Chapter 181 180 Oooh Meow Brother finally found the reason for his black hand
Chapter 181 180.Brother Woo Meow finally found the reason for his black hand, turns out it was all Avalon’s doing!
Natalie soon arrived in the ruins of the inner city, shrouded in the strange, ethereal purple glow of the Starworld Creation, where Sr. Eugene and Sister Marianne had already set up two tents, and Sister Jules had gone back to her camp outside the city.
As the medical commander and administrator of faith affairs at the Scarlet Fortress, Sister Jules was quite busy with her daily duties, and she was in desperate need of her own parishioners to be her assistants.
Even the picky old Eugene could not find any fault with this sincere believer, and gratefully accepted Sister Jules’ request for them to clear the shadows of the surrounding star world.
“Here.”
Natalie walked into the area demarcated as the Sanctuary of Avalon with the Great Oak Sacred Blade on her back.
As she stepped into it, a distinctive perception then rose up in her mind, as serene as the wooded shrine area she had strolled through during her training on the island of Glamour in her youth.
It was the unique feeling that the sight of the god Avalon brought to its followers.
But it was as if there was an invisible line separating the surroundings, and this area of spiritual serenity was limited to this piece of land Murphy had divided into the Avalon Sanctuary, and once the boundary was crossed by even a single step, this attention would disappear.
This unique phenomenon immediately caused Natalie’s mind to be filled with thoughts.
“My God’s gift only exists and stops here, Marianne and I have tried it over and over again, and it is only here that I can feel my God’s gaze and caress.”
Old Eugene, who carried a hunting sword but wore only a linen priest’s robe, saw Natalie arrive, and the sincere believer immediately stepped forward to salute, and said with slight regret:
“It is not yet possible to determine what caused this, but it is a rather perfect beginning, and once the Avalon Sanctuary stands here, perhaps the might of my god will spread.”
“No, it shouldn’t.”
Natalie said softly as she glanced thoughtfully at the spiral staircase leading to the Blood Wyvern Cloister in the distance:
“Perhaps because the God of Avalon has made some agreement with the Lords of this place? Perhaps my god bound his might to this sanctuary land as a sign of some kindness or expectation? As a pair of God’s Eyes were placed here.
He wants to patiently and calmly observe how this city and indeed this land will change in the future.”
“How could my god make a deal with a vampire? Your words just don’t make sense! That is a vampire! That’s a descendant of eternal sin!”
Eugene Sr. was very upset at Natalie’s speculation, but Natalie then shook her head:
“No, Murphy is not like other vampires, and that is something my father recognized, or he would not have asked Murphy to take us in when he was about to die. Perhaps my father had some sort of revelation from the gods?
As you know, my father is the only human believer in this decade who still maintains a limited contact with the god Avalon. But that is not something we should discuss now, Master Eugene.”
Natalie took it upon herself to end the subject.
She informed the Witch Hunt Master in front of her of the conversation she had just had with Murphy on the road and said to him:
“In addition to confirming the miracle of my god, I came over early to discuss something important with you and Sister Marianne about where to settle our compatriots.”
“Will they not be sent to the Scarlet Fortress?”
Dressed in a linen robe and with a long scarf wrapped around her hair, Ms. Marianne, who seemed to have “transformed” from a seasoned silver hunter to a nun in one fell swoop, appeared behind Natalie carrying a basket of freshly picked berries.
She said:
“I just took a look around the outer city, where a large-scale cleanup is underway in preparation for the reconstruction. I can see that Lord Murphy has a plan for his city, but unfortunately, even when I walked on the ground, I could feel the horrible scent coming from the sewer area of the city.
A ghoul lair and grudge tomb on a scale that makes me feel fear is forming.”
“That’s exactly what I’m saying.”
Natalie said to the two master witch hunters as she sat on a stake, casually picking up berries and dropping them into her mouth:
“I actually don’t mind our compatriots investing in the reconstruction of the city as well as the cleanup of the sewers from the evils, but what they need most right now is to recuperate, and the surroundings of the Scarlet Fortress can hardly provide them with a safe and relaxing atmosphere.
Furthermore, you both know that we’ve been at war for ten years and need time to get used to a calmer life before we get into too much conflict with the locals.
So my idea is that we might be able to settle our compatriots in the villages around Scarlet Fort.
For example, the village of Moorland, which I mentioned to you, there is still a medium sized ghoul nest blocked off there, it was all the sins of our fallen companions, and it is only right that we take care of that crisis for the sake of the land.
And that village is located near the Transylvanian trade routes, it can hold a minimum of 300 people when properly rested, and even house all of our compatriots if it is expanded.
Above all, a large tract of woodland exists near the village of Moorland, where we have been stationed, and where the natural psychic energy is somewhat more abundant than at Scarlet Fort.
This is more conducive to the recovery of our compatriots.
Lastly, Moorland Village is also only a day’s journey from Scarlet Fort, making it very convenient to come and go.”
“This is indeed a good idea!”
Old Eugene nodded and said:
“But will that vampire lord agree?”
“Lord Murphy shouldn’t care about that, as I said, he’s a very peculiar vampire . If it weren’t for his Midnight Blessing appearance, I’d think he was just a sophisticated human.”
Natalie replied:
“However, the village of Moorland is the fiefdom of Lady Miriam, Baroness of Moorland, so we may still need to get the Baroness’s permission with the officially issued paperwork, I’ll take care of that.
I have some friendship with her.
And then there’s the second thing, about the ‘Adventurer’s Guild’ .
Don’t give me that look, Master Eugene, I know you can’t let go of the name of the White Oak Warband that’s been passed down for 300 years, but now we have to make a change.
Lord Murphy means that he would like to see the Adventurer’s Guild get up and running as soon as possible, preferably by tomorrow, and it seems that he would like us to be the ones to do the interfacing and coordinating with his warriors on certain things.
I pondered that on the way here.
I’ve decided to take some of the disabled veterans in the warband who are no longer able to go into battle and make them trainers of various professions, to help Murphy’s warriors better master their strength and skills, and to teach them combat experience.”
Natalie organized her words and spoke eloquently to the two Master Witch Hunters:
“In addition, it is also necessary to draw some young people with active minds to take the initiative to join the reconstruction of Scarlet Fortress, and if possible, seek to take up grassroots management positions, and finally, find some compatriots who are able to speak well to become our ‘Quartermasters’.
Murphy has already agreed that we can sell those arithmetic pearl attachments that we originally contributed to the lord as a gift for his warriors to use at a reasonable price.
This will be an important source of funding for the construction of our sanctuary.
Lastly, and most importantly, we no longer need to fight on a large scale, so our tamed hunting colts become a resource that can be used.
I intend to sell 500 of the 800 warhorses we have on hand to the officials of the Scarlet Fortress, and we will keep only 300 for ourselves, which will be completely sufficient to maintain a small but elite ranger army.”
“That’s a good idea!”
Sister Marianne said with great approval:
“We can spare the riding masters to specialize in the taming of the hunter ponies, and after the collapse of the Church of Avalon, we’re the only ones who still have a legacy of hunter ponies in our hands.
This may become the real capital for our compatriots to settle down in Transylvania, I have observed before that both the Andromeda Hills and the Sicor Count’s Domain near the Ice Bay area have very flat and large meadows.
It could be used there to establish horse farms.”
“I feel like we’re negotiating to sell ourselves!” Old Eugene stunk.
Obviously he didn’t like the fact that Natalie was discussing something that was too “mercenary” for a believer, but he was an old man who had been through the ups and downs of life, and old men were always full of wisdom.
Even though he didn’t like it, he knew that it was absolutely necessary, so after a few words of complaint, he got up and went to look for a piece of wood and picked up an axe and carpenter’s tools, and quickly made a plaque for the Adventurer’s Guild that was quite a sign.
But out of his fondness for the old days, this stubborn old man still stubbornly made this plaque exactly the same as the plaque of the White Oak Battle Group’s headquarters on Glamour Island.
This made Natalie and Sister Mary Ann shake their heads helplessly, but everyone has a way of choosing to miss the past, so let it be.
Early the next morning, taking advantage of the fact that the sleep mode was about to end to be forced offline, Brother Woo Meow slipped back into the middle of this urban area with his four great warriors and his old watch, he knew before that there were two master witch hunters of the White Oak War Corps stayed here, but that bad-tempered old man wasn’t very nice to deal with.
Brother Woo Meow was here to take his chances and see if he could get a transfer to an advanced profession.
As a result, the six of them came over like a parade, and at a glance, they saw an extremely large marching tent already standing in the middle of the cleared ruins.
There was also a conspicuous plaque standing in front of it.
“Adventurer’s Guild? F*ck! Such a classic otherworldly adventuring organization has finally appeared yah! It still has to be this flavor.”
Black Silk shouted excitedly.
He was about to go up and search for it, but a gray shadow flew down like lightning out of the cold, startling him.
Only when he went to take a closer look did he realize that it was a small, cute and fiercely proud peregrine falcon, similar to the peregrine falcons in the real world, but its claws were obviously sharper and its beak a bit prettier.
“Isn’t this Ms. Natalie’s pet?”
Phantom Old Curve instantly recognized this rather iconic peregrine falcon.
As a hunter, he had dreamed of wanting an equally vivacious bird of prey companion as an assistant.
Previously, Brother Woo Meow had convinced him to switch to the Old Religion career system together by tempting him with this thing, and farther above the tent there was an even bigger and more ferocious horned eagle, that guy’s already sharp claws were still covered with delicate oak claw covers.
That is the old Eugene’s hunting partner “Thunderstorm”.
Sister Marianne had had a magnificent falcon, but she had lost it during a dangerous scouting trip during the Ten Years’ War, and was so saddened that she hadn’t tamed a similar companion since then.
“Warriors, at the call of my God you have finally come to this holy place.”
Natalie, who was busy in her tent, heard the sound and came out, seeing the six players who were all already members of the Church of Avalon instantly smiling.
The gray-haired Demon Huntress waved at them.
These six guys walked into the sanctuary area, and immediately felt the “great power of nature”, in this area their senses were greatly strengthened, and the natural atmosphere of the package and shelter also made their hearts greatly soothed.
However, Natalie soon sensed a peculiar aura from the leader of the woo meow brother, after carefully distinguishing it, she frowned and asked after it:
“Warrior Woo Meow, have you received an oracle from my god in the recent past?”
“Yes! Avalon Boss Ahem, I mean, Nature’s Avalon conveyed His will to me, and He wants us to spread the faith of nature across the Transylvanian land!”
Brother Meow Meow immediately put on a “saintly” posture and added more fuel to the hidden quest he had triggered, and after hearing that God Avalon’s oracle was to expand the faith, Natalie raised an eyebrow.
Was this the deity’s wish to see the new Avalon Church standing in Transylvania?
An oracle with such a clear goal and direct instructions would rarely be acquired even when the old church existed.
“We desire to spread the majesty of the gods, yet we are limited by the frailty of our power.”
Seeing Lady Natalie’s lull in silence, Brother Woo Meow instantly snaked his request, leaning on the Sacred Hunter’s Sword at his waist that had once belonged to Natalie’s mother, and said:
“As you can see, I have passed the Black Iron Trial, and my brothers are preparing for that trial, but we are in desperate need of secret knowledge from the Church of Avalon to bolster our authority as preachers of God”
“My god does not care about authority, my god is only benevolent in sheltering all nature fearing beings, you must not use violence for the purpose of proclaiming faith, that would be blasphemy in our system!”
Natalie shook her head, intending to explain the teachings of the Avalon God to this “fake believer”, but in the end, just as she started, she noticed some “incongruity” in the body of Brother Meow Meow.
After moving her nose for a closer look, the White Oak Battle Group changed its color.
With a serious face, she scolded:
“You! Did you just perform a war sacrifice?”
“Huh? Oh yes, I sacrificed four heathens to my god in the forest when I was saving you all earlier!”
Brother Woo Meow proudly pulled out the three Bloodwood Seeds he had in his hand and invited Ms. Natalie to take the credit.
But there was no joy on Natalie’s face.
She looked at the “ignorant and fearless” Woo Meow Brother with a complicated gaze, then sighed and said:
“You actually have absolutely no idea what ‘War Sacrifice’ means, it’s the first time you’ve even heard of the term, right?”
“That’s for the majesty of my god!”
Brother Woo Meow spoke in a cartwheel not wanting to reveal his nature as a “Joe Yuko believer”, however, the next moment, Sister Marianne’s voice rang out from the entrance of the tent:
“You have already wielded the Blade of Nature under the watchful eye of the gods not for the sake of protection and arbitration, which means that you will no longer be welcome on the path of guardianship and neutrality, Warrior, you can only continue along the path of conquest, and ultimately become a ‘Red Knight’ who brings war and destruction.
That is a terrible fate.”
“Blanch! What is a Red Knight?”
The pretender next to him said with wide eyes:
“It sounds several cool!”
“That’s the blood-stained power, that’s the power of conquest, that represents wild nature at its most ruthless, brutal, and furious, and the Red Knight has always been a symbol of calamity, not only for others, but also for oneself.”
Sister Marianne took a handbook out of her arms and handed it to Brother Woo Meow as she spoke softly:
“You will have to accept your predestined fate when you walk the Oak Way at its end, there will be no more stability or happiness left for you from now on, your life will be filled with bad luck and thorns. You can no longer be an Oak Sage like the others, go seek out the enemies of nature and start your own path of war, Calamity Knight of Avalon.”
“Ding.”
A light beep sounded in Brother Woo Meow’s ears, and a prompt popped up on the character interface:
[Contacted the special transfer item ‘Book of Conquest – Codex’, the advanced profession ‘Oak Knight’ can be transferred!
Avalon Power System – Special Profession ‘Red Knight’ transfer route has been clarified as:
Oak Apprentice → Oak Knight → Nature – Spear of Punishment → Red Knight.
The Church of Avalon’s normal transfer route has been clarified as:
Oak Apprentice → Oak Sage → Nature-Guardian Blade/Druid → White Knight/Arch Druid.
Witch Hunter Apprentice → Witch Hunter → Master Witch Hunter / Nature-Arbitration Blade → White Knight / Grey Knight].
“Wow, I feel like I’ve found something rather impressive!”
Brother Woo Meow exclaimed:
“Has the development team already made this system so perfect? Quickly let me post it on the forums to attract those intensity parties to come and share in the glory of my god to fulfill the missionary task in the meantime ah.”
(End of chapter)