The retro knight armor and gray robe bestowed by the Speaker are both extraordinary items. The former has a certain defensive ability, while the latter can keep people awake at all times and improve the recovery speed of sanity.
But they are more symbolic than practical.
This is the iconic attire of the Consul of the Council of Kangkai.
After Chen Lun put on the knight's armor, he put on the gray robe on the outside, and the two adjusted themselves according to his body shape. His appearance suddenly changed from an upper-class gentleman to a solemn commander.
The ring is also a symbol of status, and its appearance is dark gray with a simple withered flower shape.
Chen Lun wore it on the index finger of his right hand.
As for the metal piece, it was similar to the tokens given to him by governors such as Mulenga and Peggy, but this blank rectangular metal piece belonged to him personally.
Chen Lun learned how to use it according to the prompts on the panel. He sketched a pattern in his mind, and the next second, a shadow rose on the blank metal sheet, and a cursive "J" appeared in the center, with a very beautiful python surrounding it.
From then on, this pattern symbolized "Governor Jackspeight", and the metal piece could be split and reproduced to be given to others.
Chen Lun placed his right hand on his chest and bowed to the Speaker and the consuls.
Immediately, he walked across the marble round table and sat down in the vacant tenth seat.
"Welcome to you, Jack."
Ginsburg's seat was right next to them, and she patted Chen Lun's shoulder enthusiastically.
Mulenga, Peggy, Yasmin and Bindu looked at him with kindness and congratulated him with smiles.
In contrast, the other four consuls were not so enthusiastic. Although they applauded, it was only a superficial response due to the presence of the Speaker.
Otherwise, they might not say anything.
Chen Lun didn't care.
At this time, the male governor named Houston spoke calmly:
"During the preparation for the Archon Assessment, the three Gold Cup Councillors, Gervas, Ryan and Tapia, worked together to plan a brilliant plan, attracting the Light Clone of Terrence from the Church of the Sun and muddying the situation..."
She glanced at Chen Lun who was sitting in the last seat.
"Although it is a means of competition, which is understandable, it is not conducive to the harmonious coexistence of internal members..."
Upon hearing what Governor Houston said, Gvas and the other two immediately stood up from the audience.
They faced Chen Lun with nervous expressions and bowed respectfully.
"We are very sorry about this, Lord Archon Jack."
"No problem."
Chen Lun smiled faintly under the gaze of the consuls.
He waved his hand and continued:
"Like Governor Houston said, this is all a means of competition. You were able to use intelligence and lure Terrence here through his personal vendetta against me. This is also your ability."
Seeing that he didn't blame them, Gewasi and the other two breathed a sigh of relief.
They wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads and said gratefully:
"Thank you for your forgiveness, Lord Archon Jack."
Chen Lun just nodded calmly, glanced at them, and said no more.
In fact, he knew very well that with his current status and position, if he really wanted to hold the three people accountable, he would definitely make them pay the price, and even the other party's superior, the consul, would not be able to say anything.
But he didn't do it.
He had just entered the Senate and had little experience. Even if he had the support of Ginsberg and others, there was no need to intensify the conflict between the two consul camps because of these three guys.
It would be better to be more tolerant and put the matter aside for the time being.
In this way, for the next period of time, Houston, Landa and other four consuls would not do anything to this "newcomer" because of their personal feelings. Compared with the small obstacles caused by the three people of Gewas, Chen Lun was more worried about the methods of the four consuls of the Senate.
"Since Governor Jack will not pursue the matter, you may go down."
Houston's expression did not change, she just spoke calmly to Gvas and the other two.
"Yes! Lord Governor Houston!"
The three of them felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted off their shoulders. After answering, they turned around and left quickly.
Wait until this little episode is over.
Speaker Azgiero then spoke:
"Everyone, today's secret meeting, in addition to announcing the new consul of the Senate, there is another extremely important matter."
After hearing this, the consuls seemed to have guessed something and their expressions became serious.
Although Chen Lun was confused, he did not ask any questions rashly. He just sat quietly in his seat and continued to listen.
"The Empire's Red Disaster has intensified once again, and we need to take action."
The Speaker said softly.
She sighed softly and waved her hand.
Shadows rose and swayed in the center of the round table, forming a map of the empire.
Except for the Tourmaline King City located in the center, the six states area divided in the shape of petals are spread with many red spots, and even accumulated into a red area, just like a patient in the late stage of skin disease, with sores all over his body.
"Although the Kangkai Parliament has just been established, there are still many preliminary preparations to be completed... But the Sun King has personally issued an order, and we have no choice but to fully participate in the war against the Red Scourge. There are gains and losses, and now that we have taken the position of the Orthodox Church, it is not easy to refuse this matter."
The Speaker said this, swiping his finger.
Among the six plates on the map, the two plates belonging to the Baoshi State and the Yan State were highlighted and enlarged.
"In the current situation, the Red Apple Church has suddenly abandoned many bases and concentrated its combat power. In addition, the Scarlet Monastery's 'Ten Cores' frequently dispatched their avatars to travel everywhere, so that the Imperial Shelter can no longer support itself."
The Speaker said in a deep voice.
"Among the seven major orthodox churches, only the Sun Church and the Moon Church actively participated in the suppression. The Star Sect and the Madman School remained neutral. The History and Ritual Association and the Hailing Group passively responded to the attack... So we will be under great pressure and need to be responsible for the two regions of Baoshi State and Yan State."
Subsequently, the two city-states were divided into ten parts.
The Speaker's voice continued:
"The ten consuls of the Senate must each be responsible for one of the battle zones and completely eliminate the red disaster!"
"Yes, Mr. Speaker."
The consuls all agreed.
Chen Lun also echoed.
But he felt a little solemn inside.
'The main storyline has been accelerated again... The main storyline, which was originally launched several months in advance, has now directly jumped over half a year and entered the final decisive battle stage.'
Chen Lun knew that this was due to the butterfly effect caused by his own time travel, which gradually expanded the influence of the world line and eventually led to the current situation.
For example, there was no "Kangkai Council" in the previous life, and the additional Orthodox Church must have had a huge impact on the Red Disaster... Maybe the sudden change in the Red Apple Church was related to it!
Fortunately, everything that is happening is exactly as I remember, which means that some crucial information is still valuable.
The next meeting began to discuss the allocation of war zones.
The Speaker and other consuls did not treat Chen Lun differently just because he had just taken office. They were given all the command and resource allocation authority they deserved. Similarly, the difficulty of the assigned war zone would not be any less than that of other war zones.
"Jack, I'll leave Yanbang War Zone No. 2 to you. Any questions?"
The Speaker said with a smile.
Chen Lun glanced at the diagram in the center of the round table and shook his head.
"That's fine with me, Mr. Speaker."
The war zone assigned to him included three main urban areas, a total of 76 cities and hundreds of small towns and villages, including a "hateful fortress" highlighted by the speaker. It was a kind of extraordinary wonder built by the Red Apple Church recently, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and possessed some unknown mysterious means.
"Well, in that case, then all the consuls must lead their councillors and start taking action today... Here is the specific list, which you are to keep for yourselves and not to disclose."
The Chancellor nodded and tapped his fingers on the metal handrail.
Immediately, a black book appeared in front of each of the consuls.
Chen Lun opened it and glanced at it briefly.
He has seven gold cup councillors, 24 silver cup councillors and 80 ordinary councillors under his command. This is a considerable force, and now he has full command.
At the same time, there are seventeen A-level strange objects and dozens of B-level strange objects sealed within the Kangkai Parliament. Depending on the specific situation, an extraordinary meeting of the Senate can be held to apply for them, or they can be reported directly to the Speaker. As long as they are approved, they can be borrowed.
"During the operation, you can selectively recruit non-supernatural people and supernatural forces. There is no limit on this, but you must bear all expenses by yourselves... The parliament has only one requirement, which is to complete the mission successfully and clean up the war zone you are responsible for."
The Speaker said indifferently.
"Yes, Mr. Speaker."
The Archons again responded.
Trigger A-level mission: Bloody War! (Note: This mission deeply affects the main storyline of version 1.0!)
Mission description: As the new Council of the Orthodox Church, you will participate in the war against the Red Scourge at the request of the Sun King Andre. As a candidate archon, you will inevitably go deep into the front line. (Note: Refusing this mission will have serious consequences! Please decide carefully!)
Mission requirements: Command the team to clear the "Yanbang No. 2" war zone and completely eliminate the forces belonging to the Red Apple Church.
Mission rewards: 300,000 experience points, 50,000 gold pounds, 20 attribute points, 5 special attribute points and 10 regional reputation points. (The corresponding main line contribution will be recorded according to the final result)
Chen Lun took a deep breath and accepted the task.
Looking at the changed task description on the panel, a progress bar for "Yanbang No. 2 War Zone" appeared, currently at zero percent.
'A war is imminent...'
He felt a little heavy in his heart.
'I didn't expect to reach the late stage of the version so soon. It's only been open beta for half a year... The players' strength has generally not reached the upper limit, and it has no decisive impact on the overall situation.'
Chen Lun recalled his past life, at the end of the version, during the Bloody War, most players had already reached the version's maximum level of 30. Although it was difficult to produce a Transcendent, even if we looked at the entire player group based on the standard of one in ten thousand, there were still 40,000 to 50,000 Sequence 9s based on the huge base.
It is unrealistic to rely on them to deal with the middle and high-level combat forces of the Red Apple Church, but they are the main force to resist the fallen believers and the lower-level extraordinary monks.
The situation is different now.
Players lost more than half a year of development time and were forced to act as cannon fodder. Only a few high-end players could slightly affect the main storyline.
What Chen Lun wants to do is to recruit as many players as possible. In addition to issuing tasks to the top players within the circus, he will also cast a wide net in the name of the Kangkai Council to gather a large number of players.
Then…
Play to their strengths.
The immortal stranger’s specialty is naturally not being afraid of death.
As long as Chen Lun's equipment production speed can keep up, players will not have to worry about output problems. Since the level is not enough, then bombs, Molotov cocktails and a series of equipment props can be used to make up for it!
Chen Lun doesn’t care whether he is a supernatural being or not.
As long as they have enough people, Chen Lun will be confident that he can conquer the war zone he is responsible for as soon as possible.
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Depart from the Kangkai Council headquarters.
Chen Lun returned to the winery and immediately informed the team members of the matter, asking them to start preparing and end their "vacation" immediately to embark on the hunting journey again.
No one had any objection, and some were even eager to try it out.
After all, this time the circus is no longer appearing as an opposition supernatural force, but represents the Orthodox Church. As a direct cadre of Archon Jack, it participates in major events that affect the fate of the empire!
Then.
Chen Lun immediately opened the panel and issued a task to all the advanced players.
After such a long period of development, the number of players within the circus has reached more than 200. They are all extraordinary people, and their levels are generally around level 25. They are all elites from various guilds.
Even if they are individual players, they are high-level players like Polaris and Su Keying.
There is not a single mediocre person.
Dongyang Chenxi and others who were playing in the fairyland suddenly received a task reminder.
They were all stunned, and then showed shocked expressions.
"A-level mission?!"
"Did you guys get the hint too?"
"received!"
The dog-headed gold on the side said loudly with an exaggerated expression:
"My goodness! How did our circus boss Jack become a high-ranking official in the Orthodox Church?! And now he wants to lead us to participate in some 'bloody battle'?"
The other high-level players were also baffled.
Although they knew that a new Orthodox Church named Kangkai Council had recently emerged, they did not expect that the leader of their own forces would be one of the ten archons of this Orthodox Church!
Moreover, the sudden high-level tasks also foreshadow dramatic changes in the main storyline.
Polaris frowned and said in a deep voice:
"I don't know if you noticed the description of this A-level mission... It involves the key progress of the main storyline, so it is likely to be a decisive battle. It has only been half a year since the public beta test, and only a few months since the main storyline was launched. Logically, it shouldn't be so fast."
The top leaders of the two large guilds, Dongyang and Chenxi, were the first to figure it out.
Their expressions were also very solemn.
"So something is wrong. It feels like part of our main storyline has been cut out of thin air, and it just skipped a lot..."
Dongyang analyzed.
He thought for a moment and continued:
"Is it possible that we leveled up faster than most players and reached some hidden threshold, which triggered this quest..."
"Your statement doesn't hold water."
Chen Xi on the side shook his head.
She posted several screenshots of her chats to the team channel.
"All circus players have received this mission, which means that it is purely because the extraordinary power we are in is too high-end... In other words, it was Mr. Jack who caused this incident."
"Yes, Sister Chenxi is right."
Bald said quickly.
"I just checked the game forum, and I haven't found any other players who have accepted similar tasks. We should be the first batch!"
The other players couldn't help but take a deep breath.
They couldn't remember how many times this had happened. The power of the circus was always surprising, with many advantages and benefits that the official forces did not have.
Right now is the best proof!
"Accept all the missions. Get a good rest tonight to keep your characters in the best condition. Gather at the lakeside cabin on time tomorrow, and then follow the mission instructions to participate in this battle!"
Dongyang said to everyone.
The others nodded.
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After issuing the task, Chen Lun used the token to summon the messenger of the Silver Dragon Chamber of Commerce and handed it a letter of commission.
This was a call and invitation he sent to all undead strangers in the entire Rock State in the name of "Consul Jackspeight" of the Kangkai Parliament, entrusted to the Silver Dragon Chamber of Commerce.
In fact, it is a means of casting a wide net.
The cost of recruiting players is low or even free.
Relying on the popularity and fame he has accumulated in the past, as well as the title of "Orthodox Church" he currently possesses, Chen Lun can use such a major event mission as bait to attract a large number of players.
"When the time comes, the battle I lead will surely be spectacular..."
Chen Lun smiled slightly.
As the Silver Dragon Chamber of Commerce followed his instructions and tried its best to issue recruitment notices in various parts of Yanbang, it caused a sensation in the player circle!