This isn't a souls-like game at all.

"Yes, Master Gus." Oturo nodded slightly, "That's where our tribe has lived for a long time.

"That year, the church academy came to our tribe to recruit students and chose me. Or maybe you could say I chose them, so I became a hunter."

"Oh, what do you mean?" Ye Yiyi was a little curious.

"Half-Stonemen are half-carbon-based and half-silicon-based life forms. This is how the academy defines our race. Due to our physical constitution, we have strong physical endurance and strength, but we lack wisdom and intellect.

"Therefore, before the Rodno Empire's reform, we Half-Stone People were a slave race for generations."

"I know that." Ye Yiyi nodded. "The Imperial people have a long tradition of enslaving demihumans."

“Yes, I spent my infancy and childhood as a slave. After the reform, slavery was gradually abolished and my tribe gained freedom.

"However, years of slavery have already embedded the slave's self-perception into the Half-Stone People's minds. In order to break this ideological imprint among the tribe, all the tribe members refused to enroll in the church academy.

"I chose and joined the Church of the Hunting God."

"So that's how it is." Ye Yiyi suddenly realized.

Oturo continued, "Even if we gain freedom, the imperial people of that generation will still treat the half-stone people as slaves. The identity of a hunter can also be a layer of protection for my people.

"Similarly, this can also awaken the consciousness of the tribesmen, letting them know from the bottom of their hearts that the Half-Stone People are no longer slaves. We can also live freely and freely choose what we want to do."

Oturo doesn't care about his past slavery at all, and is happy to confide his thoughts and experiences to Ye Yiyi.

"What a remarkable move." Ye Yiyi sighed, "Have the Half-Stone People changed their minds?"

“Even if it wasn’t noticeable at the time, even the smallest change is still a change.”

Oturo turned his head and seemed to smile at him through the black cloth.

"Sooner or later, they will truly be free in their thoughts."

"Hey, Oturo!"

At this time, a young man passing by waved and greeted the half-stone man.

"Good afternoon, Bernie. You should hurry up, otherwise old Bernie will kick your ass." Oturo also waved to the young man.

"Oh, yes!" The young man's face darkened, and he reacted and quickly swung his legs and ran.

"Bernie is the son of a blacksmith and currently works as an assistant in his family's blacksmith shop," Oturo explained.

On the following journey, Ye Yiyi felt Oturo's popularity in Houhuayuan Village.

Almost everyone who passed by, young or old, regardless of gender, greeted him, and Oturo always responded to them in an orderly manner and was familiar with each of them.

Ye Yiyi was deeply moved by this scene.

It is so rare to see such a harmonious scene in this era.

Oturo is a half-stone man with his own thoughts. Hidden under his thick stone skin is a delicate heart.

Ye Yiyi felt very happy to be with him, so it was no wonder that Virgil did not reject him.

"Does it have a name?" Oturo asked suddenly.

"Are you talking about it?" Ye Yiyi was stunned for a moment, then raised the dung beetle on his shoulder.

"It's very smart. I've never seen such a smart dung beetle," said Oturo.

The dung beetle raised the big horns on its head, seeming very proud.

"What a coincidence, I think so too." Ye Yiyi smiled and raised his right arm, and the dung beetle flew over with its wings flapping.

"As for a name, I haven't decided on one yet. Or rather, I'll let it choose one for itself someday."

The dung beetle's raised horns suddenly shrank.

It would probably be difficult to let it name itself.

Although it had been soaked in the divine blood, it had undergone a transformation, and its spirituality and power had greatly increased.

But naming often has nothing to do with either of those two things, and it's too difficult for an illiterate person to name himself.

"It is very smart, not much different from some non-human races." Oturo agreed with Ye Yiyi's idea and then gave his opinion.

"When Lord Gus arrives in the Empire, you can enroll him in a literacy class for non-human races at the Church College."

"A church college also teaches this?" Ye Yiyi was surprised.

"Most demihumans, and a small number of nonhumans, are intelligent and intellectual creatures. They have been away from civilization for too long and simply lack sufficient guidance.

"Believe me, it has that potential."

"..."

The dung beetle didn't understand why this new friend, whom he had just met, wanted to harm it.

Ye Yiyi thought it was quite reasonable.

"Sure, I'll sign you up for a literacy class later." He nodded and spoke to the dung beetle on his arm like a responsible old father.

"You've grown up, and it's time to go to school. Otherwise, it would be shameful if you become the Lord of the Dung Beetle and can't read."

The dung beetle was hit hard and completely wilted.

While chatting with Oturo, the two soon arrived at the easternmost side of the garden.

Southeast of Sir Federico's Castle, near the foot of the mountains, there is a huge stone fortress.

This is not only the headquarters of the Knights of the Fire Crown, but also the headquarters of the Fire Sparrow Monastery.

"There are two knight orders in the Fire Sparrow Kingdom: the Fire Crown Knights and the Fire Feather Knights. Aside from their duties, there are no other differences between these two orders. Even their Grand Master is the same person."

Oturo explained for Ye Yiyi.

"The Fire Sparrow Order, also known as the Spark Cult, is a branch of the Blazing Order. They also serve as the administrative center for these two knight orders."

"It sounds a bit complicated." Ye Yiyi thought.

　"If you put it this way, perhaps you will understand better."

Oturo said, "The Order of the Blazing Flame is a religious organization composed of hymn-praising hymns who believe in natural fire. The Order of the Spark, an offshoot of the natural fire, believes in the Firefly. They are a theocratic political entity, and their pope is also the king of the Firefly Kingdom."

"..."

Am I in a history class or a politics class?

Ye Yiyi felt a little dizzy.

The Order of the Holy Blood sounds simpler. The archbishop is the archbishop, the grand duke is the grand duke...it's not as complicated as this.

When we arrived at the base, which is the gate of the fortress, in addition to two Fire Crown Knights standing guard, there was also a hunter waiting in front of the door.

"Sir Gus, Hunter Agosto and Abbot Clifford have been waiting for a long time."

"Please inform them that we have arrived." Oturo said, and nodded to the two Fire Crown Knights on guard as a greeting.

Ye Yiyi dismounted, handed Virgil to the knight, and followed Oturo into the fortress with the dung beetle.

Inside the fortress is a wide open grassland, which contains various houses, as well as blacksmith shops, horse farms, fields and other facilities.

In addition to the Knights of the Fire Crown, there are also monks wearing black robes with fire bird emblems painted on their bodies.

A sergeant wearing chain mail, one rank lower than a knight.

Wearing ordinary civilian clothes, they were farmers, artisans and workers from all walks of life.

This is almost a miniature of a garden village, an independent village within a village.

"Everyone living here is a member of the Knights."

As if seeing Ye Yiyi's confusion, Oturo explained.

"In other words, the free people here are not under the jurisdiction of Garden Village. They are not the subjects of Sir Federico, but the subjects of the Knights."

"In other words, Garden Village is not dominated by Sir Federico alone?" Ye Yiyi seemed to be thinking about something.

"This relates to the Knights' stationing principles in noble territories," Oturo said. "This is a very complicated issue. It will probably take a whole day to explain. I'll explain it to you separately later."

"Yeah." Ye Yiyi nodded.

It's indeed a great kingdom, he thought.

The Kingdom of Firefly is much more complicated than the Principality of Ritter.

Walking along the grassland to the end, Ye Yiyi met the old hunter Agosto on the second floor of a stone building.

In addition to him and some accompanying hunters, there are also many monks of the Spark Sect here, the most conspicuous of whom is a silver-haired old man in a red robe.

"Sir Gus, this is Abbot Clifford of the Fire Sparrow Order. He is the highest leader of the Fire Crown Knights in Garden Village."

Clifford was a very kind old man, and his gray eyes reminded Ye Yiyi of Eurost.

It's just that Clifford's expression is a little solemn now, but he still performed the Spark Order etiquette to Ye Yiyi.

"This is Master Guts, a powerful auxiliary hunter of the 'Silver Holy Sword' level of the Church of the Hunting God."

Ye Yiyi also returned the mercenary's courtesy to Brother Clifford.

Finally, Agosto, with a gloomy expression, spread out a sheepskin roll on the table in the room.

"Let's start with something minor. Sir Federico's youngest son, Federico, died last night."

Brother Clifford had a blank expression on his face. He lowered his head and looked at the parchment scroll, not even bothering to raise his eyes.

Agosto sighed.

"Now, let's get to the important part: According to the information provided by Master Gus, the Hunting God Church has conducted a rough investigation in the city and has confirmed that the coagulopathy caused by the divine contamination of the Lord of Holy Blood has been secretly spreading in the city...

The old hunter's face was solemn. "Two people's coagulopathy has reached the terminal stage. They have become sources of contamination and transformed into coagulation monsters."

Ye Yiyi raised his eyebrows, and suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart.

"Blood coagulation monster?"

Chapter 150 The hunting begins!

"Blood coagulation monster? What is that?"

One of the Fire Sparrow monks asked the question on behalf of the majority.

"Due to divine contamination, Qiling Bawusi Bayini Qiqun transformed from a human into a monster."

Agosto frowned and explained, "The information we've received so far is that coagulopathy causes the blood in the human body to coagulate. According to the Lord of Holy Blood's divine interpretation, coagulated blood represents inevitable death."

The old hunter said this and glanced at Ye Yiyi.

"So the blood-clotting monster, the predecessor of humanity, is dead. What remains is a monster made of blood crystals, supported by divinity."

"What harm can this monster cause?" a monk asked.

"They have become a source of contamination to the divinity of the Lord of Holy Blood. Anyone who gets close to them will be infected with coagulopathy," Agosto replied.

"In other words, if we don't eliminate them, the coagulopathy will continue to spread as the monsters move around?"

"Yes, until all life is infected with coagulopathy and turns into monsters."

"Oh my God!"

"terrible……"

"Fire Sparrow is on top, Fire Sparrow is on top!!"

After hearing Agosto's answer, the hunters present did not react much, but the monks of the Fire Sparrow Monastery showed surprise and exclaimed.

Is it really that serious?

Ye Yiyi was a little surprised.

The blood-thirsty disease has been circulating in the principality for so long, but no disaster has occurred that would destroy the city.

Even the destruction of a village was caused by bloodthirsty patients in unconscious massacres.

They themselves do not spread the hemophilia disease.

And the coagulopathy caused by the divine pollution of the Lord of Holy Blood is actually so contagious?

Although it is not as good as a curse, it is too easy to destroy a country.

It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a crossover version of Resident Evil.

"Be quiet, things are not that bad yet." The calm voice of Brother Clifford sounded in the room.

The old man's voice was calm and gentle, and seemed to have a magical power that soothed the panic in the hearts of the monks.