"Huh?" Hu Yu was stunned, "How embarrassing is that...... I'm a mercenary. ”

"It's okay, you can continue to be your mercenary, our church also needs some knowledgeable clerical staff."

"Uh...... That's not what I meant," Hu Yu shook his hand, "I'll tell you the truth, the world I came from is a world without gods, and I'm also an unbeliever, so I may not be able to adapt to the rules of the church." ”

"It doesn't matter, Jones, the Vice-Chancellor of the Inquisition, is an untrustworthy person." The bishop said, "I can introduce you to you as an apprentice." ”

"Forget it, right?" Hu Yu scratched his head and racked his brains to find an excuse, "I'm still young, and I plan to travel around for a while when I come back......"

In this world, gods and beliefs are something that does exist and is decisive for the growth of some advanced professions; And the meaning of faith has changed from an unnecessary luxury to a normal daily commodity - and the church has officially changed from a religious organization to a huge institution of real power above the state. Unless they are cultists with confused beliefs, the church is relatively tolerant of people of different faiths. Because of this reason, Hu Yu thought to himself that there should be no problem with using this reason to excuse himself, but before he finished speaking, he saw the bishop's momentum and asked with some displeasure:

"Then you don't want to come back?"

"Huh? No," Hu Yu said, "I'm just going over there to see my family, and I won't do anything bad with this kind of magic." ”

The archbishop shook his head: "You don't care about the future and future of this world at all, I don't see the sincerity of your desire to stay. ”

"Huh?"

Hu Yu was stunned. Then I realized what the archbishop meant - it turned out that he was afraid that he was lying.

Indeed, if you look at it from the perspective of others, the current Hu Yu is simply in a hurry to get out; No wonder he was misunderstood.

Hu Yu hurriedly explained to him. It's not that he doesn't care about the future of this world, he just has other things to do. After explaining for most of the day, and finally introducing the confused Arya to the archbishop, and bringing out the matter of owing 100,000 gold coins, the archbishop's tone was slightly relaxed.

"I heard you've lifted the curse of the Cursed Dragon once?"

"Well, it was the other day, at the Knights' headquarters."

"Well, I hope you're not a spy sent by the Cursed Dragon." The archbishop nodded. "You've seen the cultists coming from the rift in space, right?"

"I've seen it." Hu Yu said, and added, "I have been dealing with them for a long time. More than 20 cultists were killed. ”

"Well, I've heard that." The archbishop nodded and said, "You just met and did you do it with them, right?" ”

"Hmm...... Right. ”

The archbishop looked directly into Hu Yu's eyes and said, "When I was a child. It has experienced a period when the cursed dragon is wreaking havoc on the continent. It's damned. Not actually to kill. If you don't resist, they won't hurt you. ”

Hu Yu was stunned: "Why?" ”

"Those who do not resist will be forcibly taken away by them and then arrive in their world. Some of those who resist will only be beaten half to death by them and then taken away. "This is the way the cursed dragon uses to develop believers, you see?" ”

"That's ...... so"

"And destroying the mark of the cursed dragon is a declaration of war and a provocation against it. For the sake of the curse you cracked. I grant you the right to learn this magic. ”

"Thank you, Bishop!"

"I hope you're doing it for yourself, I don't want one more future enemy. Got it? ”

Finally got the bishop's consent, Hu Yu was also relieved, and went out to say hello to Arya and asked them to go back first, while he followed a priest to the church's underground library to look for books. Thinking of the topic just now, Hu Yu couldn't help but feel a little annoyed; I knew that I had just agreed to the request to join the church, so why did I subconsciously refuse?

As early as when the Knight Commander mentioned this issue, Hu Yu thought of this question. He just wanted the 'Gate of the Otherworld', and the goal of his actions all along, and this kind of magic was the only goal. The answer just now was based on this kind of thinking, which made him reject the Pope's proposal without even thinking about it.

Although he has always said that he will not treat the other world as a game, in the end, he almost made a big mistake because of it. Thinking of this, Hu Yu couldn't help but shrug his shoulders.

He's a time-traveler and has a game system on him. Everything he needs can be obtained through the memories in Guò's mind, and every Qiē problem he faces can be solved through the 'Otherworldly Game System' in Guò's pocket. In time, even becoming the number one powerhouse in the continent, or unifying the Otherworldly Continent, would not be a complete outrage for him—however, he was not keen on these in comparison. On the contrary, for the 'Otherworldly Gate', something that may return to Earth, I have been working hard for it.

So, does he really want to go back?

Of course not. Although people can't live in games after all, these things in front of them are not games, and Hu Yu still firmly believes in this. Even if I occasionally think it's better to be in the original world, it's because there is no Internet and TV in the other world. No ambition and no dislike of fighting and killing does not mean that he is willing to be ordinary, if he can, Hu Yu hopes to stay here all the time.

So why be so obsessed with this magic? On the one hand, it is indeed as he said to Arya, 'at least go back and tell my friends and family that I'm safe', and on the other hand, it is also something that has always guided Hu Yu's actions. Finding this 'Gate of the Otherworld' is a task issued by the system, and Hu Yu just follows the instructions of the mission to carry it down. At first, it was just to visit a magister, and then somehow he was involved in a kidnapping case, and he followed the mission all the way, and when he came back to his senses, he was already here.

Because this task did not conflict with his own ideas, Hu Yu never took it seriously; But now, Hu Yu hesitated a little again. It's true that I've benefited from it, but with the Otherworld's Gate, who knows what kind of tasks will follow? Will it not come back?

When the library arrived, the priest handed Hu Yu a small, delicately framed booklet and told him to study there. Opening the book, Hu Yu saw an ancient mark belonging to the space magician.

Skimmed through the introduction to magic, a mysterious magic used to travel through time and space; Although the principles of magic are not complicated, the way magic works is completely different from ordinary magic. After reading it again, Hu Yu also had a bottom in his heart - the price of this kind of magic is not high, even if he returns to Earth, he should be able to come back again.

Seeing this, Hu Yu breathed a sigh of relief, turned back to the first page, and began to study carefully from the beginning. Several things that I didn't understand were answered by the priests around me, but the technique of grasping the 'causal clues' in the book was a bit difficult. After an afternoon of trying, Hu Yu finally learned this magic.

Using the 'Otherworldly Gate' to travel through space was much easier than he had imagined, and the price required was just a few ordinary magic items, a ten-minute chanting process, and a few small amounts of magic, which was not quite what he had imagined. Was it just such a casual magic? The priest beside him urged, "Try it, and I can correct any problems for you." ”

"Huh? Do you want it now? Hu Yu subconsciously said, "I'm going to go and tell Arya first." ”

"Let's try it first." The priest said, "If there is anything else, you can go and come back, and it won't be too much trouble anyway." ”

Are you going back now?

Although he knew that he could come back immediately even if he passed, Hu Yu still had an indescribable feeling in his heart. And at this moment, the task prompt has also sounded.

"Main quest update. You have obtained the 'Otherworldly Gate', use the Otherworldly Gate to return to Earth, talk to the mysterious man, and claim the rewards of the first stage of the mission. ”

Hu Yu hurriedly opened the system and read the introduction of the new task. The rewards for the tasks below are very rich, and Hu Yu couldn't help but smack his lips when he saw it. Sure enough, the next step in the mission is to return to Earth. Compared with the task reward, Hu Yu also noticed another message - "Talk to the mysterious person and receive the first stage of the task reward." ”

Was it only the first stage? Then at least go and get the task first. Hu Yu thought about it and agreed to try it first. He went to the training room next to the library, set up the magic circle with the help of the priest, took out the time and space pendant and placed it in the center of the magic circle, and then chanted in the way described in the book.

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The time in the other world is still in the afternoon, but at this moment in Yanjin City on the earth, the time is still early in the morning. The genius is bright, the breakfast shop has just opened, and the city that has just woken up has started a whole day of hustle and bustle, but today's Zhou Heng got up very early, came to the secret base early in the morning, made a cup of tea, and observed the situation on the other side. But today, the monitoring window is a little special -

A window shows that in the basement of the headquarters of the Otherworldly Church, Hu Yu is next to the magic array that has just been arranged, chanting magic according to the introduction in the book; The other shot, on the other hand, is next door - the real room, which was originally full of instruments, has been vacated at this moment; There is only a lone camera, transmitting the picture next door to Zhou Heng's computer.

A fluctuation visible to the naked eye flashed, and several visible ripples rippled in the center of the empty room; Immediately, a vague figure appeared in the center of the ripples.

"It's finally over." (To be continued......)