Chapter 1007: Strange signs
"There have been strange signs, but what do you mean by that?" That was the first thing that Lin Fan asked when they were alone.
After all, he had arrived late and didn't hear everything, so he was still confused about what was happening.
From what he had heard, he knew that there were strange things that were happening across the land, but he didn't really know what the story behind these strange signs were.
The minister of the left was the one that explained. Read the latest on My Virtual Library Empire
"Brother in law, it's very simple. These strange signs are things that normally don't appear on this continent of ours. These are things that are clearly a part of a different continent."
He narrowed his eyes and said in a more serious voice, "This is something that the Five Great Sects and our ancestors have passed down for the longest time. Even if we fight with each other, none of that matters when we are attacked by invaders."
When he heard this, Lin Fan had an idea of what he meant by this.
Thinking of the different strange signs that the minister of the left mentioned before, he started to connect the dots.
One incident seemed to involve machinery…
One incident seemed to involve magic…
One incident seemed to involve some strange power…
These weren't things that should have existed in the cultivation world, but for them to show up at the same time. As well, there were all kinds of different powers that were showing up here.
"Are you sure that this is an invasion?" Lin Fan asked with narrowed eyes.
Though he asked this, it seemed like he already had his answer since the strange signs that appeared already gave him that answer.
The minister of the left just gave a simple nod in response without saying anything else.
While thinking about this, Lin Fan started to think about the things that he encountered as well that the minister of the left didn't mention.
The machines that the Yong Family had in their secret facility…
The elves that were currently in his Dungeon City…
Though there was no strange powers that he encountered, it wasn't as if it wasn't possible for him to encounter this in the future.
But the more that he thought about it, the more that he wondered if there really was an invasion coming.
The different continents had lived apart for a long time, so why would they suddenly do something like this?
It didn't seem like there was anything that the other continents would gain from doing something like this all of a sudden. It even seemed like it would harm them to suddenly make a move.
Though thinking about it again, it wasn't as if he knew that much about the different continents.
The only connection that he might have was…
But he would have to ask that person to check if there was something changing on the other continent. As for whether they would be willing to tell him anything, well it all depended on Rokuko.
It wasn't as if there was anything that he could do right now since there was someone preventing him from calling them back.
Seeing that Lin Fan didn't say anything, the minister of the left continued by describing a few more details about these events. It seemed that he was adding in details that he hadn't brought up earlier.
The way that the minister of the left did this was almost as if he was gauging Lin Fan's reaction to these things.
It wasn't that he was suspecting that Lin Fan was part of the enemy, it was just that Lin Fan had done many strange things before. The minister of the left just wanted to see if he would be able to give him any more surprises.
But there wasn't a single thing that Lin Fan was able to add.
After all, his knowledge of the other continents was too shallow in the first place.
The only thing that might be able to help him was the system, but it seemed like the system was keeping its mouth shut.
He didn't know why the system was being so quiet for once, but it didn't seem like the system was going to interfere.
Did that mean that things weren't as serious or did that mean that the system just couldn't interfere?
That was why Lin Fan had deeply knitted his brows at the end of what the minister of the left said.
But the minister of the left took this reaction as something completely different.
He thought that Lin Fan had this reaction because…
"Brother in law, there's nothing to worry about. Even if there is an invasion, there's still the Five Great Sects that are here."
After a pause, he added, "Though I'm not happy to praise them, I have to admit that the Five Great Sects are the greatest line of defense that this continent of ours has. They've defended our continent for many generations now, so they will not fall that easily."
Then he also added, "Of course, it's not as if our Mu Empire is that weak either."
But that was more of an afterthought than anything else.
"What do you think we should do?" Mu Bao Bao asked once the minister of the left was done.
Lin Fan looked at her as if he was about to say something, but then he swallowed those words when he saw the way that Mu Bao Bao was looking at him.
After seeing this, he said, "We can move the Love Sect disciples."
Mu Bao Bao didn't say anything, but the way that she looked at him changed.
Lin Fan shook his head with a smile before saying, "I know what you're thinking, but they're not that bad that you have to worry about them like that. At the very least, they will be able to keep themselves alive if they encounter something."
Then narrowing his eyes to reveal a sharper look, he added, "Not to mention that I believe that some of them will bring you some surprises that you definitely won't expect."
Mu Bao Bao raised a brow when she heard this and a trace of doubt appeared in her eyes.
However, Lin Fan didn't back down as he looked back into her eyes with a confident look in his.
Mu Bao Bao was silent for a bit longer before slowly giving a nod in response, but she also added, "Only those that have been with the Love Sect for a while. The new ones won't be allowed to join in."
Lin Fan said with a nod, "Of course."
Mu Bao Bao gave a sigh before saying, "I hope that you know what you're doing."
A bitter smile appeared on Lin Fan's face as he said, "If I knew what I was doing, then we wouldn't be in this situation. It's only because we don't know what we're doing that we're acting this way." But then after a pause, he added, "But I do have a way to get more information."
Seeing the way that they looked at him after he said this, Lin Fan added, "It will take some time for me to get this information and there's a high chance that I won't be able to get anything useful."
Mu Bao Bao gave a simple nod while the minister of the left said with a shrug, "It's better than nothing."
Lin Fan nodded in agreement before standing to leave.
Wasting time wasn't the best idea, so he wanted to get this information as soon as possible.
Neither of them stopped him and no one stopped him as he left the palace.
Everyone recognized him, so of course they wouldn't stop him;
Lin Fan was planning on heading to the secret room, but he also wanted to check in at the Love Sect before that.
When he arrived, he found a group that he wasn't expecting.
It was the Star Tower group led by Wang Fu.
When he saw Lin Fan, Wang Fu came over to say, "Sect Master Lin, we're heading back to the Star Tower now."
A surprised look appeared on Lin Fan's face.
This certainly wasn't what he had been expecting to hear from Wang Fu right out the gate.
A smile appeared on Wang Fu's face when he saw this before he said with a more serious look, "There are things that are changing on the continent, I hope that Sect Master Lin will keep an eye on these matters. We have to return to the Star Tower to prepare for the things that are about to come."
"What do you know?"
Wang Fu didn't answer this question, but that alone was an answer.
It seemed that the Star Tower really was something special that it was able to do all of this.
And it seemed like the Star Tower was quite sincere that Wang Fu was even willing to give this warning.
But that didn't mean that Lin Fan was willing to show them too much.
So he just simply sent Wang Fu and the Star Tower group off.
Once they left, that meant that he would be able to bring someone else back.
Someone that had much more value than Wang Fu and the Star Tower group.
It was also this person that he was going to get information from.
Even though Wang Fu and the Star Tower group left, Lin Fan didn't take a risk as he headed to the same secret room before having them summon him to where they were.
What met him was an annoyed look.