Chapter 74 74. Eyes
"archbishop?"
Sounds like something from three centuries ago.
"Yes." The boy nodded.
When he mentioned the word "Archbishop", there was a hint of fear and yearning in his tone.
"The altar priest changed her mind. Rather than rashly create a ritual capable of communicating with the..., she decided to create the first bishop first."
"So there has never been a bishop before?" Xu Zhi asked.
"Yes." The boy nodded again. "Whenever a bishop appears, all believers will feel it. He will be our backbone and leader."
"The deacons want to quickly build a bishop by sacrificing a large number of extraordinary beings and low-level believers, but the risk is very high, and no one knows whether it will succeed."
"We have captured all the people here and used them as sacrifices and blood food."
Xu Zhi understood what was going on, but asked: "If that's the case, why did you run away?"
When asked this, the boy's eyes flickered. "Because... we are also among the candidates for sacrifice. However, ordinary believers are not enough. We must also include high-level believers like us."
"Just because of this?" Xu Zhi looked at him.
The boy's expression was a little stiff, and Xu Zhi's words seemed to have a deeper meaning: "It seems that your faith is not sincere."
"Of course not!" he retorted hastily, as if Xu Zhi had said something insulting.
"Of course I can sacrifice myself for this!"
"Just, just"
The boy's chest heaved rapidly. "Why did you choose him as the Bishop candidate instead of me?"
"I can do it well, I'm not bad, why can I only be a sacrifice?"
"I will go back. When I have greater strength and say, I will bring more sacrifices back to prove that I am the right person to become the bishop!"
I see.
Xu Zhi lowered his eyes and sighed, he was not unfaithful, he was just greedy and arrogant.
This is the disadvantage of having rationality and self-thinking. It is too easy to give rise to some selfish ideas.
People's bad nature cannot be eliminated even if they become fanatics and have some weird, brainwashing-like beliefs.
"But you are going to die now." There was a hint of sarcasm and compassion in Xu Zhi's eyes. The boy's originally arrogant expression froze and became a little funny when he heard it.
"However, if you can continue to answer my questions honestly."
She didn't finish her words, leaving it to the boys to guess, but what she didn't finish was probably not difficult to guess. It was nothing more than something like if you answer honestly, I might give you a way out.
"Why did you bring your friend out here? She's just a burden, right?"
The boy suddenly laughed, his voice a little sharp, with a bit of pride: "She is different."
"She is also special, of a higher level than me. If I had to say anything, I should call her a saint."
"It's not just her eyes; her internal organs have been almost hollowed out. I'm afraid the only thing left is her heart, which is keeping her alive."
"Her current body is merely a vessel for preserving this heart. However, if we want to raise an archbishop through sacrifices and blood food in this now sparsely populated city, we must consume the heart of this saint!"
"He's not dead yet with only a heart left?" Xu Zhi was a little surprised. Even for a transcendent with the [Cup] attribute, such vitality was too abnormal.
"Of course." The boy laughed a little crazily. "Her extraordinary ability is to ensure that she can become a qualified container and not die after her organs are removed."
"Saintesses are very rare. Each one is more precious than a ginseng fruit. No one would have thought that such a small population in the city would produce a saint. It's truly a blessing from heaven!"
Sounds pathetic.
Xu Zhi continued to listen silently, but a vague idea came to his mind.
"What happens when her extraordinary powers run out?" she asked.
"Of course she'll die immediately. So, to prevent her from dying, we have to feed her flesh and blood, or her core, every day to keep her functioning."
Xu Zhi once again felt deeply that from the moment these people awakened and became extraordinary people with the [Cup] attribute, they could no longer be called "human beings".
"So, what are the archbishop's abilities?" Xu Zhi changed the question.
Unexpectedly, the boy shook his head when he heard this.
"I don't know either. How can someone of my class know what the Archbishop is capable of?"
"I only know that what is difficult for us is a piece of cake for the bishop. The bishop knows a lot and may even remember some of the rituals that have never been passed down, or he may be able to deduce the remains of the ritual from the fragments."
"In short, they can do everything that others cannot do."
What kind of mindless superstition and worship is this?
"One last question, where is that place?"
Xu Zhi took out a map and asked the other party to point out the location of the lair. Then he put the map away and looked at him and said, "I won't kill you for now."
Because she suddenly had a bold idea.
"Let me check if she's really free of internal organs." Xu Zhi said, then turned and walked towards the girl lying on the bed. As he bent down, she suddenly seemed to remember something and said, "Don't look at her without permission. Wait at the door first."
The boy was speechless for a moment, but Xu Zhi was the boss now, so he could only obediently drag his seriously injured body and stagger out the door.
Xu Zhi was not worried that he would escape. After confirming that the door was closed, she stretched out her right index finger, and suddenly two moths transformed from extraordinary powers appeared at her fingertips.
She took out the game console with her other hand and asked, "I want to make them into two eyes. Is there any way?"
【.】
What do you want to do now?
The narrator felt something was wrong.
"What do you care about me? Just tell me if there is any solution."
[Invest ten Enlightenment Cores to obtain the formula.]
"Understood."
When the core was put into use, a new formula appeared in front of Xu Zhi.
Moth's Eyes
Recipe: A pair of fresh eyeballs, two moths, your blood, and ten cup attribute cores.
Please note: Due to the low-end production method, the eyes produced have a limited shelf life.
“It’s quite humane.”
I know she can’t make any high-end glasses now, but low-end ones are fine.
It just so happens that the materials are ready.
Xu Zhi walked out of the door and looked at the young man sitting outside. "Excuse me, could you lend me your eyes?"
After saying that, she quickly and decisively "took" out the man's eyes, ignoring the young man who was screaming in agony after having his eyes gouged out for no reason. Instead, she looked at the blood on her hands with some disdain and said, "Just put it in the warehouse and add it to the materials, okay?"
【Yes. 】
"How much blood do you want from me?"
[As many as possible, this will determine the quality and shelf life of the eyes, as well as certain other aspects.]
"some?"
[For example, how well these glasses would fit someone else.]
She always felt that there was something behind the narration. It was just a matter of simple adaptability. Why didn't she just say it directly? Why did the Riddler use the word "certain aspects" to describe it?
Soon, the new pair of eyes was forged in the game, and Xu Zhi took it out from the warehouse to take a look.
These were a pair of red eyes, perhaps because of the [Cup] attribute core and her blood, but apart from that, there seemed to be tiny gray spots flashing in the red eyeballs. When looking at each other for a long time, it was as if one saw gray moths flashing across the eyes, or as if silver-gray quicksand was flowing at the bottom of the eyes.
"Very beautiful eyes."
This is Xu Zhi’s evaluation.
(End of this chapter)
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