Players’ NPC daddy.

After he participated in the guild war and easily defeated the regional boss of the Holy Cross Kingdom, strangers began to follow him secretly.

Those foreigners were probably the so-called spies who had infiltrated the territory of the Giant Kingdom Alliance. Unfortunately, the Giant Kingdom Alliance could not block the borders.

But for some reason, Blaze didn't hate the spies who were tracking him, and even felt like he was actually taking risks with these spies.

This was probably because the strangers tracking him were so engrossed in their roles as spies, enthusiastically playing the role. In the glances they occasionally exchanged, Blaze sensed a familiar warmth.

Those were the eyes during the Battle of the Nemean Giants, those who enjoyed fighting as a team and winning honor together.

Blaze still remembered what Andy said, that many things seemed meaningless in the world of strangers. Presumably, the "seriousness" of these strangers would seem extremely childish in their world, but it was okay this way.

Because this world takes all childishness seriously.

Blaze stopped and rushed directly towards the strangers who were following him.

The spies were caught off guard and fell into a passive position. Blaze glanced at the pursuers around him. There were five of them in total, and their levels were around LV80.

Blaze did not take action directly, but instead carried the twisted sword on his shoulder.

"Before the battle, won't you tell me your names?"

"Well, we are from the Freemasons, riding..." a stranger stammered, and the other four strangers had a similar reaction.

It was a small shame, a cowardice in not being able to speak one's own name.

It seems that shouting out one's own name in this world is an extremely shameful thing, or perhaps they have not yet fully committed to their own identity.

That being the case...

Blaze suddenly transformed into a silver werewolf and shouted at the five strangers with a proud and arrogant attitude.

"I am the First Silver Knight of the Kingdom of Arcadia, one of the crusaders who defeated the Nemean Giants, the Black Beast Knight Blaze!"

"O Masonic spies, I will slay you right here and bring the glory of victory to the Goblin Alliance!"

"Huh!?" A stranger was the first to react, waving his arm in an exaggerated manner to cover his left eye.

"We are assassins of the Brotherhood, and we will destroy all enemies in the shadows that hinder the victory of the Knights of Glory!"

"Black Beast Knight Blaze, you're in the way!"

"Heh~" Blaze raised the corner of his mouth, and fighting spirit burned in the eyes of the foreigners. They were no longer restrained and fully immersed themselves in their identities in this world.

That’s good, go find your own beauty in this world.

……

On the other side of the world, in rooms one after another, game cabins opened, and blond-haired, blue-eyed young men climbed up cursing and complaining in their communication groups.

"To die from just one swipe, this setting is too much."

"Damn it, I got defeated, but I won't lose next time."

"I just recorded it. If I challenge it twice more, I'll remember it."

They cursed, but their faces were filled with happy and excited smiles. They were waiting for the death penalty time to end, and seriously discussing how to deal with the Black Beast Knight's attack.

This happened in various regions. Players participating in the guild war even set up a sand table and seriously prepared for the showdown with the guilds of the Giant Kingdom Alliance.

The chief of the Freemasonry who started this situation was paying attention to the changes in the forum. Someone noticed the huge popularity of "Godlock" and tried to use this guild war to make a fuss and promote something.

He received this olive branch, and this is how he responded.

【I reject. 】

[I'm playing the game seriously, don't extend your dirty thoughts into our world! ]

Chapter 266 The Real Major League

Dali Feizhuan hates taking advantage of certain emotions and inciting people to do something.

If this were necessary in the real world, it would be fine, but "Godlock" is a game. If you can't even pursue your true self in the game, then wouldn't a game of "full immersion" be meaningless?

Standing in another world, isn’t the free self false?

But now the attack of the [Freemasonry] was extremely swift. Destroying the exchange house of the [Fairy Alliance] was just one of the attacks. Other guilds had suffered varying degrees of damage.

It's not about how many people the other party sent or how powerful the attack was, it's just about being [serious].

[Freemasonry] treated normal guild wars extremely seriously. When the Giant Kingdom Alliance still treated guild wars as a child's play, [Freemasonry] had already joined forces with [Brotherhood] to organize attacks again and again.

The Fairy Alliance alone cannot compete.

Even if the Fairy Alliance takes it seriously, it does not mean that other guilds will listen to the advice and unite to fight together.

On the fourth day, the guild that had previously ranked seventh was wiped out, leaving the Giant Kingdom Alliance guilds completely silent. The swift elimination of the previously ranked guild stunned everyone, and the forum erupted in uproar.

Dali Feizhuan was afraid that something would happen. He didn't want to see certain fanatical emotions in reality affect the current beautiful environment.

But what he feared did not happen, and the attack by the Freemasons was announced in the forum.

The advance troops would understand the defenses, abandon the guild base, and then immediately move in with the main force. They would often send spies to conduct undercover investigations.

All of this was done in-game, without disguises like infiltrating group chats and pretending to be friends to gather intelligence. [Freemasonry] was playing their roles in-game seriously, completely unrelated to their real-life emotions.

To describe it like a boxing match, the opponent's fists flattened the Giant Kingdom Alliance guilds to the ground. Besides the cheers for the blow, the only sound was the countdown that announced the end of the match.

[Freemasonry] uses the fist formed by these repeated attacks to tell them that we want to fight you one-on-one. You can choose to fight a group of us alone, or you can unite and fight us one-on-one.

Faced with such a powerful punch, the other side had no choice but to grit his teeth, stand up, admit defeat in the first round, and start the second round.

[Fairy Alliance], dozens of presidents of large guilds gathered in a conference room. They put aside their real identities and discussed as distinguished strangers in this world, arguing over the sandbox layout.

Perhaps people who don’t play games cannot understand their behavior, and may even look at them with contempt, but now they are enjoying it.

……

"Cough cough cough - is this true?" Herbie spat out all the milk in his mouth and looked at Blaze in disbelief.

"You heard right. The Fairy Alliance now has over a hundred thousand people, so Hermes's Traveling Hat needs to speed up its production."

Blaze spread his hands helplessly, and at the same time accepted a cup of milk respectfully handed to him by a goblin.

He and Hebi were currently in the Goblin Village, setting up a new medicine workshop. With the help of the Goblins, the workshop was quickly built and officially began operation.

I just didn't expect that the demand for production would increase so quickly.

"I heard the guild war will continue until only one guild remains, so I was planning on hiring goblins to make medicine later. It seems I should do it sooner."

Herbie drank the last sip of milk in the cup, and because he drank it too quickly, a white mustache was left on his lips.

"Really? I've always known that strangers are creatures that are difficult to judge with normal thinking, but I didn't expect that the guilds that were attacking each other yesterday would reconcile and form an alliance in just one day."

"Because we have the same enemy... no, should I say rival." Blaze pinched Herbie's chin, wiped off the white beard with his thumb, and said, "So next I will take this opportunity to sneak into Holy Cross Junior High School. Do you have anyone you can investigate?"

"Yes, our targets are mainly powerful cardinals, 13 in total."

Herbie took out a piece of parchment and spread it out in front of Blaze. On it were thirteen people of different ages and genders.

"We've bribed these three with money—well, corrupted them—but they won't be hostile to us. They're the type who prioritize the quality of life over faith."

Herbie circled the faces of the three middle-aged men, and the remaining 10 were also divided.

They are roughly divided into the radicals who want to expel non-humans, the neutrals who waver in their stance and are always ambiguous, and the reformists who believe that God's tolerance should be equally extended to all living beings.

"It's very likely that the target is hidden among the radicals. These four guys are constantly shouting about exterminating the non-human race. Last time, I was targeted by them because I was acting as a middleman for non-human civilization."

"Hmm... why is there no [Saint] in it? The Saint should have the same power." Blaze suddenly asked.

"How should I put it... Let me imagine how to put it politely..." Herbie pinched his chin and thought for a moment, then gave Blaze a bright smile.

"In fact, they are just vases used to attract foreigners."

"You are too malicious!"

"You don't understand this, don't you? The Saint is a true heretic in the Holy Cross Church."

Foreigners often believe that the Holy Cross is a reflection of a certain religion, worshipping angels as gods. However, this is actually a misunderstanding. The Holy Cross's prototype, the Supreme Holy Kingdom, is a serious atheist who simply invented a god.

The core of faith - God, does not exist.

The current Holy Cross Theocracy simply happens to have angel-type monsters active.

All saints are blessed, but who is the god who bestows this blessing? This question has never been seriously investigated, and even if it were, no one could imagine the answer.

But one thing is certain, the blessing the saint received is definitely not from the god worshipped by the Holy Cross, and being able to be resurrected infinitely before the end of her life goes against some of the creeds of the Holy Cross.

For example, [Devotion].

It is not a good thing for someone who can never sacrifice her life to save others to become a saint who is the focus of everyone's attention.

I'll probably have to constantly face the piercing gazes of the believers.

"Huh?" Herbie immediately became alert when he saw Blaze remained silent.

"Don't use this information to do anything bad! I know that you men have no resistance to the word 'Saint'!"

Chapter 267: Sweet words from strangers can make the iron tree bloom

Blaze had to admit awkwardly that Herbie's alertness was not unreasonable.

The word "saint" is indeed very attractive, and the words "female knight" and "queen" are also mentioned in the same breath. However, this kind of high-class flower-like character has nothing to do with him...

For some reason, Blaze's mind flashed through the images of Marika and Audrey.

Before he knew it, he seemed to have become some extraordinary person.

"Anyway, you'd better not tell this information to strangers." Hebi glared at Blaze and reminded him unhappily, "It really will cause a war."

There are tens of millions of strangers, but only three Saints. Knowing that the Saints are constantly under pressure and perhaps living a tormented life, the strangers are about to start a war to capture the Saints.

Blaze had no doubt about the Stranger's ability to attack.

There's a flower in this world called the Bitter Flower. It's a flower, but it maintains its bud form. It's edible, and its taste... well, it's enough to make anyone who eats it weep bitterly, utterly suicidal.

Once this flower blooms, it transforms into a "Sweet Flower." Not only is it fragrant, but the dew condensed on its petals can even be used as a healing food. It can also be used to craft potions, making it very useful.

But for this flower to bloom, it is necessary to speak sweet words to the bud. Before the strangers appeared, only a few romantic bards in history had been able to make the bitter bud bloom.

When the stranger appeared, the sweet flowers bloomed in great numbers. The stranger only needed to whisper a few words, and the bitter buds bloomed glossily, even the surrounding bitter buds bloomed.

Blaze couldn't imagine how quickly the saint would fall for the sweet words of a stranger.

"I won't tell anyone." Blaze promised this and set his sights on the neutral party on the parchment.

"Do you think there's something wrong with these three neutral parties?" Herbie had to stand on tiptoe because the parchment was handed to Blazer.

The goblins around immediately brought a chair over. Such a thoughtful action made Hebi look at these goblins in a different light.

"Ambiguity... doesn't it mean that both radicals and reformists are likely to be misled by them?" Blaze's unique perspective comes from what he has seen and heard from strangers. After saving countless worlds, strangers have a whole set of special ways of thinking.

One of them is to skip all the developments and go straight to the culprit of the problem.

"Since you think so, I'll tell you their location."

The territory of the Holy Cross Kingdom is very large. The cardinals, whose power is second only to that of the Pope, are active in the most important main cities, where the statues of the Virgin Mary are located.

The three neutral factions live in the same city - Saint Red City, which is also the location of several core guilds of the Freemasonry.

The [Fairy Alliance] will soon organize a counterattack, which is also an opportunity for Blaze to sneak in and investigate.

Fortunately, in this war between foreigners, the former regional BOSS is only a supporting role, and the real protagonists are the top players including the guild leader.

……

The war began silently, and the [Fairy Alliance] launched its first real counterattack, targeting the guild stronghold in Saint Red City.

Both sides stood at the two ends of the battlefield, looking at their opponents from afar.

When a drop of rain falls, a blood-pumping roar is heard.

Blaze boldly charged forward with everyone else, wielding his twisted greatsword and mercilessly slashing at his enemies. But just as he had guessed, he couldn't be the protagonist on the battlefield.

The witch in black robes teamed up with other magicians to summon meteorites, which were extremely evil, with eyes opening on them and falling to the earth. The great wizards in white robes showed no sign of weakness, lighting up the white stars and rushing towards the sky.

The collision of stars and meteorites seemed to be able to bring about a huge disaster. The impact in the sky was surging. Against the backdrop of meteorites falling to the ground and stars twinkling, the two armies clashed.

In the first round of competition, the witches won.

Meteorites fell to the ground and devoured the earth. Huge alien creatures broke out from the meteorites as if they had broken out of their shells, opened their bloody mouths and rushed towards the Knights of the Freemasonry.

[Primitive creature from outer space? LV99]

These blasphemous monsters were shattered in an instant by the joint efforts of the top players of the [Freemasonry], which also gave the top players of the [Fairy Alliance] an opportunity.