Chapter 242： main line open

Chapter 242 Main storyline open

September 21, 4419 in the solar calendar.

The fact that the Red Apple Church planned the plague was revealed.

All relevant criminal evidence was reported by the Fossil City Asylum, and the six-state council specially held a large-scale meeting for this purpose to discuss how to deal with it. At the same time, the Sun Royal Family also got the news.

It is different from the case of the gallery and the battle of the square that Chen Lun experienced a year and a half ago. Although the Red Apple Church was also behind the scenes at that time, the negative impact caused by that time was only limited to the inner city of a city.

And because of Chen Lun's timely stop, there was no irreversible situation in the end.

So the result of the processing at that time was nothing.

The empire came forward to suppress all voices, and the Red Apple Church only gave up the missionary rights in that area, and announced the end of the matter.

In fact, the Red Apple Church has nothing to lose at all.

Such an "indulgence" situation is not what the Sun Royal Family thinks, but it cannot.

It is no longer the beginning of the founding of the country. For thousands of years, the disadvantages in many aspects have become more and more serious. These deep-rooted problems have involved too much energy of the Sun Royal Family. As the most powerful supernatural force, the Orthodox Church, even the Sun Royal Family, cannot touch them at will.

In the past, the royal family was not ignorant of some small actions of the Red Apple Church, but because the matter did not touch the "fundamentals", they simply turned a blind eye.

But the scope of the plague disaster is too large, it has spread all over the southern part of Gem State, and five or six cities, dozens of small towns, and hundreds of villages have been affected.

The number of deaths and the indirect economic losses are difficult to estimate.

The Red Apple Church cannot escape the blame.

The most important thing is that the incriminating evidence has been uploaded and made public.

The Sun Royal Family can no longer remain indifferent.

Regarding this matter, the Church of the Moon, the Sect of the Stars, the Association of History and Rituals, and even the Hailing Group and the Madman School, which are usually very low-key, all began to denounce the Red Apple Church.

The five Orthodox Churches jointly recommend that the Sun Royal Family expel the Red Apple Church, and if necessary, they can even suppress it by force.

They will all help.

But just when the Sun Royal Family was still hesitating, Prince Dazlet defied all opinions and solemnly announced that he would impose "sacred sanctions" on the Red Apple Church—that is, he would be fully expelled from the country, and that Madame Rose's beliefs would not be allowed to continue within the empire. preach.

As soon as this decision was made, there was a wave of public opinion in Wangcheng's high-level circle.

This is the Church of the Seven Great Gods! It is the church of the true God!

If you really want to do this, I am afraid it will cause an unimaginable war!

But before the order was formally conveyed, another heavy news came first—

The United Kingdom of Anlong officially declares war on the Trisur Empire!

The situation on the western border suddenly became tense and solemn. Both sides began to deploy troops and generals, and the war was imminent!

The entire empire then fell into madness. Most of the residents of the empire raised their flags and shouted, hoping that the army of the empire would be able to defeat the United Kingdom of Anlong and regain the territory that the empire had lost for hundreds of years.

There are also some people who are worried. After all, war is cruel. The fighting between two countries will eventually lead to the death of many people.

Not two days after the declaration of war by the United Kingdom of Anlong, large-scale turmoil suddenly broke out in all parts of the empire!

Cities and towns were destroyed, countless civilians died in vain, and explosions and fires destroyed all houses and lives, presenting a tragic scene of purgatory on earth.

The source of it all is the handwriting of the Red Apple Church!

They seem to know the decision of the Sun Royal Family, and choose to act first!

The turmoil in the empire has officially kicked off!

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Gem State.

Hawksbill City.

This is a remote city, and its scale is slightly smaller than other cities in the same state. But here is located in a valley, rich in industrial ore, and heavy industry is developed.

Among the many cities in Gem State, the status ranking is not low.

On this ordinary day, the Red Apple Church in the center of the city suddenly became a little weird.

Many believers who came to worship entered the church gate and never came out again.

Even the family members of the believers who came to the church to find someone later, all came in but never came out.

This quickly attracted the attention of the Public Security Bureau, and they immediately dispatched police officers to investigate.

But the results were without exception. All the police officers who entered the Red Apple Church disappeared.

This red apple church suddenly became a terrible forbidden zone!

The sacred building in the past suddenly became terrifying and inexplicable, like a man-eating demon cave, no one dared to approach it anymore.

According to the official recruitment announcement, a temporary group of hundreds of players, followed by two teams of shelter investigators, came to the Red Apple Church to investigate.

The two team leaders led by    are both extraordinary.

But no one thought of it.

As the door of the church opened, hundreds of people rushed out, chanting strange prayers, looking crazy, like lunatics.

These people are all previous missing persons!

Just a face to face.

The investigators in the first row of shelters were thrown down, and those lunatics lay on top of them, opening their mouths to bite, like a group of hungry wild beasts.

The scene was chaotic and **** for a while.

"—Fuck! Is this a zombie crisis?!"

"—How did the Red Apple Church become like this!"

"—Let's kill, let's kill!"

Although the players are surprised, their mentality is very stable. For them, this is a task. No matter how weird it is, it is just to upgrade and fight monsters.

But soon, these players discovered that these lunatics who rushed out of the church would not die after being stabbed seven or eight times, or even shot in the head.

Even though his body was covered in blood and flesh, and he suffered injuries that could kill an ordinary person several times, he still had a grim face and kept chanting the word "eat" in his mouth.

Investigator and player casualties began to intensify.

The superhuman team leader of the shelter finally made a move and killed two hungry lunatics with crushing strength, but the two "corpse" turned into "humanoid monsters" covered with flesh and tentacles in an instant!

The two team leaders immediately realized the seriousness of the matter, and shouted to close the team and retreat. This kind of "unbeatable" monster is definitely not something that these people can handle.

The player retreats with the asylum investigators, but the lunatics are in hot pursuit.

They cannot be called "human beings", but monsters with human appearances!

After investigation, the players saw information about these monsters. Their physical fitness far exceeds that of ordinary people, and they have reached the threshold of extraordinary people. They are collectively called "Fallen Believers".

"—This is a monster researched by the Red Apple Church!"

The players came to their senses.

"-Big event!"

"—It's messed up! It's all messed up!"

The bodies of these fallen believers exploded on their own while running, like blossoming flowers of flesh and blood. The lower body still kept the human legs, and ran wildly, but the upper body turned into a hideous and disgusting flesh and blood tentacles.

Pedestrians, cats, dogs, and horses that pass by are all sucked in and eaten by their tentacles, and even low-flying birds are not spared.

The players were inexplicably shocked.

Looking at the city in chaos and killing, everyone realizes that things are becoming more and more out of control, this is a disaster!

at the same time.

On the game forum, posts exploded in concentration.

Players from all over the empire have posted that a terrible disaster has broken out in their cities.

Countless "degenerate believers" who cannibalize people spread like a virus. They spread and eat everyone they meet. Any living thing is their target.

The police officers in the public security station were powerless to resist, and ordinary people hid in their homes to pray. Only the shelters and the churches stationed in various places can effectively suppress it.

But the chaos has already begun, and panic is gradually boiling.

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"Have you read the forum?"

Polaris is sitting on a sofa at the moment, asking Dongyang, Chenxi, Goutoujin and others.

"I have seen it, even if I don't read it, I can know that the whole empire is in chaos now."

Goutou Jin said something while drinking fruit juice.

The rest of the players nodded.

Things have become big, and almost every player knows that this is probably a big event in the mainline of the version.

"Sure enough, as Jack said, the Red Apple Church is the source of the turmoil... Aren't those 'fallen believers' the monsters we met in Honghua Town?"

The horseman said.

"That's right, those monsters came from the Red Apple Church at that time. They didn't know what method they used to transform ordinary people into 'tentacle monsters', and they couldn't kill them with ordinary weapons... It is conceivable that the various regions will be so chaotic now. To what extent."

Dongyang nodded and poured himself a glass of juice.

"Let's not talk about this first, how are you completing your mission? I can't stay here and wait forever."

Polaris raised his hand, signaling the silver snake ring on his finger.

Dongyang and Chenxi looked at each other with envy.

"Brother Polaris, after listening to you talk about the benefits of upgrading the token, which one of us doesn't want to upgrade it... We have focused almost all our energy on this matter for the past two days."

He took out a money bag, shook it gently, the inside jingled, and placed it solemnly in front of Polaris.

"Here is 200 gold pounds. It's the work fee I gave you, my brother. Wait patiently for two more days, no... just one day! Not only our Heroic Spirit Hall, but also Chuxi and Goutoujin in the morning and evening. Gather enough people to come over."

"If that's the case, then fine."

Polaris showed a look of reluctance.

He opened the money bag and skillfully put the gold coins inside into the panel.

But secretly happy in my heart.

According to the current black market price, the money is enough to be exchanged for more than one million credits. Grandma's follow-up maintenance expenses, as well as the electrical furniture of the new apartment, are settled.

at this time.

The ten high-ranking players in the room were all stunned in unison.

They also received a pop-up prompt from the panel—

【Version 1.0 main task is officially started! 】

【A-level main task "Scarlet Ceremony" first ring: Entering the countryside! 】

【Please join any faction organization within ten days! Tip: The second ring of the main task will be opened on the premise of joining the faction! Players who have not joined the faction will not be able to unlock the second ring of the main mission! 】

The bright red text stimulated the nerves of the players present.

"The main task of version 1.0 is finally here?!"

Dongyang frowned.

The other players were also very surprised.

Immediately afterwards, they were prompted again—

【You have joined the extraordinary organization "Circus" and completed the first ring of the main mission "Scarlet Festival"! 】

【Get mission rewards: 1000 experience points and 80 silver nobility! 】

【The second ring of the A-level main mission "Scarlet Festival" is open! For specific mission objectives, please check according to the faction you belong to! If not triggered, please be patient! 】

The high-level players present stood up one after another.

They clicked on their panel to check, and found that the description of the main task was still blank for the time being, but it did show that it was unlocked.

"The main task is divided according to each faction, and their goals are different... a bit like a faction war?"

The horseman said in surprise.

"It seems to be like this. The turmoil this time originated from the Red Apple Church, so they are probably the version of BOSS, and all forces will revolve around it..."

Dongyang analyzed with a thoughtful face.

"According to Jack's attitude, our circus should be hostile to the Red Apple Church, and most of the second ring missions also have to confront them."

The others nodded.

Chen Xi, Su Keying, and Wei Yin are flipping through the posts on the game forum.

Their expressions looked surprised.

"Look at the forum, other players have also received the prompt to start the main mission. It is indeed like what Dongyang said... The mission goals of players belonging to each faction are different."

Polaris opened the built-in forum on the panel and found that there are a lot of newly published posts, and new ones pop up every second, and the scrolling speed is extremely fast.

He randomly clicked on a few of them.

The content of the post is shared by the players, and even a screenshot of the mission is attached.

It has been about three months since the public beta, and most of the players who are keen on exploration and adventure have joined various forces, working hard to step into the mysterious field and become an extraordinary person.

Such as the Seven Great Orthodox God Churches, shelters, and other hidden supernatural organizations, to a lesser extent, they have also joined gangs, chambers of commerce, and various weird associations in various places.

There are quite a few players who have clearly started the second ring mission, such as the Church of the Sun, the Shelter, and a few Orthodox Churches. Their goal is very unified, which is to eliminate a certain number of "fallen believers" and maintain the stability of the region.

If you can kill the clergy and important figures of the Red Apple Church, the rewards and power contribution points will be very considerable, which is obviously encouraging players to fight with the Red Apple Church.

"It's exciting! Once the main mission is started, these large extraordinary organizations will definitely provide valuable rewards, such as extraordinary knowledge."

Dongyang took a deep breath and laughed.

"Soon, there will be more and more extraordinary players in the player group."

"Then you can still laugh? Our advantage may soon be overtaken by other players."

Chen Xi poured cold water aside.

But Dongyang shook his head.

"What are you afraid of... I have great confidence in the circus and Jack, and I also have confidence in our Hall of Heroes. As long as this NPC is there, everyone will definitely be able to lead the way! And it will only be fun when there are more extraordinary players!"

Several people chatted for a while.

Suddenly, Dongyang, Chenxi and other guild executives seemed to have received some kind of summons, showing surprise expressions.

"Brother Polaris, our people are all here, so don't wait any longer...All of you will enter the circus' mission hall "Lake House" later through your 'Silver Snake Ring'! Our mission can also be done!"

Dongyang said.

Chen Xi and Goutoujin also responded.

I don’t know if it’s because of the emergence of the main quest, the efficiency of the guild has suddenly increased. I am afraid that the high-level executives also realized that time is precious, and temporarily arrested some "strong men" to help the official members of the circus in Dongyang complete the "token upgrade" as soon as possible. " task.

Individual players like Su Keying, Polaris, and Wei Yin, we have also discussed, and the three guilds of Heroes, Chuxi, and Shenai will gather some people to help them complete the "number target".

We are all companions on the same front, so this little favor is nothing.

"it is good."

Polaris let out a long breath and nodded in response.

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Wonderland.

Lake house.

Players arrived one after another, and the young men and women looked at the area curiously.

"Oh! Is this the public area of ​​the circus?"

"It's so beautiful!"

"True Bada! It's like a new world...According to what Polaris said, after our token is upgraded, we can enter here anytime and anywhere in the future. It's so convenient!"

"Anyway, as far as I know, players from other forces don't have such a function at all."

"That's right, even players from the Church of the Seven Great Gods have never heard of such a convenient token."

The players who came in talked a lot, wandered around in twos and threes, looked around, and were very interested in everything here.

Under the blue sky and white clouds, the breeze blows across the endless grassland.

On the left and right sides of the open space, there is a metal notice board inserted in each, and a wooden house is directly in front of it. There is a vine in front of the wooden house, next to the statue of Mr. Jack.

Passing over the wooden house, a lake can be vaguely seen behind.

The whole area is beautiful.

When the total number of players reaches 50, the addition of new players will stop.

"Eh? There seems to be a limit on the number of people... There are only fifty players who come in each time."

Dongyang discovered this phenomenon, and told Polaris and others.

The other high players looked around and nodded.

"It is true, but even so, it is very good... After all, it is a public space that is not restricted by time and region, and it is too convenient for us."

Polaris said.

"The faction of the circus is really not simple... It should be said that Mr. Jack is not simple!"

Dongyang sighed.

Immediately afterwards, he and Chen Xi Goutoujin walked up to the other players and gave them a few instructions to let them explore the area by themselves, and then exit when their sanity points were almost exhausted, and then let other guild members enter to replenish the number of players. Keep the number at 50 people.

According to the general level of current players, the upper limit of each person's Sanity value is about 15 to 20. You only need to come in twice at most, and Dongyang and others can complete the task of "upgrading tokens".

Not too difficult.

Dongyang and the ten oldest high-ranking players sat down on the grass in the "Information Exchange" area and chatted while waiting.

As for another group of new members of the circus, they formed a new circle next to each other, chatting with each other.

"The game "The Age of Mysteries" is very popular now, and the number of players may reach tens of millions, or even more...but most of them are just ordinary people."

Dongyang shared his guild's investigation report and shook his head.

"There is no way to do this, let alone the difficulty of obtaining supernatural knowledge, ordinary people are not interested in mystery and supernatural at all..."

Chen Xi said.

"There are many sisters in our Chuxi Guild, and the friends they know also play this game, but they just regard this world as a dream during sleep time and experience life."

Dongyang nodded, hummed, and said with a smile:

"Yes, most of them are young people who are keen on fighting and taking risks... In fact, many people just take up life-related side jobs, work and live in the game, and use it as a swap for reality.

I have to say that even if you do a little work, you can earn some extra money for reality. After all, the current game currency is quite valuable. "

Polaris listened silently.

After a while.

Dongyang took the lead to drink a bottle of "Tranquilizer", and said with a smile:

"I have to say, it's really convenient here, but it will keep losing my mind, and it's not very human..."

"It's cheap and good-looking. It's good to have such a space. The big deal is to stop bragging when you come in, and how much time you can spend doing something serious."

Chenxi also drank a bottle of "Tranquilizer" to replenish some sanity points.

She stood up and walked towards the statue in front of the wooden house.

"It's time to get down to business, go and see if there are any missions... After all, the second ring of our main mission has not yet appeared!"

"It makes sense, Miss Chenxi is more direct, I like it."

The horse man smiled and got up.

Seeing this, the rest of Gaowan stopped chatting and followed Chenxi to the wooden house together.

There are a total of 59 players who have become official members of the circus at this stage. Most of them did not come today, and there are only more than 20 players here.

They came to the statue of Jack together.

"handsome…"

Goutoujin sighed.

Su Keying and Wei Yin also nodded secretly, with aunt smiles on their faces.

Above the head of the statue, a golden exclamation point suddenly popped out.

The players were surprised at first, and then tried to interact.

【Trigger the second ring of the A-level main mission "Scarlet Ceremony": Hunt the Church! 】

Mission description: The Red Apple Church began to spread "fallen believers", allowing the killing to spread. As a full member of the circus, you need to hunt the Red Apple Church!

Every time you kill a "Fallen believer", you will get 1 contribution point.

Every time you kill a "cleric", you will get 2 contribution points.

Every time you kill a "Transcendent (Sequence 9, you will get 5 contribution points...

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【Trigger the first link of the A-level side mission "The Source of Tragedy": Investigation! 】

Mission description: Mr. Jack, the head of the circus, is going to hunt and kill a Sequence of Fate Saint, who is called Howard the Tragedy Writer.

Please keep an eye on this enemy's whereabouts, and submit any clues you have.

The leader, Mr. Jack, will give corresponding rewards according to the value of the information.

Reminder: This task is valid for a long time.

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Dongyang and others seemed very surprised.

"The second ring of our main task seems to be consistent with the goals of those official forces... In other words, we are standing on the opposite side of the Red Apple Church, and we are also considered to be on the side of justice?"

he asked.

"I don't think so. The circus has always given me a neutral attitude... The reason why the goals are the same is more likely because Jack is more hostile to the Red Apple Church."

Chen Xi said.

"I'm more concerned about another side mission, the enemy of Captain Jack..."

"The tragic writer Howard? Jack actually wanted to hunt and kill a high-ranking transcendent!"

The horsemen, the dog head gold and others were also shocked.

At this moment, they suddenly received another prompt from the panel—

["Fate Guidance" Jack Speight disrupted the original deployment of the Red Apple Church, and the 1.0 version of the main task "Scarlet Ceremony" started ahead of schedule, and the overall strength of the Red Apple Church was indirectly weakened... Circus members are honored and sung in the region Degree +1! 】

"?!"

The expressions of Dongyang and others froze.

Thank you for your rewards and monthly tickets during this time!

Carrot still needs a period of time to adjust, and then slowly recover to two chapters, adding more and more slowly...

(end of this chapter)