"Please take a seat."
Chen Lun gestured with his hand.
Akbin nodded and sat down on a wooden chair.
Gold Cup Councillor Frey tactfully bowed and left, leaving only the two of them in the tent.
"I didn't have the chance to thank you before. Maggie has been studying with you for a while and has made rapid progress. She is now almost reaching Sequence 6..."
Chen Lun poured a cup of tea for Akbin and raised his glass to him.
Akbin thanked him, picked up the teacup, took a sip, and shook his head.
"You're welcome. After all, there are too few people who travel along the natural branch path, and there is a lack of experience left by predecessors to learn from. I also need an inheritor like Maggie to verify each other..."
He put down his teacup and looked up.
"After the ceremony was completed, I was successfully promoted to Sequence 5 - Disaster Master, and became a Gold Cup Councillor under Archon Mulenga... I didn't expect that recently, there have been so many ups and downs. Not only did the club win a seat in the Orthodox Church, but you also entered the Senate and served as the Archon of the tenth seat."
Akbin placed his right hand on his chest and lowered his head slightly.
"That's exactly why I'm here, Archon Jack."
"Thanks."
Chen Lun heard the other party's subtext.
It was because of their past friendship that Akbin voluntarily applied to Governor Mulenga to be transferred to his side to come and help.
Having Akbin, the powerful "poison doctor", will be of great help in the upcoming battles. The scourge doctor has a wide range of output capabilities and can effectively clean up a large number of fallen believers and low-level priests.
Chen Lun accepted Akbin's kindness, and the two smiled at each other.
Everything is implied.
"How's the situation in Gem State?"
Chen Lun asked aloud.
Governor Mulenga is in charge of the "Gem State III" war zone. As her former subordinate, Akbin should have more detailed intelligence.
"Everything was going well, but things have been tough lately."
Akbin said in a deep voice.
"The Red Apple Church's counterattack was fierce. The mobile 'Fortress of Hate' caused great obstacles to us, and the councillors suffered heavy casualties... Rafa, one of the new ten cores of the 'Crimson Monastery', launched an attack the evening before yesterday, killing four Golden Cup councillors from Archon Bindu's side, and the dozen cities that had been cleared were also lost."
After hearing the news, Chen Lun fell into deep thought.
'Rafa has also entered the Scarlet Monastery in advance. Has he started to exert his strength as an important boss in version 1.0? In addition, I need to hurry up and compile the information about the Fortress of Abomination and submit it to the Speaker and the Senate.'
At this time, Akbin continued:
"Because Rafa was so active, His Majesty Terrence, who was in charge of the Fossil City of the Gem State, decided to deal with her personally... But something unexpected happened during the process."
He looked up at Chen Lun.
"Byers, the Ferryman, suddenly arrived to seek revenge, and fought fiercely with His Majesty Terrence outside the Fossil City... Both saints used their true bodies to fight from the shallow level of the spirit world to the second level, and then fought to the dark world. The fight between the two sides lasted for a day and a night."
"Um?!"
Chen Lun's expression changed slightly.
He wasn't surprised that Mr. Byers would take action at this time, but he was concerned about the final outcome.
Akbin was not a humorous person, so he did not keep Chen Lun in suspense at this time. He immediately told Chen Lun:
"His Majesty Terrence returned with minor injuries, but he is unable to deal with Rafa for the time being, so the situation in the Jewel State has become increasingly serious... and Byers Wolff escaped with serious injuries, and his whereabouts are currently unknown."
As he spoke, he silently observed Chen Lun's expression.
At this stage, the top leaders of all parties almost all know that "Pale Knight Jack" is "Spade Knight Joke", and from the fact that he once teamed up with Byers to kill the incarnation of Terrence, it can be seen that the relationship between the two should not be simple.
The reason why Akbin revealed this news was also to convey Biles' current situation to Chen Lun in disguise.
"I see."
Chen Lun's expression didn't change much, he just nodded to show his understanding.
"Akbin, I'll trouble you to go to Floin's team and follow them... Maggie is there too, so if possible, give her some pointers."
"No problem, Archon Jack."
Akbin slowly stood up, saluted to Chen Lun and left.
When the tent curtain fell, Chen Lun was the only one left.
Only then did he let out a long sigh.
'I hope Mr. Byers is alright...'
Chen Lun first took out a pen and paper and spent half an hour writing down all the information he knew about the "Fortress of Hate", then compiled it into a book and checked it.
After confirming that everything was correct, he used the golden cup token to summon the faceless waiter and handed the booklet to it.
"This is a top-level confidential document. It must be delivered to Mr. Speaker Azgiero."
Chen Lun said solemnly to the waiter.
The latter was slightly stunned, then bowed respectfully.
"Yes! Lord Archon Jack!"
Chen Lun thought about it and raised his hand to signal.
"Wait a moment."
He then threw out a card and passed through the gap in the tent curtain.
After a while, his Gold Cup Senator Frey walked in.
"Master Jack, what can I do for you?"
"You are responsible for escorting this confidential document and accompanying the courier back to the parliament headquarters."
Chen Lun said to Frey.
The latter did not ask any more questions, but said solemnly:
"Yes, Your Excellency."
"Well, let's go, and come back quickly."
Chen Lun nodded.
Then, Frey and the Faceless Waiter escaped into the spirit world together and disappeared without a trace.
Chen Lun sat on the chair, thinking for a while.
In the end, out of concern, he silently recited Mr. Byers's name in his heart.
'The guardian knight of the night, the sword of the ferry soul, the fearless man who challenges the blazing sun... Mr. Byerswolf, Jack is praying to you, please respond.'
After a while.
Chen Lun frowned.
Because there was no response.
"It seems that the problem is a bit serious... Either Mr. Byers is in a very bad condition, or she has encountered something and cannot get away."
Chen Lun thought about it, took out Mr. Byers's token "Orchid Statue", activated it, and guided it into a secret space somewhere in the spiritual world.
Darkness is coming.
The purple moon is in the sky.
He appeared in the cemetery again.
This was the residence that Mr. Byers had independently built. Normally, Chen Lun could find her here. But this time it was different. He found that the cemetery was empty.
Chen Lun walked to the center of the cemetery with a solemn expression, and found a letter under the huge stone tablet. Under the envelope was a handwritten note wrapped in cowhide.
He bent down, picked it up, and opened the letter.
It was a letter left for him by Mr. Byers, as if in anticipation of his coming.
"—Jack, I have been exploring the dark world alone for several months and have basically mastered the power of the saint... This time, due to the intensification of the red disaster, Terrence had to use his true body to attack. This is a rare opportunity that I cannot miss... If I don't come back, please take good care of Flo Yin, she is the last descendant of the wolf family."
At the end of the letter, Byers also said that he had written down all his experiences during his journey in the dark world over the past few months in a notebook, which might be of some help to him in the future.
Chen Lun put the letter down, opened the notebook and glanced through it casually.
It records the polluted creatures and geographical conditions in the dark world. In addition, there is an important discovery made by Mr. Byers, which is that if you leave a special place in the dark world, you will reach another corner of the world, that is, the underground of the Sun Continent.
It was dark and dim there, like a cave with many passages.
"Dark World" is another name for the third layer of the spiritual world. Is the real world connected to it the underground of the continent? There is another world under the feet of the Trisur Empire!
Mr. Byers also stated in her notes that she found signs of human life there.
This news shocked Chen Lun.
Because even in his previous life, he was not aware of this information.
Perhaps the version he experienced only reached the mid-2.0 stage and the map had not yet been opened there, or it could be some hidden big plot that no one knew about... In short, Chen Lun had a vague feeling that this matter was not simple.
He didn't have time to read the note in detail, so he put it away and left the spiritual cemetery.
After returning to the human world, Chen Lun tried to divine Mr. Byers's life status and location, but unfortunately, he gained nothing.
This was also within his expectations. After all, Mr. Byers was already a Sequence 4-Ferryman, a high-ranking person, and his weight was not enough to detect her.
But Chen Lun did not give up. He immediately went to the fairyland, sat in the wooden house on the top of the ivory tower in the Crystal Mountains, and divined again.
This time, with the "power blessing" and "interference shielding" of the fairyland, he received a warning from Mo Hu - Mr. Byers' situation was very bad and he was in danger!
Chen Lun frowned.
Mr. Byers is not only his assistant in a high position, but also a teacher and friend like Philip. He is also the only blood relative of Floin left in the world. He wants to lend a helping hand, but doesn't know where to start.
Because the divination only gave a rough idea of Mr. Byers's condition, but still could not get the specific location. This made Chen Lun more convinced that the other party was trapped by something, or was in a special area that could not be detected.
'Try again later...'
Chen Lun had no choice but to leave the wonderland and plan to detect Mr. Byers every few hours.
The bloody battle is not over yet, and more difficult fighting will continue.
He had no choice but to take his men and players to rest for a day before continuing the action.
But during this period of time, the divinations were repeated but still yielded no results. Fortunately, although Mr. Byers was dying, he had not yet died... This made Chen Lun feel depressed, but at the same time, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
This afternoon.
Chen Lun's team has advanced to the second main city in the "Yanbang No. 2" war zone, Rongshan City.
Looking at the huge red castle that looked like a small hill in the center of the city cluster in the distance, Chen Lun narrowed his eyes and whispered softly:
"The Fortress of Abomination..."