This time, I won't be the devil.

The man was extremely cautious. He was neither attracted by the chips he threw out nor gave him any opportunity to take advantage of.

No wonder he didn't chase after that girl.

As early as the first time they met, Sherlock vaguely felt from his eyes that this man was of the same kind as himself.

Gamblers and cautious people, although their styles of behavior are two extremes, they have one thing in common.

They all only believe in themselves.

……

On the morning of the 25th, after finishing all the work, Frey ended his 10-day trip and prepared to return to the Labyrinth City.

At this time, the South Port was still under repair, while the East Port was full of the consortium's grain ships. In order to set off as soon as possible, he decided to go to sea from Liufeng Reef in the northwest.

On the coast of Windward Reef, Frey spotted a familiar figure.

The old fisherman Santiago was carrying his fishing tools onto the boat one by one, including a wooden box containing tightly woven brown fishing line coils, fish hooks, and a harpoon with a pole.

"Are you going out to sea again so soon?" Frey inquired.

"The storm is over, the festival is over, but life must go on."

“Didn’t the mayor say he wanted you to participate in the negotiations as a representative of the Aboriginal people?”

After this incident, the issue of indigenous peoples has regained people's attention, and the city government also issued a statement saying that it will come up with a plan to improve the treatment of indigenous peoples as soon as possible.

"I'm neither a politician nor a leader. I have no right to represent others. I'm just a fisherman."

"So where are you planning to go this time? You can't go to the thunderstorm area again, right?"

"I'm not sure. Let's take advantage of the southwest wind these days and sail far away. Then come back when the wind changes."

Before setting off, Santiago said to Frey:

"The island was saved this time thanks to your help. Returning a favor is the motto of our clan."

"If you need me in the future, just ask. I don't have any other skills, but when it comes to sailing, no one can compare to me."

After getting the old man's promise, Frey waved goodbye to him and boarded his speedboat.

During the return voyage, Frey once again sorted out the next plan.

His current level is 20. If he maintains his current pace, he will be able to reach level 30 in four months at most.

Once he reaches level 30, he will have to face the issue of special jobs.

Under normal circumstances, no matter how talented a human being is, he cannot raise his soul strength to above 3.0 through his own training alone.

Therefore, after reaching the upper limit of level 30, if you want to make further progress, you must first obtain the blessing of the gods and change your career to a special job.

After acquiring a special job, in addition to being able to learn powerful B-level professional skills, you will also gain corresponding professional talents and professional corrections, thereby increasing more attribute values ​​when upgrading.

Although Freyr's current soul strength allows him to continue upgrading regardless of his special job, doing so would be equivalent to wasting the attributes brought by the job correction and he would not be able to learn B-level skills.

What's even more terrible is that adventurers above the Red Bronze level who have independent files need to go to the association regularly to update their information. Unlike when testing attributes, where they can get away with it by letting others do the test, the level cannot be hidden.

If Frey were to reach level 30 or above without a special job, he would become an outlier among humans and would inevitably cause a sensation.

In order to avoid being fired by Carter when he reaches level 30, Frey must start planning from now on.

However, in today's human camp, obtaining the blessings of the Seven Gods has basically been monopolized by countries or forces that believe in these gods.

Except for a very small number of chosen ones who can directly gain the favor of the gods, most of the blessings are issued by agents. If you want to obtain them, you must cooperate with the corresponding forces.

For example, if you want to obtain the blessing of the God of Light and Contract, you need to join the Church of Light first. After passing a series of trials and completing a lot of preliminary preparations, a bishop-level figure will hold a blessing ceremony.

The other gods are similar. You are required to become a believer first and then complete a set of processes before you can obtain blessings.

There is only one exception, and that is Hayek, the god of wealth and freedom, who ranks last among the seven gods.

For the Hayek consortium, the blessing of God can also be sold as a commodity.

If the Muse of Wind does not restrict her believers, then the God of Wealth Hayek does not even require you to become a believer. As long as you pay enough money, you can get his blessings.

In addition, there are actually two ways for humans to obtain special jobs without relying on the blessings of God.

One is to absorb dragon blood to strengthen oneself, thereby changing one's job to a special job such as Dragon Knight or Dragonblood Warrior that can use the power of dragons.

However, all rituals related to dragon power are controlled by the Akira Empire in the eastern part of the continent, and they are as troublesome as obtaining blessings.

The second is to resonate with the Dark Knight's soul crystal and become the Dark Knight.

Frey just happened to have a soul crystal in his hand, but whether he could gain the recognition of the crystal was a completely metaphysical matter and there was no sufficient guarantee.

For Frey, an atheist, the most feasible way to obtain a special position without being restricted by any particular force is to save enough money and buy Hayek's blessing.

Frey has not yet decided whether to accept Hayek's blessing, but as a contingency plan, he must prepare enough money first so that he can have a choice when the time comes.

What's more, in order to upgrade the Golden Rule, Frey will have to use money sooner or later.

The current price of the blessing is around 1000 million rupees, and he has already decided on a way to make money.

Now Frey has 50 from the consortium and 30 from the mayor. Together with his own savings, he has a total of 100 million in start-up capital.

The sales license for the hallucinogenic sweet water has been approved, and the next step is to start mass production.

The final potential risk is that a consortium that smells a business opportunity may try to trip him up.

Although the actions of the consortium are subject to great restrictions within the territory of the Church, Frey still negotiated with Sherlock in advance just in case.

After watching Ivan's memory fragments, Frey understood the details of Sherlock's collusion with the cultists, but in order to avoid conflict with the consortium, he did not make it public.

Now, since the consortium wants Frey to support it in the election, they naturally cannot cause trouble for him in the next few months.

This transaction does not involve any exchange of interests, but is a form of mutual deterrence, and naturally there will be no handle left.

In the next period of time, he will engage in business activities while leveling up.

Just like that, with the small goal of earning 1000 million rupees, Frey set foot on the land of the maze city again.

Chapter 69 Izanami

"It's so quiet." After returning to the territory of the Theocracy, Frey sighed with relief.

There are no concrete skyscrapers around, no bustling crowds, and no need to worry about being surrounded by fans when walking on the street.

In the past few days, the sudden popularity has caused Frey a lot of trouble, causing him to be careful when going out every day.

Last Christmas Eve, Frey experienced a major crisis because he was discovered by fans, which was one of the reasons why he left in a hurry today.

After learning from this lesson, Bondorim decided to reform the Wind Feather Festival. As the representative of the Forest Kingdom, Didoris had to stay for a few more days. Only Frey and Noel returned this time.

As compensation, Frey promised Didoris that he would accompany her at the end of the year.

Compared to the music capital of Bondolium, the Theocracy is completely unaffected by urban pollution, and the air exudes a tranquil atmosphere.

Due to the control of speech and information, the reputation of Frey, the guitar hero, has not yet spread to the Theocracy. Even if it did, it would not cause much waves, so he can now finally walk on the open road.

Today is the 25th, but unlike the Terra Federation, the Theocracy does not have the tradition of celebrating Christmas. Even the upcoming New Year is not considered a major holiday. It is the kind of holiday that only has one day off and has to be adjusted.

The most important festival of the year in the Hikari Theocracy is Hanukkah on January 1th, which is the birthday of the old Pope Carol. On that day, grand celebrations will be held in all parts of the Theocracy, including the Labyrinth City.

After returning to the Labyrinth City by carriage, Frey first went to the Courtroom to find Leonard to report the case.

"By the way, that bottle of Saint's Blessing you gave me..."

"You keep it, it's a gift from me."

Hearing what Leonard said, Frey felt relieved, because he was really embarrassed to return the bottle.

When he first broke into the sewer, in order to be able to "take" the [Blessing of the Saint] at any time to remove the negative effects while his body was restrained, Frey chose to take a different approach and created a small mechanism.

Simply put, he made the holy water into a suppository. Even if his hands and feet were tied, he could trigger it with just a sudden push of his lower body...

Since it was not used in the end, Frey took out the suppository so that he could use it next time.

"You've put in so much effort this time, is it really enough to get just two sales licenses as a reward?" Leonard asked after reading the report.

"I don't intend to take advantage of the Holy See, and paying too much would be risky for you, Captain Lei, wouldn't it?"

Hearing Frey say this, Leonard smiled helplessly.

Although he is now nominally the supreme leader of the Labyrinth City, his actual power is not great. In addition, his subordinates do not cooperate with him, so he is always restricted in everything he does.

After the Wall of the Wind God was damaged, Leonard quickly got the news. He wanted to organize people to participate in disaster relief, but the proposal was rejected.

After the typhoon ended, Pope Oscar sent a team of Holy Light Knights to Bondolm, but he did not inform Reynard of this action in advance.

Leonard knew very well that he had become a marginal figure in the current Vatican.

If it weren't for Frey's investigation report, Leonard would have been confused about this incident. If Frey hadn't solved the cultists, he would have been charged with poor investigation.

Therefore, in addition to admiration, Leonard also felt gratitude towards the young man in front of him.

"I'm going to be dismissed next month. If you need any help, just let me know. As long as it's not against the rules, I can do it for you."

"Has the new chief judge of the Court of Justice been decided?"

"Yes, he's a young man promoted by Pope Oscar. He will officially take office on Hanukkah next month. Then I will go back to being the security captain."

After talking with Leonard and asking him for a bunch of blank contracts, Frey left the courtroom. Noel was waiting for him at the door.

After completing the report, the incident with the cultists was finally over, and Frey breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's finally over."

Just then, Frey noticed that Noelle looked a little lost.

"What's wrong?"

After hearing Frey's question, Noelle hesitated for a moment and then spoke:

"I was... completely useless this time."

"A major crisis suddenly struck the city, and before we knew it, you, Frey, single-handedly solved it all."

"Unlike the maze exploration, this time the opponent is human, which is too dangerous for you." Frey explained.

"But didn't you say, Frey? We are teammates, and we have to share the risks..."

Noelle looked a little uneasy about not being able to help.

"Noelle, if you feel bad, just promise me one thing."

"whats the matter?"