Be the savior from Frostpunk

Chapter 12 The Ring of Darkness and the Purpose of the System
The flames engulfed the others, but bypassed Pierre, who was still alive, and Eber, who was surrounded by the flames and was already frightened.

Even the color of the extremely high-temperature flames changed a little. Before the body of the burned person had time to struggle and twist, he fell to the ground and lost his movement.The snow on the ground boiled, and the steam covered it up.

Before the steam spread, Andrew felt the urge to ask people to move the sled, so that Pierre and their companions' bodies were not burned together.

The scene in front of people cannot be explained by science, at least when the holy sword rescued Li Jianghao before, people were not there. Afterwards, the mayor always held a metal gray long sword-shaped object in his hand, and it was just regarded as As a tool, it did not attract people's attention.However, several engineers were more interested in the "damaged" typewriter.Scholars always have some desire to record, and it is much more comfortable to have tools at hand than to write with a pen.

For the first time, Li Jianghao showed the power of the holy sword in front of the citizens, and he also thought about it.He knew that he would never submit to the so-called tyrant, and he must try not to cause the death of people on his side and kill Eber and others.At the same time, in order not to make people afraid of the coming New Manchester army, showing the power to protect people, generally speaking, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

However, the moment he swung the holy sword, his hands were directly burned, and all the strength in his body seemed to be sucked dry, and he did not fall down by supporting his body with the holy sword.

The flame burned out quickly. After all, after a few unlucky eggs were burned, the flame disappeared without any attachments.Only Eber stayed where he was, the crowbar in his hand was subconsciously thrown away due to the high temperature, and was engulfed in flames.

"Devil, you are a devil! You actually let a devil be your ruler, and you will pay the price!"

In the original belief of the Empire, it was the power of dragons and demons from hell to drive the flames.Especially Eber, who faced the raging fire, and even saw the huge body supporting the world in a sea of ​​flames in a trance, so he couldn't help shouting.

The citizens carried Pierre away and rushed to treat him, while the families of the four dead hunters surrounded the corpses. Their children were not as firm as the adults, and burst into tears.The adults put away some fear of the scene where the flames devoured everything just now, and their anger and hatred made them look at Eber who was still alive.

Li Jianghao finally calmed down, looked at Eber with indifferent eyes, and gave the order:
"Andrew, take the children back first. Citizens, I allow you to lynch him and torture him until he is executed. No matter what conditions he proposes, I will not pardon him."

Eber, who was shocked by Li Jianghao's devil-like ability, lost his weapon at this moment, trembling all over, unable to resist at all, surrounded by angry people.

The exhausted Li Jianghao silently listened to the terrified shouts from the crowd, until the trembling voice completely weakened, he turned and left, and walked towards the control room.

"Hidden mission: Sacrifice (completed). Unlock reward: Ring of Darkness."

"The great merchant feels your contribution. These souls of life will serve as fuel to contribute value to the burning of the fire of civilization. The chosen one, you can ask three questions. The great merchant knows everything."

As Eber died, the system that had been silent for a long time finally became active and actively expressed its willingness to communicate with Li Jianghao.

Now there is a chance to uncover the mystery of the system and learn some truths, but Li Jianghao cannot be happy.When the lighthouse had just been built and the hunter's cabin had not yet been built, the hunters were sent out and encountered danger.Although the other townsfolk would not blame him, he avenged the hunters.But it was he who ultimately gave the order to send them out.

Li Jianghao is still a little bit overwhelmed by this hurdle in his heart, and he is also a little indifferent to the system in his mind, and he is not at all excited about facing the system that can bring him a golden finger.He asked lightly:
"Who is Shang? What is your purpose?"

"According to the Federation Encyclopedia, Shang is a resister of the disasters of the first generation of civilization, and has sheltered the growth of human civilization in countless worlds. He is the leader of all civilization saviors and the real savior."

"I am the universal savior adaptation system of the primary civilization. You have been selected to be a follower of the great Shang, to become a civilization savior, and to move towards the goal of the savior. Every savior system is compatible with the multiverse. The fire of human civilization is connected, every world is saved, I can get the gaze of the merchant, and exchange corresponding rewards for you. According to the interpretation of the system, these rewards will be named and function according to the cognition of the savior’s original world.”

Li Jianghao got the answer he wanted, which was different from what he thought at the beginning. No matter how lofty the savior system was, he felt that he was just a Tool man.A tool man who adds fuel to the fire of that civilization.

"The last question, is the plot development of this world the same as the plot of the games I have played before? Is the world distortion you mentioned related to this change?"

The system was silent for a long time before opening its mouth and saying:

"The changes in the plot are caused by our entry into this world. The interference here has already been formed long before you were born in your native world. However, the world's correction is powerful, and a rebellion will break out in New Manchester soon, especially Silla will be expelled back to his base camp, Tesla City. Then the chaotic Manchester will be destroyed, converging with the plot of Ark. What is in line with your understanding is that the plot change is just that your citizens arrived half a month earlier. The resources stored in the energy tower camp have not been taken away by the New Manchester plundering team. Ten days later, the plot will really start."

The system explained a lot for the first time, but after finishing speaking, it completely lost its response and returned to the previous state of silence. Li Jianghao could only check the descriptions of the props he already owned.But the good news is that New London, which started development ten days in advance, can prepare a lot of buildings and technologies in advance in a "suitable" environment of minus [-] degrees.With any luck, send someone to Winter House now, and maybe bring the people back there before it explodes.

After thinking about the news he just heard, Li Jianghao tentatively set a goal to complete all the upgrades of all primary and plotter technology trees within the critical time of ten days.The exhaustion brought about by using the holy sword was about to swallow his consciousness. Li Jianghao, who was about to rest, was awakened by the sudden pain in his chest, and his body twitched.

He quickly tore off his clothes, and black circular marks began to spread out on the skin of his chest. Accompanied by the burning sensation of the flames, the organs in his body seemed to be tangled together, and the severe pain made him fall to the ground and gasp for breath .The flame patterns on the embers on the table became brighter and brighter until they burned.

Bernard, who was tied aside, watched the scene without saying a word.

(End of this chapter)