90: Chaos class change, second ruin dungeon

"Why do you say it's the White Emperor?"

"My Lord, the commanders of the three cities were imprisoned in our Xuanwu City dungeon, but when I personally went to check, those three had vanished into thin air. No one else knew about this except for the White Emperor."

The butler's words served as a reminder to Wang Chongshan.

Indeed, if anyone else knew about the matter of the Three-City Commanders, it would only be the White Emperor.

"If it really was the White Emperor's doing, then the power behind him is terrifying."

Wang Chongshan knew what this meant. To be able to rescue people from the Xuanwu City dungeon and have the Royal City issue a decree to overturn everything—such methods were by no means ordinary.

"It seems we've kicked a hard stubble this time."

Contrary to what he had imagined, not only had the White Emperor suffered no losses, but he, Wang Chongshan, could no longer withstand any further storms.

"My Lord, in my humble opinion, why don't we host another banquet for the White Emperor to clear up the misunderstanding?"

The butler spoke up to suggest. Given the current situation, it seemed that was the only thing they could do.

"If it were just a misunderstanding, it would be easy to clear up. But I framed him behind his back; I'm afraid the White Emperor and I are already on opposite sides."

Wang Chongshan was no fool. Once you offended a top-tier Adventurer like the White Emperor, you offended him for good. It would be difficult to erase the past.

"Pass down the order: if the White Emperor appears in Xuanwu City, monitor him closely. Once he makes a move, go all out."

Issuing this command meant that Xuanwu City and the White Emperor were now adversaries, and there would be no more holding back.

The Lost City.

Using the mysterious key, Lin Yue returned to the Lost City once more.

At the entrance of the Four Divine Beasts teleportation array, Zhuge Liang was already waiting for Lin Yue.

"Mr. White Emperor, I trust you have been well."

Zhuge Liang stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze falling upon Lin Yue.

"Mr. Zhuge, you have impressive methods. You helped me resolve that matter with Wang Chongshan so quickly."

"It was merely a small trick."

"How did you rescue the Three-City Commanders?"

"I know a bit of the mystic arts. That Xuanwu City dungeon was like nothing to me."

"And what about the decree from the Royal City?"

"That is because I sought out two other Lords of the Royal City. To them, Wang Chongshan was not actually a good partner; his ambition was too great."

"As for the internal details, Liang will not dwell on them further."

...Through their exchange, Lin Yue quickly understood Zhuge Liang's meaning.

Zhuge Liang had rescued the men personally, while erasing Wang Chongshan's credit was a case of 'killing with a borrowed knife'.

It sounded simple, but only Zhuge Liang knew the specific mechanics of how it worked; Lin Yue was not skilled in such matters.

"Thank you. You've done so much for me, I suspect you have some purpose as well, right?"

Regardless, Zhuge Liang had indeed done Lin Yue a huge favor. Otherwise, just the pursuit orders from the Three Cities of the Vermilion Bird would have been enough to give Lin Yue a headache.

After expressing his gratitude, Lin Yue also voiced his doubts.

"Mr. White Emperor, could you perhaps reconsider the matter of the Chaos class?"

Zhuge Liang stroked his beard and spoke slowly.

Lin Yue raised an eyebrow. "I knew it. Your Lost City didn't help me for nothing. Is the Chaos class really that important?"

It wasn't that Lin Yue didn't want to agree, but there were too few clues regarding the Chaos class.

Zhuge Liang's expression turned slightly solemn. He stared at Lin Yue for a moment before slowly speaking, "It is not that the Chaos class is important, but that you are the Person of Destiny. Only by becoming a Chaos User can you lead the Lost City to break the deadlock."

Person of Destiny, Chaos User.

Lin Yue thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "In that case, you can at least tell me what grade of class the Chaos class is."

"The same as your talent."

Zhuge Liang spoke plainly.

At those words, Lin Yue was stunned.

The same as his talent? Didn't that mean the Chaos Class Change was a Supreme-grade class change?!

If Zhuge Liang had revealed this information during their first meeting, would he even have needed to consider it?

"You should have said so earlier! And what do you mean by 'breaking the deadlock'?"

"I wished to say it, but Mr. White Emperor did not give me the chance."

Zhuge Liang gave a rare bitter smile and continued, "Regarding the path to breaking the deadlock for the Lost City, I can only reveal a little. The current Land of the Final End is a landscape controlled by western gods and demons; there is no Eastern Godly seat. I have mentioned this to you before."

Lin Yue nodded.

At the very beginning, Zhuge Liang had indeed briefly explained that the Eastern Gods had suffered a collective strike from the western gods and demons and subsequently fell into Chaos.

"The Eastern Gods have been weak for a long time, surviving in the cracks. The Lost City is our last pure land. If we cannot find a way to break the deadlock, our final lineage will vanish before long."

"You, the one who gathered nine portions of the treasure of the gods, are the only one with the potential to lead us out of the Lost City and back to the Land of the Final End."

After Zhuge Liang finished speaking, Lin Yue fell into deep thought.

So it turned out Zhuge Liang was helping him so unreservedly because he was the 'hope of the whole village'.

"No more Adventurers can come to the Lost City. You are the only one, and the last one. Therefore, we need your strength."

The scope of the situation suddenly expanded.

Zhuge Liang's meaning was already very clear. Whether the last lineage of the Eastern Gods could be saved and the current landscape of the Land of the Final End could be changed depended on Lin Yue's choice now.

Hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Lin Yue's expression became somewhat solemn.

No wonder he hadn't heard much about Eastern God classes in the Land of the Final End in his previous life. It wasn't that they didn't exist, but that they were hiding in the Lost City, not daring to come out.

After all, he had grown up under the influence of Dragon Country's culture. It was one thing not to know in his past life, but in this life, now that he knew about it, how could he not help his own people?

"Fine, I promise you. What do I need to do?"

After only a moment's thought, Lin Yue decided to help the lineage of the Lost City.

Seeing Lin Yue agree, Zhuge Liang breathed a sigh of relief. In the end, it was just as Lao Jun had calculated—the White Emperor had accepted.

"To undergo the Chaos Class Change, you must clear the Ruins of the Four Divine Beasts."

The next second, Lin Yue received a System notification.

"As a person of the East, how can one beg for mercy under the shadow of western gods and demons? Even if one must fall into Chaos, one must contribute their meager strength to the revival of the Eastern Divine Realm."

"quest Requirement: Pass through the Ruins of the Four Divine Beasts and find the method for the Chaos Class Change (Part 1)."

"quest Penalty: Unknown."

"quest Reward: Unknown."

Lin Yue raised an eyebrow.

This quest was clearly a long-term one. No information about it had been leaked in his previous life.

It was no wonder; in his previous life, people only knew the name 'Lost City' because no one had ever collected nine mysterious fragments.

Therefore, naturally, no players knew why the Land of the Final End looked more like a Western game and rarely featured Eastern characteristics.

At this moment, Lin Yue clearly realized something.

It wasn't that they didn't exist, but that they had been hidden away.