After the dinner session.

The prince ordered the table to be removed, and he himself got up and walked to the stage, took the microphone, and invited all the guests to dance in the banquet hall.

Most of the guests who come to the royal dinner bring female companions, which is also one of the main processes of the banquet. However, the top management of the asylum and the Orthodox God Church did not participate, they just sat on the side of the banquet hall and whispered something.

The court musicians on the stage began to play a cheerful and melodious tune, and the magnates naturally took their female companions and walked to the center of the banquet hall and danced.

"Do you want to dance together, Floyin?"

Chen Lun stood outside the dance floor and asked the girl beside him.

"Of course, I'd love to."

Floyin smiled and took the initiative to stretch out her hand.

Chen Lun pulled her slowly onto the dance floor, followed the melody, and danced together.

"The duke seems to be hostile to you."

Floyin's left hand rested on Chen Lun's shoulder, leaned his head closer and whispered.

"It's okay, don't worry about him."

Chen Lun just smiled.

He put his arm around Floyin's waist and began to spin to the beat.

Seeing this, Floyin no longer continued the topic, but devoted herself to dancing with the man in front of her. The two had danced together in the moonlight, but she was blind and couldn't see the beautiful scene.

Now she wanted to look at each other well and remember this moment in her heart.

Chen Lun felt Flo Yin's quiet but implied fiery gaze, so he lowered his gaze to look at him, and the two looked at each other and smiled, tacitly making eye contact during the dance.

It was a light-hearted emotion with a hidden affection.

The prince and princess sat upright in the main seat of the banquet hall.

Many young nobles frequently looked at Princess Anna, but they hesitated, and only sighed secretly after a few hesitations.

With a smile on his face, the prince turned his head slightly and whispered to his sister Anna:

"Why don't you give those young talents some chances?"

"It's just some waste who has been honored by our ancestors, and it's better to find a pig to dance with them."

Anna said in a spurt.

Prince Dazlet laughed, causing confusion among the magnates and attendants on the side.

"Speaking of which, it was really difficult to find the right person among the guests present...... The younger generation of the aristocracy, tsk...... It's a bit worse. ”

The prince rubbed his chin and commented.

He raised his hand and gestured to a handsome couple on the dance floor.

"How's Jack?"

Anna looked at the black-hatted young man, whose tall and slender figure moved gracefully and calmly on the dance floor, and the dance with the girl in the purple dress was extremely beautiful.

"He can...... But he already has a female companion. ”

Anna said calmly.

"What does it matter, it's just a dance."

The prince laughed.

"Do you want me to ask him for you, it's too boring for you to sit here."

"If you know it's boring, brother."

Anna said.

"But forget it, it's really a bit embarrassing for the royal family to take the initiative to invite others to dance together."

As she spoke, she took out the gift she had just received from Jack at the table, which was the "anti-aging potion".

Without hesitation, Princess Anna uncorked the bottle and drank it to her brother's astonished gaze.

"How's that, Anna, really as amazing as Jack said?"

The prince asked curiously.

"Hmmm......"

The princess groaned, silently feeling the effects of the potion.

She chuckled suddenly.

"Interesting stuff."

"Huh?"

The prince looked puzzled.

Princess Anna turned to look at her brother and held out her hand.

"Brother, if you don't want that potion, give it to me."

"Haha...... It seems to be a good thing that works. ”

Prince Dazlet laughed.

He took out his potion, thought about it, and gently put it in his sister's hand.

"Okay, okay, since Anna wants it, I'll give it to you."

The prince said dotingly, raising his hand to touch his sister's head, but Anna turned his head to avoid it.

"Thank you."

Princess Anna thanked her and continued to uncork her bottle and take her medicine.

Seeing his sister's cold expression, the prince shook his head helplessly.

"It's the same brother, your attitude towards me is far from good...... Anna. ”

He whispered.

When Princess Anna heard this, she frowned, and her fingers clenched at the potion bottle.

"Don't forget your father's words, don't mention that sinner again......"

She said indifferently.

"Uh-huh."

The prince shrugged nonchalantly, and continued to look at the dance floor, admiring the dance of the crowd, his fingers tapping the handrail to the beat.

Only Princess Anna, who was beside him, lowered her eyes expressionlessly.

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After Chen Lun and Floyin danced together, they quit the dance floor to rest.

He gentlemanly summoned his attendant and asked for a glass of juice and handed it to Floyin.

"Thank you."

She smiled and took a sip.

He then handed back the remaining half of the juice.

"Would you like to have some too?"

Chen Lun was a little surprised, and smiled.

"Of course."

He didn't shy away from taking it and took a sip.

Floyin watched his actions, and the smile on his lips became even worse.

Intimacy often begins with sharing a cup.

A moment later.

The dance session ends.

The dinner also came to an end.

Chen Lun was about to leave with Floyin, but was stopped by a royal steward, who whispered to him:

"Mr. Jack, the prince still has secret matters to explain, please stay."

"Secret matters?"

Chen Lun raised his eyebrows.

"Yes, all of the high-ranking asylums and members of the Imperial Inquisition will be involved, please come with me."

The steward raised his hand to one side.

Chen Lun turned his head to look at Floyin.

"You wait for me here."

"Hmm."

Floyin nodded and sat back in her chair.

Chen Lun followed the steward towards the exit of the banquet hall, and looked back to see that the guests had already dispersed one after another, and the prince and princess and many powerful high-ranking people were nowhere to be seen.

Retracting his gaze, he continued on his way, and the steward led him to the other side of the Sun Palace, where there was a council chamber.

The high-ranking members of the asylum and the Imperial Inquisition were all here, and the new members of the Inquisition who had entered the same batch as Chen Lun were also brought in by the steward.

After waiting for a while, when the people arrived, the prince slowly stood up and looked at the crowd.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have taken this opportunity to gather you to announce something."

His expression became slightly serious.

"According to the information from the shelters in various places, there have been twelve 'spiritual turbulences' in the empire, which have been discovered, and it is inferred that at least more than fifty such passages have been opened, and the pollution in the spiritual realm has spread to the present world, and the situation is very serious......"

The expressions of everyone present were different, but most of them frowned slightly, obviously knowing the seriousness of this matter.

The "spiritual turbulence" in the prince's mouth is actually a variant of the "spiritual rift", which is also something that ordinary people cannot perceive, and can only be seen when the insight reaches a certain level, and this standard is generally a medium-sequence transcendent.

However, the "spiritual turbulence" is different from the "spiritual rift" in that it is uncontrollable.

Psychic creatures generally do not appear in the present world, and even if they do, they will be detected and suppressed by the containment center as soon as possible, of course, this is a minority, because the psychic creatures are intelligent and know that the present world is dangerous for them.

However, the "Spiritual Turbulence" will forcibly throw some spiritual creatures into the present world, most of which are polluting creatures, these monsters have no intelligence, and they are powerful, and will cause terrible damage to the stability of the present world.

"I will carry out my father's will and hereby officially launch the second phase of the 'Spirit Investigation Project', with the aim of investigating the truth about the turmoil in the spirit world and putting the danger to an end. The specific candidates are as follows......"

The prince spoke slowly, and read out a series of names, all of whom were members of the Imperial Inquisition, including Chen Lun.

There are more than 80 people in total, divided into nine groups to conduct at the same time, corresponding to nine presiding judges, each leading a group.

"Compared to the first phase of the United Seven Gods Church personnel, this time only the Imperial Inquisition went alone, and the reason for this is not for me, you should also be able to think of ......"

Prince Dazlet shook his head.

"There is no harmony between the churches of the Seven Gods, even if they don't want to work together, there will be a phenomenon of holding each other back, and many transcendents have died in the first phase, but they have gained little."

He put his hands behind his back, but his young appearance revealed the temperament of a king, raised his head and said with a smile:

"I believe that only the Imperial Inquisition is capable of this task...... The dossier of the first phase of the project can be viewed by all members involved in the operation, but this time I hope to hear the exact clues and valuable information. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The members of the Imperial Inquisition stood up and saluted Dazlet's chest.

[Trigger Main Quest: Phase 2 Spiritual Investigation!] 】

Mission Description: When the Empire discovers that the turmoil in the spirit world is becoming more and more severe, it intends to send the transcendent to investigate, and Prince Dazlet summons the members of the Imperial Inquisition to place his hopes on this.

You are a new addition to the Imperial Inquisition and are on the list of actions. (Note: Declining a mission will have serious consequences!) ）

Objective: To investigate the cause and truth of the turmoil in the spiritual realm.

Rewards: 45W XP, 1000 Gold Pounds, 15 Attribute Points, 5 Special Attribute Points, 5 Regional Popularity, One Imperial Inquisition A-Rank Merit, Dazlet's Favorability, and Unknown Rewards.

'Main quest? So the action I'm involved in now is equivalent to a warm-up before version 2.0...... Things will become clear when players go live after the update ends, and the forces will gather players to march into the spirit realm to face the tide of pollution pouring out of the dark world. ’

Chen Lun thought to himself.

'Take the task. ’

Without the slightest hesitation, he accepted the task.

At the same time, Chen Lun thought of another thing.

'I remember that Mr. Biles and her lover Yulan participated in the first phase of the spiritual investigation, and Yulan also died in that operation, which led to a series of tragedies that followed......

He sighed.

At the same time, Chen Lun also saw the shadow of the 2.0 version of his previous life from the introduction of this operation...... He still remembered that the name of that version was "Dark Resurgence", and the main plot was about the source of the turmoil in the spirit world, which was the unknowable change in the dark world in the depths of the spirit world, which led to the explosion of polluted creatures, from the third layer to the second layer, and then from the shallow layer to the present world, which finally seriously affected the safety of the empire.

"The next specific action plan will be formulated by the nine chief judges, and it is best to start in these few days, not to delay too long."

The prince commanded.

The nine presiding judges nodded in understanding.

At this time, one of the middle-aged men in military uniforms with medals on their chests stood up and said to Chen Lun and several other members of the Imperial Inquisition present:

"You guys come with me."

Chen Lun had already known the identity of the middle-aged man in front of him through the introduction of the steward before, and it was his direct boss in the imperial court, Judge McCollin.

A powerful veteran official high-ranking man.

"Yes, Chief McCollin."

Chen Lun bowed his head slightly, and followed McCollin with seven other men and women, and walked into one of the secret rooms in the conference hall.

In addition to them, the rest of the presiding judge did the same, gathering the members involved in the operation, and each went into a secret room to plan and deploy.

Inside the secret room.

McCollin expertly pressed the light switch on the wall, and the chandelier on the ceiling lit up, illuminating the round table and a circle of chairs below.

"Sit down."

She whispered, and she sat down on the throne.

When everyone was seated, McCollin took out a thick file file, placed it on the table, and tapped it with his fingers.

"The file for the last issue of the investigation is here, so you don't have to bother to apply for it...... In fact, there is not much valuable content, because at that time, the people of the Church of the Seven Gods only advanced to the third level of the spiritual realm, and they came to the same conclusion, that is, the source of pollution is the deeper 'dark world'. ”

McCallin's expression was calm, and his majestic gaze swept over everyone.

"So the goal of your next mission is very clear, that is, to pass through the spirit world, to reach the deepest 'dark world', and go there to find the truth about pollution."

She held out an index finger.

"I only have one request for you, and that is to come back alive as much as possible, can you do it?"

Presiding Judge McCollin smiled.

Everyone suddenly had a feeling of being cared for and loved, and they couldn't help but feel warm.

"We'll try to get the job done and come back alive, sir."

One of the female members nodded solemnly.

"Hmm."

McCollin bowed.

Then she said:

"This operation is divided into nine groups, and we are the first group, and as the presiding judge, I have other important things to take care of, so I will not personally participate in the investigation process...... You are all the elite of the Medium Order Transcendentals, and I believe you can do a good job. ”

McCollin looked at Chen Lun.

"The captain of this operation is Jack, and you need to listen to his command throughout the whole process, and you can't make any decisions."

Chen Lun was a little surprised, but still nodded in agreement.

"Yes, Judge McCollin."

Hearing the appointment of the presiding judge, several of the members frowned slightly.

As a new member of the jury, Jack directly served as the captain as soon as he came, which made these old members a little unconvinced.

"Sir, but ......"

One of the male members spoke up.

McCollin interrupted him directly, with a serious expression.

"This is an order, non-negotiable...... As the elite selected by the empire, you should know very well that the strength of the mysterious realm is respected, Jack's strength is not comparable to the extraordinary sequence five, the dark world is full of dangers, and he is responsible for you to lead the team. ”

Several unconvinced members took a deep breath and finally responded in a deep voice.

"We see, sir."

They looked at the future captain, Jack, only to see that he had only responded with a polite smile.

"Alright, let's adjourn."

McCollin stood up.

"Today and tomorrow, you will go to the site of the trial team to prepare, and leave at ten o'clock in the morning the day after tomorrow."

"Yes! Sir! ”