The Game of Global Mining-Chapter 311 - 270: Necromancer Evil God Takes the Blame
As soon as Chun walked out the door of the jewelry shop, the street was buzzing with players talking: "He came down from the second floor! The average player can’t get to the second floor..."
Chun felt a flicker of excitement, knowing how players love to follow trends, this would definitely become a new hotspot for them.
In that case—
Chun laughed at the players gossiping around him: "That old man sweeping on the first floor is actually a hidden Jewelry Grandmaster, and there’s a high-tech jewelry processing lab on the second floor, see for yourselves—"
Then he activated the Flame Shield!
A circle of flames, sounding terrifyingly like a welding gun, enveloped Chun’s wheelchair.
The whole street erupted in astonishment!
Chun was also startled by the flames.
Chun had two reasons for doing this: one was to focus the attention of high-level players on the old man so they wouldn’t bother Vivian at the tavern. The second was to increase the old man’s business, so he’d have more resources to help Chun with big things once he became popular.
Besides, Chun didn’t have any tasks from the old man, so he wasn’t worried about high-level players intercepting anything. Moreover, according to his experience helping Tie become a Grandmaster, his level of friendliness was definitely ranked first.
Chun turned off the Flame Shield, and players immediately came forward asking: "Brother Chun, isn’t this hidden Grandmaster thing a secret, and you just told everyone like it’s nothing?"
Chun was stunned: "Not at all! I told everyone in a very grand manner!"
"So what’s Brother Chun’s purpose?"
Holy Shit, is honesty wrong too? No, the world is wrong!
Chun smiled: "I was just excited to show off, is that okay?"
The players were all surprised: "Really oh..."
Alright, let them verify it themselves; high-level players will test it out anyway, hopefully, Baka Curry goes for it. The downside to jewelry is the high cost; the upside is it doesn’t swindle the poor; let them handle it...
...
Still under the watchful gaze of the players on the street, Chun rolled to the Church entrance. Here, Aileen dared not appear and went back into hibernation.
In front of the Church, there were grandiose and imposing steps that an ordinary wheelchair could not ascend, so Chun decided to showcase his popularity to players worldwide once again.
In truth, Chun was very uncertain. Under normal circumstances, he couldn’t enter the Church; he could only get in because of his connection with the Animal Protection Association’s redemption task, and even then, he could only turn into the side corridor leading to the association, unable to actually enter the Church.
Never mind, just think of it as meeting the Holy Mother Dharma, to report the troubles with the Demonized Bat and the Three Sheep Gods’ task, and to see if a chat with her could open some avenues...
Chun turned into the corridor entering the garden, still full of animals grazing and frolicking, but surprisingly, the Holy Mother wasn’t there.
Gone for lunch? Noon nap break?
Chun waited a while longer, then returned to the NPC Supply Officer where he had exchanged points before. Speaking of which, he had 10,000 task points, earlier he had to rent because his reputation was too low, and had temporarily given up on using them.
Chun asked: "Why isn’t the Holy Mother here?"
The Supply Officer replied impatiently: "That’s not for you to ask."
Chun retorted, annoyed: "I have a task!"
The Supply Officer snorted: "It’s a weekly task time-limit, have you completed your task?"
Uh... no!
Forget it, these task points will expire, better exchange them for two bodyguards at least, so I’m not too embarrassed when the gang comes looking for trouble.
But as Chun opened the exchange list, he suddenly discovered that the hireable personnel were also gone!
Chun was dumbfounded: "Why is no one available?"
The Supply Officer repeated: "That’s not for you to ask."
Holy Shit! Could something big have happened, sending everyone out? But this involves the service function of NPCs, if there were customer service, I’d probably complain, wouldn’t I?
Feeling justified, with nothing better to do, Chun said: "This is your service failure, why shouldn’t I ask?"
The Supply Officer coldly replied: "Because your reputation is low, and you haven’t completed the redemption task!"
Chun laughed: "Your service failure means I can’t hire help, that’s why the task isn’t done!"
At this moment, a familiar, aloof voice sounded: "Hire me! I’m free."
Chun’s heart skipped a beat, he turned his head, it was the cloaked Nun from before! No, it’s definitely Supervisor Mary, isn’t it?
The Supply Officer was troubled: "This, you’re not on the roster."
Chun, enthused, said: "But the service can’t be lacking too!"
The Nun stated: "He’s got a point, let him use all his points to exchange."
The Supply Officer perked up, but reluctantly agreed: "Fine, pay me 10,000 points!"
—— System prompt: You paid the Supply Officer Sol 10,000 points.
The Nun asked: "Is that okay now?"
The Supply Officer cleared his throat: "Okay!"
Holy Shit!
Chun roughly understood, because the Nun wasn’t on the hire roster, this exchange had no records, essentially allowing the Supply Officer to pocket 10,000 points! Isn’t this just like when Sherry pocketed the flower money?
Chun suddenly found him agreeable, "Your name’s Sol, right? I remember you, you’re quite the talent for poaching!"
Then the Nun voluntarily took hold of the wheelchair’s handles: "Where to?"
If you’re Mary, then you’re the wife granted by Mary Maria; how could I let you push the chair? No, no, a wife is to push the chair, that’s what love is!
Chun had too much he wanted to say to her: "The garden is quiet, let’s go there!"
"Sure."
So they returned to the garden.
Chun couldn’t contain his excitement: "Mary?"
The Nun asked in surprise: "Who?"
Is this your kind of aloof humor?
Chun hurriedly said: "I remember your voice!"
The Nun laughed: "You remember well, how did the mansion feel?"
Knew it was you!
Chun felt a bit shy: "Very nice!"
Mary then asked: "How’s the investigation progressing?"
Chun felt anxious; this investigation task isn’t "setting up old cadres to confess," is it? She’d watch me perform like a clown with a knowing smirk?
But Chun could only bravely reply: "Encountered huge difficulties."
Mary chuckled: "Perhaps, the investigation can be called off!"
Chun’s heart jolted in fright; is this the end? Asking me to confess?
Mary continued: "Do you know why Holy Mother Dharma and the hireable personnel aren’t here? Something peculiar is happening underground in Black Iron City, a suspected Undead Evil God might have been born. Dharma and a number of bishops are at the Main Altar performing a meditation to bolster the Guardian God, and the hired personnel have gone underground to investigate."
Chun was suddenly taken aback: "And then?"
Mary said: "That explains some issues, like the missing Demonized Bat might have gone to the Evil God, and the disappearance of the Three Sheep Gods might also be indirectly related to the Evil God. Of course, I can’t decide to halt the task; only Dharma can."
Uh!? Uh???
Chun was incredulous, he’d racked his brain trying to pin it on some Dark Soul Witch, even imagining she’d sent a clone to the village even if she wasn’t there... and then... suddenly an Undead Evil God comes along to take the blame?
Chun restrained his joy, feigning shock: "How could there be an Undead Evil God?"
"Probably when the city was first established, Pioneers killed many powerful beasts, but those were intense times, and other beasts would come for the carcasses, so they couldn’t handle the remains properly, which created hidden dangers. But to avoid city-wide panic, this matter is confidential until a proper investigation result comes out."
Ah! So that’s how it is!
However, Chun definitely wouldn’t believe that things could align so perfectly by chance, more likely it’s related to the players? Chun immediately thought of the two mysterious players who recently made the top 100. If it was orchestrated by a team of high-level players, that’s quite terrifying!
Chun wanted detailed answers: "Why is the disappearance of the Three Sheep Gods also related to the Evil God? Did it go to Southern Canyon Village?"
Mary said: "Because it involves another missing Crystal Bat from the prison’s depths, which could possibly have been recruited by the underground Death Evil God, and the direct cause of the Three Sheep Gods’ death was running into an Illusion, and that Crystal Bat is capable of projecting illusions."
Chun was shocked! Even the Crystal Bat matter was dragged into this!
Although her conclusion was entirely wrong, the reasoning was surprisingly logical!
Chun felt a sense of having narrowly escaped: "Then, if the task might be halted, what should I do for redemption?"
Mary smiled: "Why not prepare to slay the Undead Evil God?"
Chun asked in surprise: "Do I have to go underground?"
Mary laughed: "I don’t want to tunnel down. Besides, nobody knows the Evil God’s location yet."
Chun remembered he was the Cleaner Fish, countering the undead, and had dozens of Treasure Pearls, and his Divine Pet Angel could do Invincible buffs. It was entirely possible, with assistance from all sorts of NPCs, to charge right to the Evil God’s face and score a victory...
Chun was pumped: "Okay, then let’s wait for the Evil God to appear above ground!"
