My Player 2

Chapter 35: Heart of Brilliant Flame
We worked out a preliminary cooperation plan with everyone and agreed to discuss it in detail in a formal setting tomorrow.

Li Li sent away these uninvited guests and started to deal with his own affairs.

The girl who slid in and knelt in front of him after entering the door had the same characteristics as Al, and was a "special unit" who believed in him.

As long as it was an order from Li Li, she could not refuse it no matter what.

However, the five knights who had reached the gold rank following behind her were not as easy to bully as their own saint.

Although they also believe in the God of Creation, they are not fanatical enough. When facing Li Li, they can still maintain normal thinking ability and will not blindly follow his orders.

It is precisely because they are mentally normal that even if they will not express it openly, they will subconsciously use a critical mentality to judge whether Li Li is the creator god in their doctrines.

After all, the Salvation Army, which was established based on the belief in the Creator God, is a relatively fanatical religious organization. Its attitude and definition of "God" are completely different from the Thirteen Cities Alliance, which regards God as a "supernatural individual."

The spokespersons of the major forces within the alliance naturally accepted the objective fact that Li Li was a "god".

The knights of the Savior Army seemed restrained and at a loss when facing Li Li, who was so peaceful and somewhat mediocre.

Li Li brought them into a small room at the back of the warehouse, asked Al to block outside the door any players who wanted to come in, and had some preliminary communication with these people.

The blonde girl in the lead had a flushed face and was so excited that she was completely speechless.

In desperation, the oldest middle-aged knight among the knights had to explain the situation of their village.

They were descendants of a Salvation Army group.

As one of the guides of the Savior Army, [Holy Maiden of Despair, Aperia] was corrupted and could only seal herself in the crystal [Heart of Blazing Flame], using continuous burns to slow down the speed of corruption.

Their ancestors voluntarily stayed with the saint and guarded Aperia sealed in the crystal for generations.

The natives of this world are not like players who can get the map of the entire world with just a click of the mouse.

To them, the wilderness represents an abyss of silence and death.

Any inconspicuous dense forest may be a hunting ground for legendary monsters. A small snake the size of a palm may have the power to poison and kill a gold-level monster.

Every step they take outward carries huge risks, but it is difficult to get any visible rewards.

Most people were unwilling to explore further after finding a stable settlement. These knights who had been guarding Eperia for generations had lived in the Crystal Sealed Village for hundreds of years.

After telling his own experience, the leading middle-aged knight knelt on one knee and, as expected, asked Li Li to save Aperia.

Li Li did not respond immediately.

He first used the map he got from the player to confirm the distance from here to the Crystal Sealed Village, and immediately stood in awe of "Broken Leg".

The straight-line distance is nearly 600 kilometers, and along the way, you have to pass through difficult terrains such as dense forests, lakes, cliffs, and avoid various monster threats...

Although the player's body does not need to eat, with the performance of a first-level character, it only took three days to reach the outside of the Crystal Sealed Village. It can be said that this guy's strength should not be underestimated.

He decided to reward this guy with a large amount of experience points on the pretext of completing a "hidden mission" and bring this rare talent to level 30 first.

After thinking for a while, Li Li groaned and said to Aperia:
"I already know your situation. As long as Aperia hasn't been completely corrupted, I am confident that I can save her from corruption, but the prerequisite is that you can transport her to me in Iron Wall City." "So next you have two things to do. One is to confirm how long Aperia can last after leaving the [Heart of Brilliant Flame], and the other is to confirm how long it will take to get here from the Crystal Sealed Village with Aperia."

"Supreme Lord, your light shines on me, and your wisdom guides me." Aperia knelt on the ground, buried her head at the toes of Li Li, and said devoutly: "Your humble servant swears here that your will will be implemented, and I will fulfill your decree with my life."

Li Li: “…”

If Li Li were a human, he would definitely be secretly happy if there was a beautiful blonde girl in knight armor kneeling at his feet.

But now He just feels troubled.

Li Li found that he seemed to have lost some of his human desires.

Take Al for example. Having lived with this beautiful girl who always obeyed his every word for such a long time, Li Li thought that he had no reason not to do something for Al.

He is not a saint or gentleman.

But he really didn't do anything.

For so many days, when he was hungry, he would boil a pot of water and eat instant noodles. When he was sleepy, he would take a nap on the folding bed in the small room behind the warehouse. Although he had earned hundreds of thousands of Alliance coins by helping players upgrade their skills, he did not use them to improve his life. Instead, he used them all to buy building materials for building the camp.

Li Li believed that he was not a self-disciplined person before he traveled through time. He simply lost his lust and material desires.

"I hope that when you communicate with me in the future, you will not be so servile and use fewer compliments, and be as...efficient as possible."

Li Li helped up the female knight who was crawling on the ground, then closed his eyes and searched for the location of the players who were still online.

It is now late at night on Blue Star. The only players who are still "online" are the four members of "Level 8 Hurricane", who are blocked by soldiers at the city gate and are having a headache about how to enter the city.

"You and Al go to the city gate checkpoint. There are four aliens there. Find one of them to be your guide back to the village... Forget it, let's set off tomorrow night. I will arrange another guide for you then."

Li Li opened his eyes and granted his authority to [Saint of the Sealed Maiden, Aperia], allowing this female knight of only gold rank to have the ability to upgrade and advance players.

He developed a keen interest in the demigod-level [Saint of Despair, Eperia], and the crystal [Heart of Brilliant Flame] that could isolate corruption.

Li Li planned to let the players determine the fastest route, and then let El carry the crystal that sealed Aperia and bring back the two things he cared about.

But before that, he still wanted to keep Al by his side until after tomorrow's meeting.

After comforting the knights with a few more words, Li Li ended the communication for the night.

Although his own warehouse was empty, he didn't want to let the knights who had traveled a long distance sleep on the stone floor covered with express boxes.

Li Li found two tree people rooted at the door of the warehouse and asked Godriff for help to arrange accommodation for everyone.

There was still some time before dawn, Li Li took out a mirror and posted an official event on his forum.

[Qualifications are given away! Post your "Desperate Expedition OL" battle high-energy video and you will have a chance to win the "Glory Expedition OL" internal test qualification! 】

[Activity Rules: Possessing power is the reason to participate in the expedition! Post your battle video in the "Speak Your Mind" section to win 50 places in the third batch of public beta tests. Come and join us! ]

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