Volume 2: The Church of Light Chapter 229 Reward
"oh?"
Xu Shen raised his eyebrows slightly. He had a golden apple in his hand, which was a gift from the anti-internal army.
Xu Shen originally thought that the golden apple would be easy to find in the fog, but when he practiced every day, he asked Mo Haiming's brother to travel through the fog, but he had never seen it.
Combined with the news about the "Golden Apple", it came from the records of the secret technique given by Nan Ning.
This item is an extraordinary item. Without sufficient information channels, it is impossible to know the information about it, let alone obtain it.
This also shows the generosity of the anti-internal army.
"This is a consumable item. Didn't Director Liu eat it?"
Xu Shen was a little confused.
Xue Mei whispered, "Replying to the Pope, although the golden apple is an extraordinary consumable, it has a special effect. The first time a person eats it, the improvement they get is the greatest. If they eat the second one, the effect will be greatly reduced, and the third one will be even weaker..."
Xu Shen understood and asked, "Have you all eaten it?"
"I have."
Xue Mei said: "The church... Emperor Liu has made a rule that only those who have made special contributions to the church will be rewarded with this item."
Xu Shen glanced at him. No wonder Xue Mei dared to take action even though he saw Bishop Meng standing behind him.
In terms of ability, blood is a material thing and cannot resist the penetration of the spirit.
However, the improvement brought by the golden apple means that Xue Mei has a certain resistance to the attack of Bishop Meng's abilities.
"You've never eaten it?" Xu Shen looked at Bishop Meng.
The young man's expression suddenly looked a little embarrassed, and he said, "I joined the church relatively late , less than three years ago, and I haven't had the opportunity to make any great contributions yet."
So that's how it is... Xu Shen nodded. If the latter had also eaten the golden apple, his ability would definitely be even stronger.
"Have you never thought about cheating?" Xu Shen asked curiously.
Bishop Meng was startled and said quickly, "I dare not."
Xu Shen saw his nervous look and thought of Director Liu's figure. The reason why people could restrain their increasing desire was mostly because of their fear of Director Liu.
After all, even if he ate the golden apple, Bishop Meng's ability would still be suppressed in front of Director Liu.
This is the unsolvable solution of “small investment for big win”!
Under Xu Shen's instructions, Xue Mei led the way, and several people came to the underground secret treasure house in the sect.
This place is strictly guarded all year round and is an important place in the sect.
Even though the backbone members of the church had gathered before, this place was still guarded by the original team, and except for the Pope's personal orders, all other orders and tasks had nothing to do with this place.
Even an archbishop like Xue Mei, who is second only to the Pope, needs a handwritten order from the Pope or three or more bishops to enter the secret treasury.
Xu Shen stood in front of the secret treasure house. Through his Xuyan, he immediately saw the exquisiteness of the secret treasure house. He couldn't help but sigh that Director Liu had an extraordinary IQ.
The secret treasure house has three layers. In addition to the solid metal materials in reality, there are also Xu stones mixed inside. It is an extra-large safe that cannot be penetrated or moved even through the Xu world.
There is an emergency locking device on the third floor of the treasury. When it encounters an enemy attack and looting, the treasury will sink into the pit of the ruins with one click. Inside is a magma pool of mixed metals. Unless one gathers the two states of the three abilities of metal control, flame control, and rock control, it is impossible to take out the treasure that has sunk to the bottom.
but……
Xu Shen felt helpless.
Looking at Maeve, who had already passed through the ruins stone and was sitting on a pile of gold paper in the treasure house, he was speechless.
In the face of absolute power, all these sophisticated defenses become useless.
The ruins stones in the treasure house can only penetrate into the third level of the ruins world, but to the ruins world above the third level, it is still like a dream and can be traversed at will.
And Maeve is an existence beyond the three levels of the Ruins Realm.
At this moment, with the arrival of Xu Shen and five bishops, the treasury suddenly opened in front of Xu Shen, layers of mechanisms rose and fell, and Xu Shen walked into the treasury.
In addition to piles of gold paper currency, there are also a lot of armor and weapons hanging on the walls.
Money, soldiers, and armor were all arranged in categories.
There is also another place with a lot of sundries.
"Here are intelligence data on some forces in the Black Light District, as well as orders for some organizations to trade with us. If these orders are handed over to the Queen Ant, it will be enough to cause serious damage to these organizations. Of course, we will also be doomed if that happens." Du Ming explained to Xu Shen.
Xu Shen nodded. Director Liu had left a criminal record for those organizations that had done dirty deals.
Inside the treasure chest, there are three purple chests.
"This is the golden apple." Xue Mei introduced.
The box cannot be destroyed by violence and requires a password. The password is hidden in the Pope's scepter, which is in the Pope's room and has already been obtained by Xu Shen.
Liu Jichuan usually carries this scepter with him. Even in the Xumi Bureau, he will wrap it in something else and carry it with him.
For example, it can be made into an umbrella shape, a walking stick shape, or even a replaceable table leg in front of a desk.
Xu Shen slightly twisted the handle of the scepter, and the scepter loosened and could be easily pulled out a little bit, revealing several strings of numbers engraved inside.
Xu Shen immediately tried it based on the numbers.
"Each box has five attempts within 72 hours."
Xue Mei said, "This is the latest model made by the Steam Association. After 72 hours, the internal mechanical gears will automatically adjust back to reset the opportunity. But without the password, according to the Steam Association, if an average person tries, it will take at least 20 years to crack all the combinations."
"Unless you are lucky and you can solve it by accident on the first try."
Hearing this, everyone smiled slightly, and the atmosphere was not so depressing anymore.
Click.
Xu Shen quickly tried to open the box.
Suddenly, a golden fruit appeared before our eyes.
Golden apple.
It seems to be made up of golden rays and particles, giving a feeling of being transparent and emitting rays.
It is like a dream and is truly an extraordinary item.
Xu Shen examined it carefully with his eyes and found that it was no different from the one given to him by the anti-internal army. So, there was nothing wrong with the apple.
And that apple is still stored by Xu Shen in his fog anchor and has not been used.
Anyway, he had the stuff in his hands, and before the anti-internal army's counterattack occurred, Xu Shen naturally did not dare to eat their stuff. If there was any problem, he would be passive.
"Did you find this thing?" Xu Shen closed the box, and the gold color disappeared from his eyes.
Xue Mei said: "I found one, and Emperor Liu gave it to me."
"We didn't find any. I heard that these were all found by Emperor Liu outside the wall. There are no golden apples in the foggy world inside the wall. They were all swept away by those guys in the inner city long ago. Even if there are some left, they have been swept up by the Queen Ant. Occasionally, there are some left, but they will be picked."
Du Ming said: "I heard that the Queen Ant has a secret team that specializes in finding golden apples. All of them are dimorphic and are experts in spiritual perception. They search everywhere for her."
Xu Shen raised his eyebrows. It turned out that the queen ant had such an excellent team. No wonder he had never found the golden apple.
"The queen ant is already the king. Does she still need the golden apple? Or is it just for rewarding her servants?" Xu Shen asked.
Du Ming shook his head and said, "That's not so clear. Maybe the golden apple hides other secrets."
Xu Shen's eyes moved slightly, but he didn't say anything. He turned around and said, "You should behave well in the future. The church rules will remain the same. I will not treat you unfairly if you follow me. If you make special contributions, you will also receive corresponding rewards. I may not be fair to others, but I will be fair to you!"
After hearing Xu Shen's words, the five of them all looked slightly focused, feeling the convincing power in these words.
This caused some ripples in the hearts of those who had never eaten the golden apple.
"Thank you, Pope."
Xu Shen nodded slightly and turned to look at the weapons on the wall.
These are all weapons forged from the corpses of Xu beasts, as well as exquisite armor.
"Here are the armor and weapons."
Du Ming saw Xu Shen's gaze and immediately stepped forward to introduce the weapons, like a salesperson in a luxury store: "This is the armor forged with materials taken from A-level Xu, and this is B-level... As for C-level, it doesn't enter the treasury, but it is also the most common material for making weapons."
"For example, the standard sword of the Xu Secret Bureau is made by mixing and refining a large amount of C-level Xu materials. It can cut Xu. Some of the more sophisticated ones are made of a separate set of C-level Xu materials. The more elite ones are made of B-level Xu materials..."
The blood and flesh of Xu can be studied and made into a Xu-purifying agent.
Inedible materials such as skin and shells are made into weapons.
There really is no waste at all... Xu Shen sighed in his heart. In this respect, he is similar to "Mom", who never wastes food.
After all, wasting food is shameful!
Positive energy +1.
There are a large number of B-level armors on the wall, but there are only three sets of A-level armor and four weapons.
The four weapons are whip, spear, knife and dagger.
The difference between weapons and armor is that weapons are fixed and cannot be deformed at will. For example, if the armor does not match the body shape, it will be very uncomfortable even if worn.
The same goes for weapons.
Xu Shen often practices swordplay, so although it is possible for him to fight with a knife, he will definitely not be able to exert his full strength.
Not to mention the whip. If you don't practice it often, you might kill others before you kill yourself.
Xu Shen was also unfamiliar with guns.
Of the four weapons, only the dagger is barely usable.
The dagger is only about 40 cm long, and according to Du Ming, it is 42.9 cm.
This sword is nearly 30 centimeters shorter than the one Xu Shen usually uses.
If it were half as long, it would be a dagger.
Although he is not very good at it, Xu Shen can still use it temporarily. He just needs to practice more. Otherwise, even an inch of difference will cause a world of difference in the feel and error during battle.
Especially in more extreme combat situations.
Fortunately, despite being a little short, this dagger is sharp and hard enough.
According to Du Ming, it is made from the horn of an A-grade bull.
The dagger looks like a curved horn and is slightly ferocious. The sword body is dark red and has a nice name, Deep Red.
After taking the sword, Xu Shen looked at the three sets of armor again and found that they were similar to the one Xue Haining gave him, but the one Xue Haining gave him was more suitable.
"You can wear this one."
Xu Shen saw one of the sets of armor, which was larger, and immediately took it down from the wall and threw it to Shi Lei: "Try it."
Shi Lei was stunned and felt a little flattered. He quickly said, "But I haven't..."
"Put it on first."
"oh."
Under the slightly sour looks of Du Ming and others, Shi Lei immediately took off his own armor and quickly put on this large set of armor.
It looked a little tight, but Shi Lei tried hard to adjust it, and finally it seemed to fit better.
"Not bad." Xu Shen took a look and said, "Just wear it."
Although he had expected it, Shi Lei was still pleasantly surprised. He quickly knelt on one knee to express his gratitude, and said ashamedly: "Thank you for the Pope's gift, but unfortunately I haven't shown much yet. I'm afraid such a gift may be difficult to convince others."
This guy, after getting the benefits, still wants me to help him shut up... Xu Shen laughed in silence. Don't look at this stone thunder, which is big and looks like a stupid bear, but it is not stupid, it is very smart.
"Good things should be used first. You haven't made any contributions yet, but you will soon be assigned tasks. Do a good job." Xu Shen patted his shoulder and pulled him up.
Shi Lei was stunned and stood up with a smile.
Du Ming and others felt helpless. Since Xu Shen had said so, there was no point for them to be jealous. They could only stare at the other two pieces of armor on the wall.
However, Xu Shen simply ignored their glances.
After all, we have to leave something behind so that these guys can have something to hope for.
"These armors were taken from A-level ruins. How did you get them?" Xu Shen asked curiously.
Shi Lei had just received the reward and was obviously more enthusiastic than before. He rushed to answer before Du Ming introduced it, "Your Highness, although A-level Xu are very strong and rare, and we cannot deal with them, the dead A-level Xu are different. They are just corpses. After the essence of the body is taken away, we can still get something with some means and price."
Xu Shen understood it clearly. It was obviously the work of Director Liu.
This thing was most likely obtained from the Queen Ant’s Snow Palace, or even the inner city.
"Have you matched up with the soldiers here?" Xu Shen asked.
All five of them nodded. As cardinals, they would give priority to trying to integrate the soldiers collected by the church after Liu Jichuan had tested them.
And these in front of us are what is left after their failed attempts.
There are not many Xu Bing that can be integrated with each other. The higher the weight of another Xu Bing, the more difficult it is to find a Xu Bing that can match it.
Even in the inner city, there is still no reasonable solution for integrating the soldiers, so we can only try them one by one.
Some Xu soldiers with a weight of four or five will be fused with low-level Xu soldiers with a weight of 1, while others need to be fused with Xu soldiers with a weight of 10. It is difficult to explain the rules.
And once fused, it will become a new Xu soldier, and it is necessary to find a new compatible one.
"Everyone go out." Xu Shen said.
Upon hearing this, the five people tactfully withdrew.
After they left, Xu Shen stood in the treasury and released all of his soldiers.
The weight of the mask reaches 4, making it the highest-weighted soldier on his person.
The second is the Flesh and Blood Gloves, with a weight of 3.
Black Blood Ruins Soldier, weight 2.
Black skin weight 2.
The total is 11, which means that Xu Shen can only absorb one more Xu Bing for fusion. If he wants to absorb two, he must choose between the Black Blood and Black Skin Xu Bing and discard one. At the same time, this will free up a weight position again.
