Chapter 214 Chocolate (please vote!)
Chen Lun looked at the black knight in front of him and thought quietly.
The other party has a blood relationship with Floy, and is also her only remaining relative in this world.
"I can see that she cares about you."
Byers chuckled.
"That kind of emotion is very warm. I can feel it... The members of the Wolf family have an almost crazy obsession with love."
He paused.
"I'm very optimistic about you, Jack. You have a very peculiar quality, which is the bottom line of human nature. This quality is very valuable.
And you have made rapid progress. This talent shocked me... Every step forward in the mysterious field requires huge efforts, and you..."
The Black Knight shook his head.
"Incredible."
He stood up slowly, leaning on the tombstone, holding the hilt of his sword with both hands.
"Jack, do you have anything else to ask?"
"Mr. Byers, why don't you meet Floy?"
Chen Lun spoke.
The Black Knight was silent for a moment and only said:
"It's not the time yet."
The two looked at each other speechlessly. Chen Lun pulled up the brim of his hat and came to the black knight.
"I have no questions, Mr. Byers, what do you need me to do next?"
"Why don't you ask me why I am being hunted by the church and the shelter? If I had done something extremely sinful, would you still have helped me?"
The Black Knight turned to look at him with interest.
"Yes."
Chen Lun showed a smile.
"Why?"
Black Knight asked.
"Because you are Floy's only relative."
He said this naturally.
The black knight was startled for a moment, then chuckled a few times.
"Actually, the inside story of me being hunted is very funny. Well... I'll tell you next time. I don't have much time.
Next, I need you to help me transport something. It is in Sunflower City, the main city of Flower State. After getting the item, I secretly send it to a ruins on the outskirts of Amber City, Gem State. ”
"What?"
Chen Lun asked.
The Black Knight handed over a stone coin with some patterns engraved on it. This is an item that records the anchor point of Sunflower City.
After Chen Lun took it, the black knight spit out two words:
"Coffin."
He added:
"My current body can hardly hold it anymore. Inside the coffin in Sunflower City is my own body... Remember, when traveling between the two cities, do not travel directly from the spirit world. There will be elite extraordinary beings. The team ambush in the spirit world on the edge of the city."
[Trigger B-level mission: Journey to the Coffin! 】
Task description: You have gained the trust of Black Knight Byers. He informed you of the location of his body and hopes that you can take him from Sunflower City to the designated location on the outskirts of Amber City.
Mission reward: 20,000 experience points, 50 gold pounds, Byers' favorability, and extraordinary knowledge of [Moon Faction Sequence 7-Requiem Master].
"I understand, Mr. Byers."
Chen Lun accepted the task and nodded to express understanding.
The black knight responded tiredly, and then sat down again leaning against the huge tombstone.
He held the sword and lowered his head, wondering if he was asleep.
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When Chen Lun returned to the present world, he found that he was not in Jack Manor, but in the suburbs of Amber City.
Seeing this, he had no choice but to conjure up his wings, flap them and return to the city.
Fortunately, the speed of [Colorful Wings] is very fast, more than twice as fast as the previous [Crow Feather]. When the body flies at high altitude, it can even produce a slight scream.
He quickly came to a stop near the city gate, and then entered with many pedestrians.
I wonder if the plague problem is getting more and more serious. There are many guards at the city gate responsible for inspection, but most of the lower-class residents who originally lived outside the city have disappeared.
Perhaps he left due to the pressure of survival, or he died of a plague and disappeared silently from the world.
Chen Lun sighed secretly and entered the city.
He temporarily took a taxi and spent forty copper coins to take him back to Jack Manor in the inner city.
More than an hour later.
When passing by a commercial street, Chen Lun suddenly remembered something.
There are many hometown dishes that she wants to eat, but they lack special seasonings. Floy "can't make a meal without rice", and Connie has never been able to buy them.
‘I remember there is a grocery store here, which is an affiliated business of the Silver Dragon Chamber of Commerce. They have a wide range of stores, and you should be able to buy something similar to soy sauce... It would be better if there were spices like cinnamon and star anise. ’
Chen Lun couldn't help feeling that without these, the dishes would always lack flavor.
He stopped the carriage and got out.
With a casual glance, Chen Lun quickly determined his target. Not far ahead on the left, there is a store called "Vanaudi Grocery Store". On one side of the plaque, there is a small silver faucet engraved on it.
He walked right in.
The grocery store was large, equivalent to a supermarket, but Chen Lun walked through several shelves but couldn't find the condiments he wanted.
In desperation, with the mentality of "cannot use the air force", he planned to buy some gifts to take back to Floy.
Chen Lun found the shelf with candies and chocolates and selected two boxes of dark chocolate.
'This chocolate contains zero sugar and Floy will probably like it. ’
He smiled softly and thought to himself.
When Chen Lun was about to leave, he found a stooped old lady coming next to him, looking hesitantly at a row of chocolates.
"Too expensive..."
The old lady whispered.
Chen Lun then subconsciously glanced at the price tag. A box of ordinary chocolate cost about 2 silver bars, but the dark chocolate he had was even more expensive, costing 7 silver bars and 35 copper crowns.
He shook his head slightly. This was indeed not affordable for the lower class people, but since this was an inner-city area, ordinary residents should be able to accept it.
"Are you a foreigner?"
Chen Lun asked casually.
The old lady seemed to realize that there was a tall and handsome young man standing next to her. She first looked up with a surprised expression, then smiled slightly, and the wrinkles on her cheeks squeezed into slits.
"Well...I came here to visit my relatives and want to buy some gifts."
She was dressed in black, simple but clean, and there was a purple chrysanthemum that could be seen everywhere at the junction of her hair and white hair.
He doesn't look wealthy.
Chen Lun looked at the old lady, and out of good intentions, he took a few boxes of beautifully packaged chocolates and gestured:
"I'll pay for these for you."
"Oh, this is too expensive, I don't want it..."
The old lady looked surprised and waved her hands repeatedly.
Chen Lun showed a signature smile and did not insist, but suddenly asked:
"Madam, with great presumption, could you tell me your age?"
The old lady had an easy-going personality and was not angry. Instead, she said softly:
"I am 81 years old and I am not far from death."
Chen Lun shook his head with emotion.
"I can't tell at all. If you didn't tell me, I would have thought you were 18 years old."
The old lady couldn't help being amused and chuckled a few times.
Chen Lun continued:
"Your smile is so beautiful, and it also affects my mood today. I think it is totally worthy of a gift."
He once again handed the boxes of chocolates he was holding to the old lady.
The other party was slightly startled and finally said:
"You are a kind young man, thank you."
After taking several boxes of chocolates, she put most of them back on the shelf, leaving only one box of sugar-free dark chocolate, the same type that Chen Lun bought for Floy.
After checkout is completed.
The old lady stopped Chen Lun at the door of the grocery store as he was about to leave. She took the initiative to hug Chen Lun and then said:
"Young man, may the moonlight protect you... Although this city is prosperous, there are too few kind people."
Chen Lun chuckled and said casually:
"You remind me of my grandmother. She is very kind. I wish you good health and a safe journey."
The old lady seemed very moved and asked:
"Please tell me your grandmother's name. From now on, every Sunday of the Moon Goddess, I will pray to her and pray for your grandmother."
Where did Chen Lun get his grandmother from in this world? He had no choice but to give a random name:
"Her name is Margaret."
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night.
Floy received a gift from Chen Lun.
She happily opened the paper packaging and sniffed the dark chocolate with some curiosity.
"What is this?"
"Chocolate."
Chen Lun explained.
Floy seemed to have never eaten chocolate before, and seemed a little looking forward to it.
She opened her mouth slightly and took a bite from a corner of the chocolate bar.
Click.
Chen Lun looked at her quietly, his fair cheeks bulging slightly, as if he was slowly tasting it in his mouth.
“It’s delicious, I like it very much.”
Floy smiled.
"Don't you feel bitter?"
Chen Lun asked.
Floy shook her head, then nodded slightly sheepishly.
"Well, a little bit."
Chen Lun couldn't help but chuckle a few times, feeling that Floy was a bit cute in this way.
"Chocolate should actually be sweet, but you don't seem to like sweets, so the one I bought for you is sugar-free."
Floy nodded in understanding.
"I like this."
"As long as you like it... I'll bring you some back next time."
Chen Lun said.
Floy carefully put the uneaten chocolate back into the foil packaging, and then put the two boxes of chocolate away.
After the two of them parted, Chen Lun returned to his room.
He briefly thought about his next action and decided to do something else on the way to Himawari City.
‘Before the chaos officially begins, it is best to remove the hidden dangers around Amber City...’
Chen Lun took out the high-grade token of the Silver Dragon Chamber of Commerce and flicked the silver coin.
As the central area of the silver coin rotated rapidly, invisible sound waves were transmitted to the spirit world. Soon, a deep blue crack appeared, and then a pig's head emerged from Chen Lun's feet.
Chen Lun looked at this cheating doll that changed its skin every time, twitched the corner of his mouth, and then communicated with it in [Beast Language] and told it one thing.
He asked the deceiver doll to help him purchase a piece of information about which branches of the Red Apple Church currently existed around Amber City.
The pig head showed an understanding expression, nodded naively, and got back in.
Chen Lun sat on the chair, tapping the armrest with his fingers, thinking in his eyes.
'After such a long time, the players should have grown up a lot. It's time to release the circus' new products and update their equipment... By the way, take them to the Red Apple Church just now, just like letting them They adapt to the rhythm of future versions in advance. ’
He was happy with the plan.
‘Where can I find such a responsible guide... He is so great and kind, so righteous. ’
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The next evening.
Floy wakes up from her sleep.
After she got up and washed herself in the bathroom, she walked to the table with some anticipation, opened the drawer, and took out the chocolate Chen Lun bought her last night.
But what made her a little confused was that there was an extra box inexplicably out of the original two boxes.
Floy was stunned for a few seconds, and then felt warm in his heart.
She thought that she must have known that she liked it, so Chen Lun bought another box and secretly put it in her drawer. (End of chapter)