Chapter 21: The Beginning of the Main Quest

  Under Davy's leadership, Luo Lin went up the spiral stairs of the Fa Shi Tower. When he turned over the third circle, an arc-shaped corridor appeared. Through the corridor, there was a wooden door with mysterious symbols inlaid at the end.

  Dai Wei stood still here, and a wisp of white light appeared on her hand. She gently tapped the runes on the wooden door in a specific order, with ripples emanating from each rune, like water waves spreading across the entire wooden door.

  Then, the door suddenly disappeared out of thin air.

  "Alright, come with me, and remember to be polite." Davie whispered, her expression turning solemn.

  I remember.

  Two people entered the door, about three seconds later, the wooden door appeared again, isolating this room. There was a screen in front of the door, and after going around the screen, Luo Lin saw Vianna.

  She had always liked to wear elegant dresses in light green, and this time was no exception. She stood quietly in front of the window, gazing into the distance, with a slender figure, skin as white as jade, and an elegant and noble temperament. The real-world Vianna was ten times more captivating than the game image remembered by Rolin.

  There was a moment when Luo Lin forgot Dai Wei's reminder, staring blankly at Vianna's back, lost in thought. But his self-control was still good, and this state only lasted for a moment before he recovered. To avoid losing control again, he had to lower his head.

  Hearing a noise behind her, Vianna turned around and saw the person who had come in. A warm smile appeared on her face: "You're Roland, right?"

  "Yes, I am Roland." Roland nodded, and Viviana's voice was still as melodious as a clear spring, every syllable able to pluck the strings of his heart.

  "I'm glad you're recovering so quickly. Although you've just gotten over a serious illness and your body is still weak, the situation is urgent now and I must understand what's going on as soon as possible, so I had to disturb your rest. I hope you can forgive me." Vianna said with an apologetic face.

  "No, in fact I've fully recovered now. You're not disturbing me at all. What do you want to know? Just ask and I'll answer as best I can." Roline said hastily.

  "Alright, let's get to the point." Vianna turned serious: "My biggest doubt is about you. As far as I know, you used to make a living at the dock, were physically weak and didn't know any martial arts. Why did you suddenly become so strong?"

  "Mentor, are you suspecting Roland?" Davie interrupted. She knew that there were some inexplicable doubts about Roland, but after that night, she had generously put aside her inner suspicions, because she believed that those unexplained things would not affect Roland's loyalty, and everyone had their own secrets, she didn't need to dig deeper.

  Vianna shook her head: "Dai Wei, you misunderstood me. I'm not suspicious, just looking for a reliable helper."

  On this point, Luo Lin had already thought of an excuse. He bowed first and then said: "Great Master, what you know is just the appearance. My physical weakness is not fake, but my adoptive father was a retired city guard who taught me martial skills, and I have never given up practicing. Fortunately, my martial talent seems to be pretty good. As for my body... it's because three days ago in the wetland expedition, I luckily found a Lion Heart Fruit."

  Lionheart fruit, a specialty of the wetlands, extremely rare. After eating it, you can strengthen your body and have an extraordinary effect. In Wangduom, one such fruit can be bought for over a thousand gold coins. Even so, most of the time it is priceless.

  "Lion Heart Fruit? You actually found this thing...... No wonder I detected a pure life force within you." Vianna's face was filled with surprise, but Roline knew that the life force was actually the Intelligent Brain's stored energy to enhance his physical quality. However, it suited him just fine that Vianna thought that way.

  She nodded: "So everything can be explained. You can get the Lion Heart Fruit, this is your fate. It was also a mysterious fate that brought you here to me. Well, now you and I talk about your experience in the Wetlands."

  Luo Lin nodded, recounting what he had seen and heard in the wetlands, including the last time he killed an assassin in a small alley, and the fight with Malfoy's men and the wolf.

  Finally, Luo Lin said: "At that time, I had a hunch that behind all this was hiding a dark conspiracy."

  Viviana and Davie listened intently, and when Rowan finished, Davie asked, "Then why did you suspect Harin? To be honest, Harin has always been loyal and there's nothing to pick on."

  "Hey, do you still remember that map of the Goblin Camp I drew for you?"

  "Of course. The map was quite good. I had Harin send it to the instructor at the time, but unfortunately, Harin privately destroyed the map and the instructor didn't receive it." Dawei felt extremely regretful, now that the truth had come to light, making her feel even more hateful towards Harin.

  Luolin continued, "Right, when I was drawing the map, I found that Harin's expression was a bit abnormal. According to normal logic, the map should have nothing to do with him, so I paid special attention to his reaction. Sure enough, when he saw the wound on my hand, his reaction became even bigger, which made me suspicious. Combining this with the news from the wild wolf and what we saw in the wetland, I judged that Harin had a problem."

  "But you have no evidence to prove this, so you secretly threw a piece of cloth at me to remind me?" Davie thought she understood that Luo Lin, this young man, had careful thinking, meticulous observation, and a precious intuition about the truth.

  "Yes, Miss Davy." Rowan nodded.

  "I was so stupid!" Davy thought of her reaction in the alchemy lab, regretting it. If she had listened to Roland's advice and not opened the door of the alchemy lab, none of what followed would have happened.

  Vianna comforted her: "They deceived you with your father's safety, it's normal for people to fall into their trap, don't blame yourself too much."

  "Yes, instructor."

  Vianna looked at Lolin with a face of appreciation: "You gave me a surprise, few people can have the ability to see through like you do, not only did you save Davie, but also exposed a conspiracy, which helped me a lot."

  "I feel extremely honored." Luo Lin was delighted in his heart, he knew that the main task had started, Vianna began to appreciate him and would assign tasks to him. In the following time, he could often see her, there was nothing more delightful than this.

  "Indeed," Vianna continued, "but I must also borrow your abilities. While you were unconscious, we sent people to investigate Malfoy and the thieves' camp in the wetlands, but they have all disappeared, the mastermind's actions are unexpectedly swift."

  "Didn't he leave behind any clues?" Luo Lin asked in surprise.

  "The goblin camp has been burned to the ground, and Malfo is nowhere to be found. His underlings know nothing of what happened. The scouts sent out by the lord have not discovered any valuable clues." Vianna's brow furrowed in concern, making Rolen want to reach out and smooth it away.

  "Those scouts are absolutely useless!" Davie bitterly evaluated the lord's incompetent subordinates.

  "No, I have a different opinion." Luo Lin shook his head.

  "Oh, you say." Vianna said with interest.

  "I don't think it's a problem with the scouts' ability, because an incompetent person can't be reused. I think there are also traitors in the lord's army, just like Harin, who helped cover up the traces, so the scouts had nothing to gain."

  "...". Rolin's words made Vianna and Davie both take a deep breath, the more they thought about it, the more they felt that Rolin's words were correct.

  The situation seems to have become serious to an appalling degree.

  Vianna sighed with a bitter smile: "Young man, it seems you've uncovered a terrible conspiracy."

  She looked at her disciple Davie again and said helplessly, "I'm sorry, Davie. I have to borrow your guardian. Because he has enough ability and is trustworthy."

  "But this is very dangerous..." Davie was somewhat unwilling, she didn't want to see Rolen risking his life again. The last battle was too brutal. In the end, Rolen was covered in blood and fainted, while Harin only lasted ten minutes before losing consciousness, it scared her badly.

  "Let's ask Roland his own opinion, shall we?" Vianna looked at Roland.

  Luo Lin really wanted to agree, but he knew that his current identity was as Davie's guardian, and if he agreed directly, Vivian would not blame him, but Davie would think he was too cold and distant, which would be unwise.

  "So he said: 'I am Miss Davy's escort, arranged by her.'"

  Viana smiled at her apprentice, and under her gentle gaze, Davie let out a sigh. She also knew that Roline was the best candidate, she just felt a little reluctant in her heart.

  "Alright, I agree."

  "So that's settled then. Roland, you're still Davie's guardian, but now I need your help investigating the mastermind behind this. This person is well-hidden and there are no leads to follow up on. What suggestions do you have?"

  Luolin pondered for a moment, and a plan had already formed in his mind: "If possible, let me join the Lord's City Guard and become an ordinary patrol guard first. I will observe from within, as long as I find a suspicious target, we can follow the trail and investigate all the way."

  "This is a good idea." Vianna nodded in approval, then began to refine the plan: "But now you've already exposed yourself to the Black Hand's gaze, they'll be monitoring your every move. If you simply join the City Watch, you won't find out anything. So we must act secretly."

  "Rather than directly recruiting me, I think you could have the lord issue a recruitment notice to gather multiple warriors, that way the target will be dispersed."

  "Alright, let's do it then. But your face has already been exposed, so I have to cast a spell to change your appearance. Don't worry, this is only temporary."

  Two people discussed one sentence at a time, and in just over ten minutes, a nearly perfect plan was formed, with an astonishing efficiency.

  After the plan was set, Vianna's gaze at Lolin had a real appreciation: "Today's affairs went extremely smoothly. Young man, your mind is very agile, which gave me great help."

  "It's an honor, Master Viana." Rolen was thrilled that he could communicate fluently with Viana, a great start.

  Almost at the same time, a voice also echoed in Luo Lin's mind.

  "Accept mission: Hunt down the traitor."

  Reward 1: 500 experience points.

  Reward Two: Activate - Fury Power.

  The experience reward in front of him was nothing special, Luo Lin had seen it all before, but the next sentence 'Power of Fury' made his heart very pleased.

  The power of fury is a supernatural force in this world that belongs to warriors, greatly increasing the power of combat skills and is also a necessary condition for triggering advanced combat skills.

  Any warrior, no matter how high his rank, cannot ascend to the realm of greatness if he has not grasped the power of anger, let alone become a commander-in-chief.

  "How can it be activated so early?" Luo Lin was somewhat surprised, in his previous life he only grasped the power of anger at level 20.

  "Games are just games. Real life-and-death battles can greatly promote a warrior's growth, and your body and will have already possessed the conditions for activation after several rounds of mortal combat. The doctors on Earth did not misjudge you, you are a born warrior."

  "Oh." Luo Lin responded with a single word, ignoring the last sentence of Zhi Nao, not wanting to mention those so-called scientific madmen who controlled his fate.

  At this time, Viana instructed her disciple beside her: "Daiwei, take Roline to rest for a few days. Once Roline's body has fully recovered, we will begin our action."

  "Yes, instructor."