These weird things are all mine

Cen Xiangyun: "......"

"I do not know."

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In the dilapidated and gloomy old church, several priests in black robes stood there woodenly, like frozen puppets.

The surrounding area was a barrier made of blood and weird things, which was somehow connected to the coffin in the center. There was a faint sweet smell in the air that could not be dispelled for a long time.

Suddenly, all the lights and shadows in the old church were distorted for a while, and the barrier connected to the coffin was activated at this moment and began to operate slowly.

As if they had sensed the operation of the barrier, the wooden expressions of the black-robed priests began to melt, and even their movements became smooth and casual.

A moment later, a figure emerged from the operating barrier. A middle-aged man with a solemn expression slowly emerged in the air above the church, overlooking the church members below.

The black priests immediately prostrated themselves and said respectfully,

"I have met the religious master."

"Hmm?" The religious man frowned slightly and glanced at the black-robed priests one by one, "You..."

He looked at it for a while and continued,

"Are you all here together?"

The leading black priest raised his head and said,

"Reporting to the religious master, all the priests of the Church of Light are here."

The religious man was silent for a while, then nodded and said nothing.

However, he had some different ideas in his mind.

It was rare that he stayed in the church all the time. Among the other churches he inspected, those who kept one person were considered lucky, as most of them went out to have fun.

After all, these priests are ordinary people who just use the methods of religious people to gain power that they should not have.

This is a headache for religious people, but they have no way to solve it. After all, a mob is always a mob.

In addition...until now, no one knows which church has been infiltrated, which is always a hidden danger.

At this moment, the religious man's eyes sharpened a little, and he looked straight at the followers of the Church of Light.

In an instant, a very subtle wound appeared on the arms of these believers.

"..."

The believers felt pain but dared not say a word.

"It has not been infiltrated, which seems... good."

The religious people had some ideas. Since the leader here could make the priests so pious, he must have some ability.

Next, he must focus his energy elsewhere and will have no time to take care of things here, so it would be better to delegate some of his power.

"What's your name?"

The religious man looked down at the black-robed priest who was leading the group.

"My name is Felix, sir."

"You've done very well. I admire you." The religious man smiled amiably, and the solemnity he had just shown disappeared in an instant. "I will consider entrusting you with some important missions. If you can prove that you are indeed capable of doing so, a higher position... is not impossible."

The religious leaders have already thought about it. Let him reorganize other churches first. If he can really make progress, then all the churches can be handed over to him to manage.

"Thank you, Mr. Religious Master!"

Felix's expression showed a hint of ecstasy, but he quickly suppressed it, lowering his head to control his body's trembling.

The religious people were very satisfied with Felix's performance, which showed that he had a desire for power, which was a good thing.

"Okay, let's discuss this later. I'm here to give you an important task."

The religious man calmed down, waved his hand, and an image appeared.

"Next, the one I want you to worship is... Him, regardless of the cost, and all the "Forbidden Dolls" must be used."

The image was of an ordinary-looking old man, with a hunched posture and a pair of thick reading glasses covering his eyes.

Chapter 5 Undercurrent (k)

"There's a new move so soon..."

The news that Felix had received from the religious figure came back to Luo Ling's mind. Looking at the image of the hunchbacked old man, Luo Ling was naturally not unfamiliar with it.

Without a doubt, he is a philosopher.

"Do you want to use the 'Forbidden Doll' and your faith to ascend to the position of the Weird Order?"

It should be more than that.

The faith of ordinary believers can only establish a strange connection with the sequence in an unorthodox way. The "forbidden puppet" is essentially just a weird awakener who has no awakening qualifications.

But no matter what, some action is better than no action.

At least only when the pioneers take action can we truly know what they want to do.

"However, the religious people seem to appreciate my puppet creations..."

Luo Ling smiled slightly. All the believers of the Church of Light have become lost "lambs". On the surface, they are no different from humans and have the same memories and emotions. They are not comparable to low-level puppet creatures such as "meat animals".

The inspection method of cutting open the flesh is simply not feasible. The only thing that can be identified is the spore vision of "Puppet Rumor". This is how those crazy people in Qingshan Mental Hospital recognized "Dandelion".

This is the culprit that caused the destruction of the entire Jiangcheng County.

If Luo Ling wanted, these black-clad church members could act as usual according to their past behavior instead of staying in the church all the time.

Mainly because these people's usual activities are a bit unsightly...

Luo Ling really couldn't stand it, so he froze them all in the church.

Unexpectedly, by chance, I was appreciated by a religious leader.

Of course, from this point we can also see that these end churches should only be a relatively inconspicuous part of the pioneer plan. The religious people seem to be eager to get out, and they probably have more important things to do.

"In that case, I will manage these churches for you..."

We strive to make all church members become good people who do not pick up things on the street and help old ladies cross the street every day.

As for the "forbidden magic puppet" required by the religious people, this is even less of a problem for Luo Ling.

The so-called "forbidden doll" is just an ordinary person with a little bit of weirdness, while Luo Ling himself is a high-level weirdness of the second level, second only to "taboo".

The power transformed from these church members after their flesh and blood were devoured by the "Puppet Rumor" is equivalent to that of dozens of "forbidden puppets".

Even if you give a little bit from between your fingernails, you can become the best performer among all the churches under the Pioneer.

In this way, they gradually eroded all the churches.

No matter what the Pioneers are planning, as long as she can control all the churches, she will at least have a means to counter the Pioneers.

"Ms. Luo Ling, what are you laughing at?"

Just then, a face with a smirk came in front of her.

Lu Manqing's ill-intentioned expression made Luo Ling lean back a little, but he accidentally leaned towards the person behind him.

Turning his head, Luo Ling and Cen Xiangyun looked at each other, and then Cen Xiangyun avoided him as if escaping.

"Thinking of some happy things." The smile on Luo Ling's lips faded a little.

"Oh~"

Lu Manqing made a meaningful sound, then reached out and rubbed Elsa's face next to him.

"Really? Was it what happened just now?"

Lu Manqing seemed to be talking to Luo Ling, but his eyes kept drifting towards Elsa and Cen Xiangyun.

As for Elsa, her expression was very strange from the beginning. She seemed to be sulking, but also seemed to be feeling sorry for herself.

"Obviously I came first..."

Elsa pouted slightly and sat beside him in a sullen manner like a little child - in fact, she was indeed a little child.

"What nonsense are you talking about..."

Cen Xiangyun gritted her teeth. She originally thought it was a normal behavior, but Lu Manqing kept teasing her along the way, making her feel as if she did have that kind of thought.

...Really?

Really?

Cen Xiangyun scratched her hair irritably. Why did Lu Manqing make her feel uneasy?

Lu Manqing, who loves to watch the fun, was quite satisfied with everyone's reactions, especially Miss Luo Ling's absent-minded and dazed look, which was particularly funny.

However, Luo Ling is truly distracted now, and most of her consciousness has dispersed to the church. She begins to gather believers in the name of Saint Alyssa and begins to offer sacrifices to the statue of the "philosopher".

Luo Ling believed that with her efficiency, religious people would surely be eager to hand over all the churches to her.

At the same time, Luo Ling is also using this method to gradually perceive and crack the rituals of religious people, and perhaps he can in turn hurt philosophers through these rituals.

If it is possible, it would be a pleasant surprise.

Compared to these things, this feast, which was called "the first great victory in the commission", was not that important.

"However, I am a little curious about what kind of restaurant Eve will introduce... With her personality, it will probably be a lively pub or something like that, right?"

Originally, Luo Ling and the others had already chosen the location for the store, but after Eve heard about this, she said that she knew a place that served delicious steaks and enthusiastically invited the new team to come over.

After all, it was introduced by a local, so Luo Ling and others did not refuse. It doesn’t matter where they eat, right?

Just when Luo Ling was fully concentrating on arranging the sacrificial ceremony on the other side, the wobbly carriage finally stopped.

"arrive."

Cen Xiangyun rubbed her sore back. This kind of carriage was already quite uncomfortable to sit in, and because of Lu Manqing's words, she had been avoiding contact with Luo Ling all the way, which made her suffer even more.

Luo Ling came to his senses, took Elsa's hand as usual, and got off the carriage.

Elsa was a little caught off guard, but she looked up at Luo Ling, who was still as calm as before, and whispered,

"wood..."

"Ok?"

Luo Ling turned her head and glanced at Elsa.

Elsa quickly lowered her head and leaned slightly against Luo Ling's hand.

"What a delightful drama."

Lu Manqing was the happiest one eating melons.

After everyone got off the car, they walked a few steps and arrived at the address Eve gave them.

When they looked up, they all looked a little surprised.

"This...isn't a restaurant?"

The outer perimeter is a tightly wrapped wall, and at the tall archway is an iron gate that shines with a cold light. There are also several fully armed sentries stationed at the iron gate, and several teams of guards can be vaguely seen patrolling the surroundings.

At first glance, you can't see the end of the castle at all, it looks like a fully defended fortress.

"Which office is this?"

Luo Ling turned his head and asked.

"Neither of them." Cen Xiangyun curled her lips, "There are no ordinary people in the office, and... the "company" will not rent such a large place for the office."

The patrolling guards and stationed sentries are all ordinary people, and the awakened ones cannot use such inferior firearms - of course, for this era, such firearms are powerful enough.

"Isn't this the wrong place?"

Lu Manqing looked left and right. She was always interested in this kind of scenery she had never seen before, so she picked up the camera and started taking pictures.

Just then, the sentry on duty discovered them and immediately walked towards them with weapons in hand.

"Who? Hands up! Why are you approaching Sturt Castle?"

Several people looked at each other. They just wanted to find a place to have a meal, but they didn't expect to end up in the territory of a great noble.

In the end, it was Luo Ling who raised his hand first, followed by the others.

At this moment, a figure flew out at an extremely fast speed, directly passing the cautiously approaching sentry and rushed straight towards Luo Ling and others.