Chapter 466: The Morally Corrupted "Fire Bearer" and "Branch"
"More than five days, almost six days..."
Colin said casually, picking up a large, freshly grilled skewer of meat and handing it to Shana.
This meat was recently donated by other churches. Although I don't know what kind of meat it is, it should be fine to eat. It's quite fragrant. Well, at least when the employees ate it first, nothing happened...
Xiaohong sat on a stool on the side, blinking as she watched the scene, feeling a little aggrieved, because she had roasted the meat for her older brother.
It was given away right away.
"Thank you..." Shana took it with her right hand, lifted her robe behind her hips with her left hand, and sat on an empty chair.
"Then, what about those church members..." She thought of it as a possibility, but was not sure.
"They went back first today, but you didn't wake up, so I was worried and didn't go back with them."
Colin said casually.
Currently, after more than seven days in the "Advent Project", you can choose to stay or go back. If you go back, you will enter again after seven days as before.
But if you don't go back, there will be a dangerous period one day.
During this day, Colin will not be able to sense the main company and will feel uncomfortable as if he was left here.
Fortunately, once this day passes, the countdown will restart, everything will be connected, and the employees will come again...
When Colin returned to Earth next time, seven days had passed there.
In addition, this forced way of staying can only be executed twice at most. If you continue to stay for the third time, you may not be able to go back, and the corresponding functional permissions will seem to disappear directly.
It will be difficult to reopen...
"I'm afraid by then, Earth will have to become an 'Advent Project' before we can return, just like Shana did before."
Colin muttered to himself.
"Then..." Shana opened her mouth, but finally just said thank you. She knew that if Colin stayed, he would have to take risks.
After all, in a sense, she is also a frequent visitor to many alternative one-time "advent projects".
Thinking of this, Shana felt a little guilty and wanted to offer compensation, but after thinking about it, it seemed that she had nothing to offer as compensation.
Not only can they not provide compensation, but they also owe more and more...
The other party rescued the refugees, solved her worries, and gave her a lot of points, making it possible for her to return to save people. In the meantime, he also accompanied her to chat and used her as a punching bag to vent her anger, uh, it was exercise.
These are said to be mutually beneficial, but she feels that she is getting more help.
Then he rushed to help from thousands of miles away and fell into the trap...
this……
All Shana could offer were points and some blessings. The former was not needed by the other party, and the latter was not very presentable...
Apart from that, the only thing Mr. Colin was interested in was the holy relics.
However, these things are essentially the remains of our ancestors. Giving them to outsiders would be a decision that goes against our ancestors...
Shana felt that the saints of past generations might really come back to life and kill her.
"Uh, my mind is still a little confused..."
Shana shook her head slightly. She had just upgraded, and her body was still in the adaptation stage, so her mind was a little scattered.
At this moment, Colin's voice interrupted her: "Is there somewhere you want to go when you return?"
From what he knew, this saint was constantly going through mountains of swords and seas of fire, never stopping for a moment. He wondered if he would leave soon...
"Not for now." Shana shook her head.
All known disaster situations have been brought under control, and she currently has nowhere to go.
As for returning to the royal city...
Even if she saved a lot of people, those people would not want to see her even if they held a celebration party for her.
Of course, in the past, she would definitely go to the celebration banquet, otherwise she would not be able to get the money and resources to resettle the victims, and she would have to go by herself. Even if those powerful people didn't want to pay attention to her, they would have to give her face.
The past is the past, and the present is the present...
Now that Colin has resolved this issue, there is no need for her to go.
"That would be great..."
Colin took a piece of roasted meat from the fire and ate it, feeling the juices bursting from the crispy fat in his mouth, and said:
"I have quite a lot of land here. If you don't mind, you can stay here for a while to recuperate..."
If we can trick the saint down, then the safety here will be guaranteed!
This damn place is in a precarious situation right now, and Colin doesn't want to be too busy to come over one day, only to find his territory empty when he turns back.
This place is quite valuable. Firstly, it can continuously earn points for employees, improving their strength. Secondly, the "colorless crystals" produced by the bonfire are also a particularly important combat power resource...
Take one when you are exhausted and you can immediately regain your strength.
In addition, it has some strategic value. If something really happens in the future , this is also one of the places to escape.
So Colin still cares about this place.
Of course, "World No. 4" is also important, but "Ms. Rabbit" seems to have other plans there.
"Oh, okay." Shana did not refuse.
Her somewhat scattered mind was still pondering whether saints in the past would be so angry that they would be resurrected.
However, at this moment...remains?
Shana thought of something, and in an instant, she gathered all her scattered thoughts and remembered one thing.
"By the way, there's something I might want to show you."
As she spoke, circles of light spread in Shana's ice-blue eyes, and a light door was summoned. Then, from behind the door, an object wrapped in white light was taken out.
“Sniff…”
Colin's nose twitched subconsciously—it smelled delicious.
The fragrance filled his mouth and tongue, and he couldn't help but salivate... Ingredients? No, ordinary things wouldn't have such a fragrant smell. And this smell seemed familiar, someone he knew?
He had some vague guesses, but was not very sure.
Until the covering white light slowly dissipated, Colin's eyes suddenly became complicated.
What appeared under the white light was a familiar severed hand.
Although it was much shriveled compared to the one I had seen before, the style was exactly the same as before, even on the same hand...
Look at the mouth in the center of your palm.
Colin could guess where it came from even with his feet.
"Isn't there a whole 'Extermination Order' button here again?"
With mixed feelings, Colin held the severed hand in his hand and found that he seemed to be unable to sense anything.
Besides being very fragrant.
However, this situation changed when Shana removed all the seals on the severed hand.
When the chains of light are untied.
“Crash…”
A rich bonfire began to burn above the severed hand.
Colin suddenly felt that something had penetrated deep into his mind.
It was a continuous image. In it, a majestic and gigantic figure of light stood tall, piercing the heavens. It swung its unremarkable lightsaber and slashed down, but eighteen dark blue arms reached out and grasped it tightly...
At this moment, a grain of fire as small as a grain of rice flashed by and hit the head of the light-forged giant.
Immediately afterwards, the giant of light and shadow collapsed and turned into fragments on the ground.
A man walked out. He was wearing a tattered brown coat stained with blood. He was holding a revolver in his right hand, and smoke was coming out of the muzzle.
Eighteen dark blue arms that seemed to be able to swallow the world also retracted into his body from the front.
He stepped forward, heading towards a closed door behind the giant. When he reached the door, he suddenly raised his foot.
With a loud "boom".
It was impossible to see how huge the door was as it was kicked open a crack.
The man stood in the crack of the door and watched for a long time. Then he raised his left hand, grabbed his left wrist with his right hand, and pulled hard.
His left hand broke with a sound and was thrown in front of the gate.
"I will travel to the 'outside of the known'. I'm not sure if I can return, but for the sake of our future, I will do my best to complete the mission and bring back this important asset that will help us cope with the end."
Silent words flashed through Colin's mind, and in the next scene, the man walked in with the remaining people.
The screen ends here.
"Towards the 'outside of the known'..."
Colin was a little curious. The other party looked behind the door for a long time and saw something.
It’s a pity that it’s not shown in the “CG”.
At the same time, in addition to these memories, he felt that there seemed to be a piece of "information" in the severed hand, but this information could not be deciphered.
It may be that the authority is insufficient, or it may be that it needs to be given to the rear company.
However, judging from the picture above, this should be the final stage of Rosen's mission.
"Reclaiming the legacy of 'The Final Hour', is that referring to 2044? What exactly does this entail?"
Colin thought about it, but couldn't come up with any result.
Now we know that many things seem to be preparing for that moment...
But even a higher being like the "King of Mad Sound" doesn't know what will happen.
"But speaking of it, this image, this opening CG, with both first-person and third-person perspectives, all look really cool. It feels like they've been intentionally left out..."
If it were an ordinary person, Colin would probably wonder who would be so bored as to do such a thing.
However, for the Fire Bearer, who has to shout out his name when using his ultimate move, has an arrogant personality, and pursues a "sense of ritual", this situation is understandable.
Afterwards, after saying something to Shana, Colin put the severed hand into the "storage room".
If nothing unexpected happens, the company will take this hand back after he returns next time. By then, maybe he will be able to know the information...
Of course, it’s not a big problem even if you don’t take it back.
When he fights, this severed hand can be hung on his body and used as a boost item.
When holding it, Colin could feel that some of his "Fire Bearer" characteristics became active.
It's noticeably easier to operate...
"By the way, I also saw some things in my previous experience..." Shana seemed to have thought of something and told the information she got from the big light ball.
Although she could understand a lot of information through spiritual analysis, there were still many words that she could not understand specifically.
When Colin heard the tens digit and the description of T and TNT, his expression was stunned.
"How many?"
Colin said in disbelief.
"That's probably it..." Shana created a projection to show the numbers.
"Hiss, 10E equivalent..."
Colin was shocked, and then after listening to the rest of her words, his expression became a little strange, and he felt in his heart that these saints were really good at exploiting bugs and dragging the enemies to self-destruct together.
At the same time, he subconsciously thought about how to deal with this kind of enemy.
"With 'Fatal Insight' I can be the first to detect the explosion. I can then use Time Stop to buy time, then use the Shield to find a random enemy, or if all else fails, challenge the 'Snow Woman' or the little maid to a duel. I should be able to avoid it..."
Thinking of this, Colin felt that it wasn't particularly scary...
Unless the other party adds some more advanced mystical or technological means.
But, from what Shana said, this thing is used for blasting in the "Radiant Angel" project, so it shouldn't be filled with this kind of material...
Afterwards, Colin briefly explained Shana's doubts.
Shana seemed to understand.
Time passed little by little, and in the second half of the night, Colin stuffed more than ten pounds of meat into Shana's mouth little by little while chatting. After eating and drinking, the conversation ended, and Shana returned to the cabin and began to rest formally.
Xiaohong also fell asleep early during their conversation.
Colin sat silently in front of the campfire, waiting for the next day.
At the moment...
There didn't seem to be too many surprises on this "dangerous day".
However, just as he was thinking this, Colin suddenly felt something appear beside him.
Immediately afterwards, a row of tasks appeared on the retina.
[Event: A secret transaction...]
[Requirement: Submit "300,000 points."]
[Rewards: 1. "Containment Divine Kingdom" coordinate anchor point and related information; 2. A set of unformed modules/or a "Sacred Relic"/or current information on the "Seed of Light."]
…
Colin narrowed his eyes and realized that it was the "branch" that jumped out.
"Three hundred thousand points? How can I have that many... Wait, it's talking about this?"
Colin suddenly remembered something. Once upon a time, "Ms. Rabbit" had given him a special letter containing 300,000 points that he could only read but not use...
The purpose is to lure out the "branch".
However, so many days had passed without any response that Colin almost forgot about it.
Unexpectedly, he would suddenly appear this time, targeting the "bait".
"The timing is perfect. It happens to be a day when the 'company' can't contact me. It seems that they came prepared."
As the thought flashed through his mind, Colin looked towards the rewards.
The coordinate anchor point and intelligence of the "Containment Kingdom"...
"This thing is not very useful to me... these three things behind, choose one?"
"The purpose of the module is that it can be combined with other things in my office to develop various functions. However, the upper limit seems to be very low. At most, it can add a health bar to the enemy, add multiple maps, or some other small functions. It may not be accurate. Hmm, or it can be developed into some kind of automatic response system? It seems quite versatile..."
"The second 'holy remains'..."
Colin sighed. From the quest inspiration, he knew that this person was holding the spiritual remains of a Saint of the Light Cult...
Similar to the bone spur on my hand.
I feel that if the saint knew about this, she would probably tear down this "branch".
But thinking about it carefully, I wonder if the ownership of the "Sacred Relics" is clear. If it is, then I can ask "Ms. Rabbit" to make it into a prop. It will definitely be powerful...
But this point was not clearly stated above, and Colin guessed that there should be some controversy.
"No, no, how could I possibly think of using someone else's remains as a prop? This is infernal! Damn it, it must be those 'Fire Bearers' who like to use themselves as equipment who have led me astray..."
Colin shook his head and suddenly realized that his moral standards had been lowered inadvertently.
We have to be vigilant!
Finally, there is information about the "Seed of Light".
This one appeals to him the least...
"Let's put the mission aside for now. First, tell me who you are and why don't you come out?"
Colin spoke silently, but unfortunately received no response.
"Ms. Rabbit" originally wanted to take back this "branch", but now it seems that this thing is very cunning and not easy to recover.
but……
"Ms. Rabbit gave me this. She must have anticipated this..."
Colin thought about it and prepared to hand over the "bait".
After a brief thought, he decided to choose the first one, the unshaped module...
Then, he took out the letter containing "300,000 points" from his pocket, and saw an invisible vortex appear and suck it away. Then, two more things appeared in his "storage room".
There are still two letters, but they cannot be opened now. I have to wait until I get back.
At the same time, Colin vaguely felt that something had left.
"It's pretty fast..."
Colin sat in his chair, raised his hand and touched his chin, curious about who was running this so-called "branch"? Was it someone, some powerful organization...
Or is it that the "branch" itself is alive?
…
Note ①: The "300,000 points" incident is around Chapter 257.
