Royal City Tourmaline Closter.
Central area, inside the Kangkai Church area, northeast square.
Chen Lun was sitting on a chair, with the circus cadres behind him, and Nada and a dozen other black cat warriors in front of the chair.
"Well, have you really decided?"
Chen Lun confirmed again with a serious expression.
Nada and his black cat companions looked at each other, then nodded heavily.
"Yes, Master Curler, we have decided to follow you and venture into the world... Our hometown is still in the 'Fairyland', where there are also black cats like us, so we don't need to worry about them anymore... Since the hope of Kazt and the cats is in your hands, we also want to use our remaining abilities to help you."
Chen Lun looked at them quietly, smiled and nodded.
Then he held out a hand.
"In that case, you are welcome to join us."
"Then I will follow you till death!"
The black cats each took an oath, and the leader, Nada, raised his paw and respectfully touched Chen Lun's palm lightly.
Flo Yin smiled and led the applause.
All the circus managers clapped their hands. Alex, Maggie and Connie were surprised. Although they were already greatly surprised when Antonio joined the team, now there was a group of talking black cats.
Golov, Barton and Morey looked at each other, and they all saw the sense of urgency on each other's faces.
Although these black cats look short in stature, each of them is an "old warrior" who has experienced hundreds of battles. If fighting alone, they can even defeat an ordinary Sequence 7 transcendent.
Among them, Nada's strength has even reached the level of an ordinary Sequence Six Transcendent.
Chen Lun was very pleased to see the addition of this new force.
The overall level of the team has been improved again.
Around noon.
Chen Lun asked Fuluoyin to prepare a sumptuous lunch for the black cats as a welcome ceremony, but he himself had no appetite because the entire table was almost entirely filled with various fish dishes.
This couldn't help but confuse Chen Lun.
I don’t usually see Floin cooking fish, but judging from the appearance of the food and the satisfied expressions of the black cats, it should taste good.
'How come she is so skilled...'
Chen Lun glanced over casually and found that Fuluoyin turned around in the kitchen and responded with a smile. Her beautiful light purple eyes were meaningful.
He coughed and looked away.
At this time, Chen Lun discovered another strange phenomenon.
Those are the black cats headed by Nada. They seem to be in awe of the white cat Bibu, and their unintentional behavior even reveals a hint of flattery.
"Could it be that because Maggie once possessed Bib, the remaining aura made them feel awed?"
Chen Lun thought.
After dinner.
Chen Lun was planning to go to the Imperial Inquisition building to summarize the intelligence he had gathered at the end of darkness and personally hand it over to Commander McCaughrean.
Now the progress of the spirit world investigation team has almost come to a standstill. Only he has confirmed the root cause and truth of the turmoil in the spirit world... He needs to complete this task as soon as possible. On the one hand, he wants the empire to respond more quickly. On the other hand, he hopes to obtain the corresponding merits by completing this task in exchange for what he needs.
However, not long after he left.
Chen Lun was sitting in the carriage when he suddenly noticed his index finger trembling slightly twice.
"Golov, pull over first."
His eyes narrowed, and he spoke immediately.
"Yes, Captain."
From outside the carriage curtain came Golov's respectful voice.
Chen Lun bent his index finger and gently placed it in front of his eyes.
hiss!
The index finger suddenly shed its skin and turned into a tiny white snake, slowly spitting out its tongue. A few seconds later, Chen Lun shared some information through it.
"Golov, there's no need to go to the Inquisition Building. Let's go back to the Cathedral District..."
Chen Lun thought about it first, then spoke.
Golov was obviously confused, but he didn't ask any more questions.
"I have to go out for something urgent. Please tell Flo Yin and other cadres for me."
"Okay, Captain."
Golov responded.
When the carriage drove back to the Kangkai Church area, Golov lifted the curtain and found that the commander had disappeared.
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Underground of the Sun Continent.
Matthew's land.
A tall figure suddenly appeared outside a tall wooden fence. He took out a black hat and put it on himself, then strode towards the door with a silver cane.
This person was Chen Lun who came here after hearing the news.
Just now he received a message from Ms. Orianna in the carriage, saying that she had contacted the queen and the queen agreed to meet with Chen Lun.
'This is a rare opportunity. Although I have learned the root cause and truth of the turmoil in the spiritual world, the queen of Matthew must know many secrets of the past. Perhaps I can obtain some valuable information from her...'
The land of Matthew is ruled by four queens. The queen of Aureliana's camp is Queen Kaplan of the eastern territory.
These were some of the basic information Ms. Aureliana told him.
As soon as Chen Lun arrived at the gate, he found that Ms. Orianna had been waiting for a long time. Beside her, there were two teams of female guards holding spears. Judging from the physique and equipment of these women, they were obviously much stronger than the "Tree Root Settlement".
"Glad we meet again, Jack."
Ms. Orianna was wearing a white fur coat today with the furry collar standing up high, covering half of her face and leaving only her charming eyes exposed.
The other party strode over with the female guards, put his hand on Chen Lun's shoulder affectionately, and pointed to the door behind him.
"Welcome to the Thorn Rose Settlement. Her Majesty the Queen is inside."
"Thank you for your help, Ms. Orianna."
Chen Lun took off his hat and thanked him with a smile.
"Is this the etiquette of you surface men? It feels pretty good."
Aureliana led the way with a smile.
"You're welcome. The reason I'm helping you is because of Byers... Her Majesty the Queen likes sweets. You can offer her some of the things I prepared for you later. She will be very happy."
"Thanks."
Chen Lun thanked her again, but Aureliana just waved her hand.
Soon, he entered the interior of the "Cirrus Settlement".
The streets here are wider than those in the "Tree Root Settlement", but overall they are still very simple. Many scantily clad women are busy working in front of the houses, and when they see Ms. Orianna passing by, they all kneel down to salute.
Chen Lun turned a blind eye to this and calmly followed Aureliana forward.
After a while, the group arrived at a two-story building deep in the settlement.
"How is it? Doesn't it feel magical? This two-story house is a building that only our 'Ciluo Settlement' has in the eastern territory. It is usually used as a meeting hall and occasionally used to welcome distinguished guests."
Ms. Aureliana introduced herself to Chen Lun in a slightly proud tone.
Chen Lun stared at the rough two-story building in front of him and found it quite interesting.
Walking along the land of Matthew, he found that almost all the residents here lived in bungalows. It was indeed as Aureliana said, such buildings were quite rare.
He did not laugh at Orianna. After all, he could understand that the Matthew people had been trapped underground for thousands of years, and many of their heritage and technologies had long since disappeared, and they had even degenerated to the level of a primitive society.
Chen Lun even felt a little sympathy for them.
"It really shocks me, Ms. Orianna."
Chen Lun smiled and nodded, praising the building in front of him.
Ms. Orianna seemed very happy. She quickly pulled Chen Lun to the door and said to the female guard:
"The person the Queen wants to see has been brought here. Go and inform her."
Two heroic women with high ponytails squinted their eyes at Chen Lun, then nodded indifferently and turned to walk into the house.
Soon they came out again and said to Orianna:
"The Queen allowed him in, but only him."
Aureliana didn't seem surprised. She nodded and gestured behind her, and her servant brought her a handmade wooden box.
She handed it to Chen Lun and whispered:
"These are the rare 'plum berries' found in the Matthew Land. There are nine of them in total. I spent a lot of effort collecting them. Remember to give them to Her Majesty the Queen later... Come in."
"Thanks."
Chen Lun nodded, took the wooden box and walked into the house.
There was a stone round table in the hall, and a white-haired woman was sitting on the main seat. She had an exquisite appearance, especially her eyes. Her light blue pupils always revealed a noble yet indifferent look.
"Her Majesty Queen Kaplan."
Chen Lun put away his silver cane, took off the black hat on his head, and bowed slightly.
The queen fixed her eyes on him, looked him over for a few seconds, then nodded and raised her hand to signal.
"Take a seat, guest from the surface."
Chen Lun noticed that the queen's clothes were quite simple, just a milky white linen robe. On the back of her exposed hand, there was a black sun branded on it.
He suddenly felt that it looked very familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere.
After Chen Lun sat down, the Queen continued:
"I've heard about you from Orianna, Jack... meet with me, what do you want to know?"
Chen Lun didn't expect the other party to be so direct, but he reacted quickly.
"Your Majesty, there has never been any record of the Land of Matthew in the mysterious realm on the surface of the earth. I was so shocked when I accidentally came here..."
Queen Kaplan nodded.
"We have been trapped here since the continent collapsed more than 4,000 years ago... This is the punishment from the Sun God for us sinners. Naturally, our existence will be wiped out."
"Your Majesty, may I know... why the Sun God wants to punish you?"
Chen Lun asked following up the conversation.
The queen was not angry. She looked at Chen Lun calmly and spoke slowly:
"Because our ancestors did not believe in the sun god... but believed in the 'Dragon of Light'."
"The Dragon of Light..."
Chen Lun was slightly stunned.
He thought of the monument he saw when he led the investigation team to explore the dark world, on which some gods from the early Fourth Age were recorded.
In addition to the true gods of fate, nature and magic, there are also the names of "Dragon of Light" and "King of Giants".
"My father once said that the sun only needs one... The Dragon of Light has many similarities in authority, so there was a war between the two gods."
Queen Kaplan narrated the mythical past in a calm voice.
"In the end, the Dragon of Light fell, and Liefu became the only Sun God in the world..."
From the Queen's simple description, Chen Lun seemed to see the scene of the sky collapsing and the earth breaking apart at that time, and his breathing couldn't help but slow down.
At the same time, he thought of the dark red star at the end of the darkness, and the words that remained in his mind...
'Perhaps, in addition to the ancient god 'Dragon of Light', the true god of the Black Sun Path 'Sui Mu' was also purged by the Sun God... If it is true as I guessed, then how powerful is the Sun God Lie Fu? ! '
Chen Lun felt a strong shock.
"In ancient times, in order to fight against the extraordinary creatures and powerful civilizations on the continent, the humans on the surface united and established the Kingdom of Yanita. Later, they communicated with the stars and obtained divine power from outer space, and the 'Starry Sky Religion' came into being..."
Queen Kaplan tells the story.
"However, more than four thousand years ago, the 'Star God Cult' was in turmoil, and the Kingdom of Anita fell apart. Our tribe fell into the ground as punishment by the Sun God... Do you know why this place is called 'Matthew's Land'? That's because the Anita royal family at that time was mainly composed of three families, Trisul, Matthew and Hilber... Our ancestor is the direct descendant of the Matthew family."
"I see."
Chen Lun suddenly understood.
"Jack, tell me about the surface."
the Queen suddenly asked.
"Will humans on the continent still be harassed by extraordinary creatures and other civilizations?"
Chen Lun thought about it, shook his head, and said in a deep voice:
"Now the surface of the earth has been unified by the Empire and is ruled by the Sun Royal Family. In addition, there are seven major orthodox churches suppressing the entire territory... Extraordinary creatures almost only exist in the spirit world, and other civilizations have long disappeared in the long river of history."
The queen was in a daze.
After a while, she smiled slightly.
Chen Lun was amazed by the other person's smile. At this moment, Queen Kaplan seemed to have an indescribable charm.
"The Sun Royal Family?"
The Queen then asked.
"Yes, the Trisur family who believe in the Sun God Fierce Father..."
Chen Lun explained.
Queen Kaplan's eyes narrowed slightly, and she suddenly said:
"Andre Trisul, has she fallen?"
"No... The Sun King still rules the Empire."
Chen Lun answered truthfully.
The queen took a deep breath and murmured:
"It's been more than 4,000 years... I didn't expect that as ancestors of the Yanita civilization, they rule the contemporary surface civilization, enjoying flowers and sunshine, while we are trapped underground, never to see the light of day."
She shook her head self-deprecatingly.
"Not only did Liefu abandon us here, he also sent a 'gatekeeper' to guard the only road leading to the surface... The Matthew people were unwilling to give up. A hundred years ago, the previous four queens joined forces to attack the 'gate', but failed. This was not the first attempt, but I already knew that if the Matthew land wanted to return to the surface, it had to get Liefu's forgiveness... There was little hope for other methods."
After a while.
Queen Kaplan raised her head and asked in a deep voice:
"Jack, I need your help."
"Go ahead, Your Majesty."
Chen Lun said politely.
"If you find our 'Lightborn' on the surface, please help them as much as you can. I and the Eastern Residents will definitely repay you for your kindness."
Queen Kaplan raised her hand, revealing the black sun mark on the back of her hand.
"This is the symbol of the 'Light Descendants'. They have established a secret organization on the surface called the 'Sun Cross'."
Chen Lun was stunned.
The image of the Silver Dragon Witch suddenly flashed through his mind.
"Oh, right! Noah's mother, the witch queen also has a similar mark on the back of her hand..."