When the Chosen Ones heard Thorne's threat, they all sat where they were, not daring to make a sound.
They had experienced the brutality and power of the Sacred Spirits during this period of time … There was only one reason why the Town of the Blessed Gods could survive for so long on Brandt Island … The Sacred Spirits had yet to discover this town!
The Chosen Ones were not afraid of fighting the Holy Spirits. They were afraid that the Town of Heavenly Blessing would be destroyed in battle.
The Town of Heavenly Blessing was the key for the gods to completely purify Brandt Island.
If the Chosen Ones didn't increase the price, there would be a thread, a group post, and a livestream that would summon countless Holy Spirits to explore the Town of Heavenly Blessing!
"Do you want a new reward from the lousy producers?
Go find it, Town of Heavenly Blessing!
The lousy producers have hidden all their treasures in the Town of Heavenly Blessing! "
To the players, the NPCs of the Town of Heavenly Blessing were treasures that were more valuable than equipment.
"I'm only here to fight the Holy Spirits. The gods of this world have already satisfied me." Thorne glanced at the wound on the back of his hand.
His weapon had been changed to an iron rod that was more durable than a tree branch. He could use more moves, so he only suffered five scratches in the entire day's battle.
It wasn't a serious injury, but it was enough for Thorne to sigh in relief. "These Holy Spirits have grown."
"I've left the Annihilation Army for years. My relationship with them isn't one of subordination, but one of cooperation." Thorne had been relying on the Annihilation Army to find the last descendant of the God of God-Eating.
Now that Thorne had found a bunch of Holy Spirits as opponents, he had no time to help the Annihilation Army.
"As proof, I can tell you something. I received a summon from the Annihilation Army not long ago. A small elite troop is coming to your world …"
As soon as Thorne finished speaking, the Chosen Ones almost lost control and wanted to hit Thorne's head with the cross in his hand.
Fortunately, Freya, who was sitting beside the Chosen Ones, put her hand on the back of the Chosen Ones' hand again.
"That elite troop isn't coming to your world to destroy or plunder. It's to recruit soldiers or seek cooperation with the Holy Spirits."
Thorne could feel that Freya, who was sitting beside him and not increasing her price, represented the will of the God Eater.
He did not want the visit of the Annihilation Army to disrupt the battle between him and the Holy Spirits.
"The Sacred Spirits will not cooperate with the Annihilation Army."
Freya said. No additional milk, no additional price. No emotion could be heard in Freya's voice, as if she was just stating a very simple fact.
However, the fact that Freya explained was successful … She managed to make the Chosen Ones in the room laugh. She glanced at the Chosen Ones who were laughing, as if she was planning to do something else when she was treating them?
"Forgive me, Holy Spirits. Your tolerance far exceeds … any religion in this world." The Chosen One of the Bright Sun was one of the Chosen Ones who was amused, but he didn't mean any harm.
"A small number of Holy Spirits among you are willing to help everyone in this world, be it the Spell Stealers, the Crystal Disease infected, or us … This is what I admire."
The Chosen One of the Bright Sun was kind and upright, and not hypocritical. He pitied the commoners among the Spell Stealers and knew that there were good people among them, but due to his standpoint, he couldn't help the Spell Stealers, and the Holy Spirits abandoned their prejudice.
However, the reason why the Players helped the Spell Stealer was because the Spell Stealer gave better rewards than the Players.
Jiang Qiao stood behind Freya and listened to the Chosen One's evaluation of the Holy Spirit. In fact, they were right … If the Annihilation Legion really extended an olive branch to the Players, the Players wouldn't even need to think about grabbing it. Instead, the Players would probably flatten the entire olive tree.
The rewards that the Annihilation Army could offer were enough to tempt the Players, such as a new class advancement route and an increase in the level cap. These were rewards that could disrupt the balance of the game.
But Jiang Qiao didn't intend to accept the Annihilation Army's gifts. Just like adding milk but not increasing the price, she started to heal the injuries of the other Chosen Ones, ignoring Thorne's injury.
She knew that saving Thorne and working together with him would earn her a lot of money, but that was the Annihilation Army's money.
Adding milk but not increasing the price showed that she had a backbone and a bottom line. She could use any means to earn money, but working with the Annihilation Army didn't fall into her 'unscrupulous' category.
The memory of the Annihilation Army destroying Rivervale's food street was still branded in her memory of adding milk but not increasing the price. If they did it once, they would do it again.
Although the Annihilation Army was the 'Abyssal Monster' with the highest reward among the Holy Spirits, the reward for killing them was a unique piece of equipment in the game, and the price of that equipment would only be higher than 4396.
But raising the level cap to obtain an additional class was an irresistible temptation for most Players.
But this time, Jiang Qiao couldn't let the Players have it all …
That was why Jiang Qiao didn't just want to incite the Players' desire for special equipment and mounts when the Annihilation Legion descended, he also wanted to kill the Annihilation Legion.
And the method was simple …
"The Annihilation Army's arrival should be for us, Holy Spirits … as long as we stay on this island …" Thorne interrupted Freya as she spoke.
"No, the Annihilation Army's arrival is really just to recruit Holy Spirits like you as soldiers or troops. They're busy with the war on Blacktide Island, and the last descendant of the God Eater is their best partner." Thorne was just as naive as Zhao Mingwei when it came to dealing with people.
He seemed to believe that as long as the Annihilation Army didn't increase the price of the healer's arrival in the Inner World wasn't to invade the real world, but to recruit Players, the healer's price would be appeased.
"But this is also a way for them to rob us." The 'us' that Freya was referring to was, of course, the entire race of Freya.
In the background story, Freya had Hai Lan's Divinity Shard!
And the Annihilation Army wanted Hai Lan's Divinity Shard.
But … that was just the game's background story.
"No, Lady Doll. I don't know where you came from, but the Annihilation Army isn't interested in you."
Thorne denied Freya's statement, but then he suddenly saw the translucent shadow standing behind Freya.
It was the shadow of Jiang Qiao, and only Thorne could see it.
This time, Jiang Qiao didn't threaten Thorne with a throat-slitting gesture. The Eternal One wasn't afraid of death, so Jiang Qiao took out the System Book and wrote.
"If you keep this up, I'll increase your entry fee!
One hundred Challenge Tickets for one fight!
Then I'll send you to a small dungeon that doesn't have any rewards. "
Jiang Qiao's threat had an outstanding effect. Thorne obviously knew what a Challenge Ticket was.
The biggest reason he hadn't been able to fight to his heart's content for the past half a month was … the Holy Spirits actually needed an entry fee to fight him!
Every Holy Spirit only had one entry fee per day, and seven or eight at most!
Who was the one who set this rule?!
Too stingy!
Of course, Thorne couldn't disobey Jiang Qiao's rule. Otherwise, Jiang Qiao would throw him into a small dungeon that only rewarded him with an ice cream cone.
Perhaps only Zhao Mingwei and Caramel, who were masochistic players, would be willing to eat ice cream and spend a Challenge Ticket on Thorne.
"Yes!"
Thorne's expression became extremely serious and terrifying. "The Doll beside you has the God Eater's Divinity Shard sealed in her body. I'm afraid that the Annihilation Army has not only come to recruit Holy Spirits, but also to plunder the Divinity Shard from this Lady Doll."
Milk No Increase looked at Thorne suspiciously, and then looked at Freya, who had the word "worried" and "scared" written all over her face.
Why did she feel like … she had been cheated?
But being cheated was one thing. Milk No Increase had already recorded the conversation between Freya and Thorne, and she had also received a hidden mission.