Revive Rome: Wait! Why not make the empress fall in love with me first?-Chapter 324 - 122: A Bit Arrogant

"Done."

The last few synthetic humans were bound together by Thira using gravity binding, and then everyone gathered around for a concentrated burst of gunfire, killing them.

Mia sat on the ground, grimacing in pain, while Nora treated her wounds. Although she had dodged most of the gunfire with rapid movement, her calf had still been hit by shrapnel... It seemed to be a stroke of bad luck from a bounce bullet ricocheting off the ground, requiring a minor surgery to remove it from her body.

Another injured member was Aske, who, at the beginning of the concentrated fire, used his Star Nine Forms’ Rapid Fire to block most of the bullets, with only a few hitting his body. freёwebnoѵel.com

This wasn’t to say that the Star Nine Forms were flawed, but that his physical condition couldn’t keep up—at the end of the day, swordsmanship requires sufficient physical strength to be effective. The more dense and numerous the bullets, the more robust the physical condition needed to be.

For a situation like the recent one with several synthetic humans’ assault rifles firing in concentrated bursts, one would probably need a specialization in Physical Power of at least Lv. 12 to be able to block all incoming bullets without injury.

However, as long as the bullets didn’t hit any vital spots, with his current physical condition, it didn’t matter if he was hit by a few bullets.

Crouching down in front of the wreckage of a synthetic human, Aske stared at the red light still lingering in its eyes and laughed:

"Ah, it looks like you guys have taken all our information, huh?"

In Solomon City, the Cardinals watching the surveillance screen were speechless.

Is he talking to us? Wow, this guy is pretty arrogant!

"Your Majesty, should we respond?" asked the head of the surveillance team. Even with their bodies shattered, the heads of Nislock synthetic humans had the capacity to speak.

"Wait a moment," said Innocent, "Let’s see what he’s going to say next."

Then, the screen in front of them blinked.

It went dark.

"Is the signal interrupted?" asked a Cardinal.

"All Nislock synthetic humans have gone silent," responded Raphael.

Alright then, everyone was speechless. It wasn’t that the signal was interrupted, it was that the guy named Aske had destroyed the head of the synthetic human in his hand.

This mercenary group, named "The Azure Longsword," was unexpectedly strong and deserved continued attention from the Church Court.

But this mercenary Corps Commander named Aske... Pope Innocent rubbed his brow.

Knowing that the Church Court was monitoring him, he still dared to be so defiant? It was somehow perturbing.

"Raphael," Innocent lifted his head to speak.

"Your Majesty, I’m here," Raphael’s voice answered.

"Allocate one sixteenth of an All-Sight process to monitor this Aske... no, monitor the entire Azure Longsword Team every day."

"The process resources have been reallocated," Raphael replied, "In the name of God, I shall heed Your Will."

On the edge of the trenches, Thira came over and asked, "Squad Leader, who were you just talking to?"

"Probably the Pope," Aske said, tossing away the wreckage in his hand.

Thira burst into laughter. Although the synthetic human was produced by the Church Court, it wasn’t likely personally crafted by the Pope himself. Even if you wanted to study this synthetic human, what’s that got to do with the Pope?

"Let’s move, we continue," Aske called out to the others.

Being put on the Church Court’s surveillance list in this world, as soon as you grow stronger, is almost inevitable.

The players even refer to this as the "server-wide ranking". Many RMB tycoons perform all sorts of crazy cash splurges for shows of might, just to bump up their threat level in the eyes of the Church Court’s surveillance list.

On the other hand, joining the Church Court’s surveillance list doesn’t really have any downsides, because being on the list means your own strength is already recognized as formidable. The Church Court wouldn’t waste resources specifically to deal with you (since most players are at the Encluid level).

For all targets on the list, the Church Court wouldn’t issue a Heretic Judgment Order (the targets are too strong, and a manhunt would only result in unnecessary casualties). Therefore, being on the list means you’re largely exempt from the pursuit and harassment by the local Inquisitions, Temple Knights, and Demon Hunters.

In fact, for the vast majority of Encluid-level individuals on the surveillance list, the Church Court even demonstrates a kind of hidden, friendly demeanor of not wanting to offend—this is also why the Church Court, which stands on the opposite side of the collective players in the original game world, is still able to survive.

"If the Church Court really lost its mind and attacked the Demigod players, then as long as the top-ranking guilds on the server joined hands, to surround the Church Court with ’one hundred thousand players,’ His Majesty Pope Innocent would have to meet God ahead of time."

After wreaking havoc on the surrounding trenches, the girls returned to the warzone controlled by Innsbruck and then went back to the city to report.

"How is the war situation now?" Aske asked.

"It’s stuck," Alfred replied vaguely, "Fifty-fifty."

That was to be expected, Alfred certainly wouldn’t reveal the answer directly, which also implied that the situation outside the city was not optimistic, and Medea’s mind-reading results confirmed this.

The Plague had done too much damage to Innsbruck.

Back in the city, compared to before the Plague, probably because the residents from outside had all returned, the streets were much busier than before.

The only constant was that sorrowful and profound atmosphere.

Arriving at their lodging, the travelers saw the City Guard gathered at the entrance of the inn, as a stretcher covered in linen was being carried out from inside.

"What happened?" Eleanor stepped forward to ask, "We are guests of this inn..."

"The landlady here has committed suicide." The City Guard recognized these people as ones Alfred had particularly instructed to be taken care of, so he explained in detail, "This morning, a guest found her hanged in the cellar."

"Suicide? Why..."

"Probably couldn’t go on living, I guess," the City Guard said, "With food prices going up in the city, several inns have closed down, and her husband died too... Guests say she had been a cook for decades and knew nothing else, and the inn couldn’t keep running."

"Her husband died?"

"Yes, dead," the City Guard shook his head, "This morning, the camp where her husband was stationed was raided by three units of the White Wolf Knights, and there were heavy casualties... Anyway, you should stay in this inn for now, Count Innsbruck won’t be tallying up the city’s unclaimed assets for some time."

The guards left with the body, and as everyone entered the inn, they saw the onlooking guests also sighing and dispersing, talking amongst themselves.

"Haven’t we paid for our rooms?"

"It’s not enough. Do you know how much pork prices have risen? Our inn’s board hasn’t gone up."

"The cook was such a good person, how did she end up in this predicament?"

"Good people don’t live long, this world, it’s simply fucked up..."

Back in their room, everyone’s expressions seemed somewhat downcast.

"Actually, there’s nothing we can do." Nora spoke as if trying to encourage the group, "The civil war in the Empire is a result of multiple factors; we can’t stop it."

"To end the pain and tragedy brought by this war as soon as possible," Eleanor added, "we need to become stronger."

That’s my Eleanor, even learning to boost my morale, Aske thought with relief.

"Regarding the Synthetic Human troops we encountered today, I have some information to share with you."

He tried to shift the topic, and as soon as he started speaking, he immediately drew everyone’s attention.

"So..." after listening to Aske’s description, the girls all found it unbelievable, "we’re all on the Church Court’s surveillance list?"

"That seems to be the case," Aske said.

"No wonder those Synthetic Humans didn’t rush to attack us when they encountered us," Medea also pondered, "They were probably testing our strength."

"Being on the Church Court’s surveillance list, will there be any adverse consequences?" Thira asked.

"Everyone need not worry too much," Aske said, "We are a Mercenary Group, hired by the Weisbach family, not directly antagonizing the Church Court. Even if we are on the surveillance list of the Church Court, it doesn’t mean we will be correspondingly wanted."

"Oh, Nora!" Eleanor suddenly remembered something, "Your brother, isn’t he that..."

"Ah, yes," Nora was unruffled, "He probably already knows, it’s fine."

Not only is it fine, but he has also sent people to protect you, Aske reflected.

On the previous battlefield, the Synthetic Humans had never aimed their guns at Nora; it was clearly evident to his senses.

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