Chapter 382: The New Holy City Begins, and Ryza's Plot (5000!!!)

In the new holy city.

Members of the "Jiaoyang Project" have already set up a stall.

Their plan was to cause some damage to the New Holy City, but to do so was not an easy task.

The New Holy City has a large number of high-level combat forces, well-equipped paladins, skilled clergy, and high-level professionals.

As one-third of the original Torch Church, the New Holy City has dozens of top-level professionals.

Although these top professionals will not all be in the city, just one or two of them can cause serious obstacles to the "Proud Sun Project".

So caution must be exercised.

Members of the "Scorching Sun Project" opened a stall and then cautiously interacted with the hired workers.

The plan has been progressing steadily.

Members of the "Proud Sun Project" have always treated the slum laborers they hired slightly better than those who built the city walls.

Sometimes they give out some small benefits.

This gradually brought the caravan and the workers in the slums closer.

This made the believers and paladins from the Crescent Territory realize that these "commoners" were not living a normal life.

And that is.

Members of the "Jiaoyang Project" discovered that being a businessman is really interesting.

Especially the Paladins, their daily lives are mostly spent undergoing training or carrying out tasks assigned by their superiors.

Sneaking into a town disguised as a caravan guard was unheard of.

Now I can experience life.

Especially sometimes I would take over for believers, bargain with customers, and then make a profit.

To be honest, I was a little fascinated by watching the gold coins in the purse gradually accumulate.

The only downside is that the customers are either from other caravans who want to make large trades.

Or they could be the paladins, priests, or something like that of this new holy city.

The Paladins of the Novice sect looked down upon the clergy of the New Holy City, especially after being influenced by the Mother Goddess sect belonging to Rand.

The Paladins of the Novice Faction were not very keen on making deals with these trash clergy, even though they were colleagues a few years ago.

But now we are making money from these people, so the novice paladins can still accept it reluctantly.

After a while, near dusk, a group of strange knights came to the cooperation booth of the Novice Paladins and the Mother Goddess Sect believers.

They were dressed in black robes and looked very suspicious.

The novice paladins frowned. They could tell that the knights in front of them were no mediocre people just by standing there.

Could it be some new knight unit established in the New Holy City?

The followers of the Mother Goddess sect recognized these people.

They were invited as guest judges at the second cooking competition.

However, these black-robed knights did not recognize the members of the "Proud Sun Project".

One is that the two sides were not very familiar with each other, and the other is that the members of the "Jiaoyang Project" who came here to carry out infiltration work were all disguised.

At least make sure that you won’t be recognized by acquaintances at the first sight.

Here we also have the guidance of Lord Taner.

Lord Taner provided a lot of valuable suggestions on the infiltration plan.

Lord Taner is tall and strong, with a calm temperament. Unexpectedly, he is also very good at this kind of knowledge.

As expected of the number one general under the command of the Lord Rand, he is truly knowledgeable and wise.

The knights cursed by purgatory looked at the goods of these "merchants" and were a little surprised: "Are you merchants from the north?"

The "merchants" nodded and started selling the goods on their stalls.

The knights cursed by Purgatory bought some drinks and dried meat that were not sure whether they were produced from the White Kingdom or the Crescent Moon Territory.

Encountering familiar goods in a place like this really feels like meeting an old friend in a foreign land.

But they didn't doubt anything. After all, these goods were supposed to be sold all over the world.

Especially the mixed juice tea bags, which are simply soul drinks.

It is very reasonable for merchants to sell it from the north to the south.

The knights cursed by purgatory chatted with the "merchants" for a while, but did not stay on the street for too long. At present, they were still sneaking in from the places where the city walls were not fully built.

Unlike the members of the "Scorching Sun Project", they have no identity and are part of the "darkness" of this city.

After these knights cursed by purgatory left, the paladin of the Torch Church's nascent sect whispered to the followers of the Mother Goddess sect beside him: "I sense the breath of evil."

During the cooking competition, Karin and Borlan discovered that these knights had a smell of sulfur on them, but at that time the orcs had not yet invaded, so they did not pay too much attention to the sulfur smell.

After informing Rand of the situation, Rand examined the group of knights and confirmed that they had not committed any crimes. After observing that they were not evil people, he entrusted them with the task of finding the ratman Quirrell.

These members of the "Proud Sun Project" who are senior followers of the Mother Goddess Sect knew the news. After all, they were all missions in the south and there might be some overlap.

The Paladin of the Novice School shook his head and said, "It's not the breath of Purgatory. Purgatory is indeed a part of evil, but what I feel is... the breath of the God of Struggle."

The followers of the Mother Goddess sect frowned.

If this situation were discovered within Rand's territory, they would definitely be arrested and investigated, but now they were operating undercover and should not alert the enemy.

…

After investigation by the Knights cursed by Purgatory, they found the "Slums".

The sewer environment made the knights frown.

When they were investigating in the Southern Kingdom area before, they got the news that the ratman Quiro might be in the New Holy City.

If the ratman Quirrell is really in this holy city, then he can only be in the slums.

The "slums" were, as always, unguarded.

It was not difficult for the Knights of the Infernal Damnation to enter the sewers.

Even the civilians in the sewers looked at them with some caution.

But the Knights are in no hurry.

They have been doing this from the north to the south, and they are already somewhat familiar with how to integrate into a group and gain their trust.

It won't be fast, but at least they're getting good at it.

…

After five days in the holy city.

One night.

The black-robed knights who came to the underground every day met Quirrell who was returning from work.

Due to Quiruo's outstanding abilities, he was selected by merchants from the "Jiaoyang Project" three times in a row to help with the caravan's work.

Helping in the caravan was much easier than repairing the city walls, and the rewards were better. Sometimes the merchants would even give some extra rewards.

The businessman who hired him recently was a little nicer than the ones he had met before, and didn't have the stingy feeling that other businessmen had.

The black-robed knights whispered to each other for a while and then came to the ratman Quirrell.

The ratman Quiro is a ratman whose appearance is not much different from other ratmen of his kind.

But according to Rand's description, anyone who meets this rat man can tell at a glance that he is different.

Ratman Kuiruo is a hero of the rat people, and you can tell he is different at first glance.

Although now due to the pressure of life, there is still not much excellence, but it is still different.

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Quiro?" the black-robed knights asked directly.

Giving out your name directly will indeed arouse vigilance, but if you drag your feet it is likely to cause misunderstanding, so it is better to ask directly.

The ratman Quiro took a half step back cautiously, protecting the food obtained from today's work behind him, and answered in the standard continental common language: "How did you know this name?"

Quirrel has a high reputation among the ratmen, but in theory this name should not reach the ears of humans.

"Can we talk somewhere with fewer people?" asked the leader of the black-robed knights.

Quirrell frowned.

This is very risky.

But running away directly?

His family is still here.

And you may not be able to get out of this unscathed.

He is about to break through to become a superior professional, but currently, he is still at the level of an elite professional. As for the black-robed knights in front of him, look at their posture, weapons, and armor.

You know that the fighting capacity is definitely not bad.

He might be able to run away, but he would probably get hurt, and his people and family wouldn't be able to escape.

Then I can only communicate with these black-robed knights whose origins are unknown.

After arriving at the secluded place in the sewer.

The black-robed knights confirmed that no one was eavesdropping.

There should be no Paladin in the Holy City willing to go undercover and monitor these civilians.

However, if any crucial information was revealed, it would most likely be betrayed to the upper-level paladins by the civilians who heard it.

Perhaps civilians can only exchange information for a few pieces of bread, but they might actually do so.

After confirming that no one was eavesdropping, the black-robed knights took out a secret bag.

In the north, there is a noble lord who heard your name. He thinks the ratmen are a valuable race and plans to invest in them.

"He invites you to join his territory." The black-robed knight opened the brocade bag, which contained some coins and two letters.

The rat man Quiro's eyes were full of confusion, and he became more alert.

This is so weird.

The rat man Quiro opened the letter, which was written in neat common language of the continent. There was not much content, just an introduction to some jobs that the rat people could get if they came.

The ratmen have a certain degree of low-light vision, so Rand offers them the job of night watchman, which means patrolling the streets at night.

The rest is normal adventurer work and military work, but these tasks have to wait until both parties have established trust.

Then it’s normal farmer work.

The letter did not actually mention Rand's name, nor did it mention the resort, but simply referred to it as the lord of the north.

In fact, it’s not a big deal that Rand’s name was exposed, it’s just that Rand thought it would be better to keep it secret.

Ratman Quiro finished reading the letter and fell into deep thought.

These jobs look good, but the ratman Quirrell is very worried that going to the north will only mean he will be enslaved like he is now.

And now he has no way to escape with his people.

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"I'll consider it." The ratman Qui Ruo tried to deal with it.

The black-robed knights didn't care much, because Rand had only asked them to pass on the message.

Then, the black-robed knight signaled the ratman Quirrell to open the second letter.

"That gentleman has provided you with some information. Of course, whether you believe it or not is up to you."

The ratman Quirrell opened the second letter.

It mentioned the location of the Skaven's holy weapon, and said that if Quirrel needed it, he could go and look for it himself.

This made the ratman Quiro even more confused. A northern lord whose identity was unknown actually knew so much information about the ratmen.

As a hero of the rat people, he didn't know much about this.

A mysterious existence, Rat Man Quirrell feels that conspiracy is shrouding him.

But does Rat Man deserve such a conspiracy?

Rat people do not have a high status in the human world. What benefits can be gained by using conspiracy and trickery to manipulate rat people?

For the holy weapon of the ratmen? But in the legend of the ratmen, the holy weapon can only be used by the ratmen.

Could it be a ratman lord? But there is no country in this world that allows ratmen to become lords legally.

The rat man Quiro's thoughts were in a mess and he couldn't figure it out.

Of course he couldn't understand the advanced knowledge that cloud player Rand possessed.

"In short, we are only responsible for bringing the intelligence. There are not many coins in the brocade bag. It is supported by that adult. As for whether to believe it or not, it is up to you to decide." After the leader of the black-robed knights finished speaking, he left.

Leaving the ratman Quirrell to think on his own.

Next, the black robe knights will need to deal with their own problem of the purgatory curse.

The Torch Church was divided into three.

The Novice Faction of the Torch Church is in disarray and it is difficult to find its core. The Old Holy City seems to have fallen into decline due to the counterattack of the evil god's forces. Then the New Holy City is the most likely place to have a solution to the curse.

I heard that the New Holy City has the "Original Fire", the fire that was originally bestowed by the Torch Goddess. Maybe this "Original Fire" can lift their curse.

They were hesitant about whether to contact the New Holy City, but they heard that the Paladins of the New Holy City only cared about money, and they did not have much money.

And that is, will they be caught and burned as evil demons? You know, there is a deal between orcs and purgatory in the north.

Maybe they will be regarded as messengers of purgatory?

These are unknown.

The black-robed knights also planned to learn more about this holy city before taking action.

When the black-robed knights left the sewer, they actually met the paladin at the sewer entrance.

His temperament looks quite different from the paladins patrolling the streets.

The black-robed knights did not approach, but hid in the dark and observed.

The sewers were filled with pale green moss, mottled gray-brown bricks, and a foul-smelling sticky substance.

But the paladin I met at the sewer entrance didn't seem to be too disgusted.

…

At the same time, the crescent collar.

Lysa was wandering around the relic material trading area.

As new relics are being developed, the relic material trade area is now beginning to prosper again.

Now, due to the shortage of staff in the alchemy workshop, Lisa also took on some scientific research tasks part-time.

That is the upgrade plan for the vibration communication device.

Now Rand's territory is getting bigger and bigger, and his people are increasing.

If there is another war in the future, Rand will be able to command more soldiers.

Of course, messages can be transmitted by messengers, and orders on the battlefield can be given by command flags.

But if there is a more efficient way of communication, then the command efficiency will also be improved.

Plus Rand's crow vision.

It would really be possible to remotely control the army.

In short, to a certain extent and within a certain scope, it becomes a real-time strategy game.

There are many technical difficulties that need to be overcome now, and Lisa just came out to see if there are any new materials that can be used to upgrade the vibration communication device.

Moreover, the vibration communication device has other wonderful uses.

Furthermore, Lisa still misses the newly appeared "kind".

Lisa was sure that Karin was someone who shared the same hobby as her.

The reason is simple.

After returning to the hideout, she would always find that sometimes, Ms. Karin would borrow her basement to do something with Rand.

Occasionally she would pass by and could hear sounds and smell smells.

As an elegant lady, she certainly would not disturb the private time of her friends at this time.

but!

She felt that it was definitely a bad thing that Karin was so unwilling to admit her hobby.

She understood that as the Saint of the Torch Church and the King of Crimson, Karin was very restrained and even unwilling to admit it.

But Lisa still thought it was a bad habit.

Having the courage to admit one's own hobbies is what a person should do.

Unfortunately, last time, Karin would rather pay her the props fee than admit that she had a hobby.

But it doesn't matter.

Since there is such a hobby, there must be a demand. Lisa is thinking about how to make Karin admit her hobby.

Her plan now is to develop a prop that is powerful enough to make Karin's legs go weak when she sees it, and she is willing to put aside her dignity and admit her hobby.

Therefore, Lisa appeared in the relic material trading market.

Of course, for the prosperity of the hideout, the development of the vibration communication device must be the most important thing, and she would not put the cart before the horse.

But if she happens to come across the right props for developing "high-powered" toys, Lisa will naturally not miss it.

I just don't know what Karin likes.

A whip with a unique structure? A powerful vibrating toy?

Or maybe... a cat ear and cat tail suit.

Or, does Lady Karin like being tied up? Lysa plans to try both.

Karin is currently very wary of her, but it doesn't matter. Lysa plans to start with that pervert Rand! ...

Just as Lisa was strolling in the relic material trading market.

Elsa appeared in Rand's room.

Now Rand is the husband of Administrator Ellie, but due to historical issues, she can legally have an affair with Rand.

Ellie herself doesn't really care about this kind of thing.

After all, before Ellie and Rand got married.

When Ellie was learning "newlywed knowledge", she was learning from Elsa and Rand, and Olenna and Rand.

What hasn't Ellie seen?

Anyway, today it's Elsa and Rand's turn to steal x.

Rand and Ellie live together.

Elsa and Rand would not avoid Ellie when they had sex.

Whenever there was a sexual affair, whether it was between Elsa and Rand, or between Olenna and Rand, Ellie was usually present.

Ellie would sometimes watch and sometimes just sleep.

But at this time, Ellie would not participate personally.

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(End of this chapter)