Chapter 52, Part 1: "This is a psychological profile."
A large-scale online game, even if the theme is a doomsday counterattack, cannot be too depressing.
Most gamers play games for fun and relaxation. They can occasionally take a dose of high-energy drugs to boost their spirits, but if they can't consistently relax, the game will be a critical but commercial success.
"Fantasy of Wonderland" has been able to continue operating for so many years, and the minimum number of online users can still reach a new high (the lowest, dog head), which shows that the balance between the two is maintained very well.
For example, every storyline involving the Halflings leans towards classic fairy tales, allowing players to transform the "dark/fairytale" narratives of the modified or original versions into familiar, family-friendly tales. The game's numerous "memory quests" involving the gods also transport players back to a distant era of mythological chaos, allowing them to savor the love, hate, and vengeance between the gods when they were still powerful.
When it comes to the war of gods, it is nothing more than the adaptation of Norse mythology, Roman and Greek mythology and biblical stories.
To sum it up, it's all about family feuds, emotional entanglements, chaos in the aristocratic circle, and heroic trials...
The so-called gods, high and mighty, driven by desires even uglier than those of the mortals they despise, spark all sorts of disputes, leaving the player to witness one clown show after another from the sidelines. This is the kind of epiphany that a Western epic must savor.
It's even better to see the gods' arrogant attitude in various flashbacks, and then return to reality to see the miserable gods jumping up and down and saying that no one is allowed to talk about their dark history.
You mean, right? Only a small piece of Poseidon remains?
The sea god calmed down temporarily and no longer wasted his limited energy on impotent rage. Xia Xifeng and Singh finally got the chance to take a shower.
After experiencing the pain of being splashed with water by the sea god, Singh and Xia Xifeng became much closer and no longer acted arrogantly.
Singh's hair was down again, and he returned to his gentle priestly demeanor. "What trouble has my lord encountered? How much can you reveal? Amuruo is always playing it safe. I'll find out after I finish this journey."
Xia Xifeng said, "I don't have enough experience, so I don't know how much I can reveal. Anyway, the Sea God is in a very bad state."
Singh asked, "Is it related to the evil god that Yin Yue encountered?"
Xia Xifeng said: "Anyway, it's related to the evil god. I don't know if it's the same evil god."
Singh pressed his forehead and said, "What evil god can harm both the Sun God and the Sea God at the same time? Can he still be called an evil god?"
Evil gods are "demigods" who do not possess the authority of divinity and use radical means to covet the power of the gods, such as Pereira who was seduced into corruption.
Although it is absolutely impossible, if Amuruo wants to seize the power of the godhead by abnormal and radical means one day, he will also become an evil god.
According to this definition, it would be good enough for an evil god to be able to deceive a certain god. And if he can deceive a certain righteous god, he must have the support of another powerful god behind him, or even another god directly brought down the enemy.
For example, the projection of Poseidon was deceived and killed by the projection of the God of Conspiracy. Don't you agree, Poseidon?
Singer really couldn't imagine how the Sea God, who, although still had a bad character, at least learned wisdom from his mistakes in important matters, could be deceived to the point where Xia Xifeng asked the sea whether he was dead or not.
Even if Poseidon is really too stupid, Shuangri is two gods who always trust each other. How can they be deceived?
Singh asked, "Can you tell me how badly the God of Two Suns was injured?"
Xia Xifeng looked at Qin Lang. How much should he reveal?
Qin Lang said: "It was born safe and sound."
Singh silently took a sip of the sweet black tea to soothe his frightened heart.
After Qin Lang finished the riddle of "you understand and I understand", Xia Xifeng continued to advance the plot: "How much do you know about the situation of the Sea God?"
Singh pulled out a stack of documents. "I can't talk too much about my Lord's affairs. All the cases handled by the church are here."
Even the Sea God was leaning on Xia Xifeng, so Xia Xifeng could be trusted. Singer handed all the information he had prepared long ago to Xia Xifeng.
Qin Lang told Xia Xifeng the analyzed information in the system.
Based on the information analyzed by Qin Lang, Xia Xifeng recalled the story tasks he had done in the game that might be related to this incident.
When players first enter the game, the ocean is already inaccessible. In other words, the ocean map is locked.
As the main storyline progresses, the ocean map opens, and players unravel the truth of how the sea god almost fell - there must be something bad going on in a country named Atlantis, and all ocean disasters definitely started from it.
The "Black Water Disaster" broke out from the capital of Atlantis and quickly dyed the entire ocean black.
The Sirens living in and around Atlantis were instantly infected with the plague and were almost wiped out.
It was when Xia Xifeng was exploring the ruins of the capital of Atlantis that he developed an "irreconcilable feud" with the God of the Sea.
He was one of the players who started the Poseidon series of legendary quests. He completed the quest perfectly, but the quest reward was withheld because Poseidon's favorability towards him was not up to standard.
Xia Xifeng opened a new account and praised the Sea God as if he was praising his parents who were about to give him New Year's money. Only then did he get the complete task reward - "The Gift of the Sea God". From then on, he no longer needed to carry an oxygen tank when diving.
Xia Xifeng: [My life skills have already maxed out my ability to dive without oxygen, so I don't need to hold Him up for a "gift from the sea god."]
Qin Lang: [Oh.]
He wanted to say that the "Gift of the Sea God" might have other uses in reality.
But since this is reality, "life-saving grace" should make Poseidon give them buffs even if their favorability is not high enough. So let Xia Xifeng play with it.
Can players still be asked to play the game if they can't just mess around without failing in tasks?
No matter how demanding the process of the "perfect ending" is, players have to do a tap dance on the tightrope. This is what a player is.
Xia Xifeng and Qin Lang analyzed the situation for a day, and the boat slowly sailed towards the Temple of the Sea God.
Singh's heart grew heavier.
Poseidon had promised to start the teleportation immediately, but he actually waited for a whole day. It can be seen that he was really weak.
So you're so weak, why are you wasting your energy on splashing water?!
When the moon rose, Poseidon finally informed Singer that he could prepare the teleportation array on the other end of the ship and teleport when the moon reached its zenith.
Singh: "Did you go to Yinyue for help?"
Poseidon: [No.]
Singh: "You have formed an alliance with Sojitz?"
Poseidon: [No! They respect me and came to help me!]
Singh: "My Lord, you are already a very mature deity. If you have already formed an alliance, please treat your allies appropriately. Such an attitude will only make people laugh at you."
Poseidon: [Who dares!]
Singh: "How dare the Twin Sun Gods. If you don't respect them, why should they respect you? The Sun God was born before the Ocean God. They are your predecessors! Stop wasting your energy splashing me with seawater. Save your energy for the real work."
The sea god never responded, so Singh assumed that he had reflected on his actions.
Singer can communicate directly with the sea god, but he is neither a god-favored person nor an archbishop or even a pope. We really need to look for the reason within himself.
Which believer would scold his master like this?
When Singer informed Xia Xifeng and Qin Lang that the teleportation array was ready, Xia Xifeng and Qin Lang also organized the analyzed information and handed it to Singer.
This intelligence is not complete intelligence.
The information Xia Xifeng and Qin Lang obtained from the game should be regarded as "prophecy of the prophet" and cannot be said directly.
They can only try to get as close to the truth as possible based on the intelligence they have now.
Xia Xifeng said, "Because the victims were all clergy, this attack was deemed a provocation against the Sea God. The ultimate goal was not wrong, but the murderer's personal intentions may have been more than that."
Around every attack, “innocent people” are affected and killed.
These "innocent people" had very diverse occupations, including nobles and commoners, and the nobles were not from the same faction, so the church law enforcement officers did not pay too much attention to them when analyzing the case.
Singh followed Xia Xifeng's analysis and thought.
Singh knew that what Xia Xifeng wanted to tell him was not "analysis", but to use "analysis" to reveal to him information that could not be revealed directly.
Xia Xifeng obviously already knew part of the truth, but just couldn't tell himself.
As someone who also has a close relationship with the gods, Singh understood as soon as Xia Xifeng hinted.
The murderer may not be solely dedicated to the gods; he may have his own agenda. Killing a priest may be for the sake of the gods behind him, while the people he "implicates" are for his own benefit.
Xia Xifeng took out a pair of glasses from his backpack and put them on.
No matter what the use of these glasses is, when it comes to psychological profiling (which he actually doesn't quite understand), a white coat and gold-rimmed glasses are necessary attire.
When Singh saw Xia Xifeng suddenly change his clothes while talking, the corners of his mouth twitched twice.
Qin Lang lowered his head a little.
Xia Xifeng often makes people who walk around him feel embarrassed about things that don't belong to them.
Singer listened to what "psychological profiling" and "criminal portrait" meant and gradually became fascinated.
Although fifty percent of Xia Xifeng's words were far-fetched, they were made to sound so real, like a novel.
"In summary." Xia Xifeng raised his middle finger and pushed his glasses up. "If this person's mind isn't completely controlled by the evil god, then he's definitely a scum who doesn't take human life seriously. He must have a high status, but he doesn't have much power. He doesn't usually do anything, and he's probably even looked down upon by his peers. That's why he kills without restraint to vent his anger and find excitement in it."
Singh nodded frequently, and an idea of finding the murderer came to his mind.
Xia Xifeng's point was that the murderer was an Atlantean noble, seemingly incapable of committing such a horrific act. By combing through the lives of those implicated and identifying the intersections of their social circles, they could identify this person.
Although the workload is heavy, it is better than being a headless fly.
Xia Xifeng continued his "psychological profiling": "Such a person might be watching the sensational event he caused from the nearest place."
Singh's mouth curled up: "I will find him."
This little knight is so clever, he actually revealed information to me this way. Amuruo, learn this! Don't just act mysterious! Use your brain!
"Enough, that's enough." Qin Lang suddenly spoke.
Xia Xifeng wanted to say a few more words, but upon hearing this, he quickly stopped spoiling the story: "This is all the information we can analyze."
Singer looked at Qin Lang.
Qin Lang still had that expressionless face, looking like a dying person.
Singh groaned inwardly.
He seemed to see a second Amuruo.
After Singh received the information hinted by Xia Xifeng, he immediately gave the order.
Even though it was already night, there were still cattle and horses working.
Because of this case, both the law enforcement team of Atlantis and the law enforcement team of the Church of Poseidon have been unable to sleep for many days.
Singh asked his subordinates to conduct a high-profile investigation.
He is not afraid of being exposed.
If Xia Xifeng's "psychological profile" is true, he has angered the other party, and the other party will definitely commit a crime again in a short time.
Now that he has determined the criminal's identity, he can use the power of the sea god to catch that person when he commits a crime again.
Although the sea god was seriously injured, the rules of the ocean have not been broken and the ocean is still under the control of the sea god.
"It's time to go." Singer finished his chores, and the time for the teleportation array to open had just arrived.
Xia Xifeng changed his clothes, took off his glasses, and went to see the Sea God in high spirits.
He had already prepared a draft of greeting that was bound to make the Sea God furious.
The sea surface below the ship emitted a deep blue light, and the silver moon in the sky cast a silvery-white moonlight. The small ship was enveloped by beams of light from above and below.
The light faded and the ship disappeared.
A mass of black water like ink suddenly appeared on the sea.
The black water swirled twice, and a wave rose up without wind and hit the black water hard.
The black water dissipated like foam.
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