The third type of conjecture is the most conspiracy-driven. Proponents of the world invasion theory focus not on the game itself, but on its impact on reality.
" Psionic Energy Fright Experiments" are their most powerful weapon. These people firmly believe that the connection between the two worlds will only grow stronger and stronger, and eventually those terrible things will invade this world in a special way.
The problem they face is that, so far, Psionic Energy has not shown any harm in reality; on the contrary, it has a certain effect of boosting energy.
After discussing this issue, the middle-aged man reluctantly put away the Ignite cigarette and left the young man's office.
The Earth continues to rotate as usual, so their work must continue.
While the two were discussing this, a cyber frenzy was taking place on the internet in the real world.
That cyberpunk recruitment trailer, adapted from an old game's promotional video, was created by three well-known video creators from " World of Disorder ".
[ Great Wei Boxing Champion ] was in charge of the ideas and script, [ Steady and Sure Laboratory ] provided a lot of material about monsters and transformations, and [ Zhong Lele ] was in charge of the final sound mixing and also included a screaming march that he pieced together himself.
Over the past month, thanks to the persistent "tribute" from players and the friendly sponsorship from the Blood Corpse, Ed's level has reached 14, and the current capacity is 16,384 players.
A large number of activation codes were distributed by Ed, and new faces could be seen near the castle every day.
At the same time, new problems are constantly emerging.
The number of players is almost greater than the combined population of the original inhabitants of White Wax Town and the Castle; this cannot continue.
In a typical game, the developers would add more servers at this point to alleviate the pressure and prevent overcrowding on the streets from affecting the player experience.
However, there is no such thing as multiple servers in the World of Disorder. Although Ed has set up a series of thresholds for obtaining game qualifications, the population base of his hometown is just that big, and he can't refuse to give face to people who want to support him.
According to Willow, the number of Blood Corpse in a single lineage is in the millions or even tens of millions, so the current manpower is definitely not enough.
But to gain more Soul Returner, a larger territory is needed, and the Wilderness of Chaos is not yet under its control.
So... Ed set his sights on several other towns in the Aduolin Province.
Previously, due to manpower constraints, we hadn't extended our reach to these towns, but now... we can start planning the next wave of recapture.
Aduolin Province is generally located in the central part of the continent, on the northeastern border of the Tree Worship Church, and White Wax Town is a border town in this border province.
As a province near the border, it has seven parishes in addition to its capital, Fir City.
Although he didn't know how many provinces the Tree Worship Church Sect had, Ed knew that the territory he currently controlled was actually not very large, perhaps only one percent of the total area of Tree Worship Church.
Returning to the layout of the Aduolin Province, Fir City is located in the southwestern part of the province, far away from White Wax Town, which is also a unique advantage for White Wax Town.
Walking on the main road of Fir City again, Aoda's mood was much better than last time.
Although the archbishop exuded a strong sense of intimidation, he was at least somewhat gullible. He was simply there to deliver a Blood Corpse's head, and there was nothing that would easily expose him.
He soon arrived at the magnificent church, which was built entirely of wood and stone and had a sharp, angular exterior.
After verifying his identity, the priest put on a kind face.
"So he's the tax collector from the White Wax Town Parish."
He glanced at the wooden box in Aoda's hand:
"You're here to pay taxes, right? Just come this way with me."
"No, I came specifically to see Archbishop Antiya."
The priest sized up the young tax collector before him, and roughly understood what was going on.
They've come to give a gift.
Although I don't know what good things a poor, remote place like White Wax Town could have to catch the Archbishop's eye, it's best not to go looking for trouble at a time like this.
He looked at Aoda, a playful smile on his face:
"Then I won't bother you any longer. You should know where the Archbishop's study is."
Five minutes later, Aoda stood before Archbishop Antiya Lisi, carrying the wooden box.
"Your Excellency, I am..."
"Tax collector of White Wax Town, I remember you. What's up?"
Aoda stepped forward and placed the letter written by Duolin and the wooden box on the table in front of the archbishop:
"Bishop Duolin has something very important to report to you, far more serious than the tax issue..."
As the archbishop opened the letter, he gestured for Aoda to speak, and the young tax collector then recounted a story entirely fabricated without a single fact:
Basically, Bishop Duolin was patrolling the area of White Wax Town when he spotted a few humanoid Aberration monsters near the border. After failing to communicate with them, he killed them and ultimately confirmed that they were the legendary Blood Corpse.
Although his facial expression remained unchanged, Aoda noticed the archbishop's breathing pause for a moment.
He solemnly put down the letter and reached out to open the wooden box in front of him.
Archbishop Antiya, with his half-white hair and solemn face, stared at the Blood Corpse head before him, his expression seemingly unchanged.
"Is this the monster Duolin encountered at the border?"
His tone was somewhat indifferent. Although Aoda couldn't detect any blame in his voice, he felt that the other person was somewhat suspicious.
So he took out the wooden stick he had prepared beforehand and stretched it toward the Blood Corpse's mouth. Under the archbishop's gaze, the Blood Corpse, which only had a head left, still bit down hard on the wooden stick that was put into its mouth after being stimulated by the external force.
For Blood Corpse, only the part containing the complete brain is considered its main body, so this complete Blood Corpse head is actually still alive.
Antiya looked at the still-living, Blood Corpse's head and realized the gravity of the situation.
He got up and began pacing back and forth in the study.
"It seems that what is recorded in the Holy City's records is true. The Blood Corpse has actually been revived. I must report this to the Holy City immediately. All towns in the Aduolin Province must be placed under martial law immediately."
"As for White Wax Town, your twenty or thirty priests are fine for managing ordinary believers, but to fight the Blood Corpse..."
Aoda also nodded at the opportune moment and said sincerely:
"We have no chance of winning; we hope you can help us."
Antiya fell into thought, and after a moment he asked Aoda:
How much of what you learned at the Garrison Academy do you still remember?
Which aspect are you referring to?
"Fortification."