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The messenger introduced: "This is where the previous group of supervisors lived. Now that they are gone, you can live here."
As she spoke, she carried out a wooden box.
Only then did everyone notice that she had no hands and that her walking feet were a pair of bird feet.
It would be more accurate to say that she brought it here rather than moving it.
At the messenger's signal, several people opened the box and took out four sets of black robes.
The moment they put on the robes, all the information about the prison flooded into their minds like a tide.
Now they finally understood why they were called supervisors.
Looking at the four people who were stunned by the massive amount of information they received, the messenger nodded with satisfaction:
"Now you have a complete map of the Black Tower. If you wish, you can monitor any corner of the lower level of the Black Tower at any time. That is where the lost souls are imprisoned."
"Where we are now..." Ghost-faced Fox checked the map in his mind and determined the location of this hall: "In the middle of the black tower, on the east side?"
"You're getting the hang of it quickly," the messenger praised, but her tone sounded sarcastic even as she was praising him.
Jiang Lu studied the map and found that the entire black tower was divided into three areas. The lower layer was the thickest, while the upper layer was very thin and pointed.
Apart from that, only the middle and lower maps can be seen, and the upper layer is pitch black, as if covered by fog.
The heavy artillery carefully probed: "The upper level is..."
"The upper level is of course where the master of the black tower lives." The messenger warned: "Don't try to observe the upper level. Even if you are a supervisor, you will be cursed if you try to step into the upper level."
"What curse?" Jiang Lu asked.
"It doesn't matter what the curse is. Your final fate will be more miserable than the prisoners here." The messenger said nothing more.
Ghost-faced Fox adjusted his glasses: "I want to know, what kind of work do we need to do?"
"We serve the God of Redemption."
The messenger's expression suddenly became serious:
"So, our job is naturally to help those souls who have committed sins to be redeemed. Helping them to be redeemed and be able to enter heaven is what you are going to do."
"Redemption?" The ghost-faced fox frowned slightly. "In simple terms, it means that they recognize their sins and repent, right?"
"That's right." The messenger nodded, paused, and said, "Each of you must perform a redemption task every week. If the time limit is reached and you have not completed the redemption, you will also be regarded as a sinner and sent to the lower level of the Black Tower."
Several people's faces turned serious.
In the real world, people who have been imprisoned for several years may not necessarily reform after being released from prison. The people here are all extremely evil. Is it a bit unrealistic to expect them to be redeemed once a week?
"Of course, the conditions are very harsh. I know that. Not only do I know that, but the God of Redemption also knows that."
The messenger's smile became somewhat evil:
"So, there are no restrictions on your methods of salvation. As supervisors, you have the same power as gods in the lower levels of the Black Tower. Whether it's forced transformation or creating illusions, you can implement any method you can think of. The God of Salvation... just wants your performance."
"Anything is fine?" Jiang Lu confirmed again.
"Anything is fine." The messenger replied affirmatively.
The other three people had different expressions, as if they were thinking about something.
"By the way, this is for you."
The messenger took out four bracelets and handed them to them.
There are four different numbers engraved on the bracelet.
Jiang Lu is 87, Ghost-faced Fox is 68, Heavy Artillery is 60, and Liu Dao is 63.
The ghost-faced fox looked at the numbers suspiciously, then looked at the four rooms on both sides of the hall and asked puzzledly: "Is this... our room number?"
"No." The messenger shook his head: "This is my favorability towards you."
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"Good...favorability?"
The ghost-faced fox almost lost control of his expression.
Chongpao and Liu Dao looked at the bracelets on their hands, thoughtfully.
Is the mechanism of this spiritual realm so complicated?
Is there a love line?
While they were wondering, someone had already run away.
"Virtue~" Jiang Lu flirted with the messenger: "We are still at work, so please be more restrained."
"You shy Bull Demon!" Chong Pao finally couldn't hold back his disgust.
“Hehehe… This favorability level represents my tolerance towards you. In other words, it represents my patience.”
The messenger said with a wry smile:
"I suggest you not to do something like this again to erode my favorability."
Jiang Lu calmed down a little after hearing this.
It seems that this trick doesn't work...
Ok?
He looked at his bracelet and found that his favorability had increased from 87 to 89.
Out of curiosity, he turned sideways to peek at Heavy Artillery's bracelet.
It changed from 60 to 59.
It's so funny, he's not talking about me at all!
Heavy Artillery's face turned purple, but in the end he didn't dare to make a sound.
Does anyone know if there will be any negative buffs if the favorability is too low?
"Then... start your work as soon as possible, and I wish you good luck."
With that, the messenger turned and disappeared into the darkness outside the gate.
After making sure she was far away, the ghost-faced fox looked solemn: "What do you think?"
This prison called the Black Tower is filled with a depressing atmosphere, with intricate corridors, low ceilings, a dead silent environment, and a strange smell that emanates from the air all the time, as if it is deliberately suppressing the spirits of those in it.
Before starting the main storyline, he already felt the pressure brought by this spiritual realm.
Liu Dao still did not express his opinion, while Chong Pao said hesitantly: "Let's do as she says. Our mission goal is to find the secret of the Black Tower. In my opinion, the secret is either hidden in the prisoners on the lower floors, or in the unexplored areas on the upper floors."
Jiang Lu complained in his heart, isn’t this just nonsense?
I think there is either the sun or the moon in the sky.
"Hmm..." Ghost-faced Fox proposed a different idea: "It is true in theory, but this is an S-level spiritual realm after all. It cannot be interpreted with normal logic, and there may be misleading information points.
She was so anxious for us to start the work that she even set a task of redeeming one prisoner per week. Maybe she was just trying to put pressure on us so that we would focus all our attention on the prisoners and ignore some other things.
My suggestion is to investigate the middle level first, where she said the previous group of supervisors lived, maybe we can find something there."
Heavy Artillery itself was not good at solving puzzles. After thinking about it carefully, it seemed to be the truth, so he nodded in agreement.
Liu Dao had hardly expressed any opinions so far, so he naturally chose to agree.
But Jiang Lu has a different opinion.
"How do you know that others won't be spying on you when you're spying on them?"
Ghost-faced Fox was stunned: "What do you mean?"
"As supervisors, we can monitor prisoners, so higher beings can monitor us."
Jiang Lu, who liked to secretly spy on his subordinates before his reincarnation, lowered his voice and said:
"Favorability, do you remember the setting of favorability? The real difficulty is not how to find the secret, but to find the secret without being discovered by higher-level beings. Our job now is to redeem the prisoners, right?"
"This..." Ghost-faced Fox had not expected this. After hearing Jiang Lu's words, he felt as if he had been enlightened. His thoughts suddenly became clearer: "In addition to the pressure of redemption, is favorability also part of the danger?"
Liu Dao seemed to remember something and suddenly said, "I have entered an A-level spiritual realm with a background in the world of Ke before. There is a similar setting in it, called Sanity Value."
After she said this, Chongpao finally got the point.
The two situations are very similar. Regardless of whether the sanity value is reduced or the favorability is reduced, the result will definitely not be good. It is likely to trigger some dangerous events, greatly increasing the difficulty of the strategy.
"But speaking of this, why is your favorability so high?" Chong Pao frowned and looked at Jiang Lu with some depression.
Jiang Lu shrugged: "I have a high charm value."
"No, why would you order such a high charm?" Chong Pao expressed his confusion.
It is true that sometimes charm can make it easier for an exorcist to communicate with characters in the spirit realm, and can even trigger some hidden tasks. However, in essence, what can really help an exorcist protect himself should be values such as physique and agility that can increase combat effectiveness and respond to crises that may arise in the spirit realm at any time.
Each time a level is raised, in addition to all attributes increasing by one, the Exorcist only gets one attribute point that can be allocated at will.
Each attribute point is hard-earned and requires multiple baptisms in the spirit realm, so almost all exorcists will not choose to use up charm points.
The strategy is already exhausted, it’s a matter of life and death, who cares whether or not the hidden mission can be triggered?
The current charm values of several people are around 20 points, but Jiang Lu has a full 49 points.
Jiang Lu was also helpless about this.
He didn't even experience the pleasure of adding points. He just relied on the succubus border and the lady's nightgown he was wearing at the moment. The basic values were so high. The values were weird, so what should he do?
"Alright." Ghost-faced Fox tried to smooth things over at the right time: "I estimate that the initial favorability of exorcists who have not selected charm should be between 60 and 70. Although we don't know what problems will be caused by too low favorability, as long as we stay in this normal range, there shouldn't be any problems.
Heavy Artillery, you may need to be careful and not do anything out of line. We don't know if if the favorability is too low, it will only cause trouble for individuals or for everyone. In short, we are all in the same boat now, so we should be safe.
As for me being ginger... well..."
"Jiang Bao, tell me, I will rush to the spiritual realm for you." Jiang Lu encouraged.
The ghost-faced fox laughed awkwardly: "As for Brother Jiang, your high favorability is actually a good thing. It means that we have the tolerance to test the bottom line of the messenger. You can do something that goes against her appropriately to test her reaction and see if there is anything else to gain."
Jiang Lu smiled confidently: "I'm good at this."
"Anyway, let's follow what Brother Jiang said and head to the lower level. Everyone remember to check your favorability at any time. This is a very important feedback mechanism and must not be ignored."
The Ghost-faced Fox, as his name suggests, is very slippery and maintains a good relationship with almost everyone. Therefore, he is considered to be well-respected and no one has any objection to him giving orders.