Chapter 290 The Great Illusion
Soon, the candidates who would follow Sepp to the Church of Illusion were selected.
Considering that this operation may have a "combat" part, I still brought along a few candidates with higher force values.
Such as Brandon.
Of course, there are also diplomatic candidates.
Such as Peter.
As for Hugo, after receiving the oracle from the God of Knowledge, he looked at Pate, and one person and one goblin quickly completed the secret communication using [Instant Messenger].
[Pete Chinar: The Lord’s oracle guides us to obtain the artifact of the Church of Illusion. 】
[Hugo Seavey: If you ask them directly for it, it will be regarded as blasphemy! 】
[Pete Chinar: Find a way to bring them here first, and then consider how to gain their trust and obtain the artifact. 】
[Hugo Seavey: Reasonable! 】
Therefore, Hugo did not go to the Church of Illusion with Sepp, but stayed in Xiwei Territory.
He had to make some preparations in advance to welcome the arrival of the followers of the Church of Illusion.
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The first half of the journey is because we have to reach the Chinar Territory first, and then go to the Illusion Church station.
Pate directly found someone to drive Westview's characteristic flatbed carriage to save time.
There are three people in total on this trip.
Peter, Brandon, and Thupp.
On the way, Sepp reminded him with a heavy voice:
"That, you two."
"There's something I might need to tell you in advance."
"The remaining believers of the Church of Illusion, their personalities and lifestyles may be a bit... uh, extreme."
Peter was confused: "Extreme?"
Sepp sighed.
"Just imagine it."
"In reality, your frugal life and any enjoyment have nothing to do with you."
"But as long as you have the power of the goddess, in the false illusion, you can even become a powerful legendary strongman, the supreme king of the kingdom, or even... a great god."
"Compared with the painful and bad reality, illusions are undoubtedly more addictive and cannot extricate oneself."
"This is also the reason why the output of [Illusion Debris] has decreased, so I have to find a way to ask you for help."
"If the goddess's magic is really lost, the believers in the church may no longer be able to face the real reality."
Having said this, Sepp let out a long sigh.
He took out two [Illusion Crumbs] the size of rice grains from the wooden box and handed them to Peter and Brandon respectively.
"It can be activated by guiding it with your spirit. You can see the reality under the illusion before it is consumed."
"Reguiding can also turn off the activated state and allow yourself to be affected by the cognitive effects of the illusion."
"Activate it when you want to see the true church territory"
“Not only do I hope to help them find a safe place to live, but I also hope to find a way to change the current situation.”
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The so-called Church of Illusion's residence has no flaws at all from its appearance.
It is completely a forest that is no different from the surrounding environment.
Densely dense trees and vines completely occupied the area. Even the sunlight could not penetrate the thick leaves and penetrate here, making it almost impossible to walk.
"If you don't have a way to protect your cognition, there is no way to discover this place." Sepp extended his hand and said, "Please try."
Peter tried to touch the giant tree in front of him.
The rough bark felt to the touch.
Brandon's actions were a little rougher. He took out a knife and scratched the tree trunk horizontally.
A knife mark was left on the bark, revealing the bast inside, and even a little translucent juice slowly flowing out.
Just like the illusion that Sepp once showed, it is fake and real, no different from real trees.
Brandon gritted his teeth, simply pulled out his sword, and slashed at the vines between the trees.
The solid thick vine was still not enough in front of the +3 fine iron sword. It was easily chopped and chopped by Brandon, and then fell to the ground, piled together with rotten leaves and dead branches.
Brandon was convinced.
Without the magic of [The Secret of All Things Revealed], he wouldn't be able to see how this place looked like an illusion.
It's obviously exactly the same as the real dark forest.
"Indeed."
Peter smacked his lips.
No wonder the Church of Illusion has been able to hide in the dark forest for more than ten years without being discovered.
Originally, the place they occupied was not large. According to Serp's description, it was actually only the size of a church, and there was only one dilapidated building inside.
If you don't know, if you want to find this place accurately in the vast dark forest, you have to apply magic or magic to protect your cognition in advance.
This condition is too harsh.
The spirit guides [Fragments of Illusion], a sense of clarity floods into my mind, and the scene in front of me changes dramatically.
The dense forest disappeared in an instant.
A half-collapsed ancient stone church appeared in front of me.
It covers an area of approximately several hundred square meters.
It has two floors, including the top of the church, and it is more than six meters high by visual inspection.
Part of the roof of this church has collapsed, and many walls have also collapsed;
The gaps between the stones at the bottom are covered with moss.
The main entrance of the church also collapsed in half, leaving only the other half of the almost rotten wooden door.
Peter was a little unbelievable.
"You have been living here like this for more than ten years?"
To put it bluntly, these conditions were not good to hear. Peter felt that they might be on the same level as the refugee camps outside Ceylon!
The roof and walls have collapsed, which means that this place is no longer sheltered from wind and rain.
There are also bad weather conditions such as heavy rain or strong winds in the dark forest.
How much suffering will the people of the Church of Illusion have to suffer by then?
"Why don't you do some repairs, at least put some boards on it, or build a straw shed?"
Sepp let out a long sigh.
"If you go in and take a look, you'll understand why."
Stepping through the wooden door that exuded a dull, old smell, and walking into the abandoned church building where the Church of Illusion resides, the first thing that caught Pat's eyes was a group of people who could be described as "skinny and emaciated."
They just lay on the ground in a huddle, motionless.
The clothes on his body were even worse.
There was not even a complete piece of fabric to be found. Either a piece was torn here or a piece was missing there.
The most "simple" one is simply naked!
There were some broken bowls scattered around, with some batter left in them that had a rancid smell.
If he hadn't occasionally seen these people's chests and abdomens rising and falling, Peter would have thought they were dead!
"This, this, this?" Brandon exclaimed, "What happened to them?"
Sepp said solemnly: "As you two can see, this is the current situation of the Church of Illusion."
"Remove the protection of [Illusion Debris] on cognition, and you will be able to see... our big illusion."
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(End of this chapter)