Max Level is 100? I Can Upgrade All skill s to Lv99999!-Chapter 126 --Inner Forest Instance

"Caelan, you need to collect the tokens from the Ten Great Ruins???"

Iverson looked at Caelan in shock.

He had never expected that the task Caelan had accepted would be this difficult.

"That’s right. So I need your help gathering as much related information as possible."

Caelan nodded, then fixed Iverson with a burning gaze.

"Iverson, can I trust you? Or is this simply beyond your abilities?"

Caelan’s calculations were actually very straightforward. The tokens from the Ten Great Ruins were not truly that hard to obtain. What they really tested was an awakener’s perseverance.

Because those ruins were, in essence, ancient trial spaces created in some unknown era of the past.

"Caelan, of course you can trust me. It’s just that this matter won’t be easy to handle. Getting the information will still take some time."

Caelan frowned slightly, but his expression soon relaxed again.

"That’s fine. Take your time looking. I’m not in a hurry. Once I’m done with what I need to do, if you still haven’t found everything, I’ll come back and search with you."

With things already said so clearly, Iverson simply nodded and agreed.

In truth, if it was only gathering information, it was not a particularly difficult task for Iverson.

Iverson even vaguely felt that Caelan’s attitude toward him was a little too friendly. The difficulty and danger of these tasks were not even comparable to the missions issued by the Ironclad Legion!

Seeing Iverson agree so readily, Caelan let out a deep sigh of relief inwardly.

He had already checked the empire’s reserves.

At present, the imperial treasury alone held seven tokens of different attributes.

If he asked for them, obtaining them probably would not be too difficult.

As for the remaining three tokens, he would need to inquire with the Supreme Staff Legion.

Whether they actually had them, Caelan did not know. But no matter what, his identity and status were no longer what they used to be.

If the Supreme Staff Legion really did have the tokens he needed, then Grandfather Caesar would surely arrange everything in advance.

After Caelan and Iverson reached their agreement, both of them relaxed considerably.

For Iverson, Caelan’s request was not demanding. At the very least, it was something he could accomplish.

And in doing so, he would also be fulfilling his contract—on top of receiving a decent reward.

As for Caelan, he felt like he had hit the jackpot.

After all, collecting those tokens was no easy task. It required a huge amount of time and manpower.

But now, wasn’t Iverson basically his free laborer? 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Hahaha, sure enough, free labor was always the sweetest!

After making a few simple arrangements for what came next, Caelan told everyone to split up and act separately.

After all, with so many people crowded together, it would be impossible not to attract attention, even if they wanted to keep a low profile.

Just then, someone suddenly spoke up and continued asking Caelan questions.

"Caelan, there’s something else I’m curious about. Did you and Alyssa know each other from a long time ago?"

"Today, Alyssa didn’t have time to come pick you up because of other matters. Caelan, aren’t you angry about that?"

Caelan smiled and gently shook his head.

"I more or less know Alyssa’s situation. She seems to be stabilizing her strength. After all, she just advanced to 5-Star, didn’t she?"

Seeing that Caelan had no intention of blaming Alyssa, the people around them all showed relieved smiles.

"That’s great. There’s no conflict between Alyssa and Caelan. And it even looks like their relationship is pretty good!"

"Isn’t that obvious?? Alyssa teamed up with Caelan before—didn’t you know that??"

"Huh? That happened? Why didn’t I hear about it earlier!"

While the discussion here was growing more heated,

in the bushes not far away, unnoticed by anyone, Alyssa was quietly blinking her large, bright eyes as she carefully observed the situation in the distance.

At this moment, her heart was filled with lingering fear.

Thankfully, she had made the excuse of being busy today and had not gone to look for Caelan in person. Otherwise, a scene like today’s would have been unbearably awkward!

The main reason was that Alyssa still had not fully adapted to Caelan’s change in status.

Originally, in Alyssa’s heart, Caelan had practically been like a male idol she admired.

But now?

That male idol had suddenly turned into her cousin.

That kind of thing was truly hard to process.

In fact, ever since Caelan stepped into the headquarters of the Ironclad Legion, Alyssa had been secretly following behind him the whole way.

She knew almost everything he had experienced along the journey.

At the same time, she also knew very well that Caelan’s true strength was far beyond what he had currently shown.

To put it simply, even if all of her younger brothers and sisters joined forces to attack Caelan together, Caelan would not even need to use a single skill. He would only need to pick up a longsword—and it would be one slash, one child!

So when her younger siblings had actively challenged Caelan, Alyssa had been unbelievably nervous.

Fortunately, Caelan had not truly become angry, and had instead shown a very friendly attitude toward them.

So...

Was it really okay for her to keep hiding here like this?

For a moment, Alyssa felt somewhat conflicted.

"How about... I just go over, quietly call him Cousin once, and then leave as fast as possible?"

Alyssa took a deep breath, trying her best to smooth away that strange flutter in her heart.

At the same time, she made up her mind that calling him "Cousin" really was not that big a deal.

After all, that was indeed the relationship between them.

But...

Could she perhaps use this opportunity to ask Caelan to help carry her a little?

But on second thought, Alyssa felt that doing so would be too selfish.

After all, Caelan had always been so busy!

Since that was the case, she decided it would be better not to take up too much of his time.

With that in mind, Alyssa was just about to rush over and greet Caelan.

But in the next moment, Caelan’s figure had vanished from her sight entirely.

Wait, where was he??

As she stepped out of the bushes and prepared to start looking for him, she suddenly discovered that Caelan had already disappeared without a trace.

...

At the same time, Caelan subconsciously looked toward Task 3.

[Task 3: Revenge of the Monsters. You have hunted and slain a great number of monsters, but those same monsters have also become shadows deep within your heart. Clear the Inner Forest Instance and personally kill every shadow born from your mind.]