First Player

Chapter 974: Nine hundred and seventy-two

  As soon as he moves his right hand, he needs to use space vibration, but he suddenly realizes that the player's strength has been compressed a lot in this game. If these soldiers are killed, it is equivalent to hostility to the entire country.

  He took half a step back, trying to dodge, but the soldiers got in their way, and several long spears stabbed straight at him.

   "Boom—!"

   There was a sharp sound, and the long black hair flew in front of his eyes.

   Immediately afterwards, the girl's figure fell from the wall and stood in front of Su Mingan. Holding a long sword in her hand, she deftly picked up the soldier's gun.

  Su Mingan has a sense of the changes in the world. In the past few years, he had always led her, but now it was her turn to protect him.

  In front of me, the girl has grown to 1.65 meters, her appearance is gradually opening up, her skin is not delicate due to long-term wind and sun exposure, but her pair of purple pupils are still beautiful enough to catch people's attention. Her delicate sword pressed against the armor on the soldier's chest, and the soldier shivered.

   "Soldiers. I remember that civilians are not allowed to be killed under the curfew. Who allows you to be so majestic and kill people as soon as you come up?" Her voice was clear and loud after the change of voice.

   "Lord Tasliche, please spare me! We didn't know he was your friend, we, we thought..." The soldiers immediately knelt down and begged the girl for mercy, as if she was some kind of scourge.

   "You think he is just a commoner, and that even if you kill him, he has nowhere to redress his grievances—is that right?" Alice said coldly: "The war has bred you pests who smash, smash, loot and burn, and sending you to the warlord's army will make it easier for you! You pests, no matter how punished they are, can't be eradicated!"

  The tip of her sword was pointed forward, and the soldiers turned pale with fright, begging for mercy.

   "Go find Knight Wendell and get punished!" Alice kicked the soldier's iron helmet.

  The soldiers fled away scrambling.

  Su Mingan looked at this scene in surprise. After only one year, Alice turned into such an independent and decisive person. It seems that this year's war is approaching, which has caused her a lot of pain.

  Alice retracted the sword, and the scabbard made a "click". She slid, turned around, and she already had the temperament of a swordsman in her gestures.

  The dim light shone on her face, and Su Mingan saw the wind and sun on her face, faintly sunburned. There was even a hideous sword wound on her bare neck, and her sharp eyes reminded people of reefs by the sea—she was obviously only fifteen years old this year.

  But at the moment when she looked at Su Mingan, the sword energy on Alice's body instantly gathered, and the sharpness in her eyes disappeared.

  …

  【Alice’s mood value changes: 20% (depressed)-80% (extremely happy)】

  …

   "Master Detective!" She rushed towards him, wanting a long-lost reunion hug, her temperament softened instantly. Can't see the killing intent just now.

   This made Su Mingan terrified—what kind of black hearted Yuanxiao did he cultivate?

  Thinking of her soaring darkness value, Su Mingan had a vague premonition.

  Su Mingan stretched out a finger and pressed it against her forehead, stopping her hug. She was fifteen years old this year, and it was inappropriate to hug him again.

  Alice stretched her hands forward, but obediently did not take a step forward. It was as if the finger on her forehead was an insurmountable barrier that she would not cross.

  Su Mingan felt a faint resistance, Alice's strength had already surpassed him.

  He glanced at her panel.

  …

  【Name: Alice (Age: 15 years old)

  Occupation: Knight of Honor

   Constitution: 32

   Force: 28

   Wisdom: 38

   EQ: 28

   Good and Evil: 10 (Good)

   Faith: 0

  Mood: 80% (very happy)

   Reputation: 0

  Martial arts: the way of attack (300), the way of defense (100), the way of healing (0), the way of law (0).

  Learning: Piano (0), Chess (0), Calligraphy (0), Painting (0), Dance (0), Cooking (500), Tailoring (0), Medicine (70), Engineering (0), Arithmetic (0), Literature (40), Etiquette (30), Military (30), Eloquence (50), Theology (100), Mystery (60), Archeology (80)

  Darkness: 60 (Please be careful not to let this value exceed 100 points)

   Divinity: 50 (Please be careful not to let this value exceed 100 points)

  Skills: Advanced Swordsmanship, Advanced Cooking

  Comprehensive evaluation: B

   Favorability: 80 (we stand together through thick and thin)

  Remarks: She seems to have made great progress this year, and war is the most painful and fastest catalyst. 】

  …

   "Why did the soldiers call you Master Tasliche just now?" Su Mingan asked.

  Alice blinked: "I used to go to the church with my nun sister to pray and help her clean. The bishop and the priests all knew me and gave me this name. The soldiers were afraid of me because I had a good relationship with Princess Evitina, and she appointed me an honorary knight."

  Su Mingan nodded.

   This is not bad, an aristocratic name can deter some villains.

   "But I... don't like this name." Alice whispered: "I still want to be Alice."

  She intentionally hid the blood-stained saber behind her back, not wanting Su Mingan to see it.

  Su Mingan asked: "Why is there blood on the window sill at home?"

  Alice bowed her head and said: "I help the knights in the royal city to exterminate the alien species every night. Recently, the alien species has become more and more rampant. Do you remember Knight Wendell? He is the blond young man who sent you a postcard from the lake last year. He is now dealing with the war and has no time to wipe out the alien species nearby. The recent alien species are strong and weak. One chased after my house, and I solved it on the windowsill."

  Su Mingan secretly sighed, this game is becoming more and more uncomfortable.

   "Come in. I'm sorry, too many things happened this year, and I couldn't prepare spring heart cakes." Alice wiped the blood on the back of her hand.

   They sat in the room for a while, and Alice told him what happened recently. The battle was raging nearby, but fortunately Princess Evitina was watching over it, otherwise this small town would be caught in the flames of war like the surrounding towns, which was horrible.

  Because the town was under lockdown, Su Mingan and Alice went fishing in a nearby lake, so they celebrated her birthday with her.

   "Alice." There were footsteps in the forest, and the hunter Div came. He is a little thinner than last year.

   "Deve? Why are you here?" Alice said.

   "Today is your birthday, so I climbed over the wall and came out." Difu nodded at Su Mingan: "Mr. Detective, you are here too."

  Compared to last year, this year's birthday seems much lonely. Rita, the sister of the nun, is missing, Josh from the fighting class is also missing, the knight Wendell is busy with the war, and the baron's Issie is protected at home by her father. Wild Child Pat appears to have joined the Self-Defense Forces. The neighbor's gardener Meimi and her family took refuge in the church.

   Only Difu, a hunter who has no fixed place to live, can come to celebrate her birthday with Alice. They sat by the lake, setting off the firework sticks in their hands, and the stars splashed out one by one, lining the lake like the sky reflected in the water.

   "Master Detective." In the silence, Alice spoke.

"Um?"

   "How about we have a pet?" Alice said, "I found a feral cat these days. If you don't take care of it, it will die."

   "Up to you." Su Mingan said. Alice's emotions are too depressed, and keeping pets is good for adjusting her mentality.

   "What do you think is a good name?" Alice thought for a while: "Just call it... How about Xiaoai? Take the first pronunciation of my name."

   "Not suitable." Su Mingan suggested sincerely. A certain fox is about to jump up and make trouble.

   "Then call it Xiao Hei... no, Xiao Mo?"

"good."

  Alice smiled, raised the firework stick, and the bright light came into her eyes.

  She got up, held the firework stick and ran around the lake, the flames popped out. Su Mingan sat on the grass and watched her run quietly. The sparks were like stars, falling into the lake one by one, reminding Su Mingan of a magnificent blue full moon.

   "Master Detective! When the war is over, let's go to the sea together!" Alice ran across the lake and shouted.

  She had already put on a warm cotton wool dress, and the cashmere wrapped her small cheeks. The tip of her exposed nose had wet red scars, and the sword wound on her neck was covered.

  The firework illuminates her purple pupils. If the distance is close enough, Su Mingan may be able to see what is reflected in her eyes. It is not the full moon, not the lake water, not the firework, but the black-haired young man sitting on the other side of the lake.

  Su Mingan raised his voice to make sure that Alice on the other side could hear: "Good!"

   "I finally met...the important person in my life!" Alice rolled her hands into rollers and put them in front of her mouth: "Let's see all the seas in the future! Detective!"

   "If you have time!" Su Mingan shouted.

   "We must go together! When the time comes, we will take the airship, and Diff will come too!"

  Alice seemed to deliberately not run back, she shouted at Su Mingan across the lake. Both of them were shouting at a high pitch, back and forth, like some kind of interesting game.

   Fireworks fell into the lake one by one, falling into the blue full moon reflected on the lake.

  Finally, Alice lowered her voice and whispered something, but Su Mingan couldn't hear her.

  …

  After that, Su Mingan accompanied Alice to church.

   "Can buying indulgences treat the black mist disease?" People whispered.

   "I have bought several indulgences, but the gods have not cared for me, maybe my faith is not enough..."

  The church was full of poor people who had taken refuge. Some people were sick and cried on the ground. There are also burns and bullet marks on their bodies, but they can only wait to die. Such a hellish scene will only get worse outside the church.

  It was the first time that Su Mingan saw a war similar to the medieval era. The war in this period was extremely cruel, and a large number of people died every day, not to mention the plague that bred.

   After entering the inner room, it became a little quieter, and the wailing sound was no longer heard.

  Alice stood praying under the statue of the god. As an honorary knight, she would come to the church to pray every day.

   “To a loving God.”

  Her expression is compassionate and gentle, and her voice is like a stream.

   "As long as we do justice and show mercy, you will sprinkle the light of happiness into the earth."

   "May justice roll like a mighty river, and may your mercy flow like fine rain."

   "May you stop the war, may you stop the plague, may you...be with us."

  She sincerely hoped that the gods would bring blessings and end the plague. In this age of ignorance, the people can only place their hopes on the gods and pray over and over again, but they have no other choice.

   This is the first time Su Mingan saw Alice praying.

  After seeing the high "theology" and "divinity" on her panel, Su Mingan already realized that she is very good at these. But when seeing her praying, Su Mingan would still be shocked by her temperament at this time.

  The fifteen-year-old girl gave off a feeling of solemnity, compassion, and divinity. It was as if she had gone from Alice to a real nun the moment she entered the church. No, she was far more shocking than the nun, he could feel her divine nature unlike ordinary people, like an angel singing carols.

   But the moment Alice stopped to pray, the familiar feeling came back, and she seemed to be Alice again.

   "Master Detective, let's go." Alice looked at him with a smile: "Everyone comes to pray every day. Maybe one day, the gods will be able to send blessings?"

  Su Mingan nodded. Although he knows that the **** is a bastard, he doesn't care about the people at all.

   But at this moment,

  The idol suddenly began to glow.

   "This...is this...?" The gray-haired bishop was shocked.

  Brilliant colors shot out from the statue and fell on Alice. She stood there blankly, not knowing what happened.

   "The statue has not moved for decades, and this time it finally appeared... It's the oracle, and the oracle has finally come! It's you, it's you!" The gray-haired bishop put his arms around Alice's shoulders, with a weeping expression of joy. The nuns were also ecstatic.

   "What happened? Grandpa Bishop." Alice was at a loss. She is very familiar with these priests and nuns, but she has never seen such a scene.

   "Alice!" The bishop looked at her seriously: "Whenever the world is on the verge of collapse and the Lord God judges that human beings cannot overcome the difficulties, He will choose a person as an agent to help mankind overcome the difficulties. This person is called the Son of God or the Goddess. It is said that the last Son of God was hundreds of years ago. At that time, the war almost destroyed mankind. Under the guidance of the gods, the Son of God finally succeeded in stopping the war."

   "You... what do you mean? But I'm just an ordinary person, I'm stupid, I can't even compare to others in swordsmanship..." Alice paled.

   "—You are the goddess of this generation! Master Tasliche!" The white-haired old man actually took the lead and knelt down.

   Immediately afterwards, the priests and nuns who were familiar with Alice all knelt down together. It seemed that at this moment, she was no longer the Alice who cleaned up with them, but the goddess—the goddess Taslyche.

  Under the brilliant light, everyone knelt down on the ground, like puppets pulled by silk threads, fanatically admiring the girl standing under the light.

  Even the bishop grandfather she revered in the past knelt in front of her just because of a ray of light from the statue.

  The girl turned her head and looked at Su Mingan blankly.

   "Detective... Your Excellency?"

  Su Mingan saw Alice's eyes—those magnificent, beautiful purple eyes.

   She seems to be saying,

  She wants to be Alice.