Chapter 682: Chapter 450: Chen Rui’s Hints, Morning After the Blizzard

Among these powerful beings, he values Zong Shen the most.

This is because Zong Shen is very assertive and abrupt, like a meteor descending from the sky, catching everyone off guard.

Now that his purpose has been achieved, the numerous messages he sent over the past few days served both as a bargaining chip and a probe.

From Zong Shen’s limited replies, Chen Rui has already understood that he is the person he has been searching for.

After closing the [Channel], Chen Rui couldn’t help but feel elated, embracing two naked girls on his left and right, one being his beloved Galrona, the other a graceful beauty. Judging by the scattered Priest Robe beside the bed, she should belong to a Holy Light Temple.

Compared to Zong Shen, Chen Rui had long indulged in his desires. After all, this wasn’t the busy Earth; having come to the Otherworld and still adhering to the laughable principle of abstinence was simply unfathomable.

Being powerful means domination; live in the present, do not fail the life you have.

...

Zong Shen sat upright at the long table, with his two-handed fists supporting his chin.

His eyes were fixated on the grain patterns of the rings on the table as he was deeply engrossed in thought.

The appearance of Chen Rui jolted his inherent thinking.

However, upon reflection, it’s not surprising since his small assistant was a gift from "Gaia’s Will".

This implies that there has always been a mysterious third party force wrestling with the Lord System.

Zong Shen doesn’t understand this deeply mysterious so-called clash on the level of will.

Gifts like the small assistant seem more like a form of resistance.

They lay out their powers on the Lords, attempting to change the ending.

This can explain why he exists, and why Chen Rui exists.

It seems Chen Rui might possess the ability of prophecy.

Zong Shen thought of this and shifted his gaze a little.

He hadn’t considered the possibility that Chen Rui might be a Reincarnator; instead, he assumed Chen Rui had some degree of future peeping abilities, as the small assistant had appeared, peeping into the future wasn’t considered extraordinary.

As for the matter of the grand catastrophe, Zong Shen couldn’t differentiate its authenticity; he had just inquired about the strategy but received no response.

There are only two possibilities for such a situation: the first implies that the grand catastrophe has been rewritten, the second means that the Lord System itself has not yet begun preparations for the grand catastrophe.

As a small assistant which relies on the core information of the Lord System itself, it naturally cannot obtain undecided information.

Considering that the events and situations Chen Rui mentioned previously were correct, Zong Shen had no choice but to pay attention to the so-called grand catastrophe.

Besides, he also mentioned matters after the Frosty Winter.

Extreme corresponding situations...

Is this a hint for the next round of challenges?

The extreme corresponding to Frosty Winter is heat and drought, does this mean the next challenge is heat?

Zong Shen contemplated carefully and vaguely realized the implication from the other party.

This time the Frosty Winter Challenge is a distinctly characterized climatic challenge.

Indeed, it’s quite possible to encounter the situation Chen Rui described as "Heaven of Ice and Fire".

Zong Shen organized these pieces of information and drew a few conclusions.

At the same time, he memorized some key intelligence for verification and correlation.

If it truly turns out as Chen Rui described, that ten years from now there will be a world-ending grand catastrophe.

If the other party is sincere about cooperation, then Zong Shen would naturally not refuse.

Ten years, that’s enough time for him to accomplish many unimaginable things!

By continuously advancing at this pace of development, ten years later, he will surely become famous across the Continent.

Zong Shen has no doubt about this, his core goal has always been development and becoming stronger!

"This world is really interesting."

"I am increasingly curious about what the truth is."

"This truly is an absurd survival game..."

He mumbled to himself, turned off the lights in the hall, and returned to the second-floor bedroom, took off his Battle Armor, and gently refused Luna’s advances.

Today he experienced a lot of emotional fluctuations and after a high-intensity BOSS fight, his body was also very fatigued.

He planned to rest early and decide on a new day’s deployments in the morning.

Luna, noticing his mood change, showed no sign of dissatisfaction.

She simply rested her head gently on his chest.

Resting her arms around Zong Shen’s arm, using her body temperature to provide him with some care.

Zong Shen gave a light kiss on Luna’s forehead, slowly closed his eyes, letting sleep adjust his fatigued body and mind.

...

The next morning around five o’clock.

It was still dark outside, the snowstorm persistent as ever.

The outside of the window was a blur, like it had been covered with mosaic.

All that came through the window was endless darkness and the slight indigo during dawn transitions.

This snowstorm was expected to continue until ten in the morning today.

After enduring the snow and wind for most of the day, Zong Shen couldn’t imagine what the outside scene would be.

Perhaps it was due to the cold climate of Frosty Winter, or maybe because the clouds blocked the moon.

Luna had increased her sleep requirement recently, as Zong Shen woke up, she remained asleep.

She continued to embrace Zong Shen’s arm as if it provided her immense security.

Her Elf Pointed Ears twitched occasionally, making her purple hair slightly sway.

Zong Shen took a deep breath, the warm breath turning into white smoke as it dispersed.

The room temperature could maintain around five to six degrees above zero.

Taking advantage of waking up early, he wanted to go outside to check the situation.

Thus, Zong Shen carefully withdrew his arm.

Even though his movements were minimal, Luna still sensitively awoke.

"Mmm... my Lord, you’re awake."

Luna rubbed her sleepy eyes and softly spoke.

Just waking up, Luna resembled a Little Deer in the Forest, her voice tender.

"Luna, you can sleep a bit longer."

"I’m going outside to take a look at the situation."

"Everyone has worked hard these past few days, there are no tasks scheduled for this morning."

Zong Shen lowered his voice and smiled at Luna.

He lovingly caressed her smooth and delicate face.

Feeling the touch between their skins, conveying warmth and affection.

"Okay, my Lord, if you plan to go far, remember to let me know."

Luna obediently nodded, showing no resistance.

Because she indeed felt very tired, Dark Night Elves love living in the warm forests.

The cold would make them drowsy and fatigued, requiring more sleep to recover their Physical Strength.

Zong Shen nodded with a smile, Luna looked especially charming in her lazy state.

Usually, Luna’s every move carried a certain decisiveness.

Wenresa was much the same.

After all, they were female warriors, lacking traits like flirting or being coquettish.

Luna only showed this more gentle side in front of Zong Shen.

In any battle, she was a strong and brave warrior.

The Moon Blade in her hands mercilessly reaped the lives of enemies.

This contrast made Zong Shen somewhat proud and pleased in his heart.

Standing by the bed, he began to put on his Battle Armor and Equipment, donning the Bear Skin Coat and the Charging Cloak.

Wearing Rabbit Fur Leg Guards and Boots, he grabbed the Anti-Slip Chain Spike and walked out of the room.

Luna watched him leave in silence until the door was closed.

Without the need for an expedition mission, at this hour, everyone was still asleep.

In fact, these past two days of Hunting yielded more than just Points; because of [Strength Extraction], Zong Shen also increased his Strength Attribute by a full 5 points.

During these two days, a total of 77 Frosty Snow Beasts were slain in the Territory, of which Zong Shen and his main force team killed 55. Zong Shen finished them off with his powerful attacks.

Each Commander Level monster slain granted him 125 Extraction Value points. With some leftover points from before, his Strength attribute was increased by another 5 points.

Now, he has 152 Strength and 1432 Life Value, moving further along the path to becoming a Superman.

Looking at the potential future growth, extending the timeline reveals that the Attribute Gain of the [Ring of Strength Demon] even exceeds Epic tier Equipment in some aspects.

Zong Shen descended the stairs to the first-floor hall, took a deep breath at the door, and opened the heavy solid wood door, being stunned by the scene before him.

Outside the door was originally a platform raised sixty to seventy centimeters from the ground. To get onto the platform from the ground required ascending three steps, but now, the snow covered the platform and had reached about sixty centimeters in height.

This means that the ground beneath the platform, in combination with ice and snow cover, was at least over one meter high.

What an astounding extent; from an aerial view, the Territory appeared to be almost frozen, with many of the Buildings buried over a meter deep.

This was Zong Shen’s first time witnessing such a sight!

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