Can't I develop my own character?

[Blood Sacrifice: 6999/8888]

"Is this the number of people who have already been sacrificed in blood?"

Looking at the blood around him, Ryan immediately understood that the Blood Archbishop had probably been here for quite some time. With the protection of Mayor Bill, it was not surprising that he secretly made so many sacrifices.

Ryan couldn't help but curse.

No wonder among the cases handled by the Administrative Office, there are so many missing persons with no clues found. I'm afraid most of them come here.

The problem is that he has no way to get it even though he is short of more than a thousand.

"Try it first."

Now that I'm here, I have to give it a try.

'Xali' gripped the hilt of the sword and began to draw it.

But no matter how hard he tried, the Sword of Ares remained motionless.

Ryan opened his backpack and selected the 'Blade of Karut' inside. The next moment, a prompt popped up:

[Whether to use the item 'Kalut's Blade'. ]

There was no prompt before, but it is obvious that the effect of the task item has been triggered in this situation.

【Yes. 】

【You consumed the Blade of Karut.】

Clang!

A blood-red light instantly burst outward, dispelling the evil spirits swarming around the altar. The moment 'Xali' raised her sword, it was as if she had truly stepped onto the throne of victory.

You pulled the sword from the stone.

[The will of war is watching you. Next, please offer a sacrifice to Him.]

[Blood Sacrifice: 6999/8888]

"Is this being blamed on me?"

Ryan was worried before whether the blood priest's sacrifice would count, but now it seems that it is counted together. After all, they are all blood sacrifices, and God doesn't care who gave them.

His eyes fell on the blood-red sword.

[Sword of Ares·Professional Binding]

[Quality: First Order·Legendary]

[Effect 1: Constitution +5, Magic +5]

[Effect 2: Increase attack damage by 10%.]

【Features: Upgradable】

[Additional skills: Blood Sacrifice - Sacrifice a certain amount of vitality to activate abilities.

Sacrifice Section 1: Blood Slash, consumes 10% of vitality to release

Second stage of sacrifice: blood returns, consumes 20% of vitality to release

Sacrifice three stages: Blood Steel Armor...

Fourth stage of offering: Blood Shield...

Fifth stage of sacrifice: blood clone...

Sixth stage of sacrifice: blood veins broken...

Seventh stage of sacrifice: blood devouring...

Sacrifice Eighth Section: Blood Unparalleled...

Nine-stage sacrifice: Blood Dragon Slash, consumes 90% of vitality to release

】

[Equipment Requirements: Blood Knight Class]

[Description: The honor bestowed upon the strongest warrior by the Blood God. Now sealed for a hundred years, awaiting its next master.]

"Fuck fuck fuck!"

After seeing the attributes of the Sword of Ares, Ryan couldn't help but swear.

He remembered the properties of this sword, and its effects were normal, but there was no blood sacrifice skill in the game!

"It's different from the game. Could it be a characteristic of the chosen one?"

No matter what, Ryan is very excited now, and he must get the Blood Knight profession!

"Maybe I can come and offer a gift to Buddha."

Ryan thought for a moment and asked 'Xia Li' to put the sword back.

From the outside, nothing seems to have changed.

Since he couldn't get the sacrifice, he let the Blood Cult's people continue to do it. Although it was somewhat inappropriate for a sheriff to allow such behavior, he couldn't do anything about it even if he wanted to.

Moreover, countless people die every day in places he cannot see.

Internal friction is not Ryan's style. What he can do is to gain as much power and authority as possible while ensuring his own safety.

Only when you have power can you have the right to talk about saving others.

For example, Jonathan knows his situation better. To save others, one must first save himself. Do as much as your ability allows, otherwise everything is in vain.

"Come back and check it out."

After putting the sword back, 'Xia Li' did not continue exploring, but returned along the same route.

For Ryan, nothing else matters now. The first thing he has to do is ensure that his job change is successful, so it doesn't matter even if there are other things in this place.

......

The next day, 'Lin Qi' continued to squat in the slums.

There has been no news from the Blood Archbishop, but I have leveled up quite a bit, and should be able to reach level 20 tonight. However, Ryan is having a headache now, because the Transcendent advancement requires a higher concentration of magic potion.

Second-level potions are not common goods. Lin Qi has been farming for so long, and only got a bottle of first-level one by killing an elite genius two days ago.

After much thought, Ryan decided to go find Leah and give it a try.

The other party is the high priest, and he must have a lot of treasures on him.

And since you want to help Lin Qi run for the Saint, you can't just talk about it, right?

After inviting Leah to meet, Lin Qi returned to the church before the agreed time. Not long after waiting, Leah came over.

"Lin Qi, do you have something to talk to me about?"

Leia was wearing a white long dress with lace stripes and a wide-brimmed hat. She was tall and looked more like an aristocrat as she walked with a smile.

The official age given by the game is 28, which is a bit old, but in fact she is also very popular.

Maybe it’s not just age that’s important, there are other things involved as well.

She hid her identity in Berman City, and only Lin Qi and a few other people from the Janus Gate knew about it. Even Casradi had never actually met Leah.

"High Priest." Lin Qi bowed slightly, "I have something to ask of you."

"You said."

Leah likes Lin Qi, a promising junior, very much. She believes that Lin Qi is the best candidate for the next Saint, both in terms of character and talent.

In fact, the fact that she could meet Lin Qi at this time and place might be due to Janus' guidance.

"I would like to ask the high priest to help me find a second-level potion."

"You're going to advance?" Leah asked in surprise, "So soon?"

You know, when she first met Lin Qi, the latter was not even a formal transcendent, but not long after that he became a transcendent and also showed powerful professional characteristics.

At that time, she felt that Lin Qi was qualified to compete for the position of Saint.

"I can feel it, it should be ready soon."

The experience bar can be seen clearly, so Ryan certainly has the confidence to say this.

"Huh~ If that's the case, then I can do my best to help you," Leah said excitedly. "I have the potion with me, but the advancement ritual is just as dangerous as becoming a Transcendent, so you must be fully prepared."

Why are there so few high-level transcendents?

Even among those who theoretically possess magical talent, few actually reach the corresponding level.

The fundamental reason is that the danger of transcendent advancement is great. Taking potions with higher concentrations means a closer connection between the soul and its path of faith, which is an extremely dangerous behavior for mortals.

If you fail, the best case scenario is to fail once and then be able to continue.

What almost happened was that he became mentally ill and turned into a madman.

More serious cases are when one is contaminated by power and turns into an evil spirit.

Or, just die.

So generally speaking, when a transcendent advances, there will be a "senior" to watch over him. Although it is not very useful, it is always useful at critical moments... right?

But 'Lin Qi' rejected Leah's kindness. Her advancement was judged to be a game character, and she did not follow the process of the extraordinary people in this world at all. You can tell by looking at the extraordinary ceremony.

"You really don't need my help? Well then, just be careful."

Leah didn't force it.

In her heart, she actually believed that 'Lin Qi' was very likely the Chosen One.

The chosen ones of God are different from ordinary people. Perhaps Lin Qi had already received the oracle, and she just needs to concentrate on being an assistant.

"The light of Janus shines upon you."

[You have obtained the second-level magic potion.]

...

"I didn't expect it to be so smooth. As expected of someone who can join the protagonist group, he has a clear mind."

In front of the game interface, Ryan touched his chin and said, "Liya, I will never forget you when I become successful in the future."

Now that you have the advanced items, all you have to do is raise your level to 20.

"Captain, this is the church's security layout for tomorrow. Please take a look."

A sheriff walked into the office and handed Ryan the layout.

Tomorrow is Mass Day. In order to protect Casradi's safety, the Administrative Bureau must set up defenses early tomorrow morning. Ryan will naturally hand over this task directly.

Then, upon closer inspection, the problem was discovered.

This time, Ryan specially transferred some people from the East City Branch on the pretext of strengthening defense. There were a total of ten people, led by Jonathan, but they were all thrown into the corner.

This kind of thing was just a matter of procedure. After all, in the city, and at Janus Church, how could there be an accident under normal circumstances? There was no need to fight for credit or anything like that; on the contrary, if things didn't go well, they would be scolded. Generally, they would even assign the hard work to the branch office, so that the headquarters could slack off.

So there is something wrong with the person responsible for the layout.

Ryan wanted to take this opportunity to see how many people in the General Administration were related to Adler. After all, they had even developed him in the beginning, so it was impossible for the General Administration to only develop Norman.

Sure enough, didn’t this happen?

"Deputy Captain Gerson, I didn't expect this guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes to be the traitor."

Ryan had been in the General Administration for so many days that he had already figured out the situation. Gerson was the deputy captain, and Ryan usually assigned him tasks, and the latter was quite obedient to him.

Gerson must not be aware of his identity, otherwise he would have come to the slogan right after taking office.

"Well, let's do it this way and have the person in charge leave early tomorrow." Ryan said.

The sheriff responded and left.

Ryan got up and closed the door, then called Jonathan to tell him the overall layout.

He had no intention of modifying the layout. This thing was actually not important. As long as Casradi knew it in advance, he could just go in the opposite direction of the layout.

Adler probably didn't expect Gerson to succeed, so he could only take a chance.

"...I understand, Ryan. Be careful tomorrow. I'll let Jack follow you." Jonathan said.

"No, forget it. I'm afraid Jack will be scared." Ryan refused decisively. "Don't let Jack go tomorrow. I can handle it alone. It's not like I'm going to fight head-on. If we really have to fight, I can only deal with ordinary people at most. It's okay."

"Okay, then I'll go find the princess first."