168: Lin Chuan’s celebrity effect!

Lin Chuan's idea was very simple.

World sovereignty isn't just important to him alone.

It's important to the entire world!

Especially for a Destiny System Talent user like Terao, the significance of world sovereignty is even greater!

Terao will inevitably have to complete the task of "killing another self" in the future.

And the other Terao also dabbles in destiny.

When two Teraos who manipulate destiny meet, who wins and who loses, world sovereignty will play a decisive role!

Lin Chuan never thought of being a hero who saves the world.

The struggle for world sovereignty absolutely cannot be something he alone exerts effort and risks his life for!

The world belongs to everyone, so everyone should protect it together!

However, Jiao Zhengqing and Yin Xi are not essentially native players of AA007 world.

Therefore, Lin Chuan does not intend to let them participate in this secret realm to contend for world sovereignty.

And it wasn't long after he briefly explained things to Jiao Zhengqing.

Jiao Zhengqing indeed received a message from Weng Xun:

【Xiao Jiao, why is Lin Chuan suddenly going to the Sakura Country to tackle the World Boss? Is he suspicious of you?】

Jiao Zhengqing quickly replied: 【Probably not. From what I can tell, he seems genuinely interested in tackling the World Boss…】

Jiao Zhengqing recounted to Weng Xun the process of Lin Chuan and Terao swearing an oath to each other using the dishonesty ball.

In the meeting room of the Kyoto Museum, Weng Xun's eyes lit up immediately upon learning about the function of the dishonesty ball!

The nightmare of being slaughtered by Lin Chuan last night weighed like a mountain on the hearts of all Tianji Pavilion members.

And this morning, Weng Xun received another piece of news that greatly distressed him!

To protect themselves, the Su Family had actually given Su Hai, who possessed an S-Class Talent, to Lin Chuan!

Although the Su Family still had a good number of contract inventories.

To curry favor with Lin Chuan, they directly refused all transactions with the Tianji Pavilion!

The Tianji Pavilion was in a period of vigorous development, with many people joining every day, and it was precisely when various contracts were urgently needed!

Including Ye Haiming, who leveled up to 8 last night.

Weng Xun had promised Ye Haiming at the time that he would let him leave, whether he lived or died.

But later, he went back on his word.

Ye Haiming was forcibly kept in the Tianji Pavilion.

Weng Xun valued his intelligence and good luck and originally wanted to sign him into the Tianji Pavilion.

As a result, the Tianji Pavilion couldn't buy any contracts at all!

This made him very upset!

Now knowing about the existence of the dishonesty ball, it could at least somewhat compensate for the Tianji Pavilion's lack of contracts.

Weng Xun's brow, which had been tightly furrowed since waking from last night's nightmare, finally relaxed slightly.

He looked up at the expressionless Ye Haiming beside him and asked gently, "Xiao Ye, what do you think Lin Chuan's intention is by so openly announcing his plan to fight the World Boss?"

Ye Haiming paused, as if pondering for a moment, then said in a steady tone, "It's actually quite normal for him to want to fight the World Boss."

"The World Boss has been a focal point of attention since its creation. Which powerful player globally doesn't want a piece of the action? It's just that their strength doesn't allow it, plus they have other commitments and can't spare the time."

"Lin Chuan choosing this time to fight the World Boss is very likely because his strength has significantly improved, giving him the confidence to defeat the World Boss."

"The nightmare experienced by Tianji Pavilion members last night is probably also a testament to his increased strength."

At the mention of last night's nightmare, Weng Xun's expression became a little grim again.

However, he had always been "amiable" towards people, so he didn't criticize Ye Haiming for anything.

He just asked again, "If he wants to fight the World Boss, he could quietly go to the Sakura Country. By so openly telling everyone... do you think his true purpose might be to deliberately entice other players to follow suit and fight the World Boss?"

Ye Haiming pondered again for a moment, but shook his head and said, "From the information I've gathered about Lin Chuan, he's actually someone who acts on his own whims and never cares about what others think."

"And from Jiao Zhengqing's description, two points can be inferred—"

"First, he genuinely wants to go to the Sakura Country to fight the Boss."

"Second, he fears Terao!"

"Otherwise, given his style of action, if he wanted to do something, he would just do it directly, without needing to be so hesitant."

"It's precisely because he fears Terao that he would demand Terao to swear an oath using the dishonesty ball."

"Considering this, his reply under Terao's post might have only been for Terao to see."

"After all, he is now a God Punisher, and his coordinates are publicly broadcast to global players in real time."

"If he were to go to the Sakura Country quietly, without a word, it could very likely cause a misunderstanding with Terao."

"So, his words were probably just to eliminate Terao's hostility and misunderstanding."

Ye Haiming's analysis, in Weng Xun's opinion, was indeed very reasonable!

After all, Lin Chuan is now a world-class superstar!

Whether on chat channels or forums, he is talked about almost constantly.

Including previously, when Luo Yanping deliberately guided public opinion to attack him.

But whether it was praise or slander, Lin Chuan remained very calm.

He never gave any reply.

His personality is indeed as Ye Haiming described, very much like a lone wolf who acts on his own whims and disregards others' opinions.

Attracting other powerful players to follow suit and fight the Boss in the Sakura Country?

What good would that do him?

So, saying that he simply replied to Terao under Terao's post to avoid misunderstanding seems to make more sense.

Weng Xun pondered for a long time, then suddenly looked at Ye Haiming and asked a seemingly inexplicable question: "Do you think the current Jiao Zhengqing is still the original Jiao Zhengqing?"

Ye Haiming was truly quite bewildered.

After all, he had no contact with Jiao Zhengqing.

He had never met any Jiao Zhengqing from any world!

He was just forcibly kept in the Tianji Pavilion by Weng Xun!

And because he had no combat power, he was directly forbidden from leaving the Tianji Pavilion, confined inside to serve as a strategist...

What kind of strategist is that!

Ye Haiming himself didn't think he was particularly clever.

He simply wanted to survive, to live a little longer, and he racked his brains for that purpose!

Meeting Weng Xun's inquiring gaze, Ye Haiming was first bewildered, then frowned, and finally, his expression returned to calm as he said faintly, "If Elder Weng is worried, why not personally go to the Sakura Country to verify it?"

Yes, Weng Xun and Jiao Zhengqing had not met since the completion of the "killing another self" mission.

Jiao Zhengqing, like other powerful players who went to the Sakura Country, was trapped there by Terao's design.

And Weng Xun himself couldn't spare the time to go to the Sakura Country.

So he had never truly checked which world this Jiao Zhengqing was from.

This time, it was a good opportunity.

To go to the Sakura Country and participate in the World Boss raid.

And while there, to meet up with Jiao Zhengqing.

Weng Xun pondered for a long time and finally made up his mind.

At the same time.

In a remote town in the Sakura Country, the Steel Fortress.

Early in the morning, Terao was incredibly busy!

Too many people were contacting him, expressing their desire to participate in the World Boss raid!

This made him both joyful and envious!

The joy came from the fact that the more people participated, the greater the possibility of truly defeating the World Boss!

The envy, of course, was directed at Lin Chuan!

Before, he had posted various messages on the forum and made various appeals, exhausting himself trying to get powerful players from all over the world to fight the Boss together, but he couldn't rally many people at all.

And Lin Chuan?

Just a simple sentence.

It attracted countless people to follow suit and fight the Boss!

This made Terao feel extremely unbalanced!

He had posted so many guides on the forum!

And those players, in his posts, would also kneel and call him a big boss.

But all of this was incomparable to Lin Chuan's simple sentence!

Terao then remembered an ancient saying from the Great Xia Country—"What is rare is precious."

He began to wonder if he had been posting and speaking too frequently, appearing too "approachable."

Was that why his rallying power was not as strong as the aloof Lin Chuan's?