Chapter 428: Give the sand bandits a little shock
[The figures of Evans and the others quickly disappeared into the distance, leaving only you and a group of sand bandits on the scene. γ
[You lead a large number of sand bandits to board the land ship, and then start the land ship again, and set off in a mighty way, under the guidance of a sand bandit, to their lair hidden in the depths of the desert. γ
The next step is to follow the gang of bandits on the road.
I don't know if the other party is afraid of being followed, and the direction pointed out along the way is left and right, completely irregular, more like going around in circles.
After a few hours of circling in the hot desert, it was not until the land ship had penetrated into the heart of the desert and confirmed that there was no one following behind them that the bandits finally gave the right direction.
After another half an hour, the group finally arrived at the place.
[Under the guidance of the leading sand bandits, the sand land ship finally stopped in front of a seemingly ordinary sand dune. γ
You go down the dunes with the crowd. The leading sand bandit walked to the top of the dune, leaned over to remove the yellow sand from the ground, and reached into the sand to grope for it. γ
[With a tremor under his feet, he saw a deep entrance popping up on the sand under the dunes in front of him, and the surrounding gravel poured in. You step up to check and there is a stone staircase that leads deep underground. γ
[The sand bandits were not surprised by this, and lined up to enter the entrance in turn. You put the land ship in your backpack and follow the party into the underground staircase. γ
[After walking in the dark in a narrow passage, the front suddenly opens up.] γ
[You appear in a huge underground palace, with a ceiling of more than 30 meters high, and a row of lit torches hanging on the surrounding walls, illuminating the stone carvings and portraits full of desert folk style on the walls. γ
[Entering the palace, you find that there are more sand bandits gathered in the hall, there are at least a thousand people, and the clothes on each person's chest are painted with the pattern of the nine-toothed sun. γ
[The leading sand bandit walked into the hall quickly, walked up to one of the bald sand bandits, and whispered a few words, and several people around looked at you in surprise when they heard this. γ
[After listening to the introduction, the bald sand bandit walked towards you, and several sand bandits behind him also walked up to you with weapons in their hands and surrounded you. γ
["You say you are a believer in Julius Caesar? The bald sand bandit asked, squinting at you. While questioning, several of the surrounding sand bandits all raised their weapons, exuding a ferocious aura, as if if if you only need to say a wrong word, they will immediately raise their axes and cut you. γ
"Yes. You replied without fear, ignoring the sand bandits around you. γ
["You said you were a wealthy merchant from the Lanel Empire who deliberately sold all your family property to join us? The bald sand bandit asked again. γ
"Exactly. You replied in a steady tone. γ
[The bald sand bandit stared at your eyes for dozens of seconds before nodding: "Well, now, you can offer your sincerity to prove your loyalty to Julius Caesar!] βγ
To put it simply, if you want to join the church, you must pay the fee first, which is the consistent routine of the church organization.
[You didn't rush to withdraw the money, but first asked about the church's contribution and the relationship between personnel and organization. γ
[The bald sand bandit looks at the other bandit, who nods and reads the 'Caesar Canon' to you.] γ
[The composition of the personnel in Caesar's Cult is divided into bishops, esoteric religions, priests, fanatics and believers from top to bottom, of which each department is subdivided into one to nine stars, and all personnel are divided into positions according to their contributions, contributing money to the organization, completing organizational tasks, or developing downlines, helping the organization absorb personnel to expand the team, and they can get the contribution degree. The higher the status, the higher the status in the organization, the greater the authority, the more resources they can enjoy every day, and the more opportunities they will have to be favored by the Emperor when Julius Caesar is resurrected in the future......]
The corners of Mu You's mouth twitched after reading it, good guy, an organization with only thousands of people can be divided into forty or fifty levels, and the status is directly linked to welfare, and everyone is encouraged to develop their downline, isn't this the standard MLM organization model......
[After reading the canon, all the sand bandits are staring at you, waiting for your action. ...... you choose]
[You open the king's treasury, take out a fist-sized diamond 'Angel's Tears', and in the stunned eyes of the other bandits, hand it to the bald bandits: "I want to dedicate this to the organization!" βγ
["Angel's Tears, Value...... 3,3500 Contribution Points! The sand bandit next to him, who was holding a pen and paper and was responsible for counting the contribution, announced in a trembling voice. This diamond alone is already more than their contribution to a year of hard work. γ
[You have gained 3500 contributions.] γ
[Your status in Caesar's Cult has risen to the rank of 'Nine-Star Believer'. γ
"Only a nine-star believer?"
Mu You sighed, not satisfied, the level of believers is the lowest, and the contribution required for each level in the future will only be doubled, and the contribution of the last two positions is likely to be astronomical! Judging from this model, ordinary people who want to join in and want to rise to a high position need to be a cow and a horse for hundreds of thousands of years.
It's useless to entangle with these ordinary members here, Mu You's goal is to meet the founder of this organization, so that he can find out as soon as possible whether this organization has the real thing about Caesar's resurrection, and if he wants to do this, he must at least rise to the level of Esoteric Sect or above.
Mu You didn't have time to rise step by step, and since the king gave him financial support and allowed him to use the treasury, it would be over if he continued to spend money at this time.
While the other bandits were still indulging in the beauty of Angel Tears, you suddenly took out a pearl the size of a human head, which radiated a dazzling light in the dimly lit underground hall. γ
["The pearl of the night of the deep sea, the value ...... 5000 contribution points! The sand bandit in charge of statistics opened his mouth trembling again, causing another uproar at the scene. γ
[Your status in Caesar's Cult has risen to the rank of 'Five-Star Maniah'. γ
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[You offered a ...... of 'Black Yao Glazed Stone Carving']
[Your status has risen to the rank of 'Eight-Star Maniac Believer'......]
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[You gave a box of 'pure gold bricks' ......]
[Your status has risen to the rank of 'One-Star Priest'......]
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Next, Mu You began to take out treasures from the king's treasury in the stunned eyes of a group of sand bandits, and then donated them without blinking an eyelid.
The king didn't care, and directly handed over the entrance to the vault to him, so what else was he embarrassed about, but he just threw money, anyway, he didn't seek personal gain, and now everything is to complete the task, which fully meets the requirements for withdrawal.
[You donated the 'Crystal Angel Statue'*3......]
[Your status has been upgraded to 'One-Star Bishop', and the sand bandit in charge of statistics numbly read out your status promotion and revised your information on the record board. The other sand bandits around the onlookers also watched with numb expressions as you threw the three crystal clear angel statues into the storage statue, and then turned their heads mechanically, waiting for you to take out the next treasure......]
[You lived up to everyone's expectations, and continued to open the vault ring, ready to take out the next thing, only to find that the entrance to the vault has been closed to you. γ
The king has rejected your request to withdraw the treasure! Your Treasure Trove Temporary Credential has expired. γ
"Huh?"
Mu You was stunned, why did he refuse? He didn't violate the rules, all the treasures he took out were donated, and he didn't take a penny.
Moreover, there are obviously still treasures in the treasure house, and the wave of donations just now only donated about two-thirds in total, which helped him be promoted to a one-star bishop.
If he donates all the rest of the things, he may be able to break through the bishop and become the highest-ranking person in this church at present, Mu You is very curious about what will happen then.
It's a pity that the king didn't let him donate it at the critical moment, stingy!
Mu You shook his head and had no choice but to stop the option.
You stopped taking out the treasure. The surrounding sand bandits were still a little dazed when they saw that you had not been able to take out the new treasure for a long time, and after a few seconds, everyone came to their senses: the donation is finally over! γ
[Everyone looks at you with pity or unsatisfied, but these eyes are all turned into worship and admiration, and many people realize that they have recruited a real gold lord this time! γ
[And those members of the sect who were suspicious of you before are also suspicious at this moment: absolutely no one can pay such a huge price for playing undercover! ] You must be a true fanatic of Julius Caesar, and your faith is purer than all those present, and you deserve the title of Bishop! γ
["Your Excellency, the other three bishops, please! The bald sand bandit humbly saluted you, his tone and eyes full of flattery. With the exception of the three bishop founders, he is already the highest-ranking person in Caesar's Cult, but he is currently only a priest, and he deserves to be humble before you. γ
Mu You breathed a sigh of relief, this performance of money ability was finally not in vain, and he directly smashed out the three founders behind this organization.
Mu You naturally manipulated the characters to meet these three people, but considering some of the things that might happen in this kind of pyramid scheme organization, he thought about it and released the scout beetle in advance.
[You follow the bald sand bandit to the depths of the dungeon, and the scout beetle is quietly released on the way. γ
[The scout beetle carries a photo crystal, hides in the cracks of the ground, and silently follows you to the depths of the underground palace. γ
["The cardinal, the yellow cardinal, and the blue cardinal are waiting for you inside, please come in. "The bald sand bandit leads you to a large door, and after pointing to the gate in front of you, he slowly retreats with his head down until he has completely exited the hallway. γ
[You push open the door and enter a slightly dimly lit chamber. The walls of the chamber were covered with various torture instruments, more like an execution ground, and in addition, on the ground in the center of the chamber, a worm pond several meters deep had been excavated, in which countless hungry scarab beetles were piled up. γ
[As soon as you enter the secret room, you feel that the space around you is being constrained. None of the spatial abilities in this chamber are inactive. γ
[As you enter the secret room, the door behind you automatically closes.] γ
["Welcome, stupid rich man? Or is it an undercover agent who is willing to spend money? So, which one are you? βγ
[A voice hears from the depths of the chamber.] γ
[When you look up, you see that on the three thrones inside the secret room, there are three middle-aged people with fat heads and oily ears, dressed in red, yellow and blue robes, and the wide throne is even a little difficult to accommodate their overly fat bodies. γ
[You see one of the middle-aged men holding a football-sized ball in his hand, and a pupil opened in the bead, like the eyes of some kind of giant beast. γ
[As you look at it, the pupils in the beads also stare at you, and you suddenly feel that your body has become heavy, and an illusory golden chain gradually forms around you, making your whole body as heavy as lead, and it becomes extremely difficult to raise your hands and feet. γ
[Until a dozen seconds later, you were completely petrified by that eye, and you couldn't move a single bit.] γ
["What does this mean? I gave everything I had for Julius Caesar, why do this to me? "You look at the three of them angrily. γ
["It seems to be the former, a rich fool! The three of them looked at you playfully when they heard the words. γ
"What do you mean? Are you not a follower of Julius Caesar? Do you have a way to resurrect Julius Caesar? βγ
Mu You took the opportunity to ask, this is the question he is most concerned about, and he still hasn't figured out the details of this organization.
["Hehe, it's really stupid! The cardinal among the three sneered: "But for the sake of the assets you have contributed to us, I will tell you the truth." βγ
["Of course we don't have the means to resurrect Caesar!"] The whole Cult of Caesar is nothing more than a deception in order to trick rich fools like you into taking the bait and competing to provide us with inexhaustible wealth......"]
Mu You was quite disappointed after reading it, it was really a pure MLM organization......
He was disappointed not that the organization was fake, but that Caesar's clues had been interrupted, and all the preparations he had made before were useless, and everything had to start all over again.
"Now, there are two choices before you. The cardinal, one of the three, spoke again: "First, abandon your frivolous faith, join us, help us continue to expand the size of the organization, and trick more fools like you into sending us money, and then we will eat meat, and you can also drink some soup with it." βγ
["Second, refuse our proposal, and then, like the few undercover agents sent by the Ejomar Empire before, we will be sent to the worm pond and be punished by insects until they are eaten by insects. βγ
["You are blaspheming the honor of Julius Caesar, and I would rather die than join you!"] 'Long live Caesar'! You shouted in the direction of the Scout Beetle. γ
After confirming that this group of people is a liar, now Mu You can actually leave directly, but there is no hurry, he has to do a full set of acts, and Mu You is now more curious about the eyeball that the three of them are holding.
["Hmph, since you can't get in so much oil and salt, let's die! The cardinal snorted, pulled down from his chair with difficulty, and walked towards you. γ
["To tell you the truth, the palace we are in now is one of the palaces built by Caesar during his lifetime, and this punishment chamber is also the place where Caesar inflicted the 'punishment of worming' on those who angered him. The cardinal sneered: "Since you believe in Caesar so much, then use your flesh and blood to feed these Caesar's scarab pets!" With that, the cardinal will push you into the worm pond behind you. ...... you choose]
Mu You directly quit the game offline, and then logged in again, refreshing the petrification state on his body.
[You appear in the 'Worm Eater Dungeon.' γ
[Before you rushed to the throne in the distance, when the three of you couldn't react, you snatched the eyeball from the arms of the fat man in yellow. γ
[You have obtained the 'Eye of the Divine Beast'. γ
[Eye of the Divine Beast: This eyeball looks like the eyeball of some mysterious giant beast, with the ability to petrify everything, when it looks at a certain target, the target will gradually enter the petrification state, the petrification time depends on the intelligence value, when the eyeball looks away, the petrification will gradually be lifted. γ
[You hold the eye of the divine beast in your arms, the pupils in the eyeballs turn to you curiously, and you feel that your body quickly becomes heavy......]
[You hurriedly took out a piece of cloth, blindfolded your eyeballs, and the heaviness on your body disappeared suddenly. γ
The ability of this eyeball is not bad, but it doesn't seem to be stable, and it seems that there is still self-awareness, and it is all in his hand, and the eyeball will actually look at him!
In addition, what made Mu You notice was the name of this eyeball: the eye of the divine beast!
Coupled with the fact that this eyeball has self-awareness, Mu You suddenly realized, maybe this divine beast is still alive? So with this eye, is there a chance to find the body of this 'divine beast'?
Of course, that's an afterthought.
At this moment, Mu You snatched his eyeballs, and the text prompted that the three bishops rushed towards him like crazy, trying to snatch the eyeballs back.
Needless to say, these three liars are fat like this, and their combat effectiveness is even weaker, how can they be his opponents?
[You casually beat all three of them to the ground. γ
[The three bishops found that they couldn't help you, so they hurriedly pressed the mechanism on the wall and shouted for help. γ
[Dozens of seconds later, a group of believers who received the bishop's request for help from the outside world rushed into the secret room with their swords in hand and came to the rescue. γ
[As soon as the believers entered the door, they saw the scene where you unilaterally beat up the three bishops, and immediately looked at each other, and did not know what to do for a while. γ
["He is a traitor sent by the EjΓΆmar Empire! Is it the enemy who has come to destroy our church, and why not catch him quickly? The cardinal saw the crowd as if he were a savior, and hurriedly shouted. γ
[The disciples were shocked when they heard this, and they all looked at you with unkind eyes, and their murderous aura surged. ...... you choose]
[You pick up the Scout Beetle and play the video from the Crystal Crystal to the crowd.] γ
The camera was set up in advance to prevent this kind of thing, and now it is really used.
[The three bishops looked at the scenes played back in the crystal of the photo, their faces were like ashes, and after watching the images, the congregants were either dazed, sad, or incredulous, and finally all turned into anger! γ
[In the pleading of the three bishops, the believers unceremoniously poured out their anger on the three of them, punched and kicked them, and then pushed them off the worm pond, and the onlookers accepted the punishment of Caesar the Great. γ
[It wasn't until the life span of the three people was completely exhausted and they were gnawed into white bones by the scarab beetles, that the disciples were relieved. γ
[However, after venting, everyone followed with a huge emptiness and confusion. γ
[The three bishops in the photo just now have made it very clear that the church was fake from the beginning, and they did not have the means to resurrect Caesar, which means that the existence of Caesar's Cult has no meaning, so where should they go next? γ
[After a great confusion and sorrow, a group of sectarians have set their eyes on you. γ
["Please guide the bishop!"] "As the first congregation kneels down to you, more and more congregants kneel down towards you, begging you for guidance. γ
[You are the highest person in the church today, and your performance in the video just now also proves that your faith in Julius Caesar is extremely devout, and now you are the only one who is qualified to lead the people!] ...... you choose]
Although this church is fake, this group of believers seems to be truly devout, and they may be able to take advantage of it.
["Don't be confused, now that the moths in the church have been removed, our faith has become purer, and as for the way to resurrect Julius Caesar, we will find it ourselves!"] Your choice to inspire everyone with generosity and enthusiasm suddenly made the disciples confused, and the eyes that looked at you were even more reverent. γ
"Long live Caesar! The first believer shouted excitedly. γ
"Long live Caesar! More and more believers are following. γ
["Long live the Cult of Caesar! "Always follow the Bishop...... "The whole palace was filled with the deafening shouts of the faithful. γ
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In the pet shop, Mu You looked at the thousands of disciples who were easily instigated by him in the game, touched his chin, and considered whether to immediately roll up the money and run away? Or do you want to mobilize these people to help him find clues about Caesar, and then run away with the money......
Just as Mu You was hesitating about how to arrange, a new text suddenly popped up in the game.
γβ¦β¦ Amid the shouts of the crowd, you suddenly notice a sand scorpion creeping up at your feet, dropping a letter pierced on the tail hook, and quietly retreating. γ
[You pick up the letter to check, it turns out that the pocket toad holds the letter sent to you by the sand scorpion friend it just met, do you open it immediately to view? ] γ
Mu You was stunned, it was actually a letter from a frog?
But what the hell is the 'new sand scorpion friend'? Could it be that the frog son is in the desert now?
(End of chapter)