Chapter 950: Timeline Save File

Timeline Save File

When handling matters, the Silver King had always only cared about the results, not the process. Chi Tong was very clear on this point. However, since it concerned Chen Ling, this 'World-Ending' Calamity, it was unavoidable that he was somewhat nervous when reporting...

Seeing that the Silver King didn't intend to pursue other matters, Chi Tong immediately changed the subject,

"Besides this, King, I have another harvest!"

"Oh?"

"Taking advantage of when Chen Ling went to kill Eight of Spades, I went to interrogate that Fang Liangye..."

The Silver King's hand that was cutting beef paused slightly, as if recalling who Fang Liangye was.

"It's the Ordinary Person from the civilian resistance group who was locked in the Detention Center. You swapped his memory with Chen Ling's." Chi Tong explained.

"Him..." The Silver King was clearly interested. "And then?"

"But I thought, since he inherited the Six of Hearts' memories after all, interrogating him might yield an unexpected harvest... And as a result, I really managed to get something out of him."

"What?"

"When I went, he acted like he had schizophrenia. One moment he was softly muttering Lord of the Aurora, Lord of the Red Dust, Lord of Wuji... the next moment he suddenly started calling them by their full names, along with Lu Xun or something, seemingly very familiar with them...

I thought, although this Chen Ling is quite famous, he isn't a figure from before the Great Cataclysm after all. How could he speak so logically and clearly about the past of the Nine Monarchs? So I guided him and asked a few more questions, and discovered that his consciousness seems to be able to shuttle between the era before the Great Cataclysm and the current era.

And this shuttling isn't the power of 'World-Ending', but based on an item... He seems to call it, the [Timeline Save File]."

Hearing this, the Silver King's eyes narrowed slightly.

He put down the knife and fork in his hands, tapping his knuckles lightly on the table, as if pondering something.

"The Dusk Society's goal is 'Reverse the Era, Reboot the World'." The Silver King spoke slowly. "I knew they should have some kind of key to reboot the era, but I didn't expect it could actually allow a person's consciousness to cross two eras..."

"This [Timeline Save File], there seem to be three in total, but I couldn't get out of him exactly who has them... Later, when I tried to ask him other questions, he became completely chaotic, constantly muttering inexplicable nonsense like 'You did very well, child', and 'I lost a heart, and my younger brother's life', as well as 'My name is Jian Wubing'..."

Chi Tong shook his head helplessly.

The Silver King didn't continue eating, but directly stood up from his seat and began to pace back and forth...

"Allowing consciousness to cross two eras... interesting."

A sharp light flickered in the Silver King's eyes. He immediately raised his hand and made a light grabbing motion toward the room where Chen Ling was.

Pieces of paper, the Theatrical Robe, the Bone-Stripping Knife, banknotes, bedsheets, pillows... Countless miscellaneous items began to sway before the Silver King's eyes. After being stolen over to him, they were instantly sent back to their original places. In just two short seconds, everything on Chen Ling's body and inside the room was completely stolen and checked.

A moment later, the Silver King withdrew his palm, a look of doubt surfacing in his eyes:

"Strange... he actually doesn't have it? Since he has shuttled between two eras, it means he should have a save file on his person... Could it be that he shuttled previously and then returned the save file to someone else?"

"I guess that's probably the case." Chi Tong shrugged. "This Chen Ling, his Card Face is just the Six of Hearts. His status in the Dusk Society isn't high. This kind of treasure, of which there are only three in the entire Dusk Society, would never be his turn to keep... I estimate it must be that the Red King allowed him to use it a few times previously, and then took it back."

"Three save files... Red King, Grey King..."

The Silver King stopped in front of the window, looking at the moonlight completely obscured by the haze above his head, wisps of sharp light flickering in his eyes.

Not knowing how long had passed, he slowly turned around in the dim light, his gaze fixed on Chi Tong, and spoke calmly:

"During this time, I will be going out for a bit."

"Where are you going?"

The Silver King glanced at Chi Tong, and the latter immediately understood and didn't dare to ask further.

"Then if you leave, what about the Domain?" Chi Tong frowned deeply. "Lord Lou Yu, the [Emperor] Ying Fu, and the 'World-Ending' Chen Ling... They are all kept in check relying on you."

"Chen Ling is no longer a threat. Ying Fu's goals align with mine and he won't proactively cause trouble. As for Lou Yu..."

The Silver King paused. "Lou Yu, I have my own arrangements."

...

Boom—

A deafening loud noise came from the distance.

As the bed trembled slightly, Chen Ling, who was deep in sleep, abruptly opened his eyes...

"...What sound was that?"

Chen Ling muttered as he walked to the window and pulled open the curtains. Under the dim sky, a hint of pale dawn was slowly rising from the east. At the same time, billows of thick smoke were rising from a building that looked like a police station not far away.

Chen Ling glanced at the time. It was about past five in the morning.

He hesitated for a moment and didn't go back to sleep. Instead, he draped on the Theatrical Robe and walked toward the corridor.

Although it was still early, many people in the church had already been awakened by the explosion. Maids stood at a loss on both sides of the corridor, while Chi Tong, with a dark face, was walking forward hurriedly.

Seeing this, Chen Ling immediately followed.

"Chi Tong, what happened?" Chen Ling patted his shoulder.

Chi Tong was in a very bad mood right now. He originally wanted to tell Chen Ling to roll far away, but thinking of his persona in the other party's memory, he still spoke with a bit of patience, "The Detention Center was attacked. It should be those witches hiding in the dark causing trouble..."

"The Detention Center?" Chen Ling was thoughtful.

In the Wuji Domain, the Detention Center was no different from a police station, specifically responsible for the security within the city, and also used to imprison some ordinary criminals who didn't possess Divine Pathways... But Chen Ling always thought that the witch factions in the Wuji Domain should have been almost wiped out by now. Even if there were remnants, how would they dare to attack the Detention Center with such fanfare?

Aren't they afraid the Silver King would intervene?

"Damn it... They just had to pick this time..." Chi Tong's teeth were almost crushed from grinding.

The Silver King had just left late at night, and as soon as the day broke, the Detention Center over here was attacked. If you said there was no connection between these two events, Chi Tong wouldn't believe it even if you beat him to death. It seemed those witches had some kind of means to confirm the Silver King's status?

And why didn't they attack other places, but specifically chose the Detention Center??

As Chi Tong walked to the church entrance, he saw several Fire-Stealers rushing over, and immediately asked:

"What's the situation??"