Chapter 42 Sober
When Art woke up, it was already the next morning.
He could feel that his own body had improved a lot. At least, the feeling of powerlessness had subsided a lot.
The best way for a player to confirm his own status is to check his attribute bar, and Art also did this:
[Attributes: Strength 0.4 (0.7), Constitution: 0.7 (0.8), Agility: 0.5 (0.7), Spirit: 1. (1.4)
Status: Weak]
Seeing that the seriously injured status in his status bar had disappeared, he couldn't help but sigh.
Only then did he look at himself and his surroundings.
He put on a simple gray robe, which looked like...the clothes of a church deacon?
Church deacons are servants in the church, just like servants of nobles in costumes. In "Art's" memory, these church deacons are generally held by ordinary believers in the church.
Full of white tones, warm and serene layout and decoration, and a faint sense of holiness, it seems to have been infected by some force for a long time.
Not long after he started looking around, he saw a smiling middle-aged man dressed as a priest walking in, smiling kindly at him: "You finally woke up, oh, by the way, I'm Fleck,
Priest of the Church of Pas."
Priest? If I remember correctly, in this world, a priest is the highest cleric in the church in the Knights Territory.
Art was confused for a moment, and then showed a very grateful expression: "Thank you very much! Master Priest! My name is Art."
Although the expression was staged, the gratitude was sincere. After all, the other party really saved him.
Art's expression made Fleck very proud. When he rescued the injured, the expression on the other person made him very happy. When he first joined the Holy See, he had this kind of longing...
Regarding the idea that suddenly popped up in his mind, Fleck sighed with emotion, and then asked: "I used several magical healing spells yesterday to get you out of danger. What situation did you encounter?"
Fleck "accidentally" mentioned the number of times he had used healing techniques, and then observed the other person's expression. He was very curious about this, after all, the other person's injuries were serious.
Regarding what Fleck deliberately mentioned, Art naturally realized that he would not lose anything with a compliment, so he cooperated and showed a corresponding expression of gratitude, and then a trace of "fear" appeared on his face:
"Lord Fleck, I encountered a pack of wolves on the Dirud Plains..."
"Wolves? Have you been attacked by wolves? Don't worry, you are safe now." Fleck nodded clearly. There are not many wolves on the Dilud Plains. They are often seen in the northwest forests from Dilu.
The wolf from Depingyuan didn't say anything about the other party's fear. He just comforted him by saying that it was normal for him to behave like this after escaping from death.
"No, no." Art half-seriously played the role of a traveler who encountered a horrific incident, "They are not ordinary wolves, those wolves are all monsters, there are hundreds of them... No, last
Thousands...no, tens of thousands..."
There was a look of horror and fear on his face.
"Hundreds or thousands of monsters?" Fleck frowned. How is this possible? The total number of monsters in the entire Red Rose Viscounty should not be in the thousands, let alone tens of thousands?
A suspicion immediately emerged in his mind - was this person under spiritual attack? Or was it just an exaggeration?
However, for some reason, he had a bad feeling in his heart - maybe what the other party said was true.
How is it possible?
Fleck immediately dismissed the idea.
"Master Priest." Art looked at Fleck seriously, "I swear, everything I saw is true. They were a group of monsters, a group of demonized wolves! Just like demons!"
The items in his inventory are reflected in his eyes:
[Monster Corpse Level 6: A failed demonized creature corpse. It was originally an ordinary Dirud dwarf wolf. The creator wanted to communicate with the power of the abyss and demonize them into demons, but was unsuccessful. 】
There are many corpses stored in Art's inventory. These corpses have various functions. Whether they are human corpses or animal monster corpses, they can be used as tools to implement certain strategies, because crows and ravens are omnivores.
, can also be used as food for the crow servants.
Of course, the corpses of non-human creatures will also be used as raw materials for his barbecue - he has no habit of using human flesh as food, and stocking up on the corpses of some animals and monsters is what a traveler needs.
"Devil!?" Fleck's voice raised a bit unconsciously. He stared at Art with a fearful expression, "Mr. Art! Are you sure!?"
"Yes. I'm sure." Art looked serious and told the characteristics of the monsters he saw. "Their fur is as red as fire, and there are cracks on their bodies. The inside is as red as magma. They are crazy and
Terror, even if it is penetrated by a long sword, it will still rush towards us crazily."
As he spoke, there was another hint of "fear" on his face.
But Fleck didn't see through Art's powerful acting skills. After hearing "Devil", he panicked a little.
The characteristics described by the other party are also the same as those of the creatures from the abyss. When he was young, he and many priests followed a Tusir to purify a demon warlock. The other party released many modified creatures, or demonized creatures.
Better, unlike monsters that naturally awaken extraordinary power, those demonized creatures are the products of being transformed by the power of the abyss, and are crazy and chaotic.
And when he was in doubt, Art's next words shocked him even more: "Master Priest, I saw those demonized wolves leading towards Delud."
"Mr. Art! You said that there are thousands, or even tens of thousands, of demonized wolves leading towards Delud?" Fleck took a deep breath, suppressed the fear in his heart, and then stared closely at
Looking at Art, "When did you escape? Why didn't I receive any news?"
For such a big matter, the church led by Di Lude should have used emergency means to contact other churches. Why didn't he hear any news?
Art was stunned. Before he left the dead place, he clearly saw the footprints heading in the direction of De Rude. Didn't those wolves go?
"I don't know. Before I fled, I only saw them going in the direction of Delude's territory. Later, I was chased into the forest by several demonized wolves. I circled around and killed them.
Then he fell down, and even my long sword..." Art looked like he "suddenly remembered something" and looked at Fleck cautiously.
"I didn't see your sword. When you were brought by a nearby hunter, you only had a damaged harp." Fleck replied angrily and funny.
"Really?" Art said with some regret.
On the way here, in order to prevent himself from being attacked by other wild beasts, he would drop the corpse of a demonized wolf every once in a while.
If you compare a prey that requires effort to catch up with food that can be eaten directly, the latter is of course more popular with beasts and monsters.
And this is also the "evidence" he created, the evidence that he was chased by monsters.
After Fleck was stunned by the news of "thousands of demonized creatures", he quickly came around and remembered the business.
He cleared his throat and extended an invitation to Art: "Mr. Art, you are a bard, right?"
Although the words were questions, his tone was filled with determination. During a day of treatment and investigation, he also "incidentally" confirmed the identity of the other party - a bard who favored dark attributes.
Although the attributes of mental power are a bit strange, they should be correct.
Bard?
Art was stunned. He knew that he must have been lying here for a long time, and the other party would use his mental power to explore his identity.
The simplest way is through the expression of strength. This method of identification is widely spread and known to many mercenaries, such as——
The spells released by a demon warlock are basically fire-related spells, with the chaotic and evil feeling of abyssal creatures.
The necromancy spells released by a necromancer are incompatible with the living and are basically linked to cold.
The magical spells released by a priest are related to light, and descriptions such as warmth and holiness can hardly be used.
Of course, this can only be said to be an inherent impression and cannot be said to be necessarily correct.
For example, the spells of hell devils are also very evil, and devil warlocks also use fire, so they are sometimes mistaken for devil warlocks.
For a legal profession, the most accurate way to identify it is its mental power.
If there is a legal professional lying here without the ability to resist, Art can also release his mental power to touch the opponent. As a stress reaction, the opponent's mental power will be instinctively released to resist.
When you are awake, you can do some actions to disguise your mental power, but when you are asleep, this instinctive reaction is difficult to disguise.
Then, Art will be able to sense which side the other party's mental power is biased towards.
Art didn't think the other party would be so honest, and he didn't even do basic probing when treating him.
If wizards and the Holy See have been coexisting for such a long time, would the Holy See staff not be able to recognize whether a person's spiritual attributes are that of a wizard?
So, why does the other party still regard him as a bard?
He was a little confused. Could it be that the other party wanted to judge whether he was honest through this basic question and answer? Or was his mental attribute more biased toward a professional like a bard?
However, in fact, Art was overthinking, and Fleck did not use this question to test his intentions. He had checked Art's mental attributes and really thought that Art was a bard.
However, Art's suspicion was regarded as "hesitation" by Fleck, which also made him sigh in his heart.
Sure enough, are you still not satisfied with the treatment?
Compared with the treatment of aristocratic wizards recruiting followers, the Holy See's treatment of clergy is still low. The only advantage is that there is no need to worry about the fanatical experimental needs of those wizards and the ubiquitous psychic radiation pollution that may bring
of harm.
Chapter completed!