Wow, I already got an order?
Things went more smoothly than he had imagined, and [ Clear Soup Master ] smiled sincerely at the Essence Knight.
But then the other party asked again:
"Your name, Adrian, are you interested?"
Want to hire a hundred Soul Returner like me? And do you even know if Adrian knows who I am?
That makes sense. According to the previous setting, only those with value deserve to be resurrected by Adrian.
This guy probably hopes these hundred Soul Returner will die a few more times, so that they'll get their money's worth.
Feeling confident that he hadn't misjudged the situation, [ Clear Soup Master ] tentatively said:
"He remembered my existence; after all, there aren't many Soul Returner as powerful as me."
The Essence Knight nodded in satisfaction:
"Very well, you, Messenger."
Before [ Clear Soup Master ] could figure out his relationship with the Messenger, he saw his vision suddenly begin to spin.
As the ground drew closer, he saw a Pixel Blue Dragon with teary eyes appear before him, accompanied by a notification box:
You are dead.
With its last remaining consciousness, the head's mouth opened and closed slightly, uttering three monosyllables that the Essence Knight had never heard before.
[ Clear Soup Master ]'s head rolled all over the ground, a scene that completely stunned [ Dark Archmage ], who was still sitting on the ground watching the show.
She thought the matter was resolved and everyone would soon be able to get along happily again, but she never expected that something like this would happen to her.
Am I going to be beheaded too?
However, she quickly realized what was happening.
This should be the final test for the Essence Knight.
If they are indeed Adrian's confidants in the original story, then this method of transmitting messages is indeed the fastest.
However, if they are merely insignificant figures in Adrian's eyes, then the importance of the Soul Returner to the Essence Knight will also decline.
At that point, the Essence Knight might cut off his own head to send a message, or he might send himself back to the Second Holy See to communicate through normal means.
But despite the logic and understanding, the [ Dark Archmage ] was still somewhat shocked by what he saw.
With a quick mind and decisive methods, this Essence Knight NPC is hardly even related to artificial intelligence.
It seems a bit too anthropomorphic, even mimicking the legendary high-quality human, the kind that is decisive and ruthless.
well.
The Dark Archmage sighed inwardly; with his companion dead, the burden of communication fell upon his shoulders.
If I had known I'd have to kill a Soul Returner to deliver the message, I would have just let the Essence Knight kill me; the return trip would have been much faster.
Thinking this, a flashing red dot appeared in the Soul Returner's chat box.
Upon clicking in, just as [ Dark Archmage ] had predicted, it was indeed [ Clear Soup Master's ] cacophony of birdsong and fragrant flowers:
"Is this guy crazy, wanting to keep a skeleton as a pet?"
"If you're going to send a message, just say it's a message. Why do you have to stab me in the back like that? How dare a Middle Tier being bully a Low Tier one like me?"
"This guy doesn't even deserve to be called a knight?"
[ The Dark Archmage ] thought for a moment and replied:
"But it must be admitted that this Essence Knight is indeed very cautious."
"Since it requires a hundred Soul Returner, why don't you try recruiting them? I remember that in this situation, you can directly go to Ed to apply for a special mission."
"As for this part, I will try my best not to give myself away according to the plan."
"Good."
The spirit form of [ Clear Soup Master ] responded:
"However, if this knight had any sense, he would have shown some respect to the other after killing one Soul Returner, since this was the last test."
Happy holidays.
[ The Dark Archmage ] looked at that last, inexplicable greeting and felt a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth.
However, the Essence Knight quickly responded as well:
" The Soul Returner."
It looked at the surviving [ Dark Archmage ] and said:
"You, guest, sandcastle, inside, outside, die."
Based on what [ Clear Soup Master ] had said earlier, [ Dark Archmage ] quickly understood what the Essence Knight meant:
I am a guest here now, but I will die if I leave the sandcastle.
Okay, okay, I won't walk anymore. Anyway, I can use my eyes and the game system to record the surrounding terrain even without any tools.
If the two sides ever turn against each other, don't blame the Soul Returner for being ruthless.
And so, the [ Dark Archmage ] took off his prison clothes and became a guest of honor in this border sand fortress.
The remains of [ Clear Soup Master ] were dismembered into eight pieces and carried by fast horses to the empire's former largest port, second largest city, and now the capital and Achilles' heel of the Skeleton Alliance.
The former Nors Port is now known as Sand Capital.
Valhalla, central respawn point.
A hollow teleportation Resurrection Tree writhed a few times and skillfully spat out a long, narrow object wrapped in a cocoon. The object rolled out of the Resurrection Tree's range and came to the feet of several NPCs.
The NPCs passing by were already used to this, and they all jumped to avoid it. After all, a common sense of the Second Holy See was that nothing was strange about the Soul Returner, and they should just stay away.
Besides, it's just a mere resurrection?
These former villagers and tribespeople have now been upgraded to honorable citizens, and are gradually getting used to their new identities through their interactions with the visitors from another world.
Today, they have become an indispensable part of Valhalla, bearing the important responsibility of maintaining the operation of the Second Holy See.
What players consider repetitive, boring, and mundane jobs are seen as gifts from the Tree God by these citizens (and they really are), and everyone fights tooth and nail for them whenever they appear.
Even if there are no jobs to do, it doesn't matter. Just find a piece of unclaimed land and cultivate it yourself. After all, the great and benevolent Second Holy See does not collect any agricultural taxes. The Son of God will allocate special funds to purchase food when needed. If you actively cultivate land, you can also receive crop seeds.
The three NPCs stepped over the rolling "cocoon," which was quickly torn open from the inside, revealing the freshly printed, still somewhat delicate and rosy face of [ Clear Soup Master ].
Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar scenery around him, the Soul Returner knowing that he had truly come back this time.
However, Valhalla seems to have developed too quickly, and many surrounding areas are quite different from when he left.
As if he had been lost in thought for too long, the Pixel Blue Dragon in high-definition Blu-ray suddenly appeared in his field of vision, reminding him in a playful voice:
"The resident NPC, Son of God Ed, has approved your request to meet him. Please follow the guide to the Shattered Castle."