Chapter 511
Chapter 511 - 491: Solicitation
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[....The Third Disaster, the Catastrophe of the Living, the earth overturns, the poison of the dead seeps out from the surface, omnipresent, when the dead return, how far away can the awakening of the Ancient Gods be....]
The fall of the Beast God puppet does not mean that everything is over. On the contrary, it is only a beginning, a revelation, and a vanguard that the next disaster is about to arrive.
"...Will the lord believe him?"
On the road, Knight Ben approached Lu Ping’an with some hesitation and uneasiness.
His and the other knights’ worldview has been completely overturned during this journey, and combined with the past "Doomsday prophecies," he could not help but think a lot.
As a Great Knight loyal to his lord, he would definitely report to his lord first when he returned.
At least, as the guardian of the city and territory, he should inform the lord of the situation of the "dead" resurrecting and the awakening of the Ancient Gods and convey the prophecy depicted in the mural to the lord.
"....He will believe it, and, most likely, he knows more than you do..."
Knight Ben was taken aback for a moment, but then, he looked angry—an evil assumption about the lord he believed in.
However, after pausing for a moment, he figured it out himself and sighed helplessly.
Yeah, there are no real fools and deaf people these days. There are only those who cover their ears and pretend to be deaf.
When connecting all the chaos in the territory, including the lord’s high level of courtesy to these outsiders and the trust to send family heirlooms, many things naturally have answers.
"...Is the prophecy true?"
"At least, the first three have been verified. I am also not hiding from you that we are the Otherworldly Sky Demon in the first disaster, but if things continue to deteriorate, I’m afraid we might end up being your lifesavers."
Lu Ping’an had no intention of hiding the truth as he wanted to recruit the other party. He plainly took the opportunity to recruit the other party.
"...Let me think about it."
After pondering and sighing, the old knight did not refuse, but he needed to go back and sort out his emotions.
As a simple warrior, he has been working hard to maintain this sinking ship but did not dare to truly believe that it is beyond rescue.... However, the awakened Ancient God and more evidence made it impossible for him not to believe it.
Ben has believed it, his spirituality and spiritual sense told him that all this is irreversible, but he who is not good at thinking still needs to go back and discuss with his brothers.
Obviously, the lord can no longer be trusted.... By accident, someone has leaked the plot of the lord who wants to buy tickets for himself and his woman to escape.
If Ben could reluctantly understand this, the fact that the lord has remained silent towards the faithful knight corps is truly disheartening.
Though the knights’ loyalty to the lord is not wrong, the premise is not the knight’s spirit in the textbooks but the tangible "lands" and "wealth"... When there is no territory left, how can the lord continue to win the knights’ loyalty, with I.O.U’s?
Perhaps, the lord is sober enough not to plan to take the overburdened force with him and just wants to be a rich man in the Otherworldly realm?
Lu Ping’an was not in a hurry. He only casually mentioned it. If he could recruit them, fine; if not, there was no loss.... When the crucial moment comes, probably in two or three months when they leave, that would be the time to finalize the deal.
That would be the real harvesting time, and before Doomsday comes, boat tickets would be more valuable.
Now, due to the support of the Twin Moon God, the world is relatively stable.... But when the summer drizzle begins to fall, the heavy rain is just a few minutes away, and when the lakeside residents feel their feet getting wet, the Flood is not far off.
Once the collapse begins, the situation will rapidly deteriorate.
"...Our time is very valuable, everyone should hurry up, and in order to earn dividends, everyone has to work overtime for the next two months." To the insiders, Lu Ping’an said so.
The return journey to Schlei Domain was quite smooth, but on the way back, the knights went to the previous "forest" to take a look.....Catherine had secretly told the truth to the knights, verifying the authenticity of the prophecy.
As a result, the knights had very low morale on the way back, and even faint crying could be heard, while the camp of outsiders laughed and sang all the way.... People’s joy and sorrow indeed cannot be shared, and they both found each other noisy.
"Did Evil Bone actually manage to escape...."
Lu Ping’an sighed helplessly. The combination of Meow and Su Zhizhu was actually quite strong, with unbeatable tracking and pursuit abilities that couldn’t be stopped by any terrain.
The problem was...
"I can’t beat him, Meow! He’s so strong!"
Uh, well, there’s really nothing that can be done about that.
Evil Bone’s strength, if measured by Earth’s standards, should be around the fifth-sixth tier, right?
Plus, he’s cautious and careful enough that as long as the assassination fails and it becomes a face-to-face battle, there really might not be any other way.
Lu Ping’an glanced at Su Zhizhu with a subtle expression, sighed quietly, and said nothing more...
"You... you look down on me? I’m still a fourth-tier! Fourth-tier! I really do have fourth-tier standard combat power, but that guy is obviously more than just fourth-tier..."
And so, Su Zhizhu said a bunch of things, like "It’s not fair for you to make me, a support, go up against him," "Am I weak? I just don’t want to risk my life," and "If you want me to work, at least give me better treatment."
A bunch of reasons, in short, I, Su Zhizhu, am not weak! It’s not my fault that I didn’t win!
"Ah, yes, yes, yes."
Lu Ping’an shrugged his hands, sending off the fuming woman.
After some thought, it was true that there was no way to deal with Evil Bone at the time. If he ran away with all his might, those who could catch him from his side couldn’t beat him, and those who could beat him... well, there were more troublesome opponents on the battlefield, so there was no time to care about him.
But he should no longer be a threat...
"When we get back, let’s have the lord issue a warrant for him, and while we’re at it, announce the reality of the Red Sand Thief and Evil Bone gangs being wiped out. Oh right, since they’re bandits, they should have a lair and treasure, right? We need to get on that when we get back to avoid having people run off with the loot."
In Lu Ping’an’s plan, they would return to rest for a bit before launching group activities centered around the Schlei Domain.
Time was limited; gathering together would be a waste of human resources. It would be better for everyone to focus on exploring the surrounding area instead.
Lu Ping’an never expected that locals would be the first to pledge allegiance to him, especially not the originally haughty Holy Flame Priests.
There were three surviving Holy Flame Priests, along with two apprentices who hadn’t been able to make much of a difference. They all clearly expressed their desire to follow Lu Ping’an.
"...In your Holy Domain, there’s a chapel of the Sun, a miracle of the Holy Fire..."
So, they regarded the courtyard as a new Holy Land?
However, when Lu Ping’an glanced at their bitter expressions and shaken eyes, he knew that this was probably true, but only an excuse to deceive themselves.
In essence, they were no different from the Beast God followers - believers who had lost their gods. In a sense, they were even worse off, being discarded pawns of the Sun God.
Lu Ping’an had heard about it before. Before the Sun God left, he took his core team and headquarters from the capital. What was left behind was, naturally, worthless "trash" that he couldn’t even bother to take along.
But what the god disdained, Lu Ping’an appreciated.
"Welcome, welcome to join. We really need talent in this area."
With the addition of these priests, the profession of the Holy Flame had truly taken root in the courtyard and even on Earth.
These people were worth about ten or twenty boat tickets (plus possible family members).
"If you know any colleagues, you can introduce them as well... Of course, although I have more slots than other outsiders, there is still a limit."
Of course, only Lu Ping’an could be so extravagant. For other teams, having twenty tickets would be quite a feat, and most would only trade them for high-value targets like lords.
— End of Chapter 511 —