"Carlo. Last name and age unknown. Blonde hair, blue eyes, a full beard that obscures his face, but his voice sounds younger than his appearance. I don't know when he appeared in the Rhino Bar, but he's been there for almost half a year. He's good at cheating, nicknamed 'Tavern God of Gamblers.' He never does any serious work, and his main income is the money he wins from gambling with adventurers. He's especially good at Gwent, Hearthstone, and other cards. As for why he's good at cheating, it's because he wins and loses in the process of playing cards with him. In the end, you'll definitely be the one who loses, but because the process is thrilling and interesting, he doesn't lose much each time. There are always some bored people who are willing to give him money. "
"But he was too ruthless in killing outsiders some time ago, so the old drunkards all discovered his tricks. He won't be able to make any money for a while. Usually, he does odd jobs for the boss, Old Barton, to pay for alcohol and accommodation. It seems that he's very interested in the owner's daughter, Catalina, but she's never been nice to him. "
Looking at the information he bought from the local Thieves Guild, the goblin Inquisitor Saul shook his head.
Over the past half a year, it had become a habit for him to inquire about unknown adventurers who suddenly appeared out of nowhere. But when he thought of that person's information, that medal that seemed to have become an epic character, and compared it to the drunkard in front of him who had been in the tavern for half a year, he shook his head. It seemed that his luck wasn't good enough, and he still came up empty this time.
"Next, let's prepare for the investigation mission in front of us. Such a remote town without any special resources, but there's actually a blood sacrifice of evil cultists. Something's not right there …"
As a Inquisitor who had just graduated from Nanxiang's accelerated course, Saul seemed too young to be on the frontlines. If it were those old foxes from the era of the Four Halls of Justice, seeing Carlo's information, they would immediately be interested.
Because they knew that their old superior, who sounded like he was famous, was definitely not some honorable hero. It was completely possible for him to owe a tavern money for half a year, or use gambling debts to pay for alcohol.
However, if it was really those wily old foxes, they wouldn't even think about looking for someone, because they knew that not only was it impossible to complete this mission, but even if they were lucky enough to complete it, it might not be a good thing.
First of all, if that person really wanted to hide, it would depend entirely on luck to find him. Even if he really bumped into him, not only would he be able to escape, he wouldn't even be able to stop him. And even if he was lucky enough to catch him, no matter how good the reward was, it wouldn't be enough to stop that person's vicious revenge.
No matter how one looked at it, it was a trap for them to win or lose such a mission.
Thus, for the wily old foxes of the Church of Law, the "Find Roland" mission was just an interesting topic for idle chatter. Only the newly minted youngsters would take their superior's "number one mission" seriously. Of course, they naturally became the targets of the wily old foxes. This legend was still being spread among the recruits of the Church of Law, the Gentlemen's Alliance, and the Mist Kingdom's Knight Corps.
"Go find the legendary hero Roland. Our church is longing for his return. This is a test for youngsters. As long as you find him, you will receive his recognition (grudge) and reward (revenge). You will also receive the world's one and only tenth circle incantation: the Ultimate Shoe Imprisonment Spell (literal meaning)."
Saul, who had only been on the job for two months and had just completed a mission by himself, was obviously the target who was being fooled. He also completely believed it, or else he wouldn't have carried the newest wanted poster with him.
What Saul didn't know was that they, who had only been in the Rhino Tavern for a day, had already been seen through by the target they were looking for. In one of the tavern's rooms, they were currently being discussed by their target.
"Silver-ranked Inquisitor, Gold-ranked Anti- Knight, and Four Elemental Swordcasters. The one leading them should be that Anti- Knight. They're missing a Holy Knight to form the most popular 'Four Plate Armor Combination.' Together, they should be able to take care of a high-level demon. Judging from their target, they should be here to investigate the 'Death Council' that has been getting more and more rampant lately. "
Whenever the world encountered danger, the first to rampage wasn't the enemy, but rather the messy evil cults. They used the world's turmoil and the fear in the hearts of the people to wantonly spread their own beliefs, creating even more panic and chaos for their own benefits.
However, there were gods and demons in this world, so the organizers of evil cults weren't limited to just mortals. If the mastermind behind the scenes was pulled out from the gutter, it would most likely be related to some big shot from the lower planes or other planes.
The full name of the "Death Council" was "All Things Die Council." It was a religion that came from the lower planes that worshipped death itself. However, when it spread to the main plane, it had already gone astray. The current religion was "All life will perish in the Armageddon. Only by transforming into undead creatures can one survive the Armageddon." Doesn't that make people speechless? In fact, I've seen many more evil cults that are even more outrageous than this.
Just by looking at this religion, I can guarantee that this evil cult definitely had something to do with those Undead Emperors. Following the successful descent of that Undead Emperor a year ago, the Undead Calamity in the main plane was indeed becoming more and more intense. Those fellows from the Death Council were also becoming more and more rampant.
If I left them alone, it was possible that a village would become a dead village after some time. The Undead Calamity would also gain new troops, and it was even possible that plagues and Dimensional Doors leading to the Undead Planes would appear. That was why whenever the Death Council appeared, the Gods' churches and countries would often send out investigators to clean them up.
In the game's history, there were also quite a few evil cults that appeared. No matter what their initial goal was, their final goal was to create all sorts of blood sacrifices and evil rituals in order to attract the big shots of the Chaos Abyss to come to this plane and start a Holy War. And after the will of the Chaos Abyss disappeared, the Chaos Lords and Evil Gods obtained freedom and became more and more active. Evil cults also increased in number. However, it was difficult to say what their final goal was. At the very least, I hadn't seen so many strange evil cults in the game's history.
"Fisherman, die!" It was a rather strange name. It was said that this evil cult believed that "fish are the purest creatures, and that all fishermen should die. Those bastards who cooked fish soup should go to the eighteenth level of hell." Their main worshippers were fishmen and water-type creatures. They developed quite well in swamps and lakes.
At first, I felt that this was quite inconceivable. But when I found out that the person behind this evil cult was the son of the person who had been cooked into fish soup, I suddenly felt that it was understandable.
"For the sake of world peace, let's cook less fish soup."
I mysteriously felt a resonance with this cult's teachings, especially when I heard that Cavendish felt that his failure was rather embarrassing, so he went back to the same old location to fish several times and cook fish soup several times. This caused the Chaos Abyss's leader to change several times. I felt even more sympathy for this evil cult that had unknowingly changed its backer several times.
Right, among all the evil cults, there was one called the Church of Bliss that was especially attention-grabbing.
Their teachings were: "The end of the world is right in front of us. Let's throw away all our unnecessary morals and pour all our limited energy into endless sex." It was said that all the priests of this evil cult were young and beautiful girls, and that their sacrificial activities were something to be envied … I mean evil and depraved. There were even quite a few cute elven girls among the participants. It was said that the leader behind this cult came from a certain level of the Chaos Abyss, and that he created this evil cult out of pure interest. He also used his own incarnation to participate in such activities, and it was said that the incarnation was a very attractive girl. Unfortunately, I had never been able to find their church …
"Ahem, would you believe me if I said that I only want to eradicate the evil Church?"
"If I tell you that the day you find the Elysium Club is the day Eliza finds you, I will never tell anyone about it. Do you believe me?"
"I'd be a fool to believe you."
"Same here."
Now that I was all alone, I was being ridiculed by the soul-bound silly cat.
"You won't consider going back?"
"Hmph, even if the reward is ten times higher, I will still …"
"You won't be tempted?"
"No, find someone to help me kidnap him and take the reward. I'll run after I get the reward …"
"Don't you have the pride of an epic hero? Did you know that the Undying Roland has already been named one of the top ten epic heroes of the past thousand years by the fairies? "
"Pride? Can it be eaten? Can it be exchanged for alcohol? "
Of course, ridiculing me was one thing. As for me, I actually had my own thoughts as well.
"Leave the affairs of mortals to the mortals. I've already done so much. If they still can't deal with me, they'll be too useless. "
Before entering the Underworld, I had already thought things through very clearly. My subordinates have long since reached the age where they can take charge of their own affairs. If an old fellow like me were to constantly point here and there, it would instead hinder their growth.
"We've already endured for more than five years. If something were to happen, it would have happened long ago. Since everything is fine, it means that the youngsters are quite capable. As an old fellow who retired long ago, there's no need for me to jump out at such a time to annoy others. There might even be people who say that I'm trying to seize power. "
The world was huge. What could an individual's combat strength change? The changes that could be made had already been made. The seeds that had been sown had already sprouted. All that was left was anticipation. Yep, not laziness, but anticipation.
"Do your best, mortal! Big Brother is watching over you. "
That was why I had more than enough confidence to ignore the existence of the wanted order. It was just that the newest threat was giving me a headache.
Considering that Eliza was most likely involved in the matter of being able to enter my underground library, I decided to take some time to write a threatening letter to the Church of Law. If she dared to publicize it, I would publicize the embarrassing fact that she still wet her bed at six years old, and that she still didn't dare to sleep alone at nine years old.
"… I suddenly sympathize with Eliza. Can't you have a little more EQ and a little more sense of responsibility! "
"… Actually, none of you understand the depth of my love. Child, one day, my life will come to an end, and all of you will be crowned as kings, kings, kings … Who's throwing stinky boots at me!?"
I didn't even get to finish saying the word "king" before the white cat's flying boots shattered it.
Yep, the white cat. I thought that the silly cat had become the white cat because of that ridiculous wanted order.
"Aren't you just planning to openly slack off? What's the point of coming up with so many excuses? "
"Hmph, mortal wisdom. How can you casually say something like slacking off? You should say that you trust your companions and juniors. Also, please call me Roland, the Freedom Knight who pursues justice and fairness! I'm an independent Knight who travels with the wind. I'm not loyal to any noble faction, and I only fight for the justice in my heart! "
"Why do I feel like you're ridiculing me again for no reason …"
"Hmph, I'm a man who wants to become a Freedom Knight. One day, I'll find my own elven girl!"
"I have no idea what you're talking about. Did you take the wrong medicine …"
[This joke is way too revealing of your age. Be careful that others don't understand …]
However, time seemed to have proven my choice. My "wish" from seven years ago had become a reality. Although it would be extremely irresponsible to leave someone else in charge, this opportunity to be independent indeed gave those talented people a chance to show off their abilities.
The construction of the Hades took a total of five years. These five years were also the years when the Holy War began and the era changed the most rapidly. This was also a test for those young leaders. Even though I had just returned to the mortal world, I heard that they were doing quite well.
The Mist Alliance in the Northlands was protected by two queens. The Northlands Mist Sisters' reputation had spread far and wide. Since the entire world was in chaos and war, the Northlands Mist Alliance that still had time to support other countries became especially special. The Northlands Mist Alliance was flourishing, powerful, and just. The Northlands Mist Alliance was becoming more and more prosperous.
In this generation, the other side of being powerful and famous meant a stable living environment and endless business opportunities. Compared to the countries that were constantly suffering from the fires of war, the land that was covered in ice and snow seemed to be much more adorable. This was especially so with the development of magical engineering technology and the combined forbidden spells of the Northlands elves, which made the cruel natural environment seem less frightening.
In a world of chaos and war, having a peaceful land was an attractive advantage. Countless merchants and people migrated here. The tremendous profits from the arms trade, plus the strong alliance with Auland, Bardi, and other countries helped the Mist Alliance, which no longer had to worry about the future, to become a new mega empire. The Mist Alliance was now viewed as a new mega empire.
Of course, the Mist Alliance was able to maintain peace in the midst of war. Apart from the fact that the Mist Alliance had no value, it was also because this was the headquarters of the Church of Law and the Hades. Causing trouble here would be the equivalent of directly provoking the entire Hades Faction. Even the Chaos Main Gods would have to think twice before acting.
The internal structure of the Church of Law was stable. In fact, they didn't even need an especially outstanding leader. And with the establishment of the Hades, the God of Law had transformed into a concrete Church of Hades. The saying that anyone who did evil in life would be punished in death was no longer an empty saying. As the Church of Law and the God of Hades, it was only natural that they would become more and more influential.
The foundational reason for their increasing influence was the rise of the Hades Faction and the fact that Wumianzhe had become a Main God. As the ruler of the Hades, after the Hades fully matured, the eternally just Wumianzhe absorbed countless believers and the power of Law, becoming the second existence to become a Main God in this Holy War. Meanwhile, the Hades Faction had become a neutral third party with at least five Main Gods.
Even though most of these Main Gods were unable to leave the Hades Faction, they were still a real threat.
Perhaps it was precisely because of this astonishing power that the Order Gods, who were already in endless trouble, didn't turn against the Order Gods. They still maintained a faintly discernible cooperative relationship with the Hades Faction, which allowed the Chaos Main Gods to actively avoid the Northlands. At least for now, the three factions seemed to have reached a balance. Even if this balance was destined to be torn apart by one faction, it still gave Aichy and the others more time to prepare and adapt.
The God of Law who successfully became a Main God also helped the Law job class members to become even stronger. Due to the activity of Law believers and Law job class members, their teachings were becoming more and more popular in war-torn areas.
"Neutrality," "non-aggression," "instant learning," and other job class characteristics tempted many countries that lacked combat strength and public security. Some countries even chose to accept the laws of the Holy Scriptures as proof of governance. Law schools with extremely low barriers were also established in various countries. Law job class members who were eternally on the side of good also began to become popular among adventurers who leaned more towards justice.
Of course, if a team always walked on the edge of the law, a Just Knight would be far more dangerous than a Holy Knight. If one didn't want to become a former Knight, then Law job class members would have to adhere to the laws themselves.
The Law job class didn't have high requirements for one's education level and combat talent. Nor did Law job class members require large amounts of resources and money like other job classes. The Law job class's most important aspect was whether or not the Law job class would be able to adhere to the laws to protect themselves and others. The incredibly low barrier to entry caused Law job class members to become more and more numerous. Many guards in remote towns could also be seen trying to become self-taught by Law.
The Absolute Gentlemen Alliance received endless news, with some good and some bad. The best news was that two years ago, when the Hades and the mortal plane were reestablished, a large number of powerful mercenaries and Knight returned to the mortal plane. The worst news was that a certain Dracon inconceivably reached SemiGod rank and even obtained the abnormal title of "Mother of All Beasts."
"It's fine if he successfully reached SemiGod rank. I wouldn't be surprised no matter what that bastard does. I can understand if he's the King of All Beasts, but what does' Mother of All Beasts' mean? Forget it, there's no need to tell me the answer. At any rate, he's definitely some blind idiot! "
"… That's why this news is only bad news. He created some evil cults and spread some new beliefs. He actually has quite a few believers. Yep, I won't go into the specifics. All you need to know is that he successfully entered the top ten of the Calamity Rankings and became the target of every country's assassination."
"… It would seem that leaving him in the mortal plane to help manage the overall situation back then was definitely a mistake."
There were far too many changes that could be described in one night. Although there was plenty of good news, it was nothing compared to the tremendous changes in the entire world. Countless "historical" heroes had stepped onto the stage that belonged to them. War became the cruelest cradle of all. Many influences caused the entire world's direction to become uncertain. This was also why Old Barton complained that he couldn't keep up with the times.
Of course, none of this had much to do with me. Right now, my goal was to enjoy life, slack off, and have fun! Just like those students who had finally passed their college entrance exams and survived that living hell, I had already completed my mission. Even if the sky collapsed, let me have fun first!
"Karo, you're so bored talking to a cat. Did you steal some alcohol to drink again? I'll give you a small mission to earn some alcohol money. These lords are investigating a case in town. You're familiar with the area, so help them guide you! "
"What?"
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