41 The vanity of Peck III

While there is an undercurrent outside, Bernie, who is located in Morse Chapel, is writing letters.

He didn't write an important letter, but a letter from home that looked like a daily chatter.

"Summers on mainland Lea are mild, and the contrast to the heat of Black Island is very stark. It's said to be very cold in winter, but this shouldn't be a problem for me, and some time ago a kind person gave me a special heating trick, with which I basically don't get cold-"

At one point, the quill pen that was writing quickly on the parchment suddenly paused, as if something had happened.

But then the hand holding the quill resumed.

"Haunted. Other than that, it's not as horrible as it is out there. Although people's lives are more boring, they are always normal people, and if you look closely, everyone is different, and compared to slaves, they ......"

The oil lamp lit on the table dimly illuminated, and Bernie, dressed in a black priest's robe, had a focused expression on his face, occasionally pausing to think about his choice of words.

Desk, candles, ink, quills, and a young priest with a quill in his hand and writing a letter with his head bowed.

All this seemed to be ordinary, but no one knew that in the priest's mind at this time, some unique information was slowly flowing through -

[You have awakened a transcendent skill - the vanity of Peck III]

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[Pinker III's Vanity: With your left hand, you can quickly "buy" all the goods and services that exist in your town, provided you have an equivalent amount of wealth]

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[With Ingersoll's Humility, your skills have a Divine Effect applied]

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[Sanctified: If you "buy" a physical item, it will be blessed with the Light]

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[This skill is a special skill, the promotion condition is unknown]

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[For unknown reasons, you have been cursed by Middleton, the Lord of Fears]

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[The curse makes it easier for people within a certain radius to reveal their fears]

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[Because the curse is not directed at you, your gift, Ingersoll's holiness, cannot be effective]

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The continuous flow of information continues to emerge and dissipate, representing the awakening of one of Bernie's remaining supernatural abilities at this stage.

And the last curse doesn't seem to hurt either.

Bernie paid no attention to it, and finished the letter without changing his face, signing the date of the place and his name at the end of the letter.

He then sealed the letter in an envelope and with fire paint, and set it aside to dry, ready to be delivered after the fire paint dried.

With the chore done, Bernie got up and walked out of the room, ready to "go home from work" and get down to business

Morse Church is very quiet at night, and the people who came to stay in the church because of the gangsters' rebellion a while ago have left because of the recent peace of mind.

Most of the clergy have long since left after their "off-duty" hours. At this time, only a few monks who remained in the church kept vigil.

But quiet doesn't mean nothing.

"Father Bernie, is this notice on the gate or on the pillar next to it?"

As Bernie walked out of the room, a young monk approached with some trepidation.

"Just stick it on the door."

Bernie replied softly, "We need every believer who comes to church to see it first." ”

The priest did not seem impatient with such trivialities.

So the newly hired monk secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and ran to put up the notice.

Bernie shook his head.

The sign says that it is important or not, and that it is important when it is not important, and that is the response of the church leadership to the players who have recently appeared.

During this time, due to the obvious deaths of players everywhere, the Church as a whole has become aware of the existence and characteristics of the player base.

Therefore, this notice requires anyone who has a seriously ill family member to report it to a nearby church to avoid being possessed by evil spirits.

In addition, there are some other measures, such as the deceased is best to wear a special protective charm to prevent evil spirits from possessing the body during the funeral, and it is also necessary to wear it on ordinary times if possible.

If you encounter someone who is abnormal, you should report it as soon as possible.

The relevant churches in various places must pay close attention to the mental state of the believers under their jurisdiction, and must not be misled and deceived by evil spirits.

These measures are destined to cause a silent upheaval, but they also prevent players from mixing into human society as much as possible.

Considering that it may have been signed by the Pope himself, the speed of the response is quite fast.

It is clear that the Church has taken the player's presence as a sudden and evil invasion.

That's not a mistake in a sense, but not all players are so unscrupulous.

For example, at this moment, in Morse Church, there is a player who is acting honestly......

Bernie glanced inside as he walked past the library, where a balding young monk was looking intently at a book titled "Chronicles of the Kingdom of Pharos" in front of a shelf.

Bernie didn't take his eyes off the book when he came closer.

It wasn't until he was tapped on the arm that the short, thin balding monk slowly looked up.

Then he was "stunned" for a few seconds, and then hurriedly bent down and saluted, "Good evening, Father Bernie." ”

"No lighting in the library at night, Able."

Bernie said as he pointed to the flickering oil lamp in his hand.

"It's easy to set the books on fire and start a fire."

“…… I'm sorry, Father Bernie, but I'm going to put it out. ”

"Take the book and look outside, just don't break the pages." Bernie replied empathetically.

“…… Thank you very much. ”

The other stiffly saluted, then turned and walked cautiously outside the library.

That's really cautious, compared to most players' way of walking crookedly and even bumping into others, he doesn't look much different from normal people.

Although the behavior and expression are a little weird, they are only a little stiff, and they are generally normal.

However, in Bernie's sight, the game nickname that floated quietly on the other party's head was always very conspicuous-

LV14 - It's a year old.

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"What a different kind of player."

Watching his back walk into the bright corridor outside the library, Bernie commented on it secretly.

This one has been separated from the body of a turtle after reaching level ten, but unlike those players who switch to other races because "Terrans are too difficult", she chose humans instead, and was lucky enough to become a monk.

And then I came here to apply for a librarian.

At first, Bernie thought that the other party might think that she had a good opinion of him and could get the task.

But it didn't take long for Bernie to realize that his purpose was really simple, just to read a book.

And judging from the content of her chats, she seems to be very curious about all the transcripts of the "game world", and often reads books as soon as she goes online, and does not leave for hours.

In order to maintain this reading environment, she even tried her best to disguise herself as a monk.

Eating, sleeping, running errands, and doing everything is no different from that of other monks.

Bernie was impressed with her because of this.

Before this, he only regarded the other party as a difficult research subject, and he didn't care much about her own personality......

With the player's information running through his mind, Bernie had apparently arrived at the main area of the church, and after greeting the monks stationed there, he left the church and headed for his residence.

It was already night outside.

Because of the recent changes in the external environment, those night owl players are running away and being caught.

No one, or even animals, dared to come out in front of the public, let alone the strange existence of those strange beings who surrounded Bernie.

So the road back is very quiet, but it can be regarded as deserted.

Just being cold doesn't mean that all players have given up on Bernie.

When he arrives at his doorstep, a player pops up in front of him.

It was a gopher who ran over and carefully placed a topaz at Bernie's feet, then arched his head with it.

The familiar scene was actually very familiar to Bernie, as he could meet the gopher that came to deliver gems every night.

Not only precious stones, but also expensive items such as jadeite, diamonds, and gold, which have been saved enough for a normal wealthy family for several years.

It's a huge fortune.

In addition, the level and race of the opponent have never changed, and they have always been at the stage of LV10, which is very far behind other players.

Obviously, there must be something strange about this.

Bernie didn't think much of it in the past, and didn't want to give him any feedback other than remembering the player named "No one knows school better than I do".

But today, the vanity ability has been initially awakened, and he has the heart to experiment with it.

So just as the gopher circled Bernie a few times and was about to leave, Bernie suddenly crouched down.

Then he picked up the mud-stained topaz with his left hand, and lightly touched the forehead with the tip of his right index finger.

A light that was unusually conspicuous in the hazy darkness of the night was born from the gap where the two sides collided, and with a faint sound of iron, the light slowly spread down the gopher's forehead and towards its body.

Eventually, when the sound of striking iron had dissipated, and when the obvious light had converged, the gopher's originally hairy body had been covered with a layer of armor full of steel.

The armor is like a knight's full-body plate armor, full of metallic texture, and it wraps the gopher very tightly.

All over its body, only its eyes and mouth are exposed, and even its ears are covered with a layer of close-fitting protection.

As Bernie watched, information emerged accordingly—

[This is a pair of gopher armor that has been forged by a special method.] This armor is mixed with the power of the Holy Light during the casting process, so by activating this armor, the wearer will have a weakened version of the Holy Light healing ability (1 time/day)]

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Looking at the armor that shimmered in the moonlight, Bernie nodded in satisfaction.

Then he ignored the gopher that was in a "sluggish" state and stepped into his house.

He was ready to get back to business.

Lately, he's been observing his surroundings, but nothing unusual has happened other than the fact that the number of players has been decreasing.

This meant that the potential ally was still in Bernie's intended range of operations, and had not moved in any other direction.

But to be sure of this, you need to get some feedback. But counting the time, this feedback should be tonight.

At the same time, he also has to make some other layouts by the way.

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