I became the king of villains in the game

After he took the [Snake's Hand] scroll, he saluted respectfully.

"Okay, there are still clues about her in the future, please tell me in time...you should go back first."

Chen Lun waved his hand.

Seeing this, Polaris didn't stay any longer, and turned around and left after obediently responding.

Sitting alone in the courtyard, Chen Lun flipped through the "The Adventures of Philip" in his hand.

It may be because it belongs to the "children's book", the text inside is very large, and each page is equipped with cute cartoon illustrations.

The content of the story is not long. It roughly tells the journey of a brave man named "Philip" who travels around the world to kill monsters in order to save the world.

There are two places that caught Chen Lun's attention. One is the world in the story. The biggest crisis comes from the "dark world", which exists deep underground and is full of terrible monsters.

One day, these monsters will run back underground and rule the world.

The protagonist "Philip" once went to the dark world and killed the demon king there.

'This dark world... reminds me of the dark world that Arnold said, and according to Mr. Bottle, it actually exists in the second layer deep in the spiritual world, but in this fairy tale, it is in the deep underground? '

Chen Lun didn't know if it was true or if it was purely fabricated by Howard, but he always felt that there was some connection between the two.

The second thing that caught his attention was the protagonist Philip, who had a woman who loved him deeply, named Princess Mimi.

Chen Lun easily connected her with Maggie Milna.

But what surprised him was that the story did not have a happy ending.

On the contrary, it is a complete tragedy.

Although the protagonist Philip defeated the demon king of the dark world and saved the world, but because of his battle with sea monsters in the Far Eastern Ocean, his old injuries relapsed, and eventually he became a monster covered with fish scales.

In order not to let himself become the "new devil" who would harm the world, Philip committed suicide by the sea, fell into the abyss of the sea, and fell into eternal sleep.

Princess Mimi also chose to marry the prince of a neighboring country because she did not wait for her hero to return.

A strange expression appeared on Chen Lun's face.

What is the purpose of Howard doing this...She wrote such a fairy tale with Philip as the protagonist, which also explained some things in the mysterious field.

But those are specious, and there is a sense of absurdity in it. '

Chen Lun turned to the last page of "The Adventures of Philip". In the column of the author's introduction, there was nothing more than the words "Howard the Tragedy Writer".

The source of review and publication is a publishing house called "Arkham Books".

Looking at the name, Chen Lun was silent for a long time with deep eyes.

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Two days later.

A handsome young gentleman was walking in a remote alley in the outer city. He lowered his head slightly, and his face was covered by a black hat.

The silver cane was stuck on the ground, and it made a rhythmic sound with its steps.

Not far in front of the gentleman is an industrial area that has stood here for decades.

This person is Chen Lun who came to investigate.

After two days of searching, he has found a result that surprised him through various channels. The "Arkham House" publishing house had gone bankrupt decades ago, and even the former company building of this publishing house had become a deserted building.

But there are still those brand-new fairy tales circulating in the market, which is a doubtful point.

Chen Lun came here according to the divination.

Someone is still secretly printing and delivering them to various bookstores.

Just as Chen Lun expected, the whole incident revealed something strange, hiding a profound and extraordinary power, which blinded the asylum's cognition, and made them ignore this fact directly and turn a blind eye to these publications.

'Just let me see who is still printing The Adventures of Philip. '

Chen Lun walked slowly through the streets.

Some children dressed in poor clothes and with dirty faces saw him, and timidly hid behind the door panels and piles of debris, watching him quietly, with awe in their eyes.

Not knowing if it was the parents of the children, some adults hurriedly dragged the children into the room, and after scolding a few words, they turned around and bent over Chen Lun, not daring to lift their heads.

Chen Lun wore an expensive black dress, a large and exquisite windbreaker, plus that flat top hat and silver cane, and he looked like a big shot in the inner city.

These low-level civilians in the outer city did not dare to offend, and even spoke in a much lower voice, for fear of causing Chen Lun's dissatisfaction.

Chen Lun didn't take a second look at them, but just threw out a few copper coins, which fell into the hands of a few cute children precisely, winked at them, and left with a smile.

"Thank you!"

A girl smiled brightly.

Chen Lun felt that it was very cost-effective to exchange a few copper coins for a smile.

After entering the industrial area on foot, he followed the guidance of the stick and went straight to an old factory building.

There was no one around, as if no work had been started here for a long time.

But his powerful perception told him that in a certain room on the second floor, there was still the faint sound of machine vibration.

Climbing up the rusty stairs, Chen Lun came to the second floor of the factory building. In a room at the end, he saw a room full of paper and ink, and seven or eight workers with numb expressions, working mechanically.

Those "The Adventures of Philip" that were still warm were piled up in the corner of the room like building blocks.The works in the bookstore in Amber City are circulated from here.

Even when they saw Chen Lun coming, those workers turned a blind eye and continued to do their own business in a sluggish manner without being affected in the slightest.

'These people...their destiny was tampered with, printed day after day, became their mission. '

Chen Lun's eyes were full of mist, and he saw through the essence of the workers.

He sighed secretly, turned and left.

Because Chen Lun already knew about it, he had nothing to do.

He can be sure that this is Howard's handwriting, but he has not yet been able to eliminate the influence on the workers, nor can he change their fate.

This is Howard's high-level power playing with fate. Although he can see it, he can't do anything about it.

'Maybe only with Howard dead can they get back to normal...'

Chen Lun thought again, maybe this is just a microcosm.

In other parts of the empire, there are probably countless similar workers who are constantly printing stories for Howard and circulating them to the market for the general public.

Then a thought appeared in his mind.

'This is most likely a mysterious ritual...Maybe the influence of the work can give her strength, or the emotions generated by the work can be absorbed by her...In short, Howard will not spend his time doing this kind of meaningless things. '

Chen Lun took a deep breath.

Through this time, he saw the leopard through the tube, and roughly saw the tip of the iceberg of the power of the high-ranking man.

'There is still a long way to go to defeat her... But at least, I will not let her make trouble under my nose. '

Chen Lun made up his mind.

After he returned to Jack's Manor, he directly wrote a letter and anonymously delivered the matter of "The Adventures of Philip" to the asylum, the Church of the Sun, and the Church of the Moon.

In fact, Chen Lun is also very clear in his heart that even if the authorities wiped out these reading materials in Amber City, they are still unable to do so in other parts of the empire.

But this is only the first step in the counterattack. Although the strength is small, it also swears his determination.

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Chapter 243 Quicken Your Pace

A few days passed.

During this period of time, the second batch of extraordinary materials from the Silver Dragon Chamber of Commerce has been delivered, and at the same time, some circus players have completed the tasks and come to request upgrade tokens.

While Chen Lun was busy brewing wine, he helped players upgrade the Silver Snake Ring.

Life is pretty full.

On this day, he suddenly received a letter from the shelter.

The sender is not an ordinary investigator, but the current manager of the shelter in Amber City, special commissioner Ralph.

Chen Lun was very surprised when he got the news. He originally thought that his anonymous "snitching" was exposed, but after Ralph's introduction, he found out that the other party was here to convey an important news.

Jack Manor.

Villa living room.

At this moment, there are only Ralph and Chen Lun here.

Chen Lun made a cup of tea for Ralph and handed it over politely.

"Although it's the first time we've met, I've known you for a long time, Mr. Jack."

Ralph took a sip and said.

He then talked about Chen Lun's "resume", including fleeing from the Red Apple Church in Emerald Town at the beginning, burning down the local church, and then coming to Amber City, experiencing a series of experiences such as the gallery incident and the battle of the square.

Chen Lun was also a little surprised to see Ralph detailing his own deeds.

"Meng Na has praised you to me more than once, saying that you are a righteous and kind-hearted Transcendent in the field, but I didn't think so at first... until this time, you revealed that the Red Apple Church planned the plague. "

Ralph stood up, solemnly stroked his chest and saluted.

"On behalf of the shelter, I salute you, Mr. Jack."

"It's just a matter of raising your hands, Mr. Ralph, it doesn't have to be."

Chen Lun waved his hand with a smile, signaling Ralph to sit down.

"After all, I also live in this land, and I have witnessed many innocent people who have been devastated by the plague... This is a disaster caused by extraordinary power, so naturally I will not stand by and watch."

"Ugh……"

Ralph seemed a little moved.

"You are a humble person with a noble personality. I have had many prejudices against you in the past... Here, I apologize to you."

"Prejudice is human nature, don't we drink tea and chat like friends now?"

Chen Lun continued to refill Ralph's teacup with a nonchalant expression.

Ralph smiled and nodded.

"Thank you...Mr. Jack, this time I personally came to visit, but it was actually entrusted by Mona..."

"Ok?"

Chen Lun was a little puzzled.

Ralph sighed and told Chen Lun that Mengna was transferred from Amber City to Sunflower City due to some matters.

At the same time, he also briefly explained the relationship between himself and Mona, and the fact that their common teacher "Rudolf Teka" is actually "Howard the Tragedy Writer".

"Now Howard has been included in the 'Empire S-class criminal', the high-level officials are still investigating the purpose of her lurking in the asylum for many years, and are always on guard... But Mona is also deeply hit, and she seems to have changed recently. Silent all day."

Ralph shook his head.

He took out a letter from his pocket and pushed it over from the coffee table.

"To be on the safe side, she asked me to deliver this letter to you personally, and asked me to advise you to leave Amber City as soon as possible... This is the only thing she can do."

After speaking, Ralph got up and left.

Chen Lun sent him to the gate of the manor.

After Ralph walked away, he stopped and looked back at Chen Lun who had disappeared from sight, he secretly sighed.

"I don't want people like you to be suppressed just like that. I wish you good luck."

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Chen Lun returned to the living room of the villa alone.

Sitting on the sofa, he opened the letter.