I've Become the King of Villains in the Game-Chapter 417 - 282: The Gold Coin Jumped into the Pocket by Itself

Chapter 417: Chapter 282: The Gold Coin Jumped into the Pocket by Itself

Dinner time.

Floey had prepared a lavish meal for everyone.

As the star of the meal, Maggie also received the treatment she deserved—that was a large bowl of chilled marinated beef. It was an authentic Chinese recipe, full of flavor and aroma, which Floey had mastered perfectly, immensely delighting Maggie to the point of exclaiming it was a creation of grandeur.

Watching Maggie with her mouth gleaming with oil and muttering endlessly, Chen Lun started sweating from his forehead.

It wasn’t until she blurted out praises like “Hail the Holy Tree, grateful for the gift of beef,” and “If Lady Holy Tree also were to taste such delicacies, she would probably become sisters with Floey,” that Chen Lun hastily interrupted her.

“If it’s delicious, eat more, but please stop talking.”

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“Okay, Leader, you all should try it too, it’s really delicious!”

Maggie chuckled.

Chen Lun silently wiped his sweat.

He had always been extremely cautious about matters involving deities. Some things were better left unsaid…

Noah arrived late.

When he saw the feast on the table, his small stature leaped three meters high, cheering and jumping onto the table, then he skillfully tied a napkin around his neck and eagerly started eating.

Seeing that all the team members were present, Chen Lun then said:

“In the coming period, everyone should try to accept as many assignments as possible from the Silver Dragon Trade Association to go out and gather Mystical Accumulation. This is a rare opportunity.”

His companions nodded in agreement.

Immediately afterward, Chen Lun took out a contract he had signed with Hoyle, stating that the Jack Circus now had an official identity: “City Garden,” the resident performance troop at the grand theater.

Maggie showed great interest upon hearing this news.

With her mouth full of food, she mumbled unclearly:

“Leader, what should we perform? Maybe I can bring ‘Bouncy’ on stage. It’ll definitely amaze the audience!”

Chen Lun asked her in confusion, “What’s ‘Bouncy’?”

Maggie explained that it was a Supernatural Plague pet she had researched herself, based on “sick dog breeding method” taught by her teacher Akebin. It resembled a cow but was much larger and both powerful and adorable.

“Cough, I think it’s better not to, or we’d need to run if it caused any fatalities,” Chen Lun said with a headache.

The thought of the mammoth-sized monstrous dogs he had encountered while fighting Akebin made him realise what Maggie meant by “Bouncy.”

If she really went ahead, everyone in the enclosed theater would contract the Supernatural Plague and die on the spot.

‘And they would applaud…More like all dead,’ Chen Lun thought.

He could even imagine a mad cow devouring a mountain of corpses in the theater while Maggie laughed maniacally beside it.

“Mr. Jack, I also want to perform on stage,” Noah said timidly, smiling.

“You’re not planning to turn into a Ghoul on stage to scare the audience, are you?” Chen Lun asked, lifting his eyelids in resignation.

“Ah…”

Noah looked surprised and reacted with a “how did you know” expression, but quickly added:

“No no, I was thinking of painting on stage…”

“People pay ten Silver Ducats for a ticket just to watch you sit there and paint?”

Chen Lun shook his head, saying wearily:

“You might as well borrow the power of ‘Heart Thief’ from ‘Bone Gallery’ temporarily to play a hypnotist.”

Noah’s eyes lit up at this suggestion.

“That’s a great idea! Mr. Jack, every time I come back from an assignment, I’ll act as a hypnotist!”

Chen Lun thought for a moment and then nodded his approval.

That would be fine; let him play at the theater as a way to relax.

The others were indifferent about this, neither very enthusiastic nor opposed.

All except Floey.

Chen Lun knew she probably had little interest and would most likely stay at the vineyard, tending to flowers and cooking, spending some time crafting Mysterious Objects, and catching up on sleep.

After dinner.

Chen Lun took a solitary stroll in the vineyard’s back garden.

The area wasn’t fully covered with fresh flowers yet and looked somewhat forlorn, but the atmosphere was still pleasant.

Bathing in the starlight, he focused his attention on the lakeside cabin area of Wonderland Lake.

At that moment, some players were gathered around the statue of Jack, interacting with each other.

Dongyang was leading two newcomers, step by step guiding them on how to exchange items. It seemed like they were players trained by the Hall of Valor.

‘Huh…These two players are on the Path of Destiny.’

After observing them for a while, Chen Lun was surprised.

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‘It must be the two portions of Beast Tamer’s Supernatural Knowledge that I had sold before, learned by these two players.’

Dongyang looked sternly at the two players behind him.

One male and one female, the female named “Tutu” and the male named “Meet the Dragon King.”

“The guild values you highly, so don’t let the guild down… This opportunity is very precious, most of the funds allocated for the activity have been invested in you two,” Dongyang said.

“Yes, Vice Leader, we’ll do our best!” Tutu responded.

She and Dragon King had been selected from thousands of players due to their evident gaming talents, valued by the guild, and signed to a long-term agreement.

For this, the guild decided to tilt some resources towards the two of them.

“Go exchange for the Beast Tamer’s Advanced Skill, ‘Animal Mimicry,’ it’s Jack’s exclusive skill and tremendously powerful… The consortium’s think tank analyzed that Polaris was able to dominate others in the same Sequence largely because of it,” Dongyang said.

“Ordinary Beast Tamers have only the ‘Beast Speech’ Skill, though it allows them to tame various animals and is widely applicable, it’s relatively mediocre…”

Such words were rather understated.

In reality, after being tested by the guild, Transcendents of the Path of Destiny were found to be the weakest, a result that left many surprised.

However, once they possessed ‘Animal Mimicry,’ Beast Tamers would leap to the forefront, becoming the strongest just like Polaris.

Tutu and Dragon King nodded their heads, then interacted with the statue of Jack, directly opening the hidden tab and choosing the Skill Exchange.

Initially, Chen Lun had set the skill’s price rather arbitrarily just to bluff Polaris, “coerce” him into being his spokesperson, so he set its price at “1000 Gold Pounds + 1000 Contribution Degrees + 10 pieces of Low Sequence Mysterious Substance.”

This was a ridiculously exaggerated price.

Although there was a store discount, it still cost about 1500 Gold Pounds.

Now that the public test had passed four or five months, players’ Levels had generally increased, and their ability to “earn gold” had correspondingly improved, leading to some devaluation of the game currency.

According to the current rate of 1 real Credit Point to 5 Copper Kros, acquiring this skill still cost about 3 million Credit Points.

‘The Consortium really has guts,’ Chen Lun thought to himself.

As Tutu and Dragon King acquired the skill, their faces revealed delight and anticipation.

“How about it? This skill?”

Dongyang quickly asked.

“It’s very powerful! It can target animals to learn attributes from them, and these attributes are preserved permanently… But I only have two memory slots, which means I can only retain two attributes.”

Tutu said.

“What about you, Dragon King?”

Dongyang turned his head to ask the male player.

“Er, Vice Leader, I’m sorry… I only have one memory slot.”

Dragon King scratched his head awkwardly.

Dongyang sighed, somewhat disappointed.

“Don’t be discouraged; though you’re short one memory slot, it doesn’t prevent it from being a Divine Skill.”

He squeezed out a smile as consolation.

“According to the think tank’s analysis, Polaris should have three memory slots, which is likely the limit for players… And all this was decided when the characters were created; it’s just not visible on the panel.”

Tutu and Dragon King nodded their heads.

Dragon King felt a bit depressed, thinking his character was somewhat unlucky. How could his talent be so poor, wasting a great opportunity.

“Later, you guys should follow the think tank’s advice and memorize the corresponding animals to maximize the effect of this skill,” Dongyang instructed.

Chenxi also brought along a girl named “Kuchan Nana,” who had snagged one of the only three portions of ‘Beast Tamer’ Supernatural Knowledge.

Now, it seemed, she had given it to Kuchan Nana.

“Go ahead, Nana.”

Chenxi encouraged her with a smile.

Nana nodded and also exchanged for the skill ‘Animal Mimicry’ from the statue.

“President, I only have two memory slots…”

Her beautiful face showed a disappointed expression.

“No worries, it’s already much better than some,” Chenxi comforted her.

The face of Dragon King nearby immediately darkened.

He felt like the entire world was against him.

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‘Not bad, although I didn’t deliberately make money, the shiny Coins simply hopped into my pocket…’ Chen Lun lounged lazily on a wooden bench in the garden.

He glanced at his panel, noting that he now had over fifty-six thousand Gold Pounds, almost all contributed by players.

‘Maybe tomorrow I’ll put on Silver Pot Knight Flun’s disguise and show my face around. It’s been a while, the players must miss him… Hmm, mainly because I’ve got four or five dozen mediocre Mysterious Objects just lying around, I might as well take them out and give them a hand.’

Chen Lun stroked his chin.

The next day.

At Peacock City’s commercial street, a strange man appeared wearing silver armor and a Silver Pot on his head.

He sat under a street lamp, clutching an antique longsword, with a carpet spread out before him displaying several large and small silver ceramic pots.

Surrounded by various vendors, this man did not stand out much at first glance.

“Don’t miss out as you pass by! Venture forth, warriors from afar, why not buy a fine pot? You might just unlock the treasure of your dreams!” Chen Lun shouted in a hearty voice.

Most residents on the commercial street were merely amused, with few actually patronizing.

But the players hidden among the crowd widened their eyes as if they had seen something incredible.

“—Look, that guy’s panel is all unknowns; he’s a powerful hidden NPC! There might even be side quests available!”

“—Uninformed, that’s the Silver Pot Knight Flun, a well-known mysterious merchant… It’s said many have obtained Mysterious Objects from him.”

“—How do you not know such a famous NPC? I recommend you look up some posts about him on the forums… I’m off to try my luck, brothers; wish me luck.”

“—I’m coming too!”

Three or four female players covered their mouths excitedly.

They looked over at the Silver Pot head several times, then showed joy.

“—It’s the Silver Pot Knight Flun! We’ve finally met him! Is this the knight the president has been dreaming about? He looks so interesting!”

“—Let’s hurry over and take a few photos for the president; she has always wanted pictures of this NPC as the exclusive wallpaper for our ‘Little Silver Fox’.”