I've Become the King of Villains in the Game

[You've used "Mental Steal"...]

[Willpower determination in progress...]

[Target "Nerlucius" has 20 points of willpower, your willpower is 132 points, determination succeeded!]

In an instant.

Chen Lun stole from the boy's mind the understanding of this world and his personal growth experiences—

The Black Horn Domain where Neil resided was actually located on the eastern side of the entire Outer Continent, near the western coast, in a country called the Morris Kingdom.

The Morris Kingdom was part of the Brilliant Empire, one of the Nine Great Empires.

In the entire eastern region, there were also two other empires, Ripple Empire and Mela Empire.

These three empires frequently clashed and went to war.

At the root of it, it was due to differing faiths.

This was an era of feudal dynasties dominated by theocracy.

Faith often represented everything.

Among the Nine Great Empires, including the Brilliant Empire, seven empires worshipped the great God of Flame "Brufrolin".

However, the Ripple Empire worshipped the God of the Deep Sea "Abasye", while the deity worshipped by the Mela Empire was a god known as "Epidemic".

Chen Lun felt a sense of familiarity about this.

'Abasye? Could it be the Eternal Sleeper Sebastian Pado? I once saw a prayer in the "Mystery of the Deep Sea," which included the line "Lord of Abasye"... But how could the Seven Gods of the Sun Continent end up on the Outer Continent?'

His doubts were not about the issue of distance.

But about the disparity.

The disparity in status and power.

Though it might sound self-deprecating, Chen Lun did indeed think that the Seven Gods at the end of the Sequence might really have difficulty vying for Faith in a place like the Outer Continent.

After all, this place was a heavily infested area of the Old Days and outer deities!

Take the so-called God of Flame and God of Epidemic for instance.

'Most likely they're the "Azure Holy Flame" and the "Lord of Epidemic"...'

Chen Lun's mind was illuminated.

The former could influence both the "real" and "game" worlds, undoubtedly an existence above the Sequence, as for the Lord of Epidemic, he had heard the name before the 1.0 version public test, but there were barely any rumors in the mystic realm, indicating its mysterious nature.

Chen Lun quietly suspected that this might also be an Old Day entity!

So relatively speaking, the Eternal Sleeper as a Sequence Zero True God probably couldn't contend with Them... As His "superior," the Old Day "Eternal Nightmare" of the entropic path was a closer match.

Naturally, the beliefs in the Nine Great Empires were not limited to these three deities alone.

There were also other related deities.

For instance, the Brilliant Empire worshipped, besides the God of Flame "Brufrolin," the Candelabra Goddess "Sitheko" and the Rainbow Seven Gods.

For now, Chen Lun was unable to discern their relationships, but it was indeed as the era's immortal "Nate Sofite" once said, on the Outer Continent, the mainstream faith was the Azure Holy Flame.

From the Brilliant Empire down to the Morris Kingdom, one of the sixteen great kingdoms, the greatest power did not lie in the royal family or official institutions.

But in the "Redemption Church"!

In the Black Horn Domain, there was a small Redemption Chapel.

Priest Jordan's status was equivalent to that of Lord Miller, if not higher.

'The Redemption Church likely has Transcendents as well, but alas, this little guy named Neil is too weak to deeply engage with them, and I have no knowledge of the specifics inside...'

Chen Lun thought silently.

'Let's give him a little push.'

The ability was exerted once more, the "Quantum Thinking Experience Card" at one ten-thousandth intensity was applied to Neil, causing the guy to suddenly have an epiphany, mastering all the sword techniques that he hadn't yet achieved Integration Mastery in.

His movements appeared skillful, leaving deep sword marks on the old tree with an unsealed iron sword.

Whish!

Neil crouched down, the leather boots scraping on the sandy ground made a sound.

He gripped the sword handle tightly with his right hand, horizontally holding the sword body, placing it gently on his left arm, aiming at the old tree with sudden force, practicing the sword like a viper striking.

Thud!

A muffled sound was heard, the practice sword unexpectedly pierced one-fourth of its blade in!

Neil showed an expression of wild joy.

Meanwhile, Chen Lun felt his consciousness growing somewhat hazy.

He knew this was due to the heavy use of strength as a newcomer, compelling him to embrace sleep.

'Hmm... I'll take another look when I wake up.'

Chen Lun felt rather helpless.

Since his promotion to a high position, he had never experienced such an awkward moment, the feeling of being shackled was very unpleasant.

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When Chen Lun awoke again.

He sensed Neil's painful wailing coming from the outside world.

"Master Fork, I was wrong, please stop hitting me!"

Thud! Thud thud!!

The sounds of fists and sticks pounding on flesh echoed repeatedly.

In the dim torchlight, Chen Lun noticed it was taking place in the clearing at the kitchen entrance, behind the seven or eight bustling male servants, bundles of firewood leaned against the wall.

Neil curled up on the ground, suffered a group beating by these people.

Wearing silk pajamas, Fork Dutte stood to the side with arms crossed, speaking venomously:

"I really didn't expect it, my personal attendant dared to sneak those filthy thief hands into the kitchen... eating a fish bought with two fire-stamped silver?! Beat him! Harder!"

Upon hearing Master Fork's order, the male servants beat Neil on the ground even more vigorously, breaking two wooden sticks in the process.

When everyone was panting and Neil was on the verge of dying.

Fork beamed with satisfaction.

He directed a small maid to struggle into the kitchen and carry out a fish head the size of a pig's head, dripping with blood, casually tossing it in front of Neil.