Chapter 75 The Magical Use of Prisoners
Luo Yan also wrote a letter to Pastor Jeffrey and Principal Ivan to report his safety, and stuffed it into an envelope together with the letter to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He noted that the letter should be delivered by Senior Green, and attached his own magic mark at the end.
Sometimes owing someone a harmless favor is also a way to build closer relationships. I believe that Senior Green will not care about the postage and the small issue of "using public property for personal gain".
At worst, I can treat him to a meal next time I go back to Shanghai.
Having accomplished his task, Luo Yan stood up and left the magic workshop, went to the "teleportation room" that had just been dug out by the Earth Spider of the Shadow Weaver Clan, and on the reserved space, he carefully drew a "temporary teleportation array" with magic crystal chalk.
Rather than being a teleportation array, this thing is actually more similar to what humans on the surface call a "devil summoning array" in terms of technical principles.
Each teleportation array has specific inscriptions as encryption means and coordinates, divided into end A and end B, and groups correspond to each other.
When the devil believers in the human world obtain the blueprint of a teleportation array from a demon or a cult book, and draw it on the floor of their bedroom or basement, they will be able to communicate with the demon who gave them the teleportation array, and even trade with them.
In general, the objects of transaction are usually faith crystals that embody the power of faith.
As for the specific form of faith in crystal charging and the way the transaction is completed, it mainly depends on who is the demon responsible for the contact.
For example, the Terror Demon will use lifespan and strength as bait to ask traders to do whatever they want in their territory, the Incubus will use power and money as bait to ask traders to develop more believers, and the Succubus will use charm or prestige as bait to seduce traders to hold silver parties, etc.
Its essence is to destroy the faith of Saint Sith, spread the faith of the devil, and at the same time spread the corruption from hell.
This business is mainly handled by Hell's Propaganda Department.
Luo Yan even heard that there was a department in the Propaganda Department of the Magic City that was specifically responsible for communicating with human believers on the surface.
The department is mainly composed of imps and goblins, and its organizational structure is similar to the customer service of major financial and insurance companies on Earth.
However, although it is the same technical principle, Luo Yan is not connected to a third-rate department, and the person working with him is even less likely to be a little devil.
After completing the magic circle, Luo Yan placed the envelope in the center of the circle, and then placed a magic crystal in the corner of the magic circle as a "sacrifice".
Along with a flash of faint green light, a faint green flame rose up and quickly swallowed the entire letter.
The entire transmission process consumes energy at both ends a and b, and the energy consumed is determined by the weight and energy density of the object being transmitted.
This energy can be paid with the power of faith or magic crystals, but considering that the Demon King's territory is currently more lacking in the power of faith, Luo Yan decisively used magic crystals.
If one party does not have enough energy or refuses to pay energy, the teleported object temporarily stored in the subspace will be returned to the origin, and the energy that has been consumed will not be returned.
Since only a letter was transmitted, not much energy was consumed and the entire transmission process was completed quickly.
“Done!”
After sending the letter, Luo Yan clapped his hands in satisfaction of his accomplishment. Next, he waited for a reply and reinforcements from hell.
I hope that after reading my battle report, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will deeply understand how difficult it is and quickly send a reliable reinforcement.
In a good mood, Luo Yan left the teleportation room and walked towards the magic workshop.
Just at this moment, he was passing by Suzhi Square when he suddenly heard a scream like a pig being slaughtered.
I saw a skeleton soldier squatting on the ground with his hands on his head, exactly like the adventurers squatting in the haunted house.
"Cat girl! Cat girl! Why has my cat girl been replaced by a lizard man???"
The Pig-Headed Knight's voice was filled with despair, as if the sky had fallen.
The teammates standing by seemed to find him embarrassing and pulled him to the side while scolding him.
"You're nothing but a piece of shit! You've been harassing people all day! Now there's nothing to watch! Go drool over the lizard!"
Pig-Headed Knight: "Wuwuwu... Lord Demon, please give me another chance!"
Minotaur Warrior: "Okay, okay, look at you, you are so interested, why don't you upgrade as soon as possible, and then you can become a cat girl yourself in the future?"
Pig-Headed Knight: "How can that be the same!?"
The lizardman ghoul clerk standing behind the store counter had a blank expression on his face as he looked at the two skeletons arguing in front of the counter.
Without the translation crystal ball, he had no idea what the skeletons were creaking about, and he wasn't interested at all.
For him, whose mind is still immature, completing the orders of the Demon King is the only meaning of his existence here.
It wasn't just the two skeletons that were making noise. Luo Yan discovered that many people in the Quality Square in front of the maze entrance were discussing this matter.
"By the way, did you see where the cat girl went?"
"I saw on the forum that it seemed to be in the small dark room. A player who was doing a quest nearby seemed to have seen it."
"A small dark room? The prison in the cemetery?! Why is it there?"
"Damn it!!! This devil can't get what he wants, so he locks people up!"
"Prison break! We must break the prison!"
"Anyone want to buy explosives? I have some here! Ten thousand ghost coins for one kilogram!"
"Fuck, your explosives are made of gold?!"
"Why don't you go and rob!!!"
Luo Yan, who was eavesdropping on the side, was very upset.
Look at what you guys have done. Is it a big deal for just an NPC? And what do you mean you lock him up just because I can't get him?
In the end, there were still some sensible people who told the truth.
"What are you talking about? What do you mean he was locked up? I think he's fine."
"That's right! I just saw that cat girl was learning assassination skills from an NPC prisoner!"
"What the hell?! Is this game so realistic? Can NPCs learn skills on their own?"
"Wait, the Assassin skill book has been updated?! How come I didn't know about it?"
"It's probably a secret modification of the system. If you really want to explain it, you can say 'the in-game program changes autonomously as the plot progresses'. I'm planning to learn it secretly, maybe I can get a skill book for free."
After hearing what a diligent little player said, Luo Yan's heart suddenly moved, and an idea to save trouble emerged in his mind.
It would be better to let Chris work part-time as an NPC of the thief and assassin professions.
As the saying goes, prisons are full of talented people.
It's so reasonable for a thief and murderer who is in prison to play the role of a thief and assassin. It's not just Chris.
Among the prisoners who have been "successfully reformed", there seems to be a guy named Rexon, who happens to be a Black Iron-level greatswordsman.
It might be a good idea to let him guide players on how to become a qualified warrior, and by the way, he can also issue some tasks to kill monsters.
"Youyou, set a label of 'Thief Career Change NPC' and 'Great Swordsman Career Change NPC' above Chris and Rexon's heads respectively. For the job change plan I set up before, let these two guys serve as the guide NPCs for the novice job change."
"No problem, Lord Demon, but is it really okay to give prisoners the authority to issue tasks?" Youyou's voice was filled with a hint of hesitation.
Although these two people have become followers of the Demon King, they are not the kind of believers who obey orders blindly in the traditional sense, but rather they submit out of fear.
There is still a certain risk in reusing such a guy.
Luo Yan thought for a while and said.
"Well... you can make a few options for them to refer to, such as hunting timberwolves, grizzly bears, wild zombie skeletons, etc. Generally speaking, they will choose from these templates when issuing tasks. If they don't have any, they will apply to you. After approval, they will issue them to the players."
After listening to Luo Yan's words, Youyou said excitedly.
"As expected of the Demon King, this is a brilliant idea!"
Luo Yan smiled faintly.
"Low profile, just basic operations."
…
Just as the evil Demon Lord and his top henchman were discussing "how to further test the players' limits in the upcoming A06 version", Sodo and his subordinates wandering in the maze were finally reaching their limits.
There were originally 300 elite Gray Fins, but now there are only about 40 left.
What’s even more hateful is that until now they haven’t even seen the shadow of the enemy, and they have been wandering around in this endless corridor all the way.
The monsters in the maze are very smart.
When encountering large groups of troops, most monsters will deliberately avoid them, and even hide when they smell the scent.
It is precisely because of this that it is difficult for them to obtain food from monsters when they gather together.
Finally, a mermaid warrior seemed to have gone crazy, waving the harpoon in his hand and roaring hysterically towards the corridor of the maze.
"Demon King! Come out! What's the point of hiding in the dark! You coward! You are such a coward! %￥#@!"
No matter how evil the curse is, the only regret is that it cannot reach the ears of the Demon King.
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"Save your energy, Slore..."
Another merman warrior sat on the ground, closed his eyes and spoke while breathing softly.
"If I were that guy, I wouldn't come out either."
"hateful!"
The mermaid named Sloer knelt on the ground and pounded the hard ground with his fists.
The atmosphere of despair spread among the team. The scenario they were facing at this moment was exactly the same as the ghost story circulating in the cemetery prison. The only difference was that their number had been decreasing and had never increased.
However, it must be said that they are indeed very united, and their devotion to the Dragon God comes from the heart.
Even when they were at their wit's end, they did not break the taboo of cannibalism, but buried their own kind before moving on...
Although most of the fellows they buried ended up in the stomachs of the maze monsters, especially the crypt spiders.
Sodo, who was sitting in the team, was silent for a long time, and finally opened his tightly closed eyes.
There was no longer the previous arrogance in those amber pupils, only regret, vicissitudes, and the indifference of seeing through death.
"Everyone, please listen to me..."
Hearing the leader's voice, all the mermaid warriors saluted him and waited quietly for his orders.
"We were born in the tides and should have been buried in the tides, but now we are dying in this cave without sunlight... Perhaps this is also the punishment from Lord Dragon God for our arrogance."
When he said this, he paused for a moment, looked around at all the mermaid warriors present, trying to remember those familiar yet unfamiliar faces.
"Although dispersing will only hasten our death, we have now reached the point where we have to make a decision..."
“Someone must return alive and tell our clan leader about the situation here… even if only one person survives.”
As he spoke, he looked up at the dome of the maze and finally made the decision he was most reluctant to make.
"Let's split up."
Instead of gathering together and running around in a maze like headless flies, it is better to disperse and find a way out.
In this way, maybe someone can successfully leave here.
Sodo couldn't help but think in his heart that some of the scouts he had sent out before might have found a way out, but were unable to escape from the maze because they were dragged down by the large army.
If it weren't for bringing back the news, they might have left this damn place.
Maybe I should have made this decision a long time ago.
After hearing the leader's words, all the mermaid warriors fell silent. They looked at each other, their eyes full of reluctance, but in the end, they turned into resolute expressions.
"May the Dragon God bless you."
"May the Dragon God bless you!"
They left blessings to each other, then dispersed on the spot, resolutely walked into the depths of a dark maze, and left their fate to fate.
Just as they dispersed in groups of three or four and headed deeper into the maze, a dozen pairs of eyes hiding in the dark began to stir.
"They can't hold on anymore!" The soul fire burning in Long Xingwanli's skull flashed an inch of shrewd light.
They had been following this group of mermaids for three full days and watched their numbers dwindle. Now, the opportunity finally came for them to take action!
It's not just Long Xing Wanli who is ready to make a move, there's also the [No. 1 Pig in the Country] who he's riding on. He's so desperate that he's even willing to eat the corpse of a mermaid.
"Boss, do you want to take action?"
The number one pig in the national server was ready to make a sudden advance, but the boss's next words made his butt fall to the ground again.
"No hurry, wait a little longer."
The number one pig in the national server was confused.
"Still waiting???"
They haven't done any tasks for three days. If they wait any longer, it will be a waste! Seeing the concerns in the eyes of the first pig in the national server, Long Xing Wanli smiled faintly and said.
"Stay calm. What I mean is, wait until they disperse a little more before taking action. I don't mean to wait three or four days before taking action."
"So that's how it is..." The number one pig in the national server smiled sheepishly and scratched the top of his head with his forelimbs, "Sorry, I thought... you had to wait a few more days."
"Haha, how is that possible? I'm more anxious than you if I can't save up the contribution."
After a pause, Long Xing Wanli continued slowly.
"Have you heard of the hem-cutting tactic?"
The number one pig in the national server was stunned.
"What do you mean?"
Long Xing Wanli: "To put it simply, we need to wait for them to spread out into a circle on the battlefield, and our troops will follow the edge of the circle and attack them, cutting off their skirts. This way, their people will be constantly attracted by the noise and they will be constantly reinforced. We only need to seize this point, surround it and attack the reinforcements, and none of them will be able to escape!"
Damn it!
If you just say "besiege the point and attack the reinforcements", wouldn't I understand? ! However, despite thinking about it, the national server brother blurted out a flattery.
"Awesome bro! Why didn't I think of that?!"
Long Xing Wanli felt quite comfortable with the flattery and smiled calmly.
"Keep a low profile, just basic operations."
After saying that, he looked behind him.
"Well, Qianli, you make the plan."
Qianli, who had been silent, nodded seriously, as if he was a soldier just standing there.
"yes!"
Baili yawned and stretched his stiff shoulders, then turned over and sat on the back of [Failed Dirty Eel], and eagerly pulled the bowstring in his hand.
"The fight is finally about to begin!"
(End of this chapter)