#687 - Once again acting as a tool man's claws

Originally, this was also an opportunity for the Church of Dawn to expand its influence, but now it seems that Maurice is somewhat disturbed by the news brought by Rhys.

It's no wonder, even if he is a legendary pastor, the Archbishop of the Church of Dawn, when he first hears about the endless abyss and the Demon Prince Demogorgon's years of planning, it is certainly difficult to accept such a thing.

After all, the emergence of such hidden dangers shows that Demogorgon has left so many backhands despite the attacks of the Churches of the Gods for countless years, which is indeed unbelievable for a while.

If Rhys's identity were not that of a World Tree Chosen, Maurice would not have believed what Rhys said at all.

Even if the Churches of the Gods and Rhys are not necessarily the closest allies, when facing the threat of the endless abyss and the Demon Prince Demogorgon, the common enemy makes the trust between the two sides further.

"Maurice, now that you are here, it means that the time for the mutation to begin is not far away."

Rhys stood up and walked to the window, looking at the prosperous port of Danrollo below the castle, and said softly:

"Since that's the case, then there's no need to rush."

"As for the Church of the Goddess of the Sea and the Church of the Lord of Storms, you can communicate with them, but don't start too much conflict at this time."

Rhys knew very well that he had seen too many scenes of "Ming" in his previous life.

The Churches of the Gods may still maintain decency and harmony on the surface, but in private, they almost beat their brains out for the sake of believers.

In fact, the situation of powerful gods like the Church of Dawn and the Church of Earth is a little better. The most intense and violent competition is between existences like the Church of the Goddess of the Sea and the Church of the Lord of Storms.

Now that the [Phillips Crystal] is about to descend, Rhys doesn't want these churches to fight on his territory.

Listening to Rhys's words, Maurice naturally understood Rhys's implicit warning.

However, they didn't care. Rhys was no longer the unknown court viscount of the Kingdom of Fes.

Legendary mage, Lord of the Sky City of Kane, World Tree Chosen... Any of these identities is worthy of Maurice's attention.

Moreover, his behavior of leading the Church of Dawn's team to "parade through the streets" in the port of Danrollo just now, although the target was not Rhys, it was indeed no problem for Rhys to warn him a few words.

After all, this is on Rhys's territory. Not to mention the legendary auras that Maurice sensed before, just the azure sky city above his head could make the Archbishop of the Church of Dawn unable to bear it.

Therefore, Maurice had no objection to Rhys's warning, but instead prepared to give Rhys more support from the Church of Dawn in the future.

Now, Rhys has begun to show his value in fighting against the endless abyss, and it is worth the Churches of the Gods to continue to invest.

Seeing that Maurice had defaulted to the request he had made, Rhys didn't say much.

The Churches of the Gods are still one of the parties he wants to win over. After all, Rhys will still need the support of the Churches of the Gods in the upcoming 3.0 version.

Rhys didn't continue to speak. His eyes swept across the streets below Kane Castle, and he suddenly noticed Claw and others waiting there, poking their heads and looking at the castle, as if waiting for something.

Looking at this, they should have followed behind the Church of Dawn's team just now.

Did they notice Maurice?

Or is it for other reasons?

Rhys looked at Claw and others who were waiting, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

To be honest, the performance of [Ember of Tinder] and others in the first professional league in the Huaxia District some time ago was a good advertisement for Rhys and the port of Danrollo.

In addition, the [Kunlun] team, which won the first place, has its base in Danrollo Port. For a time, the eyes of the players in the Huaxia District were attracted.

It just so happens that there is also the only sky city on the Fanor Continent here, and many players have traveled thousands of miles to Danrollo Port.

This is a great opportunity for Rhys's chives to develop rapidly, and he doesn't want to do nothing to prepare.

Originally, Rhys was still considering how to start preparing, but Maurice's arrival also reminded Rhys.

The 2.0 version is coming to an end. What could attract players' attention and curiosity more than the information about the 3.0 version?

No sooner said than done!

Rhys glanced at Maurice beside him, pondered for a moment, and walked back from the window.

Claw and Mo Yun and others were waiting outside the Duke Kane's castle, paying attention to whether the Church of Dawn's team had come out of the castle, and chatting casually.

"What do you think the next version will be like? There are only a few days left before the update, and not even a single expansion pack has been released."

Si Lu threw small stones and hit the opposite wall, asking with some doubt.

"To be honest, I'm also very curious."

Bingfeng Zhi Gu thought for a while and said with some confusion:

"Shen Qi said that the next version will be the world server. Now, apart from a very few players who have come to other continents by long-distance merchant ships, most players are staying in the continent where they were born."

"What kind of situation will allow us to meet players from other continents?"

"It's impossible to directly move several continents together, right?"

"It shouldn't be."

Claw's eyes never left the entrance of Kane Castle, and at the same time he said:

"I heard that the plot development of the Shen Qi game is completely generated directly by intelligent AI, which is completely in line with the development of a normal world."

"Things like the world changing and all continents merging together are simply impossible."

"Then what do you say the 3.0 version of the world server will be like?"

"... I don't know either, maybe it might be a special map like the Endless Abyss or the Astral Realm?"

Claw thought for a while and said uncertainly.

Words like Endless Abyss, Astral Realm, Elemental Plane, and Underworld, which sound very high-end, often appear in the game's plot background introduction, but so far no player has been able to reach these special areas.

So players are also quite curious about these places.

"I think it might be exploring the sea!"

Mo Yun looked at his companion and said affirmatively:

"Think about it, besides the six continents, isn't there an endless ocean?"

"The 3.0 version must be about exploring the ocean, and then the national war will take place in the depths of the ocean!"

"Oh~ My sea!"

Looking at Mo Yun's expression of being immersed in fantasy, Claw curled his lips, but did not interrupt.

The national war in the depths of the sea, do you have any idea how big the area of the endless ocean is?

If all the players are scattered, you might not meet a few people until the next version, let alone a national war.

Just as 【Embers of the Flame】 were discussing things enthusiastically, suddenly Claw Claw and Mo Yun's figures disappeared from the spot.

“Huh? Where are they?”

Si Liu, Frozen Valley, and the others looked around in astonishment, but couldn't find any trace of them.

However, after a moment, they seemed to realize something, glanced at Kane Castle not far away, and cautiously ran to a slightly more distant place to continue waiting.

Claw Claw and Mo Yun only felt a blur before their eyes, and a solid feeling came from under their feet, before they opened their eyes.

Looking at Liszt in front of them, both of their brains almost crashed.

Wait, what's going on?

Wasn't I outside Kane Castle? How did I suddenly appear here?

Liszt looked at the two of them and said with a smile:

“Don't be nervous, as guards of Kane Floating City, haven't you seen me before?”

“Lord Liszt!”

Mo Yun and Claw Claw finally reacted and quickly saluted Liszt.

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In the game, communication with NPCs doesn't have fixed restrictions, but of course, being polite and thorough is more likely to gain the approval of NPCs, something that game strategy masters like Claw Claw understand.

“Alright.”

Liszt nodded, then said to Claw Claw and Mo Yun:

“I've noticed that many new people have recently appeared in Danluo Port, and many of them are undead as tall as you.”

“Yes.”

Claw Claw lowered his head slightly and said without the slightest hesitation.

Mo Yun took a slight step back, completely handing over the communication work to Claw Claw.

This was their division of labor during previous dungeon explorations and mission completions, and their tacit understanding meant there was no need to say it explicitly.

Claw Claw didn't find Liszt's inquiry strange.

In the 2.0 main storyline, many forces had already noticed the special nature of the players, the two most obvious points being 【Undying Trait】 and 【Uncontrollable Trait】.

【Undying Trait】 refers to the fact that the undead will reappear shortly after death, which has attracted the attention of many transcendent forces.

In the Gaia main world, resurrection is not a rare thing, but the players' situation is quite special.

Ordinary resurrection abilities require mediums such as the resurrected person's body and soul, and the better the resurrection effect, the stricter the resurrection conditions.

However, the appearance of the undead completely broke this understanding.

Even if the bodies of the undead are completely destroyed, burned to ashes, or chopped into minced meat, it will not affect the player's resurrection, as if their body has nothing to do with it at all.

However, even if powerful professionals try to study the player's soul, they gain nothing, as if there is no soul in the body of the undead, only an empty shell.

Legendary or even divine-level resurrection abilities can also achieve this effect, but there are too many undead, and even gods would find it difficult to bear such a terrifying consumption.

Also because of the 【Undying Trait】, the undead are simply dedicated and fearless when completing mission requests, and often end up dying together with the enemy, so in version 2.0, many human kingdoms hire the undead to carry out war commissions.

If that were all, even if they couldn't figure out why the undead could resurrect unconditionally, the undead would still be an excellent tool.

But in addition to this, what bothers those transcendent forces is the 【Uncontrollable Trait】 displayed by the undead.

As for the 【Uncontrollable Trait】...

Well...

This is also the normal behavior of the players.

Including but not limited to sneaking into the palace at night to find the king's underwear, performing stripteases on the altar during church services, and suddenly having the whim to compete with companions on the battlefield to see who can pee the farthest.

In the eyes of the transcendent forces that recruited the players, every single undead is a psychopath. If they didn't honestly complete the entrusted tasks, the transcendent forces would have been driven crazy long ago.

Previously, on the player forums, there were many posts recording players being captured by plot NPCs for research, and the players also realized that this was because the plot NPCs would react differently due to the players' influence.

And Liszt, as the protagonist of the plot, one of the top NPCs, must have discovered the players' anomalies long ago, and may have been silently observing all along.

Moreover, Claw Claw felt that the reason why they, these professional players, were able to pass the assessment and become guards of Kane Floating City was partly because their strength was stronger than ordinary players, and more likely because Liszt intended it.

Otherwise, so many silver-tier professionals would have been brushed down, while the bronze-tier professionals who passed the assessment were all players.

Thinking back to the first time he saw Liszt, he was still a silver-tier professional. Could it be that Liszt noticed the differences between the players at that time?

Claw Claw gasped when he thought of this, contributing to the warming of the Gaia world.

Liszt, so terrifying!

Liszt didn't care about Claw Claw, who was currently delusional, and continued:

“The reason I brought you and Mo Yun here is because I have something I need you to do.”

“Please command us!”

Claw Claw's eyes lit up. This was something he was very familiar with. It was the taste of a hidden mission!

“This is Archbishop Morris of the Church of the Morning Light.”

Liszt pointed to Morris beside him and said to Claw Claw.

Morris?!

Isn't that the legendary pastor from the Morning Light Cathedral?

Claw Claw was shocked, then noticed the old man sitting beside Liszt.

Morris now looks like an ordinary, senile old man, but you can feel a little warmth from him.

Isn't this the old man from the Church of the Morning Light team before?

The legendary pastor came to visit Liszt specially, something big must be about to happen!

Claw Claw felt like he had thought of something and quickly looked at Liszt.

“The great God of the Morning Light has sensed that a great change affecting the entire Gaia world is about to occur, and Danluo Port is one of the key locations.”

“However, we don't know exactly what will happen now. In order to concentrate our strength, I need you to notify all the undead in Danluo Port of this situation and have them prepare to defend Danluo Port at any time.”

As soon as Liszt finished speaking, a new task appeared in the system panel in front of Claw Claw and Mo Yun.

Claw Claw didn't rush to check the task, but his brain was running rapidly.

He had received similar tasks from Liszt before, such as when the server first opened and when he went to Danluo Port. Without even thinking about it, it was the kind of task that was easy and rewarding.

After all, Liszt, as a plot NPC, couldn't possibly imagine that the undead had such a convenient intelligence channel as the player forum.

However, Claw Claw paid more attention to another point.

A great change affecting the entire Gaia world?

Could this be the main mission of version 3.0?