"The hidden truth in Matthew's land..."
Chen Lun murmured.
He was actually quite curious about the history of the underground world. His subconscious told him that there were mysteries hidden in that place that never saw the sun.
Men are scarce, women rule, and the "Red Mother" who circulates her own light hangs high above the dome. Most of the female residents, called "Darkborn", were born in the so-called "Dark River", and the curse that prevents them from returning to the surface is deeply imprinted in their blood...
A heavy, long-forgotten sense of history permeates the place.
When Chen Lun first arrived in Matthew’s land, he was still very weak. He couldn’t do many things and couldn’t access secrets at a very high level. But now it’s different.
He is already a demigod.
I dare not say that I am invincible in the underground world, but I definitely have no problem protecting myself.
Chen Lun's mind was wandering, and he planned to go again.
Although the reward for this mission entrusted by Princess Anna was average, the experience points he needed to reach the maximum level of dramatist were quite daunting, so he could not let go of any opportunity.
Moreover, he himself wanted to find out the truth.
There might be some unexpected gains...
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The land of the royal city, Gonzalo.
This is a suburban area located southeast of Tourmaline Closter, more than 200 kilometers away from the royal city. It is neither prosperous nor deserted, but it can be said to be a peaceful rural field.
"Gonzalo" is actually a homonym of the common language of the empire. It actually originated from the ancient Yanita language and has multiple meanings such as "chasing light", "feeling warmth" and "tranquility".
But not many people know this now. Even the local elderly people may have rarely heard of it.
There are many villages in Gonzalo, but they are unevenly distributed. They were once settled by a group of exiled farmers, and gradually developed into their current size.
After the population had grown to a certain size, the empire built a small town in the northern part of Gonzalo to facilitate governance and management, and also to help local villagers purchase daily necessities and sell agricultural products.
at this time.
The Polaris team was walking along a country road and entered a village. The villagers along the way greeted them in a friendly manner, and the atmosphere was full of simplicity.
"Huh... After being busy for most of the day, I can finally take a break."
Goutoujin let out a long sigh and laughed happily.
"After I hand in the materials this time, I will be able to reach level 80! I'm glad I didn't hold you back. I'll be able to start the Sequence 6 promotion task soon!"
In the current team, the highest level is still Polaris, who is far ahead at level 101, sequence six.
Although he had followed Teacher Jack to study in the Kingdom of Byron for a period of time, his level did not fall behind much, and his strength had improved instead.
Others such as Dongyang, Nangua, and Chenxi are already Sequence 6 Transcendents, with a level of around 85. The remaining horsemen Tutu are generally at the maximum level of 80 and are currently doing promotion tasks.
“Haha, if it weren’t for me and Keying finding this place, would you have been able to advance so quickly?”
Tail sneered.
Dog-head gold opened his mouth, but this time he was unable to refute.
Some time ago, Su Keying and Weiyin happened to come to Gonzalo because of an investigation mission. They planned to investigate the strange "earthquake incident", but to no avail.
However, he discovered that there was a special priest NPC in the village. He didn't even have a name, he was just called "Father Gonzalo".
This priest hated evil and often helped villagers, and was deeply loved by the locals.
He also hates pollutants.
As long as the player can hand in the kill certificate, he can receive a generous amount of experience points from the priest... This kind of certificate can usually be replaced with scraps from the polluted creatures, which is very convenient.
The Polaris team relied on this priest NPC to gain a lot of experience points.
Other players were hunting hard in the spirit world, while they were doing the same thing but getting double the rewards, it was hard for them not to be ahead.
And they can also go to the fairyland to make money at any time.
There are many channels for obtaining experience points!
Regarding the hidden copy of Wonderland "Jack's Past", the strategy inside the circus has even advanced to "Chapter 2: The Black Knight".
At least tens of thousands of players have experienced this hidden copy. It is quite difficult, mainly because there are multiple camps to choose from, including the Sun Church's Light Guardian Squad, the Moon Church's Purple Moonlight Squad, the Shelter's Executioner Squad, and the protagonist team where Jack is.
A battle ensues to save the black knight "Byers".
It is very playable in multiple rounds of actual combat.
It can also change the original plot trajectory and get high ratings.
However, a hidden BOSS named "Howard" will suddenly pop out at the end. If you fail to avoid the incident in advance, you will be killed instantly.
At least so far, no one has found a way to crack it.
The Polaris team temporarily stopped the next dungeon and instead focused their main energy on completing the main quest and leveling up.
Fortunately, Weiyin and Su Keying discovered such a treasure trove, which allowed their levels to rise like a rocket, and they are full of motivation every day.
I’m afraid that one day this NPC will suddenly disappear.
"Kill him! Kill him!"
"Damn foreigner!"
"The Muniz family is so pitiful that they were brutally murdered by these beasts... Father, please make the judgment on this matter!"
Polaris and his party were about to head to the small cabin where the priest lived in seclusion, but they found a group of villagers gathered not far ahead.
When they got closer, they saw that the four players were surrounded by angry villagers holding axes and pitchforks, and the atmosphere was very excited.
The priest was among them.
He had an ordinary middle-aged appearance, wearing a white wide-brimmed hat, a simple white monk's robe, and holding a white cover Bible in his hand.
The four players did not seem panicked. Instead, they looked at the group of villagers with interest.
Polaris sent out a probe and found that these players were not at a high level, only around level 40, barely at the level of Sequence 8. But there were only ordinary villagers around, so they really didn't need to worry. If they really started fighting, they could easily kill the entire village.
Perhaps he was just worried about the empire's wanted list, so he didn't kill people wantonly.
"Brother Beizi?!"
"Wow, he's actually a top player on the leaderboard!"
"Big Boss, please help save the situation!"
The four players noticed the Polaris team and shouted.
The villagers also turned their heads and looked at Polaris and the others. Fortunately, during this period, when Gonzalo submitted the materials, they had done a lot of small tasks and had improved their favorability with the villagers, so they were not considered as accomplices.
"Mr. Polaris, and everyone else, are these four immortal strangers your friends?"
The priest held the Bible in his hand, turned around and asked with a smile.
Polaris shook his head.
“I don’t know him.”
"Well, that's good."
The priest groaned.
He immediately stepped forward and raised his hand to signal.
The angry villagers surrounding him suddenly quieted down, which shows that the priest has great prestige.
"Stranger outsiders, do you admit to killing five members of the Muniz family?"
The priest turned to look at the four players and asked in a deep voice.
"I'm sorry, I don't know anything."
One of the players with the ID "飞的毛" pretended to deny it, but there was still a smile on his face.
The other three players also denied it at the appropriate time.
The priest nodded.
Then he roared ferociously:
"lie!
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He suddenly raised the Bible in his hand, as if holding a brick, and smashed it vertically, hitting "Flying Mao" hard on the forehead.
boom!
The head of this Sequence 8 player exploded on the spot and he was killed instantly.
The white light dissipated and everyone was shocked.
The other three players did not expect that this ordinary priest in the countryside was so powerful that he could kill his teammates in one blow.
They did not intend to surrender, and after exchanging a few words in the channel, they suddenly launched a counterattack.
However, before he could use his sequence ability, the white Bible fell again.
"Lying is a sin! Escaping is cowardice!"
Peng!
Another player's forehead exploded and he died instantly.
"God said that those who kill intentionally should be punished and then listen to the teachings of light..."
The priest moved swiftly, slapping the Bible in his hand horizontally, and the remaining two players were killed instantly.
After four players were wiped out.
The priest gently wiped the blood stains on the Bible with a look of compassion on his face.
"Even murderers have the right to listen to the Gospel of our Lord. Pious missionaries have sent your teachings into their minds."
He silently performed a prayer and recited.
"Praise the sun."
The villagers around saluted respectfully and said:
"Praise the sun."
Polaris and others looked at each other.
They had always thought that this priest was just an ordinary person with a little bit of a difference, but they didn't expect that he could kill four Sequence 8 players in seconds.
However, the information we found was indeed just the attribute values of ordinary people, and even the level was only in the 20s...
The high-level players waited for the villagers to disperse with confusion.
As if nothing had happened, they submitted the evidence of contaminating organisms to the priest as usual.
"Well done, may the light of justice shine upon you forever."
The priest smiled gently, without any trace of the ferocious look he had just shown.
He opened the Bible, recited a hymn to the members of the Polaris Team, and then raised his right hand.
There were no extraordinary phenomena, and they received generous experience rewards one after another.
"Well, Mr. North Star, and all the righteous strangers, today is the Lord's Sunday, and I need to perform my daily prayers."
The priest said goodbye to everyone in Polaris with a smile.
"Please do as you please."
Polaris nodded in reply.
The priest turned and walked into the cabin, closing the door gently.
The players looked at his back and glanced at each other.
"This priest is getting weirder and weirder..."
Inside the wooden house.
The middle-aged priest came to a simple counter. In the wooden shrine above it, there was a statue whose face could not be seen clearly.
The portrait was shrouded in the relief of fire and looked extremely solemn under the dazzling sunlight outside the window.
The priest took off his white wide-brimmed hat, revealing a shiny bald head.
His ordinary facial features maintained piety and seriousness.
winter!
The priest fell to his knees and kowtowed hard.
The whole village was shocked.
But without exception, the villagers did not make a fuss and seemed to be used to it.
The earthquake lasted for several minutes.
After the priest kowtowed a hundred times for today's service, he put on his wide-brimmed white hat again, looked up at the statue, and said solemnly:
"Although you are not worthy of my service, there is no other light in this world..."
The priest turned away expressionlessly.
Holding the Bible in his hand, he took a step forward and turned into a golden light and disappeared on the spot.
Only the sound remained in the wooden house:
"Similarly, the Church is not worth my nostalgia, but without the Aries Hammer, the Empire is likely to be in turmoil again..."