Volume 4: People who challenge the light Chapter 2: Declaration of "Bright World"
On January 14, the Supreme Honor of the Western Continent was the first to complete the fifth-level career promotion task and was the first to be promoted to a fifth-level Elite Knight of Light. His reputation, which had been reduced due to his unexpected defeat and runner-up in the "Four-Party Continent Elite Challenge", rose again, and he once again demonstrated his powerful strength in front of all the players of "Tianxia".
The emergence of level 5 professional players also means that the portals of the four continents, which were originally relatively closed, will be opened. The "time and space gates" located in the central areas of each continent will be officially opened, and all players who have reached level 5 professional can freely travel between the four continents through the "time and space gates". However, because it is "going abroad for sightseeing", in order to limit the excessive flow of population between continents, a little toll still needs to be paid, and unless there are more formal reasons, such as the need to complete the task, men and women get married and the husband sings and the wife follows (or the wife sings and the husband follows), etc., otherwise the application of "non-local residents transfer household registration" will not be accepted. In other words, if a player dies in a different continent, he can only return to the continent where he was originally registered to revive. Of course, there will be some dangers along the way. The central areas of the continents where the "Gate of Time and Space" is located are places where high-level monsters gather, like the Ten Thousand Mountains in our Eastern Continent and the Abandoned Land in the Western Continent... Although it is said that there is a relatively safe "Avenue of Peace" open upon arriving at the "Gate of Time and Space", and there are generally no strong and abnormal monsters nearby, but occasionally there will be some unruly guys jumping out to make trouble, and single travelers will still be in greater danger. According to the system's prompts, it is relatively safer to travel in groups.
At the same time, the bells of the Cathedral of Light in the twelve main cities of the Eastern Continent rang in unison, striking twelve times in unison. The clear sound of the bells spread to every corner of the continent, and even I could hear it clearly in the garrison far away. The same was true for the other three continents. The moment I heard the bells, I thought of the old man's words. With the opening of the mainland's gates, has the Church of Light finally begun to expand its influence?
The system announcement that followed confirmed my guess, and released the declaration of "Bright World" by the highest spiritual leader of the Church of Light, the Pope of Light. The declaration claimed that in order to bathe the entire "World" in the glory of "Heaven", to eliminate the evil in human nature, and to let light illuminate the earth and people's hearts, the Church of Light adhered to the will of the Lord of "Heaven" - the Angel of God Michael, and was committed to spreading the great ideas of the God of Light, expelling and destroying all evil forces in "World", so that light and justice would be deeply rooted in people's hearts and blossom and bear fruit in every corner of "World". The full article was full of grand and high-sounding rhetoric, but in fact it meant the same thing: fully support the development of light-related players, establish the absolute rule of the Church of Light over "World", and those who follow me will prosper, and those who go against me will perish. All opposition parties are running dogs of the dark forces, evil beings that are hostile to justice, and will be destroyed.
What's even more outrageous is that in order to "give all players the opportunity to accept the call of God's grace, devote themselves to the great cause of 'bright world', completely destroy evil, and make justice last forever", the Church of Light also opened a "second job change" system, stipulating that players who have reached the fifth level of their profession only need to apply to pray devoutly for six hours every day for twelve consecutive days in the Cathedral of Light in any main city to qualify for the "second job change". Then, if they complete three high-difficulty, extremely high-difficulty, and super-high-difficulty Church of Light job change tasks in a certain time limit, they can give up their original profession and change to another profession. The player can change his job to become a Knight of Light or Priest of Light. Although the job level is only the lowest apprentice level, the previously acquired qualifications will be reset to zero, and the attribute values gained by the promotion will be reduced by two-thirds, but the equipment and props of the original job can still be used. The pet can choose to cancel the contract and sign a new one later or keep it and temporarily seal it up until the third-level job is reached, and the skills that have been mastered will also be retained and can be used in future battles, but "the skill success rate is reduced by 20%, the skill consumption of mental power is doubled, and the skill proficiency can no longer be improved."
Although the job transfer procedure is complicated and there are many restrictions after the job transfer, expert players may have many concerns between gains and losses and may disdain it, but for many low-level players, it is a great temptation. After all, the Knight of Light or the Priest of Light is a hidden profession, and its strength is stronger than that of ordinary professions. Although qualification value is reset to zero, the previous few months are equivalent to playing in vain, but after all, experience has been accumulated, and the attribute value and skills that have been mastered have been retained by one-third of the increase. The starting point is also higher, and no one competes with them for low-level monsters. The qualification value of the first few levels can be easily satisfied. For those who have difficulty in making a name for themselves by relying on their original profession, changing their profession may bring some opportunities. It is good to take shelter under a big tree. With the big brand of the ambitious Church of Light, there may be more opportunities to stand out and make a fortune.
The Church of Light is so insidious that they are expanding their power so unscrupulously. I just don't know if those three so-called high-difficulty, extremely-difficulty, and super-difficulty job transfer tasks are just bluffs. If they are secretly letting them go to increase the chances of passing and attract more players to join, this is definitely bad news for us who are hostile to them.
Although the declaration of "Bright World" did not explicitly point out that the magic knight and the necromancer were the two major enemies of the Church of Light, the word "evil" that popped up from time to time between the lines was all directed at us. Although the words seemed obscure, anyone with a discerning eye could see it at a glance. What's even more hateful is that it openly declared that certain evil professions can also accept the influence of the God of Light and abandon evil and do good. As long as they prayed devoutly for twelve hours a day for twelve consecutive days to cleanse the evil aura on their bodies, they can completely abandon all evil things including skills and professional props and equipment and join the ranks of light. Of course, as compensation, the existing attribute values can be completely retained. The conditions are not bad. If the Church of Light increases its efforts to strangle us, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no traitors. If we continue to be stubborn and choose to stick to the evil belief to the end, we will be severely judged and punished by the forces of light, and even worse, we may be doomed and completely destroyed. With a carrot in one hand and a stick in the other, they use threats and inducements at the same time in an attempt to divide us from within. Their wolfish ambition to be the only one and dominate the world is obvious.
Such a strong and overbearing declaration naturally caused a lot of dissatisfaction among many other professional players. Although they were not the evil existences that the Church of Light was fighting, the consequence of doing so would inevitably break the balance between the various professions and players in the game, leading to the Church of Light being the only one in power, and even possibly forming a situation where the players of the Light system "ruled the world". They immediately contacted the game officials to inquire or protest, and the "inquiry offices" set up in the mercenary guilds in major cities were almost overwhelmed by the crowds of people. As the key target of the Church of Light, I naturally did not want to be lonely, and "solemnly" protested through the public service communication channel. According to their approach, where would we, the undead wizards and magic knights, survive? This is simply an extremely unequal war. Instead of fighting so hard, it is better to surrender and defect as soon as possible.
Soon after, Tianmei released an official statement, revealing the true meaning behind the "Bright World" incident. This is an ultimate mission in the first phase of "Tianxia", a long-lasting and harsh war, or players affiliated with the Church of Light occupy the positions of twelve Knights of Light and twelve Cardinals, completely eradicate all bases of the dark forces in the human world, and form a "bright unification" pattern. In this way, all players who devote themselves to the light forces will receive a high amount of money rewards, and the backbone members with outstanding performance will have the opportunity to obtain lifetime membership of "Tianxia International" and participate in any virtual game developed and operated by it for free; or the representatives of the dark forces in the human world will unite with players of other professions to form a "Resistance Alliance" "After passing many tests, passing through many dangerous gates, defeating the Knights of Light and the Priests of Light, and meeting all the conditions, 25 players who meet the conditions and have reached the top professional strength will be selected to fight a life-and-death duel with the Pope of Light (NPC), 12 cardinals (players) and 12 Knights of Light (players). If the decisive battle is , the power of the Church of Light will be completely disintegrated, and each official member of the "Resistance Alliance" will also receive a high bonus. The backbone members with outstanding performance will also have the opportunity to obtain a lifetime membership of "Tianxia International" and participate in any virtual game developed and operated by it for free. No matter which ending appears, it means the end of a glorious era of "Tianxia", and new content will be presented through upgrades and updates. Of course, since it is the ultimate task, it is not so easy to complete. Whether it is the "unification of the world" by the Church of Light or the "liberation" of the dark forces, it will be restricted by many factors and need to break through many obstacles. It is impossible to implement it smoothly. There is a very difficult road to go.
The publication of this official announcement calmed the controversy caused by the Church of Light's declaration of "Bright World", but it caused a bigger disturbance among the players. It meant that from now on, players of "Tianxia" would have to belong to three different camps, light, darkness or neutral. Low- and middle-level players who were purely for entertainment and leisure and could not be online for a long time would generally join the neutral camp and not participate in the disputes. Players who chose the light or dark camp were mostly more professional or ambitious to get rich. All players would face choices, and the war would inevitably become more and more intense.
However, this official announcement seems fair, supplementing the declaration of "Bright World" and eliminating the concerns of other professional players, but it does not change the unfavorable situation of us dark force players at all. Instead, it makes the situation more chaotic. At least at this stage, it has increased the danger to our Undead Wizards and Magic Knights to a certain extent.
The Church of Light has a considerable advantage in this. With the slogan of light and justice and the elimination of evil, it can attract a group of "self-righteous" guys to join. Moreover, it has the complete and powerful combat force of the Knights of Light and the Priests of Light as a backing, which is also very attractive to those who like to curry favor with the powerful and take advantage of the situation. It is relatively easy to develop. Fortunately, within the official supplementary terms, the Church of Light cannot arbitrarily attack hostile players. As long as the players of the dark forces do not enter the church, do not reveal their true identity and show the skills of the dark profession in front of the NPC of the light system, they will not be actively attacked. Under normal circumstances, the NPC of the light system will not directly intervene in the conflict with the dark forces. Of course, the struggle between the players of the two camps is unrestricted, especially the players of the light system and the dark system. Killing each other can also get extra qualifications. It is estimated that you will need to be careful even when walking in the future. Alas, "Tianxia" has been troubled since then!
The situation of our necromancers and magic knights is quite bad. We are alone and have few members. We also lack the support of strong backers. We are in an extremely weak position. Facing powerful and aggressive opponents, even our internal unity is difficult to guarantee. How can we ally with players of other professions to launch a counterattack against the Church of Light and fight for a living space in the human world? After reading the declaration of "Bright World" and the official announcement released by "Tian Media" several times, we came to a pessimistic conclusion: the prospects are worrying and there is no hope of success. Without huge benefits as bait, the chance of achieving the final victory is slim. Who would be stupid enough to work for you?
However, I am reluctant to give up the artifact that I got with great luck ("Touch of Death" is only for Undead wizards, and it can no longer be used once they "turn over a new leaf"), and give up the more than 20 dark knights that I recruited with great effort. Now I can be considered a strong man, I don't have to look at anyone's face, and I can fight even for the highest honor. If I choose to change my job and start from a lowest-level apprentice priest of light, one thing is guaranteed, it will be absolutely difficult for me to reach the heights I have reached now, and I may become silent and become a mediocre player.
Just when I was at a loss, Long Xing Tian Xia contacted me at the right time and asked me to meet him at Beijing Restaurant to discuss something. Although he didn't say it explicitly, I guess it was about this issue. I was naturally overjoyed to have someone to discuss and make decisions with, and I hurried over.
Entering the private room, there were only me and Long Xing Tianxia. We hadn't seen each other for some time since the Elite Challenge. The table was already set with food and wine. After a few pleasantries and moving my chopsticks, I couldn't help but speak, "Brother Long, the Church of Light has already started a fight and is going to attack our Undead Wizards and Magic Knights. This situation is too big. They have even expanded the scope of the fight to all Tianxia players. In this way, the power of the Light players will definitely expand rapidly. We are alone and the situation is not optimistic!"
