Rann walks the streets of Arkham wearing a mask, experiencing the city of Arkham for the first time after the disaster.

Although I have seen what the people of Arkham have suffered before through the promotion of PV, it is not as immersive as what I have seen with my own eyes.

The people of Arkham City saw the weirdness for only half an hour, but the impact was devastating.

This is a natural disaster without warning, and the strange suddenly appears in reality, oh no, it should be said that because of Sauron's ritual, the citizens of the entire city of Arkham were pulled to the dimension where they can see the weird, and the one-sided hunt began.

Children lose their fathers, lovers lose their lovers, and mothers lose their children.

Scenes of life and death can be seen everywhere, the casualties have not yet been counted, and it is expected to exceed thousands, the sound of fire trucks and ambulances on the streets has not stopped, and even many houses have collapsed in one of the most damaged neighborhoods, which is said to have been caused by a large truck rampage all the way to the building.

The damage in other neighborhoods is not small, especially in residential areas, Arkham City has a long history, and many old-fashioned residential areas are still built in the last century, and once a fire catches up, the fire can easily spread.

The official firefighters were too busy, and the people spontaneously organized the people to take on the task of fighting fires and saving people, and people wearing volunteer clothes walked around from time to time on the road.

Rann originally wanted to come forward to help, but after touching his mask and remembering everything he had experienced at the end of the night, he still didn't step forward, just watched them busy from afar.

He still has his own business to do.

The purpose of Ran's trip is the Kamuyi clan, since he wants to establish a force, then integrating the power he currently has at hand is an indispensable process, and the first thing that comes to Ran's mind at this time is Carmen.

Carmen is the leader of the Kamui and a true potions master, many of whom can make potions or distinguish herbs, which is a major benefit for the player, and the Kamui neighborhood is currently the only place with a potions shop NPC, and their stance will spontaneously influence the player's choice.

When Rann walked in, he noticed that something was wrong with the neighborhood.

If I had to say it, not even a single volunteer could see it.

Not only that, but even the vehicles that distribute food and emergency medical supplies don't stop here.

Rann frowned and walked into the neighborhood.

There are also varying degrees of damage around the streets as far as the eye can see, and probably because the houses in this neighborhood are very simple, or even many of them are wooden or adobe houses, many of them have collapsed or are about to collapse, which looks dangerous.

When Rann came here, he also saw a few adults setting up tents in the open space to live temporarily, women making fires and cooking, a few children playing around a broken wooden plank, Camyi had his own specific national costume, with red as the base, adults and children were wearing white tassels, but it seemed that they had been wearing them for a while, the clothes and pants on several children were dusty, and the clothes on the women's bodies also had obvious patches.

By every measure, their lives are not good.

As soon as he walked into the neighborhood, he attracted a lot of attention, but soon a grown man walked towards Rann, and the rest of the people withdrew their gaze.

"Lord Rann."

When the man walked up to Rann and spoke, Rann suddenly realized that he was Carmen.

Well? Wait?

Rann looked at the person in front of him with some surprise, did Carmen look like this?

It's not that Rann is making a fuss, but Carmen's change seems to be a bit big, Ran's first impression of Carmen is that the patient on the hospital bed is dying, to put it mildly, Carmen's image at that time is infinitely close to a 'dry corpse', he also thought that Carmen was very old, and when he went to see Carmen later, he recovered a little, but he was still in a wheelchair, his cheeks were sunken, and he looked very bad, like he was in his thirties or forties.

But the person who appeared in front of Rann now was in the best years of a man, about one meter eight tall, not strong but not thin, the exposed skin was a light brown unique to the Kamuyi, with deep facial features and big eyes, a bit like the Aryans in the previous life, and the black pupils had a mysterious beauty.

Carmen ...... You look good. Rann said.

Carmen showed a hint of a smile: "Yes, thanks to Lord Rann, I drank a lot of medicine to recuperate my body shortly after you left last time, and now I have basically recovered, and I have always been that embarrassed before, and it is too unseemly to appear in front of you."

As he spoke, he bowed slightly and made an inviting gesture: "This is not the place to talk, please come with me."

Rann bowed his head and followed Carmen into a building with the curious gaze of the people around him.

This two-story humble building is Carmen's home where Rann came before, but it looks a little messier than last time, Carmen noticed Ran's gaze, and her cheeks flushed slightly: "I'm very sorry to let you see this unbearable scene!" I've been busy making potions since that disaster, and I haven't cleaned it up. ”

"No, it's okay," Ran's gaze swept over the mess of unknown herbs on the ground, the room was overflowing with the smell of various potions, you can imagine how busy he was, no wonder Rann didn't see anyone seriously injured along the way.

The potion works so well that it's no wonder the player forums are so revered here.

But Rann does have some questions to ask, "You're okay here, why aren't there any volunteers here to help?"

"Well, it's okay, I organized my people to evacuate in time when the disaster happened, many people were injured, but no one died," Carmen smiled wryly, "As for the volunteers, there are usually no government-organized volunteers in our neighborhood." ”

Rann couldn't help but frown when he heard this.

In his previous life, he knew more or less about the situation of the Kamuyi tribe from the forum, but now it seems that it is so serious? Outside the neighborhood, he saw ambulances and volunteers, but here he didn't see any.

Noticing Ran's expression, Carmen comforted him in turn: "You don't have to worry about us, in our Kamuyi religion here, we are 'God's forsaken people', so we are all used to this kind of thing, in fact, since entering the modern era, other people's attitudes have been much better, and we are very grateful that the local government can plan this neighborhood for us to live in."

"Godforsaken?" Rann was a little confused.

"Yes," Carmen whispered, "have you heard of this legend......

In the legend of this world, Eve and Adam left the Garden of Eden and multiplied on the hot earth, which is the future human race, but because the land was too barren and plagued, the human race was on the verge of extinction several times, and God could not stand it, so he named three people in the crowd and gave them the wisdom of God.

Those who were given the ability to see the vast expanse of the earth became prophets, who were able to guide the crowd to the most fertile land and water.

The person who was endowed with the ability to heal diseases became a witch doctor, who was in charge of the sacrifices of the gods and became a bridge between the gods and humans.

The last man was taken by God, and he stroked the man's hair and eyes, and asked if he would like to give it to him, and the man did not hesitate to cut off his long black hair, and poked his own eyes, and God was pleased with his determination, so he gave him the right to see through his fate, and he raised his hand and said to everyone, This man should be your leader, and he will guide you, just as I did.

The three of them became the leaders of the human race, and the two of them were under the fate of the human race, and the human race gradually multiplied under the guidance of the three wise men, but one day there was a natural disaster, and it happened that at this time, foreign enemies attacked. The witch doctor betrayed the other two and left the residence with his people.

God was angry and said to all people that they were the ones who had turned their backs on me and would bear the name of 'Kamuyi' for generations to make it clear that they were the ones who had turned their backs on God, and that I would not allow them to dwell in the land for a long time, for they would always wander at the price of their departure.

Carmen's tone was calm as she spoke of the legend, but her eyes fluctuated uncharacteristically, like a pond thrown into stone, and Rann listened in silence.

"Since then, we Kamuyi have been wandering, and before the modern civilization was civilized, we were often hunted and driven away." Carmen said with a wry smile.

"Haven't you tried to sell your potions?" Rann asked, "Your potions are so effective, there will always be someone who knows the goods." ”

Carmen: "Yes, yes, they will only recruit individual people, and they will make the people give up their 'Kamuyi' identity, culture and the mark of belonging to this people, and they will accept them."

"Those who are still here are people who don't want to do that."

"Why do you have to give up Kamui?" Rann couldn't understand.

"One is a religious issue, and the other is ......," Carmen pursed her lips, "because there is a saying that Kamui is a cursed people, and as long as they are still burdened with Kamui's identity, the forces that hire them will be cursed, and they will soon go bankrupt or the leader will be plotted, and eventually the entire force will perish." ”

"As the legend goes, if Kamuyi stays in one place, that place will be cursed, so we can only wander."

"Yes," Rann nodded, "then do you want to join my forces?" ”

Carmen looked up suddenly, her lips trembling, "You—didn't you hear what I just said, Kamui is ......"

"I know." Rann's face remained calm, "It's just that I don't think this curse will be fulfilled on me." ”

Anyway, Rann didn't believe it, but with his current situation, without the curse of this Kamuyi clan, he might be able to take the first step.

If you can't cover the player in time and become the faction with the largest number of players in the game...... The shadow of identity being exposed, and then being plotted/captured by various forces is close at hand.

The fourth natural disaster is a time bomb, Rann is now in a state of debt, he just wants to get through the current crisis, as for what kind of curse, he is a god anyway, it shouldn't be so serious.

If you think so, you can't say it directly.

In Carmen's eyes, Ran's understated words were like a big stone that smashed heavily into his heart.

In recent years, Kamuyi's life has been quite difficult, and although the Arkham government, under pressure from human rights groups, has divided a block for the Kamuyi to live temporarily, who knows how long this policy will last.

They have gone through too much of a process from hope to disappointment, too many times they have been banished, betrayed, and then returned to wandering, with no fixed place to live, like duckweed.

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Moreover, Rann was originally Carmen's faith and his master, and this word of acceptance of his people broke Carmen's defense in an instant.

Rann watched as Carmen's eyes quickly turned red, and a big man burst into tears before his eyes.

Rann:???

"I'm fine, I'm just so happy." Carmen wiped her tears awkwardly, "I'm sorry, I've been stressed so much lately, I've never thought about ......"

He was a little incoherent with joy, which made Rann himself a little confused, he didn't seem to say anything, the Kamui clan joined him, a force that had nothing, obviously taking advantage of himself, why was Carmen so happy.

Rann hurriedly said, "Don't you have to go and discuss with your people for a while?"

"No!" Carmen laughed out with a mouthful of white teeth, "They won't object!" I am the leader of the Kamuyi, and we follow the ancient tribal system, and the direction in which the leader of the tribe is going is the direction in which the Kamuyi are going. ”

Well, Carmen was still the leader of the Kamui tribe, and I almost forgot about it.

He didn't expect such a big problem to be solved, and he thought at first what would happen if Carmen refused.

The biggest problem was solved, Rann breathed a sigh of relief, and joked: "Promise so simply, aren't you afraid that I will sell your family."

"Don't be afraid," Carmen said dryly, "because the Kamui have nothing to lose now, we are already at the bottom, and no matter which direction we go, we will always go up." ”

"Besides," Carmen said in a low voice, looking deeply at Rann, "without you, our people would have been doomed. ”

Rann thought he was talking about saving Arkham before.

It wasn't until much later that Rann learned that Carmen's words were much more than that.

At this time, Carmen suddenly asked with some twist, "My lord, I wonder if I can ask the name of our church."

Good guys, has it started us.

Rann was silent for a moment, then suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

It's over, it seems that I forgot to name the forces.

When I went out today, I was full of thoughts about how to persuade the Kamui to join his organization that had nothing, and I didn't think about the follow-up at all, and he was a naming waste, so he didn't know how to name it at all.

"My lord?" Carmen looked at Rann suspiciously.

Rann's mind was racing, and his eyes were deep: "...... The Secret Church. ”

Ogle said his identity was unreveal, secretive.

【Unspeakable Mystery】

"......Secret," Carmen murmured, as if to carve these two words into her heart, and asked tentatively, "are you saying that the purpose of our actions is absolutely secretive and undisclosed?" ”

“…… No. ”

What are you kidding, are players the kind of people who can keep secrets?

Rann said, "The secret means that the whole church is born for a secret."

Everything is to keep his identity as a 'gatekeeper', and this church is here.

Carmen didn't seem to understand, but now that Ran's own plans for this were vague, he didn't say anything more.

"Carmen, you will be the first priest of the Secret Church."

Carmen looked up in shock: "I—I?"

Rann nodded, "There's no better fit than you."

The Kamui are good at collecting herbs and medicines, especially Carmen, who is completely a potions master who should not appear in the early game, and has more occult knowledge than Ran, who really can't think of a more suitable candidate for a priesthood than him.

However, in Carmen's view, this has a different meaning.

He had already told Lord Rann about the legend that Kamui's ancestors were a bridge between man and God, but Kamui had betrayed God.

But even so, Rann still wanted him to be a priest.

What a generous and gracious charm it was, not only accepting them as a family, but also entrusting them with such a great deal of trust.

Carmen took a deep breath and half-knelt on the ground under Ran's shocked gaze: "It will live up to the trust."

Ran: "...... Get up. ”

Well, he still can't get used to it.

Rann lifted Carmen up, and Carmen said, "How are we going to pray to you, then?"

Ran, who had just racked his brains to come up with the name of the church: ...... Here we go again, isn't it?

Fortunately, this time Rann had thought about the prayer in advance, thanks to the various □□ that appeared in his previous life, Rann was very familiar with this kind of directional prayer, and said with a low smile: "You can call me that:

The disruptor of fate

Unspeakably mysterious

The new lord of nature and forests"

The first of these three lines alludes to Rann's origins (dice and player), his current status, and the authority he wiels.

In fact, there is a sentence behind 'the gatekeeper of dreams and reality', but Ran's purpose is to protect this secret, of course, it is impossible to say.

At the moment when he said this prayer, the three points of light in the dream gap suddenly stopped in the air

Cullens, Archie, and Edmund all heard the voice.

Cullens is listening to his subordinates report on his work, Archie is pulled over by the director to work overtime, and his feet are too busy to touch the ground, while Edmund is still in a deep sleep.

But when they heard this voice, several people subconsciously recited it silently in their hearts.

I faintly felt that some kind of connection seemed to be deeper, as if the existence of that person was imprinted in the depths of the soul.

Cullens waved his hand and asked his subordinate to continue the report, and Archie continued to sign the document as if nothing had happened in the curious questioning of his colleague.

Carmen said that she had memorized the prayer and would get all the Kamui to join the Secret Church as soon as possible, and Rann nodded, "Then I'll leave it to you."

"No, no, it's my pleasure!" Carmen's whole face was radiant, and her eyes seemed to be shining, "I will do my best to preach, and in the future, the potions of our Kamuyi clan will only be provided for our companions who join the Hidden Church!" ”

Rann was taken aback: "This doesn't have to be ...... Not needed, at least for the time being. ”

Although Rann recruited the Kamui for the sake of potions, he didn't think about restricting them to trading with people from the Hidden Church, although he knew that this would attract more players, but he didn't want the Kamui to have cash flow problems in the early days when the number of players was low.

They were already living a very hard life, and Rann had already taken advantage of Kamuyi to join his forces, how could it be possible to make their lives even worse.

"However, if an enemy buys our potion, everyone will definitely feel uncomfortable." Carmen said.

Rann said lightly, "You seem to have misunderstood something, Carmen, do you think I let you Kamui join just for your potion?"

Carmen's expression froze for a moment, as if to say, 'Isn't it?'"

Rann almost choked, ahem, it was partial, but ......

This is not the main reason.

Rann shook his head: "You are the greatest treasure in yourself, I want you to know more than a one-time potion that you are the treasure I fancy it."

There are so many NPCs with skills/knowledge that they have mastered the skills/knowledge, isn't this the place to take the daily quests of the faction?

Carmen opened her mouth slightly, and Ran's understated words were like a hammer striking his heart.

No one has ever said to them that they are treasures.

When will the Kamuyi, who have always been expelled and hostile, be able to describe this word?

"If I could, I'd prefer you Kamui to play with me...... Believers live in harmony, you can call them to your heart's content, do some herb gathering, or do some work in exchange for a discount on potions, and I hope you can be friends and brothers. ”

Carmen was already starting to get dizzy.

Seeing Carmen like this, Rann had to stop first, and waited for Carmen to digest it before saying: "I will not force the Kamui people to believe in me, nor will I force you to change your culture, you just need to be yourself, how to survive on weekdays, how to survive next, if you can teach some of your skills or knowledge, of course it would be better."

“…… Lord Ran," Carmen burst into tears, "I will not fail your trust, can I hang our church sign at the door?" ”

...... church logo?

Rann froze.

"And your teachings, which I want to preach."

Ahh

Rann was silent for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, Carmen."

I'll think about it when I get back.

#设计废的地狱#

Then Rann fled and hurried out of Kamui's neighborhood, he had to go back and improve his power.

Carmen, on the other hand, looked at Ran's back in confusion.

Strangely, why didn't my Lord inform me of the signs and doctrines of the Church?

He pondered, could it be ......

Is this actually a test?

Carmen had a light bulb on his head, yes, he was now a priest of the secret church, how could he consult their Savior for everything, how could the faith of the church itself write any doctrines and signs, these were obviously his own responsibility!

When He said, 'Don't be in a hurry, Carmen,' he wasn't telling him afterwards, he was a euphemism to remind him that it was his job!

Carmen understood, completely understood, this was the first test that Rann had given him, and it was up to him to write the doctrine and the church logo of the Secret Church! ：，，.