Chapter 340: Acting Together

Chapter 340: Acting Together

Regarding the emergence of new forces, only a handful could truly stand out. After all, new forces appeared every day. So, unless a force committed some heinous crime right after its debut, it was basically ignored. Even the former Sanctuary Church, when it first appeared, was just a very small, special church.

It hardly received much attention, unless the force itself had something particularly special about it.

So, aside from the new force called Holy Spirit, another force seemed rather unremarkable. The only thing that left a deep impression on some people was the power they used—a power that had a great suppressive effect against evil. Generally, such power was only seen in the Holy Element derived from the Light Element, yet their power contained Ice Element power as well.

The Ice-type Power possessed by members of this force also had a targeting effect against evil. The Light Element power they used carried a freezing effect. When hit by their attacks, especially those of the Light Element, even if one avoided piercing damage, they would suffer serious frostbite!

Because this force’s power was so special, it garnered a bit more attention. However, there wasn’t any real coveting of it, since their power was also based on Mana. The reason for this effect was likely due to some Arcane Arts. Many forces had their own Secret Methods for survival. Even if others coveted it, for a force that was clearly not evil-leaning and had the ability to suppress evil power, other covetous parties found it hard to act. After all, among many righteous forces, there were plenty of experienced individuals.

They knew the hardships of starting out. Therefore, upon learning about certain new forces within the same faction, they would lend support where they could. The more famous a new force was, the harder it was to target them early on, because fame meant more eyes were watching.

“Ah~ I really love this world!” Sitting in a vehicle, Rick felt the wind blowing in from the window and said with great emotion, “I used to want to buy a Magic Cycle, but from now on, I must buy a Sports Car!”

The feeling of a Magic Cycle was great, but sitting in a car had its own unique charm. The two feelings were indescribable. While a Magic Cycle was more thrilling, a car was more comfortable. After driving until tired, adjusting the seat could turn it into a simple bed—so convenient. Plus, it provided shelter from wind and rain, which a Magic Cycle couldn’t offer…

Well, a Magic Cycle could achieve that too, but it required additional modifications with a Magic Rune Array, while a car didn’t need any of that. This thing could even serve as an alternative small home. This car was bought by Lena… she was rich and just bought it on a whim. At the time, Lena’s reason left them with nothing to say, so this car became the shared transportation for their team.

Lena remained the driver to this day, and no one said anything about it. This world didn’t have the concept of a ‘female driver,’ so when Lena drove, Oss and the others didn’t feel any unease. Lena also displayed quite a bit of dazzling driving skill. In short, when she drove in front of Oss and the others now, only one word came to mind—steady!

“Then you really need to work hard,” Gale said from the side. Oss was in the passenger seat, while the three of them were all squeezed into the back.

“Sigh~ Don’t even mention it. If we hadn’t turned in that quest so quickly back then… we would have had a car long ago,” Rick said, resting his chin on his hand, looking somewhat conflicted. The price of those unknown beast corpses was now skyrocketing, but they had already turned in the quest earlier and didn’t keep any. Otherwise, the value of dozens of unknown beast corpses would have increased dozens of times.

Although the value had decreased somewhat now, it was still at least twenty times higher than before. This made them feel extremely frustrated. If only they had held onto them for a few more days… Unfortunately, some things were destined to be out of their reach. They could have kept the items, but they didn’t have a suitable way to preserve them. Without preservation, those corpses would quickly decompose. If not for the Magic Weapon Summoning Book allowing quick quest submission, even the majority of Mercenaries wouldn’t be able to complete such quests.

“I’m out of Mana. Who’s going to take over quickly?” Dan Marina, who was driving, turned her head and said to Rick and the others behind her. Rick shrugged and looked down at his hands.

“I think I took over yesterday. So whose turn is it next?”

“Um… seems like it’s me,” Wood said, taking the rechargeable conduction handle passed by Oss and began infusing his Mana. Oss, meanwhile, was focusing on some information in the Magic Weapon Forum. Having a car made doing quests very convenient. While traveling, as long as the driver worked a little harder, the others didn’t need to pay attention to walking. During this time, they could completely do other things.

Lately, the Magic Weapon Forum always had some important information. Nowadays, Magic Weapon Summoners had the habit of checking the Forum now and then, just like reading a newspaper. After all, with so many Magic Weapon Summoners, it was normal for some gossipy people to post news from around them.

Some even specially created long-term related threads. These threads would update in real time with important local information. Oss had bookmarked quite a few of these threads. Of course, the people doing this weren’t without benefits. Apart from the seven fixed ad slots in the Magic Weapon Forum that never changed, after such things appeared, the methods for ad slots kept being innovated.

Many of these threads contained embedded ad sections. The more popular and bookmarked a thread was, the more expensive the ad space inside. Although not matching the revenue of those ad slots, it wasn’t bad either. Of course, the Creator also took a cut of the earnings, but those who created such threads didn’t have many complaints.

On one hand… they didn’t dare to complain. On the other hand, if Zheng Yichen wanted to, he could completely exclude them and monopolize this market himself. They couldn’t say or do anything about it. But the Creator was fair enough; he released this method of earning extra income. Anyone with ability could try to profit from it. The better you did, the more earnings you could get. It all depended on one’s personal ability to strive for.

Right now, Oss was reading one of his bookmarked threads, which updated recent current events. The information inside made Oss frown slightly. The commotion caused by the Undying Witch was growing bigger. Those unknown beasts, under deliberate investigation, had many related locations discovered. This was also why the unknown beasts’ price dropped. The reason the price didn’t plummet was because the Sanctuary Church intensified its cleanup efforts, and the number of unknown beasts circulating wasn’t high.

As for why such places weren’t discovered earlier, it was purely because those environments were too special. People who entered didn’t realize their situation and unknowingly died there…

The deceased there would also exhibit conditions similar to the unknown beasts, transforming into beings like them. But unlike the beasts, whose intelligence was low, these deceased retained some intelligence and spontaneously gathered together. Of course, this intelligence wasn’t very high; mostly, bodily instincts drove their movements.

These instincts included many things, among them the most basic Human desires. Such special deceased had the highest price, even over ten times the current price of unknown beasts. But despite the high price, very few circulated. The Sanctuary Church vigorously exterminated such forbidden existences. Others wanting to take such deceased also had to think twice, because no one could guarantee that if this thing spread, it wouldn’t cause an outbreak.

Even those unknown beasts, if not for the many discovered locations, wouldn’t have dropped in price; instead, their price would have skyrocketed.

“The Undying Witch… sigh, I hope nothing major happens,” Oss thought silently. Regarding the Undying Witch matter, the first thing he thought of was his sister. His sister had joined The Church for a short time, so there shouldn’t be any problems.

Just as Oss continued to focus on other areas, Lena slowed the car, pulling Oss’s attention back. They saw an Off-road Vehicle ahead, with the Sanctuary Church’s painted emblem on it. The other party also noticed this car, so they slowed down appropriately as well. Soon, the two vehicles were driving side by side. One of them saw Oss’s face and paused briefly before returning to normal. “Adventurers?”

“Yes, planning to go to Windwhisper Valley,” Oss, aware of the recent situation, didn’t hide their movements. They were only there for a quest. People from the Sanctuary Church wouldn’t go so far as to snatch quests from Adventurers or Mercenaries.

“Windwhisper Valley? If you’re not in a hurry, you can wait two days before going there,” the Sanctuary Church member communicating with Oss pondered slightly and said, “If you can’t wait, we can go together.”

“Two days?” Oss thought about his recent schedule. Two days was a bit long. Waiting would mess up some plans. Moreover, the quest at Windwhisper Valley didn’t require staying too long; it could be resolved in less than half a day since it was just finding some things… with Lena’s good luck, it would be solved quickly. “Then let’s go together. If anything happens, we can watch out for each other. And our quest isn’t difficult; we’ll leave there soon.”

Since the Sanctuary Church members suggested acting together, the problem at Windwhisper Valley probably wasn’t big.

“Alright, then you better prepare in advance,” the speaking Sanctuary Church member nodded and returned to their vehicle. This time, they were here mainly for reconnaissance. The reason for suggesting acting together was purely because he knew some things—about Oss.