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Besides a large number of Atonement Points and Holy Silver Coins, this level-skipping monster-killing spree had brought Ma Lu an additional 1000 experience points.

These 1000 experience points allowed him to jump up two levels, from Level 5 straight to Level 7, and not only that, but the experience bar under Level 7 was also filled halfway.

He would only need another 200 experience points to level up again next time.

Ma Lu then glanced at the level-up rewards, one of which was an item named [Stone], unlocked when moving from Level 6 to Level 7.

[Stone], as the name suggests, is just a stone that can be placed in any square, acting as a roadblock.

However, unlike the previously obtained banners, [Stone] was not a Virtual Item, but actually existed in reality.

To further confirm this, Ma Lu later tested it by dragging the stone from the right side of the toolbar to the square in front of him.

The next second, a cubic stone measuring 4×4×4 meters actually materialized out of thin air in that spot.

The three witches couldn't help but widen their eyes, especially Yun Que, who subsequently pinched her own thigh, letting out a scream.

After looking around, Bliss Bird spoke up, "Did anyone just see how this stone appeared?"

"I know, it must have fallen from the sky!" Hellhound interjected, "I've heard that some stones fall from the sky."

"What you're talking about are meteorites, and this clearly isn't one."

"Why can't it be a meteorite, you've never seen a meteorite, have you?"

"Because, as far as we know, meteorites aren't this regular in shape, and also, if it were a meteorite falling, the impact would not be this quiet."

Bliss Bird advanced, carefully tapping the stone with her wand, "This stone looks more like a man-made object, evidence being its length, width, and height are all exactly equal."

"Bliss, you're really impressive, being able to observe so much just from a stone," Yun Que said, sounding like she half-understood.

Bliss Bird had already fallen into contemplation, "I heard that before the great disaster, people liked to build secret underground bases; maybe we accidentally triggered something... that caused this stone to appear here."

"If we can decipher its secret, maybe we could enter that secret base and see for ourselves."

"No, you can't," said Ma Lu, and he spoke with a certainty.

"Why not?" Bliss Bird frowned.

"Because I threw this stone here, it has nothing to do with any secret underground base."

The red-haired girl was stunned upon hearing this.

Off to the side, Hellhound couldn't help but laugh out loud, clutching his stomach.

"Puhahaha, I really didn't expect Bliss to have such a day, hahahaha, I told you those things you read in books can't be relied upon."

"It has nothing to do with books," Bliss Bird tried to maintain her composure with her usual calm tone, but the slight redness of her ears betrayed her inner embarrassment.

Then she turned her head to Ma Lu, "Sir Knight, you said that you put this stone here, then how can you prove it?"

"Hmm, how would you like me to prove it?"

"Take it back or move it somewhere else?"

"Oh, once this stone is placed down, it can't be moved anymore. If you want proof, you'll have to wait until next time. I'll perform it for you when I come over next time."

"Then it's settled," Bliss Bird nodded. "Until I see new evidence, I will temporarily doubt your explanation."

After speaking, she gave the Hellhound, who was already laughing uproariously, a slightly annoyed glare.

Besides the [Stone], upon reaching Level 7, Ma Lu had also unlocked a new module—formations.

Inside, there were five basic formation types. Ma Lu briefly looked through them, not sure if it was because the word 'basic' was in their names.

Each of these formation types would enhance a certain attribute while decreasing another as a trade-off.

For example, the Army-breaking Formation, after choosing this formation, the team's Attack Power would increase by 20%, but at the same time, defensive power would decrease by 20%.

Similarly, the Iron Bucket Formation would increase defensive power by 20%, while Attack Power would drop by 20%.

Then, there was the Lotus Formation, which raised the HP ceiling by 15% but lowered the Sin Value limit by 15%... Enjoy new chapters from empire

In any case, these basic formations mainly focused on robbing Peter to pay Paul, but it had to be said, they could still play their respective roles when dealing with different situations.

However, the awkward situation again arose when activating a formation required four people, and these four did not include the commander.

Ma Lu scratched his head, asking Yun Que beside him, "So, how do I recruit new witches?"

No sooner had he asked the question than the Hellhound latched onto his neck, "Hey, are you implying that I'm not strong enough?!"n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Hearing this, the joy that had spread over Yun Que's face from conquering strong enemies vanished, replaced by a shade of anxiety, "Sir Knight, do you wish to replace the witch?"

"Not to replace the witch but to add another person. With just three people, combat is still a bit strenuous," Ma Lu said.

"Then donate money," replied Yun Que, the only one among the three who remained as calm as ever.

"Donate money, to whom, the Church?"

"That's right. As long as you donate over 150,000 Holy Silver Coins, you can pick another witch."

"Lottery?" Ma Lu's expression turned somewhat odd, 150,000 for a draw, that was a steep price indeed.

"What?"

"It's nothing; I got it."

Ma Lu then stored the Thousand-Faced Konjac into the Collection Bag and hurried back to Holy Temple City an hour before the countdown ended.

First, he went to the Order of Knights to submit the clearing mission, planning to go back to his small apartment for a rest.

But as he walked through the streets, he heard the sound of bells.

Four bells in total. Three long and one short.

Then, the surrounding crowd put aside what they were doing and hurried off in one direction.

Out of curiosity, Ma Lu followed them.

Eventually, he arrived at a circular plaza, where at the very center stood a wooden platform. On the platform, there was a girl, who looked not much older than Yun Que, probably in her early twenties.

Her flaxen hair was disheveled, and her clothes were grimy as if she hadn't bathed in a month.

She was tied to a wooden post, and below stood an old Monk in white robes. Additionally, there were two Knights completely covered in armor, standing on either side of the Monk.

The old Monk loudly read out the crimes of the witch on the platform, including betraying Knights, colluding with heretics, blaspheming the gods, spreading lies, and seducing the public…

Jeers echoed from the crowd, and someone picked up a stone and threw it at the witch on the platform. Soon after, more and more people began to pick up stones.

Men and women, old and young, expressed their disdain for the traitor in this way, venting their anger.

However, the witch on the platform, perhaps too injured from interrogation, never lifted her head.

When the people below had almost released their fury, the old Monk personally lit the platform on fire, and in a short while, the flames engulfed the figure above.