Chapter 278 Church Patrol (5k)
"High Deacon" Hubert, he has completely controlled the specific situation of "Bishop of the Undead" Passaro.
At this time, Passaro was on the verge of reaching his limit. In the confrontation with the "Death God's Heir", Passaro had reached the point where he was running out of fuel.
The "Death God's Heir" has begun to absorb his power and continuously turn his death spirituality into his own nutrients. This process has just begun.
In other words - now is the period when "Bishop of the Dead" Pasaro and "Heir of Death" are at their weakest at the same time! This opportunity only lasts for about two days. If you want to completely eradicate their troubles, you must take action within two days!
Luo Xiu was thinking deeply, his fingers tapping lightly on the armrest "Du, Du -", which was his habitual action when thinking.
Luo Xiu has been preparing for this upcoming battle for a long time.
He knew that "Executioner" Koros and "Hidden Elder" Babelun would definitely not let this opportunity pass easily.
Since the "Bishop of the Undead" Passaro is bound to die, Koros and Barberon will definitely use Passaro's death to cause a big wave - they will not let this opportunity go.
In their understanding, there is only one "saint" in Red Maple City, Hubert, and Hubert will definitely participate in the action of purifying the "Death God's Heir". They will definitely want to take advantage of this opportunity. Kill him.
For this reason, the true strength of the Saint who has been promoted to the "Fifth Level of Destiny" and has been hidden until now will truly explode when Koros appears!
Luo Xiu thought about this with deep eyes. He thought over the plan in his mind, and then focused on the "players" again.
These "Adventors" don't know yet that they are already part of Luo Xiu's plan.
At that time, due to the appearance of the "Death God's Heir", all players in Red Maple City will receive limited-time tasks issued by "Apocalypse World" itself. Their attention will be drawn and they will naturally join in the sudden action.
Although their current strength is still very weak, with the characteristics of "immortality", they can still make Koros's army drink a pot... And before other forces in Red Maple City noticed the characteristics of "Adventors", Luo Xiu believed that he had already taken advantage of the situation.
After the crisis of "Dead God's Heir" is resolved, players should have a clear understanding of the strength comparison of various forces in Red Maple City. When the time comes, if they decide to join the church, side court, Fangbeiyuan or even the Dark Army, they will make a decision that is more in line with their interests.
Because it was a deleted test, Luo Xiu was not ready to immediately train the players into real "fourth natural disasters". Let the players understand the "real situation" and make an in-depth evaluation of all the forces involved, so that the church can be in the players' minds and the preferred position to join the forces. This is Luo Xiu's most fundamental purpose.
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Outside Hongfeng City, there is a dark military camp.
"Executioner" Koros was currently in the center of the camp, looking at the map on the table in front of him with sinister eyes.
That is a map of the distribution within Red Maple City. After leading Black Fang and the Tiger Chiefs to invade the city and encounter failure, they temporarily stopped and started planning the next invasion.
This map is a summary of the previous failure. Three circles were drawn on it in bold red ink, and a large X was drawn on a block near the edge.
The locations marked by the three red circles are the side courtyard, church and square monument courtyard of Red Maple City. The corresponding location of Chacha is Gusta Street, which is the hiding place of "Bishop of the Undead" Passaro.
"Pasaro won't last much longer, Barberon."
Koros was still looking at the map, but his mouth opened slightly, and he spit out a sharp and cold voice:
"Because the last operation failed, and the extraordinary beings from the three major stations in Red Maple City completely blocked Gusta Street, this made it impossible for Passaro to usurp enough deaths in such a short period of time."
"According to our previous predictions, the time it will take for the 'Death God's Heir' to completely drain Pasaro's life force will be within these two days."
"..."
"What do you want to do?" came an old, waveless voice from the opposite side of Koros.
"Hidden Elder" Babelun, he was looking at Koros with a smile.
"Heh... you know, Babylon." Koros said, "This is a rare opportunity."
"As long as the 'Death God's Heir' comes to the world, even if he is incomplete, he will be the true God's Heir."
"Now, there is only one saint in Red Maple City - the 'Holy Deacon' Hubert will definitely personally carry out the purification of the Death God's heir. When the time comes, we will..."
"Do you think Red Maple City will be unprepared? Or is it that the lessons of the last failure haven't alerted you?" Barberon interrupted him.
"Right now, Red Maple City is under full martial law. Your minions are almost all gone. I don't think now is a good time to break in there again."
"Because you can't send people to invade that city as you did in the past. Just you, and the few black teeth and tusks you have left in your hands, as long as the extraordinary power of the side courtyard, the church and the obelisk courtyard If you join forces, you can't win from all of them."
"What's more, the 'Death God's Heir' will not regard you as a teammate. Once he comes to the world, he will only kill everyone equally and devour the vitality of all visible creatures and transform them into new undead souls. And You, Koros, I think your life will be the favorite food of the Death God."
"..."
"Trespass? No, no, Barberon. You misunderstood me..."
An evil smile appeared on Kross's face.
"I won't go any further into that city, Babylon."
"To be honest, although I am a believer in [Ku Tu], as a 'shadow strategist', I simply cannot exert my full power on such occasions."
"The reason why I entered the city without any scruples last time was because there were no 'saints' there before - I could completely crush them without caring about what I was really good at, just like people simply don't care about what they are good at." I don’t think about any tactics to kill an ant.”
"But this time it's war, Babylon, it's war."
After a pause, he raised a finger and shook it, and then said:
"We have not been without action over the past ten days."
"The main force of the principality has marched to the border. Have you forgotten, Babron? Behind us, there is an army that covers the sky..."
"And the Grand Duke has also given me the power to command them. I have already asked the executioner who replaced Afatak to lead an army of one hundred thousand to march here."
"They will arrive in the afternoon. And tomorrow... when the attention of all the high-ranking extraordinary beings in the city are attracted to the 'Death God's Heir', it will be our time to attack the city."
"Assist me again, Babylon. Let your golems blast away their walls, leaving them completely isolated. The 'God of War' will favor me, and this time, I will definitely win."
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After listening to the church's high priest's speech, Thomas went to the "mission house" under the leadership of the church clergy to receive new clothes and relief funds.
——Five silver coins! Compared to being penniless when he first "arrived", Thomas felt that he was already extremely wealthy.
Suppressing the desire to consume them on the spot, Thomas then put on new clothes and compared his attributes before and after.
Just in Thomas's panel, [Common robe of fine quality], compared with the original [shabby refugee coat], has 1 more point of "Physique" and 1 point of "Resistance" attribute bonus! This is simply a qualitative leap!
The happiness of RPG players is so simple... Thomas thought with some excitement. Then he found another priest wearing a missionary uniform who had a "first destiny" and expressed his willingness to get a job.
"The chief officer did give us instructions to help you arrange your work."
The cleric who was entangled by Thomas had a helpless expression on his face and said, "But you also saw that there are really too many people now... Don't you foreigners know how to line up? Line up!"
The cleric pointed to Thomas' side. As expected, the people queuing up were all the original citizens of Red Maple City, while the "refugees" from outside were all noisy and eager to squeeze to the front.
queue? Do you expect us players to line up? Thomas felt like laughing for no reason.
If there were no weapons in hand now, maybe some players would have started to kill... However, to be honest, the church's defense was really good. The priests guarded almost all the crowded places. Well trained... Thomas thought to himself.
Seeing that the clergyman he was entangled with seemed unable to assign "work" to him, Thomas let him go and wandered in other directions.
Soon, the players suddenly rushed in the other direction.
Someone posted a message in the chat channel, saying that the "chief officer" of the mission, Mayiev, had sent people to set up more than 20 new reception points, which were specially set up for "refugees."
Because the review of refugees is more complicated than that of regular citizens, and the "refugees" seem to have some rough habits. "Chief Officer" Maiyev seemed to have discovered this, so he separated the points to improve the efficiency of review and allocation.
...It's so real. This kind of NPC that can make such temporary decisions is something I have never seen in other games... If it were other games, we must have made it early because of our special status as "players". Just do the preprocessing... Thomas was thinking about this in a divergent manner.
This “non-particularity” makes Thomas feel real and new. It really felt like he was experiencing another period of life, which made him feel more involved in "God's Destiny".
After the "refugees" were separated, Thomas got ahead of most players and occupied a relatively front position in the queue at the reception point.
But when they were surrounded by players, most players began to line up honestly because they knew they were facing "real people" rather than NPCs.
While waiting, Thomas suddenly heard someone calling him.
"Hey, Thomas?" It was a clear female voice.
Thomas turned around and found that right behind him was a girl with delicate features and short hair.
The moment he turned around, Thomas conducted a panel detection on her.
[Frost Moon 123 (lv.1, Adventer)], the panel shows this result.
"Are you Frost Moon?" Thomas asked subconsciously, "Are you the Frost Moon of Frost Moon and Cold Sky?"
ID. Shuangyue 123, if I am not mistaken, this is an old acquaintance.
That was a friend Thomas met while playing another online game "Star Train".
Her ID in "Star Train" is "Frost Moon Cold Sky". Unlike Thomas, Shuangyue is a player who likes to delve into gameplay, and the main game categories involved are turn-based, card, 4X management, etc. She enjoys the fun of seeking novel experiences in gameplay, rather than the game experience itself. .
"It's me, hehe."
Shuangyue smiled and said, "ID 'Thomas the Tank Engine', it's so iconic, it's you at first glance! Are you here too?"
"I was playing "Mount and Blade III" at the time, and suddenly I came here..."
Thomas spread his hands and asked casually, "By the way, why do you call me this ID?"
"There's nothing I can do about it, because 'Shuangyue Hantian' is occupied by someone else, so I'll just call it 'Shuangyue 123'. Anyway, it's a deletion test."
"When the official public beta begins, I will be quick and quick to register for the ID 'Shuangyue', and I will never miss it again!"
"Hmph, you said you were chopping and chopping? I was playing "Civilization X", and then suddenly I came here... Well, that's not important!"
"..."
Shuangyue talked a lot at once, and her face lit up with excitement, as if she was happy to meet a friend in another game.
After saying this, Shuangyue asked Thomas casually, "Well, what do you think of this game?"
"It's very real." Thomas nodded, "I have never experienced such a real game."
"Well, I think so too. I was shocked when I first came here."
Shuangyue was thoughtful, and then asked, "The extraordinary setting of this game is [Fate], it's really similar to "Star Train"! By the way, have you decided on which fate to choose?"
"I should probably choose [Glory]." Thomas said, "Judging from the existing plot, I feel that the [Glory] Church in Red Maple City seems to be the most influential, most important, and strongest."
"Hmm... the strongest...?" Shuangyue thought thoughtfully, "But I don't like fighting. I heard that joining the church requires you to abide by some troublesome rules..."
"When I came here, I heard from another priest that this city has three major destinations, [Supreme], [Glory] and [Intellect]... I want to join [Intellect] ! It is said that their two professions, 'Alchemist' and 'Rune Warlock', are professions that require study. I feel that that one will be more suitable for me..."
"Do you want to join [Intellect]?" Thomas thought for a moment and said casually, "I heard from the priest who brought me here that there seems to be a dwarf's manor not far from the church. He is the talisman of [Intellect]. Blacksmith Wen is an ally of the church."
"Well, maybe you can ask, when you receive your job later, what are the jobs related to 'Blacksmith Apprentice'?"
"Huh? Is there such a thing?" Shuangyue's eyes flashed and she said, "Okay! I'll ask about it later."
Thomas and Shuangyue were chatting. The players in front of the queue seemed to have completed the formalities and received their jobs. It was Thomas' turn.
Thomas and Shuang Yue parted temporarily and came to sit in front of the clergyman opposite.
"What's your name?" The cleric asked Thomas without looking up, grabbing a new page of paper.
"Thomas the Tank Engine."
"...Thomas the Tank Engine? You foreigners all have such strange names."
The cleric muttered, "There was someone named Zhao Ritian just now... forget it."
"Gender? Er, male?" The cleric raised his head and asked quietly.
...Why is he looking at me with such suspicion? Thomas looked a little creepy to the clergyman opposite him, so he had to force a smile and reply:
"male."
"...That's normal."
The cleric lowered his head again and said in a weak tone while writing something:
"Just now, a strong man with a stubble on his face and arms thicker than my waist actually said to me, 'She is a cute girl'... Do you foreigners have such a strange hobby?"
"..." Thomas held his forehead. He suddenly and inexplicably felt that his identity as a "player" was a bit embarrassing.
But the cleric opposite did not delve deeper into this issue, and just continued to ask:
"Where are you from?"
Where are you from? Uh, I didn’t mention it in the previous plot... I’m from Earth? Thomas thought for a while and answered honestly: "I don't know."
He didn't know whether such an answer would pass the test among the clergy.
"You don't know? Well... Judging from your previous attire, you should be from the border area."
The cleric raised his head, glanced at Thomas lightly, and asked, "In this case, you only need to tell me that you are not from the 'Dark Principality', right?"
As if there was an invisible force surrounding him, Thomas felt in a trance that the priest opposite seemed to be exuding some kind of pressure. Under this kind of pressure, his lies might be immediately seen through.
"No." Thomas shook his head.
"That's okay." The cleric nodded, and he immediately put away the oppressive feeling, making Thomas feel lighter both physically and mentally.
"That's all right." The cleric said, "Although you can't remember where you come from, there is no problem. According to the instructions of the high priest, the gentleman asked me to be tolerant to you."
"According to the precepts of the Holy Court, those who do not work are not allowed to eat. We will indeed protect your safety, but after that, you still have to rely on your own hands to feed yourself."
The priest said to Thomas:
"So, what kind of job do you want? You can become a peripheral civilian member of the 'Holy Inquisition' and assist the Holy Inquisitor in carrying out patrols as a 'church patrol'; you can also become a builder and help Red Maple City Rebuild the destroyed buildings; or, we can also introduce you to the 'Authentic Dwarf Blacksmith' and let you become a blacksmith apprentice..."
The cleric fluently listed more than a dozen jobs that could be accepted. After Thomas listened, he replied firmly:
"I want to be a 'church patrol'."
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(End of chapter)