Volume 3 Obsidian Chapter 152: The Black Knight's Test
The seating area in the living room on the first floor.
Chen Lun sat on the sofa, waiting quietly.
It was morning, and well-dressed guests could be seen coming from time to time. Most of them were men, who would either go directly into the club or wait in the lounge like Chen Lun.
Chen Lun casually looked around and found that the atmosphere of this fighting club was very good.
On the walls are hung oil paintings of bullfighting, fighting, wrestling and cold weapon combat, as well as family crests, shields and flags of some famous fighting families in history.
What interested Chen Lun more were the several long swords placed crosswise and the row of cold weapons standing in the corner.
It can be seen that this club is keen on hand-to-hand combat and cold weapon fighting. It is a circle of men who appear humble on the surface but desire blood and fighting in their hearts.
"Hey, man, want one?"
At this time, a hearty male voice came from the side.
Chen Lun turned his head and saw a middle-aged man looking at him with a smile, holding a box of cigars in his hand and gesturing to him.
"No, thank you."
Chen Lun responded with a polite smile.
"Oh, that's a pity. This is high-end stuff from the Fossil City Tobacco Bureau..."
The man raised an eyebrow and took out one to smell it.
“You don’t seem to be a member of the club. I haven’t seen you before…Are you here to take a look today? Or have you made a decision?
Let me tell you a secret. The owner of this club, Mr. Charles, is a master of swordsmanship… In addition to hosting regular fighting competitions, he occasionally teaches members advanced swordsmanship techniques.”
The man seemed very talkative. While he was talking, he skillfully cut the cigar with scissors and then lit a match with a hiss.
After waiting for the match to burn fully for a second or two, he finally brought the flame close to the cigar.
"This is to ensure that the cigar will not have a strange smell. Hey, this is my personal experience..."
The man took a puff of his cigar, then seemed to suddenly realize that he hadn’t introduced himself, and held out his hand.
"Haha, my name is Sibert, an unemployed vagrant. What about you, sir?"
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Siebert."
Chen Lun smiled and shook hands with him, saying casually:
"Jack, is running a winery."
He looked at the easy-going man, Siebert.
The other party was definitely not an unemployed vagrant. Judging from his clothes and conversation, he was most likely a nobleman.
I have to say, this guy should be in his 30s or 40s, but he shaved his beard clean. With his handsome and dandy appearance, he has a unique charm.
"Oh, winery! I must try Mr. Jack's wine if I get a chance!"
Siebert laughed.
At this time, the waitress came over.
"Mr. Jack, this way please."
She bowed respectfully and extended her hand in greeting.
"Mr. Charles is waiting in the reception room."
"Thank you for your help."
Chen Lun stood up and adjusted his black hat.
He then turned to look at Sibert on the sofa and said goodbye to him.
"Oh, Mr. Jack, go ahead and do your work... I have a sword fighting class to attend later. This is a high-end service of the club. You should try it if you have a chance."
Siebert made faces and if you didn't listen carefully to what he said, you would think he was going to a private room to choose a technician of your choice.
Chen Lun followed the waitress upstairs and stopped in front of a room at the corner of the third floor.
"Mr. Charles is in there."
The waitress whispered, raising her hand to signal.
Then, she bowed slightly, turned and left.
Knock knock...
Chen Lun knocked on the door.
"Come in, Mr. Jack."
A calm middle-aged male voice came from inside.
Chen Lun pushed the door open and walked in.
What came into view was a spacious room, with a tall bookcase on each side, and a sofa and coffee table in the middle. The window on one side was open for ventilation, and the whole room was well lit.
A middle-aged man wearing a burgundy suit and a black bow tie was sitting on the sofa, reading an old book.
When the door opened, he looked up and saw Chen Lun coming in, so he put down the book in his hand and stood up to greet him.
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Jack."
Charles shook hands with Chen Lun and then motioned for him to sit down.
"Hello, Mr. Charles."
Chen Lun sat on the sofa and glanced at the old book that the other party had placed on the coffee table. The text on it was very thin and difficult to read, but there were several black and white pictures that seemed to be screenshots of photos taken by the archaeological team.
There are several tall statues in the photo, with blurred faces and tall figures.
"Mr. Jack is also interested in ancient history?"
Charles spoke softly.
Chen Lun looked up at him and found that this middle-aged man was somewhat unique. There was a fresh yellow orchid in the chest pocket of his burgundy suit.
"Yes, Mr. Charles, I think many unknowns are hidden in the lost past."
Chen Lun smiled.
Charles nodded silently, seeming to agree with his point of view.
"This book records an archaeological operation that took place many years ago. A professor from a university in the main city led a team that excavated seven giant statues from an ancient ruin. They seemed to be statues of gods from more than 3,000 years ago..."
He picked up the old book, flipped it over , and handed it to Chen Lun.
"Look, isn't it amazing?"
Chen Lun took a closer look and found that the seven statues in the picture were somewhat inconsistent with what he had imagined.
The three gods who appeared in female form were all young and not old. This was somewhat different from what Chen Lun had seen in the oil painting "The Banquet of the Seven Gods".
"Without Moonlight..."
Chen Lun frowned slightly and looked carefully. He saw a blurry moon pattern on the base of a statue.
But he discovered that the statue was indeed a young woman.
"Is the God of the Moon Path... the same one? Has there been a change in the past three thousand years?"
Chen Lun guessed.
In his impression, whether in his past life or this life, the god at the end of the moon's path is the Moonlight Lady, a kind and amiable old lady.
'Or is it that the so-called images of gods are mostly guessed by mortals... because no one has ever seen them?'
Chen Lun pondered for a moment, and then found something surprising in the picture in the old book.
His eyes narrowed.
On the patterns on the bases of the seven statues, there is no trace of the [Earth Faction] at all!
The only difference of the statue is that there is a simple circle pattern on its base, which seems to be a starting point, a period, or a ring.
Moving your eyes upwards, the image of the statue is that of a thin old man, sitting quietly, unremarkable, not like a great being at all.
"I believe you can see it, Mr. Jack... He was once one of the seven great gods, but was later replaced by the God of the Earth, 'Ni Weng'."
Charles whispered.
He slowly closed the old book, and then with a flick of his finger, the book disappeared.
"Do you know where the archaeological team went? They all died, and the seven statues that were excavated were once again buried by the collapsed ruins...
This is a truth that should not be known to the world. Anyone who knows it will be cursed and die. The records in this old book should not exist either. If it appears in the world again, it will crumble into dust and disappear completely from this world...
Are you afraid of curses, Mr. Jack?"
Charles looked at Chen Lun calmly and spoke slowly.
[You have read the truth of history and are cursed by the earth! [Poison of History LV1]! ]
[Poison of History LV1 (Curse)]
Curse description: Because you know the history that you should not know, you will be punished by the earth.
Curse effect: Every once in a while, you will be crushed by the "wheel of history" and threatened by the "same history".
'The curse of history...'
Chen Lun stared at the club owner .
From the moment he walked in and sat down, I had a vague feeling that the other person was not simple.
From the old book he showed, the words he spoke, and his subsequent behavior, it can be confirmed that he has a mysterious origin and is not an ordinary club owner.
But from the sensory feedback, we know that Charles is indeed an ordinary person, not a supernatural person... If that is the case, he shouldn't be so knowledgeable about the mysterious field.
"Knowledge itself is a curse, Mr. Charles. It makes people rational, and rationality is the most terrible poison in the world..."
Chen Lun answered expressionlessly.
"I am not afraid of being cursed. I am only worried that I will die in a meaningless corner due to my ignorance."
Charles looked at him deeply, then gave him a meaningful smile.
[Byerswolf's favorability towards you has increased! Currently it is friendly! ]
Chen Lun's pupils shrank.
The club owner in front of me, named Charles, turned out to be...
"Black Knight" Byers!
A side story character in the public beta 1.0 version, [Moon Faction Sequence 5 - Black Knight], the "former captain of the Purple Moonlight Squad" who is being hunted down by the Sun Church, the Moon Church and the shelter.
"Purple Moonlight" is the elite superhuman force of the Church of the Moon, usually stationed in large city-states and is one of the most powerful superhuman teams in the empire.
'Why is he here?!'
Chen Lun was extremely surprised.
Logically speaking, Byers' storyline mission should have to wait until a few months after the public beta test, in another state city area...
[Trigger B-level hidden mission: The Black Knight's Test! ]
Mission Description: For some reason, the Black Knight Byers' attention was drawn to Amber City, and he subsequently became curious about you and decided to test you.
If you pass the test, it will affect his next plan and deployment, and perhaps let you participate in it. If you fail the test, you will also die tragically under the curse of history.
Mission Reward: 10,000 experience points, 20 gold pounds, Byers's favorability, and [Moon Faction Sequence 8] Superb Knowledge *1
After reading the task instructions, Chen Lun thought for a while and finally chose to accept it.
This was a strong man standing at the end of the middle sequence, only one step away from becoming a saint. If he could gain his friendship, it would be of great help to both himself and the team in the future.
In addition, he was quite familiar with the plot of the "Black Knight" Byers, so he had an advantage.
As for the threat of the curse...
It just so happens that it can be solved together with Noah’s problem.
'This curse seems to have a high weight, but it is only level 1 after all... Just looking at its description, it is a little hard to understand.'
Chen Lun thought.
'What do you mean by the rolling of the wheels of history, the threat of the same history...?'
