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What's more important is——
The betrayer's mentality was already a little exploded because of Frey's top-notch operation, and now he had to pretend to be sociable and laugh at his own situation with everyone else.
A pure stress resistance test.
At this moment on the edge of the cliff, the challengers were in a much better mood, as if they were venting their emotions, while observing each other's expressions like judges.
The two betrayers obviously have strong ability to withstand psychological stress.
Even after suffering such humiliation and torture, he was still able to maintain his acting skills perfectly.
But this seemed to make the challengers feel more satisfied.
The young master of the Chamber of Commerce took the lead in mocking the most vigorously. His twin thugs looked quite helpless, but still responded to his words.
The warriors, mages and priests of the Krelian Empire are all very ladylike and not very good at swearing or being sarcastic. They can only try to use some relatively polite words to taunt the traitors.
As for the three clergymen from the northern continent, the one with the worst temper was the executioner, who started cursing directly. The paladins and priests were a little more restrained, but they directly began to pray for the traitors. It was hard to say whether this was an advanced method of torture or not.
Lanqi looked at everyone and saw that their nerves, which had been tense all morning, had finally relaxed a little. He clasped his arms and breathed a sigh of relief.
Just like a psychologist who cares about everyone's mood.
He and Frey have different ideas. Frey pursues efficient problem solving and takes everyone running around early in the morning.
Lanqi pursues a healthy atmosphere of harmony and friendship among everyone.
"..."
Hyperion turned her head to look at Lanqi's expression beside her, and she already understood his thoughts.
This guy must be very satisfied now, feeling that he has successfully helped everyone relieve their psychological pressure and done a good deed.
Hopeless.
If there are teammates joining in the future, Hyperion really wants someone who can complain about Ranci with her.
She has a lot to complain about now but she can't express it, and she feels really uncomfortable.
Despite this, Hyperion observed Lanci and was also highly vigilant about his every move.
Hyperion felt that after Frey's actions, Lanci added fuel to the fire and tried to kill the traitor.
If you are willing to take a chance and call out the [Poet of Great Love], you can fast forward directly to the final battle.
But the problem with great poets is that they cannot distinguish between friend and foe, and are too uncontrollable.
In this shadow world where challengers gather together and psychological pressure is huge, the poet of great love is undoubtedly the most dangerous summon.
It is impossible to predict what the consequences of calling it out will be.
Summoning the Poet of Great Love unexpectedly might cause the other normal challengers to suffer from varying degrees of mental illness, or even lead to the destruction of the entire group.
Previously in the temple hall, the psychological pressure on the challengers was greater than that on the betrayers, and if Lanqi rashly summoned the poet of great love, he would be misunderstood as the first betrayer to take action.
Even though the psychological pressure on the betrayer is now greater than that on the challenger, choosing to blow up the field and start a war will give them a high chance of winning, but it is also likely that several normal challengers will be sacrificed.
He might even attract two vampire counts within one day because of accidentally killing a traitor.
The best outcome would be for everyone to work together to capture the traitor alive.
Whether it is the emergence of two traitors in the shadow world who "have the intention of harming the real world", or the implication of Hyperion's own identity as an "actress" that makes her "more vulnerable to attack", it greatly proves that there are resurrection believers infiltrating this shadow world.
For the graduation project "Searching for the Original Stone Tablet - Seal".
Hyperion knew that Lanci would definitely take advantage of this rare opportunity to find a way to capture the Resurrectionists alive in the Shadow World and extract intelligence!
So he probably wouldn't rashly summon the poet of great love to overturn the table.
"Huprienne, what are you looking at me for..."
Feeling Hyperion's gaze, Lanqi also turned his head and looked at her with confusion.
"nothing."
Hyperion shook her head. She no longer wanted to appreciate Lanqi's declaration of charity.
Since Lanqi still looks so natural and calm, it can only mean one thing.
From now on, he obviously has more ways to change the mentality of the two traitors.
Chapter 129: The Advantages of the Lanqi Tribe Are Reflected
Lichtens Castle.
The hands of the cathedral clock had just passed nine-thirty.
This morning, everyone had returned to the mansion from the edge of the cliff and came to the library on the second floor.
Despite various magical investigations, there were no particularly secret compartments or mechanisms in the castle that needed to be deciphered, and the detective had previously skipped all possible clues.
But there might be some useful historical background information in the owner's room and the library-like book room.
For example, this mysterious era that no one can understand, the relationship between vampires and humans, and the relevant records of the Honing Empire.
Even if it doesn't help decipher this shadow world.
It can be recorded and shared by the South Continent Film World Association with many researchers to analyze this important history.
Except for Lanci and Hyperion who stayed together, the other challengers still stayed in groups of three and kept a relatively safe distance from each other.
Lanqi walked leisurely to the window and pulled open the red velvet curtains. The natural light shone on the wood grain of the dark brown bookshelf, much clearer than in the early morning.
The dull gold-plated characters on the covers of the ancient books regained their luster under the sunlight.
As the sunlight penetrates, the air in the library becomes fresher, mixed with the scent of ink and candles. It seems as if you can hear the whispers of the books, telling the stories they record that have been forgotten by history.
"Since we all agree to gather some information before waiting for Mr. Detective to come back, let's look for books about vampires first."
Lanqi stood by the window, basking in the sunlight behind him, and spoke to everyone.
Although there is no longer an absolute leader like the detective, it seems that among the two most trustworthy people at present, the [Geologist] Young Master of the Chamber of Commerce is not very reliable. Only the [Detective]'s companion, the [Lawyer], seems to be more stable.
But it is precisely this calm temperament that makes people instinctively feel that he is a little dangerous.
He always had a faint and calm smile on his face. Compared to arriving at a castle full of murderous intent, he gave people the feeling that he was really on vacation in a luxury mansion.
"I have a suggestion, burn all these books."
At this moment, a female voice sounded from behind. Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was the noble girl of the Krei Empire who had not expressed any opinions before who spoke.
In this team of warrior, mage and priest, the female knight next to the noble girl just looked at her, and the young priest became more timid when he felt the gazes of the crowd.
"Since the detective found the answer by bypassing all the mechanisms, then these original mechanisms are of little benefit to us. If we destroy them all, we might even cause the betrayer to lose more critical intelligence."
The noble girl from the Krei Empire continued to add in a firm voice.
Everyone fell silent. After thinking about it carefully, they realized that what she said did make sense.
"But it is also possible that these books only contain information that is useful to the challenger. Especially for the other mission target, I think it would be better for everyone to quickly screen the books related to the vampires."
The priest headed by the Church of the Goddess of Destiny in the Northern Continent spoke hesitantly, seeming to be more supportive of Lanqi's decision.
There was a moment of silence in the library.
Now it is nothing more than a question of whether to gamble or not to gamble.
If we take a chance and destroy the books, we might also be able to destroy the information about the betrayers' mission targets.
"I personally am very opposed to the act of burning books...but let's just vote on it."
Lan Qi spread his hands like a peacemaker, as if he could do anything, as long as everyone can solve the problem calmly.
Soon, the three clergymen from the Northern Continent expressed their opposition to the burning of books. They attached great importance to the intelligence about the vampires in ancient times.
Hyperion naturally supported Ranch unconditionally, and like Ranch, she also reserved her opinion on the book.
Only three people from the Cremon Empire supported the burning of books.
The young master of the Chamber of Commerce looked at both sides and originally wanted to be cool and burn the books, but after thinking about it, he felt that the opinions of Lanqi and several clergymen were more stable, so he chose to keep the books. The guard siblings did not say anything, which meant more like abstention from voting, or in other words, whatever they voted would not affect the result.
In the end, the conservatives were in the majority, and after the vote, no one complained. They all started looking for books together, almost in groups of five or six, moving between the bookshelves without losing sight of each other.
From time to time, they would lower their heads to search on the pages of a book, and then look up to wander around the bookshelves. The sound of the pages turning, accompanied by the occasional low whispers, made time pass quickly.
Lanqi said nothing, gently touching the spines of the books with his fingertips, as if having a silent conversation with the knowledge.
He opened a book and read through it page by page, his eyes focused and deep.
Hyperion secretly observed Lanci's expression.
She always felt that Lanqi seemed to be more certain of something after the previous vote, but she couldn't tell what exactly he was planning.
……
So all morning, everyone searched for books in the library.
Each suspected key book must pass through the hands of at least two different groups of challengers to ensure that no one obscures the intelligence.
Until almost noon.
I don't know who opened the book first, causing everyone's [Mission Objective 2: Explore the secrets and crises hidden in the castle] to change at the same time.
An additional note was added: [A core piece of intelligence has been collected, waiting to be interpreted].
Everyone looked at each other and found that the young master of the Chamber of Commerce was flipping through an ancient book with demonic characters engraved on the cover. He was looking at everyone with a confused look on his face.
"It... records an ancient sealing technique. Gathering the power of the sun, moon and stars can produce a powerful and eternal sealing power. Similarly, to break this seal, you need to collect fresh blood from the two powers of the moon and stars as a guide. Only when you avoid the sun can you reverse the seal."
The young master of the Chamber of Commerce quickly turned the pages and read the key content to everyone with a confused expression.
"This is a magic book. I can't understand the specific magic text. Does anyone know how to seal?"
The twin guards behind him were silent. It was obvious that they were assassins and only knew a few spells.
Not to mention the Sealing Technique, a type of magic that even professional wizards are only rarely proficient in.
People's attention could not help but focus on the wizard girl from the Krei Empire and the priest from the Northern Continent.
These two are almost the only ones who have the greatest hope of understanding it.
"I'm not good at sealing magic."
The priest shook his head in shame.