Chapter 228: A New Gathering

The players instinctively realized that those NPCs were placing more importance on proselytizing than before.

Originally, Susan was someone who rarely chatted with anyone other than the players, because she was very afraid of her identity being exposed.

But now, she has started to read the room, learn communication skills with others, and secretly spread some legends related to the Calamity to them.

Because most of the stories she told were made up by the players themselves, the players easily discovered her changes.

As for Andrew, he has even been conducting some preaching sessions for believers in private.

There are many more secret gatherings for believers of the Calamity; now, in the hidden corners of the underground, the Lord of Calamity already has quite a number of followers.

Saina has also attended many gatherings among the nobles; among these, just in the occasions where Yezi was present, there were more than ten times. She, who was originally quite reclusive, has now become a hot figure in the noble circle.

Even Evans has started attending various Clubs, and one can often see this wealthy young man, who is dressed quite unusually, in bars.

Yezi: People have already started proselytizing to me. These NPCs are quite bold, but they must have been educated, at least not to proselytize like the people of the Zheng Shen Church.

Amao: That guy named Heinke even found Mofate to proselytize, but he forgot that we had set up a Formation outside. If I hadn't discovered it in time, this guy would have lost his life.

Evans's sidekick: Evans goes to six secret gatherings a day. I don't even know how he finds them; I can't even get into two of them.

You'eryuan to Evans's sidekick: Let's talk in private.

Ai Ai who can draw to Evans's sidekick: Let's talk in private.

Zhuguli to Evans's sidekick: Let's talk in private.

Chen Zhi browsed the forum; he didn't mind his information being widely circulated, because Andrew and the others were still quite cautious about spreading their own faith.

For example, those believers that Andrew recognized had mostly undergone over a year of observation.

This process was even more complicated than that of the Sun God Cult.

As for the others, if Evans were not cautious, he could not have hidden from the people of the Royal Capital and lived in Tana City for so long.

Saina is just as cautious; the believer she found still doesn't know that it was Saina who spread her own honorific name to her. She prays piously to her every night, and up to now, she has not yet sought out Saina to ask about the specific situation.

As for the others, they are even more cautious; it is just that sensitive players would realize there are some problems.

And people from other churches in the city not only cannot see the problems of these people, but they can even accept the eccentric players, let alone these proselytizing heretics.

No one cares; at least in the state where Chen Zhi has opened the full perspective of Tana City, indeed no one cares.

Just look at the content on the news and you will know.

Everyone is more concerned about the future development of Tana City.

Sarana flipped through Yunxiao's report for a while; she was very satisfied with the efficiency of this subordinate, at least now the Wealth Church already had a foothold in Gannaer.

And it is said that the basic revenue of this bar is quite good.

And before this, there were not many bars in the whole of Gannaer, and even if there were, they wouldn't earn much.

"You have done very well, and the information on Gannaer is also very rich. Sending you there was indeed the right choice. I will apply to the church, and you might soon have the opportunity to go to the Royal Capital for further studies."

Going to the Royal Capital for further studies, huh? Yunxiao thought about how he would still need to register, which was really quite troublesome.

To go there, one has to take a Train for a full seven days, and this period of time is the same as normal time; just thinking about it feels like a waste.

If it were in Tana City, he could go to Gannaer every day, manage the bar in Gannaer well, and preferably establish his own chamber of commerce; that feeling would be much more interesting than going for further studies.

"They will train you on how to use your abilities; you can no longer learn anything useful from me." Sarana seemed to see through Yunxiao's thoughts; after all, the thoughts of these players are always expressed on their faces.

Yunxiao said sincerely: "Of course I am willing to go there to learn, but it's a bit too lonely to go alone. Is it possible to call a few good brothers to go and learn together?"

Sarana frowned.

Besides Yunxiao, the only Awakened officially registered with the authorities is Luolita.

Others wouldn't learn anything by going there, after all, they haven't awakened yet.

But since Yunxiao said so, she couldn't help but consider it.

The reason why Tana City is not developing well is because there are too few Awakened in the Wealth Church.

And this place is too prosperous; whether it is Gannaer or Awakened from other regions, there are no fewer of them than the official Awakened of Tana City.

Now those people from the War Church have all run off to the Barbarian lands.

The entire Tana City can only rely on these few Awakened from the Wealth Church and the Wisdom Church to deal with things.

Who knows what might happen?

If the Royal Capital really wants Tana City to recover, it should at least give itself more manpower and help, at least increase the number of Awakened under its command.

Yunxiao didn't know that his small suggestion made Sarana think so much, but with her promise, Yunxiao could rest assured to choose the people to go to the Royal Capital with him.

Actually, there are quite a few players going to the Royal Capital now, but because the review is too strict, there don't seem to be many people who actually go to the Royal Capital, but there are also a dozen or so players doing business in the Royal Capital and secretly seeking awakening.

However, for everyone's method of awakening, they mostly exchange information through the forum.

Chimu's several formulas received unanimous tips from everyone. As Chen Zhi raised the top-up amount for tips, many people read Chimu's paid formula posts, and many people purchased materials according to the formulas.

Luolita is now in the Royal Capital; originally she didn't want to come, especially with the opening of the Gannaer map.

She had already thought about how to develop her business in Gannaer and awaken into a Channeling user.

But thinking that a Warrior is more powerful, she still wanted to awaken into a Warrior more.

When her friends in the Royal Capital said there might be materials for awakening, she ran to the Royal Capital at the first opportunity.

"I have already confirmed it. During the time you came, I told them they must save it for me. After all, raising funds takes some time, and the other party has already agreed." Meng Buluo, who brought Luolita, is also an old player, but he belongs to the group with better luck who drew the internal test qualification in the first wave.

However, the time he entered the game was not that early, and he missed the opportunity to experience life and death with Luolita and the others for the first time.

When he came into the game, the players had already formed the factions of the Wealth Church and the War Church. At that time, he regretted not coming to the game at the first opportunity, and subsequently did not become a T0 unit in the game, but became an ordinary cultivation-type player.

Unlike other players, he opened a breeding farm with a few NPCs. I don't know how he fooled those NPCs, but in short, after he went online, he was able to communicate simply with the NPCs in a week, and then he talked about his insights on raising horses, and was subsequently appreciated by a noble and started raising horses for the nobles.

Now he can already find a job in the Royal Capital; although it is not too decent, he has already squeezed into the circle of nobles.

So he also has some clues about some secret gatherings.

The nobles are also willing to let him teach their horsemanship and help them raise horses. After all, Meng Buluo is someone who doesn't speak Federal Language very well and has an accent; there are many things they say that Meng Buluo doesn't understand.

Of course, that is only on the surface. Meng Buluo is not a fool; he had long since learned the Federal Language well during this period, at least enough to understand what those nobles wanted to say.

"If it were someone else, they might not be able to enter this gathering, but since it's you." Luolita's reputation is still very loud. There is still a very obvious difference between the world in the game and reality; the biggest difference is that the pace of life in the game is slower.

By tearing apart mutated Sea Monsters with her bare hands and appearing in advertisements, Luolita has gained a bit of fame in the Royal Capital.

Although she is far behind the great actress Mata, it is not difficult for her to enter the gatherings of the nobility.

"This is an abandoned castle. It is said that because some nobles still hold the property rights to it, even though it is deserted and no one lives here, no one will occupy it privately. It is said that this castle has existed for three hundred years, but I always feel that it looks quite new; someone must be maintaining it regularly."

"The host of the gathering is named Oyer. I don't know if this is a pseudonym; my status isn't high enough to ask. However, through secret revelations from others, this organizer named Oyer is very likely a member of the Royal Family, though he is certainly not in line for the throne."

"Some people curious about Transcendental Power come here, but only those with fate can purchase useful items. It is clear that this noble manages things like formulas very strictly; so far, not a single formula has appeared here. However, when it comes to Mystical Items, it is very dense—one could say it is dazzling."

"How many could there be?" Luolita considers herself someone who has seen the world, and so far, she has not seen a place with more Mystical Items than Tana City.

Although there aren't many high-end things, the quantity is still high; compared to the Rierna described by Chimu, and the gatherings in the Royal Capital she has been to before, it is still more.

At least those Charms are all very useful, and those materials can be considered expensive.

Therefore, she doesn't think this gathering is anything remarkable, but as long as she can get what she wants, that is enough.

"I am only missing one thing now. That thing is very hard to find. The previous formula from the War Church didn't mention such a material, which caused me to die four times." Thinking of this, Luolita gritted her teeth. She drank the Magic Potion for the Awakened several times, but not once did she succeed. It wasn't until Zhuguli helped her ask around indirectly that she learned there was something called the Scarlet Eye.

In other words, even the formulas provided by official Extraordinary individuals can be incomplete.

And the system will not verify this for her; the game is simply cheating people.

However, there is no rule saying NPCs cannot cheat people. This world is different from other games; the rules of previous games don't apply here. In other games, it is impossible for NPCs to sell fake goods, and even if they did, it would be clearly marked on the page.

No wonder this game prides itself on being realistic.

"Don't worry, the things here are all genuine. If they weren't, a few nobles could make it impossible for this organizer to survive. However, I have always been very confused as to why they would allow a non-official organization to hold gatherings in such an obvious place."

As he spoke, Meng Bulao took two masks out of his backpack. "You must wear a mask to attend the gathering here, but the organizer knows our identities."

"The other attendees don't know?" Luolita suddenly understood something. "Couldn't this organizer find out which nobles might have already awakened?"

"That is what they say, and it is normal. How could the Royal Family not monitor those Awakened who have no one to monitor them?"

"You are right." Luolita put on her mask and turned on the recording lens.

Although she cannot upload it to the forum, if she can awaken, she can immediately return to Tana City and post her results on the forum.

No one wants to miss such an opportunity to show off—a person who has awakened twice!

If she feels this awakening is also unsuitable, she can sell it again. This time, heading to the land of the barbarians, those from the War Church didn't bring many players; in fact, most of those they brought were players who had already awakened.

It is not easy to awaken through formal channels; those players must possess abilities that the War Church deems worthy.

But most people are ordinary, making it even harder to awaken.

"Alright, let's go in. Be careful not to talk too much. We will circle the items we want on the board, and then go to the room in the back to provide money for the transaction."

This is not Meng Bulao's first time here; although it is a dilapidated, abandoned castle, he is not afraid.

But Luolita, who pushed the door open, still instinctively felt a shudder at the decay here.

It is truly terrifying; this place doesn't look like it can be lived in at all. The floor is covered in dust, and only the messy footprints tell her that there are still people here.

"Please follow me, both of you." The person in charge of receiving them revealed a smile. He was also wearing a mask, giving people a mysterious feeling.

Following this attendant, the two entered a fairly spacious dining room.

The dining room was also covered in dust, but the chairs were still quite clean. There were many handprints on the table, looking as if no one had cleaned it at all.

It is clearly a gathering of nobles, yet they chose this place; could it be because it is more secretive?

(End of chapter)