Hyperdimensional Player

Chapter 408 Chief Thug, Double Flower Red Stick

It was very moist and tight overnight.

Duncan has gained a new, beautiful maid.

Vera was wary of the sudden arrival of Serenaa Shadowphantom, a half-elf who combined beauty and innocence. Fortunately, Duncan's attitude towards her remained unchanged, and he did not make any overly intimate moves towards this very beautiful half-elf.

"sisters."

"Don't worry about me taking away your affection."

Serena-Shadow Phantom seemed to sense Vera's nervousness, and walked lightly to her side, saying in a soft voice, "I'm just staying by his side temporarily."

"Acting as a link between the adults and the great godmother."

Upon hearing her words, Vera showed a hint of panic, but her heart calmed down considerably.

As for Serena-Shadow Phantom, a slightly mocking smile curved her lips. She merely glanced at the woman beside her, then turned and left with a smile.

That man had no love in his heart; he was as cold and hard as a stone, and he just stood up and kicked recklessly.

Neither she, nor Elvia-Huanmeng, nor the alluring Godmother could shake the depths of his heart. Serena-Shadow Phantom could sense Lord Duncan-Starfall's iron heart and his fiery, intense ambition, like a volcanic eruption.

Everything is just a tool.

What he wants is something that ordinary people can never have.

Serena-Shadowbee believed this and trusted her own judgment, so she volunteered to serve by her side and even entrusted the important task of guarding the key to the secret vault to her good friend, Elivia-Dream.

Because she believed that at this moment, compared to staying by the side of the Mother of Great Bliss, following this man would undoubtedly allow her to access realms inaccessible to mortals.

But before that, she needed to appease Vera and even express goodwill to the High Priestess of Joy behind her.

This is because it represents a reconciliation within the Pleasure Cult, something the Great Blissful Mother desires to see.

The Pleasure Cult has been reshuffled. Although the Great Mother of Bliss still sits in the position of High Priestess, it is clear to everyone that her influence has diminished considerably. The High Priest of Bliss has risen in status and become the nominal number two.

As for Duncan, thanks to the divine grace of the goddess of joy, Lillia, he directly became the third-ranking figure in the Cult of Pleasure.

However, in terms of influence, no one can surpass Duncan Starfall.

After taking control of the Pleasure Cult, the first thing Duncan did was to get the Mother of Bliss to fund the rebuilding of the Temple Guard within the church. He also selected members to join the Scarlet Actor, but unlike before, the Scarlet Actor could no longer publicly reveal their identities; all their information would be hidden.

Immediately afterwards, Duncan sent people to contact the Adventurers' Guild in Sergant and began to secretly recruit a group of adventurers, especially famous bards, in the name of the church, to establish an intelligence network belonging to the Church of Joy.

Compared to the Great Blissful Mother who spends her money on pleasure or doing meaningless things, Lord Duncan Starfall is undoubtedly a pragmatist.

Of course, this doesn't stop the Great Blissful Mother from continuing to play music and dance.

She's rich, so the whole event was paid for by the Goddess of Wealth.

So when she appeared the next day, the Mother of Great Bliss was all smiles, radiant and dazzling, her beauty unparalleled, freely displaying her amazing charm, even affecting the senses of others.

Alluring beauty.

Or it could be a similar domain capability.

A kind of spiritual energy that undergoes a qualitative change due to the charm attribute, obtained by visiting the 'charm' domain. The Great Bliss Mother is skilled in dance and charm. She has obviously undergone a transformation after experiencing a series of setbacks, and most likely has mastered one or two abilities in the 'charm' domain.

As for whether Lord Duncan Starfall mastered any domain power after ascending to legend, the outside world has no idea, because this man has extraordinary talent and his strength increases at an astonishing speed.

However, no matter how amazing it is, it can't compare to Shirek.

This legendary name, within just a few years, transformed from a high-ranking mortal wanderer into a deity possessing immense divine power due to the Holy Calamity.

Compared to Cyril, the destiny and fortune of any protagonist in a chivalric novel are nothing but a joke.

The goddess of joy, Lira, also felt threatened. Recently, it has become quite obvious that the goddess alliance and the churches of many goddesses in the Bright Water Domain have started to move around more frequently.

If you can't beat someone, stick together; it's a very simple and straightforward approach.

Sergant, port area.

A young and beautiful figure hurried toward the church temple. She passed through the Knights Templar's encampment and entered one of the magnificent rooms.

Sara-Tebrantine's expression was very serious. She looked at her 'best friend' and said in a deep voice, "Two pieces of news."

"None of this is good news."

Upon hearing this, Della Isge raised her head, her demeanor dignified and composed, and asked, "What is it?"

Sarala sat down opposite her, her long legs crossed, and looked at her sister, resting her chin on her hand, saying, "First news. The Am region is in turmoil."

“The church in Shirek began to expand wildly.”

"The situation with Archbishop Saint Coin is very bad."

The headquarters of the Church of Wealth is a huge church overlooking the Merchant Bay of Ascatella, called the Temple of the Golden Tower. Its core area of ​​influence is the Amn region, where commerce is very prosperous.

Cyric's rise has threatened everyone.

Moreover, Cyric's ambitions are too great, and his church is eroding the influence of other churches of gods.

The church, whose divine power has vanished, is the first to be affected, and is being treated like an ATM.

Moreover, they refuse to repay their debts.

Hearing her best friend's words, Della Isgil frowned. The Church of Wealth was not united, and the Five Fierce Women were not a monolithic group. Some suggested abandoning Sergant and shifting the focus to the area around the Golden Tower, gathering the strength of the entire church to deal with the turbulent situation.

This is called sacrificing a pawn to save the king.

The problem is that both of them have their foundation here. If they give it up completely, wouldn't they be at the mercy of others if they went back?
And the situation hasn't reached that point yet.

After Duncan Starfall's rise to power, the Church of Wealth here is slowly regaining its influence.

Giving up is easy.

It will be very difficult to get Sergant back.

“I’ll handle things with the Archbishop of Holy Coins,” Della Isgil said calmly. “The situation isn’t that bad yet.”

"If the Golden Tower is indeed in trouble."

“We can provide assistance.”

This is somewhat like a family splitting up.

Upon hearing this, Sarala became excited. Her expression was slightly agitated as she respectfully stood up and said, "Sister, I am willing to fully support you."

Her entire fortune was in Falling Star Sea.

At this point, Della Isgil had to take the lead to withstand the pressure from the Archbishop of St. Coin, because she was the youngest of the five fierce women.

Della Isgeel smiled faintly, a smile that held a strange meaning, and said calmly, "There's one more thing."

This best friend has the most hidden agendas.

She thought she could fool herself, but she forgot one thing: she was the one in charge of the Wealth Church here, and she was just pretending not to know many things.

Young people are prone to impulsiveness.

Sara said softly, "Duncan-Starfall stayed overnight at the Great Mother of Bliss's villa last night and only secretly left at dawn."

This is the bad news we have.

Based on their understanding of the Great Blissful Mother, this high priestess of the Pleasure Cult may have already made some sacrifices and reached an agreement.

Della Isge frowned upon hearing this and said softly, "Duncan Starfall cannot be won over using conventional methods."

"But he still maintains his faith in Lady Fortune."

At this point, she stood up and looked her good friend up and down. Looking at Sarala's bright and beautiful face and her graceful and proud figure, she said meaningfully, "If the Mother of Great Bliss can do it, then we should be able to too."

"Sarrila, you know what I mean, right?"

"Moreover, we have an advantage. We control the entire trade channels of the Fallen Star Sea, which makes us more valuable to this man."

Sarala's expression froze upon hearing this.

Some things, given to her privately or secretly, have a completely different meaning than when her best friend instructs her to do them.

But Della Isgeel said in an unquestionable tone, "I'll deal with the Archbishop of Holy Coins."

"You will be responsible for winning over Duncan Starfall."

"You need to remember one thing."

“We are one. If we don’t join forces, we simply cannot withstand the pressure from the Golden Tower.”

There are indeed five shrewish women.

The true power center is the Colossus of the Church of Wealth. One lacks influence, and the other was exiled after losing the battle. However, due to the turbulent situation and the Holy Catastrophe, they escaped the crisis. What they need to do now is to seize the bargaining chips and strive for all external assistance.

This is just the beginning. As long as the goddess of fortune, Woking, does not return, not only enemies but also allies will fleece them.

An Eastern idiom: 'to eat up someone's entire family fortune'!
The goddess of joy, Lillia, was in charge of managing the gods of wealth, but she secretly undermined them, waiting for the walls to crumble so everyone could feast on her spoils.

Sarala left, lost in thought. She now had a feeling that she might have underestimated her good friend in the past.

There might be her informants around me.

The Temple of Joy.

After taking over the Scarlet Actor, Duncan immediately released the Jester and his crew to secretly recruit people to form an assassination squad. At the same time, he distributed a large amount of gold coins to select combat units that could be hired from among the adventurers.

As long as there's money to be made, adventurers are willing to venture even into the bottomless abyss.

The Mother of Great Bliss was merely a seasoning in his life. Once he stood up and finished, his post-coital bliss was just that—a top-tier decorative beauty.

He kept his promise and left the power of the church's daily operations to the Great Blissful Mother, without using his influence to interfere too much.

After doing all this, Duncan began to secretly select people to form an elite fighting force.

"The Mother of Great Bliss should not know the whereabouts of the Goddess of Wealth."

"Even the goddess of joy, Lira, might not know."

"Or rather, they know, but deliberately pretend not to know."

Duncan mentally sketched out a complex relationship diagram, thinking to himself, "Now that I hold influence over two major churches in Sergant, there are even more things I can do."

"Someone is coming."

Following Duncan's command, a young messenger of joy quickly stepped forward and said, "My lord, what are your orders?"

After a moment of contemplation, Duncan said, "Find a way to recruit a legendary mage."

"Ideally, they should have some connection with the church."

Open the door.

Bottomless abyss.

Sending warmth.

The goddess of fortune, Woking, couldn't be saved too early, otherwise Duncan wouldn't have room to maneuver; nor could she be saved too late, otherwise the church here would fall apart, and Duncan's efforts during this period would be in vain.

It's very difficult to strike the right balance; the key is whether the goddess of love can withstand it.

As long as the goddess of love, Shuni, can withstand the pressure, the church here can catch its breath. If the goddess of love, Shuni, can't withstand it, everyone's life will be difficult.

The main god isn't strong enough, that's the awkward thing.

Furthermore, if the intelligence Duncan has gathered is correct, rescuing the Goddess of Wealth, Woking, will most likely require the help of the Abyss Demon Lord.

In other words, the six-fingered enemy, Lord of Darkness - Grazt, has many enemies, and the succubus queen - Mechanshute is one of them.

"We want to rescue the Goddess of Wealth."

"I need an incredibly powerful team of adventurers!"

"High-level legendary is the minimum standard."

"If there is no suitable candidate, then I myself must at least be close to the combat power of a demigod."

In the original history, this team of adventurers almost drained the Church of Wealth of its coffers.

Even unknown legendary figures have emerged.

A crucial element here is the succubus queen, Mechanshute. Mechanshute sent succubus spies to infiltrate Grazt's "Swan Realm" (harem) in an attempt to steal intelligence. Upon discovering this, Grazt ruthlessly massacred the harem, killing all her lovers and sealing off the ivory tower.

This incident completely severed their relationship.

If one doesn't receive divine favor by chance, then one needs to proceed cautiously step by step. Duncan's rescue of the Goddess of Wealth, Woking, was naturally for the purpose of gaining benefits, and the Goddess Alliance of the Bright Water Domain would make it easier for him to acquire his first pot of gold.

The goddess of joy, Lira, is just the beginning.

After Duncan secretly took control of the Pleasure Cult's power, he was able to easily mobilize a large number of high-level professionals in just half a month, and even summon a bunch of legendary-level helpers.

The waiter quickly left.

After finishing his current tasks, Duncan began preparing for the next step in improving his skills.

That's slaying dragons!
Sergant, as a border city of Longhu, has no other advantages except for the abundance of dragons.

In the neighboring country of Cormier, the kingdom of Prince Asan, there have been many dragon crises. Among the dragons that can be named are the Red Dragon Queen Sangis Blaze, the Green Dragon "Master of Acid Rain" Grom, and the Blue Dragon "Lightning Maniac" Zerek.

In addition, there is the even more famous Ancient Red Dragon - Hunda Mintal's Fury.

During Samasser's Dragon Frenzy, Hundar flew west to the Moonshadow Isles to vent his rage on the city of Kalidir, burning down large areas of housing and setting the central castle ablaze. Had it not been for a group of powerful druids joining forces to cast a spell, the city would likely have been razed to the ground!

There is also Balagas - Lake of Steam Firestorm, nicknamed "Flying Flame", an ancient red dragon (seven-star silver-gray) of the chaotic evil faction (challenge level 26).

It directly destroyed a city and burned more than half of its population to death.

"Recent files."

"It was an ancient red dragon raid by the Kingdom of Cormier."

In recent years, this ancient red dragon has frequently attacked the Kingdom of Cormier, burning villages, looting treasures, and even raiding the king's treasury. In order to maintain its territory, Cormier has had to strengthen its defenses against the dragon and has even installed "anti-dragon crossbows" on the city walls.

Under normal circumstances, Duncan can only find adventurers as teammates to slay dragons, and even then, they are not necessarily reliable.

We can't jump so many times at once and go straight for the Ancient Red Dragon.

But now, he can easily recruit a bunch of powerful thugs, and some people will even protect him with their lives, just like they would protect the Great Blissful Mother, because he is the chosen one of the church.

With his current influence, he can mobilize the power of the nation (Kingdom of Cormier) and the church (the two major churches).

Just give a simple instruction.

That very evening, Sarala's Silver Hand gathered all the information about the ancient red dragon and delivered it to Duncan.

This is the role of the core base.

Port area.

Inside a luxurious mansion, Sara-Tebrantan held the intelligence report in her hand, her brows furrowed, and asked in confusion, "Ancient Red Dragon?"

“I know he promised to help Prince Asan resolve the kingdom’s troubles.”

"But is it really necessary to challenge an ancient red dragon?"

"That's too risky."

"How many of those spineless cowards from the Pleasure Cult could run away without their legs buckling and fearing under the Dragon's might?"

The intelligence is not false.

Duncan's attempts to gather intelligence on the Ancient Red Dragon were not fooled by her.

Such an enemy is no weaker than the chosen ones.

"Could it be that he intends to extend his reach into the Kingdom of Cormier?"

Sarala Tebrantan’s eyes gleamed with ambition. This man was just her type. His ambition was astonishing, and he had just formed an alliance with the Mother of Great Bliss, yet he was completely unaffected by the allure of pleasure.

The Mother of Great Bliss's stunning beauty sometimes even stirred her heart, making her want to caress her closely.

This man is capable of great things!
Sarella-Taybrontan pondered for a moment, then stood up and said, "Send over that ancient red dragon, as well as information about the Kingdom of Cormier."

"Also, send people to gather intelligence on dragon-hunting weapons."

"Since he has ideas."

"Then we'll help him to the very end!"

"correct."

"I remember there was a silver dragon in the Comanso Forest that fought it. Let's try to contact our partners among the elves."

"I need information about that silver dragon."

Duncan Starfall is now a true double agent, the number one enforcer of both the Pleasure Cult and the Church of Wealth. What he does requires the full support of both cults (communities).

We'll give you manpower if you need manpower, and money if you need money.

If he can truly succeed in slaying the dragon, the influence of both churches will rise sharply, and their reputation will be built on their achievements.

They even offer after-sales service after slaying the dragon, using the connections of the Wealth Church to create a complete set of legendary dragon armor in no time.

The Kingdom of Komir.

Just as Duncan was rapidly rising to power, Prince Assange, who had just returned, also faced a scene of utter devastation.

This turbulent kingdom has long suffered from internal and external troubles. Not long ago, it repelled the invading orc warlords, but now it faces the risk of being ravaged by dragons. Ever since the dragon frenzy broke out once, the dragons of the entire world have become restless.

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(End of this chapter)