Calamity Dragon, Starting with the Cultivation of Knight Families

Chapter 227 The Whole City's Faith, The Vampire Invasion

"These days are so comfortable!"

"Unfortunately, we have fewer and fewer opportunities to achieve our greatest feats; we are still not strong enough."

In the city of Brighton.

After 600 days of missionary work.

To put it simply, apart from the Blood Hunters and the people in the main urban area who remain wary of the Dragon God Church, almost all the common people in the city are already somewhat aware of its existence.

At least half of the impoverished lower-class people have become devout believers in the Dragon God Church.

As for the general believers, they have long been spread throughout the city.

Yes.

Among these six hundred, Hean and the other two have become the de facto rulers of the city.

After all, how could Hean not rely on native humans to develop the Dragon God Church?

Therefore, we will start from the south of Brighton.

Inside the church, the three had secretly trained thirty-seven apprentice knights and sorcerer students in the superhuman system.

Relying on the power of these 'students,' the Church of the Dragon God has secretly and completely incorporated the entire 'Brighton' into its territory.

"Hmm? My Lord Heran, are you still not satisfied?"

"Look at your own advancement speed? You advanced from the first rank to the fifth rank in just six hundred days, with a major improvement almost every hundred days. What are we, and the billions of citizens of the other Star Empires, supposed to think of what you're saying?"

"To be honest, if it weren't for your divine favor and reward, Hean, it would have been difficult for Mayor Helen and me to advance even one rank in just these six hundred days!"

"You should spare the lives of the other citizens of the empire!"

Potter looked at Hean with a mixture of envy and jealousy.

Meanwhile, Princess Helen was already terrified by Heana's terrifying speed of advancement.

The first time, He'an advanced from the first rank to the third rank in just one hundred days. Although it was an exaggeration, it was still a low rank, so she could comfort herself.

After all, she is a descendant of dragons with dragon blood.

The second-tier Hean could easily defeat the third-tier Hean.

However, although Hean's advancement speed was not as terrifying as the first time, it was still quite terrifying upon closer inspection.

After all, the difficulty of going from low to medium level is not small.

In the Star Empire, under normal circumstances, it would take at least five or six years for a third-tier being to advance to the fourth tier.

Moreover, the mortality rate associated with the bloodline infusion ritual is extremely alarming.

Even though the empire has improved the success rate of bloodline infusion rituals, the mortality rate is still around 10%.

While beings like magical beasts can directly and continuously advance in rank, this process takes much longer than for humans; it's simply impossible to go from the third to the fourth rank in less than ten years.

Even without considering the power structure of the Auckland continent.

Take the Calter professional power system as an example. If you want to advance from the third rank to the fourth rank, you need to go through the rank advancement BOSS battle in the dungeon.

Successfully completing the BOSS battle will naturally lead to promotion.

But if it doesn't pass, then it's a death sentence.

And look at Hean!

As a dungeon raider, once you enter this world, there's no longer the process of adventuring and entering dungeons to improve your strength.

But the speed of his promotion over the past year has already made even geniuses and ascetics feel inferior.

So, are these the chosen ones?

Helen realized for the first time the true value of being favored by God.

After all, even Helen and Potter were able to advance one level smoothly only with the support of Heran over the past year.

Yes.

Six hundred days means that Hean has conducted six simulations of the actual game.

The rewards for these simulation days are quite generous.

Although the speed of progress in strength has slowed down in Hean's opinion, the Civilization Pioneer targeted rewards in each real game are still quite substantial.

For example, the thirty-seven students that Hean and his two companions have trained so far.

It was created using a set of fifty bottles of low-tier Star Empire universal 'Bloodline Potion' given to Hean as a reward from the actual game.

As for the other rewards, when you calculate them carefully, given Hean's current net worth, they are completely comparable to some ordinary seventh-tier beings.

Porter has already reached level two, and Helen has already reached level three.

Hean is the strongest, having reached the fifth rank.

[Role played: Gian Freud]

Race: Human.

[Occupation: Priest]

[Level: 57 (Tier 5)]

【技能：1、治疗术；2、圣盾；3、魔力回溯；4、神圣祈福；5、神圣祷言；6、圣枪穿刺；7、神圣护盾。】

As far as the data panel is concerned, although Hean only has seven skills, each of them is very useful.

Among them, the most frequently used method is the sacred blessing of He'an.

Because Hean used this skill to enable 37 of the 42 students who were willing to accept the 'Dragon God's Trial' to successfully emerge as reserve 'superhumans'.

Even the five students who failed, Hean used this skill to save their lives.

It can be said that it was precisely because of this divine skill that the entire Dragon God Church was able to expand smoothly throughout the city.

Hean rolled his eyes at Potter for his sour grapes.

"It's not like I didn't give you any magic crystals."

"You're the one who got the benefit and is now acting innocent, that's exactly what I'm talking about."

"Alright, let's think about how to proceed with the next step of the plan."

Hean looked at the two of them seriously.

Upon hearing this, Potter and Helen immediately nodded solemnly.

"As things stand, the number of believers in Brighton has reached its limit."

"The faith of nearly five thousand people is far from enough, at least that's the guidance I've received for the next stage."

"According to the divine decree, we need to reach a scale of 10,000 believers as soon as possible, because only in this way can we have more compatriots from the Star Empire enter this world."

"So, in the next phase, do you think our church should head towards the large city of Sutton on the west side of the border, or expand towards the smaller towns on the north and south sides of the Great Wall?"

Hean looked at the two of them.

Potter hesitated for a moment, then said directly:
“I think we should stick to our previous Plan Two, which is the safest approach to spreading our faith by using smaller cities to surround larger ones.”

"After all, as you should know, the Blood Hunter Legion's Hummingbird Group has already noticed us. Although they don't seem to be testing us yet, I think once they confirm that we have no connection with other forces in their capital, then our situation will be hard to predict."

Porter sought stability, but Helen disagreed.

"No, I still think we should strive for the greatest benefit in the short term." "After all, you've seen the physical capabilities of humans in this world. Let alone humans, even the strength of vampires is limited by the rules."

“But we are different. In fact, Hean is already at the fifth level! Add to that the strength of the two of us, and our students, and frankly, I think that even if we were to launch a rebellion in these human border cities right now, we would be able to capture several large cities in a short time.”

"And how many people live in these large cities? Hundreds of thousands? Or millions?"

"Once you gain this faith, not to mention the support from the empire, the divine favor you can receive will definitely undergo a qualitative change. Advancing to a higher rank, or even a saint rank, in a short period of time will not be a problem."

Helen said this, but Hean looked completely bewildered.

I don't even have that kind of confidence myself. How come you, little princess, have more confidence than me, a person favored by the gods?

Holy steps?

Hean really couldn't bear to think about it.

After all, based on what we know, apart from the top players from many years ago, the fastest record for advancing to the Saint rank among players, excluding those who only reached the first round, is six years in the game world!

He's probably played countless batches of players already.

Is it really possible to get such strong support from a real game?

Even if it were possible, Hean wouldn't dare joke about his game character.

After all, game characters are too precious, and life is only once.

Therefore, Hean looked at Helen and said helplessly:

“Princess Helen, isn’t this a bit too radical?”

"According to you, even if we are able to conquer several major cities in this human world in the short term, have you thought about how we will control the people in these areas?"

"Furthermore, we will definitely face a counterattack from the Adams Empire. Moreover, if the vampires find out about the rebellion within the empire, it's hard to say they won't get involved. Do you really expect the three of us to conquer this world?"

"And faith is not something that can be formed overnight; it takes time to influence people and also requires shared interests."

"What power do we have to bind the interests of millions of people together at once?"

"Are we really going to rely on the three chicken farms and three farms outside the city that we've set up now?"

"Take our students for example. Can you really bear to see them die for our interests? People are all made of flesh and blood, so I think we should proceed step by step for now."

Potter nodded in agreement.

Just kidding, Potter is still quite timid. You only live once, so you can't mess around.

Helen did not directly refute Hean and Potter's ideas.

After a moment's hesitation, she looked at Hean and then asked:

"Yes, I understand your thoughts."

"However, I didn't say that we must start a rebellion. After all, with our current strength, it should be easy for us to secretly control some people."

"Just like the mayor and lord of Brighton right now, isn't he also controlled by the power of your contract?"

"So, Hean, tell me honestly, how many master-servant contract scrolls do you still have?"

"As a chosen one of the pioneers of civilization, I don't believe that someone as favored by the gods as you are would not have extra master-servant contract scrolls."

Helen looked directly at Heran, and Heran immediately understood upon hearing this.

"So that's what you were planning, Princess."

Hean smiled helplessly and spread his hands, saying, "Alright, I'll be honest, I only have two contract scrolls left."

"In addition, I can also tell you directly that I still have two props in my possession right now, which can barely control some people, but no more than five."

"So, you're planning to have me directly control the mayors of several major cities?"

"But don't forget, in this world, the mayor doesn't have the final say in every city. The Blood Hunter garrison isn't bound by these mayors; they belong to the military and have their own set of operational standards and enormous power."

"in addition."

The three were discussing their next route inside the church, and just as Hean was about to share his thoughts, a trainee knight suddenly rushed in from outside the church.

"Teachers, something terrible has happened!"

The three turned to look at the apprentice knight.

Hean frowned: "Wolan, why are you always in such a rush? The sky isn't falling, what happened? Tell me slowly. And next time, remember to knock before coming in, knock? Got it?"

Upon hearing this, the young man, Wolan, scratched his head, revealing a simple yet uneasy expression, and said:
“Oh, okay, Professor Heran.”

"Alright, tell me, what happened?"

Hean remained silent, and the other two also looked at the student who had just come of age.

Upon hearing this, Woran immediately nodded and said:
"Teachers, I just received a message from Wenna at the city gate. She said that all the Blood Hunters who went out of Brighton City have met with misfortune."

"The six blood hunter teams patrolling the outer perimeter of the Great Wall encountered a large-scale ambush by the vampires. They all met with misfortune in different locations, and only six people managed to escape back to the Great Wall this time!"

"Moreover, according to those who escaped back, outside the giant wall, it seems that a large number of vampire monsters have gathered, and it looks like they are about to attack our Brighton city."

"The city is in turmoil, and all the ordinary garrison troops have been mobilized. I think there are already guards standing watch next to the cannons on the giant wall!"

Upon hearing this, Hean and the other two were all taken aback.

However, after exchanging glances, the three of them quickly calmed down.

"These vampires came at just the right time! We were just about to take the next step when they showed up."

"So, what do you think we should do next?"

Potter said calmly.

"do nothing!"

Helen was the first to express her opinion.

"It's not uncommon for vampires to attack the giant wall, but as long as it's not a battle where everyone goes all out, generally speaking, based on the situation in this world over the past fifty years, everything should be fine in the end."

"Moreover, with the vampires attacking the giant wall, the Blood Hunter Legion will definitely send reinforcements urgently. So, we don't need to do anything now, we just need to wait for the final result."

"Of course, if there is a real risk that our wall will be breached by the vampires, we may have no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it in order to ensure the safety of our believers."

Upon hearing this, Hean nodded unconsciously.

But he also had his own ideas, so he said:

"Princess Helen's idea is indeed good."

"But we can't just stand by and watch the situation deteriorate to the worst possible outcome."

"Therefore, I think we might be able to use our power to carry out a decapitation operation against the vampires who started this war as covertly as possible."

"Only in this way can we ensure the safety of the city as much as possible, and at the same time, conceal our own situation to the greatest extent possible."

"In addition, let's get all the students moving. At the very least, we need the students to stabilize the entire civilian area and even secretly eliminate any vampires who might sneak into the city."

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Hean's idea was agreed upon by the other two.

Without further ado, the three of them immediately got to work.

After assigning tasks to all the apprentice knights and sorcerer students, the three of them took advantage of the moment night fell, all of them becoming invisible and flying into the sky, quickly disappearing into the darkness outside the giant wall.

(End of this chapter)