Chapter 259: A Filial Son, Cao Xing’s Opportunity (6200)

The moment Cao Xing put the red-robed bishop's mask on his face.

The Baron's son on the ground immediately knelt down respectfully.

"Your Excellency the Cardinal!"

Cao Xing nodded.

Under the mask, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth!
Yes, Cao Xing had obtained an item before, [List of Black Robe Priests].

A long list of names and identities is listed above in detail.

One of them was named Fitz Walker, and his identity as the baron's son was also marked on it.

"Your Excellency, how did you know my identity?"

Cao Xing said calmly: "As a bishop, I certainly have the means to identify the members of our church."

That list was secretly recorded by Montella, so no one else knew about it.

Hearing this, Fitz did not doubt it, but there was still some doubt in his eyes.

Given his personality, he naturally wouldn't trust Cao Xing easily.

He continued, "Your Excellency the Bishop, why are you here?"

Cao Xing said calmly: "Of course it's because of the instructions of the Seed of Light."

"The Snowstorm Plain is an important place for our Church of Light. There are more than one cardinal here."

Hearing this, the doubts in Fitz's eyes were dispelled again.

Because he did hear the news that many cardinals came in the snowstorm!
However, he still had doubts in his heart, "My Lord Bishop, excuse me, how come you are a lord from another world?"

This is also his biggest doubt.

Although the young man in front of him was very powerful, the characteristics of a lord from another world were very obvious.

After hearing this, Cao Xing glanced at him and said with a disdainful tone: "What's wrong with me being the lord of another world?"

"Did you know that even our Seed of Light is a lord of another world?"

Hearing this, Fitz was struck by lightning!
He looked at the masked Cao Xing with shock.

He didn't doubt Cao Xing's words.

Because before this, he did happen to hear a white-robed bishop mention once that the Seed of Light was a lord from another world!

Moreover, he overheard this and it was also a secret of the Church of Light.

And the lord of another world in front of him, no, the red-robed bishop actually knew about this.

This shows that he is indeed a high-ranking member of the Church of Light!
The last bit of doubt in my mind was completely dispelled.

Fitz knelt respectfully on the ground and said in a loud voice: "Greetings, Your Excellency the Bishop!"

Cao Xing smiled, then nodded and said, "Get up."

Fitz got up from the ground with an excited look.

Cao Xing said at this time: "Fitz, you have to know that the Lords of the Otherworld are a group of magical beings. They have some special powers."

"My identity was secretly arranged by the Seed of Light to infiltrate the inner circle of the Lords of the Other World. Remember, don't tell anyone about this."

"The plan of Snowstorm has reached a critical moment. If you destroy the plan of Seed of Light, you know the consequences!"

Fitz immediately said in fear and trepidation: "My Lord Bishop, I understand."

Cao Xing nodded.

At this moment, the atmosphere became somewhat silent.

Because neither side knew what to say next.

After thinking for a moment, Cao Xing asked calmly, "How's the progress over there?"

Fitz had a puzzled look in his eyes, "Bishop, you are talking about developing more teachers."

"Or is it about converting my father, Baron Augustus, to the Church?"

Cao Xing's heart moved, and then he said calmly: "Of course there are two things, both of which are very important to our Church of Light."

Fitz nodded with an apologetic smile on his face.

"My Lord Bishop, I am already working on recruiting more teachers. There are already many believers of our Church of Light in the Baron's mansion."

"However, I encountered some trouble in getting my father, Baron August, to join the church."

"Trouble?" Cao Xing asked puzzledly.

Fitz nodded. "I mentioned the Church of Light to my father indirectly before."

"But my father is an old stubborn man who doesn't believe in the so-called theory of the God of Light saving the world. He almost arrested me and reported me to the Ice Crystal Kingdom."

Hearing this, Cao Xing frowned in a pretentious manner.

At this time, Fitz suddenly changed the subject and said, "But please rest assured, Bishop."

"I know that with my father's stubborn temper, he will definitely not agree."

"So, I started making a plan two months ago and secretly developed the chef in the Baron's mansion into a member of our Church of Light."

"And a month ago, they started poisoning his food. After so many days, he has completely fallen ill and is bedridden.

"I estimate that in a few days, it will be completely gone."

"When the time comes, once Yongshuang City sends someone over, I will be able to inherit my father's position as baron!"

"And the power of our Church of Light will be unimpeded in the Snowstorm Plains!"

Hearing this, Cao Xing was shocked.

Good guy!
For the sake of the Church of Light, he even poisoned his own baron father!
This is truly a filial son.

However, this also indirectly shows how terrible the brainwashing of the Church of Light is.

Cao Xing nodded secretly, "Okay, I understand."

"Fitz, you did a great job."

"After this matter is done, I will report to the Seed of Light, and then you will receive a reward from the church."

Hearing this, Fitz's eyes suddenly showed fanaticism.

"Your Excellency the Bishop, Fitz is willing to give everything for the church!"

Next, the two had another conversation.

Through Fitz's narration, Cao Xing roughly learned the relationship between these members of the Church of Light.

Because the system of the Church of Light is more rigorous.

In addition, there is suppression from the Ice Crystal Kingdom.

In order to ensure that they would not be exposed, each black-robed priest in the dark would contact 2 to 10 believers of light.

These members can also only communicate with their supervisors.

Similarly, every black-robed priest has a white-robed priest who is specifically in contact with him.

This set of regulations is aimed at the dark forces. The cultists in the camp naturally do not need to abide by so many rules.

The way they pass on information is through special contacts, reporting it up the chain of command.

Until it reaches the ears of the Seed of Light.

The white-robed priest in charge of Fitz Walker is Montella.

However, Montella had already been killed by Cao Xing.

Due to various changes, the Church of Light was unable to send anyone to reestablish connections with these dark black-robed priests.

In other words, a black-robed priest is just dispensable to them.

So, now Fitz is in a state where no one is responsible.

Cao Xing’s arrival gave him hope!

Hearing this, a different idea suddenly emerged in Cao Xing's mind.

Perhaps, I can use this relationship to control the baron's son?

He said with a faint smile: "Fitz, you are very good and have outstanding abilities."

"If you have any problems in the future, just report to me directly."

Hearing this, Fitz's eyes suddenly showed ecstasy!
He knew that the red-robed bishop had much more power than the white-robed priest!
Being able to get in touch with such an important person was what he had always dreamed of.

Cao Xing looked at Fitz and thought for a moment.

Then he said: "During this period, the Montra priest encountered an accident, although you lost your contact."

“But the church has noticed your contribution.”

"So I decided to reward you for your good performance."

After saying that, Cao Xing took out an [Elite Soul of the Human-Faced Tree Guardian] from his backpack and gave it directly to Fitz.

"Your Excellency, what is this?"

Cao Xing said: "Use something that can help you improve your potential."

Fitz is an important character.

If he could be controlled, it would be of great help to Cao Xing.

This is not to aid the enemy, but for greater benefits in the future!
Cao Xing naturally knew the boy's vicious character.

He started to kill his brothers when he was young, and when he grew up, he killed his old father, the baron.

He is a ruthless person who will do anything to climb to a higher place.

However, it was precisely because of his character that Cao Xing found the opportunity to take action.

Don't you want to have more powerful strength and influence?

I can give it to you!
But in the end, all these things of yours will fall into my hands.

At this moment, Fitz had already tentatively taken the soul over.

Then, he seemed to sense something and directly slapped the soul into his body.

After a while.

Under Fitz's shocked gaze, he felt his aura suddenly surge!

At this moment, ecstasy appeared in Fitz's eyes!
"I made a breakthrough! I made a breakthrough!"

"God of Light, I never thought that one day I would have elite potential!"

"Hahaha! You stinky old man, I told you I'm not useless, I'm better than my brothers!"

This guy has been ridiculed a lot because of his qualifications.

Now, he has broken free from the limitations of qualifications and has become an elite creature. He is so excited that he forgets everything else!
[Due to your generous gift, Fitz Walker's favorability towards you has increased. Current favorability: Friendly]

...

Seeing the system prompt, a faint smile appeared on Cao Xing's lips again.

Because this means that the fish has completely taken the bait!
At this moment, Fitz Walker knelt on the ground respectfully.

"Respected Bishop, thank you for your gift. Your power is so great."

But Cao Xing smiled and said: "As long as you keep working hard, I will continue to improve your qualifications later."

"Let us, together, offer our faith to the God of Light!"

Fitz Walker said excitedly: "Dedicate your faith to the God of Light!"

Cao Xing straightened his expression and said, "Besides that, you need to be careful."

"Here I have a new cloak developed by the church that can be used to conceal your aura."

"Remember to wear it when you are out and about."

After saying that, he took out a [Shadow Cloak] from his backpack.

Fitz Walker took it again with joy.

After feeling the breath from above, Fitz said in surprise: "Thank you, Bishop!"

At this time, he had been completely infected.

Then, he walked out of the tavern with a fanatical look on his face.

The two of them moved forward, and Fitz Walker beside them was very excited and was even more respectful to Cao Xing.

When he came outside the territory, everyone on the field looked at the two of them with puzzled eyes.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see how respectful this unruly baron's son was now to Cao Xing.

Even the way he spoke was cautious.

Under the gaze of everyone, Fitzlisso mounted on the horse.

Then he said respectfully:

"Lord...Lord Cao Xing, I am sorry for disturbing you. I will visit you again next time I have the chance."

Cao Xing smiled and nodded, "Okay, okay." "Then I won't see you off."

"Okay, Lord Cao Xing."

After saying that, Fitz rode on his warhorse and led the knights to quickly leave Cao Xing's territory.

The group of knights turned around and looked at Cao Xing with doubts in their eyes.

When the Knights completely disappeared.

Cao Xing's subjects all had looks of surprise on their faces!

The chieftain Cao Yi walked over quickly and said in shock, "My Lord, what did you do?"

"He's the son of a baron. How could he be so polite to you?"

Including Da Zhuang and others, as well as the group of Ascalon soldiers, all looked at him in surprise.

Cao Xing smiled and said, "Nothing, he was just impressed by my personal charm."

After hearing this, everyone was stunned.

Although Cao Xing's explanation is a bit far-fetched.

But as their lord, everyone knows that Cao Xing does have some impressive personal charm.

This is also one of the reasons why they respect Cao Xing so much.

Cao Xing continued: "The nobles are not that scary."

"Now remember, except for my orders, none of you are allowed to kneel to anyone else. Do you understand?"

Hearing this, all the staff and soldiers on the field looked stern.

Then, they said excitedly: "Understood, Lord!"

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now.

Fitz and the Baron Knights were wandering in the vast snowfield.

The knights asked in confusion, "Young Master, why don't we punish the lord of the other world for his disrespect and collect land tax from him?"

“Even if they are very powerful, as long as we report the matter of this lord from another world, the cavalry of the Kingdom Knights can easily flatten their territory!”

Fitz glanced at him and said, "Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask."

The knight captain's tone suddenly froze.

Fitz thought for a moment.

He thought that he would inherit the position of baron in the future.

And this knight captain will be his right-hand man in the future, so the relationship cannot be made too awkward.

So, he said, “Ariel, as mentioned before, these lords of other worlds have some special abilities.”

"If possible, it's better to coexist peacefully. In addition, my father has been in poor health recently. In order to take care of his mood, it's better not to cause any more trouble."

After Fitz finished speaking, the knight captain in front of him suddenly showed surprise in his eyes.

It was hard for him to imagine that these words came out of the mouth of the young master with mediocre qualifications and gloomy personality.

Moreover, Ariel could feel that Fitz Walker seemed like a different person since he came out with the lord from another world.

The aura of his body has increased significantly compared to before!

Fitz said solemnly: "Ariel, you are my father's most loyal knight."

"Perhaps you once thought that I was a useless person with no knowledge or skills and mediocre qualifications. If I weren't the son of a baron, I would be nothing."

Ariel was about to say that he didn't, but was interrupted by Fitz.

"But even though I have mediocre qualifications, I am the last man in the August family!"

"You know my father's situation."

"If something unexpected happens to him... then I will defend his dignity to the death and will never let the name of Baron August fall from grace!"

"On my life!"

At this moment, he pressed his fist against his chest with a solemn look in his eyes.

All the knights nearby were stunned.

I never thought that this young master had already made such a high level of awareness.

A look of relief and emotion appeared in the eyes of Knight Captain Ariel.

"My little master...you have really grown up..."

There were tears in his eyes.

Then extend your hand and make a fist.

"My young master, I will do my best to defend the honor of Baron August!"

"On my life!"

Fitz nodded.

At the same time, a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

He knew that this red-robed bishop was his opportunity.

He, Fitz, must seize this opportunity!

...

...

"On my life..."

At this moment, in Cao Xing's territory, he pressed the communication device on his ear and heard the voice of Fitz Walker.

The corners of his mouth curved up.

In fact, on the shadow cloak he gave away, there was a [small communication device] secretly attached by him.

Cao Xing modified the communication settings above, allowing only his side to eavesdrop and the other side to be unable to talk.

From the other side's perspective, this thing is just like an item on the cloak, inconspicuous.

So, he could use this to eavesdrop on what was happening on Fitz Walker's side.

This way, even if there are any unexpected situations, he can be prepared in advance.

After dealing with Fitz Walker's issues, Cao Xing gradually felt relieved.

Then I began to think about the Church of Light in my heart.

It is obvious that the power of this church has infiltrated many forces.

These included nobles, the military, and even civilians.

The list of black-robed priests in his hand is only a part of it.

Now, he has a series of masks including the black-robed priest, the white-robed high priest, the red-robed bishop, etc.

At the same time, he also has a lot of information about the Church of Light.

If used well, this will be his opportunity.

Not to mention anything else, just killing these white-robed high priests and red-robed bishops can contribute to him a large number of leader-level souls and commander-level souls.

Of course, this is also very dangerous, like dancing on a tightrope. If you are exposed accidentally, you will surely invite revenge from the Church of Light!
However, even if he did not do so, with his speed of development, he would definitely be targeted by this force in the end.

After all, the Son of Light is a survivor and will later become aware of Cao Xing's existence.

And now, because of his role as the red-robed bishop, he has bought himself a lot of time.

And the most important thing is that he has the Baron's son under his control.

With this relationship, Cao Xing's operation is more likely to be possible.

As long as he turned it into his puppet, he would have the rights of a baron.

In this territory, Cao Xing can do anything very conveniently.

Maybe in the future we can take this opportunity to infiltrate the Church of Light!

As for the risk of exposure?
He naturally took this into consideration.

But, as mentioned before, he is developing very quickly.

Following this trend, it won't be long before he ignores the threat from the Church of Light.

Cao Xing said happily: "At present, the problem with the natives has been solved, and I took this opportunity to subdue a baron's son."

"Next, I have to deal with the matters at hand."

"At present, Assam's knight trial mission is only one step away. If we help four more people who really need help, we can obtain the complete Sword of the Lady of the Lake."

"And from the previous mission, we learned that this [Trial of Generosity] can be completed on those indigenous people."

"Looks like I need to go to the nearby villages and see if there's anyone who needs my help!"

After all, for Cao Xing, nothing is more important than a complete legendary weapon!

He was just about to leave.

At this moment, Cao Xing heard a crackling sound of electric current in his ears.

After a moment, a middle-aged man's voice sounded.

"My Lord, I am Yaskin."

Hearing the voice, Cao Xing said, "Yaskin, how is the situation over there?"

Before this, he had sent this captain of soldiers out to purchase people and cattle and sheep.

Now, almost two days have passed.

Yaskin said, "My Lord, the situation is not bad at the moment. I have visited two villages and purchased more than a dozen villagers through contacting the village chiefs."

“We are currently in the village of Anno River, which is a large village.”

"However, we just arrived in this village and heard a piece of news that I think the Lord will be interested in."

Cao Xing was puzzled after hearing this: "Oh? What's the news? Tell me about it."

Yaskin replied: "A mysterious person is holding a fishing tournament here."

"It is said that the reward for first place is 125 goblin labors or 50 crowns!"

"The second place also has a reward of 30 crowns!"

Hearing this, Cao Xing's eyes lit up instantly.

Fishing tournament?

The prize is more than a hundred goblin laborers?
My goodness, Cao Xing is now worried about not having enough staff!

As a race that lives underground and in caves, mining is the goblin's strong point.

The goblin laborers are a type of soldier who are responsible for transporting ore and are willing to work hard.

This is great news for Cao Xing!
"Haha, I just so happen to have a lot of bait in my hand, plus a Crazy King Fishing Rod, I must win the championship of this fishing competition!"

Cao Xing said happily, "Well done, Yaskin. I will take people to Annuohe Village to take a look."

Yaskin also replied: "Okay, Lord, the fishing competition seems to start in the afternoon, you may need to come quickly."

"okay, I get it."

Cao Xing hung up the call.

Then he took a quick look at the map.

He discovered that [Annuohe Village] was not far from his territory, only about a hundred kilometers away.

With a 100% increase in movement speed, it would only take them an hour to arrive.

At this time, Cao Xing suddenly remembered something.

He pulled a dirty doll out of his backpack.

This thing was found by him in the witch's castle and was called [Girl's Doll].

The item hint says that you can go to [Annuohe Village] to look for clues.

"Good boy, isn't this a coincidence?"

"I can go to Annohe Village to see if anyone needs my help to complete the Generosity Trial mission."

"Look for some more clues and make a doll of this girl as well."

"Then I can take part in the fishing competition and win the championship prize."

"Kill three birds with one stone, haha!"

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(End of this chapter)