Viscount Pompeii sent away several "friends" from the aristocratic circle.
He returned to the lobby on the first floor of the villa and sat on the sofa, with a look of fatigue on his face.
Rebecca came to her father's side, took his arm, and whispered:
"Dad, do we really have to move?"
The Viscount smiled softly and turned to look at his daughter.
"Oh no, we won't move... Just let them do it. They are just a bunch of scared cowards. Our family has lived in Amber City for decades and we are used to it."
Madam Pompeii took a hot towel from the maid, walked slowly behind the sofa, and gently wiped her husband's cheek.
"Thanks."
The Viscount leaned on the sofa enjoying himself, glanced at his wife, and smiled.
Madame Pompeii responded with a smile.
"I wonder how Mr. Jack is doing now..."
Rebecca pouted and gently touched the silver snake earrings on her ears.
"Don't worry, Rebecca, Mr. Jack will be safe...I have received news from my old friend that his wanted order has been withdrawn."
"Ah, really?! This is so good!"
Rebecca exclaimed.
After experiencing the art exhibition, their admiration for Mr. Jack became even more thorough, because he not only saved his own family, but also saved countless other people.
This also proves that the previous wanted order was a slander against him.
Mr. Jack is indeed a great man.
Rebecca's eyes were filled with twinkling stars.
He must be an angel sent by Granny Moonlight!
He is Rebecca’s most admired knight!
At this time, Butler Binoz walked quickly with a newspaper in hand.
"Your Excellency, please read the newspaper."
Viscount Pompeii took it and spread the newspaper. Rebecca and Madame Pompeii also looked at it, and everyone had surprised expressions on their faces.
The big title on the cover is——
"The filth behind the Red Apple Church in Amber City! The 'Black Messenger' brings punishment on behalf of the gods!"
In the photo, it is the entrance of Red Apple Church, and you can vaguely see the messy scene in the courtyard. A young man with black hair spread his wings behind his back and soared into the sky.
Many onlookers were also captured in the picture. In the corner, there were five inconspicuous young men and women. They all looked horrified. One of the square-faced men was picking his nose, and the other horse-faced man had a ferocious expression. Judging from the shape of his mouth, he seemed to be saying a strange syllable "cao".
Chen Lun put down the newspaper.
A strange expression appeared on his face.
"Why are these players from Polaris also included in the photo..."
He shook his head slightly and stood up from the chair.
In the past two days, he has moved back to the original Jack Manor with Floy and Connie.
After raiding the Red Apple Church, I gained a huge sum of money, and naturally I also had spare money to purchase a "family property". With a wave of his hand, Chen Lun spent more than 300 gold pounds to buy the entire manor, intending to make it his residence.
Meng Na sent her men to return all the machinery and tools that had been confiscated before, and even gave them some compensation.
This made Chen Lun quite satisfied.
He walked to the window, looked at Connie who was busy below, and the craftsmen who had been summoned back, and smiled slightly.
"Things are getting better..."
In the past two days, he has learned about some changes in Amber City through information from small animals and the Silver Dragon Chamber of Commerce.
The shelter transferred a new batch of personnel from surrounding towns to supplement Amber City's lack of strength.
The Red Apple Church was exposed to some suspected fraud, murder and illegal sacrifices, and it was obvious that Mona was behind it. But Chen Lun knew that these would not shake their foundation at all. At most, they would only ruin their reputation.
The Trisur Empire is so big, and Amber City is just a corner.
But it's not completely without benefits. At the very least, Chen Lun can develop here without worrying about being restricted by the Red Apple Church in the short term.
In addition, he expressed his disapproval of the measures to seal the shelter.
After the public beta in the future, as players upgrade and more and more extraordinary people gradually appear, this sealing method will become extremely powerless.
Of course, by then, the empire will have more appropriate and radical countermeasures.
"call……"
Chen Lun let out a sigh of relief.
"There's still a lot to do next."
Yesterday evening, he suddenly and inexplicably triggered a task.
[C-level mission: Circus! 】
Mission description: As the extraordinary organization 'Circus' failed in the kidnapping case at the art exhibition and the leader died tragically, the remaining members lurked in Amber City, waiting for opportunities to launch new activities.
Finding them and stopping them may be a good way to increase your reputation.
Mission reward: 7000 experience points, 15 gold pounds, 1 regional popularity, and [Conspiracy Faction Mysterious Book]*1
"I'm really sleepy. Give me a pillow."
Chen Lun chuckled secretly.
The development plan in his heart gradually became clear after the arrival of this task.
The mission has been accepted, but he plans to complete it in another way, that is, through recruitment. Get rid of some of the most evil people and die-hards, leaving some usable people to form your own extraordinary force.
Then strive to obtain official recognition so that you can act openly and achieve your goals.
The empire does adopt a policy of forcible suppression of extraordinary people in the wild, but radicals like Roderick do not account for all of them.
Some people in power are more inclined to be moderates. They advocate a soft policy and digest these "unstable factors" through inclusion and cooperation. Among them, Mona and her backstage belong to this faction.
If this were not the case, organizational forces such as the Silver Dragon Chamber of Commerce and the Black Knife Brotherhood would not be possible.
To a certain extent, this can be regarded as a compromise by the empire.
But Chen Lun knew that to achieve this goal, the process was not simple and required some preparation.
"Let's count the loot first..."
Chen Lun closed the window and drew the curtains.
Then he walked over to the table and took out a bunch of items from the grape ring. These were all trophies collected before, and he needed to sort them out.
First he picked up the books he looted from the Red Apple Church.
Four mysterious books containing extraordinary knowledge, and a sub-class book.
Hua Hua...
Chen Lun opened "Blood Brewing" and after reading for a while, a prompt box popped up——
[You have discovered a rare book containing sub-professional information and knowledge! 】
[By reading carefully, you gain sub-professional knowledge (complete)! 】
【Winemaker】
[If the inheritance conditions are not met, is it forced to be your new sub-profession? 】
【warn! Forced inheritance will be subject to earnings penalties! 】
Chen Lun chose "No".
Then close it and put it down.
"That's right..."
He murmured.
However, Chen Lun does not plan to force him to take up the job now, because the income penalty will not only reduce the skill points and attribute points obtained by upgrading, but also increase the additional experience points required for upgrading, which is very uneconomical.
He plans to "wash out" the [fishermen] first and then take office.
Immediately afterwards, Chen Lun began to check the remaining four mysterious books.
"The sun, the moon, flesh and blood and magic..."
Chen Lun read these four books one by one, triggered the above prompts, and pocketed the extraordinary sequences contained in them.
Among them, [Flesh Faction Sequence 9 - Butcher] he already owns, so he can only put it aside as an "experience book" and learn from it slowly in the future.
The [Sequence 9] in the remaining three paths were all things he had not collected, and they just filled the gap.
They are [Sun Faction Sequence 9-Believer], [Moon Faction Sequence 9-Psychic Medium] and [Magic Faction Sequence 9-Scholar].
"With the two factions of 'Conspiracy' and 'Deep Sea' still missing, I have gathered together the introductory knowledge of ten sequences."
Chen Lun smiled secretly.
After obtaining the corresponding extraordinary knowledge, these three books are still useful. You can gain experience points and points through reading. For Chen Lun now, although it is not a lot, it cannot be wasted.
In his previous life, he had to use a hammer to knock out the last bit of toothpaste, and he had to boil the fat house happy water to remove the residue on the inner wall, let alone this precious upgrade resource.
Must be drained.
He put away the five books and prepared to add some to himself.
After completing the main mission, you received 10 special attribute points and 1 blessing point, which are top-notch resources.
General attribute points cannot improve the four special attributes of charm, insight, will and luck. They need to be improved with special attribute points and other methods, so the value of special attribute points is extremely high.
Chen Lun added all 10 points to his will. His own will was his shortcoming, with only 6 points. It affects some weight determinations and also determines the level of sanity, and is increasingly important to oneself.
Immediately, Chen Lun thought for a while and decided to add blessing points to [Natural Favor], which would be more helpful to him at this stage. After raising one level, the effect is directly doubled.
[Nature favors LV2 (blessing)]
Blessing description: Maggie Milna, the natural faction angel, has noticed you and bestowed you with blessings.
Blessing effect: [Sequence 9-Animal Tamer] All skill levels +2, all attributes +2.
"Blessing points are indeed the highest-end points, and this improvement is too great..."
Chen Lun sighed with emotion.
In previous lives, few players could obtain blessings. This was basically an entry only available to BOSS and a few elite NPCs. As for the special points "blessing points" that can increase the blessing level, it is more difficult to obtain.
Chen Lun felt his own strengthening, and vaguely felt that the [animal imitation] memory grid could accommodate the characteristics of one more extraordinary creature.
“Try it when you get a chance, and if you can, replace a feature.”
Among the rewards for the main mission, there are 10 points of regional popularity. With the accumulated 6 points, it has now reached 16 points.
"This will be of great help to my next plan..."
Chen Lun secretly said.
"panel."
He called out his panel and checked it——
Name: Chen Lun
Race: Human (eastern continent)
Template: NPC (countdown to version 1.0 public beta: 356 days, 15 hours, 45 minutes and 36 seconds)
Level: 50
Experience: 80900/1900
Life: 820/820
Physical strength: 310/310
Sanity: 25/25
Main occupation: [Sequence 9-Beast Tamer LV10 (MAX)] [Sequence 8-Soothsayer LV20 (MAX)] (Destiny Faction)
Sub-vocation: [Fisherman LV10 (MAX)] [Recorder LV10 (MAX)]
Attributes: Strength 42 (+4), Dexterity 52 (+2), Endurance 33 (+4), Intelligence 32 (+2), Faith 7 (+2)
Special attributes: Charisma 22 (+11), Willpower 17 (+2), Insight 30 (+2), Luck 5 (+2)
Regional popularity: 16
Remaining points: 24 skill points, 0 attribute points, 0 special attribute points, 0 blessing points
Remaining property: 1555 gold pounds, 685 silver gongs, 4606 copper Crow, [low-sequence mysterious substance]*25, [low-sequence pure substance]*1, [extraordinary material-red eyes (natural faction)]*1
Skills: Eyesight LV1 (passive), Sea Balance LV1 (passive), Bestiality LVMAX, Animal Imitation LVMAX, Animal Friend LVMAX (Passive), Transcription LVMAX, Divination LVMAX, Life-seeing Eye LVMAX, Spiritual Intuition LVMAX (Passive)
Blessings: Nature favors LV2, Shining Star LV1
Combat strength: 195
[Evaluation: You have almost reached the end of the low-sequence, and even reached the mid-sequence level in some aspects, but you have not yet completed the qualitative change. Act quickly, can you sleep at this age? 】
Chen Lun nodded with satisfaction.
Then he took out the small package that Floy had given him.
After counting, there were a total of eight [D-level artifacts]. I picked through them and found two that were somewhat normal and suitable for my own use.
[D-level monster-black pattern cufflinks]
Item description: A cufflink that contains the power of shadow. It has a black striped appearance and is very restrained.
Step slower, breathe slower, yes, that's it...
Item effect: Standing in the shadows can effectively reduce one's own presence.
Item price: Wearing it for a long time will cause photophobia symptoms.
[D-level magic object-rusty toothpick (disposable consumable)]
Item description: A toothpick that contains the power of shadow. It looks like a wooden toothpick, but it has patches of rust on the surface, which is very suspicious. When you look away from it, you can seem to see it bending slightly from the corner of your eye.
Quick, use me to open the door to your sweetheart...
Item effect: Can open most locks (weight determination required)
Item price: After use, the door will be forgotten for seventy-two hours.
"These two strange things may have miraculous effects in certain scenarios."
Chen Lun put them aside and packed the remaining six items. Those that I didn't like either have a small scope of application or are too expensive. In short, they are less cost-effective.
"The players are very weak when they first come to this world, and they need an honest and loyal NPC like me to save them and guide them..."
He looked at this bag of "weird things and bits and pieces" and said solemnly:
"Just leave these good things to them."
When the open beta comes, I must have someone who can do it. Not only must I have the "ticket" to the mysterious field - extraordinary knowledge, but also "the best equipment". This two-pronged approach will make players want to stop.
"The next thing is two heavyweights..."
Chen Lun took out the ordinary leather glove and stroked the fine lines on it, feeling happy.
[B-level monster-Fireworks in the palm of your hand]
Item Description: A creation containing the power of the sun, it was created by the former Pope of the Church of the Sun and was the work of his youth. It looks like a tan leather glove, a terrifying weapon forged with extraordinary means.
The prominences danced in the palm of my hand, like fireworks in the inverted sky.
Item effect: Can release and control extraordinary flames. (Fire does not distinguish between friend and foe, beware of setting fire to self-immolation.)
Item price: Consumes one's own physical strength and water, and can use vitality to overdraw.
Chen Lun put it on, snapped his fingers, and a small flame ignited on his fingertips. Then under his control, the flame turned into a beating kitten.
The kitten transformed into a dog, a crow, a pangolin, a rhinoceros and other animals, and finally turned into a fire snake, flying to Chen Lun's side and surrounding him vividly.
boom!
The fire faded.
