Host: Lind Truk (Lind)
Halo:
one
Activation Aura (On)
Range (maximum)
Sensing and enhancing the bioactivity of all organic organisms within the coverage area.
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two
Bright Halo (Not Activated)
Scope (None)
Increase the brightness of all surrounding areas
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"??? What's the use of this?"
"System, what do you mean by this?"
"Please explore on your own, host."
Lin De was speechless. This system was really simple, it didn't even have a basic reply function. He decided to do it himself and then activated the aura with the smallest possible range.
A dazzling white light suddenly shone from Linde's body, illuminating the entire tent in white, and in a single moment, it blinded Linde.
"Holy crap!"
My eyes hurt so much!
Linde quickly turned off the halo. After turning it off, Linde felt as if he had gone blind and could not see anything. It took him a while to recover, but the shock still caused tears to flow continuously.
Linde reduced the active aura to its minimum to restore his eyes to their original state, and soon his eyes returned to normal.
"It seems I underestimated this aura. It's much stronger than I imagined. At least as a flashbang, it's quite powerful in unexpectedly blinding the enemy."
With the support of the active aura, Linde once again activated its bright aura.
The bright white light that had just stung his eyes shone again, but this time, with the help of the active aura, Linde quickly adapted to the intense light and began to test the aura's unfolding effect.
As the white light expanded, it gradually softened. When the halo was large enough to cover the entire tent, the entire tent appeared as if it were enveloped in a dazzling, trailing light.
“Just like Gandalf,” Lind complained.
The scene inside the tent now resembles the dazzling special effects Lind had seen in The Hobbit movies.
Linde then turned off the bright halo, and now it's probably only good for illuminating the night.
Linde then turned the activation aura to its maximum again. Throughout the journey, in order to prevent the serfs from dying, Linde kept the aura at its maximum range to enhance their physical condition.
After everything was settled, a feeling of exhaustion gradually crept in.
"sleep."
Linde climbed into bed and quickly fell asleep.
Nothing was said that night.
The next morning, Linde was awakened by a noisy commotion.
As soon as Linde got dressed, he called Astaire in.
"What's going on? It's so noisy outside."
"Reporting to you, sir, several serfs died last night, and there are some issues with their deaths."
"Take me to see it."
These were his future subjects; he would be heartbroken if even one of them died, let alone several.
"Yes, sir."
Linde learned everything on the way. After a brief investigation by the guards, it was discovered that the first victim's body was found this morning when a serf boy was relieving himself. Subsequently, other bodies were found in the surrounding area.
"A total of eight bodies were found. Their blood had been drained, their hands had been chopped off, and their eyeballs were missing."
Linde lifted the white cloth, glanced at it, and then covered it up again.
“This is the work of cultists,” Lind said in a deep voice.
There are all sorts of cults on the continent of Tyre, and each one is basically hated by everyone in every place. Linde once read about one of them in the Earl's documents.
That was the Church of Blasphemy, which had always been at odds with the Church of Holy Light. The Church of Blasphemy believed in the opposite of the Holy Spirit of Light and liked to cover themselves with black paint and pierce their bodies with all sorts of metal ornaments.
However, this attack by cultists was clearly not the work of the blasphemous church, which touches on a blind spot in Lind's knowledge.
"This is the masterpiece of the sacrificial cult, which takes human hands and eyes and uses them to make sacrificial objects, and then strengthens itself by offering the blood of the victims."
Just as Linde was deep in thought, a clear, girlish voice rang out; the speaker was none other than Alice.
"Do you know anything about these things?"
Alice brushed a strand of long hair behind her ear.
"Of course, these bad things are clearly recorded in the academy's library. The academy has only preserved their characteristics and weaknesses, while all other doctrines and information have been erased."
"This church developed from the church of the spirits' god of nature. It is the opposite of the god of nature. Its followers love destruction and plunder, and offer the lives of others to their evil god."
“Every year, the Holy Church spends a lot of effort to eradicate these various cult members, but every year different cult members still emerge and cause trouble everywhere. There are even cases of members of the Holy Church being corrupted by cults.”
Linde frowned upon hearing this. It seemed these things were quite troublesome. How did he end up getting entangled with them?
Do you know the weaknesses of devotees?
"They will condense the power obtained from the sacrifice into a core within their bodies. If they break the core or use it enough times, they will lose control of its power and become a monster that is neither human nor ghost."
After pondering for a moment, Linde asked again:
"So how strong are they?"
"The cultists were probably at the level of Silver Warriors, but after turning into monsters, their intelligence dropped drastically, and they only had the strength of Bronze Warriors."
After receiving Alice's reply, Lind devised a plan to achieve the effect of his halo.
The activation aura of one's own body is essentially the activation of biological activity. If it can activate the core within a cultist's body, it can directly turn the cultist into a monster, reducing casualties.
At the very least, they can use the sensory abilities of the activated aura to distinguish between cultists and ordinary serfs.
Thinking this, he gave the order to Astaire beside him.
"Aster, gather the army and divide it into two parts."
“One group surrounded the serf camp, while another group came in to maintain order among the serfs, leading them to an open space and saying that the lord had something to say.”
"Yes, sir."
Despite his doubts, Astaire was prepared to follow Lind's instructions and make the arrangements.
Just as Astaire was about to leave, Lind called him back.
"Oh, right, there's one more thing. When you assemble the troops later, make sure that no one who tries to leave the unit at this time is allowed to do so. If you have something to say, keep it to yourself."
Linde paused for a moment, then continued, “If anyone tries to leave by force, break their arms and legs and arrest them. Do the same with the serfs; you will personally carry it out.”
Upon hearing this, Aster's expression turned serious.
"Yes, sir, I will certainly live up to your expectations."
Aster, brimming with murderous intent, accepted the order and left. Soon after, the camp began to stir.
The army quickly surrounded the camp, and the soldiers in the inner perimeter gradually drove the serfs to open ground.
Alice asked in confusion:
"Baron Lind, do you have a way to root out the cultists?"
Linde said slowly, "I'm somewhat confident, but not entirely sure. Let's see how the cultists react."
"If that doesn't work, then things will get tricky."
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