Don't call me evil god

Chapter 222 Gossip
Pater deeply agreed with Miranda's statement.

"If you become a lord, you will be responsible for testing new believers for the Lord."

“As the Church of Knowledge expands, we must definitely do a good job of screening!”

"We definitely cannot recommend those who are sneaky, or want to rely on the Lord's blessing to dominate others, or even use the blessing to do bad things!"

“The great teachings of the God of Knowledge encourage us to explore the unknown and solve problems through our own efforts, rather than letting us abuse our power through His blessings!”

“The Lord has given us such an important responsibility, so we must do our best!”

"..."

At this stage, there are exactly three believers who meet the requirements for applying for lord election, that is, they meet the requirements of [Regional Reputation].

Petr Chinal;
Miranda Warren;
Hugo Seavey.

The three people obtained regional reputation in almost completely different ways.

Pete relies on bringing in new members. If any new believer encounters trouble, he will find a way to help solve it, and he will often organize free teams to hunt monsters.

It can be said that the believers in the Misty Valley have now reached a consensus to a certain extent.

If you have any difficulties or don't understand something, go to Mr. Pete Chinar and he will definitely help you.

Miranda relies on her selflessness.

She really is following the teachings of the God of Light and the God of Knowledge seriously, helping others without asking for anything in return.

Especially in terms of treatment, the new believers are all refugees and inevitably have some diseases or old injuries. Miranda will take the initiative to provide them with treatment.

As for the goblin Hugo, he simply had a flexible mind. He not only recruited a large number of new believers, but also opened up a trade route for reselling equipment, making a huge contribution to the development and construction of the territory!

The believers have now also discovered the pattern.

[Regional Reputation] actually corresponds to the "reputation" of that believer.

The greater the good reputation, the higher the [Regional Reputation] will be.

……

After consideration, all three of them applied for lord status!
It just corresponds to the three places released by Nowen.

Pete chose the territory that was closer to the Dark Crypt, Miranda was near the entrance to the Misty Valley, and Hugo was naturally the one closest to the Kingdom of Reyak.

Therefore, arrangements were made for the three stalker killers who failed in the assassination and were caught!

Hugo issued a commission to the three assassins who assassinated him.

"Go to the border defense line, or near Ceylon City, in short, within the territory of Ceylon, and spread the news."

"New territory has been opened up near Misty Valley."

"Any adventurer in the Dark Forest can come here to replenish food, water, various adventure supplies, weapons, equipment, purchase monster materials, and provide temporary shelter!"

"When spreading the news, leave a secret code for the adventurers: Seeking a thoroughfare. Tell them that anyone who comes to the new territory near Misty Valley and gives the code can receive a free food. There are only 100 of them, and it will last until they are all gone."

"The deposit is 50 silver coins. If 100 people can come and give the signal, you can come to me to receive the subsequent 2.5 gold reward."

The elusive nature of stalkers is perfect for spreading this kind of gossip.

The adventurers communicate closely with each other.

Hugo believed that as long as the news was passed on and someone came to find out that the situation was true, the "rumor" would quickly spread from one to ten, and from ten to a hundred.

There is no legal problem!
The heresy expulsion order issued by the Cult of the Light is to prevent believers of the Church of Knowledge from entering the territory of the Kingdom of Reyak.

The territory in the dark forest certainly does not fall into this category!

Moreover, the blacksmith business that Malen had established no longer had to transport equipment secretly to the border, and he no longer had to face the situation of "malicious competition" with equipment merchants in Ceylon.

Just open a store in the Church of Knowledge’s own territory and wait for adventurers to come and buy!

If you're not convinced, why don't you come and smash up our store?
Moreover, Hugo was quite vindictive. Now, due to the limited conditions, he could not go directly to Ceylon City to seek revenge on those equipment merchants, but that did not mean that the matter would be forgotten!
He remembered the revenge for the assassination.

……

The three stalker killers were relieved to learn that they would not have to die and that they had new employers.

They expressed their gratitude with tears and gratitude.

"Do not worry!"

“We promise to do it!”

"Thank you for not killing me, Your Excellency. Talking about money is awkward. We are willing to help for free to make up for the previous assassination misunderstanding!"

When the assassination attempt failed and they were caught, they were so nervous.

Because most of the time, if a stalker fails in an assassination, even if he sells out his employer, he may not be able to save his own life.

Again.

The first-mover advantage of a stealth assassination or sneak attack is simply too great.

Only a thousand days to be a thief, not a thousand days to guard against thieves.

If you already know that there is a stalker who wants to kill you, what if you let him go and he turns around and comes back to assassinate you?
It is not easy to detain people.

Lurkers are not only good at stealth, but also at sneaking through doors, picking locks, and escaping from restraints. This is especially true for Lurkers above level 3. Unless you have an overwhelming advantage, it is easy for them to seize the opportunity to slip away.

Most people would simply choose to kill them directly, to be done with it and solve the problem once and for all.

The reason why Hugo didn't kill them and let them go.

One is that he is not afraid of death at all.

The worst that can happen is that you lose some experience points and spend 100 life points to revive it.

Another reason is that this is a Tier 3 stealth fighter!
The Church of Knowledge does not have any Tier 3 Stalkers right now!
These guys who take money to do things for them can be a real help if they are used properly.

Hugo is a goblin, a goblin who can value money more than his own life when necessary.

Killing him directly would be too much of a waste for him!

……

quickly.

A rumor of unknown origin began to circulate near Ceylon's Line 3.

As the Hunting Moon arrives, the adventurers gathered here to discuss and exchange information in a makeshift tavern.

The tavern is very small, just a temporary hut built with some materials. It might be blown down by a storm.

The beer sold there is the cheapest and lowest quality beer. However, because it is located on the border, a large cup of beer that originally costs one copper coin now costs 1 copper coins.

Despite this, the adventurers had no other choice but to make do here.

After all, when they stepped into the Dark Forest, it would be great if they could just have a drink of clean water, let alone a tavern!
"Hey, hey, did you hear that?"

"Someone has opened up a new territory in the Dark Forest!"

"Adventurers are welcome to go there to restock their food and water. They provide safe accommodation for the night. I heard that they can also maintain and repair weapons there."

"Ah? Where did the news come from?"

"I don't know! I just heard about it from other people's discussion!"

"Is this gossip...reliable?"

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(End of this chapter)