Chapter 1141 - 526
March 7, 2049
In the blink of an eye, two days have passed since Motan’s identity was confirmed in the City of Light, Motan made it clear to Double Leaf about the matter of the heretics, and developed new plans, and since Motan had completed the third round of reward tasks for the Diesel Family.
During this time, nothing particularly noteworthy happened, so we’ll just gloss over these two days.
So to begin with...
Firstly, Motan, who was in the City of Light, spent most of these two days inside the church in the inner city area. Since Cordova had already left, his residence as the old flame of Saint Xia Lian, a man favored by the Saintess, and a suspected associate with a certain "monster" had been moved to the Great Cathedral of the Dawn. Though not exactly luxurious or corrupt, he did spend the past two days quite leisurely.
In this period, the very busy Xia Lian also introduced him to two Knight Commanders who were quite knowledgeable about military and tactical strategies. Even though there wasn’t a scene where they hit it off immediately, with the prodigious Newbie Pastor being deeply moved, angrily taking the two Knight Commanders as his underlings, the atmosphere was indeed not bad. Those two tactically inclined Knight Commanders, both powerful and elegant, with quite devious minds, expressed their admiration for Motan after learning many specifics about the battle in Misha County, even taking him out for drinks twice, becoming the first batch of Motan’s connections in the Church of the Dawn, aside from Xia Lian.
Yu Chen, who had woken up, was rather busy, too. On one hand, she had to keep learning various Divine Arts knowledge and religious scriptures from Xia Lian systematically (daily tasks, increasing the Faith Value cap and related specializations), and on the other hand, she had a mess of checks to go through. Although she didn’t know the details herself, it was highly likely associated with her being favored by the Goddess of Darkness, so she didn’t have much time to spend with Motan, who was in the same (huge) building complex.
Additionally, as Xia Lian revealed, the higher-ups had already been discussing and planning Motan’s future development path. Although they would consider the principal’s subjective wishes afterward, it was just a consideration, so he should prepare himself in advance.
In this regard, Motan was quite resistant, but considering the trouble he was already in, he decided to keep a low profile and follow the rules for a while. If it eventually felt inappropriate, he would find an opportunity to run away and continue to be a leisurely player. He had no problems with cooperating, especially if it involved leisurely "soy-sauce-throwing" jobs, as Xia Lian put it.
Oh, and there was a small incident. When Motan casually strolled to the main hall of the church, he unexpectedly saw a familiar face, the ’Great Illuminati Knight Kevin’ who once had a bout with him at Sky Pillar Mountain.
Other than the content mentioned above, there weren’t many other noteworthy matters in the City of Light.
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On the other hand, the character ’Mor,’ who still retained the Orderly Good personality, continued to stay with the Diesel Family. These two days, he kept up with the reward task of sparring with Darian Diesel, steadily improving his strength. Now, both his dual-weapon and single-weapon mastery had reached Level 19, and he had also acquired a new passive skill [Intermediate Horsemanship], which further improved his agility in mounted combat and provided several additional benefits. I won’t go into details here.
Although his level had not increased, his experience had reached 92%, just one step away from Level 25.
However, the person with the fastest increase in strength was not him...
Jadka Diesel, the old man who had been a junior Mage for decades, finally experienced the spring of his life. With the help of spicy fried noodles as a casting companion... ahem, now able to sense the Fire Element normally, he could finally cast spells steadily. Not only that, but he also perfectly achieved the [Low-Level Fire Magic Instantaneous] feat, with his casting consuming at least thirty percent less than an average Mage and with satisfying power and controllability.
But Low-Level Fire Magic was Low-Level Fire Magic, after all; Big Flame Burst just couldn’t match the Big Flame Burst. So Old Jia spent this time studying the over thirty pounds of Magic Books that Darian (who had relied on his formidable strength to make a morning trip to Anka Market) had purchased for a hefty sum, and secluded himself in the temporary Mage Tower of the Diesel Family, which was built overnight by organizing more than twenty Knight Lords to move bricks.
In addition, Ya Ya woke up from the coma the night before, and although still weak, it finally eased everyone’s minds by half.
Anthony Dabus, on the other hand, were the happiest of them all. The academically inclined Chef Jadka was ecstatic upon learning that the Diesel Family had a vast collection of books. He was almost always immersed in those books discussing humanities, geography, history, and local customs. Anthony no longer had to go hungry, his appetite indeed staggering, but the Diesel Family could still afford this amount of food. The rare child who could eat his fill every day was so happy he didn’t even know who he was anymore, to the extent that Dabus’s physical usage rights were mostly maintained between 90% to 95% during this time.
It’s just Xiaoge... whether it was an illusion, Motan always felt that this girl seemed to have something on her mind. Despite her usual carefree attitude, her propensity to sneak into the kitchen, and her average record of making a chef cry every three hours, Motan still sensed that something was off with her.