Just as Tang Zhen had speculated before, many believers in Defense Zone 153 did choose to leave in the past few years.
It is not easy to leave such a high-risk defense zone, and few people succeed.
Either they have strong strength and can change defense zones after accumulating enough military exploits, or they have special skills and can earn military exploits through their craftsmanship.
In the area where the Great Temple is located, there are many similar believers. It is precisely because of their existence that the material consumption of all defense areas is supported.
Most of the items redeemed by believers are from their own hands. After the temple acquires them, they are then traded to believers in need.
In this process, the role played by the temple is to acquire the merchants who have been sold.
Although the Great Temple only earns a small price difference, over time, it can still make quite huge profits.
Of course, for the spirit envoys, these military exploits have no effect, but being able to properly consume the military exploits in the hands of believers is a beneficial thing for the temple.
However, when purchasing large quantities of supplies, believers are still willing to come in person to the central safety zone where the great temple is located, so that they can save a lot of war effort.
Victory in battle is hard-won, so believers naturally have to be careful when spending money.
Among the surviving believers that Tang Zhen was looking for, there were those who lived near the Great Temple and were engaged in armor manufacturing.
Although this job does not require fighting sea monsters, it is not an easy task to obtain a stable and high income.
When the temple purchases materials, it needs to review and accept the materials. If they do not meet the standards, the believers' previous hard work will be in vain.
Regardless of the consumption of materials or wasted time, believers need to bear it themselves.
Therefore, believers are very serious when working and will never do anything half-heartedly. That would be a detriment to themselves.
But even so, the level of believers varies, and the prices of the armor produced vary.
Because of the gap in military achievements and income, the living conditions of believers are also different, which is the same as the outside world.
Believers with superb craftsmanship have better living conditions, can exchange more military exploits for better materials, and the items they produce have higher recycling prices.
Ordinary believers can only use ordinary materials to make some low-level equipment. Fortunately, because the temple recycles it, there is no need to worry about not selling it.
For example, the basic equipment that believers were assigned when they first entered the Kingdom of God was made by ordinary craftsmen. Even if the Great Temple continued to acquire it, it still could not accumulate enough inventory.
This is a free gift, and the points spent will also be borne by the temple.
The believer Tang Zhen is looking for is an ordinary craftsman.
After exchanging his memories, he luckily recovered his original armor-making skills, and earned enough combat merit to be transferred out of the 153 defense zone.
But after leaving the defense zone, he didn't develop much. He was still just a low-level craftsman who could only make ordinary armor.
Tang Zhen concealed his appearance, and then followed the information given by the temple and went to a residential area near the temple.
Compared with the magnificent buildings next to it, this residential area is a bit shabby, but because of the beautiful scenery everywhere in the Kingdom of God, it is still pleasing to the eye.
After walking some distance along the broad street, Tang Zhen stopped in front of a house with a single courtyard and gently opened the door.
Soon the sound of footsteps was heard in the courtyard, and then the door was pushed open, and a man with a sallow complexion appeared in front of Tang Zhen.
His mental state seemed to be very bad, his skin was dry and his eye sockets were sunken, and his slightly narrowed eyes showed a hint of exhaustion.
He looked at Tang Zhen and frowned slightly, as if he was a little confused about Tang Zhen's purpose.
"Your Excellency, I wonder what's wrong with you?"
Although Tang Zhen was wearing a mask, the armor on his body was unusual. This believer was also a discerning person, and he immediately confirmed Tang Zhen's identity.
"I have something to do with you, why don't we go in and talk slowly?"
Tang Zhen said in a light tone. At the same time, he glanced at the yard behind the other party and found that it was filled with various materials and tools, and there was a strange smell floating in the air.
This is the smell produced when processing sea monster leather. Tang Zhen just smelled it and knew that he was dealing with the most common sea monster skin, and the materials used were also very cheap.
Looking at the other person's appearance and mental state, it is obvious that his life is a little difficult.
After hearing what Tang Zhen said, the believer hesitated for a moment, but finally got out of the way and invited Tang Zhen into the courtyard.
"I don't have any place to entertain you here. If you have anything to say, please tell me."
The believer didn't waste time and directly asked Tang Zhen about his purpose.
On weekdays, he just immersed himself in making equipment and rarely had contact with other believers, and basically no visitors would come.
Especially for an individual with Tang Zhen's status, it was impossible for him to easily set foot in a shabby room, so he judged that Tang Zhen must have something to ask him.
What puzzled him was that a craftsman like him, the lowest level, had nothing worthy of attention in terms of strength or skills. Why did Tang Zhen come to him?
Since the other party asked about his purpose of coming, Tang Zhen explained his purpose straight to the point.
"I want to make a deal with you. I hope to know all the information about where you were before entering the Kingdom of God, and at the same time provide me with a piece of blood.
I can pay you a certain amount of battle merit in exchange, or give you a set of high-quality armor manufacturing techniques. If you want other things, I can also satisfy you."
After hearing Tang Zhen's request, the believer frowned and looked at Tang Zhen with vigilant eyes.
Tang Zhen's request was a bit beyond his expectation. He didn't understand why he wanted to know the information about its original plane. Was it planning something?
Handing over his own essence and blood made him have to be careful to avoid Tang Zhen using it against him.
But the conditions proposed by Tang Zhen made it impossible for him to refuse. Once he missed such a good opportunity, it would be too late to regret it.
Seeing the believer's hesitant expression, Tang Zhen chuckled and then handed an item to the believer.
The believer took it and took a look, then froze on the spot, his eyes full of surprise.
"This is a set of advanced armor production techniques. To put it bluntly, even your ten lives cannot be exchanged for this item.
I can hand him over to you now. If you are worried about my deception, we can make a contract to ensure that we will have nothing to do with each other after the transaction is completed."
Hearing what Tang Zhen said, the believer pondered for a moment, then nodded.
He didn't know what Tang Zhen was doing by asking for information about his hometown, and whether it was good or bad, it had nothing to do with him.
Ever since he understood the conditions for leaving the Kingdom of God, this believer has understood that there is no possibility of returning to his hometown in this life.
What's more, he prefers the environment of the Kingdom of God to his hometown and will never leave easily.
Under such circumstances, being able to exchange information about his hometown for a high-end equipment forging process that he dreams of is simply a great deal.