I've Become the King of Villains in the Game

Chapter 349: Chapter 237: On the Eve of a Storm_3
 

“In order not to involve some innocent people, we had to leave.”

Chen Lun did not mention the Sun Church because he did not want to put too much pressure on the members.

Hearing his words, everyone else showed expressions of shock.

“What does the Red Apple Church want to do?!”

Golov exclaimed in astonishment.

“I don’t know… Perhaps it’s a conflict over faith, or simply a territorial dispute, like the history of the ‘Beelzebub’ Kingdom in the Extreme West.”

Chen Lun shook his head.

The others trusted their Leader very much and naturally did not question this statement.

“The Rose Royal Family wants to overthrow the Tresor Empire? That’s impossible to achieve…”

Maggie said.

As a former member of the Naturalist Sect, she knew very well how formidable the Tresor Empire was.

“Discussing this is meaningless, we currently don’t have the power to intervene… Even in this terrible turmoil, if we want to survive well, we need to try our best.”

Chen Lun spoke solemnly.

“I am telling you this only to prepare you mentally, we must be ready to leave at any time.”

The faces of the Circus members turned solemn; after exchanging glances, they nodded in agreement.

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Chen Lun returned to his room.

He sat on the chair and pondered for half an hour.

The Red Apple Church, the Sun Church, and the not yet fully dead Howard… Various external pressures invisibly assailed him, weighing down his mood.

“Sigh…”

Chen Lun let out a long breath.

Unlike in his past life, he was no longer alone; now he had companions from the Circus following him, and Chen Lun had to take responsibility for these people.

He had not yet decided where to go after leaving Amber City.

But according to the plot prophet, he had several backup plans.

These would allow him to avoid some severe “Red Calamity” areas and also get some decent opportunities, but Chen Lun had not yet made up his mind, intending to wait and see.

Before leaving for good, he hoped to enhance the strength of his team members.

Standing up, Chen Lun walked over to his desk.

He took out an irregularly twisted, ancient-looking ring.

This was something Arno had stuffed into his hand before sending him away from the “Dark World’s End.”

[Token – Nameless Ring]

Item description: A ring given to his friend Jack by Arno, who lives at the end of the Dark World.

It seems to be a proof of identity, but the erosion of time has caused it to lose its original appearance, making it hard to recognize.

Inside the ring, there is a blurry inscription—

“Hunt the dark, forever.”

Chen Lun was not clear about Arno’s identity, but his intuition told him that this ring was very important.

He clenched the ring tightly, then stored it inside the Blood Poem Ring.

Chen Lun then started to tally the Executioner Squad’s spoils of war.

There were a total of eleven [Grade C Mysterious Objects]; the best two came from those two Sequence Six Executioners, but had already been given to Akebin and Drake.

As for the rest, none of the Mysterious Objects were particularly outstanding, he planned to distribute them, equipping both Floey and Noah.

‘And the most important point is the players… If we leave Amber City, how can we continue to establish stable contacts with high-level players like Dongyang and Polaris?

Although other regions also have players, their spending power is not high, and competing on price is not my style; Consortium money is easier to earn…’

Chen Lun contemplated.

He raised his palm, the power of the [Wake of Insects] bookmark stirred, and soon, a green vine phantom grew, intertwining and knotting into a seed the size of a grain of rice.

It was as clear as jade, crystal-clear.

‘Howard’s incarnation was killed by Oscar, and his power has bestowed the bookmark with new abilities… This seed might just be hope.’

Chen Lun examined the seed for a moment.

Its birth had drained 100 Points of Sanity from the reservoir within the Maggie Statue.

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The next day.

Polaris arrived at Jack’s estate.

Right after receiving the message from the Golden-winged Sparrow, he had rushed over.

“Polaris, try this.”

Chen Lun handed the “Wake of Insects Seed” to Polaris, and the latter looked surprised.

“Teacher, what is this…?”

Chen Lun smiled but did not answer.

With a mixture of confusion and anticipation, Polaris picked up the seed, and upon seeing the panel prompt, his face turned to astonishment.@@novelbin@@

In front of his eyes, another prompt box popped up:

[Detection of “Wonderland Seed,” do you want to enter the instance “Immortal Realm”?]