Before nightfall, Sun Fei rode his Big Black back and forth, accomplishing quite a bit.
In less than an hour, he was almost like a busy little bee, constantly shuttling back and forth throughout Chambord City, meeting with everyone he needed to see, issuing every necessary order, and arranging every matter that required attention...
As the blood-red sunset finally sank behind the endless, layered mountains to the west of Chambord City, Sun Fei finished everything he thought he needed to prepare, and then, for the second time in a single day, he came to the Holy Church, a place he rarely visited.
A secret room in the back hall of the church.
The light was already very dim. On the black iron lamp stand to the right of the small door to the secret room, hundreds of white candles were lit, casting a soft, orange glow. The atmosphere was slightly somber. Sun Fei sat down under the white stone statue of the Father as soon as he arrived and had been meditating with his eyes closed for about half an hour. In front of him, the priest Mazzola and the knight lord Luciano stood respectfully with apprehensive expressions, their foreheads sweating, but they dared not even breathe loudly.
Finally, Sun Fei opened his eyes.
Rubbing his slightly aching temples, Sun Fei looked at the cleric Mazzola and the knight commander Luciano, whose faces were full of fawning smiles and obsequious expressions, and finally said, "I have a very important matter here that I need you two to handle for me immediately!"
"Please speak, sir! We will serve you with our lives!" The two men breathed a sigh of relief.
"No need for risking your lives. I only hope you can use the church's channels to secretly acquire a batch of one- to three-star level Dou Qi manuals for me, as well as magicians' cultivation notes... Remember, they must have all Five Elements Dou Qi and the five major magical attributes. As for the acquisition costs, they will be deducted directly from the more than 10,000 magic stones you have stored here... Hmm, you can take 100 from them beforehand as a reward for your help!"
"My lord, please don't! You already rewarded us with 100 magic stones last time, which is equivalent to more than a year's worth of our earnings. Besides, it is our honor to serve you, and we really cannot accept any more rewards from you!" Mazzola reacted quickly, immediately prostrating himself at Sun Fei's feet and saying, "However... according to the laws of the Zenit Empire, a sixth-class vassal state cannot possess a three-star secret manual. Although the Church is not afraid of the Zenit Empire, it cannot violate this rule at will. I wonder why you are acquiring Dou Qi qi manuals and magic notes, my lord..."
He genuinely felt he dared not take Sun Fei's magic stone again.
They had already obtained 100 magic points from Sun Fei, which was almost equivalent to the total amount of their salaries from the church for two years without eating or drinking, and the wealth they had accumulated by ruthlessly exploiting the people for two years. They were already terrified of the 100 magic stones they had obtained. If they were to reach for Master Mo as well, Mazzola felt that what she would get in her hands would not be money, but a death warrant.
So, ignoring Luciano's constant winks, Mazzola quickly declined.
This guy, like Warden Oleg, is a shrewd individual.
Sun Fei naturally noticed the furtive interaction between the two, but he had no time to play those little games with them. After finishing his business, he stood up and walked out of the secret room.
As he walked, he said, "The use of the manuals... don't ask too much about that. Just secretly help me acquire manuals and notes... As for the reward of 100 magic stones, hmph, I never take back what I've said. Since you don't care about these 100 magic stones, then go to the Zuli River!"
The priest Mazzola was completely dumbfounded.
"Yes, yes, yes... We'll accept it, we'll accept it!... Please rest assured, sir, we will do everything in our power to acquire the secret manual you need as soon as possible..." That was all he could say.
Sun Fei walked to the door of the secret chamber, then suddenly stopped as if he had remembered something, turned around and asked, "Oh, right, there's one more thing. Will you two attend the investiture ceremony tomorrow?"
"Of course, we will represent the Holy Church and offer our blessings to Your Majesty on your coronation ceremony!" How could they not go? In the eyes of Mazzola and Luciano, tomorrow's investiture ceremony atop East Mountain was another golden opportunity to curry favor with Sun Fei.
"Here's a little piece of advice for you two: if you want to live, you'd better not go!"
After finishing his speech, Sun Fei left the church.
Mazzola and Luciano stood frozen in place, exchanging bewildered glances, unsure of the lord's meaning. Did he not wish for them to appear at the investiture ceremony, or...? Mazzola lowered his head in thought, recalling Sun Fei's expression as he spoke, and suddenly realized something.
After leaving the church, Sun Fei went straight back to the Chambord City Palace.
As the pitch-black night gradually engulfed Chambord City, and the royal palace fell silent, with his beautiful fiancée Angela and the blonde little Loli Jima already smiling sweetly in their dreams, Sun Fei sat alone on the throne in the King hall, waiting for the dawn to break.
After midnight, Sun Fei had another four hours to enter the Diablo World.
He entered [ Assassin Mode ] and spent an hour and a half completing the last two missions of the first map in [ Assassin Mode ], [ Rogue Encampment ]: killing the Earl in [ Forgotten Tower ], and then killing Andariel, the beautiful nun who was once the [ Flower of the Rogue ] of the Rogue Continent and fell in love with the Demon Lord of Hell, in the underground Andariel of the monastery.
After completing all of this, the assassin character leveled up to level 17.
In [ Assassin Mode ], Sun Fei's actual combat strength should be around Three-Star Mid Stage. If combined with the various elusive skills of an assassin, he might be able to fight against a beginner four-star expert, but the chance of winning is not very high. However, surviving is extremely easy.
Then, Sun Fei exited [ Assassin Mode ] and, in front of the 3D holographic projection screen, chose the last unactivated class— the Amazon Warrior. Fortunately, there was a female character in this Diablo World; after choosing the Amazon Warrior, Sun Fei only changed his attire and didn't actually transform into a transvestite.
On the Rogue Continent, in the darkness of night, a frenzied slaughter begins.
One by one, monsters and demons fell to the ground howling in agony under the arrows of Sun Fei, the first male Amazon warrior in history.
Two and a half hours later.
When the time limit for the day was reached, Sun Fei exited the Diablo universe.
At this point, he had completed the first five quests of Act 1 [ Rogue Encampment ] in [ Amazon Warrior Mode ]. Only the final quest, killing Andariel, remained to complete Act 1. Meanwhile, 'Male Amazon Warrior Sun Fei ' had reached level 16.
Reaching level 16 in two and a half hours was definitely the fastest leveling speed Sun Fei had ever achieved since his transmigration. It was probably related to his class, since ranged attackers like Amazon warriors, who were proficient in javelins and bows, had a greater advantage in killing monsters than melee classes like Barbarian.
Four hours have passed, and there are less than three hours left until the first light of dawn appears in the east, the darkest hour before sunrise.
Sun Fei was making final preparations for the upcoming grand hall.
Meanwhile, an unseen undercurrent was brewing within Chambord City. Many lights in the city were extinguished, and the garrison on the city walls quietly withdrew. Apart from the complete silence in the restricted area behind the mountain, a closer listen would reveal a series of rapid footsteps and hurried breathing sounds emanating from the streets. People, restraining themselves from making a sound, quietly began their retreat, organized by the Chambord City soldiers, towards the makeshift camps that had been erected during the day across the Zuli River outside the city.
Although the subjects did not know why they had to sneak out of their homes in the middle of the night like thieves, it was King Alexander's order, so they carried it out diligently without causing any trouble for Brook, who was in charge of the evacuation. Brook had even prepared to do a lot of explaining, but it turned out to be completely useless.
Of course, not everyone listens.
The wealthy merchants and nobles in the city, led by Viscount Louis, banded together and righteously refused Brook's request—or rather, directly refused to carry out King Alexander's order. According to royal law and tradition, they did have grounds to refuse the King's orders without proper justification. So when Brook reported this to Sun Fei, Sun Fei smiled indifferently and let the nobles be.
With less than two hours to go before dawn, the palace was already bustling with activity.
Servants and attendants began preparing for the upcoming ceremony. A large number of elaborate ceremonial items and offerings for the ancestors and gods were transported to the top of the East Mountain in an orderly manner. Angela and Jima were also busy. The messenger, Lord Best, stayed in the palace all night without sleeping, repeatedly making final preparations for the upcoming grand ceremony.
Sun Fei switched to [ Assassin Mode ] at this moment.
He swayed and silently arrived at the top of the King's Palace. Looking at the quiet Chambord City, shrouded in endless darkness, the Big Black [ Black Whirlwind ] followed behind Sun Fei like a ghost. The two of them, man and dog, under the reflection of the full moon in the sky, had an indescribable desolate feeling.
The next moment, Sun Fei and [ Black Whirlwind ] transformed into a wisp of smoke in the vast night, speeding towards the forbidden area behind the mountain. In an instant, they arrived at the Underground Grotto Labyrinth City. In the stone hall, Sun Fei used the divine skill [ Summon ] to Summon the mercenary Elena and her sisters. He also cleared all the accessory spaces of his various character classes, preparing enough potions and other necessities for himself, except for weapons. Then, he Summon Petr Čech and a hundred Iron Army to his side and assigned them tasks.
The twenty Stone Bridge warriors also received their own missions. Some of them would follow Sun Fei to the top of East Mountain to receive their investiture, while others were left in the city to guard the palace.
Having arranged everything, Sun Fei, along with ten strongmen whose skin was still slightly green, returned to the palace, picked up Angela and Jima, and set off towards the summit of East Mountain in the King's golden carriage, accompanied by guards and servants.
There was less than an hour and a half until dawn.
The journey along the mountain path would take at least half an hour. As the future King of Chambord City, according to the ancient traditions of the Azeroth Continent, Sun Fei must formally receive the monarchy's investiture and be crowned king when the first rays of sunlight shine on his crown.
Therefore, we must depart early.
at the same time.
Warden Oleg was also making final preparations in his mansion.
He was the first commander personally selected by Sun Fei to maintain order at the investiture ceremony, and he had to be present. This important task made Oleg both excited and apprehensive. In fact, he had only managed to get a half-hour nap after working late into the night. If it weren't for the need to maintain his energy to better serve His Majesty Alexander at the ceremony, Oleg might not have allowed himself any rest at all.
Fortunately, he didn't need to bring a large number of female relatives and servants like Sun Fei, so even if he set off a little later, he could still reach the summit of East Mountain ahead of Sun Fei.
"Hey, Doni, hurry and get me that magical dress I spent 100 gold coins to get three years ago... I need to wear it at His Majesty's investiture ceremony; I can't embarrass His Majesty Alexander in front of those damned foreign envoys!"
Inside the stone hall.
Warden Oleg stood smiling in front of the mirror, adjusting his clothes and making final preparations, before loudly addressing his attendant without turning his head.
" Doni... Doni, you damn bastard, why aren't you here yet...?"
Oleg turned around and saw that the person beside him hadn't moved. He opened his mouth to curse, but he instantly realized something was wrong. This person was not his attendant Doni at all, but a mysterious figure shrouded in a black cloak. His attendant Doni lay motionless on the ground as if he were fast asleep, without any reaction.
Who is this person?
When did he come in?
Oleg felt utterly terrified.
After receiving the [ Hulk Potion ], Oleg's strength had increased dramatically. Combined with his pre-existing One-Star Class level of power, he was now one of the top experts in Chambord City. The fact that he hadn't even noticed someone infiltrating so close to his body sent a chill down Oleg's spine!
This is a master.
He was no match for him.
Second update.
Okay, two updates today.
The climax of the story needs some polishing.