I've Become the King of Villains in the Game-Chapter 758 - 469: Noah Returns to the Team

Royal City Bixie Crost.

Generous Church District.

Chen Lun’s real body was walking out of the archway alone, standing beside the marble columns, as he turned to look towards the distant road. A carriage was slowly approaching from the end of the road and came to a halt before him.

The coachman, who seemed to travel frequently between the Central District and the Upper and Lower Districts, was very familiar with the gentleman in the black hat and quickly took off his top hat to greet him, respectfully addressing him as Father Jack.

"May the God of Covenant watch over you."

Chen Lun nodded towards him in response.

He immediately looked towards the carriage door, only to see a pale-skinned young man with round glasses, carrying a huge painting bag, stepping down.

It was Noah whom he hadn’t seen for several months.

"Ah, Mr. Jack, were you waiting here especially for me?"

The young man was somewhat surprised, then shyly scratched at his short, silvery hair. Despite his still introverted demeanor, he clearly showed a pleased emotion.

Chen Lun handed the coachman a dozen silver coins, and didn’t mind his continuous thanks, then, putting his arm around Noah’s shoulder, he turned and led him into the church district.

"Yes, the ’Pale Mark’ has responded, knowing you have returned."

Chen Lun said with a light laugh and affectionately ruffled the young man’s head.

The coachman, who was about to leave, was quite surprised by this scene. When the young man boarded the carriage, he felt his behavior had a noble air, but he didn’t expect this little guest was actually Father Jack’s "brother."

Perhaps in the eyes of those unaware, the relationship between these two seemed more like real brothers... But Chen Lun did not care about this; he softly said to Noah:

"You must be tired from your travels outside. Go in and have some food, rest for a while, and we can slowly talk about your experiences over this period of time."

"Yes, Mr. Jack."

Noah nodded his head.

"During this time, I’ve been adventuring outside with Teacher Lutina, and I missed everyone every day, as well as the food cooked by Miss Floey... hehe."

As he said this, he also laughed awkwardly.

Chen Lun smiled, telling him he could get his wish later, as Floey had learnt of his return and was carefully preparing dinner, even specially frying two steaks for him.

"That’s really wonderful!"

Noah appeared very happy.

The two chatted and laughed as they arrived at the residential area’s first-floor hall, only to find it empty. He then asked, puzzled:

"Mr. Jack, where are the others?"

"A few days ago, the Prince issued an important imperial directive, requesting all major powers to gather the Undead Foreigners to enter the Spirit World for hunting, to stop the spread of the Pollution Tide... almost everyone has gone to help."

Chen Lun poured a glass of water and explained.

"I see, I’ve also heard some news during this time, it seems the situation has indeed become quite serious... I’m sorry, Mr. Jack, I wasn’t able to help, but now I’ve returned, let me join in from tomorrow!"

Noah put down his painting bag and said to him.

"Of course, if you’re willing."

Chen Lun nodded in agreement.

As he spoke, he pointed upstairs.

"Before you arrived, the church district went through a major renovation. Apart from your private room, I also had the craftsmen design and build a large studio for you with excellent soundproofing and lighting."

"Oh! That’s really good news! Thank you, Mr. Jack!"

Noah’s eyes widened, and he quickly expressed his thanks.

Chen Lun waved his hand, indicating that he should sit down and talk about what had happened during this time. Noah obediently sat on the couch, eating the snacks Miss Floey had prepared earlier, and began to tell the Leader about his traveling experiences.

It turned out that after he left with Lutina, he first traveled around the Royal City, visiting nearly every town and village. In this process, Lutina encouraged him to strive to depict every landscape he saw.

For someone with Noah’s basic skills, this was not really an issue, but the painting teacher was quite "picky," always finding faults in Noah’s paintings and asking for corrections.

The most frequent comment was—

"This work lacks a soul."

If he could not produce a painting that satisfied her, then their journey would remain at a standstill. At first, Noah was very confused because even though Lutina pointed out the problems, he couldn’t quite understand.

"The teacher talked to me about a lot. She told me that there are generally two types of artists in this world. The first type is motivated by the injustice of society, the state, or even the world and wants to shock the audience with their work. These can be called ’external artists.’ The second type is influenced by personal experiences, feeling a strong urge to express, hence their paintings often convey personal emotions, focusing on technique, and she referred to them as ’internal artists’..."

Noah took a sip of tea and continued.

Chen Lun asked with considerable interest:

"Did Miss Lutina ever say which type you belong to?"

"No."

Noah shook his head.

"Because it seems she doesn’t really like either type of artists... She said that external artists profit from the pain of others, and internal artists only care about expressing their individuality, both caught in their own selfish illusions... Only the third type, the ’audience artist,’ can paint the greatest masterpieces, recording everything from an absolutely objective perspective. She hopes that I can become such a person."