Huailun City is a city without a general sense of city wall or similar defensive barrier, because it naturally spans the Liulong River.

Uncle-planned roads lazily lying in the sun along the hills, convoys of vehicles traveled on the avenues, and cargo ships traveled on the rivers, constantly moving back and forth.

This is the trading center of the East of the Kingdom of Cormier, Huailun City.

The west of the town is a traditional building complex, while the east is relatively sparse and a little later, which is roughly caused by the invasion from the East during the war decades ago.

This city is famous for its unique bright green slate roofs and is also known as the "City of Emerald".

This kind of stone is only produced in the north of the town, the largest quarry in Cormier. The newly produced raw stone is dark green. After being cut, it will reflect an extremely pure and beautiful luster under the reflection of the sun.

Walking on the streets of Huailun City, the biggest feeling is that this is a prosperous industrial city.

Cattle and horse dealers, grain merchants...people are busy with their own affairs, busy and fulfilling.

There are two temples in the city, namely the Abundant Hall of the Mother of Earth in the south of the town, and the Forest of the Godly Fate of Sivanas, the God of Nature in the east.

Most of the residents in the city are people engaged in manufacturing or navigation, and they are also known for their high-quality shipbuilding and pottery industries.

Wearing an inconspicuous black cloak, Brian quietly walked through the bustling streets of crowds and appeared in the largest tavern in Huailun City: Longshi Tavern.

The former owner of the tavern, Budgos Haku, has left here. The respectable patriotic businessman, with funds and his most outstanding men, went to the turmoil city of Arabia to support the female lord, leaving only two daughters, Ashanta and Barel inherited the tavern.

Now, their kind-hearted teasing and the hustle and bustle here all day have become the best entertainment project in the town.

In fact, after they ‘forgot’ their father’s teaching of adding water to the wine, the hotel business became better and better.

The hotel occupies a good location, close to the flowing water, and then the town center, only a few hundred meters away from the sentry tower, making it a good place to rest.

Brian came here not for accommodation, but for signs on the notice board of the tavern.

To those strong, wise, and full curiosity adventurers:

If you want to participate in a mysterious puzzle and are willing to accept the commission to find out the answer, please go to room 23 of the tavern to find TED.

"Guest in Room 23?" Brian nodded thoughtfully, then smiled.

Things were completely within his expectations, so his plan to go to Hiroze will become relatively smooth.

Then, he declined the warm reception from the tavern owner and walked straight to the guest room on the second floor.

The door opened for him was a man in a dark blue robe, a gray beard and a blue pointed hat on his head.

He looked very nervous, like an arrow that was about to be fired on a string.

"You are the guest of Room 23, TED, right?" Brian asked calmly: "I read the announcement you posted, so I found this place."

"Oh, oh, I'm TED, Tunast Dranik, the priest of the goddess of magic, please sit down." The nervous old priest was stunned for a moment, quickly let him into the room and said:

"Like other priests of the goddess, I always wander around looking for the legacy of ancient magic. I have explored various ancient tombs, dangerous ruins... I have even explored a mortal of an evil lich. But these experiences have not helped me see through the meaning of this recent incident: Huailun City, where a new temple of Mistera was built."

"A very common thing, which shows that the faith of the mysterious lady has begun to spread in the Kingdom of Cormier. Is there any problem?" Brian sat in a chair, thinking about the temple in his mind.

"Praise Mistera, it seems very common, but you should know that in the entire Cormier, there was no temple of Mistera before. And this is the first one, and this should be a huge news." The old pastor filled Brian with tea and sat opposite him:

"I have been a pastor of the church for a long time. Although I am wandering, I have maintained contact with the church all year round. I have no idea about the news that a new temple was built here. Why have I never heard of this Ms. Asass, who made the temple work together to build it? Why is the temple built on the ruins of an old fortress?"

"I think you should go to the temple with your own questions and pray for your mysterious lady," said Brian. "Only in this way, your inner doubts may be all solved, rather than hiding in the room like a trembling mouse and not daring to go out."

"As you said, with these questions, I immediately went to the temple to find the answer. But when I was in the outer courtyard, I was refused entry to a deeper place, and I was told that I had to wait for Ms. As if I was suspected of my belief in the goddess, the old pastor quickly explained:

"About an hour later, a man named Fenbri came out and took me back to the atrium. He was wearing the same throne as me, the priest's robe as I did, but I always felt that something was wrong with him. I couldn't tell what was wrong with him. However, something drove me... from there to escape... I think it was my prayer for the goddess, who gave me warning, and then they began to chase me! Some soldiers and mages on the walls of the temple even shot magic arrows and fireballs at me. Why did they do that? Thanks to Mistera's magic for protecting me, I finally escaped. Damn devil, I really want to know what was going on there?"

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content later! "I need to find the answer. If it fails, I will go to the nearest legal church to ask for assistance." The old pastor added: "But, since you are now...will you be willing to help me?"

"It's natural that there is no problem to help you." Brian said in discomfortably:

"However, what puzzles me is that since you think there is something wrong with the temple, why don't you think about reporting it to the consul of Huailun City and let them assist you in the investigation. You are the priest of the mysterious lady. Believe me, in your current identity, the Purple Dragon Knight and the War Mage will happily agree to your request."

"I have already told the city's authoritative people about this incident." The old pastor spread his hands and said helplessly:

"The garrison commander Constol Sol believed my accusations and sent the Purple Dragon Knight to search the temple, but nothing unusual was found. When I asked about their search, it sounded like they were just sloppy searching the rumored strange sounds and lights. I felt that it would be unlikely to make him search more carefully. Because for the consul Shap, the business and taxes brought by the temple were much more important than figuring out what was happening inside."

"Anyway, this is the case. Mistera is here. I hope you can help me investigate carefully." He looked at Brian pitifully with a sad expression.

"No problem." Brian smiled, "I accept your commission."

After listening to the pastor's detailed introduction, he had already seen that the entire incident was not much different from the plot in his impression, so he could feel at ease.

"That's great." The old pastor's slightly cloudy eyes flashed slightly, as if from Brian's temperament, his strength was not as simple as it appeared. He said with a slightly excited expression:

"Your Excellency must be careful. I will go to Sailron City in Sambiya and report what happened here to the leaders of the Mysterious Tower. After that, I will come back with my helpers to help you."

"No need to be so troublesome." Brian raised his hand and interrupted the old pastor's words. "If everything you say is true, then I will complete your commission soon."

"Of course, I swear in the name of the Mother of Magic, and every word I just said to you is the truth." The old pastor stood up from his chair and said solemnly.

As soon as he finished speaking, Brian had been shrouded in the light of the teleportation array and disappeared into the room.

"High-level teleportation magic?" The old priest was stunned and said with an incredible look on his face. "Is this adventurer who can release advanced magic so skillfully?

At noon, just as the old priest was thinking about whether to go to the Kingdom of Sambiya for reinforcements, Brian's figure wrapped in the light of the magic circle appeared again in the room.

"Your Excellency, how are you investigating?" The old pastor greeted him with an excited expression and asked, "Do you need my help to ask for reinforcements? Let's go together..."

"No need." Brian interrupted his words, looking very good, "I have taken down this temple of the fake mysterious lady."

"Oh, I took it off." The understatement made the old priest nod subconsciously, and then seemed to react, widened his eyes, looked at him in shock, and exclaimed: "What! The temple has... been taken off by you?"

"That's right." Brian took out a letter seized from the temple and handed it to the old pastor, saying, "This temple was faked by the believers of Lost Lady Shar. They used the name of the mysterious lady to attract worshippers to the temple, and finally went through a terrible transformation ceremony that distorted their faith and consciousness."

This is what happens after the magic net is torn out of scars.

Because Guangze is the node of the entire Shadow Magic Network, if you want to maintain it, you must need a large amount of sacrifices to transport them to Guangze. The fake temple in Huailun City is one of the places where sacrifices are collected.

As the letter he handed to the old pastor said:

"24th: Goddess Mistera is here, I sincerely ask you to give me mercy. Why is everything happening here so strange?"

"25th: I am really disappointed. Is this the Goddess Church like this? Or is there something I don't know yet?"

"On the 26th: Some abominable and weird creatures appeared in the temple. It is said that they were summoned to serve the temple. It is so terrible."

"27th: I suddenly began to feel that these disgusting creatures seemed not as annoying as they were at first."

"28th: ​​I gradually began to adapt to working with these creatures. The goddess is on the top, and it seems that I am much braver than before."

"On the 29th: Some people who have gained the trust of the goddess have begun to become like me. In fact, this form is much better than before. It would be great that I could be loved by the goddess one step earlier."

"30th: Today I tortured a coward who was determined to devote himself to the goddess and retreated in the middle. I cut off his hands and feet and cut hundreds of wounds on him. Those who do not deserve the Goddess' trust are damn. Yes, I really don't understand why I was so cowardly in the past!"

The diary is here and there is no more text.

The reason why Brian did not remove this fake temple in advance was that in addition to worrying about alarming the snake and hindering his next plan, it was mainly to obtain an item: a piece of dark purple crystal the size of a thumb:

Shadow Stone Fragments

(Art fragment)

Explanation: This Shadow Stone fragment is also called: Manderok Stone, which is also a fragment of a magical artifact commonly known as Shadow Stone, which is closely connected to the Shadow Magic Net.

In a turbulent year, Shadow Stone, the evil Shadow Net artifact, was destroyed by a Shadow Mage in Simba City in Quesenta, in a ceremony to start the artifact in the Magic Academy.

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! After the ceremony failed, some fragments were preserved. Since it was destroyed, Shar's followers began to search for these fragments unremittingly, just like its prototype, which possessed the power of polluting magic net spells, destroying life, and creating shadow-based alien life power.

Note: Each piece of fragment is a powerful Shadow Magic Net item, so it is very dangerous for Magic Net users.

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Although the female priest Assas, who pretends to be the temple of Mistera, is only about the fourth level, the items she guards are fragments of this artifact.

The main reason why it is stored in Huailun City is that the pastors of Shahr Church, after Guangze, their next goal is here.

The purpose of Brian came here is to obtain this fragment. Only in this way can he use prophecy spells to track the cracks in the shadow plane through the shadow fragments, thereby destroying the shadow magic network node.

After the purpose of Huailun City was achieved, he did not stay here again, leaving behind a confused old priest, stepped onto the teleportation array, and headed to the imperial capital Susar.

The old pastor came back from the shock of the letter and was about to pay the powerful adventurer when he found that the other party had left.

Immediately afterwards, he heard the sound of rapid footsteps from outside the door.

During a few breaths, a group of more than a dozen fully armed Purple Dragon Knights broke open his room and surrounded the old priest.

"Are you the wandering priest Tunast Delanik of Misterra?" The speaker was a sturdy middle-aged man with a messy head of red hair and a red beard. His breastplate was covered with scratches and sunkens left by the battle not long ago. The deep purple cloak was stained with blood stains and smoke that could not be cleaned.

The consul of Huailun City, Shapu Redbeard.

The old priest recognized the identity of the Purple Dragon Lord who was exhausted and obviously had a fierce battle at a glance. He nodded quickly and said, "That's right, I am."

"Very good," said the consul, "because the power of the Shar Church has been completely eliminated by Your Excellency, from now on, you are the bishop of the Temple of Mistera, and the Town Hall will assist you in the reconstruction work for the next period of time."

"Ah? Me?" The old pastor was stunned again, with the illusion that happiness came so quickly.

Although he is the wandering priest of Misterra, this does not mean that he really likes to wander around, especially as he grows older, he has begun to consider whether to contribute to the spread of the belief of the goddess of magic.

Who would have thought that before he put it into action, his dream he had been thinking about was within reach and was about to come true, and it was a country like Cormier that had never had a temple.

"What the hell is going on?" the old pastor forced himself to calm down and asked:

"My Lord, although your conditions are so generous, Misterla is on the top, and the Church of Shar, which is fake Goddess Temple, is not cleared by me, but an adventurer hired by me, who has not received my commission yet, just..."

"I said it was you, then it was you. Why do you old guy talk so much nonsense?" The Red Bearded Consul raised his thick eyebrows unhappily and said impatiently: "Be quicker to move, follow me quickly!"

The old pastor quickly packed up his belongings, followed the consul happily, and asked curiously, "Sir, who is the adventurer I have entrusted?"
To be continued...