Chapter 121: The Dark Temple’s Power
Chen Ran believed that if he could settle the matters here, he would definitely be able to level up to the 40s. The skills after level 40 were all sharp existences, and every five levels was almost a qualitative change.
For example, at level 40, he would have a set of skills that greatly enhanced his melee and magic strike power. After level 45, he would have his first control-type skill. After level 50, he would directly have the most representative and practical skills like Holy Light Shield and Resurrection. Reaching that level early would be a great help to him.
As for the damn level 100, he wouldn’t think about it for now. The great angel form was a distant dream for him. The terrifying amount of blood essence required later made his heart cold. He didn’t know when in his life he would be able to reach that realm.
After arranging for his brothers to prepare, Chen Ran specially picked a few clever brothers, called them to a room to discuss for a while, and had them act as his eyes and ears outside. While his side had not yet entered the sight of others, he would leave some backup plans as much as possible, or it was also necessary to have such people infiltrate the opponent’s home base as undercover agents. Anyway, he just told them to act according to the situation and wait for orders.
At noon, Chen Ran brought his main men to Eva’s home and was very politely invited in by the guards.
On this day, Leif received Chen Ran very friendly. He gave him a warm hug as soon as they met and thanked him for the convenience Chen Ran had brought to his life yesterday.
Next, the old and the young chatted casually for a while about the interesting things here and their respective experiences. The atmosphere was as harmonious as a family. Leif very neatly had his men arrange for Johnson and Turyav, the few high-level warriors.
When Leif saw these few people, he nodded in satisfaction. Even Leif’s arrogant guard captain was much more polite when he saw Johnson, who was one tier higher than him. He then helped arrange a place for them to live.
As for Chen Ran’s other brothers, Leif had also made arrangements. He temporarily arranged for them to stay in one of his properties, and they could also help him watch the place.
After chatting for a while, a gorgeously dressed Eva lifted the hem of her skirt and walked gracefully to the front of the hall. She happily and naturally clung to Chen Ran’s side and whispered sweet nothings.
Chen Ran had just moved in, so Leif didn’t say much. He just told Chen Ran to ask the butler to prepare whatever he needed. He first let them go and see if they were satisfied with the rooms, and to walk around and familiarize themselves with the environment. They would talk about other things later.
Chen Ran’s room was arranged in the same courtyard as Eva’s.
This manor was divided into several levels. Although the houses in the manor were divided into several parts, they were all connected by a long inner corridor.
The most central building was the main hall where the master of this place, Leif, lived. A certain part on the side was a separate courtyard for the servants to rest in. Another part was specially for guests to live in. Chen Ran was specially allowed to live in the same courtyard as Eva, so it would be more convenient for them to meet.
If their relationship had not reached the imagined level, perhaps Leif would not have objected to Chen Ran moving directly into Eva’s boudoir. Of course, when it was quiet at night, Chen Ran could also sneak there at any time. After all, sneaking was the most exciting…
But for Chen Ran, as long as he gave a hint to the crystal, Eva would send herself to his room. Door-to-door service was the way to go…
After coming here, Chen Ran had to play his proper role, appearing in public with Eva as much as possible. In the eyes of outsiders, they were a very loving couple.
Chen Ran also tried his best to get to know the people in this courtyard.
In the dark depths of Diya City, there was a hidden headquarters.
Rows of fire stands burned with a faint green fire. The flames were inextinguishable and did not need any oil to burn. They burned quietly, illuminating the entire dark headquarters.
Twenty-four black stone pillars, carved with various demon gods, were arranged in a certain order by the side of a black high platform. On the high platform sat a black-robed mage. The silver demon god’s head on the back of the black robe proved their high status in the Dark Holy Court organization.
Below the high platform stood a row of people, including dark temple knights, necromancers, dark mages, dark temple assassins, and some important figures.
The dark mage on the high platform looked at the intelligence in his hand and a scroll with Chen Ran’s portrait. After a cold snort, he mercilessly threw it to the ground.
“I want to know what the hell is going on!”
An unforgiving tone, as if directly pouring cold water on people.
“Great Elder, our branch was ambushed. No one there survived, and even the branch was burned to the ground. From the information that the girl named Eva has returned home, it must be the work of this young man named Jeral. And this guy is the holy mage who appeared not long ago when we were investigating the robbery of the Calamity Crystals.”
The one who replied was a gray-robed necromancer. From his build, it was the necromancer that Chen Ran had encountered when he had saved Turyav that day.
The Dark Temple elder on the seat said unhappily, “A holy mage? Why is it a holy mage again? When did the Holy Church’s influence penetrate here? This is not their sphere of influence!”
Then, he turned his head and looked at another Dark Temple assassin. “Was it the same holy mage who chased you all the way last time?”
A Dark Temple assassin in black combat leather armor stepped forward, picked up the scroll, and thought for a moment. “That person was always wrapped in a cloak and wearing a mask. I’m not very clear about his appearance. But at least that holy mage is very strong, probably with the strength of a seventh-tier discipline priest. I had no chance to get close. Fortunately, I’m better at escaping. I finally shook him off in a small town near Diya City. I’m not sure if the two are the same person, but I feel that the one who was chasing me was more likely a woman…”
“Useless! A bunch of useless trash!”
This voice was not heavy, but the ghostly fire in the entire headquarters flickered, as if blown by a strong wind.
“The situation was originally very clear. After dealing with a few more forces, we could have completely brought Diya City under our control. Now you’ve messed things up, adding a lot of unnecessary variables and wasting precious time. Do you think you deserve to die!”
“Calm your anger, Elder.”
A dark mage, a trusted subordinate, came out from the crowd and simply analyzed, “The top priority now is to look at the current situation. I think this guy in the portrait should be someone sent by the Holy Church. Although this person looks young, to have the guts to chase to this place, he must have some backing. Just by the fact that this person once led a seventh-tier berserker with not-so-weak combat ability to repel more than a dozen not-so-weak people like Kansas, he should at least have the strength of a grand high priest, a existence in the Dark Temple that is only one tier lower than you, Great Elder. And we don’t know how many men they have in the dark. We still need to investigate clearly before we act.”
