Chapter XXXVI Transactions
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Coming out of the palace, Chakra walked around the street a few times, and shrugged a little after making sure that no one was following him.
When Buckler told him that he had been exposed, Chakra was startled, but quickly calmed down. He knew that Raschel, the old fox, was not easy to deceive, and that the old hound had a keen eye and could always spot all possible suspicions from the clues. From the moment he decided to defect to Xiuyi, he knew that his good days in the empire were coming to an end.
Fortunately, over the years, he has also accumulated a lot of money, and during the time he came back, he has been preparing for running away.
One must be prepared for failure, and this is Chaklei's biggest lesson since the Purgatory Island incident.
Chakra hurried out into the countryside, where he had a house with all his possessions in recent years.
After walking a short distance, he came to an intersection called Lemon Street, and Chakra suddenly had a feeling that something was not right.
It's one of Winrington's main thoroughfares, and even at night there should be no shortage of horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians.
But now, he didn't see a single figure here.
It's quiet, it's suffocating.
Winrington's night shouldn't be so quiet.
Chakra looked around nervously.
As an earth warrior, Chakra has enough vigilance abilities.
He sensed as if he had walked into a trap, a trap full of death and danger.
With his hand on the hilt of his sword, Chakra shouted into the empty surroundings, "Who?
Who, come out...... This sentence fluttered and spread in all directions.
Then, there was a deep sigh.
This sigh sounded in Chakle's ears and struck heavily on Chakle's heart.
Not far away, a hazy figure gradually appeared, as if it had been born out of thin air in the clearing.
Under the moonlight, a silver moon armor was as gentle as water.
Moonlight God of War, Alexander Hampton.
"Han ...... Lord Hampton...... "Chakle's teeth chattered.
No one can beat Alexander Hampton at night, except in the Sanctuary.
This is a fact recognized by all.
It was once said that Alexander Hampton had werewolf blood, and on a full moon night, his power would skyrocket. Chakra didn't know if that was true, but he knew that Alexander Hampton had never been werewolf wild when he fought.
He always seemed to be such a soothing and gentle existence, even his sword was full of soft and gentle power.
But his softness is the softness of death, and his cotton is as fine as a spider's web.
Running into him is like a flying insect hitting a cobweb, and no one can escape.
Looking at Chakra from afar, Alexander Hampton's eyes were full of sympathy: "Chakra, you had a great future, but unfortunately, you ruined yourself. ”
"Lord Hampton, I don't understand what you mean. ”
"Oh, if you don't understand, then why are you leaving the Royal Gardens in a hurry? ”
"I wasn't interested in prom, I just wanted to go home early and rest. ”
"Really, maybe it was Huy Gler telling you to run away?"
"Lord Hampton!" Chakra cried out, "You slander, even if you are a star warrior, you can't slander me like this." ”
"Chakra, don't deny it anymore, we know everything. Behind Chakra, Raschel walked out with a leisurely expression.
Behind him were Padgett, Tempest Arilon, and others.
Some samurai transferred from the General Administration of Justice have appeared in the surrounding areas, and the entire Lemon Street has been completely blocked and arranged into a net of heaven and earth.
Chakra's heart sank in despair.
But he still sneered to himself: "Raschel, I don't understand what you're talking nonsense. ”
"So...... You'll understand, when I catch Huy Glare. Raschel shrugged and said, "Until then, you'd better not go anywhere." ”
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The Black Knight's heavy sword was on Keith's neck, and if he stepped forward one more point, the opponent would be in a different position.
Keith's eyes glowed red, but he was not afraid of the threat of his life.
He stared at Xiui: "Let your black warrior put his sword down, I want to talk to you." ”
"I prefer negotiations in this situation. Xiu Yi said coldly.
"I can swear in the name of the Ancient Demon God, maybe I'm no match for your Black Knight, but if I want to go, you can't keep it. I don't have any ill will towards you right now, I just want to have a good talk with you. As for Earl Weston's matter, since I have failed, there is no need to inquire further. I am no longer a threat to you. ”
"For the Soul Eater's Ring?"
"Yes. Keith replied in the affirmative.
Xiui thought for a moment and nodded to the Black Knight.
The Black Samurai put away his sword, and Keith didn't take advantage of the maneuver to attack.
"Tell me what you're here for. "Xiu Yi said.
"You don't have to be so direct, even if you don't ask, I'll say it. ”
Keith placed the Doom Gun in his hand on the Nightmare Horse, only to see a black mist rise, and the Nightmare Horse and the Doom Gun disappeared at the same time. The Church of the Cataclysm crisscrossed Nanda 6, and sure enough, there were some special means. It's no wonder that he was able to suddenly summon the Nightmare Horse even though he didn't ride a horse just now, and he actually mastered a special ability that could summon demonic beasts. Huey suspects that most of the Holy Knights and Doom Knights have such abilities, allowing them to mount at any time.
To Huey's surprise, Keith took off his helmet as well.
It was a handsome young man.
"Follow me. He said.
Be the first to walk into Weston's alchemy lab.
In the lab, Keith opened a bottle of red wine for Huey: "You are an alchemist, you can see if there is poison in the wine." ”
"There's no need for that. Huey took the glass: "I'm not here to drink, and I don't think there's anything between us to have a good time." ”
"Already, you have the Soul Eater Ring. That means we're no longer enemies. ”
"What kind of logic is that?" said Huey, a little amused.
"Of course it does, but before I tell you, I have to explain our doctrine to you. ”
The killing sounds outside were getting quieter, and it looked like Blazing Bird and Blue had already eliminated all the guards.
Asahi has returned, transforming from his second form back into a little boy and throwing himself into Shui's arms.
Now that he's back, Earl Weston obviously doesn't exist either.
Surprise flashed in Keith's eyes: "If I'm not mistaken, it looks like a magic dragon?" ”
"It's rare that you can recognize it. ”
"The Church of the Scourge knows more about the abyss than you think, there are only a few that have multiple forms of abilities in their childhood, and your demon pet, the only one who meets the image is the demon dragon. ”
"He's not my pet, he's my child. ”
"It doesn't matter, then let me explain our doctrine to you first. This allows us to understand more and reduce some unnecessary misunderstandings. First, I have to tell you that the Church of the Scourge is not as evil as it seems. ”
"No need to explain, I know more about the Church of the Scourge than you imagined, I know what kind of existence you are, let's get straight to the point. Are you fighting the Soul Eater Ring? I guess you want to get the Spirit Eater Ring from me against the Church of the Holy Spirit?"
This made Keith stunned.
At Peking University6, the Church of the Holy Spirit has always spared no effort to fight against any other church, preaching that they are heretics and distorting each other's teachings.
In the propaganda of the Church of the Holy Spirit, the Church of the Scourge is an existence that only knows how to kill and destroy, and they walk the plague, kill civilians, and create panic......
However, even before he met Tina, Huy Glair had always wondered, if the Church of the Scourge was really such an existence, then could the people of Nanda 6 be fools and madmen? Worship killing and death, and let the church they join create a terrifying atmosphere and turn the entire Big 6 into a hell?
It's ridiculous.
So Huey himself is very skeptical of the accusations in this regard. But on the other hand, the names of natural disaster, doomsday, darkness, and destruction do sound creepy. The Church of the Scourge may not be as accused by the Church of the Holy Spirit, but it is not a friendly existence either.
It wasn't until later that he met Tina that Huey learned something about the Church of the Scourge.
It is true that the Congenital Calamity Church is not spreading plagues and worshipping the presence of killing everywhere as the Church of the Holy Spirit preaches. In fact, the Church of the Disaster is a very responsible church, they have a church, like the Church of the Holy Spirit, they will pray, and even preach fraternity, equality, and kindness.
The biggest difference between the Church of the Cataclysm and the Church of the Holy Spirit is that they believe that there is an end of the world.
They believe that one day in the future, this world will encounter an invasion from another world, that is, the legendary demon world.
The entry of demonic creatures brought about by the two space-time rifts in the past is the best proof of this.
The Church of the Scourge was founded with the mission of saving the last days. They worship power, abide by the canons, show their followers, and actively prepare for the war against the end times.
Among all the magic systems, dark destruction spells are the most powerful offensive ones. According to the teachings of the Church of the Scourge, each of the creatures from the demon realm is extremely powerful, and it is difficult for ordinary spells to harm them. Therefore, the Church of the Scourge has chosen to study the most powerful spells to prepare for the confrontation.
This is completely contrary to the purpose of the Church of the Holy Spirit.
Religion is non-exclusive.
Not to mention that they preach that the end times are coming, and practice dark spells, just their existence alone has made it difficult for the Holy Spirit Church to accept, not to mention that they are still working against the Holy Spirit Church everywhere.
The Church of the Holy Spirit believes that God blesses the world, and the Church of Natural Disasters preaches that the end is coming and that the world should save itself, in other words, the God of the Holy Spirit Church is a scum, and it has no meaning to mankind. How can the Church of the Holy Spirit endure it?
Therefore, in their propaganda, the Church of the Scourge is the embodiment of outright evil.
Of course, the Church of the Catastrophe itself is indeed a radical sect, and many people will also change their minds after practicing dark spells, becoming murderous and cruel, which has attracted countless criticisms. However, these are only a few after all, and the real natural disaster church was established precisely for the purpose of fighting natural disasters and saving the end times.
Otherwise, if the purpose is to create natural disasters, then who will join in, and how can it grow?
Therefore, every member of the Church of Natural Disasters is accustomed to explaining the doctrine of his church first when he presents his people.
But for Xiuyi, this step can be saved.
At this moment, in the face of Keith's consternation, Xiu Yi said, "I have a subordinate who used to be a dark mage of the Church of the Scourge. I saved her, and she is now at my service. So I don't have any preconceptions about the Scourge Church, I just want to know why you're here and why you're interested in the Ring of Spirits. Could this be your mission to come to Peking University 6?"
"I see. Keith nodded: "But you misunderstood, my mission is to find the Sunset Saintess map, and the Soul Devouring Ring is an extra appearance." ”
It's a picture of the sunset saint again, what is the secret of this picture?
"Did you find it?"
"That's not an easy task. Keith sighed.
Huey glanced at Earl Weston on the ground, "What about him, also a member of the Church of the Scourge?"
"Semi-cooperative, he has good alchemy skills and can help me a lot. You can disguise my identity, and you have enough money and manpower to help me find the whereabouts of the Sunset Maiden. In exchange, of course, I gave him the Book of Darkness to keep him safe. ”
"Book of Darkness?" Xiu Yi said, "One of the Four Magic Weapons of Chaos?"
He somewhat understood why Keith was so interested in the Soul Eater Ring.
Keith nodded: "The Book of Darkness is a sacred relic of the Church of the Scourge, of course, what I gave him is an imitation, and it does not have any power in itself, but it is just a record of some special dark spells." ”
The Four Magical Weapons of Chaos, the Blade of Darkness, the Book of Darkness, the Soul Eater's Ring, and the Dragon Lance of Doom, like the Four Artifacts of Order, play an important role in the Church of the Scourge.
However, the Church of the Scourge is not as old as the Church of the Holy Spirit, and they only have a Book of Darkness and a Dragon Lance of Doom as a sacred relic. Among them, the Book of Darkness was obtained decades ago after the efforts of countless sects.
The Book of Darkness contains some powerful dark spells. The greatest power of this artifact is that the person who holds it can borrow the power of the Book of Darkness to automatically unleash powerful high-level spells, without the need for the caster's own power. The book itself is equivalent to the existence of a seventh-level dark ** master.
Its counterpart is the holy book in the Church of the Holy Spirit, which is used in the same way.
For the church, having more holy relics means being strong. The Church of the Holy Spirit is the most powerful of the three major churches, with three of the four artifacts of light, while the Church of the Scourge has only two, and the Temple of Odin has only two.
Of course, no one knew that in fact, the Church of the Holy Spirit had long lost the brilliant sword of the three artifacts.
In fact, the so-called artifact, magic weapon, no matter how powerful it is, is just a useful weapon or prop. The power of the individual cannot be turned upside down in this world after all. Whether it is the Sword of Glory or the Book of Darkness, even if it all falls into the hands of one person, it is only the peak of personal strength. But the world has a population of hundreds of millions, how many people can you kill?
It's just that the symbolism of these artifacts and magic weapons is extraordinary, it shows the strength of the church, and attracts countless people to worship and admire, and they are willing to believe in the people. Its huge appeal is actually far greater than its own combat effectiveness.
That's why Keith was so excited when he saw the Soul Eater's Ring.
And Xiu Yi immediately guessed the other party's intentions, without the Sunset Saintess picture, it is also a good thing to be able to hand over the Spirit Devouring Ring back. That's why he asked for negotiations.
At this moment, Xiu Yi said this, Keith could only chuckle and said, "Speaking of which, the Church of the Cataclysm has always regarded the Four Demons of Chaos as holy relics. Even if you have the Sword of Glory for us, it doesn't mean as much to us as the Soul Devouring Ring. ”
He just said this casually, but he didn't expect Xiu Yi to really have it.
"Then you should snatch it. ”
"I'm thinking. Keith made no secret of his thoughts: "But one, I can't beat your black knight." Second, the Church of Natural Disasters takes saving the end as its own responsibility and does not worship looting. The Knights of Doom revere the creed, we are not afraid of death, we dare to kill, but we disdain to loot. ”
Huey felt that only the first one could be trusted, and the second was still Keith's own statement of putting gold on his face. But there are many things, and he can't be sure that Keith is really acting in full doctrinal conformity as he claims, especially when doctrine can be interpreted at will. For example, if you and I have a grudge, and I kill you and get your inheritance, then it is not called robbery, but just an incidental act of getting the spoils of war. Although the Church of the Catastrophe takes it as its mission to save the last days, its methods are radical, and it also advocates sacrificing the ego to fulfill the ego. Therefore, do not disbelieve the words of your opponents, and do not believe them all.
So he said lightly: "I won't give you the Soul Devouring Ring, there's nothing to talk about this matter." ”
Keith hurriedly said, "Huy Glore, if you are willing to give the Soul Eater Ring to the Scourge Church, then you will have our friendship!"
With a "plop", Xiu Yi laughed: "The friendship of the Church of the Cataclysm? It's a pity, you seem to have forgotten, this is Peking University 6." Having the friendship of the Church of the Scourge here means nothing but endless trouble. ”
Keith was stunned for a moment, and Xiu Yi said again: "Don't say that this is Peking University 6, even if this is Nanda 6? Do you think I Xiu Yi Glare seems to be a person who is afraid of trouble? In fact...... Not only can you not defeat the idea of the Soul Devourer, but you also have to think about how you can make sure that I don't kill people. Although I am not afraid of trouble, I will not take the initiative to cause trouble for myself. Speaking of which, I'm still going to ask for your Nightmare Pony and Doom Gun. ”
Keith realized that his troubles hadn't been solved yet, so he came up with the idea of killing the Soul Eater.
It's just that the Soul Eater Ring is too significant for the Scourge Church. A soul labyrinth can only kill a person, but it can attract countless parishioners in the Church of the Catastrophe, and he is very saddened by the practice of Siegler's sand and gold, and he really can't bear to abandon it like this.
"We can have a good talk, Hugh Igler. The Cataclysmic Church is the most powerful church in the entire NTU 6, with countless manpower and material resources. As long as you are willing to give me the Soul Eater Ring, I can ask the Church of the Scourge to send the Knights of Destruction to help you destroy the Lance Empire. ”
"Are you stupid or am I stupid? The Church of the Scourge came over to help me destroy Lance? Are you a decoration to be the Church of the Holy Spirit? Besides, is it worth it to fight a war with heavy losses for the Soul Eater?"
Keith was speechless again, the Church of the Scourge wanted the Soul Eater Ring, but he couldn't come up with a bargaining chip that could be exchanged, which was really a headache for him.
Looking at Keith's speechless appearance, Xiu Yi laughed softly: "Actually, it is not necessarily that there is no possibility of cooperation. ”
Hearing Huey say this, Keith's eyes suddenly lit up: "What do you say you want?"
Xiu Yi said slowly: "First of all, the influence and appeal of the Four Demons of Chaos that the Church of the Cataclysm needs, I am not too interested in the lethality of the Soul Devouring Ring, and what I need is the power of this magic weapon itself. You see, as far as this artifact is concerned, it has two values that we need separately, so why can't we take them apart?"
Keith immediately understood: "You mean to say ......"
"That's right. You can preach that you have found the Soul Eater, and I will not object or deny it. Don't you have the ability to make imitations? I happen to have the originals here, so I can copy some of them. In return, I need your kind of alchemy that can imitate artifacts. ”
Imitation artifacts are by no means exactly the same in appearance, they also need to be able to wield a certain amount of power of a real artifact.
For example, Keith's Doomsday Dragon Lance is an imitation of the genuine Doomsday Dragon Lance, although it does not have the ability to transform into a Doomsday Demon Dragon, but at least it has part of the power of destruction of the Demon Dragon.
Xiui didn't know how the Church of the Scourge managed to create a doomsday dragon lance with the power of destruction, but he was almost certain that there were at least two basic conditions needed to make an imitation with a certain amount of artifact power: first, the artifact itself. Second, alchemy.
Xiu Yi is interested in alchemy, and what the Church of the Scourge needs is an artifact.
Combining the two, Xiu Yixun came up with a solution. It was the Scourge Church that taught him this alchemy that imitated the effects of a certain artifact, and he could help the Scourge Church make a certain fake of the Soul Eater Ring. According to Xiuyi's estimates, the imitation Soul Eater Ring has the effect of increasing the power of soul spells at most, as for the Soul Labyrinth and the Guardian Nightmare, don't think about it. But it is this kind of counterfeit that can bring great prestige to the Church of the Scourge and make people believe that the Church of the Scourge has a third magic weapon. After all, there is no original, no fake, and Huey can use reverse inference to guide people's minds and convince them that the Church of the Scourge has the Soul Eater Ring.
In addition, one of the biggest advantages of this is that the Church of the Scourge has inadvertently and actually already had the handle in the hands of Xiuyi.
Since then, the Church of the Catastrophe has only treated Xiu Yi with warmth and courtesy, and has no thoughts of malicious aggression.
Keith's mind was nowhere near as fast as Xiuy's, and he hesitated to trade alchemy for artifact replicas. Huey is right that what the church needs is not the use value of the artifact itself, but the meaning behind it. Once the world knows that the Church of the Scourge has three of the four magic weapons of chaos, it will never be weaker than the Church of the Holy Spirit in terms of momentum.
This is obviously very important.
However, this kind of alchemy that imitates artifacts has also been researched by the church for hundreds of years, and even the Church of the Holy Spirit does not have such an ability.
Is it worth exchanging this kind of alchemy with the other party? Even Keith is not sure.
Perhaps seeing Keith's hesitation, Xiu Yi said lightly: "This is an equivalent exchange deal. If you're willing to give me a copy of all the dark spells in the Book of Darkness, I can exchange it for something as good as the Soul Eater's Ring. ”
"What did you say?" Keith looked at Huey in shock.
"That's right, something no less valuable than the Soul Eater Ring. And my condition is all the advanced spells of the Dark Book. I know that this condition is not too difficult for you. Didn't you give the Earl the Book of Darkness back?"
"He's only learning low-to-mid spells. ”
"He can give you far less than I can give. ”
"You...... What else is there?" Keith said word by word, looking at Huey.
"Blade of Darkness. Huey replied with a smile.