boyutpedia Chapter 870 Abnormality
Chapter 870 Abnormality
After returning to the world of "Apocalypse", Zhou Ning took out his pocket watch immediately. It was only 6 o'clock in the afternoon. During the journey back, the hour hand had magically turned half a circle. It was now 12 o'clock in the morning, exactly hours since the journey.
This time, the gains from this journey were quite substantial, almost like gaining an entire world. In the other world, Zhou Ning couldn't open the game panel, but now he could finally open it.
The first thing you notice is that there are two more high-level NPCs in the faction panel. One is the "World Will" Clotho, who is at the level of the Angel King; the other is Esdeath, who is close to the demigod level.
Zhou Ning was particularly curious about Esdeath's strength. Her status was very similar to Richie Burke's, but her strength and aura were not on the same level. Perhaps this was the difference between a child of the plane and a worthless person.
As mentioned before, NPCs of varying strength joining the church to take up positions will indirectly increase the church's strength, bringing bonuses in various aspects such as quota, fame, and personnel limits. With the addition of Clotho and Esdeath, the guild panel also received a prompt:
总规模：5671/11480[个人光辉事迹额外+2000（1000*2），公会光辉事迹额外+1500，教堂*1额外+500，位面之子*2额外+200，世界意志的眷顾额外+1500（以上仅本人可见）]
Total number of Aboriginal believers: 20161 (list can be expanded)
Number of demigods: 5
Number of Angels: 1 → 2
Maximum amount of faction rewards: 1040000 (single player) → 1240000 (single player)
The biggest change was that the number of indigenous believers increased from less than 400 to more than 20000, which directly met the third condition for his promotion to the King of Angels.
There are still two obstacles before he can become the King of Angels. One is to establish connections with multiple gods (2/6), and the other is to possess a miraculous item that he has complete control over.
"Is this the main world that Wayne Stewell mentioned?" While Zhou Ning was examining the harvest, Esdeath was also silently looking around. This was an exquisitely decorated room, and it didn't look like anything special.
"Don't be nervous, this is my place. You wait here for a while." Zhou Ning said gently, and then he sensed a little and found out that Jasmine was resting in her room at this time.
Zhou Ning brought Esdeath to the door of Jasmine's room and knocked. A rustling sound came from inside. After a moment, Jasmine opened the door and poked her head out. When she saw Esdeath, her eyes paused slightly.
"she is?"
"There's a new member of the Starry Sky Church, a very talented girl from another dimension." Zhou Ning said with a smile, "I want her to live with you and help her adapt to life in this world. I'll take her to the Holy Starry Sky Cathedral tomorrow morning."
"From another dimension?"
Jasmine looked at Esdeath and said without hesitation, "Okay."
She immediately looked at Zhou Ning and said seriously:
"I'll go to the church with you tomorrow. I've thought about it. Since I instinctively don't want to return to the Ascetic Church, choosing another true god to believe in, becoming his angel on earth in the future, and receiving his protection wouldn't be a bad idea."
When she talked about this, her emotions became more complicated, as if she had let go of some burden.
"Okay," Zhou Ning said softly. As one of his few friends, he would support the other party no matter what choice he made.
After giving Esdeath a few instructions, he immediately returned to his room and began to connect with himself in another world.
After a moment, he heard layers of prayers. After choosing to respond, his vision immediately switched to another version of himself.
His own clone was sitting on a chair in the kingdom of God, praying to him.
The next second, Zhou Ning appeared in the kingdom of God.
"It worked!" Zhou Ning couldn't help but feel delighted. He had successfully returned to the world of "Legend of the Imperial Weapon".
Strictly speaking, this method of traveling is somewhat tricky, and it can only be achieved through the amplification of the Kingdom of God. The clone can summon oneself in the Kingdom of God; and oneself can respond to the calls of others in the Kingdom of God.
Then he connected you to the miracle in the Holy Star Cathedral, asked him to arrange the ceremony and recite the name of "Creator God of Light".
About two minutes later, he appeared in the garden of the Holy Starry Sky Cathedral.
Finally, it was completely successful. Zhou Ning let out a long sigh, looked at Miracle to You, and asked casually:
"Did anything happen during the 12 hours I was away from the world of Apocalypse?"
Miracle nodded to you and replied:
"Yes. In Darkland, there are over thirty targets who harbor strong ill will towards me. The vast majority of them are demigods or below, with some even stronger than angels. I've already cast the Mark of Doom on them, but the effect is relatively limited. They also have abilities related to fate, which has created some disruption."
"However, these interferences can only affect the severity of the disaster, reducing it to a level where it can't harm the opponent. The main body can still track the opponent through the disaster mark."
"Also, Smith Hall came to see you twice during the day today. He seemed to have something urgent to do."
Zhou Ning nodded slightly. It was obvious that the only people who harbored ill will towards him were from the Elf Goddess camp. The Elf Goddess must also be the one capable of interfering with Miracle for him. This feeling of oppression was truly terrifying...
He was very afraid that he would fall into a dream in a trance, and then see the other person showing his white teeth to him, or making his body come alive.
As for Smith Hall's matter, Zhou Ning really had no idea what to do.
.........
After waiting for a long time until the next day, Zhou Ning got up early and saw Jasmine humming a song while making breakfast. She was obviously in high spirits.
Esdeath sat upright on the chair, her face in her hands, looking doubtful about life.
"What's wrong with her?" Zhou Ning asked as he picked up a sandwich and swallowed it slowly.
"I taught her how to play cards. She won two games in one night." Jasmine said with a smile.
Huh? Zhou Ning was immediately shocked. Is there anyone worse than Jasmine?
"That's because I don't have any powerful cards! She just gave me some cards with low attack and defense and no special effects." Esdeath said angrily.
...This... Zhou Ning was silent for two or three seconds, unsure how to comment. Perhaps this was the weight of the former Patriarch of the Ascetic Church...
After dinner, Zhou Ning brought the two to the Holy Sky Cathedral. Jasmine, seeing this as her first time there, was quite curious. Esdeath, however, was a bit uncomfortable with the atmosphere and could only maintain a stern expression, acting as if she was keeping everyone at arm's length. Zhou Ning asked Leandro, who was quite approachable and knew Jasmine well, to introduce them to the place.
He was pulled aside by Richie Burke, who said in a deep voice:
"Your Majesty, I just received a message from the Northern Pirate Alliance that Valentine's Poseidon appeared in the pirate port near Temple Harbor and is recruiting crew members. Their target may be the Kingdom of Bryston."
"I suspect the Church of Poseidon is also preparing to enter this war."
Zhou Ning nodded slightly. The Church of Poseidon was the loser in the last religious war and was driven out of the Kingdom of Blyston along with the God and the Holy Temple. It was normal for them to want to make a comeback this time, and there was a high probability that they would stand on the opposite side of him.
As he spoke, Richie Burke glanced at Jasmine and Esdeath and asked curiously:
"Is Jasmine planning to officially join the Starry Sky Church? And what about this little girl?"
"With a little training, she will be the best candidate for the future Grand Deacon of the Starry Sky Church," Zhou Ning said calmly. "Don't underestimate her age. She's already more capable than you."
Richie Burke curled his lips and said, "Your Majesty, you underestimate me."
"Whether I underestimated you or not, you'll know after we have a sparring match later." Zhou Ning said lightly, turning to look at Esdeath. At this time, she was surrounded by XB and others, who enthusiastically asked her if she wanted to eat, which made her a little at a loss. She didn't know whether to be angry or accept their kindness. This is the power of XB.
Based on Esdeath's growth trajectory, without the Ice Imperial Artifact "Demon God Manifestation: Devil's Essence," perhaps becoming a melee-based roaming gunslinger would be a good choice. Zhou Ning would consider tailoring her training to her individual abilities and slowly nurture her. Perhaps he could also consider returning to the "Teigu Legend" world and helping her acquire the Ice Imperial Artifact. This would allow her to directly become a demigod, which wouldn't be difficult for him.
Then, at Richie Burke's insistence, Esdeath actually engaged him in a sparring match. As both were near-demigod-level professionals, Esdeath easily defeated them all four times. Later, Leandro also took interest and volunteered to compete, but his victory wasn't easy either.
"Damn! This girl is amazing! I have a guess, whether Wayne Stewell will die, and then..." Grantham, who was watching the battle on the side, couldn't help but comment, and then he was interrupted by a series of clown-like gazes.
At noon, Smith Hall came to visit again. The first thing he said when he saw Zhou Ning was:
"Your Majesty, Mr. Russ asked me to come to you. Something has happened in the Nathaniel Underground Ruins. There's been another knocking sound coming from the bronze door inside."
Upon hearing this news, Zhou Ning's eyes froze.
(Almost 3000 words, with one chapter still to be written.)