I've Become the King of Villains in the Game-Chapter 446 - 309: New Skills Taught by Jack

Chapter 446: Chapter 309: New Skills Taught by Jack

Chen Lun shifted his gaze away from his own statue, feeling somewhat conflicted.

He wasn’t sure if it was the shiny parts of the statue that were more reflective, but he found it somewhat dazzling.

“It’s been a long time, warriors from afar,” he said.

Chen Lun flashed a smile and spoke to Polaris and Dongyang.

“Mr. Jack, may I ask what you have been doing since you left Amber City?”

Dongyang asked aloud.

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The other players were also curious.

They were actually quite concerned about the whereabouts of their faction’s leader, as it related to whether they could get news of major events firsthand and participate in the storyline to a greater extent.

Chen Lun smiled and fell silent for a few seconds.

“I have mentioned before that the Red Apple Church will be the source of the Empire’s turmoil… Now that the Red Calamity has fully erupted, confirming the guidance of destiny, I am working hard to eliminate them,” he said.

The players looked at each other at his words.

They certainly knew this.

Because Mr. Jack had once issued to them the second part of the main quest, which was to participate in the action against the Red Apple Church by killing the clergy and Transcendents of the church to gain the corresponding Contribution Degree.

But unanimously, they recalled another matter that had sparked a debate a few days ago—the post that appeared on the game forum.

About whether the Spade Knight Qiaoke was Mr. Jack.

Members of the Hall of Valor, Chuxi, and God’s Love Guild spread across the Empire, and recently in the Rock State region, the exploits of the Spade Knight hunting down members of the Red Apple Church had spread through word of mouth among players.

This seemed very consistent with Mr. Jack’s motives.

Thus, Dongyang took the initiative to raise this question.

“Mr. Jack, is that Spade Knight you?” he asked.

The rest of the players looked intently at Chen Lun, seemingly eager to know the answer.

The fierce battle that had taken place had already been recorded by players and posted to the forums, where the big boss of the Sun Church had been slain by the Spade Knight, falling near a lake by the manor ruins.

They did not know that it was just an incarnation of Terence, but that didn’t hinder their reverence and admiration for the Spade Knight.

Such a powerful figure, they also wanted to believe, was Mr. Jack in disguise!

However, Chen Lun did not answer the question.

Maintaining his smile, he instead said:

“The reason I came to Immortal Realm to find you is actually due to the increasing boldness of the Red Apple Church… and since you are still too weak, I want to teach you some skills that can help you gain the power to defeat evil sooner.”

The players, upon hearing this, wore expressions of surprise.

They immediately became extremely suspicious.

“—Mr. Jack is dodging the question, what do you think, does this count as an implicit admission?”

“—Actually, I think whether or not he is the Spade Knight isn’t important, because those kinds of powerhouses are beyond our ability to judge… but what is certain is that Mr. Jack, as a character appearing in the opening CG, definitely can’t be weak.”

“—Exactly, I feel that Mr. Jack has never really fought seriously, that Spade Knight might not even be his match!”

A group of high-level players communicated in the chat room.

Meanwhile, Polaris stepped forward and addressed Mr. Jack:

“Teacher, I’ve found myself… well, hitting a bottleneck, temporarily unable to achieve effective improvement. Could you give me some guidance?”

His tone was very tactful, as “Mr. Jack is an NPC” wouldn’t understand terms like version level caps.

However, Chen Lun couldn’t have been clearer, but he also played along.

“Hmm… you belong to a special group, Undead from afar, whose origins even the Righteous God Church and the Shelter haven’t figured out, possibly humans born from the Spirit World… so it seems the laws of the Mystic Realm are limiting your growth,” he pondered.

Chen Lun mused, adopting a thoughtful expression.

Then he continued:

“I just mentioned I could teach you some skills… Polaris, you are my student, and I think there is a skill that would suit you very well.”

Ding!

A shiny exclamation mark appeared above Chen Lun’s head.

Overjoyed, Polaris quickly focused to trigger it.

[Would you like to spend 300 Contribution Points to learn the skill “Survival of the Fittest (Passive)” from Mentor Jack?]

This was a skill Chen Lun had learned from a Mystic Book of the Nature Faction when he had arrived at Amber City and read in the study of Viscount Pompey; it could increase one’s Strength, Agility, Endurance, Charm, and Insight by one point each per level.

It was indeed considered a top-tier passive skill.

“Learn!”

Upon reading the skill description, Polaris was overjoyed.

As a wave of enlightenment flooded his mind, his heart nearly trembled with excitement.

“Divine skill…”

With the passive “Survival of the Fittest”, Polaris would have several levels worth of additional attributes over other players—an advantage evident on the scoreboard.

In short, a stats monster, a supermodel type.

At this point, the other players also noticed the shiny exclamation mark above Mr. Jack’s head and hurriedly moved forward to interact.

“—Damn?! A passive skill that adds attributes?! Only Transcendents following the Magic, Nature, and Destiny paths can learn, damn, I should’ve chosen something other than Sun!”

Upon seeing this, Dongyang regretted his earlier choices.

The rest of the high-level players not on these three paths also felt very regretful and disappointed.

“—Isn’t that way too expensive? 3000 Contribution Points! Where do I get so many, I only have about a hundred…”

The Dragon King exclaimed when he saw the price.

Not just him, including Chuxi who had followed the Magic path, and both Tutu and Kuchan Nana who were on the Destiny path, were somewhat astonished to see the price.

“—No worries, Contribution Points can be exchanged with Gold Pounds, this skill is precious, it’s worth buying!”

Chuxi decisively took action, courageously taking money out from the guild treasury to exchange enough Contribution Points to buy the skill for both herself and Kuchan Nana.

The members of Hall of Valor’s Dongyang wouldn’t be outdone; even though he couldn’t learn it himself, he ensured that the only two Destiny path Transcendents in the guild, Tutu and Dragon King, learned this skill.

Chen Lun saw another income of nearly ten thousand Gold Pounds falling into his pocket, and his smile grew even wider.

“Brother Polaris, where do you get all this money from…”

The Dragon King first looked at the deputy leader of Dongyang with gratitude, and then he turned to Polaris with confusion.

“Hmm? I didn’t spend money… I have been quite diligent with tasks recently and accumulated 300 Contribution Points.”

Polaris said indifferently.

“?!”

A group of people stared at him with a mix of grief and indignation, leaving Polaris quite puzzled.

“Why are you all looking at me like that?”

“—Damned Versailles! Damned Nepotists! Damned Polaris!”

Doghead Gold typed out these words in the chat room.

Then he added a “dog head emoji,” since he couldn’t learn it anyway, he might as well stoke the flames and enjoy the chaos.

But indeed, this was also the sentiment of other expert players.

They had envied, been jealous of, and resented Polaris more than once because he became Mr. Jack’s student. Thus, he always got the first dibs on any benefits.

Now, even learning a skill was at a discount!

A huge discount!

“—Hey, look everybody, there’s another skill available, it’s universal, everyone can use it!”

Su Keying reminded them at that moment.

Everyone suddenly perked up and hurriedly looked at the interaction panel.

[Would you like to spend 200 Contribution Points to learn the skill “Knight Swordsmanship” from Circus Leader Jack?]

“—It really is universal! And the price is very cheap!”

“—It can enhance melee capabilities, mastering exquisite swordsmanship skills!”

“—I’m crying, I could really thank him, does Jack know we can’t learn that passive skill, so he released a universal one?”

Standing in front of Chen Lun, a crowd of high-level players quickly purchased this skill, and joyous smiles appeared on their faces.

However, they quickly realized something off and simultaneously fixed their gazes on Chen Lun.

Their look seemed to say, “Still claiming you’re not the Spade Knight, you’ve exposed yourself,” but Chen Lun, appearing not to see it, continued smiling politely.

He let them speculate.

At that moment, the Dragon King thought of something and again confirmed with Polaris:

“Brother Polaris, you’re not going to tell me you spent only 20 Contribution Points on this skill, right?”

Polaris was taken aback, he shook his head.

“I didn’t spend any money.”

“…”

The rest of the players fell into silence on the spot.

A moment later.

Chen Lun encouraged the players a few words, then left the Immortal Realm.

His visit this time was actually just to empty the players’ Contribution Points and scrape up some Gold Pounds, with no other purpose. If there had to be another reason, it would be that having not shown up for a long time, he came to boost his presence, simultaneously looking to enhance Polaris’s strength, letting him maintain a leading position, constantly making a name for themselves.

After he left.

The high-level players at the lakeside cottage sat down on the lawn.

“Speaking of which, why do you guys think Mr. Jack harbors such a hatred towards the Red Apple Church?”

Dongyang spoke out.

“Because he disapproves of their actions, Mr. Jack possesses great strength, so he wants to save the world…”

Wei Yin answered.

She thought for a moment, then added another sentence.

“Like a savior?”

Dongyang didn’t argue, but he didn’t agree either; instead, he raised another question.

“Then what do you think, how does the position of the Circus differ from the Shelter and the Righteous God Church?”

No one else spoke.

It was Polaris who then pondered for a moment and expressed his opinion:

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“I’m more inclined to the initial feeling that it’s neutral… Mr. Jack’s Circus doesn’t lean towards either side but makes decisions that are beneficial to itself.”

He shrugged.

“Perhaps to most people, Mr. Jack appears to be maintaining the Empire’s order, combating the Red Apple Church who acts as the version’s boss, but I rather think… this could just be because he foresaw the future Red Calamity affecting him based on Destiny’s guidance, and thus he chose to act.”

The others didn’t expect Polaris to hold such a viewpoint, and they all found it quite novel.

Dongyang nodded in surprise.

“Yes, our Hall of Valor’s think tank analyzed this some time ago… and arrived at the same conclusion as you.”

He revealed a smile.

“This is also what I wanted to mention… from the main quest, it’s evident that every player’s growth relates to their faction’s position and their rise and fall… Because the Circus is neutral, our futures can have more choices and greater potential.”

“I see you just want to find ways to praise the Hall of Valor Guild and also boost Mr. Jack.”

Wei Yin said contemptuously.

“My Jack doesn’t need praise; he is my eternal god…”

As she spoke, her cheeks reddened again, and her eyes turned dreamy.

“If anyone should praise him, it should be me…”

The other players immediately felt chills.

She’s gone crazy again, huh.