52: What does it feel like to get 100 times the friendship benefit?

“What, do you want revenge?”

Lin Ye turned around and smiled slightly.

Avinia's expression was as calm and indifferent as ever.

“You killed someone in the association, aren’t you going to stay and explain?”

Lin Ye shrugged indifferently.

“I just killed a scumbag casually; it’s not like I massacred a city. What’s there to explain?”

“For someone like him, I think if you ask 100 people randomly from the city after killing him, at least 90 would applaud.”

Uh…

Avinia was speechless for a moment.

What he said was true; Ke Lun, Count's reputation among the common people was very bad, and she didn't like him either.

But killing is killing, and killing in the association, and killing an Empire Count at that.

The impact is huge.

It's very difficult to handle!

“The Empire has laws. If you don’t stay and explain, you will be on the wanted list tonight. By then, even if you are in the right, you won’t have a chance to explain.” Avinia had already spoken very tactfully.

But Lin Ye didn't care and smiled indifferently.

“No need for that.”

Playing a game, who hasn't been red-named before?

What's there to fear!

Lin Ye was very busy.

Moreover, he killed a noble today. Even if he stayed to explain slowly, the outcome was unlikely to change.

It's better to save some time.

Anyway, the token given by the village chief was useless, the normal class change process couldn't proceed, and there were no clues for the legacy quest in the Empire. It was a good opportunity to change locations and go check out the neighboring kingdom.

……

“Holy crap!”

The surrounding players were all dumbfounded.

“The Arcane Master’s attitude clearly shows she wants to help you, and you don’t want it?”

“There’s clearly a chance, but you insist on being on the wanted list?”

“Awesome, I can only say… awesome!”

“Crazy~”

“If it were anyone else, I’d say he’s crazy, but… since you’re wearing Demon Lord’s name, it suddenly feels a lot more reasonable~”

……

Seeing that he had made up his mind, Avinia didn't intend to force him. Although she had said she would help, the other party didn't care at all.

Indeed.

Possessing mythical equipment, and the long-lost Time Stealing ability, was enough to prove his strength and identity.

Let alone a Count.

He probably didn't even care about the Empire.

Avinia's eyes shifted, and then she said, “You came to the association for something, right? Have you taken care of it?”

Talking about business?

This is fine.

Lin Ye took out the village chief’s token: “The little girl at the front desk said this isn’t a class recommendation and wouldn’t let me change classes.”

Pfft~

The players nearby instantly burst out laughing when they heard that.

“Cl… Class recommendation?”

“So, Demon Lord just came out of the Newbie Village and hasn’t even completed his first class change yet?”

“Uh, although it sounds a bit unreasonable, it should be true.”

“Only those who come out of the Newbie Village for their first class change have recommendation letters. For second or third class changes, even if there’s a hidden one, they directly go on quests.”

“Oh my goodness!”

“You mean, he hasn’t even completed his first class change, and then, he instantly killed the Empire’s Third Class Great Swordsman, and also conveniently took down the Empire Count who was fully equipped with legendary gear and items?”

“Good heavens, I’m just saying, good heavens!”

“Demon Lord is indeed awesome. Is he here to change classes, or is he here to farm bosses?”

“Damn it, don’t I know if NPCs can be killed?”

“Am I afraid of offending the Empire, or am I afraid of being on the wanted list?”

“No!”

“When you’re out and about, don’t be afraid of being red-named!”

“But I… I really can’t kill them…”

“Alas, it’s all because of my uselessness that restricts me, otherwise I wouldn’t be a good person either.”

…..

At the same time.

Avinia took the token and nodded slightly:

“This is indeed not a recommendation letter, but a token issued by the association to secret contributors a hundred years ago.”

“This is the association’s guarantee to them.”

“No matter how things change in the future, no matter who the holder is, as long as the Adventurers’ Association exists for one day, the association is obligated to provide the holder with the greatest assistance.”

“They haven’t seen or known about this kind of secret item, so they don’t recognize it. You… come with me.”

Avinia finished speaking and walked towards the interior of the association.

Lin Ye naturally went along.

As for the guards?

There's nothing to worry about.

The strength of the main city guards isn't very high; they're second-class, and only captains might be third-class.

Even if there's no battle.

Lin Ye could easily escape safely with his own attributes and the Time Reversal Gauntlet.

……

Past the association building, through the garden, there was surprisingly a six-story tower.

At the entrance.

Two stone knight statues stood guard with spears.

However.

When Avinia approached, the stone knights raised their crossed spears, opening a passage and allowing the two to enter.

“Stone guards, did you make them?”

Lin Ye was a bit curious. These things were very similar to the two in the Forgotten Land, but he didn't know how strong they were.

“Sort of.”

Avinia said slowly, as if chatting:

“Shaping guards is an ancient technique. I found the core device in the ruins and added some materials to barely restore it.”

Lin Ye said, “You don’t even know the Eternal Empire’s technology.”

Thump!

Avinia’s body trembled slightly. She turned around, revealing a look of surprise for the first time.

“You know about the Eternal Empire?!”

Lin Ye looked calm: “I just know about it, it’s nothing difficult.”

Hiss!!

Avinia couldn't help but gasp, and after a slight pause, she continued:

“eternal… that’s a forgotten empire. So, do you know why it was forgotten?”

Lin Ye: “I don’t know.”

Avinia nodded gently: “I don’t know either.”

Lin Ye directly raised an eyebrow. “You’re good at talking. You can say more in the future.”

“Although I don’t know why, I can be certain that the Eternal Empire, which mastered time and space, and developed machinery and magic in coordination, especially under the leadership of that peerless, eternally immortal Great Emperor, could never have self-destructed.”

As Avinia spoke, a hint of reverence appeared between her eyebrows.

Speaking of which.

The two guards at the entrance definitely wouldn't have high combat power, after all, neither their size nor their craftsmanship was as good as the two in the Forgotten Land.

But she still wanted to use them.

It was clear.

She still really liked the Eternal Empire’s technology and strength.

“I don’t know if it was self-destruction, but if you like these trinkets, I can give you a few later,” Lin Ye said casually.

Avinia was stunned again, and said incredulously: “You have the Eternal Empire’s technology?”

Hiss!

“Oh, right, right!”

“You possess the ability to steal time, and this, apart from that Eternal Empire that is immortal in the river of time, no one else could possibly master it!”

Excitement.

Avinia exuded excitement from head to toe.

As a knowledgeable Arcane Master, she had an innate, infinite craving and deep love for knowledge, magic, and mysteries.

Lin Ye directly shook his head: “Ruins, I don’t have…”

Avinia's eyes immediately showed disappointment.

Lin Ye’s lips curved into a smile: “But, I do know some living survivors of the Empire.”

What?

Avinia was no longer just surprised, but utterly stunned.

“Living… Empire survivors?”

“How is that possible…”

“No!”

“The former Master of the Stars, the eternally immortal Emperor, if it was him… it’s not impossible for him to have created a perfect Eden for his people outside of space and time.”

Clap!

Avinia suddenly stepped forward, excitedly grasping Lin Ye’s hands, her sincere gaze almost pleading:

“Can… can you take me to see them?”

“I just want to understand some secrets forgotten by the river of time. I absolutely have no other intentions, and it’s even less possible for me to leak any information.”

Tsk!

Lin Ye smacked his lips: “It’s fine, but I don’t have much time recently…”

“Anytime, anywhere, I’m fine with it!” Avinia said without thinking: “Please, if you have any difficulties, I can help you.”

Lin Ye was waiting for these words.

“Since you’re so interested in the Eternal Empire, don’t even mention repaying me, that’s too formal. As a friend, I can take you today.”

[Ding~]

[Arcane Master Avinia's favorability towards you has increased by 10 points!]

A prompt popped up in front of Lin Ye, directly multiplied by a hundred.

[Ding!]

[Arcane Master Avinia's favorability towards you has increased by 1000 points!]