Chapter 407: The Undead: Light of Hope
"I've never seen this NPC before. Is it new?"
This was the first reaction of the players who came to hand in materials after seeing the Lich Envi.
After casting their identification spells one after another and seeing the information they had identified, these players immediately became excited: "Lich Enwei! Level 7 elite NPC!"
"Is this a BOSS (monster) or a faction BOSS (NPC leader of the player's faction)?"
"It should be the faction boss. Aren't liches and undead the same thing? And they're hanging out with Old Yang."
"Hey, the modeling of this new faction's BOSS is so exquisite, it looks almost like a pretty boy! Could it be that this BOSS is here to take over Old Yang's job?"
"Wait, wait, wait, a change in faction boss should generally be the rhythm of a version update, right? Is this game going to have a major version update?"
There are a ton of NPCs in this game, not to mention the main cities which are crowded with them. In the just-concluded "Random Battlefield" event, new NPCs that have never been seen before were "refreshed" in batches.
However, for players, NPCs with no special features (average looks) or even no names are just background characters; characters like the lich Envi, who has a delicate model (good looks), a name when he appears, and appears directly on the stage with the faction boss Lao Yang, are worthy of attention.
This game has frequent version updates, but most of them are the opening of new maps (attacking Adler Territory), activities (random battlefields), the opening of reputation forces (Undead Chamber of Commerce), etc., which are considered by players to be "piecemeal" updates. Technical changes (adjusting the strength of player professional skills) have never been seen, and the opening of new professions is a long way off, not to mention new races.
They were verbally discussing the possibility of a major version update, replacement of faction leaders, even technical changes, opening of new professions and races, etc. The players who had never known what it meant to maintain social distance gathered around.
Enwei was politely greeting Brother Lowell when several undead quickly squeezed in between the two of them, and he was surrounded by the undead.
Enwei: “…”
Players have experienced being beaten or even hunted down after randomly touching high-level NPCs many times. The NPC "Lich Envi" is a magic BOSS who can kill people in seconds just like Lao Yang. Since these players who came to hand in the materials were not prepared to log off, they did not touch or move anything when they came up.
But they still do a lot of things like watching closely, taking photos and screenshots, pointing fingers and discussing others in person.
"Tsk tsk, tsk tsk, look at the modeling of this lich, and then look at the modeling of the pretty boy, Old Yang is like he was raised by a stepmother."
"No wonder the pretty boy hasn't taken over the throne . It turns out the real person waiting to take over Old Yang's position is here."
"Who wants to take a photo for me? I'll post it on Weibo later."
The lich Enwei silently turned his head to look at the undead who put his big head close to his face, and then silently turned his gaze to Yang and Lowell.
Yang Qiu was very calm, as if he didn't see these undead spirits: "Let's go inside and talk. It's not good to stand here all the time."
Brother Lowell, who never wore the azalea badge unless necessary, nodded, naturally stepped aside to make way, and skillfully ignored the undead wandering around him.
When the three of them, along with the trembling little Prince Andre who looked like he wanted to run away, entered the house together, the undead who were watching them were still as enthusiastic as ever. Although they knew not to block the way, they just stuck to them and got in the way...
Veins slowly began to appear on Enwei's forehead.
Now that he already knew that these undead spirits were actually projections of the souls of people from other worlds that Yang had brought from other worlds with his spiritual matrix, Enwei felt embarrassed to start a massacre, but he really couldn't tolerate being harassed so rudely.
Determined to teach these ordinary people from another world a lesson, Enwei deliberately turned back slowly the moment he entered the house and looked at the undead with indifference.
The next moment, the blond handsome man turned into a skull.
It is a king-level skull that is completely different from the players' aged skeletons, with a very deterrent and jade-white appearance.
——You are just ordinary people projected from another dimension, and I am the real skeleton lich!
Players: “???”
“What the hell, paid skins?!” one player yelled, “Is this stupid game finally going to be released in the store?”
"This NPC is really the leader of our Undead faction!" Another player pinched his thigh bone hard, "Old Yang, you despicable human, why don't you give up your position!"
"Is there any quest? Shouldn't there be a warm-up quest when a new BOSS comes on stage?" More players pushed forward, trying to interact with the Lich Envi with gestures.
Enwei, who had never worn the Azalea Badge and could not understand the "language of the dead", was shocked to see that these ordinary people from another world were not scared away, but instead rushed towards him with increasing excitement ...
Yang Qiu waved his hand expressionlessly, releasing his spiritual field to eject the players, then slammed the door shut, isolating the group of idiots outside.
The players who were locked outside did not give up, and shouted through the door, "Damn Old Yang won't let us see the new faction leader", "Old Yang, hurry in and give up your position" and other elegant and easy-going words...
Enwei stared at the group of undead who were not satisfied with just knocking on the door and ran to the other side to knock on the window in surprise and suspicion. After watching for a while, he looked at Yang Qiu expressionlessly.
"My undead were just too enthusiastic and lost their sense of propriety when expressing their love for you." Yang Qiu said calmly.
Envy: “Are you sure?”
"Of course." Yang Qiu said confidently. Those beauty lovers were yelling at him to get out and ask Enwei to be the leader of the camp instead. There was nothing wrong with saying that he welcomed Enwei to join the NPC tool family.
"Once the undead get used to your presence, they won't be so fanatical. Well, these are all trivial matters, let's talk about business." Yang Qiu lifted the hem of his robe and sat down first. "Father, when are you going to set off to return to Shijia?"
Speaking of returning home, Brother Lowell seemed a little excited and expectant, but also a little sad, and said with a sigh: "If nothing unexpected happens, we should set off within this week."
Yang Qiu knew that Brother Lowell had been depressed recently because of his great-great-grandson, Master Lance's disobedience, but in his opinion, this matter was a small matter and would be resolved sooner or later. Therefore, he did not go out of his way to comfort Brother Lowell, but just took off the space bracelet on his wrist and handed it to him:
"There is a semi-permanent summoning array (iron plate teleportation array) and ten temporary summoning arrays (monster skin teleportation arrays) in here, as well as some supplies that you may need."
If you borrow someone else's space props for such a long time, you must pay the rent. Yang Qiu has always been clear about this.
Brother Lowell didn't care about these details, but he wouldn't refuse deliberately. He nodded, took the space bracelet and put it on.
Next, Yang Qiu did not ask what reform measures Brother Lowell would take after returning to his country. He only explained some points that should be paid attention to when summoning the army of undead to help... For example, when the undead are needed to help perform some more difficult investigation and search tasks, it is best to prepare some equipment rewards to mobilize the enthusiasm of the undead.
Brother Lowell is a high-ranking priest of the Prosperous Church and a black-robed ascetic monk who is qualified to succeed the Pope. Yang Qiu certainly cannot pull him into the matrix, and there will be some inconvenience in communication between the two sides.
But it doesn't matter. Yang Qiu can let someone in the matrix go over to act as a liaison, and when Brother Lowell passes by Exile Town on his way back, he can just take a former thief with him.
Therefore, Yang Qiu did not consider intervening at all with those members of the visiting group who were not on the same page with Brother Lowell. That was a matter that Lowell, who was determined to restore order in the Principality of Shiga, needed to deal with on his own.
Little Prince Andrew, who was sitting on the side and listening, was hearing for the first time that this ascetic from a prosperous church was going to bring the souls of the dead to his country. He was so shocked that he couldn't even hide his expression.
Little Prince Andre was of course well aware of how much of a headache the upper echelons of the Rhine Kingdom had with these suddenly appearing Tarantan undead.
If Enwei, the lich hired by his mother to protect him, had not been friends with Yang, who summoned the undead, and if little Prince Andre was not unwilling to be driven out of the center of power, he would not have been so determined to cling to Yang's thighs and hope to use the power of the Tarantan undead for his own benefit.
Brother Alfred Lowell of the Prosperity Church was a long-established figure on the continent of Nabaron. Little Prince Andrew could not understand why such a man would bring the dead back to his country.
Soon, His Royal Highness no longer cared about Brother Lowell's "unwise" behavior.
"Mr. Enwei, you are going to the Principality of Shiga?!"
Little Prince Andre screamed and jumped up from the sofa.
Enwei exclaimed, "Ah!" and then he remembered that he had not told His Royal Highness the Prince about this.
"Please don't worry, Your Highness." Yang Qiu said kindly to little Prince Andre, "While Enwei is away, my undead and I will ensure your safety."
Little Prince Andre: "..."
You're protecting me from those undead spirits that were rudely pestering and offending others and that you had to drive out yourself?!
You probably want me to die miserably! !
"How about this, why don't you stay in the City Hall for the time and keep Charlie Rex company." Yang Qiu said with a smile, "Rex is from a Rhine noble family and is close to your age. I think you two will become good friends."
Upon hearing this proposal, little Prince Andre was slightly moved... Everyone knew that Charlie Rex was the first person to follow the black magician Yang, and they also knew how much benefit Rex had gained - as an illegitimate child, he had seized the position of a noble lord, which made him much luckier than Coulson O'Neill, who was a legitimate nobleman after all.
Little Andre nodded, and Yang Qiu stood up and said, "Then I will take His Royal Highness to the City Hall first, and meet Rex by the way. We will meet again later when the City Hall holds a farewell dinner for the visiting delegation of the Principality of Shiga."
Yang Qiu took the troublesome little prince away, and Lowell and Enwei, the partners who were going to work together for a while in the future, were finally able to have a good talk.
The lich Envy is a well-known black magician. Not only does he have a gold medal hunter certificate from the Bounty Hunter Association, he has also obtained the exorcist badges of multiple orthodox sects. It is not surprising for him to follow Brother Lowell back to the Principality of Shiga, as long as he tells others that Envy accepted Lowell's employment.
Brother Lowell was not the kind of person who would stubbornly stick to his guns to save face, so he told Enway clearly that he would most likely face an assassination threat after returning home.
It may come from the Western death pantheon, or it may come from... the Principality of Shiga.
"Since you hope to replicate Innadri's policies in the Principality of Shiga, this is indeed very possible." Lich Enwei said, "You have touched the bottom line of too many people."
Envy had done a lot of business, accepting commissions from the royal family or the core figures of the upper power of the kingdom and providing protection for specific people; Envy had no blind worship of the so-called great nobles, the royal family, senior priests of the orthodox sects, or even the Pope of the religion.
"That's right." Brother Lowell smiled bitterly.
Even his own great-great-grandson could not accept his ideas and even expressed fierce opposition. He was mentally prepared for how much resistance he would face when he returned to China.
As a mature worker, Enwei would naturally not go against the will of his client. He would only calmly analyze the situation for the person he wanted to protect: "Whether you think your choice is correct or not, as long as you summon the Tarantan Undead to the Principality of Shiga, it is equivalent to giving those who oppose you the most sufficient excuse to attack you. Perhaps, individuals or groups with similar goals as you will also be instigated by those who oppose you and attack you first."
Brother Lowell nodded, then shook his head.
"Summoning the Tarantan Undead to Shiga will indeed cause a lot of trouble, but it is still necessary."
Brother Lowell subconsciously turned the space bracelet on his wrist and said slowly, "In the past two years, I have witnessed the changes in the land of Innadri with my own eyes. I know very well that it is the undead who have brought hope to the people of this land. I believe that my fellow Shiga people will understand this one day."
At the very beginning, if the Undead had not picked up the three oppressed orcs and humans, if the Undead had not spontaneously launched an attack on Westerm, if the Undead had not destroyed Westerm's old order overnight, if the Undead had not let the Innadri people and the Rhine people see that abandoning the old order could lead to a better life - then the current Undead regime would be out of the question.
Even though Brother Lowell already knew that the Tarantan Undead were not some great demons from the dimensional demon world, but were merely projections of the souls of people from another world brought here by Yang, his faith in these undead was still very firm.
