Lin Chen looked at the judge with a changeable expression on his face.

"Why do you ask this suddenly?" asked the judge.

Lin Chen just felt that it was a bit outrageous and asked almost subconsciously.

"Haven't you seen the female swordsman beside me?"

Seeing Lin Chen's serious tone and expression gradually becoming serious, the judge looked at him again and nodded: "I have seen him, what's the matter?"

"Is she...is she...a player or an NPC in your eyes now?" Lin Chen whispered.

"Of course she's a player. How come she was an NPC before?" The judge's tone was a little puzzled.

Hearing this, Lin Chen felt a little dazed. He was about to blurt out "Yeah", but finally swallowed it back.

It seemed that in Lin Chen's impression, he had never seen the Judge have any interaction with Xiaoyun alone, but Xiaoyun was a blacksmith in the intermediate main city "Emerald Paradise" before. He had strengthened and upgraded his equipment many times in front of her stall.

As the saying goes, "The first time is stranger, the second time is familiar." Now Lin Chen even has a good impression of Xiaoyun, and Elena even seems to be deliberately trying to match her up with herself.

In this context, the system administrator, the Judge, suddenly told himself that it was impossible for an NPC to become a player.

that……

What's going on with Xiaoyun?

Is she lying?

But if Xiaoyun was lying, there was no reason why the Arbitrator, as a system administrator, could not see through Xiaoyun's tricks.

Seeing that Lin Chen suddenly stopped talking, the judge tried to ask some details, but Lin Chen remained silent, just frowning and staring blankly at the front.

The judge waited helplessly.

After more than three minutes, the judge picked up the hourglass in his hand and looked at it impatiently.

"I'm not here to chat with you about this nonsense." He looked at Lin Chen and said, "Time is running out. I want to ask you something now."

Lin Chen also came back to his senses from his previous contemplation. There was no need to worry about these things now. If he wanted to know the truth of the matter, he could only ask Xiaoyun in person.

"what's up?"

"You went to Mengze Flower Gallery before, right?"

Lin Chen did not hide it and nodded: "Yes."

"The fact that you were able to emerge alive from the Mengze Flower Corridor means that you have passed the test of that master?"

Hearing the words "that gentleman" from the mouth of a system administrator of the Arbiter's level was actually a little hard for Lin Chen to accept.

"People of your level call that person whose face you can't see 'that sir'. I'm curious about his background." Lin Chen finally asked, "He shouldn't be the 'designer' you're talking about, right?"

The Judge shook his head. "No, but I can't tell you the specifics. Now that you've passed the test, you only have one destination."

"Level 90 World Boss?" Lin Chen continued.

"Well, no one expected a variable like you to appear in the Land of the Hunting God. Based on the current state of the Land of the Hunting God, it was estimated that there wouldn't be a leader capable of leading all the races in the universe until the server shuts down. But now... it seems like you're the only one who can do it."

Lin Chen seemed to remember the countless screens he had seen before, and the tens of thousands of races on the screens.

He opened his mouth but didn't continue to speak.

The Judge added, "And now you are the only one who can shut down the Hunter God Land normally."

"The purpose of your coming here is specifically to let me participate in the level 90 world boss copy?" Lin Chen was a little curious.

"Yes, no one wants the Hunting God Land to shut down properly and quickly more than the three of us." The Judge nodded. "That would be better than being forced to shut down after being breached by the Ruins."

"What's the difference?"

"The difference is enormous," the Judge said seriously. "If the server shutdown is normal, the shutdown rewards reserved by the great Designer will be distributed normally. And most importantly... the power of the rules used to maintain the entire Hunting God Land will be transformed into rewards and given to all players."

Lin Chen was stunned.

The Judge grabbed Lin Chen's collar and said, "Have you ever considered that the Hunting God Land is a true miracle? The energy that keeps the world running normally is enormous. If the Hunting God Land is breached by the Ruins, that power will completely disappear, and no one will be able to obtain it!"

"So as long as I beat the level 90 world boss, the game will shut down?"

"That's what common sense says."

"Then do you think I can be a match for the God King?" Lin Chen suddenly asked. "During the first round, no player in the entire God Hunter Land had ever seen that guy. You seem very confident in me."

The judge was silent for a few seconds.

"To be honest, not only you, but even I have never seen a level 90 boss."

"Oh? That's strange. I always thought the World Boss was under your jurisdiction."

The Judge shook his head. "Of course, we manage low-level World Bosses, but starting with the Level 80 World Boss, the Beast God, our management authority has become somewhat limited. In some cases, the Beast God's authority is no less than ours."

When Lin Chen was in the Ruosang Realm copy, he did not see the conversation between the guide and the Beast God, and of course he did not see the Beast God's attitude towards the administrator. Let alone respect, the identities of the two were almost equal in the conversation.

Since the status of the Beast God is already so high, what about the level 90 God King?

At this time, the effect of the time hourglass had begun to gradually disappear, and the space in front began to recover. The members of the Fu Tu Guild who were excitedly picking up equipment were finally no longer like puppets, and some of them had begun to move slowly.

"Don't worry, I will go to defeat the God King even if you don't come, but I still have some things to do, so it won't take long." Lin Chen sighed.

The judge stared at Lin Chen without saying anything for a long time, until the scene in front became chaotic again. The judge seemed to pat Lin Chen on the shoulder.

Lin Chen turned around and saw that there was no one around.

Lin Chen sighed, continued walking to the front of the warehouse, hesitated for a while, and threw things out again.

This lasted for more than ten minutes before Lin Chen threw away all the unused equipment and props in the warehouse.

Amidst the guild members' flattery and tears of gratitude, Lin Chen spent a few more minutes to dismiss these inexplicably excited members.

After finishing all this, Lin Chen returned to his home. This time, the miscellaneous rewards included a lot of things to decorate the home, including furniture, accessories and some other home props. However, Lin Chen didn't have much time to take care of it now, so he just placed some more useful and cost-effective furniture and left in a hurry.

Afterwards, Lin Chen dealt with some undelivered tasks in the Eternal Airspace, and also learned several very useful skills in the guild hall with the newly acquired guild contribution points.

By the time everything was done, it was already early morning of the next day.

But in the end, Lin Chen still felt that the time was not enough, as if there were still many things to do, but when he calmed down and thought about it, it seemed that there was nothing else he could continue to do.

Lin Chen looked at the time helplessly. According to the agreement with others, there were still a few hours left. Lin Chen suddenly wanted to go somewhere.

After a while, Lin Chen left the Eternal Skyspace and came to the intermediate main city, Emerald Paradise.

Near a huge flowerbed roundabout, even in the early morning, Lin Chen could see many players moving around nearby. The number of players in the entire intermediate main city had increased exponentially compared to when they were at level 40 or 50.

At this time, Lin Chen was sitting on a bench with his legs crossed, looking at a stall in front of him calmly.

In front of the stove specially used to strengthen equipment, the orc NPC had just respectfully seen off a player, and was then shaving his exposed fangs with a small razor.

From time to time, new players would come over, and the Beast God would put down his razor with a smile and diligently help the other party strengthen their equipment. After that, he would bow his head respectfully, with an expression of "Please take care, sir, and come back next time."

Lin Chen found it interesting and finally stood up and walked forward.

"Ah, welcome, honorable Chosen One. How may I help you?"

The orc NPC folded his hands in front of his lower abdomen, giving the eerie impression of a beautiful dealer dealing cards online.

But when he saw Lin Chen slowly taking off the mask on his face, the orc was stunned. He seemed to have seen this person somewhere, but he saw too many people every day, so he couldn't remember for a while.

Lin Chen did not take out his equipment. He opened the small door of the stall familiarly and walked in. Under the astonished gaze of the orc NPC, he sat directly on a mat inside.

"The... Chosen One?"

"Do you have any melon seeds?"

The orc was a little confused, and then he actually took out a handful of melon seeds from the front pocket of his blacksmith apron.

"Really?" Lin Chen raised his eyebrows. "How do you chew with such big teeth?"

"It's just the fangs that are big, you see."

The orc chuckled, picked up a melon seed and tossed it into his mouth. With a crisp snap, he spat out two pieces of the shell. He chewed it for a moment, his eyebrows raised slightly, "We orcs can also chew beautiful teeth."

Lin Chen paused, then suddenly asked, "Who gave you these melon seeds?"

The orc was stunned for a moment, then coughed nervously: "I... I brought it myself. Chosen One, if you don't want to strengthen your equipment, please leave and don't disturb me while I'm doing my business."

"The Land of the Hunting God closes at night, right? You don't have to stay open all the time." Lin Chen had no intention of leaving, but just kept eating melon seeds.

The orc was a little embarrassed and could only stop talking to Lin Chen.

But Lin Chen kept talking to himself on the side.

"Big guy, these melon seeds were given to you by a girl, right?"

The orc remained silent, turned away guiltily, and didn't look at him.

In fact, the orc NPC was a little confused. This person was just a player, and there was no need for him to be so "afraid" of the other party. But for some reason, as long as he communicated with the other party, he would inexplicably feel guilty. Moreover, the other party came here to ask about that secret, and he began to feel a little panicked.

Oh no, oh no…

He couldn't tell the other party about these things. If he did, the system administrator would kill him!

"I... I don't know what you're talking about. I brought these melon seeds myself. Don't... don't think that melon seeds are only found in the human world."

"Huh? When did I say the person who gave you the melon seeds was human?"

The orc shuddered.

"Let me guess, you have always been the equipment forger of Emerald Paradise, right?" Lin Chen stood up and walked to the side of the orc very familiarly. He reached out and grabbed a handful of melon seeds from the other's pocket, then sat back down.

He continued, "Then suddenly one day, a human girl comes to you and makes a deal with you. Maybe the deal is that you lend her your stall for a while, and she'll take you to become an NPC in Emerald Paradise?"

The orc had already started to tremble uncontrollably at this time. Although it was very subtle, with Lin Chen's current observation skills, he could still see the clues at a glance.

Lin Chen laughed, "Your transaction was carried out right under the noses of three system administrators, yet it didn't even attract anyone's attention. I'm curious, is it because of your special identity, or is she just capable?"

The orc swallowed and still said nothing.

Lin Chen was not in a hurry and continued with a smile: "Don't worry, no one will come to trouble you, you can talk to me without worry."

Only then did the orc look around cautiously.

I don't know when it started, but a layer of transparent film appeared around, which looked like a layer of acrylic glass.

The orc was shocked. He reached out and touched it, and found that it was actually a barrier composed entirely of energy!

"This...you did this!?"

The orc looked at Lin Chen in disbelief.

Lin Chen finally finished all the melon seeds. He stood up and dusted off the shells on his body: "Okay, now you can tell me what deal Xiaoyun made with you."

The orc took a small step back with lingering fear, then looked around again and whispered as if conducting an experiment: "She said she could send me back to Azeroth for a while, and I..."

When he said this, he paused and raised his head with some fear, afraid that something would fall on his head.

But the surroundings were very quiet, and even the players passing by didn't even look at him.

Are you really okay?

Lin Chen raised his eyebrows: "Azeroth?"

"Well, our world of orcs is just like your human world."

Lin Chen understood: "You agreed?"

"I agreed. My family died a long time ago in the Land of the Hunting Gods and returned. I'm not a player, so I can't gain the Guixu ability in the second round. I can only wait for the Land of the Hunting Gods to shut down. But she told me that if I agree to her, I can go back and see my family for a while."

After saying all these words in one breath, the orc's eyes kept rolling. It was obvious that he was still a little afraid that the Judge would suddenly come and kill him.

Lin Chen nodded thoughtfully: "Then, did she reveal more information to you, such as the purpose of making a deal with you?"

"No, to be honest, I still don't know who she is. She doesn't look like a player, but... she shouldn't be an NPC either. It's strange, how could she do those things!?"

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