You've become the warden, and you're telling me I'm an undercover agent?

Chapter 288: High Priest VS Wei San (Two in One)

“All the beauty in this world belongs to you;
“All the praises in this world are insufficient to describe you;

"You are the agent of God's will, the gospel bestowed upon mankind by God's mercy."

Thirty miles west of Shariwa City, there was an even taller and more magnificent city. The city's lord was one of the three noble families. At this moment, she had just finished reciting the hymn and gently knocked her head on the high priest's shoe.

The female city lord's body was stretched straight, and the slim robe outlined her graceful curves and round buttocks.

In order to meet the High Priest, she bathed and donned the church's formal attire. Her delicate face was bare of makeup, a sign of basic respect for the High Priest.

Behind her, the administrative staff of the City Lord's Mansion knelt neatly in two rows.

Even though it was twelve o'clock in the morning, everyone was called out from bed, washed and changed clothes as quickly as possible, and then bowed in the most standard manner when they arrived at the City Lord's Mansion, but no one complained at all.

God is everything.

The high priest, as the Pope never leaves the tower, is the only "God's agent" in the church.

Wherever the high priest goes, it is as if the god himself is present.

On weekdays, the high-ranking officials all stick their butts out, waiting for the instructions from the high priest.

The female city lord was very pious and rested her forehead against the high priest's shoe, which made the latter feel a little uncomfortable.

The female city lord quickly apologized softly, knelt down and took two steps back, still not getting up.

The officials kneeling below could catch a glimpse of the city lord's raised buttocks from the corner of their eyes, and they knew that they had to continue kneeling.

The high priest walked to the main seat and sat down. The spacious chair was made of red solid wood and inlaid with some gold on the edges, giving the overall feeling of luxury and elegance.

But the sitting feeling is not comfortable.

The high priest said nothing, and the people below didn't dare to speak either. However, their posture, with their heads touching the ground, forced them to place their center of gravity on their heads, so that the patterns on the floor were imprinted on their foreheads.

"I heard that several advanced humans came to the desert?"

Even though the distance was only three or five meters, the sound still sounded vague and ethereal, as if it was very far away.

Whether it is the church or the secular feudal system, in order to demonstrate its noble and extraordinary characteristics, many cumbersome procedures and bluffing performances are formulated.

Just like this ethereal voice, it was actually the Pope who modified the vocal cords of the high priest.

Mainly used for conversations with subordinates.

Upon hearing this, the female city lord stood up from the ground and bowed slightly to the high priest. She then took out a sheepskin scroll from her bosom, raised her hands above her head, and slowly moved forward on her knees.

Her pace was extremely slow, and the high priest couldn't stand it anymore when she was halfway there.

What a waste of time. So annoying.

After a while, the high priest finally retrieved the parchment scroll. On it, a portrait of Chi Ping and the other three was depicted using potions, along with their actions before and after entering Shariwa Castle.

Forest resources are scarce in the ruins, so sheepskin is used more than paper, and sheepskin can be reused.

The high priest took a quick look and said to the people in front of him, "Do you know how to treat them before the oracle is issued?"

"Be respectful and keep your distance." The female city lord replied.

The high priest nodded. The church had long had the idea of controlling the advanced humans who appeared out of nowhere.

There are two types of higher humans: one is the children left behind by the higher humans in the ruins. As soon as this type of person is born, the gods will send down an oracle to recognize their identity.

The other type is a higher human like Chi Ping, who appears out of nowhere. The church will decide whether to grant them the status of "higher human" after confirming their willingness to join and their overall strength.

Over the past thousand years, there have occasionally been humans from outsiders who strayed into the ruins.

If they are just ordinary people, or their ability rating is not high, the church will simply declare them inferior humans and then dispose of them.

If the strength is good, absorb it.

Of course, this has always been a secret among higher humans.

This is also why the lord of Shariwa Castle had no doubts about Chi Ping and his group.

"Respectful treatment" means showing respect by giving high-quality material treatment to high-level humans;
"Keeping distance" means not letting the oracle influence the city lord's decision-making before receiving it.

"Okay, then you wait for me here."

As the high priest finished speaking, a strong wind suddenly blew up in the room, blowing everyone to and fro.

When the female city lord looked up again, the high priest was no longer there.

The officials below looked up at the female city lord's round buttocks, then looked at each other, and noticed the marks on the floor left by each other's foreheads.

That look says:
"Are we still kneeling?"

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On the other side, in the tunnel of Shariwa City.

In the stone chamber, the sound of lascivious music never ceased.

The subtle fragrance drives me so much that I cannot resist it, the spring sunshine at the cave entrance becomes shallow and deep.

Although Chi Ping is not a virgin, he has never had the hobby of watching live broadcasts with others.

Therefore, he still felt a little embarrassed. Tuotu, on the other hand, seemed like a seasoned driver.

The latter was not embarrassed at all, and when he made eye contact with Chi Ping, he said:

"I've lived several lifetimes, and I still care about this?"

Chi Ping also bravely read it to the end. After finishing, Sarimai used the absolute rationality of the sage's time to help the city lord's wife find out the loopholes and perfect the plan to hunt down Chi Ping and his group.

In their plan, their ideal outcome was that the city lord's wife, under the city lord's name, would kill Chi Ping and others while serving as the patrolling high priest.

Create conflicts between local nobles and higher humans.

His plan made Chi Ping's eyes light up, and he immediately had the idea of taking advantage of the situation.

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On the other hand, the 30-kilometer journey took only a few minutes for the high priest Feng Xu Yufeng.

Soon, the high priest arrived at the VIP guesthouse in Shariwa Castle. This was the residence of Chi Ping and his group, and was usually used to entertain officials and priests.

There were no trees in the desert to block the view, and the wind was so strong at night that it made the high priest's white robe rustle.

He wore a silver crown on his head and held a staff about forty to fifty centimeters long, slender, made entirely of gold, with the top adorned with jewels and gemstones.

Having been in a high position for a long time and having outstanding abilities, he naturally developed the temperament of a superior and was awe-inspiring without even getting angry.

He stood on the roof, and the night wind told him that two people were missing from the room.

Two advanced humans.

Why are you going out so late?

A question crossed the High Priest's mind. He had come here to conduct a secret investigation. Whether the Church would recognize Chi Ping and his companions as superior humans depended on his report.

His white robe fluttered in the night breeze, outlining his tall and straight figure.

The sculpted face and golden hair looked particularly soft and beautiful in the moonlight. He was about to head straight to the City Lord's Mansion, but the next second, his pupils suddenly shrank!
There was a person standing on the other side of the roof without him noticing.

The man was in his forties, with a buzz cut and a thin build. Judging from his appearance, he wasn't someone who would be easy to get along with.

"Who are you?" asked the high priest, his voice vague and ethereal.

He spoke the Federation language, which was awkward but understandable. Occasionally, advanced humans from the outside world would descend, and the church's higher-ups would always teach them the language of the outside world.

Wei San looked at him in surprise at first. It was unexpected that the other party spoke the federal language.

But this voice sounded pretentious, so he asked, "Did a ghost grab your throat?"

The high priest's face changed. Since the church established these rules and regulations, no one has ever spoken to him like this.

"Mortal, are you despising God's messenger?"

The high priest said angrily.

Wei San looked him up and down and sighed again.

It’s not that he looks down on the messengers of God, but since he followed Chi Ping, he has defeated several guys who called themselves "Gods".

For example, Godoy, who was known as a god, and Zheng Yanjiayu, who had the potential to become a god. Wei San had little respect for the servants of the gods. After all, it was impossible for every messenger of the gods to be at the level of Hong Gui, right?

"What on earth do you want to do?"

There was a hint of impatience in Wei San's voice.

Because he wanted to go back to sleep.

After all, they had fought until late at night in Qingfeng Village, and when they arrived at the ruins it suddenly became daytime. He had planned to adjust to the jet lag tonight.

But this guy in front of me, dressed like a charlatan, came to disturb us.

I really can't get along with Wei San.

"You are so outrageous! God has said:

"Anyone who despises me will perish under divine punishment;
“Anyone who neglects Me will be trapped in disaster;
"Anyone who disrespects me will fall into the abyss!"

The high priest, who had always been treated with respect, spoke a long stream of divine words. The cumbersome procedures established by some churches had become ingrained in the high priest's bones.

Even if he occasionally dislikes it, the divine words still come out of his mouth like the pre-casting of a spell.

As he chanted, a pair of steel wings slowly opened behind him.

The wingspan was five or six meters long, about the height of a two-story building. The steel wings reflected the cold moonlight, and the high priest, standing in mid-air, looked down from above.

Coupled with the wings that cover the sky and the sun, it gives people a huge sense of oppression.

He slowly extended a hand toward Wei San and said, "God, punish you."

The next second, countless steel wings, like a violent storm, carried the moonlight and tore through the air, shooting towards Wei San!
Wei San was already a little impatient when he was reciting the divine words.

Who says so much before a fight?
He just made a slight move, and his ribs broke through the skin and grew out of his back.

Like a huge cocoon, it wrapped him up.

Then, the steel feathers hit the bone cocoon, making a dense and crisp "ding-dang-dang" sound.

A few steel feathers pierced into the gaps between the ribs, but most of the feathers couldn't even break through the ribs' defenses.

Then, the bone cocoon slowly withdrew from the bones above, revealing Wei San's thin old face.

“Does your God not allow you to eat?
"Is that all the strength?"

It was not that Wei San took the initiative to taunt, but the opponent's attack strength was just barely above the threshold of Grade A, far less dangerous than the special grade.

Wei San's recent battles were all tough guys, from the Red Ghost, the Plague Ghost, the Flood Ghost, to the Type 4 Cyborgs of the Mechanical Church. Most of them were stronger than the winged birdman in front of him.

Upon hearing this, the high priest became furious.

He quickly activated his second ability, wind!
The strong wind boosted the strength of the iron feathers. Although the bone cocoon remained motionless in the strong wind, the iron feathers were able to pierce into the ribs and form visible cracks.

As long as the attack continues, it is only a matter of time before the bone cocoon is broken.

However, Wei San's bone cocoons can also continue to regenerate.

"You're weird."

Wei Sandao. Even though the High Priest possessed two abilities, their strength was still at A-rank level.

The quantity has increased, but the quality has not.

If Chi Ping were here, he would understand. Iron Wings was a power brought about by controlled distortion, while controlling the gale was an ability awakened by the High Priest himself.

Wei San did not stupidly take the damage, but rushed towards the high priest at a rapid speed despite the calluses on his bones.

In terms of overall ability, the High Priest was far inferior to Wei San, but he had one very good advantage: his ability to stay in the air.

The flapping of its enormous wings stirred up a violent gust of wind. In the blink of an eye, the High Priest had soared high into the sky.

Wei San was covered with fire from the sky.

The height between the high priest and the roof was about thirty meters. Wei San could only sigh in despair as his bone cocoons were constantly being repaired and formed.

But after fighting for a long time, Wei San felt annoyed.

He crossed his arms and used all his strength to stimulate the bone spur.

From the elbow joints, huge and narrow bone blades grew out of his hands! They pierced the sky!

Big bone protrusion!
Under the rapid blessing, the high priest was unable to dodge in time and had to use his iron wings to block the attack. However, Wei San still caused blunt force damage through the wings.

But the attack did not stop completely. Wei San swung the nearly forty-meter-long bone blade, knocking the high priest down and throwing him heavily to the ground!
The high priest felt as if all the bones in his body were broken by this fall, and many steel feathers fell to the ground.

He tried to get up twice, but in the end he was still reluctant.

Suddenly, with a creaking sound, the door opposite the high priest opened, and a little girl about 1.45 meters tall stood inside.

She was in her pajamas, rubbing her eyes sleepily, and muttered as she opened the door, "It's too noisy."

Then, she saw the high priest at first sight, and the high priest was staring at her intently.

Le Bai was already a fool, and he looked even more foolish since he hadn't woken up yet. He saw the high priest lying on the ground, looked at him carefully for a while, and then said:
"You're not allowed to sleep here."

The high priest was annoyed and used his iron wings to support his body and pounced on Le Bai.

He originally thought that Le Bai might be able to become a hostage for him to restrain Wei San, but——

What came towards him was a huge fist!

It was as big as a door. If Le Bai hadn't been standing at the door, the fist would have been even bigger!

Concentrate life force in your fist and then punch it out to achieve this effect.

The high priest felt as if he had been hit by a wall, and then thrown a long way. He somersaulted in mid-air before slowly stabilizing himself.

Just as he came to his senses, he saw a huge bone blade coming towards his forehead out of the corner of his eye!
Suddenly, the high priest was frightened out of his wits and spread his wings and ran away!
I climbed to a height of seventy or eighty meters in one breath, and then the life-threatening feeling faded away.

Damn it, are the advanced humans who came this time so strong?

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On the other side, Chi Ping finally came out of the tunnel.

Getting in was easy, but getting out nearly got Chi Ping confused. If this was the work of a resistance organization, then other cities must have similar underground projects.

When Chi Ping returned to his residence, he saw the somewhat messy courtyard and soldiers coming and going in the City Lord's Mansion.

After careful inquiry, it seemed that a thief had broken in, and then the thief was driven away by Wei San.

Chi Ping didn't take it to heart. His attention was now completely focused on the high priest who was about to come for inspection.

I still don’t know what kind of master he is and whether he is an easy person to get along with.
If Tuo Tu had the help of the high priest, it would surely be very easy to get what he wanted, right?
I don't know if they are willing to help.

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On the other side, at the female city lord's place.

The female city lord led a group of people to the council hall to make arrangements. Although it was already early in the morning, who would dare to leave without the order of the high priest?
The next second, a strong wind suddenly blew up in the council hall.

The female city lord immediately took the lead and led all the officials to kneel down properly and touch the ground with their heads.

When she caught a glimpse of someone appearing in front of her, the female city lord knelt down again and said:

“All the beauty in this world belongs to you;
"All the praises in this world—"

"enough!"

Before the female city lord finished her praise, she was interrupted by an angry voice.

It was the high priest, and for some reason, he seemed to be in a bad mood.

The female city lord mustered her courage and raised her head a little. When she saw the appearance of the high priest, she was shocked!
The high priest's robe was already a little dirty, and there were even tears in some places.

His current posture was to support the ground with his iron wings.

The high priest has always paid attention to his appearance, so how could he look like this?
A thought that she normally wouldn't even dare to think about popped up in the female city lord's mind:

Could it be that we suffered a defeat?

(End of this chapter)