Master Changsheng

Chapter 124, Section 122: Relenting [Please Subscribe and Vote]

An Kai paused just as he was about to click on the [Side Quest]...

He was usually treated as a decorative element in the main storyline, but today, things have changed.

"Single-player closed beta?"

An Kai muttered to himself, recalling some things from his past life when he played games.

He had heard rumors that some games would invite influential people to experience the game in advance before its official launch.

One purpose is to help those who spend a lot of time in the game find bugs or things that might discourage players from playing.

Secondly, it was to leverage the influence of these individuals to generate buzz for the game in advance.

However, those closed beta tests only involved dozens or even hundreds of people…

Solo…

This was the first time An Kai had met him.

It was the appearance of this "main storyline" that made An Kai look somewhat dazed.

Is he a program or a real person now?

What exactly is the game "Divine Punishment"?

Instantly, countless mysteries swirled in An Kai's mind.

There are 90 years left until the single-player closed beta test.

This period of time may seem long, but for An Kai, who is immortal, it is only a blink of an eye…

At that moment, a new, vague idea came to An Kai's mind.

He intends to make contact with the beta tester, and not only contact them, but also control them, or rather, make them "beta test" according to his own wishes...

Given Ankai's current strength, achieving this would be very difficult.

It's because he didn't even control the desert, and he didn't kill that old bastard Donglin either.

After a moment of contemplation, An Kai continued to review the main storyline…

[1: The anomalies within the Mage Association have affected the entire continent, with alien races taking the opportunity to return to the Eastern Continent. However, the associations led by the Mage Association have not taken any effective measures against these alien races.]

[2: The dragons continue to slaughter the dragon riders, with the black dragons being the most ruthless...]

Seeing this, Ankai glanced at Nurnexius, who looked like a big black rat…

"Thank goodness it can't be my mount..."

【3:…】

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[21: It seems the desert orcs have discovered the secret behind the disappearance of the inner city of Chaos City? Among them, a fifth-tier orc is particularly interested in this...]

[22: The town of the dead has vanished, but in the place where it disappeared, mournful howls often echo...]

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[54: Due to the lack of a successor king and the intervention of foreign tribes, the princes and princesses within the seven desert kingdoms are each ruling their own territory, showing a strong intention to divide the seven kingdoms. Some noble factions within the seven kingdoms also harbor other ambitions.]

[55: With the changing situation in the Seven Kingdoms, Tier 5 professionals can no longer have a stable place to imbue their spirits. They urgently need a new "location" to securely imbue their spirits, especially some Tier 5 professionals with limited lifespans...]

...

After reading the side story, Ankai confirmed that the orcs had fallen into the trap.

Next, all he needs to do is increase the intensity.

Orcs who meet the requirements of the [Enchantment Instance Certificate] can be sent inside to have a love-hate relationship with Chris's true form.

Ankai and the Widow of Malkengar were prepared to kill any orcs who didn't meet the entry requirements...

We will absolutely not let a Tier 5 orc professional go to waste...

Ankai didn't care much about the turmoil in the Seven Desert Kingdoms.

It's a bit of a pity that if that old geezer Donglin hadn't set up the "Cage of the Dead," Ankai's [Spirit Empowerment Secret Realm] would have been able to deceive even more fifth-tier professionals into coming here...

After reviewing the plot, Ankai stood up and glanced at Chris, who was quietly standing beside him…

pop~

With a gentle tap: "Get your work done. I've already started considering letting you enter the [Spirit Empowerment Realm]."

...

Chris's expression brightened, and she nodded vigorously...

Ankai and Hanks left the castle. As they were leaving, Nurnexus tried to follow, but Ankai kicked him back into the castle, saying disdainfully, "Keep an eye on the house."

This elicited a chuckle from Hanks, who didn't say anything, but Nurnexus could sense the mockery in his eyes...

Once outside the castle, Ankai pondered, "Why isn't Chris's true form dead yet?"

He had already learned about what happened at the castle last night from Nurnexus; Ankai had just unilaterally activated his telepathic connection with Nurnexus.

Through Nurnexus's inner thoughts, he learned about what had happened the previous night.

So much so that he gave up the idea of ​​getting intimate with Chris today…

Fearing that the shock would be too great and cause Chris to completely break down and turn against him...

Unfortunately, he needed to use Malken and Widow Wang to deal with the orcs, so Ankai could only temporarily appease Chris with a gentle approach...

Just like today, it was the first time An Kai had said, "I'm starting to consider letting you enter the [Spirit Empowerment Realm]..."

Previously, he would always hint at it, never explicitly.

An Kai knew that once this loophole was opened, there was no way to close it again…

As he walked, Ankai pondered how to deal with Chris after eliminating the orcs.

...

A gathering place for desert orcs.

A large oasis covering more than 10,000 acres.

Because of a secret order from the 28th Prince of the Orcs, apart from a few necessary Orc spies who remained active in the desert to gather information for the Orcs.

The remaining orcs, following the secret orders of the Twenty-Eighth Prince, remained holed up in the oasis, silently awaiting further instructions from him.

Today, the 28th Prince of the Orcs was exceptionally angry.

Inside the largest palace in the oasis, glaring angrily…

"Useless! You jumped into such an obvious trap? Did the Desert Crocodile eat your brain?!"

"Did my orcish kingdom raise you to the fifth tier just so you would disobey orders and go to your deaths?!"

"Your Highness...he..."

"Shut up!"

The twenty-eighth prince of the orcs shouted, showing no regard for the identity of the person who spoke.

Even though he was a fifth-tier orc general, when he tried to speak, he was silenced by a loud shout from the twenty-eighth orc prince!

"Spirit endowment! Spirit endowment! Isn't it all for the sake of lifespan?!"

"If the desert hadn't been sealed off by that damned Donglin from the town of the dead, would I have stopped you from bestowing spirits?!"

"What do you take me for?!"

"Your Highness...it's not like that..." The fifth-tier orc warrior, Sword General, lowered his head, trying to explain softly...

Just as he was about to speak, he saw the twenty-eighth prince of the orcs slump down...

"So be it, life and death are predestined, this is his choice..."

"Give the order to move out of here immediately and relocate to Settlement 2."

The new order suddenly given by the 28th Prince of the Orcs stunned all the Orcs present.

They looked up at the twenty-eighth prince of the orcs, their eyes filled with resentment and incomprehension…

Ugh…

Seeing the orcs' reactions, the twenty-eighth orc prince sighed softly.

It's often said that orcs have brains smaller than their eyes, and this isn't an unfounded assertion...

At the very least, the 28th Prince of the Orcs thought that his subordinates, whether they were fifth-tier or fourth-tier, were all idiots with brains smaller than their eyeballs.

However, the twenty-eighth prince of the orcs also knew that if he didn't explain things to them, these fools would think he was afraid, which would affect the morale of the orcs as a whole...

"I ask you, where did the inner city of Chaos City go?"

The twenty-eighth prince of the orcs spoke slowly, and after he spoke, many orcs shook their heads…

Only one or two orcs seemed to want to say something but hesitated.

Normally, the twenty-eighth prince of the orcs wouldn't mind cultivating their thinking.

At this moment, he was in no mood for anything. A fifth-tier orc had secretly jumped into a fake [Spirit Empowerment Secret Realm] trap without his knowledge. When he found out, he was so angry that he almost died.

"Within the inner city of Chaos City lies another secret. After years of war, we have confirmed that someone is imbuing their spirit within!"

"However, due to this person's strength and thorough preparation, our multiple assassination attempts were easily thwarted."

"By the time we left, that professional in the inner city of Chaos had reached the final stage of spirit empowerment."

The twenty-eighth prince of the orcs paused here, looked around, and saw that many orcs had taken his words to heart.

He continued, "What we couldn't accomplish despite our immense suffering and the deaths of countless orcs has been achieved by strangers."

"Think for yourselves, how strong are they?"

"Why is it such a coincidence? Not long after the inner city of Chaos City disappeared, the [Spirit Empowerment Secret Realm], based on the inner city of Chaos City, appeared?"

"Now that the secret realm has appeared, what about that powerful figure in the inner city of Chaos City? Where did he go?"

"The answer is obvious. This powerful figure from the inner city of Chaos City was forced to interrupt his Spirit Infusion due to external influences and could only use his last trump card, the [Spirit Infusion Secret Realm]..."

"The reason we are fighting for the inner city of Chaos is because it is the most suitable place in the desert for imbuing with spirits."

"Even that powerful figure couldn't contend with the mysterious force, nor could he protect the inner city of Chaos City. Can we?"

"Even if it works, how many orcs will die?"

"Why did the [Spirit Empowerment Realm] appear in the current 'House of Goodness' instead of the inner city of Chaos City? Haven't you ever wondered?"

"It's not that I don't want you to go, but it's a blatant trap, a trap set specifically for us!"

The twenty-eighth prince of the orcs had something else to say: this kind of trap is only suitable for orcs who are generally considered to have brains smaller than their eyeballs.

Regardless of whether his words were true or false, his reasoned and well-founded judgment silenced the many orcs.

After a moment, the fifth-tier orc general, seemingly unwilling, tentatively asked, "Your Highness... are we just going to let this go like this?..."

"Forget it? How could I!"

"Do they really think my concessions will be their weakness in dealing with me?"

The twenty-eighth orc prince's expression was cold. After pondering for a few seconds, he decisively asked, "How's the contact with the Duchy of Buklin going? What about that foolish eldest prince?"

The fifth-tier orc general, Sword General, looked at the fifth-tier orc general, Li General, beside him. Li General recalled for a moment and slowly spoke, "Your Highness, we've made contact. The eldest prince of the Duchy of Buklin is indulging in pleasure, and the territories under his control are disappearing one after another. If..."

General Li was about to continue speaking when he saw the twenty-eighth prince of the orcs wave his hand...

"None of that matters. Tell him that a [Spirit Empowerment Realm] has appeared in the desert. It's a place where one in nine lives and one in ten dies. One of our orcs at the fifth rank has already successfully empowered himself through this realm."

The fifth-tier beastman general was stunned, not understanding why this was done. He immediately thought of the key point: the desert was sealed off by Donglin's [Undead Cage], so how could outsiders enter?

"Your Highness...the desert..."

"Are you trying to say we're trapped in the [Undead Cage] and they can't get in?"

General Li nodded.

The twenty-eighth prince of the orcs said nonchalantly, "Don't worry, that bastard Donglin will help them solve this problem."

"Donglin is eager for those fifth-tier professionals, who are becoming increasingly irritable due to their inability to be imbued with spirit, to enter the desert and fight alongside us..."

General Li paused for a moment, then, believing he had grasped the key point, confidently asked, "Your Highness, is it because Donglin is preparing for a Spirit Empowerment advancement?"

"Imbued with spirit? Ha!"

The twenty-eighth prince of the orcs didn't say much, but waved his hand to signal his subordinates to hurry up and do this.

Just as General Li reached the entrance of the main hall, a worried voice came from behind him from the 28th Prince of the Orcs: "Do you know how to release the news?"

"Hehehe, Your Highness, I understand... it was unintentional..."

The twenty-eighth prince of the orcs nodded. Finally, someone who could save him trouble had appeared.

"Give the order: move out immediately and proceed to Settlement Point 2. Anyone who delays... beheaded!"

The twenty-eighth prince of the orcs gave a cold order, and in an instant, the orc army in the oasis began to move.

In just ten minutes, the orc army had already set off for Settlement 2.

During the journey, the twenty-eighth prince of the orcs heard General Li's report that he had completed the mission, and his eyes grew increasingly cold...

"Since you want to cause trouble, I'll help you out!"

"You want to deal with my desert orcs? Ha!"

...

Inside the trap oasis specifically designed for orcs.

Ankai smiled as he looked at the dead fifth-tier orc at Malken's feet...

Although this fifth-tier orc was weak, only around the first level of the fifth tier, the highest attribute detected by the detector was only [Strength: 1003]...

With such strength, Ankai and Widow Wang didn't even need to lift a finger; they were already killed by Malken's sneak attack...

"Excellent, excellent!"

"Malken, you did a great job!"

Ankai didn't hold back his praise, while Malken scratched his head and chuckled foolishly.

Malken's goofy grin left Hanks, who was watching the battle, somewhat dazed. It was hard to imagine that not long ago, this was a level 5 [Assassin] with no expression...

Ankai was quite satisfied that his trap had attracted a foolish fifth-tier orc.

This is just the first wave. He will increase his efforts next. Even if the twenty-eighth prince of the orcs is cautious, An Kai is confident that he can lure the fifth-tier orcs here.

Of course, all of this was done without Ankai knowing that the 28th Prince of the Orcs had chosen to overturn the table.

That evening, Ankai returned to the Good House.

In the side quests, no second Tier 5 orc arrives.

So Malken also followed Ankai.

Back in the castle, Nurnexus and Wayne breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Ankai's figure.

They were both relieved...

The two glanced at each other through the window, as if they had seen the same expression in each other's eyes, conveying a sense of shared misery.

night.

As Ankai prepared to meditate, Chris pushed open the door and came in.

Today, for the first time, she heard Ankai say to her, "We're considering letting her enter the [Spirit Empowerment Realm]," and hope took over her mind.

Chris was ready to strike while the iron was hot and get Ankai to confess...

Anyway, this isn't the first time...

...

The next day.

pity.

Ankai remained silent last night, refusing to utter a word...

After leaving the room, as usual, I opened the [Side Quest]...

(End of this chapter)