205: The power of propaganda, pulling out the Pope's beard!

Task Introduction: You unexpectedly discover that the Lord of Darkness is planning a shocking conspiracy. Destroying the magic circle might stop everything, or you can choose to do nothing. How will you choose?

Task Requirements: Find and destroy the special magic circle. Current progress (1 / ?)

Task Rewards: Golden equipment, golden items, experience, gold coins, etc.

"Accept."

The difficulty of the task was that it required finding the special magic circle in the entire Dark World, which was like searching for a needle in a haystack.

But for Xiao Lu, it was just a matter of how much mana was needed.

He only needed to continuously disrupt the opponent's plans, and the main culprit would naturally come knocking.

After Xiao Lu changed the target of the positioning to the special magic circle, the golden arrow quickly pointed the way.

Chen Beixuan summoned the Myriad Realms Kun and quickly set off, flying in the direction of the arrow...

......

Dark Center.

Land of Darkness.

In the massive palace built from dark crystal stones, numerous Dark Wizards were busily working.

"East Four 128 magic circle connection normal, East Five 278 magic circle connection normal..."

In the main hall was a giant floating black water sphere, and the Three Great Wizards surrounding it were checking the connection status of various magic circles to ensure their normal operation.

Everything was normal until one of the Great Wizards encountered a problem when checking South Three 1782.

"South Three 1782 lost connection, attempting again... still lost connection..."

After checking three times in a row, the Great Wizard's expression changed slightly.

He immediately called his subordinate.

"Go quickly and report to the Lord of Darkness, tell him there's a problem with one of the magic circles!"

"Yes!"

The subordinate immediately ran off.

Not long after, a cold, eerie voice suddenly appeared in the Great Wizard's mind.

"Speak."

The Great Wizard suppressed his fear and explained everything in his mind, one by one.

This was a power of the Lord of Darkness, allowing him to communicate with all Dark Clan members who had been given souls, regardless of distance.

However, the drawback was that it could only be a one-way communication; they had no right to call the Lord of Darkness.

Therefore, sending messages still required sending someone.

The Lord of Darkness remained silent for a moment after listening, then suddenly asked.

"Where was the location of the Human Hero squad's killing of Mordo seven days ago?"

The Great Wizard thought for a moment and immediately replied: "It was in the area where South Three 1782 is located..."

Halfway through his sentence, he suddenly realized.

"You mean, a Human Hero squad came in and did it?"

"The plan is approaching, and there can be no mistakes. Immediately send people to investigate and resolve this matter!"

"We must not let the Human Hero know the secret of the magic circle!"

"Understood!" The Great Wizard's expression became stern.

The voice in his mind fell silent. The Great Wizard remained kneeling, waiting for two minutes before daring to straighten up.

He then immediately went to arrange for investigation personnel...

......

Just as Chen Beixuan and his companions entered the Dark World.

The royal family's propaganda department began to exert its power!

All messenger soldiers were on duty, standing before teleportation arrays, heading to various towns, going through streets and alleys to spread the word.

"Human Hero Old Man Chen, repelling the demon race without rest, defeating thirty million enemies with one strike, his praises sung far and wide!"

"Human Hero Old Man Chen, repelling the demon race without rest..."

"......"

Players in various main cities once again erupted in heated discussions, and another round of insults and mutes began.

"Look! They're all players, one head, two arms, three legs, why is the difference so huge!"

"I won't even mention that he took 84% of the main storyline's contribution by himself, but why is he also killing people's hearts? Is there no end to it!"

"Hey, don't say it, 'his praises sung far and wide'... those two lines actually sound quite catchy..."

"Sigh, when can we also enjoy such treatment? Why didn't Lady Nuwa install a system for me when she molded me..."

"Come on, someone like you, Nuwa probably used you for practice, accidentally dropped you in the sand and then stepped on you..."

"Wow, buddy, you're really good at insulting people..."

"I'm going to **** you! Take this sword!"

"......"

Unlike the players, various NPCs secretly remembered Old Man Chen's name after hearing it.

Those with knowledge knew the prestige of the Human Hero title, and besides envy, they pondered how to build a connection.

The unfortunate thing was.

From the portrait in the promotional image, the person wore a mask and was very mysterious, which discouraged many.

But the subsequent news of rewards made them eager to move again.

"Appointed as the City Lord of Sunset City, isn't that the main defense line against the demon race? It's actually such a dreadful place..."

"Hey, it used to be doesn't mean it is now. With the demon race's crushing defeat, Sunset City is very likely to become a trade city between the two realms!"

"It is said that many nobles have already set off, preparing to open businesses in Sunset City..."

"Damn, those nobles who don't move without profit have moved? No... I'm going home to pack up and leave too!"

"Yes, yes, yes, if we act fast, we can still get a share, I'm going too..."

"......"

With the added power of propaganda, and the public's own imagination and unofficial news fermenting.

More and more people set off for Sunset City.

When various news reached the Light Church and entered Lydia's ears, she smashed the pear wood table in front of her on the spot!

"Ahhh! I should have stayed!!"

"It's all your fault, why did you have to drag me away!"

She frantically questioned the Old Pope, pulling his beard as if to pluck it out.

"If you hadn't dragged me away, I would have had a share in the credit for defeating the demon race! How could that bastard old guy enjoy it alone?!"

The Old Pope grimaced in pain and quickly begged for mercy.

"I'm doing this for your own good, let go quickly, Daddy's beard is about to be pulled off!"

Hearing this, Lydia released her grip as if letting out steam, and huffed angrily.

"For my own good... for my own good, the silence on me hasn't been lifted yet, what do you say we do!"

That's right, Lydia was actually the Old Pope's adopted child!

No one else in the church knew about this.

Over the years, through Lydia's efforts and the Old Pope's subtle maneuvers, the former successfully became the new Pope.

Who says God has no selfishness? It's just that they haven't met the right person yet.

The Old Pope was like that, loving and hating Lydia at the same time.

He rubbed his chin, gasping for air, his wrinkled old face looking a bit wronged.

"Sigh, you were so much more affectionate to Daddy when you were little, now you only bully Daddy violently..."

Lydia frowned slightly, crossing her arms over her chest.

"Speak normally to me. It's enough to just take care of you in your old age, don't be so troublesome."

"Here, a hot towel for a compress!"

She used holy light to heat a towel and casually threw it over.

Seeing this, the Old Pope immediately smiled, covered his chin with it as if it were a treasure, and hummed comfortably.

Mm, his daughter still cared for Daddy.

"On a serious note, since we didn't retrieve the genesis, how are we going to explain to the Light God Realm?"

Lydia changed the subject, speaking with a serious expression.

The Old Pope said familiarly: "Simple, just say we didn't find it, and stall for now..."

"But... stalling isn't a solution either..."

"You have to change your way of thinking. Maybe if you keep stalling, you'll come up with a solution..."

Lydia: "......"

Alright, asking was useless...

Knock knock knock!

The door suddenly knocked!

"Two Popes, a letter from the Light God Realm, the divine messenger is already on the way."

"......"