Chapter 369 Mainline Shrinking (Two in One)
The retro knight armor and gray robe given by the Speaker are both extraordinary things. The former has certain defensive capabilities, while the latter can keep people awake at all times and increase the recovery speed of sanity.
But their symbolic significance is greater than reality.
This is the signature attire of the Archons of the Council of Bountiful.
After Chen Lun put on the knight's armor, he put on his gray robe, and the two adjusted themselves according to his body shape. His appearance suddenly changed from that of an upper-class gentleman to that of a solemn commander.
The ring is also a status symbol, with a dark gray and simple carved appearance.
Chen Lun put it on his right index finger.
As for the metal piece, it was similar to the tokens given to him by the consuls such as Mulenga and Peggy. But this blank rectangular piece of metal is unique to him.
Chen Lun learned how to use it according to the prompts on the panel. So I sketched a pattern in my mind, and the next second, the shadow rose on the blank metal piece, and a floral "J" appeared in the center, surrounded by a very beautiful python.
From now on, this pattern will symbolize "Archon Jack Spate", and the metal piece can be split and engraved to give to others.
Chen Lun put his right hand on his chest and bowed to the speaker and the consuls.
Immediately, he walked along the marble round table to the opposite side and sat down on the tenth vacant seat.
"Welcome to join you, Jack."
Ginsberg's seat was next to him, and he patted Chen Lun on the shoulder enthusiastically.
Mulenga, Peggy, Yasmin and Bindu cast friendly glances and smiled congratulations.
In contrast, the other four consuls were not so enthusiastic. Although they applauded, they only responded superficially due to the presence of the speaker.
If not, they may not show any sign.
Chen Lun didn't care.
At this time, the male governor named Houston calmly said:
"In the process of preparing for the consul examination, the three Gold Cup members Gervase, Ryan and Tapia worked together and planned a wonderful strategy, which attracted the light body of Terrence from the Sun Church and changed the situation. Confusing..."
He 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 after all..."
Upon hearing Governor Houston's words, the three Gervas immediately stood up from the gallery.
They faced Chen Lun with anxious expressions and bowed respectfully.
"We are very sorry about this, Lord Archon Jack."
"It doesn't matter."
Chen Lun smiled lightly under the gaze of all the consuls.
He waved his hand and continued:
"As Governor Houston said, these are all competition methods. You can use intelligence to attract Terrence to me through his personal hatred, which is also your skill."
Seeing that he didn't blame them, the three Gervase men secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
They wiped their cold sweat and said gratefully:
"Thank you Lord Archon Jack for your forgiveness."
Chen Lun just nodded calmly, glanced at them, and said nothing.
In fact, he knew very well that with his current status, if he really wanted to hold the three people accountable, they would definitely be in trouble, and even the other party's archon superiors would not be able to say anything.
But he didn't do that.
He had just entered the Senate and was still relatively inexperienced. Even if he had Ginsberg and others supporting him, there was no need to intensify the conflict between the two consul camps because of these three guys.
It's better to be more tolerant and let the matter go for now.
In this way, for a period of time, the four consuls including Houston and Landa were unable to do anything to deal with themselves as a "newcomer" due to their feelings. Compared with the little stumbling blocks of the three envoys of Gervase, Chen Lun was more worried about the methods of the four consuls of the Senate.
"Since Archon Jack won't pursue the case, let's go down."
Houston's expression did not change, he just said to the three Gervase people lightly.
"Yes! Lord Archon Houston!"
The three of them seemed to have been relieved of their burden. After answering, they turned around and left quickly.
Let this little incident pass.
Speaker Azgierro then spoke up:
"Everyone, in addition to announcing the new consul of the Senate, today's secret meeting also has an extremely important matter."
After hearing this, the consuls seemed to have guessed something, and their expressions couldn't help but become serious.
Although Chen Lun was confused, he did not ask rashly. He just sat silently in his seat and continued to listen.
"The empire's red disaster has intensified again, and we need to take action."
The Speaker said softly.
He sighed softly and raised his hand.
Shadows rose and swayed in the center of the round table, forming a map of the empire.
Except for the Tourmaline King's City in the center, the six-state area divided into petals was covered with many red spots, even piled up into a red area, like a patient with an advanced skin disease, covered with sores.
"Although the Council of Generosity has been initially established, there is still a lot of preparatory work that has not been completed... but the Sun King has personally given the order, and we have to fully participate in the war against the Red Disaster. There are gains and losses. Since we are sitting on the Zhengshen Church position, then this matter is difficult to refuse.”
The Speaker said, swiping his finger.
Among the six tiles on the map, two tiles belonging to Gem State and Yan State were highlighted and enlarged.
"In the current situation, the Red Apple Church suddenly abandoned many strongholds and concentrated its combat power to a high degree. In addition, the Scarlet Monastery's 'Ten Cores' frequently dispatched incarnations to travel everywhere, so that the empire's shelter was unable to support itself."
The Speaker said solemnly.
"Among the seven righteous churches, only the Church of the Sun and the Church of the Moon actively participated in the suppression, the Sect of the Stars and the School of Madmen remained neutral, and the Association of History and Ritual and the Hailing Regiment passively responded... Therefore, we will be under great pressure and need to be responsible for the Gemstone State and the Two areas in Yanbang”
Immediately afterwards, the two city areas were divided into ten parts.
The speaker’s voice continued:
"The ten consuls of the Senate are each responsible for one of the war zones to completely eliminate the red disaster!"
"Yes, Mr. Speaker."
All the consuls agreed one after another.
Chen Lun also echoed.
But he felt a little more solemn inside.
‘The main plot has sped up again... The main plot, which was originally started several months in advance, has now directly spanned more than half a year and entered the final stage of the decisive battle. ’
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, eventually leading to the current situation.
For example, there was no "Generous Council" in the previous life. The extra Orthodox Church must have had a huge impact on the Red Disaster... Maybe the sudden changes in the Red Apple Church are related to it!
Fortunately, everything that is happening is the same as in the memory, which means that some crucial information is still of valuable value.
The next meeting began to discuss the distribution of theaters.
The Speaker and other consuls did not treat Chen Lun differently because they had just taken office. They had the same command and resource allocation rights. Similarly, the difficulty of the assigned theaters was no less difficult than others.
"Jack, Yanbang War Zone 2 will be left to you. Do you have any questions?"
the Speaker said with a smile.
Chen Lun glanced at the icon in the center of the round table and shook his head.
"I have no problem, Mr. Speaker."
The war zone assigned to him included three main urban areas, a total of seventy-six cities and hundreds of small towns and villages, including a "Fortress of Hate" highlighted by the Speaker. It is some kind of extraordinary wonder recently built by the Red Apple Church. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it has some unknown mysterious means.
"Well, in that case, all the consuls need to lead their members and start taking action today... Here is the specific list, which is for your own safekeeping and cannot be leaked."
The Speaker nodded and tapped his fingers on the metal handrail.
Immediately, a black roster appeared in front of each of the consuls.
Chen Lun opened it and glanced briefly.
There are seven Gold Cup members, 24 Silver Cup members, and 80 ordinary members under his command. This is a considerable force, now under his full command.
At the same time, there are also seventeen [A-level artifacts] and dozens of [B-level artifacts] sealed within the Generous Parliament. Depending on the specific situation, you can convene a temporary meeting of the Senate to apply, or report it directly to the Speaker, as long as it can If passed, it can be transferred and borrowed.
"During the operation, you can selectively recruit extraordinary people and extraordinary forces in the field. There is no restriction on this, but you must bear the expenses yourself... The parliament has only one requirement, and that is to successfully complete the mission and clean up the responsible war zone. ”
The Speaker said calmly.
"Yes, Mr. Speaker."
The consuls answered again.
[Trigger A-level mission: Bloody War! (Note: This task deeply affects the mainline process of version 1.0!)]
Mission description: As the new generous council of the Orthodox Church, at the request of the Sun King Andre, he participated in the war against the Red Disaster. And as a preparatory consul, you will inevitably go deep into the front lines. (Note: Refusing this task will have serious consequences! Please decide carefully!)
Mission requirements: Command the team to clear out the "Yanbang No. 2" war zone and completely eliminate the forces belonging to the Red Apple Church.
Mission reward: 30,000 experience points, 5,000 gold pounds, 20 attribute points, 5 special attribute points, and 10 regional popularity 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 War Zone II" appeared, currently at 0%.
‘The war is about to break out…’
He felt a little solemn.
'I didn't expect to reach the late version so soon. It's only been half a year since the public beta... The players' strength has generally not reached the upper limit, and it has no decisive impact on the entire situation. ’
Chen Lun recalled his previous life. At the end of the version at that time, during the stage of the bloody war, most of the players had reached the maximum level of 30, the upper limit of the version. Although extraordinary people are difficult to come out, even if we focus on the entire player group based on the standard of one in ten thousand, relying on the huge base, there are still 40,000 to 50,000 Sequence 9 players.
It is unrealistic to rely on them to deal with the high-level combat power of the Red Apple Church, but they are the main force against the fallen believers and the extraordinary monks at the bottom.
Things are different now.
Players lost half a year of development time and were forced to act as cannon fodder. Only a few high-end players can slightly affect the main line process.
What Chen Lun wants to do is to recruit as many players as possible. In addition to issuing tasks to high-level players within the circus, he will also cast a wide net to the outside world and assemble a large number of players in the name of the Generous Council.
Then...
Play to their strengths.
Immortal strangers are naturally good at not being afraid of death.
As long as Chen Lun's equipment production speed can keep up, then players don't need to worry about output problems. Since the level is not enough, then bomb Molotov cocktails and a series of equipment props to make up for it!
Chen Lun didn't care whether he was a transcendent or not.
As long as they have enough numbers, Chen Lun is sure to conquer the war zone he is responsible for as soon as possible.
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Depart from Bountiful Council headquarters.
Chen Lun returned to the winery and informed the team members of the matter immediately, asking them to prepare. From now on, they would end their "vacation" and embark on the hunting journey again.
Everyone didn't have any opinions, but they were a little eager to give it a try.
After all, this time the circus no longer appears as an opposition supernatural force, but represents the Orthodox Church, and as a direct cadre of Archon Jack, participates in major events that affect the fate of the empire!
Subsequently.
Chen Lun opened the panel without stopping and issued a task to all the high-level players.
The number of players within the circus, after such a long period of development, has reached more than 200. They are all extraordinary people, generally around level 25, and they are all elites from various guilds.
Even individual players are high-level players like Polar Star and Su Keying.
No mediocre skills.
Dongyang Chenxi and others were on a mission in Wonderland when they suddenly received a mission prompt.
They were stunned for a moment, and then showed shocked expressions.
"A-level mission?!"
"Did you also receive the reminder?"
"Got it!"
The nugget gold on the side had an exaggerated expression and said loudly:
"Good guy! How come Jack, the boss of our circus, has become a high-ranking member of the Zhengshen Church?! What kind of "bloody battle" are you going to take us to now?"
The other senior players were also surprised.
Although they knew that a new Orthodox Church had recently emerged, called the Council of Generosity, they did not expect that the leader of their own forces would be one of the top ten governors of this Orthodox Church!
Moreover, the sudden high-level mission also heralds a drastic change in the main line.
Polaris frowned and said in a deep voice:
"I don't know if you have noticed the description in this A-level mission... It involves the key process of the main line, so it is likely to be a decisive battle. It has only been half a year since the open beta, and it has only been a few months since the main line started. Logically speaking, it is not Maybe so soon.”
The top leaders of the two major guilds, Dongyang and Chenxi, were the first to figure it out.
Their expressions were also solemn.
"So something is wrong. Our main plot feels like it has been castrated out of thin air and jumped a lot..."
Dongyang analyzed.
He thought for a while and continued:
"Is it possible that we have upgraded faster than most players and reached some hidden threshold, so this mission was triggered..."
"Your statement is untenable."
Chen Xi on the side shook his head.
She sent 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 forces we are in are too high-end... In other words, it was Mr. Jack who caused this change."
"Yes, Sister Chenxi is right."
Tutu said quickly.
"I just checked the game forum, and I haven't found any other players who have received similar tasks so far. We should be considered the first batch!"
The other players couldn't help but take a deep breath.
They couldn't even remember how many times this happened. The circus was always a surprising force. It had many advantages and benefits that the big official forces did not have.
Right now, this is the best proof!
"I have accepted the mission, have a good rest tonight, keep the characters in the best condition, meet on time at the lakeside cabin tomorrow, and then follow the mission instructions to participate in this battle!"
Dongyang said to everyone.
The others nodded.
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After Chen Lun released the mission, he used the token to summon the messenger from the Silver Dragon Chamber of Commerce and handed it a letter of entrustment.
In the name of "Archon Jack Spate" of the Generous Council, he entrusted the Silver Dragon Chamber of Commerce to issue a recruitment invitation to all immortal strangers throughout Yan State.
In fact, it is a means of casting a wide net.
Recruiting players costs little or nothing.
Relying on the popularity and reputation he has accumulated in the past, as well as his current reputation as the "Zhengshen Church", Chen Lun can completely attract a large number of players by using such a major event mission as bait.
"When the time comes, the battle led by me will surely be exciting..."
Chen Lun smiled slightly. And as the Silver Dragon Chamber of Commerce tried its best to publish recruitment notices all over Yanbang in accordance with his commission, it caused a sensation in the player circle!
(End of chapter)