Everyone was shocked by the sudden fainting of the priestess, but fortunately, after checking, they found that she was just too tired, and nothing serious. Clark immediately arranged for someone to send the priestess to rest. At the same time, he also prepared a room for Fangzheng. After all, he was the benefactor of Sweetwater Town, so he naturally had to treat him well.
Fangzheng also made a presumptuous request to Clark. He hoped that Clark could help him collect the Spirit Crystals in the bodies of the black wolves. Clark did not hesitate to agree to it. Hunters like them would occasionally go into the forest to hunt some low-level magical beasts, then dig out the spirit crystals and sell them for money. Clark was already familiar with this process, so when he heard Fangzheng's request, he immediately patted his chest and said that he would handle this matter personally. He guaranteed that no one would dare to embezzle Fangzheng's spirit crystals.
Clark was very fast. It didn't take him long to hand over all the spirit crystals he dug out from the black wolf's corpse to Fangzheng. Unfortunately, the quality of these spirit crystals was very average. Apart from the alpha wolf's spirit crystal, which gave Fangzheng 20 points of crystal energy, the other spirit crystals were only worth 1 to 2 points of crystal energy. Not every magical beast had it, so Fangzheng only obtained 50 points of crystal energy. Although it was not much, it was better than nothing.
Out of boredom, Fangzheng curiously asked Clark about a very important matter.
Where exactly is this place?
"This is the territory of the Northern Alliance.... Umm, Mr. Fangzheng, don't you know?"
Clark was obviously a little surprised to hear Fangzheng's question, but he still answered Fangzheng's question honestly. But then he carefully expressed his doubts. Sweetwater Town was already at the border of the Northern Alliance, so how did this gentleman get here?
"Hey, don't mention it."
It would have been better if Clark hadn't asked, but the moment he did, Fangzheng's expression turned ugly.
"Something went wrong with my teleportation spell. I don't know how I was sent here.... I had to walk for two days in the wilderness to get out. But then again, what's going on here? I've been walking in the mountains for two days, and I haven't seen a single animal, not to mention that pack of black wolves.... I remember that magical beasts rarely appear in civilized territories, right? "
"Looks like your luck is really bad."
After learning the reason for Fangzheng's appearance, Clark crooked his mouth and looked at him with a complicated expression.
"Perhaps you don't know yet, but it's the season of the beast calamity right now …"
With Clark's explanation, Fangzheng finally understood why he said he was unlucky.
The Northern Alliance was located in the north, near the border of Dusk. Every year, there would be a Beast Calamity. As for the reason, it was actually very simple. Magical beasts were wild beasts that had been contaminated by Chaos magic, and many wild beasts had the instinct to migrate. Perhaps they were acting on instinct, or perhaps they were threatened by the powerful magical beasts, so every winter, they would attack the hinterland of human civilization.
The Northern Alliance was naturally the first target of these magical beasts. Although they had blocked most of the magical beasts with the help of natural barriers and strongholds, the forest was so big that there would always be fish that slipped through the net. These black wolves were probably the "fish" that took advantage of the chaos to sneak into the forest.
But when it came to the attack this time, Clark frowned and his face turned gloomy.
"To be honest, I'm very worried. In the past, we would encounter a Beast Calamity every winter, but this year's Beast Calamity came especially early. And the speed at which these magical beasts appeared is a little too fast. Logically speaking, even if there were some that slipped through the net every year, they would only appear after the third snowfall. But now, they're here right after the first snowfall. I'm really worried that something happened at the border stronghold.... "
Clark was also depressed. As he said, the Beast Calamity was not just a year or two ago. Ever since he was born, these magical beasts would try to attack the hinterland of human civilization every winter when the mountains were sealed off by heavy snow. But there was a pattern to all this. Although Sweetwater Town was close to the border, it was actually quite a distance away. They would usually pack up before the first snowfall and leave after the first snowfall. The mountains were sealed off by heavy snow, and the beasts in the mountains had long run away due to the threat of the magical beasts, so there was no danger. If they were a few days late, the river would be completely frozen, and it would not be so easy to leave.
But this time, the magical beasts.... came a little too fast.
Clark was frowning, but Fangzheng's eyes shone brightly as he listened.
Countless magical beasts?
The Beast Calamity?
What the heck! How many crystals would that be? How much money?
How many Ten Consecutive Five Treasures can I draw?!
Fangzheng's biggest headache now was that he did not have enough Dimension Points. But it could not be helped, because he only made the main framework of the game. He was not in charge of the dungeons, and he did not know how the "Dimensional Codex" was connected to those strange worlds. What made Fangzheng even more frustrated was that the Dimension Points given in each dungeon were extremely small!
It had to be known that back when Fangzheng designed the game, it was a mobile game. A single chapter in a mobile game had at least a dozen levels. If players cleared a single chapter, they would at least be able to accumulate enough resources to complete ten levels. But for some reason, after Fangzheng came to this world, the "Dimensional Codex" was very stingy in the "dungeons" he entered. It basically only gave him a main mission, and occasionally triggered a side mission, but it did not always give him Dimension Points.
This made Fangzheng extremely depressed. He was now extremely regretful that he should have transferred 999999 Dimension Points back then. It would have been better if he had used them for experiments.
This was great. The number of Dimension Points he could obtain from each dungeon was really limited. Although he had obtained quite a lot of benefits, the Soul Stone was, after all, the core to Fangzheng.
Not to mention, he was still lacking a big move! [Arthas] and [Kerrigan] were both shameful. Now, Fangzheng could only hope that he could summon a real angel in his next summoning. That way, whether he went to swindle or fight a boss, he would more or less have some confidence. It would not be like when he faced the Lich Lord previously, where he had nowhere to run and could only rely on luck to fight.
Now that Fangzheng had determined his path, he would use dungeons to farm for equipment and skills. As for Dimension Points … Look at the system, I might as well rely on my own money instead of relying on quests to earn Dimension Points!
But now, the frontline is in danger. As a Guardian Knight of the Holy Cathedral, I must devote my life to my cause and then … Forget it.
But no matter what, I can't let go of such a small amount of money!
Thinking of this, Fangzheng made a decision deep in his heart.
I'll go to the Order Fortress and farm money!
Fangzheng did not make this decision just for the money. As a member of the Holy Cathedral, he knew very well that most of the Twilight Border Fortresses were the territories of the Kingdom of Saint. This was a bit similar to the overseas enclaves of the 'Bald Eagle' on Earth. Although this seemed to infringe on the territorial sovereignty of other countries, in fact, the border fortresses of the Kingdom of Saint were the same as those small countries on Earth, and were even more welcomed by those small countries.
Because the enemies of the fortresses built by the Kingdom of Saint were not humans, but monsters of Chaos. And those small countries certainly did not have enough manpower and material resources to build such a fortress to protect their own safety. Now that the Kingdom of Saint was willing to help, they were naturally very grateful. Not to mention, the army of the Country of Saint was very orderly, many times better than those so-called British and American bastards. At least from Fangzheng's point of view, Matt, Stone, and the others, their ideology was that of 'serving the people'. From this, it could be seen that the reputation of the Country of Saint in this aspect was better than that of other large countries.
Just look at the priestess who fainted from exhaustion. She had never met the people here, and she was very young, but she was willing to fight side by side with them. Tsk tsk tsk …. Fangzheng had to admit that the Holy Cathedral was indeed different from those he saw in novels.
Of course, there were also black sheep like Connie …. But this was good too. At least it proved that the Holy Cathedral was a mortal force, and everyone in it was still human. If everyone in an organisation had a high level of ideological awareness and could be called a model party member, then Fangzheng would really suspect that the Holy Cathedral used some kind of brainwashing method to control its members.
After all, it was acceptable for most people in an organisation to be good people, but it would be horrifying if they were all good people.
After learning about the situation from Clark, Fangzheng decided to rest here for the night, then go to the Order Fortress. In addition to earning money, he was also reporting back to the organisation. Fangzheng was a little curious about this. He hadn't shown up for more than half a year. Did Shi Dong and the others really report his death in battle ….
After learning about Fangzheng's decision, Clark tried to dissuade him, but when he saw that Fangzheng was determined, he did not say anything else. But as their saviour, Clark of course would not neglect Fangzheng. He gave the best carriage in Sweetwater Town to Fangzheng, which Fangzheng gladly accepted. The Order Fortress was still a few days away from Sweetwater Town. If he relied on his own two legs, he would probably die of exhaustion. Now that he had a carriage instead of walking, Fangzheng couldn't have asked for more.
But what Fangzheng didn't expect was that the priestess also took the initiative to look for him, hoping to go to the Order Fortress with him. Fangzheng was a little surprised, but he didn't think too much about it and nodded in agreement. After all, the two of them were colleagues, so it would be good to take care of each other along the way.
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