Quadruple split

thirty minutes later

Game time AM09:07

Mo Tan, who had been in a daze in front of the table for an unknown amount of time, breathed a sigh of relief and moved his eyes away from the various alchemy chess pieces in front of him. His tense expression finally relaxed slightly, and in the next step Seconds habitually turned into the usual stressed-out virtue.

[Anyway, the fog that has always been lingering in front of me has finally been lifted a little bit]

Mo Tan played with a white chess piece unconsciously, spinning it quickly between his fingers in a pretentious manner, and managed a smile amidst the bursts of stomach pain caused by pressure.

Although he still didn't know what the Whispering Cultists were thinking, nor why the knight commander Jeff Harrington who led the crusade remained motionless, this did not prevent him from successfully clarifying his thoughts, or rather The idea of ​​​​what should these people on the side of the holy mountain Sumir do.

Hei Fan, that is, Mo Tan, who appears in the realm of innocence at this moment with an absolutely neutral personality, has been a person who understands people's hearts from the very beginning. It is true that from a pure personality perspective, not to mention his other two Personally, even compared with Yu Ying, Jun Wu, Ya Ya and others, Mo Tan is a little ordinary now, but he is like this, but he has something that neither 'Tan Mo' nor 'Mo' can achieve. The advantages.

As the old saying goes, he has a moderate temperament and understands people's hearts well enough to be able to empathize with and empathize with most people.

And even though they are one person, if Mo Tan is lawful good or chaotic neutral, let alone being able to empathize with most people, it is absolutely impossible for them to understand each other.

But as the 'Black Brahma', he is different. To put it more bluntly, he can even understand the other two personalities, which are almost polar opposites of each other, so there is nothing he cannot understand.

Based on this premise, coupled with his extremely tolerant behavior style that does not mind relying on others in an absolutely neutral state, this has created this person who is regarded as a boss by thousands of players and is respected by many NPCs including Xia Lian. A 'Commander' whom I like and trust.

In fact, no matter which personality Mo Tan is under, whether he is a chaotic and neutral 'Tan Mo' in the realm of innocence, or a lawful and good 'Mo', he just wants to be a salted fish, the biggest Whether their wish is to eat and die and become a "Black Fan" of the casual party, the foundation they have has always been the same.

Regardless of experience, knowledge, knowledge, or knowledge, there is actually no difference between these three people.

However, on the basis that they are exactly the same and there is no difference of even 0.1%, he has taken three completely different and unique paths in this game.

To put it simply, it's like three chefs with the same ingredients spent the same time, but finally made three dishes with completely different styles.

As Hei Fan, he cannot do the things that 'Mo' or 'Tan Mo' can do. Even if he has the same foundation, he will never be able to do it. And similarly, no one has studied for one more year than the other. The other two personalities who have read more than half a book cannot do what 'Black Fan' can do. For example, although they are often pushed to the shelves, every time they are forced to do so and are under great pressure. A commander who only took over the responsibility next time.

There are some things that only Mo Tan can see, or is willing to see, when he plays the role of 'Black Brahma'.

Regardless of factors such as intelligence and strategy, the fundamental difference between Mo Tan and himself is, to put it simply, the difference in ideas and thinking patterns. To put it philosophically, it is the difference between worldview, outlook on life and moral outlook.

All of this will eventually form their unique overall view.

Whenever anything is put in front of Mo Tan, there will be three angles, three ways of understanding, and three ways of handling it.

In the field of war, the one who can exert the greatest energy and come up with the optimal solution is naturally Hei Fan.

You must know that he tolerates not only his own people, but also his enemies.

He didn't know what the Whispering Cultists were going to do, but that didn't mean he couldn't create trouble for those guys.

This method of handling is not high-end at all, and is even a bit rustic. If I have to sum it up, it is to never do what the enemy expects when the enemy is prepared, and refuse to be led by the nose no matter what.

Many people understand this truth, but not everyone can respond to such a complicated situation with precision.

However, Mo Tan Neng at this moment!

The current [Defend the Holy Mountain] is not [Protect Misha]. The role that tactics can play is very limited, so if you want to break the situation, what you need is...

"Strategy?"

Mo Tan stood up slowly, moved his stiff shoulders twice, casually dropped the white chess piece between his fingers on the map, bumped into a black chess piece placed outside the main peak of Sumir, and sighed softly. He sighed: "It's a lot of pressure."

Game time AM09:25

The main peak of the holy mountain Sumir, the war hall, the command room on the second floor

"I said, if you have anything to do, why don't you just send me a message? Why did you come here in person? And you chose such a crappy place?"

Huo Yanyang was huddled in the corner wrapped in a thick sacrificial robe, staring at Mo Tan with dissatisfaction. This war hall, which was just built two days ago, has not been officially put into use, and has not even been blessed by the fire element. Its room temperature is It's quite unfriendly to people who are afraid of the cold.

"Because I need to discuss the future plan with you, and if nothing else happens, you should make a proposal to the great prophets, great shamans and the like later."

Mo Tan shrugged, walked to the square table in the center of the command room a little tiredly, sat down, and waved to Huo Yanyang: "Stop cowering there, come here quickly."

Huo Yanyang reluctantly stood up from the corner, walked over to sit next to Mo Tan with his neck hunched, and said concisely: "Tell me."

The female knight standing behind Mo Tan like a javelin shook her head helplessly. She really couldn't understand how this red-haired orc who looked so masculine could be so afraid of the cold, but she still mobilized her power and released it on the spot. A halo of piety, or [Halo of Piety - Dawn Sect Version], in addition to the most basic and small increase in the resistance of surrounding friendly units, it also has the effect of slowly restoring the physical strength of the affected person.

By the way, this is also one of the few Dawn Sect versions of universal basic magic that does not add critical strikes/crit injuries.

All in all, under the influence of this pious halo, both Mo Tan and Huo Yanyang suddenly felt a lot warmer. As for Yi Zuo herself, she really didn't feel anything. After all, she is a high-level paladin. Even if she is one of the three, The only woman whose physique and resistance were stronger than Mo Tan, the priest, and Huo Yanyang, the war priest, put together. This level of room temperature had no impact on her at all.

"Thank you, sister Yizuo."

Huo Yanyang smiled at the female knight with a shy face. This guy is really good at climbing up the pole. Ever since he successfully got closer to the latter by discussing topics such as 'players' and 'missions', Huo Yanyang has Taking advantage of the situation, he changed his name to "girl", but there was nothing wrong with that. After all, compared with Yi Xuan, who had just turned twenty, he was indeed two years older than her.

Yi Zuo nodded and smiled. Since the topic of puppet conductor was discussed last time, she no longer has any objection to this senior's good friend. Instead, she feels that this person is quite genuine.

Of course, her halo of piety was mainly given to her seniors.

"Don't get too close, let's get down to business."

Mo Tan gave Huo Yanyang an elbow, and then took out several exquisitely shaped small boxes with a faint chemical scent from his luggage. He took out the alchemy chess pieces from them and glanced at Huo Yanyang sideways. Asked: "Did you understand the message I just sent you?"

"What I understand cannot be understood any more."

The latter also suppressed his playful expression and said seriously: "I didn't expect that in addition to the world tasks we received, there are actually tasks to help those cultists, and the rewards are better than ours. This is so fucking awesome. The problem is, to be honest, if I hadn’t been mentally resolute and had been fighting in Sumir, I would have been tempted.”

"Think too much, you won't have a chance."

Mo Tan twitched his lips, raised his eyebrows and said, "Didn't you read the requirements carefully? It's limited to the evil camp. You must be chaotic and good. There's no point in trying."

Huo Yanyang laughed dryly and said sarcastically: "That's what I said. Of course I have read the requirements. I feel that it is not very easy to satisfy. It must be evil and enter the absolute control area of ​​the cultists. There should be no such thing. Are too many players going to the other side?”

"Naturally there won't be many, but the mission itself speaks volumes."

While Mo Tan was placing notes on the large Sumir map in front of him, he said calmly: "Since there is a mission, it means that although there is a huge gap in the number and strength of the two sides, at first glance, they are at an absolute disadvantage. The cultists still have a chance to achieve their goals."

Huo Yanyang frowned: "Kill us Sumir?"

"Didn't you see the question mark?"

Mo Tan rolled his eyes at him, and then briefly explained what he had imagined before. Not only did Huo Yanyang understand it this time, but also the female knight who had always only half-understood it.

"Senior, what do you mean?"

Yi Zuo frowned and asked hesitantly: "The purpose of those heretics is not to attack Sumir, but they have some other evil purpose?"

"Yes, let's not say whether it is evil or not, but it is definitely not a good thing, so we must not let those people succeed."

Mo Tan placed the last chess piece, supported the table with both hands and said solemnly: "In other words, Sumil can no longer continue to waste time with those enemies who are deliberately trying to stabilize the situation."

Huo Yanyang's eyes lit up: "Do you know the ultimate goal of those bastards?"

"I'm not God, how could I know such a thing?"

Mo Tan shook his head vigorously, and then pointed at the dozen black chess pieces scattered on the map in front of him and the red cross area on a hollowed-out mountain peak where the Whispering Cult secretly built a 'Whispering City' , whispered: "But at least we know what those cultists are planning now."

"What's the plan?"

Huo Yanyang and Yi Zuo asked in unison.

"Maybe they're buying time."

Mo Tan frowned slightly, stretched out his index finger to poke an arc at the original halfway point of the main peak of the Holy Mountain, and said firmly: "Just half a month ago, the enemy's main combat power was concentrated at this location, but now, Not only did they withdraw from the top, they also withdrew almost half of the combat force originally stationed at the foot of the mountain. Apart from daily routine harassment, they almost never fought a tough battle with us. What does this mean?"

"Are they buying time?"

Huo Yanyang wittily repeated what Mo Tan said a few seconds ago, looking very smart.

"I personally think so. Although I still don't know what the purpose of those cultists is, whether it is to preserve their strength, wait for reinforcements, brewing conspiracy, or they are looking for opportunities to achieve their goals once and for all, they obviously need time. , and during this period of time that they don’t know how long it will last, they obviously don’t want to cause any complications.”

Mo Tan moved a few chess pieces that were originally located at the foot of the mountain back to the position of the 'Babble City', and gently rubbed his forehead while saying: "During this period, when the joint crusade of the Holy Religion remained stationary, they were beaten by the cultists in the early stage. Sumir, who was in pain, that is, we, unintentionally cooperated with the other party's ideas and enjoyed this relatively comfortable time with peace of mind."

Huo Yanyang shrugged, spread his hands and said: "But we have to recover our strength. The losses in the past six months are really too great."

"The other party thinks so too."

Mo Tan glanced at him indifferently, shook his head and said: "The reason why they are planning things that we don't know the content with peace of mind is because those people know very well that as long as the offensive is slowed down, Sumir side will definitely do what you said. It is true that we should seize the opportunity to regain our strength, but just because we should do this, we must not do it.”

Huo Yanyang nodded and gave up thinking: "I'm confused."

"I didn't react at first. After all, with the Holy Religion United in charge, there is no problem with the other party's choice to temporarily hibernate."

Mo Tan smiled, then narrowed his eyes slightly: "But after learning about the mission on the cultist side from Goshawk, this matter is not as simple as it seems. Obviously, the other party still has a chance to win, no matter what Whether their current behavior has anything to do with this 'opportunity', we can't keep the situation under the other party's control."

Yi Zuo, who was more military-minded, pursed his lips and asked softly: "So, what do you mean, senior?"

"Those cultists have suppressed Sumir and fought for so long. How can they say they won't play if they don't want to?"

Mo Tan snorted softly, grabbed several chess pieces located at the main peak of Sumir, and slapped them hard at the foot of the mountain: "It's just right. It's been a long time to rest in total. Let's not talk about the principal for the time being. Let's calculate the interest with them first. .”

Chapter 684: End