Chapter133-Inferno Planet, The System's New Mission
To Apollo, everyone in the fortress held a status far above his own. Being under their roof, he had no choice but to lower his head for now.
Corner sized up Apollo from head to toe before nodding thoughtfully.
"A servant? While we aren't too fond of being waited on, the fortress is now a gathering place for the strongest. It would be unreasonable not to have any servants."
"Being able to join the fortress as a servant… this is an opportunity beyond your imagination. Work hard here, and I guarantee you'll enjoy endless wealth and glory in the future."
"By the way, what level are you? When you have free time, the fortress senators can give you some guidance."
Apollo's expression turned a bit strange, but he still nodded and replied, "Then I'll thank you in advance, Senator. As for my level… I am currently Ascended Rank Level 9, just one step away from entering the upper plane universe."
??
Corner's face was full of question marks.
An Ascended Rank Level 9 powerhouse?
As a servant in the fortress?
He could hardly believe it, but as he carefully sensed Apollo's aura, he realized it was deep and immeasurable, even giving him a suffocating sense of pressure.
"What the hell… How many resources and benefits did Velen give you?!"
After his initial shock, Corner stared at Apollo with an envious expression.
They had all received great benefits from Velen upon becoming fortress senators.
But making a top-tier Ascended Rank Level 9 Awakener serve as a mere servant—just how high was the price for that?
Considering Velen's extravagant generosity and the pride of an Ascended Rank Level 9 Awakener, the cost must have been frighteningly enormous.
Moreover, in Corner's eyes, serving Velen was an incredible privilege!
Apollo had originally planned to complain about his suffering, but after seeing how Corner was practically drooling with envy, he suddenly didn't know what to say.
"Is everyone in this fortress insane?"
Apollo simply couldn't comprehend what was happening.
Why were these people's thoughts so bizarre?
"Senator Corner, why did you come looking for me this early?"
As Apollo struggled to process his emotions, Clinton descended from his floating courtyard and curiously looked at Corner.
Corner glanced at Clinton, then grinned and asked, "Senator Clinton, do you still have that beggar outfit?"
Clinton was momentarily stunned before nodding.
A short while later.
Apollo watched in utter disbelief as Corner excitedly walked away in rags, grinning from ear to ear.
He was completely speechless.
What kind of fortress was this?!
Why did everyone behave so unpredictably?
He had spent countless years struggling in the upper plane universe, and yet, everything about this place defied common sense!
Clinton was equally baffled.
He had no idea why someone would willingly choose to wear the tattered clothes he had worn for two hundred years.
Was he deliberately looking for suffering?
"Forget it. Just come with me to the Lord's Hall."
Shaking off his confusion, Clinton quickly refocused and led Apollo toward the fortress's core.
As they approached the Lord's Hall, Apollo suddenly sensed a familiar aura, and his pupils shrank in shock.
"This formation… It feels so familiar…!"
"Glacial Age Formation, an ancient formation said to freeze everything! It's one of the Celestial Hall's super formations from the upper plane universe—why is it here?!"
Apollo knew that this formation was terrifyingly powerful.
Only a few people in the Celestial Hall could set up and control it—the Hall Master, core senators, and the Saintess!
But this was the lower plane universe.
How could any of them be here?
Suppressing his confusion, Apollo followed Clinton into the grand hall.
The moment he stepped inside, Apollo's gaze was immediately drawn to the figure at the center—Anastasia.
At this moment, a strange and unique energy fluctuation radiated from her.
"Divine Codex?!"
"The supreme skill of the Celestial Hall—only the Hall Master and Saintess are qualified to learn it!"
But this raised a huge question.
The Celestial Hall had always been extremely strict in selecting its members, and they would never recruit from the lower plane universe.
So how was this happening?
Unless…
Unless the Saintess of the Celestial Hall had met with some disaster and was reborn into the lower plane universe?!
As crazy as it sounded, it was the only possible explanation Apollo could think of!
Otherwise, nothing about this situation made sense.
"Senator Clinton, Apollo is now under your command. Arrange his daily duties."
Anastasia gave the two a brief glance before closing her eyes again, continuing to absorb the surrounding elemental energy to further increase her level.
As the fortress grew stronger, her responsibilities also became greater. She had no time to slack off.
Clinton, understanding her obsession with leveling up, bowed slightly and quickly led Apollo out of the hall.
Only after they left did Apollo finally let out a breath of relief.
"If my guess is correct, Anastasia is actually the Celestial Hall's Saintess. If I use my Sunlord abilities, she might recognize something suspicious!"
Velen had already instructed him to keep his identity hidden to avoid unnecessary complications, so he remained highly cautious.
If Anastasia discovered his secret, his identity would be exposed, and he had no idea how Velen would react.
But judging by Velen's terrifying ruthlessness, it was definitely not going to be anything good.
Thankfully, now that he had confirmed Anastasia's identity, he knew he would have to disguise himself if he ever acted.
He absolutely couldn't let Anastasia figure out who he really was.
Meanwhile…
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"Velen, I was just looking for you!"
On the way to Alan's courtyard, Velen unexpectedly ran into Alan, who seemed eager to speak with him.
Alan looked at Velen with a pleading expression and said,
"Velen, my mentor contacted me recently. I was just about to discuss this with you—I need to go to Inferno Planet, and I want you to come with me!"
"Your mentor?"
"You have a mentor?"
Although Velen had suspicions, hearing Alan confirm it still surprised him.
"I became an alchemist because I was mentored by her. She taught me everything I know about alchemy."
Alan's face was filled with pride as he spoke.
Velen coughed and asked, "Does your mentor know you've switched to mixology?"
Alan sighed, "That's exactly why I need you to come with me."
Huh?
Velen instantly understood.
So Alan wanted him to come along to take the blame?!
Did he look like some kind of scapegoat?!
"Velen, you don't understand. My mentor is extremely strict. If she finds out I've switched professions, she'll beat me half to death and force me to change back!"
Alan's face was filled with despair.
"Random Mission Triggered!"
"Mission: Accompany Alan to Inferno Planet for the Alchemy Conference. No ranking requirement—just provide the system's materials and resources.
Reward: 1,000,000 Luxury Points!"
Hearing the system's notification, Velen's face instantly lit up with excitement.
For 1,000,000 luxury points—no, for Alan's sake, he had to help!
And, to be fair, he was partly responsible for Alan's career switch…
"Alan, don't worry! You've changed professions, so I have to support you! Let's go!"
"We'll inform Lord Anastasia, and then we'll depart immediately!"
As Velen enthusiastically dragged Alan toward the Lord's Hall, Alan felt deeply confused.
Just a moment ago, Velen had been completely unwilling.
Why had he suddenly become so eager?
Something wasn't right!
Sure enough, the moment they entered the hall and Velen explained the situation, Anastasia immediately exploded in anger.
"You just got back to the fortress, and now you're leaving again?!"
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