Chapter 42: I had to go up
"O contribution of the Church of the Lord of Justice! But how much are you willing to pay? "Klaimatis was a little moved. She was thinking about how much she could get out of it.
Each temple has its own internal system of contributions and rewards and punishments. Generally speaking, in addition to the general items such as scrolls, holy water, ointments, prayer candles, incense, etc., which are common in temples, different churches often have their own special items. For example, the Church of the Goddess of Wealth and Commerce is relatively generous in terms of cash and provides business services. The Sun God's temple has a lot of curiosities or consumables related to positive energy or fire, and is very active in destroying the undead. The special training and class system provided by the 'Temple of War' are the favorite of those mercenaries and adventurers from civilian backgrounds.
In addition to these pan-continental churches, the rewards that certain races God can offer are equally eye-catching. For example, the rewards of the dwarf god system, in addition to the common ones, there are various weapons and equipment, and if the contribution is high, you can even customize the equipment. On the dwarf side, there are mostly alchemy potions, alchemy consumables, delicate tools, special jewelry, and more advanced alchemy props. As for the elves, they have special strange things made by their unique technology, which one is not very sought after by the user group.
And when it falls to the temple of the 'Lord of Justice', they provide legal services and liquidation against the forces of evil in addition to the usual rewards. Or you can exchange it for exclusive enchantments or apply for support in force. Of course, the latter requires an astronomical amount, and most of the supporting armies are involved in the defense of the territory for a certain period of time, and if they go on the expedition, they are only responsible for dealing with evil creatures. But combined with the powerful armament of the Church of the 'Lord of Justice', for most lords this is fully qualified to be their life-saving card.
From this point it can be seen that the contribution rewards of the Church of the 'Lord of Justice' tend to be quite attractive to small and medium-sized organizations and regimes. But for an adventurous team like the players, it's a bit of a chicken. Although for Barrett, the collection of contributions from the Church of the 'Lord of Justice' has never ceased within the Borem family. But not all of the players present were peripheral members of the Boreham family.
Yes, the contributions of the Church of the Lord of Justice are transferable - after all, their most common direct dealers are with political regimes or other types of organizations. Members of these organizations can voluntarily turn in their contributions in exchange for rewards within their organizations. Although this also gives some people room to exploit loopholes, the negative impact is only a drop in the bucket compared to the positive ones compared to the convenience and motivation it provides.
So even for a while, I couldn't find the redemption option I needed in the Church of the Lord of Justice. They can also receive rewards of equal value from their factions. For those intelligent creatures that have a belonging, the versatility is still quite good.
After learning about Klamatis's question, the paladin Cortad immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Because he knows that once the other party moves, then there is room for negotiation. After turning around and discussing a few words in a low voice with the pastor on the side, he spoke: "According to the assessment in our church, the 'Bloodstained Gray Flower' mercenary group can gain 3,000 points of contribution in this operation. And the loss in the process of action is paid for by the church. ”
"Is the whole team only 3,000 points contributing?" Although he was already satisfied with such an offer, Kleimatis still did not forget to bargain: "I think your intelligence seems to be a little behind, and now we have a powerful meat grinder who has mastered the five-ring martial arts, and a mage who has a four-ring arcane art!" ”
Hearing this, the holy warrior Cortad immediately turned his head to look at Barrett: "5-ring martial arts? Is this Boreham gentleman really amazing? ”
"The unfortunate things you talk about have brought us opportunities for training that are rare for ordinary people." Barrett didn't forget to reply to the other party's complaint just now.
"That's also a reflection of your strength. Most people are involved in similar incidents, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to even save their lives! Since the holy warrior Cortad had a request, he naturally picked it up and said: "But the difficulty of this mission is there, even if you are strong, we can only give a maximum of 3,500 points of contribution." ”
"I don't think you two should focus on the reward just yet." Just as Clematis was about to nod in reply, Barrett suddenly interrupted the conversation between the two.
Then he shook his finger and said, "I think you should not care more about our combat effectiveness, but should think more about whether we can be of sufficient help to your actions after we join." If it's a face-to-face fight, I'm naturally the one to do. But tracking down cultists who don't know where they are doesn't seem to be our job! Mr. Cortad, do you think this kind of employment is worth it? ”
Although the words were all for the sake of the Church of the 'Lord of Justice', the paladin Cortad sensed that Barrett definitely did not want to stop because of this—Barrett's desire to return to Borem was obviously not supported by the reasons he had given before.
However, as a believer in the 'Lord of the Notary', the paladin Cortad was reluctant to delve into Barrett's privacy during non-trials. But at the same time, he also hoped to be able to get the joining of these combat forces in front of him, and the expression on his face was quite tangled for a while.
And Kleimatis, who originally thought that he could make a fortune, immediately understood the captain's attitude after hearing Barrett's words. She then turned around and asked with a cold face, "What do you want, Barrett?" ”
And Barrett, who had a lot of words that were inconvenient to explain publicly, immediately pulled Clematis over. After giving the surrounding members of the 'Lord of Justice' an apology, he dragged him away. After confirming that his words would not be heard, he spoke in a low voice: "I think you know the situation in Nohan's country now. At times like me, Lalou, and Rielly would be better off returning to Boreham as soon as possible in case something happens. Moreover, this mission of the 'notary master' may take a lot of time, and we really can't help much during this period. It's hard to earn that contribution. ”
Although it was indeed difficult to refuse the paladin's request, once he accepted the employment, he would waste the resources of the Church of the 'Lord of Justice', and Barent was still able to forcibly suppress his stupid desire for goodness. Of course, the reason why Barrett has such a 'sanity' is because he thinks that this manhunt will take a lot of time. This is quite unfavorable for their current situation.
But just as Barrett began to bitterly prepare to admonish Clematis. Beneath the horizon in the direction of the caravan fleeing, a huge fireball suddenly rose. Immediately afterward, Barrett felt a slight tremor in the ground beneath his feet. The shock was slight, but considering the distance, the power of the center of the explosion was absolutely amazing.
Looking at the mushroom-shaped burning clouds rising in the distance, many of the noble private soldiers present were stunned. Even the clergy of the Church of the Lord of Justice have experienced temporary distractions - but they tend to recover quickly and are not so easily noticeable to those around them.
"Barrett, you're a broom star in this regard!" Taking advantage of Barrett's distraction, Clematis immediately pointed at him and teased. And the companions who came with him nodded even more after hearing this.
After reaching out and patting Clematis's finger away, Barrett immediately strode to the side of the paladin Cortad: "If it's just to solve the problem over there, we're willing to accept the hire." ”
"Ugh! You're really in a hurry! Paladin Cortad smiled and said, "Lend us your powers!" ”
Immediately after that, the system prompt sounded: "Players accept the quest 'Feast for the Zeatics'...... Quest rewards will be available in ......"
"Barrett, you guy." Behind him, Clematis stomped his feet with a gritted tooth expression.
And Barrett himself seems to be blind to this: "Get ready to fight!" I don't know what kind of monster we'll encounter again this time. ”
After saying this, Barrett immediately turned on his horse, and then rushed out with the group of paladins who had summoned the Celestial Mount. Immediately after that, Rielly in the team also twisted into a winged birdman. Then the 'Pengyu Angel' flapped her wings and soared into the sky, and relying on the speed advantage after the transformation, she quickly overtook Barrett and those paladins who set off first.
"Lily, you guy!" After two protests wielding a mace, Klaimatis hurriedly rolled over his horse and followed the second team to the scene of the incident. Claudia, Anvil, and Noodles and Lalu had to scramble to climb their mounts in this situation.
It was at this time that a believer of the 'Lord of the Notary', who had not yet left, threw a silver reagent bottle to each of them: "This is the ointment of the faction's weapons (goodness), remember to apply them to the weapons before the battle." Otherwise, I am afraid that ordinary weapons will not be able to deal with the enemy this time. ”
"You've been so well prepared." The anvil that took the potion touched his beard and said. Then he whipped his whip and hurried towards the place where the flames had taken place.
Soon Rielly, who was at the forefront, was warmly welcomed by the otherworldly creatures. The flaming arrows brought out bright ribbons in the sky. Facing the danger, Rielly flapped her wings suddenly, and then the ring on her hand blew a strong wind, and she forced her to play a somersault in place. In this way, he avoided the arrows that left a hot stream in the air.
Rielly, who had escaped the catastrophe, looked intently and immediately found the initiator of the attack just now. A humanoid creature with black wings, the one flying in the air was about 6 feet tall and had a delicate humanoid face. Rielly, who has a lot of experience in this area, immediately blurted out: "Lust! ”
At the same time, in Barrett's sight during the charge, there were also otherworldly creatures that were constantly killing the survivors around them. The barbs with a large number of twisted and terrifying barbs covered the body below the big mouth, and at this moment they were skillfully wielding a fierce-looking saw-bladed machete, frantically harvesting the lives of nearby humans.
The vicious devil on the side who combines the most terrifying physical features of a withered corpse and a scavenging insect. Upon spotting the charging team, he immediately flicked the terrifying tail of a chained sword forward, and then turned into a sturdy bone spear.
And the devil's guard, covered with dense thorns, kept shaking his long tail while his eyes were burning. They hid behind the bone demons, as if ready to strike back. What surprised Barrett even more was that there were several tall and varied creatures that were eight points similar to Berserkers.
Barrett, of course, who understands the relationship between demons and demons, knows very well that this is definitely not a berserk demon in front of him. Rather, it should be a new breed of devil created by the Hell Lord based on the Berserker Demon.
As Barrett and the others continued to approach, the front of these devils began to improve. The jungle of bone spears and machetes made everyone who rode and charged feel considerable pressure. Well-ordered devils don't rush up like demons, these guys are a completely forbidden army.
After taking the opportunity to observe the surrounding environment, Barrett could be considered to understand what was going on here - under the influence of the mental spells of those cultists, the merchants waiting to be inspected were stimulated with negative emotions in their hearts, and then caused the first conflict.
And when the caravans who had fled into the wilderness came to their senses, they realized that what they had just done could be said to have driven them to their deaths—not to mention the loss of a large amount of baggage and goods, and the offended local lords. In order to find a way to solve the problem, the caravans regrouped to exchange their backgrounds and see if they could concentrate on solving the problems caused by the accident just now.
These people were not unsuspicious of the anomalies of the previous riot. It's just that the leaders among them believe that the reason why the guards were searching for the people who had caused the riot was to take advantage of the chaos to escape. It's long past time to get away from the conspicuous crowd of yourself.
I didn't expect those guys to be so bold as to play such a Jedi counterattack directly under the noses of the Church of the 'Lord of Justice' - the altar prepared in advance devoured the souls of dozens of people in an instant. Coupled with the sacrifices that had been stored in it, it created this terrifying situation in front of us. (To be continued.) )