Chen An listened blankly to Brother Scar's words, feeling a little complicated in his heart.
Yes, the world is never black and white.
Players have to contend with the weirdness, the pollution of their own weird origins, and the hidden organizations.
According to Brother Scar, as the level of the weird path increases, the mutants themselves may become a new source of pollution, fall into madness, or join a secret organization.
It's like a dragon-slaying warrior who eventually turns into an evil dragon.
"Chen An, what I'm going to tell you next, don't tell anyone unless you die." Brother Scar suddenly said in a low and serious voice.
Chen An nodded and said softly: "I understand."
Brother Scar took a deep breath and said slowly: "Actually, I am from Wenwan, from Wenwan's church, the Temple of Night.
And I am a deacon of the Night Palace.
The Lord Metropolitan Church has dispatched deacons in the 72 churches. The deacons will hide their identities, live in the 72 churches, perform tasks, give feedback on the situation in the church, and send letters back to the Lord every month to report.
At the same time, investigate the situation of the secret organization, carry out elimination tasks, and maintain the harmony of the capital.
The soft capital has gradually declined over the years. The deacons of Desolation and Order have gone to other sub-cities a few years ago. Now, I am the only deacon left in the soft capital. "
Chen An's heart sank slightly, with surprise and feeling that it was reasonable.
how to say?
Unexpected and reasonable.
He also suddenly understood what Brother Scar had said before, the deal.
I suddenly understood why Brother Scar had been treating me like a teacher instructing his students these days, and even gave me sealed items worth five thousand points as gifts.
"All gifts from fate have already been marked with a price in secret." Chen An said silently.
Brother Scar took a breath and continued:
"I was born in Wenwan and stayed there for twenty years. Miao Luoying's father was a believer in the night at the same time as me. Together we learned the mysteries, understood the weird, and learned about the world under the leadership of the deacon.
Later, I was sent to Ruandu, and until now, I have never left this city.
Miao Luoying's father stayed in Wenwan.
I never saw him again until he was killed by the "Smiling Puppet" bishop. I even learned about this news later through a letter written to me by Wenwan's family. "
Brother Scar's eyes were a little red. This tough man also had a tender side in his heart.
Chen An's eyes were also a little red, but he didn't know what to say.
"Chen An, the transaction I mentioned before is very simple. I hope you can join the Night Palace, become a believer, and help me maintain the peace of Soft City.
Of course, this is not a decent and safe job.
What you have to face and experience may be more terrifying than the world of the story. "
Brother Scar said in a low and hoarse voice:
"However, on the contrary, I will apply for the status of a believer for you, and your mind and ability have passed my assessment and meet the requirements of a Night Palace believer.
At the same time, you will receive a salary of 1,500 points every month as a believer's salary.
Completing the mission of exterminating members of the secret organization or making other contributions will earn you contribution points.
After reaching a certain level, you can apply to the Night Palace for strange source of essence, media, sealed objects, etc.
Although I don’t know much about the mutants of the [Stupid Clown] path, and I don’t know what the name and medium of your next level are, I can write a letter to consult my superiors.
I believe that there will be corresponding strange sources and media in the Palace of Night. "
When Chen An heard this, he had just guessed the content of this transaction.
Brother Scar, who still has no wife or children, has been far away from Wenwan and his relatives, and has been alone in the soft city for twenty or thirty years.
Miao Luoying's father died at the hands of Wenwan's secret organization "Smiling Puppet".
The human heart is more terrifying than weird.
Confronting a secret organization is by no means an easy and honorable matter.
However, there was one thing that Chen An found strange.
When he bought "Sealed Artifact 131 - Emotional Pocket", Brother Scar's performance was obvious that he knew that [Joker] had the strange ability of "Clown Mask".
But why did he say that he didn't understand the mutants who followed the path of the [ignorant clown]?
Is it because the level of "understanding" is not that high and you don't know how to absorb it?
The atmosphere was a little heavy at the moment, and Chen An didn't directly ask about this little matter.
He had already made up his mind.
"I'm willing to accept this deal," he said softly.
Brother Scar's face, which was full of edges and scars, showed a smile.
"I saw the right person." He said softly.
Chen An just smiled in return.
He also has his own considerations in his heart.
Chen An thought in his mind: "Chen Sheng said that there is another 'I' in the soft capital now, and that 'I' must want to kill me, and he was originally an experiment of Funong's Desolate Sect [God-Creation Plan] After the experiment failed, it should be abandoned.
Therefore, 80% of his identity cannot be seen in the light. Even if it can be seen in the light, there is a high probability that he is a member of the Desolate Faction.
By joining the Night Palace, I have an additional layer of official protection. If I show high enough potential or make enough contributions, I may be able to exchange for the protection of the Night Palace.
However, this involves Chen Sheng, the 'remnant of truth', which is also my biggest secret. I have to think carefully about what to say when the time comes. "
Chen An drank the remaining noodle soup in one gulp. The noodle soup was already a little cold, with some condensed white oil floating on it.
"I will write a letter for you when I get back and apply for your status as a believer. There is a week's delay in the transmission of the letter from Soft City to Funong. It also takes time to process and review it in the Night Palace. I will receive a reply in about two and a half weeks."
Brother Scar said: "Some things still need to comply with the process specifications. I will tell you the requirements of the followers of the Temple of Night and the relevant information after I receive a reply."
Wiping the corners of his mouth with a napkin wrapped in chopsticks, Chen An nodded and said with a smile: "Then I will be able to earn contribution points by running missions with you for the past two and a half weeks, right?"
Brother Scar smiled: "As the deacon of the Night Palace, I am qualified to appoint and assess you. In fact, you have already passed the test. You are just writing this letter to report to your superiors.
By the way, let the Bishop issue you clothes and sealed items, and I will apply for a defensive sealed item for you to make up for your shortcomings.
If you can get contribution points, I will remember them for you and report them back to the superiors. "
Chen An smiled.
Life is becoming more and more promising.
The civil servants of the Night Palace are reliable.
Suddenly, Chen An heard something. He asked: "Brother Scar, I just want to ask, does Wang Ziyan know that you are the deacon of the Night Palace?"
Brother Scar shook his head and whispered: "I haven't told her yet. Her situation is more complicated. You also know that Zi Yan...she has a lot of thoughts. It's not that she is afraid of leaking the truth, but she will think too much.
Because her potential is different from yours and she is very ordinary, I will directly accept her as a believer, which is not in line with the norm. "
Brother Scar smiled bitterly and put his right hand on his chest, drawing a symbol like a twisted eye.
"If I abuse my power, the great Lord of the Night will punish me."
Chen An was thoughtful.
The Lord of the Night must be the name of the god worshiped by the Night Palace.
Now it seems that it should be a god with a twisted eye path.
Well, this secret knowledge was what Chen Sheng told himself. Most people don't seem to know that the path of mutation ends in the gods.
However, Chen Sheng also said that no one can see or touch the gods. Whether they really exist... Chen An doesn't know either.
Chen An sighed and said to Brother Scar:
"Brother Scar, I just want to remind you...well...from the perspective of a friend and a student, I would like to remind you.
I remember when you were in Dalinshan, right after you woke up, you said you wanted to kill Wang Ziyan. Although I don't know what happened specifically, she must have done something bad to you in the illusion of reincarnation.
Now it seems that you should have forgiven her. "
Chen An said solemnly and in a serious tone:
"I used to write online articles. In order to collect information, I read many real stories. Among them, those who made mistakes and had malicious intentions... it is often difficult for them to truly be good."
Chen An actually said it very vaguely.
After all, this is Brother Scar's private matter.
But Chen An looked at Brother Scar in the past few days... Every time he went to see him, he was either done or just finished, and he was still a little worried.
Unexpectedly, Brother Scar laughed deeply.
"Brother An, I know what you want to say, but it doesn't matter. Zi Yan knows how to follow the crowd and has a rebellious heart.
You know this, how could I, who is with her every day, not know this? "
After that, Brother Scar took out another cigarette from the iron box, lit it with a fire stick, took a puff, and puffed out smoke.
“But she also sacrificed herself, didn’t she?
Interactions between people are essentially transactions. You give something and get something in return. We are just a relationship between businessmen and customers. "
"No, you are more than that." Chen An shook his head, his eyes staring at Brother Scar's face surrounded by smoke.
Brother Scar blinked his eyes, laughed, raised the cigarette in his hand, and said:
"Okay, okay, my old scar is indeed soft-hearted, okay.
I admit that everyone has three feelings, but if I have this feeling, she will naturally have it too. After all, before she became a player, she was just a female college student.
Just like a piece of wood, let me carve it slowly and teach it slowly. "
Brother Scar sighed and said: "Chen An, your [ignorant clown] path is not a path of original sin that easily leads to madness and loss of control, so you meet the requirements of a believer.
One of the prerequisites for becoming a believer is to become a mutant.
Like me, like Miao Luoying, our original sin path is [Twisted Eye]. This is one of the few paths that is not so easy to lose control and go crazy, and is relatively more peaceful. Well, that's the 'Autistic Man' series I told you about.
I was hesitant, to be honest. But just last night, I had written to the church and exchanged my contribution points for a piece of [Wallfacer]'s strange source of essence and the corresponding medium.
After waiting for two weeks, the stuff arrived, just in time to give Zi Yan a surprise. "
Brother Scar said with a smile.
Chen An's nose moved.
Brother Scar is really too kind to Wang Ziyan. He can give away this weird source of essence and medium as soon as he says it.
Hey, Chen An smiled bitterly in his heart. He had nothing to envy. After all, Wang Ziyan had gained it with his body and brain.
"You still have to be careful. There are always risks for people with rebellious intentions." Chen An could only say helplessly.
Brother Scar laughed, pointed to the translucent barrier on the side, and said: "Brother An, don't worry, I, Old Scar, am still a horror-level [Prowler], only a few steps away from the fear-level [Dream Walker]." Less contribution points.
Then Wang Ziyan is just a girl. Are you still worried that I can't play with her? "
Chen An touched his nose, Brother Scar's words made sense.
...
The spiritual barrier dissipated, and Brother Scar dropped a few story coins on the table.
Just at this time.
Brother Scar and Chen An's cell phones rang alerts almost at the same time.
There is no Internet in Sodu City, and there is only one APP available on the mobile phone.
[Rules-based ghost story game] APP
The two of them opened their phones at the same time and clicked on the APP.
A new pop-up prompt appeared in the APP.
[Dear players from the Soft City area, good afternoon. Recently, the secret organization "Shadow Society" and the secret organization "Self Sect" have revived activities in the Soft City area.
In this regard, the City Lord's Mansion upholds a clean attitude and attaches great importance to it. The Soft City is by no means a place for secret organizations to run amok.
The city lord's palace has opened its law enforcement eyes to monitor the situation in the inner and outer cities and streets of Soft City. When abnormal situations occur, tasks will be issued, and players can receive tasks, investigate and deal with them. 】
At the same time, a special taskbar appears in the APP.
Now, it's still empty.
Chen An raised his head and looked at Brother Scar.
"The Shadow Society and the Self Sect have settled down for a few weeks and then started to recover again. This is normal." Brother Scar said in a low voice.
Chen An looked shocked, a little nervous and a little expectant.
I have just confirmed my identity as a believer in the Palace of Darkness. I want to make some contribution. Isn’t that the danger is coming?
Brother Scar looked at Chen An's nervous look and said, "You don't need to be too nervous, this kind of thing is very common in Soft.
Generally speaking, up to five players can take on an anomaly investigation and processing task.
However, these anomaly investigations may not necessarily yield results. The Shadow Society and the Self Sect are not fools. Many of them are just smoke bombs thrown out by them.
However, even so, we must face it with great attention. What if that one is true? "
Brother Scar said slowly: "It just so happens that this can also be regarded as an experience for you. Generally speaking, these investigations are not that difficult. Now that you have Sealed Artifact 4-131 in hand, you can act together with the three women in your family to go out. No problem."
Chen An nodded.
Wait a minute...
His expression froze.
Three wives?
"I didn't, I'm not, where did the three women come from!" Chen An said loudly.
Brother Scar blinked.
"I understand, we are all men, but...do you really feel no guilt in your heart?"
Chen An covered his face.
It's over.
He blamed Xue Yuer's malice again.
I can’t wash away this black water!
