Hyperdimensional Player

Chapter 394 Unite Against a Common Foe, Begin the Kill!

Outside the Temple of Joy.

As Duncan was leaving, he encountered the Master of Revelry, Korver. Korver's marker had changed from neutral to light red, indicating a certain degree of hostility. Upon seeing Duncan emerge from the villa of the Great Mother of Bliss, the Master of Revelry immediately showed jealousy in his eyes, but he forcibly suppressed it and merely gave him a meaningful look.

The Mother of Great Bliss still needs to use this man; now is not the time to make a move. Only after she has finished using him will it be the time for the Master of Carnival to strike.

At this time, we must not disrupt the important business of the Mother of Great Bliss.

The divine grace Duncan received last night has aroused great jealousy among many members of the Pleasure Cult, and the Pleasure Priestesses seem to be trying to win him over, which makes them even more envious and resentful.

Duncan merely glanced at the other party with a cold look; the four-star gold mark meant that anyone who dared to cause trouble would be dealt with secretly.

He returned to his residence and then went to the territory of the Church of Wealth.

However, Duncan did not go to the most bustling commercial street, but instead entered a dark alley in the port area. This was the stronghold of the Church of Wealth responsible for the 'black market trade', that is, the wealth that cannot be seen in the light of day. Goddess Woking's business can reach the bottomless abyss. Even in the Blood Wars of the Abyss, there are merchants who believe in her providing arms trade. However, she makes her living from both sides, and she has transactions with both demons and devils.

creak.

After knocking on a secret door, Duncan entered the underground black market. Led by a wanderer, he quickly entered a luxurious underground room.

Even the doorknobs here are gold-plated.

The church's interior design is characterized by its opulent and glittering style, with even the clergy dressed like nouveau riche, showing a strong preference for the color gold.

"Duncan - Starfall".

A slightly teasing female voice rang out, followed by a flash of golden light in the darkness. Then, a charming woman with pale golden eyes stepped out, looking adorned with jewels and exuding an air of elegance and nobility. Even royalty was not as extravagantly dressed as her.

The woman had long, light blonde hair and wore a gorgeous long dress adorned with dazzling gemstones; even her gilded boots were studded with large pearls.

At first glance, this woman even looks a bit like a low-budget version of the statue of the goddess of wealth, Woking.

—Golden-Sarrilla-Tyblontian (Five-star silver-grey).

One of the five shrewish women.

She specializes in shady dealings and is also an expert at selling stolen goods. She used to have dirty hands; she was a master thief and later became the black market boss of the Church of Wealth. She had a share in the entire smuggling trade in Fallen Star Sea.

Duncan nodded calmly and said, "Bishop Sarala."

This woman was a little younger, around twenty-five or twenty-six years old. The five shrewish women were of varying ages, the oldest being thirty or forty years old, but not in Serganth, but rather following the Holy Coin in the Golden Temple of Amn.

Sara Tybrantan looked at Duncan thoughtfully and said softly, "I heard you attended the Great Mother of Bliss's Carnival?"

It seems the Pleasure Cult is full of spies.

Duncan nodded slowly and said, "Yes."

Sara-Taybrantan's eyes gleamed with curiosity as she pressed on, "Did you sleep with the Mother of Great Bliss?"

She used a vulgar slang term, equivalent to "gan" (干), and among the five shrewish women, the one in front of her had the lowest social standing but the highest talent.

Even when the Goddess of Wealth is missing, they all have a five-star mark. If the Goddess of Wealth returns, they will at least be five-star gold units. As long as you are rich enough, your combat power can be increased by using rare items.

Duncan frowned and shook his head, saying, "The Mother of Great Bliss is the lover of the goddess of joy."

The meaning is clear.

The Mother of Great Bliss does not easily become close to other people.

Sara Tybrotan looked slightly disappointed as she sized up Duncan before her, then sat down on the luxurious dragon-skin sofa and asked, "So what are you doing here?"

The five shrewish women are both partners and competitors.

The person in front of me isn't exactly Duncan's financial backer, but he controls Sergant's gray market trade and is incredibly well-informed.

Duncan sat down and said in a deep voice, "Intelligence."

"The Pleasure Cult is preparing to retaliate against the Church of Pain, and I need your intelligence support."

Upon hearing Duncan's words, Sara Tybrantan immediately became interested. She asked with great interest, "Them? Revenge?"

"If they leave this city, who can they defeat?"

Duncan stared at Sarala before him. Under his gaze, the Golden Man also became a little more restrained and said in a deep voice, "Did the Great Mother of Bliss grant you the power to mobilize the Scarlet Actors?"

They really are well-informed.

Sarala knew the Scarlet Performer very well. She rested her chin on her hand and fell into deep thought, saying, "If we had the Scarlet Performer, plus your strength..."

"I am quite confident."

Duncan Starfall is a high-ranking guardian of the Temple of Wealth. These people, responsible for guarding the great treasury, are divided into two groups, one in the open and one in the shadows. Without some fighting power, the Church of Wealth would be constantly on the radar of the dragons.

One of the criteria for becoming a Golden Guardian is having a certain level of dragon-slaying combat ability.

The other team must be able to go toe-to-toe with the master thief.

The Church of Wealth's vast treasury is coveted by dragons, mages, and thieves.

Duncan said slowly, "Della Isgil said she would provide me with support. Is she here?"

Sarala shook her head and said, "No."

"She went to Amherst."

What support do you need from me?

Duncan pondered for a moment and said, "Intelligence support, financial support, and preferably a group of people secretly."

Sarella pondered for a moment and said, "I happen to have a group of desperate mercenaries under my command."

"I can be your helper."

"Moreover, they have a clean record; they'll work for whoever pays them."

After getting everything he wanted, Duncan turned around and prepared to leave.

But just as he was leaving, Sarala suddenly stood up and blocked his way, her expression slightly ambiguous and flirtatious, and whispered, "Interested in working for me?"

"What Della Isgil can give you, I can give you too."

"What she can't give, I can give too."

As they spoke, a faint fragrance wafted over. The beautiful woman stood very close, her expression ambiguous, but deep in her eyes was indifference and calculation. She seemed to be considering what price to pay to win over the man in front of her. In fact, her body was part of the price she was willing to pay as long as the price was right.

None of the five shrewish women were simple characters.

In modern terms, those women who meticulously plan everything are the modern version of the "Five Shrewish Women".

When dealing with them, you can't be too careful.

You might even sleep with them tonight, all lovey-dovey, and tomorrow they could sell you off. If the price is right, they could sell you themselves.

Duncan took a step back, didn't reply, just nodded slightly, and then left.

Things have a first-come, first-served order.

Della Isgey has already placed her bet with him, and as long as this big spender keeps paying, Duncan is a man of his word.

"Humph!"

Sara watched Duncan's departing figure, snorted coldly, and then summoned a wanderer, giving him a few instructions.

Regardless, gathering information about the Goddess of Wealth is of utmost importance. The five shrewish women will weigh the pros and cons, so there's no need to worry about them ruining things. In the original timeline, the Goddess of Wealth, Woking, disappeared for over a decade, yet the church continued to function normally, only suffering some setbacks due to undermining by the church of the Goddess of Joy.

It can be said that the internal affairs capabilities of the top leadership of the Church of Wealth are all top-notch. Whether it is Patriarch St. Coin or the five shrewish women of Upper Gold, they are all first-rate talents.

Even without a goddess for over a decade, the Wealth Church can still operate normally, opening business centers, financing centers, currency exchange centers, and safekeeping offices everywhere. This gives you an idea of ​​how many people in the church are professional money-makers.

Even if you lack the strength, you can still buy your way out by spending money.

of course.

The most profitable business of the Wealth Church is still lending, and they don't hoard the profits.

"If wealth is transformed into capital."

"That would be awesome."

After leaving the black market, Duncan immediately began preparations. He had been so busy with his work that he had neglected his skills in killing people.

this is not OK.

Duncan's job is to strengthen his human form by killing people. However, he can't kill indiscriminately in this world, because killing innocent people will cause him to drift towards the evil side, and Duncan doesn't want to be hunted down by a bunch of foolish paladins in the future.

You need to have a legitimate reason for doing things, and the same goes for killing people. Otherwise, if you become too infamous, the paladins will hunt you down across half the continent. You also can't have too much of a good reputation, because the dark guards will use you as a stepping stone to please some evil god.

Duncan needs to first stabilize himself in a near-neutral position.

After returning to his residence, Duncan began to examine his human host's various abilities. Many of these abilities were now grayed out, and the data page had transformed into a rough career panel.

But it doesn't really mean much to him, because the conventional professional system is ineffective for him.

—"Golden Eye (Invalid): The Lady of Wealth's divine grace. When activated, you can see the aura of treasures around you, including the equipment, artifacts, and treasures on other people. You can judge the strength and worth of a target by the aura and find unexpected treasures more easily in the wilderness."

A deactivated divine grace.

It's basically useless until the goddess of wealth returns.

—"Money can move mountains (wealth) (special ability) (ineffective): Money makes the world go round. When you are negotiating, bargaining, intimidating, or bribing, you can try to offer the other party an irresistible price. Once a deal is reached, you can impose a contract on the other party."

Relying on this special ability, the followers of Lady Wealth can expand their businesses to the depths of hell and the abyss.

[We need support from the wealth management sector!]

[This can be integrated into the Golden Rule.]

—“Protection of Wealth (Disabled): Under the blessing of the realm of wealth, the higher the value of the artifact you equip, the greater its effect, even exceeding the artifact's own ability limit.”

This is a special ability bestowed by a god or a goddess of wealth.

Generally speaking, only core members of the Church of Wealth can possess it, and Duncan Starfall is clearly a core member of the upper echelons.

—“Holy Healing (failed)”.

—“The protection of the Golden Guardian has failed.”

—“Divine power (failed)”.

—“Aegis (disrupted)”.

One is the Holy Light of the Paladin, and the other is a saving throw similar to that of the Tom Warrior; both are essentially ineffective.

The current human host is practically a blank slate of a high-ranking warrior.

As for the ability to cast divine spells, normally Duncan could cast divine spells of 0-3 ring, but that's no longer the case. Some priests might not even be able to cast many divine spells.

— "Duncan-Starfall: Level 5 Warrior/Level 10 Golden Guardian (replaceable)/Level 1 Weapon Master (replaceable)."

A somewhat unstable career panel.

In the projection page at the dimensional level, the Golden Guardian can be replaced by many professions, such as Tom Warrior, Dark Guardian, Heim Fighter, etc. Basically, as long as it is a profession on the side of the Temple Guardian, it can be replaced if the conditions are met, because it is a warrior-side skill with some special abilities.

A level 1 Weapon Master can replace Sword Saint, Samurai, Ronin, etc., but some prerequisites are required. Currently, the only class that cannot be replaced is Warrior level.

Within dimensional space.

Duncan pulled up the data panel that appeared on the projection screen, rested his chin on his hand, glanced at it, and muttered to himself, "Thompson Warriors can't be replaced for now."

"It's probably because I've killed quite a few wanderers and assassins lately."

"As long as I gain the ability to ambush and add some spellcasting ability, I can replace myself as a Dark Guardian."

"so."

"Is the human host's job stats not fixed?"

Since the human host's primary role is warrior, the only replacements are warrior-type characters. Even for rogue-type characters, the only replacements can be something like a Dark Guardian, who has warrior abilities but also the ability to ambush. They cannot be directly replaced with a rogue-type character.

"But what if I possess enough abilities?"

"Can I replace any job panel?"

"I don't seem to follow the conventional career advancement path."

Duncan has now taken over the abilities of the Rogue Assassin, which allows him to replace the Dark Guardian. If he kills even more and takes over the Rogue's legendary abilities, could he directly replace the Rogue's advanced form with his class level?
He felt that after penetrating this world, perhaps due to the different laws, the data pages in the dimensional space had also changed somewhat.

"This blue bar is really short."

Why is there still a restriction on [Magic Network Access]?

"Requires spellcaster level to unlock?"

"Ok?"

"In this world, there are still people who use magic to strangle you?"

Duncan still has some things to figure out. Given the disappearance of the Goddess of Wealth, if he doesn't switch to another deity, his human form will be at the level of a standard high-ranking warrior for the time being.

Lady Joy, who was in charge of the divine authority of wealth, could only prioritize granting divine magic to the priests and had no time to attend to anyone else.

Even priests sometimes lack divine magic, otherwise the strength of the five fierce women would not have dropped so much. Normally, they are all high-ranking bishops who can pray for divine grace.

Night falls.

Having secured the covert support of the Church of Wealth, Duncan immediately prepared to return to the Cult of Pleasure. As he ordered the assembling of the Scarlet Actor's main cast, the Church of Wealth's intelligence network also sent him information about the Cult of Pain.

Throughout the Zambia region, the Church of Pain has only a few strongholds, while the largest one lies hidden in the territory of the Church of the Dragon. Some of those who believe in the Painful Maiden even serve as torturers, executioners, and executioners. Many nearby cities have been infiltrated by the Church of the Dragon, and those who are out in the open are merely puppets controlled by the Church of the Dragon.

Now that we have intelligence on the enemy, there's nothing more to say.

Let’s kill!

Duncan had to pave the way with the heads of the Pain Cult to prove his worth.

You can put fighting jungle monsters aside for now.

If Duncan wants to significantly improve his strength, killing dragons is definitely his top priority. As for other creatures like goblins, gnolls, and orcs, killing them won't make much difference.

The human form's primary role is that of a warrior, and they have mastered all the basic combat skills required.

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(End of this chapter)