It took some effort.
Tang Zheng only gradually adapted to the multi-perspective state, but the dizzy feeling still hadn't subsided.
"Close some first."
Simply giving the command and cutting off the visual connection with most of the Banshee Birds immediately made the dizziness much better.
Looking at the many Banshee Birds in front of him.
Tang Zheng raised his hand and gently rubbed his temples to alleviate the dizziness caused by the numerous perspectives just now, then raised his palm and pointed forward: "Ninjutsu: Shadow Lurk."
This is a ninjutsu that allows for short-distance movement from one shadow to another. It can be used not only on oneself but also on others.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
One by one, the dusty gray Banshee Birds transformed into small clumps of Black shadow, disappearing into the Darkness under the cover of the night.
After transferring to the outside!
The numerous Banshee Birds quickly dispersed with the Theocracy's guesthouse as the center, completely covering this large area within their sight.
As Third Tier summoned Magical Beasts, the Banshee Birds possess high concealment ability and are more difficult to detect. Of course, their weaknesses are also more prominent; their strength is similar to ordinary sparrows.
Ordinary people can easily kill them.
"As expected, there are more people monitoring outside."
Tang Zheng observed more of the Theocracy's surveillance personnel by continuously switching the Banshee Birds' perspectives, his eyes narrowing like knife blades:
"If I want to leave normally, the Theocracy will definitely stop me."
An expected outcome.
The Theocracy, whether for its own interests or from a human perspective, would definitely not let him leave.
Tang Zheng really didn't expect the Theocracy to fuse Infants with the Integration Potion. As for the result, the effect was indeed a bit astonishing.
But this was absolutely not what Tang Zheng wanted to see!
To put it mildly, this is the bottom line as a human. To put it broadly, even if the Theocracy creates many more Dominion Authority Angels, their effect against the Great Tomb of Nazarick that will descend in the future is limited.
"Heh."
Tang Zheng let out a cold laugh.
Those two High Priests didn't show an overly tough attitude; they simply thought they had him cornered.
"But it's true."
"Anyone in the Different World who sees the unparalleled Terror power displayed by Killing Death would probably surrender directly without even the thought of resisting."
Others fear this power.
Tang Zheng didn't care. If he really wanted to leave, unless a True Dragon Lord appeared, Killing Death alone couldn't stop him.
"According to the previous situation, Killing Death should have destroyed all the Dominion Authority Angels she created."
"Why do that?"
Tang Zheng didn't believe Killing Death's answer of "treating them as toys."
"Given Killing Death's 'trouble-averse' personality, she probably wouldn't actively do something like this. Is it an internal consciousness conflict?"
He shook his head.
He wasn't interested in the factions within the Theocracy.
Since arriving in the Slane Theocracy, Tang Zheng had actually been observing. There were still over two years until the Undead King's arrival.
He needed to connect humanity's power as much as possible. Controlling the Abelion Hills was naturally the first step. One was for the breeding plan.
However, he unexpectedly gained a method to acquire Experience Points through a ritual, so this plan was temporarily put aside. Breeding was clearly more troublesome.
The second was to connect the Holy Kingdom, the Hills area, and the Slane Theocracy, building them into a defense line.
As for the Dragon Kingdom, which was also on the same line?
Tang Zheng didn't include it in his plans.
As the Judicial Chief Gride mentioned, both the Council State and the Dragon Kingdom were countries built 200 years ago during the Thirteen Heroes era.
One was in the northwest corner of the human-inhabited area, and the other was in the southeast corner.
Tang Zheng was very clear.
The Council State was just a base and experiment site managed by the Platinum Dragon Lord. So, could it be inferred that the Dragon Kingdom might also be a hidden arrangement by the Seven-Colored Dragon Lord?
"The information about the Integration Potion did give me a reminder."
"The rhythm from now on..."
A faint smile flashed across Tang Zheng's face. He knew that part of the information was censored, but as the Potion's creator, he could completely deduce some information:
"It's time for me to take the Initiative."
"I hope the Holy Kingdom Vice Captain can seize this opportunity."
"Hmm?"
Tang Zheng suddenly closed his eyes, his vision connecting to a Banshee Bird.
He saw the Judicial Chief Gride, dressed in a Shrine Priest robe adorned with black markings, walking towards the guesthouse alone.
Seeing the other party.
Tang Zheng looked pensive. He reopened his eyes and looked at the palace-style desserts on the table.
The crispy tart shell was drizzled with amber-colored honey. The shape of the tart shell resembled a honeycomb, and white cream could be seen at the edges.
"The dessert is good."
Tang Zheng picked up a piece of dessert, leaned back on the soft sofa, brought it to his mouth, and quietly waited for the other party to arrive.
Leaving other aspects aside, the environment in this guesthouse and the food provided showed that the Theocracy had displayed genuine sincerity.
He took a bite.
The crispy and overly sweet flavors mingled together.
Tang Zheng furrowed his brow, put the half-eaten dessert back, picked up the pure white porcelain teacup from the table, and rinsed his mouth.
Too sweet.
He still preferred lighter flavors. This kind of dessert, overloaded with sweetness, was too intense for Tang Zheng.
"In terms of food, it seems the Six Great Gods didn't pass down any normal cuisine. According to the cyberpunk background... hmm..."
Tang Zheng withdrew his gaze from the dessert and muttered to himself, "Thinking about it, it's actually normal. This kind of heavily-laden food might suit the tastes of this group of Players."
He didn't have to wait long.
Footsteps in the corridor reached Tang Zheng's ears.
Dong! Dong!
A light knock on the door.
Tang Zheng put away the indifferent expression on his face, feigned a cold demeanor, and got up to walk towards the door.
With a "click."
He opened the door. Judicial Chief Gride, an elderly man who appeared scholarly, stood at the doorway with a smile.
"Team Leader Tang."
Judicial Chief Gride saw Tang Zheng opening the door with a cold face. He smiled widely and said softly, "It's late, I apologize for disturbing you."
"Your Excellency Judicial Chief?"
"If we're going to talk about what happened today, then I don't think there's any need to talk," Tang Zheng said, feigning surprise, then spoke without reservation.
Judicial Chief Gride's smiling expression froze for a moment, as if he had just realized. "So, the negotiation today didn't go smoothly?"
"Although I don't know what happened, This Old Man is not responsible for negotiations. I came today to give Team Leader Tang a gift."
Judicial Chief Gride shook his head and pulled out a parchment scroll from his sleeve.
The frayed edges on both sides of the scroll were slightly blackened, making it look very old and full of the passage of time.
A gift?
A hint of surprise and astonishment flashed in Tang Zheng's eyes, and at the same time, a sense of wariness arose in his heart.
Giving him a gift out of the blue, and an ancient one at that, Tang Zheng wasn't sure if this scroll contained any special Magic.
"It's just an ordinary piece of parchment."
Judicial Chief Gride lifted his loose sleeve, his withered hand holding the parchment scroll, and placed it on a small wooden shelf next to the door where miscellaneous items were kept.
"This is an ancient map. Although the content of the map is not Accurate, it's a good gift for a collection."
Judicial Chief Gride smiled kindly. After putting down the gift, he didn't wait for Tang Zheng to speak before turning around and walking away down the corridor.
Only after his figure Disappeared in the corridor.
The cold and Wary Expression on Tang Zheng's face vanished. He looked Expressionless at the scroll placed on the wooden shelf.
Indeed, there was no Mana Fluctuation. It should be an ordinary piece of parchment.
However.
"First Tier Angel Summoning!" Tang Zheng activated Magic.
White light flashed.
An ordinary Angel appeared and picked up the parchment scroll from the wooden shelf.
Click!
He closed the door.
Tang Zheng turned and walked back into the living room. The ordinary Angel holding the parchment scroll also followed him in, hovering in mid-air.
"Open the scroll."
The command was given.
The ordinary Angel reached out and pulled open the parchment. The unfolded area was slightly large, which made the parchment scroll look even more ancient.
Seeing that nothing happened, Tang Zheng had the ordinary angel hand over the scroll and simultaneously dismissed the angel summoning.
The ancient parchment scroll lay flat on the table. A strange map was drawn on the scroll, with no annotations for mountains or terrain.
There was a simple outline that looked like it had been sketched casually, completely unlike the structure of a normal map.
However, in the upper left corner of this simple map,
Only a small area was specifically marked!
"This map is... a map of the Different World?"
Tang Zheng's pupils slightly contracted, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.
If anyone else saw this map, they would probably just think it was a simple drawing, or they would compare the general outline of this map with the maps of various human countries.
But seeing that specifically marked northwest corner!
Tang Zheng already realized that this map wasn't depicting any current human country or area where humans resided, but rather the outline of the entire Different World.
A solitary northwest corner, compared to the entire map, occupied only a tiny portion.
Unfortunately.
This map was just a simple outline, more like a doodle drawn casually while listening to someone's description. It had very little reference value.
"Judicial Chief..."
Tang Zheng's eyes flickered, and the confusion deep within him intensified. Speaking of which, he had been somewhat puzzled from the beginning.
Why would the Theocracy send a Judicial Chief to greet them?
"Judicial, infant..."
"This is getting more and more interesting. Could Killing Death's appearance be their doing?"
A thought stirred within Tang Zheng, and his vision quickly shifted to a Banshee Bird outside the guesthouse.
Late night.
10:55 PM.
Judicial Chief Gride walked with a slight stoop on the wide street. The perpetual lights on either side of the main street constantly elongated and shortened his shadow, changing its direction.
Whoosh!
A barely discernible sound vibrated slightly in the air above.
The Banshee Bird gently flapped its wings, gliding at high altitude, moving silently. Its pair of black eyes were fixed on Judicial Chief Gride below.
At this time.
Even as the God Capital of the Theocracy, there weren't many people on the streets. Although there was no curfew by law, due to religious doctrine, very few people would wander around at this hour.
Only the patrol teams, when passing by, would respectfully bow to Judicial Chief Gride.
"Dong!"
The ancient bell of John echoed in the air above.
Judicial Chief Gride stood with his hands behind his back, finally stopping below the oldest building of this church. This was also the location where Tang Zheng and the Holy Kingdom team were greeted initially.
Moonlight pierced through thin clouds.
Cold light scattered, reflecting a faint, cool white glow from the bell tower at the top of the ancient church under the moonlight.
"Thank God."
Judicial Chief Gride stood at the bottom of the steps. After a moment of silence, he suddenly spoke devoutly.
Unbeknownst to him!
Two figures suddenly appeared behind Judicial Chief Gride.
"The appearance of that child, you are behind it, aren't you?" A cold voice spoke, "Do you know that you have disrupted our original plan?"
"You should be very clear how important that child is. Any leakage of information, any of it, could trigger unpredictable consequences, even the destruction of the entire Theocracy."
A voice filled with reprimand and anger came.
Judicial Chief Gride did not turn around. He placed his hands devoutly on his chest and prayed quietly, as if he hadn't heard.
Earth Shrine Priest Chief Raymond's eyelid twitched, and he was about to speak again.
Water Cardinal Schedding shook his head to stop him, and quietly stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the ancient church before them.
Time passed little by little.
The prayer ended.
Only then did Judicial Chief Gride lower his hands from his chest and turn around to look at the two Shrine Priests behind him, whose status was higher than his.
"Lord Raymond's temper is truly as fiery as ever," Judicial Chief Gride said lightly. After speaking, he respectfully bowed to Water Cardinal Sinedin on the other side.
Clearly.
Compared to Earth Shrine Priest Chief Raymond, Judicial Chief Gride was more respectful towards Water Cardinal Sinedin.
"That child has their own ideas."
"I'm not qualified to offer any guidance," Judicial Chief Gride replied to the earlier question.
Earth Shrine Priest Chief Raymond frowned deeply. He didn't believe what the other man said, and besides, Gride was clearly acting a bit strange today.
"Is this your choice then...?"
Water Cardinal Schedding's sallow cheeks twitched slightly as he spoke with a complex tone.
Judicial Chief Gride just smiled and didn't respond, instead asking, "What do you plan to do next? Use that divine relic?"
The two Shrine Priests naturally knew what he was asking about.
"Hmph!" Earth Shrine Priest Chief Raymond snorted, "Some things, you aren't qualified to know yet."
"We won't."
Water Cardinal Schedding shook his head, "That divine relic is prepared to deal with the Destruction Dragon Lord when it breaks the seal a few years from now."
"Once it's used, it can only control one person; the person previously controlled will be automatically released."
"So that's how it is." Judicial Chief Gride nodded in realization.
"Your Excellency Sinedin!" Earth Shrine Priest Chief Raymond was taken aback. This was one of the Theocracy's highest secrets.
Unless someone reached the Shrine Priest Chief level, no one was qualified to know. Water Cardinal Schedding shouldn't be making a mistake on something like this.
"Haha."
"Your Excellency Sinedin, do you think I can use the highest blessing of 'Give Muowa'?" Judicial Chief Gride chuckled softly.
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