The next day, Brandt Island, Blessed Town.
"I won't do it. Agent, forgive me for being blunt, but I can't accept this commission."
Thorne simply pushed the pile of Legendary armor and weapons that Jiang Qiao had placed in front of him back to Jiang Qiao.
"This really won't make the Holy Spirits hate you. Trust me," Jiang Qiao said helplessly to Thorne.
Jiang Qiao learned about the distribution of forces on the star map from the Black Ash Knight. At the same time, the Black Ash Knight also revealed a key piece of information to Jiang Qiao.
Some of the higher-ups in the Sanctum of Creation were Eternal Ones, and they were extremely wary of the God-Eater God.
In the past, the last descendants of the God-Eater God had disappeared from the star map, and only a few survivors like the Black Ash Knight remained. Therefore, the Eternal Ones in the Sanctum of Creation did not show any hostility.
But now, more than 300,000 had suddenly appeared, and there would be another 500,000 in the future. Finally, the last descendants of the God-Eater God could be found everywhere, just like the Void Zergs.
Would these Eternal Ones still accept the existence of the Holy Spirits calmly?
Jiang Qiao did not dare to take the gamble. Jiang Qiao was not sure if every Eternal One was as strong as Thorne.
But just like Thorne's first appearance in front of the Holy Spirits, Jiang Qiao needed to give the players a sense of crisis and frustration.
If a normal player could experience such a feeling of defeat in the Celestial Stairway PvP, they would try their best to become stronger after being defeated by a stronger player!
They would improve the quality of their equipment, crazily grind levels, and crazily practice PVP skills. These were all things that players who wanted to pursue power would do.
However, the top players among the Holy Spirits did not have a strong sense of crisis. Take Caramel as an example. Although he still fought with Thorne every day, he gradually did not treat Thorne as a target that he had to defeat.
This was what Thorne told Jiang Qiao himself. After Caramel obtained Thorne's approval and Thorne's Shadowless Sword, he focused more on the current professional duel.
Jiang Qiao didn't think there was anything wrong with Caramel's way of thinking. After all, it was normal to place more emphasis on one's career than the game.
But if Jiang Qiao asked Thorne to step forward … There was nothing wrong with letting those top players suffer a loss, right?
Therefore, Jiang Qiao decided to have Thorne assassinate Queen Mey in front of everyone during Queen Mey's Conferring Ceremony. Even if he couldn't assassinate Queen Mey, he could still have Thorne rescue the poor old King.
"I know about Mey. The Holy Spirits who used to watch from the side of the arena would always mention her."
Thorne scratched his chin with an 'I won't be fooled by you' expression. "To some Holy Spirits, she's more like a pet cat than the queen."
Cat … Jiang Qiao couldn't help but sigh at Thorne's clever metaphor. Most players' impression of Queen Mey was that of a cat.
On one hand, Miss Cat was one. On the other hand, Queen Mey often behaved coldly. But this coldness and cuteness was what made players unable to stop.
It was like your cat despising you, but you still wanted to hug it and ravage it.
"Let me ask you, Agent. If I killed your cat, would you forgive me?" Thorne asked seriously.
"Then … I'm afraid it's a blood feud," Jiang Qiao said.
"So I can't accept this request!
I can't accept it even if it's fake. "
At this point, Thorne lay down on his side with an expression that said 'please go back today!'
"Reason?
Are you afraid? "
Jiang Qiao didn't expect the world's number one swordsman, the Eternal One who had beaten countless professional players in the arena, to be afraid.
"I'm afraid … I'm afraid that if I accept your request, the Holy Spirits will unite and form a team to suppress me, just like my stupid disciple." Thorne was referring to the Annihilation Army's Dyris.
The reason he reached an agreement with Jiang Qiao was because he wanted to enjoy the thrill of a one-on-one duel with a Holy Spirit. He didn't want to be thrown into a hundred-man dungeon by Jiang Qiao and have to face a bunch of tanks, healers, damage dealers, and Train King!
"You're not really going to assassinate Queen Mey. Queen Mey will cooperate with you to save the old king. Also, the players will think that you're a different person from the one who assassinated the Queen."
Jiang Qiao could only use the players' unique logic to explain to Thorne. It was normal for the same NPC to appear in two different scenarios!
"Two people … Agent, do you really want your Holy Spirits to walk the Path of Transcendence?" Thorne guessed Jiang Qiao's reason for arranging this scenario.
"Walk the Path of Transcendence?
What kind of setting is that … Uh, whatever you say. "
Jiang Qiao remembered the Black Ash Knight's words. The Holy Spirits' level 60 to 75 was the threshold between ordinary creatures and near-divine creatures. It was very appropriate to use the word "Transcendence" to describe it.
If the Holy Spirits couldn't find their own Path of Transcendence, they would be stuck between level 60 and 75. Only by successfully breaking through could they continue to increase their level.
This was the so-called … Second Awakening. Although the gap of 15 levels was very long, and the current level limit for all the players on the server was only level 60.
But Jiang Qiao had to start preparing.
"Alright, I accept your request. But after it's done, Agent, you have to accept a request of mine."
"Sure."
In the end, Thorne picked up the pile of Legendary-grade equipment that Jiang Qiao gave him. If he went to Lionheart City to 'assassinate' Queen Mey, he wouldn't be fighting alone. He would have to face an entire server of Holy Spirits.
No matter how confident he was in his abilities, Thorne had to ensure that nothing unexpected would happen.
After Thorne changed into the attire that Jiang Qiao had given him, his appearance was very similar to the Sword God attire recorded in the Saint Spirit Library … the second awakening of a Blade Master.
After equipping the new set of equipment, Thorne instantly rose from Level 65 to Level 75.
The Holy Spirit's monster ranking system was different from the Holy Spirit's own ranking system. The monster's combat power was completely dynamic, and it was judged according to its strength. Thorne's combat power was Level 65, but after changing his equipment, he directly jumped to Level 75.
Jiang Qiao had only forged a full set of Level 60 God-Eater equipment for Thorne, and he had only spent a little over 3,000 points of creation energy. This level increase wasn't Thorne's limit.
"Will that disciple of mine show up in Lionheart City?" Thorne changed his equipment and chose a simple wooden sword as his weapon.
"You accepted that Holy Spirit as your disciple?" Jiang Qiao was somewhat curious about Thorne's recent relationship with the players.
"He seems to be called Caramel by you guys. I think he's the most talented in swordsmanship, but that's all," Thorne said.
"Caramel?
Don't worry … He's the champion of this award ceremony, so he'll definitely be there … probably. "
If Jiang Qiao remembered correctly, today should be the day when the major clubs would fly to Eagle Nation. Jiang Qiao couldn't be sure if Cola Mania was already on the plane and couldn't come.
"Champion … It's good to be young," Thorne replied.