Intramuroline Kloster.

Generous church district.

Chen Lun's body was walking out of the arch alone, standing beside the marble pillar, turning his head to look into the distance of the road. A carriage was slowly approaching from the end, coming to a halt in front of him.

The coachman, who seemed to travel back and forth between the central area and the upper and lower districts all the year round, was very familiar with the man in the black hat in front of him, and hurriedly took off his bowler hat to greet him, and called Father Jack with a respectful expression.

"May the God of the Covenant bless you."

Chen Lun bowed his head in response.

He turned his gaze to the carriage door, and saw a fair-skinned young man wearing round-rimmed glasses, carrying a huge painting bag and descending from it.

It was Noah, who I hadn't seen in months.

"Ah, Mr. Jack, are you waiting for me here?"

The young man was a little surprised, and then scratched his short silver-white hair shyly. Although he was still the same introvert, he clearly showed joy.

Chen Lun handed the coachman a dozen silver coins, and did not care about the other party's repeated thanks, took Noah's shoulder, and led him into the church area.

"Well, the Pale Seal senses and knows you're back."

Chen Lun said with a chuckle, and touched the young man's head affectionately.

The coachman, who was about to leave, was quite surprised to see this scene. When the boy got into the car, he felt that his words and deeds were aristocratic, but he did not expect that this little guest turned out to be Father Jack's "younger brother".

Perhaps in the eyes of unsuspecting others, the relationship between these two is more like brothers...... But Chen Lun didn't care about this, he said to Noah in a slow voice:

"It's tiring to travel outside, let's go eat something first, take a break, and we can talk about the experience of this time slowly."

"Yes, Mr. Jack."

Noah nodded.

"During this time, I was out and about with Miss Lutina, and I missed everyone every day, as well as the food that Miss Floy cooked...... Hey. ”

He smiled embarrassedly as he spoke.

Chen Lun Waner told him that he would get what he wanted later, because Floy learned of his return, was cooking dinner, and had cooked two steaks for him.

"That's great!"

Noah seemed very happy.

The two of them came to the hall on the first floor of the residential area with a smile, and found that it was empty, and he immediately asked suspiciously:

"Mr. Jack, what about the others?"

"A few days ago, the prince issued an important imperial directive, asking the major forces to summon the undead strangers to hunt in the spirit realm and stop the spread of the pollution tide...... Pretty much everyone else went to help. ”

Chen Lun poured a glass of water and explained.

"I see, I've heard some news during this time, and it seems that the matter is really serious...... I'm sorry, Mr. Jack, I couldn't help, but now that I'm back, let me join from tomorrow! ”

Noah put down his bag and said to him.

"Of course, if you will."

Chen Lun nodded in agreement.

As he spoke, he pointed upstairs again.

"Before you came, the church area underwent a major renovation, and in addition to your separate room, I had the craftsmen design and build a large studio for you, which is well soundproofed and lighted."

"Oh! That's great news! Thank you, Mr. Jack! ”

Noah's eyes widened and he hurriedly thanked him.

Chen Lun waved his hand and motioned for him to sit down and talk about what had happened during this time. Noah obediently sat down on the sofa, ate the snacks that Miss Floy had prepared, and told the head of the regiment about his travels.

It turned out that after he had left with Rutina, he had traveled around the royal city, visiting almost every town and village, and in the process, Lutina had him try to depict every scenery he saw.

According to Noah's basic skills, this is actually not a problem, but this painting teacher is very "picky", always finding faults in Noah's paintings and asking them to correct them.

The most said sentence is-

"This work has no soul."

If he can't paint a picture that satisfies him, then the journey will stay where he is. At first, Noah seems very confused, because even if Lutina points out the problem, he doesn't understand it very well.

"The teacher told me a lot at that time, and he told me that there are generally two kinds of artists in this world, the first is motivated by the injustice of society, the country and even the world, and wants to shock the world with his own works, which can be called 'external artists'. The second is influenced by his own experience, there is too much impulse to express, so his paintings are mostly to convey his own emotions and focus on technique, which he calls the 'inner artist'......"

Noah took a sip of black tea and spoke eloquently.

Chen Lun asked with considerable interest:

"Did Miss Lutina say, which one do you belong to?"

"Nope."

Noah shook his head.

"Because the teacher doesn't seem to like either of these artists very much...... He said that the outward artist who profited from the suffering of others, while the inward artist, who only cared about the expression of individuality, fell into the obstacle of selfishness...... Only the third type of 'spectator artist' can paint the greatest masterpieces, record everything that happens from an absolutely objective point of view, and he wants me to be like that. ”

Chen Lun did not have any attainments in art and philosophy, he just nodded, indicating that he was listening.

"During this journey, the teacher taught me a lot, not only in painting...... The things I experienced along the way, seemingly ordinary, but also hidden the truth of the world, have changed almost half of my concepts, and have also profoundly influenced my paintings, and even my understanding of supernatural powers. ”

The corners of Noah's mouth filled with joy.

"Mr. Jack, although I haven't paid attention to my mysterious accumulation in the past few months, I have unknowingly reached the limit of Sequence 6, and I am now preparing to start the promotion ceremony of [Boneman]."

Chen Lun raised his eyebrows, and unfolded his peep to investigate the young man, and sure enough, Noah had already risen to the full level of sequence six.

"Very good, Noah."

He nodded with satisfaction and appreciation, and sighed:

"Miss Lutina is worthy of being a Sequence Three Sage, even if he is a high-ranking person in the natural realm, it can be of great help to you in your trek on the path of flesh and blood."

"Yes, I always feel that the teacher is full of knowledge and knows a lot of things...... Just like Mr. Jack. ”

Noah nodded in agreement.

When Chen Lun heard his last sentence, he thought it was flattery, and secretly said that Noah, this kid has not seen him for a few months, and he has learned to pat on the back...... Unexpectedly, when he looked up, the young man's face was full of seriousness and sincerity.

He suddenly thought to himself, it turns out that I have such a high status in Noah's heart?

Somehow, Chen Lun felt both funny and very touched.

"Has Miss Lutina returned to the Great Forest of Coleridge?"

Chen Lun refilled the tea for the two and asked casually.

"No, after the trip, the teacher said that he would stay in the royal city for a while...... It seems to be saying that he is going to visit an old friend in the Church of the Moon, and that he will also be invited to the prince's birthday next month. ”

Noah replied.

"Friends of the Church of the Moon?"

Chen Lun raised his eyebrows.

In his impression, Lutina, as a saintess of the Natural Sect, should not deal with the Church of the Seven Gods, but he didn't expect to have friends in the Moon Church.

"Well, it's the current head of the Moon Church branch in Aintraus, Sister Olmedo...... I heard the teacher casually mention that he had known two friends of the Moon Church many years ago, one of whom was His Majesty Olmedo, and the other was unaware. ”

Noah said honestly.

Chen Lun nodded.

The "Sister Olmedo" in Noah's mouth he knew that he had met at the imperial meeting held by the prince, and the other party seemed to be an old man who did not smile, giving people a cold feeling.

"Alright, let's talk about it first, it's time to eat."

Chen Lun saw Floy coming with a plate, so he said to Noah with a smile.

"Well, I didn't eat on the way back, and I was a little hungry."

Noah nodded expectantly.

Chen Lun got up and walked over, took the plate from Floy's hand, the two looked at each other and smiled, and immediately took Noah to the restaurant area together.

"I'm going to call Connie Maggie and ......"

Floy whispered.

"No, you don't."

Chen Lun took her hand, and then conveyed the message to Maggie in the research room upstairs, Connie in the workshop at the back of the square, and Alex who didn't know where to run and lazy through the "Pale Seal".

Soon after, the restaurant was filled with the ladies' cries of surprise and the welcome to Noah's return.

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It's early September.

On the lawn of the Generous Church District, Antonio the cow is playing with the little white cat Bib and the hedgehog Dingding. Several members of the Black Cat Samurai Team sat on the stone carvings on the side, wanting to join but not daring, pretending to wipe their machetes while looking at the black-hatted man under the parasol not far away.

"Let's go play, I'm going to give you a holiday today, it's enough to have them patrol the church district twenty-four hours a day."

Chen Lun sat on the chair and smiled and pointed to the black crystal puppet passing behind him.

Hearing what the regiment commander said, the black cats looked at each other, and then slowly put down the machete in their hands, and then tentatively climbed down from the stone carving, and finally, they hesitated to walk towards Anton and them.

Seeing this, Chen Lun couldn't help but wonder, these black cats brought out from the dream world actually still retain a very primitive purity in their hearts, but the heavy experience and burden of the past have made them trained as warriors since they were young.

Now that they have followed themselves, they should be allowed to enjoy a normal life.

Chen Lun glanced at the black cats who were slowly integrating into the "circle", smiled knowingly, and immediately opened the panel to take a look.

For most of the past half a month, the players under his command have been fighting with polluted creatures in the spirit world, and although the frequency of pop-up kill rewards is not as frequent as during the Western War, the victory is long-lasting and endless.

And the reward for killing polluted creatures is obviously much higher than it was back then, with an average of 100 to 200 experience points each time.

So far, even if Chen Lun hasn't done anything, he has accumulated more than four million experience points, and he plans to upgrade the sub-profession [Inscription Master] to the full level at one time after a while.

At this time, another prompt box popped up -

[Circus player "Mr. Oblivion" kills the son of the old gods "Didak" (Pollution Source Passage), and you gain 10,000 experience points!] 】

"Huh?"

Chen Lun raised his eyebrows.

'Someone killed the Deedak Bug?' ’

He thought about it, after most of the player's leveling up for more than half a month, I'm afraid the average level has risen a notch, plus after adapting to the environment, as long as enough players are gathered, prepare potion bombs and damage-type tricks, and after a siege with command and cooperation, it is not impossible to do this.

After all, the kind of Deedak bug that is the "pollution source channel" does not have any combat effectiveness, but is very resistant to beating, and with the urine nature of the player who suffers more and more, it is only a matter of time before he overthrows this level of "elite monsters".

'The speed at which the players are growing is really amazing......'

Chen Lun shook his head and sighed secretly in his heart.

A few days ago, he found out through the game forum that several players who were promoted to the sequence had appeared one after another, and the situation of Polaris taking the lead had changed.

It may not be long before there will be more and more mid-sequence players, and even become the norm in the first echelon.

'Golov, Barton, and Morey, indeed, are just ordinary people with average talent, who happened to step into the realm of mystery and struggled at the bottom for many years, even if they later joined the circus and received all kinds of help from me, they were still caught up by players in this version......

Chen Lun was a little emotional.

Of course, people like Floi, Noah, and Antonio, who were boss-level in the original worldline, have a terrifying growth rate and have a specific template, even if players can take advantage of the loopholes, it will be difficult to match them...... What's more, their fate has been changed by me, and the ceiling of the future will only be higher, and they will no longer be trapped in place by the established direction. ’

After his thoughts, he took a sip of the cold milk he had in hand.

At this time, he noticed that there was actually more than one prompt box just now, but he didn't notice it at the first time.

[You have killed 100 children of the old gods "Didak", and the curse "Blasphemous" is even stronger! 】

【Blasphemous Man LV2 (Cursed)】

Curse Description: Your hands are stained with the blood of the rich, fresh descendants of the gods, and will be inscribed with this mark as a "living sacrifice" for revenge, attracting the attention of the followers of the ancient god Distack, the "father of darkness", the deity of the gods, and other sons of the gods!

Cursed Effect: -2 for all attributes (Cursed Skin is active, this effect is immune)

Chen Lun was a little surprised.

He didn't expect that the sons of the ancient gods killed by the players under his command could also be counted on his head, and this curse was still marked when he teamed up with Mr. Bottle and Pot to get rid of the first Didaq worm, but he saw that [Cursed Skin] could make it immune and increase his own attributes in reverse, so he kept it.

After such a long time, he had ignored this curse a little, and if it weren't for the hint of the curse's level increase, he might have forgotten about it.

'During this time, the avatar of fraud has been searching for Carmen's traces at the end of the darkness, and must have killed some Deedak bugmen along the way, and the one that the player killed just met the conditions for the curse to be raised......

Chen Lun thought to himself.

"Forget it, anyway, for me, this curse is harmless, but it can also improve some attributes, and it can be regarded as turning waste into treasure." ’

He smiled, and didn't care anymore.

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Another few days passed.

On September 9, 4420 in the solar calendar, the 23rd birthday of the Sun Prince Dazlet arrived, and many residents took their families to celebrate with their families.

In the evening.

Chen Lun, dressed in a black suit and a top hat, led Floy, who was dressed in an expensive black and purple evening dress, and boarded the exquisite carriage sent by the palace.

He was smiling, his expression was the same as usual, but his heart was full of solemnity.

Because he knew that Princess Anna and the Sun Cross Society would be doing something to Prince Dazlet at the upcoming palace dinner.

"There may be an unexpected situation at the dinner party in a moment, and if the situation is out of control, I will send you back to the church district."

Chen Lun sat in the carriage and used [Thought Transmission] to give Floy a preventive shot. The latter was stunned for a moment, and then didn't ask much, just nodded obediently.

In the end, it was the beautiful eyes of the lilac staring, and said softly:

"You also have to make sure you are safe first, and if you are in danger, I will not leave...... Even if you bring me back, I'll go to you. ”

(End of chapter)