Chapter 4: Return to Brattis
"I met a teenage girl in that world with an animatronic egg around her neck, the kind that was popular in the nineties." Li Yu described, "How did she get that thing, has anyone been to that world before me?" ”
"Oh, you noticed, it's the anchor, it was thrown out by the company during the last intervention, in order to establish a connection with that universe, so that you can get there smoothly, and at this stage you will appear near the anchor point every time you come, so I strongly recommend that you get on good terms with the owner of that thing.
"To answer your second question, no...... You are the first earthling to set foot in that land, a veritable Columbus, who is completely yours from head to toe, every piece of skin. Hephaestus whistled as he finished speaking.
"So the owner of that electronic pet egg isn't my Party A?"
"No, she's no different from the other sapient beings on that plane, except that she happened to pick up the anchor point we threw past." Xu Mengyuan replied, "Your Party A is your believer and all potential believer candidates.
"To mine faith over there, you first need to build a religion. It should be brand new, non-existent, and it's up to you to decide what it's called, what gods to worship, what precepts to observe, and how you plan to develop it.
"Companies only care about the end result, which is how much faith they can collect. Some of these beliefs are yours and can be used as an additional investment in the company.
"The other part will be forcibly collected by the company, of course, we will also convert this part of the belief into the corresponding performance bonus, and compensate you additionally."
"In the future, when you earn faith, you can come to the equipment department to spend, we have a lot of good things here." Hephaestus had already begun to market his work.
In order to be more convincing, he also took out a waterproof case from his backpack, "By the way, I heard that you don't have a watch, this is a welcome gift from the equipment department." ”
Li Yu took the locket, opened it, and found a black watch with a canvas strap lying inside.
"The 5054 3640 O52B of the Fifty Fathoms collection, my personal favorite, has a red gold case with a diameter of 43 mm and a thickness of 13.3 mm, with a calibre 6654.P.4, because it is a diver's watch, it has excellent water resistance, you can take it directly into the river and dive without worrying that it will break down.
"The luminescent hand ensures that you can easily see the time in the dark, but none of this compares to its beauty, it is a flawless work of art.
"No man can resist its temptation. In addition, the Equipment Department has made some minor changes to it, transforming its full calendar-moon phase function into a more practical faith counting function. ”
"Faith counts?"
"Yes, it will be your best friend, and every faith you gain will be displayed in the upper part of the calendar, so you can see your progress in real time.
"The upper limit is 999999, and when this amount is exceeded, a star will rise at the position of the original moon phase below, and then the count above will also be reset, how about it, it's intuitive."
Hephaestus smiled brightly until Xu Mengyuan's voice sounded again, "The Finance Department wants me to remind you that your equipment department's budget has been overspent this month, and if you continue to insist on using luxury goods to make divine carving equipment, then the overspent part will be directly deducted from your salary in the future." ”
Hephaestus was stunned, and just wanted to regret it, and change the watch back to sell it. Li Yu had already carried it on his wrist.
"Thank you, this gift is beautiful."
"Uh, no...... You are welcome. Hephaestus smiled bitterly.
Li Yu wore a new watch and signed his name in the Party B column on the contract, "Although I can't fully believe all of what you say, this job does sound interesting, and I am willing to give it a try." ”
Xu Mengyuan didn't seem surprised at all by this and took the contract.
"I said I've been watching you for a long time, you've always been my favorite candidate, with a cool head, a keen sense of observation, a great sense of analysis, but more importantly, you have the blood of an adventurer in your bones.
"Like the best navigators in history, the top gamblers and extreme sportsmen...... However, you have been suppressing your nature, allowing yourself to be swallowed up by the mechanical and boring work, constantly killing, which is why you always feel trapped.
"And what we have to do is to free you from the prison of life, provide you with all the preparations before the voyage, and help you sail to sea."
"When I joined the company, almost every leader said something similar to me."
"This time is different, welcome to the Third Age, I hope you can find the path you have been pursuing here."
Xu Mengyuan shook hands with Li Yu again, and then reminded, "It's almost time, you should be ready to go." ”
Li Yu didn't say anything more when he heard this, straightened his tie, got up and walked towards Room 8.
Hephaestus slid the seat under his ass into the corridor outside the door again, and shouted at Li Yu's back, "The godhead sequence on your body has been activated through the first advent, but I personally recommend that you don't die easily unless you have to."
"For you can be resurrected, but the pain you suffered before you died will not be less. You've proven that before, and I'm sure you won't want to go through what he went through. ”
"Understood."
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With his previous experience, Li Yu drank half a can of Coke Zero before his second arrival.
Although he still felt noticeably dizzy at the time of the intervention, the symptoms were much less severe than the first time.
At least Li Yu didn't vomit on the spot, but it still took him a little time to get his eyes used to the change in light.
Like the last time, he arrived at Brattis at night, but about half an hour earlier than the first arrival, which translates to an hour and a half in this universe.
Li Yu noticed that he was still in the wild, and there was a bonfire in front of him, and he was about to turn his head to look away, but a dagger had already been put on his waist one step in advance.
"Say, who the hell are you, and what is the purpose of approaching me?!" A familiar voice sounded in Li Yu's ears.
However, this time, the meaning of vigilance was far greater than when the two met for the first time.
"Where have you been running away for the past two days?"
"I can explain." Li Yu said calmly.
"yes, then you'd better explain this to me first......"
The girl's tone sounded like the bitter masters in the livelihood column of the local TV station who took the reporter and the cameraman brother to catch the other half in bed.
After she finished speaking, she threw something in front of Li Yu.
It was a golden brooch with one end made in the shape of a lion's head, and it looked imposing.