Can't I develop my own character?

"? Why are you giving me so much roast chicken?"

【Roast Chicken*5】

"No!"

【Galuo's Heart】

[Quality: First Order Epic]

[Effect 1: Constitution +4, Magic +4]

[Effect 2: Increases the damage of charged aiming by 20%, with a 20% chance of causing double damage.]

【Features: Upgradable】

[Equipment requirements: Only available to Holy Lancers.]

"what?"

Ryan's mood suddenly went from the lowest point to the highest point.

"Holy Lancer's class-bound equipment? Why haven't I seen it in the game?"

The attribute bonus is very good, and more importantly, the damage to charged aiming is improved. This thing will definitely increase after upgrading. If it can reach 50%, combined with the heavy injury effect of the full-level Breath of Gale, it will only take a few minutes to kill a leopard with one shot.

"Anyway, it's good enough for the early stages, just average."

If there is no comparison with the professions of the previous three wives, the professional ability of the Holy Lancer is still quite good... Of course, the professional characteristics are here, the sixth in long-range combat, a must-have profession for killing and arson.

With the Heart of Galao equipped, Secretary General 'Ina' looks quite unique when carrying a sniper rifle.

Ryan gave Ina the order to go to the rift in the other world. There was no need to worry about Berman City with him there. Ina had just changed her job, so it was a good opportunity for her to go and level up.

...

For the next two days, Ina stayed in the inner world rift to level up. With Xia Li leading the way, they summoned blood mercenaries to advance forward. Ina only had to stand behind and shoot non-stop.

It's true, the feeling of a long-range sniper exploding is really good, and the damage of the charged shot is much higher than Ryan expected. If it is a critical hit, the output will definitely surpass other professions of the same level. Unfortunately, it is difficult to hit, and the attack is slow and single-target.

While Ina was aiming, Xia Li could rush forward and hack everywhere. In order to help her upgrade, Xia Li had to use a blood mercenary to block the position and cripple the monster so that Ina could take care of it.

This scene reminded Ryan of the situation where the big boss returned to the novice village to guide the novices.

In the end, because the advancement speed was too slow, 'Xia Li' asked 'Ina' to approach with a sniper rifle and point it directly at the monster's forehead. Anyway, she just needed to use the blood mercenary to control the monster.

Low hit rate? Look, it’s a perfect hit!

However, by the third day, the explosion of power in the inner world entered a new stage, and the demons of the Blood God Legion began to gather outward.

Although most of these demons are only around level ten, their killing power is not comparable to that of ordinary soldiers, not to mention that once high-level demons of level 20 or 30 appear, they can easily eliminate a city defense force of hundreds of people.

At this time, only the extraordinary people can confront the demon army head-on, and most mortal armies can only use firearms for long-range attacks.

In order to resist the attack of the demon army, Jonathan even allowed Jack to come and join the battle. This college student had just entered the second level not long ago and his abilities were outstanding, but unfortunately his abilities were not suitable for frontal combat.

In fact, the situation in Berman City is not bad. Perhaps it is because 'Xia Li' and 'Wei Nei' prevented the sacrifice. In short, although the southern territory near Berman City has been affected, the situation is not serious.

On the other hand, in places further north, the real hell is empty and the devils are still on earth. In some places, the demon army has already begun to attack the city.

Ryan guessed that the previous sacrifice should have been carried out simultaneously across the country because the outbreak time was too close, which means that the old emperor ordered a big shit across the empire.

Then Maganna started to curse.

Because there was so much shit in the Western Territory, she could only use the blood pact to bring back the previously dispersed team to resist the attack of the demon army. Fortunately, the recruitment of the Iron Blood Army was very smooth during this period, and the Grand Duke still had some reputation in the Western Territory. Moreover, after breaking up with the Empire, she became even more unscrupulous and directly expanded the size of the Iron Blood Army to 100,000 at one time!

One hundred thousand people, not counting those summoned through blood pacts.

Maganna: Come and fight, old man!

Anyway, even if the nobles in the imperial capital were to vent their anger, she wouldn't care. Impeach me? Go ahead, I've already killed Alvin, so why should I be afraid of your impeachment?

To put it bluntly, although the two sides have ceased fighting, the relationship has been made clear. If Maganna does not quickly expand her power, she will be destroyed sooner or later. The old emperor obviously also sees Maganna's thoughts clearly, so he needs Ryan to take control of the southern border.

As long as there is no southern territory, there will be a limit to Maganna's development.

One hundred thousand people is a lot, and they have strong fighting power, but it is also difficult to maintain them.

The resources in the Western Territory were not abundant, and the taxes that Maganna collected from her subjects were not high. In addition, the Western Barbarians became more and more unscrupulous, so that the Grand Duke's 100,000 men looked like useless soldiers, good for show but useless.

They cannot be sent out to fight because of inadequate training, and we have to keep them alive at the same time. The western front is under pressure, and the demon army in the east is under pressure.

Ryan also watched and shook his head. The Grand Duke had never suffered such hardship before. Fortunately, there was the Gate of Janus to help deal with it, otherwise Maganna would be even worse off.

"Someone must be behind this! The Blood Archbishop is such an idiot, he can't organize such a large-scale operation."

"These chaotic spaces of war are like huge cesspools. People are shitting in them, and it stinks."

Maganna would complain to Ryan whenever she had the chance.

"Ryan, why don't you go back to the West and help me."

"Ryan, Casradi is no longer important. She is useless."

"Ryan, hurry up, speed up."

"Ryan, when did the Southern Territory fall into our hands?"

Ryan thought that the shit was done by the old emperor, so it’s useless to complain to me.

"Grand Duke, there is something I need to tell you."

"what's up?"

"The old emperor is here to recruit me."

"Hmm...hmm?" Maganna, who was studying the map, was stunned for a moment, raised her head, blinked, and had an expression on her face that wanted to laugh but was trying not to laugh. "That old guy came to see you?!"

"Yes. Just a few days ago, he asked me to pledge allegiance to him and take control of the forces in the southern border to help him deal with you."

Ryan had not intended to tell it so early, because once he told Maganna about this, given her personality, she might do something that would be discovered by the old emperor.

Although the old emperor was originally on guard against him, if the truth were revealed, his operation as an insider would be meaningless.

But the situation is different now. The old emperor's shitting everywhere has seriously affected Ryan's development plan of lying down.

Can you please not come to my house even if you want to take a shit?

It stinks!

"I see, I see... Haha! I knew that old guy wouldn't be able to help it, huh! I'm smart, I recruited you when I sent you away, and that old guy really fell for it, haha!" Maganna was so happy that she seemed to have grown more than ten centimeters taller.

"Grand Duke, were you planning this step at the time?"

"Why, you don't believe in my wisdom?" Magna said proudly, with her hands on her hips. "You don't understand. A genius like me always thinks three steps ahead. Ryan, although you are very smart, you are still a little behind me in terms of strategy."

Ryan nodded: "Of course, when it comes to strategy, you are first, and I am second."

"So, I've been waiting for that old guy to come find you, hehe~~"

Actually, it was just a sudden idea that came to Maganna's mind at the time. After all, Ryan was still an investigator of the Fire Covenant. Now he was involved with her and the princess. Her status suddenly jumped from little Camilla to an important position.

Will the old emperor come?

Will it?

A flash of inspiration!

No matter whether he can do it or not, just go ahead and talk about it first.

That’s how the scene at the train station happened.

Unexpectedly, haha, the old guy was fooled!

"Then, wise Grand Duke, what are you going to do next?" Ryan asked. "Let's not even talk about the southern border. The western border is a cesspool right now. The old emperor doesn't know what to do. What good will it do him to start this kind of war?"

"You don't understand this." Maganna was proud.

"Oh? Grand Duke, you understand again?"

"of course."

Last time it was just luck, this time she really understood.

Maganna's fangs flashed in her smile. "From what I understand, there's a way in the Blood God Path to please the Blood God through war, so he can grant you immortality. That old man must be doing that now. Actually, it's not just the Blood God Path, other gods have this ability. However, it doesn't grant mortals immortality, but rather transforms them into 'demons'. It's a process of transformation."

"Upgrade?"

Are you sure this isn't a demonic ascension?

Wow, it’s a shithole, great, we’re dead!

"Abandoning human identity and dignity, completely transformed into a member of the demon army, becoming a servant of the Outer Gods."

"Isn't he afraid of being discovered?"

"What are you afraid of? He's the emperor. Who dares to question his status? Do you have evidence? If you question an emperor without evidence, the Inquisition will burn you alive first." Magna waved her hand. "Besides, there's war everywhere now. Who has the heart to care about the old emperor? If he orders an end to the war, those nobles will rallied around him and make him the Eternal Emperor. I guarantee that more than 70% of the people in the imperial capital have been completely won over by him. Those princes are completely useless."

In the past, the Second Prince had the greatest power, after all, he had the old general and Grand Duke Alvin. But after Alvin's death, the Second Prince's power collapsed, and the remaining ones posed no threat at all.

Of course, if it is really a competition for the crown prince, then the second prince still has the advantage. After all, the Red Tiger Guard is there, and those who are loyal to Alvin will also switch to the second prince.

Especially since the Fourth Prince's imperial merchant is no longer safe and he has no surplus food, it will be even more difficult to defeat him.

The Fifth Princess? She's on a tour of the territory today, trying to appease the people. There's only this little piece of land in the southern border, so what's there to fight for?

"However, if we could prevent the war from coming, the old man would be worried. Transformation is irreversible and unstoppable. Once you choose to serve the Blood God, you will be trapped in endless war for eternity... Haven't you noticed? In the inner world shrouded in the will of war, even the demons themselves are fighting. Because they can't leave, they can only please the Blood God in this way."

"I see!"

Now Ryan really understood. Oh, praise Magna, she is so knowledgeable.

"So, what should we do? Grand Duke, do you have a backup plan?"

Knowing how to do it is not the key, the key is how to do it.

If it can really be stopped, then the old emperor would be really anxious. Without the sacrifice of war, his great cause of eternal life cannot be achieved. It is equivalent to strangling your throat. Wouldn't he fight you to the death?

Once you get anxious, you will have something to hold against you.

But how can we do it?

Ryan's original plan was that if the Grand Duke had no other choice, he would use the power of his eldest wife to gather the forces of the Janus Gate in the name of the Saint.

However, Lin Qi has just become a saint and her strength is weak and her influence is insufficient, so this plan may not succeed.

"Haha! Ryan, just watch, pay close attention to my performance!"

It seems that Maganna is really capable of doing things. It's the first time Ryan has seen her smile so happily... So, if he can beat the old emperor to death or something, the Grand Duke likes to do this kind of thing the most!

...

It turns out that although the great Grand Duke is a short, cocky, and a bit of a fool, he does have abilities.

Although she complained a lot, she still did a lot of work. Two days after Ryan finished talking to her, he received news that the situation in the western border was gradually stabilizing.

According to Gluck's intelligence, the Grand Duke personally entered the inner world crack and brought an extraordinary attack team to destroy the crack.

The method was very simple and crude. She directly used the power of the death path to perform sacrifices, transforming the inner world space that was caused by the outbreak of war power into death space, and then blocked all these cesspools.

Ryan didn't know how this white-haired loli did it, but she did it. In less than seven days, the situation in the entire Western Territory changed every day, and finally it was completely stabilized.

While Ryan was wondering, Maganna appeared and showed off triumphantly.

"I have a group of singers. Although their abilities are not very good, their sacrifices are first-rate."

Ryan then remembered that the Grand Duke still held some of the power of the Dark Hand, and it seemed that he was quite powerful. Logically speaking, the Dark Hand was a force spread throughout the continent of Rhea and did not belong to Maganna's private army.

Could it be that this white-haired guy actually has a position in the Hand of Darkness?

This possibility is very high, because the Dark Hand is indeed very powerful, at least stronger than the Fire Covenant, but their main forces are not distributed in the northern continent.

Even so, the Dark Hand forces on the northern continent, centered around the Augustus Empire, cannot be underestimated.

If Maganna mobilized these forces, it would indeed be possible to block the Blood Bishop's actions.

The situation in the western border had just begun. After the situation there was completely stabilized, Maganna waved her hand, and the dark hand hidden in the Augustus Empire began to act frantically, actually starting to encircle and suppress the blood priests and hinder pagan sacrifices!

Wow! The sky is falling! I actually saw pagans doing pagan things!

Ryan was a bit confused, and the Janus Gate next to him was even more confused. What was going on? We were still waiting for orders from above, but how come the "war" was slowly disappearing?

While Ryan lamented the absurdity of the world, he was also amazed at Maganna's status in the Hand of Darkness. To be able to make such a big fuss, she must be a core elder, right?

Because even if Lin Qi came, it would be impossible to achieve this.

The Gate of Janus is a powerful force, but precisely because of its size, it has a complex internal structure. The Saint Lin Qi may not get much support when she takes the throne. First of all, she has to improve her strength, and secondly, she has to listen to the oracle of Janus. Only when she has the qualifications will people obey her.

As for the statement that Janus Gate must resolve paganism and save the world, even the Pope doesn't believe it.