As an NPC, having a lot of skills is quite reasonable, right?

As its reputation spread, and with the help of well-known players like Diablo, more and more players came from neighboring towns and even other spawn points. Currently, the number of regular players in the camp has exceeded 30.

Each time these players kill a monster, Moen's experience bar will jump slightly.

Although a single monster only provides 10% of the experience gained by the player, the amount is still huge!

Name: Moen Kalix

[Level: 15]

[HP: 1500/1500]

[Mana Points: 450/450]

【属性：体力75、奥术30、力量30、技巧15、敏捷34、精神22】

He also discovered that when players who joined the organization were killing monsters, he had a chance to obtain Mortal Fragments, but he couldn't unlock the statues.

Those players were incredibly dedicated, farming up all the Mortal Shards from several monsters that lived several days' walks away from Nohanville.

Over the past few days, he has accumulated a terrifying 403 mortal fragments, enough to exchange for one of the two holy ritual skills.

However, Moen was very conflicted. He wanted both outcomes but couldn't make a move because there were simply too few fragments.

To further stimulate productivity, Moen generously updated the [Ember Reputation Shop].

"Holy crap! Guys, check out the shop!" A player opened Moen's interface, his mouth practically watering.

[High Concentration Healing Potion]: Instantly restores 150 health points.

Price: 50 reputation.

[Basic Berserk Potion]: Sacrifice 20% defense to increase attack power by 15% for 3 minutes.

Price: 150 reputation.

【Fine-forged Iron Sword/Longbow (Excellent Quality)】: Attack Power +15, High Durability.

Price: 300 reputation.

【Frost Magic Bomb】: Deals (500 + 2x Arcane) frost explosion damage to an area within 5 meters.

Price: 800 reputation.

Earlier, in order to demonstrate the effect, Moen deliberately threw a bomb into a group of monsters in the distance in front of everyone.

In an instant, flames shot into the sky, and icy blue arcane energy mixed with shrapnel blasted five or six corpses into pieces.

"800 reputation? I'll grind for it! I'll stay up all night!" The players' eyes were bloodshot, and their monster-killing efficiency instantly increased by 200%.

And so, life went on well, and the players grew rapidly under Hansen's guidance.

Although this one-armed instructor was strict, there was always a hint of relief in his eyes.

Previously, Moen heard from a player that Hansen's neighbor went to the church to report Hansen for privately teaching combat skills outside.

This is actually quite common in the Trial Church area where reporting is rampant, but that neighbor was still visited by several players every now and then for a chat, so the report was eventually dropped.

"Okay! That's it! Keep your wrist steady!"

Hansen watched these young people learn so quickly and tirelessly, and often marveled at the extraordinary nature of the gracious ones the church spoke of during breaks, but he still spared no effort when teaching them skills.

Moen didn't know if he had ever heard the old saying, "Teach your apprentice, and you'll starve."

However, this heartwarming scene did not last long.

On the fifth day after Hansen's arrival, at dusk, a group of fully armed knights stormed into the camp.

"Surround him."

Several elite knights instantly surrounded Hansen and several players who were studying.

"Hansen Kent." The captain of the knights approached Hansen, who was being held down by two knights, and read out the charges from his superior position.

"You are suspected of illegally disseminating church-controlled combat techniques and leaking military secrets to unidentified patrons, which constitutes multiple crimes. Come with us."

"You're talking nonsense!"

A player with the ID "One Night Boat" drew his sword and stood in front of Hansen.

"These are just basic techniques! All the more skilled adventurers know them!"

The knight captain didn't even glance at Ye Zhou, only staring at Hansen: "Do you plead guilty or not?"

Hansen had worked in the church for most of his life, and his obedience to the church was ingrained in his very being.

But after being snubbed by the church and harassed by the cemetery caretaker, he couldn't help but wonder if the church was really right.

Seeing that Hansen kept his head down and remained silent, the knight captain said sternly, "If you don't speak, I'll take that as a yes."

"Someone, take him..."

"Sterling, the church regulations do not restrict the teaching of such basic sword techniques, but your abuse of power is a serious crime under the law."

Hansen raised his head, staring intently at his former comrade-in-arms.

When he was forced to retire, Sterling would often come to visit him at home, but he never came again after Sterling became the Knight of Judgment, and even when they met on the street, he would no longer acknowledge Hansen's greetings.

"Your arrest is an order from the presiding judge; you have no right to question it."

"However, since you've put it that way, and considering your past contributions to the church, I'll reluctantly agree to issue you a church-granted qualification certificate so you can continue teaching these gracious ones."

It wasn't until the knights released him that Hansen realized his rebuttal had actually worked, and he had won his rightful place.

"Let's go, and bring a few Divine Graces along as witnesses."

The players nearby immediately perked up upon hearing this; it was a hint that a random quest was coming!

Soon, dozens of players followed Hansen and the knights out of the camp.

However, after walking for half an hour, the group realized that this was not the way back to Nohanville at all, but rather the way to the other side of the Blackwater Rift.

"Um, Sir Knight, is it possible that the certificate doesn't need to be processed in the city?" Ye Zhou asked the knight walking beside him respectfully.

The knight did not answer Ye Zhou, but the entire group stopped after Ye Zhou asked the question.

"Let's get started. No one should notice us here," Sterling, who was at the front, gave the order.

The knight behind immediately drew his longsword and knocked the player to the ground. Faced with a level difference of several levels, the newbies present were powerless to fight back.

"Sterling! What are you doing! Vigilante justice is a capital offense!"

Hansen reached out and put his hand on Sterling, but the next second Sterling grabbed his left hand and slammed it into his knee.

With a snap, Hansen's left hand twisted outward and was broken off by Sterling.

Hansen collapsed in agony, and before losing consciousness, he only saw Sterling's emotionless eyes.

When he opened his eyes again, he found that his feet were tied and his broken left hand was handcuffed to the wall.

Lying on a platform not far away was a gracious person who had come with him; it was none other than the one who had asked the question, Night Boat.

Ye Zhou had been awake for a long time, but because he had been injected with anesthesia, he was completely unable to resist and could only be slaughtered at will.

"The human body structure is no different from that of an ordinary person, but the sense of pain is significantly weaker than that of a normal person, and... there are no obvious abnormalities in the magic circuits either."

A researcher was there cutting into the body of the night boat with a knife while speaking information to an assistant to record.

Ye Zhou originally intended to bleed to death and return to the respawn point, but he discovered that there was a tube connected to his body, and his health was constantly regenerating.

He then thought of logging off, only to find the system interface completely blood red.

[Warning: You are in a special storyline and cannot be forcibly logged off]

[Game Forum - General Section]

Title: "Help! This game is too insane! Is the official team discouraging players from playing?" Posted by: One Night Boat

Contents:

Brothers, help! I'm a newbie who just started learning skills at the camp.

The knights led us to the other side of the Blackwater Rift and knocked us unconscious! Now we seem to be in an underground laboratory, and they even broke Uncle Hansen's hand; they're now performing a live dissection on us!

Even though the pain system is off, watching my intestines spill out is terrifying! And I can't log off, I can't commit suicide! This is torture!

Floor 1 [Big Pineapple]: Damn it!!! The Judgment Church is full of beasts! Brothers, don't be afraid, we're already calling for reinforcements! Even if I ruin my character tonight, I'll rush in to save you!

2nd Floor [Tech Enthusiast Old Ghost]: Those Judgment Knights are all elites, a direct assault is definitely not going to work, but this revenge must be taken! Uncle Hansen was captured while protecting newcomers, I can't swallow this insult!

Floor 3 [Only Deleting the Database Can Lead to Escape]: Dare to arrest our people? I'm not going to repair the foundation I just built! I have a high-durability pickaxe here, who's coming with me to smash up the gates of the courthouse tonight?

4th Floor [I Want to Go Home]: Waaaaah, I'm the other one who got caught! It's so dark, and there are rats... Big Pineapple, please come save us! Uncle Hansen looks like he's about to die...

5th Floor [Angry Bro]: Aren't you going to rebel? Are the people of Ember this cowardly? If no one else goes, I'll go and feed them all by myself!

Floor 6 [Big Pineapple]: Whoever chickens out is a coward! All Ember brothers in Nohanville, return to camp immediately! If we don't wipe this lousy church out tonight, I'll delete my account on the spot!

The camp was in complete chaos.

"This is outrageous! This isn't just arresting people, this is torture!"

"Uncle Hansen was such a good guy, and his hand was broken!"

"But... we can't beat them! That knight captain is at least level 15, and he's an elite monster. I heard that his subordinates can kill anyone below level 5 with a single strike. I can't even imagine how strong that captain is."