Chapter 125 The Player and the Chosen One
Luo Yan never expected that his younger brothers were all a group of guys who wanted money rather than their lives. When he heard that the punishment was to eat the whole stone, he swallowed it without saying a word.
Mole people cannot digest stones, but they won't die if they eat them. At most, they will feel uncomfortable for a while.
Many players were watching and were surprised by this scene.
"Good guy... it's okay to eat it directly."
"This operation is 6!"
"You have the demeanor of a brother to me."
"Grass! What does it have to do with me?!"
"Hahahaha! The Demon King's face is so angry!"
One thing to say, although Luo Yan's face was not angry, he was indeed laughed out of anger by these greedy big-nosed moles.
Good, good, good.
This is how you play it, right?
"Bond, look who ate my diamonds, hang him upside down on a lamppost, spit it out and let him down."
· A group of mole people were trembling with fear, chirping, and quickly squeezed out the black sheep rats from the group.
"You idiots! You even dare to steal the Demon King's treasure! Don't you want to live?!" Zhuangzhuang screamed and quietly threw away the broken diamond hidden in his palm.
Luo Yan didn't bother to care about him at first.
He understands the principle of grasping the big and letting go of the small.
· Bond strode forward and was not polite to the group of moles at all. With the cooperation of the gecko acolytes and other moles, he quickly hung the unlucky fools upside down on the lampposts of Iron Fang City.
Mole after mole, the people were wailing miserably, and Luo Yan only saw his faith value rising sharply.
Sure enough.
I am still too kind.
So that these mole people were not afraid of themselves at all, until the devil's iron fist hit their foreheads.
Looking at the remaining shivering mole people, Luo Yan continued to speak in a majestic voice.
"If you want diamonds, just use Hades coins to exchange them!"
"Diamonds with a diameter less than five millimeters are all 10,000 Hades coins! Those with a diameter greater than 5 millimeters...start at 100,000 Hades coins!"
In the human kingdom on the surface, diamonds with a diameter of 5 millimeters are sold for almost 10,000 silver coins, which is equivalent to one million copper coins.
In the magic city, it is almost 800,000 kelas, and the bigger it is, the more valuable it is.
From this perspective, what I sell is actually cheaper.
Once they heard that they could exchange it with Hades coins, the originally disappointed and frustrated Mole people suddenly had hope rekindled in their eyes, and they started chatting.
Only Zhuangzhuang was not in a hurry to be happy, but asked cautiously.
"Your Majesty, dear Demon King, may I ask what this hell coin... looks like?"
"I will tell you after a while."
Luo Yan doesn't want to answer this question.
Because the check he wrote has not even started printing yet, and even what will be printed on it is still being planned.
But what is different from before is that this time he is not completely painting a cake, but is seriously considering linking the Underworld Coin with the labyrinth specialties such as diamonds, magic crystals and precious metals, and launching a currency with redemption capabilities.
In fact, before today, many people had already responded to him, hoping to get a physical Hades Coin.
Among them are human mercenaries from Mist Town, little devils from Nightmare Land, and even players who do business with NPCs, etc.
Obviously, the concept of electronic payment is still a bit too advanced for the Renaissance world.
Seeing that the Demon King had said this, Zhuangzhuang did not dare to ask any more questions and obeyed and shut his mouth.
Not far away, the mole thieves hanging on the lampposts finally spit out the peridots they had swallowed, and the crystal clear diamonds returned to Luo Yan's hands.
He did not touch it with his hands. Instead, he asked the "Death Priest" of the garrison clan stationed in Iron Fang City to collect it for him first.
To be honest, Luo Yan was completely surprised that these stone men could actually pull diamonds.
Considering the mole people's obsession with gems, they can no longer be responsible for disposing of the stone people's excrement, otherwise it will simply seduce them to commit crimes.
Luo Yan thought that he would have to find at least a few reliable guys to screen out the peridotite that might contain diamonds, and then leave the remaining metal minerals to the mole people for processing.
If it's scrap metal, you don't have to worry about the mole people stealing it.
Just as Luo Yan was thinking about the suitable candidate, Arakedo, who was crawling under him, burst into sarcastic laughter.
"Hahahaha, it's so embarrassing! It's just a few shiny things! It's inedible, so what's there to grab!"
Zhuang Zhuang, who didn't want to be like this stupid spider, rolled his eyes and pretended not to hear. However, Luo Yan's eyes lit up and he looked at Alacto and said.
tleous in the necropolis
"No problem, Lord Demon King, the Shadow Weaver clan is very happy to serve you! I guarantee that I won't miss a piece of the mineral you mentioned!"
Under the gaze of a pair of red eyes, Luo Yan nodded appreciatively.
"Very good! I'll leave this matter to you!"
Seeing that the cakes that had already been handed out were being distributed, Zhuangzhuang from Tieyang City suddenly became a little anxious and said quickly.
"Lord Demon King, I, I..."
Luo Yan looked at the little guy.
"What's the matter with you?"
Meeting Luo Yan's half-smiling gaze, Zhuangzhuang was about to say that Iron Tooth City could also help him, but he noticed Bond's cold eyes and shivered involuntarily.
"No, no..." He shook his head nervously, and gave up the unrealistic thoughts in his mind for just a moment, and said with a smile, "Zhuang Zhuang just wants to say... Tiejian City is also your loyal servant. If you need anything, please feel free to do so."
Luo Yan gave him a meaningful look.
"If I have that need, I will tell you."
"Yes——!" Zhuangzhuang was so frightened by that look that the whole rat stood at attention.
Seeing that the matter was settled, Luo Yan waved his hand.
"Let's all disperse."
The moles gathered at the gate of Iron Fang City dispersed in a hurry, and those who dug holes dug holes, and those who worked went to work. Although there are many mole people who are obsessed with those diamond mines, after seeing the strength of the Demon King and his minions, they have no idea of resistance in their hearts.
Having said that, those things really have nothing to do with them. They are the trophies of the Demon King.
Seeing that there was no more fun to watch, the small players gathered nearby dispersed to save their contribution points for "reincarnation and a good pregnancy".
Floating not far next to Luo Yan, Miranda, who was watching the whole process, couldn't help but sigh.
"It seems that the devil is not that easy to be a devil."
From the perspective of an academic, his way of looking at problems is different from other people.
In his view, the habits of each monster are so different that it would take a lot of effort just to memorize them all, let alone manage them.
Hearing Miranda's emotion, Luo Yan smiled lightly.
"Of course, otherwise Hell wouldn't have set up a Demon King Academy to cultivate talents in this field."
"The Demon King still has an academy?!" Miranda showed an expression of disbelief and asked in surprise, "May I ask, what did you... learn there?"
"Managing monsters, running territories, frightening humans...there are so many things to learn."
When speaking of this, Luo Yan paused for a moment and continued.
"Speaking of which, I haven't asked you about your plans yet."
"My plan..." Miranda was stunned for a moment, and said with a forced smile, "To be honest, if conditions permit, of course I want to return to the school to continue my studies, but I have become like this... I guess no tutor is willing to take me in."
Luo Yan said with a faint smile.
"Learning does not have to be in the ivory tower. You can learn a lot in my Demon King's Territory, as long as you can overcome your prejudice against us."
Miranda shook her head and said.
"I have no prejudice against you, let alone having gone astray before, and I am not qualified to accuse you of your evil."
The level of evil in Chaos is higher than that of hell.
Him, who once committed himself to Norville, the Strange Mist, has long lost the qualification to pray to Saint Sith... at least in his opinion.
After a moment's pause, he continued.
"In addition, I think you are right. I have learned a lot from you... To be honest, the elemental theory your subordinates taught me has completely subverted my understanding of the world. Even in Xuebang, I have never heard of such an amazing theory, and I have never thought that magic can be used in this way."
Looking at Miranda's increasingly fanatical expression, Luo Yan felt somewhat embarrassed.
He was embarrassed to say that in fact, no one, including himself and his players, had thought that magic could be used in this way.
Perhaps due to the education he received since childhood, it is difficult for him, who comes from the 21st century Earth, to equate "elements in the periodic table" with "magic elements".
Because you can’t imagine it, you can’t do it. This is an obstacle that most players have encountered when trying to cast spells. Just trying to overcome this obstacle is already very difficult.
Let alone draw inferences based on this.
"…That is not my research alone, but the joint research result of many people. If you are interested, we welcome you to join and contribute to our research."
Miranda was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then there was an expression of surprise on her face, and she looked at the magnanimous Demon King with emotion.
"Really?! You... don't mind that I once worked for Nowell?!"
"I believe that most of the people who work for Nowell are not loyal from the heart, but go astray on the path of exploring the truth."
After a pause, Luo Yan continued.
"The desire for knowledge and truth is not a bad thing. On the contrary, it is precisely because of the fear of the unknown deep in our hearts that we actively choose lies and fall into Nowell's trap. At least in my opinion, the real cause of Nowell's arrival is It’s not your ritual, but that there are too many irrefutable dogmas in your school and even the surface world under the empire.”
Miranda looked at Luo Yan in astonishment, and her expression of surprise and emotion gradually turned into emotion.
He has lived in Xuebang for more than ten years, but this is the first time he feels understood by someone... And this person is actually the Demon King!
Looking at Miranda who was standing still and the faith value pop-up window that popped up in front of her, Luo Yan smiled and made an invitation.
“If you are willing to join us, I can prepare a magic workshop for you.”
Faced with the olive branch offered by Luo Yan, Miranda had no reason to refuse.
Especially after that, the respected Demon King made another pie with him - as long as he made enough contributions to the necropolis, he could not only improve his soul level, but also turn him into a higher form of undead.
Even if he has that idea, he can let it reincarnate into other "living things".
If it were someone else who made a similar promise, Miranda would definitely think that person was crazy, or had no intention of fulfilling it at all. However, he did not have the slightest doubt about the Demon King in front of him.
The reason is simple.
Miranda believed that this would not be a difficult problem for the Demon King. After all, there were too many living examples in front of him in the necropolis.
Long before coming into contact with the Demon King, he had already learned about reincarnation and soul level improvement from a certain Demon King's minions.
It is different from the church of Saint Sis.
In the necropolis, contribution is something that can be clearly marked with a price and measured in numbers. It is how much it is, without guessing the mind of the gods...
In this way, Miranda, a magic apprentice from the academy and the "Chosen One" who was once selected by Norwell, officially became a member of the necropolis.
At the same time, on the other side, because of the extraordinary flying skills, the stone man's status in the necropolis has also undergone earth-shaking changes, from an ordinary animal to an extraordinary animal.
The leader of the Rock and Earth Souls, "Unmoved", once tentatively asked the Demon King if providing diamonds to the necropolis would relieve the tribesmen of their labor... However, the Demon King rejected it without even thinking about it.
Contribution is contribution, punishment is punishment.
In the Necropolis, these are two different things.
If you don't have to work just because there are diamonds in the metabolites, wouldn't it be unfair to the Shadow Weaver clan who "use their lives to open up territory for the necropolis"?
Luo Yan rebuffed plausibly, while the retorted Fudangweng was also speechless, too embarrassed to say anything in rebuttal.
In fact, there is another reason that Luo Yan did not mention.
Generally speaking, the more you eat, the more you eat, and exercise helps digestion. Rational analysis suggests that allowing these stone men to work might also increase the production of minerals.
Not only that, Luo Yan also plans to ask Oak to study whether he can increase the proportion of diamond mines by adjusting his diet.
In this way, three hundred stone man coolies were organized into the construction team of Alacdor. Some of them devoted themselves to digging through the Beifeng Mine, and some of them participated in the renovation of Mist Town.
At the same time, the official website of "Calamity OL" and the forum near the peak online and offline period were filled with extraordinary excitement.
There are cloud players who brag and swipe the screen to urge updates, as well as beta testers who exchange strategies and talk nonsense.
And the topics discussed by most players naturally revolve around the newly acquired stone man brother of the Demon King.
It is different from the previous battles.
This time for the liquidation of the Soul of Rock and Earth tribe, Luo Yan did not mobilize all the players, but only recruited black iron and below skeleton soldiers to participate in the battle. Therefore, many people made up for the relevant plot through the official website forum.
He took a breath and said in the chemical pool: "Brothers!!! A new map has been opened!"
Gou Shi: "It seems that I can be a stone man this time! (Funny)"
The old man at the entrance of the village: "WTF?!"
Knowledge explosion: "Really or not?!"
He took a sip of breath into the chemical pool: "It must be true! I was on the scene, and I was the one who delivered the first wave of heads! (Bared teeth)"
The past is like smoke: "6666!" r/>
Gou Shi: "Sit and wait for the dog to plan the update. (Funny)"
Kataha's Eagle: "Speaking of which, the development team really doesn't consider balance? It's obviously a large cemetery, but the non-undead units are stronger. T.T"
Ayanami Little Devil: "That's right! This hasn't even been in public beta yet, and the new characters are more supermodels! Is it even better after the public beta?!"
Pig Knight: "How is the strength? I suffocated the chemical pool in one gulp. Let me comment on the brothers who have passed the lane."
Humbling the chemical pool: "Strength? It's just average. It's tough to chop with cold weapons, but it will break when touched with explosives, so it's not worth mentioning!"
Hugh Wan: "Is there any character who can't be broken by explosives? (Squint)"
· People who eat melons: "Understood! The physical resistance is full, the blood volume is relatively low, the strength attribute should be high, and the agility attribute is relatively weak."
· Two-wheeled cars: "You know how to summarize. (Sweat)"
Ichiba Zhiqiu: "I suspect it is a useless unit. It cannot take drugs or carry equipment. If it can only resist... team battles may be of some use, but the hatred mechanism of this game does not entirely depend on the output. Different monsters have different judgment logic, which may test the skills."
Suffocated in the chemical pool: "It is indeed a bit difficult to bring equipment, unless you customize a set, but you can enchant the skin!"
As soon as these words came out, a stone immediately stirred up a thousand waves, and countless posts were hung below the comment area.
The world-beating bear: "???"
Smiled sadly: "What the hell is on the skin?!"
The failed eel: "This is okay?!"
He took a sip and said in the chemical pool: "It must be possible! I tried it for you. Carving a strong and powerful Hades is really awesome. It works very well! By the way, I recommend you to go to Iron Tooth City to find the mole man NPC of the Xunsi Group. The quality of the effect is guaranteed! The devil said it is good after using it! (Baring teeth)"
Ichihaki Yiye: "Awesome..."
Humbling the chemical pool in one gulp: "The top player in the server calls him awesome after using it!"
One Leaf Zhiqiu: "???"
Tauren Warrior: "Hahahahahahaha!"
Megawa Qiuku: "Hey, I hate it when I see you guys having so much fun! When can the public beta test be launched? Or just put some new activation codes. QAQ"
Wangchuan Neiku: "+1, no one thinks that two thousand players are too few?!"
Dragon Slaying Warrior: "If there is no open beta, Dogecoin will reach the full level! T.T"
Lifetime Unruly: "Smile, a few AIs continue to compile, I will see how long this Dogecoin development team can compile, if this game is really I will eat the computer!”
I am the Demon King’s dog: “I beg the development team to delete the public beta files!!!”
Under the booing of a group of cloud players, the focus of heated discussion quickly changed from the new younger brother of the Demon King to the urge to update the new version and the new closed beta qualifications.
Not only cloud players are eager to enter this increasingly content-rich game world, old players are also eager to have more pink and newbies to enhance the gaming experience of "advanced players".
Honestly speaking, Luo Yan himself felt that the two thousand closed beta quotas were too stingy, not to mention that the players felt they were few.
How can this little cannon fodder be enough for him?
However, whenever Luo Yan asked Yuyou how to get more qualifications for the closed beta test, Yuyou always kicked the ball back to him——
"Master Demon King, Yuyou should have reminded you that if you want to get more players, you must develop more believers."
Luo Yan asked helplessly.
"So exactly how many believers must be developed to qualify for a closed beta test?"
Yuyou said cautiously.
"Well... I don't know about this Yunyu, at least keep the daily faith value increase above 10,000? This way, you may be able to qualify for more closed beta tests."
Luo Yan can be sure that this guy has something hidden that he has not told him.
However, it seems unrealistic to force it to speak out.
Luo Yan sighed and said.
"There is something I have wanted to ask for a long time. If your original intention of doing this is to urge me to increase the number of believers as soon as possible, wouldn't it be easier for me to expand the power of faith if more players come in?"
Youyou was silent for a while and whispered.
"Lord Demon King, first of all, you have misunderstood Youyou... I am just your godhead, not the "system" itself designed by Lint Isaac for you. I can only help you analyze the problem based on the information you have, and it cannot change anything. In addition, from an objective perspective, the number of God's Chosen Ones should be directly related to the number of believers, right? At least that's what I think."
At this point, it paused for a moment and continued.
"And speaking of it, Lord Demon King, ask yourself, the more players you gain, the more followers you will develop... Is this really true?"
Ask yourself, it's okay.
But Luo Yan thought about it carefully, although players can help when spreading fear, but when it comes to expanding the scope of belief... they really don't seem to be able to help much as there are barriers to even basic communication.
Their "use" is actually similar to that of the chosen ones of other gods, and it is more reflected in responding to the prayers of believers.
For example, the human society on the surface longs for a strong man who can make the final decision, so a chosen one like Lord Campbell appears to defeat the Demon King.
The role of the Demon King, in a sense, is also the response of the demon gods of all ages to the ultimate wish of the hell beings to "return to the surface."
Thinking about it this way, Luo Yan can understand why there is such a strict limit on the number of players.
Perhaps that is not a rule set by anyone, but based on the principle of the power of faith, there is a certain proportional limit on the number of God's chosen ones and believers.
If no one prays, no one will answer the prayer.
The two are causally related.
Luo Yan, who realized this, also showed a helpless expression.
"It seems there is no shortcut."
Youyou: "That's right."
Luo Yan sighed.
“Actually, I don’t want to take shortcuts at all, I’m just thinking... It would be nice if there was a clear reference value for the ratio of God’s Chosen to Believers. For example, how many believers can develop how many God’s Chosen. For example, if the upper limit of this ratio is exceeded, how much the role of God’s Chosen and the power of faith will be weakened. "
Yuyou: "Isn't this difficult to count? After all, not to mention that piety cannot be measured, it is also difficult to compare the weight of different souls on a scale..."
Looking at Yuyou in the mirror, Luo Yan tentatively accepted this statement.
"That's right."
At present, I am still an honest believer in development.
It is worth mentioning that as statues of the Demon King have been erected in areas such as Nightmare Land, Iron Fang City, and the fourth-level Mist Town, the legend of the Flame King continues to ferment on the surface. Recently, Luo Yan's daily power of faith has also increased by leaps and bounds.
It's just that, as the area covered by the Demon King's Territory gradually expands, the consumption of the power of faith is also increasing day by day.
At present, the daily "net growth value" fluctuates around 8,000, which is not too far away from the 10,000-point mark.
In addition, according to Luo Yan's observation, the increase in faith value is not only related to the target's soul level, but also suspected to be related to the target's mental level.
For example, the faith value contributed by the Crypt Spider is quite limited.
Although the night elf tribe has a sparse population, the total amount of faith it contributes exceeds the tens of thousands of crypt spiders in Shadowweaver's lair!
At the same time, this also involves the concept of piety.
If the mental level is high enough but the piety is too low, it will be difficult to obtain credit points through normal methods. Instead, frightening and corrosion will be more effective.
For example, this is the case with adventurer groups.
They will not feel any piety towards the Demon King Statue in Mist Town, but will passively contribute the power of faith out of fear.
Luo Yan silently wrote down these clues.
At this time, he finally received a reply from the Magic City.
The application for leave to return to the Magic City was finally approved...
(End of this chapter)