Chapter 172: Are You Sent by the Fairy Palace?
I'm speaking in Mandarin, can they understand me...
Wearing a headset, with a microphone in front of him, Ren Suo, who was controlling everything with a keyboard and mouse, looked puzzled at the screen showing the Federation citizens looking up at Zhao Zili.
As a Priest, Zhao Zili must constantly chant deity prayers while performing Miracle Healings, signifying, "All my good deeds are the radiant accomplishments made under the wise leadership of the Three Gods. If you want to give thanks, thank them; I'm only making a small contribution."
Fortunately, after Zhao Zili was promoted to Priest, he naturally possessed Skills like "Divine Persuasion" and "Divine Stance," which meant Ren Suo didn't need to toggle through 'Faith Skills' to create the effect of 'Devout Prayer.'
However, Ren Suo hadn't reached the level of Knowledge required to say prayers in English, and the Three Gods also had restrictions in this aspect, so Ren Suo didn't bother—after all, he wasn't sincerely proselytizing.
At this moment, the people at the Port of New York also saw Zhao Zili. Most of them were panicking and trying to run away. It couldn't be helped; if you saw someone floating in the sky in the distance, holding a rocket launcher, the only reason you wouldn't run is if your legs had gone weak.
But the closer people were to Zhao Zili, the less likely they were to flee. Instead, they looked up at Zhao Zili with a sense of comfort and bewilderment.
The comfort came from the effect of the "Priest's Aura," which prevented ordinary people from harboring any hostility towards Zhao Zili. To them, Zhao Zili's First Impression wasn't much different from that of a giant panda.
The bewilderment, naturally, stemmed from not understanding why such an angelic-looking portly man would appear at such a time. Only a few people recognized this man as Zhao Zili from "Jedi Priest."
Although Zhao Zili had already conducted a charity Healing session in Baiyun City of the Mysterious Country, his fame hadn't actually spread worldwide; only the upper echelons of various countries remembered him.
Aside from the people of the Mysterious Country who remembered the kindly portly man because amateur enthusiasts had uploaded the entire process of Zhao Zili's charity Healing session, other countries hadn't circulated this video at all (they also couldn't understand the interviews within), so their citizens naturally didn't know of Zhao Zili's existence.
Those who ran did so because they thought Zhao Zili was a villain.
But in the next second, they wouldn't think so anymore.
Ren Suo didn't even bother to aim, simply having Zhao Zili fire the rocket launcher towards a densely populated area in the distance.
After a burst of screams and shouts, where the white light exploded, people found themselves unharmed. A young man who had fallen during the rush and been stepped on a few times was surprised to find he no longer felt any pain. A giant Federation fatty (a physique extremely rare in the Mysterious Country), whose clothes rippled from being squeezed by the crowd, suddenly revealed his teddy bear underwear—his pants had slipped off due to the drastic shrinking of his waistline.
"It's the Jedi Priest!"
"My God, is this a Priest sent by the deities to heal us?"
"Fire another one! I want to become prettier!"
Ren Suo didn't actually hear these words—his English listening skills weren't at that level—but speech bubbles popped up above the crowd's heads, directly translating their words into text.
It seemed the deities also knew Zhao Zili hadn't mastered these language skills and translated for him directly.
Zhao Zili, expressionless, waited for three seconds. After the wireless rocket launcher automatically reloaded, he fired another shot into the crowd, likely enveloping at least a hundred people.
However, the charity Healing was only an incidental objective for Zhao Zili. He continued to move forward between streetlights and soon reached a lamppost at the edge of the port, gazing at Liberty Island a kilometer away.
The warships surrounding Liberty Island had also noticed Zhao Zili's arrival. The Federal Police nearby were shouting at Zhao Zili to approach, yet they didn't draw their guns—it seemed they too had received orders from their superiors not to show any hostility towards Zhao Zili, a character of Lawful Good alignment.
At this time, a continuous Energy storm was erupting on Liberty Island, accompanied by bursts of loud bangs and flashes of light—probably the Federal Extraordinary Ones chasing the Nine-Tailed Fox disguised as a monkey.
However, Ren Suo couldn't control Zhao Zili to go over to Liberty Island!
It wasn't that Zhao Zili lacked the Ability to get there—with "Superhuman Protection," Zhao Zili could cause water to explode just by treading on it; crossing the sea on foot was not difficult at all.
But when Ren Suo tried to control Zhao Zili to move towards Liberty Island, the game displayed a message:
"A high-dimensional barrier has appeared ahead. Entry is temporarily impossible."
This high-dimensional barrier is undoubtedly due to the Nine-Tailed Fox's presence, and it has no effect on ordinary people; it only affects the characters I control, Ren Suo thought. Is it that the 'Devouring the Spirit of the World' game is maintaining the most foundational plot development and doesn't allow me to use other game characters for a Random Intrusion? But why use the word 'temporarily'? Would it be possible to enter after some time, or could I enter if I controlled a more powerful character?
But for now, the fact was that Zhao Zili faced an invisible wall he couldn't break through, no matter what he tried. So, Ren Suo had no choice but to let Zhao Zili stand at this optimal viewing spot, watching the distance while bombing the ground.
Before Zhao Zili arrived, he had already exchanged for items from the Endless Radiance Treasury: the newly added "Great Compassion Rocket Launcher" and the "One Hundred and Eight Feathers Robe." The former was very effective against dense crowds, able to heal hundreds of people with a single shot. The latter provided a constant Healing effect, able to send out sacred feathers every minute to heal one hundred and eight patients.
Zhao Zili ran through the port, chanting prayers with an expressionless face and bestowing blessings. Finally, he stood on a lamppost with the best view and remained motionless, holding the rocket launcher and shooting wildly.
Suddenly, a huge sound burst from Liberty Island!
Ren Suo's eyes lit up, and he immediately had Zhao Zili activate "Farsight's Blessing." Without needing a scope, Zhao Zili could now clearly see things over a kilometer away with his naked eyes!
It was the Handsome Monkey King, wreathed in Golden Flames, reborn from fire!
"I've never heard of any Fighting Buddha! All I know is my ancestor, the Great Sage Equalling Heaven of the Fairy Palace!"
"And I am walking the path of legends, about to inherit the great Inheritance, the new... Handsome Monkey King!"
The voice of the Handsome Monkey King echoed throughout the Port of New York, leaving the cheering Federation citizens dumbfounded, unaware of what had happened on Liberty Island.
At this moment, Ren Suo heard somewhat awkward Mandarin in his ear: "Mr. Zhao Zili!"
Zhao Zili slightly tilted his view and saw several Federal Police officers standing beneath the lamppost. The one who had just spoken was a beautiful female officer.
If it were in English, I really wouldn't bother to respond, Ren Suo thought. Just now, so many people were kneeling under the lamppost shouting things like 'help.' The voices were so noisy that I, having just scraped by English Level 4, couldn't understand a thing. I'd rather watch the Handsome Monkey King's rampage in its entirety.
"What's the matter?" Zhao Zili asked.
Hearing that the Jedi Priest—the game's final victor and a priest from the Eastern Kingdom—was willing to reply, Vanessa breathed a sigh of relief. Among the nearby Federal Police, she was the only one who had studied in the Mysterious Country and could communicate in Mandarin.
I need to stabilize this earthbound Proxy, this 'representative of divine powers,' before the negotiators arrive, Vanessa thought.
Vanessa asked, "May I ask what you are here for?"
Zhao Zili was silent for a moment before saying, "Me? I'm here to watch this monkey."
A monkey? Vanessa paused, turning her head to glance at the distant Liberty Island. With her Eyesight, she naturally couldn't see what was happening on the island. But at that moment, a communication came through her earpiece from her superior, informing her that 'the one igniting the Federation's Spirit Vein was indeed a monkey' and directing her on how to respond.
Vanessa took a deep breath and asked cautiously, word by word, "Please tell me, Mr. Zhao Zili, are you sent by the Fairy Palace?"