I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha.

Chapter 228 Shepherdess, You Are a Devil

Roland followed Catherine and many female officials all the way. He seemed to be watching them closely, but he was secretly keeping an eye on their escape route.

There were spies everywhere, and the ladies-in-waiting were always by their side, as if they had to be escorted to the guest rooms, or even stay there.

The situation on the road was not optimistic, with many restrictions. Tricks like the invisible shadow, elemental incarnation, and even wall-walking were useless.

It seems that people in the Blood Castle have been put on alert. Something big must have happened.

Roland also saw wizards patrolling and guarding at some intersections.

There are wizards guarding the roofs and towers outside the window.

There must be more people in the guest rooms, and it is not easy to escape without alerting them.

But Roland still had the confidence to escape.

"I don't know if you have any other methods, but my 'Divine Bird Clone' can cover the three of us."

"However, we need to seize the opportunity to master this matter, but night is the time when the blood wizards are most active, so we need to find a good time."

On the way, a servant hurriedly caught up with him. He seemed to have a storage bag to give to Roland.

After checking it, the female officials showed some surprise on their faces, and then handed the storage bag to Roland.

Roland opened it with a strange look on his face and found that it contained dishes such as "The Wall of the Gods", large pies, and freshly baked bread. It was enough for a small banquet.

In addition, there are several scrolls containing secret recipes for dishes.

Roland's eyes moved slightly, and he thought to himself, "We can call the cook over later under the pretext of asking for the secret recipe! After we transform into their appearance, we can go to the kitchen! Semi-basements usually have secret passages!"

Roland threw a few medium-grade magic stones to the servant and asked him to distribute them to the cooks.

He also told his servants that if there was anything he didn't understand in the secret recipe, he would call the cook over to ask.

The servant left happily.

The female officials did not seem to pay much attention to this matter.

Soon, everyone arrived at a high tower in the castle.

Inside this tower, there's a large, split-level suite with stairs leading up and down, covering over 300 square meters. It's like a two-story villa.

There are cloakrooms, study rooms, bedrooms, dedicated washing areas, etc. There is even a small studio.

It seems that the blood-stained wizards hope that Roland and the others can stay here quietly for a few days.

Over 300 square meters, two floors. The Dry Blood Wizards had specially arranged for the three of them to stay together. Living here would not only avoid neglecting their distinguished guests but also facilitate surveillance.

The female officials left behind several people who were very powerful and could make some noise even if they were killed by a second-level wizard.

They seemed to be intending to stand guard here in the name of service.

The Blood-Blighted Wizards, while protecting them, were also keeping watch. After all, something serious was happening in Blood-Blighted Castle. If outsiders were to cause trouble, it would be very troublesome.

The ladies-in-waiting followed Catherine to the cloakroom to change clothes, which took a long time.

Anna followed.

Roland took off his coat and went to the study to examine the Book of Alayeh.

After looking for a long time, I still couldn't find what was wrong.

"Could it be that the goddess Heraclea is secretly doing something wrong?"

Roland is very sensitive and his intuition is amazingly accurate.

But he didn't dare to believe his own guess. After all, he was just a grassroots civil servant, and it was good enough that the goddess could remember his name.

I've done a lot of things over the years, and was even given the title of village chief by him on a whim. He should have some memory of his name, but to say that he personally changed his own magic book is a bit outrageous.

But Heracha has the ability to tamper with his own book because he has too many things in him that can serve as a medium for Heracha.

And his own destiny is also intertwined with His.

As long as His power extends, He can exert some influence on the Book of Alayeh.

But this book is very special. Even if a god were to revise it, it couldn't be perfect - the font is different.

Roland suspected that Helaka had modified the contents of the book and concealed something from him.

But why did He do this?
Could it be that the divine bird Roland had caused some big trouble in the Blood Castle?
At this moment, Roland's eyes suddenly moved slightly.

Looking up, Roland saw another version of himself standing in front of the desk.

The two looked at each other and said with strange expressions:

"You're not going to cause any trouble, are you?"

"You're not going to cause any trouble, are you?"

The two Rolands were slightly stunned, and their expressions suddenly became very ugly.

They made several hand seals, and then Roland, wearing the flower moss robe, turned into Leona - Leona was wearing the flower moss robe and leather armor, and a wooden sculpture of a divine bird stood on her shoulder.

There is a ring on the wooden sculpture's leg and a small dimensional bag on its back.

Sitting behind his desk, Roland, wearing a white shirt and holding the Book of Alayeh, rubbed his head. A thought crossed his mind, and Leona's clothes were stored in the ring.

It seemed that Roland had just completed the unification of his divine consciousness and memory.

He rubbed his forehead and recalled for a while, then a look of sudden realization appeared on his face.

Then he slapped himself twice.

A slap hit my left cheek - I told you to only go to those seven places. Okay, I was wandering around randomly, but you still encountered the 'Ancient God Projection' wandering around, you are such a magnet!
A slap hit me on the right cheek - everyone knows that you can use statues to describe gods, but you had to make the statue of Helaka so clear, and then carry it with you. You can carry it with you, and you even take it out to play with it while wandering around the Blood Castle!
The 'Ancient God Projection' came out to wander around because it sensed the aura of Heraka!

Although the Bloody Baron is just a 'baron', he is the true God of the Abyss.

And what about Heraclea? Just a small crocodile in the underworld - the Styx.

He does hold the power to manage the dead who flow into the Styx, but his strength cannot compare to that of the God of the Abyss.

One is a shepherd officer who grazes sheep, and the other is a wanted criminal in a terrorist organization that even the king fears!
Therefore, Miss Helaka, if you encounter this vicious wanted criminal, you will definitely be ravaged.

The key point is that Helaka, the white, rich, and beautiful goddess, has recently fallen ill. Therefore, she is very weak. Therefore, she is very attractive to the wanted criminal Baron of Dry Blood.

The moment Roland, the divine bird, brought his statue to the Withered Blood Castle, the wanted criminal Baron Withered Blood was deeply attracted to him.

Fortunately, what had appeared earlier was only a small projection. Heracha destroyed this projection by creating countless statues.

Or perhaps, some insignificant power of the two gods, through some medium, manifested in the Blood Castle. Helaka, possessing the powerful weapon of the 'idol' and with the help of the divine bird Roland, narrowly cut off a tentacle extended by the Blood Baron and escaped from his clutches.

The changing statues that Roland saw at the ball were part of the shadow of the goddess Heraca extending into this world.

Logically speaking, after escaping the disaster, the beautiful and wealthy goddess Helaka should have retreated into the River Styx and let Roland quickly destroy the statue.

After all, once the Bloody Baron gets the statue, he can follow the clues, go to the River Styx to capture Him, and ravage Him.

But the goddess did not hide, she seemed to be sick recently.

Judging from some of the communications between the divine bird Roland and the goddess, the goddess seemed to have come into contact with a strange creature called the 'God of Madness' before.

It seemed to be a being somewhere between the Old Gods and the Outer Gods. Helaka went mad just by looking at it.

The power of the abyss can alleviate His illness.

Therefore, the beautiful and weak Miss Yangguan faced a choice - she needed to draw a tube of blood from the terrorist Baron.

Therefore, He showed Roland three paths.

At this moment, Roland suddenly felt the Book of Alayeh shake a few times. He opened it and saw that it was still the "three doors" given by the goddess.

But this time, it was not written by Heraclea, but the magic book that revealed his destiny line through Roland.

The book predicted three fates, and these three fates were basically the same as the three choices given by Heracles. This meant that when Heracles issued the mission, he did not hide anything from Roland, and the promised benefits would definitely be fulfilled.

He wrote about the good and the bad.

Moreover, logically speaking, if subordinates do not follow orders, then they can just eat it.

After eating Roland, He actually felt very ashamed and gave Roland a lot of compensation - many maids and a lot of wealth.

Roland sighed and thought to himself, "Compared to a complete villain like the Bloody Baron, Goddess Helaka is simply a fool."

Although the goddess is mentally ill, she is very honest and the benefits she gives are real.

Option C, in particular, is exactly what Roland needs right now.

In other words, as long as Roland meets the goddess's needs, the goddess will never treat him unfairly and will definitely grant his every request.

He is simply the true god of workers!

'Eat?'

Roland thought about it and found that he had actually completed option B.

"After receiving the mission, I followed the goddess's guidance and found the Countess. I followed her to a laboratory."

As Roland dug into his memories, his expression gradually grew serious.

The Blood Wizards have been trying to steal the Blood Baron's power - and the Count has succeeded.

But he had health problems.

He was sleeping in a container in the laboratory.

Originally, the Blood-Dried Wizards thought that this was just a minor problem. After all, every time the Earl had a problem, he would just sleep for a few days and it would be fine.

But today they suddenly discovered that there was a major problem with the Bloody Path of Truth. Once one went astray, the shadow of God would extend over them.

The Earl is now in this obsessed state, which has caused leeches to appear frequently in the Blood Castle recently.

Today, Helaka's appearance disturbed the creature that was dormant within the seal, causing the Bloody Baron's shadow to become particularly active, directly breaking the seal.

Because Heraka severely damaged the phantom, the Count had calmed down by the time the Countess and the others went to the laboratory.

Now, this place has been explored. As long as we go there again when there are fewer people and let the goddess Helaka have a good meal in the laboratory, option B will be completed.

Roland glanced at option B in the Book of Alayeh.

B. Find something to eat.

Completion Reward: 1 of many caged captives, Side Effect Description +1

As long as you get the things, all you have to do next is run away.

However, Roland now faced a very big decision: the side effects.

The Bloody Path of Truth has huge side effects.

Roland pulled out a scroll from his bag. It was written by the divine bird Roland after witnessing the battle between the Heracles statue and the bloody tentacles.

[Blood Path (Eastern Territory)]

[1. Can enter the second door of truth, the highest realm reached: early second stage]

【2. Lifespan is generally: 100 years】

[3. High-level Blood-Withered Wizards have absolute control over low-level Blood-Withered Wizards. It is difficult for low-level wizards to disobey the orders of high-level wizards. The greater the realm gap, the more difficult it is to disobey.]

[4. Being arbitrarily demanded by the Bloody Baron—the so-called "violent death."]

[5. Can be easily controlled by the Blood Baron.]

[6. According to the literature I've read, if we can uncover the 'Blood Baron's Mask' and see his true face, perhaps we can find a more complete solution and circumvent the above problems.]

Until now, the Twilight Wizards had only discovered the first three and a half. As for the fourth, they had always assumed that the sudden deaths of the Bloody Wizards were caused by problems themselves. But in reality, it was the Bloody Baron who was stealing.

As long as you take this path, you will become the Bloody Baron's cookie!
Therefore, unless it is absolutely necessary, you must never take this path.

As for Helaka's captive species, they cannot be eaten casually.

Consuming this kind of prisoner will completely lead you to the path of death. Its side effects are very serious.

The typical problem is that the body slowly withers, turns into a zombie, and then slowly becomes a lich.

The souls and mental powers of these wizards are extremely powerful, achieving a kind of immortality.

But he can no longer exercise and suffers from impotence.

However, the clone can take both paths. As long as it does not affect the main body, what does it matter if the clone becomes undead?

At the same time, it is not afraid of sudden death. If it dies suddenly, the worst that can happen is to recycle the materials and refine a new clone!
As for the orders of the higher-level wizards to the lower-level Blood Wizards, and the control of the Blood Baron, Roland's expression changed for a long time, and his eyes fell on the three doors given by Heraka.

【C. Find lots of food! 】

【完成奖励：赫拉卡的面纱(真理之径)*1、染血面具（枯血真理之径）*1、奇怪的囚种配方*1、很多很多装在笼子里的囚种*1、诸我非我与诸我皆我（分身吞噬囚种后再无副作用）*1、副作用说明+1、病情严重度+1】

This veil and mask represent that the goddess will unveil her own veil, and also represent that the goddess will lift the mask of the Bloody Baron for Roland to see.

At present, both the Twilight Council and the White Council are trying to understand the gods from the mystery, which is like seeing a leopard through a tube or like a blind man touching an elephant.

Now, the 'silly and sweet goddess' said that if Roland gave her more food, she would give Roland a selfie and help him secretly take a photo of the Bloody Baron.

As long as he had these two photos, Roland could find a way to avoid many of the side effects of the two paths.

Furthermore, Roland's clone needed to devour the Prisoner Seed. But once it did, it would mean embarking on the path of truth.

Now, the Goddess will take Roland's situation into consideration, allowing his clone to swallow the Prison Seed without any side effects affecting the main body. This will allow his clone to eat the Prison Seed at will, allowing him to boldly embark on these paths of truth.

The goddess has already given the benefits.

It’s up to Roland to decide whether to choose or not.

"Goddess Heraclea, you are truly a devil!"

Option C was extremely attractive to Roland, and he couldn't refuse it.

"But I'm afraid the food in the lab isn't enough for you, right?"

"Where do I have to go to find more?"

"Many withered blood wizards seem to be able to transform into tentacles—that is, leeches."

Roland's expression became extremely strange.

It seems that one tentacle is not enough for Queen Helaka to eat, so the tentacles she eats are enough?
Or should the Queen eat the 'fruit tree' and the mysterious source here?

But isn’t the source of the mystery here the shadow cast by the Bloody Baron on this world?
Isn’t it the Bloody Baron himself!
Do I have to find a way to lure the Bloody Baron here?

Are you kidding me? Is this silly and sweet goddess with a little devilish side a little too greedy?
If I lure the Bloody Baron here, will he be able to defeat him?
Judging from the scene when the goddess statue met the shadow of the Bloody Baron, it was like a rich and beautiful woman meeting a nasty gangster, one chasing her with wild laughter, and the other standing there trembling with fear.

It was not until the goddess discovered that it was just a phantom similar to the 'Three Holy Servants Who Have Not Awoken', very weak and unable to bear the power of the Bloody Baron, that she mustered up the courage to severely damage it.

When the shadow of the Bloody Baron escaped back to the laboratory, he seemed to have said something harsh, which scared the goddess.

Now, the goddess asked her to find food for him, and she wanted to tease the Bloody Baron. For a bite of food, he really tried his best.

Roland's only chance now is to deal with option B.

From the clone's observations, after Heraka severely damaged the Bloody Baron's phantom, the phantom hid in the earl's body and fell asleep.

Just wait until the countesses leave the laboratory and send the clone there. The clone can then take the statue to eat the phantom.

However, once "He" begins to eat, Roland and the others will have to flee. Therefore, I need to discuss this matter with my senior to see how to maximize the benefits and also prepare for the escape.

(End of this chapter)