"So you mean that if we want to investigate the internal problems of the Tree Worship Church, we need to prioritize the ' Base Body '."
"That's how it is for now. Have you heard of this term before?"
"No, that sounds like a good match for someone in a vegetative state."
"No, I'm talking about something serious. Has anyone here heard of ' Base Body '? It seems to be a new concept."
[ The Great Wei Boxing Champion ] thought for a moment and said:
"Perhaps it's not a new concept; we're just learning how to call it that."
Seeing everyone's gazes turn towards him, [ Great Wei Boxing Champion ] began to recall some conclusions he had drawn from his previous in-depth exploration of the World of Disorder's worldview.
He looked around at the people around him and asked seriously:
Do you know what our boss's name is?
"His name is Ed Adrian, is there a problem?"
[ The Great Wei Boxing Champion ] shook his head:
"I once asked a few Gungnir, and they said that our boss gave himself the name Ed Adrian, supposedly because he saw some scattered contents on a bookshelf while being experimented on."
"So this is actually a cobbled-together name? I get it, isn't this also a kind of 'Jiang Xiaochuan Conan'?"
"That's right, that pieced-together feel. I went to check the basement of the White Wax Town Church afterward, and the name might come from two popes in the history of the Tree Worship Church: Ed Peter and Cellini Adrian."
Does the Tree Worship Church have a pope?
"It existed before, but it's gone now."
"Okay, so what you're saying is that Ed named himself, so what was he called before?"
"That's the crux of the matter. I asked several Gungnir who underwent the experiment with Ed, and they said Ed's real name was -- ' Number Three '."
[ The Great Wei Boxing Champion ] looked at his companions:
"What kind of person do you think would have a name like ' Number Three '? Friendly reminder: there are three other test subjects in Gungnir from the same batch as Ed, named ' Number Four ', ' Number Seven ', and ' Number Ten '."
"And it's not just them; experimental subjects in other towns are also named with numbers. In addition, they seem to have an experimental subject code that is used throughout the entire Tree Worship Church."
After a moment of silence, [ Howling Pothos ] said:
It's a ' Base Body '.
"That's right. The priests in White Wax Town once said that they mainly obtained their experimental subjects through two channels: one was by promising to make them priests to lure local children, and the other was that people would bring the experimental subjects to them."
[ Clear Soup Master ] exclaimed in surprise:
"That makes perfect sense! The Base Body in White Wax Town came from Fir City, and the Base Body in Fir City came from the Holy City... So where did the Base Body in the Holy City come from?"
[ The Great Wei Boxing Champion ] shrugged:
"This is your task."
Inside the cathedral, Ed carefully reviewed the replay of the six-person team's Clear Soup Master, beginning to learn from their mistakes.
The difficulty of the Fir City Cathedral Dungeon doesn't seem high enough at the moment. Even on easy difficulty, it shouldn't be able to be cleared by just six people on their first try. Otherwise, what's the difference between it and Low Tier Dungeon in towns like White Wax Town?
Fortunately, Ed has many other options at his disposal. Adjusting the stats of the two bosses is just the simplest operation. He can also add other mechanics to the enemies, such as preventing them from opening the corridor door until their health drops to half, thus forcing the player to fight the boss...
Having incorporated several new ideas into the cathedral, Ed realized his mission in Fir City was essentially complete.
The Cathedral Dungeon is about to open, Adventurers' Guild, converted from the Chapel, will also begin operation.
Having absorbed the power of Antiya Lisi and reached the Middle Tier Intermediate, Little Green also completed the digestion of the Fir City Territory Secret Pact.
The local plant root systems have completely surrendered and merged into its own Root Network, and its clones can now spawn anywhere within the city.
In summary, the Second Holy See has completed the digestion and absorption of Fir City in the past four or five days. The Second Holy See's current area of control encompasses the entire Aduolin Province and parts of the Wilderness of Chaos ( Verdant Corridor ).
So now it's time to move on to the next step of the plan.
Ed summoned Duma and sat her in the main seat of the cathedral, looking at the demon:
What have you been doing these past few days?
" My Son of God, I've been engrossed in... observing the Soul Returner these past two days. Their way of thinking is unlike anything I've ever seen before, and watching some of the more unique individuals among them act is quite enjoyable."
Ed recalled the " Soul Returner Observation Log " that existed in his memory and nodded in full agreement:
"Yes, I am sometimes drawn to their behavior and can learn a lot from it."
After a few words of small talk, Ed revealed the purpose of his summoning of Duma:
"The new churches, both large and small, will begin operating tomorrow, at which point Fir City will be completely out of war."
Duma nodded to indicate that she understood, Ed continued:
" The Holy Crusaders Knight Order of Nuolun will withdraw to Blue Gum Town and, together with Chinese Pine Town and Black Locust Town, form the second line of defense for the Second Holy See."
At this point, Duma, Ed seemed hesitant to speak.
"As the southernmost region of the Aduolin Province, Fir City is naturally the first line of defense."
Duma finally decided to speak:
" My Son of God, if we withdraw the Knights, what will happen in terms of manpower...?"
"Don't worry, I've already prepared a deputy for you."
Ed pressed down with one hand, signaling to Duma to calm down:
"The former bishop of White Wax Town, Duolin, is on his way to Fir City. He will be in charge of the Adventurers' Guild's operation and financial management."
"As for manpower... if it's just for patrol and defense, you can gather militia and those half-tree people who have some combat ability and no criminal record."
"If war is to break out, don't forget that this place is full of Soul Returner; they'll appreciate it, even without pay."
Ed spoke of building the defensive line quite casually. He knew, of course, that it would be difficult, but he also knew that only Duma among his men was capable of doing such a thing.
Half-tree people, commoners, and players can be considered three completely different races.
The half-tree people are powerful but few in number, while the common people are numerous but have little combat power. Players possess a combination of the two in terms of ability, but how to manage them is an art.
Therefore, allocating manpower and resources to make the best use of them is a major issue.
Duma, on the other hand, has experience in leading the Demon Allied Army and has his own logic on how to leverage the strengths of each race.