Sister, can I be the scabbard too?

The Pain Cultist's eyes sharpened as he looked at the unconscious beasts and the unconscious Tang Ling'er.

"My lord, I understand now. I understand all your good intentions!"

No, you don't understand, because even I don't understand what my so-called good intentions are... Lin Yuan smiled with relief:

"Hmm, you're a quick learner. Tell me, what do you understand?"

"In fact, the reason why Lord Dragon had to pay such a price to descend to this world was because he received the words of wisdom from our Lord, Lady of Pain."

The Pain Cultist respectfully said to Lin Yuan, "The Pain Mistress told Lord Demon Dragon that a reborn being named Tang Ling'er has appeared among humanity."

A reborn person?

Is this extraordinary person, Tang Ling'er, a reincarnated individual?

Lin Yuan's heart was in turmoil, but his face remained unchanged as he impatiently said:

"Why don't you start from the beginning of creation? Get to the point."

"Uh, yes, yes, cough cough." The Pain Cultist coughed twice:

"In short, Lord Demon Dragon paid such a high price to descend upon us in order to capture this Tang Ling'er and deliver the person she is looking for to Lady Pain."

"But now, Tang Ling'er has appeared in our sacrificial formation, and we didn't even notice. We almost used her as a human sacrifice to summon the Demon Dragon Lord..."

"What if, after the Demon Dragon Lord descends, he discovers that Tang Ling'er, whom he sought to capture alive, is already dead, and that she died because of summoning Him..."

"I can't even imagine what kind of torture the Demon Dragon Lord would inflict on us!"

The more the Painful Believer spoke, the more frightened he became, until his voice trembled.

Lin Yuan, listening to this, was also on the verge of losing his composure.

Therefore, the Pain Cult summoned the demonic dragon to kidnap Tang Ling'er.

But they didn't even know that Tang Ling'er was in this zoo?

This world really is a huge makeshift operation.

"Waaah, great Lord Camus, it must have been you who discovered Tang Ling'er, which is why you dealt with those possessing beasts!"

"If it weren't for you, we would be finished! We can never repay your kindness!"

"There can't be two suns in the sky, Lord Camus, you are the only, uh, one and only two suns in our hearts!"

Lin Yuan was in a difficult moment when the Painful Cultist knelt down, worshipped him devoutly, and even tried to kiss his jade feet.

Lin Yuan shook his head, then kicked him away: "So, this really is just a coincidence?"

"Yes, even a dragon needs a vessel to descend upon us, and the human body can hardly withstand it. We can only find a powerful beast. That's why we chose the human zoo." The Pain Cultist scratched his head.

"I never expected that Tang Ling'er would also go to the zoo."

Lin Yuan could no longer hold back.

Just then, the system's voice sounded again.

[Great host, the ten-minute period has ended, and the unique level weapon has been successfully extracted.]

You have obtained the unique Tier 1 weapon, Storyteller's Writing Pen (upgradeable).

The storyteller's pen:

[This is a projection of a prop used by a higher-dimensional being when writing an epic.]

This pen has two uses.

【Effect 1: You can rewrite the effects of other targets when they use arcane spells or other supernatural powers. Each rewrite cannot exceed 5 characters (repeated characters are not counted in the word count).

This effect only works on targets whose rank is one level higher than yours (Transcendent rank), and can only be used once per day.

[Effect 2: When you learn a new arcane spell or extraordinary power, you can rewrite its effect, with a maximum of 5 characters per rewrite (repeated characters are not counted). This effect only applies to abilities below the level of this weapon.]

Lin Yuan: ? ? ?

What is that?

What is the effect of rewriting?

That ability is just too damn underhanded!

No wonder it's a unique level of ability!

Although there are limitations on the level of the extraordinary, Lin Yuan is currently at level 2, and the enemies who can rewrite secret spells can only be at level 3 or below.

Even so, it was still incredibly sinister.

Imagine if your enemy used a secret spell that sacrificed all of their power, deducting one hundred years of Lin Yuan's lifespan.

However, by using this method himself, he could rewrite it as: "Sacrificing all of his own power to increase Lin Yuan's lifespan by one hundred million years."

Isn't this sinister?

Moreover, because he had been hanging out with Zhang Xiaobai, the newborn of Dongxi, he had also been infected with the abstraction.

With just a little mental effort, he had already come up with countless outrageous ways to use this ability.

For example... hehehe.

"My lord, my lord?"

The voice of the Suffering Cultist reached Lin Yuan's ears. He turned around and saw the cultist looking at him with a pained expression.

"Oh, it's alright. I won't tell His Majesty the Demon Dragon about what happened today, so don't worry." Lin Yuan smiled brightly.

"Ah, my lord, you truly are the sun in my heart!" The Pain Cultist was finally relieved.

Lin Yuan then asked, "By the way, you just said that the Demon Dragon not only wants to capture Tang Ling'er, but also the person Tang Ling'er is looking for. What does that mean?"

"Uh, this..." The Pain Cultist stammered immediately.

Clearly, this is the core secret of the Pain Cult.

"What? I saved your life, and you won't even tell me such a small thing?"

Lin Yuan sneered and continued, "Besides, you should know that this is a time of great strife. Even though we are sacrificing ourselves for the end times, we must still leave ourselves a way out."

"If one day, Your Majesty the Dragon loses power, then... you'll need a way out, won't you?"

Upon hearing this, the Pain Cultist's eyes lit up.

He understood Lin Yuan's subtext.

In human terms, it's like making him a double agent, Pangolin!

After hesitating for less than half a second, the Pain Cultist chose to offer a fawning smile:

"Hehe, great Lord Camus, from this day forward, I am your servant!"

Waaaaah, he didn't betray me on purpose.

This is the Pain Cult, which uses suffering as its entire form of practice.

He's a masochist who's been a member of the cult for decades; he's almost been turned into a masochist by the torment.

If you could run, who wouldn't run!

Such swift betrayal… Lin Yuan immediately designated this man as a sex slave for three families: “Alright, hurry up and tell me.”

"Yes, sir." The Pain Cultist nodded, and then began to explain:

"My Lord, Lady of Pain, possesses a relic from a pre-civilization that allows us to observe changes in the timeline."

"Tang Ling'er thought that she could change the world by being reborn, but she didn't know that our Lord, Lady Pain, had already planted a mole on the human side. She noticed her when Tang Ling'er mentioned her rebirth."

"The Suffering Lady discovered an unknown entity on this timeline that was altered because of her."

"This unknown entity could influence the outcome of the new round of the apocalyptic game, and might even lead humanity in the Fifth Age to victory against the apocalypse."

"There are such powerful humans?" Lin Yuan couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

He thought he had a cheat code and was invincible.

I never expected there would be such a master.

"Yes, at first, Lady Pain also thought it was impossible, but the night before last, your Chaos Cult orchestrated an ambush against humanity."

The Pain Cultist continued:

"This ambush was originally intended to deal with the woman who could decipher the Sun Law Tablet."

"Unexpectedly, an unknown being with the laws of the sun appeared, killed all the worms, and saved her."

Lin Yuan: ...

Worms, solar laws... Why does this description sound so familiar?

"From that moment on, Our Lady of Pain was convinced that... the changes she observed were not wrong."

The Pain Cultist continued:

"On the human side, there is indeed a person who can influence the future."

"Although it cannot be confirmed yet, there is a certain probability that the person is the one Tang Ling'er was looking for after her rebirth. I think his name is something like... Lin Yuan."

Lin Yuan: ...

"That's why His Majesty the Dragon descended upon this place at all costs, and even the Lady of Pain fell into a temporary slumber because of it."

The Suffering Believer earnestly stated:

"The Demon Dragon King has come here to do two things. The first is to confirm whether Lin Yuan is the unknown being who controls the laws of the sun."

"The second thing is to bring Lin Yuan and Tang Ling'er back to our world and dedicate them to the sleeping Lady of Pain."

Lin Yuan: ...

Um...

I'm changing my name to Zhang Xiaobai now, is it still too late?

P.S.: It'll be available tomorrow!