[The figures of Evans and others quickly disappeared into the distance, leaving you and the bandits alone. 】
[You lead many sand bandits onto the land ship, then start the land ship again, and set off in a mighty manner. Under the guidance of a sand bandit, you go to their lair hidden deep in the desert. 】
Next is the process of following these bandits.
I don’t know if the other party is afraid of being followed, but the directions pointed out along the way are sometimes left and sometimes right, completely irregular, more like going in circles.
After wandering around in the hot desert for several hours, it wasn't until the land boat completely penetrated into the hinterland of the desert and confirmed that no one was following behind that the bandits finally gave the correct direction.
After another half hour, the group finally arrived at the place.
[Under the guidance of the leading bandit, the sand land boat finally stopped in front of a seemingly unremarkable sand dune. 】
[You follow the crowd down the sand dune. The leading bandit walked to the top of the dune, leaned over to push aside the yellow sand on the ground, and reached into the sand to explore. 】
[With a tremor under his feet, he saw a deep entrance suddenly popping up on the sand under the dune in front of him, and the surrounding gravel poured in. You step forward to take a look. Under the entrance is a stone staircase that leads deep underground. 】
[The bandits were not surprised by this and lined up to enter the entrance one by one. You put the land ship into your backpack, followed the team, and stepped onto the underground stairs. 】
[After walking in the dark through a narrow passage, the front suddenly became clear. 】
[You appear in a huge underground palace. The ceiling is more than thirty meters high. A row of lit torches hang on the surrounding walls, illuminating the stone carvings full of desert folk style on the walls. 】
[Entering the palace, you realize that there are more bandits gathered in the hall. There are at least a thousand people in total, and the pattern of the nine-toothed sun is drawn on the clothes on each person's chest. 】
[The leading bandit quickly entered the hall, walked up to one of the bald bandits, and whispered a few words in a low voice. After hearing this, several people around him looked at you in surprise. 】
[After listening to the introduction, the bald bandit walked towards you. Several bandits behind him also walked to you with weapons in hand and surrounded you. 】
["You said you are a follower of Julius Caesar?" the bald bandit asked you, squinting his eyes. While asking questions, the surrounding bandits all raised their weapons and exuded a ferocious aura. It seemed that if you said anything wrong, they would immediately pick up their axes and chop you. 】
["Yes." You replied without fear, turning a blind eye to the bandits around you. 】
["You said you are a wealthy businessman from the Ran'el Empire, and you sold all your property to join us?" the bald bandit asked again. 】
["Exactly." You replied in a calm tone. 】
[The bald bandit stared into your eyes for dozens of seconds before nodding: "Okay, now, you can show your sincerity to prove your loyalty to Emperor Caesar!"]
To put it simply, if you want to join a membership, you must pay a fee first. This is the usual routine of church organizations.
[You did not rush to withdraw the money, but first asked about the church’s contribution and personnel organization. 】
[The bald bandit looked at the other bandit. The bandit nodded and read you the 'Caesar Cult Rules'. 】
[The personnel within the Caesar Religion are composed of bishops, esoteric cults, priests, fanatics and believers from top to bottom. Each department is further subdivided into one to nine stars. All personnel are divided into statuses according to their contribution and contribute to the organization. Contribution points can be obtained by contributing money, completing organizational tasks, or developing downlines, and helping the organization recruit people and expand its team. The higher the status of the person, the higher the status in the organization, the greater the authority, and the more resources they can enjoy every day. When Caesar is resurrected in the future, he will have more opportunities to win the Emperor's favor...]
After reading this, Mu You's mouth twitched, "Good guy, an organization with only a thousand people can actually be divided into forty or fifty levels. The status is directly linked to welfare, and everyone is encouraged to develop downlines. Isn't this a standard pyramid scheme? Organizational model?…
[After reading out the canon, all the bandits are staring at you, waiting for your move. your choice……】
[You opened the king's treasury and took out a fist-sized diamond 'Angel's Tear'. While other bandits were stunned, you handed it to the bald bandit: "I want to dedicate this to the organization!"]
["Tears of Angels, worth... 3,3500 contribution points!" The sand bandit holding a pen and paper next to him, who was responsible for counting contributions, announced with a trembling voice. Just this one diamond has already contributed more than their exhaustive efforts for a year. 】
[You have obtained 3500 contribution points. 】
[Your status in Caesar's Religion has been elevated to 'Nine-Star Believer'. 】
"Only a nine-star believer?"
Mu You clicked his tongue and was not satisfied. The believer level was the lowest. The contribution required for each level would only double in the future. The contribution of the last two positions would probably be astronomical! Judging from this model, if ordinary people join in and want to rise to a high position, they need to work hard for hundreds or thousands of years.
It's useless to struggle with these ordinary members here. Mu You's goal is to meet the founder of this organization, so that he can find out as quickly as possible whether the organization has the real thing about Caesar's resurrection. If he wants to do this One point, he must at least rise to a level above the secret sect.
Mu You didn't have time to work his way up, and since the king had given him financial support and allowed him to use the treasury, he could just continue to spend money.
[While the other bandits were still intoxicated by the beauty of Angel's Tears, you suddenly took out a pearl the size of a human head, which radiated dazzling light in the dim underground hall. 】
["Deep Sea Night Pearl, worth... 5,000 contribution points!" The bandit in charge of statistics spoke tremblingly again, causing another uproar at the scene. 】
[Your status in the Caesar Religion has been elevated to a 'five-star fanatic believer'. 】
…
[You donated a 'Black Glazed Stone Sculpture'...]
[Your status has been elevated to 'Eight-Star Fanatic'...]
…
[You donated a box of 'pure gold bricks'...]
[Your status has been raised to 'one-star priest'...]
…
Next, Mu You began to take out treasures from the king's treasury, and then donated them without batting an eyelid, while a group of bandits were stunned.
The king didn't care and just handed over the entrance to the treasury to him, so why should he be embarrassed? He just threw money at it. Anyway, he was not seeking personal gain. Everything now was to complete the task, which was completely in line with withdrawals. requirements.
[You donated the 'Crystal Angel Statue'*3...]
[Your status has been upgraded to a 'one-star bishop'. The bandit in charge of statistics numbly announced your status improvement and modified your information on the record board. The other bandits watching around also watched with numb faces as you threw the three crystal clear angel statues into the storage statue, and then mechanically turned their heads, waiting for you to take out the next treasure...]
[You lived up to everyone's expectations and continued to open the vault ring, preparing to take out the next thing, but found that the entrance to the vault was closed to you. 】
[The king has rejected your request to withdraw the treasure! Your temporary treasury voucher has expired. 】
"Um?"
Mu You was stunned, why did he refuse? He didn't break any rules. All the treasures he took out were donated, and he didn't get a cent.
Moreover, there are obviously still many treasures in the treasure house. The previous wave of donations only donated about two-thirds in total, which helped him to be promoted to a one-star bishop.
If he donated all the remaining things, he might be able to surpass the bishop and become the highest-ranking person in the church. Mu You was very curious about what would happen then.
It's a pity that the king didn't let him donate at the critical moment. He was stingy!
Mu You shook his head and had no choice but to stop choosing.
[You stopped taking out the treasure. The bandits around you were a little confused when they saw that you had not been able to take out the new treasures. After a few seconds, everyone came to their senses: the donation is finally over! 】
[Everyone looked at you with pity or unfulfilled interest, but in the end these eyes turned into admiration and admiration. Many people realized that they had recruited a real sponsor this time! 】
[And those members of the congregation who had doubts about you before have all their doubts dispelled now: absolutely no one can pay such a huge price to act as an undercover agent! You must be a true fanatical believer of Caesar, and the purity of your belief exceeds that of everyone present. You deserve the title of bishop! 】
["Your Excellency, the other three bishops have invited you!" The bald bandit bowed to you humbly, his tone and eyes full of flattery. Apart from the three founders of the bishops, he is already the highest-ranking person in Caesar's religion, but he is currently just a priest and should remain humble in front of you. 】
Mu You breathed a sigh of relief. This performance of money skills was finally not in vain. He directly knocked out the three founders behind the organization.
Mu You naturally controlled the characters to follow them to meet these three people, but considering some of the things he might encounter in this kind of MLM organization, he thought about it and released the reconnaissance beetle in advance.
[You follow the bald bandit to the depths of the underground palace, and a reconnaissance beetle is quietly released on the way. 】
[The reconnaissance beetle carries the shadow crystal, hides in the cracks in the ground, and follows you silently to the depths of the underground palace. 】
["The three cardinals, the bishop in yellow, and the bishop in blue are waiting for you inside. Please come in." The bald bandit led you to a door, pointed to the door in front, and He lowered his head and slowly backed away until he completely exited the corridor. 】
[You opened the door and entered a slightly dark secret room. The walls around the secret room were covered with various torture instruments, which looked more like an execution ground. In addition, on the ground in the center of the secret room, an insect pool several meters deep was excavated, in which countless hungry saints were piled up. beetle. 】
[As soon as you enter the secret room, you feel that the space around you is restricted. All spatial abilities cannot take effect in this secret room. 】
[As you enter the secret room, the door behind you automatically closes. 】
["Welcome to you, a stupid rich man? Or, an undercover agent who is willing to spend money? So, which one are you?"]
[A voice sounded from deep in the secret room. 】
[You look up and see three middle-aged men with fat heads and oily ears sitting on the three thrones inside the secret room, respectively wearing red, yellow and blue robes. The spacious throne can hardly accommodate them. Too fat body. 】
[You see one of the middle-aged men holding a football-sized ball in his hand. There is a pupil in the ball, like the eyeball of some giant beast. 】
[As you look, the pupils in the orbs also stare at you. You suddenly feel that your body becomes heavy. An illusory golden chain gradually forms around you, making your whole body as heavy as lead. It became extremely difficult to raise a hand or cast a foot. 】
[Until more than ten seconds later, you were completely petrified in place by the glare of that eye, unable to move any further. 】
["What does this mean? I gave everything I had to Caesar, why are you doing this to me?" You looked at the three of them angrily and asked. 】
["It looks like it's the former, a rich fool!" The three of them looked at you playfully upon hearing this. 】
["What do you mean? Aren't you followers of Caesar? Do you have a way to resurrect Caesar?"]
Mu You took the opportunity to ask. This was the question he was most concerned about. He still hadn't figured out the details of this organization.
["Haha, you are really stupid!" The cardinal among the three sneered: "But considering that you have contributed so many assets to us, I will tell you the truth."]
["Of course we don't have the means to resurrect Caesar! The entire Caesar Cult is just a scam, just to trick rich idiots like you into taking the bait and competing to provide us with inexhaustible supplies. wealth……"】
Mu You was quite disappointed after reading this. It turned out to be a pure pyramid scheme...
He was disappointed not that this organization was fake, but that Caesar's clues were interrupted. All the preparations he had made before were in vain, and everything had to start over again.
["Now, you have two choices before you." The cardinal among the three spoke again: "First, abandon your boring beliefs, join us, help us continue to expand the size of the organization, and defraud more money. More fools like you come and give us money. Next, we will eat meat, and you can also drink some soup."]
["Second, reject our proposal, and then be sent to the insect pool by us like the several undercover agents sent by the Ajomar Empire before, and receive the punishment of insect bites until they are eaten up by the insects."]
["You are blaspheming the reputation of Caesar the Great. I would rather die than join in with you! 'Long live Caesar'!" You shouted impassionedly in the direction of the reconnaissance beetle. 】
After confirming that this group of people are liars, Mu You can actually leave directly now, but there is no rush, he has to do a full show, and Mu You is now more curious about the eyeball that the three of them are holding.
["Hmph, since you are so stubborn, then go to hell!" The cardinal snorted coldly, moved out of his chair with difficulty, and walked towards you. 】
["To tell you the truth, the palace we are in now is one of the palaces built by Caesar during his lifetime, and this punishment room is also where Caesar performed the 'insect-biting punishment' on those who angered him." place." The cardinal sneered and said: "Since you believe in Caesar so much, then use your flesh and blood to feed these Caesar's scarab pets!" After the cardinal finished speaking, he was about to push you into the back. in the insect pond. your choice……】
Mu You immediately exited the game and logged in again, refreshing his petrified state.
[You appear in the 'Insect Eater Dungeon'. 】
[You quickly rushed to the throne in the distance, and before the three of them could react, you snatched the eyeball from the arms of the fat man in yellow. 】
[You have obtained the 'Eye of the Divine Beast'. 】
[Eye of the Divine Beast: This eyeball looks like the eyeball of some mysterious giant beast. It has the ability to petrify everything. When it looks at a target, the target will gradually enter the petrified state. The petrification time depends on the intelligence value. , when the eyeballs look away, the petrification will gradually be lifted. 】
[You hold the Eye of the Divine Beast in your arms, and the pupils in your eyeballs turn to you curiously. You feel that your body is quickly becoming heavier...]
[You hurriedly took out a piece of cloth and covered your eyes. The heaviness on your body immediately disappeared. 】
The ability of this eyeball is pretty good, but it seems unstable, and it seems to have self-awareness. Even if he holds it in his hand, the eyeball will actually look at him!
In addition, what Mu You noticed was the name of this eye: Eye of the Divine Beast!
Coupled with the fact that this eyeball has self-awareness, Mu You suddenly realized that maybe this mythical beast is still alive? So using this eye, is there any chance to find the true form of this 'mythical beast'?
Of course, this is something.
At this moment, Mu You snatched the eyeball, and the text prompted the three bishops to rush towards him like crazy, trying to snatch the eyeball back.
Needless to say, the result is that these three liars are so fat and their fighting ability is even worse than that of a weak chicken. How can they be his opponents?
[You casually beat all three of them to the ground. 】
[The three bishops realized that they had nothing to do with you, so they hurriedly pressed the mechanism on the wall and shouted for help outside. 】
[Tens of seconds later, a group of believers who received the Bishop’s call for help from the outside rushed into the secret room with weapons in hand and came to rescue him. 】
[As soon as the believers entered the door, they saw you unilaterally beating three bishops. They immediately looked at each other, not knowing how to deal with it. 】
["He is a traitor sent by the Eldromar Empire! He is an enemy who came to destroy our church. Why don't you catch him quickly?" The cardinal shouted out hurriedly when he saw everyone as if he was seeing a savior. 】
[All the believers were shocked when they heard this. They all looked at you with evil eyes, murderous intent surging throughout their bodies. your choice……】
[You picked up the reconnaissance beetle and played the image recorded by the imaging crystal to everyone. 】
The cameras were set up in advance to prevent this kind of thing, and now they are actually used.
[The three archbishops looked at the images played back in the recording crystal, their faces turned ashen, and after watching the images, all the believers were either confused, sad, or disbelieving, and finally they all turned into anger! 】
[In the midst of the pleading of the three archbishops, the believers unceremoniously poured out their anger on the three of them, punched and kicked them, and then pushed them into the insect pool one after another. Onlookers watched the three of them accept the insect bites from Caesar the Great. punishment. 】
[It wasn’t until the life of the three people was completely exhausted and they were eaten into bones by scarabs that the believers relieved themselves. 】
[However, after venting, everyone was greeted by huge emptiness and confusion. 】
[The three bishops in the photo just now have made it very clear that the church has been fake from the beginning. They have no means to resurrect Caesar, and this means that the existence of Caesar’s religion has no meaning. Next, Where should they go? 】
[After feeling huge confusion and sadness, a group of congregants turned their attention to you. 】
["Please give guidance to the bishop!" As the first believer kneels down to you, more and more believers kneel down towards you, begging you for guidance. 】
[You are the person with the highest status in the church today, and your performance in the video just now proves that you are extremely devout in your belief in Caesar. Now you are the only one qualified to lead everyone! your choice……】
Although this church is fake, this group of believers seems to be true devout believers, and they may be able to take advantage of it.
["Don't be confused. Now that the moths in the church have been removed, our faith has become purer. As for the way to resurrect Caesar, we will find it ourselves!" You chose to inspire everyone impassioned, and your words immediately made everyone The believers are all confused and look at you with more piety. 】
["Long live Caesar!" the first believer shouted excitedly. 】
["Long live Caesar!" More and more believers followed. 】
["Long live the Cult of Caesar!" "Always follow the Bishop..." The entire palace was filled with the deafening shouts of believers. 】
…
In the pet shop, Mu You looked at the thousands of believers who were easily incited by him in the game, touched his chin, and considered whether he should immediately make money and run away? He should first mobilize these people to help him find clues about Caesar, and then run away with the money...
Just when Mu You was hesitating about how to arrange it, a new text suddenly popped up in the game.
[...Amidst the shouts of the crowd, you suddenly noticed a sand scorpion quietly crawling to your feet, put down a letter pierced on its tail hook, and then quietly retreated. 】
[You pick up the letter and check it. It turns out that it is a letter sent to you by the Pocket Toad on behalf of the sand scorpion friend it just made. Do you want to open it and check it immediately? 】
Mu You was stunned, it was actually a letter from Frogzi?
However, what the hell is the 'new sand scorpion friend'? Is the frog son in the desert now?
(End of chapter)
