Inner city of Amber.
An ordinary building.
In an office on the top floor, Mona was correcting some documents with a tired look.
Recently, the sudden arrival of the undead strangers has caused a series of problems. Many criminal cases have been investigated and found to be caused by these chaotic undead.
The public security station is busy as always, and the shelter, as an official supernatural institution, is also under great pressure.
Fortunately, the "Undead Prison" was established in a timely manner, and a large number of undead were gradually imprisoned, which posed a great deterrent to their group, and the crime rate began to steadily decline.
At this moment, there was a knock on the office door.
Knock knock...
"Come in."
Mona put down the documents in her hand and spoke.
The door opened and Mona rubbed her temple and looked up.
The person who came was her senior, Ralph.
"Team Leader Mona, thank you for your hard work."
Ralph handed over a new document.
"This is a report on the situation at the circus, and there is also a letter from Jackspeight addressed to you alone..."
Mona thanked her and then opened the file.
"During this period of time, thanks to the circus, they helped suppress many undead..."
A long-lost smile appeared on Mona's face.
"Mr. Jack is indeed an admirable and righteous man."
She asked Ralph to sit down and opened the letter Jack had given her.
After a while, she couldn't help but frown.
"Akbin may not be the culprit of the plague...?"
At this time, Ralph heard her words and shook his head.
"Impossible! This is an order personally issued by the Lord Judge. It can't be wrong!"
Mona nodded, but her eyes showed thought.
Because Jack not only gave speculations in the letter, but also added some valuable clues, including specific discoveries in the village during the field investigation.
"Jack didn't confirm it either. He just told us this information and let us make our own judgment..."
Mona said.
She poured a cup of tea for Ralph, who took a sip and said:
"The predictions given by fate are always specious... We should firmly believe in the will of the Chief Judge."
"Um."
Mona remembered something, rummaged in the drawer, took out a crumpled note and handed it to Ralph.
"This is a report letter from several undead strangers a few days ago. They said they found traces of Akbin."
Ralph put down his teacup, frowned, picked up the note and took a look at it.
"What are you going to do?"
"I sent people to investigate based on the clues and indeed found traces he left behind, so I reported it to Fossil City... The 'Executioner Squad' has already set out, and now it may be..."
Before Mona could finish her words, the notepad on the table suddenly vibrated.
Buzz!
She took a glance and was stunned, with disbelief in her eyes.
Ralph noticed her strangeness and asked:
"Team Leader Mona, what happened?"
Mona was silent for a while, then said in a hoarse voice:
"The Executioner Squad... was wiped out!"
"What?!"
Ralph stood up quickly and said in shock.
“That’s the elite team of extraordinary people in the shelter… How could it be possible?! Ackbin is only a [Sequence 6] extraordinary person at most. Could it be that he has helpers?!”
"No... not Akbin."
Mona handed over the notepad and shook her head.
"The one who did it was a Class A fugitive - Black Knight Byers!"
Ralph picked up the notepad and looked at it, his face turning extremely ugly.
"It's him! The Sun Church and the Moon Church in the main city of Huabang have been hunting him down, but he actually escaped to Amber City...?! He even dared to attack our 'Executioner Squad' in the internment camp! How arrogant!"
Mona hesitated for a moment.
"I've read the files on the Sunflower City defection case. The local internment camp also dispatched an 'Executioner Squad' to hunt him down... Maybe Byers mistakenly thought that our 'Executioner Squad' was hunting him down? So he attacked and killed him?"
"I'm more inclined to believe that he's seeking revenge! He's provoking!"
Ralph gritted his teeth.
"The Black Knight Byers is very powerful, and his purpose is unknown. I will ask the Chief Judge for support as soon as possible!"
Mona said in a deep voice.
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Dongyang and his group of ten players met again at Jack Manor.
They can be said to have enjoyed a very prosperous period during this period.
Being the first batch of extraordinary players in the public beta, they became the subject of much discussion among the players. The most popular one among them was the casual player Polaris.
He is now the veritable "Brother Beizi" and is sought after by many players.
The popularity of Goutou Jin and Wangwang Wuji is also quite high, thanks to the fact that they both fought against Polaris for several moves before and survived the defeat.
In addition to the "Hercules" player organization they created later, hundreds of players also joined at this time. Among them, more than 30 people entered the Iron Fist Gang through recommendation and were working hard to level up, waiting for the opportunity to advance to the circus.
"Everyone is here, let's go buy the tickets and then make the next move!"
Dongyang looked at the others and spoke.
Everyone had no objection and nodded at him.
The group entered the first floor of the villa and saw Jack sitting on the sofa waiting.
"Mr. Jack."
Dongyang greeted him respectfully.
Others also greeted him, and Chen Lun smiled and nodded in response.
"Please take a seat."
He spoke.
"Polaris, sit over here."
Chen Lun pointed to the sofa next to him.
Polaris was slightly startled, then, under the surprised gazes of Dongyang and others, he sat on the other side.
Chen Lun took out a bottle of ordinary extraordinary wine and poured him a glass himself.
"Please, as a farewell gift for your next battle."
Polaris looked at the others, raised the corner of his mouth slightly, picked up the wine glass and took a sip.
The next second, his eyes lit up.
"——This wine can improve attributes in a short period of time!"
Polaris spoke in the chat room.
"!!"
Dongyang and others widened their eyes.
"——This is special treatment?!"
"——No! Jack is too partial!"
"——Damn it! Why didn't I become Jack's student! Then I could sit next to him and drink the wine he poured for me with his own hands!"
The ending tone is indignant.
"Mr. Jack, this wine..."
Dongyang asked tentatively.
Chen Lun showed an apologetic expression.
"This is not for sale. The quantity is very limited. It may be open for exchange in the future."
Dongyang, Chenxi and others suddenly felt a little depressed.
"——I have to say, Polaris is really lucky!"
He said sourly.
After calming down, Dongyang spoke to Chen Lun:
"Mr. Jack, we want to exchange some items."
"no problem."
Chen Lun secretly activated the exchange function of the panel.
The golden word "Exchange" popped up above his head again.
Players clicked on it, found the "Wonderland Admission Ticket , and chose to buy it.
But they were surprised to find that next to the admission ticket, there was a new product called "Wonderland - Kazt Town Information (Pollution Tide)", which was priced at five times the price of the admission ticket, 500 gold pounds plus 500 contribution points.
"——What do you mean? Should we buy this information?"
Dog-headed gold asked.
"——Buy it! If everyone contributes a little, it won't be expensive in total. And don't you see the obvious hint? This dungeon mission is definitely difficult. We really need this kind of intelligence!"
Dongyang replied.
"——And Jack clearly wrote in the letter that this challenge mission can be continued every month. Buying this information means that it will be done once and for all."
Chenxi spoke in the chat room.
"——Let's vote!"
Everyone voted in the chat room, and the final result was that everyone pooled money to buy this information!
As elite players, they all knew the importance of intelligence, and anything that could be solved with money was no problem.
Chen Lun took the money, gave them the admission tickets to the wonderland and the information, and smiled secretly in his heart.
'Originally, this information was meant for them. After all, these players are still too weak... The pollution tide is too difficult for them, so we must give them some small help. It's very generous of me to charge a small fee for this little help.'
When all the players were ready, Chen Lun snapped his fingers.
Bang!
The flames burned up all the tickets in the hands of the ten people, creating a full sense of ceremony.
Chen Lun recalled the classic line from "Philip's Adventures in Wonderland":
"It quietly entered my dream."
boom!
Everyone once again experienced white light, trance, chaos and withdrawal.
With a sudden start, the surrounding environment changed suddenly.
"Where is this place?"
Dongyang looked around in surprise.
They appeared in front of a stone bridge, with a statue of a giant cat standing next to it.
bite!
Everyone received a task prompt box at this time——
[Trigger B-level mission: Protect Kazt! ]
Mission Description: The town of Kazt, where the white cats live, is plagued by the "pollution tide". In the middle of every month, polluted creatures will collectively attack Kazt.
Today is the day when the pollution tide is coming. Dear warriors from other places, please guard the town of Kazt and resist the attack of the pollution tide!
Mission rewards: Depends on your contribution. Prize pool: Experience points, currency, circus contribution points, extraordinary wine, strange objects (random), and [Sequence 9] extraordinary knowledge (random).
“What a great reward!”
Dongyang sighed after reading the task box.
“This also means that the difficulty is not low.”
Chen Xi said.
Dog-headed Gold and Forgotten Wuji looked at each other and said:
"So let's take a look at the intelligence strategy first. I'm afraid we won't have time later."
"Okay."
A group of players gathered together, and Dongyang opened the information he got from Jack - actually just a few sheets of paper.
After a while.
"So, this town actually has soldiers defending it, and we are just there to assist?"
"That should be the case. After all, the pollution tide consists of hundreds of polluted creatures that are comparable to extraordinary beings. If we confront them head-on, we will definitely not be able to defeat them."
"The intelligence also mentioned that we only need to delay the pace of the pollution tide's attack as much as possible to buy time for the city defense soldiers to attack."
"Yes, but even so, we are under a lot of pressure... Fortunately, we have all been promoted to extraordinary people and have some strength. If we had come in before, I'm afraid we would have melted the moment we fought."
The players exchanged a few words briefly and then walked onto the stone bridge.
At this time, they saw two white cats walking towards them quickly with shields and swords in hand.
"Another cat like this!"
Gnoll was startled, and he instantly thought of the black cat that killed them instantly.
"Don't be nervous, it should be the townspeople described in the mission."
Polaris spoke up.
"Everyone please follow me, the pollution wave is about to begin."
A white cat warrior said.
Dongyang and others looked at each other and nodded.
Then two white cats led the way in front, and the players followed behind.
The white cat warriors were whispering to each other, chatting about something, and occasionally looking at the players behind them.
"——What are they talking about?"
Horse man speaking in the chat room.
"——Maybe they are surprised at our strength. After all, the ten of us are extraordinary beings, and we are their 'saviors'!"
The gold nugget replied.
"Are these the creatures summoned by the Favored One? They look so weak."
"Yes, I'm afraid he can't even beat the weakest of the White Cat Warriors, but we shouldn't question the Master of Favors, he must have his reasons for doing so."
"Uh-huh."
The two white cats were communicating in low voices.
Dongyang looked at the gold nugget speechlessly and threw his investigation results into the chat room.
"——Don't you see the panel of this white cat warrior? Its attributes are much higher than ours! Although it is not as good as the black cat we encountered before, it is more than enough to kill us."
“——Good fellow! I’ve been promoted to a superhuman, but I’m not even as good as a cat!”
Goutoujin said.
Everyone was chatting in the chat room, and unknowingly followed the white cat warrior who led the way into the town and climbed up the city wall.
They saw a one-eyed white cat and a short-legged tabby brown walking towards them.
"My fellow warriors, I'll trouble you from now on."
High Priest Daye spoke.
Everyone threw probes at the two cats and was secretly frightened. They saw a uniform sense of uncertainty and obvious warning of danger.
"Leave it to us, Mr. Daye."
Dongyang patted his chest.
"We will definitely help stop the pollution tide's attack!"
"In that case, I would like to thank you all on behalf of the white cats of Kaz'st."
Daye said.
It said a few more words to the one-eyed white cat beside it, and then temporarily left the city wall.
The one-eyed white cat Capa turned around and looked at the ten players, then said:
"This time, the pollution wave is very afraid of fire. We can target this weakness and effectively strike them..."
It detailed some information that High Priest Daye had predicted in advance.
The players listened attentively.
On the other side, the white spire in the center of the town of Kazt.
Chen Lun was sitting on the floor of the top floor, flipping through the "Cat God Cult Book". He had taken time out from time to time , and today he finally read the last page.
[《Cat God Cult Scriptures》 (Current progress 100%)! ]
[By reading carefully, you gain 1000 experience points, 1 skill point and 1 attribute point! ]
"call……!"
Chen Lun let out a long sigh.
The entire "Cat God Cult Scriptures" brought him a total of 20,000 experience points, 5 skill points and 5 attribute points, which was very powerful.
Of course, this is also due to the increase provided by one's own [Knowledge Collector LV1 (Blessing)]. The experience points gained by reading mysterious books will be improved.
'With the attribute points that the previous players died in the wonderland, I now have 14 points. Let's add another wave of attributes.'
Chen Lun smiled.
He summoned the panel and lightly swiped his finger to add 8 points to strength, 2 points to endurance, and finally 4 points to intelligence, thus consuming all the attribute points.
His strength finally reached the low-sequence threshold of 50 points, and his endurance and intelligence were on par, reaching 40 points.
"My strength has finally caught up with my agility. Now I am fast and fierce!"
He clenched his fists, and his joints cracked.
Chen Lun was just about to close the "Cat God Cult Scriptures" and then observe the players' conditions.
But at this moment, he discovered that at the end of the last page of the book, a corner of the book was folded inward.
"Huh?"
He smoothed the corner of the book and saw words written in dark blue ink inside, which was a message.
It was Philip's handwriting.
"My friend, first of all, congratulations on finally coming to Kaz't. At the same time, I believe that you have been warmly welcomed by the cat residents, just like I was back then... There is no way, this is the most distressing thing for people like us. Being too charming is also a sin.
The pollution tide of Kaz't has existed for a long time. I have investigated its source and it seems to come from the depths of the Haze Plains, where there is a canyon...
But I advise you not to go there before you become a Magician, because it is quite dangerous. Oh, by the way, in order to prevent you from staying in Kazt for too long, I will give you a little tip...
I hid the last piece of the extraordinary knowledge of the Magician at the junction of Kazt and the Haze Plain, under the largest rock... In addition, there is a gift for you. - Your friend, Philip"
Chen Lun's heart beat faster as he looked at the message.
'The last quarter of the [Magician]'s extraordinary knowledge!'
He put down the "Cat God Cult Scriptures" and stood up.
'Then I'll go get it now!'
boom!
There was a faint noise coming from outside the spire.
Chen Lun looked out from the transparent crystal wall and saw that the pollution tide outside the city was approaching in a dark mass.
The players' defensive battle also begins at this time!