In the beginning, everyone had agreed that before Irin arrived, they would not go to Jill's place to receive the main quest.
But they did not expect that Li Erpang, Xiao Chuer, and Ning You would all sneak to the Vatican's branch.
Perhaps it was because of guilt, or perhaps it was for other reasons, none of them had told the others what the side quest they had received was. Now that they had the opportunity to reveal it, they began to complain incessantly about the pitfalls of this side quest, as if they had "accidentally boarded a pirate ship".
Wang Tiandi barked blindly at their feet.
It seemed that this dog of a teammate had also received a slightly pitfalls of a side quest, otherwise, he would not show such an expression.
But although several teammates complained that the quest was difficult, in fact, they still did it without hesitation.
They had arrived at Isita Port for a few days, and from their respective intelligence channels, they learned that in this game, there was an existence that could be called "top-level equipment" — the Divine Sword.
Running errands, checking in, finding fault, and giving likes, without taking any risks, they could get a top-level weapon. What was there to complain about?
Wasn't it much safer than fighting a powerful boss?
Although it was troublesome, as long as it was a quest, there would always be a time when it could be completed. For such a pitfalls of a side quest, according to the rule that the reward of the quest was proportional to the difficulty of the quest, in the end, they should be able to obtain the legendary "Divine Sword".
"Really?"
Irin frowned slightly. After listening to his teammates, he did not feel the slightest bit envious.
After all, he already had the "Divine Sword".
And he was using it quite well.
Therefore, in the small team of "Hero, Dog, and Buddy", Irin's view of these side quests was the clearest.
The onlooker sees more clearly than the person involved.
Irin habitually scratched the "dead skin" on his forehead and fell into deep thought.
Seeing Irin's serious expression, Li Erpang thought that Irin's expression was so envious that his expression was distorted, so he chuckled and "couldn't help but" comforted him, "I say, bro, you don't have to be discouraged. The side quest of this' Divine Sword 'should be shared by everyone who sees it. Although we are a few days ahead, what if, maybe, maybe, there is a slight possibility that you will receive a simpler quest?"
This shameless Fatso.
According to the rules of character design in RPG games, there was bound to be a scammer beside the main character.
How melodramatic.
Ning You thought with disdain. The corner of his eyes twitched, but he didn't point it out. He smiled and said, "Brother Fatty's words are reasonable. When we asked High Priest Jill to accept the mission, there were no restrictions. This should be a mission that every 'player' can accept. Now that Brother Irin is here, I think we can also complete the Main Quest. "
Irin: "…"
Seeing that Irin was still upset, Xiao Chuer casually tucked a strand of soft hair behind her ear and whispered, "Yeah, yeah, it's okay. You're the main … captain of the team. Anyway, this' Godly Sword Branch 'can't be solved in a short time. We can work on this side quest while pushing the main quest. That's fine too. "
Li Erpang was furious when he heard that.
He slammed the table. "Hey, wait a minute, when did we decide on a leader? According to the rules, shouldn't the MT be the team leader? You guys, you guys don't follow the rules! "
"You guys …"
While his friends were talking and Dog was barking, Irin didn't interrupt.
But when they finished talking, Irin scratched his head and said slowly with a cold gaze, "How many days ago did you guys accept this mission?"
Li Erpang: "Three days ago."
Ning You: "Four days ago."
Xiao Chuer: "… Three days ago."
Wang Tiandi: "Woof, woof, woof."
Li Erpang pointed at Ning You. "Didn't you suggest not to do the main quest first? Why did you go to High Priest Jill first? "
"Uh … by accident, passing by, passing by."
Irin waved his hand and stopped his teammates from arguing. "In other words, you guys have been working on these side quests for the past few days?"
The others didn't understand why Irin asked these questions. They looked at each other for a while and nodded in unison.
Irin continued to ask, "After you guys accepted these side quests, did anyone else see High Priest Jill?"
Li Erpang whispered, "They were probably busy with the side quests! Who the f * ck would go find High Priest Jill for no reason? Isn't it better to do quests? "
Ning You's gaze suddenly froze and he blurted out, "Brother Irin, did you find something?"
"It's not a discovery. I just think it's strange, although we don't have all the memories of 'reality'. But since we exist here, it means that this game isn't a 'standalone game,' it's more likely to be an 'online game.' "
Xiao Chuer heard this and suddenly thought of something. Her pupils shrank, and she said involuntarily, "Wait, could it be … No, how is it possible?"
Without waiting for Irin to say his thoughts, Ning You also thought of one of the suspicious points after Irin reminded him, "Yes, I almost forgot, the setting of this trial … game is an online game where 'players are trapped in the game world.' Since the game itself is an online game, as the 'Divine Sword' of the top 49 weapons in the game, the difficulty of this kind of mission that 'can be completed sooner or later with time' is too low. "
Xiao Chuer shook her head, and her expression was solemn. "No, what's even stranger should be the threshold of the mission. When accepting the mission, there are no level, equipment, or other hard requirements of strength. At that time, High Priest Jill gave me the feeling that as long as you are a human, you can accept the mission. "
Ning You suddenly lowered his head and looked at the dog lying on the ground with a strange expression. "Maybe, not a human can …"
The more Li Erpang listened, the more puzzled he became. His heart was full of question marks. He quickly asked, "Wait, what are you guys talking about? Can't you say something that normal people can understand? If you guys talk like this, it will make me, Fat Lord, have the illusion that I'm being crushed in IQ! Can't you guys talk properly? "
In fact, everyone, including the dog, wanted to tell Li Erpang to be more confident and to remove the word "illusion" from his words.
But now, they didn't have the mood to do so.
Because after Irin's reminder, everyone noticed the irregularity in this side mission.
Irin ignored Li Erpang, whose IQ had collapsed, and continued to analyze. "Let's say that this' game 'may not have a million players, but it can accommodate 100,000 players. It should be fine, right? Even if the game's setting is too crazy, and this game is a total failure, there should be at least 10,000 players, right? For a game that can accommodate 10,000 'players,' the threshold to obtain a top weapon … Isn't it a bit too low? "
"This, this is the setting of only 49 top weapons in the entire game."
Xiao Chuer thought of a possibility, but even she didn't quite believe it. "Is there something fishy about this NPC? The kind that specializes in tricking players? There's no need for that, right? What's the purpose? "
Ning You's tone became serious, and he shook his head. "What you said is really possible. This game is a bit weird. In a turn-based game, there is no such thing as a resurrection point. Once you die, delete your account, and start again, this setting can dissuade 99% of the players. Thinking about it this way, even if there is a setting like 'Great Priest Gill is actually the demon king's minion,' I can accept it. "
"Wait …" Xiao Chuer suddenly remembered something. "When you guys accepted the mission, did Great Priest Gill specifically record your 'communication crystal' and say that when we are all here, we can immediately use the 'communication crystal' to contact him? He said that there will be special rewards. "
Irin's action of digging out the dead skin suddenly stopped, and he frowned. "There is such a thing?"
Ning You nodded. "Yes, there is. At that time, I also felt that it was a bit weird, but because he quickly issued the 'Sword God Mission,' I didn't think much about it. Now that I think about it, it is indeed a bit weird. Combining all these clues, it gives me the feeling that … "
Irin suddenly put down his hand from his forehead and chuckled. "I see. It seems that this Great Priest Gill is indeed problematic. These side missions that he issued were all missions to kill time in Isita Port, and there was no real meaning. Rather than saying that he was giving out equipment and experience, it was better to say that he was trying his best to keep 'you guys' in the city and not leave. "
Xiao Chuer muttered to herself, "No way? Even the NPCs are problematic? This game is too deceptive, right? Should I say that it is really … "
Xiao Chuer's words stopped abruptly before she could finish.
But Ning You and Xiao Chuer were both "apostles." Even if Xiao Chuer only said half of it, he understood.
Even the NPCs would deceive the players, it was really a "trial!"
Perhaps, this was the difficulty of the trial!
After figuring out the key point, Ning You also smiled. "Fortunately, Brother Irin is quick-witted and noticed it in time. It seems that the main mission of this game is not as simple as it looks on the surface. It is very likely that Great Priest Gill is a character similar to a 'game villain.' For some 'purpose or reason,' he used the side mission to trap us in Isita Port. "
After a pause, Ning You continued to analyze. "According to this' hypothesis, 'the purpose of him using the' Godly Sword Side Mission 'to keep us in the city is to wait for Brother Irin to appear so that he can catch us all in one fell swoop? It's scary to think about it! Maybe, this is also part of the 'plot' itself. Hehe, this' game 'is getting more and more interesting. "
There was one sentence that he didn't say.
To catch them all in one fell swoop, he had to wait for the 'protagonist Irin' to arrive before he started. Should it be said that he was really worthy of being a protagonist?
Xiao Chuer also laughed out loud. There was a sense of calmness and calmness in her smile. "So, since he needs us to take the initiative to contact him to determine whether we are 'all here,' it means that the villain's informant has not reached the level of 'omniscient.' Using this information gap, we may be able to fight back and go further into the plot. "
Ning You: "Hehe."
Xiao Chuer: "Hehe."
Gou Zi smiled evilly.
Irin smiled slightly.
After the three people and one dog figured everything out, they all laughed at the same time.
"I, I, I have something to say, but I don't know if I should say it …"
Just as the three people and one dog gathered together and laughed sinisterly. A meaty palm was raised weakly.
Li Erpang had a guilty expression. He lowered his head and whispered, "Before entering the tavern, I had already sent the message that 'Irin has arrived' to Big Gill …"
Suddenly,
The smiles of the three people and one dog completely froze.
At the same time.
No one noticed.
Outside the port.
On the other side of the sea of clouds.
The black shadows of the floating airships that covered the sky and the sun were quietly approaching while emitting billowing black smoke.
…
…
The four people and one dog paid the bill and left the tavern at the fastest speed.
Little Fatso knew that he was in the wrong, so he didn't dare to say anything along the way, let alone fight for the position of "Captain."
Seeing that the others, including the dog, ignored him, Li Erpang finally couldn't hold it in anymore and said with a sad face, "How could I have f * cking guessed that the NPC could cheat people? This is not the way a normal game should be played, okay? Elite players have habitual thinking, so it's normal for them to be cheated, okay? "
Along the streets, the shops were thriving inside and outside, and the crowd was bustling. There was nothing strange about it.
But the more Irin thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong.
When he heard it, there were too many tricks, so many that Irin couldn't summarize them in a short time.
This game was very strange.
Now it seemed that he was able to accept the "main mission" because of the guidance of the old priest from the small church in the novice village of Lab Town. It was the priest who issued the main mission of "Find Great Priest Gill."
What Irin couldn't figure out at the moment was whether the strangeness of Great Priest Gill was part of the "main plot," or if there was something wrong with the NPC, just like "the players were trapped in the game and couldn't get out."
According to Irin's "cognition," when artificial intelligence was created, it must be implanted with the deepest and inviolable laws. Otherwise, it would be easy for something to go wrong.
Irin remembered again that in the Moonlight Jungle, the villagers who had guarded the village for generations and never left.
And the tragic wolf king who did not hesitate to stick out its scarred butthole in order to protect its pregnant belly.
"Is this really just a game?"
Irin thought to himself.
Once again, he had doubts about the nature of this "game world."
Xiao Chuer saw that Irin's face was sullen and only cared about hurrying on with the journey, ignoring Li Erpang who was blaming himself. As she ran, she softly tried to smooth things over. "This is indeed not his fault. It can only be blamed … that the NPC would cheat players. This setting is too ridiculous. If it wasn't for Brother Irin's reminder, everyone would have fallen for it."
Although Ning You was silent.
He also felt that it was a little ridiculous.
Originally, apostles were sinister enough. To be able to cheat two sinister apostles here, how high was the intelligence of the NPC?
One had to know that the computing power of artificial intelligence was definitely much higher than that of the human brain. If all the NPCs in this world were like this, this trial would be too scary. They could not treat this game as a pure game world at all.
While the four people and one dog were hurrying on with their heads down.
Ning You gently tugged at Xiao Chuer.
Xiao Chuer understood and deliberately slowed down a few steps. Together with Ning You, she fell behind the team.
Li Erpang was immersed in catching up with them.
Because the few of them had a lot on their minds, they did not seem to notice that Ning You and Xiao Chuer were faintly showing signs of falling behind.
Ning You glanced over with a "you know what I mean" look. He lowered his voice to the point where only the two of them could hear. "Could it be Li …"
There was no need to say it too clearly.
But Xiao Chuer already understood.
They both coincidentally thought of the handsome statue in the square at the entrance of the Vatican.
"It can only be this reason. It seems that we are following the 'protagonist' closely, but we are falling behind in the construction of other forces. "
Xiao Chuer nodded with a heavy expression.
In fact, this was also the biggest reason why they felt that the situation was serious.
No matter how bad the NPCs, the protagonist team, or the game mechanism, as apostles, Ning You and Xiao Chuer were of a higher dimension than them. Naturally, they were not afraid.
But if there were "apostles" stirring up trouble in this mission, this method was a little too ridiculous.
They could even mobilize the "Vatican forces" that had an important background in the game camp. This was so deep in the plot that it was simply terrifying.
"It seems that it is not that we are in a hurry, but some people are not bad either."
"I didn't expect that my idol is also …"
Xiao Chuer's expression was gloomy.
The corner of Ning You's mouth curled up. "In the trial, you must not be soft-hearted, even if …"
Xiao Chuer shook her head. "Ha, this is hard to say. Who asked you to not be as handsome as him?"
"…"
While each had their own thoughts, the few of them had already arrived at the square in front of the Vatican.
The handsome and gorgeous young man statue was like a firefly in the dark night, but also like a lamp in a lonely sea. It was so dazzling and eye-catching.
It attracted the gazes of Irin, Wang Tiandi, and Li Erpang involuntarily.
Actually, handsome was not necessarily very handsome. It was just that the expression of the statue was too flashy. It was hard not to notice it.
Wang Tiandi's eyes were filled with disdain.
Li Erpang and Irin frowned.
For some reason, they felt that they had seen that flashy face somewhere before.
Ning You quickly went forward.
He had already ended the private conversation with Xiao Chuer and was paying close attention to the actions of the "protagonist team".
After all, this was a very important change in the plot. It could not be ignored.
"What's wrong?"
Ning You noticed the subtle changes in Irin and Li Erpang's expressions and asked.
Li Erpang was straightforward and did not hide anything. He said subconsciously, "I don't know why, Fat Lord, I always have the urge to smash this statue."
Irin nodded. "Yes, I also feel that this statue looks very annoying."
Ning You was speechless.
Xiao Chuer looked around. "Did you notice that the Vatican army in this square seems to have disappeared?"
Irin asked, "There were many Vatican army here before?"
Ning You nodded. "Yes."
Irin was deep in thought.
Other than Irin who was here for the first time, the others were very familiar with most of the areas of Isita Port when they were doing the side quests.
Now that they thought about it, there was something very strange. The "Godly Sword Side Quest" that the three of them received, whether it was to check in, find trouble, or find NPCs to praise, they seemed to have avoided this area.
As a result, they felt that something was wrong when they came here.
Although the flashy statue looked very annoying, Irin did not care too much and quickened her pace. The towering snow-white building.
"Gaia Vatican Branch."
This could be said to be the landmark of Isita Port. It was still the same as before, exuding a sacred and solemn aura as if it was glowing. At the top of the building, seven huge crystals floated in the air, emitting a soft white light. The seven crystals were connected by a complicated circuit, as if there was some kind of mystery.
Irin looked up and a thought flashed through her mind.
She wondered if it would be valuable if she knocked it down.
As soon as this thought flashed through her mind, Irin went straight to the door of the Vatican Branch.
The door of the Vatican Branch was made of high-grade wood and looked expensive. Irin pushed it hard … but it did not open.
"Let me do it!"
Li Erpang knew that he was in the wrong. He squinted his eyes and went forward, carrying the one-handed hammer and slamming the door angrily.
"Open the door for Fat Lord! F * ck! F * ck you! Hurry up and open the door! Open the door! "
Bang bang bang bang!
Li Erpang was so angry that he did not care about offending the so-called NPC.
But even if he slammed the door, no one came out.
After a moment of silence, Irin took out the dagger she bought from the shop and stabbed the door.
【-10】
A number popped up on the door.
Then.
A health bar appeared in front of them.
This sudden damage number and health bar made Ning You, Xiao Chuer, Li Erpang, and Wang Tiandi stunned at the same time.
Li Erpang said, "A door dares to show its health bar in front of players? So arrogant? "
But soon, they reacted one after another.
This door … could actually be poked!
The scene could be destroyed like this?
There was such a mechanism?
Then … what were they waiting for?
Once the health bar was shown, even if it was a building …
Hammer!
Li Erpang directly raised the hammer and hammered the door like crazy.
【-11】
【-15】
【-16】
Although Li Erpang did not take the DPS route, his weapon had been changed once in Port Isita. His DPS was a little higher than Irin's "A level".
Ning You, Xiao Chuer, and Wang Tiandi saw Li Erpang and Irin start to attack the building and had no way out. They each took out their weapons, equipped them, and stabbed the [Holy See Branch Door] to death.
Pa pa pa pa pa!
What was strange was that their attacks did not enter the "turn-based" state. Other than Irin, the others finally experienced the thrill of real-time combat in a turn-based game.
Awesome!
The health bar of the door dropped rapidly …
But it was still a little slow …
Until Irin quietly threw a [Poisoned Dagger] at the door.
The door instantly turned green.
Irin kindly reminded, "You can use skills!"
When the others heard this, they suddenly understood.
His teammates were all curious as to how Yi Lin had thought of such a ridiculous method of throwing skills at a door. However, in this tense atmosphere, the others and the dog didn't waste any time talking nonsense. It was as if this ordinary-looking door was a Wild Boss. They threw skills and normal attacks at the door without caring about the cost.
The health bar of the door dropped even faster!
A few minutes later.
The door that had stood tall in Port Isita for god knows how many years suddenly collapsed. The four people and the dog entered in a single file and killed their way in.
When the Brave Team was hammering the door, there were already many civilians in Port Isita who noticed their "disgraceful" actions.
Seeing that these people were fierce and did not come with good intentions, they did not dare to go forward to stop them. The civilians found it strange that there were no Holy See soldiers patrolling in this huge square today. No one came out to stop such a ridiculous thing.
Li Erpang treated this operation as farming monsters.
After breaking the door, even his shield was in front of him. His main hand was a shield, and his secondary hand was a one-handed hammer. He valiantly and spiritedly killed his way in, with Fatty in the lead.
Irin habitually took a few steps back and hid at the back of the team.
But when they entered, they were immediately stunned.
He remembered that the last time he came, this place was filled with all kinds of devout "believers of the gods." Great Priest Gill stood under the statue of the goddess, bathed in the light with a kind face. What left the deepest impression on Li Erpang was that there were originally many girls wrapped in nun's clothes. Their small buttocks … Tsk tsk.
But now, they were all gone!
Whether it was Great Priest Gill, the young nun, or the believers, they were all gone!
Ning You, Xiao Chuer, and Li Erpang were instantly convinced that this time … they had really been tricked by the NPC!
A dignified NPC could actually leave the scope of his own practice?
This game … was not scientific!
How could there be such an unprofessional NPC!
"F * ck! What's going on? "
Li Erpang was stunned.
Ning You quickly calmed himself down.
If this unforeseen event was really caused by "him" in the middle, and his involvement in the plot was deep enough to influence the NPC's movements …
"Not good! Hurry up and leave! Get out of the city! "
Ning You's pupils shrank as he shouted.
Xiao Chuer obviously thought of the same thing as Ning You. When Ning You reminded her, she had already put away her small leather whip. Her movements were agile as she ran out of the church ahead of the others.
And at this moment.
Just as the four people and one dog were about to leave the church.
In the distance, in the sky, a bright light instantly pierced everyone's eyes.
"Boom!!!!!"
A terrifying laser beam descended from the sky and swept across from afar.
In the blink of an eye, where the laser beam pointed, the flames of an explosion soared into the sky.
The high temperature heatwave came crashing down. The four people and one dog's eyes were dazzled by the light, and they were temporarily blinded.
Irin, Li Erpang, Ning You, Xiao Chuer's hair, and the hair on Wang Tiandi's head were all blown to the back of their heads.
The four people and one dog were dumbfounded.
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