I've Become the King of Villains in the Game-Chapter 502 - 355: New Year’s Eve Battle

A few days later, in the afternoon.

Chen Lun was resting in the shade of the pergola in the back garden.

He lay back in a white wooden rocking chair like an old man enjoying his twilight years, reading a book and observing the frolicking antics of a dairy cow and a white cat.

At that moment, a distortion appeared in the space beside him, and a shadowy-faced butler emerged. The butler walked straight over to Chen Lun and performed a chest-touching salute.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Jack."

The faceless butler said respectfully.

"I am here to convey a secret message from the Round Table Knights."

"Hmm?"

After closing the book, Chen Lun smiled and slowly sat up.

"Has the meeting concluded?"

"Yes, sir."

The faceless butler handed over a letter and a bank voucher from the tray.

"This is a letter personally written to you by the Knight Commander, and additionally, this is a reward of twenty thousand Gold Pounds."

"Thank you for your efforts."

Chen Lun took out four Gold Coins and placed them on the tray.

"Thank you, generous Mr. Jack."

The faceless butler chuckled softly, bowed again, and turned to leave.

After he left, Chen Lun whistled to himself, adding the twenty thousand Gold Pounds to his panel, bringing his total assets to ninety-five thousand Gold Pounds... Then, he broke the seal on the letter and started to read.

In the letter, the Knight Commander first showered him with praise and then revealed that the Murder Club had successfully reached a cooperation with the Twilight Tea Party, but the specifics of the plan were still in the works... He vaguely informed Chen Lun that the Tea Party would continue to pretend to aid the Black Knife Brotherhood while secretly leaking intelligence to the Club.

It wouldn't be until the final battle that the Tea Party would openly act and backstab the Black Knife Brotherhood.

'A double agent?'

Chen Lun inwardly praised the cleverness and a smile spread across his face.

The current course of events had completely reversed from his previous life; the Twilight Tea Party no longer supported the Black Knife Brotherhood, but instead aligned with the Murder Club... Given that the Club already had an advantage over their adversary, the chances of securing a seat within the Righteous God Church seemed very high!

All of this was due to the crucial role he had played.

Chen Lun took a deep breath and continued reading.

The Knight Commander's secret discussion with Philip went smoothly, and he even managed to secure for Chen Lun a share of Supernatural Knowledge for [Sequence Five - Juggler]. However, Philip indicated that the Tea Party's Supernatural Knowledge reserves were always managed by Manoran, and now that he was dead, it couldn't be found at the moment...

Therefore, the Supernatural Knowledge would arrive a bit later.

"..."

Chen Lun read the letter, somewhat speechless.

He knew this was just an excuse made up by Philip!

It was even highly likely that it was another manifestation of the man's twisted sense of humor, not willing to hand over the Supernatural Knowledge promptly and intentionally delaying... Chen Lun had no recourse, only hoping that he wouldn't end up receiving just "one-tenth", "one-sixth", or "one-quarter".

Lastly, the letter said to not rush, with a promise to look for the rest.

Chen Lun sighed quietly and destroyed the letter in his hands.

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Time flew by, and a month passed unnoticed.

During this period, Chen Lun led his team out on two more expeditions, each lasting three to five days of hunting.

As the Circus was extremely active in Rock State, clearing one Red Calamity Area after another, their renown gradually soared. In the recent hunts, the local Transcendents were extremely respectful towards them.

Soon, it was the evening of New Year's Day.

Once this night passed, it would be the Solar Calendar year 4420, and also the second New Year that Chen Lun had spent since arriving in this world.

He had brought his team back to the winery in Peacock City two days in advance to rest and prepare to celebrate together.

Floey and Connie were both busy in the kitchen while Maggie watched the fun, occasionally letting out exclamations of surprise.

Noah, Alec, Golov, Barton, and Morey, a group of gentlemen, were sitting in the living room chatting idly.

Antonio and Dingding played outside the house, waiting for dinner to be served.

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Chen Lun stood alone at the entrance of the villa, smiling as he watched it all.

He took a moment to open his panel and noticed in the mission category that the contribution degree of the main quest's second ring could be viewed, which had reached [4.28%]... Remembering his previous life, when he had ended up with a contribution degree of just [0.00013%], the gap between the two was astronomical.

'I've advanced the progress by four percentage points all on my own...'

His smile deepened.

Chen Lun then checked the rest of his panel reserves... His Experience Points had accumulated to nearly 800,000, some of which were credited to hunting, while others came from reading Mystic Books.

His local fame points had reached 70, his epic fame points 2, his Skill Points 8, his Attribute Points 50, his Special Attribute Points 3, and his Blessing Points 1...

'Now I just have to wait to acquire the Supernatural Knowledge to advance to Sequence Five, and then I'll use up all these reserves in one go... At that time, my strength will surge once again.'

Chen Lun closed the panel, full of anticipation.

In addition to taking the team to rest and celebrating the New Year, there was another reason that made him stay at the winery.

'If I remember correctly, tonight in my previous life was the night of the decisive battle between the Murder Club and the Black Knife Brotherhood... By tomorrow, everything will be settled.'

Chen Lun looked up at the purple crescent moon in the sky, the corners of his mouth curling into a smile.

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A moment later.

The Circus's New Year's banquet began.

Floey personally came to Chen Lun's side and invited him to take a seat.

"Lord Jack, please preside over the banquet," she said.

Chen Lun turned around, exchanged a smile with Floey, and then walked in hand in hand.

Antonio entered the room with his white cat and hedgehog, and everyone present took their seats, their gazes uniformly settling on Chen Lun. Not until he sat down at the head of the table did everyone begin to offer their blessings to the Leader.

"Thank you all," Chen Lun said with a smile, his mood lifted as he looked around at the members seated and the feasts filling the table.

"This is the second New Year's the Circus has celebrated. Last year, we didn't have as many members... Welcome to Antonio, Alec, and Morey for joining us."

Alec and Morey stood, touched their chests, and saluted Chen Lun.

Antonio snorted twice, shaking his head and looking very pleased.

"As last year, as the boss of the team, I naturally have gifts for you all," Chen Lun said with a smile as he took out the prepared gift boxes.

Golov, Barton, and Morey each received the same gift, a piece of Supernatural Knowledge for Sequence Seven - Assassin. When they opened their presents and saw the manuscript personally written by the Leader, their gratitude was beyond words.

"Thank you, Mr. Leader!"

"You're welcome," Chen Lun said, waving his hand.

Connie's gift was a Mystic Book without Supernatural Knowledge, which Chen Lun had entrusted the Silver Dragon Trade Association to acquire for him. The author was a Mid Sequence Transcendent of the Sun Path, and the book contained insights and experiences about forging.

"Mr. Jack, thank you!" Connie said, clutching the book to her chest with joy in her face.

The rest of them one by one unwrapped their own gifts, each revealing a happy expression.

Maggie picked up a bottle of red wine, just like last year; it was Supernatural Wine with a beef flavor, handcrafted by Chen Lun himself. The only difference was that this time, more high-grade Supernatural Materials were used, making the quality of this bottle truly exquisite.

Maggie couldn't wait to uncork the bottle and take a swig. Her face immediately flushed with excitement.

"This is awesome! My favorite beef flavor!"

"Glad you like it, Maggie, but try not to keep thinking about Antonio's flavor," Chen Lun said, shaking his head.

"Got it, Leader," Maggie giggled, though no one knew if she really took the words to heart.

Antonio's gift was modest, but it was right up his alley—a grass cake with added Sin Blood and Flesh Mysterious Substance. The same was true for the little white cat Biebu; Floey had made it a fragrance-fried fish with Nature's Mysterious Substance added.

The cow and cat ate merrily.

Only Dingding the hedgehog stood bewildered on the table, at a loss.

The joy was everyone else's, nothing to do with it.

Noah gawked at the box of paints in his hands, overjoyed.

Chen Lun timely explained that he had asked Floey to make them with Supernatural Materials.

"Thank you, Mr. Jack... I want to use it to paint a picture for everyone and capture this wonderful moment," Noah said, looking around and suggesting to Chen Lun.

"That's a great idea, go ahead, Noah," Chen Lun said, raising his eyebrow and immediately nodding in agreement.

Noah brought down his painting equipment from upstairs, amidst the expectant gazes of everyone, then sat down by the dining table and began to paint with the colors Chen Lun had given him.

Alec received a precious harmonica, which Chen Lun had spent hundreds of Gold Pounds to purchase. He posed as if unaffected, not showing too much emotion, but from his face, the others could see his unrestrainable joy.

After spending some time together, Alec had perhaps resigned to his fate or had come to appreciate this large family, and gradually integrated into it.

"Let's have the great troubadour Alec play us a tune," said Chen Lun.

People clapped hands one after another.

Alec, putting his hands on his hips, picked up his new harmonica, and began to play.

The beautiful and cheerful melody resonated in the villa's living room, creating an eternal symphony under the bright lights.

Floey opened the last gift that Chen Lun had sent out.

Inside was a "Grade B Mysterious Object—Travel Key."

Chen Lun explained to her how to use it and its effects, and Floey happily clutched it in her hand.

"I really like it," sounded Floey's ethereal voice softly.

"Then, beautiful Miss Floey, would you honor me with a dance in these wonderful times?" Chen Lun asked, removing his gloves and reaching out his hand.

Floey blushed, hummed an affirmation, then slowly placed her hand into his palm.

"I'd be delighted, Mr. Jack," she agreed.

As the crowd applauded again, the two began to dance on the open space beside the dining table to the lively tune played by Alec, while the cow hummed along with the rhythm, and Noah, smiling, captured the scene forever on his canvas.

He thought, years later when everyone looks back at this painting, surely they would remember the beauty of this moment.

He had already decided on a name for it in his heart, "Dawn."