The matter of receiving the reward should naturally be handled as soon as possible. After resolving the online tensions, Su Xi and the Kurumi entered the teleportation array and headed towards the Holy Capital.
The teleportation array in the Holy Capital flashed with light, indicating that a teleportation was underway.
Soon, the light inside the teleportation array disappeared, and the figures of the group appeared inside.
Because the Great Cleansing of the Southern Volcano World was a success, the faces of believers in the Holy Capital were filled with joy, and flowers welcoming the triumphant return were hung on the doorframes of some houses.
Over the course of more than a year, the Cleaver God of War and the Mop God of War completed numerous cult missions and accumulated a great deal of reputation. As a result, their appearance caused a stir among many believers.
To be fair, the design of Yuan Yi in this regard is quite good. The reason why players work so hard is because they can get positive feedback. Task rewards, NPC compliments, and level increases are all positive feedback.
The fact that the believers exclaimed in surprise upon seeing the two of them greatly satisfied the vanity of the kitchen knife and the mop.
On the contrary, Su Xi is no longer recognized by many NPCs.
Many NPCs sacrificed their lives in this large-scale purge. Most of the NPCs who knew Su Xi in the past were killed, leaving only a few NPCs who did not go to the battlefield to recognize Su Xi, the Elf Saintess.
Of course, the most important influencing factor was that the reputation of the two cult members, Cleaver and Mop, was too high, while Su Xi, whose reputation was far lower than theirs, naturally received less cheering.
At this moment, the sun was shining brightly and the sky was clear. The group arrived at the main hall of the cult, preparing to submit their mission to the Adventurer's Guild located in the Holy Capital.
A holy angel suddenly appeared, attracting everyone's attention.
"Su, you're back!"
A surprised voice suddenly rang out.
Su Xi stopped in her tracks and turned to look at the other person, "Anna?"
"It's me, Su."
"You've become an angel?" Su Xi looked at the pure white wings behind the other person with some surprise.
Angels, I don't think they exist in the Meta World, right?
Anna frowned slightly and said, "I don't know either. One day, after I finished singing Requiem for the souls in the cemetery, a pair of white wings automatically appeared behind me. And these wings aren't real. Although they allow me to fly, I can't touch them."
Anna said, taking Su Xi's hand and letting her touch her wings.
The result was that I came up empty-handed.
These wings are a special effect.
Su Xi scanned Anna's data. As a unit of the Holy Tree, she could scan more information and could see that Anna was wearing the Saintess Set of the Divine Cult.
This set of equipment has been upgraded to level 60 and the level 60 set bonus has been unlocked.
These are the illusory, pure white feathers right before my eyes...
Goodness, Su Xi finally saw the entrance effect of an epic set for the first time in the Meta World, but she didn't expect that the first entrance effect she saw would be on an NPC.
"Look, you can't touch it," Anna said happily.
Su Xi: "..."
The last time I was with Anna, it was an investigation team arranged by the Church to thoroughly investigate the Fallen Ones hidden within the Human Empire. Now, almost two years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Looking at the unfading innocence in Anna's eyes, Su Xi felt a pang of sadness.
Anna, who died in the "Exterminate the Fallen Ones" campaign in her previous life, is not only alive and well in this life, but has also become extremely powerful.
Anna's current strength far surpasses that of Miriam.
"Su, where have you been these past two years? Someone told me a while ago that you're back, and I've been looking forward to seeing you every day."
Anna felt that if anyone in the world could understand her feelings perfectly, it would be Sue, who was also a saint. Therefore, Anna loved to be close to Sue, talk to her, and open her heart to her.
Anna felt that as a saint, she could only confide in her believers; her melancholy and anguish were unspeakable, at least not to her followers or those who trusted her. But if she were to confide in Su...
Then there's no need to worry about that.
"Some things did happen in the past two years that I had to deal with, which is why I was away for so long."
Su Xi hugged Anna and asked, "How have you been these past two years while I was away?"
The last time I met Anna, this girl cried while singing Requiem, saying things like, "Seeing them die, I'd rather die with them..."
"Hmm... not good, not bad. Once you get used to some things, they won't bother you anymore."
Anna smiled.
The two chatted for a while, with Anna talking about things that had happened to her in the past two years.
Su Xi chimed in from the side.
This girl's mental state is still a bit worrying, but after all, she has grown up to be 18 years old. Anna's resilience has improved a lot, and she will not become discouraged because of the departure of her companions.
Soon, Kurumi and the others had all received their rewards.
Seeing that these people were waiting for her, Su Xi could only let them leave first, and asked Kurumi to call Theresa over.
A land of black and gray.
Within the Huaxia Guild Alliance, Yan Hu had just finished dealing with the equipment distribution issues among the various guilds when conspiracy theories about their behind-the-scenes manipulation suddenly surfaced online.
Ling Yue quickly arrived and had a discussion with Yan Hu.
The fact that Su Xi didn't get first place is indeed unrelated to them, but that's how public opinion works. Even if it has nothing to do with you, you still have to say something. If you don't say anything, netizens will assume that you did indeed do it.
When faced with public opinion, remaining silent is always the worst thing you can do.
They certainly wouldn't take such a countermeasure, especially since it concerned public opinion about the Number One Player. The two quickly invited experts from other places in the game to discuss the matter in detail.
If this kind of thing isn't handled properly, it can easily damage the relationship and trust between the two parties.
However, before they could come up with a detailed solution, Su Xi responded to the situation, and the effects of those Saintess equipment completely stunned everyone who was paying attention to the matter.
There's no other reason than that the equipment's effects are simply too outrageous.
One of the proposals for resolving this public opinion incident was to have His Your Highness Su come forward and explain things clearly. However, before it could be implemented, His Your Highness Su issued a statement.
Ling Yue and the others had no choice but to choose this option, and they posted some down-to-earth emojis under Su Xi's post.
As expected, public opinion melted away instantly.
This sudden crisis of trust was resolved just like that, leaving everyone in the discussion room somewhat bewildered.
Mr. Xia chuckled, "It seems that our Your Highness Su is exceptionally intelligent. With just a few words and a few pictures of equipment effects, he has perfectly resolved this crisis."