Chapter 462 Witch Doctor, Priest, and the Church of Light

The so-called "trust", in layman's terms, means that once the relationship is established, I will tell you all my secrets.

This is also human nature.

Normally, in any different-dimensional space, this method can be used to defeat NPCs and gain trust.

But this trial space was specially reminded with enlightenment.

From Ji Xun's perspective, this causal relationship is obvious.

The purpose of Space Will is to remind the tester that by improving trust, the hidden plot that the NPC knows can be obtained.

So after Ji Xun discovered this rule, he began to use various psychological techniques to make clever arrangements.

"Finding the missing hunter" This is a C-level mission.

The normal idea is that you must complete the task to get the reward.

Not to mention what the tailor Caroline will come up with, this plot mission will also be included in the clearance evaluation.

Ji Xun decisively gave up the reward.

This also allowed him to quickly gain the trust of the seamstress Caroline.

First, he didn’t value the reward at all;

Second, in his deduction, this side mission is likely to be the "prelude" to some hidden missions.

The experience of clearing S-level plots many times told him that A-level tasks can still be completed by risking one's own strength. But S-level, you must rely on the use of plot-related characters and props to survive.

Now that he had guessed that someone at the top of the academy wanted to make some small move in this space, Ji Xun had to make some preparations in advance.

He didn't think that he had mobilized so many powerful teams just for the sake of a main plot that might only be A-level at best.

Of course, only Ji Xun himself knows the complicated thinking.

It's like playing poker. Others see him only playing one hand, but in fact he has already considered the pattern of the cards after several hands.

And with more information, the ideas become clearer.

But as a teammate, David seemed a bit confused.

He was unable to make a conversation the whole time.

He watched as his teammate "Su Lun" asked some clues from this apparently inconspicuous tailor village woman that made him increasingly shocked.

"Do you know where the bandits from Black Crow Castle come from?"

"I heard that they are professional bandits spread from other places. The leader of that group of bandits is called 'Red Smoke Gun'."

"When was that castle built and who built it?"

"It has been abandoned for hundreds of years. It's been so long ago that I don't know who built it. But my grandma once said that there is a story about a beautiful countess circulating in that castle."

"Before we came here, we heard that the castle was haunted?"

"Oh, this legend is at least a hundred years old. No one knows whether it is true or not. It's just that a hunter who went up the mountain saw it."

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Ji Xun's questions were also very clever.

Playing the role of "bounty hunter" well, he followed the instructions and asked those questions as unobtrusively as possible.

In the eyes of ordinary people, there is nothing special about this.

But in fact, this is Ji Xun's valuable experience after experiencing so many different-dimensional spaces.

Don't think of plot characters as NPCs, but as normal humans.

At the same time, you must also integrate yourself into the plot world and regard yourself as a plot character.

After many people enter an extradimensional space, they instinctively feel that they will never come back anyway and they can do whatever they want.

In this way, the participants will be out of tune with the world, almost with the word "outsider" plastered on their foreheads.

This will make NPCs instinctively alert.

This is why Ji Xun can now easily ask so much information from the tailor Caroline.

If it were anyone else, the trialist would probably have only triggered the mission when he came into contact with her, and found out that a hunter was missing.

And Ji Xun asked for more hidden clues.

"Can you tell me more about the Holy See?"

"Of course. That was a long time ago. According to my grandma, the witch doctors in several nearby villages are actually priests of the Holy See of Light. They can cure diseases, and they can also dispel and purify the dark pollution in the mist of the abyss. "

"The Holy See of Light?"

"Ah, that was more than a hundred years ago. At least in my grandma's generation, witch doctors were people in the village. When I was a child, the village chief also thought that I was handy and wanted me to learn medical skills to treat diseases of the villagers. Unfortunately, thirty years ago, the witch doctor in the village went to collect medicine in the forest and was attacked by a monster and died. From then on, there was no witch doctor in the village, and the forest became dangerous. The village did not allow outsiders to tell Don’t tell me about the witch doctor.”

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In fact, when Ji Xun heard the word "Holy See" before, he knew that the plot was deeply involved.

He didn't ask in a hurry, but only opened his mouth to explore the topic after he had enough trust.

Sure enough, things are getting more and more interesting.

The "Bright Holy See" of the Alterac era is not the current "Holy Holy See".

This usually means that it is not the same god who rules this land.

But when Ji Xun heard that the witch doctor in the village was a priest, his duty was to dispel fog pollution.

He roughly guessed in which direction he should explore the hidden plot outside the main plot.

Ji Xun continued to ask.

"Why is there such a high fence in the village? Is there any large monster nearby?"

"Yes. Every night, the fog in the abyss rift will spread, and many man-eating monsters will appear in the forest. Therefore, you must not leave the village at night. Even the most experienced old hunter in the village will encounter unexpected events."

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When Ji Xun heard this, he finally understood where the sense of crisis came from.

It turns out that there is a taboo that you cannot leave the village at night.

No wonder the Duke of Simon's Mansion, Mr. Feren, was so sarcastic before.

Now it seems that he is not a low-intelligence person who is trying to attract hatred.

And most likely he knew about this situation a long time ago, so he wanted to force Mr. Sack to leave the village and then test the risks.

Hearing this, David on the side couldn't help but frown, secretly saying that it was fortunate that he didn't leave the village impulsively before.

At the same time, he glanced at Ji Xun.

If I remember correctly, it was also "Su Lun"'s suggestion just now that the two teams of the Langdon family did not go out.

Otherwise, I'm afraid that many people would die.

But it was because of this late realization that David couldn't hide his shock.

Obviously, everyone got the same information, why did this teammate seem to know more than everyone else?

However, this is not over yet.

Ji Xun caught another key clue.

When he asked these questions, he was also observing the expression of the tailor Caroline.

Whether the other party was lying or hiding something, Ji Xun could see it clearly now.

Obviously, when he said this, he found that there was a trace of worry and self-blame between his eyebrows.

So Ji Xun didn't wait for the other party to have any time to think, and asked directly: "Since your husband knew that the forest was dangerous, why did he go out hunting?"

When asking this question, he saw the other party's psychological defense line and quietly used mental deterrence.

"Ah"

Caroline's haggard face was obviously stunned, and she couldn't hide her regret and shame.

Even to the people in the village, she didn't tell the truth. But for some reason, he couldn't help but say it out of guilt when asked this question: "This. Actually, Chloe is not hunting, but serving as a guide for a big man from the city."

When the tailor said this, Ji Xun and the others immediately received an enlightenment prompt: "Triggering the hidden plot: mysterious adventurer. A mysterious noble hired hunter Chloe to explore the depths of the silver fir forest. Extra plot exploration +10%, explore related plots, and get unknown task plot rewards and Kong'a extra settlement rewards."

David on the side widened his eyes. The moment he saw the enlightenment, he couldn't help but be amazed and looked at Ji Xun.

The shocked look seemed to say: Can this be like this?

He never expected that there would be a hidden task behind the plot of the C-level task? !

You know, in the adventurer circle, it is recognized that "hidden plot" is a synonym for triggering high risk, high difficulty, and high reward in the different dimension.

Once the hidden plot can be triggered, it usually means a generous reward, so adventurers also call it a "treasure plot."

David has only heard of it.

And never encountered it in the other dimension.

Because the probability of triggering is extremely low.

The probability of completion is also extremely low.

According to the adventurer, it also requires "extreme luck" to trigger.

But how do I feel

Now my teammate just asked a few words and it was triggered?

Could it be that they were also extremely lucky?

David couldn't understand Ji Xun's operations and could only attribute it to luck.

But he felt that if he were to do it himself, let alone whether the plot could be triggered; even if it was triggered, he would probably just accept the task and think about how to find someone in the forest.

However, his teammate "Su Lun" gave him a new idea to explore the plot.

"Hidden plot" is a very unfamiliar word to David.

But it is familiar to Ji Xun.

Ji Xun narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he had received the expected information: "Sure enough"

This is what he was looking for.

Perhaps under normal circumstances, after completing the "search for the missing hunter", you can get clues about the "mysterious nobleman".

But because some logical problems were noticed in the previous deduction, some tricks were used.

The hidden plot was triggered immediately.

Ji Xun had experienced many hidden plots and was not as surprised as David.

He just continued to dig deep calmly: "Big man?"

Caroline, the tailor, told the secret hidden in her heart and felt relieved.

She did not continue to hide it and said, "Yes. They said they were "adventurers" and wanted to see the castle. But I think they seemed to be very noble, maybe nobles. The girl in the team brought many servants and guards."

The reason for hiding it was that they knew the dangers in the forest.

But the money given by the big man was too much.

Caroline was confused for a while and instigated her husband to take on this task.

After she finished speaking, she was already crying and sobbing with regret: "Oh, forgive me, a lowly village woman, for my greed. As long as Chloe can come back safely, I don't need anything."

Ji Xun listened to this and deduced the whole picture of the matter.

After asking a few more questions, he knew that he could not get any other clues, so he turned around and left.

Hunter Chloe is the "big shot" that we met in the forest.

Tailor Caroline concealed the fact of employment, and even the people in the village did not know the truth.

In other words, only Ji Xun and the other person knew about it.

This is an exclusive mission.

Walked out of the tailor's house.

Ji Xun and David walked in the village.

Seeing the other members of the Langdon family knocking on doors to inquire about the mission, David felt more and more like he was dreaming.

As for the information he just heard, although David didn't know what it meant.

But his intuition told him that this was more difficult than the main plot that could be triggered by the village chief.

After walking a few steps, David came to his senses and found that they had already come out.

He wanted to sort out his thoughts by himself, but after thinking about it, it seemed nothing special.

Just asked a few questions and then triggered it?

David's thoughts could not see the long-term layout, but his intuition told him that this was definitely not luck.

He glanced at his teammates around him, and finally couldn't help but ask curiously: "Su Lun. How can you ask so many questions? I mean. I mean."

He stuttered for a long time but couldn't express what he wanted to ask.

Ji Xun certainly knew what he wanted to ask, and smiled: "Do you want to ask why I saw the problem with the tailor and triggered the hidden plot?"

David nodded: "Yes."

Since he was Gong Wu's disciple, he was willing to give him some advice, and said: "The laws of the universe have always been in the universe, and the truth of things has always been only in the cause and effect of events. Look carefully, it's there."

"Ah?"

David seemed to understand, pondered for a moment, and nodded: "Yes."

I wanted to ask more, but I didn't know how to start.

Turning around, he saw his teammates who were still knocking on the door not far away to find clues, and asked: "Su Lun, should we tell them these clues?"

Before, Young Master Sack had ordered that he should tell him if he found any clues.

He thought that the surprise of "hidden plot" should be reported by his teammates as knights of the Landon family.

However, Ji Xun shook his head and said, "No need. They will soon find out the clue that you can't go out at night. As for the hidden mission, it is just a broken clue now. We still need to find some specific things."

As he said, he asked again: "And do you really think that the people of the Simon family will watch us find clues?"

David didn't understand: "Huh?"

Ji Xun didn't play dumb this time, and said directly: "Master Sack has always been watched by the Simon family. Whenever we report, someone will go to find the tailor in a blink of an eye. Although it can't change anything, there may be some changes in the mission. And if those guys don't get the mission, they will definitely come to trouble us. It's not worth it to have a conflict now."

David finally understood it, and his eyes were cold.

If they really have to fight, he is not afraid.

But if he ruins his teammates' plans, it will be more trouble than gain.

David is a slave, and he doesn't care about anything.

Now following Ji Xun to explore, he was actually very curious, and asked again: "Where are we going now?"

Ji Xun said: "If I'm not mistaken, there may be some important clues in the witch doctor's house in the village."

Not many people can survive and have the experience of passing the S-level level.

But Ji Xun has it.

He knows very well that the A-level plot can be fought by strength, but if you want to survive the S-level plot, you must rely on the plot itself.

Ji Xun felt that if he was not mistaken, there must be some key clues or props in the witch doctor's house that can help them have a glimmer of hope in the difficult plot.

"Oh."

When David heard this, he remembered that they talked about "witch doctor" in the previous conversation.

However, didn't the witch doctor die thirty years ago?

He couldn't figure out what this had to do with the plot?

Soon, Ji Xun and the others came straight to a small wooden house with the aroma of herbs in the south of the village.

The family of the witch doctor who died thirty years ago, as the tailor Caroline said before, lived here.

Although there is no doctor in the village now, the simple potion formulas left before are still in use.

These formulas are also kept by the descendants of the witch doctor.

Hunters are injured on weekdays, and some minor illnesses are also solved by these potions.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

The door was not knocked.

An impatient response came from inside: "Didn't I say that I don't know anything. It's late now, don't disturb me, an old woman, to sleep."

Obviously, someone has come to find it before.

It's hard not to be noticed in a house like this with medicinal herbs hanging.

It may not be just the Langdon family, even the Simon family has come.

After being rejected, David looked at Ji Xun with embarrassment: "This?"

He had thought about it, and just learned the meticulous thinking method of his teammates to dig out the plot, and he wanted to explore it carefully this time.

However, he didn't expect that the other party would not open the door even though he had thought about how to ask questions?

Old woman, how can you not play by the rules?

This stumped David.

You can't open the door violently, right?

It was already evening, and they had to spend the night in the village. Moreover, the hunters and woodcutters in the village were all strong. If they really fought, this trial would be completely ruined.

When David was thinking about what to do, he suddenly saw Ji Xun took out something like a token, and then said directly to the closed door: "I am the deacon of the 'Holy See of Light'. Is this the ancestral home of the Water family? I have something I want you to help investigate."

As soon as these words came out, the air seemed to freeze.

There was no movement in the room instantly.

David's eyes widened, as if his brain couldn't process what he just heard, and his thoughts were frozen.

what's going on?

When did my teammate become the "Deacon of the Holy See of Light"?

After a moment, he knew what Ji Xun was planning.

But

How did this guy do it?

If he hadn't known that this was his teammate "Su Lun", and that he had been messing around on the road just now and dyed the brand gold.

David even felt that the teammate with a serious face at the moment was the deacon of the Holy See.

From the demeanor to the props, it doesn't look like an act at all.

This momentum intimidated even his teammates, let alone the people in the room.

Soon, he looked at a crack in the door and saw the coat of arms engraved with the sun disk in Ji Xun's hand. The other party immediately opened the door.

When David saw this, he forced himself to remain expressionless so as not to reveal his teammates' plan.

Ji Xun looked at the person who opened the door and walked in arrogantly without asking any questions.

No matter what era, as long as it is a theocratic country, the clergy of the Holy See are supreme.

Arrogance is standard.

David looked at Ji Xun, who was a completely different person, and was stunned for a moment.

I was still wondering if this would offend this key plot character.

However, I never expected that the old woman not only didn't mind, but felt extremely honored, and respectfully guided the two people through the door: "Dear deacon, please come this way."

"The B-level side plot is completed: you have obtained the relic left by the light priest Maya. The plot has an additional exploration rate of +15%, and you will receive additional settlement rewards."

Ten minutes later.

When Ji Xun walked out of the wooden house with a package, David, who had been suppressing his expression by his side, couldn't help the corners of his eyes twitching anymore.

If he hadn't witnessed the entire plot development process with his own eyes.

He couldn't believe it at all. He had completed a B-level branch?

At this moment, David looked at his teammate who had a calm expression from beginning to end, and his heart was already filled with surprise.

He felt that today he had used up all the surprises he had accumulated in the past ten years.

He watched with his own eyes as this guy perfectly played the role of "Deacon of the Holy See of Light", and then after some questioning, he actually got the inherited relic left by the witch doctor thirty years ago.

That's not even the most incredible thing.

David couldn't figure it out. Just a perfect performance. How did Ji Xun come up with those professional terms from ancient civilizations?

The two walked out of the house, and Ji Xun breathed a sigh of relief.

After getting this key relic, the plot in this village is no longer important to him.

No matter what conflict occurs now, it will not affect my plan.

It was with this sigh of relief that David beside him felt that he had returned to the "Suellen" he was familiar with.

Following the whole process just now, David had many times doubted that his teammate was really a deacon of the Holy See, but that the student was his disguised identity.

The moment I took off the role, the sense of unreality disappeared.

David felt like he was dreaming. He originally felt that he looked stupid for asking too many questions, but even so, his thirst for knowledge made him speak: "Brother Su Lun, how do you know so much about the Alterac Civilization and the Holy See of Light? "

Although he knew how Ji Xun did it.

But I can also guess that the other party is definitely not making nonsense on the spot, but really understands.

Although the old woman just now was a plot character, she was also an extraordinary person. She is wiser than most people in the village.

If Ji Xun hadn't had enough professional knowledge just now, it would have been impossible to bluff the opponent.

So the question is, how does this guy know so much about ancient civilizations hundreds of thousands of years ago?

Ji Xun casually said: "Oh, you are talking about this. I am a [polymath] and I have read a lot of books. I just happened to see some."

This is of course a modest statement.

If Ji Xun only read books related to Alterac civilization, but happened to meet him in an extra-dimensional space, it would be called a coincidence.

And if you have read thousands of related classics of ancient civilizations, it is not a coincidence.

That is erudition.

There's only one thing that's really a coincidence.

That is, it was only after he entered this extradimensional space that he learned from the tailor that he had seen the relics of the Alterac civilization in the Adventurer's Market of Juling City before. The symbol is that of the Illuminati sect.

So I made a temporary fake one before.

No one would dare to check anyway.

but.

I just managed to get words out of the NPC's mouth, and it was more of a "pretend".

The little knowledge he knew about the Illuminati Sect was too fragmentary.

But he knew very clearly about the affairs of the Holy See.

No matter what era, human nature is the same, and history repeats itself.

There are only a few rules within the Holy See, including guessing and acting. Ji Xun's knowledge is not a problem at all if he wants to frighten a first-level magician.

David wanted to ask something else.

At this moment, I happened to bump into four teammates, Seri and Gang Duoduo.

The two sides were far apart, and Gang Duoduo greeted him from a distance: "Su Lun, David, we just got important information! Don't leave the village after nightfall."

The first time they got the information, they came to alert their teammates.

This information is indeed quite important.

But David followed Ji Xun around and suddenly felt that he had also caught the "expressionless" problem of his teammates, and was neither happy nor surprised by anything.

Seeing that Ji Xun and the other two had very calm expressions, Zhuo Sha was surprised and asked: "Why aren't you surprised?"

You know, when they learned this information just now, they were all very grateful.

Fortunately, they didn't leave the village.

Otherwise, something big might happen.

However, the performance of these two guys was not as surprised as they were before.

David looked at the puzzled expressions of the four people, and knew that Ji Xun was quiet, so he could only say: "Well. We knew it before."

Gang Duoduo was also surprised and said: "Know? Ah, but this is the clue we just got with great difficulty. Those guys from the Simon family can block the clues, and use the power of the village chief to spread rumors that we are "a greedy and despicable bounty hunter group". Now the people in the village are wary of us."

"Ah this."

David didn't know how to explain his complicated feelings at the moment.

If he really told what the two had experienced before, he felt that he would definitely shock these teammates.

Seeing David's expression, the lizard wizard Seri also keenly noticed something and asked, "Su Lun, David, did you find any important clues?"