Chapter 434: ['Pious' Believer] Faith Disguise, Advancement, and Changes |
Yeger was sent back by Yu Yuan, according to his own account.
That Bishop Knight had come directly from the Terra Continent, crossing the frozen sea to reach Green Forest City.
Only a team led by him could possibly advance in such a harsh environment.
Based on the distance, it would only be a few more days before they arrived in Green Forest City.
As it happened, sending Yeger back to act as a mole was a good move. Although Giss was the highest-ranking person in charge of the Humpback Whale, Yeger's status was exceptional, practically no different from the actual person in charge.
Therefore, when Yeger was subdued, the control level over the Humpback Whale also reached 75%.
The only pity was that the [Commander Subordinate Chip] had been completely used up.
Yu Yuan could only put in some extra effort himself, meeting with Yeger every couple of days for intelligence communication.
Returning to the shelter, Yu Yuan opened the Virtual Light Screen.
The title ["Pious" Believer] — its 'Faith Disguise' ability had been successfully triggered.
On the title information panel, a selectable faith disguise option had already appeared — [Molten Believer].
Activating it would apply a faith disguise to one's own soul aura, placing one in a 'Molten Worship' state and enhancing the faith.
"This..." Yu Yuan was also somewhat surprised.
He hadn't expected the ["Pious" Believer] title effect to trigger at this time.
This was the first time it had triggered for him.
It felt a bit strange.
Perhaps this was related to Yeger divulging information to him without any reservations.
"Not a bad thing! Knight's strength is definitely Silver-tier, no doubt about it. Now with the [Molten Believer] disguise identity, perhaps there can be some unexpected gains..."
Yu Yuan had previously tested it on Yeger. When Yu Yuan entered the [Molten Believer] disguise, Yeger stated that the molten aura on him was even more concentrated than that of a high-ranking divine attendant.
The disguise effect was quite good.
Furthermore...
Yu Yuan's gaze turned to the other information descriptions for the ["Pious" Believer] title.
— When performing faith-related rituals or reading related books, there is a probability of triggering the [Faith Infiltration] effect.
— For every believer killed, one can steal a trace of the opponent's biological "essence" to strengthen [Faith Disguise] and [Faith Infiltration].
He hadn't specifically explored this aspect before.
Now that he had obtained the [Molten Believer] faith disguise effect.
Research into the Orthodox Church, or rather into Molten Demons, could also be attempted.
After all, as seen from the Wendigo's bloodline memories, Molten Demons could definitely be considered one of the most powerful races within the demon faction.
The Molten Kobolds that Black Domain belonged to previously possessed Molten Demon bloodline.
And according to the intelligence provided by Black Domain, the reason he accepted the Vampire's employment to invade him was also through a recommendation from a Bronze-tier player.
That player was called [Destroyer Dragon Train].
Unlike Black Domain, Destroyer Dragon had directly signed a soul contract with the Molten Demons, becoming a unique 'Ghost Rider' branch.
His strength and authority far exceeded that of the Molten Kobold bloodline Black Domain belonged to.
Precisely because of Destroyer Dragon's connection, plus the [Bloodline Purification Potion] provided by the Vampires, Black Domain took on this deal.
Yu Yuan immediately went to the Aurora Animal Assistance Association and retrieved the [Religion - Sacrificial Exchange Ritual] book that had been placed with Mona.
Combined with the previous [The Covenant] book and the Orthodox Church sacrificial ritual circle blueprint.
It was enough for Yu Yuan to proceed with his research on the Orthodox Church.
"Judging from all the current clues, it's confirmed that the Orthodox Church is an organization established by Molten Demon believers. Moreover, this organization spans multiple worlds, has a grand scale, and is worth spending time to research..."
Over the next two days, all forces belonging to the Ten Thousand Nations Pact Civilization developed steadily.
Yu Yuan immersed himself in training and studying Orthodox Church knowledge.
During this period, the panic within the May Alliance grew increasingly severe. Sensing the timing was ripe, Yu Yuan made a special trip to subdue them.
Driven by panic, and with Zhi Zhi revealing its form, after Yu Yuan killed a portion of the thugs and elders who insisted on resisting, the remaining 314 thugs were all intimidated by Yu Yuan's iron-fisted methods and surrendered.
They subsequently joined the Recruit Training Camp.
The Aurora Animal Assistance Association, on one hand, was fully engaged in biological research. The analysis and data archiving of the Wendigo blood samples, the development of the [Promiz Virus], and the preparation work for Werewolf gene chimerism were all proceeding in an orderly manner.
On the other hand, Mona worked hard to perfect more details of the [Bloodline Origin Tracing Summoning Sacrificial Ritual], preparing to trace the source of the Vampire's upstream biological entities.
Under Quis's leadership, Dead Mine Town had already begun mining and the construction work for the Military Base.
With the [Mechanical Titan Base Unit], the work progressed at a rapid pace.
Not only were all the defense facilities damaged in the previous battle completely repaired, but they were even being continuously reinforced and expanded.
The search for uranium ore in the mine shaft also continued under the exploration efforts of Xu Ke, Es, and the two geologists from the Dawn Consortium.
Foundation Blocks were also accumulating steadily.
But the place with the greatest changes was undoubtedly the Recruit Training Camp.
After the commendation ceremony, the mental state of all the soldiers in the Recruit Training Camp was different.
The first and second batches of Pioneering Group members had basically all received commendations and meritorious service awards.
For this purpose, Yu Yuan specifically spent 30 Civilization Points to activate the [Military Ranks] Civilization Focus.
This opened the soldier promotion system. Each time a soldier was promoted, they would receive varying degrees of attribute bonuses.
The bonuses differed from the personal attribute bonuses for soldiers and non-commissioned officers to the squad and team attribute bonuses for officers.
All 146 soldiers who survived this Pioneering Group mission were promoted.
All were promoted from Private to Private First Class.
Forty-three were directly promoted to Non-Commissioned Officers, and five were promoted to Officers, obtaining the rank of Lieutenant.
Alpha, as the overall commander of the Pioneering Group, directly received the rank of Major.
Carmen, as the core management personnel of Green Forest City, also received the rank of Major.
Besides military rank and duty rewards, the commendations also included abundant material rewards.
It could be said that it was precisely this commendation ceremony that allowed all soldiers to see a different future.
Now, after several rounds of recruitment, the number of people in the Recruit Training Camp reached 1,724.
Excluding logistics, mechanical, and medical personnel, the number of soldiers in the training camp alone had reached 1,678.
Alpha and Carmen immediately began the selection and recruitment for the third batch of the Pioneering Group.
The selection criteria remained the same as before, with only two mandatory conditions.
First, and the most core requirement, was obedience.
Second, they must still complete the job change to the combat role of [Basic Infantry].
Only by meeting these two requirements could they directly obtain the qualification to join the third batch of the Pioneering Group.
The selection period this time was 5 days.
Because in five days, the Pioneering Group would set out again for other worlds.
Just as the selection for the third batch of the Pioneering Group began, the members of the first two batches also began their job changes to advanced military roles.
[Scout], [Sniper], [Fire Assault Trooper], [Demolition Engineer], [Engineering Maintenance Soldier]...
They underwent their role advancements according to their respective squads.
With everyone having the [Elite Recruit] template on average, and some even possessing the [Veteran] identity template, there were no surprises in these soldiers' advanced role changes.
The combat power of the Pioneering Group was further enhanced.
As long as the selection for the third batch of Pioneering Group members succeeded.
With the first two batches as the backbone and the third batch as the flesh and blood, an even more powerful Ten Thousand Nations Pioneering Group would emerge.
As for the Pioneering Group veterans with physical disabilities, they all joined the assistant instructor team of the Recruit Training Camp.
But they showed no signs of discouragement or despondency.
Because Alpha had already made an announcement beforehand.
Currently, the civilization was researching limb regeneration experiments and mechanical prosthetic projects.
There would come a day when their bodies could be restored to wholeness, and possibly even become stronger.
Upon hearing this, the entire Recruit Training Camp erupted in excitement.
Precisely because of this, the selection for the third batch of the Pioneering Group was exceptionally heated.
Those who felt this most keenly were the combat personnel recruited from the Reyes Legion and the Dawn Consortium.
Their surrender had been reluctant, but after several days of contact and integration, they actually began to develop a strange sense of belonging to this collective.
They were even shocked to discover, upon comparison, that whether it was the Reyes Legion or the Dawn Consortium, neither held any appeal when compared to this place.
This discovery greatly surprised them.
This also accelerated their acceptance and integration into this place.
As for the thugs from the May Alliance, it was even simpler. As a force from the same city, they were all too clear about the strength of the Black Shield Police Department.
Knowing they were joining the Black Shield Police Department, even if they had some resistance in their hearts before, it quickly dissipated.
For wasteland thugs, being able to join a powerful force and still feeling unwilling or reluctant would just be stupid.
It could be said that the strength of the Ten Thousand Nations Pact Civilization was improving every single day.
And just as Yu Yuan, through reading and studying Orthodox Church sacrificial rituals and books, was making his 'Molten Believer' faith increasingly refined, he received a message from Masier.
There was progress in the research on Mechanical Armor...