Chapter 571: Chapter 397: Anton’s Awakening and Departure Chapter 571: Chapter 397: Anton’s Awakening and Departure February 6th.
The weather remained extremely cold, and three days had passed since the players collectively logged off.
In the living room of the main building’s villa, the fireplace burned with a crackling flame.
The heat it emitted filled the room with warmth, making it very comfortable.
The members of Jack Circus were having tea and chatting on the sofa while Chen Lun sat aside, reviewing his panel.
Race: Human (Eastern Continent)
Template: NPC (Countdown to version 2.0 update: 97 days 6 hours 26 minutes 44 seconds)
Physical Strength: 3800/3800
Main Occupation: [Sequence Nine – Beast Tamer LV10 (MAX)][Sequence Eight – Diviner LV20 (MAX)][Sequence Seven – Magician LV30 (MAX)][Sequence Six – Aerial Acrobat LV40 (MAX)][Sequence Five – Juggler LV35] (Destiny Faction)
Sub Occupation: [Recorder LV10 (MAX)][Brewmaster LV10 (MAX)]
Attributes: Strength 177, Agility 178, Endurance 177, Intelligence 178, Faith 10
Special Attributes: Charm 50, Willpower 82, Insight 71, Luck 10
Regional Legend Degree: 132
Epic Legend Degree: 4
Remaining Points: 37 Skill Points, 0 Attribute Points, 0 Special Attribute Points, 2 Blessing Points
Remaining Assets: 400K Gold Pounds
Blessings: Favor of Nature LVMAX, Shining Nova LV2, Collector of Knowledge LV2, Moonlight’s Blessing LV1, Bloodthirsty by Nature LV3
Curse: Blasphemer LV1
[Evaluation: You are already an Overlord among Mid Sequence Transcendents, who could even stand before The Great Gate, hands in pockets, boldly claiming you don’t know what a rival is… But please do not become too complacent, for before the true high-rankers, you are still but a small courtyard fan.]
Chen Lun curled his lips.
He agreed with the first part of the panel’s evaluation, but he had reservations about the latter part.
‘Connections and power are what really matter in the world, not combat prowess…’
Chen Lun thought, then felt that he was being too arrogant.
‘Hmm, better stay humble; at least one has to be strong enough to stay alive to connect with others.’
With that, he directly applied the 2 Blessing Points to [Bloodthirsty by Nature LV3], maximizing it.
[Bloodthirsty by Nature LVMAX]
Blessing effect: Significantly enhances control over one’s own killing intent, Strength, Agility, Endurance, and Willpower +10! (This effect is influenced by the urge to kill, the stronger the killing intent, the stronger the effect, but not exceeding a double boost.)
‘Having maximized this blessing, under the Pale Knight form, the total attribute boost can reach up to 80 points… The gift bestowed by the King of Slaughter is truly powerful!’
Chen Lun felt a bit emotional.
He then shifted his attention to the countdown for the version update.
‘100 days… It seems like the flow of time in this world and the players’ real world has changed again, from the original five to one to more than thirty to one. I wonder if it’s just for this update or if it will stay .’
Through posts on the game forum, he learned that players had to wait three days for the version update to end, but for him, it turned into a hundred days.
‘I’ll take advantage of this update downtime to get all the pending matters sorted out, so when the players log back in, I can help them more efficiently…’
Chen Lun stroked his chin and took a sip from the teacup.
‘I really went out of my way for you guys, you should learn to be grateful.’
He leaned back slightly, resting on the sofa.
Before the update, he had one last equipment and skin sale that excited the players and also made himself a hefty sum of money. With over four hundred thousand Gold Pounds to his name, this would provide the backbone for him to lead the team and live in the Royal City.
After all, the cost of living there would definitely be higher than here, and without money, many things would be difficult to manage.
If Maggie wanted some beef and he was short on funds, it would make him, the leader, look rather shabby… Not only did they need to eat well, but they also needed to live well, and he definitely had to purchase a bigger manor when the time came.
One so vast that it would take the thirty-eight Black Crystal puppets half a day just to patrol the area.
He had also set some “minor tasks” before the update, such as “To foster relationships among the Undead Foreigners in the circus, please spend an hour at the safe area in the cottage by Wonderland Lake, reward five hundred Experience Points and a few Coins,” and “Brave’s Challenge! In the dangerous area of Forest of Nature in Immortal Realm, collect three extraordinary materials of any category, reward eight hundred Experience Points and a few Coins,” and so forth.
In fact, these were all methods employed by Chen Lun to replenish his own Sanity Value reserve.
He even coined a special name for it…
The Hundred Clever Ways to Pick Lychees!
‘How can it be a scam when it’s consensual… The players are so happy, it’s something that no amount of lychees can buy.’
Chen Lun styled himself as the “Joy Creator,” taking great pains to ensure player satisfaction in the game, short of going gray over it.
He covertly thought about some new ideas, just waiting for the players to update and log back in for more fun.
‘The Sanity Value reserve in the Maggie Statue is back to around 10K. It seems like a lot, but it will be hard to get a large replenishment in the next three months, so I need to use it sparingly…’
Chen Lun was planning when he suddenly sensed a message from a small white snake he had split off.
He was briefly taken aback, then a smile appeared on his face.
Standing up, the other officials looked at him, and Chen Lun said to them,