A Comprehensive Network: An Endless Adventure Begins as a Wanderer

"Sigh, go ahead and ask."

The paladin looked dejected and collapsed to the ground, no longer resisting.

"What is the specific purpose of your War Knights' arrival in the Fairy Wilderness?"

"I have no idea."

The paladin gave a wry smile.

"All we know is that deep within the Fairy Wilderness lies the essential element for the empire to unify the entire continent."

"At least that's what the archbishop said. There's something we need to obtain in the fairy royal court there. As for what it is, I don't know."

Cheng Yi seemed to be deep in thought.

"By the way, why do you want to conquer the entire continent?"

From the battle descriptions and the explanations given by the allied nations, Cheng Yi roughly understood that this was a story of an empire caught up in war.

But he still wanted to hear what the empire's direct descendants had to say.

"Because of... divine revelation."

An unexpected answer.

"You must be a stranger here, even though most people in this world have forgotten their past history."

The paladin sighed.

"The gods stopped responding to us many years ago."

"Many churches can only worship unresponsive symbols of faith, and gradually decline and disappear."

"Only we, who were then called the Church of the God of War, survived because we were the state religion of the West Empire. We changed our name to the Church of the Father of War."

"However, a year ago, our archbishop claimed to have received divine revelation to conquer the continent and demonstrated the divine magic of the ninth ring."

a year ago.

If Cheng Yi remembered correctly, this seemed to be the time when the multi-faceted campaign on the campaign panel was launched.

It also marked the beginning of the imperial conquest wars.

"So, just because of a ninth-ring divine spell, you're willing to go through fire and water to start a war that will sweep across the entire plane? Even at the cost of switching sides?"

"Otherwise what?"

The paladin gave another bitter laugh.

"My mentor who led me to the religion believed it, and the high priests believed it too, because they all received a response from the divine magic."

"Even the emperor himself strongly supported us."

"The entire church believes it without a doubt, how can I not believe it?"

"As for the shift in allegiance, well, they didn't break their oath..."

The paladin's voice gradually faded.

"So, you have your doubts too. Right?"

The paladin remained silent.

The god of war is not some deity specializing in faith and connection. If He returns, the other gods cannot all remain silent.

Cheng Yi pondered to himself.

I thought it was just a fantasy war battle, but it turns out it's much more complex than I expected.

"I've been deceiving myself all along."

The paladin finally spoke, his expression calm.

"The initial deceitful methods of warfare, the cruel war tactics."

"I have no doubt, after all, this is also part of the path to conquest."

"But later on, they killed surrendered soldiers, prisoners of war, and even wanted to massacre entire cities."

"Although the massacre did not succeed, it was rejected and stopped by some compatriots who still had a last bit of kindness in their hearts."

"Now I see it clearly. Those priests and bishops have been subtly leading us toward the side of evil."

The paladin, feeling the chill in his throat, looked at the invisible assassin.

"That's all I know, and all I can guess."

Cheng Yi took back the nameless object.

He did not intend to kill the paladin.

After all, from the perspective of faction aura, even within the context of the Church of the Fathers of War, the evil deeds committed by this paladin were almost nonexistent.

But the paladins still did not rise.

"Kill me."

He said this.

"I broke my vow when I stopped deceiving myself."

"I'm only now realizing that the oath I took when I became a paladin has become somewhat blurred..."

This paladin, no, this man, vaguely recalled that distant afternoon many years ago.

"Conquer evil, spread order..."

He walked toward his death.

But Cheng Yi looked serious.

He hasn't made a move yet.

The paladin then died mysteriously and silently.

Similar to sudden death?

But Cheng Yi knew that this was clearly not a simple matter.

Because he smelled a faint sulfurous odor...

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He sent all the information he had gathered to his friend Zhengdao, whom he had casually added as a friend earlier, so that Zhengdao could pass it on to Amelia.

Cheng Yi began to look through the documents and materials carried by the paladins.

The number is very small, and the languages ​​of different planes are obviously incomprehensible.

Cheng Yi unleashed his Language Proficiency once again.

However, all they learned were a few safe spots and temporary routes that the Empire had discovered in the Fairy Wilderness.

Their goal was simply to find a faint red cross deep within the Fairy Wilderness.

After finishing all this, Cheng Yi didn't rush on his way. He sat down beside the still-burning campfire and stared at the leaping flames in thought.

It has a sulfurous smell.

In the multiverse, the only ones who are inseparable from sulfur are those guys in the Nine Hells and Hell.

Demon or devil.

Judging from the methods of the Church of the Fathers of War, what is hidden behind this so-called divine revelation is most likely a cunning devil.

The reply from Brother Zhengdao, who had been silent for a long time, also corroborated this viewpoint.

"The smell of sulfur... that must be the devils. They are most eager to corrupt some of my fellow countrymen."

"Don't worry, brother. These scum from the Ninth Hell won't be able to keep jumping around for long."

"What? You have a way?"

Cheng Yi was somewhat puzzled.

"I can't do it myself, but I can call in reinforcements!"

"My brothers from the same faction, and some fellow countrymen I met in the dungeon..."

"Oh? A few brothers have already replied to me. They'll come over with their battle groups once they've finished their sacred work..."

Cheng Yi silently closed the chat panel.

Another day of envying the children of powerful families.

The Paladin truly lives up to his reputation as the most irritable guy in the multiverse.

Looking at the eternal twilight of the Fairy Wilderness, Cheng Yi also felt somewhat tired.

However, he was very reluctant to stay in the tent where five paladins had just died.

So Cheng Yi found a sheltered spot on a huge rock in the nearby wasteland.

There, Cheng Yi set up a simple tent and then took out some magical cooking ingredients he had gathered in the Ribbon Forest from his backpack.

The daily food of the nature spirits.

Although in Cheng Yi's eyes it was just plant roots and grass balls mixed with chopped nuts.

However, the effect was quite good.

Parsnip Salad

Type: Magical Cooking

Quality: Green

Description: For some reason, some elves are particularly fond of cultivating parsnip. A series of parsnip dishes have been created as a result, and this salad is one of them. Eating this salad will restore a small amount of health and a large amount of stamina.

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