Chapter 135 Circus (three-in-one)
"..."
Others couldn't help but fell silent when they heard Maggie's words.
As the only [Sequence 8] in the circus organization, her status is still very high. Especially after the leader and the old guy were both killed in battle, the only two became the only one.
But she is not very popular on weekdays, and other members don't like to deal with this girl, mainly because she has some brain problems.
Except when I was dispensing medicine for the organization, I couldn't see her. The rest of the time, she liked to be alone in the corner, talking to herself all the time, and even occasionally laughing and dancing excitedly.
Circus members only find this kind of mentally abnormal person scary.
"Since Maggie doesn't express her position, none of us can convince anyone, so let's act separately."
The burly man in the vest said.
"Yes, but everyone else has to follow us."
The short-haired woman took a deep breath and pointed at the people leaning against the wall in the shadows.
The man with the beard and the burly vest had a dark expression, but then Maggie spoke again:
"No, they can't go with you."
"Huh?"
The short-haired woman's fingers paused, and the cigarette ashes fell down.
"Why? Without the help of peripheral members, how can we two extraordinary people act alone?"
"None of my business!"
A fierce expression suddenly appeared on Maggie's face, and she stared directly at the short-haired woman.
"They are all gone, who will test the medicine for me in the future?!"
The others were suddenly shocked.
Not only because of Maggie's sudden anger, but also because of her words.
Test medicine?
They have never heard of this matter, could it be said...
"The leader kept it secret from us and used peripheral members to test the medicine on you?!"
The burly man in a vest said solemnly.
"Outstanding potions all require sacrifice... Otherwise, how do you think the 'quiet spirit potion' and the 'blood-producing bottle' came about."
Maggie said.
The other four people couldn't help lowering their heads, looking at the two medicine bottles on their waists, and remained silent.
The peripheral members leaning against the wall had no reaction.
At this time, Maggie suddenly changed from a sitting position to a kneeling position, and then lay on the ground, sniffing something like a dog.
Others frowned, thinking she was sick again.
"There's a mouse!"
Maggie whispered.
"It's normal to have rats. This is an abandoned factory."
The short-haired woman threw the cigarette butt into the fire and said helplessly.
"There are a lot of rats!"
Maggie continued.
Everyone realized something was wrong, and the people sitting there quickly stood up and looked towards the door together.
Densely packed rats had surrounded them before they knew it.
The doorways, pillars, rusty machine tools, roof beams, and windows were all covered with pairs of small, black, reflective eyes.
"Damn it! Someone is targeting us!"
The short-haired woman took out a short knife.
Da... da...
In the deathly silent factory building, apart from the crackling sound of the fire burning, there were only the crisp footsteps coming slowly.
"I have an idea here, I wonder what you guys think."
came a young man's voice.
In the shadows, many rats scurried away, and a man wearing a black dress, a black hat, and holding a silver cane slowly walked in front of them.
"Who are you?"
The bearded man looked solemn and asked.
"Jack, Jack Speight..."
The black-haired young man stood tall and straight, holding a silver cane in one hand and pulling down the brim of his hat with the other.
A polite smile appeared on his face and he continued:
"Everyone in the 'Circus', you can call me 'Mr. Spades.'"
"Spade...Jack? The guy who was wanted by the whole city some time ago, what are you doing here?"
The man next to the short-haired woman said coldly.
"Well... I'm just concerned about your future, and I'm here to give you some advice. I just said I had an idea, why don't you listen to it?"
Chen Lun smiled.
"Oh? What's your idea? Let's talk about it, maybe..."
In the middle of speaking, the man suddenly raised his arm and pointed the flintlock gun at the black-haired young man.
His eyes were cold and his finger pulled the trigger.
Bang! !
A blood hole appeared between the man's eyebrows, his eyes widened, and then he fell to the ground.
Everyone was startled and turned around to see the black-haired young man holding a revolver, with green smoke rising from the muzzle.
"Now, he was the one who prepared to take action first...you can't blame me."
Chen Lun's smile did not change and he looked at the remaining four people.
Then, he pointed the muzzle of the revolver at the short-haired woman.
"Madam, were you planning to rush over and stab me while the guy was shooting?"
The woman wearing heavy makeup felt her heart skip a beat.
Her expression changed slightly, she quickly put away the dagger in her hand and forced a smile.
"Absolutely not, Your Excellency, you have misunderstood."
As soon as she finished speaking, she turned into an afterimage and ran back quickly.
As a [Conspiracy Faction Sequence 9 - Thief], she was agile and quickly rushed to the back door.
He skillfully opened the rusty iron door, climbed out, and escaped from the factory.
She followed the dark alley, turned and turned, and finally left the entire industrial area and came to the street. She looked back and saw that no one was chasing her, and she couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
"Huh...Fortunately, I run fast. That inexplicable guy is too mysterious. I always feel that there will be great danger when facing him..."
The short-haired woman walked forward quickly and saw a carriage parked on the roadside.
She was so happy that she hurried over to wake up the dozing coachman and said to go to the train station.
Then she opened the curtain of the carriage, sat on the leather bench, and began to think about her next move.
"Let's leave Amber City first. That damn guy cost me a lot of money... The big force behind the leader should also have plans in other cities. Maybe you can give it a try.
For a wild transcendent like me, it would be really dangerous if I didn’t quickly find an organization to back me up. ”
Suddenly, she suddenly discovered that there was a mouse at her feet in the carriage, looking up at her.
Boom!
The long boots trampled the mouse to death on the carpet of the carriage, causing a splash of blood.
The short-haired woman was so frightened that she opened the curtain and rushed out regardless of the moving carriage.
Glancing at the driver who was driving with his back to her, she grabbed it and stole the money bag from his waist.
Then he rolled on the ground to relieve his strength, looked at the property in his hand, and was shocked to find that it was a short knife.
The touch is obviously a money bag, why did it turn into a short sword...?
The driver carries a short knife with him, which may be explained as self-defense, but why...
Is this short sword so familiar and very similar to my own?
Raising her head, her eyes widened, and she was back in that dilapidated factory building again.
The fire was still burning, and the black-haired young man was still in front of him.
The other companions looked solemnly and looked at her strangely.
The man's magnetic low laughter suddenly sounded in her ears:
"You see, she is about to take action, she has picked up the knife..."
The short-haired woman looked frightened and opened her mouth.
"No, no...I didn't!"
Bang! !
A gunshot echoed inside the dilapidated factory building.
"Don't act rashly!"
The bearded man grabbed the wrist of the burly man in a vest and shouted.
Maggie sat behind the fire with an unconcerned expression.
The people leaning against the wall slowly gathered around and stepped out of the shadows, a group of expressionless men and women. They wore all black pajamas and held short knives in their hands.
"Don't even do it!"
The bearded men stopped the peripheral members.
The two extraordinary beings were one behind the other, within a few seconds of each other, and they died at the muzzle of the black-haired young man's revolver. Both the bearded man and the burly man in the vest were frightened.
Especially the death of the short-haired girl is extremely strange.
In their eyes, she seemed to be sleepwalking, her expression changing, laughing and frightened, talking to herself, and finally picked up her short knife, as if she wanted to fight for her life.
"Whatever you want to say, just say it..."
The bearded man took a deep breath and spoke.
"It would be great if you just listen to what I have to say."
Chen Lun shook his head and put away the revolver.
He put the silver cane in front of him, folded his hands and placed it on it, looking directly at the three people.
"It is not easy to step into the mysterious realm and become an extraordinary person. Your organization's boss and extraordinary combat power are basically exhausted. Facing the upcoming manhunt, you have no choice but to escape..."
He smiled softly.
"Instead of traveling a long distance, it is better to stay in Amber City. I am willing to take you in."
The bearded man and the burly man in the vest frowned, and his words were obviously intended to win them over. But the origin of the person in front of them was unknown and difficult for others to trust, and they had never thought about changing themselves to a boss so easily.
"Puch-haha!"
At this moment Maggie suddenly burst into laughter.
Everyone looked at her with confused expressions.
"You guy, you are so shameless for being able to speak so beautifully!"
Maggie laughed to tears and said loudly.
Chen Lun raised his eyebrows.
He recognized the girl, "Sick Doctor" Maggie.
In his previous life, he was an "elite monster" who was dug out by players together with "Big Eater" Dolly and beaten to death.
The reason why I have some impression on her is that there is something special about this guy.
When she was fighting the players, she threw bottles at her own risk, leaving poisonous gas all over the floor. She went crazy and even killed herself.
He was vomiting blood from his mouth, smiling playfully, and randomly smearing colorful potions, killing one thousand enemies and damaging himself eight hundred, which really made the players sick.
The problem is that she is [Natural Faction Sequence 8 - Therapist], not [Earth Faction Sequence 7 - Alchemist], and the magic potions of the two are completely different.
The pharmacist who is supposed to focus on healing seems to have gone astray and become like a "Breaking Bad" character.
What's even more outrageous is that after discovering the immortality of the Fourth Natural Disaster, Maggie not only did not fear negative emotions such as shrinking, but was so excited that she shouted "My dream can come true!" and then died tragically in front of the player. On hand.
Chen Lun suddenly had an idea.
He took a step forward. The man with a beard and a burly vest bowed reflexively, and his hands touched his waist.
But when they saw that the black-haired young man showed no signs of taking action, they breathed a sigh of relief, and then wiped their sweat with some embarrassment.
"Maggie, you were kicked out by the Natural Sect... They regard you as an alien and do not agree with your views."
Chen Lun looked down at the girl with messy hair and said softly.
The Natural Sect is not a sect of the Seven Righteous Gods. They are not allowed to preach within the empire, so it is difficult to see them in ordinary metropolises.
But things are not absolute. There are traces of them in the Coleridge Forest located on the northern border of the empire. Due to its geographical location, the empire has limited jurisdiction over that area, so it has become the main habitat of the Nature Sect.
Maggie was a little surprised. She stared at the beautiful face in front of her. She was silent for a few seconds and then said:
"How did you know?"
Chen Lun smiled slightly and looked at her deeply.
"Fate guides me..."
Maggie muttered the word fate and seemed to understand something.
"Join my team. I agree with your philosophy and will support you in doing what you want to do in the future..."
Chen Lun spoke slowly.
Maggie laughed, tilted her head and looked at him, and asked:
"Does fate also tell you what I want to do?"
Chen Lun leaned down slightly, pulling on the brim of his hat, and stared at the girl calmly with his eyes under his black hair.
"Of course, it tells me that you want to change the world... combine nature with flesh and blood, create unparalleled healing medicine, make the world pain-free, and do things that even gods cannot do."
Maggie's pupils shrank slightly under the firelight.
Then, she heard the black-haired young man's words again, and said slowly:
"I can provide you with funds, materials, venues... and excellent testers. They have immortality and are willing to devote themselves to your cause, because they also have the same ambition as us."< br>
Maggie's heartbeat quickened, her face flushed, and her eyes stared straight at him.
Finally, she stood up with a snap.
"Is everything you said true?!"
"Of course."
Chen Lun smiled politely, stood up straight, and then stretched out his hand.
"Miss Maggie, I, Jack Spate, sincerely invite you to join my team."
Maggie smiled, wiped her hands on her clothes twice, and shook hands with Chen Lun.
"Okay! I'm willing to join!"
Chen Lun nodded with satisfaction, then let go of his hand and turned to look at the bearded and burly man in a vest.
When they saw this, they knew it was time to take a stand.
The two looked at each other and finally nodded through gritted teeth.
"Okay, Sir Jack, we are also willing to join..."
"What should we do with these peripheral members? They have all signed a 'shadow contract' with the regiment...the former regiment leader. Although the former regiment leader is dead, they can only obey our orders."
The bearded man said in a deep voice.
After hearing this, Chen Lun couldn't help but chuckle a few times.
The men with beards and burly vests looked puzzled, and then surprise appeared on their faces.
The black-haired young man raised his hand, stretched out his index finger, and wrote casually in the air.
Flames emerged from his fingertips, stagnated in mid-air, and turned into strange and profound words, finally combining into a familiar contract text.
"This is...'Shadow Contract'!"
"How come you know how to...?!"
The hearts of the two of them were beating fast. This was the contract ritual mastered by the powerful force behind the former leader. Why could Sir Jack also perform it?
The image of the black-haired young man once again became mysterious and unpredictable.
"Since one of the signatories is deceased, it will be much easier... It seems that your former leader was not very generous. The contract signed with these thirty-two peripheral members only used one [Low Sequence Conspiracy] Faction Mysterious Substance]."
Chen Lun said softly and took out two copies.
He threw it casually and threw it into the text formed by the flames. It finally merged and was covered with a layer of gray shadow.
Many men and women with expressionless faces closed their eyes and immediately saluted Chen Lun.
At this moment, he seemed to have become a defended king.
When the bearded man and the burly man in a vest saw this scene, his heart beat uncontrollably faster and he felt a sense of awe.
The black-haired young man turned around and looked at them. The two of them immediately lowered their heads slightly to show respect.
But I heard the other party’s voice coming from my ears:
"What are you waiting for? Go sign your name."
"?!"
The man with the beard and the burly vest was stunned for a moment.
The two looked at each other, and finally bit the bullet and signed their names on the "Shadow Contract".
Because they know that if they don't sign, they will die.
Chen Lun looked at the two names on the contract with satisfaction. The bearded man was called "Golov" and the burly vest man was called "Barton". Both of them belonged to [Conspiracy Faction Sequence 9 - Thief].
"[The thief] is very agile and not easy to be noticed. He is quite suitable for helping me with some trivial tasks..."
Chen Lun thought to himself.
With a flick of his finger, he also signed his pseudonym "Jack Spate" in the corner of the "Conspiracy Contract".
All the flame words burned fiercely, and finally exploded and dissipated like a small firework. At the same time, everyone present heard a distant sound of clinking glasses.
Ding——
Immediately afterwards, the illusion of being stared at fleetingly passed, and a vague murmur came:
"I bear witness."
A feeling suddenly arose in everyone's hearts, that is, whoever breaks the contract may suffer irresistible horrors.
Chen Lun took a deep breath and secretly marveled at the power of a high-ranking person in the conspiracy sequence, which made his hair stand on end.
Fortunately, the content of this contract is to allow these circus remnants to obey their orders without any restrictions on themselves.
[Has become the new leader of the circus, C-level mission: Circus, completed! 】
[Get mission reward: 7000 experience points, 15 gold pounds, 1 regional popularity and [Conspiracy Faction Mysterious Book]*1]
Chen Lun bent down and picked up two strange objects on the ground, and threw them to Golov and Barton.
"Take these two things and use them."
Immediately afterwards, he casually explained the effects and costs of these two magic items, which surprised Golov and Barton.
Although it is only a [D-level monster], its power to learn information just by looking at it without trial and error is really surprising.
They immediately remembered the conversation between the new group leader and Maggie just now.
The guidance of fate...
The two looked at each other and seemed to understand the truth.
Did the leader do this because he has the power of destiny?
What a mysterious and powerful force this is!
"Thank you for your reward, leader."
Golov and Barton bowed their heads respectfully and saluted Chen Lun.
Chen Lun waved his hand gently, then smiled and said:
"You're welcome. The team will still need you in the future. Work hard and I will also find a way forward for you so that you can go further in the mysterious field."
"Yes, leader."
The heads of Golov and Patton were lowered.
Chen Lun nodded and looked at the group of peripheral members. These people were killers originally trained by the circus. They gained a strong physique by taking diluted extraordinary substances and underwent rigorous training, and finally "produced" elites. .
Each one of them is comparable to the two elite bodyguards beside Butler Federman.
"Well... the extraordinary organization I expected has finally taken shape. Next, we still need to work hard..."
he thought.
"Captain, will our organization still be called 'circus' from now on? But..."
Golov spoke up at this time, his tone hesitant.
Chen Lun knew what he wanted to say.
The power behind the circus is an extremely large extraordinary organization. There are many groups like the "Circus" in the Trisur Empire, spread across many cities.
Chen Lun is no stranger to this. It is called "Mutual Aid Association".
This organization was behind many major missions in previous lives. The one that impressed Chen Lun the most was the "Chief Assassination Case." Outside the southwest border of the Trisur Empire, the chief of a small bordering kingdom was successfully assassinated by assassins sent by the "Mutual Aid Association", so that he "changed his dynasty" to some extent.
At that time, the killer used a simple-looking double-barreled shotgun called [A-Class Creature - Closing Speech] to kill the chief with one blow.
Chen Lun knew about this famous monster shotgun. Its characteristic is that it is more lethal to high-ranking people. It is the most coveted weapon for assassins...
"I remember that the 'Black Knife Brotherhood' separated from the 'Mutual Aid Association'."
Chen Lun thought to himself.
"But the most elite members of the 'Mutual Aid Association' did not run away..."
Now that the circus has changed owners, if the name still exists, the Mutual Aid Association has not received any contact for a long time, so they will definitely send someone to investigate. As long as you inquire a little bit, you will find out that according to the gallery incident, almost all the circus was wiped out. If you connect the two, you can easily know the current situation of the circus.
Doing so will cause unnecessary trouble.
"It doesn't matter, just keep this name."
Chen Lun smiled.
There was one thing he didn't say, that is, he was going to fish with this to attract people from the mutual aid association. These guys are so well hidden that it would take some effort to find them, and I really need them in my follow-up plan.
So just let them find it themselves.
Moreover, Chen Lun liked the name "Circus" quite favorably and had no intention of changing it.
"Is it because I joined the [Destiny Faction]...?"
He couldn't help but shake his head.
Immediately afterwards, Chen Lun asked Barton to take one-third of the peripheral members to Xiashuitan to take over the Iron Fist Gang. Originally, after Gary's death, he paid little attention to the Iron Fist Gang, which was still leaderless.
It would be a good choice to let Barton, a transcendent person, become the leader of the Iron Fist Gang. With the addition of these dozen peripheral members, the Iron Fist Gang will definitely become the strongest force in Xiashuitan.
When the open beta comes, it can also be used as the first stop to attract players. At that time, a series of screenings will be carried out, and qualified players will be recruited into the circus.
"Maggie, Golov, take the rest of you and follow me back."
Chen Lun looked at the backs of Barton and others, disappeared at the door of the factory, turned around and gave instructions.
"Yes, leader."
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The next day.
Chen Lun sat at his desk, writing and drawing with a pen. What was recorded on it was the plan he would gradually complete next——
Build the circus into a legitimate, legitimate and extraordinary organization.
When the paper was filled with words, he picked it up and browsed it several times, imprinting it on his mind, and then revised it after thinking about it.
Immediately, fire burst out of thin air in his hand and burned the paper.
Although it was written in Chinese characters and it was unlikely that anyone in this world could understand it, it was better to burn it just to be on the safe side.
"Well... Next, let's wait for Noah's arrival."
Chen Lun pondered.
Then, he took out the [Conspiracy Faction Mysterious Book] and planned to get the sequence path contained in it.
The book was called "Close the Door". He glanced at it and felt that he had forgotten something, but it was not very important, so he shook his head and opened the pages.
【You discovered the mysterious book of the conspiracy faction! 】
【"Close the Door" (Progress 5%)】
[By reading carefully, you gain 25 experience points]
[You discovered the hidden extraordinary path knowledge (complete)! 】
[Conspiracy Faction Sequence 9-Thief]
"Three hidden paths have been gathered together, and six of the Seven Righteous God Sequence Paths have been mastered, leaving only the [Sequence 9] of the [Deep Sea Faction]..."
Chen Lun closed the book and took back the blood poem ring. He planned to find time to read through all five books and get the accompanying experience points and point rewards.
Meow......
With a meow, the little white cat Bib jumped onto the table and put his little head over affectionately, looking forward to Chen Lun's touch.
"Hey, little guy came just in time."
Chen Lun grabbed the back of its neck and gently lifted it up.
Immediately, under the blank look in the little white cat's eyes, he took out the [Order Revolver], and then casually placed it on the revolver.
"It needs warmth. Just sleep on it, be good." Meow!
(End of chapter)