Chen Changan now found the city lord standing before him rather unpleasant to look at.
So he asked, "Why does Forget Worry Village exist?"
"Was it just to hide your real identity?"
"What about the villagers?"
At Chen Changan's question, the city lord smiled. "Forget Worry Village exists just as you know it does. The only difference is that I'm not merely the village chief."
"As for the mighty expert who once invited everyone to come see the Jade Bottle of Fortune, that was me."
"I was also the one who brought the Jade Bottle of Fortune out of the Gate of Fortune."
"However, someone did enter the Gate of Fortune all those years ago. It was his entry that gave me the idea to leave."
"Perhaps that was the only way I could find someone truly suitable."
"As for the rumors about the Star Sea Ruins and the Gate of Fortune, I spread them after I left."
"On one hand, I wanted to emphasize how dangerous the Gate of Fortune was. On the other, I hoped that people who feared no danger would dare to come and try."
"But I never expected that in all these years, not a single person would have the nerve."
"As for Bao Dating, his background really is just as you know it. But I deliberately arranged for him to leave Forget Worry Village."
"I also deliberately guided him to gather intelligence and information, so he could help me obtain more, and I could use it to choose promising people."
"The Jade Bottle of Fortune was also deliberately arranged to appear."
"Of course, I deliberately sealed away its powers, too."
"That way, after you met Bao Dating, you'd ask around about it, and he'd lead you to Forget Worry Village."
"Everything that followed fell