172: Free secret realm guide!

After Gong Shiyi’s drama, everyone returned to their seats and resumed their discussions.

The powerhouses at Table No. 1, under Terao’s guidance, introduced themselves.

The person with “level ranking No. 5” above his head was a dark-skinned man, appearing to be in his thirties or forties.

He carried a strong aura of killing intent and a faint, unwashable smell of blood.

His entire demeanor was like that of a psychopathic killer from a movie; just one glance was enough to send shivers down one’s spine.

He had a gloomy and aloof temperament, and his self-introduction was simple, giving only a name: “August.”

The person with “level ranking No. 118” above his head was the upright-looking Xu Zixiao.

Perhaps influenced by August, his self-introduction also consisted only of his name.

The person with “level ranking No. 119” was a business tycoon who looked like a businessman.

He had appeared in financial magazines before the apocalypse, and during his self-introduction, he added: “Jiang Boyan, Heavenly Mandate Job Holder.”

Just five extra words, yet they drew many curious glances.

“level ranking No. 125” was a petite woman.

She had a neat short haircut and wore a black jacket, looking like a tomboy.

Her self-introduction was also simple, just a name: “Omori Yuka.”

After her self-introduction, many people looked at Terao.

After all, this person looked, no matter how one saw it, like Terao’s subordinate.

However, Lin Chuan knew that there was no one from Terao at this Table No. 1.

Omori Yuka, at this stage, should be considered a lone powerhouse.

However, as time passed, solo players found it increasingly difficult to survive, and Omori Yuka later joined the Freelancer Alliance.

Compared to other forces, the Freelancer Alliance was a relatively loose organization.

Many early lone wolves later joined the Freelancer Alliance.

Lin Chuan didn’t pay much attention to the subsequent introductions.

Instead, his gaze swept over the players at the other tables.

Clearly, the seating arrangement for hundreds of people in the conference room, in Lin Chuan’s opinion, was actually unreasonable.

However, those powerhouses whose strength did not match their level ranking ranking, perhaps to keep a low profile, or perhaps genuinely good-tempered, all cooperated with Terao’s seating arrangement and did not cause any trouble.

After the brief self-introductions, a few more people arrived at the conference room.

Weng Xun arrived even later than Lin Chuan.

He also didn’t have any level ranking text above his head, so he was likewise assigned to Table No. 18.

Not every one of the eighteen tables in the conference room was full.

But Tables No. 16, 17, and 18 were, without exception, all full with 18 people.

Lin Chuan’s gaze swept over those three tables, and he couldn't help but find it amusing.

However, since those people themselves wanted to keep a low profile and didn’t cause any trouble over the seating, Lin Chuan naturally wouldn’t meddle.

At 12 PM, the meeting officially began.

Terao was the first to stand up and give a speech, explaining everything he knew about the World Boss to the powerhouses present.

The terrifying aspects of the Bloodthirsty Vine left all the players present astonished and awed.

Finally, Terao said: “According to my speculation, to truly defeat the Bloodthirsty Vine, we must find the true Mother Plant! Only by killing the Mother Plant will the disaster of the Bloodthirsty Vine truly be resolved! Otherwise, those overwhelming Bloodthirsty Vine offshoots will be like weeds that can’t be burned out by wild fire; no matter how much you kill, they will quickly multiply!”

These words stirred thoughts in many people.

If that were truly the case, wouldn’t it mean that whoever found the Bloodthirsty Vine Mother Plant would have a chance to kill the World Boss?

Perhaps they wouldn’t have to follow behind Lin Chuan to get scraps.

Instead, they could go and eat the meat themselves?

However, these thoughts were just fleeting ideas.

Smart people could all realize that the Bloodthirsty Vine Mother Plant would probably be hard to find!

And even if found, it might be hard to defeat.

At this point, Terao asked everyone to discuss how to find the Bloodthirsty Vine Mother Plant.

Immediately, various voices rose and fell.

Someone suggested items like a finding paper crane, which Terao immediately rejected on the spot;

Someone suggested using divination tools, Terao still stated that he had already tried, but could not get a result at all;

In fact, Terao had also used his Destiny talent, attempting to directly ascertain the Bloodthirsty Vine Mother Plant’s coordinates.

But the result was failure.

This indicated that either the Bloodthirsty Vine Mother Plant itself had the ability to shield fate.

Or the location of the Bloodthirsty Vine Mother Plant was very special, capable of shielding all detection abilities.

Terao then shared his failed experience of trying to detect the Mother Plant’s coordinates.

Consequently, the previously rising and falling discussions quickly died down.

All known methods could not ascertain the Mother Plant’s coordinates!

Then what else could be done?

Everyone racked their brains.

At this moment, Terao, taking advantage of everyone’s low spirits, deliberately looked at Lin Chuan and politely asked: “I wonder, Big Shot Lin Chuan, do you have any insights?”

Lin Chuan remained seated in his chair.

His position was actually quite secluded.

He had also remained mostly silent throughout.

Very low-key and very quiet.

But everyone’s attention found it hard to shift away from him.

Now, being called out by Terao.

Pairs of eyes instantly converged on him.

Lin Chuan thought for a moment, then looked directly at Terao and calmly said: “I do have some ideas, but I don’t know if what I say will be acceptable to you.”

Terao looked at Lin Chuan’s eyes, vaguely understanding Lin Chuan’s hint.

So he frankly said: “Da Lao, please speak freely. As long as I can understand, I will handle the rest of these people.”

Lin Chuan nodded, thinking that Terao, being in a high position, wasn’t too foolish.

So he directly asked: “I wonder if you have heard of ‘World Sovereignty’?”

Terao subconsciously frowned.

When he frowned, Lin Chuan knew that he hadn’t heard of it.

Lin Chuan thought for a moment, then changed his words: “Your Talent is Destiny System. You must know the concepts of ‘home field’ and ‘away field’, right?”

Terao’s face showed a hint of embarrassment, but he hid it well.

Upon hearing a concept he understood, he immediately nodded: “Of course I know that; these are the two most basic concepts in the rules of Destiny.”

Lin Chuan nodded, then, following the concepts of home field and away field, explained the important significance of World Sovereignty to him.

Terao himself played with Destiny, and coupled with his extensive knowledge, he naturally understood it immediately!

Not only did he understand, but the more he listened, the more alarmed he became!

His complexion also grew increasingly solemn!

After Lin Chuan finished explaining, he eagerly asked: “So, how exactly is this World Sovereignty distributed?”

Lin Chuan calmly corrected him: “It’s not distributed, but contended for. I know that somewhere in your Sakura Country, there is an entrance to the World Sovereignty Secret Realm!”

“Originally, World Sovereignty was something we absolutely had to strive for. Later, I thought carefully and felt that this World Sovereignty Secret Realm might be related to the Bloodthirsty Vine Mother Plant’s coordinates. What do you think?”

As he spoke, Lin Chuan looked meaningfully at Terao.

Terao thought to himself: What the hell can I think?

This World Sovereignty is too important!

But many players at this stage probably don’t realize its importance at all.

Moreover, if explained, many people might think that World Sovereignty is only important to people who play with Destiny like Terao!

So, Terao understood Lin Chuan’s meaning.

Regardless of whether this World Sovereignty was related to the Bloodthirsty Vine Mother Plant’s coordinates or not.

He had to say it was related!

Because only this way could he better persuade players to contend for World Sovereignty together!

Thus, Terao, following Lin Chuan’s intention, clapped his hands with a look of sudden realization: “That’s right! This World Sovereignty Secret Realm must be related to the Bloodthirsty Vine Mother Plant!”

The other players actually understood Terao and Lin Chuan’s recent conversation only vaguely.

However, in their opinion, wasn’t it just a Secret Realm?

They, being strong enough to come here, had more or less experienced Secret Realms.

The death rate in Secret Realms was indeed high.

But the rewards were also very tempting!

And—

At this point, people began asking: “So, next, are we going to the ‘World Sovereignty Secret Realm’ that Big Shot Lin Chuan just mentioned?”

Someone else echoed: “Going to a Secret Realm is fine; after all, everyone here is not weak. However, Secret Realms are mostly unknown and dangerous. If we decide to go, we must first minimize the danger!”

Then, one player after another chimed in, their meaning clear in their words—

They hoped that Terao could provide a free guide to the World Sovereignty Secret Realm!

Lin Chuan showed no expression, but inwardly, he was amused.

After all, he also quite wanted to get a free Secret Realm guide from Terao.