Child of Destiny

Chapter 1547 The Mysterious Villain (Part 2)

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As Shin read through the contents of the letter, a system notification suddenly rang in his ears.

*Ding*

System: Due to the commotion that you have created by using the Ancient Teleportation Formation, a lot of factions were now paying attention to your movements.

But because of your sensitive status, which concerned both the Church of the Sun and Moon and the Divine Secret Army – particularly the God-Slaying Army, none of these factions are planning to take any actions.

But to clear your name and free yourself from suspicions, you must do something for the Council of the Righteous Churches and the Hall of Heroes.

System: As you have been in the Head Prison of the Divinity City, Cardinal Ronald wanted you to investigate the notorious criminal being held in the deepest level of the dungeon prison.

System: This particular prisoner holds important information that all the factions within the Awakened Continent.

*Ding*

Quest Update: Get information from the prisoner and relay it to Cardinal Ronald of the Church of the Sun and Moon.

Note: This quest does not have a time limitation but clearing it as soon as possible will give you extra rewards.

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After reading through the string of notifications, Shin raised his brows before glancing at the two, who were still busy with the feast before them.

"Do the two of you have any ongoing quest?" he asked as he kept the envelope inside his inventory.

Hearing that, the two could not help but pause their actions before turning at him with great difficulty, moving as if their necks were like a broken robotic neck.

It took a while before they recovered themselves and Arthur quickly protested. "Hey, hey! Don't tell me you have another annoying quest! It should be our turn this time! I've just gotten a clue where to get a piece of my Divine Armor!"

Shin smiled awkwardly when heard those words before scratching his cheeks. "But it seems to be not that hard given the quest conditions."

"So-...! You do have another annoying quest!" shouted Arthur while pointing the drumstick he was holding toward Shin.

Shin shrugged his shoulders as he added. "Since we are already here, how about we take a look at it? It's just some interrogation or something from a certain prisoner being held at the deepest part of this place."

Arthur glared at Shin while gritting his teeth before asking. "Are you sure that it is something that simple?"

Shin continued to shrug his shoulder as he answered. "I am not that sure either. The quest conditions are quite simple, but you will never know since we are in this place. Everything here becomes very complicated even the simplest quests out there."

"Tsk! We should have left you to rot in this place!" complained Arthur before continuing to eat.

"So, what do we need to do?" asked Leonard after listening to the two.

Shin glanced at the quest panel for another time before replying. "There is nothing much into it aside from investigating some prisoner. But given that it was a high-profile criminal who is quite well known around the continent, this is not going to be that simple."

"In the end, it is another one of those annoying quests of yours," injected Arthur, still complaining.

Shin chuckled as he signaled to them. "Let's finish this first, then we can take a look at it. The earlier we start, the earlier we can clear it."

With a sigh, he turned to the side and pulled out one of the drawers of his desk before taking out a bottle of liquor. "My stress is growing rapidly since we have captured that envoy. Maybe I should send him as soon as possible."

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At the same time, in the Real World, something happened at the Headquarters of the World Gaming Organization.

Weng~! Weng~!

Alarms were ringing nonstop in one of the offices of the head departments, particularly the Monitoring Department.

Carlos, who was planning to take a quick nap, could not help but sigh as he stood up from the sofa. He then walked out of his office to find out what was happening.

"What is it this time?"

Lohengrin quickly rushed at him this time and immediately reported. "We are in trouble, Department Head! One of the major quests of the Awakened Continent has been triggered!"

Carlos frowned as he heard those words before saying. "Is it a big deal? Shouldn't be about time for those guys to finally do some quests after adjusting themselves to a new environment?"

Lohengrin hesitated for a moment before continuing. "But-... Sir-... the quest that has been trigged is the Code-666A1."

"What's wrong with-..." Carlos was about to brush it off when he suddenly realized something. His eyes turned wide as he snapped toward Lohengrin. "Say that again! Which code is it!?"

"Code-666A1, Sir," repeated Lohengrin, seemingly expecting such a reaction.

"That-... Quest?" asked Carlos once again.

Lohengrin nodded solemnly and confirmed seriously. "Yes, Sir. It is 'that' Quest."

Carlos took a deep breath when he had gotten the confirmation before mumbling. "What are those guys doing? Aren't they supposed to explore the Divine Empire after adjusting themselves to the mana density of the place? Why are they trying to have a trip to Hell instead?"

He massaged his temple as he asked. "Who trigged the quest?"

Lohengrin hesitated for a moment before answering. "It is our 'favorite' miracle player, Sir – Player Sickarius."

The corner of Carlos' mouth suddenly twitched when he heard that. "Why do I even bother to ask? I should have expected that this kid would give us trouble as soon as he arrived in the Awakened Continent."

"So, which stage are they now?" he asked.

"It is just the initial phase for now, but given our experience with this player, it is better to prepare for the worst," reported Lohengrin.

Carlos briefly nodded, making him calm to a certain degree. "That there is not much of a problem for now."

"This quest is unlike the others that they have cleared in the Aurora Continent. It will take them a long time before they can progress into it," he explained before continuing. "However, this will accelerate the timeframe for the succeeding in-game content."

"Keep an eye on their progress for now. I will inform the other departments about this so that they can prepare for it," he instructed before turning around.

He felt someone relieved that they were not caught off guard this time. Explore more at empire

"It looks like forming the special 'task force' and investing in it is quite worth our time," he mumbled as he exited the room.

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