Saving the World in an Apocalypse-Style Text Game-Chapter 917 - 431: Rona, Who Directly Plunders the Branch Association and Pursues the Stars_2

Chapter 917: Chapter 431: Rona, Who Directly Plunders the Branch Association and Pursues the Stars_2

[It remained in the Second Capital ’Nottos’ rather than going to the Imperial City because the Great Prophet had long foretold that it would meet the messenger sent by the True God in the workshop...]

[...]

Lin Xun felt this line seemed familiar.

[...]

[Today, now, the ’True God’s Messenger’ you have finally arrived!]

[Coleman watched you with fanatical eyes, making you feel uncomfortable all over, as it waited for ’True God’s Messenger’ to bestow upon it great enlightenment.]

[As long as it could receive enlightenment from ’True God’s Messenger,’ it would be able to break through the limits of its predecessors, fulfill the mission bestowed by the True God, and walk towards the end of its life without regrets...]

Lin Xun took a deep breath, cursing that the Underworld Game had no option to skip the cutscene.

Coleman was quite decent. Previously, during his conflict with the Direct View Association, he had wholeheartedly supported Lin Xun, and only because of his lack of strength had he watched helplessly as ’True God’s Messenger’ was captured by the Great Sage.

Therefore, he couldn’t bring himself to interrupt Coleman’s heartfelt expression and could only silently watch the cutscene again.

[Seeing that you remained expressionless and silent for a long time, Coleman hesitated to offer the dull-witted it any spiritual enlightenment...]

[It slapped its forehead with its huge Refined Copper arm and realized that, as the great ’True God’s Messenger’ had arrived, it had not yet offered you a greeting gift and was greedily seeking enlightenment. It was truly ignorant of social norms and extremely foolish.]

[With a grand wave of its hand, a row of variously colored Refined Copper devices appeared before you.]

[’Arctic Hell Trap Device’ (Mythical Level Item):...]

[’Lava Purgatory Trap Device’ (Mythical Level Item):...]

[’Supernova Burst Trap Device’ (Mythical Level Item):...]

[’Endless Knowledge Flood Trap Device’ (Mythical+ Level Item):...]

[Apostle, which device would you choose as your greeting gift?]

Previously, Lin Xun had thought that these gifted Refined Copper devices were quite valuable, but now his strength had greatly increased compared to his last visit, after all, he himself was a Great Sage of the Mythical+ level.

While these Refined Copper trap devices still had their uses, they weren’t what he most desired.

[You set down the ’Cage of the Stars’ painting you were carrying on your shoulder, took out the related ’Teleportation Trap Device,’ and asked Coleman if this device was circulated from its workshop.]

[Seeing that you did not select a gift, Coleman thought the messenger was not quite satisfied with the gifts; it hesitated and pondered how to satisfy you, only to see you take out a familiar-looking Refined Copper device.]

[It took over the device and scrutinized it, saying that the device was made by its very own hands. Although the device’s serial number had been erased, it left a special mark, aware of who had ordered this device.]

[Saying so, Coleman took out a small notebook, searched meticulously through it as if comparing the marks, looking for the one who had commissioned the device...]

Lin Xun had intended to ask Coleman to refill the device’s energy fully and casually inquired whether it could enhance the trap device, but it seemed to have triggered an unexpected plot twist.

[After a long search, Coleman’s eyes lit up, exclaiming, "Found it! The order for this device came from the Multivision Association, not a local Branch Association, but the Multivision Headquarters in the Imperial City."]

[At that time, the Multivision Headquarters had ordered a large batch of ’Teleportation Trap Devices’ from the workshop, and this device was one of that batch.]

Lin Xun was taken aback – the Multivision Association?

This device clearly came from the Polar Star Association, so how could the Multivision Association be the buyer?

"Damn... It can’t be that outrageous, right?"

"Could the Multivision Association secretly be colluding with the Stars Evil God?"

Lin Xun’s next destination was to seek assistance from the Multivision Association, hoping to become one of their own and borrow a few Great Sages or Prophets to explore the Abyss together.

The worst-case scenario was that the Multivision Association harbored malice towards the servants of the True God, and warfare broke out between the two parties...

But he could have never anticipated that the Multivision Association was actually in cahoots with the Polar Star Association...

"Impossible, absolutely impossible."

"If a Multivision scholar surreptitiously pledged allegiance to the Stars, that might be possible, but if the entire Multivision Association turned traitor to the Stars, becoming heretic followers of an evil god...wouldn’t the servants of the Knowledge god tolerate such a thing? They would have bombarded the Multivision Association to the ground a long time ago."

"Moreover, according to the information obtained previously, the majority of the scholars in the Multivision Association are unswervingly devout believers, even to the point of fanaticism. How could they all possibly turn their coats and betray?"

Lin Xun was more inclined to think that it was a scholar from the main association who secretly sold the teleportation device. After passing through many hands, it ended up with the Polar Star Association.

[Coleman’s check on the records continued, stating that the person who ordered the custom device had left a name—a Great Sage from the central Multivision Association called ’Rona’.]

[Oh, it remembered!]

[In order to custom-make the device, that Great Sage Rona had specially traveled from the Imperial City to the Second Capital, and presented it with a series of custom-made requests.]

[It remembered vividly because ’Great Sage Rona’ was just too young and beautiful. It is rare for the Multivision Association to have a beauty who isn’t covered with eyes all over, and she was a high-ranking Great Sage to boot.]

[At that time, it even wondered where ’Great Sage Rona’ had hidden her extra eyes...]

Lin Xun was startled.

Great Sage Rona, has Rona grown from a Grand Scholar to a Great Sage?

He immediately frowned. According to the data obtained from the previous plot, Bennett’s behind-the-scenes backer had fallen from power due to covertly pledging allegiance to the Stars. Bennett got implicated as well and ended up in prison.

At that time, he had guessed whether Bennett’s backer might be Rona. Now, combining what Coleman said, Lin Xun finally confirmed that the person was indeed the former ’Grand Scholar Rona’.

However, why would Rona pledge allegiance to the Stars?

In Chapter four, Rona was still a devout believer in Omniscience, showing no inclination to defect to the Stars...

Was someone deliberately framing Rona, or was there another hidden reason?

[Coleman, realizing something was off from your expression, and also aware that the Refined Copper trap device was not right, rubbed its palms together and dismantled the exterior of the Refined Copper device to identify the complex Magic Array inscribed within.]

[Coleman was not highly skilled in Magic Arrays. Usually, after manufacturing the Refined Copper devices, Knowledge scholars did the inscribing, which is why the workshop maintained a good cooperative relationship with the Direct View Association.]

[Although its mastery of Magic Arrays was not profound, experience allowed it to barely understand a part of it. As Coleman looked on, its gaze drifted to the painting of the ’Cage of the Stars’ that you had just taken down.]

[The ’Teleportation Trap Device’s’ Magic Array pointed towards the destination, which, unsurprisingly, was this heretical painting filled with stars...]

[Coleman’s face paled with shock. Frantically gesturing with its hands, it anxiously said, "Apostle of the True God, you must not misunderstand, it had no idea the Stars’ heretics would make use of this device... It only handed the device to ’Great Sage Rona’ of the Multivision Association. How Rona used the device and what Magic Array she inscribed on it were not within its control. ]

["Its devotion to ’Almighty True Knowledge’ has never wavered. If it had known this device would end up in the hands of the Stars’ heretics, it would have never handed it over to ’Great Sage Rona’!"]

[You shook your head and asked Coleman if it knew any more information about ’Great Sage Rona’, like whether she died after being discovered as a heretic of the Stars...]

[Coleman shook its head as if it were a rattle drum, saying that it had been deeply engrossed in perfecting its craft in device manufacturing and had not stepped outside for a very long time. It knew very little about the outside world, and had it not been for you, the Apostle, saying that ’Great Sage Rona’ was found to be a heretic of the Stars, it wouldn’t have known that such things had happened...]

"Such an old homebody..."

Lin Xun muttered to himself, estimating that only by heading to a Multivision Branch Association could he obtain more information about Rona.

[You pointed to the ’Teleportation Trap Device’ and said that now the device had come into your hands, you would use it to punish those who defy the will of the True God. ]

[You needed Coleman to enhance and modify the device...]