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Chapter 2652 Deceived
Chapter 2652 Deceived
Chapter 2652 Deceived
Niel opened the letter and looked at it, a hint of surprise appearing in his eyes. He then looked up at Fang Heng.
"You are Fang Bai?"
"Yes."
"Interesting. The bishop believes you are a candidate for the Great Sage of the Holy Realm, with great potential, and recommended you to come here to seek out High Priest Ron..."
Huh? What the hell!
Beside them, upon hearing Niel's explanation, Yan Xinyue's expression changed immediately. She turned to look at Fang Heng, her eyes filled with astonishment, and her heart was in turmoil.
Unbelievable!
The candidate for the Great Sage!
How did he dare to boast about something this big?
Even more unbelievable, the Archbishop had been tricked by him?
Niel continued to read through the letter, shaking his head, "Unfortunately, High Priest Ron is currently busy with sealing and cannot meet you. There have been some fluctuations in the space recently, and some of the seals are unstable. We don't have time to deal with these matters..."
"Anyway, I've understood the situation. I'll keep the letter for now. Once High Priest Ron finishes his work, he will invite you to meet him. For now, you can stay here."
Fang Heng frowned and took a step forward, "When will that be?"
"That's hard to say."
Fortress Lord Niel said as he looked at them, "If you're in a hurry, you can leave and come back later. Of course, if you have the time and resources, you can help us deal with the sealing problems here."
"Perhaps the quicker these issues are resolved, the sooner you'll be able to meet High Priest Ron."
Fortress Lord Niel waved his hand as he spoke, "Alright, that's the situation. If you want to stay and help, you can find Deputy Fortress Lord Crete. He will tell you what to do. I have other matters to attend to, so I won't take up more of your time. Feel free to go."
With that, Fortress Lord Niel quickly left with his subordinates.
Fang Heng looked at the people in the Great Hall leaving one by one, and couldn't help but turn to the captain of the Holy Court guard team, asking, "It seems that the relationship between the Archbishop and the Fortress Lord is quite ordinary?"
The Captain hesitated, a bitter smile on his face, "There might be some ideological differences between them."
Fang Heng then shifted his gaze to Yan Xinyue.
Yan Xinyue shrugged helplessly and said, "I've heard about it. It's probably like the conflict between civilian officials and military officers. It's not too serious though."
"Alright, that makes sense."
Yan Xinyue asked, "What should we do? Should we leave or stay?"
As Fang Heng was thinking, a game prompt appeared.
[Hint: The player's current mission is to go to the Land of the Spatial Seal and complete it. A follow-up side mission is triggered-Fortress Fortress Lord Niel's Trust.]
Mission name: Fortress Fortress Lord Niel's Trust.
Mission description: Fortress Fortress Lord Niel doesn't fully trust you, the one introduced to the fortress by the Archbishop. To gain his trust, you can try to complete related tasks in the fortress to build favorability or find the Deputy Fortress Lord to accept related tasks to gain fortress contribution points, or you can return and seek the Archbishop's help.
Mission requirements: Reach the required friendship level with fortress-related tasks; achieve 50,000 fortress contribution points; return to seek the Archbishop's help to trigger the follow-up mission.
Fang Heng glanced at the game prompt.
Understood.
In fact, the new identity Fang Heng had crafted for himself had not officially joined the Holy Court faction. To meet the mission objective, he still needed to fulfill certain prerequisites.
He would have to gather contribution points or favorability within the fortress.
Even if he returned to seek the Archbishop's help, he would likely encounter troublesome missions.
He decided not to waste time going back and forth.
After sorting out his thoughts, Fang Heng nodded and said, "No, we'll go find the Deputy Fortress Lord and have a talk."
....
"Heh, so it was the Archbishop who recommended you? He really knows how to cause us trouble. The lack of materials in the sealed area hasn't been an issue for just a day or two. Reinforcements haven't been seen either, and now he's giving us more things to deal with."
Deputy Fortress Lord Stuart was a young man recently promoted to his position. Upon hearing Fang Heng and his group explain their intentions, a displeased expression appeared on his face, and he became more blunt in his speech.
"Fine, since the Fortress Lord has already allowed you to stay, you're welcome to remain as long as you like. But I'm busy right now. If you don't want to help, don't bother me."
Fang Heng observed the mission description, and then put on a pious expression, "I don't wish to disturb anyone. I have come to follow the guidance of the Holy Light. If there's any way I can assist, please let me know."
Stuart was slightly surprised by Fang Heng's attitude.
After all, the people the Archbishop had sent before had all been rather arrogant.
"Alright, since that's the case, let me explain."
After a brief pause, Stuart softened his tone and continued, "We are currently in the Sealed Land. This was once the site of an ancient battlefield. The intense battles here caused massive fluctuations in space, weakening the spatial barriers significantly. The entire space is in an extremely unstable state. By some special coincidence, this area happens to be a crossroads of dimensional spaces..."
Fang Heng's pupils shrank.
"Did you say dimensional space?"
"Yes, dimensional space. It was first discovered by sealing scholars, a special spatial structure," Stuart said with a solemn expression.
He continued to explain, "Dimensional spaces contain all kinds of strange and dangerous things, including powerful monsters. I've also heard that some of those sealing scholars toss all kinds of trash into it."
"Because of the spatial turbulence and the special effects of the dimensional space, combined with the weakened spatial barriers, violent fluctuations often occur, creating rifts from which monsters emerge."
"In short, the area we are in is extremely dangerous. To prevent the risks of dimensional space from spreading, we took control of it and have been guarding its safety. On the periphery, we've been gradually building defensive barriers and fortresses."
"Of course, there are also benefits. Since spatial abilities are nearly impossible to use in the sealed area, we don't have to worry about sealed monsters escaping through spatial abilities. The strength of the sealed monsters is also greatly diminished by the influence of the sealing space."
"Anyway, the Holy Court has already stationed a large number of soldiers here to guard it. We even built a 'prison' in the central area to seal away many monsters that couldn't be completely exterminated."
As he spoke, Stuart seemed increasingly annoyed, his tone sharpening, "It's unfortunate that you've come at such a time. About half a year ago, monsters in the dimensional space started showing signs of a special mutation. The mutation isn't happening quickly, but it is spreading rapidly."
Fang Heng frowned deeply and asked, "What exactly do you mean by mutation?"