I'm bad, but players love me
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She didn't even give Knowles time to react. She said loudly, "As long as Lord Knowles is willing to protect Yun Shuo, I, Tianta, will tell you everything I know. Even anything Lord Timothy asked me to keep secret!"
Knowles never thought that Tianta would betray Lord Timothy so decisively, and it was just because of a "Yun Shuo".
Tianta's arrival this time was strange. Although they were both followers of the Old Church, they were like grasshoppers on the same rope, and they had to reveal some of the movements of the superiors.
But Tianta never said a word about what he wanted to do after arriving here. He was always tight-lipped about everything and always made the excuse that Lord Timothy didn't allow him to say anything.
At first, Knowles tried to ask indirectly, hoping to find out some clues, but although this person came from a humble background, her mouth was extremely reliable, like a solid rock. No matter how Knowles tried to probe, she refused to reveal a single word.
This disregard and silence was undoubtedly a challenge to Knowles' authority. He was so angry that he simply relied on his position and power to ruthlessly suppress and exclude Tianta.
Not only does he talk to Tianta 1526 on weekdays, but he also sends people out to do unimportant things whenever he wants, and it would be best if he could also torture them at the same time, trying to show his authority and power in this way.
Knowles was waiting for the day when Tianta could no longer bear it and would reveal her intentions, or for the spies sent out specially to see through her intentions.
But what he never expected was that Tianta would so hastily reveal everything for an "old friend".
Knowles touched his nose uncomfortably, feeling somewhat suspicious.
It wasn't because of anything else, but simply because Tianta's "surrender" was a little too fast, so fast that he almost had no time to grasp the deep meaning of it. Before he could react, the truth he had been thinking about day and night was already beckoning to him.
Knowles waved casually, motioning for Tianta to stand up and talk. "Sit down," he said, and then slumped back in his chair, ready to listen.
"Then first tell me what Lord Timothy asked you to do."
Tianta didn't need to lift her clothes to know that her knees were covered with a layer of hideous bruises. Her legs were weak, but she still supported her body, staggered to her feet, and fell into a chair that had been prepared nearby.
Then he breathed a sigh of relief and replied, "I came to Sus Township this time mainly to win over Lord Lumi."
"Lumi? Is there such a person here?" Knowles couldn't help feeling a little flustered. How come she didn't know that there was such an adult in Sus Township?
He hurriedly asked, "What is this person's status? Is he a noble or a retainer? Or is he just a person favored by the gods?"
As a low-ranking noble, Knowles naturally had no sources of information. He knew nothing about Lumi, a great noble from the capital.
Faced with the situation before him, he couldn't help but feel a little overwhelmed. Had he stumbled upon an opportunity to climb up the ladder?
After all, there hasn't been a God-favored person in Sus Township for so many years, and it's not his turn to have one from other places. The only chance to change his fate might be here.
"Great noble, Protestant." Tianta said concisely.
"This..." Knowles didn't know what to say for a moment. When he heard the identity of "great nobleman", he was still regretting that he had not learned the news in advance and missed an opportunity to curry favor with the other party.
But when the word "Protestantism" appeared, he was glad that he was not aware of it, otherwise he really didn't know how to deal with issues related to "sects".
"Why would a Protestant come to our Old Church territory for no reason? Moreover, how could I not receive any news about the arrival of such an important nobleman? Could it be that she deliberately concealed it from others?" Knowles found it strange no matter how he thought about it.
"I don't know the specific reason. Perhaps there's something wrong with her divine power and she needs to rest. Lord Timothy simply instructed me to protect her well and find the best doctor to treat her."
"He said he wanted to get closer to her, but he wouldn't allow me to get close to her. At most, we could only communicate through a wall. The doctor who was treating her also had to keep a close watch on her. After the treatment was completed, these people had to be dealt with."
Tianta frowned. "All I know about Lumi's condition is that he was only conscious for a short time, and I don't think he'll live long."
“This…” Knowles was about to say something when he suddenly raised his hand and slapped himself hard on the mouth. Then he kept saying, “This, this, since Lord Timothy said this matter can’t be discussed, then we can’t discuss it!”
Tianta ignored his monologue and continued calmly, "From the current situation, it seems that Lord Timothy is interested in converting to Protestantism. I was sent to Sus Township specifically to take this opportunity to do Lumi a favor, hoping that after his conversion, he will receive more support and assistance and will not be isolated and helpless."
"Convert?" Knowles screamed as if he had seen a ghost, his face turned pale in an instant, and his eyes widened as big as copper bells.
He quickly regained his composure and, lowering his voice as if afraid of disturbing the air around him, timidly asked, "Can I still switch religions?"
"It's just to take sides, of course it can be changed." Tianta smiled gently, "Lord Knowles, please don't mention what happened today in front of outsiders."
"Of course." He's not stupid.
Chapter 8, PV of Yun Shuo
They say Yun Shuo has been settled, but no matter how you look at it, this is more like "house arrest."
Tianta seemed to be afraid that Yun Shuo would be melted by the sun, so she made the room, which was not very light-transmitting to begin with, airtight. If she hadn't been running out of time, she would have even nailed the windows shut.
Not only did he lock the man in the house, he also carefully instructed the servants that he could give Yun Shuo anything he wanted, but they must not let him out.
It seemed as if Yun Shuo was really abducted by her, so if he was not careful, he would try his best to escape.
Yun Shuo stood in front of the window, carefully observing the environment outside through the gaps in the thick curtains.
After watching for a while, I couldn't help but smack my lips in my mind: Good... Such a natural environment, I guess there will be no shortage of mosquitoes in the summer.
Although Yun Shuo felt helpless because he was being protected like a child, he also knew that Tianta was just afraid that Yun Shuo would be assassinated by some people with ulterior motives if he was not careful.
Tianta was afraid of being killed over the years, otherwise he wouldn't be so cautious and hide Yun Shuo very well, for fear that any unnecessary news would leak out.
Tianta was alone at the time, and when Vespera died, she didn't even have time to cry after hearing the news of her mother's death, and was hurriedly driven out of the city of Cori.
The family's glory and wealth vanished in an instant under the greedy gaze of others. The property that once belonged to her was completely divided up by those with ulterior motives under high-sounding pretexts, and even the small items left were stolen and robbed by servants.
Those loyal servants, persuaded by Vespera, took to the streets early on and became the vanguard of the protest.
However, their loyalty and bravery did not bring good results. Some fell in a pool of blood, some were seriously injured, and some were frightened and fled in all directions.
For a moment, no one paid attention to the little girl Tianta.
She didn't even have time to pack her luggage. After hastily grabbing a few clothes, she fled in the dark night.
A penny can stump a hero, let alone she knew nothing at the time. The child who had been pampered and held high to the heavens was suddenly thrown down from the clouds into a muddy abyss.
Soos Township was the only place bordering the city of Corry, and it was also the only place Tianta could walk to.
She had always traveled in a carriage, but this was the first time she had walked such a long distance. The blisters on her feet kept popping and then spreading again. But she couldn't stop, she didn't dare to. Her tears dried up along the way.
At that time, Protestantism in the Kingdom of Wind had not yet become as popular as it is today. Even the Sus Township is so conservative now, let alone back then.
If Tianta had not been considered a favored one of the God of Machinery at that time and had some ability to protect himself, he probably would not have survived until now.
Once bitten by a snake, one will be afraid of ropes for ten years. Moreover, in Tianta's eyes, Yun Shuo was just a weak, pitiful, and helpless ordinary person who could be killed by anyone with a broken knife.
As for Yun Shuo's previous ability to deceive people into suicide, Tianta bluntly stated: "What does this have to do with Yun Shuo? It's just that those people are weak-willed and self-destructive. There must be something wrong with their brains!"
Besides, even if Yun Shuo could really bewitch people, so what? That was his ability! He was so weak, if he didn't have some skills to rely on, who knows how he would be bullied.
Human hearts are biased after all.
Speaking of this, a very distant memory suddenly floated back to Yun Shuo's mind.
"System, didn't you say that I could exchange it for strength? Max out the strength!" Yun Shuo quickly called out to the system.
Ever since the failed assassination attempt on Ella, he hadn't done any assassination work for a long time. He was so busy with other things that he almost forgot how embarrassing it was when the player forcibly pulled his hand away.
Those who knew would see the huge disparity in power, while those who didn't would think he was just being coquettish. He just broke it apart as he said, didn't he have any dignity?
[Maximize it! Just max it out! Isn't it just for the whitewashing value? Enough!] The system was unusually generous this time. Someone didn't know what good thing had happened, but the usually cold mechanical voice was so excited that it seemed to burst through the clouds and float all the way to the sky.
Yun Shuo smiled and teased, "What? Did I finally win my 'resurrection match'?"
[We won! More than just a win, we even entered the pool and released the character PV!] The system was so happy, it almost broke its voice with excitement.
Finally... finally it has waited for this day. Do you know how difficult it is for it to face Yun Shuo, the host who is always careless and even goes against it from time to time?
After waiting and waiting, the day finally came when all the hard work paid off!
You should know that this PV was not produced by the system secretly paying for it, but was a masterpiece that the company poured its heart and soul into.
Furthermore, they had elevated the host's personality to such a high level! Instantly, they had drawn a clear line between him and the bland characters of the outside aristocratic camp.
The Dishou team was completely helpless about this. They had originally just wanted to give the character Yun Shuo a simple treatment, a perfunctory and muddle-headed approach. However, the players didn't accept it and started a huge uproar.
So, the studio gritted their teeth and decided to go all out. Taking advantage of the surge in popularity, they directly placed a bet that Yun Shuo could become a popular character.
So in this PV, Yun Shuo was completely arranged by them to be an important character in the later period of the Kingdom of Wind, but he still maintained his "villain nature" and confronted the players of the aristocratic camp everywhere.
……
The PV had just been released, and many viewers were already waiting there. After all, the traffic of "Yun Shuo" is also very large now.
The screen begins.
A towering stone sculpture came into view. Under this stone sculpture of the "God of Machinery" with Yun Shuo's face carved on it, people bowed their heads and worshiped devoutly. Behind this group of kneeling people were densely packed and endless believers.
They all knelt down and kowtowed, silently reciting the name "Yun Shuo" in their hearts, as if just reciting two sentences would bring them good luck, avoid misfortune, and bring them a long and prosperous life.
"Under the wheel of fate, the dawn is about to shine, but at this moment, the sun unexpectedly... sets."
The sky, once overcast with clouds, finally welcomed the first drop of rain. It plummeted from the sky, passing through layers of clouds and mist, landing on the stone sculptures, just like a tear shed by Yunshao.
The tear slowly slid down along the outline of the stone sculpture, but when the tear touched the ground, the seemingly peaceful land suddenly turned into a sea of blood.
This drop of water caused ripples in the sea of blood, which spread outward in circles, like a silent wail echoing in the empty wilderness.
The rain gradually got heavier, like a weeping complaint. The camera slowly pulled away, revealing the true source of this sea of blood - a tragic scene of countless corpses piled up.
Countless corpses lay there in a neat row, their heads missing, their necks still bleeding crimson blood. Their once priceless garments were now nothing more than dirty shrouds.
"I hate blood, but for the greater good, we always need some blood to pave the way for us." Yun Shuo's voice slowly appeared.
The airtight black cloak, like a thick night, completely covered Yun Shuo's figure.
He walked through this sea of blood, and every step was like stepping on the despair of the nobles and trampling on their former glory.
The nobleman's dead appearance seemed to become a broken reflection on the water surface, which spread out under Yun Shuo's feet with his footsteps, becoming a vague past and disappearing into the bottomless darkness.
In the blink of an eye, the sea of blood turned into a red carpet, slowly spreading forward with Yun Shuo's steps.
"Call me anything you want, commander, traitor, or..."
A crisp snap of fingers echoed in the air, and Yun Shuo lifted up his cloak, revealing the luxurious clothes underneath.
He stood alone at the end of the red carpet, the spotlight above him casting a shadow over him, as if the entire world was under his control. He smiled confidently and carefreely, "You can also call me a 'faith subverter.'"
Yun Shuo shook his wrist lightly, as if drawing strength from the endless darkness, and a ball of thick black mist quickly condensed in his palm.
Then, the black mist in his hand vaguely enveloped the entire screen, and only his palm could be vaguely seen pushing.
"Snap—" The fragments of the simulated mobile phone screen shattered under the impact of this force, as if foreshadowing the collapse of some kind of faith.
"Do you believe in fate?" His voice was low and magnetic, penetrating the layers of black fog and reaching the depths of people's hearts.
In the darkness, only Yun Shuo was clearly visible, and the scattered glass around him reflected the memories of the past Corry City.
Suddenly, the depths of darkness seemed to be torn apart, and countless skeletons poured out from the cracks. They were like forgotten undead, carrying endless sorrow and anger, and all ran towards Yun Shuo.
The continuous sound of bones colliding made one's scalp tingle, like a shrill wail, which made one's heart palpitate.
"The gods clearly see the suffering of the world, yet they abandon us and call this abandonment fate."
Yun Shuo's gaze penetrated the darkness. He looked at the roaring skeletons indifferently, his eyes full of compassion.
He gently raised his hand and pressed his palm firmly on the skull of a skeleton. The cold touch did not seem to make him feel any discomfort.
Then, the skull under the palm began to change. Skin slowly grew out of the bones, covering the cracks that represented death.
Finally, a young girl stood in front of Yun Shuo, her empty eyes filled with confusion and puzzlement.
"Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it. Gods? Ha! If you don't exist to make people's lives better, then let me be your god!"
He slowly squatted down, gently caressing the little girl's still ignorant face with his fingertips, and solemnly promised: "I will give you a whole new world."
Suddenly, the surrounding fog dissipated as if blown away by the wind, and a bright and blazing sunlight surged in from the outside world, its dazzling light making people close their eyes involuntarily.
At the end of the light, a vague figure gradually emerged. Yun Shuo opened his eyes wide in shock and murmured, "Teacher... I will go on for you..."
The figure didn't reply, but simply nodded.
The next second, Yun Shuo, who was originally soaked in blood and tied to a wooden stake, half-dead, suddenly opened his eyes. A smile suddenly curled up at the corner of his mouth, as if mocking the forces trying to restrain him. "God? I am a god!"
"Can we eat so well? Do we deserve to eat so well? Why do I suddenly feel so flattered?"
【Eat with confidence! We fought for this! We deserve it!】
[Although our Yunshuo PV came out late, its picture quality is great! ]
[Yun Shuo: Who is my favorite puppy?
Me: (Barking wildly) (punching and kicking the other puppies) (wagging tail like crazy) (running over happily)]
[Yun Shuo, please take me away, please take me away! ]
[Di Chou, we are very happy that you opened the pool, but we are not happy that you forgot to open the love route! ]
[Wow, our Yun Shuo has new clothes. He finally doesn't have to wear that black cloak anymore.]
[A believer in subversion? A love-hate relationship? A mortal enemy?]
[Rivals? The kind you sleep with at night? Have you decided on a romantic relationship? Please place him in the Nobles camp. As everyone knows, there's no romantic relationship in the ELO camp, so please leave Yun Shuo's future to us in the Nobles camp.]
"??? We're handing over our ELO commander to you nobles? Are you kidding me?"
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