Volume 2: The Church of Light Chapter 230 Puppet
Xu Shen picked up the soldiers from the secret treasure house and selected them one by one.
Xu Shen only learned about the weight of the Xu soldiers after he became the leader of the Zhuiguang Club. The Xu soldiers boxes in the secret treasure house here are also labeled with numbers.
It's not stated explicitly, but the meaning is obvious.
The highest weighted soldier here is 3, which is a black bone finger.
There is a letter inside, explaining its role.
There are two characteristics of black bone finger. The first is "hardening", which makes the muscles and surface of the finger become hard.
The second type is "strange sound". The finger bones can stir up sounds in the void that ordinary people cannot hear, invading the consciousness. If it is used all the time during battle, it will disrupt many "strange sounds", making the enemy's mind swayed, unable to concentrate, and even fall into stagnation.
A soldier that combines hardening amplification and mental interference.
Obviously, the effect of this weapon is extremely strong and is not inferior to Xu Shen's flesh and blood gloves.
The Xu Bing also has corresponding side effects. Just like the blood-red gloves, if used for a long time, it will make strange noises, which will affect the host of the Xu Bing. In mild cases, the host will also be trapped in illusions, and in severe cases, the host will suffer from dementia or even have his head exploded.
Xu Shen has the hallucinogenic eyes of the Ghost Moon Mask. As for the hardening, it can be replaced by armor, so this weapon has little effect on him.
Xu Shen tried to smelt it.
If they can be merged, the weight of the Xu soldiers will change, and the weight of the Ghost Moon Mask will directly reach 7 points!
The Xu soldiers will undergo qualitative changes at 6 and 16 weights, which means that the Ghost Moon Mask will also undergo great changes.
Xu Shen was looking forward to it and smelting it carefully.
Under the fusion of the mysterious power, the black finger bones and the mask did not react at all.
They don't blend.
Xu Shen was somewhat disappointed, but he had expected this. After all, if both of the Xu Bing were high-ranking Xu Bing, the probability of successful smelting would be extremely low.
If one side has a weight of 1, the probability is higher.
The higher the weight, the more features it has, and the fewer matches it has.
Xu Shen could only turn to smelting the black finger bones and flesh gloves. The finger bones plus the gloves looked like a perfect combination, but unfortunately, it still failed.
Xu Shen took turns smelting the other two Xu weapons, but all failed.
He could only turn to select other ruins soldiers to smelt one by one.
Each smelting process consumes a lot of energy, but fortunately Xu Shen is already in the second state and can withstand the consumption.
Soon, all seven weight 2 Xu soldiers failed.
Xu Shen could only turn to look for opportunities from the weight 1 Xu Bing.
Not long.
The Ghost Moon Mask suddenly changed.
Xu Shen's eyes widened with some surprise, and he saw a piece of red flesh membrane actually attached to the mask and gradually merged with it.
This flesh membrane was like a pink and bright red tongue, extremely soft. Xu Shen originally thought that it did not match the mask since the appearances were quite different. However, they merged together under the power of the crowd.
As the flesh membrane disappeared, the surface of the Ghost Moon Mask obviously changed, with thin strands of red lines appearing, making the entire mask look even more hideous.
After the fusion was completed, Xu Shen couldn't wait to absorb the mask.
Soon, pieces of information automatically emerged in my mind.
The weight of the mask reaches 5 points.
In addition to the increased perception that the mask itself brings and the hallucinogenic ruins eye, it now has a new feature, flesh and blood perception.
Flesh and blood perception allows one to detect changes in the flesh and blood of Xu beasts and other organisms, including changes in blood. During battle, one can observe the dynamics of the enemy's flesh and blood, and thus predict the direction of the attack.
There is no doubt that this is a very powerful trait. Coupled with Xu Shen's own ability to perceive weaknesses, it is basically impossible for ordinary people to hide anything when fighting him.
"If we improve it once more, there will be a qualitative change..."
Xu Shen was somewhat delighted. A soldier with a weight of 6 was also called a Level 1 soldier, which would greatly increase combat power. Even for the seven major families in the inner city, only the core members of the family would be allocated with them.
When it reaches level 16, it will transform again, also known as the second-level Xu Bing, and even kings will fight for it.
As for the full-level soldiers, they are just myths and legends.
Xu Shen continued to use the mask to blend with other Xu soldiers, but unfortunately, after trying them all, he failed.
Xu Shen could only change into flesh and blood gloves and continue trying.
In the middle, he ran out of energy and injected himself with another tube of purifying agent before he could merge again.
The flesh and blood gloves failed to meet a comparable Xu Bing, but the black skin met a rusty yellow tooth and merged with it.
The weight of black skin has been increased to 3.
The characteristics of the black skin have also changed, but the changes are not significant. It is still local defense, but this time the local defense has been strengthened and become more resilient.
"The weight exceeds..."
Xu Shen looked at the transformed black skin. Combined with the improvement of the mask, the weight of his four weapons now totaled 13.
And the limit of two states is 12.
When Xu Shen tried to integrate the black skin into his body, he found that it could not be integrated. He could only transfer the black blood out so that the black skin could be integrated into his body.
In this way, the total weight of all his soldiers is 11, which still leaves a little gap.
Between the black blood of weight 2 and the black skin of weight 3, Xu Shen chose the black skin of weight 3.
The black blood was the weapon that Director Liu gave to him when they first met.
Xu Shen sighed softly, put the black blood back into the secret treasure box, changed the number on the card inside from 1 to 2, and placed the box on the Xu Bing rack with a weight of 2.
Everything that was once there was returned to Director Liu's treasure house, just like a cycle.
After all the Xu soldiers were tested against each other, there was no sign of fusion. The Xu soldiers that were originally collected also did not fuse with each other, which showed that someone had tried it before.
Every time a new Xu soldier is added, it will be attempted to be integrated with other Xu soldiers one by one.
Finally, these soldiers that cannot merge with each other are stored separately, waiting for new soldiers to appear.
After collecting his soldiers, Xu Shen came to the golden fruit, took out one, and without hesitation, called out Mo Haiming's brother and asked him to eat it.
Mo Haiming's brother looked at Xu Shen with some confusion, as if asking, Can I eat it too?
Xu Shen nodded.
"I'll call you Mo Wei from now on. Thank you for always being with me." Xu Shen said softly.
Mo Haiming's brother was silent for a moment, then nodded, as if to express his gratitude to Xu Shen. Then, without hesitation, he picked up the golden apple and ate it in one bite.
When the apple touched Mo Wei's mouth, the apple, which seemed to be made of gold, suddenly melted, and like countless rays of light, it floated into his mouth through his mouth.
Then it extends all the way down the throat.
Mo Wei's illusory body began to glow under the golden threads. His entire body seemed to be infected by the golden threads, emitting a golden light.
Countless rays of light and particles gathered together, causing his body to transform.
After a while, when the light gradually faded, Xu Shen saw that Mo Wei's face became clearer, and there seemed to be more vivid emotions in the latter's eyes.
Mo Wei checked himself. The golden threads that had integrated into his meridians dissipated and his body became more solid.
Not as unreal as before.
"You seem to have become stronger."
Xu Shen said.
Mo Wei looked at Xu Shen, his eyes changed slightly, and Xu Shen could see that his pupils were filled with clearer emotions than before.
"Brother..." Mo Wei's lips moved slightly, making a very weak and awkward sound.
Xu Shen was slightly startled, then smiled and said, "You misunderstood."
Mo Wei stared at him, shook his head slightly, and whispered: "Brother..."
Xu Shen laughed dumbly, and did not correct him. Anyway, he was quite happy to get along with him, so he said, "Are you full? Do you want to eat more?"
Mo Wei hesitated, as if he was still unsatisfied.
Seeing this, Xu Shen didn't hesitate to take out the second one from the box and threw it to him.
Although Du Ming and the others had said before that the effect of taking the second pill would be greatly reduced, even so, it would still bring some improvement. Even if it was a bit of a waste if the effect was halved, he could afford it.
Every treasure in the secret treasure house before him told Xu Shen that only by surviving could he enjoy and control them.
These are all left by Director Liu.
But Director Liu did not survive and no longer had the right to enjoy it.
He didn't want to be like Director Liu, accumulating money for others.
Just leave one as a reward to attract the loyalty of a few bishops.
At this time, Mo Wei had already eaten the second pill.
The golden light surrounded it again, but this time it lasted significantly shorter than before.
Not long after, Mo Wei returned to normal again. His body became more solid again. There was more light in his eyes. He whispered, "Brother..."
Xu Shen shook his head and smiled, but didn't correct him.
After returning, give the golden apple in the fog anchor point to Mo Wei to eat. Every bit of improvement will be a plus. To become a king, you must be able to roam freely in the fog.
Thinking of this , Xu Shen suddenly wanted to test the Mo Wei in front of him.
"Let's go home first." Xu Shen said.
Mo Wei nodded slightly, walked towards Xu Shen, and then disappeared quietly.
Xu Shen also turned around and walked out of the secret treasure house.
"Your Holiness, were you calling us just now?" Du Ming came forward, bent down and asked in confusion.
He just heard Xu Shen talking to himself in the secret treasure house.
Xu Shen shook his head slightly, "Nothing, let's go."
Bishop Meng seemed to have thought of something and lowered his head, not daring to look at Xu Shen any further.
After Xu Shen walked in front and the other bishops followed, Bishop Meng followed at the back.
However, he suddenly discovered that there seemed to be an extra pair of footsteps in front of him.
When he looked in the direction, he was shocked to see that there seemed to be a pair of footprints behind Xu Shen's shadow.
Bishop Meng's pupils constricted and he quickly lowered his head, not daring to look any further.
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After coming out of the secret treasure house, Xu Shen did not let the cardinals rest, but asked them to accompany him to the Xu Secret Bureau.
"The message has been sent."
"Pope, we just need to wait here."
Outside the Xumi Bureau, several low-key luxury cars were parked in the dark shadows.
On the way here, Du Ming had already notified the church members in the bureau.
One of them in particular was the successor carefully cultivated by Liu Jichuan.
Not long after, several figures walked out of the Secret Bureau.
If someone saw their faces clearly, they would be surprised to find that these people were all high-level leaders of the Xumi Bureau.
Another one is a personal secretary to a certain leader.
Among them, a middle-aged man with a gentle and elegant face was walking in front.
"Old Du."
When the middle-aged man saw Du Ming, his expression changed slightly. He nodded and called out, then looked at the other four people standing in front of a luxury car.
All five bishops are here... The middle-aged man felt a little depressed.
"Emperor Liu has left. The new Pope is waiting for you inside. Go ahead."
Du Ming looked at the middle-aged man meaningfully, then slightly moved aside to make a gap in front of the luxury car.
The middle-aged man looked at the luxury car. Through the window, he could only see a vague outline of a figure sitting inside, but the person was sitting upright with a calm and sharp aura.
The new Pope...the middle-aged man's heart seemed to be tightly grasped.
He had just learned about Emperor Liu's passing, so he was not too shocked when he heard it from Du Ming.
Now that the new Pope has arrived... the middle-aged man suddenly thought of what Director Liu had said when they last met.
Is this the person in front of me...
The middle-aged man was silent for a moment, then walked to the front of the luxury car. He had to bend down slightly to keep his head level with the person inside.
"Pope, what do you want to talk to me about?" The middle-aged man said gently after arranging his words.
"Wei Yan, 38 years old, is the successor cultivated by Director Liu. He lives in Pingliang District, Fukang Road."
The car window lowered a little, and Xu Shen's voice came from inside, without any emotion: "Did Director Liu tell you anything?"
Wei Yan's hair stood up slightly. From the gap in the lowered car window, he smelled the scent of death.
But he was cultivated by Director Liu himself, and he had also served as the captain of the Zhanxu Team. He just did not act in a high-profile manner, so after serving for a period of time, he retired quietly, and no one even noticed him.
"Director Liu has always told me to help the weak and fight against the strong, and to defend the light..." Wei Yan said with a smile, trying his best to maintain his demeanor.
"Do you want to be the director?"
Xu Shen interrupted him and said calmly.
Wei Yan was stunned.
He looked through the car window at the figure inside and saw a very young pair of eyes, but these eyes, which should have been full of sharpness, were dark and deep, as unfathomable as a deep pool.
It seemed as if Wei Yan saw Director Liu's face.
He suddenly woke up and found that his whole body was covered with cold sweat.
"I, I just want to do my best for Zhanxu..." Wei Yan's voice was a little up and down, not as confident as before.
"I thought the person Director Liu chose would be a smart person, but I didn't expect him to be a coward..." Xu Shen's voice was filled with regret and a hint of indifference: "Since you don't want to, then change someone else."
Wei Yan's face changed slightly, and he immediately realized that the young man in front of him was decisive, unlike Director Liu's suspicious probing. He immediately said, "I do !"
"What do you want?"
Xu Shen turned his eyes and looked directly at Wei Yan through the car window for the first time.
Wei Yan's heart was filled with awe. He immediately knelt on one knee outside the car door and said with his head down, "I want to do it. I want to be the director. I am willing to be loyal to the Pope. I am willing to prostrate myself at your knees and become your most devout believer!"
The oath rippled in the darkness.
Only fog covers it.
After a long while, Wei Yan heard a voice coming from the car window above his head: "You're still quite sharp. Get up."
Wei Yan breathed a sigh of relief and quickly stood up, but his expression became submissive.
At this time, the car window rolled down, and Wei Yan could see clearly the new Pope in the car.
It turned out to be the captain of the bureau, Xu Shen.
