Lucky billion players, you've never seen one before / I can accumulate my own luck

"Tch, who cares?" Wu Tongnian shrugged. "Let's go, let's go take a look. Maybe we'll stumble upon some unspeakable secrets."

"Come with me."

Wu Tongyue began leading the way.

Before leaving, she snapped her fingers: "Catastrophe Twelve."

The next second, the tall man's corpse was engulfed by a massive burst of flames.

In just a few seconds, his body turned to ashes under the terrifying heat and was scattered by a sudden gust of wind.

Only the broken walls and charred marks tell the story of a battle that took place here.

Fan, Xiao, and the other two did not travel by normal means.

Wu Tongyue kept pointing out the direction.

Wu Tongnian then took out the "Rift Blade" and repeatedly pulled it out and closed it. With the help of his "Magnification" talent, he instantly shattered the wall and created a road.

Fan Xiao then cleaned up their mess, eliminating all noise so that not a single sound could be heard.

Perhaps it was luck at work, but the three of them "traveled" through the area without being discovered by anyone or encountering any obstacles.

After smashing through about five walls, Wu Tongyue stopped in front of the new barrier wall.

She made a "shh" gesture with her hand.

Fan Xiao nodded and used the ability of "Delusion Kingdom" to completely seal off the mental fluctuations of himself and his siblings born in the same year and month to prevent them from being discovered.

"Right behind the wall?" he asked.

“The fluctuation just now came from here,” Wu Tongyue nodded. “Brother, you’re good at eavesdropping, so I’ll leave the rest to you.”

"Damn it! Don't make me sound so sleazy, okay? I'm not a pervert!"

While complaining, Wu Tongnian took out a prop shaped like a megaphone.

This is a B-grade special function item that can convert sound into sound wave attacks. Its physical power is decent, but that's about it.

For B-level players, it doesn't have much effect.

Wu Tongnian kept it because of another powerful function of it—eavesdropping.

He then attached the smooth bottom of the megaphone to the wall.

Soon, a voice came through: "Mr. Roman, the goods you requested have been prepared and delivered. The banquet is about to begin. Now that we've come this far, shouldn't you tell us your true purpose?"

Chapter 269: The picture shows the dagger

The dim lighting illuminated a secluded meeting room.

Alan Roman sat leisurely on the sofa. When faced with Longmen Mo's question, he smiled but did not answer directly. Instead, he said, "I just displayed my talent in mental attributes. You should have seen it, right?"

"Hmm, a B-grade mental talent is indeed very powerful, but..."

Longmen Mo asked, "What does this have to do with what I asked?"

"Don't rush, some things need to be explained slowly," Allen said with a smile. "First of all, there's the banquet. The purpose of the banquet is to win over those powerful and influential people. You should be well aware of that, right?"

"Of course. If you want to contend for the position of Pope, you can't do without the support of those people."

The person who said this was Lin Ying.

She asked, "There's something I'm puzzled about. With your status, you could prepare the desserts for the banquet on your own, even without our help. Why would you take the risk of cooperating with us?"

"You asked this question..." Allen's lips curled up: "It seems you are quite aware of Star Memory City's notorious reputation."

"You'd better get this straight!" Lin Ying frowned and said, "It's you who are ostracizing Xingyi City. That's your own problem. What does it have to do with whether we're aware of it or not?!"

"It was just a joke to lighten the mood, why get angry? If nothing unexpected happens, we'll be working together for a long time, so let's both be friendly for now."

Allen chuckled, "As for your question... it's true, I can prepare my own desserts, but the quality isn't as pure as yours, since you start from a young age..."

"And even if I could handle it, I could only do this once at most. Division 001 is not like your Star Memory City, where you can act so recklessly. Here, ordinary people have a very high status."

"If I were to get exposed for doing something like this... heh, those hypocritical guys in the game government wouldn't let me off easily."

"From what you're saying..." Longmen Mo asked, "You still can't handle the group of powerful figures you brought to this banquet?"

“These people are shrewd. How can one-time enjoyment possibly win them over?” Allen said. “However, they will definitely become addicted to this kind of thing and will definitely crave to experience it again. That’s the real way to win them over.”

"Would you like to organize a few more?" Lin Ying reminded her, "Desserts aren't cheap."

"Don't worry, I don't mean to take advantage of you, at least not yet. In the initial stages of cooperation, sincerity is essential, isn't it?"

Allen smiled and said, "After this banquet, although it is unlikely that I will be able to directly secure the position of Pope, there is one thing I can guarantee you."

He held up one finger and continued, "Fantasy materials! By leveraging these people's connections, you'll never lack ways to purchase fantasy materials in the future. At that time, you can build more safe zones and develop a greater power."

"That sounds very tempting."

Longmen Mo commented.

He hadn't expected that Alan Roman would continue to gift them fantasy materials in exchange for new "desserts".

Because "dessert" isn't worth that much money!

This time, it was just that the other party paid a high price to show them a friendly attitude in order to seek cooperation.

This opportunity, which is practically free, will only come once.

“Since that sounds tempting, then…” Allen asked, “What are your thoughts?”

"We naturally support cooperation, however..."

At this moment, Li Mingdao, who had remained silent next to Longmen Mo, said, "Mr. Roman, you still haven't answered our question. What is your true purpose? Besides securing your position as Pope, what other goals do you want to achieve through us?"

"You already know the first objective, as for the second objective..."

Allen's tone became more serious: "How is my mental talent?"

“We’ve already evaluated it,” Li Mingdao replied, though slightly puzzled. “A B-grade mental attribute talent, very powerful.”

"Yes, it's very powerful, but..."

Allen shook his head: "Not enough! Talent alone is far from enough! What I want is complete psionic power!"

“Psionic power…?” Li Mingdao asked in surprise, “The way you’re talking… do you have a way to fully restore your talent to psionic power?”

Longmen Mo and Lin Ying also cast surprised glances at them.

If you don't awaken your psionic abilities when you become an evolved being, you basically won't have them later on.

While players can combine several talents to create psionic energy, this only exists in theory.

Because only by elevating one talent to its highest level can a second talent be developed.

Even taking the lowest value, fusing psionic energy only requires two talents. If you raise them to the top level... your player level will probably reach A-level as well.

As for fusing high-level psionic energy... it's estimated that only S-rank players can achieve that.

S-level players... We don't even know if there are any on the G08 node yet.

Psychic energy is just that hard to obtain.

If Alan Roman really possesses a method for acquiring psionic energy outside of normal channels... Longmen Mo, Lin Ying, and Li Mingdao exchanged a barely perceptible glance, all giving it the utmost attention in their hearts.

If necessary, they might have to work together to capture Alan Roman and force him to confess...

"Don't get excited, don't look at me like that. I don't have any psionic completion methods outside of normal channels."

Allen suddenly spoke up, pulling Longmen Mo and the other two back to their senses from their greed: "Let's not talk about whether you will win or lose if you attack me. Even if you can really defeat me, I can't give you any solutions."

He shrugged and said, "If you understand, then let's all calm down."

"Then what did you mean when you said you wanted complete psionic energy?" Longmen Mo asked. "And what does that have to do with us?"

“Well… you should know that ‘Mammon’ is a large, cross-node organization, right?” Allen countered.

“I know,” Longmen Mo nodded. “I’ve heard that the founder of ‘Mammon’ was a super player, but I don’t know how true this information is… Why did you bring up ‘Mammon’?”

“The intelligence is true,” Allen laughed. “The founder of ‘Mammon’ was indeed a super player.”

"And then what? This has nothing to do with us, right?"

Lin Ying also joined the conversation.

Did Allen find out that they had hired Mammon members to guard against the church?

So this idiot keeps bringing it up to put them in a bad light?

Soon, Allen's words made Lin Ying realize that she had been overthinking things: "It's really okay. What I was trying to say is that there are quite a few large cross-node organizations like 'Mammon' that have super players."

"The most famous... or rather, the most famous recently, is the 'Living Tribunal'. This organization is full of top assassin players who are exceptionally ruthless in their methods and psychology, and they even dare to confront game companies head-on."

"Besides these two organizations, I also know of one..."

He paused here, seemingly keeping everyone in suspense.

Longmen Mo and the other two frowned.

After a moment's thought, Longmen Mo guessed, "You mean... you've joined a large cross-node organization with super players, and they have a way to replenish psionic energy?"

“That’s about right,” Allen nodded with a smile. “I can’t tell you the name of this organization, but I can assure you that their strength and influence are far beyond your imagination.”

"From what Mr. Roman is saying..." Li Mingdao said, "As long as you complete a certain task, you can get help from within the organization and experience the method of replenishing spiritual energy. And the task you need to complete... requires the help of Star Memory City to achieve it?"

"It's easier to talk to smart people."

Allen leaned forward slightly, his expression becoming more serious: "I need you to build a special breeding park for me, and recruit young people who meet certain conditions to cooperate with an experiment I'm conducting."

"Aquaculture park..."

Longmen Mo said thoughtfully, "It seems you're quite crazy to want to conduct this experiment... Otherwise, given your status in Division 001, you wouldn't need our help."

"That's it."

Allen said, "However, there is one thing I must correct: I don't know anything about conducting experiments myself. The organization will send someone to provide guidance."

"All you need to provide is a venue, qualified human beings, and secrecy so that you won't be discovered."

“We can do all of these, and they’re quite simple to do, but…”

Longmen Mo said, "Your bargaining chips are not enough! Simply reopening the purchase channels for fantasy materials is not enough to buy a dedicated breeding park."

"Moreover, your requirements are very high, and we also need to help you find young people who meet specific criteria, which means the scope is quite large..."

He paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "It'll cost more!"

“I can get you fantasy materials at cost price,” Allen said. “How about it?”

“Not enough,” Longmen Mo said. “Add more.”

"What do you want?" Allen leaned back against the sofa, his posture seemingly becoming languid. "Give me a standard, and we can work it out. I feel like this is going to never end. What do you think?"

"Hey...that's awesome!"

Longmen Mo laughed and said, "Our request is very simple: you take down the Radiant Society for us."

"The Radiant Society...it seems you intend to unify the forces in this region and merge with the dimensions." Allen asked, "Why not hire Mammon's people to do it?"

“They’re asking for way too much!” Longmen Mo said. “Besides, we can find Mammon, and so can the Radiant Society. Those people only care about money; they don’t care about ethics.”

"Besides, it's extremely dangerous to have Mammon's people handle this matter!"

Li Mingdao added, "If they can take down the forces of the Radiant Society, they can definitely take down us too. If Mammon's people get greedy and want to take advantage of the situation to attack Star Memory City... you and I both know that Mammon does have a certain level of credibility, but once the commission is completed, they are no longer bound by any constraints. Killing their employers and profiting from both sides is not uncommon for them. Mammon... is a double-edged sword!"

"Then aren't you afraid..." Allen asked, "that my people also engage in such 'take-all' behavior?"

“You have needs from us,” Longmen Mo said. “And since you operate so discreetly, you are unlikely to do anything so ostentatious. We can take a gamble on you.”

"A very bold decision. However..."

Allen then changed the subject, saying, "I can't make this decision on my own, so I can't give you an answer right now. I have to report it to someone else."

He paused for a moment, then added reassurance: "Personally, I think the approval rate after reporting is quite high. After all... this matter isn't that difficult."

“That’s quite a coincidence,” Longmen Mo said with a smile. “The three of us can’t represent the entire Xingyi City. We need to go back and discuss the matter with others before we can finalize it.”

"Old fox..." Allen cursed inwardly before saying, "Okay, let's treat this banquet as a way to get acquainted and make contact. I look forward to our deeper cooperation in the future."

"I am looking forward too."

Longmen Mo laughed.

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