Chapter 18: Holy War (16)
The Holy City is a very Western-style city, and the whole city is marble-like pearl white. Domes, bells, and churches are dotted around the world of medieval games like the computer that Ning Fei once played.
The walls of the Holy City are majestic and tall, with a gate in the south, east, west, and north, leading to the town in all directions.
Ning Fei came to the gate of the city, and the soldiers guarding the city kept checking the passers-by. There were several dull hedras hanging on the walls on both sides of the city gate, and Ning Fei recognized this thing as the item that identified the player: the Demon Breaking Crystal.
He had already completed the task of collecting spirits, and the Demon Breaking Crystal could not discover Ning Fei's identity.
He was like going through security, the guards did a brief check, and then let him in. As soon as he stepped into the Holy City, the game's prompt sound appeared in his head again:
"Ding! Congratulations to player AZ031 for triggering the main quest: Holy War. Players are asked to choose their identity:"
"1. Mercenaries. 2. Holy Religious Sacrifices. 3. Cultists of the Moon God. 4. Free adventurer. ”
Ning Fei felt four options floating in his mind, and pondered for a while. He didn't expect that there would be a class to choose from in the main quest.
His original identity was the Night Watch of the Moon God Cult in Maple Grove Town, and now that he could choose again, he was considering the option of whether or not to continue the Moon God Cult.
Each path is uncertain, and it is not known what awaits the player and what dangers will be.
"Since the main quest is called Holy War, then the protagonists should be the Holy Cult and the Moon God Cult. These two options will give the player the most direct conflict. Mercenaries should be a profession that sits on the side and watches the tiger fight, and the freelance adventurer is probably prepared to take care of some players who are unwilling to participate in the conflict. ”
"Which one to choose?"
In the end, Ning Fei chose the second option, the Holy Sect Sacrifice. He was reluctant to join the Cult of the Moon God again because the cult was too bloody and brutal. On the other hand, as the master of this game world, Ning Fei also wanted to know about it.
"Ding! Congratulations to player AZ031 for triggering the main quest: Holy War. Player Faction: Holy Cult Sacrifice. Description: The ancient evil gods are gradually awakening, and the mad believers are trying to cleanse the order of the old world with blood. As a member of the Holy Religion, uphold the flame of light and hope, destroy the evil gods, and save the world. Task rewards: Unified settlement after the end of the reincarnation. ”
"Note that after choosing a faction, you will be punished for hurting characters from the same faction."
Ning Fei listened to the introduction of the prompt sound, the goal of this mission turned out to be to kill the evil god! I saw a ray of light condense on his chest, and there was an inexplicable golden badge on his chest. The badge was a pattern of a sun and two wings, and Ning Fei touched the badge and knew that this was the logo of the Holy Sect's sacrifice.
At this time, the prompt sound sounded again:
"Ding! Congratulations to player AZ031 for triggering the main quest for the first time and unlocking the Combat Mastery, current level: D; Unlocks Shooting Mastery, current level: D; Unlocks Engineering Mastery, current level: E; Unlocks the Operations Mastery, current level: E. ”
After the prompt sound, Ning Fei's consciousness was mobilized, and he saw a string of data through the virtual glasses.
【Fighting Mastery: D】
【Shooting Mastery: D】
【Engineering Specialization: E】
【Operation Mastery: E】
What is it? Ning Fei was stunned, could it be that the system actually extracted these data according to his physical condition? Does it mean that I can improve my ability by improving the data?
Obviously, this string of data represents Ning Fei's current strength. Except for the fighting and shooting abilities, the others are basically the lowest.
What exactly is this gaming world? It seems that as he completes the task step by step, he is exposed to more and more things, and he does not understand more and more things.
In addition to these items, are there other abilities?
Ning Fei wandered into the city, and he didn't know where to start. He guessed that the main quest was shared by all players, and there would definitely be a story to drive the quest forward.
The holy city was huge, and he walked for about half a day to reach the halfway point of the city. In other words, if the city is divided into three rings, he will probably go to the middle of the second ring.
He wanted to visit the Holy Church in the Holy City, which was the center of the game world, and there would definitely be clues related to the mission.
Approaching six o'clock in the afternoon, he finally came to the edge of the center of the Holy City, which was like a city within a city, more prosperous, with a moat separating the center from the outer city. From a distance, the center of the city looks like a huge castle.
When Ning Fei came to the moat, he stepped on the artificial rocky bank and looked down, and could see that there were many fish the size of a human palm swimming in the moat. Occasionally a small fish or two may fly out of the river due to lack of oxygen, and a pair of eyes that occupy a quarter of their body and a large mouth full of fangs are intimidating.
The gates of the castle were pulled up and not lowered. Many patrolling soldiers in silver armor can be seen on the city walls, and the banners of the Holy Religion are planted on the walls.
The entire castle was under martial law, and he looked at the badge of the Holy Cult on his chest, but he didn't know how to enter the castle.
Ning Fei thought secretly, along the way, he found that there were very few pedestrians on the Holy City Road, and many shops had closed doors and windows, giving people a faint sense of depression.
Something terrible seems to have happened in the Holy City!
At this time, not far away, a team of Holy Sect knights could be seen interrogating pedestrians on the side of the road, Ning Fei didn't want to cause trouble for the time being, glanced at the magnificent building behind him, and turned to go in.
This huge circular building about ten stories high, with a few large characters written on the top: Charles Library.
Ning Fei walked into the library, the structure of the library was very simple, the circular walls around it were full of bookcases and books, and the middle was very empty for people to read. The structure of each layer is basically similar.
Ning Fei first familiarized himself with the map of the library, and he realized that he had too little understanding of the worldview of this world, so he took this opportunity to make up for his knowledge about this world.
So he followed the library's index and went up to the fourth floor, which was the "God's Guidance" column.
In this game environment full of crises, perhaps only people like Ning Fei would be quiet and read books.
He rummaged through the bookshelves when he saw what seemed to be a faint glow behind a thick hardcover book. He pulled out the hardcover book and saw a glowing fragment hidden behind it.
Ning Fei took out the fragments, and the mechanical prompt sound sounded again.
"Ding! Congratulations to player AZ031 for acquiring the skill page: Pumped Adrenaline! ”
"What?" Ning Fei was slightly surprised. I can't imagine that there is a skill page hidden in such a hidden place!
He picked up the skills page, read the information in it, and got a hint:
[Name: Rushing adrenaline]
【Category:Skill】
[Level: Grade E]
[Description: After use, increases movement speed, reaction speed, and duration for three minutes.] At the end of the duration, it will fall into a weakened state for thirty seconds. Cooldown: 10 minutes】
[Note: The soul also has adrenaline?] It's a question worth exploring! But it works. 】
"It's a 30-second weak setting, but it's a good thing." Ning Fei was secretly happy. "Three minutes, three minutes for a real man is enough."
But what does this note mean? It seems that the person who wrote this is a joke. ”
He took the skill page in his hand and pressed it gently. A prompt asked him if he was studying, and the voice sounded, and he naturally chose yes.
"Ding! Congratulations to player AZ037 for mastering the skill for the first time and unlocking the skill bar. ”
The skill fragments disappeared, and Ning Fei found that his consciousness mobilization could see three translucent skill boxes floating in front of him, one skill box was an icon of a villain speeding up, and the other two skill boxes were empty.
"I can only learn three skills." Ning Fei also understood what the skill box meant.
He was secretly glad that although the grade of this skill was very low, he really wouldn't have found this thing if he hadn't been looking for a book in such a remote place.
He continued to search for books, and a book called The Fallen Moon Goddess caught his attention.
He opened the book, and an ancient mythical tale slowly unfolded in front of him.
"In the myths of this world, the god-king is the lord of everything, that is, the god that the Holy Religion believes. In addition to the god-kings, there are several notorious evil gods, namely the god of death, the god of fall, and the god of desire. ”
"The god of the moon was originally the most beloved daughter of the god king, and after a playful time, she was transported to the human world to meet the god of desire who cultivated in the human world and fell madly in love with him. When the God King found out, he was furious and led the God Realm to completely destroy the God of Desire. ”
"Since then, the father and daughter have turned against each other, and the god of the moon has resisted the god king with his divine power, and finally the body has been defeated by the god king, and his soul has been permanently sealed in the underworld and suffered."
This book mainly tells the cause and effect of the fall of the moon god, and Ning Fei took half an hour to read the story. He had a general idea of the backstory of the world in his head.
That is, the father-in-law was dissatisfied with his son-in-law and killed his son-in-law, and exiled his daughter's soul. However, judging from the performance of these believers in her daughter, the moon goddess is indeed not a good thing, and it is understandable for the god king to do this. Ning Fei muttered to himself.
At this time, the prompt sound sounded again, and Ning Fei's face changed slightly.
"Ding! Attention all players, after three days, the Holy Cult will launch a general attack on the evil god, please join your faction. After the end of the crusade, this game world ends, and the rewards are determined based on the player's performance in the crusade. ”
"Are you coming?" Ning Fei became a little excited, and he found that he seemed to be looking forward to such a world.
"I don't know what kind of camp Fu Kexin will choose to join?"
He spent another whole night in the library, reading many stories about the gods of this world. When he woke up on his desk, it was already noon the next day.
After some activity, he felt that he was already hungry, so he went to a high-end restaurant outside and ordered steak Western food for two, although the consumption was relatively high, but he carried a bag of gold coins with him, so he ate happily.
After regaining his strength after eating, he saw a lot of leaflets scattered on the ground of the street. A flyer was blown up by the wind, and Ning Fei grabbed the flyer in his hand.
"Assemble! Holy Cult Sacrifice! ”
The title of the flyer piqued Ning Fei's interest.
"The Holy Sacrifice is about to begin, and all the Holy Priests will immediately gather in the nearest church!"
Ning Fei realized that he should go to the camp, so he returned to the outer city, came to the door of a small church, and knocked lightly.
A nun in a black nun's uniform opened the door, she glanced at the medal on Ning Fei's chest, and without asking too much, she opened the door and led him in.
They walked all the way into the main hall of the church, and the benches were already full of all kinds of people, many of whom were quietly watching Ning Fei with different eyes.
They all have the same medal on their chests.
Ning Fei found an inconspicuous bench and sat down, and secretly observed the people around him. Some of them have blank eyes, some have closed their eyes as if in prayer, and some have wandering eyes.
Ning Fei knew that among these people, there were definitely some of them who were players like him.
He sat quietly in his chair and waited for about three hours, during which time the nun brought in five or six more people.
All did not speak, like a bunch of repentant souls on a bench.
At this time, suddenly, the door on the side of the church opened. At this time, it is often important people who are about to appear.
Everyone stopped all movements, and looked at it with their eyes.
"Da, da, da!"
A man in a black suit and a black round hat, on crutches, walked out slowly step by step.
In Ning Fei's eyes, fear spread out little by little.