I've Become the King of Villains in the Game

Chapter 293: Chapter 214: The Secret of the Game (Vote for Monthly Ticket!)
 

After lunch.

Chen Lun received a reply from the Spirit Realm Messenger of the Silver Dragon Trade Association.

The pig-headed creature exhibited an awe-struck expression as it handed over an envelope from the wall.

Chen Lun took it, and the creature zipped away in a flash.

‘Why is it so afraid of me… I, Jack, am not some kind of demon.’

He rolled his eyes and opened the envelope.

The letter contained detailed information about the current situation of the Red Apple Church around Amber City, because of the previous gallery incident and the fight at the square, they had temporarily given up on this city.

Even several neighboring metropolises were actively abandoned by the Red Apple Church, handed over to other churches.

However, the church still maintained branches in three small towns in this region. Chen Lun speculated that these might be the Red Apple Church’s backup plans, likely to be activated and make a comeback in the future.

‘Can’t leave hidden threats… On my way to Sunflower City, I’ll destroy all of them!’

Chen Lun made up his mind.

‘Bales warned me not to shuttle directly between two cities in the Spirit World… It’s perfect to take the train out of Amber City, destroy those three branch chapels, and then enter the Spirit World from there.’

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The real world.

Azure Federation.

Splendid City.

A skyscraper hundreds of floors high stood in the middle of a city buzzing with lights. Its four walls were made of translucent glass from a high-tech composite material, which also functioned as projection screens.

On the dark blue glass of the building’s facade, dynamic, high-tech projected fonts appeared, with their golden glow capturing the attention—”Flash Eagle Group – Hall of Valor Headquarters”!

Dongyang, the Vice Chairman of the Hall of Valor, was sitting in a conference room spanning hundreds of square meters, complete with a pristine white interior and brilliant lighting.

Dozens of high-level guild members were seated around an oval conference table.

The chairman was speaking about this quarter’s financial situation on the stage, but Dongyang was not listening. Instead, he picked up a magazine beside him, its cover featuring none other than Dongyang himself.

‘The group is very satisfied with our work. Since the public beta of “Era of Mystery,” the Hall of Valor’s reputation has grown, and the various commercial activities we have undertaken have seen historic progress…’ the Chairman Flicker continued excitedly, while Dongyang flipped through the magazine.@@novelbin@@

One of the pages detailed the Hall of Valor guild, which belonged to one of the three largest consortia of the Azure Federation—the Flash Eagle Group, also known as the Golden Consortium.

The guild’s footprint covered numerous games, but now their focus is mainly on “Era of Mystery.”

But this was not an isolated phenomenon; in addition to the Golden Consortium “Flash Eagle,” the Black Consortium “Doug” and the Red Consortium “Forgetful Dancer” also valued this game greatly, investing significant funds and manpower into it.

It was as if the game contained some huge treasure.

As one of the core high-ranking members, Dongyang knew that increasing visibility to profit from traffic and monopolization by earning Credit Points was just the smallest of the Consortium’s many goals.

He once discussed this matter with Chairman Flicker, who revealed a very clandestine piece of information: the reason the three major consortia valued this game so highly was because of Federation officials.

“Era of Mystery” was not merely the first of the new era’s “holographic games”; its development team was actually composed of Federation official scientists!

Although Dongyang found this news rather far-fetched when he first heard it, it was indeed the case.

The same scientists who debated how to break through the solar winds had begun researching games—a truth that no one would believe if they knew.

Flicker also mentioned that the birth of “Era of Mystery” was a result of an accidental and coincidental data evolution by the Federation’s central computer, as well as an experiment by those scientists.

Dongyang was astonished by the true story behind the game.

But as the world’s smartest and most erudite group, what they were fiddling with, no one knew.

Flicker finally mentioned that “Era of Mystery,” the game, must hide deeper secrets, driving the three major consortia to keep increasing their investments. Not to mention that all three consortia had profited quite a bit; even if they were losing money, they spared no expense.

This was a conclusion deduced by Chairman Flicker based on the attitude of the group’s upper echelon.

Dongyang had asked the chairman where he had obtained such insider information…

Flicker hinted mysteriously that it was inadvertently revealed by his uncle.

At that time, Dongyang felt that the credibility of this piece of news was very high because he had heard Flicker mention that his uncle was one of the official high-ups of the Azure Federation and also a member of the Azure Holy Church…

The Azure Holy Church was the only legally recognized religion in the Federation, as well as an elite group. Only the most prominent talent from various industries could join.

Nearly all of the Federation’s official scientists were members of the Holy Church!

“Alright, let’s end the meeting here… Dongyang, Horseman, and Kuang Benkuang, the three of you stay; the rest may leave.”

Chairman Flicker turned off the meeting projection as he spoke.

The high-ranking members of the Hall of Valor got up and left, leaving the three men.

“Chairman, what instructions do you have?”

Dongyang closed the magazine and refocused his thoughts.

“The group’s new executive in charge is very appreciative of our work and has decided to increase resource allocation. Our reimbursement quota in the game is also going to increase significantly… You three made significant contributions in the First Phase of the guild’s expansion, and I have decided to issue you a bonus.”