What did you do with the dice?

So Crown "reluctantly" expressed his willingness "for the sake of friendship" to "put aside some of the business at hand" and "give up some small interests" to stay in the town for a while longer.

When he received Crown's reply, Sanita commented: "That's great, Brother Xiao. Finally, someone can help you with a few scenes. You don't have to carry the circus flag alone!"

Rusalka, who was originally smiling, instantly turned red.

As a dignified lord, he personally went to suppress bandits, handled territory affairs personally, and even led the way on the battlefield. Now that the town was holding a celebration, it was impossible for Rusalka to come in person to plan it, so he handed it over to the mayor of Ropa Town, who was professionally qualified. After receiving the order, the mayor immediately lost his anxiety that he was afraid of being discovered that he had packed his belongings and was ready to "escape", and went to make arrangements.

In wartime, one certainly cannot count on this fence-sitter to be reliable, but when it comes to entertainment activities and personnel arrangements, one can always trust this natural chameleon to perform the task excellently.

This is why Sanita kept him until now.

Because of a meeting, Rusalka found a place to sleep at night, leaving his good brother Sanita to handle other things. Fortunately, Ono was not a hands-off boss. He led the Bronze Knights and the militia in the town to take care of the recovery, counting, cleaning, classification and summarization of the post-war spoils.

They also erected a monument for those who died in the battle, and took out a portion of the reward given to them by Sanita Tower to send a pension to the families of the fallen soldiers.

It is quite reliable. It is hard to imagine how the soldiers of Sinidi would defeat this group of Paladins who could engrave the Eight Honors and Eight Shames in their memories and quickly integrate with the local people if the Estidi Kingdom really wanted to attack Sinidi Kingdom.

However, this kind of thing is unlikely to happen. After all, they are in the Lawful Good and Neutral Good camp, and the Paladin Corps is certainly unwilling to take the initiative to invade. This is the fundamental reason why the border between Sinidi and Esdi is not so strict, and why Rusalka can inherit the family legacy - Sinidi is not hostile to the Paladins.

But speaking of family inheritance, Sanitieta still had a question: why did the former Lord of Pearl Tears leave behind a will with Rusalka's name on it? He couldn't have suddenly realized before a hunting trip that his entire family was going to die, so he hurriedly wrote such a will.

When he was thinking about whether to ask Phoenix, who was almost certain to be the culprit, a message popped up on Rusalka's PL channel.

He entered the Tencent meeting, no, it was the God’s meeting.

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(Honestly, I really want to take one of the growing number of decorative items around me home. Maybe I should ask this God of Truth if he's selling it before I leave work today?)

Rusalka looked at the statues, pendants, decorations, various arcane runes that appeared inexplicably, and even an elemental servant, and felt that this conference room was increasingly giving off a "Magic Mansion" spell feeling.

Although he didn't know what the magic of the Magic Duncan Mansion was like, it was said that there were 8 different kinds of elemental maids, including ice and fire, electric massage, and everything else.

Sunita: (You guys are obsessed with this kind of stuff, so why don’t you ask.)

Rusalka: (Not daring to ask.)

Sanita knew that Rusalka was just talking nonsense.

Today's meeting has more content. First, let's focus on Saint Theresa. Her outfit today is relatively normal, probably like Athena or Valkyrie. The exposure is not too high, that is, the side of the battle robe is slit to the chest, which is average.

Why do I say it's Athena? Because she's still not wearing shoes, so she doesn't look like a Valkyrie.

Rusalka was very skeptical about what her life was like in real life. Did a saint need to wear several pairs of thick socks every day, and then step on airtight boots, wrapped in layers of sealed trousers, and finally stand in an airtight prayer room for several hours to marinate?

How much disgust does it take for her to enter the meeting room barefoot every time?

Often, Rusalka really wanted to tell her that the essence of cosplay is the whole. Don't ignore the whole because of the details; that would make it look less sexy. At worst, how about some nail polish or a pair of ankle socks? Take a cue from the little grass god next door and make niche culture international, understand?

But Rusalka isn't a succubus instructor, so the Saint isn't a succubus either. All in all, today's Saint evaluation session ends here.

"Mr. Gemini, the team from the Kingdom of Sneidi has sent a victory message. You should have received it, right?"

"Oh, really? That's great." Rusalka nodded. "I can get some more supplies over right away, but I might not be able to mobilize enough manpower."

Theresa: "No problem, Mr. Gemini. If all goes well, the next reinforcements will arrive after the next meeting. By the way, you have an assassin with seemingly extraordinary abilities. Instead of stationing her in the Pearl Tear Territory, why not consider renting her to me temporarily? The price is negotiable~"

Rusalka: "That's my old friend's child. I won't lend it to him."

Theresa showed a disappointed expression and sighed slightly: "Really? That's a pity! I was hoping to interact with that cute kid~"

Rusalka was stunned: (Female bronze, it’s a female bronze!)

Sunita: (How dare you say that about someone else? I guess you actually wanted to say wife, right?)

Rusalka: (What? Am I the kind of person who would take advantage of a cat behind its back?)

Sanita: (Oh, when will we have the full moon wine?)

Rusalka: (Hey, brother, you're too impatient. The earliest you have to wait is 11 months. And the Filin people don't even know how long a pregnancy lasts. Our ancestors once said that practice makes perfect. I'll give it a try someday.)

Sanita: (Silly dog.)

The content of today's meeting was also very ordinary. Well, the content was not ordinary, but Rusalka just didn't feel anything when listening to it: It was said that the sea tribe had already conquered a city on land. According to this progress, Rusalka, who was separated by half a continent, seemed to have the hope of shaking hands with the real Rusalka mermaid within 100 years - provided that there were mermen among the sea tribe.

Let's look at the next piece of international news: The followers of the God of War unified the Orc Empire of El and declared war on the nearby Dwarf Kingdom. The Dwarves urgently summoned their allies to jointly resist the invasion of the Empire. This happened a country to the east of the Kingdom of Esdi. I wonder if the Orc Empire and the nearby kingdoms will finish fighting first, or if the Seafood Tribe will reach the eastern border of the El Empire first.

By the way, the orcs here are not green-skinned orcs, but an orc united empire similar to the Flint tribe, led by the Rhine tribe. They were originally divided into many countries, large and small, but the believers of the God of War unified the divided countries and gathered them into a glorious empire.

Political power comes from the barrel of a gun, and human rights also arise from it. It is precisely because of this that animal-eared slaves have become in short supply in the market - Rusalka is furious.

This evil empire must be destroyed!

Unless they are willing to send a few more cats... Forget it, I don't want so many cats, just one black one will do, and I can replace the others with a pink fox, thank you.

When the time comes, we will give Phoenix and the black cat nicknames. The former will be called Vanilla and the latter will be called Chocolate. As for the pink-haired fox, we will call her Yaegami Sakurako.

Hmm...Brother Fei, do you think the sixteenth-level god Yingzi would be better?

If that's the case, I'll have to send someone else. Gender and race don't matter, the only requirement is that they're an expert nephrologist.

Please give me a Hua Tuo, thank you.

Sanitita: (I think you should share this great thought of yours with everyone here, so that they can broaden their horizons and listen to what a true ancient god has to say.)

As Rusalka was lost in thought, the meeting drew to a close. The God of Truth, who rarely spoke, spoke again:

"The Apostle of the Last Days is growing stronger. We must eliminate him before he grows up, otherwise the world will be destroyed by him."

Theresa asked, "My Lord God, may I ask which god the Apostle of the End believes in?"

The God of Truth was silent for a moment, seemingly thinking, or perhaps searching through his supposedly endless ocean of knowledge. After a moment, he spoke, "Death."

grim Reaper?

Except for Rusalka who thought "Oh", everyone present including Sanita was very surprised - because in their cognition, there was no belief in or position of the god of death.

Sanitta: (This information is quite unexpected. If the God of Truth isn't joking, it means there's a huge gap between the information we have and that of the gods.)

Rusalka: (Isn't it the "Gravekeeper" in Baldur's Gate 3? The one where you can revive your dead teammates for 100 gold coins.)

Sanita: (No, no, no, in this world where belief in gods is ubiquitous, the saying "death is the end" is actually more prevalent than our scientific worldview. Because we know more about gods, we increasingly believe that there is no "death god" or "resurrection" in this world.

Saying in this world, "Child, after death you will be under the care of the god of death" is like telling people in our 21st century that 1+1=3. Of course, the Saint did once say, "Scorpios return to the arms of death," but that was just a modifier.

Rusalka: (But isn't there magic that allows you to talk with the dead? Does that mean this world has both undead spirits and souls?)

Sani Tieta: (Although the dead and souls are things that have a probability of being born naturally after death, how should I put it? In this world, they are more like a "man-made product", just like the light bulb we invented. Lightning is generated naturally, but the electricity in the light bulb is not.

We don't assume lightning is divine power just because it exists, just like people in this world don't believe in the existence of the God of Death just because of the undead. As for speaking with the dead, it's something in our own add-on spellbook. Perhaps there's some underlying principle, but I haven't discovered it in this world. Or maybe the mages I've encountered are too low-level.

Rusalka: (Then the God of Death does exist now. The God of Truth said so himself.)

Sanitieta: (Is there a possibility that this "God of Death" doesn't control death? He paused and thought for a long time before saying this. Logically, if he was sure of the answer, he would have blurted it out. I prefer to believe that this is some kind of existence that he doesn't understand, so I used this figurative pronoun.

And we also know that God is not omniscient and omnipotent, just like He doesn't know you. I am worried that there may be something in a higher dimension in this world.)

Rusalka: (I don’t understand. Never mind. It’s none of my business anyway.)

Sani Tieta: (Indeed, if the sky falls, we have these gods to hold it up. Even if they don't, there are saints and the like to hold it up. We don't need to think too much, just get home before the world is destroyed.)

Rusalka: (You are right. This is the confidence that having the Earth at my back gives me.)

Taurus asked, "So how strong is he now?"

The God of Truth replied, "I don't understand the difference in power between mortals. You can only know it when you fight him. But what I do know is that he is now someone you can fight and defeat."

Rusalka cheered in her heart: Good, I give full marks to this one, the god's prestige suddenly came out: All mortals are ants, how do I know which ant is stronger?

The meeting ended with this topic that everyone was very concerned about but felt was far away from them.

Chapter 50 Progress Point Rewards

After the meeting, Rusalka, who thought she was about to wake up, suddenly saw something like an upgrade prompt pop up in front of her eyes.

It's very strange. In the past, upgrading was done before entering the meeting room, and the experience required to upgrade from level 5 to level 6 is twice as much as before. Logically speaking, even if all the kills in a battle are yours, you shouldn't be able to upgrade.

【The team has accumulated 10 progress points.】

【Please unlock one of the following team rewards. 】

[1. General: Troop training efficiency doubled.]

[2. Lord: Friendly forces gain certain ability boosts when fighting on home soil.]

[3. Legend: Rusalka and Sanita each gain an exclusive legendary action.]

[4. Growth: 10 free attribute points.]

Rusalka: (Calling Sanita, I think I triggered some reward mechanism.)

Sanita: (Don't call me, I saw it too. I'm being reminded here that since your contribution accounts for a large proportion, you are the primary choice.)

Rusalka: (Haha, what does this mean? Don’t talk nonsense, the data speaks for itself.)

Sani Tieta: (Actually, I'm quite curious about what progression points are, how to obtain them, and whether there are detailed instructions for obtaining them.)

Rusalka: (KDA is not as good looking as me, I am anxious.)

Sani Iron Tower was speechless: (Okay, you are right, then you choose.)

Rusalka: (You should come. I know my MVP is just a bit of luck. Without Fei Ge's support, how can I have the output environment?

You've definitely read the village rules pretty thoroughly. If this were a board game, I'd pick 3 without a second thought. But the thing is, now is real life. Legendary actions that used to be considered "usable after the opponent's turn ends," essentially cheating with an extra action per turn, are now calculated.

Sanitita: (You ask me, who should I ask? Did the DM tell me during the team launch that it was the main character who traveled in? That's definitely not written in the rulebook.)

Rusalka: (4 is the most solid, how about 4?)

Sani Tower: (From a short-term strategic perspective, option 1 is the best. From a long-term strategic perspective, option 2 is the best.)

Rusalka: (These two don't seem very useful to me. How about you analyze options 3 and 4 and I'll choose one.)

Sani Iron Tower: (From the perspective of a fool with an intelligence of 5, choosing 4 is the most solid.)

Rusalka: (Here we go again, the meme. I haven't heard Phineas use meme for five minutes, and I felt itchy all over. Now I feel better. What about 3?)

Sunny Tower: (If the legendary action is good, it's like the Type 98k getting an 8x scope.)

Rusalka: (What if it doesn’t work?)

Sunny Tower: (For you, with 524 points, without this legendary move, it's like a fish without a bicycle.)

Rusalka: (Huh? What do fish have to do with bicycles?)

Sanita: (It really has nothing to do with it, but it’s very painful for me.)

Rusalka: (Got it, lucky draw time! Open the treasure box!)

[Rusalka's legendary move: Pearl Tear Time.]

[Effect: This skill can only be used when an enemy unit targets you by casting a spell. It consumes a first-level spell slot and teleports you to a space beside the enemy unit where they can land.

Cooldown time: One short rest (one hour), refreshed when killing any enemy. 】

[Sani Tower's legendary move: King's Rook Castling.]

[Effect: After being hit by an enemy melee attack, you can activate a legendary action, consume a first-level spell slot, and exchange positions with a non-living object weighing less than 60 kg or Rushaka within your field of vision with no obstacles in between.

Cooldown time: None. 】

Legendary actions can be used with upgraded rings (replacing the first ring with the second or higher ring), and the effect remains unchanged.

Rusalka: (Invincible! This legendary move of mine feels like the beauty of a pearl tear meeting an earth angel. Wuhu, the intensity is rising. Do you think this is your turn? It's my turn, it's still my turn, it will always be my turn! Pearl Gate.)

Sanita: (This is very practical for me. After getting hurt, I can immediately create distance and avoid being entangled by assassins. I give it 10 out of 10. But I mean, how come you can get a perfect score of 10 and a 100-point evaluation score? Is this legendary move a human?)

Rusalka: (Don't brag, it only cools down after killing an enemy.)

Sani Iron Tower: (A battlefield melee weapon, a one-on-one duel... you'd lose in a one-on-one duel? I don't believe it.)

Rusalka: (Hehe.)

As soon as the reward was issued, the two felt that this thing was much stronger than the fourth attribute point no matter how they looked at it. After some thought, the two reached a consensus: the fourth point was similar to the game coin reward in the activity pool, which was just to make up the number.

This inevitably caused Rusalka, who really planned to choose 4 at the beginning, to receive some ridicule, but it didn't matter. Maybe he was not thoughtful enough at the moment, but time would tell. Just like the Elegy of Pearl Tears, no one understood the significance of this deck at the beginning - until the first person discovered the Angel of Earth, and then Pearl Tears players no longer needed to use their brains unless they were fighting a civil war.

Is it useful to be fancy?

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"Long live Lord Pearl Tear!"

Although the people did not participate in the fighting, in their perception, the town implemented a curfew and a stay-at-home order, so they hid at home for a few days and were released as if nothing had happened.

Originally, some unruly people had some complaints about this, but when the celebration banquet was held, everyone said that the seal was good, wonderful, and excellent - mainly because you, Rusalka, announced that all beer and fine coarse bread would be supplied in unlimited quantities, and he would pay for it.