Chapter 42: The Family Mansion(1/3)
In the dim building, Brother Shui sat there with an expressionless face. Because the light was too dark, he couldn't see his face clearly, but thinking about it, he didn't look good at this time.
After Brother Shui obtained the "Mirror of Origin", he knew that this was an opportunity of good fortune and misfortune, and it was also an alternative means of dissuading enemies. But now, Brother Shui had seen what the true holder of the original sin object was.
Brother Shui is able to hold the "Mirror of Origin" not only because he is blind, but also because he has not seen this concept at the level of his soul. Therefore, the negative effects of "Mirror of Origin" cannot be easily overcome.
It will affect him.
But now, Brother Shui saw that he was holding three original sin objects at the same time, and there was nothing unusual about the holder. It seemed that he was not affected by these three original sin objects.
"How did you do it?"
There was a bit of doubt and confusion in Brother Shui's tone. He held an original sin object, and he felt like he was on the verge of life and death at any time. The growth rate of his perception ability increased sharply. At the moment, the hunter opposite him actually held three original sin objects.
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"If you tell me this method, I will give up 80% of all tasks that have been completed. There are 32 branch tasks in total, all targeting Twilight Asylum and Sun Camp. At that time, I will assist you free of charge until the progress of this world ends. During this period, I
All the income generated belongs to you, and you can promise this in any way except signing a contract."
Brother Shui is simply a side-quest maniac. He received more than 30 side-quests at the same time, which is not something ordinary contractors can do. This is like making a fortune in silence.
"If you don't sign the contract, how can I trust you?"
"After signing the contract, you can trust me, but I am not far from death."
Brother Shui's attitude is resolute. Even if he gives up the deal, he will never sign the contract. This is the ultimate way to restrain the 'Contract Master'.
"You misunderstood the contract."
"It's not that I misunderstood the contract. I used to have a friend who was not a friend. His name was Gray Gentleman. One time he dived deep into our native world of Death Paradise. I received a hunting mission and almost fell into his contract trap.
, at that time, he was 'full of praise' for your contract level."
Speaking of this, Brother Shui was a little frightened. He had experienced the contract trap of Gray Gentleman and almost fell into it. However, Bai Ye, who was "full of praise" by Gray Gentleman, must be more dangerous.
"The Gray Gentleman and I are mortal enemies. He just slandered me."
Su Xiao lit a cigarette as she spoke, looking as relaxed as an old friend chatting.
"I'd better believe it."
Brother Shui's attitude is firm. Cooperation is possible, but he will never sign a contract.
The current situation is actually easy to understand. Neither Su Xiao nor Brother Shui actually have good intentions, but they don't want to be hostile to each other. It's a shame. But the question is, when the situation comes to this, which side chooses to retreat?
Whichever side will suffer.
"The method of safely holding original sin objects is not a secret. I can tell you."
Hearing Su Xiao's words, Brother Shui on the other side felt chilled, but he hesitated and made an attitude of listening attentively.
"You can think of the original sin object as a creditor, a creditor who demands life. Every time you use the original sin object, you will accumulate karma. It is like repeatedly borrowing money from this creditor. One day, this creditor will ask you for debt."
"This metaphor...is very appropriate."
Brother Shui nodded thoughtfully. Seeing this, Su Xiao continued:
"You only have one life. Since you are a creditor, you don't want to see bad debts."
After hearing what Su Xiao said, Brother Shui frowned deeply, feeling that it made sense but also felt that it was nonsense.
"You mean, let me find another original sin object?! Make the creditor become two?"
"No, I mean, let you think of ways to get more lives and more creditors? What a stupid idea. The original sin object can completely divide your lives equally."
"you……"
Brother Shui was a little off guard, but he immediately calmed down and said, "Sorry, I lost my temper."
"You have been touched by the original sin object, and you still want to escape? Find a way to make your cause and effect bigger, so big that the original sin object will dislike you."
"Oh~?"
Brother Shui's eyes widened a little. He could feel that these words were useful information, useful information that could save lives.
"Thank you."
Brother Shui took out a clear blue crystal and threw it towards Su Xiao. Su Xiao raised his hand and took it.
[Tip: You get the awakening stone.]
[Awakening Stone (Exclusive Gem for Destruction): It can deeply improve the ability of the Destruction System. 】
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"When I was at level 4 or 5, I forgot the details. Anyway, I bought it in the trading market. To be precise, it was just a tack. It's useless to other people."
After Brother Shui finished speaking, he stood up and left. The next moment, an oval-shaped amber the size of a pigeon egg was thrown. Located in the center of the amber, there was a section of black energy as thick as a hair. It was very small, but it gave a particularly strong feeling.
"This is?"
Brother Shui held the amber between his fingers and felt the hair-thick material inside, which gave him a vague sense of familiarity.
"This is a tiny amount of original sin. When the magic mirror wants to swallow you one day, throw this thing to it, and it will suspend your death and test whether you have more original sins. It will be no problem to save your life for the time being."
The trace amount of original sin that Su Xiao threw out was that after he obtained the [buds of original sin], he cut off a small section of it, and the remaining [buds of original sin] were fed to the "bloodthirsty armor".
"Aren't you going to tell me some information about the leader of the abyss, Silvis?"
After hearing Su Xiao's words, Brother Shui stood up and walked towards the darkness inside the building. When he was half submerged in the darkness, he said: "I'm sorry, I don't have the habit of betraying my collaborators, even if he and I are no longer together.
Then there’s the partnership.”
After leaving these words, after a few sounds of the blind stick hitting the ground, the darkness became silent.
Looking at the darkness ahead, Su Xiao was in a good mood. He didn't get the answer he wanted, but he got the result he wanted. If Brother Shui revealed the information about the leader of the abyss, Silvis, in the subsequent developments,
If Brother Shui doesn't leave, Su Xiao will definitely try his best to get rid of this person.
The other party could betray the intelligence of the leader of the abyss, Silvis, so why couldn't he betray himself later? Su Xiao has always been very self-aware. He never thought that he was so special. He could make others' IQs drop drastically with just a few words, and they would wait desperately.
The current situation is that although Brother Shui has chosen to terminate his cooperation with the leader of the abyss, Silvis, he is not planning to stab him in the back. This also means that if Su Xiao cooperates with the other party in the future, even if the two parties disagree due to opinions or interests.
No matter how consistent they are, if they part ways, they won't be stabbed in the back by the other party.
Su Xiao looked around at the furnishings of the temporary base camp. The furniture was old and rotten, the walls were peeling off and moldy, and there were many abandoned bird's nests on the chandeliers above. This place needed to be repaired by someone before it could be used as a temporary base camp.
Before coming, Su Xiao had contacted a small local company that was good at this through the connections at the Gold Bank. They promised that as long as the money was in place, the place would definitely become luxurious before noon.
Just as Su Xiao was about to take out the contact device, a sense of crisis suddenly came from above, and the crystal layer clung to his body surface.
Boom!!
The dark gravity beam fell and hit the temporary base camp vertically, blasting the three-story building. The surrounding courtyards turned into pits and the walls were shattered in all directions.
Among the splashing building debris, Su Xiao, who was clinging to the crystal layer, was flying upside down. With a snap, he grabbed the spire of the steel building with one hand. Amidst the creaking and twisting sound of the metal, he stabilized his body.
With a bang, the crystal layer on Su Xiao's body shattered. He stood on the roof half a kilometer away from the temporary base camp. At this moment, the temporary base camp had turned into a huge pit.
Su Xiao looked at the dark clouds above. There was no need to think about this attack. It was most likely the work of the Dark God Cult.
"roar."
The roar of the dragon came, and the Storm Flame Dragon Dis landed on the roof. Su Xiao jumped on the dragon's back and said to Bubu: "Lock the location of the Dark God's headquarters and provide me with real-time coordinates."
"Woof!"
Bu Bu Wang blended into the environment. Seeing this, Su Xiao controlled the Storm Flame Dragon to fly up.
At the same time, on the top of the giant steel tower a few kilometers away, several figures in black robes were looking at the huge pit in the distance. One of the dark believers asked: "Master Priest, will we anger you if we do this?"
That lunatic."
In the eyes of this dark believer, the director of the Dusk Lunatic Asylum is a lunatic. Normal people would not provoke Black Rose, the King of Nightmares, the God of Glow, the King of Sand and others.
"It doesn't matter if you anger him, this is Ghost City, it's our territory."
The black-robed priest, Haodes, spoke up. As one of the main force who went to the lunatic asylum to rob the prison, after returning to Ghost City this time, his status within the cult has increased, and it is possible to become a bishop.
There is a strict hierarchy within the Dark God Religion. The leader of the abyss, Silvis, is naturally the supreme leader. Below him are the bishops and elders. Below that are the black-robed officiant, the gray-robed officiant, and below him are the priests. Pious
Believers, formal believers, new believers.
Bishops and elders seem to be of the same level, but the gap in real power between the two is not small. Bishops have both strength and ability, plus insidiousness, cunning, and cruelty to reach this position, while elders have strength + qualifications.
Lao, if you remain the black-robed officiant for decades, you can be promoted to elder.
Below are the black-robed officiant and gray-robed officiant. A black-robed officiant is enough to put a city in the alliance into a state of panic. The gray-robed officiant is less of a threat. At least he cannot summon abyssal creatures, but he can also summon them.
The strange monsters from the outside world are very troublesome.
The priests at the lower level are well-known within the Dark God Religion, but to put it bluntly, they are actually high-ranking mazi. The devout people at the lower level are considered ordinary members of the Dark God Religion.
When they reach the echelon of formal believers, they are cannon fodder for the devout and the priests. New believers who have a lower status than formal believers are even worse. They are completely like guinea pigs. The more intuitive ranking is:
New believer (guinea pig) → Formal believer (cannon fodder) → Pious (high-level cannon fodder) → Priest (rare cannon fodder) → Gray-robed officiant (not cannon fodder, but will take the blame) → Black-robed officiant (cancer-level character) → Bishop
/Elder (a cancerous figure that causes headaches for both the Alliance and the Northern Empire) → Abyss leader Silvis.
The black-robed priest, Haodes, looked at the huge pit in the distance. After he learned that the director of the Twilight Lunatic Asylum was coming, he immediately decided to give the enemy a severe blow before everyone else, while the credit for rescuing Hatred had not faded away.
In the past, he had made another great contribution and jumped to the position of bishop. As for the consequences, he didn't care about the consequences. Moreover, even if the opponent was an exterminator, he was just an exterminator who had just arrived in Ghost City. Even if he was powerful, it would be difficult to take action immediately.
In fact, the black-robed priest Haodes studied the way Su Xiao went to the Holy Orchid Kingdom, the desert country, and found that Su Xiao was not reckless, especially when he had just arrived in Ghost City, and it was even less likely that he would act recklessly.
To be continued...