Two days passed quickly.

On this day, Chen Lun was playing cards with his subordinates in the entertainment room on the first floor of the hotel, and in addition to him, there were Floy, Maggie and Golov Barton Morey at the card table.

This kind of gameplay called "Dulac for Dummies", I don't know where it originated at the bottom of the city, and gradually became popular among the upper classes of major cities, supporting up to six people to participate together.

The specific game requires the attacker to deal cards, the defender to play a higher card to defend, and the loser to receive all the cards played into his hand, and so on...... Until one side has played all the cards in its hand, it is the winner, and as for the loser, it is naturally the "fool Dulac".

At this moment, Chen Lun and the six of them formed a group of two and two, forming three teams to fight against each other. He and Floy are on the same team, Maggie is on the same team as Morey, and Golov is on the same team as Barton.

The game was already in the heat of the day, with both Chen Lun and Floy remaining two cards in their hands, and they were only one step away from victory. But they also have strong opponents, and that's Golov and Barton, both of whom have only one card left.

"Mr. Jack, trust me to make this one, and promise that Gorlov guy can't afford it."

The bard Alex stood behind Chen Lun and Floy and said firmly.

"The viewer is silent, Alex, this is the quality of a gentleman."

Chen Lun gave him a blank look, but the latter just spread his hands with a hippie smile.

"10 of spades."

Although he said this, he also followed Alex's advice and played a card, but Golov smiled and pressed the last card on the table with a backhand.

"Jack of spades."

Naturally, Golov grabbed the dozens of gold coins on the table and divided half of them among his "teammates" Barton.

"Just a little older than you, Captain, we're welcome to these gold coins."

"Alex, I suggest you hurry out and sing now, there is a small square around the corner, which is very suitable...... Then pay the money you earn to the head of the regiment, or I'm afraid you'll die of food poisoning during dinner. ”

Although Maggie lost, she was not discouraged, she threw a dozen cards in her hand to the pile, pointed to the door and teased.

Alex shrugged.

"Oh, I don't think Mr. Jack would be so cautious, and Miss Floy is a noble lady, how could she poison her food? That's a blasphemy ...... cooking."

"Put the highly toxic ingredients I gave you last time into his steak, and add a little more dose, lest he die completely."

Chen Lun immediately turned his head to Floy and said.

"Hmm."

Floy smiled quietly and nodded in understanding.

Alex gasped on the spot.

The crowd burst out laughing.

"Go on, let's go for a walk."

Chen Lun got up and left the table at this time, patted Alex on the shoulder, and said pretending to be serious:

"You'd better win more."

"You're underestimating the great Alex, Mr. Jack, and with me, they're going to lose everything."

Alex took advantage of the situation to sit in Chen Lun's position and said unceremoniously.

Chen Lunwan smiled, glanced at Floy, and then left the entertainment room.

In fact, if he wants to win, no one can take even one copper crowe from him, but that would be too boring. Even Chen Lun wanted to lose more money to these partners in the team, otherwise they would always feel guilty if they always gave huge sums of money in the form of salaries.

After all, the three Golovs had approached him in private more than once, saying that their abilities were limited, and they couldn't help the head of the regiment do big things, and they didn't deserve so much money.

But in Chen Lun's heart, as long as he joins this team, then he is his own person...... He has always been very generous to his own people.

Leaving the hotel, he walked down the bustling streets, where all kinds of vendors passed him with carts and shouted and sold in the wind and sand. Chen Lun lowered the brim of his hat and secretly clicked on the panel.

He sighed softly, disappointment in his eyes.

'Looks like this isn't going to work......

In the past two days, some players have been very efficient in finding the supernatural forces on the wanted list, and have taken practical measures to assassinate their members, but they have not shared the expected kill rewards.

'Hmm...... Maybe only the quests related to the main story can trigger this sharing mechanism? ’

Chen Lun speculated silently in his heart.

In fact, this result is also expected by him, after all, if he can share the kill rewards of the players under his command at any time, then he can gather players in a big way, and by constantly posting tasks, players are urged to kill, so as to gain a large amount of experience points.

At that time, as long as the conditions for promotion are met, he can even soar in an instant!

This is clearly not in line with the rules of the world, even the so-called "game" mechanics...... Even if he is an outlier in the first place, there should be an underlying logic for everything, and this kind of "vicious bug" is unlikely to exist.

This is Chen Lun's understanding.

"Sir, do you want to buy cigarettes? Buy two boxes of cigarettes and get you a box of matches. ”

At this time, a shabby-dressed newsboy stopped in front of him and asked cautiously in a childish voice.

Chen Lun glanced down at the other party, this newsboy couldn't even afford the cheapest hat, with a malnourished short yellow hair, exposed to the sun, and his skin showed an abnormally dark skin.

The newsboy shielded himself from the scorching sun with one hand and the crossbody bag with the other, and looked at him sweaty, his eyes full of longing and anticipation.

"Sorry, I'm not a smoker."

Chen Lun said softly.

The newsboy was a little disappointed, and he said something to disturb Mr., and was about to leave, but at this time Chen Lun stopped him.

"Get me a newspaper, don't look for it, the rest is your tip."

Chen Lun took out a silver jue and handed it over.

The newsboy was pleasantly surprised, the newspaper was not very popular in Vulture City, where people were not interested in the so-called news, and they were not as attractive as cigarettes when they were worried about making ends meet.

"Thank you, generous sir!"

The newsboy hurriedly took out a newspaper from his crossbody bag and was about to hand it to Chen Lun, he thought about it and took out another one from it.

"You've given too much money, I'll give you an extra newspaper."

Chen Lun couldn't help but wonder.

There was no point in having an extra newspaper, but he knew that it was the only way the little one in front of him could express his gratitude, so he gladly accepted.

Carrying the newspaper for a while, Chen Lun didn't find even a wooden bench for pedestrians to rest, so in desperation, he had to find a slightly shady place on the side of the road and sit on the ground.

He opened the newspaper at random and looked at it, but he was surprised to find that at this stage when the whole empire was singing about the victory in the war, there was a negative report about the war in the west on the subpage.

"Shocking! The occupation zone is littered with corpses! ”

"According to the investigation of relevant personnel, there are four territories around Zhuangmu City in the United Kingdom of Anlong, including nineteen villages, and countless local residents have died inexplicably!"

"A total of 32 nobles, led by Marquis Giovanni, jointly protested, hoping that the royal family would severely punish individual officers of the expeditionary force for carrying out cruel 'massacres' in the occupied areas, and stating that the Trisur Empire, known for its modern civilization, should not have committed such a cruel and inhumane act."

"Reporters from many mainstream newspapers, such as Bauhinia Newspaper, Tourmaline Newspaper and Sunshine Post, went to the occupied area to investigate, but were brutally treated by the garrison and strictly forbidden to enter the interview, which is undoubtedly an act that violates the citizen's right to know, and this newspaper seriously suspects that there are conspiracies and secrets hidden in it! Hopefully, Parliament and the Royal Family will give the public an answer! ”

Chen Lun looked at the newspaper and felt a little puzzled.

He had the impression that the Imperial Army was unlikely to behave in this way, but it could not be ruled out that individual officers were extremely racist and would be very disgusted with the Anlong people.

But even so, it is unlikely that an ordinary officer would dare to disobey orders and massacre prisoners and local residents without authorization.

Chen Lun felt that there was a major hidden truth behind this matter.

Folding the newspaper and placing it under the tree, he turned to leave.

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A week later.

It's August, and the temperature is at its peak.

Chen Lun led the team and returned to the royal city tourmaline Kloster.

After settling his subordinates, he immediately used the "cloud leap" to go to the headquarters of the Generous Council, where he met with his immediate boss, Speaker Azgierro.

In the huge secret chamber, the speaker was still dressed in the same gray robe, sitting quietly on the high seat of ebony.

"Jack, two months of expedition with the army, hard work."

The Speaker said softly and kindly sat him down.

"The main force is the Imperial Army, and I only did a few small things."

Chen Lun shook his head after sitting down.

The Speaker gave him a meaningful look.

"The Prince has a detailed report on his desk that includes several of your pivotal moves, including the 'Battle of Hercule Bridgehead', the 'Battle of the Windsor River', and the 'Battle of Nabil Forest Castle'...... It can be said that you have made a great contribution to the Southwestern Battlefield. ”

He then raised his index finger, and a dark shadow descended on the marble round table in front of Chen Lun, revealing two small wooden boxes.

"As the consul of the Senate, you are already quite qualified, and this war in the west has also won glory for the parliament, and your deeds will be passed down in the mouths of the councilors, and I should give you the reward you deserve."

"I would like to thank the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Parliament for their trust and support, and I will continue to carry out my responsibilities in the next meeting."

Chen Lun lowered his head and said.

Immediately, at the signal of the speaker, he opened the two wooden boxes.

The wooden box on the left, which contains a sunflower-shaped badge, explains that it was sent by Prince Dazlet, and the "Sun Medal", which symbolizes the honor of the empire, is second only to the "Sun Medal", the highest honor, and there are not many people in history who have been able to achieve this honor.

Although there was no substantial reward, the prince said that with the medal, Chen Lun's baronial title would be promoted to viscount.

As for the wooden box on the right, there is a strange chip the size of a finger inside, the color of which is difficult to describe, and the surface has a flowing luster.

"This is a fate-based high-level mysterious substance, which was obtained by chance during this period of time, and will be used as a reward for you."

Speaker Azgil Rodao.

"You should also be about to complete the mysterious accumulation and prepare for the promotion ceremony of the Sage, it is an essential thing."

"Thank you, Speaker."

Chen Lun thanked him politely.

In fact, he had a fate-based high-order substance in hand, which was handed over to him by Philip Zento Arnold at the dark end of the fairyland.

Add this one from the Speaker, and there are two.

And the promotion ceremony of the saint requires only one copy, which makes Chen Lun somewhat "happy troubles", and he doesn't know what to use it for.

"Jack, how much do you know about the Sage Ritual?"

At this time, Azgierro sat on his high seat and spoke softly.

Chen Lun didn't know why the speaker asked this, but he still answered honestly:

"The 'Sage Ceremony' is the only way for the middle-order transcendents to move towards the higher sequence, although it is also a kind of promotion ceremony, but its difficulty is far beyond the previous one, it can be called a 'heavenly moat', stopping countless transcendents who have trekked on the path of the gods throughout the ages......"

After a pause, he saw the Speaker bow slightly, and then continued:

"As a ritual of metamorphosis from a 'mortal' to a 'mythical creature', it has several fixed requirements in either way...... The first is that you must have complete Sequence 4 mythological knowledge of your own pathway, or adjacent pathways, and have a corresponding high-sequence mysterious substance. This is followed by the peak of the mysterious accumulation of Sequence Five. Finally, it is necessary to have a certain amount of influence...... This kind of influence is similar to fame, whether it is good or bad, it must be known within a certain region or even a country. ”

"That's a good summary, it seems that you've worked hard to find relevant information and intelligence during this time......"

Speaker Azgierro gave him an approving look.

"But you have fallen into two misunderstandings, or you can say that you only see the surface."

"Misunderstandings and appearances?"

Chen Lun frowned slightly, and then said sincerely:

"Ask the speaker to clear your mind."

Azgierro nodded, chuckling.

"First of all, the Sage Ritual does not have to have a corresponding path of high-level substances, and there have been many high-ranking people in history who did not possess high-level substances when they were promoted to saints...... The reason why it is necessary is because it can improve the success rate of promotion, otherwise the risk of losing control is too great. ”

"That's ...... so"

Chen Lun's face was stunned.

"It's like a 'medicine guide', acting as a 'guide' for strength, so that the promoter can adapt to the process of transformation faster."

"'Medicine'? Well, the guide of the efficacy...... Very figurative metaphor. ”

The Speaker chewed on the unfamiliar word and nodded in agreement.

"In addition, the Sage Ritual is not limited to a high-level substance corresponding to the path, on the contrary, the more you prepare, the more mysterious accumulation you can obtain after the successful promotion...... Theoretically speaking, as long as there are enough high-level substances, you can even reach the limit of Sequence Four while being promoted to a Sage. ”

Chen Lun raised his eyebrows.

'According to the Speaker, I have two Destiny High-level substances on hand, and if I am successfully promoted, I am likely to 'skip a grade'? The main class level has soared directly? That's good news...... It can save a lot of time for accumulation, after all, the experience points required to level up are quite exaggerated now, and I am afraid that it will be even bigger after the high level! ’

Speaker Azgir Ro continued:

"As for the influence you say, it's not accurate...... In fact, it should be called an 'anchor', 'brand' or 'landmark'. It is necessary for those in high positions to expand their power and maintain human nature, so from the beginning of the ritual of the saints, there are basic requirements, which are the laws of the occult realm, and the transcendent laws that have not been passed down but must be observed. ”

After listening to the speaker's explanation, Chen Lun couldn't help but be a little surprised.

He didn't expect that the simple points on the panel about the "Sage Promotion Mission" actually had a more essential explanation in this world.

After understanding this, he had a clearer understanding of the power of the high-ranking person in his heart...... It is a dimension of power that is beyond the ordinary, and even needs to fall an indescribable "anchor" in the hearts of the people, nay, it should be said that in the hearts of any living being, even in the inanimate but substantial present world, so as to obtain the supreme mythical power!

"Thank you for your answer, Speaker."

After taking a deep breath, Chen Lun had more expectations for the Sage Ritual he was about to face.

(End of chapter)