after entering the church door.
Even the family members of believers who came to the church later to find someone were unable to get in or out.
This quickly attracted the attention of the Public Security Bureau, who immediately dispatched police officers to investigate.
But without exception, all the police officers who entered the Red Apple Church disappeared.
This Red Apple Church suddenly became a terrifying forbidden area!
The once sacred building suddenly became terrifying and inexplicable, like a man-eating demon cave that no one dared to approach anymore.
Following the official recruitment announcement, a temporary group of hundreds of players, followed by two teams of shelter investigators, came to the Red Apple Church to conduct an investigation.
The two team leaders headed by them are both extraordinary people.
But no one thought of it.
As the door of the church opened, hundreds of people rushed out. They were chanting strange prayers and looking crazy, like madmen.
These people are all previously missing!
Just a meeting.
The investigators in the front row of shelters were knocked down, and the lunatics lay on them, opening their mouths to bite them, like a group of hungry wild beasts.
The scene was chaotic and bloody for a while.
"——Holy crap! Is this a zombie crisis?!"
"——Why did the Red Apple Church become such a ghost!"
"——Kill, let's kill!!"
Although the players are surprised, their mentality is very stable. For them, this is a task. No matter how weird it is, it is just to level up and kill monsters.
But soon, these players discovered that these lunatics who rushed out of the church would not die even if they were stabbed seven or eight times, or even shot in the head.
Even though his body was covered in blood and flesh, and he suffered injuries that could kill an ordinary person several times, he still had a ferocious face and kept muttering the word "eat" in his mouth.
Casualties among investigators and players began to mount.
The extraordinary leader of the asylum finally took action and killed two hungry madmen with overwhelming strength, but the two "corpsees" instantly turned into "humanoid monsters" covered with flesh and blood tentacles!
The two team leaders immediately realized the seriousness of the matter and shouted to retreat. This kind of "unkillable" monster is definitely not something that these people can handle.
The player retreats with the asylum investigators, but the lunatics are in pursuit.
None of them can be called "people", but monsters with human appearances!
After investigation, the players saw information about these monsters. Their physical fitness far exceeded that of ordinary people, reaching the threshold of extraordinary beings. Their names were uniformly called "Fallen Believers".
"——This is a monster researched by the Red Apple Church!"
Players have come to their senses.
"——Big event!"
"——It's a mess! It's all a mess!"
The bodies of these fallen believers exploded on their own as they ran, blooming like flowers of flesh and blood. The lower body still retains human legs and runs hard, but the upper body becomes a ferocious and disgusting tentacle of flesh and blood.
Pedestrians, cats, dogs and horses wherever they pass are all caught up in their tentacles and eaten, and even low-flying birds are not immune.
The players were shocked.
Looking at the city descending into chaos and killing, everyone realized that things were becoming more and more out of control. This was a disaster!
at the same time.
On the game forum, there was an explosion of posts.
Players from all over the empire posted messages saying that a horrific disaster had broken out in their cities.
Countless cannibal "fallen believers" spread like viruses, spreading and eating everyone they meet. Any living thing is their target.
The police at the public security station were powerless to resist, and ordinary people hid in their homes to pray. Only shelters and churches stationed in various places could effectively suppress the situation.
But chaos has begun and panic is boiling over.
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"Have you read the forum?"
Polar Star was sitting on a sofa at the moment, asking Dongyang, Chen Xi, Noutou Jin and others.
"You can tell even if you don't look, the whole empire is in chaos now."
The nugget gold drank a fruit juice drink and said something.
The other senior players nodded.
Things have become big, and almost every player knows that this is probably a major event in the main line of the version.
"Sure enough, as Jack said, the Red Apple Church is the source of unrest... Aren't those 'fallen believers' the monsters we once met in Red Flower Town?"
said the centaur.
"That's right, those monsters at that time came from the Red Apple Church. They didn't know what means they used to transform ordinary people into 'tentacle monsters'. Ordinary weapons couldn't kill them... It's conceivable that now there will be chaos in various regions. To what extent.”
Dongyang nodded and poured himself a glass of juice.
"Let's not talk about this for now. How are you completing your mission? I can't stay here and wait forever."
Polaris raised his hand and gestured to the silver snake ring on his finger.
Dongyang and Chenxi looked at each other with envy.
"Brother Polaris, after listening to you talk about the benefits of upgrading the token, which one of us doesn't want to upgrade it... In the past two days, almost all our energy has been focused on this matter."
He took out a money bag, shook it gently, the inside jingled, and placed it solemnly in front of the North Star.
"Here are 200 gold pounds, which is considered as the salary for you to work, brother. Wait patiently for two more days, no... just one day! Not only our Yingling Pavilion, but also the Divine Love Guild of Chuxi and Kotoujin in Chenxi, We will gather enough people to come over.”
"In that case, fine."
Polaris showed a reluctant look.
He opened the money bag and skillfully put the gold coins inside into the panel.
But I was secretly happy in my heart.
According to the current black market price, this money is enough to be converted into more than one million credits. Grandma’s subsequent maintenance expenses, as well as the electrical appliances and furniture for the new apartment, have all been paid.
Just then.
The ten senior players in the room were all stunned at the same time.
They also received a pop-up prompt from the panel——
[The main mission of version 1.0 is officially launched! 】
[The first link of the A-level main quest "Scarlet Festival": Entering the countryside! 】
[Please join any force organization within ten days! Tip: The second ring of the main mission will be opened after joining a force! Players who have not joined the faction will not be able to unlock the second link of the main mission! 】
The red text stimulated the nerves of the players present.
"The main quest of version 1.0 is finally here?!"
Dongyang raised his eyebrows.
Other players were also very surprised.
Immediately afterwards, they received another prompt——
[You have joined the extraordinary organization "Circus" and completed the first link of the main mission "Scarlet Festival"! 】
[Get mission reward: 1000 experience points and 80 silver coins! 】
[The second round of the A-level main quest "Scarlet Festival" opens! For specific mission objectives, please check according to the force you belong to! If it is not triggered, please wait patiently! 】
The senior players present stood up one after another.
They clicked on their own panel to check and found that the description of the main mission was still blank for the time being, but it did show that it was unlocked.
"The main mission is divided according to each force, and each has different goals... It's a bit like a force war?"
The horseman said in surprise.
"It seems like this. The turmoil this time originated from the Red Apple Church, so they are probably the version of BOSS, and all the forces will revolve around it..."
Dongyang looked thoughtful and analyzed.
"According to Jack's attitude, our circus should be hostile to the Red Apple Church, and the second round of missions will probably have to confront them."
Others nodded.
Chen Xi, Su Keying and Wei Yin were looking through the posts on the game forum.
Their expressions looked surprised.
"Look at the forum. Other players have also received notifications about the start of the main mission. It is indeed like Dongyang said...the mission goals of the players belonging to each force are different."
Polaris opened the forum built into the panel and found that there were a lot of newly released posts, and new ones popped up every second, and the scrolling speed was extremely fast.
He clicked on a few of them at random.
The content of the post is shared by players, and even screenshots of the missions are attached.
It has been in open beta for about three months now, and most players who are keen on exploration and adventure have joined various forces and are working hard to enter the mysterious realm and become a transcendent.
Such as the Seven Orthodox Churches, asylums and other secret supernatural organizations, and to a lesser extent, gangs, chambers of commerce and various strange associations in various places.
There are many players who have clearly started the second ring mission, such as the Church of the Sun, the Asylum and a few Orthodox Churches. Their goals are very unified, which is to eliminate a certain number of "fallen believers" and maintain the stability of the region.
If you can kill the clergy and important figures of the Red Apple Church, the rewards and power contribution points you will receive are very considerable, which is obviously to encourage players to fight with the Red Apple Church.
"It's exciting! Once the main mission is started, these large extraordinary organizations will definitely give out valuable rewards, such as extraordinary knowledge."
Dongyang took a deep breath and chuckled.
"Soon, there will be more and more extraordinary people in the player base."
"Then you can still laugh? Our advantage will probably be overtaken by other players soon."
Chen Xi poured cold water aside.
But Dongyang shook his head.
"What are you afraid of... I have great confidence in the circus and Jack, and also in our Yingling Pavilion. As long as this NPC is here, everyone will definitely be able to stay ahead! And it will only be fun when there are more extraordinary players!"< br>
A few people chatted for a while.
Suddenly, Dongyang, Chenxi and other guild leaders seemed to have received some kind of message, and they looked surprised.
"Brother Polaris, our people are all here, no need to wait any longer... we will all enter the circus' mission hall 'Lake House' through your 'Silver Snake Ring' later! Our mission can be completed!"
Dongyang said.
Chen Xi and Nugget Gold also responded.
I don’t know if it was because of the emergence of the main mission that the efficiency of the guild suddenly became higher. I am afraid that the senior management also realized that time is precious and temporarily captured some "strong men" to help the official members of Dongyang Circus complete the "token upgrade" as soon as possible. " mission.
For individual players such as Su Keying, Polar Star and Weiyin, we have also agreed that the three guilds, Ying Ling Pavilion, Chu Xi and Shen Ai, will gather some manpower to help them complete the "number quota".
We are all partners on the same front, so this small favor is nothing.
"Okay."
Polaris took a deep breath and nodded in response.
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wonderland.
Lake house.
Players arrived one after another, and young men and women looked at the area curiously.
"Oh! Is this the public area of the circus?"
“So beautiful!”
"It's so awesome! It's like a new world... According to what Polaris said, when our tokens are upgraded, we can enter here anytime and anywhere in the future. It's so convenient!"
"Anyway, as far as I know, players from other forces don't have such a function at all."
"Yes, even the players of the Seven Righteous Gods Church have never heard of such a convenient token."
The players who came in were talking a lot, wandering around in twos and threes, looking here and there, and were very interested in everything here.
Under the blue sky and white clouds, the breeze blows across the endless grassland.
There is a metal notice board in the open space on the left and right sides, and there is a wooden house directly in front. There is a grape tree in front of the wooden house and next to it is a statue of Mr. Jack.
Beyond the wooden house, a lake can be vaguely seen behind.
The whole area is stunningly beautiful.
When the total number of players reaches 50, new players will stop joining.
"Eh? There seems to be a limit on the number of players... There are only fifty players coming in each time."
Dongyang discovered this phenomenon and talked to Polaris and others.
The other senior players looked around and nodded.
"It is true, but even so, it is very good... After all, it is a public space that is not restricted by time and geography. It is too convenient for us."
Polaris said.
"The power of the circus is really not simple... It should be said that Mr. Jack is not simple!"
Dongyang sighed with emotion.
Immediately afterwards, he and Chenxi Goutoujin walked up to the other players and gave them a few instructions to let them explore the area on their own. They would exit when their sanity was almost exhausted, and then let other guild members in to replenish the number of people. Keep the number at 50 people.
According to the current general level of players, the upper limit of each person's sanity value is probably between 15 and 20. You only need to come in twice at most to complete the "token upgrade" task of Dongyang and others.
Not too difficult.
Dongyang and the ten most senior high-level players were enjoying their success, so they simply sat down on the grass in the "Information Exchange" area and chatted while waiting.
As for another group of new circus members, they formed a new circle nearby, each chatting about their own affairs.
"The game "Age of Secrets" is very popular now. The number of players may have reached tens of millions, or even more...but most of them are just ordinary people."
Dongyang shared his guild's investigation report and shook his head.
"There is nothing we can do about it. Putting aside the difficulty of obtaining extraordinary knowledge, most people are simply not interested in mystery and extraordinary things..."
Chen Xi said.
"There are many sisters in our Chuxi Guild. Their friends also play this game, but they just treat this world as a dream during sleep time and experience life."
Dongyang nodded, hummed, and said with a smile:
"Yes, most of them are young people who are keen on fighting and taking risks... In fact, many people just take up sub-jobs in life, working and living in the game as a spice to reality.
It has to be said that even if you do some small jobs, you can actually earn some extra money. After all, the game currency is quite valuable now. ”
Polaris listened silently.
After a while.
Dongyang took the lead and drank a bottle of "Jingling Elixir" and said with a smile:
"I have to say that this place is indeed convenient, but it keeps losing my mind and is a bit unhumane..."
"It's nice to have such a space if you get a bargain but behave well. The worst thing you can do is stop bragging when you come in. It will take as much time as you can to get down to business."
Chen Xi also drank a bottle of "quiet spirit potion" to replenish some sanity.
She stood up and walked towards the statue in front of the wooden house.
"It's time to get down to business. Let's go see if there are any missions... After all, the second link of our main mission hasn't appeared yet!"
"It makes sense. Miss Chen Xi is more direct. I like it."
The centaur chuckled and stood up.
Seeing this, the other senior players simply stopped talking and followed Chen Xi towards the wooden house.
There are currently 59 players who have become official members of the circus. Most of them did not come today. There are only more than 20 people here now.
They came to the statue of Jack together.
"Handsome..."
Nugget Gold sighed with emotion.
Su Keying and Wei Yin also nodded secretly, with aunty smiles on their faces.
A golden exclamation mark suddenly appeared on the head of the statue.
The players were surprised at first, and then tried to interact.
[Trigger the second link of the A-level main quest "Scarlet Ceremony": Hunting the Church! 】
Task description: The Red Apple Church has begun to spread "fallen believers" and allows the killings to spread. As a formal member of the circus, you need to hunt down the Red Apple Church!
Each time you kill a "Fallen Believer", you will receive 1 contribution point.
Each time a "cleric" is killed, 2 contribution points will be obtained.
Every time you kill an "Extraordinary One (Sequence 9)", you will receive 5 contribution points...
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[Trigger the first link of the A-level side mission "The Source of Tragedy": Investigation! 】
Mission description: The circus leader, Mr. Jack, is preparing to hunt down a saint of destiny, who is called the tragedy writer Howard.
Please keep an eye on this enemy's whereabouts and submit any clues you have.
The leader, Mr. Jack, will give corresponding rewards based on the value of the information.
Tip: This task is valid for a long time.
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Dongyang and others looked very surprised.
"The second link of our main mission seems to be consistent with the goals of those official forces... In other words, we are on the opposite side of the Red Apple Church, can we be considered a righteous party?"
he asked.
"I don't think so. The circus has always given me a neutral attitude... The reason for the same goal is more likely that Jack hates the Red Apple Church."
Chen Xi said.
"What I'm more concerned about is another side mission, the enemy of Captain Jack..."
"Howard, the tragedy writer? Jack actually wants to hunt down a high-ranking supernatural being!"
The centaur, the dog-headed gold and others were also shocked.
At this moment, they suddenly received another prompt from the panel——
[The "Director of Destiny" Jack Spate disrupted the original arrangements of the Red Apple Church, and the main mission "Scarlet Ceremony" of version 1.0 was launched ahead of schedule. The overall strength of the Red Apple Church was indirectly weakened... The members of the circus are proud of each other, and the region Popularity +1! 】
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The expressions of Dongyang and others froze.
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