A man among dragons, building a mysterious ancient church.

Chapter 216 Faceless Man's Talisman (2.0 Edition)

Xu Lie was very satisfied with everyone's statements, which at least fully demonstrated that the members had developed a sense of belonging to the church.

Even if it means betraying Kassel, even if it means facing the world's major mixed-race forces, the members are still willing to stand with the church.

Considering that Chu Zihang, Chen Motong, and others still need to use Kassel to impersonate and digest the potion, Xu Lie certainly wouldn't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs and let them openly betray him.

At times like these, Chu Zihang and Chen Motong need a little bit of disguise.

Xu Lie decided to offer the Faceless Man's face-changing talisman: "Thank you for your trust and support, but we cannot let this damage your past relationships."

"Furthermore, we must not let this disrupt the environment in which you are currently and will be digesting the potion in the future."

"So when we need to take action, we might as well change our approach."

Compared to the Faceless Man Talisman 1.0 version that Xu Lie initially obtained through advance payment, his strength has greatly improved. With the disguise ability of a high-sequence thief, he can easily obtain the Faceless Man Talisman 2.0 version.

Compared to the 1.0 version of the talisman, which was limited by the inability to change appearance, the 2.0 version of the talisman is much more useful. It lasts for three hours, during which time the appearance can be changed a maximum of two times before expiring.

But it's still much better than the previous kind of talisman that, once changed, could never be changed back.

Chu Zihang and Fingel were simply curious: how could an extraordinary ability even change one's face?

The ladies opposite him couldn't sit still any longer, craning their necks to look at Xu Lie: "Can we change our faces? Change them however we want?"

"What kind of talisman is this? What extraordinary ability does it possess to do something like this?"

"This is much more effective than any Word of Power or Dark Illumination."

Xu Lie briefly explained the limitations of the Faceless Man talisman, and the members all said it was fine and acceptable.

They even harbored a sense of anticipation, thinking that they could easily change their faces and then change them back again; they had begun to look forward to this extraordinary spell.

Chu Zihang and other members from Kassel College were also very happy. They had originally thought that if they broke ties with Kassel this time, they might not be able to use Caesar and Lu Mingfei, the two high-level accelerators, to digest the potions in the future.

What a pity.

It's wonderful that Mr. Error was so considerate of them and made such thorough preparations, and that they can continue to stay in Kassel afterwards.

As for Aso's suggestion, Xu Lie shook his head: "Ms. Moon, if a conflict arises with Kassel this time, the Church should also move from the shadows to the light."

"In that case, your diocese should not act at this time, but should make preparations in advance. Whether it is the Snake Clan or the Fierce Ghost Clan, your diocese will face more challenges in the future."

Previously, Makoto Aso secretly led a group to target the Demon Clan relentlessly. Since the Demon Clan could not be found, there was no way to retaliate.

Now that the old church has come into the open, those demons might retaliate against the Tokyo diocese.

It's hard to say whether the Snake Clan will remain neutral or tacitly eliminate a third party at that time. It's not advisable to bring the entire clan to the capital to provide support at this crucial moment.

Aso wanted to refute, but couldn't find a reason, so he pouted and nodded obediently, indicating that he would communicate with the followers in advance to guard against the Snake-Headed Eight Families and the Fierce Demon Clan.

At this point, several members secretly observed Mr. Fool.

Bao Lie understood the main body's thoughts and repeated his words in a domineering manner: "It's alright."

"It is time for the Church to appear before the world."

This clearly tells the members that even if the church is forced to move from darkness to light, it has nothing to fear.

That makes sense, and the members immediately felt relieved. Putting everything else aside, if Mr. Fool were willing to take action personally, Cassel wouldn't be too much of a problem.

With Mr. Fool backing us up, what's there to worry about? Let's just do it!

After a brief discussion and confirmation of the plan, Fingel raised his hand again, explaining that he was about to advance to Sequence 5 and asking if he could ask Mr. Fool for help with the ritual.

The Shadow Bookworm that Fingel desperately needs is a spirit creature and is closely related to the White Tower pathway in the Chaos Sea.

The Source Fortress that governs the Spirit Realm, as well as the Chaos Sea, are all on Xu Lie. Relying on the strong connection in mysticism, Xu Lie knew he could handle it with a simple divination.

He secretly manipulated the gray mist and tapped Bao Lie. Bao Lie, having received a hint from his main body, replied knowingly, "No problem. These spirit world creatures are relatively rare, but not impossible to find. You only need 4000 contribution points to exchange for them."

It's really expensive; it's almost as expensive as the main materials for Sequence 5.

Fingel felt bad about the contribution points he had saved up. He could afford to spend 4000 points; after completing so many tasks, he still had that much in savings.

However, after spending the money, he didn't know how long it would take to save up enough to ask the church to revive EVA again, but Fingel gritted his teeth and decided to redeem it anyway.

Only by becoming stronger can we obtain more contribution points.

It's important to know that the difficulty of the tasks issued by Mr. Fool is directly proportional to the contribution points.

For example, in the initial missions to recover extraordinary traits, the contribution points were 500, and most of the enemies you faced were around Sequence 9 or Sequence 8.

However, as time went on, Ms. Moon mentioned that she had encountered a wild extraordinary being with Sequence 6 once, and with Ms. Door's help, she successfully recovered the Sequence 6 traits.

In the end, it brought Ms. Moon a total of 1500 contribution points.

In other words, once you become stronger, you can go to the chaotic region and reclaim two Sequence 6 Extraordinary Abilities to make up for it.

Moreover, even with his scholarly analytical abilities, he couldn't learn Lu Mingfei's Word of Power: Don't Die. Perhaps he will be able to master it after his advancement, which would make it easier to prepare a body for EVA's resurrection.

After Fingel agreed, everyone abandoned the free trade this time and hurriedly left to prepare for the next action.

After everyone left, Xu Lie went to the Chaos Sea. Relying on his control over it, he managed to pry open a wisp of the Chaos Sea's aura and returned to the Source Castle to perform divination. He quickly locked onto the Shadow Bookworm.

These spirit beings, who only extract knowledge and information and do not harm people, act as if they have seen a ruler when they see Xu Lie, and obediently lie down without daring to move.

Once Fingel has arranged the bestowal ceremony, he will have Forrell deliver it directly.

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After the meeting, Chu Zihang and the others all sobered up, but in order not to give themselves away, they kept their eyes closed and pretended to rest.

Everyone was still on the private plane in Angers, and the fact that they all woke up at the same time was too suspicious.

The private jet carried not only Caesar and Lu Mingfei, but also two teams of elite executives, all of whom were in the same cabin.

Although it was called a private jet, only Principal Angers had a private room. The rest of the planes were decorated like a luxurious living room, with sofas and dining tables and chairs full of people.

In this situation, some of them hoped to summon a messenger, while others were curious about the Faceless Man's charm. Fingel was the most eager, wanting to set up a ritual to obtain the Shadow Bookworm.

Unfortunately, there were people all around, so he could only hold back his anxiety and pray that the private jet could fly faster.

However, such prayers are generally useless, and Mr. Fool, played by Bauer, doesn't care whether Angers' plane is fast or not.

Piloted by Kassel pilots, the plane was not guided by their will, and after several hours of waiting, it finally arrived at the capital airport at dawn.

After queuing to pass through customs, we arrived at the hotel we had booked in advance. By then, it was already getting light, and everyone started getting busy.

Chen Motong was tasked with restraining Caesar, and Susie with restraining Lu Mingfei, to prevent them from accidentally coming to find Fingel.

Finally, Chu Zihang was responsible for guarding the gate for Fingel, preventing anyone from disturbing the promotion ceremony.

As for summoning messengers, we'll just have to wait a bit longer.

Fortunately, after a long transoceanic flight, everyone needed to rest, and no one bothered Fingel.

Even the Kassel preparatory class, which had already received the news and prepared a welcome banquet, set the time for tonight instead of noon.

After setting up the ritual, Fingel received a Faceless Man Talisman 2.0 and a book with a cover that looked like a biological chitinous shell.

"This is... the Shadow Bookworm?"

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