Chapter 497 Positive Incentives Can’t Stop
A few hours ago, the Ancient God's consciousness was "fished" by two lazy players to Carter Forest, and Yang Qiu was scared away with just one gaze. This experience made Yang Qiu confirm two things:
First, this ancient god's consciousness failed to assimilate the god's messenger, nor was it assimilated by the god's messenger.
If it is the former, this ancient god consciousness should be "deposited" in someone's soul in the form of "god's favor"; if it is the latter, 'He' should be decomposed and restored into the "power of the evil god" and become the "hidden power" in someone's soul - Yang Qiu has a say in this matter, and no one has more experience than him.
Secondly... the messenger of God who had not been exposed at the time, to a certain extent fulfilled the "duties" of the "messenger of the evil god". Through some means, he privately defined the entire jurisdiction of Xinsili Town (including the surrounding villages) as the "parish" of the evil god.
God, a higher-dimensional creature, cannot be observed from a physical level by lower-dimensional creatures that only exist in material or non-material dimensions, but God is not completely unrestricted... They must also abide by the laws of the universe.
In almost every occult text compiled by humans, there is a strict prohibition on calling upon the names of evil gods. The reason is exactly this - if gods are not known and called upon by humans, and if some kind of connection cannot be established to anchor them to a certain person or area, then they cannot descend.
The unknown ancient god's tentacle that had once anchored Yang Qiu and had the ability to break through the dimensional barrier and drag Yang Qiu from Earth to this plane could only watch as the Earthling high school student, who knew nothing about mysticism and had no concept of ancient gods at the time, swaggered away from the woods...
Seeing the weak ghosts wandering in the cemetery, Yang Qiu could instantly guess what method Carl Lawrence used to "appease" the ancient god - in order to satisfy the instinct of the ancient god's consciousness, this guy forced all the dead on this land to become believers, regardless of whether they met the requirements or not, and sold out his hometown very happily.
A god who dominates divine power and is related to killing and death. Even if Yang Qiu does not know his origin, he can guess that he must be a fallen god from the Western death pantheon.
As for the Death God system, no matter whether it is the righteous gods or the fallen gods, the territories outside the West are incompatible with other sects. In other words, if the Gold Coin Church learns the truth about the abnormality in New Seely Town and knows that this place has been unknowingly defined as the "parish" of the Death God system's fallen gods, the consequences are simply unimaginable...
It was at this moment that Yang Qiu determined the extremely cold-blooded nature of Carl Lawrence, and quickly deduced the truth of this unresolved case - Carl Lawrence, the "original messenger of God", was by no means innocent.
The only difficulty lies in how the ancient god's consciousness, which is not restricted by the physical "carrier" of the messenger, can find an opportunity to kill it with one blow and send it back to the void.
After all, this thing is theoretically a consciousness that can be active anywhere within the "diocese". Even if Yang Qiu can ignore the pollution of the evil god, it is difficult to track it...
Fortunately... as soon as he appeared, Carl Lawrence, this "monster" who had no human emotions, showed a posture of stalling for time - Yang Qiu knew what this guy was planning even if he thought with his knees.
Yang Qiu had no reason to disrupt this long-awaited good situation, so he went with the flow and cooperated with Carl Lawrence to perform...
Up to this point, both sides have revealed their true colors.
When the consciousness of the ancient god that could not be looked at directly appeared behind Yang Qiu, Carl Lawrence, who was obviously a cold-blooded creature but pretended to be barbaric, roared even harder and more ferociously, and hit the barrier even more fiercely; he had already seen the end of this arrogant black magician, but before this crisis was completely gone, he would never expose the slightest flaw and give the other party a chance to escape.
Just as Yang Qiu said, Carl Lawrence did not know enough about spellcasters...either before or after his death, he never had the opportunity to leave the small town of New Seeley.
Viscount Carter, Carl Lawrence's biggest source of information, obviously does not deliberately collect magic books - those are large volumes full of theories, overviews, complex formations, boring rune explanations and confusing rune operation formulas, without any interest at all, and are indeed not very readable.
Even a travelogue written by a spellcaster would be the most boring reading material for a noble.
Spellcasters rarely write about exotic countries in a romantic way, nor are they bored enough to deliberately compile erotic stories to attract attention. These old guys, who are more keen on traveling than bards, always spend a lot of space in their travel notes to explore, research, and trace the origins of certain magical materials. Or they write at length about their own experiences in runeology, showing off how useful a new magic rune they have researched is and what exquisite features are in its design ... It would be a miracle if such travel notes could be popular among the public.
Most people are more interested in how magical the spellcasters' gorgeous and mysterious magic is, how destructive power it can have in battle, and how thrilling and exciting the scenes when spellcasters fight each other are - this kind of content will never be seen in travel books written by spellcasters.
The reason is quite simple. Spellcasters are quite proud, have a long lifespan, and like to travel around. If they happen to meet a fellow practitioner who is more capable than themselves, and are pointed out to their faces by others for omissions or boasting in their works, then they will lose face...
The person was trapped in the barrier before he even saw it. This spellcaster's routine really caught Carl Lawrence off guard; but it also made Carl Lawrence quickly adjust his mentality and dared not to underestimate the black magician in front of him easily.
However... he was ultimately destined to fail.
In the moment before the ancient god's consciousness came into contact with Yang Qiu, the black magician, , suddenly took a step forward.
The next moment, Carl Lawrence was shocked to feel that there was some unprecedented, extremely terrifying aura coming from the black magician in front of him, who was looking at him across the barrier. It almost froze his soul instantly.
"What's this?!"
Carl Lawrence instinctively turned his gaze behind Yang Qiu. To him, that inhuman consciousness also symbolized endless horror and unknown fear.
That consciousness... is struggling.
The conscious body that has never merged with human souls and has never received "normal ancient god treatment" has many defects compared to the complete "God's Messenger"... For example, its form is not stable enough, its direct destructive power on the material plane is low, and it is unable to send more follow-up power from the main body in the void to complete and supplement it.
But 'He' is still very powerful, more powerful than the incomplete cult "Eternal Sleeper" and the complete cult "Joyful God" and "Whispering God".
Carl Lawrence had only observed the Whisperer, and he only knew that the god he summoned was far more powerful than Mrs. Carter, but he did not know how terrifying the existence he summoned was. Only Yang Qiu, who also observed "Him", knew how dangerous this thing was.
But this still did not prevent Carl Lawrence from regarding "Him" as his biggest trump card and reliance, and he ambitiously planned and executed his heaven-defying plan for decades.
At this moment, Carl Lawrence was shocked to find that... the consciousness that he thought he could rely on and use as capital to go against the will of heaven was gradually shrinking in the struggle, and gradually - disappearing!
“What did you do?! What did you do—!!”
This time, there was no deliberate element in Carl Lawrence's roar. This natural monster pounded the barrier angrily, excitedly, and terrified. The emotion of despair vividly appeared on his ugly face, which had become difficult to look at after his body swelled.
"Oh."
Yang Qiu sneered and stepped aside.
In shock and anger, Carl Lawrence was pulled by some strange and irresistible gravity and his whole body was pressed against the barrier.
Carl, whose face was even uglier and more distorted, didn't care whether he lost his composure at this moment. He stared with his dark red inhuman pupils, dully looking at... After Yang Qiu moved aside, he saw the tiny crack that was suspended at a height of about 1.2 meters and only as wide as an adult's finger.
This unstable crack looks extremely fragile and tiny, as if it will disappear at any time.
But such a fragile little thing... dragged the ancient god's consciousness into it arrogantly and unyieldingly.
In just a few seconds, the powerful consciousness from the fallen god of the Western Death Pantheon was completely swallowed up by the void rift and completely disappeared in the material plane.
After "taking back" this Void fugitive, the crack seemed to be unable to continue and disappeared quickly.
“I also want to thank you for summoning Him for me.” Yang Qiu sneered, “After all, I am not a space-based spellcaster, so it is quite troublesome to open such a rift to the void. This kind of pure consciousness that cannot be contacted on a physical level is much more difficult to deal with than ordinary evil gods.”
Carl, who collapsed to the ground after the void gravity disappeared, didn't know whether he heard Yang Qiu's words or not. He was trembling all over and unable to move, like an alienated beast. The layer of unstable dark energy covering his body was slowly peeling off and dissipating from him.
These ghosts, whose souls were anchored and forcibly fixed by the ancient gods, gained freedom and naturally dissipated the moment the ancient gods' consciousness was sent back to the void. Carl, who had only assimilated a very small part of the ancient gods' consciousness and had little "god's favor" in his soul, was unable to reverse this process.
After dealing with the most troublesome consciousness, Yang Qiu lost interest in Carl Lawrence, the undead who had no backer; he was even too lazy to take another look at Carl who was sitting there in a daze, and turned his gaze towards the direction of the town.
The players have made great contributions...and sacrifices in strangling Carl Lawrence's ambitions and resolving the potential crisis in New Seeley Town.
"Killing the boss in the plot by posting a notice is fine, but it's not good to be scolded... But it will dampen the enthusiasm of the players. For hardworking players who are enthusiastic about pushing the boss, the positive incentives cannot stop. This task must be given a proper ending."
After thinking for a while, Yang Qiu took out the spell materials and arranged them around the cemetery...
About twenty minutes later, the man who was still "driving a train" in the town and occasionally making a few dirty remarks to maintain Qin Guan's hatred value, Ai Pin will win, a few rows of yellow words popped up on the task panel:
"The progress of the "Invisible Townspeople" quest has been updated."
"You and your companions eliminated twenty-four demon-like undead townspeople, angering the 'Evil God's Envoy'."
"The 'Evil God' has appeared in the cemetery on the outskirts of New Xili Town. Brave undead warriors, please gather your companions as soon as possible and go kill him."
"Participants who kill the 'Evil God' will receive rewards: Territory Reputation X800, Exorcist Badge X1."
"Warning: 'Evil God's Envoy' is the only BOSS. Please form a team of brave undead warriors to challenge it."
Only hard work can lead to success. He breathed a sigh of relief, then became excited again. He immediately dispatched his own team to rush over, and quickly notified Brother Lahong who was following behind to help him stop the pursuit. Finally, he opened the friend list and selected Miaobishenghua, and sent a private message to him: "Huahua, please help me explain to Xiangcao. In fact, I did this to activate a very valuable unique BOSS..."
On the other side, Yang Qiu, who had sent task reminders to the players, checked the "BOSS battle stage" he had arranged to make sure there were no omissions, and then calmly returned to Carl Lawrence, who was lying on the ground waiting to die.
Then... I instilled dark energy into this guy without any explanation, and raised his combat power back to its peak state...
Carl Lawrence, who had given up struggling, said: "???"
