Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?-Chapter 1214 - 782: Interested in Becoming a Sorcerer?

"In conclusion, I believe this is an opportunity to enhance our power."

Rebel Army's Hepa Town camp, inside a large house temporarily used as a conference hall.

The air still carried a warm atmosphere as Hevi's voice transmitted through the surrounding crystal balls.

Each crystal ball displayed different portraits. Upon closer inspection, you could discover that these people were all leaders of the various rebel army churches!

Even if they weren't, someone qualified would attend in their stead, like Vinsmo Bishop, representing the Flame Cultivator.

The role most hated by the Three Great Religions gathered with the transmission crystal balls in one place; this scene wasn't common... all right, it was actually quite frequent lately.

Mainly because the outbreak of war led to an increase in unexpected events, requiring everyone to frequently exchange opinions and discuss plans with each other.

"So tense..."

Reid straightened his back, barely daring to breathe. He had just demonstrated the sorcery he learned in the Sain Dungeon in front of everyone, and the meeting had fallen into a silence he couldn't comprehend.

The atmosphere made him nervous, causing him to involuntarily shrink behind Hevi—his own captain provided more of a sense of security.

That's right, the theme of this meeting was [Sorcery].

The various floating crystal balls formed a circle, surrounding Reid and Hevi. Behind the crystal balls were the Wilderness Bishop and other church leaders stationed in Hepa Town; by the way, Hevi should have been in the position of the Starfire Church.

They discovered numerous [sorcery] elements in the Sain Dungeon along with a mature sorcery learning system represented by Klarna. When Luluwo and the others emerged from the dungeon, they immediately reported this information, enduring fatigue until they slumped into sleep.

When they awoke, they found that the churches were already organizing more personnel to explore the Sain Dungeon, though no one had yet succeeded in finding Klarna.

After all, the prerequisite for learning sorcery was indeed somewhat complex. According to Luluwo's understanding, adventurers first needed to clear the Undead Town Outside the City, find Blacksmith Andre to buy the Universal Key and Sorcery Fire, endure numerous trials through the Sick Village building complex, and only then would they meet Klarna in the swamp.

So difficult.

However, this was only Luluwo's speculation; in reality, there were other prerequisites she hadn't considered.

The entire Skyrim Strategy Group was striving to explore the fastest path to sorcery acquisition.

But judging by the difficulty, it would probably take four or five days to draft an initial version.

The churches were, of course, too anxious to wait that long, so they were independently exploring. Each day brought exploration teams back, loudly vomiting up their frustrations, experiencing post-battle psychological trauma that necessitated treatment.

Meanwhile, Hevi was compiling reports on sorcery, now presenting them to the "big figures" of various churches.

Three days had passed since Luluwo and her team came out; no one else had seen Klarna, let alone acquired sorcery. Reid was currently the only one.

So they pulled him in for a demonstration.

"The power of sorcery is indeed formidable. If it could be widely disseminated, it would significantly boost soldiers' combat power."

Starfire Church's Bishop Vinsmo nodded as he spoke, "Hevi, I will support your exploration of sorcery, so go ahead without worry."

"Thank you." Hevi had anticipated this response and wasn't surprised.

In truth, he didn't much care about other church bishops' opinions; as long as his church understood the stakes, that was enough.

"Though its power is indeed strong, the fire-breathing magic... I mean, sorcery demonstrated earlier can produce mid-tier magic strength with the mana cost of low-tier magic. Such a capability is uncommon," the Golden God Sect's Bishop shifted his tone, "But currently, sorcery seems to all relate to fire; isn't that too easily targeted?"

"Indeed. Considering time constraints, we currently view sorcery as a means to enhance ourselves, not as a primary combat method."

Hevi seemed to have already thought through this issue, adding silently in his mind:

Moreover, our Starfire Knights' combat style has become somewhat too one-dimensional; relying solely on the Thunder Spear might be brave, but it feels as though the enemy is already developing means to counter it. It's time for us to make some changes.

"Isn't acquiring sorcery very difficult? Exploration isn't really a strength of us Golden Faithful," the Golden Bishop suggested, "How about we provide funding and you provide the effort, help our people acquire sorcery, just as golden is supposed to be used, hahaha."

True to form for a church that worships the venerating Golden God of commerce, the bishop's speech had a distinct nouveau riche aura.

No one found it strange, nor did anyone complain, instead beginning to negotiate reward prices with the Golden Bishop.

In financial negotiation, he displayed an extraordinary capability, rivaling a Gold Level adventurer in that area.

Up until now, besides Gold and Starfire, several other churches have also expressed their opinions.

Although these opinions seem to have their own issues, overall they imply only one thing: We want to learn sorcery, and it's a waste not to learn!

There is only one exception.

"The people of our God of Nature will not use the forbidden power of flames, the Wilderness Church will not join you."

A voice, aged and decrepit, emanated from the green crystal ball representing the Wilderness Church, and an elderly face that looked both harsh and stern appeared on it, embodying the most prestigious High Priest of the Wilderness Bishop.

Not only did he look strikingly stereotypical, his voice resonated with the tone of those inflexible old mages from Western fantasy films.

After saying this, he immediately shut off the crystal ball communication, causing the sphere's color to instantly dim.

"..."

The Wilderness bishop silently caught the falling crystal ball, stowed it away, and also stood to leave the conference room.

People watched the Wilderness Church members depart, not saying much to retain them, though some eyes showed disdain and a sarcastic curl appeared at the corners of mouths.

The Wilderness Church, a church of faith in the God of Nature.

They share the same deity with "Return to Forest Church" among the Three Great Religions.

The Wilderness Church itself is a branch of the Return to Forest Church but has recently joined the rebel army.

The only distinction between the Wilderness Church and Return to Forest Church is that the former believes everything should return to the God of Nature's embrace, valuing the primal state as best, while the latter selectively returns to nature, acknowledging good aspects of modern living don't necessitate such a return.

It sounds as if the Wilderness Church follows the antagonist script, while the Return to Forest Church advocates the hero narrative, destined for the hero to eventually outshine the antagonist.

As such, the Wilderness Church couldn't avoid being expelled and consequently joined the rebel army.

Even after being treated poorly, the Wilderness Church maintains a lofty demeanor within the rebel army, being the sole sect originating from the Three Great Religions, carrying a certain pride.

They disregard churches like the Starfire Church which resurged from obscurity, and the Golden God Sect established not long ago, seeing them as unreliable.

Their attitudes lead to widespread opposition towards the Wilderness Church within the rebel army, as many people dislike them.

Ironically, the followers of the God of Nature excel at tasks like treasure hunting, enemy reconnaissance, and other nature-related activities, forming an integral part of scouting and other units, which keeps them in the army.

"These guys, huh, they'll know what it's like to cry once the Holy Light Church targets them," sneers the Golden Bishop.

The Wilderness Church worships the God of Nature and solely practices Natural Magic derived from this deity, shunning all other forms of magic, treating fire, a natural enemy, as forbidden.

However, essentially, what is termed Natural Magic is merely a blend of Wood Element Magic, Shaman Magic, and others, not forming a unique set.

No longer worrying about the departing Wilderness Church, those remaining in the conference room engaged in an increasingly fervent discussion on the topic of sorcery.

Meanwhile, the departing members of the Wilderness Church wore cold and somber expressions, exuding an aura that warned strangers away, making everyone they met hastily step aside.

Yet, once the Wilderness Bishop and Wild Forest Captain entered their camp, their expressions suddenly changed.

A suppressed laughter echoed through the camp, and people struggled to contain it, some even had tears glistening from their eyes.

"Father, you aren't really going to listen to that old guy, are you?" the Wild Forest Captain asked while wiping away tears.

"Of course not, that stubborn old thing can't comprehend the marvel of the products within that Dungeon!"

The Wilderness Bishop casually tossed aside the crystal ball and addressed his closest confidants:

"We not only need to learn sorcery but also every move of the Sun Warrior!"

"However, don't tell headquarters, everyone should quietly learn!"

"Oh oh oh!"

Just as a hint of division seemed to emerge within the Wilderness Church, the voices of Luluwo and others rang from outside.

"The route creation progress is far beyond my expectations, I now have a path ready to try!"